Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, November 15, 1916, Page 1

) 1t Pays to Advertise Advertising pays the advertiser who makes it pay, and the surest way of making it pay is to put-the advertisement in THE BEE. VOL. XLVI—NO. 129. ENGLAND STANDS PATONBLACKLIST; 'HOLDS IT LAWFUL Britain, in Reply to American Protest Defends Act as Necessary to Shorten the War. U. 8. DEMAND IS REJECTED Just a Regulation Plainly Con- cerning Nope But Empire and Its Subjects. SAYS MILITARY NEED FQR IT Washington, Nov, 14—The British reply tothe latest American note pro- testing against the tr_ade blacklist, made public tonight by the State de- partment, denies the rights of neutral traders under international law have been ruthlessly cancelled, defines the blacklist measure as a municipal regu- lation plainly concerning only the British government and British citi- zens and contends that it is designed to shorten the war. The pote fails to meet the American demanll that the names of American firms be stricken from the blacklist, but attempts to convince the depart- ment that the British position is just and is founded on law. It leaves open the door for further negoiations, which are expected to follow. Transmitted by Page. The nofe was subscribed by Vis- count Grey, the British foreign minis- ter, and was addressed to and trans- mitted by Walter Hines. Page, the American ambassador at Lofrdon. . A part which attracteg much offi- cial ,notice dealt with the subject of peace, based on the theory that one American contention had been that there exists no military necessity for the blacklist; that it is unnecessary for the allies to prejfflice neutral com- merce and that nothing which hap- ens in distant neutral countries can influence the result of the great con- flict. QN “If that really were the position, says the note, “it is possible tl.ut the measures taken by his majesty’s gov- ernment might be described as un- called-for, but it is not. “We may well wish that it vere so. . Still Long Struggle. “Even thpugh the military situa- tion of the sllies has greatly im- proved there is still a long and bitter struggle in front of them, and one Shich mbasicacto the principles for which they are fighting imposes upon thein the duty of employing every op- portunity and every measure wh they can {egitimately use to oyercome their opponents. i “One observation which is ve commonly heard is that certain bel- |\ ligerent acts, even though lawful, are too>petty, to have any influence in a strugle of such magnitude. It s, I know, difficult for those who have no immediate contact with the war to realize with what painful anxiety men and women in this country must ‘regard even the smallest acts wllu'ch tend’to increase, if only by a hair's- breadth, the danger in which -thei relatives -and friends daily stand, or to prolong, if only by a minute, the period during which they) are to be exposed to such perils, Not to be Compared. “Whatever inconvenience may be caused to neutral nations by the ex- ercise of belligerent rights, jt is not to be compared for an instant to the suffering and loss occasioned to man- kind hy the prolongation of the war even for weeks.” 4 3 In its arguments the note points out that German business houses throughout the world have furthered the cause of Germany in the war and have been active agents for the “dis- semination of German politital and social influence and for the purposes of espionage.” ¥ 3 “In some cases,” continues the fote, “they have been used even as bases of supply for German cruisers, and in other cases organizers and paymasters of miscreants employed to destroy by foul means factories engaged in mak- (Confinmd on Page Two, Column Two.) % 'fhe‘Wea;therl | For Nebraska—Falr; slowly risigy tem- perature. i Temperature, at Omahs. Yesteray. Hour. Deg. gy L Sgs85s533- 8888888 TOSPTYTESESFFPES Lowest yesterda: Mean temperaturg. Precipitation ¥ ‘emperature and precipitation departured from the normal: e Normal temperature. Deticlency for the da. Total ekcess sinee March 1. Normal precipl v Total Fainfall since M Deficiency since March 1.. Deflclency for. cof. period, 1915, 126 jnches Deficiency for cor. period, 1914. 35 inches Reports-From Stations st 7 P. M. "Station and States Temp. High- Hain- of Weather. 7p. est. fall. Cheyenne, clear 8 3 Dav.uport, Denver, r ( tion clpitation. A, WELSH, Meteorologist THE OMAHA DAILY BEE GERMANS ON ANCRE TAKEN BY SURRRISE Sriuisn Troops Raid Trenches and Eat Breakfast Prepared for the Teuton Troops. FOUR THOUSAND TAKEN " (Copyright, 1915, by Auncxz(eo Press.) With the British Armies in Fraifce, Nov. 13.—(Via London, Nov. 14.)