THIS NOR TIT PLANT'S sWll-XvETiKLY TRIBUNE.
BEWARE OF OLIVES' F&ERS '"cftL same
E
Determined to See That Those Who
Fill Public Offices Will Lend Sup
port to the Agriculturist
DEADLY RELISH SHIPPED INTO
MIDDLE WEST STATES.
WILSON DENIES BARBAIN MADE
WITH ENGLAND.
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ALL HOUSEWIVES ARE EARNED
Federal and State Agents Making Ef
fort to Destroy Fruit Wahoo,
Web., Gets Shipment.
Chicago, III. Frantic efforts are be
ing Jimilo by federal anil state food In
spectors In f2 towns of eight states
1o locate and destroy dozens of bottles
of ripe olives containing tlie deadly
bacillus botulliltis, as a result, of detu
rloratlon. A single cane of olive poisoning at
Kallspoll, Mont., which led to discov
ery of the danger, la the only one rc
ported so far. Federal chemists who
uncovered the wide-spread distribution
of the poisoned fruit are bending every
effort to reach and confiscate the bot
tles and a warning has been sent
broadcast advising housewives to re
turn unopened all containers holding
(inspected brands.
The olives, packed In 1018 by a
California company, were sold to the
retail trade through Sprague-Wnrner
& Co., local wholesale grocery house.
MaJ. A. A. Spraguo, head of the firm
nnd federal fair price commissioner
for Illinois, has furnished a record of
all sales to federal authorities and has
Instructed his salesmen to call on
every customer and take tip the olive.
Five dozen bottles of the poisoned
fruit have been distributed to dealers
In 17 Illinois towns. It Is not known
! how many are In other states.
Brands Involved are "Gatavla,"
"Ferndell" and "Rbvhlenu." Only rlpo
olives, stuffed with pimentos and sold
In bottles, arc affected, and no blumo
Is attached to packer, wholesaler or
retailer.
The bottles contain six ouilces not,
and are of the No. JO size, according
to the labels.
Towns olives are known to hnvo
been distributed and the number of
bottles in each, aro:
Nebraska: Itlchleau brand, Wa
hoo, 12.
Kansas: Itlchleau brand, Pittsburg,
24 ; Holton, 12 ; Wichita, 24.
Iowa: Itlchleau brand, Des Moines,
32; Boone, 0; Odebolt, 0; Sioux City,
22. Ferndell brand,, Des Moines, 30;
Slfiux City, 30; Mai5engo, 8; Knrlhnm,
fi; Waterloo, 12. Batavla brand, At
lantic, 0; Ida drove, 4; Denlson, 0.
Montana : Itlchleau brand. Dillon
24. Ilatavln brrtnd, Kallspoll, 12.
"REVOLT" IN MICHIGAN.
Prohibition Agent Held Up. County
Defies Federal Authority.
Chicago, III, A "rebellion against
prohibition" has broken out In Iron
county, Mich., and the county, led by
Its prosecuting attorney, Is In "open
revolt" against federal nuthorlty, ac
cording to Major A. L. Dnlrymplo, fed
eral prohibition director for the con
Iral states, who has appealed to Attor
ney General Palmer, to order warrants
Issued for the arrest of the prosecutor,
two deputy sheriffs, two police of
ficers and three others residents of
Iron River, a mining village. Prohibi
tion agents leading a party of Michi
gan state constables, wore held up
February 10 by Iron county officials
mid wine they had confiscated was
taken from them, It Is said. The seat
of the "rebellion against prohibition"
Is situated In the upper peninsula of
Michigan on the Wisconsin tinnier.
GOVERNOR CHIMES IN.
Nebraska Executive Wants No Liquor
Permits Issued In the State.
Lincoln, Neb. Governor McKelvle
has taken a band In the fight to pro
rent .1. II, Ilanley of Omaha, director
of federal prohibition In Nebraska,
from Issuing liquor penults to Nebras
ka druggists and physicians.
Tho governor wrote J. II. Itoper,
commissioner of Internal revenue at
Washington, D. C asking hlin to co
operate with Nebraska, In that the Ne
braska law shall take precedence In
this laatter, and these proposed
licenses to drug stores will not bo
permitted to Issue."
United States District Attorney T. S.
