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KAISER GONE
VERDUN BATTLE
IS DWINDLING
Rotterdam ispatch le-
orts Emperor lias Left
the French Front.
INFANTRY ATTACKS
HAVE ALL CEASED
(icrniaiiy Sends Ultimatum
tc Portugal; One Killed
by a Seaplane.
mill: i in
MlMlO.V lnn li 2. Tln ;!
limn cnipi'lHir Irll (lie rlnn
from ami ii'luriiril to Lciniany
'I'lifKiliiv. accoiillnu to ii Itnllih-
iluiii lo the Daily Mail.
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I.OMIOV. Marcli I. (10 .
in.) A 4.'rnimi M'tiiilaiii- IhiiiiI)iiI
ii iKHiluii of tin- Miuilicasl of
I jiuliiml iiiiiIkIH. llrrordll'JJ lo mi
nl'lirliil liili'iiii'iil. A iilni'
niiiiillis'.nlil clillil was killed.
'I line ivuk no mllliaiy ilumum'.
Till-: i : iiui us in the hiittlc-wuircl
ri'Klim nf Vi-rcliiB inntlniio their
l' mi h;i rl mollis west of t lie Mi'ime in
tin- rt'Kinn Imtwei'ii MulaiH'oiirt ami
I'drgis across th river paMtwan)
alioiit aiix uiul I u in I.oiiu mnl
iiKahiht Krcni'ii trciK'lies in t lie
Woovre region tiOiitlicuHt of enlun.
Their bin offensive however no far
os infantry uttaek.s are concerned has
c eased at least for I ho moment.
Whether it will begin iiRuin or
whether the Germans will rest content
with the points of vantage they huve
xaineil Is not indicated in the official
reports of eiljier Hirlin or Paris.
I'nollielal uilviees i'rom Merlin
lmve stated that t he 'ieiiiian ilan of
a in in iu ii was primarily based on the
bombardment 01' sectors thoy desire
ti attain and it is possible they liny
in w be drawing up their hi nuns lo
t-.i fit ii roil positions with the object of
si eiliiiit mints ilea lor their objective-
-"Verdun.
Ilombaiil t.crnian I'ositliiim.
i:ast of Verdun around I'ont-ft-Mciusson
the I'tem h liave bonilmrded
(ieiiiiaii positions heavily in I.e 1'retrc
wood and near Thiacourt. Aitillery
duels have been in proKtess in Alsace.
There has been no resumption of Ger-
man attacks auainsl the French In
t lie ('haiiipaKiio region
While nothini; ' especial import-
ance has taken place alonif the HritisSi
' part id (he lire the effect of the Ger-
ii . :i ii ollensive in tlie erdun region
is shown in th? lennthenhn? of tht.ir
front in order to relt.iso the I'reneli
fur the reinforcement of t lie army op-
' posing tile German advance. 1'noH'l-
cial advices liad phuod the extreme
P- w uthcrn end of the ''rillrli line in t lio
union :l Lens. The latert Uritisli of-
ficial coinniiinioation reports the
liiitisli liKhtlnn north of the Sum m".
which .vould slmw tliat they have
stretched their front between thirty
and forty miles down to the region i f
Amiens.
Little Is golnif on in Russia PX-
rept isolated bomliardinents and in-
fantrv attacks and. air raids. On the
Italian front the Italians h-ive occu-
pied and consolidated an Austrian po-
sition on Mount .Mannoladu. Rise-
where In this region only artillery
bombardments have prevailed.
dn the Asian battle fields the Rus-
sians continue their pursuit of the
Turks In the Caucasus reulon and in
I'ersia.
I lliiiiatiiin to I'orliiKal.
f tlerninny uccordluR to a dispalih
from .Madrid him. sent an ultimatum
to Portunul demanding the rel'iisa
within 4s hours of the Interned Gor-
man steamers seized by Por'uuul.
A German seaplane has dropped
bombs on the southeast coast of Knu-
land. No military damage wus dope.
Nothim? short of a vote by congress
on the resolutions wnrnini; Americans
off armed ships of belligerent na-
tions is acceptable to President Wil-
son. The president bus stated un-
eoulvooully to the leaders in eonitresii
that a compromise proposition such
ns a vote of confidence In his foreign
policies is unaccepluble and thut he
will only take n vote which will show
whether the members of conHress
favor or oppose his demands for full
observance of International low. The
president absolutely refuses to con-
tinue negotiations with Germany until
vthe attitude of congress is settled
ARDMORE MAN IS
SENT TO THE PEN
Must Serve at Icast Xliie Vears uud
Not More Tliun Twelve fur
p Killing Kalooiikeeicr.
