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_The Omaha Sunday . >ee_ s _...______ VOL. 52—NO. 32. •• sk.m-ci.m «.tt.r Mir a. inc. *t nAJATJA SUNDAY MORNINfJ JANUARY *>J 1Q23 • i» mu h »«>: omi> «» »«. FIVE CENTS Oniha p, o. Under Aet ef Mareh 3, it79. UMAXlnj oUlil/A I 1>1 wiviN 1 IN vjr , «J /ill U aIV 1 m m Outelde the 4th zoae (l year): Dally and Sunday. SI2; Sunday ealy. IS. » ■ ■ —————^ _ ___ _ ___ . *• - - —- ——-— Bad Faith Blamed for Ruhr Mess Sulli>an Says World Stabiliza tion Awaits Retracing of false Steps in Decid ing on Reparations. Mistakes Pointed Out n> m \kk si u.ia an, Copyright, 10*;:. Every person who reads the un happy news from Europe from day to b.iy must wonder why it is that four yours after the pence conference in Paris the principal item of that peace, namely, the amount of reparations to he paid by the defeated enemy, is still unfixed and is at this moment the occasion of warlike actions—actions not wholly removed from having the nature of a renewal of war—on the part of one of the conquerors. This question, unfortunately, has more than merely historical interest. It Is at the bottom of most of the pres ent trouble In tlie world and it cast* a most somber shadow on the future. If there Is any espeet of Europe upon which t here is general agreement it Is that Europe—nor America, either —will not tie stabilized until all the painful mistakes about reparations are retraced and the sum is fixed again, and fixed, this time, right. The purpose of the present article is to point out where and how and why the mistakes were made—so far as it is possible to do so in so limited a space. "Fourteen Points" First Outline of Terms. The first mention of what was to be exacted from Germany in the way of reparations occurred in Wilson’s famous 14 points. The allusions to reparations were very brief. In Point VII AATlson said: •'Belgium . . . must t>« evacuated and restored." In Point VIII he said; "All French terri tory should be freed and the Invaded portions restored." To this definition of what Germany would be required to do in the way of reparations AVllson subsequently, in another address to congress, on February 11, 1918, added a limitation, saying; "There ahall be no annexa tions, no contributions, no punitive damages." These words constitute all that was said about reparations In the docu ments which constituted President AVilson’s statement of what the allies were fighting for—the program which was meant to be secepted, and was accepted, first by the allies and later by Germany, as the basis for peace. Germany Asks Armistice To Make Peace. Some 10 month* after Wilson had laid down this definition and limita tion of reparations ns part of the basis of peace for which the allies were fighting, Germany accepted the basis and asked for an armistice In jvhlch to make peace based on the 14 points and Wilson's other speeches. The precise phrase in the correspond ence between Germany and President Wilson leading up to the armistice was: "The German government . . . accepts the terms of peace laid down in his (i. e., Wilson's) address to con gress January 8, 1918 (i. t., the 14 (Turn to Page Tight. Column One.) Mine Owners Reject Demands of Union Men New York. Jan. 20.—(By A. P.)—The six-hour day, five day a week demand advanced by the United Mine Work ers of America in 1920 today beramo an issue upon which will depend the success or failure of wage negotia tions In progress here between the vnion and bituminous operators of the tristate competitive field. It was rejected, ns was the whole list of demands submitted by the miners. The fact that the operators were prepared to ask concessions equally unacceptable to the miners was all that saved the conference from abrupt collapse, for it was be lieved their very divergence offered a path to compromise. A subcommittee of employers and minors was named to consider both sales' demands and from them draw, if possible, a platform which would make possible further negotiation when conferences arc resumed Mon. day. This subcommittee went into session at once. Mrs. Whitelaw Reid Here on Way to Winter Home Mrs. Whitelaw Reid nnd her broth er, Ogden Mills, of New York City, passed through Omaha yesterday in their private car, en route to their winter home in California. Accompanying them was Eleanor Goss of New York, a cousin of District Judge Charles Goss of Omaha. She is a close friend of theirs and will spend the winter with them. Judge Goss visited with them at the Union station. Drive to Collect Taxes Brings in $163,00.000 Washington, Jan. 20.