Early Agreement
on Debt Funding
Issue Predicted
Washington Officials Optim
istic Over Prospects Follow
ing Negotiations> With
British Representatives.
Washington, Jan. 21.—By A. P.V—
Although the British debt commission
sailed from home with the mis
sion wliieh brought It to America un
completed, well informed officials In
Washington are by no means pessi
mistic over the possibility of an early
agreement for the refunding of the
British war debt to the United States.
In view of the facta disclosed
fo the first time, some of those fa
miliar with the recent exchanges be
tween the British and American com
missioners would not be surprised if
British assent to a settlement plan
tentatively worked out here la given
aoon after Chancellor Baldwin and his
colleagues of the British commission
arrive in London.
While the greatest reserve Is shown
here regarding the nature of the ten
tative platform, it is known that it
represents the considered Judgment
of both commissions aa to the maxi
mum concessions that might possibly
be granted by the United States. In
view of the advanced stage reached
in the discussions, the sudden decision
of the British government to recall
its commissioners to London for con
sulfation instead of authorizing them
to conclude the agreement is said
to have cotne as a complete surprise
to the British themselves no less than
to the, American side.
Outlook Optimistic.
As the home government has been
Kept fully Informed of every step in
the progress of the negotiations, it
had been assumed that the absence of
objections to the plan, ns It developed,
i ould be construed only as forecast
ing assent to the final stages.
The conclusion has been drawn In
diplomatic circles here that the grave
change In the European political sit
uation after the tyro commissions be
gun their work caused the British
government to hesitate to assumo
any new financial burdens at this time
unless it was assured of the ability
of the taxpayers to bear them.
Among the many elements of ap
prehension which thus may have in
fluenced British officials are enumer
ated the possibility of an expensive
war in Turkey, heavy losses of trade
as the result of the operations of the
French in the Ruhr, followed by In
creasing unemployment of English
workmen, unrest in India, and unsat
isfactory conditions in Egypt, which
might make it necessary to modify
its present independent status. To tie
up the government In such an enor
mous financial transaction as that
contemplated by the commission un
der these conditions, is said to have
been viewed as hazardous in the ex
treme.
Half Million Dollar* a Day.
Few person* outside of the inner
most circles here have ventured any
notion of the extent of the obligation
Great Britain was to assume under
the plan considered.
It Is known that the original
American plan of refunding would call
for the payment by the British gov
ernment of upwards of $1,000,000 a
day, with the la^t payment 60 years
in the future. After a careful study
of the figures presented by the Brit
ish. however, the American commis
sion Is said to have been disposed to
accept the view that half of that sum
—or $500,000 a day—represented the
full extent of the British ability to
pay.
To meet even that charge It was
held that the British government
would probably find It necessary to
make extensive changes In Its whole
financial and economic system. That
would, of course, make it Incumbent
upon the cabinet to seek the aid of
parliament and secure legislative ap
proval of Its plans.
Old Cruiser Yields Small
Fortune in Spanish Coins
Oakland, Cal., Jan. 2t.—The old
cruiser Yorktown, one of the vessels
of the United States navy that saw
service in the Spanish war, has yield
ed a' small fortune In gold Spanish
coins to the crew that is wrecking it
at the Crowley shipyards here.
Spanish gold pieces, estimated to
be worth $4,000 to $5,000 in all have
been found by the wrecker* In drain
pipes, in boiler tanks and in other
sections of the vessel. It Is believed
the gold piece* belonged to members
of the Yorktown’s crew during the
SfMtnish war and were lost.
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Babe in Arms; Kills Husband
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Eteris
And l>atyy:
Mr*. Paul Eberle, wife of a wealthy Des Moines stork broker, shot anil
killed her husband as they were riding in his automobile. Mrs. Eberle, hold
ing her baby In her arms, fired four shots, while her husband held the
steering wheel. Removed to a hospital is Oskaloosa, la., she collapsed and
became hysterical, declaring she fired in self-defense.
Hughes Expected
to Quit Cabinet
New York Dispatch Says Sec
retary on Verge of Hand
ing Resignation.
New York, Jan. 21.—A special dis
patch from Washington to the World
says:
"The occasional rurnora that Charles
Evans Hughes would quit his post as
secretary of state, have not been
taken too seriously until this after
noon. But now an informed and de
pendable administration source permit
ted the information to leak out that
Mr. Hughes has reached the verge
of a decision to hand his portlfolio
back to President Harding and to re
turn to the practice of law'.
