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COULD ESCAPE JAIL
BY AIDING NEWBERRY
WAS OFFER, SAYS ONE

Gand Rapids. Mich. Feb. 12.-Nil-
liam II. Mckeighan, former alderman
and mayor Of Flint. who in August,
1918, was under sentence to the
penitentiary for assault and robbery,
testified in the Newberry elections
conspiracy trial that he was told by
Richard r. Fletcher, a defendant, that
# he supported Truman Newberry in the
primary. his case would be reversed by
the state supreme court but otherwise
he would be left to go to jail
Fletcher is state labor commissioner
with offices at Lansing. The witness
said the remark was made in the pre-
sence Of Paul kink, NeWberry campaign
manager, Fred Gastcater. a Detroit
alderman. and Fred Henry. Of Flint, a
deputy under Fletcher The three are
also defendants.
The conversation Mckaighan sail
took place behind the prescription case
in his drug store.
Politics SO Funny, Took no Chance.
Under examination, Mckeighen
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said he knew nothing against the in
tegrlty of the Michigan supreme court
or any member Of it, and. when asked
# he believed Fleteher's statement.
replied:
Politics is funny. | was taking no
chances
The testimony came at the end of a
tedious day in the trial. in which COM
paratiyeiy few witnesses were heard
Outside Of the Flint druggists revela-
ton, the afternoon witnesses were W
J. Crotty. former empioye of the New
berry estate. who was not cross-exam-
ined after he had sworn that contribu-
tons to the senatorial campaign fund
by John Newberry, brother of the sen
ator amounted to between SO, ,00O and
$4,000 by June Is. 1918 Crotty said
the checks were cashed and the money
turned over to Friedrich Z. Smith man
ager of the estate, or by Frank Emery
of the senatorial committee
Banker Found $50 in Magazine.
Francis O. Linquist, former congress
Continued Page Two.}
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MEXICO BARS WITNESS
WHO PAINTED AFFAIRS
OVER BORDER VERY DARK

FL Paso. Tex, Feb. 12.--When W. R.
Simons, of Denver, presented his pass
port for wise at the Mexican consulate
general here, he was met with refusal
because he had testified unfavorably TO
Mexico before the senate sub committee
Mexican affairs, two days
before, according to an official announce
ment made by Alberto Ruiz Sandoyal,
acting consul general here. Senor San
doyal said he acted under special in
structions from Mexico City covering
Mr.. Simons' case
1T is inconceivable to me that man
should testify that conditions in Mexico
City an as bad as they could be, on
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COOPERATIVE
CHAIN STORES
PLAN AC|TATED
AlongWith Same System
of Banking Said to As
sure Cut in Il. G.. L.

Chicago, Feb. 12-Co-operatiye bank
ing TO keep the money OF the farmers
and workingmen within their own ranks
was one of the wants which most of the
speakers voiced before the American
FarmerLahor congress Glenn f.
Plumb. author of the Plumb plan for
trl-partite control of railroads. discussed
the Sinister Concentration in the Con
troll Of the Country's Business"
Chains of cooperative stores. with a
highly systematized method of operation,
were advocated by Duncan Mcdonald.
president of the Illinois State Federation
of Labor.
Nature of Store System.
These stores, he argued, could have
the benefit of centrate buying and general
supervision There should be a simple
and uniform system of bookkeeping and
the whole fabric of business should be
made proof against dishonesty by the
bonding of the store managers, he said
O. c. Trask said the maintenance of
way employees and railroad shop laborers
have five factories turning out products
for them at less than wholesale prices.
Cooperative buying gave members of
this union a 80 to 40 per cent reduction
on other products, he said
I'VE turn ont good sox for % cents
q pair In our hosiery factory" he said
Example of Russia Cited.
The people of the country must make
farming worth the farmers while if they
want food, Herbert Baker of Lansing,
Mich, president of the Farmers Ma
tional council. told his hearers. He said
that heavy tax on capital values should
relieve the people who did the fighting
from paying for the war.
Sidney Hallman, general president of
the Amalgamated Clothing Workers Of
America, reiterated the sentiment that
60 operating banking would put the wand
of money power into the hand of the
and make it possible for him
to deal to advantage in the world of
business.
Isaac Herman, representing the Mos
cow municipal cooperative hank. said
in Russia every industry had its organi-
zation of workers which took an im
portant part in community life.
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W. D. Lippitt, assistant general man.
ager Of the Great Western Sugar com
pany, told the beet growers that the re-
finers were not willing to conceda to
the demands Of the growers for the S15
rate. in view of the uncertainty of the
price at which the 1920 sugar crop would
have to be marketed The company was
willing. Mr.. Lippitt said, to pay ST. per
ton for the beets produced in the Rocky
mountain states and indicated that
somewhat higher price might be possible
if the seaboard price Of sugar was fixed
at figure which would permit of the
increase.
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HEAD
PA|NTSRA|Nb0N
ON DARK CLOUDS
All Right to Houston
as u. S. Prepares to Re-
tire Last Loose Debts;
Europe Will Clear.

