Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, December 3, 1915, Page 1

Nonec of ‘em are initat! fun-making with the Kat- | zenjammers, Happy Hooli- gan ond little Snookums. VOL.. XLV--NO., 144. THE OMAHA DAILY BEE OMAHA, FRIDAY MORNING, ~DECEMBHE 1915—-TWELVE PAGES. HAUSER WAS IN OMAHA ON DATE SMITH WAS SHOT Captain Maloney Now Has Evidence Shawine "Ape-Man” Did Not Leave Omaha Unti] After the Murder. i HERE FOR FIVE DAYS AFTER Landlord of House Where He Roomed with Wife and Child Has Book Showing Date. . ! HAUSER SAYS HE WAS HERE Arthur Hauser, holdup man, ac- cused of the murder of W. H. Smith, Woodmen of the World cashier, ad- | mitted yesterday to Sheriff McShane | ke was in Omaha the night of Octo-! ber 16, the night of the murder of Smith, then, a second later, he qual- | ifled the statement by saying, “That is what they claim.” “You claim that you were not In| Omaha the night of the Smith mur-| der?” he was geked. “I was here,” he said. later he added: \ “That’s what they say. @s well be that way."” Captain of Detectives Maloney re- fused to allow him to secure a law- ver previous to the hearing at which he was bound over, Hauser asserted in the first interview given to news- paper men since his arrest. Proua of His Wife, He declared his wife was ‘“the best little waman any man ever had.” “If you put anything In the paper that will hurt her, I wiil never say another word for the newspapers,” he said, “She has had trouble enough and she has four children to take care of.” As Hauser spoke he held in his hand several clean handkerchiefs and a pair of stockings which his wife had sent him from Wichita. # He expressed concern because he Had received no letter from his wife and rela- tives in Wichita and complained to the sheriff that the police were holding his mall. According to dispatches from Wichita, } it was Hauser's wife who gave the “tip” it ited in his arrest. “l‘n ::“-ollnn cell behind a series of barred | corridors, Hauser talked freely and intelligently and replied to all ques- tions in e amiable manner. In answer to several questions rdnuu.:.d-‘;:nr- der charge lm him, he q y: ~rvgumt-wint to tali.about that.” { _ Oam Produce Albi. A “Can ageount for your wi o the l\llh,t':mlfll ‘was killed?” Hauser was askéd during an interview at which Sher- 1ff McShane and two newspaper men were present. “Yes,” he said, I can show just where 1 was all the time. “Where were you?" “I won't tell that.”” This jconversation occurred a few min- utes after his statement that he was In Omaha the night of the murder, ‘which was heard by-the sheriff and two news- An instant | It might yaper men. Wants a Lawyer, i “I want to see a lawyer. That is what 1 want,” said Hauser, ‘“‘Maloney wouldn't let me have a lawyer before the other hearing. 1 wanted to bring out some of tho girl's testimony.” (Referring to Grace | Elater, who was with Smith when he was shot.) “Have yoy any preference as to a law- yer?” “No, I don't know Omaha,” said Hauser. “The girl said I was the man that shot Smith, because the police wanted her to," Hauser continued. -“She sald once that the man wore a handkerchief over his face, ther afterwards she sald he wore & black mask. She said that because the police told her to.” “Has all the jewelry been recovered that you got in the Hause job (the rob- bery of a party at the home.of W. T. Hause),” Hauser was asked, “I guess s0,” he sald, indifferently. Blames Bad Company. Bad company caused Hauser's cl from a hard working man to a holdup man, he said. “What started you into the stickup {Continued on Page Four, Column Five.) The Weather For Omaha, Council Bluffs and Vicintty —Falr and warmer, Temperature st Omaha Yesterday. any lawyer in Hours. S a ni. % 6a m. 2 T7a m 1 8 9 e Vam %1 fam | m. 1p.m = 1 ! 2p.m 171 Spm ip m by 6p.m 3 ép, m Tp.m @ §p.m. 4 Comparative Local Record. A 1915, ivld, 1913, 1912 Highest yesterday 4 4 M 81 Lowest yesterday B B & B Mean témperature ... 8 34 Precipitation .. 50 0 . 