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Conferees
Decide on
Tax Rate
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Corporations 'Subjected to
12 1-2 Per Cent Levy In
stead of 15 Per Cent as
; Provided ly Senate.
Will Reduce Revenues
thlraco Trlbunft-Omahft B Liwil Hire.
Washington, Nov. 19. Corpora
tion will be mbject to a flat income
tax of 12 12 per cent, beginning
. with income of the calendar year
1922, under an agreement reached to
day by the senate and house con
ferees on the revenue bill.
The conferees approved the rate as
provided in the bill originally passed
by the house instead of IS per cent
rate in the , senate bill. This action
was taken at the insistence of the
house conferees, who argued that
corporations should not be required
to bear a heavier tax. The 12 1-2 per
cent flat tax will be a substitute for
the 10 per cent normal tax and ex
cess profits tax provided under the
present law.
It will mean a considerable re
duction in taxation for corporations
with large earnings which have been
iubject to the excess profits tax,
but an increase, for these which have
not had earnings sufficiently large to
be subject to the excess profits
taxes.
Means "Cut in Revenues.
By approving the 12 1-2 per cent
tax, the conferees deliberately cut
the probable revenues below the
amount which the treasury had es
timated to be necessary to meet ex
penditures. While the reduction from
15 to 121-2 per cent will not affect
revenues during the fiscal year 1922,
it will mean an eventual loss of $130,
000,000 annually from the amount
which would have been yielded under
the senate bill.
The bill, as passed by the senate,
was estimated to raise $3,242,730,000
during the fiscal year 1922, which is
$30,000,0.00 less than the amount
which the treasury officials said
would be raised from internal taxa
tion. This bill as agreed to by the con
ferees may result in a deficit of at
least $60,000,000 during the fiscal
year 1922 and probably will raise
less than $2,550,000,000 in the fiscal
year 1923.. . ; , ,
. Amendment Approved.
The conferees approved the senate
amendment which provides that the
$2,000 corporation income tax ex
empjon shall apply only in the case
of corporations whose net income
is $25,000 'or Jess. '"
The conferees struck out the
Wadsworth amendment, added in
the senate, which imposed new taxes
oil medicinal beers, wine and whis
ky. ,".
All of the republican conferees
except Senator Smoot of Utah
signed the conference report. Senator
Smoot, whose plan for a sales tax
was rejected, said he was not con
vinced that the bill would raise suf
ficient revenue. He intends to ex
press his views on. the measure on
the floor of the senate. The demo
crats also did not sign the report.
The conference report will be
brought up in the house Monday un
der an agreement providing for four
or five hours of debate. Although
the report had not been entirely
drafted tonight, Representative Ford
ncy. chairman of the house ways
and means committee, obtained per
mission from the house to file it by
midnight tomorrow night, under
date of today. This will make pos
sible its consideration Monday,
The leaders" hope the senate will
approve the conference report not
later than Wednesday, making final
adjournment of the session possible
on that day..
Complete Lull in Irish
Affairs Over Week-End
( hlrago Trihuno Foreign Htvra Senlce.
London, Nov. 19. There is a
complete lull in Irfsh affairs over
the week-end. rnme Minister Lloyd
George has gone to Bournemouth
until Tuesday, Michael Collins has
gone to Dublin and Sir James Craig
:n ..:u :.,u t a.-
j in mm iiiuucilcl ill A.uiluon. 1 nc
air at Bournemouth is good for in
fluenza, however, and it is suggested
that Craig may be persuaded to go
there for his health when it is pos
sible he must run across Mr. Lloyd
George and have an informal chat.
Union Pacific Attorney
Scores Capper Measure
Washington, Nov. 19. Enactment
of the Capper or other bills with
drawing from the interstate com
merce commission control over state
rates would result in "guerrila war
fare" among the state rate questions,
H. A.- Scandrett, counsel for the
Union Pacific lines, told the senate
interstate commerce committee. He
contended that the Capper measure
and several others now pending
would deprive the interstate com
merce commission of power over
"discriminatory state rates."
Negress Is Slain .
Ada Johnson, a negress. was shot
and killed by an unknown man last
night at 814 North Twenty-third
street. The Johnson woman was
shot through the nose, the bullet
passing through a heavy wooden
door before striking her. The slay
er escaocd following the shooting.