| Washington. Feb. 12-confidence
that Europe's monetary problems will
pc settled satisfactorily was expressed
! hy Secretary Houston in a review of the
international financial situation, during
which he announced that the last remain
Ing floating indebtedness of the govern
ment would be redeemed Monday. He
said the position of the treasury was
very bring and that government Of
flcials saw nothing in the present fin
ancial situation which they would re-
gard as extremely grave.
capitaIizing Europe Indirectly.
This country is constantly furnishing
Europe capital with which to recon-
struct the economic life Of nations there.
Mr.. Houston said, explaining that ad-
yances are being made in the same way
that Europe aided this country in time
of depression in the past. not by gov
ernment loans so much as by indirect
methods, such as private loans, sales Of
surplus army equipment and the absorp-
tlon OF high grade investment securities
offered in markets here by European
holders The secretary estimated that
Europe had received approximately
S4.HOoOO,0W from this country since
the armistice was signed
Reconstruction Progressing
People lose sight of the many ways
in which we have been assisting Ed
rope since the armistice,' Mr.. Houston
said. In addition TO government loans,
we have furnished them S7OOOO,0OO
worth Of surplus army supplies. $1OO.-
100000 for food relief. probably $780,
100000 in private loans to foreign
bankers and a considerable amount of
t1ecured interest on the government
loans. so that the total probably would
read $4,000. 100000. In addition Eu-
rope has been selling securities here"
Mr.. Houston said all reports from
Europe indicated that reconstruction
was going on while they were talking
about it, citing the building of
French railroads and bridges as not
able example of what has been ac-
AS to the domestic situa-
ton. he pointed out that approximately
81 100000, 900 would be spent this year
and next in road building under arrange
ments made while he was secretary of
agriculture, and that building permits,
always good index to business condi-
tons. Indicated that the country was
rapidly making up the shortage Of
houses caused by the cessation Of con-
struction during the war
Only about S60.0000O0 of short term
certificates requiring to be refunded AT
maturity remain to be redeemed. Out
standn tax certificates. issued in an
tielpation IT income and profit tax in
stallm"nts dates for the purpose of re-
leylng the quarterly strain on the banks
amount TO S2935.949 800, but in no in
stance exceed the estimated amount Vt
taxes and accordingly no funds will have
to De provided to meet them.
Foresees No Financial Crash.
Althogether Secretary Houston de
nIned to agree with the pessimist view
Of some public men. who forecast a
financial crash. and asserted that, while \
here were many difficulties still to Be !
overcome, there was nothing IL the !.
situation to be regarded rs extremely /
grave.
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February Q, and then ask to be admitted
INTO Mexico on February H." Senor
sandoval said in explaining the reasons
for the refusal
i do not question the right of anv
man to have his own opinion. merely
contend that it is illogical for any one
TO wish to return to country In whose
capital city conditions are SO bad"
Mr.. simons wished to proceed to Par
raj, Chihuahua at tho time he presented
his passport to the consul. The pass
port was drawn up by the United
States immigration authorities here,
Senior Sandoval said.
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ANOTHER CONFESSION IS
COMING IN I. w. w. TRIAL