—The drive by the internal revenue bureau to collect back taxes brought nearly $165,000, 000 in income and profits taxes into the treasury in the first half of the fiscal year 1922-23, according to esti mates made by Commissioner Blair. If the rate is maintained collection for the fiscal year will far exceed the estimate of $300,000,000 made last June, Mr. Blair said. \'W‘ - Crew of Italian Steamer Sunk in Midocean Saved Thirty-Three Men on Grain Vessel Rescued After Heroic Battle With Mad Sea 400 Miles From Port—Dog First Taken From the Ill-Fated Boat. New York, .Ian. 20. — The Giuseppe Verdi steamed into port today, two days late from Naples, with graphic details of the rescue of the crew of the Italian freighter Montello, which succumbed to a mad mid-Atlantic storm last Wednesday. The rescued men—33 in all — were aboard, one of them In siek bay with a cracked skull and smashed feet. The others had fully recovered. Shot through with heroism was the story told by tlie Verdi's admiring passengers-—a story fervently attest ed by ('apt. Francisco Sturese of the Montello. On January 10 the Montello sailed from Philadelphia for Marseilles, the wheat-filled hold pushing it far down into the water. Two days later, about 400 miles north of Bermuda, it en conutered a whistling nor'wester. For three bleak days with the crew never out of oilskins, straining en gines shoved the Montello ahead at eight knots. On the night of the 15th —last Monday—the teasel keeled over. Kudder Chains Break. The rudder chains had jammed. Then they had broken. Three of the crew, lashed to stanch ions, manipulated a hand gear until it too crashed under the sea's cudgel ing. The vessel, its engines slowed down to four knots an hour, was helpless 400 miles from the nearest land and in a hurricane sea. Then the grain shifted and the ship listed. Waves washed the deck at every lunge. The coal bunkers floated and water poured into the ship faster than the exhausted men could pump It out. It was not until 8 Tuesday morning that Captain Stures permitted Wire less Operator Tomaso Montari to ask aid. The Verdi, 100 miles away, nn wered, Rnd arrived at 3 that after noon. It was impossible to launch l>oats in that sea. So the Verdi, with 610 passengers aboard, spent the night slowly circling about, the water-logged Montello, \x hose decks now were con tinually under water. Comforting messages were wirelessed at Intervals. Passengers Pray. Throughout the night the Verdi's passengers paced the decks, their eyes straining toward tho Montello. Now and then they sang hymns. Finally they knelt In prayer. Among them knelt four nuns. The ship's chaplain, Giuseppe Verde, chanted the Te Deum, and plaintive Italian voices repeated it. As told in wireless dispatches sent from the Verdi as it approached New York, the sea thwarted an effort to launch a boat at dawn. At 7:30 the Montello got a boat overboard, the sea having calmed slightly. First lowered into the heaving swell was the mascot. Netti, a water span iel. Twenty-two men followed the dog. The crew had refused to budge until the pup was saved. A battle of an liour and a half brought the weary sailors close to the Verdi’s side. As they grasped for lines and lifebelts, a swell washed over tbeir boat, and 11 went over board. All were saved. A half hour later First Officer Stagnaro and 11 members *>f the Verdi’s crew rescued the 11 remain ing aboard the Montello. The freight er sank as the Y'erdl turned its nose toward New York. New Fox Trot % Sings Praises of Fair Omaha j Song, Written by Two Oma bans, Distributed in To day's Issue of The Omaha Bee. “We were just bubbling over with the spirit of Omaha and wooed by the muss of civic pride. I guess,” said Julius K. Johnson when asked what prompted the writing of the latest song hit, “I Want to Grow With Growing Omaha.” Mr. Johnson, master of the pipe or gan and manager of the Rialto the ater, wrote the music of this new song. The words were written by r prominent professional man of Omaha who conceals h!s