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Plan of U. S.
Still Up to
Big Powers
Officials Consider Repara
tions Proposal May Offer
Way to Reconcile Views
of Britain and France.
Governments Mark Time
\ Washington, Jan. 12.—(By A. Pd—
s-Sgcretary Hughes' proposal for refer
ence Af/the reparations problem to in
ternatiofr||l financiers for recommen
dations ba.sed on purely economic con
siderations f» regarded in Washington
as still befur£*liie allied governments
for acceptance V)r rejection. Admin
istration officials consider it may of
fer a way to reconcile the conflict
ing views of Croat Britain and
l-'rance.
V White House spokesman stated tie
day (hat the government was not
moving in the reparations crisis In
any waj at this time, and could not
move unless the powers concerned
" showed a desire that it should do so.
Flthnately it is hoped that a way
lo b» helpful, will be opened by action
of the French or British govern
ments.
Proposal {Stands 1'urlianged.
At the Stao department it was said
Lhatn Secretary Hughps' suggesstlon
stood unchanged and it was evident
lhat officials did not believe that ac
tual occupation of the Ituhr region
by French and Belgian forces had 1
prevented the carrying out of such
a project as Mr. Hughes suggested,
if practical test of the French plan
for forcible collections failed.
The view taken by administration
offic ials appears to be that a test (
of the French theories in regard to
Herman capacity to pay is now in j
progress. If those theories prove
sound there will be no treason for 1
further American initiative in the !
matter; if not, the Hughes suggos
Hon may well sor\e as the basis for'
a new allied conference to plan some I
other course.
Now Conference Possible.
Tt vvas stated today there was no
doubt, in tho event that occupation
of the Tluhr failed to produce the re
sults French expert opinion had fore
cast, further conferences with Ger
many might Tie expected and probably
Mould lead to such alterations in rep
arations schedules as experience hail
shown necessary. The determination
of France to proceed with the occu
pation, tt was explained, had two un
derlying purposes. Tho first Mas that
experts in whose judgment the French
authorities had confidence had held
that the desired payments could be
produced 1 n that way. Tho second
wpose. it was added, was to make
it very plain to Germany that it
could not escape the role of van
iiutshed by trickery or diplomatic eva
sions. The French authorities arc p
convinced, it was said, that the Ger- j
mans can understand only lessons
backed by force.
It was admitted, however, that
French economic experts might lie
wrong ami British opinion right as to 1
the situation in Germany.
Another element In the reparations |
situation that may have to be dealt j
with by tlie powers sooner or later, is |
the pressure in business circles In |
all countries for peaceful readjust
meats of~''the interest of world rc- ]
cup.u-ation from the war.
Memel Attacked
by Lithuanians
French anti British Preparing
to Send arships to For
mer Prussia uTerritory.
Paris. Jan. 12.—(By A. P.)— The
French and British government? are
preparing to send warships to Memel,
tlie former east Prussian territory on
tho Baltic internationalized by the
treaty of Versailles, with the purpose
of maintaining order, in view of the
invasion hy the Llthuanans.
Dispatches received by the French
foreign office today indicate that the
Lithuanian regulars, wiio crossed
the fronter earlier in the week have
leached the outskirts of Memel and
^^oxchanged shots with the German
guard.
Fight Common Enemy.
London, Jan. 12.—(By A. P.)—The
curious spectacle of the French and
German fighting a common enemy on
the frozen shores of the Baltic is ex
pected from today's developments in
the topsy-turvy European situation,
as a result of the Lithuanian advance
on Memel. The Memel police, com
posed for the most part of Germans,
and the French troops, entrenched in
the outskirts, will resist the Lithuan
ian raiders, according to advices re
ceived here.
The British government has asso
ciated Itself with the French in pro
testing to Lithuania against the ad
vance on Memel and a British cruiser
has been dispatched there.
In State of Seige.
