Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, January 20, 1910, Page 1

_ business. THE OMAHA BEE goes to the homes—is read by the women-—sells goods for advertisers. VOL. XXXIX— N7 4 3 (OAL AND TRON POOL SMASHE: Columbus & Hocking Stock Makes Sensational Drop of Nearly Sixty Points. TWO FIRMS ARE INVOLVED J. M. Fiske & Co. and Lathrop, Haskins & Co. Suspend. FRAUD Creditors Allege Preferential Trans- | fers and Concealment. CHARGE OF MADE ENTIRE MARKET I8 AFFECTED Close 18 Weak, with Values Low Ebb—Rumor that Other Firms Will Suspend Today. NEW YORK, Jan, 19.—~There was an episode in the New York Stock exchange today more spectacular in many respects than the recent Hock Island flasco. With @ break of wore than 9 points the so- called Columbus & Hoecking Coal and Iron pool was' smashed, two stock exchange houses were forced to suspend and the market generally underwent severe de- clines, Involving the heaViest trading since the day of Edward H, Harriman's death. Total sales aggregated 1,634,500 shares. A rigld Inquiry by the spvernors of the ex- change will probably Be the afterimath, The firms involved are J. M. Fiske & Co. of 4 Broadway and Lathrop, Haspins & Co. of 80 Broadway. The fallure of both was caused by the collapse of the pool and involuntary petitions in bankrutey were filed against both of them. In the case of J. M. Fiske & Co. the liabilities of the firm are placed by cred- ftors at $160,000 with assets of $400,000. Counsel for the firm, however, estimated the firm's liabilities at $2500,00 at the close of business on Tuesdsy afternoon, with assets of $2,900,000. He did not esti- mate the firm's financlal resources after today's developments. Fraud is Charge: In the petition against the firm creditors allege the prefentlal transfer of property to one or morc creditors and further charges that the alleged bankrupts per- mitted a considerable portion of their property “to be concealed 6r removed, with intent to hinder, delay and defraud cred- itors.” Judge Hand, in-the United States dis- trict court, appointed a receiver tonight. Assets and labllitlos are not stated in the petition filed against Lathrop, Haskins & Co., although It Is alleged that the claims of creditors on stock accounts ag- regate $16,200. Admission @f Insolvency is algo alleged. No recelver had been ap- pointed for this firm tonight. brought about primelly by the refusal of banks to make further advances on the stock as collateral and the imabllity or fallure of those who were long of it to make good impaired margins. The suspen- slon of the two firms most vitally con- cerned was, therefore, a natural result. Several Individuals also are said to have | lost heavily. Entire Market Affecfed. In all, about 45000 shares of Columbus Hoeking changed hands at a range of from 88% to 3. The stock closed at 33, a net loss of B4 points. The entire ma¥rket closed weak, with prices at low ebb. ‘With the breaking of the poo! there wera reports of an immediate Investigation into the operations by the Stock exchange au- thorities This was officially denled, but it seems more than llkely that clreum- stances will force the exchange to take some cognizance of the matter. In fact, some of the principals of the pool were be- fore the governors during the day, and a statement dealing authoritatively with the matter probably will be issued tomorrow. According to common bellef, James R. Keene was active in the market movement of Columbus and Hoecking. 'Some of his #ssoclates sald, however, that the Keene interest in the stock had been withdrawn some time The pool had been in existence ofr about a year. United States Steel was the feature of the market today in point of activity. Trading in this stock totalled 361,000 shas or apporximately 2% per cent of the day’ It was reported tonight that two other stock exchange firms would be forced to suspend tomorrow. It was expected in some quarters that the fallure of the two additional firms would be announced be- fore the market closed, and there was talk of the filing of a third pefition In bankruptcy, but this was not done up to the close of the United States district court. Final Report on Cook’s Records Copenhagen Confirms Former Find- ing that Claim of Explorer is Not Sustained. COPENHAGEN, Jan. 19.—~The committee of the University of Copenhagen has com- pleted its examination of Dr. Frederiok A. Cook's original notes and today confirmed {18 previous conclusions that not the slight- est proof that the explorer reached the North pole had heen submitted BOARD FOR NATIONAL PEACE Nicholas Murray mittee riman Batler NEW YORK, Jan, 19.