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LODGE TO CALL UP KNOX PEACE It's Conceded Senate Debate Will Terminate Within Few Days in Favorable Vote, Says Dispatch. Washington, April !6.—Senator Lodge, republican leader, will call up for consideration Tuesday the Knox peace resolution ending the technical state of war with the central pow ers. It is conceded that the Senate debate will terminate within a few days in a favorable vote. The Knox resolution, as reported to the Senate by the foreign relations committee, was altered In several re spects from the measure Introduced. It made more specific the clauses re lating to the retention of Austro Hungarian property obtained by the alien property custodian. Also it set forth that this government reserves rights granted under treaties of peace with Austria, Bulgaria and Turkey, as well as with. Germany. Democrats wont uiocx. The democrats expect to make known their, opposition to a declatory peace and put themselves strongly on record against It, but they do not In tend to block ithe resolution perma nently or for a protracted period. "I suppose you will let debate on the resolution run for a reasonable time," said Senator Underwood, dem ocratic leader, when the resolution was reported by Senator Lodge. "I hope to pass it soon," said Sena tor Lodge. “Democrats are not disposed to de lay It unduly,” said Senator Under wood, “but some of us wish to discuss it,” Senator Lodge replied that he was not inclined to be "unreasonable” In urging early passage of the resolu tion. Porter’s “Different” Plan. Meantime, In the House, Repre sentative Porter, chairman of the for eign affairs committee, has intro duced a peace resolution differing greatly from the one drawn by Sena tor Knox. Congressman Porter’s resolution is brief, and declares simply that "the state of war declared to exist Is here by declared at an end.” It also re serves to this country rights and privileges acquired under the armis tice and the treaty of Versailles. Representative Porter argued his resolution more nearly accords with the wishes of President Harding, who in his message asked that "such a resolution should do no more than thus declare the state of peace which all America craves.”. Congressman Porter said It was perhaps unwise to repeat the declara tions of war, as the Knox resolution does, because this “might be con strued as a disavowal of the war.” “Leave President Free.” “The resolutions recognize that the constitution vests in the president the (Occlusive right to make treaties sub ject to ratification by the Senate and therefore they do not fix any of the terms or conditions of the treaties with our late enemies, but leave the - president free and untrammeled," said Representative Porter. The United News Is able to state It is the intention of republican lead ers in the House to be guided by the will of the upper chamber, In spite of the difference of opinion that has been developed. REPORT TODAY OR TOMORROW Washington, April 26— After a brief executive session Monday aft ernoon the Senate finance committee postponed until Tuesday further hearings on the emergency tariff bill. Members of the tariff commission probably will be heard then, also Senator Knox on his proposal for emergency protection for the chemi cal and dyestuffs industries during . the period between the adoption of a peace resolution and the enactment of the general tariff law. Elimination of the foreign ox change section of the emergency tar iff bill has been determined upon by members of the Senate committee, according to sortie of its members, and when the bill is reported to the Senato either Tuesday or Wednes day, it will be little more than the farmers’ emergency tariff measure which President Wilson vetoed. The ways and means sub-commit tee resumed work on the general tariff bill Monday, and Chairman t'ordney predicted Its completion and report to the House by May 15. HARDING TO TOIL AND SWEAT ALL SUMMER? Washington, April 26.—It looks like a long, hard and hot summer In Washington for President Hard ing. Despite the countless offers of summer White Houses tendered him by solicitous friends from coast to coast, the president has made no plan for moving far from Washing ton during the annual torrid spell. Few of the party leaders believe con gress will finish its program before September unless the high tempera ture drives through legislation. Un til congress leaves, unless It becomes involved m endless debate over the tariff, the president expects to re main on the job in Washington. SANTA FE ASKS WAGE CUT. Topeka, Kan., April 26.