Copenhagen, Jan. 12.—An Ex
change Telegraph dispatch from
Memel reports that the interallied
high commissioner tins proclaimed
Memel in a state of siege. The news
paper Memeler Dampfboot says a
proclamation signed by members of
the "committee tot saving Little
Lithuania” announces M. Simonaltls,
said to be a former Lithuanian min
ister, has been created pfesident of
the Memel territory.
German Brain Specialist
on Way to See Lenine
Berlin. Jan. 12.—Dr. Vogt director
of the Neuro-Biological institute, w ho
is one of the leading brain specialists
fc^|^-in Germany has left for Moscow for
it consultation with the physicians of
Nikolai Lenine, the soviet premier.
Soviet circles in Berlin learned that
the Lenine condition rapidly is grow
ing worse
Transport Will Resemble
Noah’s Ark on Return Trip
Yanks on Rhine Acquire Many Strange Creatures
Ranging From Monkeys g?lfI ~Jtl
to Pull A wav FronHP
to tun /v\vav r ron,,}fJ0M(M
Learned? ,
New Yajk, .lan. 12. — The army
transport St. Mihiet steamed out of
the harbor at noon today to bring
home the last of the American army
of occupation in Germany. Antwerp
was announced as the destination.
Coblenz. Jan. 10.—tl3y A. P.l—The
American transport St. Mihiel will
look a good deal like Noah's ark when
its sails trom Antwerp with the last
of the American forces In Germany If
the officers and men are allowed to
carry all the queer animuls and mer
chandise they have accumulated in
the idle and fanciful hours of the last
four years. The variety of these pos
sessions only began to dawn upon
them during their hurried prepara
tions for the homeward voyage, and
some are expressing the fear that
their menagerie will have to be left
on the Rhine.
The men there have acquired many
strange creatures ranging from monk
eys to Rhine fish. The exact number
of German police dogs in the outfit
is not known but there are a multi
tude and in addition there are a num
ber of daschunds, turtle^ monkeys
and song birds. *
Variety of Objects.
Of the inanimate objects, there are
queer little music boxes fixed In the
bottom of beer steins that, when prop
erly worked, make noises like birds;
there are weird collections of post
cards, antique pictures and all vari
eties of carved pipes, and great sup
plies of carpets and civilian clothes,
the latter including queer shaped hats
and silk underwear bought at a ridic
ulously low price in Cologne, together
with furs and other odds and ends.
Rut. getting all this duffle aboard
the St. Jlibiel lias become a great
problem.
“You fellows seem to have the
idea,'' one top sergeant told his men
I this morning, "that the old boat is
i just going to strain right up the
Rhine, back up to the lunik and'let
| you draft your truck on hoard.
"You must got busy throwing away
junk. Remember, you can till just
. one barracks bag or foot locker, no
I more."
All in ail, it is certain tho St. Mi
, liiel Will lie fully loaded. But it is
; not so much, what the soldiers want to
| take that counts as what men and of
ficers are leaving behind. The ma
jority are pulling up by the roots
the life they learned to love: it is not
a regiment but a colony that is being
! moved.
Close I'p Business.
There will remain for a time 50
officers and men to straighten out the
records, dispose of prospective prop
'city and settle claims. Alaj. Gen.
Allen and Col. William Hertz, chief of
: staff of the army of occupation, prob
ably will head this rear guard. They
will close down the model farm, where
cattle, hogs, thickens, rabbits, fruits
and vegetables have been raised and
to which was attached a large dairy.
Then, too, there are a number of
army schools, tennis courts, golf
clubs ami an athletic field near Alex
andria where polo matches were held
and where American horsemanship
frequently prevailed over that of the
allied soldiers in high jumtlng com
petitions. The fox and stag hunts
will be among the important sports
missed most by the Americans.
One place which officers and men
will abandon with great regret is
Carnival -Island, the scene of many
horse shows and baseball and foot
ball matches. Its diamond Is regarded
as the finest in Kurope, and the games
there not only excited the wonder of
tlie Germans put placed allied sol
diers in close contact with American
sports.
