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KEEP FUNIS GOING
Of (In- nineteen independent nlmitH In
Ihe ftv. however, n number were Mill
li ii unaffected bei anv tbey Imil tint
i educed wnRrf..
Oemp:in niiekciiiieu were eiuimiMn'
fiem tiie number of empleyes who mine
In work en the tlrst (lav of the strike,
but union leaders said the ftrll;e would
spread, and that another day would fee
still larger defection.
Illness of Dictator Qernei Caue'Ball
Uepnhllean Party In leaving with the
country the Impression, that It Is Mir
only real iiutmmcnt of government, I
just a I.leyd (Jeerge is the only man I
In Night 1e run England. I Ssrlegg Conditions
1 yield te no one In my belief In the WiUwnstail, It. XV. I., Dec. 4. (By
eapaelty of Cen-jrcwi te blunder, llu :i Ai i'.)chaetie condltleim in Vcne
the stupidest Congress in the world i ,,ue,In nH n r(,sut nf thc Rerieus illness
L-niuii hoi mm away an inis in uiu iimik- e( General Junn Vicente ttemcz, who
CHAOS IN VENEZUELA 'DELAWARE SENATORS SPLIT
est possible session.
Union Workmen in "Big Five"'
Houses Apparently Igner- i
ing Strike Order
Congress May Enter SESSION MAY LAST
Administration Feld I UNTIL NEXT SUMMER
QUIT
SMALLER CITIES
By file Associated Pres
Chicago, Dee. 5. The rank of pack-IntJ-heuse
workers in several live stock
centers outside of Chicago were re
lated depleted tedaf. whlle all except a
tow independent plants In Chicago were
reported te be operating en a nearly
normal basis in the first day of the
strike called by the Amalgamated Meat
rtitter and Itutrlipp Workmen's Union.
president or tne
I Centlmtnl from P On
I cresses have because the IteputilUnu-i
have tee large a majority, because the
I Republicans are split by the agricultural
i bloc, and because thc President is a
gracious gentleman who docs net like te
exert authority harahlv. Hut Congress
wilt de it.
Yeu hear gloomy remarks about Con
gress as it comes back. Yeu always de.
A returning Congress always fills
Washington with dark nnd unhappy
thoughts. It is cne of the convention!)
of our political life that Congress blinuld
mnkp us sad and pessimistic
"If." say all of the wisest observers.
the election had been held
Cornelius .1. Hnvcs
union Kfitil ndvir-cs from n half dozen
citks reported that the union men j the Republicans would have test the
talked out 100 per cent. In the Chi- lower house nnd mere than half (heir
nage plants of thc "big five" packers, margin In thc Senate."
company officers announced that from 00 1 "If Congress gees en this year ns it
te 05 per cent of their forces reported did tnst. the country will go Democratic
for work today, and that they were , in the fall."
experiencing no difficulty in operating. This is taking Congress tee seriously.
Frem St. Jeseph. Me. : East St. The country has get out of the habit
Tallin. Ill : Albert Lea. Minn. ; ian
r.Uv Knn. nnd Wichita. Kan., re
ports said the. union walkout virtually
was unaulmeus, Mr. Haves declared. At
St. Jeseph. President Hayes said. l.iOO
men were out and at Albert Lea the
entire force of .100 men at a smaller
plant had quit work.
Cedar Itapids, In . and Milwuukee
reported that packing officers snid their
plants were unaffected, while from t ort
Werth came thc announcement from of
ficers of Swift & Ce. and Armour &
Ce. that but 200 men had left work
In these two plants.
All five of the larger packers In Chi
cnp0 Armour, Swift. Cudnhy. Merris
and Wilsen reported virtunllj f'lll
forces at work, with many unemployed
laborers lined up waiting for jobs. Union
officials had no announcement te make
en thc Chicago situation, except that
the union men had walked out. and
that several small plants were tied up.
of voting for Congress. It crumbles
about Congress us It grumbles about the
weather, but It no mere thinks Con Cen
grcrs can be Improved thnn It thinks the
weather can be improved. It votes for
or against the National Administration
when it elects Congress.
Can't Blunder Kneugh
One cannot sec hew the present ken ken
sien of Congress can blunder be much
that a Republican majority will net be
returned en the strength of the Presi
dent's popularity. Count against Deme
cratic prospects thc public approval of
naval reductions nnd a navnl holiday
sure te be obtelncd at the present Con
ference. Mr. Harding's personal grace
and charm, which endears him te the
country, and the strength of Mr. Har
ding's Cabinet.
Count alfee that you cannot beat some
party with no party anv mere than ou
beat fromebody with nobody, and the
.Washington, Dec. p. (By A. P.)--The
Sixty -seventh Congress convened at
neon today for Its first regular session.
Ten days only had elapsed since the
adjournment of the extra tessten and It
generally was predicted that the session
convening today would net end until
well into next summer.
The Inaugural sittings of both houses
were confined te thc usual routine,
awaiting the communication of the
President's address. This was planned
for tomorrow at a joint session.