—A long **' statement, detailing conditions which officials of the Santa Fe assert neces sitates a cut in wages, was delivered Monday to representatives of em ployes attending a conference to dis cuss the proposed wage reduction. YARN MILLS REOPEN. Fitchburgg, Mags., April 26.—The Fitchburg and Grant yarn mills re opened Monday after a six months’ period of idleness. BRITISH MINE STRIKE SETTLEMENT LOOMS New Terms Propose Standard Wage Which Shall Not Be Reduced. London, April 26.—Delegates to the miners' and mine owners' conference which Is now progressing 3moothly, appeared optimistic Monday night, although members of the miners' delegation Informed the United News that a temporary postponement of the parley was necessary, owing to the miners' refusal to submit de tailed figures on thUr scheme to end the struggle. It was officially announced that the new terms propose a standard wage which shall not be reduced, and that the owners and miners shall each share In surplus profits. The government is asked to assist In the payment of wages during a period ending July 31, after which wages shall depend upon ability of the industry to pay. The conference adjourned until Tuesday. iraWm U. S. S1EO.aOB.IOO Chamberlain, Announcing In terest Coming This Year, Says John Bull Quits Borrowing—To Repay. London, April 26.—Great Britain Is planning to pay this year interest on loans from the United States amount ing to more than $160,000,000, This announcement was made in the house of commons Monday afternoon by Chancellor of the Exchequer Chamberlain when he introduced the new budget. During the fiscal year Great Brit ain reduced her indebtedness to America by $300,000,000. England still owes foreign countries, chiefly America, $4,646,000,000 calculating the exchange at $4 to the pound. Budget Figure Cut. Taking the gloomy view of the country’s financial prospects for the coming year, the government has re frained from mitigating the crushing direct taxation. By drastic cuts in the national expenditures the chan cellor has brought the estimated bud get figure down to £974,000,000. Great Britain’s dead weight debt is now £7,573,000,000. An interesting experiment in after the war financing which the government is attempting this year is the immediate flotation of a conversion loan at 3 Vi per cent. In order to reduce the dangerosuly heavy floating debt. The offer ap plies to all 5 per cent, war bonds ma turing between now and 1925. This Indicates the view of British financial experts that the state no longer needs to offer high yields on national se curities. "Restored Credit.” "We have ceased to borrow; we have begun to repay our debts," said the chancellor. "We have restored our International credit and made it clear to those who doubted that we shall still maintain this country as the premier financial center of the world." MORE NEGRO PEONS KILLED IN GEORGIA? Revelations of Murders as Horrible as Williams Farm Ones Believed Bared. Atlanta, Ga., April 26.—Revelations of murders of negro peons on a south Georgia farm, said to be equally as horrible as those disclosed on the farm of John Williams, now under a life sentence at Covington, Ga., were believed to have been made here Monday to the federal grand Jury as it began to Investigate labor condi tions on plantations of a dozen Geor gia counties. Governor Dorsey is understood to be co-operating with the federal au thorities and if the charge of murder is made, he is expected to bring the case to the attention of the state prosecutors. District Attorney Hoop er Alexander said conditions on the farm now under investigation will be published as soon as the appar ently authentic intimations so far re ceived have been verified. Reliable and substantial business men of southern Georgia are the principal witnesses in the new case. They are understood to be entirely willing to appear before any court of proper jurisdiction. "The evidence is of such a sensa tional nature that the case may be come as bad as the Williams case," said Vincent Hughes, in charge of the Atlanta investigation bureau of the department of justice. COMMONS. PASSES HUNGARIAN TREATY London, April 26.—The house of commons passed the Hungarian treaty Monday, after defeating an amendment seeking to necessitate the approval of the commons to the ap pointment of any Hungarian dele gates to the League of Nations. OOLLAR PRINCESS TO SEE SPECIALIST IN PARIS Athens, April 26.—Prince Christo pher's aide de camp is authority for the statement that the Princess Ana stasia (formerly Mrs. William Leeds), has so Improved in health that she In tends to journey to Paris soon. In Paris she Intends to consult eminent specialists, and she may pos sibly undergo another operation. It has not been decided who will accompany her to the French capital. BEER. WIRE BICE. PEOPLE’S LEAGUE .. Wilson, Pershing and Edison Regret They Can’t Attend Meeting at Which Miss Mar bury Raps Reformers. New York, April 26.