P. H. (George) Bohn. was ar
rested at the Booker Washington
hotel early this morning, in connec
tion with the murder.
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12-Year-Old Is Heroine
of Village of East Omaha
Esther Hedberg, Alone With Smaller Sisters, Shoots
And Wounds Chicken
Shotgun, As
From
Esther Hedberg is only 12. She
is not large for her age. Hut cour
age is not always measured by size,
and Esther now is a heroine of the
village of East Omaha.
Esther' mother is very ill in the
Swedish Mission hospital. She has
been there for seven months. It
has been a tedious seven months for
Esther, for she has had to assume
her mother's duties, and care tor the
house and two little sisters as well.
There have been many lonely,
fearful nights in the little Hedberg
home at Twenty-fifth street and ave
nue L. Last night was no excep
tion. As on many preceding nights
Esther's father had gone to the hos
pital to see the mother.
Noise in Basement.
Esther had finished washing the
dishes. She was tucking her 2-year-old
sister, Mary Jane, in bed, when
she heard a noise in the basement.
Her heart skipped a beat. '
Thursday night she had heard a
similar noise. A little girl friend
had been with her on this occasion,
and she was less frightened.
Now she was alone. Her baby
sister's safety depended on her. She
tip-toed her way to the kitchen. The
noise below continued. In the
kitchen stood her father's shotgun.
She had always avoided tne gun. It
was so big and heavy, and made
such a deafening noise when it was
discharged.
. Carried Gun Out Doors.
She shuddered as.she picked it up.
She pulled back one of the hammers
of the gun as she had often seen her
father do, cautiously opened the
kitchen door and stepped out into
the night.
Emerging from the basement door,
not more than 10 feet from her, sha
saw a dark figure. Her little body
was tense as she raised the gun.
The report of the gun deefened
her. She saw the cark figure stum
$8,000 Mortgage
On Temple Israel
Publicly Burned
.
Last Encumbrance on Church
Edifice Destroyed as Part -Of
Golden Jubilee . -Celebration.
In the presence of a brilliant gath
ering, celebrating the golden anni
versary of Temple Israel at the Fon
tenelle hotel, last night, Leo Rosen
thal burned an $8,000 mortgage
last encumbrance of the handsome
edifice at Park avenue and Jackson
street.
Funds to clear the title were raised
by $100 subscriptions for a mcrriorial
tablet, to be set up in the temple,
bearing the nam cf deceased mem
bers. More than -300 member of the
congregation attended the function,
a dinner-dance in honor of three vis
iting rabbis, who formerly occupied
the local pulpit. They are William
Rosenau of Baltimore, Leo Franklin
of Detroit, and Abram Simon of
Washington, D. C. .
Harding Sends Greetings.
William L. Holzman read con
gratulatory telegrams from President
Harding, former President William
Ii.-,Taft, Rabbis Louis J. Kopald of
Buffalo and Fred Rypins of Pitts
burgh, former Omaha men; from
Mark Pollack of Havana, Cuba, ami
other members cf the congregation
at one time, and from. Dr. Kaufman
Kohler of Cincinnati, president em
eritus of Hebrew Union college:
Rosenau, rabbinical pioneer of the
trio, gave humorous reminiscences of
his pastorate from 1889 to 1892. He
recounted the first wedding at which
he officiated, and memories of the
late Edward Rosewa'er, founder of
The Bee.
The other rabbis also spoke, as
well as the present leader, Rabbi
Frederick Cohn; Mrs. Nathan Man
el, representing the Temple Sister
hood; Milton Livingston, the Broth
erhood; Morris Levy, for the past
presidents, and the venerable John
McrVitt, for pioneer members. Isi
dor Ziegler was tcastmaster. .
Meeting at Brandeis.
The week-end celebration con
cludes this morning with a public
meeting at 10 in the Brandeis thea
ter, when Rabbi Franklin will soeak
on "The Jew's Answer to the Chal
lenge of the World." and Rabbi
Simon, on "The Jew and Moral Dis
armament." Mrs. . Harry Rosenfeld,
Mrs. Herbert Heavenrich, Helen
Sommer, Mrs. M. L. Sugarman and
Mrs. Ben Lewis will give musical
numbers. Rabbi Cohn will preside.