1'HILADKLPHIA March 1. John
Frank Anderson of Ardmore. Okla.
convicted last week on a charge or
voluntary manslaughter as the result
of having shot and killed .lames 8.
Campbell proprietor of a saloon here
last September was sentenced today
to an Indefinite term In the eastern
penitentiary nf not less than nine
nor more than twelve years. In
passslng sentence. Judge Henry crit-
icised the jury which returned the
manslaughter verdict.
"It seems to me" said he "that
the evidence would have warranted
the Jury finding the defendant guilty
pf murder in th first degree."
Aeroplaning Is the
Taken Up by Elite
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I'ALM I'.KACIl. I'la. March 1. At some mm-li tier minute society
folks here are enjoying the delights of aviation. Many of the socially
elite have been "up in the air" several times lately. One of the most en-
thusiastic air passengers Is Miss .Muriel (lakes a New York society girl
who declares that souring over the ocean and sands '"is the greatest sport
ill the world."
THREE KILLED ON
RAILROAD CROSSING
Two Ciirls on Way to School
and Driver Fatally
Injured.
FIVE SERIOUSLY HURT
Accident Occurred Near
Inola Okla. 9 o 'Clock
Yesterdav -Mornin"
Sprrid o The World.
CLAHKMORI: Okla. March 1.
Three persons arc dead and five
seriously Injured as a result of the
southbound Iron Mountain passenger
crashing Into n school wagon nt Inola
12 miles south of Clareniore at 9
o'clock Wednesday niornins.
The dead nrer
J. A. STILUS driver.
HILDA REYNOLDS aged 13 a
pupil.
HOltMA Ct'MMINS aged 10 an-
other pupil.
The seriously Injured are:
Ruby Reynolds aged S.
Thelma Reynolds uged 13.
Lora Cummins aged 18.
Myrtle Low! hers.
Ray Lowthers.
The wagon was struck mid-section
by the passenger. train as it wus cross.
Iiig the truck Jn u cut just north of
the town of Inula literally crushing
it to pieces scattering the dead are
Injured over1" the' right-of-way and
(Continued on Page Two.)
Disinfect Imiiilg.'UiilH.
EL PASO March 1. Requests
were sent to federal officers at Wash-
ington today to provide apparatus
here for disinfecting iniinigruuts from
sections of .Mexico where typhus und
other diseases prevail.
The appearance hero of two cases
of typhus one of which caused the
deuth of Morris Buttner a I'nlied
States Immigration Inspector
prompted local officials to urge Im-
mediate action I'ntil a disinfecting
plant Is provided suspected Immi-
grants will be refused entrunce Into
the country.
Mine SiiM'rliitciiilciit Killed.
EL PASO. March 1. It was ascer-
tained here toduy that the mun
named Harris whose death at the
hands nf bandits in Soinbrerete was
reported from Torreon .was Edward
H. Harris? assistant superintendent of
the Sombrerete Mining company an
American-owned corporation. Har-
ris wus acting for Ixnils Hcldt super-
intendent for whose safety some ap-
prehension was felt here today. The
American consul at Durango was re-
quested to report at once concerning
Jltldt.
Knvoy Fitraordlnnrr.
MEXICO CITY. March 1. Oeneral
Carranza hus named Juan Sanchez
Aiconn to he envoy extraordinary and
minister plenipotentiary to Europe
with diplomatic Jurisdiction over
Oreat Hrltaln Belgium Prance
Switzerland Italy Spain and Portu-
gal. Mr Agcona was formerly private
secretary of the late President Ms-
dero and for many years was lead-
ing liberal and a well known editor.
He will leave Metlco City to sssiUM
his new duties la the BMf futurv
Latest Daring Fad
Visitors at Resort
LEAP YEAR WEDDING
CEREMONY TONIGHT
There Will He Xo Furtlur
Postponement of Prns-
pcrity Day Affair.
EVERYBODY INVITED
Doilcrs Uepaired and You
Should Participate in
Elaborate Program.
C ELK!' RATION of Prosperity dav
which was scheduled for last
Tuesday but was postponed because
of defective boilers in convention
hall will positively take place tonight.
Tile door will be opened at 7 o'clock
und within a lml.' hour utter that time
It is expected tho spacious auditorium
will be tilled to its capacity.