—What prom ised to be the mildest of manifesta tions in favor of personal liberty was galvanized into life here Monday night by Elizabeth Marbury, famous woman politician and author, and ended in uproarous endorsement of a movement to organize an American people's league to bet the blue laws and bring back beer and wine. The male element was in charge when the speaking began, after a ban quet in the Commodore at which numerous notables were, gathered to protest against the Lords' day alli ance, the reform bureau and the anti tobacco campaign of the W. C. T. U. Conservatism at First. An atmosphere of apparently pre arranged conservatism reigned. Aft er imbibing soda water and non-alco holic champagne and singing such rousing songs as "Suwanee River," and "My Old Kentucky Home," the personal liberty lovers heard from former City Comptroller Metz, as toastmaster. xxo cApiaiucu idiciuay umi lie neither drank nor smoked, and that he went regularly to church on Sun day with his wife, but that he thought it was wrong to tell other people not to drink and smoke if they wanted to. Not rude whisky, he hastily explain ed, but light wines and beers. He thought it was a fine thing that pro hibition had come to stay so far as saloons were concerned. All he wanted was a light wine and beer amendment. The next speaker. Judge Reuben L. Haskell, of Brooklyn, went a little further, but not much further. Here's Miss Marbury’s Speech. In the midst of this gentle advocacy of diluted personal liberty, arose Miss Marbury in her might and Indigna tion. “Why mince words," cried she. “A lot of milk feds have robbed us of liberty. Take devastated Europe, devastated France—I want to tell you that If we let them go on America will be worse devastated than Europe for no self respecting human being will want to stay here. “They began this business when we went into war. Was there anything the matter of our 2,000,000 men who went over there? Those men had not been interfered with by the semi official conference. They took a drink—of anything—when they want ed it. "I'm proud of our men as they were then. I'm satisfied witli them as they were, and as they have been making history for us ever since the revolu tion. “Now comes these reformers and tell us that our men have been all wrong. “U. 8. Stands as Joke.” “For God's sake don't lets allow them to put over their antediluvian prejudices. Let's talk less and do more. They say the women are with their movement. They try hard to pass the buck to us. Some women have more sense. And for my part I won’t talk it. "As the result of the activities of these reformers America stands to day a joke in the eyes of the world. We must not let them put these new things over on us.” Miss Marbury’s remarks were greeted with shouts of applause. From that moment the meeting took on new life. Gov. Edward I. Ed wards, of New Jersey, and a number of other speakers aroused the meeting to further enthusiasm and resolutions were unanimously passed committing those present to the policy of mo bilizing the people into an “Ameri can peoples’ league,” whose slogan should be personal liberty. Gofopers, Wadsworth Endorse It. A telegram was read from Samuel Gampers endorsing the object of the meeting and regretting his absence. Similar messages were read from United States Senators Wadsworth, Shortbrldge and Frelinghuysen and from David Belasco. Noncommittal regrets were sent by Woodrow Wilson, Thomas A. Edison, General Pershing and others. NOISY PUPPIES BARE $6,000 GEM BURGLARY Chicago, April 26 (Special).—Two puppies at 3658 Orenshaw street led to the discovery of a 8G.OOO burglary In the home of Morris Marcovitz, a Jeweler with offices in the Heyworth building. Detective Sergeants Barry and O’Hare of the Fillmore street station found the family away. Near a base : ment window was a rubber hammer, a “Jimmy” and other burglar tools, i The house had been ransacked. I When Mr. Marcovitz returned he said the robbers took diamond ear rings, a diamond ring, a diamond pin, two diamond rings for women, a dozen watches and a fur cape. The police are Investigating. AGED PROSPECTOR DEAD. Butte, Mont., April 26.—Edward Hickey, 80, one of the locators of the Anaconda lode died at his home here today. she s"huY~her mouth AND SAVED SPARKLER Chicago, April 26.