— The Germans were apparently com- pletely surprised by this morning’s attack in the valley of the Ancre. An evidence of this was found in “the fact that the garrison of the trenches around Beaumont Hamel were pre- /paring for breakfast at the very mo. ment when the Britisflv infantry stormed the position. he British after partially clearing the unders ground galleries and rounding up 700 prisoners, proceeded to eat their pris- oners' breakfast, telling the captives that they would be fed when they ar- rived within the British lines. total of nearly 4,000 prisoners has so far been sent to the cages, including a regimental commander, who was captured in a dugout with a major, an adjutant and a number of other officers. The majority of the prisoners are Silesians, au(} according to the British officers, véry inferior fighting material. The German high commangd depended apparently on the supposedly impregnable charac- \ter of the old front line and its strongly fortified villages, rather than on the stamina of the troops. The British officers believe the Germans withdrew their best men for service | elsewhere on ‘the British front, where the new and shallower positions to which the defenders have been forced demand greater resisting power on the part of the infantry. British Losses Are Light. The British losses are unusually ch | first detachment captured some Ger- light, owing largely to the unexpect- edly feeble character of the German machine gun fire 3t Beaumont Hamel and St. Pierre division. Large num- bers of German dead were found strewn in the wrecked trenches of the original main line, This line consisted of four parallel rows of trenches, the last being flush with the western face of Beaumont Hamel. For some days past the sector at- tacked today and the area behind have - 'been subjected to successive bembardments which rose to a record pitch yesterday and resulted in the de- molition of a large'part of the defense. The garrison accepted the morning’s deluge of shells as part of the usual daily program and did not fully real- ize their danger until the British in- fantry was seen approaching in the darkness. g The British advance north of Beau- mont- hel a front about 1,000 yards west of Serre. The man trenches 'and passed eastward toward the village. Suddenly hidden machine guns and infantry. snipers scattered in great profusion in the craters and other shelters began fir- ing in the backs of the troops and necessitated their withdrawal. Cleaning Isolated Pockets. North of the Serre the British gained ground, but owing to the fail- ure of the advance immediately south, the position was subjected to enfilading fire from higher ground in the neigh- borhood of the village. A number of isolated pockets are being cleared of Germans in the intervening ground between Beaumont-Hamel and Beau- court-Sur-Ancre. The British are firmly established on the western out- skirts of the latter hamlet. The re- maining fragments of the old German line south of the Ancre which were “pinched out” by the British flank pivqting to the northeast around the | elbow of the stream had been partially isolated since the capture of Schwaben redoubt. Three hundred Germans, the only survivors of the-bombardment, were captured in an,_extensive system of riverside caves. Prior to the at- tack the only communication hetween these caves and the German rear was by a causeway across the Ancre which could only be traversed at night. - Positions of Great Strength. All the positions of the Germans north of the.Ancre were of excep- | tional strength, Beaumont-Hamel | equaling Thiepval in the extent and| security of its labyrinth of dugouts, while the German engineers have been laboring constantly for more than,two years to make the defenses of which this was an important part imprégnable, There was a profusion of connected gun redoubts, elaborate ttelephone and electric light systems and great caverns cdpable of shelter- ing companies of infantry. Prisoners says it was believed that the Beau- mont-Hamel line could not be taken The barrage fire accompanying the attack and the subsequent bombard- menys of the next line of works were described by survivors .as the most terrific experienced by them on any front. GovernorElect . : Thank_s_&lpporters North Platte] Neb., Nov. 14.—(Spe- cial Telegram.)—Keith Neville in to- day’s issue of the North Platte Eve- ning Telegram thanks the voters of Nebraska for the honor conferrea upon' him by «electing him governor of the state, He says: , | “I desire through your columns to express my appyeciation to the people of the state for the majority given me | at the election on Noveniber 7. To the | loyal democrats for the many courte- sies extended . throughout the cam-| paign. the voters of other parties with whom my candidacy found fa- vor, To the newspapers for their sup- port and for the fair treatment by \those “hl! did not support' me. To thousands of women for their interest and words of encouragement, ] am grateful to my. friends and I ask the co-operation of those who counted themselves among my political enle- mies, to the end that my administra- may be of the greatest benefit | ment, went to Juarez today to hold a :| been captured by Villidtas. OMAHA, WEDNESDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 15, 1916—TWELVE PAGES. CARRANZA TOLD BY WASHINGTON T0 LET SCOUT 60 U. 8. Govéernment Warns Mex- ico to Release Two Amer- icans Held in Jail at 'Juarex. DEMAND MAY BE GRANTED ‘Prisoners, it Is Said, Probably Will Be Released at Once. | PAOT BL.OVKED BY CABRERA * Atlantic City, N. J.,-Nov.»14.