Identity behind the norm de plume of Albert Adair. The song Is a snappy fox Hof, a lilting tune which soon will be whis tled, hummed and sung all over Omaha. The words: No matter where I roam. Ml never find a hom«, Idke the town T call my own; I've traveled far «nd wide, but always look with pride. To my King Ak who rulei there from his throne; So I am going there; I'll leave behind dull care, I'm going there and I'll not be alone. I’m going out where they're growing. I'm going hack to dear old Omaha. I love It best; I've seen the rest, and It's the gateway of the Oolden West. The birds are singing, and laughter ring ing, it’s the llvest town I ever saw. You bet I'm going, out where they’re growing, I want to grow with growing Omaha. The song has been published by the Rialto theater and is distributed with today s issue of The Omaha Lee. Audiences at the Rialto theater Sunday afternoon and evening will he led in singing “I Want to Grow With Growing Omaha,” by Gus Swan son. song leader of the Ad-Sell league, and Monday afternoon and evening hy George W. Campbell of the Y. M. C. A., song leader of the Lions club. Rum Fleet Plainly \ isiblc Off Coast of New Jersey Highland. N. J., Jan. ?0.—(By A. P.) —"Rum row” was clearly visible from shore today without glasses. It was seen that the liquor fleet off Ambrose ! channel lightship had increased over night. It numbered IS good sized ves sels. with a number of small schoon ers nearby. Business seemed dull. “Every Dog Has His Day” \ —but swaps have theirs every day. 1f Are you taking advantage of the SWAP COLUMN in the “Want” Ad section of The Omaha Bee? * If Many people are swapping what they don’t need for what they want. Phone At-Iantic 1000 and dictate your SWAP Ad to one of our “Want” Ad takers. Remember—NO SWAP, NO PAY. Tit for Tat—Swap This for That Bandits Hold Up Grocery Store, Shoot Customer W. M. Deerson of Lodge Pole; Nel>., in Hospital With Bullet Through Abdo men—May Die. W. M. Deerson, 53, of Lodgepole, Neb. was shot and probably mortally wounded by one of two bandits who last night held up and attempted to rob the grocery store of W. E. Gro gan, 2824 Seward street. The holdup occurred early in the evening. The two holdup tnen walked into the store and waited until Gro gan finished waiting on several cus tomers. Deerson entered the store af ter the bandits, who apparently did not see him. “Give me a plug of tobacco." one of the men asked Grogan. As Gro gan turned away he drew a gun and commanded “Hands up.” His com panion started toward Grogan. Strikes at Bandit. Deerson sprang at tlie bandit with the gun, and struck at him, after which he dashed toward the door. The holdup map turned on his heel and fired at the fleeing man, the bul let passing through Deerson' abdomen and the glass in the door. * The wounded man ran to the home of his daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs- G. P. Franzen, 2837 Seward street, where he has been stopping with his wife since October. Later he was taken to Lord Lister hospital. Physicians stated he has slight chance of recovery. Bandits Flee. The two bandits ran east on Seward and were seen by Thomas Ranee, £002 Seward, who was in the store at the time of the holdup, to turn north on Twenty-eighth. Police have their description. Aged Mother and Young Wife Defend Alleged Murderer Beatrice, Neb., Jan. 20.—(Special.)— The defense In the South murder case rested, when Judge Colby adjourned court until Monday at which time ar guments wilt be submitted. Souths aged mother and his young wife testi fied in support of the alibi claimed by the defense. Douglas County Bee Men to Join National Body j Members of the Douglas County i Honey Producers’ association, in a meeting yesterday at the T. M. C. A., voted to affiliate with the national association, for the betterment of the industry In Douglas county. Harvey Sails for England. Hoboken, N. J„ Jan. 20.—Ambassa dor Harvey sailed today to the court of St. James on the America. He had no comment to make regarding reparations or the funding of the British debt. Asked if he expected to attend any meetings in London re garding the debt, Mr. Harvey replied: *'I expect to attend strictly to my Job in London on my return." Farm House Burns. Beatrice. Neb . Jan. 20.—(Special.)