Debt Refunding
Agreement Likely
Within Next Week
Rapid Progress Reported in
Negotiations Between Rep.
resentatives of U. S.
and Great Britain.
Washington, Jan. 12.—Conversa
tions between the British ami Ameri
can debt commissioners progressed to
a point where it is believed the matter
ot the terms of the settlement of Great
Britain's debt of more than four bil
lions of dollars can Ire approached at
the next session on Monday. An agree
ment in principle ,at least, still is
forecast before the end of the next
week, at which time the British com
missioners plan to depart for Con
don.
An offical spokesman for the com
missions declared after today’s -ses
sion that the general situation had
been very thoroughly explored and
that a great deal of progress had
been made. It was emphasized that
particular care had to he taken that
the settlement finally made would
not recreate serious fluctuations in ex-,
change and international trade.
In the negotiations thus far. con
siderable attention lias been given to
the form of repayment of the princi
pal of the debt and it was indicated
than an annual installment plan had
[been uppermost in the conversations
Ion this particular point. Whether
there will be a deferment of the yearly
payments on account of principal un
til Great Britain has more fully re
covered from the industrial de
pression in which it now finds its
self, remains to be determined.
While the method of meeting the
annual payments to the American
government will be through the pur
chase of exchange in the markets of
the world, it was reiterated that funds
for such purchases must come from
British Internal revenues. It was
pointed out that Great Britain had
balanced Its budget and cut expendi
tures right and left and the belief was
held that as time went on and British
wealth increased and government ex
penditures decreased, payments could
be met without actually increasing the
burden of taxation on the British
people.
Postmaster Named at Ansley
Ansley, Neb.. Jan. 12.—(Special.)—
Wilber Alexander has been appointed
postmaster at Ansley to fill the va
cancy created by C. W. Harris, re
tiring.
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Britain Ignores
Protest Against
French Advance
German Complaint Will Not
Affect British Action or
Policy—Occupation I
Complete.
I-option, Jpn. 12.—(By A. P.)-The;
British government will give no recog
nition to the German protest against
the French advance into the Ruhr, '
which -the Berlin government nd- i
dressed to the allies last night, and j
in ,10 way will the protest affect Brit
ish action or policy, it was authori- 1
tatlvely stated this afternoon. When- !
ever it becomes necessary the Brit
ish representatives on the various in- I
terallied commissions will absent j
themselves In order to demonstrate 1
the British disassociation with the I
present French action in the Ruhr.
Expect No Flow of Gold.
Paris, Jan. 12.—(By A. P.)—
France at last has a grip on tli# "pro
ductive guarantees" she lias sought
from Germany, and has served no- i
tlce, through her premier, she is pre
pared to extend her holdings if her
economic occupation of Essen does
not yield satisfactory results. It was
understood here today, in fact, that
another Ruhr zone would be subject
ed to "invisible occupation,” within
three days.
Work Completed.
Duesseidorf, Jan. 12.—(By A. P.)—
General Degoutte, comander in chief
in charge of the movement of the
military into the extended zone of oc
cupation in the Ruhr, declared today
he considered his mission to have
been successfully carried out.
Krupp Plant Works.
Essen, Jan. 12.—(By A. P.)—The
40,000 employes of the Krupp plant
here went to work today as usual,
according to information officially
supplied to tlie French economic mis
sion in Essen by the German authori
ties.
Strikes are reported in Bochum but
the percentage of strikers is small, it
is declared.
The French have moved their out
posts to Gelsenkirchen, three miles
northeast of Essen, and to Velbert,
five miles southeast.
Essen, Jan. 12.—All the factories
will close next Monday morning from
j 11 to 11:15 o’clock in protest against
| the occupation. The committee direct
j ing the demonstration represents all
I political parties.
I Railway traffic will stop for 10 min
utes at the same hour. The ringing
'of church hells and the blowing of fac
I tory whistles w ill voice the city's in
dignation.