—Vig- orous opposition today by Luis Cabre- ra, chairman of the Mexican represen- tation, prevented a formal agreement by the Mexican-American commission on the principlé and essential points of the pian for the withdrawal of the American troops from Mexico, and other questions that have arisen be- tween the two committees. It became known today that yes- terday, while Mr. Cabrera was _in Philadelphia conferring with Rafael Nieto, sub-secretary of the depart- ment of finance, Carranza's other fwo representatives and the Ameritan commissioners entered into an agree- ment which the Mexicans beliéved would be ratified by Mr. Cabrera? When Cabrera appeared before the commission today, however, he .ab- jected to certain terms in the proposed agreement and for an hour addressed the commissioners, protesting against the plan as agreed to by the other two Mexicans. This unexpected opposition by Mr. Cabrera is believed to have brought the commissioners once more to a position where a solution of the in- ternational problem , cannot * be reached for several days at least.” Demands Release of Scout. El Paso, Tex., Nov, 14.—Represen- tations were made today by the Amer- ican State department to ‘the Car- ranza government through its agents hére and in Mexico City, for immedi- ate action to be taken in the cases of Benjamin Braham, the séout for Gen- eral Pershing, and Joseph Williams, a Mormon resident of Colonia Bublan, who are being held in the Juarez jail, General P. Elias Calles, fotmer mil- itary governor of Sonora, is expected to-assume command of a division un- der General Francisco Murguia in the state of Chihuahua, which is being or- ganized to take the field against the Villa bandits. General Calles has been in Mexico City-for a gonference with: General Carranza umi General Obre- gon, minister of war: This was announced by Carranza Consul Eduardo Bravo today. "His division. is expected tgf be made up largely of Yaqui Indidns from thé state of Sonora. E dwards Protests to Garcia. Acting upon his_instructions from Secretary of State Lansing, American Consul Edwards today called upon Andres Garcia, ranking ‘Carranza of- ficial on’the border, and filed a formal protest against _the remova’l of the On Trains, at Hotels, News Stands, ete., Se. BRITISH ARTILLERYMEN WEAR GAS MASKS—AII of the more prominent infantrymen, artillerymen and a tors are wearing them—but we forget, this is not a fashion note. The use of poison gas has become so general on both sides, that practically all the troops near the fighting lines are equipped with helmets. This photograph’ shows a British gun crew pre- pared to face a gun \nttnek. BRITISH MASKED ARTILUERY' | THE WEATHER FARR SINGLE COPY TWO CENTS. BRITISH CAPTURE 4,000 PRISONERS “INANCRE SECTOR English Troops Continue Fight- ing On Five-Mile Front Taken from the Ger- man Forces, DRIVE UP RE-E—R_. CONTINUES Germans Admit Loss of Beau- mont-Hamel and Adjoin- ing Positions. ACTIVITY / IN CHAMPAGNE Bulletin, London, Nov; 14,—The British have captured Beaucourt, on the Somme front, a a result of the continuation of, ©mre. £rrm, SERvics, = BACKBONE OF COLD | 'WAVE NOW BROKEN Rising Temperature Predicted, Which Will Restore Nors mal Conditions, OOLD SPOTS IN THE WES! Charles City, Tn.— 4|Valentine ... 8. D laste 4/Omal . blo, 8|Roswell, N. Indicates below gzero. The backbone of the cold wave that invaded Omaha and the western states has been broken, according to the weather man. A slowly rising tem- perature is expected to restore weather conditions again to the nor- mal of where it was before the cold spell set in. The local forecast for today is fair topight with slowly ris- ng temperature. 4 e drive that cold weather made on the west front of Nebraska Mon- day was continued with telling effect, and Tuesday morning the advance had reached well down into the central sector, where temperatures of zero to 11 degrees below were the' rule. Following the cold wave, according| to the rajlroad reports, a high, accom- panied by rapidly riging temperature, is rushing in, dri the winter weather ahead of it. Railroad reports say that imWyom- ing, where Monday the temperature was 10 to 20 degrees below, it is now two Americans to Chihuahua Gity. At the same time he made a request fot imrhediate information as to the charges against them. ‘ He also asked that an investigation be made of charges against Albert Harold at Chihuahua City, Captain Scobell, Britisi{ consul there, is act- ing for the United States in this case, Consul Edwards announced, as there is now no American consul there. An effort is being made to prevent the Ameritans from being 'taken to Chihuahua City for trial, as it is feared because of the unsettled condi- tions there they may be killed, Bra- shen is charged with being a Villa spy and Williams with having stolen cattle in his possession. Andres Garcia, inspector general of consulates for the Carranza govern- conference by telegraph with General Trevino about the -Americans’ cases. It is expected here the twp Americans will be released late tody. Villa Leaving Chihuahua Region, Washington, Nov. 14.