—Nicholas Murray Butlér, ehairman of the Lake Mohonk con- ference on International arbitration, today announced the names of the committee to consider plans for a national council for arbitration und peace, whose purpose wiil be Lo bring into co-operation the different peace and arbitration socleties, Following 18 the committee: EMhu Root, Andrew Carnegte, Albert K. Smiley, Benjamin F. Trueblood of Nosten, E. D. Warfield of Easton, Pa.; Lyman Abbott and Edwin D. Mead of Boston, George W, Kirchwey of , ls in Panic %%, mp to Death During Fire v Fou. Dead and More Dying as Result of Blaze in Philadelphia Factory. PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 19.—Four persons are dead and several are dying in hospltals following a fire which destroyed a factory buflding at Second and Chancellor streets shortly before noon today. The known dead are all girls and three of them were killed by jumping from windows. About 100 employes were in the bullding. There are nearly twenty persons in hos- pitals. ‘ The negro elevatdt boy employed in the building was taken into custody by (he police pending an Investigation into the origin of the five. The fire is sald to have started on the third floor. Those on that floor were thrown into a panic and the ery.of fire was spread. When the excltement reached the three upper floors a wild rush for life ensued. The people on the first and second floors and most of those on the third floor made thelr escape, but those in the upper part of the bullding were blocked at the third floor, which was a mass of flames. Merchants hurriedly brouhgt out large squares of canvas used to cover produce at night and held them for the girls to| jump into. It is sald about twenty made the leap from different floors. One woman, Clora Swarts, died on the way to a hospital. Turkish Palace Ruined by Fire Building in Which Parliament Sits and Finest in Country Acci- dentally Burned. CONSTANTINOPLE, Jan. 19.—The palace of Cheragan, where Parllament sits, was practically destroyed by fire of accidental origin today. The Chamber of Deputies was burned out and the senate hall was so badly damaged that it cannot be occupled again, The palace of Cheragan was bullt by Sultan Abdul Asez and was the finest of the palaces on the Bosphorus. It was constructed of marble and the interlor was remarkable for the beauty of the: orna- ments in marble and wood. For many years it was the home of the deposed sultan, Murad V, and inaccessible to visitors. It was occupled by Parliament when' the body was formed a little more than a year ago. Kansas Appeals Guaranty C se Attorney General Jackson W{ll iaok to Overturn Adverse Deeision. KANSAS CITY, Jan, 19.—Alleging that the United States cireult court had no jur- fsdiction and that error was committed by Judge Pollock on December 23 last in granting a temporary Injunction prevent- Ing the stale bank commissioner from enforcing the provisions of the Kansas bank deposit guaranty law, Fred S. Jack- son, attorney general of Kansas, In Kan- sas City, Kan. this afternoon filed an appeal.to the United States efreult court of appeals. Judge Pollock today granted the appeal from his previous order, which later was a virtual declaration that the law was unconstitutional. ‘School Children March to Safety Fire Drill Used When Roof of Build- ing Collapses at Coffey- ville, COFFEEVILLE, Kan., Jan. 19.—A fire arlll here today probably saved many lives, when, following the collapse of.the roof over a portion of the McKinley school bullding, %0 children formed In line and marched from their rooms in safety. Not one of them was hurt, Workmen were repairing the roof, when the walls settled, permitting it to drop. Four men were hurled forty feet to the ground. One probably was fatally hurt and three others were more or less seriously hurt. 1 DAHLMAN FIRST AT LINCOLN Omaba Mayor $ends Affidavit of Al- legiance to Democracy to retary of State. (From a Stafi Correspondent.) LINCOLN, Jan. 19.—(Special.)—Mayor Dahiman of Omaha today filed his applica- tion for a place on the primary ballot as a candidate for governor. his affidayit hp affillates with the dem- He swears in | HUGHES TALKS TO INSURANCE MEN Representatives of Twenty Million Policyholders in Conference at Washington. HONEST COMPANIES ARE SAFE| State Comtrol Will in No Way Inter- fére with Their Interests. DAY + OF CORRUPTION - PAST !enyl; Can Better Be Trusted Than Legislators Who Can Be Bribed. FEDERAL CONTROL NOT LIKELY Executive Says that Supervision by United States | Under Recent Impossible De- cisions. WASHINGTON, Jan. 19.