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ZVHaula SruWtWfi So utaral VOL. XXVII. NO. 28 SIBLEY REFUSES TO BLOCK INDICTMENT Os BROKERS’ FIRM Fenner & Beane Denied Temporary Injunction as Test Suit Opens Judge Samuel H. Sibley, In the federal district court Thursday, de clined to grant a temporary injunc tion restraining Solicitor General John A. Boykin from proceeding be fore the Fulton county grand jury In an effort to indict the brokerage firm of Fenner & Beane for alleged violation of the Georgia law prohib- • iting dealing in futures on margins. He left the matter open to this extent, however, that in the event an indictment is returned,* an in junction may be sought to prevent trial of the case until the higher courts have passed on the validity of the Georgia law. Further hearing on the petition for injunction filed Thursday will be held December 22, and by that time it is expected that the grand jury will either have returned an indictment or a “no bill,’’ it was stated. Hooper Alexander, former United 1 States district attorney, represented Solicitor Boykin before Judge Sib ley, while Judge Arthur G. Powell appeared for Fenner & Beane. Evidence Presented Attorney Alexander stated to the court that evidence bearing on the case of Fenner & Beane has been , presented to the grand jury, but no action has yet been taken by that body. .Judge Sibley’s order follows: “Application having been made for a restraining order and the de fendants having appeared in open court and disclaimed any purpose, prior to a hearing for a preliminary injunction, of prosecuting any in dictment against the petitioners or their employes except the one al t ready prepared, or doing any other acts mentioned in the petition, a re straining order is refused for the present, with leave to make another application therefor should circum stances in the future seem to re quire one.” The individual plaintiffs named In the petition are Charles E. Fenner, Alpheus C. Beane, Edmund J. Glen ny, Joseph N. Carpenter, Jr., and * John McManus. They requested an order restrain ing the solicitor general or the sher iff from-“further trespass” An the offices of the brokerage house, from arresting employes of the concern, or from instituting or carrying on any prosecution under the Georgia law. The offices of this firm were raided , several weeks ago by officers acting under instructions of Solicitor Boy kin, who contended that the Georgia law prohibiting dealing on margins was being violated. More than a dozen brokerage offices were raided at the same time. Subsequently more than fifty indictments were returned by the grand jury against brokers operating here, and these cases are now pending in the Fulton superior court. Judge Powell stated that it was desired to ascertain whether opera tions such as are handled by his cli ents are lawful in Georgia, and the filing of the petition in the federal court was the best method of obtain ing a direct decision in the matter from the United States supreme court. Echo of Recent Raid The petitioners contend that so far as stocks and bonds are con cerned, these are handled for pres ent delivery only antjl are regulated • and handled under the rules of the Georgia securities commission, and that so far as the future, purchase and sale of cotton and other com modities are concerned, no contracts of any kind are made in Georgia. It is also alleged that the only function of the Georgia office is to transmit Instructions from their cus tomers in this state to their offices in New York or New Orleans, or Chica » go, where the plaintiff acting solely as the broker or agent of the cus tomer, buys or sells the contract called for at outcry across the pit of the respective exchange; that all their activities are under the inspec tion and regulation of the acts of congress relating to these matters j and of the United States department of agriculture. Deny “Bucketing” Orders They claim they do not at any time engage in the practice known as “bucketing” orders and not only would be subject to criminal prose cution under United States laws if they did so, but would- forfeit their * membership in the .exchanges to which they belong. It is their con tention that the Georgia law was not aimed at them and does not by its terms include them or their activi ties, but they also contend in their allegations that if the Georgia law should be construed to apply to them that it would be unconstitutional as being a burden upon interstate com