—Secreta?" Lansing's reports - from border. of- ficials say /Villista forces operating around Chihuahua City are withdraw- ing and that more Carranza troops were being sent there. The dispatches failed to indicate where the Villistas were moving, pointing out that the movement seemed to insure added safety to that district. No word has been received from Parral, whigh was reported o have Yeggs Try Twice To Blow Milt Safe| ' Yeggs tried twice with two charges of nitroglycerin to blow the safe in the West Lawn mills at an early mornipg hour, but. were frightened away before they got any loot. Resi- dents who live ngar say they heard two distinet explosions between the hours of 2 and 3 o'clock. i Deputy Sheriff Hogan® found the rear door of the building jimmied in, Police think the job is the work of professionals. President Asked to Tour Middle West | Washington, Nov. 14.—Presidént Wilson is being: strongly urged to make a western trip before the con- vening of congress. The idea is being supported by many, who are advising the president that he should in that way recognize the support which the Western states gave in his re-election, Many jelegrams are oh the presi- dent's desk inviting him to a Thanks- giving day celebration in Denver, His rairs advanced another 13 to 30 above, and continuing to grow warmer. The railroads reports indi- cate that Inman, a little town on the Northwestern, this morning was the cbldest spot east of the Rocky moun- tains, There the temperature was 11 degrees below zero. Cold Wave Extends South. Washington, Nov. 14—The cold wave from the ocky mountain region continued to move eastward today and freezing temperatures had extended southward to the Mexican border, where the troops were feel ing their effect. The coldest place today was Lander, Wyo., where it was 10 degress below zero, S’pueblo, Colo., and \‘)‘Ientinc, Neb., réported 8 'below; Charles City,” Ia, and North Platte, Neb., 4 below, and Huron, S. D., 2 below. The advancing cold was being felt throughout - 'the middle west and ractically all states west @f ithe K‘lississippi, but it seemed to be losing its ‘intengity as it moved east- ward, The temperature today had mod-| krated ‘somewhat in the north Rocky mountain region, but was much be- low seasonal average in all western districts. El Paso, Tex., reported 22 degrees; San Antonio, 28; Del Rio, 30; Corpus Christi, .34, and Brownsville, 38. | At Chicago 16 degrees was re- ported, while St. Paul reported 6, St. Louis 16 and Omaha 3. One Wilson Elector -May Be Disqualified| Boise, Idaho, Nov. .14.—Because James E. Pincock, one of the four democratic presidential electors | chosen in Idaho, also was a candidate for the state legislature from Custer county and was elected, Idaho's elec- toral vote, instead of being four for President Wilson is likely to stand | three for Wilson and gne for Hughes, it was reported here today. The law | disqualifies any presidential elector | who is also the holder of a state posi- tion, and Pincock’s eligibility prob- | ably will be put to the test, say polijti- cal leaders here. If he is disqualified | the highest republican elec)or may cast his vote. New York Bank-Will _Have Branch in-Petrograd| New. York, Nov. 14.~The American | invasion of the foreign financial af-| step today | with the announcement that the Na- | tionial City bank had\ obtained author- | ity from the Russian government to | establish a branch in Petrograd. The | branch is—to be opened at once. It ill_be the second foreign bank in the Russian capital. As an outcome of the war in Europe financial and pldns are indefinite as yet and none to the state and a credit to myself and family.” \ of his official family knows what he will do_about the proposed trip. | trade relations between Russia and the United States have greatly ex- pandc(l,F ¢ R y » WIDOW OF GENERAL MANDERSON IS DEAD Prominent Omaha Woman ' Came Here in-'60’s as Wife of Famous Soldier. ‘HAD BEEN _;ITL—LONG TIME Mrs. Rebecca S. Manderson, widow of the late Genral Charles F. Mander- son, a nationally famous Omahan, died at her home, 510 South Thirty- eighth street, yesterday merning. She was 87 years old. Death came follow- ing a prolonged illness, There are no survivitig children. Surviving relatives consist of ‘two nephews, Wallace Brown and Dean Harris. brown, ‘both of Ogden, Utah, an dtwo nieces, Mrs. H. L. Bracken ?