-At the third annual meeting of the association of life insurance ~presidents today, Governor Charles B. Hughes of New York, ad- dresad the executive officers of life In- surance compnies, representing 20,000,000 poliey holders and nearly $4,000,000,000 of assetd, declaring his faith in life insurance as an American finstitution. He Insisted that no life insurance organization which is honest and economigal In its arrange- ment need fear state control nor expect to suffer from legislation. On the subject of legislative sorruption he sald: *'I hope the time has gone by when it will be necessafy to protect the #iterests of iite insurance policyholders by efforts to corrupt legislators. Publicity, discussion, fair understanding of what you have in view and what is essential to the proper cohduct of this business, those are your guarantees and ‘those are the securities of the policyholders you: represent. Trust the People. “You are not handling our moneys but the savings of the people. You are not responsible for leglslation and you have no duty in any way, by any method, which will not stand full and public discussion to thwart any attack upon interests com- mitted In your care. You can much beétte trust people, if the understand the situ- ation, than you can trust those who are purchasable and run the risk in the future of reaping the harvest which i inevitable if there be sown in our legislative halls the seeds of bribery and corruption, “We must have insurance supervision supported in public opinion. I have been strongly in favor of control by the state of various actlvities, but as one has re- alized more than 1 how important it is that control should be fair and impartial The governor declared he belleved that extension of national activities would be needed soon to meet the increasing popu- lation, but, referring to the expressed de- slre of seme of the insurance officials to bring the companies under control of the federal government, said he belleved that would not be possible in the face of decls- fons of the supreme court of the United States. Big Toll to Diverse Laws. From $15,000,000 to $20,000,00 a year is the toll pald by life insurance policyholders of this country as a result of the lack of uni- formity in state insurance laws and prac- tices, according Yo L. G. Fouse. This is at least & per cent of the yearly payments to policyholders and beneficiaries, he figures. Mr. Fouse, who Is president of the Fidel- ity Mutual Life Insurance company of Philadelphia, made these figures known to- day in an address before the meeting of the assoclation. He is a member of the execu- tive committee of the association. “Over one-third of the population,” said Mr. Fouse, “has a direct Interest in life Insurance and more than one-half of the remaining two-thirds an indirect interest. 1t i exceedingly important that waste and unnecessary taxation be stopped while ex- tending ample security and protection to the Interests involved. “Some would seek to accomplish the de- sired end through national laws and super- vision; others through the harmonizing of state laws and practices. For the present we are particularly Interested in the latter. It is a fact that cannot be controverted, Ut the lack of harmony In laws and prac- tices has been a detriment to the business. In recent years, however, we have been drifting towards uniformity and harmony, and there are many who believe that the laws of the various states can be made con- sistent and homogeneous, and that it would be better for all concerned that the busi- ness be conducted under such improved laws rather than under a centralized ad- ministration. = Hence, if the uhiformity hoped for can be accomplished there will be no need of national laws and supervis- ton.” FINE FOR TRUNK SMUGGLER New York Dressmaker Pleads Guilty and s Assessed Five Hundred Dollars. NEW YORK, Jan. 19.