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O. H. CRON IN, Publisher. O’NEILL. NEBRASKA The Tarls correspondent of the I,ondon Times writes of President Wilson: "Presi dent Wilson Is not the lean, leng faced, somewhat cadaverous looking man that the camera seems to have found—the Camera Is a notorious libeller. He Is tall, well set up, and athletic figure of a man to whom It would be very difficult to give even an approximate age. Casu ally he might be placed among the num bers of well educated, healthy Amerl eans of middle age who were to be seen on nearly every golf course of Great Britain before the war. You would know at once, even If you were only look ing at hls back, that this man In hls gray lounge suit, well cut Into hls body, wa* a gentleman In the beet sense of the word; that he was an American; and also In some way which I cannot define, that he was somebody." Now, that the ministry of food has given London merchants permission to •ell a little of their large stores of teas, they find, says the London Times, "that the American firms are already In the field. It appears that Immediately the armistice was concluded American firms solicited and secured the orders. As these countries are at present still rationed as to Supplies, little. If any, more tee can now be taken by them. Far from feeling piqued at this situation, the British firms admire tlio enterprise of the American bouses, and only wish that they had been permitted by the British authorities to go and do likewise." The Detroit United Electric Be 11 ways was ordered to retain In Us employ wom en now serving as conductors, In a de cision by the national war labor board. The Amalgamated Association of Street Railway Employes wae ordered to give the women employes cards entitling them to work on the railway lines. Women who who have received instruction prepara tory to taking up the work of conductors are to be given positions. The decision of the board said the opening of new fields of employmet for women was to be regarded as one of the Incidental benefits of the war. A letter from the former German em peror to the former Austrian emperor reada: “My soul la torn asunder, hut everything must be put to fire and blood. The throats of men and women, children and the aged, must be cut and- not a tree nor a house left standing. With such methods of terror, which alone can strike so degenerate a people as the French, the war will finish before two months, while If I use humanitarian methods it may prolong for yesrs. Despite nil my repug nance I have had to choose the first system." For nearly 100 year* the life boat crew* of the United Kingdom have served the British people. Since the outbreak of the war the life boats were launched on serv ice 1,638- times; they went to the aid of mined or torpedoed vessels 383 times, sav ing 5,032 lives for Great Britain and her allies. There were 1,638 lives saved from casualties directly due to war, and 21 eaved from seaplanes. And yet this in stitution Is, and always has been, sup ported without subsidy from the state, but entirely by voluntary contributions. Sir Charles C. Allom, head of the Gos port Aircraft Company, says; "It Is logi cal that a flying boat must be the craft to make the trans-Atlanlla trip. We are building the largest flying boat In the world at the present time, which can make the trip and return at an eco nomical speed of 76 miles an hour if necessary. It would be a sportsman’s game to cross by airplane at high speed, but It Is the flying boat that will be se lected to make the voyage an undoubted success." The delegation headed by Samuel Gom* pars, president of the American Federa tion of Labor, met the British parlia mentary committee of the trades union congress, but failed to reach an agree ment on a proposal by Mr. Uompers that a pc-ely trades union International con ference be hold concurrently with the peace conference. Germany was In dire straits when the war ended, according to Capt. Robert W. Hudgens, of Laurens, S. C., who arrived on the Comfort. The captain said the Americans found the bodies of German soldiers being prepared to be rendered Into fats, and that a complete rendering •Ian had been established. United I'oland appears today a new country, with every mind turned to the future and trying to forget the past. H la s If the people had some out of a nightmare. Now they arc smiling and the business men are beginning to rnaks plane fur the boom they are sure Is ahead «ays Warsaw. Observers in Washington, noting the effort of the president and his cabinet to ho(d up war time wages, and the fact that manufacturers, being without orders to fill, are laying off more and more men, are explaining the slowness of the war department In discharging men. By a vote of 44 to 22 the lower house «f the Llaho legislature passed a me tnorla! addressed to "those United State* senators now opposing equal suffrage ” in which they are urged to support c«* proposed amendment to the national con eiltutiou. several Connecticut manufacturers ap preciating the fact that they shared In tne advantages of war trade, are now feinp to manufacture articles for which there Is no immediate need, In order to help h>ut the labor problem. 