More thun two thousand men and
women who had not been made uare
that tho program hud been postponed
congregated in trout of convention
hull lust Tuesday night only to be
notified by persons stationed for that
purpose that Inability to heat the
auditorium necessitated postponement.
The announcement was received in
good grace by some but there were
others who had como considerable
distances whose disappointment wus
obvious.
Everything but the boilers was
ready for the unique program which
include:) a leap year innrriago cere-
mony on the stage before the audi-
(Continued on Page Two.)
BRANDEIS IS OF
GOOD REPUTATION
Law Partner Explains His Connection
Willi tlus I'nitcd Shoe Muniirao-
luring Company.
WASHINGTON Marcli 1. The re-
lations of Louis D. Hrandels to the
Cnited Shoe Machinery company and
his conduct while Its counsel and
afterwards were defended today by
his law partner Edward F. McClen-
nen of Boston before the senate sub-
committee Investigating Mr. Bran-
dels' fitness to be supreme court Jus-
tice. Brandels resigned from the com-
pany's board- of directors tho wit-
ness deelured because he could not
bnng about the correction of certain
features of the shoe machinery leases
which he regarded as objectionable
and for which he was in a measure
responsible so long as he remained
a director.
The employment of the Brandels
firm by shoe manufacturers fighting
the machinery company five years
after Brandels had resigned was os
plained by McClcnnen. Ho said the
manufacturers paid the firm $2600
ami that Brandels paid back that
amount from his personal funds.
Stephen 8.' Gregory of Chicago for-
mer president of the American Bar
association testified that Brandels'
reputation throughout the country
was excellent as to both ability and
character. The hoaring will contlnuo
tomorrow.
Want to borrow money T World
Want Ads will put you In touch with
SWOOPING BIRD
OF WAR IS ROOT
GLYNN ACCUSES
"Always a Cooing Dove of
Peace and Now Drum and
Trumpet Statesman."
PREDICTS SUCCESS
FOR WILSON POLICY
Former Xcv York Clov-
eriior Answers Speech of
Kmpirc Slate Senator.
SY llACCSK N. V.. Marcli 1 - In a
keynote speech and platform
Oemocrals of New York state assem-
bled in informal couvemioii ton'mht
ratified ilie administration of Presi-
dent Wilson and took steps lo bring
about his re-election. Harmony
marked the convent ion's deliberations
evi ry proposal being adopted unanimously.-'
The following delegates at large lo
the national lemocratlc convention
ut SJ. Louis were recommended for
the support of the party voters at the
spring primaries:
Cnited Stales Senator Janus A.
O'liorioan William Church Osborn.
chairman of I he I icmocratic stale
committee; George J. Meyer of Ituf-
falo. a Gei -man-American supporter
of the president and Samuel i'nter-
myer. a New York nltorney.
The convention also adopted a reso-
lution recommending' the re-election of
Norman E. Mack of Buffalo as lcm-
ocrutic national commilteeinan.
The delegates to the national con-
vention who comprise Now York's
"big four" were unpledged but were
nominated with the understanding
that they are to work for a second
term for Mr. Wilson.
The keynote speech delivered by
former Governor Martin II. Glynn
as permanent chairman aroused much
enthusiasm.
At the conclusion of the speech the
convention adopted u resolution pro-
viding for tho distribution of one mil-
lion copies throughout the country.
"I'eui-c Above All Tilings."
With reference to preparedness the
plaintiff says that although Ameri-
cans "desire peace above nil things
but net pence at any price the peo-
ple of this country should enforce
upon I heir representatives tho neces-
sity of making ample preparations
"for sustaining the honor of our gov-
ernment for the protection of our
citizens and for the creation and
maintenance of an army and navy
amply adequate for these purposes und
commensurate with the wealth and
greatness of our people."
Coder the bearing "America First"
tho plaintiff says:
"Peace with all; entangling iillianees
with none.
"We denounce the insidious efforts
of those who pretend utter la months
of silence to find in treaty arrange-
ments and in international conven-
tions for peaceful arbitration grounds
for direct interference with the affairs
of European nations by this country."
About Mexican Policy.
Commenting on the Mexican situa-
tion the plaintiff recites that the Wil-
son policy had resulted in the bring-
ing ul'ouf of "a united understMiiding
and friendly feeling between the great
governments of South America and
our own which will not only further
and extend commercial intercourse he-
twoen the Cnited States and South
America but will also unite those gov-
ernments with ours in upholding and
maintaining the Monroe doctrine and
not leave to the Cnited States alone
the upholding of it in the future."
lo thn Democratic national policies
concerning bunking und the tariff the
plaintiff attributes the present era of
good times throughout tho country.