{i Salt Lake City and Miss Elizabeth arris Black of Omaha, Born #t Canton, Ohio, Mrs. aMnderson was born at Can- ton, O., tife daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James D, Brown. Her father and her grandfather, John Harris, were prom- inent attorneys in the Ohio city. She was married to the dashing young sol- dier, who afterw bhecame a gen- eral, in Canton, April 11, 1865. f When the horth and south plunged into war, her husband-to-be was the chief factor in the organization of a company of zouaves, which dis- tinguished itself several times in the next few years, Mi. Manderson was promoted for bravery several times, cqming out of the war a general. n 1869 General Manderson brought his h[i_de to Omaha, then a western frontier town. She had lived in Omaha continuously since that time, wtih the exception of when she and her husband were in_the national capital or were traveling. Husband Died in 1911, General Manderson Wied suddenly on board the steamer Cedric, while he and Mrs. Manderson were return- ing from a trip to Europe in 1911. . Mrs. Manderson before her hus- band’s death, took a prominent part in the social activities of this ¢ity and Washington. She was vice president for 'Nebraska of the Mount Vernon Ladies’ association for several years, The widow of" General Manderson was a great lover 9‘ flowers and had 'one of the most beautiful gardens in| Omiaha. Preyious 'to her illness, she personally devoted much time to its care. e Head of I‘I_a:t‘ional Teachers’ Ass'n is Hurt_ in Wreck Charlottesville, Va., Nov. 14.—David B. Johnson, president of Winthrop college, Rockhill, S. C., and also pres- | | ident of the National Educational as- | sociation, and eight other passengers | were injured, the engineer killed and | the fireman badly scalded when a| Southern railway passenger train { from Augusta to New York was wrecked in a collision in the yards | here early today. | AL AR A | Correction Adds 190 to Wilson's Cail_ifgrnia, Vote, San Francisco, Nov. 14.—Woodrow | /ilson’s plurality in California had | been increased by 190 votes by re- turns from county ¢lerks' counts | available today. Thé count pro- | gressed slowly, and” was “far from | complete in the larger counties. A few small counties reported. | Former Congressman Henry George is Dead Washington, Nov. 14.~-Forter | Congressman Henry George, son of Henry George of single tax fame, died here today after a long illness, He formerly represented the twenty- first congressional district of New York. He was 54 years old and maintained his home in New York City. - BOY SCOUTS' WORK 1S NATION'S ASSET J. P. Freeman Tells University Club Members of Value of Juvenile Movement. . \ A ek IT FOSTERS CIVIC PRIDE b A T / “Boy scouts do nét take tips for their services,” said J. P. Freeman, national organizer for the boy scout movement, in his talk before the University club at noon today. “You probably noticed that a lot of the local boy scouts” were used last week us guides and in other ca- pacities to assist the teachers during the convention of the Nebraska State Teachers’ association. One little fel- low was offered tips five different times by teachers for carrying their grips nnd.doiuw‘"};filc services, Pgt__ he re'ulg every, tim o accept. Clean-Up 'Campaigns, Mr. Fréeman talked on the value of the boy,scout movement, not only to the city “in elean-up clmpliins and other worthy work, but the val to theyboys themselves, and ot the future “manhood. of the city. He said that Cleveland a few years ago was known as the flyless city, and that the boy scouts brought this condition about™ by their campaign against flies. He told of the cam- paign in Toledo for a cleaner city, when the troops of boy scButs were sent broadcast 6ver the ity hunting out unsaditary spots and reporting them to the people who lived on the lot. When the boys found a pile of garbage or some other unsanitary condition in the alley or on the lot of a family, they simply went to the door and told the lady of the house very politely of the condition. Results of Work. “They found- over 800 unsanitary spots in the city in a short time and reported them. A week later when a suryey was made, only 200 of these unsanitary - conditions remained, showing the large effect the cam- paign of the boys had made. “The boy scout movement instills ’co-oflcrative ideals in the boy,” the speaker said. “It teaches him that he is to protect property rather than destroy it Railers | In Session After | Break V_Vlty the Men New York, Nov. 1§.