Allen of Lincoln has ruled that tlie.se
penults could not ho Issued under fed
eral law In states where dry regula
tion Is more strict under state than
under federal law.
Holland Is Undecided.
The Hague. Before answering tho
last r.llled note relatlvo to tho extradi
tion of former Kmperor WUhelm, tho
Dutch government Is expected to as
sure Itself that the erstwhile monarch
Is willing to settle down for life at
Doom and not disturb tho world's
peace. While, on answering tho orlg
Inal demand for extradition, tho Dutch
government acted without consulting
Count Hohenzollem In any way, n dif
ferent course may bo pursued In tho
present Instance.
After Draft Dodgers.
Washington. D. C. A round up of
willful draft deserters Is to bo started
at once, according to the war depart
ment. There aro 173.0U listed as
draft deserters. They will bo prose
cuted vigorously, It Is said.
charne Youna Ford Protected.
Washington, D. C In a speech In
iim xennto Senator Sherman asserted
Bdsel Ford, son of the automobile
miiniifncturer. was protected from the
draft by an executive ofllclal In the
White House.
Washington, D. C With the ap
pointment of a committee of seven
prominent farm organization leaders
to "draw up a platform," the Ameri
can farmer, through the National
Hoard of Farm Organizations, served
notice on present and prospective
presidential candidates that he Is de
termined to participate In the coming
campaign.
Tho platform will comprise ques
tions designed to bring out unmistak
ably the attitude of each candidate
upon matters which agriculturists
consider of paramount Importance,
"The committee, If I understand the
temper of organized agriculture,"
Chairman Barrett said, "will demand
a most comprehensive and unmlstnk
nhle statement of the position of each
randldate on questions especally relat
ing to agriculture. The farmers will
not submit to camouflage; inorover,
the coirnnlttee will try to determine
before submitting Its findings to the
tanners, Just -what ability a candidate
may have to carry out his pre-election
promises. We must get behind n
strong, faithful, long-vlsloned man.
None other -will -suit."
The conference approved the Cap-
per-llersman bill restoring to farmers
the right of collective buying and sell
ing; expressed confidence In tho Fed
eral Trade commission In connection
with tho Imminent Investigation of
that body and petitioned congress to
amend tho farm loan act to Incrense
tho maximum loan from $10,000 to
25,000.
AIRCRAFT REPORT.
Investigators Differ As to Great Waste.
Charge Facts Sacrificed.
Washington, D. C. Reports of tho
long continued Investigation of air
craft production wore presented Mon
day in the house from tho special com-
mlttco Inquiring into war expenditures.
Representatives Frcnr and McGco,
republicans on tho subcommittee
which conducted the Investigation,
harncterlzcd the aviation program In
their report as n "riot of waste," and
Representative Lea, democrat, declared
In his report that tho republican mem
bers had sacrificed facts for sensa
tionalism In an effort to discredit tho
government.
Both reports contain thousands of
words. They differ entirely In tho
record of achievement In shipping
American airplanes abroad nnd In tho
performance of tho aircraft production
generally.
AGED SUFFRAGISTS HONORED.
Women at Chicago Convention Pay
Tribute to Champions of Rights.
Chicago, 111. Tho League of Women
Voters, successor to the national suf
frage body, paid tribute to more than
100 women who have done important
work for suffrage during tho suffragist
convention here. Among theso were
tho "pioneers," n procession of gray
haired women who have been In the
suffrage light slnco 1880. Carrie Chap
man Catt received a largo sapphire pin
In recognition of her share of tho work.
L'ho delegates all cheered when
Jauo Addams was called forward to
receive her certificate for service In
the suffrage cause. Mary Oarrott Hay
and Mrs. George Bass, leaders in the
national women's divisions of tho re
publican and tho democratic parties,
received certificates.
Date Set for Cole's Execution.
Lincoln, Neb. Governor McKelvle
reprieved to March 10 Alson B. Cole,
under sentence to bo electrocuted, to
gether with Allen V. Grauuner, for
murder.
Graminer, by a federal court ruling,
Is automatically granted a stay until
his caso can be heard.
Recalls Washington Time.