SYRAfl'SL N. Y. March 1.
(Continued on Page Seven.)
HARRY AGGERS TO
BE NEXT SPEAKER
Lecture is l-'.vpcotcd to lie Oiio of
.Most Interesting of the
Series.
Much Interest was created yester-
day when it was definitely announced
thut Hurry Aggers of Pawhuslci who
is connected with the Cnited States
bureau of mines will speak nt the
Y. M. C. A. Saturday as one of the
numbers of the series of oil lectures
being conducted by the "Y". Mr.
Aggers is recognized as an authority
In his line and many well-versed oil
men have Inquired concerning the
event.
Mr. Aggers will talk on "The Cir-
culator System of Drilling and the
L'so of Mud-Laden Fluid." 1 1 ti work
for soma time has been along this
line and he will base his dijenursn
on results at Blackwell and other
pluccs where the drillers arc going
Into the deep sand. .
(oing; lo Mardl (Iras
ST. LOUIS March 1. There were
136 passengers aboard the steamer
Peoria of the Eagle Packet line when
she sailed today for New Orleans
The passengers are going to Mardl
Oras.
The trip is the first of Its kind In
twenty years uncording to. 11 W.
Ley he general manager of the line
and was arranged by the paoket
company to assist In the general
movement to revive Mississippi river
Lrafll
JIM HARRIS--1916
It isn't the things you do .lint.
It's llif tliino-s you loft llinlonp
Which trive nic ii terrible hearliieho
As your nice you try to run.
The promises t'ornt ten.
Party trusts that you lictrny.
The votes you tnip-lit have not ten. liiu.
Are your haunt inn ghosts today!
Latta Boosting Harris a Sight
Fit for the Gods
In an open letter replying to the letter from R. W. Kellouuli to J. J.
.McGraw selling forth lbs reasons lor suppoititn; him for Republican national
i otiinittteeman. T. A. Latta undertakes not only to advise Mr. Kelbuigh but
onieis Republicans all over the state to Hue up for .I'm Harris. About the
only ri asou Latta assigns alter lighting Hants lor tel. or filteeii years for
suddenly cnibrai lug him Is thai he is a prctiv good man. mid aciually eats
all lie has s-iol about him in I lie past. Ill lle coiii m- nt his !cttT to Mr
Kelloiigb he complains that none of the I republic;) in who are opposed to Mr.
Harris ever did a thing to help him It-ad the party to success and points out
Hull if The Woil ! liad aupportcd Mr. Ilanis as Mr. Uill.i lias snrpr isinglv
found it his low duly lo do. thnt he would have the pally solidly behind him.
I'.arrlug the time Hint Mr. Lalta was in charge of The World and until K
found il utterly impossible to harmonize the party in support of Harris (lint
is precisely what The World did. "Yho World supported Mr. Harris lour years
ago notwithstanding the fuel lliat thoiisar.ils of R publicans were opposed
to him. The World suppoi li d him because Mr ll.inis bail made a condition
whereby opposition to him amounted to opposition to the regular Republican
(Continued on
FRISCO PLANS ARE
AGAIN DISAPPROVED
.Modified h'eorgaiiizatiou
Scheme Pejectcd by
.Missouri Commission.
WHERE THEY STARTED
Many Features of Wade
Draft Considered to Me
I'liconstitutional.
JEFFERSON CITY Mo. March 1.
The modified plan for the reorgani-
zation of the St. Louis & San Francisco
railroad submitted on February IS by
Festus J. Wade of St. Louis was re-
jected In most of Its features und In
the features considered vital by the
Missouri public service commission
today.
As a result of this action no plan
for the reorganization of 1 lie Frisco
is pending before the commission. The
original reorganization plan was ac-
cepted in part and rejected in part
by the commission. A motion for a
rehearing made by the New York
bankini; interests that sponsored the
original plan was withdrawn Febru-
ary II' and these interests on the same
ilile also withdrew' their motion for
a modifieutioti of the original.
The Wade plan then considered by
the commission us a modification of
tiie original reniali.ed the only plan
before the commission and Its rejec-
tion us to most of Its features today
leaves the Frisco reorganization a
problem of the future.
Protect .Stockholders.
One feature in which the Wade
plan differed from the original was
(Continued on Page Two.)
Braves are Insured.
