THE BEE: OMAHA. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 2.1. 1021.
Deliberations of
'Big 'flintf Navy
Experts Mystery
.Hints, as . loS Proceedings of
Conference Involve Techni
cal Question! Unanimous
Agreement Expected.
flr Ih AmwUi4 rrwa.
Washington, Nov. 2', Deliber.
tiont of the naval experts of the
three" in the arms conference
remain wrsrpcd n 'iy,cry. far
at any official word of wliat is trans
jiiring goes. Unofficially, spokesmen
in some cases give hints that reveal
little but involve technical questions
which only serve to confuse the lay
jnan. In the American viewpoint there is
no good reason to bring into public
view, all the almost incomprehen
sible discussions of the experts. What
is in progress, it was pointed out to
' day, is a conference of equals, of
which the only product can he a
unanimous agreement, and there is
vvery reason to expect such an agree
ment is to be reached soon, that will
not vary widely from the American
naval proposals.
The "S-S-5 ratio" of the American
replacement scheme to end competi
tive building and all its evils, and the
fleet strength that would remain
under the proposed immediate re
f (Miction on the eve of a 10-ycar com
plete building holiday, both are
understood to reflect this summary
of matters not susceptible of mathe
matical treatment.
So in the American view, the ques
,i tion understood to have been raised
iy the Japanese as to the state of
completion of the battleship Mutsu,
which Japan would be called on to
scrap as a part of its abandoned pro
gram is immaterial. If it is insisted
that should it be retained, the equiva
lent must be retained by the United
v. Mates and Great Britain, for each
v of 'those powers it would mean more
than an additional ship.
It Is because of these considera
tions that American officials appear
hopeful that in the end the work of
the experts will come out at prac
t'cally the place the American plan
did, the November 11 "zero hour"
lor the cut.
Autonomy for China
Is Up to Conference
(Coatinurd From Fag Opt.)
a reform of these xonditions, China
asserts that the restrictions imposed
by the powers amount to a denial of
self determination and that the uni
form low tariff rate has resulted in
injuring Chinese industry and com
merce. ' ,
A uniform rate being fixed for
all articles alike," says the Chinese
brief, "a part of the revenue which
'might be secured by a higher rate
on some commodities is lost, while
another part which might be obtained
if the rate on certain others were re
duced, is not forthcoming. The small
return of customs revenue is in part
responsible . for the - slow reorganiz
ing of China which is essential not
only to the well-being .of the 400,
000,000 of Chinese people, but also to
the prosperity of the world a.t large.
. Burden on Poor.
"The poor people whose ability to
pay is limited, have to pay just as
much tax for their necessities as the
rich man who is able and ought to
pay more for their luxuries. This
gross injustice, especially on the la
. boring class, depending as they are
on necessities for their daily con
sumption, is a great insult to human
ity. "The low uniform tariff rate fixed
by the treaty makes industrial de
velopment impossible, for the low
custom rates, which deprive China of
sufficient reveune, compel the Chin
ese government to retain a bad tax
such as likin, which ;js a great ob
stacle to industry and - commerce.
Because of the existence of this
likin tax, native products and raw
materials are not to be brought to
the world market at a reasonable
cost. And as long as the likin sys
tem obtains in China, is will be diffi
cult, if not impossible, for China to
develop her internal trade and indus
try thereby increasing economic de
velopment of China, which is, in a
very large measure, responsible for
the tardy growth of her trade with
foreign countries.
"It is to the benefit not alone of
China, but also of the world, at large,
tliat the? tariff restrictions imposed
upon China should be immediately re
moved. For the restoration of tariff
autonomy to China whoud enable
her to abolish the likin system, there
by facilitating the development of
trade and commerce within the coun
try as well as between China and
foreign states."
Norfolk Rector Assigned
, As Regimental Chaplain
The- following . announcement of
Assignments was made yesterday by
the chief of staff of the 89th division,
at the Army building.
