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WILKES-BARRE, PA., SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1920
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HIDDEN MARRIAGE MADE BASIS FOR CLAIM OF MILLION DOLLARS FROM MYERS ESTATE
HOOVER IS SECURELY AMERICAN
Answers Attack on His Deal¬ ings With British and Denies His Reputed Wealth
Congress Would Replace President
When Illness Halts Personal Work
IN GOOD HUMOR
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Washinrton. Feb. H.-Herbert H-jo- Ver's presJdr-nlinl bocm w;i!> lho tnrjcet for Senator Gronna, North D.^kota, Re¬ publican, today. rti;ring a heated «)peech criticising arthitle.« of Julius Ti Barnes, heart of the United Stmes t;rjjn Corpor.ition, who re<'.-»ntly urged the nominiition of the fonner food ad- minisitrator-
• Jronna rliarp-ed ibrit Bfirne-<» wa.-; in- si^rting paid advertisoment.s i'l widely cir< iiL^ted p«'rl(>iJirals o-'itensihly i" bt- half of the grain ro.-poniti.in-
"But I oan oul.v Intorjirot ih^ni ;i-x splendid Mdveriisf-mtnts for Mr. llo<'- ver " tlroniia deilsri-d. 11'^ ^poke in beli:<lf <>f Ills periling Mil to i-l(oli-«;)i the jjraln <>crp<-'atioti. deolnrii.g ihal it was orgsjiirtJ uiuler thf" "vfiy llbrr.Tl" btws of rvlaware .'ind therefore not un¬ der Krd«nii conirol. Furthermore, (ironna rontinue i. Harnos ha.s an or¬ ganisation of 2H.0C0 licensors to which '_ he ran distrlhute propnsp.nla
t^enator Kellogs, .Miniiosi'ia. (Icfen-leil I'-arnes   .ind decl.arcd lie would not u.'^e hi-s office for .iny illfvr.il purims'".    Ho j .loiried with (Ironna. howevtr. in f.-i^or- j iiig a return to tho law." of .supply -and ¦
•It^iii.ind. although opposiiiL- the bill  lo ¦  .
abolish the grain oot;xiraHou at onco. i       Uilkos-Barro will have a municipal decKiring that would n-suli  in a ropu- j (ybor  mi.liation     board.       I-iSst di-JtIon of ir.anv oomrait.-." ' ,. . .  .     -.
CJroiiii.t declared farmer.s iiave -sll^"e^- «-d a 'oss of Sl a iiUKhoI ihrouith tht .«oVi>rnn>.ent"-'< control  of wheat  prl^.•e^'
Washington, Feb. 1 4.—Congress, as a result of the revela¬ tion of the Wilson-Lansing dispute that the President -virtually was not allowed to direct public affairs during the four months of his illness, may take action to provide for the conduct of the govemment during disability of the chief executive.
Plans were discussed in the congressional lobbies today to define the circumstances which amount to a disability of the President rendering him incapable of directing the govemment and to provide what official shall assume his powers during this period. Such legislation is necesasuy because of the meagre reference of the constitution to such a condition as the Wilson- Lansing letters infer has existed during the last few months, it is believed.
The declaration was made by Representative Fesf. Ohio, a Republican leader, that the President's -views that no one could call a cabinet meeting during his illness, makes it neces¬ sary for Congress to enact specific legislation on this point. Someone should be designated by law to call the cabinet and exercise a direction over public affairs during a temporary 'dis¬ ability of the chief executive, he said.
RAILROADS UNDER EYE OF WILSON
President and Union Chiefs Exchange Opinions That Promise Safety From Strike
Unions Will Be Asked to Have Similar Bod^t to Safeguard Industry Here
ES EXPECTED 10 EXTEND
IS
COMPARE EARNINGS
Wa^hinston. Feb. 14.—I'^'arefi^l set- tlemont of the railroad wa.ff-e controv- er.sy spemed certain today when union chlo-'s .isropj to lay before thrlr or- gaiiizalion.s lYesidont \Vllaon*.s pro- po.o.-il for a Prtlk-m^nt.
