The evening world. Newspaper, December 15, 1916, Page 19

one ° EXPERT PUTS BLAME. | OF HIGH LIVING COST PARTLY ON RAILROADS — Government Ownership Only Solution, Lathrop Tells Trans- portation Conference. EVANSVILLE, Ind, Dee, 15.—The high cost of living was attributed to lack of terminal facilities, and Gov- ernment ownership of railroads was Advanced as the only solution to transportation difficulties, in a paper by John E. Lathrop, city planning ex- pert, read here at tho first session of the Central St Conference on Rall and Water Transportation, C7 Ainge An . e P> awe © Ge ace Some way. The day's programme developed a discussion of the problems as seen by the rallroad executives, the tn- or and shipper. -day'’s programme will bring out labor's side in the talk of W. G. Lee, President of the Brotherhood of Railway Trainme’ Commision’s side i ford the Ratlroad talk of Clif. n of the Board Walsh, Chair- al Commission of Industrial Reiations, Mayor Bosse opened to-day's con- ference with a brief address of wel come, and then Henry C, Murph: neville, newspaper publisher, 1 the purposes of the meeting. ‘T. Bonham, Secreta hamber of Commerce Segretary of the confer Murphy was named Pe on. ChLidrcr +» BEST FOR COLDS Diéss the Kelly We lay in town dress the Kelly might put it that orus Job on the did get a hor shape of the best dressed peo- They find it more con- 1 | HOUSE NY TOREPORT SUFFRAGE PLAN venient to pay 81 a week for their clothes while wearing them than to pay spot cash. You can dress that way too. Why Men’ *15 nected ment show ENTRANCE te CLOTHING 263-6" Ave. overcoat or suit now. Suits & Overcoats Your eredit is as good as bere. We trust you, an no red taj now on cisplay. Established 53 Years. 17.Kelly Co. 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CHICAGO, Deo, 16.—Howard De Weose, burglar, according to his own confession, will be taken back to Balt |Lack City to-day on the charge of murder, | In August, 1915, De Weese eloped | from New York with Mi Harry Fisher. ‘They went to Reno, where | Mra. Fisher obtained a divorce and | fn August, 1916, whe was married to De Weese, In September she waa Killed in Salt Lake City, where t | palr lived under the name of Mr. aid Mrs. I, D, Robbin, De Weese, in his confession hero, said he went out on a burglary expe- | dition and when he returned home found his wife dead tn bed. She had been robbed, he gaid, of $10,000 In | Jewelry and had been killed with a | flatiron, | He destroyed marks of her !dentity Jand fled. His motive tn giving him- self up was to clear up the mystery and cue the woman's body from Potter's Field, | COMMITTEE VOTES But Defeat of the Susan B. Anthony Amendment Is Predicted by Members. WASHINGTON, Dec. 15.—The House proposed Susan H. Anthony Federal Suffrage amendment reported without recommendation. The vote in favor of reporting the resolution, 11 to #, does not represent the mentiment of the committee, Some of tte bitterest ene mies voted favorably, most of them confident of secing it beaten on the floor, and desirous of quieting charges of “smothering” in committee. “The reason for bringing out the re lution was to dispose of It fina said Chairman Webb. “I believe Suf- frage will get a smaller yote in tho Houso than it rece!ved two years ago.” The resolution provides an amend- a “i by the United tate on account of sex." any A campaign now will be launched to get a special rule to bring the amend- ment before the House for action, prob- ably some time in January, uffragists and antl, satisfaction over lom t, and are confident on the floor, ste Seder BRED IN THE HONK. 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LOUIS, Deo, 15.—A great cam- Pain to enlist public opinion in Missourl and Kansas tn support of the Leaguo to Enforce Peace was opened here last night at a dinner in the Buckingham Hotel, to which 6,000 | Invitations were sent out. Ex-President Taft, President of the League; George Sherwood Eddy of the Young Men's Christian Asso- elation and Senator William J, Chairman of the Senate Com- mittee on Foreign Affairs, set forth the purposes of the league. | ‘The right of @ neutral nation to initiate @ movement for peace was \clared that “a neutral nation, suf- of war, i# not obligated from any Just point of view to stand helplessly | aloof, denied all right to offer even | @ suggestion until invited to speak.” “We have been warned by eminent gentlemen both in this country and in some of the warring nations,” sald Senator Stone, mentioning former Ambassador Herrick by name, “that @ny authorized movement or sug- gestion in that direction would be uot only futile, but offensive. 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