To the 341st field artillery, allotted
to Nebraska, with headquarters in
Omaha, Capt. Herbert Miller Peck,
chaplain, O. R. G, 111 South Ninth
street, Norfolk, as regimental, chap
lain. Captain Peck saw service in
the regular army from 1892 to 1901
ss private. He was promoted cap
tain in May. 1920. He served as
chaplain of the port of embarkation
at Newport News. Va., until after the
armistice. At present Captain Peck
is rector of Trinity Episcopal church,
Norfolk.
To the 314th medical regiment, al
lotted to Kansas, Maj. George Glenn
Miller, Yet. O. R. C, 121 Grace
street, Council Bluffs, as division vet
erinarian. During the world war
Major Miller served as division vet
. . erinarian of the 89th division.
Man Shot by Neighbor, Still
Is in Critical Condition
Superior, Neb., Nov. 22. (Spe
cial) The condition of Adam
Trondt, who was shot in the back
fcy his neighbor, Henry Schafter. re
mains very critical. Mr. Troudt is
confined at the Lewis Memorial hos
pital. hj Sower limbs being para
iriei Mr. Schaffer, is compelled to
rereala o feis farm under a heavy
bead. No deposition of the case
as be.es made as yet,
French Newspapers
Pleased Over Stand
Taken by Premier
Taris. Nov. 22. Enthusiasm over
II. Biwnd'i presentation of France's
case was carried by U after
noon newspapers in their comment,
but some notes of peitimsm over the
net result in prospect were not want
in a.
The Journal Des Debats expreisei
satisfaction that M. Briand had made
what it refer to as such an effer
tive refutation of charges of French
imperialism and had justified the
action of France in PoUnd and Si
licia, but it declares America mint
bear its share of responsibility for
the Silician situation.
"The Americans do not understand
our financial mess; our wastefulness
or our Jack of conscience among a
certain class of tax payers," it de
clares. "Wc can, however, remind
them of certain of their own affairs
of s sufficiently painful nature; but
they are our creditors and it is for
us to give them evidence of good in
tentions." Hastings Saves Much Money
Through Censorship Plan
Hastings Neb., Nov. 22. (Special
Telegram.) Reporting on the ailop
tion of the "Blue card" system of
supervision over advertising promo
tion schemes. Secretary Beels of the
Chamber of Commerce has accounted
for the saving of more than $10000
to Hastings business within the year.
One hundred and thirty-five business
houses have adopted the system,
agreeing to patronize none but
approved advertising projects.
- Foreclosure Suit Filed ,
Columbus. Neb.. Nov. 22. (Spe
cial.) George N. Lamb has filed
suit in district court to foreclose a
mortgage on a 120-acre farm given
by A. J. Lamb in 1919 to secure a
note for $12,000, on which he al
leges there is due the entire prin
cipal and $660 interest. The land
involved is now a parr or me estate
of Joseph Gdowski, deceased.
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Meter
Germans Attack
Charges Made liy
French Premier
Officials Deny Police Forces
And Knchswehr Consti
tute Nucleus of Fu
ture Army.
Br Tb JlMorUtrd frM.
Berlin, Nov. 22. In a statement to
The Associated Press today, the Ger
man government takes issue with the
charges of Premier Briand of France
in hi address befor the Washing
ton conference, that the German po
lice forces and the reichswehr consti
tuted a nucleus for a future German
army.
It declares M. Briand'a assertion
that the reichswehr is composed ex
clusively of officers and non-commissioned
officers of the old army is in
correct, and says that the bulk of the
reichswehr is made up of youths be
tween the ages of 19 and 21, recruit
ed since the war.
The statement says that the "pro
tection police" were created at the
bidding of the entente, and adds;
"The reichswehr is wholly unaffil
iated with the sehutzpolizci which
took the place -of the security police
when the entente ordered the latter's
dissolution.
Under Control Commission.
"The schutzpolizel is primarily an
agency to maintain law and order. It
takes orders solely from the civilian
ministries of the federated states. Its
numerical strength and its composi
tion with reference to the ratio of of
ficers and men are designated and
supervised by the entente control
commission. .
