Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, December 4, 1909, Page 1

¢ , !the Brooklyn navy yard « \ NEWS SECTION PAGES1 U 10 THE OMAHA DAILY BEE XXXIX—NO. _ WEATHER FORECAST. For Nebraska—8now and colder. For lowa—8now or rain. For weather report see page 3 129. ¢ OMAHA, SATU™ oS MEYER AGAINST SELLING SITES Becretary 8 Government Should Hold Yards in South Until After Canal is Finished. MAY NEED THEM BADLY Then it Might Have to Buy Them | Back at Big Price. FOR TWO BIG BATTLESHIPS Fighting Machines of the All-Gun Class Recommended. { SENIOR OFFICERS ARE TO00 OLD“ | Plan Favored to Mave Men Reach Higher Ranks Early in Life— Estimates Reduced Ten Millions. WASHINGTON, Dee. %—Warning the | government that it might be compelled to | buy them back at an increased cost, Sec- | retary Meyer of the Navy department, in| his annual report to the president today, recommended the retention for the present of all the navy yards owned by the gov- ernment. He would have the government walt until the completion of the Panama anal before closing any of the yards on the southern comst. Two big battieships of the all-big-gun class are recommended by the secretary, as well as a repalr ship. He makes | plain in his report that he is opposed, ex: eept occasiohally as a check on cost, to the construction of battleships at govern- ment yards and to the limitation of the| construction of only one battleship by any one shipbullding concern. Estimates for the coming fiscal year were included in the report. They are more than $10,000,000 less than the total amount appropriated for the present fiscal year. The sedretary says that the senior offi- cers of the navy are too old. He wants some new legislation on the subject. He says that he is preparing recommendation: on the matter and will submit it to the president shortly. Recommendations for the legal establish- ment of/a'naval reserve of officers and men will ulso be submitted to President Taft sooh. Recommendations in regard to the development of a naval militia are also promised. Secretary Meyer reviews and explains In detall his proposed plan for the reorganiza- tion of the Navy department and navy yards, and asks for such legislation as may bo needed to carry It into effect. Naval Yards in South. Secretary Meyer says that he is not en- tively convinced that the government can advantageously give up navy yard sites, in which large expenditures have been made, until after the opening of the Panama conal, when it definitely ean be demon- strated which are likely to be of the greai- est value. “It is not unknown In the history of the government,” says the secretary, ‘‘that na- | tional resérvations have been given up | and later were bought back at increascd cost.” Again in discussing the same sub- ject he says that the “completion of the | Panama ganal, the development of tiade in the Gult of Mexico and the whole Carib- bean reglon, and the probable increase of he naval establishmen: to meet our| uational responsibilities in that area w.ll| probably call for supply stations, in part for the heavy fleet, but principally for the | torpedo eraft and submarines and the smaller vessels needed there.” Naval Station in Cuba, He urges the ‘‘extreme desirability” of developing the naval station partly es.ab- lished at Guantanamo, Cuba. “With tne| opening of the Panama canal, the Carib- bean sea will become the scene of the| greatest commercial aclivity, and our re- | spdgeibllily as to tue police and main- | tendnce call for an adequate naval r palr base In that locality.” | The sectetary reviews in detal his pro- posed plah for the re-organizailon of the navy, and In additon makes maay recom- | mgndations for the conduct of affairs In | his department. Tweo more battleships of the all-big-gun (ype are rccommended to be construc.ed, but an account of the desire to keep down the expenditures, he asks ouly for a repair ship in additon to these two propused glants of.the sea. The completion of ‘the blg dry dock at is urged, and furthermore the Secretary says, ‘it is clear that one doek on the Atlantfe coast, for docking our largest battleships, is not sufficient since that one might be in- jured.” In thiy connection, he points out that provisiony for docking of heavy ves- wels Injured or damaged In action or by stranding are almost entirely lacking, and that but few navy yards exist on either coast which -have sufficient water to dock an injured Battleship drawing four or five feet more than its ordinary draft. Ship construction at the navy yards of the United