—On her plea of gullty Mrs. Angela C. Quinlan, one of twenty-seven dressmakers recently indicted for participation In the “sleeper” trunk sm.uggling conspiracy, was today fined $500. Mrs. Quinlan admitted that $12,00 worth of the Paris gowns recently selzed be- ocratlo party and doesn't file as & populist. longed to her. Forest Rangers Two of Uncle Sam's forest rangers swung off a train at Union station Wednesday morning and learned the news that Gifford Pinchot had been dlsmissed by President Taft as the head of the forestry bureau. “By hek,” sald one of them, “our boss has been canned for nearly two weeks, and this is the first we heard of it. Don't that beat al?”, The men are James H. Burton and Charles H. Clay, who have been stationed for two years in the Holy Cross National forest In Colorado. They are now off on leave of absence and are going back east to visit friends until the snows are gone from the mountains and the pasture lands are open for grasing. Since Thursday the two vangers have been traveling eastward from the moun- New York, James Hrown Scott. solioltor of the Department of State, and Nieholas Murray Butler. tain fastesses of the western siope and | the news of Mr, Pinchot's removal was |naturally slow in reaching them.. Thelr Just Hear “Our Boss” Has Been Canned cabin is located up In the Capitol creek district of Pitkin county, twenty miles from a railroad station. They see dally papers up there on an average of once & month. “I was always strong for Pinchot policies myselt,” said Clay, “but the mountaineers were opposed to his methods. The stock raisers of Colorado now pay 2 cents & head rly to allow thelr cattle to grase on the national forests. In years gome by there were 1o chary as the land is government lund and supposed to be free. The rangers #ive the ranchers all the protection possible and often are the means of preventing seri- ous forest fires, but the western stockmen for the most part will be glad to see the end of the fronclad rules” Burton 1s a graduate of the College of Agriculture of the University of Illinols and Clay took the forestry course at the University of West Virginia the | From the New York World. WALSH BERIND PRISON-BARS Aged Chicago. Banker Becomes Con- viot 6861 at Leavenworth. 5 WARDEN oml OF BOYHOOD Entrance Ints Cell by No Display of Sentimdat——Formal the same brave attitude/tifise played ever sinee the first indtetment,John R. Walsh today began his fiveeyear sen- tence in the federal”prison here:for mis- applying the funds'of the Chicago National bank. Despite the long night ride from Chicago and the natural weakness of his advanced age—72 years—he gave mo more . sign of worry 6r distress than it he had came here to traneact.n business matter, {nstead of starting a prison term. He stepped briskly Into the office on his arrival. Throughout the preliminaries, which, pre- ceded his imprisonment proper, he passed calmly, without a trace of nervousness or undue excitement. At 12:08 p. m., John R. Walsh, banker, financler, buflder of railroads and news- paper owner, arrived at the prison; twenty minutes later the one-time master of mil- lions, but now simply convict No. 6361, was marched away under a guard. The gray- haired man had begun his sentence. Fate decreed that the aged bank wrecker should be registered In as a criminal at the penitentiary by a friend of his boy- hood days, Warden R. W. McClaughey, former chief of pelice of Chicago. He and Walsh were chums in thelr youth in Chi- cago. They had not seen each other in years until today. As Walsh entered the warden's - office Major McClaughey arose and offered his hand. . ‘Within twenty minutes aftet the wlrz- en's office had been reached the prelimih- ary arrangements for Walsh beginning his sentence had been arranged. He shook hands with his son, John W. Walsh, his son-in-law, Dr. L. Blake Baldwin; his at- torney, E. C. Pitsher and United States marshals Hoy and Middleton, who accom- he sald, firmly, and then there were a fow words between them such as friends would exchange upon a casual meeting. That was all. The aged prisoner did not seek to-take advantage of his friendship with the warden by asking the warden for speclal favors during his Incarceration. No favors Will be accorded him. His treatment will be the same as that of any prisoner. Easy Night on Train. Walsh passed an easy night on the train between Chicago and Kansas City. He re- tired at 1l o'clock, after having chatted, laughed and joked with friends for several hours. He ate two lunches on the train before retiring: At 7 o'clock Walsh was out of bed, fest- ing with the other members of his party. He ate & hearty breakfast. The Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul train upon which he was traveling was forty-five minutes into Kansas City, but this did not perturb him. While the train erept through the yards he sat in his apartment and read. Walsh asked his companions to protect him against a battery of newspaper pho- tographers ghthered at the Kansas City Union station and in an effort to shield his father John W. Walsh mixed with Benjamin Wright, one of the men with a camera. Wright leveled his camera at the banker as he stepped from the train. Young Walsh