Essen, Jun. 12.— (Ky A. P.)—Gen.
j Uegoutte today Issued a proclama
tion from Duesseldorf establishing a
state of siege throughout the newly
i occupied territory. The German
j laws, it was stipulated, would remain
! in force.
Flames Drive Girls from
Dormitory Rooms Into Snow
Kenosha, Wis., .Ian. 12. — Driving
I scores of girl students from their
i rooms into the snow, fire of unknown
origin swept the main dormitory of
Kemper hall just after 4 p. m. yester
day. The fashionable school for girls
is located in Kenosha, along the lake
shore. It is damaged to the extent of
about $75,000. George Mortzfeldt, a
(fireman, was badly burned when
1 caught beneath a falling wall.
It was the hour for dressing for
dinner and several of the students
! were hurried from the building clad
l only in bathrobes.
Kemper hall is a school for girls
under the direction of Sisters of St.
Mary of the Episcopal church. Most
of its pupils are from wealthy fami
j lies.
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Rum Boats
Slip Past
"Dry Navy”
Thousands of Vases of Liquor
Landed Despite Efforts of
Officers — Sea Resem
bles Bargain Counter.
Prices Quoted on Signs
Washington, Jan. —An immedi
ate report was demanded by prohibi
tion officials here front the New Jcr
1 scy headquarters concerning dis
j patches printed in this morning's pa
pers describing the extensive landing
of snuggled liquors on tlie New Jcr
seys coast.
Highlands. N. J., Jan. It’.—(By A. P.)
—The great rum fleet of 22 vessels,
which bobbed up yesterday off Sandy
Hoqk, while the New York dry naval
squadron was being reorganized was
still standing off the Ambrose chan
nel light ship today, ready for busi
ness as usuni.
While prohibition forces were tak
ing to New York four small boats cap
tured last night whilo attempting to
land liquor from the mother ships, the
rest of the welcoming fleet of 50 were
preparing to race back and forth be
tween the rum carriers and shore.
Hauled to Big Cities.
Although observers ashore estimat
ed that thousands of cases had been
landed last night, the rum fleet pre
8umably bulling from the Bahamas,
had a vast stock still to dispose of
to bidders putting'out from this re
j sort ami other places along the coast.
] l.iquor landed last night was report
; cd to have been sent by motor truck
to New York, Philadelphia, Washing
| ton and other ctiles.
Whisky, gin, champagne and wine
i all were offered for sale and keen
competition has developed among the
skippers of the rum ships.
As the bootlegger runs along side
' in his powerboat, ho scans signs
| hung over the sides of the mother
ships and decides from which he will
purchase. The signs inform the bot
tle fishermen that Scotch whisky of
such and such brand may be had at
$45 to $40 a case. Rye was quoted
at $35. Champagne was higher. The
sea began to take on appearances of
a bargain counter.
Flags of Many Nations.
The visiting flotilla flies the flags
of many nations and the crews are
of all races. The vessels are loaded
to the gunwales with liquor.
"I saw 5,000 oases in one pile on
one boat,” declared a grey haired
runner, who brought his boat safely
past the coast guard and revenue
craft last night. "Vou can get any
thing you want. Cheap, too.”
Bootlegging circles here display no
fear, despite the capture of four of
their best boats last niglit. Thou
sands of eases moved out of the town
all night by motor truck and passenger
cars. The last left this nrorning in '
five big motor vans—-10.000 cases.
The power boats taken last niglit
were the Margaret B, a cabin cruiser;
the Evelyne, seaskiff; the Nanna and
Ida. a fishing power boat hailing
from Camden, Me., and an unnamed
launch, newly built and on its first
bootlegging jaunt.
Submits to Search.
•Another alleged bootlegger was!
chased, but jettisoned its cargo and j
submitted to a search. It was re
leased.
One man who escaped capture last ;
night by jumping ashore was ready i
today to take another of his boats out .
to the rum fleet.
“What do I care for the boat lost
last night,” he said, laughing. “The j
pool will pay me insurance for both !
boat and cargo.”