Dr. Rosenau left last night, ac
companied as far as Indianapolis by
Victor Rosewater, who goes to at
tend a conference of the typographi
cal union.
Ford Says Plan to Lease
Nitrate Plant Will Succeed
Xrw York. Nov. 19. (By the As
sociated Press.) "You bet it's go
ing through!' Henry Ford said to
dav. regarding his proposal to buy
and lease the Muscle Shoals (Ala.) ,
nitrate and waterpower projects. The
terms, he added, were up to the gov- j
eminent. i
Mr. Ford conferred with Thomas I
A. Edison regarding the Muscle
Shoals project.
Referring to his visit to Washing
ton yesterday when he conferred
with Secretary Hoover, Mr. Ford
said lie 1so had had a conference
with President Hardin and had of
fered to buy for junk, battleships i
scranped bv.the government i
reuit of the arms conference. n
added that the president had enjoy
ed a hearty laugh.
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Mafrt ! ISH.
Thief With Father's
He Emerges
Cellar.
ble and fall.
"I am shot!" shouted the fallen
man. .
The agonized voice of the man
frightened her. She fled into the
house, trembling.
Girl Kept Watch.
When the father returned home
half an hour later she was seated
in the kitchen, the gun across her
knees. Her pretty little lace was
white, but there was a courageous
light in her eyes.
Investigation revealed that the
marauder had, broken a lock on the
cellar door, entered, and had secure
ly bound the feet of three chickens
The chickens lay where he had fal
len after the shot, but the marauder
had dragged himself away. Neigh
bors who heard the shot declared
they saw two men lift a third into
an automobile, parked near, the
house, and drive awav.
Deputy Sheriff V. D. Quackcnbush
and a small posse Which included
A. L. Timblin and Frank Kielley
searched the vicinity and questioned
nearby residents, but in vain. They
were assisted by Deputy Game War
den Lynch.
Thieves Are Active.
The village of East Omaha is
much aroused over wholesale chick
en thefts. C. A. Gardner, who re
sides near the Hedberg home, was
robbed" of 40 chickens Thursday
night, friends said. A. Shaefcr,
town marshal, whom the village
trustees failed to oust at a special
meeting Friday night, could not be
found to help in the search, accord
ing to Iimblin and Kielley.
Esther, who attends Pershing
school when she is not doing the
house work and caring tor her lit
tle sisters, shyly denied there was
any particular bravery m her act.
"I'll take better aim next time,"
she said. . iiut oh, how I hope there
won't be any next time." .
Eleven Mourners
On Way Back From
Funeral Killed
Train Running il0 Miles an
Hour Strikes Automobile ,
" At Grade Crossing -Bodies
Strewn for Mile.
Chicago Tribune-Omaha Bee Leased Win-,
Chicago, 111., Nov. "19. Creeping
thrdugh a blinding snowstorm, ' re
turning from a funeral, a touring car
carrying 13 relatives of Myrtle Zim
inzian, who had just teen- buried,
was struck by the Santa Fe-Califor
nia Limited train, running 60 miles
an hour, and 11 of the occupants of
the funeral car were killed. The car
was smashed to splinters and por
tions of the bodies strewn for near
ly a mile.
Ten of the victims were instantly
killed. Another died soon after being
taken to a hospital and one other
victim ' will hot survive. The im
pact from the two heavy locomotives
was so violent that the largest part
ot the wrecked automobile that could
be found, was a rear tire.
The hearse had crossed the track
and was closely followed by the fu
neral car. It was squarely across
the tracks when a long train, pulled
by two locomotives, roared arouhd
a sharp curve. A third funeral car
was 100 feet in the rear of the one
demolished, but the driver could not
see it. He heard a crash, but could
see nothing because of the storm.
He drove across the tracks, but
there was ho sign of the grim trage
dy that had just been enacted, and
the occupants of his car continued
to their homes, ignorant of what
had happened.
One of the marvelous incidents of
the affair is the escape of Mrs. John
Chrusek, whose husband and son
were killed. She was carried many
yards and hurled into a snow-filled
ravine and escaped without a scratch.
Badly dazed, she was helped to her
home, but soon regained her senses
and returned to claim the bodies of
her husband and son. Her second
son was so badly injured that he will
die.
The crossing is on a lonely road
near Summit, 111., and a number of
abandoned stone quarries and huge
piles of rock obscure the view of
the railroad tracks in either direction.