perceived the move and im- mediately - rushed at Wright, As he ran he hurled his sult case at the camera. The case struck the machine with a crash, smashed it to bits and hurled the photog- rapher against the side of a passenger coach. During the melee Walsh, piloted by Dr. L. Blake Baldwin, his son-in-law, escaped into the walting room of the statiom. Ar- rangements were made for the prisoner to bocupy the Invalids' room until & train started for Leavenworth. Although there was & cot In the room, Walsh aid not make use of it. He stood up by the cur- taln and conversed with his attorney, E. C. Ritcher. WEATHER FORECAST. For Nebraska—Fair and colder. For lowa—Fair and colder. For weather report see page \ SINGLE "COPY TWO CENTS. Back On the Main Track. Ge rman Tariff Negotiations Are Still On Berlin Newspapers Aroused Because that Country is Omitted from Taft Proclamation. BERLIN, Jan. 19.—The government has decided tl in the event of an agreement upon reciprocal tariffs between the United Stafes and Germany is not reached by Februdry 7, when the running arrangement explres, Germany's gemeral tariff . rates must, under the law, be applied to Ameri- can fmports at present coming in under the conventlonal taritf. One hundred and twenty-seven articles will be affected. Tt was, however, semi-officlally declared to- day that the tariff negotiations with the United Btates had not been broken off and it was ndded that time remalned for a settlement of the differences between the two countries. In the absenge of such a settlement the general tariff rates will go Into effect auto. matically at midnight on February 7. The imperial consultative commercial board, composed of manufacturers, finan- clers and economists, has been summoned to meet on January 24 and consider the trade position taken by the United States. The government wishes to explain to the board the attitude which it has assumed, Last night's speech of Privy Couneillor Goldberger before the Amerlcan Assoclation of Commerce and Trade, In which /the speaker Indicated that Germany was not aisposed to give way to the United Stat was based, it is learned, upon Goldberger's personal inquiries In government quarters. The newspapers today note with some concern that Germany was omitted from President Taft's proclamation of yesterday of the countries tg profit by the minimum rates at United States ports, SIX THOUSAND STREET CAR MEN VOTE TO GO ON STRIKE Philadelphia Tract Employes Charge Discrimination Against Union—Pratt in Charge. { PHILADELPHIA, Pa., Jan. 19—As the result of & serles of dlsagreements between the grievance committee of the local union and the management of the Philadelphia Rapld Transit company, 6000, motormen and conductors, members of the Amalga- mated Assoclation of Street and Blectric Raflway Employes last night and early this morning voted to strike at the call of the executive board of the union. The men claim that the management of the company 1ias violated the terms of the agreement en- tered fnto at the close of the last strike |and that members of the union have been TELEPHONE MERGER PLANNED New Independent System to Absorb Smaller Lines of State. COMPANY TO INCORPORATE SOON ‘Wire Association Chooses Officers at Convention and Hears Address About Bonde—r-Meettug in Blufts Today. mmq&;wtm adjournment of the Nel ndent Telephone assoclation convention - Wednesddy after- noon & preliminary meeting for the pur- pose of arranging for the incorporation t Telephone System of d, with C. J. Carlow of of the Independ Nebraska was cil Columbus as chalrman. A st of the several companies repre- senting all party of the state was read as agrelni to enter the Incorporation, fifty shareglders responding, which was more than the séquisif¢ quorum for incorpora- tion purpowes. A bofird of directlors of fifteen was pro- vided to carry out the work of the incor- chosen at this meeting and the remaining three are to be poratipn, Twelve wefe welected at a meeting of the twelve d rectors to be celled within thirty days by the executive cammittee of the assocla- tion. These twelve ditectors were elected: W. Bell of York, ¥. H. Woods of Lincoln, C. W, Bartlett of Fairbury, F. B. Lyman of Haxtings, W, Pratt of Kearney, W. J. Stadelman of Norfolk, G. J. Carlow of Columbus, J. H. thcoh{u of Beaver Cross- ing, C, L. Richards of son of Elm Creek; DeWitt, It I8 pwoposed Lo merge the assoclation Indejendent Telephone System raska af \ne next annual meeting of into the of N the asgociatiion, It is propo#ed to fix the stock of the stem’ at $10,000 divided into 400 shares of $25 each, and to, if possible, absorb a the independent tary of state. Ballots Cast for Officers. Officers were chosen Wednesday after- roon as follows C. J. Garlow of Columbus, president. George K. Coddington of Auburn, presiden R. B, treasurer. ©. ¥ Gariow of Columbus, I\ M. Woods C. Deering of Omahs, W. J. Stadeiman of ik W, T, Bell of York and P, W. Bartlett of Falrbury, executive committee. The next meeting of the assoclation will be left to thee xecutive committee to select of Liheoln, H. Towle of Falls City, Norfolk, the time and place. diseriminated against in favor of members of a few rival union. | C. O. Pratt, national organizer, advised against the strike, but said that if the men felt that it was needed to clear the atmos- phere the national body would stand by them. Under the by-laws of the union the reso- lution to strike must be endorsed by the national executive committee of the as- soclation and it is probable that that body | will make an effort to arbitrate before they give approval. Call Douglas 238, the “Want-ad Number.” Ask for the Want-ad Depart- ment and your ad will be tak- en carefully and will appear in the next edition. b Probably you have something you should advertise—a room or house for rent—need help—something to gell—something you want to buy. Do it now while yon have it inmind. Telephone it The other business of the associatio: during the afterncon was the presentation of addresses by various members on tele- phone subjects based on varied experiences and the reports of miscellaneous commit- tees and the adoption of the report of the These latter in- cluded & votg, Of thanks to the local com- committee on resolutions. mittees, to Mayor Dahlman for his wel come address and to the press of Omaha. The association will attend the meeting of the Iowa assoclation in Councll Bluffs this morning. Prior to golng to Councll Bluffs the pew executive committee will at meet in room D1 in the Rome hotel $:30 this morning. Telephone Finance Doue. Colonel C, J. Bills of Lincoin In replying to the address of welcon:e of Mayor Dahl- the Nebraska Independent Telephone assocla- tion_ announced that plans are practically completed for the financing and extension man at the second day's session of of the Independent Omaba. telephone system “Omaha builded better than it knew when it grented s franchise to the Independent Bills, “I know that financlers locally and abroad have banded themseives together and that this company is at this hour reorganizing and that Omiaha will have the finest tele- Telephone company,” said Colonel phone system in the entire west.” Frank H. Woods of Lincoln, president of Assoclation of Independent the state- the Nation Telephone companies, verified " (Continued on Second Page.) Hebron, E. C. Krem- orge K. Becker of Pawnee Clty and W. H. Daubendick of telephone companies of the state. The life of the incorporation is to be 100 years from the time the articles of incorporation are filed with the secre- vice }nmun of Lincoln, secretary apd DIVISION AMONG (OAL MINERS Most Powerful Labor Organization in the World Devotes Day to Playing Politics. LEWIS REGIME IS ATTACKED Opposition Charges President with Packing Convention. STRONG DENIAL IS ENTERED Mr. Lewis Defendy His Actions in Most Vigorons Language. OBJECTORS . WIN ONE BOINT Organizers “'IO—A:: Delegntes Wili Not Draw Pay Tre from General ary During the Conventlon. INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Jan. 19.—~The most powerful unified labor organization in the wotld, the United Mine Workers of North America, played politics bitterly all of to- day in its convention g this city and finally rebuffed its International administration. The “fillbusterers,” so called by President Thomas Lewls, succeeded in carrying by a large majority to suspend during the cons vention the salaries of the International organizers who are In attendance as rep- resentatives of local uniofis, and to put upon the unions the expense of thelr sup- port as delegates. The delegates divided in the debate on the motion. The leaders of the insurrectionists were Frank J. Hayes, who probably has been elected International vice president, jand who now s secretary of the Tilinols district of thw union; Willlam Green of Ohlo, Lewls' opponent in the election for president; John H. Walker, president-elect of the Illinols miners and Loewis' defeated rival for the international presidency :last year; Duncan McDonald, now the president of the Illinols district, and Francis Fee- han, president of the Plttsburg district. The anti-administration