00 ‘Temperature ures from tne normal Normal temperature Excess for the day Total deficlency since March 1 1 FARM CONGRESS ALMOST UNIT FOR PROHIBITION Resolution for State-Wide and Na- tional Movement to Do Away with Liquor Adopted by Vote of 52 to 7. WOOSTER LEADING OPPONERT) Odell Leals the Forces that Are in Favor of Making Nebraska a Dry State of Union. MANY RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED Though defeated in the resolutions committee of thé Farmers’' Congress, statewide and national prohibition came back strong on the floor of the convention immediately after the resolutions committee reported on Thursday afternoon. With Charley Wooster the princi- pal opponent and Frank G. Odell the principal defender of the prohibition propaganda, the convention favored it by & vote of 532 to 7. Former State Senator W. F. Dale of Denton introduced the resolution. A. G. Wolfenbarger of Lincoln, old- time fighter in the ranks of the drys. remained through the fight to help: in the engineering, and then hustled into the lobby and called a taxi to carry him to the depot, as his mis- sion as a delegate to the congress was over. Suffrage Sleeps On. ‘Woman suffrage was not so fortunate. That, too, was killed in the resolutions committee, but had no champlon to bring it up from the floor when the resolutions committee reported without it. The resolutions comended the work of the United States bureau of animal in- dustry for its prompt action in keeping the foot and mouth disease out of Ne- braska, and urged the Live Stock Sani- tary board to continue its efforts for uni- form shipping laws. The resolutions favored long-time leases of farm land. They approved the ef- forts of Senator Norris in confirming the abutting landowners in the possession of certain lands claimed by the Union Pa- cific rallway. They demanded certain rallways re- scind thelr orders prohibiting the sale of produce from cars. They approved the action of the last legislature in enacting the law providing for the Tofrens system of land registra- tion, and urged that the counties adopt Ryan Tostifies. Halpin Was Paid $500 in His Office CHICAGO, Dec. 2—~The state rested its casc today in the trial of John J. Halpin, | former head of the Chicago detective bu- reau, accused of accepting money to pro- tect clairvoyant swindlers. Frank Ryan, who under varieus names posed as a wonderful clairvoyant, in fin- isbing his testimony readily admitted he had been promised immunity. He stuck to his statement that Halpin visited the clairvoyant headquarters and | there recelved $500 from ‘‘Barney" | Bertsche, who was the clairvoyants’ “fixer.” Ryan said the clairvoyant feature was FORD PASSPORTS ARE GOOD ONLYIN NEUTRAL STATES Seventy-Five Granted L s of | Automobile King on- . tingent J | | RE SEVERAL ARE REFUSED PAPERS| | Traveling Credentials of Peace Dele | gates Will Not Permit Them to Visit Belligerent States, LANSING MAKES ANNOUNCEMENT | RULLETIN, WASHINGTON, Dec. 22.—8even- | ty-five assports, good only in neutral counties, were issued by the State de- lputment late today for members of |the Ford Peace expedition. Several ‘vuunorls were refused on account of faulty applications or because the applicants were not citizens of the United States. WASHINGTON, Dec. 2.—S8ecre- tary Lansing announced today that riembers of the peace party, plan- u'‘ng to sail on the ship chartered by Henry Ford, will not be given pass- ports to belligerent countries, but only to neutral states in Europe. Secretary Lansing made it plain that passports were given to American citi- zens for belligerent countries only when | business made it absolutely necessary to visit there or when they were Invited by some governmental agency In those |countries. Mr. Lansing expained that no distifiction was being drawn between members of the peace party and other | American citizens, and that the general rule of the Department of State was being applied. The ruling, however, was generally in- terpreted as meaning that the United States does not regard unofficial missions in efforts to make peace by private per- sons as business of an urgent charadter. Few applications have been made for | passports to visit belligerent countries, [the plan of the peace party Being to as- {semble & convention in one of the neu- | tral countries and use a neutral capital as a base for the operation of the im. portant plans. Officlals of the passport bureau have not held up any passports for persons of American birth, but it was admitted to- day there have been the usual difficul- ties with reference to naturalized per- sons. e Suffragint Refused Passport, Ines Milholland. Bolssevain, the suffra- #lst, was refuscd a passport because her husband I& a citizen of o forelgn country, Officldls of the State depertment sald today there seemed to be some {mpres- #slon in Burope that the United States government in some way was sanction- ing the Ford plan and they emphasized (Continued on Page Two, Column One.) Jews Give Over One Million to Destitute of Race in War Area.asi NEW YORK, Dec. 2.