Thf union representative." wil! meet hero Ffbruar\- 23 to oonpider the Pres- Idciit'.'i j.rapoRltion.    The unlrn ej^ecu-
Local Repair Men Go Oat On Strike
The entire repair shop force of the Laurel Une system walked out on strike late yenterdav afternoon. The leaders of the strikers, all of whom are employed at the Scranion end of the railroad, said the trouble was over a demand for higher pay. P. J. Murphy, general manager of the company, said last eight that the strikor.s loft their work with¬ out making their demands clear. Ho said the strike waa called In ¦\-iolaiion of a wcrking agreement tliat doe-s not expire until next October-
Forty-five men. repre.sentlng the full workintr force of tho Scranton repfiflr tlopariment- dropped their tools after a lirief conference with company officliUa. In departing the men wore told by Manager Murphy tliat unles.s thoy arti back at their work tomorrow morning the posi¬ tions will be declared vacant and new men employo<l. He took this suind bec"Au.so tlio agreement be- twoon tho uiiitiii and the company haji eight  month-s  yet  to run-
The Ktrlke of tho shop men will nol interfere with tlie operation of I.«iurel Liiiio car-s unless thi- situa¬ tion continues for tiuite a -period. For the present the cars wilf main¬ tain their usiiM schedule- Regular Borvice \ri'% is given on tho sys¬ tem today-
HEIR APPEARS HERE AS LEGAL GRANDSON OF OLD MILLIONAIRE
WOMAN  INCLUDED
Others Who Fell Under Wilson! Axe May Come to Secre tary's Rescue
ESTABLISH CASES
night
I.VPS who havo hoen niooiins: here, in a letter to tho I'rosiJent loday annoiinc- I Pd this course of aoth.n :ind add^d that thoy favoroil cr^.aion of a. special tri- liiinal to examine tho entire railroa.l wage problem anil settip it
They a.«koil XVil.-ion ti socuro the .la- sent tif tho r:iilroa«l managers to lhi^ jirociodinx ¦'"'i that tho .ippcfcil tribun¬ al Fo crcatPd work tin the oasis of ih»- foUowlng principles:
'Katf." ;•!' pav for s'mll.'ir .snd analo- £;oii-H •¦•orvicos in indiistrlos- I     ¦ Koffulntion  or  wa.!;o.s  to    incressed I cc.^t of livinc-
"A basic minimum w.ngo sufficient ti> maintain a railroad man's average family ui-'on a ^i iihI.miI uf hialtli .md reasonablo comforU —__—
"That  (lifferontials .above  this ba-sic   -j, . C«ion*ic«t   Troooc Do
minimum   living  waKe   be  establi.shod. ; UniCagO    oCienilSl     I 131.65 rd
I giving among other tliinKs due regard
A   tlifferencej to   skill   required,     responsibility     as-
Orphan's Court Will Hear Testimony To Establish Wedlock Between Son of Larry Myers and Woman Known As Miss Clap- saddle.    Suit Causes Sensation,
COUNSEL READY TO ACT.
LIOUORS
Washington,   Feb.   14
over foreign jiolicy. long continued and' .«um»Hl ami  hazarfls incurrod;  decision
.,, ¦ ,   ,     T,    . ,   „_^  ,u„,   <'o"slantlv   growing  in  bittorness.   w;uj i of    thi-s    tribunal  to  bo handed down
iy/rdo7".'^-/;.Vro-frf S,h»    '^«  '••^'   ^^^^^^   ^-^   president   Wilson i within  sixty day.s after agreement  to
l^arnts lu- said, wa.s for the lowest !'"'V'- '/' ^^ "•-•' '^'^^ most good can be ,...ssll.lo price, while th.^ farmrr was ('^^''"^'' •"'"' •"•^""' ^>^r»onences of tl.o .-.oMlng   his     wt<..at   bit     Chans,', d   hj   ' Past tliminateu.
mind after most of it was in tho .lev.i- I,. '*" ""« \"''''\'" represent thtf puh- j,,^^ I lie. Mavor Hart has selected Rev. J. -1-
Hoover Answer. Attack. ^'""^"; . '*-\^"\ ,f   r'-,.^!,*'^i'/ii^''u'
Xew York. l->b. 14.--Hcrbon Hoover,   '^nd a fnond of the     nited 3ilnr Work-
ors, Rtv- .Marcus balzman, rabbi of the
Secretary of Stato, it   wa-s learned ;«u- thorltalivply today-
That thore would bo fnithor di.sclos- ures of tho differeiu-o-s within the ad-
upon al! railroads In tho l'nited States and emplo.ves whom wo represents.''