Sixty of the ninety-six Senators an an
swered the roll call when Vice Presi
dent Coolidge sounded the opening gavel
in the Senate. The number of spectators
last fall, I was unusually small, there being many
banks of vacant scats.
The Senate was in session only nine
minutes, taking n recess until H
o'clock te enable committees te notify
the President of the assembling of Con
gress. Senater Ledge, Republican lend
er, and Senater Hitchcock, of Ncbresku.
assistant Democratic leader, acting in
the? absence of Senater Underwood, of
Alabama, who was called home by the
deuth of his mother, composed the com
mittee. Receipt of the annual budget was
the principal business of the Heuse to
day. Its opening session was marked by
thc customary call of the roll by States
instead of alphabetically.
The tariff revision and the allied debt
funding bills were the major features of
legislation en the program of thc new
sesnlen. Senater Penrose gave notice
that he planned te call up the allied
debt bill tomorrow. The Finance Cem
mittee, of which he Is chairman, is te
for tnaffT years has been tha.t country's
virtual dictator, were reported In dis
patches reaching here today. Vcars
that anarchy was likely te result in thc
event of his -death were expressed In
the dispatches.
It was snid Oenernl Oemez had
reached Puerto Cabella. n Venezuelan
seashore resort, where It was dee
te take him a few iys age. The
natches received here nnd troops
accompanied mm t lilt nor were occupy
ing twenty buildings, in one of which
the General was lying at the point of
death.
ARREST BOGUS DRY AGENTS
Futile Attempt Made te Mulct Shen
andoah Saloonkeepers
Slien:iitdenh, Pa., Dec. Ii. Rebert P.
Hlcwltt. of Scronten ; Themas Donahue
and William Mcllalc, of Shenandoah,
and a mnurth mun. who espqpetl, were
urrestcd tnd.iv charged with iniperseii-
ming revenue etiicerw ami holding up
saloonkeepers. '
It Is allcjcd thc men visited several '
fuloens. mil demanded $,"00. afler tak
ing samples of beer and ether liquor.'-.
When the saloenmcn refused te hand
ver the money the men went behind
the bar line took considerably mene
treni ths cash registers, besides helping
thcmvelvps te cigar.i ami cigarettes.
They were, held pending action of Fed
eral authorities.
j LEN SMALL FIGHTS TRIAL
Illinois Qoverner and Associate Ask
Quashing of Indictments
WaitUegaii, III.. Dee. 5 (l'y A. ' )
--Governer I.en Small and Vernen Cur
tis. Grant Paik, III., banker, tedin
opened their fight against tnal under
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and du Pent Can't Anre c
Revenue Collector
Wilmington, Del., Dec. C Delaware
Republicans from etic end of the State
te the ether are wrought up ever what
has developed into a deadlock between
i m1 ,n.tC!l Senators I. IJelsler Ball
and T. Celeman du Pent, both BvPb BvPb
licens, ever the ppst of Collector of
internal Revenue for the district of
Delaware. Bell Is backing Themas E.
M,y of Wilmington, new his po
litical secretary, for the. lob. hut l nn.
'Idedl?, te Kure the Indersement of du
dls- T 0,,,t', TJl pnrt-v ls "P'H "ver Pccney,
who nnd 'l" ent " friends don't seem te
i M UUI, JIIIII.
I Seme weeks age business men of WIN
, mingten proposed S. D. Tewnscnd, an
'officer of the Wllmlnefen Trust Cem.
pany. for Collector, and Mr. Townsend
was willing, but Ball declined te with
draw Pccney and Tewnscnd dropped
out.
There is some hope that in picking a
Postmaster for Wilmington te succeed
.Tames ,T. English, Democrat, it may be
possible te .e shift the cards ns te
make a satisfactory disposition of the
collectershlp as well. Menuwhllc, Herrv
' T. iirniiam. Democrat, continues te
i serve ns Internal Revenue Collector.
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It Brings a Werth-While Opportunity te Select
Distinctive "Stecker" Medes in
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Plain-Tailored
Sports Coats
of tweedb and tievcjty fabrics in
smart, practical models.
Values Up te $35.00, A'er
Tep Ceals
of ,,w ...andie, Andrea Cleth and
Panvelainc; taupe, brown, navy
nnd black.
Values Vp te $7e.00. New
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Coats and Wraps
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Values Up te $110.00. New
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Values Up te $110J)0, New
$65
Ceals and Wraps
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Ceals and Wraps
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Values Up te $185.00, New
Our Higher-Priced Coats and Wraps
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Afternoon Dresses That Were 875 te $195, New
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Evening Dresses That Were $49.50 te $235, New
Hi, $65 995 ' $145
Sh'CONI) FLOUR
Sports and Tailored
Suits
Typical "Stecker" models, embracing all the met,t
desirable fabrics and colors of the season; many
elaborately trimmed with fine furs.
Then Were $55, $85 te $215, New
22M $43 $145
Street Dresses
Smart Frecks of Canten Crepe, Tricetine and
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