—The man- agers' committee of the railroads, fol- lowing the breaking off yesterday of |its conference with the brotherhood | heads on the application of the Adam- | son eight-hour law, continued deliber- |ations at today’s executive session. Nothing was announced as to whether there would be another ses- sion between the managers and the brotierhod representatives, but it was repnn_erl they might. be together”in Washington some time diring the | week when the congressional hearing on the law begins. Convert Says He Helped Kill Policeman Five Years Ago Grand Junction, Colo., Nov, 14— Following his conversion at a relig- ious ‘meeting last night, Andrew J. Daniels told the police today he was a member of a gang who killed Po- liceman Thomas-Russell in New York City durine 4 street fight five years ago. He is being held pending ad- vices from New York City. The gang is alleged to have oper- ated on West Twenty-second avenue. Daniels said he was unable to say whether a shot from his revolver killed Russell, or whetheg the officer fell at the hands of other. members of the gang. He told of the killing to case his conscience and clear\up the mvrdrr. Daniels deciared. Entente Ae?oplanes Drop Bombs Into Beefsheha Constantinople, Nov. 144—(Via London.)—"Four enemy airplanes dropped bombs oin Beersheba (Pales- tine) on November 11 without causing any damage,” says the statement is- sued today by Turkish army head- quarters. / .| under attack from the east of their poweriul drive begun yesterday. The prisoners taken by the British number more than 5000 up to the present, according to the official bul- letin tonight, London, Nov. 14—The number of prisoners taken by the British in the fighting on the Ancre sector of the Somme front is now over 4,000, ac- cording to an official statement issued by the war office today. With importany ground on a five- mile front already won from the Ger- mans on the northern edge of the Somme region and in the Ancre prook'in.nogthern France, the Brit- ish are fighting on in their new of- fensive. -~ Already they have taken more than 4,000 prisoners and’ the number is reported increasing con- siderably. & Berlin confirms the news of the capture of Beaumont-Hamel, nprth of y:e Ancre, one of the strongest points \region. N the German defensive line in this n. British troops ‘stormed this heavily fortified position and further south advanced to the edge of Beau- court-Sur-Ancre, Apparently the British are not re- laxing their pressure, now that they have suncceeded in materially sharp- ening the salient in the German line by their advance up the Ancre valley, as London reports the battle con- tinuing.\ Miraumont, on the Albert- Bapaume = railway, and ultimatel Achiet Le Grande, an important rail- way junction point northwest of Bapaume, seemingly are the British objectives, i Paris repovts German activity in the Champagne region where an at- tack on the French lines near Auberive is deglared to have been repulsed. 77 : Berfin, Nov. 14—(By Wireless to | Sayville.)—The official statement. is- - ue | sued today by German army he: quanters regarding operations in the western front says: 5 “On both sides of the river Ancre gesterda there was violent fighting. trong British attacks prepared by concentrated artillery fire of the heav- iest calibér were launched against our positions forming an angle to the southwestward. The enemy under con- siderable sacrifices succeeded in push- ing us ‘back from Beaumont-Hamel and St. Pierre-Difion, together the lines adjoining leading. into the = prepared positions. “Our tenacious defense caused us - considerable losses. % “Other places on the front were Hebuy-. terne as far as the south of Grani- Court. Whenever the British had en- tered they were ejected the brisk counter attacks of our try. “French attacks in the sector of Sailly-Saillisel failed, 4 “On-the east bank of the River Meuse (Verdun region) there was a lively artillery Tire in' the evening hours. French reconnoitering advances aglinst"aur Hauiremont line ‘were re- Compromise Made On Internfountain Frejght Rate Raise . Washington, Nov, 14.—Cancellation of proposed general increases in freight rates by transcontinental rail- roads on traffic from and to the Pa- cific coast and the intermountain country and the east was authorized today by ‘th€ Interstate Commerce commission. Notice was given of a compromise between carriers and shippers for a maximum increase of - 10 cents per hundred pounds on car- load shipments and 25 cents per hun- dred® pounds on less than carload traffic to coast points. g *The proposed increases amounted in some instances\to several hundred um- cent and were" suspended by the ommission several months ago after extensive heéarings here in which shippers vigorously protested., The great bulk of the traffic to points con- cerned is involved. The commission at the same cancelled hearings set for November and December in Chi- cago, Salt Lake, San Francisco and Portland and Spokane. RY SRR SR Defides. 0 Used Furniture, Pianos, Typewriters, Talking Ma- chines, Office and Store Fix- tures and a hundred and one! other things can be furned into CASH through a littl For Sale ad in T want-ad columns. Phone Tyler 1000 A competent ad taker will help you write your ad. Lower Rates 1c per word. Better Results. W Best Service. by ~ BEE'S |