Tl-.is plan of the'union chiefs is an elaboration of the .second of two pro-
ministration over ihv handling of tor-\ iwsals made Ihem by i>esldont Wilson
tients  From   Mediums   to Asylums for the Insane
HOMES RUINED
C"hii_ago. Peb. 14.—Spiritualism is the late-'-t substitute for booj;e- Dr William A-  Hickson.  head of the  Chicago  .Mu-
elgn   affairs   was   the   belief   of   nlaiiyiln  •''   written    statement    which    w;ts i nicijial   Psychopathit    L«iborntor>-   said officials  and   Oongro-ssman-   Henry   p. im-ado public at the Wlii'> House late: tonieht-    Many habitual drinkei-!".  ae-
PiPtcher rec-eiuly resmned as Auibass- \ '-oda^-.
co'iding   to   Hickson.   are
resorting   to more
A fight involving the millions of the Larry Myers estate will be started in the local Orphans' Court in the next few days to claim a share of the vast fortune for a new found heir. One million dollars will be demanded by the heir, who claims that he is the son of the late Oscar Myers and a grandson of Larry Myers.
A petition asking for a division of the Myers' fortunes •will be presented in court by two of the most prominent local attorneys, ac¬ cording to information secured last night from an authoritative source- The petition will set forth that the heir matking the dsum i« a grandson of the deceased Larry .Myers through the marriage of the latter's son, Oscar Myers, now deceased, to a Miss Clapsaddle. The recognized heirs deny the claim niade by the newly announced heir.
The case will be the aecond suit started against big local estates. Tlie first suit was started by a brother of the late Mrs. Cornelia Shoe¬ maker to prevent the Shoemaker fortune from pcnsing into the hands of Miss Isabella C. Chalfont. This suit was started in the local courts on Friday. Th^- scandal over the Myers estate is said to be similar in some respects to the successful demand made a few years ago on the Pettebone estate in local courts.
A Strenuous legal battle replete wth sensations is expected to result fr<tm the claim of Larry Myers" alleeod (grandson. The two prominent altor- noy.s handling the case for the heir ro- fused last night to discuss the partlc*i- lais of their .- le. Xothlng could he learned of the ieseni whereabouts Af the young man making the claim. Ute
The new found heir has covered his movements .so that practically nothing i.s known about him except his two attorneys and representatives of the Myers f.omlly Willi whom he might have communicated. N'o announce¬ ment has been made of the reason for bringing the suit at this timo or the opportunity that prompted It.    An ef-
name.   age   and   occupation   bave alsy i fort to trace the history of Miss Clap- been withhold- i saddle   has failed to   bring out    his
The papers in the case may 1>* flletl I i,jentity- tomoriow   in   orphans'   court,   or  th*\' ....
may be held back for several dars for.;       _^    „  •"'   fc>  t,onxast.     <» further   work   on   them-     ^Vhen   they',       ^he Myers -sun following K.Hoseb reach   the   court   thev   will   ccnlaln   a-* °" »*»« contest over the estate left by complete history of the  new neir andii-^*"-  < "rn^'ia- Shoemaker  has  brought
the   gronn.ls   on   which   his   < laim   isi^"""' ^ 1"«' -u'tuatlon o^er big fort- made ^"
inos   that   IS   unprecedented   iu   local
lidiidlo  largo enteri>risos or to  pursn.  | leutlt rs  to  name a  similur  number  of Ms pioftssion of onfjineering In fo^ei^,•ll '¦ rciuesentalives,  but   the  labor  men  at
coiintrits-
The  letter,  written lludg.soii.   Yonk.T-s,   X.
[o    Caspev    W. Y..   a   personal
this Iinu   are not ready     to announct thoir r"prfSontati\es.
.Mr. Hart said that lociil labor leader-s
tfiend, in response to numerou.s letters i,pf„r,, announcing their mediaUon and teleKram-< asU iik bin. to roply to j representatives wanted to be acqualnt- atlacka  upon   him.  follows: i ,.,,  ,vith  tfie constitution  and  by-laws
••1 l-.avo iu.lt .1 your Leliii^ that 1 i „f t,,t. nit-dial.on board- Thia Mr- Hart should juiswer some of the solemn dis- i ^ou,,, „^,i ^^^^ replying that the . our.s.>s on my i.rivale lifo and crimes- ,^ara's constitution and by-laws will 1 do seem to p, t into the way of po- j ,,,. ,„ ^^.^r,- n.e greatest good for the I,tically nuntle.l folks even when UT- j ,,e«,,ie. huppii.e.'^s and conuentment for inK ,to  keep out   of  politics- i labor an.l capital.