He refused to give details of the
pool, admitting, however, that there
was a powerful and wealthy runners' '
organization and all of its members
were protected against losses.
Yanks to Leave Rhine
January 21 for Bremen
Mayence, Jan. 12—(By A. P.)—
Maj. Gen. Henry T. Allen, command
er of the American forces of occu
pation, informed French general
headquarters here today that the
United States is withdrawing its
troops from the Coblenz bridgehead.
The troops, an official communique
says, will leave .January 21 for
Bremen whence they will sail for the
United States. The officers and their
families will travel on commercial
liners. .
Reduce Phone Rates.
Fairbury, Neb.. Jan. 12.—(Special.)—
The Ulncoln Telephone company,
which operates the lines at Fairbury
and most of the lines in the county,
announces approximately one-tliird
reduction on long distance calls to
nearby towns.
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Lloyd Winship
Is Arrested oil
Crossing Border
Aircraft Corporation Official,
Indicted in Lincoln, Appre
hended, Due to Prompt
Work of Official.
Lloyd Winship, indicted by a fed
eral grand jury in Lincoln for con
spiracy to misappropriate hank funds,
was arrested Wednesday night in San
Antonio, Tex. Winship is one of the
four directors of the now defunct
Nebraska Aircraft Corporation named
in the same indictment with Loyal
ii. Howey and Lee J. Dunn, formerly
owners of the majority stock in the
City National hank of Lincoln.
Winship was arrested in a fashion
able apartment house at San Antonio
after some rapid work by United
States Attorney J. C. Klnsler.
Arrest Unexpected.
When Winship was indicted officers
said it wasn't likely he would lie ar
rested soon, as ho was reported to
have been in Mexico for a loni; stay.
A telegram came to Mr. Klnsler
stating that Winship had crossed the
FMo Grande and giving the plaqe in
San Antonio where he was staying.
Mr. Klnsler got the United States
marshal in San Antonio by long-dis
tance telephone and gave him instruc
tions and the address. The marshal
went to the place, found Winship and
put him under arrest.
Held Willi Hauliers.
The bank heads were indicted for!
rllegcd misappropriation of the bank's
funds in violation of federal statutes
regulating federal reserve bank mem
hers and national hanks, and Win
ship and the three other members of
the Nebraska Aircraft corporation
were indicted for conspiring to vio
late the same statutes.
Among other cliarges. it is said
that the two officials of the bank \
cashed checks presented by the Ne
braska Aircraft corporation when the
organization had no funds in the
bank, and was then overdrawn and
owed the bank approximately $100,000
in addition.
In case of conviction, the charge
of conspiracy against Winship and
his fellow defendants carries a pen
alty of two years Imprisonment and
not more than $10,000 fine, or both.
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THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE
Schlatter Wins
Decision Over
Warren Smith
Morrie Sehlaifpr of Omaha won a
1 decision over Warren Smith of Okla
homa In their 10-round semi-windup
; at the Auditorium last night.
"Young” Bige, Omaha lightweight,
won over Ace lludklns in four
rounds.
“Heinie” Herman, Jack Hew is' big
heavyweight, knocked out his op
ponent, "Soldier" Jim Marples of
Kansas City, in the second round of
| a scheduled six-round mill.
Johnson Beats Brennan
in Battle at New York
: New York, Jan, 12.—Floyd John
! son, Iowa heavyweight, won a de
cision over “Big Bill" Brennan, Chi
cago veteran, in 15 rounds of vicious
milling in Madison Square Garden
here tonight.
Both men started strong, but the
more youthful Johnson was better
able to stand the terrlfTte pace, and
he had Brennan almost staggering in
the later periods.
During the early rounds, both men
mixed furiously with Johnson ap
pearing to have a trifle the advant
age on points. Brennan accidentally
slipped to the mat in the fifth round,
and Johnson opened a cut over his
opponent's left eye in the sixth. Both
men were working effective hooks
to the jaw, striving for a knockout.
Yeggs Hold Girls
as Bank Looted
Force Operators in Knierim
Phone Exchange to Keep
Still Two Hours.