1’rlnce'n Islands consist of a group ef slim small islands In the Sea of Mar ,n>"' ,10 to “ mU“ •ouUwast of w?r*srnt nop Th* l*t>Pu,»t*on of the numbors about lO.ew. for the most ►art Greeks. Turks and Armenians. bonds nATy now be houeht from each of the 12 land banks uuder a new treasury policy ordered by Seeretary Glass. About *1,000,000 of these bonds have been sold since January ! h**V»e«almed its union with Russian soviet republic accord tug to a dispatch from Kiev Th^b.m.' R«“l*ns, who nomber about •J0Mft. live In Lithuania. Kereneky i* ljvlng*quIeUylrTth* home ^ * fr|ebd in I*oiidon. He apeude of hla time Writ** hi. mSSSZ r5 wife and two aena are hoataye* of Uu belaheviste In Huaala. ** ' ‘ 1} ■ -- - : T m I - ~~ ^Coagnes* win Us asked Uy *eeretaty «M*| t« .hwrabaf th* authorisation for *« P*™u a larger issue , » authorised bow. or the acceptance w 4>ver«ub*crlptlona V Ptoo toy raphe of enemy aubjact* It **”*? A’.' ,AuBtra!1* *r* obtained b» G/itieh government to comport with ***** ** starved and omaclated .•Vue trajh.es released from Germany J!J® «f‘ Isdt* armauaoM ! ~“* * *“• withdrawn restrictions on th* i tJAUuiution of meter care, motor cycles, jjfi r iplfb'i&nfi tta\r beoji in f>r<y sines Nebraska Xegislator Would Cut Out Much of the Middle man’s Present Profits. Lincoln, Neb., Feb. B.—A producers’ and consumers' association is author ized by a bill soon to be Introduced by Senator Peterson, of Lancaster. The measure is to give legal authority to cooperative associations of producers and consumers, defining them as 11m 1 Ited partnerships and not as corpora tions, and authorizes them to do col lective bargaining, marketing and pur chasing, with profits divided on the basis of patronage. Senator Petertffm was county food administrator, and he believes that based on his experience, the measure is necessary to curb the middlemen and loosen their control on retailers. As food administrator he organized a con sumers' association, that has been able to reduce the cost of getting produce from producers to consumers. The money to keep the association going was borrowed on Liberty bonds loaned for that purpose by citizens. Any number of ^persons, not less than 25, may organize themselves Into a co operative association under the pro visions of the proposed bill. Backed by farmer organizations, co operation and state owned utilities are live topics during the session of the legislature. The Farmers’ Union is strong for cooperative measures while the Nonpartisan League wants the state to own the stock yards, terminal elevators and flour mills, among other things. Union men don’t Indorse this policy because they contend that their business experience teaches them that state competition would be easy for the compactly organized private business associations, and that the state could not put them out. ENTERPROTEST Control of Public Utilities Should Not Be Given to Rail Commission, the i Belief. Lincoln, Neb., Feb. 6.—The League of Nebraska Municipalities will make a vigorous fight against a legislative bill which proposes to place all public utili ties under the control and Jurisdiction of the Nebraska railway commission. Mayors of towns and cities .throughout the state have been asked to send dele gates to a remonstrance meeting of the league planned in Lincoln, Wednesday. The league is strongly opposed to any legislation which will take away from the cities and towns the right to con trol and regulate their utilities. Secretary C. A. Sorenson of the league has sent out a letter to city officials throughout the state asking them to send delegates to the special meeting of the legislative committee of the league to be held at 10:30 Wednes day morning at Lincoln to consider the Hoagland bill which he says proposes to take away the right of municipali ties to control rates and service of pub lic utility corporations and place such power with the Nebraska railway com mission. — LYONS—A reception was given bore for the returned soldiers. They were given a sumptous supper at 6 o’clock, followed by a patriotic program, consisting of music, etc. The speakers were Dr. Clias. W. Ray, Rev. John E. Spencer,, and Sup erintendent Clarence Linton. Then the soldier boys gave short addresses. LINCOLN—Ed Norton, 72 years old, was drowned in the Blue river, near Mil ford, while trying to rescue his dog, which had broken through the ice on the river LYONS—Israel Davis purchased a hog from Grenier brothers which weighed over MX) pounds and brought the enormous sum of *153.75. ARTILLERY TURNED ON SLAV CAPITAL Guns of Kronstadt Hurl Shells on Petrograd, Travelers Declare Today. _ By Associated Press. Stockholm, Feb. 3.