•Some thiiiKs tliat havo boon -sa al , y^^^ H-^^t in annonnoing his board of mo cause mo a smse of »"a"<^>=*> Lmong otli.r ihitiK.-. siaUl: "In mv cam- Mghl- Kor insianet, I liav. made quite , ^^.^^^ j,.,- ,,,,. „„-,^.,, ^^ mi^yoT \ made . aroful intiuino.^ and 1 regret that so j ^j^,^ ^.^^^ j,,;^^ ^.^ ^^ ^^^ platform- f;u- I cannot find: .^ i,        ' I  want  peace und contentment  tn the
•The  JIO 000,000       am  said   to   have ] ^.^   .   ^„j  ,^,„  ,^,^^^ troubles and labor
made   in   my    ^-.u-W    youth,    or    even , ^^^^,.^,     , ^^ ,.onndeni there ia a com-
inlddlc ago.  or  altopelhor.  or  any  ro-i ^^„  ground  In all  disputes, and  that
.-pectable !>;'« of i<^ ' .^ why 1 advocate.l this Board of .Me-
No British  IVon<.y. | ^ymj,,,,      Prominent   men   both   in   tho
"The InvcstmeiifN that  I am suppos¬
ed to have in (;r»-:'t Uriiain. Uke thr ipgro porter, who was .-iskod to ciianp-o »!0, I .im ifrat'fiil for tho compliment I ain sorry that tlioso s-.tms do nol o\ - ist. for they would bo usofu! for th" «'hildren"-s Uchof.
"I have :U5-o riven deep considera¬ tion to the othor items mei.tloned:
••Am 1 a Htiti.sh sublt.f- Uid 1 ever apply for suoh eitlzonshiii". No. Many generations of persoculed ancestors would rise in iho. gravi's at s\\ci\ a ills- oovorj. Thoy should roni-iln n>iiete<l. however, for no IMlilornlan could liv- thu-o months in Ixmdoii < liniato and iKX-am" a Urillsh cilizon if h'- knew il. One thing  which  reassures     mo   that
industrial and busine-ss circles have ontlorsed this plan, and I believe it is a Rood tine.
"In my selection I have considered I;. - lior and capital—men who are iiuerost- od I'l the welfare of ihe city and ius I!i-ople. The co-operation of labor is askod. and I .am sure it will bo gi^anted. I have askod the local labor represen¬ tatives to name .seven representatives, hopir.g that all crafts will be represetil- od. I believo the ooop'e of V\llktis- Barie will endorse this plan of mine. I l(»>licv" it will i)o givon approval; labor wanl.s no d:>pute. n- ither docs capital.'"
Who the woman is ihat .Mr. Hart will name cn the board is not known. Last night ho was not in ptisilion to st,ito.
_,,    . ,,    ,.   , ,1 Two  Wavs fiut ' f''"' visits to the medium the drunkard ,
Tha   some or all of these men might ,.,-e J^nt   ,'om,""    two   meth- j l.o.omos a'habitu.il visitor-    Then lit. is
come to  r.alising's s dor   n the event of • "^   • lesiuent   piopo->.ni   iwo   iiieiii    |        .     ,.. .      . ,^.„„ , ,.„..,,,™
an   attack   on   the   Wilsonian   forelKn   "'^^- "f ^^'"i"*^'»»"*' "''»'^ '"'^-•^'¦""    I-n   ,-t ^¦indid-Ho for tho ins.w n-sylnm- pCucy was no, roJar It-    "^ i,  pmS   <l'r the first i. wonld bo dealt wilh by        '^'any   homo-s   are   broken   up   bo- here '••^»-""<'' as improb.iblt     ^.^^.^.^^^^, ^.^^j^,,,  .^ ^^,„,^t^,, ,., be set   <'«"«'^ of  these  fool..sh  notions.    Often
This  tihiise, of the  .iin-itinn  creaf.xl 1 up bv law providing for return of tho   when a man lhl
inis  pnabo ol  the  h.tuation  created i    ^^    - f ,,,,,V„.o|   \I ircli 1- This h'"""'^'' ">•'"  '"' co'i-^ults a  medium o
by     Umsings     leiaving     the     cabinet : '^"'¦'Hs to iniv.iii  loniioi  -vi.iitii  '•^"•- i aroused   as   niiicli   dis. us--,ion   as   ihe    I''"*"  »'"¦'' propo-sed  lirsi by  the     resi- choice   of   LansiuK's   sucvessor.     -lohn : 'tont when lie promi^^etl lo ii-«o all pos- Davifl,   now   Amba-ssador   to   Kngiand, | «'l''o ^I'o.a in organizing tlus machin- lonighl was roKarded in some iiuartors \ ''^> - ,   i.  *
as having a t hance lor the place equal '     Tho I'rosident- howover. doclnrod that to fhat of Frank I'olk. nnrter-Socrefary | in oaso such machluPiy was not set up of  .State.     I'olk   was   rogar.ied   as   the! ho would  use his  influence to got the most likely successor to L»insing when ' '"¦•'ili'oail   managers  and   omployoos  to tho resignation was first announced.