States is opposed as a prin- clple by the secretary. Only occaslonally, a8 & check in costs of particular (ypes, | does he belleve that the United States should blld & ship. Shipbuilding concerns should be encouraged, in bis opinion, so that the ‘government can profit by their expericnce and resources, and also be- cause ordinarily the work is done more economically by them than at navy yards. Opposes Hentrictions on Duilders. Kurthermore, Secretary . Meyer is op- posed ta congress restricting the con- struction by one shipbuliding company to battlesilp, or to requiring one battie- hip to be constructed at a navy yard, or | n one coast or the other. Estmates for the coming fiscal year were included In the report. They ar $10,011,000 less than the total amount ap- propriated for the present fiscal year. The senlor officers of the navy are too old sccording Lo ihe secretary. He an- nounces in ‘his report that he soon will send to the president sowse recommenda- on ® new legislation for remedying this ucteol. “The senicr offigers of our nawy are too old for the responsibilit es and aidudbus duty required In ihe modern Dattlestip, says the secretary. ‘“They wre much older than similar off.cers in the ollier princlpal navies of the world. Not oniy is tols the case, but flag officers ar- iye at tae grade of rear admral so late sl even (hose of longest possible service d moL get adequaie tralning as subordi- nute flag officers before assuming ths chjef command.” ‘Recommendations for the legal estab- of & uaval reserve of officers and Jull; Jamleson was given an elght months' | \pa"ye gure of acquittal.” Court of Appeals A Finds Western Men to Be Guilty United States Court of Appeals at St. Paul Affirms Decision in Famous Spade Ranch Ci ST. PAL, Dec. 3.—(Special Telegram.)— The United States court of appeals has affirmed the decision of the Nebraska court in (he Spade ramch land frauds of western Nebraska. | The dectsion of the United Slates court| of appeals In the famous Nebraska land trauds means that the officers and agents | of the Nebraska Land and Feeding pany, indicted late in 1708 on the charge of conspiracy to Wefraua the United States of the title to lands by means of fraudu- | lent entries, will have to serve the fail sentences and pay the fine imposed on e.u:nr of the comvicted men in the court at Omaha. The case was argued In the cour: of appeals In May of last year and has been since pending. The declslon 1s considered one of tho| most Important affecting Nebraska handed | down in some time, the case beng the largest land case in the history: of this| state and-requiring thirty days in whien | to try. 1 The land company was made up of Bart-| lett Richards, Will G. Comstock, and C C. Jamleson, a clerk. Along with the of ficers there were indicted Thomes W.| Huntington, a son of Prof. Huntington; former United States Commissioner Fred Hoyt, A. B. Todd, an old soldler, and another soldier named Aqufila Triplet. The company held possession of several | hundred thousand acres of government | land which, it Is a’leged, they fenced in under the name of Spade ranch. The operations of the company, It is claimed, | were extensive and enormous. By means | of fraudulent entries the government was | defrauded out of much of ita land in the| western portion of the state. The men were Indicted under the same charge, but there were two separate trials, Richards, Comstock, Jamieson and Triplet | were tried together, and Hoyt, Todd and Huntington together. Richards and Com- stock were fined $1,500 each and sentenced | to serve one year In the Douglas county | com- Jall sentence and Triplet six months. Hoyt's sentence was to pay a fine of $1.000 or go to Jail if the fine was not pald, while Huntington and Todd were sentenced to three months in jall. Chauffeur Weds Olga Everard Family of Millionaire Brewer Admits Alliance, but Denies it Was Elopement. NEW YORK, Dec.' '3~ married to Willlams In Newark November 23. They are away on a short trip. It was not an elopement” This was the telephone ‘annownceraent made today by Mrs. James Hverard, wife of the multi- millionatre brewer, that her daughter Olga had married William Williams, the former chanffenr of the family and later private secretary. The Everards live on an estate in Ureenwich, Conn., which adjoins that | of Wiliiam G. Rockefeller. Miss Olga is 18 years old. has been with the family for years and recently was made Mr. erard’s private secretary. ROBINSON CHARGED WITH MURDER OF WIFE Lincoln Barber Will Be Arraigned at Beatrice as Soon as He Recovers. BEATRICE, Neb., Dec. 8.