— I Farm home of R. E. Roberts of Wy I more was destroyed by fire of unde i termined origin. The loss is placed at | £5,000, partially covered by insurance. Comment of Ex-Premier Suppressed London Daily Telegraph De clines to Publish Article hv Lloyd George on Ruhr Occupation. Publisher Keeps Silent London, Jan. 20.—Fearing Lloyd George's frank discussion of the French invasion of the Ruhr valley might have disastrous effect upon the relations between England and Franc The London Daily Telegraph toda declined to publish the seventh artic of the series being written by LJoy George for The United Feature syndi cate on current international events. The Telegraph's announcement says "Today the seventh of the sopies of articles which Mr. Lloyd George is contributing to The Daily Telegraph on current political questions of na The article hy David Lloyd George, former premier of Eng land, which (he London ' Daily Telegraph declined to publish ap pears on I’age 10, second section of Mils issue of The Omaha Sunday Bee. tional and international interest was due to appear tn our columns. It deals with the action which the French have already taken ami will take in the Ruhr and condemns it in unspar ing language. “Mr- Lloyd George, as is well known, Is taking a holiday in Spain and In the interval which has elapsed since ho wrote his article the gravity of the situation in the Ruhr has man ifestly deepened hour by hour. In view, therefore of the delicacy and difficulty of tlie international situa tion and of the importance of main taining, noiwithstandig present dif ferences, the friendship, sealed by the common services, of the two nations in the war, the editor of the Daily Tel egraph has decided not to publish the article.” '"t-. n it; Chronicle, however pul’ lis'n.i Lloyd^ George's seventh article, and In a fta'f column editorial says: "In writing the article we publish to day, Mr. Lloyd George, we believe, has •rendered a service to his countrymen and the world.” New York, Jan. 20.—Lord Burn ham, owner of the London Telegraph, is In New York. He admitted cabling the order to the Telegraph to omit the seventh Lloyd George article, but pre ferred not to discuss the matter be yond the Telegraph’s announcement. Thousands Tribui Los Angeles. Jan. 20.—Thousands upon thousands, film players, film workers and film fans and host of friends and admirers silently passed through a downtown church hero to day in the final tribute to Wallace Reid, actor, whose body reposed in state for six hours before funeral ser vices were held. The personal and the floral tributes formed one of the most Impressive marks of respect in funeral services ever held here. The church doors were closed an hour before the final services were held and that period given over to Mrs. Dorothy Davenport Reid and the immediate family and intimate mourn ers to be with the remains. Bank and Railway Station at Tobias Are Robbed Rcatrice, Neb., Jan. 20.—Robbers visited the town of Tobias, cut tele phone wires and then broke into the Citzons' State bank. They rifled safe ty deposit boxes of Liberty bonds and papers, but failed to enter the vault. A check of the cash taken has not been made. They then broke into the Burlington depot, took some money orders and a small amount of change and escaped. WHERE TO FINlT THE BIG FEATURES OF THE SUNDAY BEE PART ONE. Editorial Comment— Page 6. PART TWO. Sporting New* and Feature*— Page* I and 2. “Tripping a Few right Fanta*tio*.“ by O. O. McIntyre— Page 3. Of Knpeclnl Intere*t to Motorist*— Pago 4. Market* and Financial New*— Tage 4. Want Ad*— Page* 7. II and 9. Franco Marching to Own Room Say* IJoyd George— Page 10. PART THREE. Society and New* for Women— Page* 1 to 5. Shopping With Polly— Page 5. Amusement*— Tage* fl, 7 and 8. Mu hie New*— Page 8. “The Married IJfe of Helen and Warren’*— Page 9. “l-endon. IJke South Hand, Ind., I* a Clean City,’* by Steptftu l.cmocU— Page 10. MAGAZINE SECTION. “Button, Dutton,” Blue Ribbon Short Story by Julia France* Wood— Pag# 1. “The Room on the Roof,” h.v Will ..Payne— Page 3. I|appy land— Page 4. The Teeule Weenie*— Page 5. Fanhion Funny and tier Friend*— Page 0. ROTOGRAVLRK SECTION. I lb* At true* Club of Omaha. The Siren Copyright. 