Polk visited the White House late today, bill declared his '<aU had to do only  wilh  routine  matters.
Davis. Polk bald, was .'lill in Lon- don-
The differences betwten Lansing and the President are said to date back to the time when the two were in I^aris as peace commlssioncrs-
"VVilson wont to Kurope with a well- j . ,  ,      ..
defined  policy  he  wished  carried  out- ' contemplates dolay-
But the peace parleys werf only a fow j j^^.pj^l    iribuna!    and    the    statement | complainus   of   cattlemen  an.l   farmers,
that   a   congress   of   union     has    been I against  the Department  of Liibor will \ called. I he   staged nexf week    by   the   House |
".Many   homes   are   broken   •••¦   '—   '
up by law providing for return of the I when a man thinks his wife is t.nt with til  urivMte eoiitrtil    March  1-  This. ,
t)Ui(l.ia tioard. which, in the majoriiy of I cases, will lell whal ho wan is lo hear, i This   leads   to   the   court   of   ilomestii: ' relations    and    later    to    the    insane asylum.
"Wo have been getting an unu.sually ¦ larKO   number  of   these    eases    lately- j They  are     iiil  'I'agnosed  :        tlp.nentia Kothor in a -special tribunal to take up 1 praeco.x-- Tho m.-ijority of tho demontia ; and settle all wage cuostions .julckly-        praocox rases in our stifle a-sylu-ns are
"In    this    connection. "    replied    the ! tUio directly  to spiritualism.' \
union  chiefs,  "we have  been  pressing j - j
tho nocossity for immediate relief and urge   that   you   do   nol   require   ns   to await   tho   creation   of   a   tribunal   hy i legislation to doal with this problem.
"We feel justitiod in saying that wo .  ¦
do n.it believe that railro.ad employees       Washington.    Keb.    14.—.\    complete j I will   willingly  accept  any   plan   which    investigatioii     of     .Mtorney     General;
Palmer's agreement for the dissolution' Then   followed   the   proposal   for   a | of the packers' sido linos and on man.v
Asks One  Million.
-An evon million dollars is his de¬ mand. This fortune, is asked. It is claimed, on the ground that tho new fontostant is entitled to a fair por¬ tion of the hugo wealth loft by the senior Myers. Tho demand is backeil up by the claim that Oscar Myers, a son of the deceased capitali.st, was le¬ gally married lo -Miss Clapsaddle and that the union  rosnlletl  in a son beinr
'history.     Waltor   .Scranton,   a   brother
l^of Mrs. Shoemaker, went into coort with a petition to have tho will set 'iside on the ground that his sister was iiol sound or dis{iosing mind when she wrote her laat tostament. Under the '.vill .\Iis-s Isabella C. fhalfont is given ^he property with fhe understanding >hat bhe in turn dispose of it tu char-
i liable institutions that found favor In
' .Mrs. Shoemaker's eyes-
'       Several years ago the Pettebons es-
PALMER TO SUBMIT
TO CONGRESS PROBE!
born fo t !<• couplo.    Proof of the mar- »      .   ,      .1 . w 1..
,    .  .    I        „     ,t ,,,„ A^   •¦ 'aio was coiifn>ntod with a suit »^rouKht nago IS expec'ed to bo t>no of the de-   . . . ,¦  .    > i,
termlnlne factors in the cise ' "-' * women who established her ouu-
T^affL uerheir ;'asS In com- ¦-^^go to the semor Pettebone and se- munication with members of the pros-" ^'U^ed  a  settlement
net .Myers familv In an effort to se-J At tho death of Larry Myers he cure his one million dollars share, is'was the largest real estate owner In indicated by tho report that the family,^ Luzorne county. His estate stUI hoMs refused t.> recognize him- it is claimed'^ title to hundreds of thousands of dol- that the .Myers family contend that the. '^rs in city r>roperty. In the llflh heir ciinnot prove a marriage. They Ward of the city his est&te owns houses deny that he is the legitimate son of. comprising several city blocks. His Oscar Myers.       ' ,' estate maintains an office here.