merce. • They point out that the United States supreme court has just recent ly held that these large exchanges are very valuable adjuncts to the larly to the farmers and other pro commerce of the nation and that but for their existence there would be great loss to the public and particu larly to the farmers and other pro ducers in the matter of prices. The Weather I I Virginia: Saturday increasing cloudiness and warmer. North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia. Extreme Northwest Florida. Alabama and Mississippi: Fair Satur day with slowly rising temperature. Florida: Generally fair Saturday, •lightly warmer Saturday in north ' portion. Tennessee: Fair and somewhat warmer Saturday. Kentucky: Saturday cloudy, warm •r in east portion. Louisiana: Saturday fair. Arkansas and Oklahoma: Saturday fab-. East Texas: Saturday fair. West Texas: Saturday, fair, little change in temperature. Published Every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday WORLD NEWS TOLD IN BRIEF NEW YORK. —New- York Times by advancing $500,000 possible a com pilation of a dictionary of American biography. NEW YORK.—August Belmont, 71, financier and sportsman, dies at his apartment, after illness of little more than 24 hours. BERLIN. —In face of new party alignments, resulting from Sunday's reichstag elections, Mark-Stresemann cabinet decides to resign. NEW YORK.—Tribute is paid by national leaders to Owen D. Young, co-author and first administrator of Dawes’ plan, at a dinner. NEW YORK.—Captain of Italian liner Concordia has been lost at sea and ship itself may have been wrecked, according to reports. WASHINGTON.—House passes ag ricultural appropriation bill, carry ing $124,000,000, of which $80,000,000 is to be available for road construc tion. PARlS.—French newspapers seek to have government refuse American motion picture companies permission to make films w’ith historical build ings as backgrounds. MEXICO ClTY.—Samuel Gompers, president of the American Federa tion of Labor, enfeebled by severe cold and high altitude leaves Mexico City for San Antonio. WASHINGTON.—Russian Grand Duchess Alexander Feodorovna, whose husband aspires to Russian throne, is welcomed by society lead ers but is not officially recognized. WASHINGTON.—BiIIs carrying navy department recommendations and authorizing reorganization of naval and marine corps reserve are passed by house and sent to senate. NEW YORK.—Board of health of New York City, as well as state board, places embargo on live chick ens from eight middle and north western states, to check mysterious chicken malady. WASHINGTON? Favorable weather for astronomical observa tions and photographing- of sun’s eclipse January 24 are forecast by Dr. David Todd, former astronomer at Amherst. ROME.—George W. Wickersham, former U. S. attorney general, is named America’s member of inter national committee of League of Nations to study codification of in ternational law. WASHINGTON.—GeneraI raise of postal rates on all matter except let ter mail is forecast in plan to be sub mitted by Postmaster General New, to meet proposed salary increases for postal workers. NEW YORK.—Third shipment of gold by J. P. Morgan and company to German reichsbank. amounting to $3,000,000, brings total withdrawals of proceeds from sale of German loan to $10,000,000. NEW YORK.—New capital in ex cess of a billion dollars annually will be required by nation's railroads as a result of demands of additional business, said Samuel O. Dunn, edi tor of Railway Age. WASHINGTON, Recommenda tions of national advisory committee for aeronautics, sent to congress by President Coolidge, are approved by navy department as regards steps necessary to stabilize aircraft Indus try. NEW YORK.—Janies B. Duke, multi-millionaire tobacco and power magnate, executes deed at Somer ville, N. J., his legal residence, cre ating $40,000,000 trust fund for so cial, educational and religious bene factions. NEW YORK.—Tentative plans for celebration of bicentennial of birth of George Washington to be held in 1932 are announced by John A. Stewart, chairman of board of gov ernors of George Washington-Sul grave institution. HELP US AVOID THE RUSH THAT HURTS SERVICE Q DESCRIPTIONS pour in by the thousands after January 1. Our splendid staff of young women helpers is worked to death from New Year’s day until the first of April. When people are rushed and hurried in clerical work they are bound to make mistakes, it matters not how capable they be. 