—Petrograd has been bombarded by Kronstadt artil lery and many people have been killed, according to travelers who are Quoted to this effect by the Finnish papers, j Serious disorders aro prevalent in ' Petrograd. The great fortress of Kronstadt lies about 20 miles west of Petrograd, at the head of the Gulf of Finland. The bolshcvist forces were reported | on January 23 last In a dispatch from Helsingfors to be evacuating Petro- 1 grad and removing all their stores. The bolshevhst war minister. Trotsky, was said to be transferring hts head quarters to Nizhni-Novgorod. arsenal closed. Berlin. Feb. 3.—The state arsenal at ' Bpandau. employing 50,000 laborers, i has been closed because of the coal shortage. Three thousand bolehevlnt suspects have beeu arrested in Budapest. AU ware Raid to be foreigners anj} hive been or- ! dered expelled from the country. Tile Montana Stock Growers' Associa tion la on record against government own ership and operation of live stock facili ties ire proposed by the Stuns hill now bolero congress. T D. Hurley, chairman of the Chicago censorship conn isriou. says that merles will wish they had. If they do :.ot, co operate more with regulations, 'tjaloor*') wouldn’t submit to r« gukitlon." lie says. "Nos look at ’em.'* Creation of a separate air department with its beau i member of the cabinet la advocated by Senator mberlin, «f Oregon, rhr.hrwar. of ‘he Scniy military afXajn? CttMiwiittifls i **. SCHOOL PROBLEM TO CAUSE BATTLE ——-A... —... Public or Parochial Schools and Language Loom Big In the Nebraska Legislature. Lincoln, Neb., Feb. 3.—With but two days left in which to introduce bills and the legislative reference bureau, where the ideas of members are turned Into prospective laws, two or three days behind orders, both houses of the legislature have ad journed until early next week. The total number of bills will probably reach about two-thirds of the usual number, but at least 25 of these are so radical in character, and yet have strong backing, that two months will be none too short a time left for their consideration, it Is believed. The big fight In the house the com ing week will be over the question of state control of private and parochial schools. H. R. 64, the product erf Rep resentative Burney, of Cedar county, is under a tremendously heavy lire from the Catholics and Lutherans and also from some of the smaller colleges with preparatory departments. The de nominational school representatives are violent in their denial of the Im plication that their schools have not been conducted so as to turn out loyal American graduates. They admit that there were some schools in the state that were not doing this, but insist all should not be condemned for that reason. Superintendent Waterhouse of the Fremont schools, speaking for the school men of the state, said that there were but two way* in which to handle the situation, require all children to at tend the public schools until they are 16, as provided in the Burney bill, or to bring them under such state regula tion as will’ remove the dangerous tendencies that developed in some schools while the war was in prog ress. The parochial and private school representatives are willing to concede that the state shall prescribe the course of study, that the persons who engage in teaching shall he citizens of the country and holders of proper cer tificates from state authorities, and that the persons who enage In teach ing shall be citizens of the country and holders of proper certificates from state authorities, and that the schools shall be subject to visit and Inspection by all superintendents, city, county and state. This is taken as a big conces sion from their previous attitude, and it Is likely that this compromise will represent the final outcome of the con troversy. Some ask that a little re ligious instruction in German be per mitted so that children can worship with parents. Before the committee meeting many persons