—(Special Teel gram.)—County Attorney MeGirr filed in- formation today against Fred Robinson, slayer of his wife, charging him with mur- der In the first degree. The man, who is suffering from a gunshot wound, self in- tllcted, will be airalgned as soon as he is able to appear in court. JURY PASSES ON LONG CASE Finds Boy Came to Death by Shots Supposedly Fired by Wesley McRBride, Wiillams séveral Ev- That Harry Long, 13-year-old son of | Alexander S. Long of Eighteenth street | and Missourl avenue, South Omaha, came to his death Saturdmy afternoon last from the effects of gunshoti wounds supposed | to have been fired by the hand of Wesley MoBride was (he verdict returned by the coroner's jury at ite sitting yesterday after- noon. The shooting occurred near the Burlington tracks, on the river bank. Me- Bride, who was at once taken in charge by the juvenile authorities, is held at the county jall and will be tried on a minor felony charge, the county attorney states. MeBride did not attend the inquest. EDWARD WILL BE ARBITER‘} King of England Accepts Invitation to Settle the Alsop | Clatms, | LONDON, Dec. 8.—~King Bdward, through | the forelgn office today formally accepted the invitation to act as arbitrator of the Alsop clalm dispute between the United States and Chile. SR LY MRS, DO o™ THROT % LaHA Columbus Woman . Shted for Murder at St. Louis Taken from Train in Officer’s Arms. CREATES SCENE AT UNION DEPOT re— Prisoner Appears Completely Broken Down by Serious Charge. RE};USES TO DISCUSS INCIDENT Passengers Claim Illness and Nervous- ness is Feigned by Woman. OFFICER GUARDS HER CAREFULLY Arrested at Home Upon Regquisition of Missouri Governor——Charged with Bigamous Marriage and Murder of Spouse. Tn the arms of Detective Sergeant Wad Matthews of St. Louls, Mrs. Dora Full Doxey of Columbus was taken from Unfon Pacific train at Unlon station at & o'clock last night and an hour and a half later was In a sleeping car on the Wabash rallroad bound “for the Missour cfty to answer for the death of William J. Erder, whom she was accused of marrying bigamously and later polsoning by means of arsenic The woman presented a pitable sight, sobbing and moaning In the officer's arms and closely followed by her husband, Dr. Loren B. Doxey and her aged father. She was also accompanied by a trained nurse and her counsel, J. G. Albert. To all ap- pearances the falr prisoner had completely collapsed from the shock of her arrest on the charge of murder and seemed in a helpless condition. “My wife is completely wrecked as far as her nerves are concerned, and cannot be interviewed by anyone,” said-her hus- band. "“We have nothing to say about the death of Erder. Mrs. Doxey says she will be prepared to face the charge of murder Officer. Carefully Guards Woman. Detective Matthews watched his prisoner and her busband carefully at the station while walting for the St. Louls train. He carried her to an invalld’s chair in which she was taken to the womens ’retiring room, where she was placed on a couch. While being removed from the train and to the waiting room Mrs. Doxey kept her face velled from the public's curious gaze, but the knowledge of her identity soon attracted a crowd about the walting room. Her husband, alleged to have been her accomplice, 1s.not under arrest, although he was at first named in the requisition papers sent to Nebraska by Governor Had- ley of Missouri. Mrs. Doxey was arrested.at her Colum- bus home shortly hefore mnoon. It was first intimated that she was to be taken to answer the charge of bigamy, but the officer quietly brake the news to her that she was wanted for murder. The entire town of Columbus had heard of the requi- sition issued by the Missourl’ governor for | her arrest and every person in town was aroused, Learns of Murder Charge. “My prisoner evinced no great surprise when I told her the enormity of her al- leged crime,” sald Detective Matthews, “She submitted quietly to arrest and sald she was prepared to go to St. Louls to answer trial. I had no warrant for her hus- band. “It was my first intention to hurry her out of the state“and over the Missourl line as quickly as possible and intended first taking her by way of Lincoln, but as her lawyer gave the assurance that the requisition would not be contested I agreed to take her by way of Omaha.” Passengers on the Union Paeific train state that the entire population was at the desot to see her leave for St. Louls, She created a scene when the time came for leaving her home and cried and moaned