"The number of rifles and small
arms it is permitted to have is spe
cified. It does not possess heavy
calibred arms. The einwohnerwehr,
or civilian guards referred to by M.
Briand, have been dissolved and
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their arms hav been surrendered and
destroyed.
The statement dispute M. Biiaud's
asseition that Germany still possess
ed numerous arsenals equipped to
turn out war materials and asserts
these plants are limited to two or
three required to keep the German
army supplied and that their outmit
i supervised by the entente control
commission,
Refers to King's Speech.
The government'i itatement refers
the trench, premier to the address
from the throne in which King
George of L'ngland declared satis
factory progress had been made by
Germany in execution of its financial
ami disarmament obligations.
Newspaper comment generally
characterizes M. Briand'a speech as
"flat falsehood," but most of the
journals express fear that America
may believe what he said. The
opinion generally expressed was that
his attitude was likely to undermine
and nullify the whole effort toward
disaimamcnt.
Adams County Lays Plans
To Celebrate Anniversary
Hastings, Neb., Nov. 22. (Special
Telegram.) An organization wa
formed last night and will be incor
porated, to conduct the golden jubi
lee celebration of Adams county
next year. The officers are John P.
Madgctt, chairman; R. T. Schlcnter,
vice president,' Frank If. Beels, sec
retary. The vraioua public and civic
bodies of the county were repre
sented and an elaborate celebration
is being planned.
Tubercular Cows Found in
Two Herds Near Norfolk
Norfolk, Neb., Nov. 22. (Special
Telegram.) The State veterinarian
here reports finding 28 tubercular
cows in two herds near Laurel and
Coleridge, Neb.
Hastings Gets New Pastor
Hastings, Neb., Nov. 22. (Special
Telegram.) The New -York Avenue
Congregational church has called the
Rev. H. S. Hoersch of Yale
(Idaho) to the pastorate, andhehasl
accepted.
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Camden, N. J,
I.C.C. Kate Order
Is Unsatisfactory
To Congressmen
Mel.augliliu, Kcavis and Kvans
Declare Tariff Reduction
Will Prove of No Value
To Farmers.
By K. C. SNYDER.
W Hkliiuslon ('arrrasrand-iit Omtilia Hr
Washington. Nov. 22. Congress
man McLaughlin, who lias taken an
especially active interest in bringing
about a reduction in rates on grain
and hay in the western part of the
country and who had every reason
to believe the Interstate Commerce
commission would order the reduced
rates into -effect shortly after No
vember 20, is thoroughly disappoint
ed over the order, making the reduc
tion effective December 27.
In speaking of the order lie said,
"the reduction has been so long de
layed that it will prove of little value
to the farmers and stock growers of
my district who are suffering most.
The fight for reduction of rates was
begun early last spring, and reduc
tions should have been made in time
to benefit the farmers in their grain
and stock shipments during the late
summer and .fall.
Products Are Marketed.
"As it is now. the products will
have largely passed out of the hands
of the farmers before the rates go
into effect. The operation of the In
terstate Commerce commission, in
my judgment, has proven more of
a hindrance than a help, as a
mediate between the shippers and the
railroads, and unless the commis
sion can become more responsible to
the needs of the people, it should be
abolished and the roads left free to
work out their own destiny, under
the supervision of the various state
railway commissions."
Representative Keavis was of the
( o
same opinion as the congieisman
Iroin the lutk uidrict. He believe
that the lowered rate as announced
lv the Interstate Lomiiierce coiiinns.
moii would avail the farmers but
little this vrar.
'I he rail's intyht benefit terminal
elevator companies,. Keavl believes.
but for real siiuon pure help when
needed, lie believes they came too
late,
Evans Also Perturbed.