Washington, D. O. The "rebellion
against prohibition" In Iron county,
Mich., Is probably the first of Its kind
In this country hearing a resemblance
to the historic "whisky rebellion" of
President Washington's first term,
when bands of farmers In western
Pennsylvania took arms to resist the
excise taxes designed by Alexander
Hamilton for tho support of the new
government. Tho taxes which wen a
novelty In government finance remain
ed, however, a part of the American
fiscal system.
Comment on Wilson Affairs.
Berlin. Newspapers hero are glv
lug unusual prominence to dispatches
from the United States bearing on the
Wilson-Lansing episode and nlso tho
attitude of President Wilson on tho
Adriatic question. What Uttlo edlto
rial comment there Is attempts to es
tabllsb tho fact that thero Is an "In
surrectlon against Mr. Wilson at home
and abroad." This Is based on reports
that American newspapers aro taking
the part of Secretary Lansing.
Hot Fight on Military Bill Expected.
Washington, D. O.- Universal mili
tary training as a part of the future
military policy of tho United States
was approved In principle by the
house military committee, which do
elded by two votes that the nrmy re
organization hill should make provl
son for such a plan, effective July 1
1022. Tho close committee vote of 11
to 0 was regarded as Indicative of
the bitter fight to he made in thu
house when the reorganization metis
tires comtm up In that body.
1 United States troops guarding the second highest bridge In America, that on the Southern rncmc rail
road over the Pecos river In Texas. 2 Wendell Phillips, third secretary of state, who has been named as minister
to tho Netherlands. 3 Marshal Foch laying the corner stone of the memorial to the Dover patrol ut Calais. ,
NEWS REVIEW OF
CURRENT EVENTS
'resident Wilson Blocks Plan of
the Premiers to Settle the
Adriatic Problem.
HIS PROTEST IS EFFECTIVE
Threatens Withdrawal of America
From Peace Treaty Decision Is
Reached Concerning Turkey
Compromise Railway Bill
Before Congress Sale of
Former German Liners
Is Enjoined.
By EDWARD W. P1CKARD.
Tho Adrlntlc In cenernl and Flume
In particular provided the mnln topic
of International discussion last week
and there was much excited talk In the
world cnpltals. Premiers Lloyd George,
Mllleraod and NIttI thought they bad
arranged a neat settlement of the
Adriatic trouble and bad called on
Jugo-Slavla to accept It, with the al
ternative of having the nrlnelnles of
the pact of London applied. But they
were reckoning without President Wil
son, pronaniy necauso he seemed to
bavo withdrawn himself to a great ex
tent from tho discussions over the sub
ject. As soon as he learned what the
"Big Three" hnd done, Mr. Wilson
projected himself Into the affair with
a note that tipped over their apple
cart and brought them to a realization
that ho was still to be considered. He
declared that ho cauld not consent to
tho solution reached by the wonders
nnd called attention to tho discrepan
cies between It and the settlement of
the problem agreed upon In December
nt the London conference, In which tho
United States wns represented. Then
ho added a postscript that was tho
real stinger. Desplto denials In Wash
ington. It Is quite certa n that In this
postscript Air. Wilson told the pre
miers that unless they receded from
tnelr position he would take Into seri
ous consideration tho withdrawal of
!tho United States from tho treaty of
Versailles and from the treaty be
tween the United States and France.
Of course a consldeniblo nortlon of
tho press In tho allied countries was
enraged by this note nnd roundly
abused Mr. Wilson, but the statesmen
and others well Informed recognized
tho soundness of his position and tho
fact that tho withdrawal of America
from further concern In the pence set
tlement would be disastrous. The al
lied council sent n reply to Washing
ton which, whllo It urced the dlfllcnltv
of Inducing the rival Interests to con
sent to tlio December solution, was ex
ceedingly conciliatory In tone nnd
asked tho president, to Indicate what
practical steps can bo taken to carry
out the earlier agreement, under which
Flume was to bo created Into a free
state under the League of Nations and
tho principle of self-determination was
to be applied to the Dalmatian coast.
Tho situation Is extremely delicate and
thoro aro not a few who predict that
tho outcomo will be nnotber wnr. with
Italy and Jugo-Slavla as the contend
ers. i-rom tno tiegtnuing Mr. Wilson
has Insisted that Jugo-Slavla should
not bo shut off from the sen by Italian
territory, and In this country, at least,
this contention Is cenerallv sunnnrtml.