~The Jews in America have contributed more than 1,800,000 to the relief of destitute mem- Lers of the Tace in the war areas and In Talestipe, according to & report made public- here teday by the central commit- vsed merely as a shield for swindling operations. Counsel for Halpin started the defense with character witnesses. Minneapolis Man is Charged With ~ Murder of His Wife MINNEAPOLIS, Dec. 2.—Frederick T. Price was indicted for first degree mur- der today, charged with causing the death of his wife, Mary Fridley Price, member of a well-known Minnesota family, Mrs, Price's body was found at the base of & high cliff along an automobile road, November 6, 1914. Price explained ehe had fallen from the cliff while try- ing to rescue a pet dog. Charles D. Etchinson, who accompanied Price on the nignt of Mrs. Price's death, was charged with first degree murder. He was arvested in Washington, D. C., last night and will be extradited to Minneapolis. Civil suits are pending against Price to force him to return $23.000 inherited through the death of his wif China Denies Being Invited to Join the ,Entente Powers PEKING, Dec, 2—~The Chinese govern- ment made formal denial tonight that it had consldered the possibliity of jolning with the entente powers or had been re- quested to do mo. ‘The statement issued by the foreign of- fice follows: “The Chinese government has never considered the possibility of abandoning neutrality and joining any belligerent | or group of belligerents. “The Chinese gover ** has not re- celved a proposal to that effect from or opened such negotistions with any power or group of powers. ' Fourth Son Born to Emperor and Empress of Japan TOKIO, Dec. 2.—Empress Sadako of Japan gave birth to a boy at 7:35 o'clock this evening. This is the fourth son born to the em- peror and empress of Japan. The other .08 inch \26.74 inches ‘ . 4.6 inches period, .51 inches / Deficiency for cor, period, 1913.. 6.5 inches Beports from Stations at 7 P, M, Etation and State JTemp. High- Rain- ., of Weather, Tp.m et fall Cheyenne, clear e B 00 Davenport, clear 0 = £ Denver, elear ] £ \ Dodge City, clear “ 0 Lander, part cloudy. 2 “ K . orth Platte, clear o @ 00 Omaha, clear @ « 0 L ueblo, clear . % [ 00 tapid City, el o - w0 Sait Lake City, cloudy /'8 4 e :cnl.l Fe, cloudy g g »n " N -0 Sloux City, clear. 3% - 00 * w ™ Y adicn precipitatio Latl N LA WRLBH, Lkl Porecanter. children are Hirohito Michinamiva, the crown prince, born in 1801; Yashuhito Atsunomiva, born in 192, and Nobuhito Terunomiya, born in 196, 1ee for the relief of Jews suffering through the war, ‘The report declares that the situation of the Jews In Europe and Palestine is even worse than that of the Serblans and Belgians, and that 1 is a question of sav- ing them from extinction. “Vengeance has been wreaked upon them,” says the committee, “not by one eor two of the warring nations, but by nearly all the belligerent powers.' The report says that nearly $250,000 was of persons throughout the country. The committes urges the necessity of further| donations. German Woman Spy | Shot by Belgians Says Berlin Report| BERLIN, Dec. 2—(By Wireless to Say- ville.)~The Overseas News Agency says: *“The German government has published | photographic reproductions of documents | having to do with the execution of Julla | Van Warterghen in Antwerp on August 12, 1914, by Belgian soldiers. “This woman was convicted by a Bel- glan court-martial, whose findings were approved by the Belgian war minister. “The documents, now in the possession of the German government, and the fact that the French have gourt-martialed and shot women sples during the war, show Fow much welght should be attached to the expressions of indignation in England and France at the execution of the Eng- | whose birth caused a discussion here {could save the child’s life and mentality lish nurse, Miss Cavell.” SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 2—Delegates from elghteen western states were here today for the openingisession of the re- clamation conference, which is to last two days. It was anriounced that the conference would be called to order by L. M. Rice, a civil engineer of Washington. It was ex- pegted that Jobhn P. Hartman would be elected temporary, chairman. 