DEMOCRAT IS ELECTED        \ LOCAL GIRL CHARGES
FROM THIRD MISSOURI^j FORGERY BY PARTNER
weeli-s old when stories bogai to rea. this countrj- that Lansing difr'orod with ills chief on important points- li was reported, for instance, that Lansing drew up a cemrilelo League of Nations plan which was rejected by the I'ro.si- dent-
Lansmg Rebuked.
this did not happen without rry know j since Mr, Hart recovered from his lU- Iftdge is thai tho r.ritish r. fu-sod to al- „pp, soveml weeks ago he has beer low me to como Into thoir isla-id tlurinL, j j.j^.lng 1;,,^ p lan serious thought- U the war wlthoii? an .Mnorican ;);i.s»-|.'ort- , ^j, expocttd labor will also name a wo-
to como Into thoir isla-id tlurinL, j j,j^.jng tjjjj p lan ,_ wlthoii? an .Mnorican ;);iss-|.'i>rt- ^j, expocttd labor Also 1 feel that my iKConI was defect, d ,^^,j j^s o^e of the reprosentattves of any Knglish. Krerch. I'hinosc. Rus- ^^^.^ nj^i^j „ot any of the local labor vian or any other taints by my pros- i^-i-iors could bo reached to learn tne* In tho Unuitod States a portion of .^^-.0x0. they will name for the Meoiation every calendar yoar of my lifo—except   ^joard.
tf,rt?e—even In-Iuding the fivt> in which . _ _
that  United  Slates oxer-ised  ifs right o-rr»«r%rM  1-0 on D
to  draft my  s. rvices,  a  good   portion , HQRSE STRADDLES CAR
•^"^   Home  Versus   Hotel. ^ IN RUNAWAY  DASH
••l">id I ever rent a residence abroad? I
1 plead guilty of this crime, but In mit
"I'ending  thi.s  aclion  on  our  part,'' i -Agricultural       committee ,     Chairman ' concluded tho union chief's letter, "weJHangen,   Iowa,   today  stated  that  thei rospoctfully request th.il you take ne- , oommillop   has   been    awamped    with \ cossary steps lo place this proposal be-1 complaints from  farming inierests all j fore the railroad companies and secure I over   the   country   against   the   packer; Iheir agreement thereto, so that whon ; agreement and alleged oppressive con- j Lansing's friends     say Wil.son  soon i our representatives convene on Feb- :;3, | tol of f.urn rroducis hy the "l.iu (Iv.- "    j left the secretary with no real pare in I ^^p w'" be able to place before them a 1     The inquiry, ho said, will be exhaus- ! the  pe.-.ce  iiarleys  and   camo  close  to 1 definite ba.sis for final action." } tive and require several weeks-      The
Th-^   letter   to   the    I'resident   was   main complaint. Hauren J'tated Is that signed  by  representatives  of  eighteen ; the farmers aro offered no protection j union orgainzations, including Bert M. j under the agreement while other let-^ Jewel    of    the    railway    tleparimenl, ! ters claim It will only Increaae prices,
openly snubbing him- The President's friends say Wlison was di.sappoinled in liansing, wnom he appointed because he regarded him I'-s one of the coun- tr>''s foremost International law ex¬ perts
.Vmerican   Federation   of   I^abor,    who { waa chairman of/i committee of three |
When Wilson returned from his firstl^hal conferred with the President yes- trip to Paris, leaving Lansing as head of fhe American peace delegation, the story of differences between* the two were general.aly put down .a-s mora ru¬ mors. But they came again in increas¬ ing number when Wilson returned to l»arls-
It was reported that L-ansing. in the Presldert's absence,^ad on his own in¬
itiative agreed to a number of points
  Suddenly   ending  a   runaway  da«h,   which Wilson di.saapproved and which
tation  1 do appeal  to  the feelings^of i ^ ^jirse owned by Charles Becker,  ice  were overturned .-ifterwanl-    The deci-
fathers   who   object   to   hotel   life   for babies and children-
•Whal about fhat political lunch where I was supposed lo have entered upon a dreadful conspiracy against the weal of the American poople? My real distress in this matter is nol to prove an allbl, or oven to ctimplaln that mi" name 'was not even mentioned as the guests assert, bul it is that I was not even Invited, und therofore lost an excellent lunch-
"l plead guilty to the criminal I charge of pursuing my engineering profetislon in foreign parts again and again. I have a fervent hope that this new doctrine of criminality will not deter our citizens from extending American professions and busir^ss anywhere in the world- Thoy always bring pomplhinjr homo and pav ta.xes on !t-
*•! gather al.so that it Is moral turpi¬ tude on^mrjiart urt»»\:o puuiase-i'larEe
crojun manufacturer, straddled an auto-j aion to ti-eat the League of Nations mobile owned by M. .A. Oppenheim! covenant and the treaty scparattly was last night at the comer of West Union ] reached at this time and Lansing was and   North   River  streets-     The   horselgij^ to  have agreed to this, although
attempted to hurdle the front of the machine bul landed squarely on the hood and front fenders- Pedestrians helped to di-sengage the animal.