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Renew Now and Get Thirteen Months for The Price of Twelve IMERWOOD FOES ON SHOALS ISSOE FIGHTING HARDER WASHINGTON* Dec. 11.—With the Underwood Muscle Shoals bill ap proaching a final vote in the senate, opponents of 'the bill are using de termined measures to obstruct its passage. Supporters of the bill still seem confident the measure will pass the senate this week, but the opposition leaders say .there has been some change of sentiment. Senator McKellar. Democrat. Ten nessee, provided the climax of the opposition attack yesterday when he declared the measure would virt ually “give” Muscle Shoals to the Alabama Power company. Vigorous ly denying the contention, Senat >r Underwood, Democrat of Alabama, author of the measure, declared that company would nave no more oppor tunity than any other to lease the property under the terms of '.is measure. Senator Underwood accepted an amendment offered to his bill yester day by Chairman Norris of the sen ate agriculture committee, an oppo nent of the measure, which would quire the conversion into fertilizer of all nitrogen not needed for national defense. Other proposed amend ments were before the senate today. When consideration of the Under wood bill was resumed Thursday, Senator Heflin, Democrat, Alabama, read a market page report from Chile which declared the nitrate industry had “boomed” on the announcement of the withdrawal of the Ford offer. “Such an effect was to be expect ed,” he said, “since it had been es tablished in testimony before the agricultural committee that the Mus cle Shoals’ plant could produce fer tilizer at half the present sale price. “We know that seven fertilizer companies in the United States now tix the market price,” the Alabama senator said. “They form a definite trust.” Replying to Senator Dill, Demo crat, Washington, Senator Heflin said “he understood” that the secre tary of war claimed authority to dis pose of the plant even in the event that congress failed to enact specific legislation. “I doubt that he has such power,” Senator Heflin explained, “but I'm told he says he has.” Announcing his support of the Underwood bill, Senator Hflin said it was “not now a matter of en thusing over any one plan.” As com pared with another. But rather the necessity of getting some sort of au thority from congress for operation of Muscle Shoals. Senator Brook hart. Republican. lowa, declared he stood ready ,o vote to turn over the nitrate plants at Mu«cle Shoal's for the production of fertilizer but opposed turning over the power to private interests which would not assist the farmers any more than the Keokuk dam has -tid ed tjj.e farmers in lowa. New Motor Fuel Made From Coal Tar Tested PARIS. Dec. 10.—Tests by the artillery laboratories at Vincennes are said to have justified the claims made for a new motor fuel extract ed from debenzolized coal tar by a process invented by M. Makhonine, a Russian engineer. When used in heavy trucks and tractors, according to Le Matin, it developed much greater power than gasoline and gave slightly higher mileage to the gallon. Its cost is said to he but one-tenth that of gaso line. Further experiments are to be made with forty trucks which will cover between 2.000 and 3,000 miles each. Seventeen Hogs Killed By Bolt of Lightning M'RAE, Ga„ Dec. 10.—Huddled to gether during the rain storm here Monday night, 17 hogs belonging to W. R. Ward were killed when a single bolt of lightning struck the tree which sheltered them. COURT FIGHT LOOMS OVER DR. EDWARDS’ CONFINEMENT PLACE BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Dec. 11 The supreme court of Alabama is expected to say finally whether Dr. George T. Edwards, held in connec tion with the dea.th of his wife, will remain in the county central prison at Birmingham or be transferred • to Bessemer branch jail, in accord ance with a circuit court order, it was announced today at the office of Solicitor Ben Perry. Solicitor Perry said that he would file notice of appeal today before Judge Gwin, who issued the order commanding the sheriff to return Dr. Edwards to the Bessemer prison. It was announced that ten days would elapse before the solicitor could obtain a hearing before the supreme court, and in the mean time Dr. Edwards will remain in the central prison where he was trans ferred several days ago. He is held incommunicado. Solicitor Perry today confirmed reports that officers had found a second pistol, an “alleged plant,” in an attic in Dr. Howards’ Fairfield home, where Mrs. Edwards was slain December 2. “Perfectly at Eease” Dr. Edwards appeared “perfectly at ease” this afternoon, according- to Dr. M. M. Nolan, jail physician, who dressed the prisoner’s wounded hand. The statement of the prison doctor was said to have been deemed sig nificant by state and defense because of official observation of the physi cian’s physical condition and habits. Other attaches of the county jail, where Dr. Edwards is confined as serted that he continued to maintain his calm demeanor and that he was normal in all respects so far as casual observation went. J. L. Edwards, of Selma, father of the prisoner, together with George Ross, his chief counsel, visited Dr. Edwards today. A deputy sheriff was present during the conference. A preliminary hearing in the ac tion is scheduled to tae place at Bes semer, December 19. A special grand jury has been called to investigate the case next week. Both sides apparently are prepar ing for what looms as one of the greatest legal battles ever seen in Jefferson county. The state appeared to attach im portance to the discovery of this weapon because of alleged physical facts connected with the murder. Dr. Edwards is said to have told officers that an intruder attacked him after his wife had been slain. The physician was quoted as saying he shot three times at the intruder and that the assailant fired once, the bullet striking the doctor’s left hand. Officers found that four bul lets had been fired, three of the cal iber to fit Dr. Edwards’ pistol and one of a larger caliber. This weapon discovered in the at tic, is said to carry a bullet the size of the fourth bullet hole in Dr. Ed wards’ sleeping porch where he said he grappled with the intruder. It was said also that the w’ound in Dr. Edwards’ hand was made by a bul let of large caliber. The shop num ber on this weapon was said to have been marred. The appeal, Solicitor Perry said, i would be based on the ground that i it “is too expensive and difficult” to ! keep Dr. Edwards under proper sur veillance” in the branch jail. In the branch jail, every cell has an out ! side opening, the solicitor added, ; making it possible for persons to i reach prisoners. That the prisoner is under strict observation was indicated by the solicitor’s statement that “the only way we could keep Dr. Edwards un der proper observation at Bessemer would be to keep a deputy in his cell ’ day and night.” This statement was made despite I a demonstration which the defense claims shows conclusively that the physician is normal in health and i habits and in perfect physical con dition. Held Incommunicado Dr. Edwards Is being held by the i state in connection with the death I of his wife who was slain Tuesday I morning of last week after having : been drugged. At the time of the murder, Dr. Edwards told officers she was killed by an intruder who also Wounded him. Hl was arrested within a few hours after he gave the alarm. He was at first imprisoned in the Bessemer jail. The crime was com mitted in Fairfield, a suburb of Birmingham, which is in a sub division of Jefferson county coming under the jurisdiction of branch ; courts at Bessemer. From the day of his imprisonment he received many callers. Monday, however, Sheriff Shirley gave orders that he was to be held incommunicado. This brought a protest from his attorney George Ross, who won an order from Judge Gwin permitting him to see his client at will. Sheriff Shirley then ordered Dr. Edward removed to Birmingham, whereupon Mr. Ross sued out a writ of habeas corpus which was heard Wednesday behind closed doors. Gwin, in his ruling, said Dr. Edwards had been removed from the jurisdiction of his court without his consent and ordered that the prison er be returned to the Bessemer jail. Investigation Lags There was a noticeable let-up to day in activity on the part of state officials charged with inquiring into the death of Mrs. Edwards. At So licitor Ben Perry's office, it was stated that the state was confident of its case, while the defense was making no further move after win ning- its first legal clash. If the mystery attaching to Mrs. Edwards' death ha« been solved or the motive found for the murder, these facts are being cleverly con cealed behind the state's wall of si lence. It was said days ago that the case had narrowed to a ques tion of Dr. Edward's personal life and habits. If official inquiry has produced any evidence along this angle, it has been made a part of the unrevealed record in the action. It wag said by custodians of Dr. Edwards at the county jail that he was aprarently “perfectly normal” in all respects as to health and de moanor. The wounded left hand which was caused, accordiner to his statement, by a nocturnal intruder who murdered his wife and attacked him. is healing nicely, is causing little pain, and the prisoner is said to be in the best of spirits, sleep ing well and eating heartily of prison • food. |SOMEONE’S GOING TO GET A RIDE IN A WAGON BRITISH DEBT SWO DENDDNGED ST REEO BN FLOOR BF SENATE WASHINGTON, Dec. 11.