appeared in protest. A very warm exchange took place between Representative Maurer, one of the au thors of the Burney bill, and a Catho lic- lawyer from Omaha, during which Maurer was hissed. Attorneys who appeared claimed the bill was unconstitutional because it sought to make a crime, by penalizing those who did sot send their children to the public schools, out of something that was not a menace to the state. Millions of dollars worth of property, it was pointed out, would be rendered worthless for school purposes if the parochial and private schools were closed. New Measures Proposed. Before quitting for the week the house recommended for passage a few bills of only local Importance, but listened to the reading of 30 new hills, bringing the total up to 348. Among them wero bills as follows: Putting all Justices of the peace on a salary Instead of a fee basis; amending the direct primary so as to provide for nominating all state officers besides governor at a convention to which dele gates are elected by primary; requiring the municipal ico plant at Omaha to condemn private plants when it is nec essary to Increase its present output; two bills for child welfare work, one creating a bureau in the state superin tendent’s office and the other making a commission of unpaid persona to look after the welfare of children; provides for the appointment of a state apiarist; requiring tho general public, when benefitted by special improvements, to pay its proper share of the cost: limiting the commissions of real estate to 5 per cent on tho first $1,000 and 2^4 per cent for all over that sum; requiring all buildings equipped with gas • to pro vide a self-acting value to clos ethe sup ply when fire occurs; providing for the auditing of accounts of county officials, when request is made as provided for, by the state auditor; providing that in the purchase of any public utility by a city only the value <»f the physical property shall be paid .and Ihe same is to be used if It is a question of rata making. UNIVERSITY PURCHASES THE ARMY BARRACKS Lincoln, "Neb., Feb. 3.—The army barracks building, completed on the uni versity farm campus shortly before the signing of the armistice, have been purchased by the University of Ne braska. The buildings will be torn down and the lumber and fixtures used or sold. _ The barracks consist of four build ings—two sleeping quarters, 70x160 feet each, a mess hall. 50x180 feet, and a toilet and b^th house 30x 100 feet. Three of the buildings are two stories. They contain several hundred thousand feet of lumber, near ly LOptl-1 Arlndtneo, beside* a large quantity of Vumbjug, toilet and elec tric light fixtures. —4~ COLER1DGE PREPARES TO BUILD FINE HOTEL Coleridge. Neb., Feb. 3.—Coleridg:* is to have a modern hotel, ILisInctts men r.nd farmers have subscribed 830,000. and work on the structure is to bs started as soon as the weather will permit. It la understood the building ia t»i be put Up on the Bite of lliv o'.U hotel. WtNUun U. McAdoo describes his po sition as director gentrsl of railin' >!■» a » ‘hut pck«< Ithu is THEJEPUT Breach of Promise Action Brought By Sister of First Wife—Sensation at Lincoln. Lincolrf, Neb., Feb. 1.—Joseph L. Walz, a business man of Denison, la., is the defendant in a breach of promise suit on trial In the local district court. Miss Lillian Zimmer, of Lincoln, who at one time was a clerk in Walz's store in Denison, Is the plaintiff. Her sister was the first wife of defendant, and died some years ago. He courted her in 1917, and won her consent to a mar riage. Later he began to act coolly to wards her, and she found out he was writing to a woman in Carroll, la.. whom he later married. Miss Zimmer testified that all of her friends and relatives were advised of the engagement, and that after he broke it off she was greatly distressed and nervous, losirfg in-weight from 127 pounds to 108. She said that Walz told her his father and brother objected to the marriage, but that made no differ ence with him. His little son. who lived for a time with the Zimmer family here, was told by Walz to call her mamma. On cross-examination Miss Zimmer was confronted with two letters, one that she had written to the woman whom he afterwards married In which she said that Walz was engaged to her and suggested that It would be embar rassing for her to be met at the altar by the sheriff. The other letter was one Walz had written her that she had no strings on him and had not had for six months, and that she had better not start anything she could not finish. He told her she was engaged In dirty work and that she would hurt