Allies May Give Germany
More Time to Meet Payments
Berlin. Nov. 19. (By The Asso
ciated . Press.) Future installments
of German reparations may be post
poned after those due in January
and February are paid, if the allies
are "convinced of Germany's sincer
ity," it was intimated semi-officially
today, after a final conference be
tween Chancellor Wirth and mem
bers of the reparations committee.
The commission, which has been
here several days studying Ger
many's financial situation, returned
to Paris tonight It was said tnat
the commission made it clear Ger
many must meet the January and
February installments, but that fu
ture payments would be given fur
ther consideration.
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OMAHA, SUNDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 20,
157 Held
In Drive On
S p e e d e r s
As 50 Special Traffic Officers
On Duty, Unknown Driver
Collides With Car
And Escapes.
Pedestrian Is Injured
Fifty special traffic officers, after
being given secret orders by Chief
of Police Dempsey, last night, comb
ed the city for traffic violators, ar
resting 157 during the night.
"It's part of the program to run
down speeders," said Chief Demp
sey. While the special traffic violators
were scattered about the city, an au
tomobile, driven by Sam Pollay, 1103
North Eighteenth street, at Eigh
teenth and Webster streets, was
struck by an automobile, whose
driver sped on following the
collision. Bryant Maroney, 1718
Pratt street, vho was walking on the
sidewalk, was struck by the Pollay
car when it was knocked onto the
sidewalk by the impact.
Pedestrian Hurt
Moroney was injured about the
head and face. He was taken to the
Fanger hospital.
Pollay escaped wtihout injuries.
Following the accident special
emergency motorcycle officers search
ed the city for the escaped driver.
' "These autoists who sped away
after striking a person are in the
some class with murderers," said
Chief Dempsey.
Women Are Injured.
Miss Frances Cooksey, 1413 South
Thirty-second street, and Mrs. L. G.
Iverson, 11115 South Thirty-second
street, received slight injuries yester
day when an automobile, driven by
F. Junosek, 1506 South Twenty-ninth
street, struck them after being hit by
a street car. The accident occurred
at Twenty-ninth and Leavenworth
streets. -
All those arrested for speeding
were taken to the police station and
booked. Bonds were set at from
$15 to $50 each. Hearings will be
held in police court Monday, Tuesday
and Wednesday. -
Ex-Convict Says
Police Beat Him
"Monk" Trummer Declares
Officers Broke Ribs After-,
' His Arrest.' .'"'''.".
Chief of Police Dempsey yester
day called for reports from all de
tectives, who . examined ' Frank
(Monk) Trummer, ex-convict, who
was arrested recently following a
gun duel at the Bradley-Merriam-Smith
building. - ' .
Trummer, Chief of Police Demp
sey said, charged that the police of
ficers who examined him, beat him
in order to get him to tell where the
stolen property was hidden. " . '
Following the robbery, detectives
discovered more than $2,000 worth
of property thought to have been
stolen from the mail order house.
"Trummer claims several of his
ribs were fractured when, he was at
tacked by the officers," said Demp
sey. "According to Police Surgeon
Kinyoun's report, the - ribs - were
broken many months before the day
of the alleged attack. This man
Trummer has been a burr in the side
of the police for years. He has been
arrested many times on theft charges
and served two terms in the peniten
tiary," said the chief.
Thieves Steal Alcohol
Thirty gallons of alcohol was
stolen early Saturday morning from
the Hikell Manufacturing company.'
The loss was estimated at $200.
WHERE TO FIND
The Big Features of
THE SUNDAY BEE
PART ONE.
"Fat New Yorkers in Earnest
Race to Reduce," by Antoinette
Donnely. Page 8.
News of Nebraska Pages 7 and II.
Public Health Society Founder Is
99 Years Old Page 12.
PART TWO.
Society and News for Women.
Pages 1, 2, 3 and 4.
Shopping With Polly. Page 5.
Amusements. Pages 6, 7 and 8.
PART THREE.
Sports News and Features. Pages
1, 2 and 8.
For Motorists. Page 3.
"Jack and JUL" Page 3.
Live Boys of Omaha. Page 3.
Want Ads Pages 4, 5 and 6.
Plain Speaking on Life on a Farm.
by a Nebraska Woman Page 6.
Real Estate News Page 6.