Thoro Is no unfriendliness toward
Italy, but a feeling that she has al
ready enough seaports; and tho sym
pathy with tho now republic of the
Serbs, Croats nnd Slovenes Is marked.
Tho American government wished to
make public tho notes exchanged In
this affair, and took stops to obtain tho
consent of Great Britain, Franco and
Italy. This Is In accord with the nrln-
clplo of "open covenants openly ur-
nveu at" which .Mr. Wilson vainly
tried to make effective when be went
to Paris tho first time.
It Is known that the president holds
that America, as a co-bell Igereat In tho
war, Is actively Interested In tho set
tlcmcnt of the Adriatic dispute, despite
tho fact that It has not rut I tied tho
peaco treaty. Also, he holds that wo
are equally Interested In the questions
concerning the breaking up of tho
Turkish empire. Consequently ho mny
have something to say about the agree
ments reached by the supreme council
last week that tho sultan shall be per
mitted to retain Constantinople and to
reside there, provided the massacres
of Armenians are discontinued; and
that the Dardanelles nnd the Bosphor
us shall be Internationalized. It Is
tiot known, however, that he opposes
theso arrangements. It Is said that In
the future all sessions of the supreme
council will be attended by an Ameri
can representative, who will keep
Washington Informed of developments.
The allies so far yielded to the pro
testations of the Germans against the
surrender of war criminals as to tell
Berlin that the accused might be first
tried before the German supreme
court hi Lelpslc. But the nllles reserve
the right to reject the results of such
trials If they believe there Is any nils-
carriage of Justice and in such cases
to enforce tho terms of the treaty and
themselves try the offenders. It Is
stipulated, also, that the verdicts nt
previous trials of German war crimi
nals must he annulled and the cases
remanded for retrial. This would re-,
open tho Fryatt case, In which the
verdict wns that the murder of the
British merchant ship captain was not
a violation of International law. The
conservatives In Germany declare this
offer of tho entente Is quite unaccept
able. It Is Inconceivable to tho Ger
mans that they could put on trial
their national heroes.
Tho government of the Netherlands
was put In a rather uncomfdrtable po
sition by the relterntlon of the demand
for the extradition of tho former
kaiser, and though It prepared a reply
repeating Its refusal, thero was much
discussion of plnns for the Internment
of the fugitive In some Dutch posses
sion far from Europe. The place most
favored seemed to be Curacao, an Is
land In the Caribbean sea north of
Venezuela. If Wllhehn Intends to do
any. plotting In his retirement ho
would find n congenial atmosphere In
Curacao, for It has long been the ref
uge of would-be revolutionists from
the Latin-American republics. It may
be, however, that Holland will merely
Intern the ex-kalser In his new house
at Doom, keeping him under strict
military guard.
Germany Is having so much trouble
with revolutionists and labor agitators
that the entente has extended the tlmo
limit for the reduction of her army to
100.000. Minister of Defense Nosko
has Issued an order applying to Berlin
and Brandenburg province threatening
imprisonment or heavy fine for Incit
ing strikes that affect food production.
In tho Saar region, which Is occupied
by tho French troops, fresh disturb
ances resulted In the proclamation of
martial law.
If soviet wireless dispatches from
Moscow nro to be believed and In this
Instance they probably arc the revo
lutionists nro In full control of Vladi
vostok and most of eastern Siberia
nnd nro putting Into effect a program
which Is In favor of union with soviet
Russia. In southern Russia tho volun
teer army Is reported to bo ravaged
by typhus and falling back In disorder
to the Sea of Azov before the red
troops. The bolshevlkl aro said to
have proclaimed a soviet republic in
tho part of the Ukraine they occupy
and the formation of an "eternal
brotherly union" with soviet Russia.
Petrovsky Is president of the new
state. Sevastopol, the great port of
tho Crimen. Is panic-stricken fenrlng
tho fate of Odessa.
Poland whllo still maintaining the
barrier against the bolshevlkl Is tak
ing steps toward a general peace be
tween tho allies and the Moscow gov
ernment, and In this It probably has
tho support of the nations of western
Europe. Tho negotiations will be taken
up deliberately and the results submit
ted to the peace conference In Paris.