no one but herself. WOMAN’S TIP PREVENTS ESCAPE OF PRISONER » Fremont, Neb., Feb. 1. — On a tip furnished by a Fremont woman who called over the telephone, C. J. Holes, Who leaped from the second story of the court house to the ground below after sliding down from the sun par lor jail on top of the building by means of a blanket rope, was trans ferred from the hospital to the city Jail last night. The woman said that she had heard friends of Boles plotting to help him escape from the hospital, where he has been chained to his bed. Boies Is awaiting trial on a charge of auto mobile stealing. ESCAPING FROM CUSTODY HE DIES Kearney, Neb., Feb. 1. — William 1 Wilkinson, 20, Inmate of the state in dustrial school, escaped from that in stitution shortly after 8 o’clock, break ing away from his guards while be ing' transferred from one building to another. In the morning his body was found lying between the Burlington tracks and the coal chute. There was no indication that he had met his death by accident or foul play, and the supposition is that death was due to heart failure. LINCOLN WANTS TO EXTEND ITS LIMITS Lincoln, Neb., Feb. 1. — The Lincoln Commercial Club voted today to have introduced a bill providing for a great er Lincoln, and proposes to take In the four or five suburban towns with an aggregate population of 15,000. These towns vigorously opposed the measure two years ago, and succeeded in defeating it. * F— FANCY PRICE8 REALIZED AT THE WAGNER SA^E Norfolk, Neb., 1.—Forty-seven fanoy hogs at the Wagner salp brought $28,340. H. C. McKelvie, brother of Governor McKelvie. bought ' the highest priced hog for $1,150. AY*. liam Wrigley, jr., son of the gum man ufacturer. was also a purchaser. His purchases went to Lake Geneva, Wis. A $10,000 boor on the farm attracted considerable intention. FAST BOXING BOUT WITNESSED AT OMAHA — Omaha, Neb., Jan. 31.—Earl Purycar, of Denver, and Walter Ritchie, of Chi cago, fought 10 fast rounds here last night. No decision was rendered, but a majority of the spectators seemed to think Puryear had a shade the best of the argument. —f BEATRICE—The Rev. W. AV. Burke, of Walla Walla. Wash., has been called as pastor of the First Christian church of this city, to succeed the Rev. C. F. Stev ens, who resigned recently to accept the pnstoratd of the First Christian church at Bethany. The Rev Mr. Burke will as sume his new duties March 1. LINCOLN—AVhar is believed to have been the fiTst wedding ever performed in tho governor s office took place when the Rev. J. H. Presson, clerk in the office, married Harry G. Mclaachlen and Lola. M. McCully, both of Lincoln. They v. ere old friends of ids. Archibald Stevenson, of the military intelligence bureau, tells the Senate com mittee that the Nonpartisan League is characterized as a pacifist movement. General Kyarnil Malmotul 1’asha, who Is said to have been responsible for mas sacres of Greeks and Armenians, has been arrested, according to a report from Con stantinople. . Trotsky is reported to have' Intimated that the sovitty government was pre pared. under certain conditions, to aban don its internationalist aims and raise the banner of "RushIs for the Russians.” An appropriation of $50.TO) from the stale's fund, to be apportioned At the rate of $1,300 for each county in Idaho that will raise a like amount for the con struction of a memorial to aoldlyjs that fought and died in the war ».gain»t Ger many. Is p reposed in a Pin introduced into the lower house of the legislature. An amendment to the Texas constitu tion is propheetl which would grant suf frage to women, and at the same time disfranchise ail bat citizens. England i* warned that fliers will be no reduction, but probably as Increase, it; the war time price of boots, fecc.iv.se of leoer.t increnswT in wages ir? nl* opera tive canters HIKES SPLITS Suggests Three Year Period of Control as Test—Opposes Government Ownership—Sub mits Statement to Committee^ By United Preee. Washington, Feb. 4.