The animal started on its mad dash at the comer of River and West Mar¬ ket streets after being scared- It broko free of delivery wagon that was rltchod to it. The resulting damage contJistod of broken harness and shat¬ tered headlights on Mr- Oppenheim's machine.
enterprises- The hope to rise from the ranks of laborer to the ranks of inanaKcmont will- however- probably be nol crushed from the hearts of .he I A^scncan J3oy*.eKa tl^bU- onslaught:' J[
he knew the rresident was opposed to the plan. •
Another action by LAnsinc was the signing wilh other peace commission¬ ers of a letter prt-testlng against tho Shantung settlement. This was later used by 'reaty opponents In the Sen¬ ate as supporting their arguments. Soon after the President returned from his second European trip Lansing was called home and Secretary Polli sent to Paris In his |> lace. The roasono given was that Lansing was wanted here to keep the Senate foreign relatione com¬ mittee   informed.
Lansing   Fires   Back
terday   when   his   proposals   were   put forward.
President In Toucii.
The Preeident assured the union chiefs that he will at once constitute a commission of experts to examine all data on wages now in posession of the govemment. This commission will take up the demands of the unions laid before the railroad administration wage board In August and the Hndlngs of other govemment agencies that have examined' wages and working condi¬ tions during the pa-st few years.
In his statement handed to the union offiCKols yesterday, tho President re¬ calls his promise of last summer that the wago question would bo taken up if tho government failed to reduce liv¬ ing costs within a reasonable time. It wa.s then thai the rail unions de¬ cided to postpone pressing iheir de¬ mands.
"On the 25th of August,"' wrote the President. "I publicly announced the conviction that a large paramount and general    increase   in    railroad    vrages
MURDER OR SUICIDE OF GOVERNOR'S BROTHER
Exoeisior Sprinsfs, .Mo., Feb 14.—. F.leciion of Camain .1. K. Milligan f>omocrat. to t.'ongross from the Thirf" •M'-ssooii r>i.slrict was cl?imed fonlKh. by Uemocratic he.Ttlquarters here by ,•» majority of 1-700-
('hairman (Nile, of lho State Kepub¬ lican coi'imittee, conceded the electioi' of -Milligan by the .-ame fig-jros. 1
.John K- Frost, Republican candidste^ made hi.s campaign flght on tthe Lea gue of Nations.
While the two Ci't'didates qpjlt the .nve counties between them. Milligar. piled up a malority of 1 999 in Cla." County alone- Frost's- majority In •th'> counties he carried averaged about half those won by Millij-'un- (
Th'? r\ormal Democratic majority o{ the Third district Is 2,000 volts. ,
Memphi-s, Tenn. Feb. 14.—Mysteir .shrouded the dealh of Dr. J.. A- Blanch¬ ard. of Shreveport, La- whose body was found in a hotel here today.
Police were endeavoring to deter¬ mine whether Blanchard, who is be¬ lieved to be a brother of former Gov¬ ernor L- C- Blanchard, of Lousiana, committed  suicide  or was murdere<l
While the ptj.sition of the body and the arr.ingoment of the room Indicated that Blanchard killed him.self, the po¬ lice are Investigating a murder clew found in a note left by Blanchard.