In Roumanln, where royalists and
radicals are straggling for control, the
conditions are not promlstng. The
radicals are In secret accord with tho
Russian bolshevlsts, who already are
creeping across the border, and the re
cent mobilization of tho Koumnnlnn
army has not checked the peril. Tho
monarchists of Hungary, who are nu
merous, would like to help those of
Roumanln, but cannot do so for fear of
the bolshevlsts In their own land nnd
also because of tho national hatred of
the Roumanians engendered by theh
looting of Hungnry.
Somewhat disheartened by the Inter
national complications, the treaty com
promisers in Washington attempted
little last week and made less prog
ress. But congress entered on nnothei
struggle that promised to bo lively.
This wns brought on by the submis
sion to both houses of the conference
report of tho railway reorganization
bill. It came up In the house Satur
day and a long and heated debate en
sued. The measure "wns scheduled for
consideration In the senate on Tuesday
If the house should not reject It.
Opposition to the hill wns led by tht
ofllclnls of the Federation of Labor and
of the railway brotherhoods. They
were against the whole measure In the
llrst place because they favor govern
ment ownership nnd operation; ana
specifically they object to tho section
providing for compulsory Investlgntlor
of wage disputes and decisions by n la
bor tribunal, which, while not bind
Ing. are likely to have the support ot
public opinion nnd to that extent will
deprive strikes of public sympathy
They nlso object to the financial pro
visions which labor views ns a vallda
tlon of water stock nnd guarantee ol
abnormal profits. Representatives of
railway Investors said they were satis
fled with tho financial provisions.
Something of a jolt wns admlnis
tercd to the war department by the re
port of tho subcommittee of the house
which hnd been Investigating nlrcrnft
production nnd expenditures; hut tht
department has had so many such
Jolts that It probably has become cal
lous. The report finds that thero wnf
"woeful extravagance, total Incompe
tency, utter failure and n wild riot ol
waste." Secretary Baker, Colonel
Dlsque, who supervised spruce produc
tion, and Director Ryan are severelj
criticized. The subcommittee strongly
recommends flip creation of a separate
air service. Virtually all of the facts
of tho collapse of aircraft production
during the wnr have been known to
the public for a long time. They do
not make pleasant reading nnd the
American people would Uko to forget
them, since It seems Impossible to pun
ish those to hlnmo; but they make fine
campaign ammunition.
Disregarding the many nnd loud pro
tests, the United States shipping board
tried to pull off Its proposed auction
sale of 30 former Germnn pnssengei
liners. Bids were received for single
vessels and for groups, but all of thou
were so low that they were rejected
Then n temporary Injunction against
tho sale was granted by Associate Jus
tlco Bailey of the district suprcnu
court In Washington. lie said tht
statutes did not show an intention on
the part of congress to place In tin
president or the shipping board tht
power to sell the ships. The board
has asked congress for authority tt
offer tho vessels for sale again. Vict
Chairman Stevens Is tho only member
of the board opposed to the sale. Ht
says their true valuation has never
been worked out and that they arc
worth .$75,000,000, whereas less than
half that amount wns bid. Chntrmnn
Payne and tho other members thought
the ships should be sold to relieve the
government of the expense of recondi
tioning them and nlso because tho fu
ture market for ships Is uncertnln
Senator Pomereno of Ohio has with
drawn from tho race for the Democrat
ic nomination for president, alleging
important business In the senate and
the Impossibility of his obtaining n
solid Ohio delegation. He never hnd
much chnnce, anyhow. Mr. McAdoo
has declared that ho Is not a candi
date, hut admits that If nomlnnted ht
would be proud to accept. In many
Indiana cities petitions aro In circula
tion to have the name of Vice Presi
dent Marshall placed on tho Democrat
ic presidential, preference ballot. This
Is dono without tho knowledgo and
consent of Mr. Marshall who said he
would not seek tho nomination. On
the Republican side about tho only Im
portant development was tho decision
of the Lowden managers to keep out
of the North Dakota primaries. This
w at tho request of the Republicans of
tho state, who fear that a party con
tost would help their enomlos of the
Nonpartisan League. Senator Johnson
probably will follow Lowdon's exam
ple, and General Wood may do the
same. .