Congressman Evans cannot un
derstand the delay in putting the new
rates into effect. "The mistake was
made when the Interstate Commerce
commission handed down its derision
nn Oi'lnlivr 2l). That decision thnutd
have been followed by an order
making the new rales eitective on
November 20. If that had been done
the railroad executives would not
have been permitted to get together
and sign against a compromise which
really amounted to no reduction
whatsoever. This delay hits our
farmers awfully hard," said Judge
Evans. '
IvVfpiitlv M r. Kvam railed nnon the
Interstate Commerce commission for
the rates on wheat and corn from Da
kota City to Dulutli and Chicago. In
reply the secretary of the commis
sion stated that the oresent rates on
corn and wheat from Dakota City to
Chicago ana uuiutn were ana
32JJ cents per hundred pounds re
spectively.
lliulrr the ramniisidnitnrs' decision.
that of October 30, the new wheat
rates from Dakota City to Chicago
and Duluth are and 28; J
cents respectively, while the corn
rates from the same place . to the
same places should be 29'j and 2S'A
cents per hundred pounds. ' This will
make a difference of S cents a hun
dred over existing rates.
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JULIUS ORKIN
1512 DouiUs
When in Omaha
Hotel Rome
Ncal Murder Case
May Go to Jury Today
Oattau4 from On.)
years. Much of her testimony bid
already been coveted by other wit
nesses. . Omahan Testifies.
Mrs. Fva Dili, l.WJ Popplcton
avenue, Omaha, formerly of Itrown
ville, testified this morning that while
Mrs. Ncal was in the Methodist hos.
pital, Omaha, for an operation, Neal
boarded it the Dilti home in Omaha
and that some time later the woman
met Neat in Omaha.
On the latter occasion lie fold Iter,
she said, that he was making his
will and intended to leave Mrs. Neal
only $1,000, which he had borrowed
from her, and small bequests to her
two dhildren. I he rest of Ins estate
of about $10,000 he said he intended
to bequeath to Mr. and Mrs. Dilir
for their kindness to Mrs. Ncal while
she was in the hospital, blie testified.
She said he stated to her on a
previous occasion that he "felt like
making an end of it all."
Mrs. Hose Hagrrman, a sister of
Mrs. Neal, was the last witness rail
ed during the day. She told of visit
ing the Neal home in 1920 and of
Neal s attempting to tell her of his
troubles.
Plating Worn OCT.
A startling bit of testimony was
introduced by the defense this "aft
ernoon whrn Iliram Kelly of Ilrown
ville testified that two or three
days before Bcn Neal was shot he
showed Kelly a nickel-plated, rubber,
handled revolver in Hrownville.
The revolver found in tha dead
hand of Neal answers this descrip
tion. But Kelly said the nickel
plating was somewhat worn off of
the revolver Neal showed him, while
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November Sale of Furs
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The Men's Shop
Linen handkerchiefs of a
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he could not find such worn plain ,
on the revolver found in Neal's hand
when it was shown liim iu the comt
room.
Mrs. Neat to Take Stand.
Mrs. Neal, it Is rlanned, w ill be the.;,,
fust witness called when court conV
vines t,i us uioriiiiiK.
It is (touted that with her testi
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iwnr e aricnic vui im an . i
which the remainder of the day will )
be taken up with rebuttal and irgu-
went to the jury. It it expected
that the rate will be given to the
jury, late Wednesday night. If no
verdict is returned late at night the
jury laces the prospect of deliberat
ing Thanksgiving day.
Columbus Will Entertain ' ,
District Meeting of K. P.
Columbus, Ntb., Nob. 22. (Spe
cial.) Two hundred Knights of
I'yihins, members of the lodges iu
District No, , are expected to fath
er in Columbus December 8, to at
tend a big district meeting at which -Carl
Cramer, as Brand chancellor
of the order in Nebraska, will pre
side. Lodges in the district are:
Si-huylrr, Genoa, Fullerton, Albion,
Silver Creek, tt. Edward. Creston. f i
and Columbus. Most of them will
have candidates for initiation at the
meeting here.
Columltus Branch of Chain
Shoe Stores Will Close
Columbus, Neb., Nov. 22. (Spe
cial.) On account of the extreme
business conditions that prevail, the
owners of Harry's Boot shops have
decided to discontinue their Colum
bus store. Clarence Garwood, who
has been local manager for .In:
company, will go to Norfolk to
take the management of the branch
store there, after closing out the
stock here.
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