Markets and Financial. Page 7.
PART FOUR.
"Old Buildings Live Again in New
York," by J. T. Armstrong. Page 1.
"The Yellow Streak," serial, by
Valentine Williams. Page 2.
"The Rule ot Three," Blue Rib-
bon short story, by Ethel Train.
Page 3.
"Follies of the Passing Show." by
Hanlon. Page 4.
"Terrible Ourang-Outangs of Bor
neo at Bay," another Charles Mayer
jungle tale. Page 4.
"Science Tells Us," by Rene
Bache. Page 5.
Second Lesson in Piano Playing,
by W. Scott Grove. Page 5.
Editorial Comment Page 6.
Music News. Page 7.
"The Married Life of Helen and
Warren." Page 7.
"Happyland," a gage for the
children. Par 8.
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I I OOD AS NEVp
Attorneys for
Mrs. Neal Here
To Get Evidence
Defendant Said She Was Tired
giving With Husband,
Woman - Testifies
At Trial. '
Auburn, Neb., Nov. 19.-(Sp"ecial.)
Attorneys for the defense in .the
Lucy Neal murder trial left here this
afternoon for Omaha where they in
tend to take depositions to be used
when the defense 'presents evidence
next week.
The trial . was adjourned until
Monday morning at noon today for
the express purpose of allowing
these attorneys to go to Omaha.
.Ten more witnesses are on the
list to be called to the stand by the
state.' ' , '! .';'
Mrs. Russel Kerns was placed on
the stand shortly, before adjourn
ment today. She is a niece of Ben
Neal's second wife. .
She testified she and 1 er mother
met the present Mrs. Neal on tho
street in Brownville sometime last
March while divorce action between
the Neals , was looming, and that
Mrs. Neal told them: ,...- , ' '
"I'm tired of living with Ben Neal
and you may expect the wowt at
any time. . ' - -
Under cross examination Dy tne
defense, Mrs. Kerns stated she un
derstood Mrs. Neal referred to the
divorce action. -
Mrs. Kerns also testified Neal had
told her he would make out his will
in her favor. ; . .
Germany's First Envoy
Since War Reaches U.S.
Chicago Tribune-Omaha Bee Leased Wire.
New York. Nov. 19. Germany's
first envoy to the United States since
the war, Baron Edumond von Ther-
mann, who is to be counsellor tothe
mbassador, arrived today on the
liner Helligolav. , -
He wore clothes that appearea
worn and almost shabby. . He said
it will be a great hardship tor mc
German government to run an em-
Ksccv liprfv hprnitsp nf the low rate
of the mark and high cost of the
American dollar. ',
One of the first statements from
Rirnn Vnn-Thennann was that he
had no concern with the Washington
conference on arms limitation.
France has nothing to fear ot j
Germany," the baron continued, j
Germany is absolutely disarmed. i
Ray of Sunshine in
Movie Causes Panic;
Several Children Hurt
Chicago Tribune-Omaha Be Leaved Wire.
New York, Nov. 19. A little ray
of sunhinc caused a panic in an
East Side moving picture theater this
afternoon. About 300 women and
children were watching a thriller on
the screen at the Academy, in east
Houston street, when the manager,
Charles Goldschlang, 'ordered ven
tilators opened.
When the first one was pushed
aside a flash of brilliant sunlight fell
upon a brilliant red patch in the wall.
Someone cried "fire" and the specta
tors started for the street, pell mell.
Several children were badly trampled
and four women fainted.
Two men passing outside sent in a
fire alarm. No one was seriously
injured.
1921.
Peace Work
(Copyright, 1151, by lb Chicago Trlbuni )
Omaha Bee Shoe
Committee Named
Three School Teachers to Aid
In Relieving Suffering
,'' Children.
' Ruby Johnson, principal of Sher
man school; Grace Griffith, principal
of Jungmann school, and Mabel
Zentz, teacher of Lake school, have
agreed to serve -as members of The
Bee shoe committee.
These teachers will co-operate with
John B. Carver, attendance officer,
in the administration of the fund.
Executives and teachers of the
school system are impressed with the
importance of this work. These
teachers, know there are boys and
girls who would be deprived of
school attendance if their condition
had not been relieve4 through this
fund.