—The subject of foreign debts was brought up on the floor of the senate today by Senator Reed, Democrat-* Mis souri, who said he “would call the artention particularly of the foreign relations committee” to Mr. Churchill’s pronouncement of yester day in London. Senator Reed said the “spirit” of Mr. Churchill's speech followed the lines of xhe Balfour note propos ing world cancellation of debts “which would have made us the great paymasters, as in the past.” He asserted that “direct or indirect interference” by Great Britain in the debt discussions between this country and France could not be tolerated. The declaration of Chancellor Churchill, he declared was "as in tolerable as the action of the kaiser in telling us where and how we could i sail our ships.” CHURCHILL’S STAND LOGICAL, IS MELLON’S ONLY COMMENT WASHINGTON, Dec. 11.—The treasury has accepted the statement of Winston Churchill, chancellor of the British exchequer, yesterday, on allied debts as “obvious and logical,” and has no intention of making any further comment. This official expression was made today after a. conference between 1 Secretary Mellon, Under-Secretary Winston and Assistant Secretary i Wadsworth, at the treasury. Treasury officials would not inter- I pret their conclusion that Chancellor J Churchill was making a “logical” t statement when he declared that I Great Britain would expect its debt ors in Europe to make no payments to the United States which are not matched by equal payments to the British government. It is taken for granted that the chancellor was talking about France, who had unsettled war debts both to the United States anil to Great Britain. Recently discus sions were begun here looking to a possible American-French funding | agreement, but it has been ernpha- i sized that these exchanges have not | yet reached the stage described in i diplomacy as constituting actual ne- | gotiations. No one here will piediet the ef fect of Mr. Churchill's statement on I this situation, holding that any deci- ' sion on that question must rest with Paris. ALL LONDON PLEASED WITH CHURCHILL’S STAND i LONDON, Dec. 11.— (By the Asso ciated Press.) —Winston Churchill’s | declaration in his first speech in the house of commons as chancellor of the exchequer, that the government considers it essential that any pay ments made by Great Britain's debt ors in Europe to the United States should be accompanied simulta- I neously by proportionate payments to this country, pleases the press and populace immensely, without re gard to party or size of pocketbook. Every morning newspaper dis plays the account of his speech most prominently of the day's news. The chancellor did not mention any debtor nation by name but al most every newspaper speaks of France, whose emissaries have been discussing the debt subject in Wash ington. The press, with significant solidity, takes the position that if France begins paying her debt to America it is only fair that she should at the same time start set tling with Great Britain. The British position in the pop ular mind may be summarized as follows: Great Britain borrowed roughly 1.000.000,000 pounds ster ling and loaned twice as much to her allies. She is paying her own debt but is receiving nothing from her debtors. If she can collect from her allies and Germany together, enough to meet the American de mands, she will be satisfied and will relieve her debtors of the remainder, lof their obligations to her. It is held here that Great Britain bor rowed rmt for herself hut because her allies were borrowing from her. Atlanta, Ga., Saturday, December 13,1924 Asa G. Candler, Sr., And Wife Reconciled; Suit Is Withdrawn Withdrawal of the divorce suit filed some months ago by Asa G. Candler, Sr., against his wife, Mrs. May Little Ragan Candler, was accomplished Thursday as the re sult of their reconciliation and the return of Mrs. Candler to the Can dler home at 1040 Ponce de Leon avenue, on Wednesday. Mrs. Candler, who has been living with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas M. Little, on East Pace's Ferry road, since the separation last spring, rejoined her husband at his home, taking her two little daugh ters, who accompanied their mother when she changed her residence aft er, the estrangement. . No comment was forthcoming from members of the Candler family nor from attorneys for either party, although’it was indicated by counsel for Mr. Candler that the reconcilia tion automatically removed the basis for the divorce suit. Would Annul Marriage At End of Two Years If No Child Has Been Born OMAJIA, Neb., Dec. 11.