—Government railroad control must be .extended for at least three years or be shelved at once. That is the ultimatum laid down today by Walker B. Hines, director general of railroads. He proposed a three-year extension period as a com promise because of bitter opposition in congress' to the recent five-year rec ommendation of Wm. G. McAdoo. In any event, Hines declared when he faced the Senate Interstate com merce committee today, the present 21 months limit on government operation is Intolerable. He had in mind the res olution introduced by Senator Cum mins to return the railroads to private control before that limit expires. Hinea came out frankly against government ownership but earnestly appealed for adoption of a five-year test period. He favors private operation by a few com panies under a profits guarantee and strict government regulation. Explains His Idea. "I think a three-year extension would accomplish a great deal to remove the difficulties which are inherent in the 21-months plan,” Hines told the Sen ate committee. “Even three years would segregate and spread out and In part dissipate the unfavorable and the psychological factors which under the 21 months’ plan promise to converge so as to do the maximum damage to the public service. ( "Also the three-year extension would give opportunity for legislation imme diately following instead of immedi ately preceding the presidential elec tion. Added Stability. | “But,” he added, "I believe the five year extension would be much better because it would give added stability.” Hines, realizing that this plan faces widespread opposition among both parties in congress, argued from every possible angle for its adoption. "Unless a reasonable extension shall be granted it will be contrary to the public Interest to hold the railroads for the full 21 months, “Hines de clared. “We had better terminate the con trol and go back to the old Bystem or we should extend the control lor.* enough to admit of an adequate oppor tunity to adopt a radical and new sys tem which will really bring about a per manent solution.” Unofficial reports at the railroad ad ministration are that unless congress votes an extension, a proclamation will be issued In March, turning the roade back about June 30. Question of Rates. Fears of railroad executives and oth ers that prompt return will result In chaos and financial loss, were scouted by Hines. "We can only assume a chaotic con dition by assuming the Interstate Com merce commission would omit to per form its functions,” he explained. Attacking the commission’s proposal for increased powers, Hines said pres ent laws give ample power to preserve existing rates and for adjusting them to meet immediate necessities, should government operation be abandoned. Pre-war intrastate rate rates could be set aside in favor of the higher ones, Hines declared he believed. “I would advise the president that any relinquishment made ought to be on reasonable notice and in due and orderly manner,” Hines said. Alarm Only Danper. “I believe that unless companies, throughji mistaken policy, themselves create a needless state of alarm, a reasonable and orderly transition back to private management could be made in the next few months without ad ditional legislation as well as it could under any legislation that is likely to be obtained. “I confess I can see no reason what ever why this control should continue simply for the purpose of protecting the railroads from an alleged chaotic condition.” Oppose Ownership. Hines announced his stand on the Question of government ownership. "I do not personally believe In gov ernment ownership.” he explained. *'l halleve there can be a form of radically reconstructed private ownership with such erase government supervision, in cluding government representations on hoards of directors as will give the public and labor all the benefits of government ownership, and at the same time avoid the political diffi culties which perhaps are inseparable from government ownership.’ Nevertheless, Hines said he wants a fair test made. ”We know that a large body of the people of this country have a settled conviction that this question cannot be successfully disposed of except through government ownership. Arguments of government ownership advocates are temporarily at a discount by reason of a reaction from- ail forms of govern ment control, thfa lining- a perfectly natural aftermath of the war." Not Time En^tiph. Two years is not time enough for a fair demonstration, he said. No plan (an be satisfactory which permits existence of over capitalization and a large" number et companies, some strong, noise weak Hates believes. •'An? pNn of private management ought to prov.A- for participation of the government am! perhaps of labor, in the profit* in excess of some cor./ • parntivei:. mcdtiate ' return-V' be e£ ppined lie mxat., a so:a!I guaranteed re ; jtn. efficient concert: tr> gei port of )•roil is rsi-ui-d *i> excel s Ji g.’ oper..l'ng costs were duo to tie. win- rather ihua to higi. venues Cha-gt t ; 10 the oconrjur use unfair fo railr.xid ; labor. Tl’.ba da. laved. ■ i "4ft*'■ President Addresses Joint Ses sion of French Parliament— Plans Rush the League of Na tions During the Week. Paris, Feb. 4.