1 The main object of the conference, it was announced, is to prepare the way for the national reclamation convention to be held in Washington, D. C. mext February. Conference on Land ; Reclamation Begins' | The purpose of the national convention | is stated to be to provide a plan to help the owner of semi-arid or arid land to develop the land through irrigation. This purpose fs embodied in the Jones bill, in- troduced in the United States eenate last year by United States Senator Jones of Washington. i MISS ELIZABETH GURLEY FLYNN, leader of the In. dustrial Workers of the World, on trial in Paterson, N. J,, charged with inciting strikers to violence in court. She is only about 25. She began her work as a socialist orator at the age of 15, while still a high school girl. & Th P1eM SERVICE, BROMWELL, FORMER |FOUR. NEBRASKANS MISS sz;/_zflez_; URLEY FLYNN OMAHA MAN KHLLED| RBAGH CAPITAL i Falling 0ff Load of Alfalfs, Striking on Head, He Dies Fifteen Mintites Later with Skull Crushed. BODY TO BE BURIED HERE Ex-Governor Shallenberger and Con- gresiman Lobeck Expected to Be on Hand Saturday. WILSON'S MESSAGE A LONG ONE L. H. Bromwell, aged 67 years, and for many years a resident of Omaha, until he moved to a farm three and (From a Staff Correspondent.) WASHINGTON, Dec. 2.—(Speeial Telegram.)—Four of the six mem- (VILLA'S FORCES ARE BEATEN, ‘hrn Number of Indians Reported to Have Surrendered. PROTECTION FOR YAQUI VALE WASHINGTON, I)N‘.. 2, —Villa |forces in northern Mexico have been signally defeated by Carranza troops, ]nnd a large number of Yaqui In- PREPARE TO MEET RUSSIAN DRIVE ~INTO BULGARIA | Movements of Teutons Indicate They Expect the Czar's Army to Come to the Aid of \ the Serbians, SOUTH SERB OAMPAIGN ENDS dians have surrendered, according to |reports to the State department to- |day from Guaymas. b | “The Indians,” eays the'State de- | partment announcement, “‘appear to have been connected with the Villa ! forces. It is stated that this victory | will enable the defdcto government | to send forces south to intercept the main Villa \foree. | “Protection for the Yaqut valley is| promised by the stationing of a patrol | of cavalr¢ around the entrance to the, BERLIN, Dec. 2. (Via London.) valley and maintaining l'l'm‘n uu;&':l ~Teutonle forces, pressing thelr striking distance 3,000 troops to be cailed | cumpaign agalust Montenegro, have :-:;m:h:n r.:lll‘:\_‘!m e ity e e "‘.;Oi‘r\lpled the towns of Pl:vlje and , l‘y"b“k" in northeastern Montenegro, Austrian Official Report Announces Capture of Sixty Thousand Pris- Oners Durine November. GERMANS FIGHT MONTENEGRINS | American Cousuiate Looted. TOPOLOMBO, Sinaloa, Mexico, Deec. {M‘l\r the Serbia border, German ~(Hy Radlo to San Fiancisco, Dec. 2)— |army headquarters announced today. Adequate protection at once for Ameri- b can lives and property In Sinaloa was | LONDON, Dec. 2.—Mllitary events domanded today ffom General Munoz, In the Balkans are apparently in & | transitory stage, which may preface aunother German offensive, but whether this will be made against the Franco-British troops, which held all that remains of Serbia, or against the Russians. should they launch an attack against Bulgaria from the east, the present situation gives no indication. A Saloniki dispatch reporting ’ withdrawal of Field Marshal Von Mackensen's forces from the Serbian front to Bulgaria Is interpreted in scme quarters as confirmation of the second alternative. the Carransa commander, \by Admral Cameron MoRae Winslow, commanding the Pacific fleet, who arrived here today on h'a flagship, the United States cruiser San Diego. General Munos gave assur- ances that such protection would be af- forded. * Adimiral Winslow, his staff end officers of an expeditionary force brou:ht on the San Diego, visitea Los Mochls fmmed!- ately, to inspect the town twice ralded recently by Mayo Indlans and Villa 8l dlers. They found American homes and property looted and destroyed and con- firmed previous reports of the destrus- tion of property, the confiscation of 1,30 mules, harness, wagons and equipment belonging to the United Bugar company and of various other depredations. It wap confirmed also that Carransa wsol- diers, returning to the place after ths ralds, partic'pated in looting, according to the best reporta. The homd of the American consular agent, M. A, Lewis, a fine briok struc- ture, was looted and complotely burned. The consulate ‘was entered forcibly dur- ing the raids, windows were smashed, papers were ransasked and h'nge spin- dles on the consular safe were broken off in an apparent attemot to open it Housen Loanted. All houses were looted, It was found, and the magnificent residence of B, F. Johnston, president of the United Sugar companies, was set on fire after it was looted. A Chinese servant, hiding on the roof, obtained a fire extinguisher and. Serblan Onmpnign Ended. With Prisrend in Bulgarian hands, both the Austro-Germans and the Bulgarians ° have formally announced completion of thalr Serblan campaign. Vienna officially - estimates the capture of more than 60,000 Berblans by General Von Koevess' nrmy during the month of November alone. * Moreover, it seems certain that the Ser- . .ns in thejr retrest over Albanian mountain passes, encumbered by civilian refugees and handicapped by wintry weather, were forced to leave behind | them a large part of their equij t; In. | cluding most of thelr heavy lery, motor cars and other transports. Germans Fight Montenegrins, ‘The Germans are now engaging the Among and | Montenegrins on the Montenegrin frof- i"u:n::'{.