BOSTON Man li j. The Boston
Nationals were Insured today for a
total of jr.iMi.liiiii against incident of
any nature except such us may oc-
cur on the baseball field. The policy
is a blanket agreement covering every
member of the team. It Is under-
stood that In addition several of the
more important players are insured
individually against accident of any
kind.
TO PAY TRIBUTE
TO DAUGHTER OF
THE REVOLUTION
FORT WORTH Texas. March
1. Mrs. Mary Jane Skldinorc of
Fort Worth who according to all
Information available is one of
throe living daughters of the
American revolution will cele-
brate her eighty-seventh birthday
on Juno 27 of this year. To com-
memorate the event the local
chapter of the liaughters of the
American Revolution Is seeking to
have the national chapter decree
appropriate exercises for that day.
Mrs. Skldmore was born near
Cincinnati Ohio tho daughter
of Jonas Frazee who served three
years under Washington uud
who heard the Liberty Bell ring
In Philadelphia. She retains a
vivid recollection of her father
who was frequently sought to re-
count before public meetings
the stories of the continental
army Its battles und the Lib-
erty Bell.
Mrs. Skldmore possesses a Bible
which was presented to her
father by Mrs. Wllllum Henry.
Harrison while her husbund wus
president of the United States
Wlion the Liberty Belt stopped
in Fort Worth on Its return from
San Kranolsco last November
Mrs. Skldmore occupied a seat
of honor beide tho rello.
Page Seven.)
M'GUIRE TELLS WHY
HE IS FOR M'GRAW
Interest of Party at Heart
and Therefore lie Sup-
ports Ponca City Man.
HARRIS IS LOSING
" Kntangliiig Alliances With
McDonald et al. Show
His Pad Faith."
Special to Tlie Worls.
OKLAHOMA CITY March 1.
Bird McGiiiro when see last
night by reporters ut the Skirven ho-
tel and interrogated about tho Mc-
' iriiw-l l.irris contest said:
"Yes I am for .Mr. McGraw and I
know soiiiel hflig of the situation und
have an opinion as to who will win.
I am not in politics any more for
myself but only for tho Republican
party. I quit congress because 1 Was
tired of It and I appreciate Hie splen-
did support which I have always re-
ceived from nearly all tho Republi-
cans and many of the democrats of
this state. If a man is a Republican a
lieinocratic congress will make him
more so. If he is a lieiuocr.it and
not one at any cost to Ills country a
lieinocratic congress or an Oklahoma
legislature will cool his party ardor.
I simply want to see the ho.t thing
done for the Republican party in t'ds
stale and that is why I am for Mr.
McGraw. He is able capable ener-
getic; man who grew ii on an Okla-
homa farm and lias been busy every
ni i n ii t of his life building Oklahoma
and working for his party. I confi-
dently believe that his lection as :i l-
tlotial committeeman will mean 2"'-
(liil) more votes for tile Republicans in
the national campaign thin we will
poll if Mr. Harris with his unfor-
tiinatc
shoiild
man.
alllunces und eiitnglniiieiits
be made national commitlee-
McGraw Victories.
"How about the two districts whh h
have gone for Harris? Well I will
tell you. Instead of being Hau ls ie-
tolles as is generally understood they
were McGraw victories. .Mr. Ilaitis
had the first convention called In his
home district which be expected
would bo unanimous for hiui. lie
came within u few votes of losinq- It.
Thil in l.i' 1. ..
...... . viit... M' iruj in I
own home. John Aonlebv. In tho I
southwest and lieinocratic part of the
state Is his manager. They thought
to call the next district convention In
John's homo district would certainly
be u unanimous vote for Mr. Harris
but by the skin of their teeth and I
(Continued on Puge Two.)
EXPLAIN HOW THEY
OBTAINED PICTURES
NEW YORIC. March 1. Agents of
Hie department of Justice announced
today that the investigation had failed
to confirm reports thut plans of
United States fortifications bud been
discovered in the rooms of Richard
von Arend uud Rudolph von Kracht
arrested hero last night on a charge
of conspiring to use the mails to do-
fraud through a systematic begging
scheme. Maps of New York und Phil
adelplila were found by the agents
but It was stated that nothing was dis-
covered which would tend to associate
tho defendants with the International
situation. Tho two men explained
tho possession also of German war
pictures by saying that friends had
sent them from Germany.
Von Arend and Von Kracht who
claimed to be German army lieuten-
ants and University of Berlin gradu-
ates were held in .5000 bull ouch
for a heating on Saturday
'HE'S A COWARD
UNO VULGARIAN'
SAYS DIXIE MAN
Pepresentativcs Pass J Tot
Pemarks When Civil
War Pill Comes Cp.