1^53. ^DON'T -THlNtT\ \ OF HER.. 1 THINK ONLY OF I ^YOORSElF." J Former Sheriff Slain in Squabble Over Klux Trial Ex-Officer Shot Near Bastrop - Personal Friend of Dead Man Placed Under Arrest. Monroe, La., Jan. 20.—John P. Parker Jr., former sheriff of Ouachita parish who was shot on the Bastrop road 15. miles from Bastrop last night by Carey Calhoun, of Monroe, died at a local sanitarium here early to day without having regained con sciousness. The shooting of Parker is shrouded in mystery. Ouachita parish officials state that the shooting was not re ported to them until after midnight, and that no details were made known. They stated that there were no wit nesses to the shooting, so far as known. Calhoun, who is superintendent of the McGowan Brake Fishing and Hunting club near Sterling, La., was arrested early today'. "I was a personal friend of Jack Parker,” Qalhoun said. “I have known him since boyhood and we were friends for years. I hate the shooting as much as anybody else, but I have no statement to make as to it. All that I can say is that I am sorry." For hours Calhoun, who Is well guarded at Monroe police headquar ters, has spent his time in weep ing because of the killing of his former friend. Bastrop, La., Jan. 20.—(By A. P.)— H. E. Blankenship testified today he had identified a Ford truck bearing Louisiana license tag No. 74657 ns the truck he saw on August 24 in which Watt Daniel was a prisoner of hooded men. Blankenship said two of the masked men he recognized ns Oliver Skip with, youngest son of Capt. J. K. Skip with, head of the Morehouse parish Ku Klux Klan, and Smith Stevenson. A. V. Coco, attorney general, an nounced today ho would leave here this afternoon for Baton Rouge for a conference tomorrow w ith Governor John M. Parker. The attorney general said the con ference is for the purpose of dis cussing; the investigation into masked band activities and the icport made to him by Department of Justice Agents yesterday that a black hooded hand continues to operate in More house parish. T. Jeff Burnett, held on an affi davit charging murder in connection with the deaths of Watt Daniel and T. F. Richard, will he released on bond of $5,000 today, It was officially announced. Payroll of $29,000 Taken From Safety Deposit Box New York, Jan. 20.—Disappearance of pay envelopes containing $29,000 from a safe deposit box of the Ameri can Trust company was discovered to day when Isadore Krasbar, paymaster of Rosser Brothers, shoe manufactur ers, opened the box to pay off em ployes. The employes went home un paid. French Deputy Put in Jail. Paris, Jan. 20.—(By A. P.)—Marcel Cachin. the communist member of the chamber of deputies, accused of ac tion hostile to France on the occa sion of his recent conference with German and other communists at Es sen. was arrested this afternoon. Cachin was lodged In the Bante j prlso* Lid Clamped Down on Mile-High City Hundred Policemen Search Cigar Stores and Soft Drink Parlors for Liquor. t ■ - Denver, Jan. 20.—One hundred po licemen. in personal command ot Kugg Williams, chief of police, swoop ed down on Denver bootleggers tills afternoon, raiding more than BO cigar stores and soft drink places and plac ing scores of persons under arrest. The raids followed secret investiga tion made during the last 10 days. “Every bootleg joint In Denver will be closed Up.” said Chief Williams. None of t lie officers knew why the chief had summoned them to the sta tion this afternoon. Personally ad dressing his men. Chief Williams sent them to their tasks. Every patrol wagon in the city was pressed into service. The station corridors soon were tilled with prisoners waiting to be booked. Two shifts of officers off duty were called into the station for the raids. All traffic officers also were sum moned to the station At many places visited, no liquor was found during the first hour of the raid. The raid was carried out with sys tem. At the set hour squads of offi cers entered the places which had been listed for raiding. Stocks were taken from shelves and an effort made to find liquor. Day’s Activities in Washington The public health service announc ed that its reports show a wide spread epidemic of grippe. Continued improvement was report ed in the condition of President Hard ing, who is suffering from an attack of the grippe. The census bureau announced de creased cotton spinning activity dur ing December, the active spindle hours heing 481,926,410 less than in Novem ber Secretary Weeks, in a statement, declared the recent action of the house in denying retirement pay to Maj. flen. Harbord was “an insult to Gen. Harbord and to the government itself.” K. of C. to Start Suit Against Anti-Parochial School T.aw New York, Jan. *20.