REVEALS UNPUBLISHED PACT
' Plan Would Have Credited Germany
With Tonnage Over America's
Losses. May Defer Sale.
Washington, D. C President Wilson
flatly dented In n formal communica
tion to the sennto that ho had any
agreement or understanding with
British officials regarding disposition
of the fleet of former Gorman liners
around which, since they were offered
for sale by the shipping board, has
raged a controversy Into which con
gress, courts and government agencies
hnvo been drnwn.
"There Is not, nor has there been,
any agreement, or understanding be
tween the president of tho United
States nnd officials of Great Britain'
concerning the sale of the ex-German
vessels In possession of the United
States." Mr. Wilson said, responding
specifically to a resolution by Senator
Brnndngce, republican, Connecticut,
adopted by tho senate, "nor Is there
any agreement or understanding with
respect to what disposition shall bo
made of theso ships by tho United
States.
"I believe tho nbovo Information,
fully answers the sennto Inquiry."
At tho same time, however, nnd "In
order that tho senate may be In pos
session of all the Information there .8
! In any way relating to tho vessels In
question, - me president tniiiiiiiuuu u
copy of n hitherto unpublished tenta
tive agreement, reached In Paris that
Germany eventually would be credited
before the reparations commission,
should congress npprovo, with nny
surplus valuation of tho ships In ex
cess of merchant tonnage losses of the
United Stntes during the war. In no
case would title to the ships them
selves pass from tho United States,
the agreement provided.
Before the message . eached the sen
ate, the commerce committee had de
cided to decoinmend pnssogo of n bill
deferring sale of the ships until they
shall have been refitted for commer
cial service and congress shall have
laid down a natlonnl shipping policy.
TERROR OF BOLSHEVISM.
Women Prefer Death Rather Than
Submit to "Red" Rule.
Constantinople. The population at
Sebastopol, Russia's great seaport In
tho Crimen, has become so panic
stricken over the bolshevik menace
that there Is danger of n repetition of
the events which took place nt Odessn
when the reds captured that city
recently, nccordlng to the reports of
belnted refugees arriving In Constan
tinople. It Is asserted by the refugees that
when tho foreign warships left Odessa
many women drowned themselves and
officers committed suicide.
The refugees, In telling of tho last
hours spent In Odessa, say that the
crews of ships were compelled to turn
machine guns on the crowds to prevent
them from overloading nnd sinking re
fugee vessels which were about to
sail. Condemn Bonus Plan.
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Protest
against the recent demand of the na
tional executive committee of the
American Legion for action by con
gress giving each former service man
and woman additional compensation
to the amount of $."0 for each month
spent in military service was made
here by Horace C. Ilagan, state com
mander, on behalf of tho Oklahoma
legion to Franklin D, Oiler, national
coinmnnder.
The Oklahomn commander urged
that, the American Legion continue to
follow the course of ''putting some
thing Into the government rather than
adopt the policy or striking to get
something out of It."
Celebrate May Day.
Now York. Announcement of plans
for a nation-wide demonstration by
parades and municipal celebrations on
Mny 1, to make tho day "American
day," In opposition to tho usunl "May
day" demonstrations of radical or
ganizations, wns mndo hero at head
quarters of tho National Security
league. Officers of the league will de
velop tho plan through the co-operation
of state and city officials.
Thirty-Second State to Ratify.
Santa Fe, N. M. The New Mexico
legislature ratified the federal woman
suffrage nmondmonr. Now Mexico- Is.
the thirty-second stnte to ratify.
Submits Daylight Proposal.
Washington. A daylight saving blip
was Introduced In the house last wool:
by Rcprescututnvo O'Connell, demo
crat, New York. It would put tho
clock's ahead an hour on the last Sun
day In March and turn them buck an.
hour the hist Sunday In October.
Predict German. Bolshevlkl Peace.
London. A diplomatic dispatch'
from Berlin states that "undoubtedly'
the forthcoming negotiations regarding
prisoners between Germany and soviet
Russia will develop Into peace negotia
tions. North Pole Explorer Dead.
Washington, D. C Rear , Admiral
Robert E. Peary, retired, discoverer
of tho north pole, died at his home
here after u two years' Illness of per
nicious nnemla, during which :ir blood
transfusions hud been of no avail.
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