"I am uneasy for my safety," the note read- "If anything happens to me, investigate fully. Take nothing for granted-'"
Tho letter then named two men, giv¬ ing detailed descriptions of each. The police refuse to divulge their names-
A new rifle, found tied to the mir
general    increase   in    raiiroaa    wagts'. „ _, .v.     j _      tv
ought not bP made upon the basis ot\^' -"upports on the dre,ser. was the the level of the cost of living then pre- ! *^'^»'°h f^<"" ^¦^}^}. ^^e fatal shot was .-aillns. if that cost of living level | directed, police beUeve. The gun .as vere  to  be  merelv  temporary,  and   1 |»« arranged as to make suicide possi-
wt>re   to   1.^  liiTTit.,,   .V  —.,,          ,
counselled   railroad   employes   lo   hold {"le Iheir  demands   in   abeyance   until   the timo  shoulil  arrive   when   ir   could   be When l.«nsing appeared  before the   reasonably    rteierminoil    whether    the
(CoatiansA9a.rac«M 1 MContlMuA o« rs** a.) L'att'JU'leal.
Dr. Blanchard came here from Flor¬ ida. .\ telegi-am which he roceived yes¬ terday from Charlotlesville. S. «". indi¬ caled that he  was Interested  In a big
POOR WOfVfAN LOSES
BIG AMOJNT OF MONEV While shopping last night, Mrs- Celiii Huey, of rear of 22 f:ik street, Plym^ outh, lost a purse containing $62- Th'' money wa.s dropped somewhere be. tween Eno street and the Buil Run crossing in I'lymouth- iiri. Huey neodi' tho money, but has promised a rewanj to Ihe finder.
GABY DES LYS* RICHES ARE LEFT TO THE POOR:
Paris. Feb. 14.—The crowd attendinif the funeral here today of flaby I>p:- Ly-s, actress and dancer who dletj Thursday following an operation foi throat infection, wa.s so large pollc.^ were forced to close the church dooris
After the sorvice here the body was sent to Mavsellles, the dancer's forme* home, for burlal-
By her will Mile- Des Lys" esute will go to the poor on fhe death of th*- dancer's mother and slsier, 10 whom most of it was left- Gab>* specifle«l that he r villa at Marseilles shall b") converted into a home for the poor an.l that all her valuables. incliidlnK her f.-imous pear' necklace, shall be give.i immediatets   to the poor-
fr   was  o-stimatod   her  estate  will  bi-
Alleged to have forged th« name of his former partner- Miss 1>. S. KsteeK a stock broker of this city, J. W. Seaton. of this city, was arrested I>y the city iM>lice in Cleveland, Ohio, and yesterday given a hearing befor« Alderman Tencha of North Washing¬ ton street- Seaton, a slock broker, who until recently was In the oil stock business with Miss lO.'^teos on W-.d- nesday carried the name of his part¬ ner lo a cheok for $700, and presented it for payment at the Miners Bank-
The check was declared a forgwy and Mi.ss Ksteeso notified. Seaton went to Cleveland, where he was located by the police- City Delective John Wil¬ liams brought him bafk to the city yesterday moming. The cane was con - tinued by Alderman Yencha until next l->iday- Seaton is under $1,000 ball. Evan C. Jones represented the prose¬ cutrix and Frank McGuigan the de¬ fendant.
THUNDER IN WASHINGTON ¦Washington, Feb- 14--A typic4i sum¬ mer thunder storm occurred in W^asab- ington and the vicinity today .
There was a spring-like temperature in the capital tcday, and it was said at the weather bureau that this warm weather following the recent snows probably caused the thunder showers.
ASK DEATH PENALTY
FOR LABOR LEADERS
  'hicago, Feb- 14—The death penaHy will be asked by the State for "Big Tim"" Murpriy, president of the sras house union workers: "Dago Mike" Carrosso, president of the street clean¬ ers' union, and Vincenzo (7osman when they come to trial charged with the murder of ".Miss Enright- labor gun¬ man. Assistant State's Attorney Jobn Owen announced here tonight-
.Mrn- Etta Enright. widow of the Blain man, reported to the State's Ht- forney today concerning rpp«iat«<1 ihreats against her Ufe and property- bocauHP of her ansJ.stance to the au¬ thorities in liuil.linR up their casp ag»in!<t  Ihe acrufied.
Owen  plans  t» brinj;  the CttS« t>efors
the gtaa4 iur£-.U«.ate)r.