plteously. She was in the constant care of her physician and a trained nurse. Hint Made at Feigned Illness. “On the train Mrs. Doxey seemed to re- cover her composure and showed no slgns of a breakdown,” sald a passenger on the train who stopped off at Omaha. “She rang for the porter and called for a table and stationery and calmly wrote & letter. When the train drew Into the Union sta- tion she appeared to break down again. “What we have to say will be said in court, sald J. G. Albert, her lawyer. “Mrs, Doxey will not commit herself and in fact is in no condition to be interviewed. She has been put to a great test and is bearing up the best she can.” “She is in a highly nervous condition,” said her nurse, when questioned. In the retiring room the falr prisoner removed her vell. A beautiful face was shown, somewhat pale and tired lookin but nevertheless pretty. Her hair is black and fluffy and is parted in the middle. She is a small woman, neat and trim, and 1s generally known as beautiful. Woman Leaves Columbus. COLUMBUS, Neb, Dec, 3.—Mrs. Doxey left at 2:30 this afternoon Louls to face the charge of murdering W. J. Erder. She was accompanied by her husband, Dr. Doxey, Dr. W. S. Evans, J. L. B MORNING, DECEMBER 4, 1909—-TWENTY PAGES. SINGLE COPY TW d CENTS. { for St | From the New York World. LANDED. [PARR TELLS OF HXED SCALES | |Man Who Discovered Sugar Weight Frauds Testifies for Government. TWO OFFERS OF A BRIBE ays He Was Told to Make His Own Price for Keeping Still About His Dis- coverfea. He NEW YORK, Dec, 3—The storm-center of the sugar trial today focused upon Rich- lard Parr, the special agent of the Treas- {ury departinent, who was foremest in. d% covering and gxposing short wefght frauds on the Willigmsburg docks of the Ameri- can Sugar Refining company. Parr re- hearsed once more his story of how he caught Kehoe, a tally clerk, manipulating the crooked scales; how Ollver Spitser, one of the six compan ygmployes now charged with conspiracy, offered to let him name his own price for hushing the thing up, {and how Brizinskl, Spitzer's partner, hooked him by the elbow and asked anx- iously: “Dick, this fellw says you're all right. Does that go?" | “Nothing goes with me,” | e saia. Attempt to Discredit Witness, Told with heat and great circumstance, the narative made & visible effect and counsel for the defense was quick to retort with an attack on Parr's credibility. “You started to investigate withoul | ders from any supertor officer?” | asked. . “If you call President Roasevelt and his secretary” (now Collector Loeb) “superior officers, I was working under orders,” re- | pliea Parr, “but It you mein the secretary | of the treasury, then 1 was working with- | out order Further dropped. Questions designed to show that Parr had once written sheets for pool and policy room keepers were barred by the court, but Parr Insisted on an angry denfal. The wire with which, it was shown at a former trial, the scales were manipulated, was produced in court again today and identified. A working model of the scales was exhibited for the benefit of the jury. Parr told how he first came upon Kehoe crouching behind the scales, Special Federal Attorney Stimson said to- Parr testitied or- he was inquity along this line was could not be completed before Tuesday next unless the court should decide to sit to- morrow, Parr Describes Raid. Parr took the stand to tell how, as special customs employe, he had raided the Wil- liamsburg docks on November 11, 1907, and found there the evidence whigh was so largely instrumental in bringing about the indictments of the men on trial and in lead- ing the American Sugar to pay the government more than $2,000,000 in back duties. Parr's story of his discovery of the trick scales, familiar as it now Is, lost nothing (Continued on Second Page.) (Continued on Second Page.) Red Cross stamps don’t “‘go” with the postal officlals. People malling Santa Claus gifts to friends in distant lands must remember this, for the Christmas stamps are not accopted by Uncle Sam as postage Already the ‘new “wrinkle" in stamps has caused some wuble In the handling of the malls and it is (“etined to cause con- siderable more before i » hollday season is over. * . “The Red Cross stamps “xp designed simply as ‘stickers’ like the n. ‘l‘m and holly wreath stamps that are sol\fo seal Christmas package: sald the superin- tendent of mails at the local postoffice. bearing these stamps will either be and In regard to the development of | turned to the sender of may wind up in dead lotter office.