The oncoming cold weather has in
creased the calls for shoes and stock
ings. Teachers occasionally . dis
cover pupils wearing shoes through
which little feet are exposed.
Giant Battleship
. Is Launched by U. S.
Chicago frlbnne-Omnha Bee Leased Wire.
Washington, Nov. 19. Facing an
almost immediate sentence to the
junk pile, the giant battleship West
Virginia, newest of her type, today
took the water from the ways at
Newport News, Va. '
. The West Virginia is the largest
American ship now afloat and the
most powerfully armed. , She is still
somewhat lighter in displacement
than the Japanese Mutsu, around
which a controversy threatens to
rage as a result of the Hughes pro
posal contemplating her destruction.
At present, however, no American
ship buliding can compare equally
in displacement and speed with the
Mutsu.
The West Virginia is 624 feet long
with a displacement of 32,600 tons
and a speed of 21 knots.' Her arm
ament consists of eight 16-inch
guns, 14 S-inchers, four 3-inch anti
aircraft guns and two submerged
torpedo tubes. She has the latest
underwater protection against sub
marines. The West Virginia is an
oil burner, and electrically driven.
Foch Program Toned Down
On Advice of Physician
New York, Nov, 19. Eliminating
all unnecessary frills, Marshal Foch's
American Legion hosts whirled him
through the second of his three days
in New York today with far less
wear and tear on his vitality than he
suffered yesterday.
Tis physician, Dr. Andre; passed
the word that another day like yes-.
trday was not to be thought of. So
the various societies and organiza
tions to which the marshal had been
"loaned" were instructed to cut out
speech making wherever possible and
to limit sharply those speakers who
did talk.
At Columbia University a crowd
of more than 10,000 was massed in
south court to see the allied leader
receive his fourteenth degree, that of
doctor of laws.
Man Charged With Murder
On Hunger Strike in Jail
Salt Lake City. Nov. 19. James
Nickopoalos, held in the county jail
charged with murdering Dan Karras,
has been on a hunger strike for the
last nine days, the jailer said today.
Xickopoulos, the jailer stated, re
fused to eat. believing that friends of
Karra were attempting to get pois
oned food admitted to the prison to
be served to him.
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Economic Probe
Of Necessities
Starts Monday
Governor's Investigation Will
Include-Oaly - FowH and -Other
Necessities Unless
Extension Is Necessary.
Lincoln, Nov; 19 (Special.) The
aim of ' thd McKelvie economic
probe, which opens in Lincoln Mon
day, will be to discover the size of
the profits of men who handle the
necessities of life from the source of
production until a smiling clerk says
"thank you" and collects the final
cost from the consumer.
"The commodities considered will
be limited largely to food and other
necessities entering into the cost of
living," Leo Stuhr, chairman of the
investigation committee, said today.
"If it is considered advisable to ex
tend this investigation to include
hearings relative to wages paid to
labor, freight rates, rents or taxes,
such hearings will be held.
"If this is done an effort will be
made to consider each subject as a
special investigation to bring out the
facts germane to the subject so that
conclusions may be made, and, if
possible, remedies suggested.
"In fairness to all concerned it
should be understood that anyone
being subpoened to appear as a wit
ness at any of the hearings does not
in any way intimate that he may
have been a law violator or that he
may be suspected of any irregulari
ties in conduct of his business." r
New Rail Commodity
Schedules Cancelled
Washington, Nov. 19. The inter
state commerce commission followed
its recent order cancelling class rates
in territory south of the Ohio anrt
west of the Mississippi, which rail
roads sought to put into effect June
28, by cancelling carload commodity
rates as well.
In the decision today the commis
sion ruled that rates on grain and
grain products from St. Louis to
Memphis in the new schedules should
rot be increased above 12.5 cents per
hundred pounds and from St. Loui3
to New Orleans should not exceed
31.5 'cents. The. present rate from
St. Louis to New Orleans is 23.5
cents.
Haynes Optimistic
Washington, Nov. 19. Prohibition
Commissioner Haynes returning
from a survey of liquor conditions
in Michigan and along the Canadian
border," declared in a statement he
was "more optimistic as to the en
forcement of the eighteenth amend
ment than any time since assuming
office."
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TEN CENTS
Japs Drop
Claims to
Privileges
Tokio Delegates Express Wil
lingness to Agree on Policies "
Respecting Special Righls
Of Sister Nation.