—Revoca tion of all marriage licenses issued in Nebraska, in cases where no chil dren are born within two years, mak ing exceptions for physic.nl disabili ties when properly certified by a physician, was proposed here bv City Health Commissioner A. S. Pinto. Dr. Pinto announced he would support such a bill before the com ing session of the Nebraska legisla ture. Four British Warships Will Visit America WASHINGTON, Dec. 10.—Four British warships with a British vice admiral are expected to visit this country early next month, Sir Esme Howard, the British ambassador in formed the state department Tues day. H. M. S. Calcutta, bringing the CHRISTMAS The Tri-Weekly Journal will make an ideal Christ mas present for a dear relative or friend. It will be a thrice-a-week reminder of your thoughtfulness for thirteen months. How different from so many presents! If you care to do so, we will enter the subscription to begin with the issue dated December 2 5 and will write a letter to be delivered that day saying the paper is a gift from you. Use this coupon. j Tri-Wcckly Journal, • Atlanta, Ga. Enclosed find for which send The, Tri-Weekly Journal for thirteen months as a Christmas gift ot (Name of Addressee)..., r ......•••« (Address) .... • •• • f“ ••••••••.•••• •••••••••••• and write saying it is a gift from (Your Name) (Your Address) Start paper and icrite letter immediately. Start paper December 2J and deliver letter that day. Strike out one of these last two lines. JACK WAKEFIELD. BROTHER OF VANOY STAR, KILLS SELF MEMPHIS, Tenn., Dec. IL— “Jack” Wakefield, rated in his “prep” school days one of the great est football players in the south, and ' last season a member of the Van derbilt freshmen eleven, is dead as a 1 result of a self-inflicted bullet wound —an aftermath of a quarrel ! last night with a young woman wno was to have acted as his sponsor at a banquet at which he whs to have been a guest of honor. He will be buried in his boyhood home a'; Petersburg, Tenn. Wakefield fired a bullet into his head at the home of a friend while the banquet, arranged in honor of Memphis athletes who had partici pated in a post-season football game, was in progress. Just before rhe shooting, Wakefield is said to have called at the home of Miss [ osephine Crosby, member of a prom inent Memphis family, who he was to have escorted to the banquet. In ’ the belief that Wakefield had been drinking, it was stated, the young woman declined to accompany him. An hour later Wakefield appeared at the home of a chum and shot him self to death. Wakefield was twenty-four years old. After attending preparatory schools here ha entered Vanderbilt last season, hut did not return this year. In addition to his football ac tivities, Wakefield had played pro fessional baseball. He jointed the St. Louis Cardinals last spring, but broke his leg during the pre-season training period. He later joined the Syracuse club, of the Internal U'isue, and later played with Drrn ville, of the Three-I_ league. British commander-in-chief of the North American a*nd West India station, will visit New Orleans accom panied by H. M. S. Capetown from January 5 to January 10. The British cruisers Curlew and Constance will visit Key West from December 31 until January The governors of Louisiana and Florida have be.en requested to extend the usual courtesies to the British war ships. » CEN io a COPY. SI A YEAR. SAMUEL GOMPERS IS SERIOUSLY ILL ON SPECIAL TRAIN President of American Fed eration of Labe; .Is Strick en in Mexico City LAREDO, Texas, Dec. 12—(Bv the Associated press.)