™ b 'Red Cross Stamps Good, but Not for Postage Department officials at Washington have issued bulletins to postmasters all over the country calllng the attention of the ! public to the use of the Red Cross stamps as postage. Several forelgn countries, in- cluding Great Britaln, have refused to ac cept packeges bearing these stamps as sea’s because of the confusion that they cause. Officials of the Red Cross assoclation placed the Christmas “stickers” on sale to raise funds to fight the white plague. The Postoffice department makes no effort to defeat the ends of the soclety, but it has called the attention of the public that the stamps are no good as postage. “The ruling need cause no great loss to the Red Cross soclety nor to the govern- ment,” sald the postal official, “but It means trouble n the postoffice and de- layed malls in case people do not use common sense iu malling packages.” Christmas shop- ping trials will be made easier by re- ferring to the Christmas Hints on the firstwant ad. page. Christmas shopping is a trial at best, but if you know in ad- vance what you are looking for and where you can get it, the task is lightened. A large number of enterprising mer- chants are helping you by tell- ing you what they have, in our Christmas Hint column. Have you read the want ads, yet, today? 9 Qay that the government's side of the case | Refining company | 'Missing Banker Gives Up After Two Years Siege Hyman Epstein, Defaulter for Sixty Thousand Dollars, Comes Back to Take Medicine. NEW YORK, Dec. 3.—Hyman Epstein walked into court today and surrendered himself ‘to the authorities, saying: “My consclence would not let me b happy. I'm ready to take my medicin Two_years ago Epsteln, who conducted 1a private bank In WiMamsburg, Brooklyn, Qisappeared after the bank had closed. He was sald to have made away with more than $60.000. “I have not a penny left,” Epstein said, “I have spent all that I gained from the pank and I am tired of hiding. I will plead gullty and if I am given a chapce I hope 1 will be able to pay former depositors back to the last cent.”” Taft’s Message is in Print Sixteen Thousand Copies Are Ready for Distribution to the Newspapers. WASHINGTON, Dec. 3.—Sixteen hundred coples of President Taft's annual message were delivered at the White House at 9 o'clock this morning and were immedi- ately turned over to press assoclations for | distribution to the dally newspapers in the | country. All night long the government printing office rushed work to get the mes- sage prin It was not until midnignt that the White House turned over to the printing office the last corrected pages of the proof sheets that had been received from that office and the public printer put a large force to work making the correcs tions in the message and then having the coples printed. It was stated today the message con- tained from 15,000 to 16,000 words. ,Buttermllk Saves Town from Fire Supply from Creamery Takes Place of Water in Fighting Blaze, FENNIMORE, Wis., Dec. 3.—A plentiful supply of buttermilk saved the little town of Patch Grove from destruction by fire when the plant of A. F. Habberman cream- ery company was destroyed. When the 500 people of the town realized that the creamery could ot be, eaved, they tried to save the house of Wesley Garlich ad- joining. A bucket brigade was formed and with 600 buckets of buttermilk secured from the creamery the Garlich home was saved. Had the fire communicated to the Gar- lich 1esidence, it is probable that the rest of the town would have gone. Heavy Gale Engiand. LONDON, Dec. 3—A severe gale pre valled throughout Great Britain early tc day. Considerable damage was wrought, particularly in the coast towns. Small shipping also suffered, but no loss of lite has been reported, [BUDGET CAMPAICN BEGINS Lloyd-George Fires First Shot at Luncheon of Liberal Club. TO BUDGET FIGHT KING REFERS In Speech of Prorogation Edward Thanks Commons for Provisions and Regrets it Has Proved Unavailing. LONDON, Dec. 3-—~The king's speech prorogating Parliament wus read today. tendance small. The speech was read by Lord Migh Chancellor Loreburn, who was supported by Viscount Althorp, the lori chamberlain; Lord MacDonnell. Lord Pent- land, secretary for Scotland, and Lord Haversham. As soon as the speech had been read, the king's consent to the bills passed during the session was announced and the mem- bers dispersed. Freed of legislative of the House of Commons many peers began their litical predictions In their constituencies today. Comparatively few remained London for the formalities