Others Follow Action
By PHILIP KINSLEY.
Ctilrnno Trltiuiie-Onmha IMd Wlra.
Washington, Nov. 19.Japan re
nounced all claim to special rights
and privileges in trade with China,
asked for a hands-off policy in China's "
internal affairs, and declared its
willingness to agree on policies re
specting China, at today's session of
the conference delegates making tip
the committee on Pacific and far
eastern questions.
Spokesmen for seven other par
ticipating nations, excluding Ameri
ca, followed the lead of the Japanese
chief delegate, Admiral Baron Kato,
in expressing the hope of finding a
common field of service in helping
China itself.
China s JU proposals were not ac
cepted in, their entirety by any na
tion and unless America conies
i :r.t ... At.-
sironRiy ana swuuv iu mc rescue,
China's demands will never be fully
met at this conference. The com
mittee will meet next Monday, when
China will probably approach the
Shantung issue. At least they will
try to get something concrete in the
way of showing the good faith un
derlying the pious pronouncement
of motives toda&
Await Attitude of U. S.
America's attitude is awaited by
the Chinese. It is known that Secre
tary Hughes examined the proposals
before they were presented in com
mittee and it is expected that at the
ritrht moment he will come forward
with a clear statement as to how far
America will back China up. Elihu
Root stated today after the session
that while certain parts of the pro
posals dealt with the well known
policy, there were other points that
were new and still others needing
exposition. . -.;
Dr. Wellington Koo explained to
him just how the principles would be
applied.
Japan's formal statement,' made
after instructions from Tokio, is im
portant, not only in what it con-'
ceded, but what is left unsaid. Stress
is laid at the opening upon the ex
isting difficulties in China. It would
not surprise the. Chinese if Japan
should bring about a' political up
heaval in Peking during this con
ference, in order to make this card
stronger. . '
t China Source of Supply.
With the clause, "We should
regret undue protraction of the dis
cussion by detailed examination of
innumerable minor matters," the
Japanese spokesman disposed of
such matters as Japan's treaty rights
in China and the question of the
21 demands. They hope to avoid dis
cussion of that. They do not agree to
any part of the Chinese proposals
(Turn tt Vagn Six, Column Five.)
Democrats Open Drive
To Unseat Newberry
Washington, Nov. 19. Democrat;
in the senate moved today to unseaf
Truman H. Newberry, republican
Michigan, whose election in 1918 is
contested by Henry Ford, when Seni
ator Walsh of Montana, submitted
a resolution which, if adopted, would
make the seat vacant.
Mr. Walsh announced that when
the question comes to a vote he will
ask that his resolution be substitute
ed for that declaring Mr. Newberry
elected, introduced by the republican.
elections committee. Mr. Walsh's,
resolution would deny Mr. Pord'si
claim to the place by virtue of hi
having failed to receive a majority,
of the votes cast. It would retire
Mr. Newberry because of alleged
"acts in gross and flagrant violation
of the law." -
U. S. Steamer Afire!
Junius v,i c vy iavut
Wilmington, N. C, Nov. 19. Tha
L'nited States oiler Alameda is afire
about 40 miles off Cape Henry, ac
cording to a wireless message re
ceived here tonight. The United
States coast guard cutter, Seminole,
answered the call from this port'
Philadelphia, Nov. 19. AH hands"
on the United States oiler Alameda
abandoned the burning vessel, ac
cording to a wireless received by the
Philadelphia navy yard tonight. Th
crew has ' been picked . up by tho
steamer, Bristol, which is standing
by.
Negro Holdups Lock Family
In Store After Rohhery
Max Siref, his wife and several
small children, were locked in their
store at 1406 North Twenty-fourth,
street last night by two negro hold
up men, who robbed them of J218.
After the negro bandits locked th
door and ran across the street, Siref
shattered the glass of the door and
shot at them several times. The
holdup men escaped behind bill
boards. Man Held for Interfering
In Arrest of Young Woman
Fred Josephson. 2120 California
street, was arrested last night atxl
was cha'ged with disturbing the
peace when he interfered with the
arrest of Hazel Raymond, Carleton
I'otel. at Fourtcntii and Howard
streets. The Raymond woman wa
arrested by Tolice Otficf j Stipes
and l'ajlion oa a vagranty charjfa,
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