‘::.fi"...'m éh. P ly, |tier, and at heavy cost have penterated - an American R , some distance beyond the border, Yet this D, o who was earried off | struzxle is nat 40 the serous : by the ralding Indians, November 3, es-|and sanguinary ting which marked returned today and &w\ and | brvaighv gt . Sevde o iyind s e aryatmrert G reqoired to aot- ) Wi alane, but he was well X ‘No:vi(hhn‘::: all the entente nego- tiations at Athens, the Greek situation ' today remains mich as it was a month ' ago. It is now clear that Greece has de- . termined not to demobilise or withdraw its army from Salonikl. Though a dead- 100K seems to have been reached, negotia« tions are still under. way. No change of significance was reported on either the western or the ecastern frontier during the last twenty-four, hours. Carfaned troops, recently taken Guaymas, Sonora, north of here, now are. being returned to Manzanillo, Colima, because of threatened trouble in that state and Jallsco. Jury is Secured to Try Alleged Robber one-half miles .northeast of Council Bluffs, was almost instantly killed 'yelmrdly forenoon when he fell from a load of alfalfa, striking his head |and crushing his skull. Yesterday forenoon Mr. Butler called at the Bromwell home to buy a load of sltalfa hay. Mr. Bromwell was on the wagdn attending to the loading and Mr. Butler pitching the ‘hay to him. The loading being finished, Mr. Bromwell started the team to drive away from the stack. One of the wheels struck a rock, or a cled, causing Mr. Bromwell to lose his balande and fall to the ground. In falling, he struck squarely upon the top of his head. He Iltved about fifteen minutes. On_the farm Mr. and Mrs. Browell contributed 4 small sums by thousands |!!Ved With a daughter, Mrs. O. J. Horn, anhd her husband. A son, F. M. Brom- well, resides in Omaha. For years Mr. Bromwell was prominent in Masonic circls He was a member of Tangier temple, Mystic shrine. Deformed Baby that Caused Discussion at New York Dead NEW YORK, Dec. 2.—Margaret Rob- erts, the deformed und paralyzed baby similar to that over the defective baby allowed to die recently in Chicago, died today in & hospital. The infant was born November 23. Its lower limbs were paralysed and its feet deformed, but its mental conditions was thought to be normal. Dr. Maurice Rosen- berg, the physiclan who attended Mra. Roberts, asserted that a simple operation although it would be a life-long cripple. He offered to perform the operation, but after considerable cantroversy. it was decided to ‘leave the child's fate to a board of physicians. This board decided against the operation, Make Your Xmas Shopping Easy Prepare your lists of purchases range of prices in advance at home from the Advertisements in The Bee Shop Early bers of the national house of repre- sentatives from Nebraska, Messrs. Sloan, Kinkaid, Reavis and Stephens, arrived In Washington today, the republicans of the delegation being on hand for the party caucus tonight, Mr. Stephens has several matters he desires to take up with the ways and means committee before the party caucus of the democrats on gaturday evening. It is expected that ex-Governor Shallen- terger, the new member from the Fifth district, and Congressman Lobeck will be on hand by Baturday to participate in the “get-together” session of the democ- racy on that night. Representative Reavis {s accompanied to Washington by his wife and two sons. Ono of the boys will remain here but & chort time, returning to_his school in Ithaca, N. Y. after tnegsing his fatker's {nduction into office, Mr, Rea- vis' other son will enter the public school ¢t the eity, In the event the senate can reach an agreement on president pro tem and ef- fect an organization on Monday next! President Wilson will read his message te the joint house of congress on Tuesday next. Should the senate, however, fail to elect & president pro tem, it may be #omg days before the president's message, which is nearly 8,000 words In length, is celivered. The older senators cannot see any dead- lock ahead and are certain that the sen- ate’ wil lorganize Monday, although it looks tonight as It the presence of five democratic absentees will be necessary to determine “who's who" in the fight for president pro tem. Senator Pomerene of Ohlio has been brought forward as a candldate for pres- ident pro tem against Senator Clarke of Arkansas for the purpose of strengthen- ing the former in his fight for re-election, Ford Withdraws His Invitation to Noble LINCOLN, Neb, Dec. ..