—A legal fight to test the validity of the Oregon anti-parochial school law was decided upon today, following a conference be tween the archbishop of Oregon and tlie supreme hoard of directors of the Knights of Columbus. The law re cently was adopted by the voters of the state. It was charged that the Oregon law was a violation of religious freedom and an attack on the patriotic useful ness of parochial schools. A special committee, composed of Supreme Advocate Luke E. Hart of St. Louis and Supreme Directors Wil liam C. Sproule of Boston and Frank J. Lonergan of Portland, Ore., was named to bring the action. Named on Parole Board. Des Moines. la., Jan. 20.—Appoint ment of J. Hay Murphy of Ida Grove ns the democratic member of the state parole board to succeed Chair man Lester Drennan, resigned, was | reported to tb« senate bv Uovernor - Kendall Crazed Man Kills Three Travelers in New Mexico Shoots Into Crowd of Passen gers and Jumps Off Coach to Escape in Desert. El Paso. Tex., Jan. 20.—Harry Turner, livestock agent of the South ern Pacific at Tucson, Aril.; P. O. Cochran of Joplin, Mo., and Herbert Brown, of Indianola, Ok!., were shot to death at l,anark, X. M., 20 miles east of El Paso this morning while riding on a Southern Pacific westbound train. The slayer jumped from the train and escaped in the desert.. He is reported to be insane. After killing Turner, the man fired at the crowd on the train which blocked the passageway. He hit nobody, according to the train crew, except the three men he killed. All the dead were shot through the head. Officers from El Paso and several small towns in X’ew Mexico today were hunting the desert and other hiding places for the slayer. In a flour sack containing the per sonal effects, found in the seat where the slayer had been sitting, was a package addressed to W. M. Sprague of Paris, Mo. Mr. Turner had been connected with the Southern Pacific for 25 years, first as a ticket agent, later as an auditor and was livestock agent at the time of his death. Mr. Cochrane is survived by a mother, Mrs. J. A. Cochrane of Jop lin, Mo. He was on liis way to San Francisco to see his brother, accord ing to a telegram found in his pocket. The man who left the flour sack and contents on the train in which was found ttie name Sprague, prob ably was a bricklayer. Bricklayer’s tools and working clothes were found in the sack. Fugitive Killed. LI Paso, Tex., Jan. 20.—A man believed to be W. AT. Sprague of Paris, AIo., who escaped from a Southern Pacific train near Lenark, N. AT., early today after shooting Harry Turner, pjl Paso, and Herbert E. Brown. Indianola, Okl.. to death and fatally wounding P. O. Cochran. Branson, ATo., wns killed late today near La Mesa, N. AT., by a posse head ed by Sheriff Pontcano Rodriguez of Las Cruces. lie was practically without clothes when killed, having discarded all of his outer garments and shoes in his flight. Officers expressed the belief that he was demented. Injunction Granted. Spokane, Jan. 20.—A permanent Injunction restraining striking rail way shopmen from interfering with the company's employes or property was granted the Oregon-Washington Railway and Navigation company by the United States district court here today. One picket will be permitted at each entrance to the railroad com pany's property. The Weather Forecast. Sunday fair; not much change in temperature. Hourly Temperatures. So. m.2* 1 1 a. in.37 * ». m. .23 2 P. m.42 T *. m.24 ' 3 p. in..43 So. m.22 ' 4 p. m.44 » «. in.23 5 p. in.41 10 *. m.20 A p. m, SS ill it. m. ..2* 7 n. n> _....jr> | 12 upon 36 i Men Strike In Protest Of Arrests New Forms of Passive Resist tanee on Part of German# Follow Every Move lty Ereneh. V Fear Stoppage of Trade Kssen, .Ian, 20.