SECTIONAL FEELING
BOBS UP IN DEBATE
'Don't Owe One Cent to
the Men Who Tried to
Destroy (iovernnient."
WASHINGTON March L After
a scries of hot exchanges
Mining a half dozen representative
over principles involved In reimburse
incut of citizens of the southern stales
fur property seized by the Union
troops during the Civil war the house
toiiuv passed a bill to restore the
right of the court of claims to con-
sider claims of such reimbursement
aggregating JMI.OUO. An amendment
adopted would require claimants to
show proof of loyalty to the Cnlon.
Representatives Heflin of Alabama
und Clark of Florida resented state-
ments by Representatives Munn ct
Illinois the Republican leader und
Stafford of Wisconsin claiming they
were attempting to raise sectional
prejudice over the bill. Represent-
ative Mann's assertion that "we do
not owe one cent to the men who
endeavored lo destroy Hie govern-
ment" raised Hie Ire of Mr. Heflin
who shouted thut "nobody but tt cow-
ard and a vulgarian would use thut
language here."
Representative Stafford said the
bill was "serking to make the enter-
ing wedge to pay claims of those who
were disloyal and thut is the only
purpose of the bill"
Diving Into Cess Pool
"Ii had been hoped" replied Rep-
resentative Chirk "thut no attempt to
raise sectlonui prejudice would ever
again be made upon this floor. It hus
remained for the gentleman from
Wisconsin when brotherly love is '.he
eintrolllng sprit throughout the nu-
lion
to dive. Into this cess pool aivl
attempt again to rente sectional feel.
nig upon tho floor of this house.
"We are American citizens ns trua
to the flag and as loyal to this country
us he or any of tho people whom ho
represents. When the nation was In
tumble a few years ago und the loyal
men of (be north went to the defense
of the flag u southerner murched to
tile martial music of our country
alongside every northern soldier. And
I;' unhappily we should have trouble
now. 1 apprehend that u defense of
the flag will come more unanimously
from our section than from that part
where the hyphenated citizen dwell)
und con'.rols. The gentleman says it
Is loot to demand payment of an
honest debt. The government took
the property. They sold it und put
the proceeds into the treasury and
l.ept the money us a trust fund for
yitirs. Ever since the forty-ninth
congress these elatmanis nave neen
asking not a payment but the pur
mivllcee of L'oini; into a lederiil court
and letting tho Judges say whether
these claimants ouglil to be paid."
Minority louder Mann replied that
it was not the Republican side that In-
jected sectionalism but the Demo-
cratic war claims committee which
ri ported the bill to the house. Al-
ways ho said II hus been thought
proper to Insert proof of loyalty be-
fore a civil war claim should be al-
lowed. All Just Debts Paid.
"If." he said "we have to throw
out tho question of loyalty to ap-
pease our Democratic friends the
time may come I do not know when
we may be willing to purchase their
good will in that way. 1 hud sup-
posed that the men of the south were
Just us loyal as we. 1 believe thoy
are. Wo have paid all tho people
that we honestly owe. We do not '
owe one cent to the men who en-
deavored to destroy the government.
Men took their chances in the war.
1 do not think It is necosury to buy
the south by making appropriations
which we would not make anywhere
else."
Representative Heflin of Alabama
resented what he culled "this un-
called for attack against my people."
"I do not believe" be said "that
there Is unother man on that side of
the house ut present who In the light
of history would make such a charge
and slander against my people. My
people are not for sale. They en-
dured the hardships uud privations of
war for what they believed was right
the hardships of reconstruction liv-
ing; faithfully by the compact inada
by Lee and Grant at Appomattox.
"They settled forever and question
of secession that never wis settled
except by the sword. At this time
when this side is seeking to have n
Just settlement of claims nobody
should Inject such u question Into this
debute as the gentleman from Illinois
Mr. Mann has done. Let these mut-
ters be tried on their merits but let
no such vulgar and slanderous at-
tacks us that made by him he heard
on the floor of this house. And I
want to say in conclusion thut no-
body but n coward and vulgarian
would use that language here."
Conductor- Seek More Money.
WASHINGTON March 1. A newly
organized union claiming to represent
a thousand conductors and motormen
employed by tho capital's two street
railway companies today presented to
thn companies a demand for higher
wages shorter hours and better work-
ing conditions. A wuge rate of 39
cents an hour wus asked. The maxi-
mum now Is ii cents
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