Morgan was charged with participa-
tion in the murder in the Roberts
confession but he is not on trial
Court was adjourned today because Of
Lincoln's birthday many of those con
nected with the trial going to their
homes, in nearby towns for the holiday.
Visiting newspaper men were enter
tanned by trip to logging camp
The prosecution is constructing its
case in chronological order and expects
to conclude about the end o. next week.
Then the defense will offer it's evidence
and attempt. according to Attorney
George II, Nanderyeer. to show that the
defendants shot only in self-defense. 1t
is thought at least another three weeks
will pass before the case will be given to
the jury
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Our problem in meeting he national
debt" he said. is so to adjust our If
fairs that the two per cent of the people
owning GO per cent of the wealth shall
pay their percentage of this indebted
ness: the 33 per cent of the people own
ing 50 per cent of the wealth shall pay
the percentage due from them, and the
10 per cent of the people VINO own five
per cent of the wealth shall not be
required to pay more than their pro-
portlonate amount Of this Indebtedness.
Would Levy by Ability to Pay.
IF we meet this Indebtedness by a
tax on industry, we distribute the
liability TO each man in addition to his
purchasing powers. When all is said and
done. We may be compelled to accept
the solution already adopted in Germany
and now considered as inevitable in
Great Britain-the discharge of the
levy upon property.
I do not say that this is the method
that must be adopted. But in our in
terests we must study this question and
determine upon the method which we
unitedly recommend for the solution of
this problem
Seek to Get 100000 in.
The farmer labor conference looks to
the establishment of a cooperative
enterprise, Mr. Plumb said. embracing
every step from the production of raw
materials to collection, manufacture,
storage and distribution to the ultimate
consumed 1t is hoped to include 1000
oNo men representing upwards of %,
WN.oGo citizens in the project
We are striving to escape from the
dtress imposed by, government of a
small group of dominant men" the
speaker said, TO free ourselves from a
monopoly and control of credit-tn
obtain for ourselves independence in
many fields OF endeavor from which v,e
are now barred"
Charges Crisis to Credits.
The present monopoly of credits. he
continued. has projected US into a crisis.
economic, Industrial political. that con
victs the administration and both politi-
cal parties of absolute impotency'
The recent treasury department rul-
ing that federal reserve banks might
carry Liberty bonds as assets at the
price paid when purchased was an
abuse Of national credit. Mr. Plumb
said. as many capitalists subscribed for
bonds at par. but had never paid for
them Such holders have deposited the
bonds with their notes for re-discount
and federal reserve notes have been is
sued against these credits. he said
Attacks Sedition Legislation.
Mr.. Plumb vigorously attacked pend
ing sedition legislation 'as the first time
he law has undertaken to declare that
an injury to property or any act of hate
against property constitutes sedition
against the government"
THE people have the inalienable, un-
llterable and indefensible right to change
or alter their former government when
ever the happiness, peace and prosperity
# the people require it" he said.
THAT unalterable right is now threat
med. 1t must be preserved
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Montesano. Wash. Feb. 1o.-Evid
ence which. the prosecution AYERS. will
be more conclusive than that contained
IN the purported confession and supple
ment of Loren Roberts, introduced We'd
nesday. will be offered Friday in the
trial Of IL alleged !. ". W. charged with
the murder Of Warren O. Grimm, Cen
tralia armistice day parade victim.
''1t is the testimony of T. c. Nor
gan, arrested in the /. w. w. hall on
the day of the shootings. that the pro-
secution expects to introduce
Roberts confession was most com
plete link in the chain Of evidence which
the state had prepared for presenta-
tion," said w. II. Abel, special prose
cutor. "Morganss statement, which will
be more conclusive evidence than that
Of Roberts confession he added
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SUGAR COMPANY BALKS
AT DEMANDS OF BEET
GROWERS FOR S15A TON

Denver. Feb. 12-The Great Western
Sugar company is not disposed to grant
demands of Western sugar beet pro
ducers for a S15 ton schedule for 1920
beet crops, according to statements by
representatives of the refiners to offic-
ials of the Rocky Mountain Beet Grow
ers association, in session here
Officials OF the growers organization
left the city after receiving the ulti-
matum from the refiners and indicated
that their next step would be an appeal
to the department of justice in effort
to establish new and higher nrios for
their product.
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Throws Away $197
as Object Lesson
on Factory Waste