—The invita- tion to & student representative from the University of Nebraska to accompany the Ford peace expedition was today withdrawn by Henry Ford. In & message to Chancellor Avery he sald the list had been f1I’ * and it would be impossible to take the Webraska man. Willlama Noble, appointed by the chancelior at Mr. Ford's request, has left for Washington and New York to sall with the peace party. MATCH KING MARRIES HIS PRIVATE SECRETARY AKRON, 0., Dee. 4-Ohio C. Barber, nillionaire match manufacturer, aged 76, rometimes calied the “Match King." was 1:arried today to Miss Mary F. Orr, aged 44, for twelve years his private secretary, They left after the ceremony for Old Polnt Comfort and Washington, D, C. " “of Stage Coaches CHEYENNE, Wyo., Dec. 3—A jury was secured today in the United States dis- trict court to try Edward F. Trafton, | charged with the stage coach holdup in Yellowstone National park July 29, 1914, and the prosdcution began its opening Arnicare Not Yet in Monastir. FARIS, Dec, 2.’ from Ath- ens under date of December 1 the corre- spondent of the Havas News Agency nays: ‘‘The Bulgarians have not yet occupled Monastir. The Serblan army has evacu- ated the city, leaving only a fow officers and & small detachment of troops to pre- statement. In his preliminary statement United | States Attorney Charles L. Rigdon de- scribed how an_outlaw, alleged to be| e’ corbien commandant st Monasth Trafton, had stopped twenty-three stages| ., ioq notices throughout the town ad- in the park as they came around a point vising all inhabitants who feared the of rock, holding the drivers and passen-|.oq(ment they might receive at the hands gors at tho point of a gun until he had | o0 'y}o Bulgars to leave the place, and wore than 100 persons collectad, and haw | 1,4 Borbian troops would be engsged in he had compelled the persons to march protecting thelr flight toward the Greek past a blanket and throw their money and | frontier. Serblan refugees, who continue valuables thereon, and afterward escaped. | to arrive at the Greek border, are suffers He outlined the alleged movements of |:ng frightfully trom cold, the weather reg- Trafton from early in July until he ap-| jsiering 10 degrees Fahrenhelt above zero. veared at Griggs, Idaho, on.July 81, two| Fresh Bulgarian forces are concentrats days after the robbery, where the prose- | jng toward the French front.” cutor alleged he procured a complete new cutfit, dlsplaying more money than he was known to possess prior to the rob- bery. Rigdon charged Trafton with hav- ing stolen two horses from a camping 'L'lfl.y near Jackson lake, south of ti park, on July 20, and with having h-ld‘ up and robbed a sheep herder of provi- | slons .and two saddles July 25. These stolen horses, it was charged, subse- mtly were identified as e animals ueed by the park robber. Mellen Spent Fifty Thousand in Fight NEW YORK, Dec. 3—Charles 8. Mel- len, former president of the New York, New Haven & Hartford rallroad, mit- ted on the stand today at the trial of | the eleven former directors of the road that he had spent §60.000 of New Haven) money trying to prevent the Grand Trunk rallway of Canada from extending its system to Providence, R. I. He said he had used it in a publicity campalgn to show that the Grand Trunk could mot carry out its obligations in Cuneda and Massachusefts at the same time, The testimony wag preliminary to proof which the government hopes to elicit that the Grand Trunk finally abandoned its extension, thus eliminating threat- ened competition with the New Haven, Packers Settle the : Anti-Trust Suits AUSTIN, Tex., Dec. 2.—Settlément by an agreed adjustment of the anti-trust suits recently instituted by the state W' Texes against three Ch'i:ago packing companies—8wift, Morris and Armour— was announced here today after & three- day conference between the atlorney gen- eral and the packers’ counsel. the agreement wern subject to approval of the district court of this (Travia) county. serve order. It is supposed the Bulgarians are awaiting reinforcementssbefore entere ing the eity.