—(By A, P.l—A grim game is being played by the French and Germans along Iho valleys of th« Hulir and the Rhine. For every turn whereby the French and Belgian oo> cupation forces register a tactical o| military advantage 11m Gorman resi dents carry out a new form of pas sive resistance. The day wes hectic with a succes sion of arrests of high German in dustrial amt postal officials, quickly followed with clock like precision by protest strikes of workers, who stuck doggedly by Berlin’s Instructions to aid in no wise the “Invaders.” "The workers' counsel” discussed with Rord Mayor l-utlmr, the advisa bility of calling out some of the 6,000 postal, telegraph and telephone work ers in a general sympathetic strike, hut the decision will not he announced until Sunday. A largo part of the forces at the various mines whose di icctors were arrested, responded al most immediately with protest strike* or ultimatums expiring early next week. The French authorities sent additional troops to guard tho mines. Ranks Closed. The people of Essen awoke to find all the private banka in the city closed because a patrol hnd been placed over the relchsbank and the personnel of this institution refused to continue at their duties. Besides a number of small concerns, there are 20 large pri vate hanks In Essen. Business men anticipate a serious stoppage of trade Jn case the suspen sion of banking continues over tha coming week. Essen's larger finan cial Institutions have unusually se cure hacking, it la reliably wtated, and conduct many specialized dealings in stocks and bonds, in addition to the usual cash bank transactions. The reichshank. which Is a branch of the central relchsbank in Berlin, has an extraordinary large daily turnover on account of the heavy Industry in the Ruhr. It is said that It handles at least 2,200,000,000 marks dally for wages of the Ruhr miners alone. Fur thermore. it has the issuance of tha government's legal tender and per forms other functions the same as the mother bank at Berlin. I,oss in Trade. A leading official of the Essen chamber of commerce, conversing with The Associated Press corre spondent today, pointed out that the Ruhr occupation meant a consider able loss in trade already for United States and South American exporters, tie said that virtually all the lard consumed In the Ruhr comes from the United States and most of the other fats. Frozen beef is imported largely from South America and frozen pork mainly from the United States. Since the beginning of the year, when the threats of occupation be came particularly marked, the prices of these commodities a well as oth ers, had arisen by leaps and bounds. Frozen meats had increased In price more than 100 per cent and lards and fats even more than that. The large Importers, though well hacked financially, have been exoeed* ingly cautious in undertaking big con tracts in these supplies during the past threo weeks, especially sine# the mark's latest meteoric fall. French in Fiarnesf. Duesseldorf, Jan. 20.—(By A. P V—. With 18 of their leading compatriots on the way to jail at Mayence. the Germans are beginning to realize that tht French are in earnest, in carrying out their reparation policy in the Tiuhr valley. Despite the arrests, however, there (Turn to I'hci* Two, Column Two.) Deposed Head of Kansas Miners Sorry to Leave Jail Girard, Kan.. Jan. 20.—"In som» ways I am sorry to leave this place,” Alexander I Iowa t, deposed president of the Kansas union of coal miners* told John Turkington, sheriff, as ha prepared to leave the Crawford coun. ty jail nt noon today. With five oth. er deposed officials who had been* like Howat. serving a sentence of ona year for contempt of court in calling n strike, llowat was paroled today by; Judge D. H. Wolly at Pittsburg* They have been in jail 266 days. Omaha Man Charges State Officials Are Lobbying I.ineoln, Jan. 20.—Collins of Omaha, democrat, introduced a resolution In the lower house charging state of ficials with lobbying to increase theie appropriations and demanding they either cease or register as lobbyists. On objection of Bundy of Sargent, consideration was postponed until Monday. Elsasscr Would Amend State Anti-Picketing l.aw I.ineoln, Jan. 20.—(Special )—Elsa sser of Omaha introduced an amendment to the ant! picketing bill which would nialte "Inducing and influencing tnen” desiring to work from working lawful. Tho anti picketing bill was referred to a statewide referendum at the ele^ tion and it was upheld by a good MM* joritj 1 * * *