connected with the ccremony of proroguing Parliament David Lloyd-George, chancelor of the exchequer, whose budget was the initial cause of the crisls, was given the op- portunity of firing the first shot in the struggle as the guest at luncheon of the Nuatlonal Liberal club. The function was one of the most elzborate of the kind ever held In this city and being timed with the prorougation of Parliament afforded an occasion of which the chancellor took advantage to deliver a speech which will be the cue of the radica’s throughout the country. Winston Spencer Churchill campalgn while on the other side Lord Lansdowne, leader of the opposition in the House of Lards and J. Austen Cham- berlain, who was chancellor of the ex- chequer in the Balfour ministry, have gone to Plymouth to speak the first words for the unionists. duties members own po- started the King Refers to Budget. The reference to the political erisls in the speech of prorogation was contained In the clause, addressed to the House of Commons, in which the king thanked the members for the adoption of the provision for the national expenditures. This con- cluded: “I regret that the privilege has proved unavailing.” On forelgn relations the speech satd: Difficulties which unfortunately arose in ago have resulted, happlly, in a practi- cal solution for the maintenance of peace. At a luncheon of the National-Liberal club Mr. Lioyd-George delivered a vigorous speech in which he expressed confidence that, although the budget had been buried, it was insurcd the certaln hope of an early resurrection. It was time for the lords to be handled firmly, the chancellor sald, and for one he would not remain a member of the Liberal cabinet for an hour unless he knew that the cabinet had power to carry its bills. He added that the greatest members of the upper house had been opposed to the rejection of the budget bill. Even Lord Lansdowne, he believed, would rather have passed the budget, but he had been forced into the position taken against his better judgment The chancellor conciuded: With all the lords' cunning, their greed has overborne their craft, and we have got them at last.” CHICAGO, Dec. 3—Dense fog which hung over Chicago today interfered seriogsly with traffic on the steam, street and ele- vated railroads and was the cause of two wrecks (n the early part of the day in which a number of persons were seriously injured. One of the collislons was at 1034 street and Vincennes avenus, where two Interburban cars crashed together, injuring elght persons, two of whom may die. The Dense Fog Over Chicago Cause of T'wo Bad Wrecks other accudent was on the incline leading to the Indlana street bridge over the Chi- cago river, where two surface street cars collided, injuring three passengers. In the downtown district streets the dark- ness was so intense that vehicles were vis- ible only & few feet away. Traln schedules were ignored while the fog lasted and engineers and motormen kept their cars at slow speed with emergency brakes ready. The proceedings were brief and the at- | and | in | southeastern Europe in the autumn a year | TRAINMEN WILL RETURNTO WORK Members of the Order Who Struck with Switchmen Have Decided to Resume Duties. HAWLEY DISCUSSES OUTLOOK Says Few Trainmen Went Out and that Situation is Unchanged. RUMOR OF SETTLEMENT SO00N Statement that Negotiations Are On Denied by Both Sides. “PLENTY OF MEN,” SAYS HILL ot Northern Wil Walt Day or Two Before Bring- More Switchmen the East. entdent Great in from ST. PAU Minn,, 'Dee. 8.—Officials of the Switchmer union sald they were not alarmed at the reports received from’ the | west today dt members of the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen going back to work. Union officers recelved?word that every- thing wad still tied up in Seattle, despite the report that the trainmen had decided to go back to work he switchmen say | whatever actfon was taken by the Seattle {tralnmen will make no material difference as there are only a few of them In the Seattle yards, and that, In fact, 97 per cent ‘n! the switchmen in the northwest are members of the Switchmen's union. President Hawley spent the day in Min- neapolls, where he had a conference with Governor Eberhart. 