Knierim, la., Jan. 12.—Bandits blew
the vault of the Knierim Savings
bank, rifled all of the safety deposit
boxes and escaped early today. Bank
officials were unable to estimate the
loss until customers completed a
check of individual losses. Vera
Christman, telephone operator, and
her sister, were unwilling witnesses.
The telephone office is adjacent to
the bank. The girlff were awakened
about 1 a. m. to find two men cutting
all telephone wires leading into the ex
change. The robbers forced the girls
to keep still while they completed
their work and informed them that
they were going to rob the bank.
With tlie girls under guard, the rob
bers worked for nearly two hours
blasting the vault of the bank and
looting the deposit boxes. At about
3*a. m. they drove away in their car.
The girls notified Sheriff S. O. Pow
lie at Rockwell City. They said that
thero were five or six robbers.
Commission Merchants
Re-Klcct Old Officers
Cincinnati, Jan. 12.—The re-election
of President Franzell of Pittsburgh
and all subordinate officers of the
rational league commission merchants
featured the closing session of the
league here today.
The re-election of the entire slate of
officers came as the result of a pro
posed consolidation of the Western
Fruit Jobbers’ association with the
commission merchants, which the
league felt, it was said, made it im
perative that the officers be re-elected.
Their election was unanimous
Big Five Packers
' Lay Grievances
Before Wallace
Hold Administration of Con
trol Law Oversteps Intent
of Congress — Results
of Parley Secret.
Washington. Jan. 12.—The packers
brought their objections to methods
used in the enforcement of the pack
ers and stockyards art to Washington
today and lor more than three hours
discussed them with the government
officials charged with administration
of the law.
Dissatisfied with the way in which
government delves Into the affairs of
their establishments, which they are
understood to feel . oversteps the in
tent of congress, representatives of the
packing industry brought their trou
bles to Secretary Wallace of the De
partment of Agriculture, who is charg
ed with the administration of the act.
While neither the packers nor gov
ernment officials would discuss the
conference, it is understood the latter
were firm in their determination of
going ahead along the lines they are
now following.
F. Ed son White, new president of
Armour & Co.; Thomas E. Wilson of
Wilson & Co., one of the "big five”
firms, and C. E. Herrick, president'
of the Institute of American Meat
Packers, with one or two others, j
presented the packers' contentions.
Accountants of tlia packersand stock-1
yards administration have been at
work for some time on reports from
the various packers engaged in inter
state commerce as to their financial
operations. Under the provisions of
the act. every packer must keep ac
counts and records that disclose aJl
transactions involved in his business,
including the ownershop of the busi
ness.
Under regulations prescribed by
Secretary Wallace, stockyard owners,
and packers must permit representa
tives of the packers and stockyards
administration to inspect property
and records pertaining to their busi
ness. Information required to carry
out the provisions of the law also
must be given if requested. Control
over the bookkeeping of the packers
Is said to have caused these firms no
Utile concern.
Man Hits Wife. About
to Leave Him, With Ax
Muskogee, Okl., .Tan. 12.—W. N.
Graves, SG, crazed by the announce
ment of his wife that she intended
to leave him, perhaps fatally wounded
her with an ax at their home here, and,
after failing In an attempt to kill his
11-year-old son with a butcher knife,
cut his own throat and died a few
minutes later at a hospital.
"If love for me is gone from your
heart, then there is no other way
hut this,” Graves cried, as he burled
the ax blade in his wife's head, his
son told police.
The Weather
Forecast.
Saturday: Fair, not much change
In temperature.
Hourly Temperatures.
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North U. S.
Menaced
by Wolves
m
1
Packs of Hunger-Mad Ani
mals Ranging Along Cana
dian Line — ^ reaking
Havoc Among Slock.
Several Persons Killed
New York, Jan. 12.—(By A. P.)—
Northern sections of the United
States ure threatened with invasion
by pucks of hunger-mad wolves from
Canada, and untold damage is likely
as a result of attacks on sheep and
rattle. Director W. _T. llornaday of
the Bronx zoo said today after nn In
tensive study of the alnrming In
crease of gray timber wolves within
the last few years.