Northampton, Mass. Feb. I2.-
Gold and silver were thrown away here
to illustrate talk on the waste rep
resented by cariessness among fac
tory workers. The treasurer of
hosiery company told the operatives
that in week 1850 needles, worth
1 H cents each had been lost.
The effect was the same, he said,
as If SI47 were thrown from the
shop window, whereupon the treasur-
er took from his desk a pile of i47
silver dollars and tossed them out
of the window.
Silk scattered underfoot was as
much destroyed as If thrown away.
he added, estimating the amount of
loss from this cause, last week at
$50: he tossed gold coins among the
workers.
Some listened TO the treasurer's
later remarks, others scrambled for
the gold, while many rushed out of
doors to search for the silver in the
snow.
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Six Year Old Locked
Out Barefooted In Be-
low Zero Weather; Feet
Frozen, Arm Broken.
Found, Bruised and
Battered, When Woman
Tried to Bury 1t Slyly;
Exonerates Husband.

Rhineander Wis. Feb. Mrs.
Stanley Blomski. mother of Alban Blom-
ski, sixyearold boy who was found
dead several weeks ago at the Blomski
farm at Sugar Camp. has confessed to
beating the boy with a heavy poker and
razor strap, according to reports from
the office of District Attorney 4. ).
Omeia
Mrs. Blomski is said to have signed
an affidavit exonerating her husband
and admitting beating her son.
.le body of the boy, badly bruised
and battered. was found by investigators
from the office Of the coroner. follow
ing an alleged effort to bury the body
without burial certificate
Couple Held for Trial.
Both Mrs. Blomski and her husband,
were held for trial. following a verdict
by coroner's jury at an inquest held
on Monday. The jury held that the boys
death was caused by beatings and ne
giect at the hands Of his parents. Mrs.
Biomski is in st. Mary's hospital and
It was there that she made her alleged
confession TO the district attorney. She
said she beat the child with a heavy
poker and with n heavy razor strap
according to witness at the .enfessipn
Questioned regarding broken arm
discovered by physicians who performed
an autopsy on the body, she is alleged
TO nave said that il was the result Of
one or her beatings and that the member
had been broken and unattended for
carly two months
Penalty of iIlegitmacy.
Asked why she had not supplied the
boy with shoes to withstand the severe
winter weather. she is said to have re-
phed he wanted TO wear shoes all sum
mer, so | punished him by not giving
him any in the winter.
The boys feet, it was brought out at
the inquest. had been frozen when he
was punished by being put out in an
unheated shed in below-zero weather
made to stay there for some time.
Alban Blomski was the alleged ill.,
gltimate son of a Milwaukee man. n
former admirer of the woman This
was given by Mrs. BIomski az the reason
for her brutal treatment of the boy,
who, 1t IS alleged she said she hated.
Husband Reaounces Her.
The man has stoutly maintained his
innocence throughout. was exonerated
by Mrs. Blomski. it is said
Biomski has renounced his wife il is
said. He asserts that he was working
in the city when the beating occurred
and that his wife had explained to him
that the boy had been injured by fall
ing down a flight of stairs. striking him
self on some saws hanging in the sta..-
way.
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REVISION OF TREATY IS
URGED IN COMMONS; NEW
HEAVEN SEEN IN RUSSIA

London. Feb. 12-Most Of Thursdays
session of the house Of commons was
occupied in discussion of the motion
of William James Thorne. labor mem
ber for West Ham. in favor of revi-
sion Of the peace treaty, which he sub
jected to severe criticism.
mated from Lord Robert Cecil. that the
league of nations should send two inter-
national commissions to Russia to as
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COURTS TO BE SET UPON
FIVE OUSTED SOCIALISTS

Albany. n y, Feb Testimony
presented in the investigation by the
judiciary committee into the charges of
disloyalty against the five suspended
Socialist assemblymen be placed in the
hands Of the district attorneys Of Bronx.
Kings and New York counties. in which
the suspended members of the lower
house reside.
Counsel for the assembly judiciary
committee, which is investigating the
fitness Of the delegation to serve as
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certain the exact conditions and TO fix
the provisional boundaries of the border
states.
Arthur ]. BaIfour. lord president of
the council. who made general defense
Of the treaty and the governments
share therein said he feared Lord
Roberts suggestion would result in a
new heaven on earth in Russia.
Thorne's motion WAS voted down
overwhelmingly.
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Predicts Big Strike
for National English
Mines In Six Weeks