speakers charged that international organizers, being under the control of President Lewls, had been called into the convention in the expecta- tion that they could further the Interests {0 fthe administration; that some of them had solicited delegates' credentlals from local unions, supposed to be unable to send delegates, and that they should have re- mained In thelr distriots attending to the duties for which they were paid. A dangerous centralization of power re- sulted, it was maintained, which threat- ened the rights of the individual districts. Lewis Detends Acts. After his opponentshad plead their causes, President Lewis made a statement flatly denying that he had asked international organizers to help him forward his policles in the convention or that he had ever caucused -the organizers. He had called some of them to the ‘convention, he said, %0 that the del ® might have first- hand {nformation of fhe progress of orgahi- zation In non-uniof coal mining fields, Continuing, Lewls sald: “But It is ot the International organizers that are bothering these men. In their In- tense desire to protect the financier of the workers in the mines, what have some of them done? Read the scurrilous clreus lars that have been lssued assalling my character and my work. Ever since the miners of this country placed & gavel in my hands my enemies haye dofie all in their power to discredit my administration. The have sowed the seeds of mallce and disruption In the organization. In defense of the integrity and devotion of the international organizers President Lewls declared: “If you would know the perils that beset these men go into the flelds of Alabama, Hopkins county, Kea- tucky; Elhart Ridge, West Virginia; the mountains of Tennessee and parts of the fields of Pennsylvania, Missourl ahd more that I might mention. If you are sus- pected of being un organizer you will give §00d account of yourself or you will be escorted out by armed men, and if you resist you will stay there crippled.” After President Lewls had closed his speech there was further argument until a motion to end the debate was carrizd by a vote of 535 ayes and 467 noes. The original motion then was put and carried, The reports of President Lewls, Secra- tary-Treasurer Edwin Perry and Vice President McCullough were read and the convention adjourned for the day. i Report of President. “The application of common sense should be the basis of the new method of promoting industrial peace in the mining region: according to the annual report of President Thomas L. Lewis. President Lewis declared that an Im- portant problem before the organization was how to organize the mine workers in the nonunion mining district. He said: “South and east of the Ohio river in the states of Maryland, West Virginia, Ken- tucky, Tennessee and Alabama, nearly 120,000 mine workers are employed, Of this number, but a small per cent of the total are organized, and what is true of the states named also applies to a large sec- tion of the bituminous and anthracite dis- tricts of Pennsylvania as well as Colorado, Costly and unsuccessful efforts have been made to organize these districts through the madium of strikes. The amount spent for ald alone In support of strikes in the states of Maryland, West Virginia, Ken- tucky, Tennessee, Alabama and Colorado since the year 1900 amounts to nearly $3,000,000, and to this large sum should be added the amount of money spent fo main- tain a number of organizers in those d triets.” In denylng @ widespread bellef that the mine workers seek to organige in the states named to curtall the shipment of coal west, President Lewls sald: “We should declare in the most emphatic man- ner that it Is not our purpose to organize the nonunion mining districts to curtafl thelr coal production. We must convince the operators of those states that we are sincere in our position.. We will then have removed the greatest obstacle in the way of organizing West Virginia and the other n 4 of | states named." The report states that the anthracite coal reglon of Pennsylvania employs 174,000 mine workers, about 30,00 of whom ere organized, and explained the condition by saying, “An Investigation and study of the anthraéite situation convinees me that the Inactivity and the fallure of the mine workers to be better organiged is due principally to thelr own indifference. Mr, Lewls declared that the wuge agree- ment now In effect in the anthracite reglon @oes not provide & proper standard of wages and 18 not what the mine workers desire, And, In regard to the present asres