—The special train bearing Samuel Gompers stricken president of the American Federation of Labor, to a San Anto nio hospital for relief from the con dition which became serious in the rare atmosphere of Mexico City last week, was nearing this border port early today. Customs officials, railroad execu tives arfd medical men were ready -j to facilitate the transfer of the labor chieftain and his party from the Mexican lines to the American rail road so that the race to the San Antonio hospital might be inter rupted only briefly. The latest report from the train gave assurance that the aged leader lived and served slightly to relieve apprehension as to the gravity of his condition. Temperature Is Normal It was filed from Monterey, Mex ico, at 11 p. m., and said that his temperature was normal and his pulse was ninety. Earlier dispatches had reported a turn for the worse as the train trav eled from Saltillo towards Monterey A telegram sent from the train to President P. Elias Calles, of Mexico, reported Mr. Gompers’ temperature rising, and that the labor leader was* “very ill.” Saltillo messages had in dicated he was very weak, but his temperature was reported normal. The higher altitude had been passed at Monterey, and it was ex pected that Mr. Gompers would show a favorable reaction when the more accustomed atmospheric pres sure was reached. Mr. Gompers’ condition was said to be due to a bronchial Infection aggravated by the rarefied atmos phere of Mexico City. From the time of his arrival there with some 300 other American labor leaders to attend the convention of the Pan- .? American Federation of Labor the last of November disquieting re ports as to his condition came back to the border. Death was Reported Reports were' that he had col lapsed at various places visited by the delegates, and frequently it was reported that he had died suddenly It now appears that he was taker seriously ill last Saturday after h" had presided over the Friday ses sion of the gathering and had attended an opera in the evening. It became immediately evident that his condition was se rlous, and it was decided to hurry him away from the Mexican capital ." rare atmosphere. He was taken from hotel to train in an ambu lance. For a man approaching his seven ty-fifth milestone, Mr. Gompers had put jn a strenuously active month. The transcontinental trip to El Paso for the convention of the American Federation of Labor, presiding ove l its meetings and participating in it? deliberations had been a severe tax on his strength prior ,to departure from Juarez November 27 for Mex ico City for the work and play inci dent to the gathering of the Pan ■ American body. Since leaving Mexico City thy< has been practically no change *in the condition of the veteran leader, although he is breathing more eas ily. There is no attempt to conceal his condition, which is serious, if not critical, members of the party said. - A Mr. Gompers will remain for s I time in San Antonio. He is acconi ll.-anied by the American Federation I of Labor delegates of the recent con | venlion of the Feder ation of Labor; ’ Retail Food Prices Increase 3 Per Cent In 19 Out of 20 Cities WASHINGTON, Dec, 10. tn creases in retail food prices rangln up to 3 per cent during the montl ending November 15 were shown i 19 out of 20 cities for which figure; were announced today by the depart ment of labor. The three, per cent * maximum was reported at Roches ter, N. Y. A two per cent increase was shown in New York, Louisville New Haven, Norfolk and Portland ; Maine. Ten of the twenty cities showed i increase In prices ranging up t ! three per cent in the year endin; j November 15. Gotham Newspaper Indicted Again in Tax Publicity Test NEW YORK, Dec. 11.—A second indictment in the government's test case, against the New York Herald- Tribune for publication of income tax returns was found by a federal grand jury Wednesday. The New York Tribune, Inc., the publisher of the newspaper, was found not guilty on a similar charge Tuesday, but the government moved for Wednesday’s indictment in order that the case might proceed imme diately to the United States supreme court. Makes Autos Go 49 Miles on Gallon of Gasoline SIOUX FALLS, S. Dak.—James A. May, 1865 Lacotah Bldg., this city, announces the perfection of an amazing device that is enabling car owners to more than double their mileage from gasoline used and at the same time remove every particle of carbon from their motors. Many cars with this device attached hav» made oyor 49 miles on a gallon. It is autorfiatic and self-regulating and can be attached by any one to any car in a few minutes. Mr. May wants agents and is willing to send a sample at his own risk to any one who will write him. Just send him your name and address.—