1In this conference were Secretary Martin of the executive committee of the switchmen and E. W. | Decker, president of the Minneapolis Clear- | ing~tiouse assoctation. Movement Toward Settlement. Governor Eberhart announced later that a well defined movement had been started to effect a settlement of the strike. A statement was published quoting the gov- | ernor as saying he believed that the strike | would be settled in three days. Goyernor Eberhart, when asked as to the trfith ot |the interview, sald he had been incorrectly quoted. He sald he had met some of the Minne- apolls business men, who had talked with | him regarding the possibilities of getting | both sides to the controversy together, and |he thought that a movement was on foot {in that direction. | President L. W. HIill of the Great North- |ern, when asked if he knew anything about it; said there could be no truth to any talk of settiement even with individual rail- roads, as the general managers had de cided that they would all stand together. Mr. Hill sald,the rafirosds, could get so many men inf the east to take the strik- ers' places they could fill all the plac:s, but that they did not want to bring them |all in now, preferring to give the old men |a chance to return to thelr places. Hawley Reviews Outlook. President Hawley of the Switchmen's uiion also said there was nothing definite accomplished at the Minneapofls confer- lence und that so far as he knejv the pros- |pects of a settlement viere no better to- | night than they were before. Regarding the defectfon of the men In Duluth, Mr. Hawley said he had a mes- |sage fromg Duluth today statng that only three of the Brotherhood of Rallway Train- men had returned to work and that it was {believed they would go out again tonight. Mr. Hawley again reiterated his state- ment that there was no possibllity of arbi- | tration under the Erdman act. So far as the frelght situation is con- cerned here, it is being moved with aiffi- culty and there was congestion In the lo- cal yards. It was esthmated that about 1,600 men had been imported into the Twin Clties today and the radroad officlals said they were satisfied that conditions would resume their |normal state within a few days. Superintendent Morrison of (he Unioa depot terminals said today that he had been approached by five members of the switchmen's union who sald that thers was | much dissatistaction In the ranks, and that |fully haif of the men are desirous of re- |turning to work and are deterred only by fear of the rest of the strikers, Little Frelght is Moved. Conditions at the local terminals were still in bad shape this morning. While there was some movement of cars, there was no volume of business being done and | most passenger traftic was delayed. More |strike breakers were put to work this |morning and the rallroad officlals state that Lefore the day is over enough new men will be working to considerably im- |prove the conditions. Conditions at the large terminals are worst than at the smaller ones and way stations: “It is impossible to make an accurate estimate of the number of strikers em- ployed. We put & dvzen new men to work here yesterday and will put two or three dozen more to work today,” sald General Manager Gruber of the Great Northern. | General Manager Slade of the Northern | Pacific would make no statement of t! {number of men employed on his road. The {officals say, however, that several hundred |new men are expected to arrive today, one carload being from Winnipeg and several from Chicago. The strikers say that the men imported {are not railroad men and cannot do the work properly. When Governor A. O. Eberhart arrives today from Chicago State Labor Comml |sioner W. R. E. McEwen will recommend that he take steps to organize an Interstate board of mediation, to be composed of the chief executives of Minnesota, North Da- kota, Montana, Idaho and Washington for the purpose of bringing about a settlement of the strike. Cold Wave, With a cold wave hovering over Mon- tann and & blizzard raging, it s feared much suffering will result because of the depletion of the coal supply unless traffic conditions are improved. The Northern Pacific was able to get two coal trains over its Montana division yesterday, but both were for their own use. Superintendent F. D. Kelsey announced that full ewitching crews will be at work | at all points on the Dakota division of the Great Northern toflay. It s reported the officials &t Grand Forks are accepting freight for all points except Duluth and the Twin Ciul No frelght 18 being recelved at Crook- ston, Minn., but passenger trains are mov- ing with more or less regularity. The yardmaster of the Great Northere at Fargo began this morning to use 'horses in moving freight ocars for the business men. Horses are also being used for the movement of the freight cars at Brainard, Coal Short.