—"Keep your mouth shut," commanded the leader of four bandits early today when they kidnaped and robbed Helen Spangler, urtlst, and Charles Holland, with whom she was motoring. Miss Spangler obeyed. She took a big diamond ring from her mouth after the bandits left. The robbers secured about 81,500 in cash and Jewelry, however. ICED MIIEIOWE LEFT rOUl WIFE Mra. Cecil Ready Oyster to Wage Bitter Battle for His Estate—On Death Bed He * Disinherited Her. Washington, April 28.—Reports that George M. Oyster, )r., 72. million, alre who (lied Sunday night in At lantic City. N. J„ was estranged from his 26-year-old bride of three months and had cut her off from any share in his vast estate by a death bed co dicil to his will, were generally cred ited here Monday. Attorneys for both Mr. Oyster and Mrs. Cecils Ready Oyster, the widow, while declining to discuss the reports refused to deny them. The young widow also refused to comment. She remained secluded all Monday in the sumptuous Oyster apartment in the Wardeman Park ho tel guarded from reporters by serv ants and her mother. Inquiries carried to Mrs. Oyster by a maid brought the answer that she “did not wish to talk." When a request was sent to the widow that she deny the reports, she declined to answer at all. nui ncjr <Twn V l mia. Dispatches from Atlantic City re porting that the aged millionaire and his youthful bride had been estranged for several weeks and that on his death bed Sunday night he signed a codicil to bis will cuttliv: her off without a cent, were shown the attor neys for both Mr. Oyster and the widow Monday. S. C. Brandenburg, counsel for Mr. Oyster said he could neither deny or confirm them. The only statement he would make was: ‘‘Mr. Oyster went to Atlantic City April 2 accompanied by his nephew. Mrs. Oyster remained in Washing ton.” Daniel W. Odonougliue, who was retained by Mrs. Oyster as her attor ney soon after her return from her honeymoon, said he would not dis cuss the reports. He repeated that the young bride had tried to ascer tain her husband’s condition intend ing to go to hlfti In Atlantic City, but had beeri unable to learn anything. $1,000 Weak “Pin Money.” The widow's attorney said no set tlement had been made by Mr. Oys ter upon his bride Before their mar riage last January. Ho allowed her $1,000 a week "pin money,” however. Rumors of an estrangement between the aged man and his young bride have stirred Washington society for the last six weeks. Mr. Oyster suddenly returned alone from Florida where the couplo had gone on a special car for their honey moon on March 10. Friends of the bride In Syracuse then reported that there was an estrangement. Mr. Oyster denied he had returned alone because of any difficulties with his bride. Ho said he came home to atend to his Income tax and that Mrs. Oyster and her mother, Mrs. Heady, would return by automobile and join him later. It was three weeks later that Mrs. Oyster, accompanied by her mother, reached Washington. Sever al days, before their arrival Mr. Oys ter went to Atlantic City. Both de nied at the time, however, that there was an estrangement. Body to Washington. Henry W. Brawner, manager of Mr. Oyster’s dairy business made all arrangements for the funeral Mon day. He went to Atlantic City Sun day night and brought the bpdy to Washington late Monday afternoon. Syracuse,. N. Y., April 25.—Cut oft from the fortune of George M. Oyster, the widow, Mrs. Cecil Ready Oyster, of Syracuse, will wage a bitter legal battle for a large part of the estate. It was predicted here Monday, when word came from Atlantic City that Oyster shortly before his death had executed a codicil to his will by which the society girl he married January 15 was disinherited. STORM PLAYS HAVOC NEAR HASTINGS, NEB. Hastings, Neb., April 26 (Special). —Fully BO farms were swept over within a radius of 25 miles of Hast ings by the high twisting wind Sun day night. On a number of farms the barns and outbuildings were de stroyed and the houses damaged, about 50 automobiles were in the ditches along the roads leading into Hastings Monday morning where they had been driven by the wind. Practically all tops were blown off. On several farms horses and sheep were either killed or injured. The scene of destructive windstorm three weeks ago was again hit Sunday night. SHIP RACES TRAIN FROM FLORIDA TO NEW YORK Miami, April 26.—Oar A. Wood, ^ Detroit and New York manufacturer and sportsman, left here at midnight In his 900 horsepower 50 foot cabin cruiser the Oar II, Jr, in a race to I New York against the Havana spe cial of the Atlantic coast lino. He has set a 41 hour schedule, which would carry him Into New York three hours before the flyer arrives. WILL PROBE CHICAGO’S INDUSTRIAL UNDERWORLD, Chicago, April 25.—"Chicago's in- ’ dustrial underworld,’ charged with throttling the building Industry, will be Investigated here May 4 by the grand jury.