— Robert Lansing, the American secretary of state, was unanimously elected president of tbs committee on responsibility for the war which held its first meeting today at the foreign of fice. By United Press. Paris, Feb. 4.—.President Wilson to day began his drive Tor consummation of the league of nations program before the cud of the week. Addresses Parliament. Paul Deschanel, president of th* chamber, was selected to greet Presi dent Wilson in the presence of Presi dent Poincare, Promior Clemenceau and other celebrities. The situation was similar to that of nn address be fore a joint session of the. American congress, its members of the French senate sat with the deputies. The president was escorted into the cham ber by a detachment of the republicajt guards. Refreshed by a day of complete rest, the president, following his address on the subject of the league before the chamber of deputies this afternoon, was to confer with the special com mittee which Is working on details of the league's outline. In this meeting, to be held at the hotel Crillon. woik was to be taken up on the definite constitution of the league upon which several tentative agreements have al ready been ri. ched. The president is working in the clos est unanimity with Lord Cecil and Genet al Smuts on the draft for the constitution which provides for a per manent organization to meet regularly, ! and to have machinery for arbitration. and economic punishments. Complete agreement on the framework is gen erally anticipated before Premier Lloyd George loaves for hom!#a at the end ! of the week. View Greek Claims. President Wilson met with the peace bureau this- morning. The Balkan sit uation was discussed, with particular reference to Greece’s political and ter ritorial claims. Premier Vcnizelos was the principal speaker. FINANCIAL FLAMS. Paris, Feb. 4.—Proposals for the es tablishment of a single financial front for the allies have been submitted to the entente ministers here by flignor Crespi, member of the Italian delega tion, according to a statement made by him today. After saying that the cen tral powers must compensate the allies ^ for the damage suffered during the war, Signor Crespi said: "On the other hand all the. allies have suffered immense losses, and they must all benefit from the indem - nities which the enemy Is to pay. Each one should receive in proportion to the effort it has made. The smaller states' that have spent more than large ones. In comparison to their wealth ought io receive larger Indemnities in propor tion. "The simplist way to carry out the actual distribution would be to put the entire fund into a common pool, which could he periodically apportioned among j the different nations. The fund shou’.1.>^|pF be augmented by taxes of a universal character levied on states, enemy Hi lled or neutral, the last named having benefited from the sacrifices made by the allies. fcSurh a tax would not weigh more heavily oti one state thun. on another, since it would bo universal It would uu-rely have the effect of rais ing prices on some certain particular products in all countries alike. The Enemy Debt. "The enemy should be forced to pay off as soon as possible the allies’ debts. The international tax would furnish Interest on the rest, and a sinking fund for paying it off eventually. In my opinion the enemy ought to be allowed to pay, not only in gold, but in raw materials and finished products. Part of their debt might be covered by bonds, which they would take up grad ually in exchange for goods. \ -•*— J WOULD JOIN ITALY. By Associated Press. Paris, (Sunday) Feb. 2.—President tVi sort and other members of the psaow».^ ( oonforer.ee have received from the president of the national council a! Finnic, the mayor of the city and members of the house of deputies, a memorandum concerning the situation in Unit town, which expects its Cat io be decided this week. The mem* orandum maintains that upon the <Ps Soiution of Austria, Flume became ,.n Independent state, exercising all out" functions, uti It had notified all gov ernments of Europe and America. "The state of Kiume, using Its rights of self determination decided to join Italy for national and economic reus* enr." the memorandum says. "The nationality of Fiume Is proven by the fact that ail mayors and deputies of i tile city have always been Italian 113d -.ho same holds true as to members of j the municipal council. All school*- iu \ j Ficaiv rre Unban. EGGS MAKE BREAK ON THE MARKETS Heavy Shipments Tnm Chicago ■Who'oHulors Orer nnti Big I> op Results. Hy »Oscu:*r»<j Press. 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