London, Feb IL The question Of
the naturalization of Great Br.tains
mines must he decided. outside OF. par
lament in view of the governments re-
fusal to act Vernon Hartshorn; labor
member for Glamorgan declared in
statement to the Evening :; News today
In my opinion we shall be in the
thick of national strike in six weeks,
the labor member is quoted as saying.
If it comes to question OF striking
slisation l think it will be for national
izs> Jon
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members Of the lower house. in brief.
charge that "the five assemblymen by
their pledges and speeches have rem
dered themselves amenable to the terms
Of the espionage act and should be con-
victed under its terms
The defense has only begun to svs
tematizc its evidence. 1t has announced
it will expose an Invisible empire"
which, it claims, exists in political
Albany.
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Street Car Sinks
on Train Below When
Engine Butts Viaduct

ST. Louis. Feb. IA street car
fell through the Fourteenth street
yIaduct here when the engine of a
train on the track beneath went off
the track, hit a vaduct pier and
weakened 1t to such an extent that
the weight of the street car forced the
viaduct floor down on top of the train
The train was travelling slowly and
came to stop as the car sank upon
II. Only four of the street car pas
sengers were Injured, none seriously.
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WARNS u. S. OF LABOR BOSS DICTA TORSHzP
Beat Her lllegitinate Son Dead, Mother Says
|NC0LNS IMMORTAL ADDRESS READ IN SENATE
FROM ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT BY SENATOR kEYES

Washington, Feb. 12-The original
longhand manuscript of Lincoln's Get
tysburg address was read in the SENATE
BY Senator Keyes, Republican, New
Hampshire.
Senator Smoot, Republican. Utah of
the senate printing committee announc
ed that a protostat of the address
would be printed in the congressional
record.
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CHICAGO TO BOOST ITSELF.

Chicago, Feb. 12 Mayor William
Hale Thompson and Chicago captains
of industry have Joined in support of
plan 70 boost Chicago to the world at
an expense of $i.oo0,o0O 4 million
dollars will be spent yearly for the next
four years with newspapers. magazines.
moving pictures. bill boards and other
means of ADVERTISING
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VILLA ALLOWED TO CAPTURE BIG
SUPPLY OF AMMUNITION IN RAIDS

Gomez Palacio, an outpost for the city
Of Torreon, was taken without difficulty,
the dispatch said. Other dispatches re-
ceived tonight said that Carranzista
soldiers made no attempt to drive off
or engaged the Viilastas, although they
outnumbered tho rebels three to one
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The manuscript, presented by Mr..
Lincoln to Edward Everett. has been in
the possession of Senator Reyes family
for a number Of years
In the house. the Rev. Henry y.
Couden, chaplain, in his opening prayer
said: {
To-day we would sing with all true
Americans, songs of praises to Thee for
our beloved Iincoln-a man of God,
called of God to be the saviour Of his
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country in its darkest hours; pure in
his conceptions. strong in his convic-
tions, firm in his purposes. great in his
goodness. good in his greatness, the
paragon of American citizenship; who
bore in his heart the sorrows of
national and laid down his life that it
might live. But he lives. his country
lives. May his life. character and achieve
ments inspire us to follow his illustrious
example
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REBELS HOLDING VLADIVOSTOK
FRIENDLY TO u. S., GRAVES REPORTS

with Meoiedeff. as president, Genera.
Graves reported. The number of the
revolutionists, including those at vladi
yostok and Nikolsk, was estimated at
$4,000
The revolution brought rejoicing on
the part of majority of the people.
General Graves said.
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Washington. Feb. 12.-The new revo-
lutionary government at Yladivostok is
friendly to the United States. Major
General Graves. commander of the
American expeditionary forces in 81
IBERIA. informed the war department in
dispatch. which also said that Nladi-
voctok was quiet.
The Zemstovs are in full control.
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Governor of Kansas
Urges Industrial
Court Idea on Nation

Chicago. Feb. 12-Declaring the re-
cently formed Kansas court of indus
trial relations to be long stride to-
ward the solution of the country's IN
rest problems. Governor Henry J. Al
len. Of Kansas. addressing the Chicago
Bar association banquet. said he be
lieved "the thing done in Kansas could
be done in the nation at large"