^ | Observers declare that England and Fiance are shortly to be plunged into a hateless battle for the air supremacy of Europe, with commercial aviation as U e prize. I ^44444444444444444J t EMERALD ISLE ♦ J A STOREHOUSE ♦ ♦ OF ANTIQUITIES t 4 - T' 4 Dublin, April 26 (Special).— 4 4 The discovery of gold in the 4 4 streams of County West 4 meath, Ireland, calls attention 4 4 to the fact that the ancient 4 4 tribesmen of that country 4 4 must have been oxpert metal- 4 4 lurgists. Although not noted 4 4 as a gold producing country, 4 4 Irelnnd is one of the greatest 4 4 storehouses of antiquities In 4 4 the world. It Is a literal mine 4 4 of personal ornaments, imple- 4 4 ments, rings, torques and other 4 4 Celtic antiquities. Kemble ob- 4 4 served that, "with the sole ex- 4 4 ceptlon of the museums of 4 4 Scandinavia, there Is scarcely 4 4 one European collection which 4 4 shows anything like so great 4 4 a wealth of personal orna- 4 4 ments made of the precious 4 4 metal as Ireland.” It Is almost 4 4 certain that the gold orna- 4 4 ments found In such abun- 4 4 dance were made from the 4 4 precious metal found In Irish 4 4 streams. 4 4 4 4444444444444444444 TIMES 'VISIT' MJSCIU Between Whiting and Onawa Telegraph Lines Are Torn Down—Twister Sweeps Part of Muscatine. St. Paul, Minn., April 29.—Widely separated sections of Wisconsin and Iowa were visited late Monday by small tornadoes, accompanied by heavy rains and hall. Reports reaching here were that the Northwestern railroad round house In Washburn, Wls., was un roofed. Communication with Bara boo, where the storm seemed to cen ter, was lost late in the day. Between Whiting and Onawa, la., telegraph lines were torn down. Trains in Iowa were delayed because of fallen tele graph poles. Muscatine, Ia„ April 25.—The south part of the city was swept by a noon hour twister Monday. The Zlgler canning factory was unroored. Many smaller buildings were razed. In Ata lissa, in the north end of the county, considerable damage also was done. Three men were injured when an au tomobile In which they were riding was blown into a ditch. SQNURNQ9 John Cornyn, 60, Frisco j “Newsboy,” Shot Them “So They Might Join Mother in Heaven.” Chapman Park, Cal., April 29.—Ly ing side by side, face downward, the bodies of Arthur Cornyn, aged 7 and Andrew Cornyn. 9 were found near here late Monday after an eight-hour search. They were shot and killed Sunday afternoon by their father, John Cornyn, who gave himself up to the police in San Francisco Mon day. “Their mother had been calling for her boys. So I killed them that they might Join her in heaven," Cornyn said. He was brought here to direct the search for the bodies but proved of little assistance. George Mahood made the discovery of the bodies. A posse of several hundred, including 100 school mates of the Cornyn boys from the or phanage had searched the hills of 1 Marin county all afternoon. Cornyn, 50, a "newsboy." was re leased from an asylum only a few months ago. Ho called at the or phanage Saturday and took the boys for an “outing.” Only the refusal of orphanage authorities to permit him to take his little daughter, 3, is be lieved to have prevented him from i killing her. AURORA MAYOR WILL BE POLICE CHIEF, TOO Aurora, 111., April 26 (Special).— Col. Charles S. Greene, mayor-elect of Aurora, proposes to "double'’ as chief of police Until his pre-election pledges to the voters have been made good. Colonel Greene, who takes office May 2, has asked sanction of his plan by the four new city commissioners. He said he wished to direct the town's police activities until every moonshine establishment and every gambling place has been closed. He also pledges to direct proper super vision of all public dancing and drive out “black and tan” resorts. RACE HORSE KILL8 GIRL. Plcher, Okla., April 20.—A 5-year old girl was killed and live persons were Injured when a race horse dashed through the track fence Into a crowd of spectators. TWO PURDUESTUDENTS DROWN AS CANOE UPSETS Lafayette, Ind., April 26 (Special). —Oral A. Dalton and Walter G. Ar nold, students at Purdue university, were drowned In the Wabash river when their two canoes overturned and they and four companions were thrown Into the water. The others wtro suved. Dalton’s home was In Mitchell. Ind. Arndul lived in Mor rlston, Ind. Dalton’s body was re covered. FEAR D. 5. ACTION In This Case Poincaire Will Succeed Briand—First Sec tion of German Note Beaches America, Is Intimation. BY C. F. BERTELLI, Paris, April 26.