Scores of parks are now wreaking
havoc among farm animals and are
wiping out furred game in Ontario,
while recently two Ontario mail car
riers were attacked and killed near
Lake Nlplssltig. The remains of a
trapper and two Indians, devoured
hy wolves, were found a few days ago
by hunters.
The rapid increase in the number
of gray wolves, according to Director
llornaday. Is duo to present low raw
fur prices. Tim years ago, he salil,
wolf skins brought from $20 to $60
in New' York, while today prices
range from $5 to $19.
No Bounties in Canada.
“Cuts In fur prices have checked
the activity of trappers and Indian
hunters in wiping out the packs,” he
said. “No bounties are ofered in Can
ada. to my knowledge, for wolf
scalps.
"In the United States it is different.
Praetlcaly every state has a bounty
nn wolf scalps, ranging from $5 to
$L>, while in the west, cattle and
sheep associations offer aditional re
wards. This has been an Incentive
in wiping out, to a great degree, the
wolves in western United States.
“The federal government has beer
assisting in x-eeent years, through
the activity of the Department of
Agriculture, in furnishing profession
al wolf killers to communities men
aced by the beasts. But faced by the
' hordes now ravaging certain districts
in Canada, the men,ice of nn invasion
is Imminent.”
Game Diminishing.
Game animals are being rapidly ex
terminated by the wolves, his report
j flowed. Alaska, entire herds of
; caribou have been Annihilated and
bright At enrich, game warden, has
appealed to the Department of Agri
culture to send trained hi-iere to
check the activities of the animals.
Director Dornaday declared there
had been many instances where hunt
iers and trappers were attacked and
in occasional Instances killed by rov.
ing wolf packs.
“Several years ago ‘Buffalo’ Jones,
the famous hunter and sportsman, and
a partner went to northern Canada,
near Great Slave Lake to capture
muskox calves for museums,” be said.
“They captured five and while bring
ing the animals back to their base,
were surrounded b an enormous wolf
pack. For five days and nights thev
fought continually, killing dozens of
the animals, hut finally won their way
through, although the calves were
abandoned.
Dives Kndangered.
-Many a ‘missing’ hunter or travel
er has been an unrecorded victim of
wolves."
Director Ilornaday said that of all
species of timber wolves, the largest
and mast ferocious was to be found in
Alaska and in certain sections of Can
ada. Scarcity of game, he said, due
to their ravages, would drive them
south and eventually across the bor
der of the United States.
I nless government agencies com
bine efforts with cattle and sheep as
sociations and game wardens in vari
ous states to check the incoming
hordes of wolves, serious trouble will
occur.” be concluded. “Lives are be
ing endangered as well, as, having
been undisturbed for several years,
the packs have become more numer
ous and more ferocious. It is time for
action.”
Day’s Activities
in Washington
„ F'f® Provisions was barred
rinally from the agricultural bill.
Annual army bill was reported to
the house, making provisions for
maintaining the army at its present
strength.
House appropriations committee ap
proved a 17,000,000 item for further
government development of Muscle
Shoals.
Representative Upshaw of Georgia
visited prohibition headquarters to
present evidence supporting his
charge of drinking in high places.
It was authoritatively stated that
the Washington government saw no
way In which it could at present make
an effective move in the reparations
crisis. ^
Representatives of the "big five"
packers, conferring with administra
tion officials, expressed dissatisfac
tion with the government's methods
of enforcing the packer control act.
Prohibition bureau officials, show
ing only mild interest in reports of
extensive rum running operations on
the New Jersey coast, requested a
report from its representatives in that
locality.
President Harding nominated I).
It. Crissinger of Ohio as governor of
(lie federal reserve board. James G.
McXary of New Mexico as comptroller
of the currency and Milo IX Campbell
as the "dirt farmer" member •( the
reserve board.