—There are Indica tions that the American attitude of conciliation on the reparations ques tion may provoke a ministerial crisis In France. In this case It is almost certain that for President Poincaire will replace Premier Briand. If this ocours It will be the final rupture between France and the allies. Poincaire has already declared thnt "President Harding cannot be con sulted in the matter of reparation* which peculiarly concerns France and Germany.” "Must Occupy Ruhr.” He has also affirmed that the Ruhr valley must be occupied at all costs. The lobbies of parliament are fer menting with senators and deputies manifesting the gravest disapproval of Premier Briand and the acceptance of Lloyd George’s "wait and see” pol icy, which was obviously dictated by America. In the event that parliament In stead of taking a vacation Friday, de cides to remain in session, Briand will be put to a vote of confidence the out come of which Is doubtful. illustrates rrencn indignation. Illustrating the wave of popular Indlgatton against American inter vention In the question of reparations Paul Aubrlot In Bonsolr says: “As regards America, we have good reason to keep on guard. We must not forget that they re pudiated President Wilson's sig nature. Now they want to return to the councils of the allies on the demand of Germany. Therefore It Is legitimate to suspect that they will servo Germany. “In transmitting Germany's proposals America engages her self to defend them which Is de cidedly inimical to the Interests of the allleB." Briand Meets War Council. Premier Briand met the war council Monday night under the presidency of President Mlllerand and reported the results of the Lympne conference. The Impression In official circles Is most pessimistic. In summing up the events of the day a high diplomat said to me: “Unless Premier Briand invades the Ruhr regardless of the decision of the United States and England, his days are numbered." FULL TEXT EXPECTED IN WASHINGTON TODAY Washington. April 26.—Although official confirmation was lacking at midnight Monday, it was reliably Intimated that the first section of the German reparations note had arrived at the state deparment. It was expected that the full text would be ready for consideration of cabinet members Tuesday. Discus sion of its terms will largely center In Secretaries, Hughes, Hoover. Mel ton and President Harding and con sideration of the proposals by Hughes In a conference with the allied am bassadors Is expected to follow the note. —^— Washington, April 26.—Press dis patches from Berlin that Germany In her latest note to the United States government on the indemnity ques tion has suggested a grand total of 200,000,000,000 gold marks furnished a basis for forecasting the attitude of the administration on such an offer. The note had not reached the state department late Monday, It was said. If It should arrive during the night the fact of Its arrival would be made public, but the text will not be given out before Tuesday, it was said. The communication Is In cipher, It was explained, and for that reason, could not be prepared for Secretary of State Hughes and President Hard ing Monday night. The president and Secretary Hughes must read the note before It Is given to the press. It is understood the business men among President Harding's cabinet officers agree substantially with those of tho preceding administration. The latter were almost unanimous In the opinion that 226,000,000.000 gold marks fixed by the allies originally was altogether out of proportion to the amount which could be collected. Speculation on the reception which this letter will get from the diplo matic and financial officials of the present administration seems to be generally to the effect that they will regard as reasonable the new German proposal if it actually Is 200,000,000, 000 gold marks. The next step should this be the * offer rvould be to communicate it to the allies in a way "acceptable to them.*’ The nation most Interested is France and it is believed that the first thing to be done after a confer ence between the president and sec retary of state will be informally to communicate the proposals to that country. The delay in getting the note to the United States Is yet unexplained. Boring Ilresel, the United States commissioner to Germany, was in Co blenz Saturday. 6ut the note was handed to his office, according to accounts for prompt transmission to the state department. It was expected early Monday morning, s . - BENSON IS SEEKING TO AVERT STRIKE New York, April 28.—Admiral Wil liam S. Benson, chairman of the United States Shipping Board Mon day night called a conference of all vocations employed In the American Merchant marine, to meet at 11 o'clock Wednesday morning In Wash ington to seek means to avert a na tional shipping strlka scheduled for May 1.