"Because of the reliability of the
source of this news It was widely
credited here for It dovetailed perfect
ly with recent events and the recur
rent fits of irritability which Mr.
Hughes has displayed within his
domain over the rising tide of de
nunciation directed at him from the
country and especially from republi
cans.
"Moreover, it followed close on the
heels of the G. O. P. insurgency of
Friday In the senate of foreign rela
tions committee, when Johnson,
Borah, Brandegee, Moses and Mc
Cormick, all republicans, all united
in demanding a showdonw on the ad
ministrations’ foreign policy.”
Gen. Duncan Honored
by Reception at Club
A reception by invitation to officers,
their wives and specially invited
guests, for MaJ. Gen. and Mrs. George
B. Duncan was tendered at the Uni
versity club. Mrs. W. B. T. Belt and
Mr. Belt were among the prominent
Omahans who represented the city.
Receiving with the major general
and his wife, were Col. and Mrs. H.
A. Baton, Col. and Mrs. Attios Thomas,
and Col. and Mrs. Philip K. L. Hall
of Greenwood, representing the offi
cers' reserve corps.
General Duncan is in command of
the Seventh army corps area. He was
previously in command of the Fifth
infantry brigade of the Third divi
sion, the Seventh infantry brigade of
the Fourth division and in command
of Camp Merritt, N. J.
During the world war General Dun
can rose to the rank of major general
and participated in the Oisne-Aisne
defensive and the Meuse-Argonne of
fensive, being awarded the distin
guished service medal by our govern,
ment, the order of the Bath (com
panion) by Great Britain and the
legion of honor (commander) and the
croix de guerre (with palm) by
France.
During the Spnish-American war he
took part in the campaigns of Santi
ago and Puerto Rico and in numerous
engagements in the Philippine insur
rection.
Pioneer Omaha Woman
Dies in San Francisco
Mrs. Bertha Rabinowitz, 85, pioneer
Omahan, died Saturday in San Fran
cisco, where she had been visiting
with her children, according to word
received here.
Mrs. Rabinowitz came to Omaha
in 1888. After the death of her hus
band 24 years ago, she made her
home with a daughter, Mrs. Morris
Rosenblatt. 401 South Thirty-eighth
avenue.
Besides Mrs. Rosenblatt, she is sur
vived by three daughters, Mrs. J.
Stein of Detroit, Minnie Rabinowitz
of New York city and Mrs. Anna
Rachman of San Francisco, and by
three sons, Abe, Joe and Nate Rabin
owitz, also of San Francisco.
Mrs. Rabinowltz's body will bo
brought to Omaha Wednesday for
burial. Funeral arrangements have
not been completed.
World Chamber of Commerce
to Diseuss Interallied Debts
Paris, Jan. 21.—The council of the
International Chamber of Commerce
decided to put the question of
interallied war debts on the agenda
of the Chamber of Commerce conven
tion which opens in Rome on March
18. Reparations, international credits,
exchange and transportation, customs
regulations and the double taxation
of firms established abroad will also
be discussed. ,
The council decided to invite United
States Senator William E. Borah to
talk to the delegates concerning the
American viewpoint on European af
fairs.
Shuler Gets Office
at Realtors’ Meet
Omahan Made Vice Chairman
of Home Builders’ Division
of National Association.
Jacksonville. Fla., Jan. 21.—(Spe
cial.)—I. Shuler of Omaha was
made vice chairman of the subdividers
and home builders division of the Na
ional Association of Real Estate
Boards, organized here during the
midwinter session of the executive
committee of the association.
Shuler was elected chairman, but re
signed and asked that this office bo
given to H. R. Kissell of Springfield,
O., which was done.
Form New Institute.
B. R. Hastings, of Omaha, chairman
of the association's building and loan
committee, announced that his com
mittee has formed the American Sav
ings Building and Loan institute, with
the first chapter in Kansas City to
teach young men how to manage
building and loan associations, accord
ing to the Omaha plan for such organi
zations.
Announcement Welcomed.
His announcement was welcomed,
because of the desire of cities all over
the country to have building and loan
associations such as those In Omaha.
In formation of the divisions of the
National Association* oil Real Estate
Boards. G. H. Payne of Omaha was
placed on the executive committee of
the farm lands division.
Shuler and Ilastines helped form
the subdividers and home builders di
vision, W. 7'. Graham, the mortgage
and finance division, and H. G. Loom
is, the property management division.
Police Face Hard Problem
to Explain Death of Dancer
San Diego. Jan. 21.—After working
another 24 hours in an effort to ex
plain the death of Frltzi Mann,
dancer, whose body was found on a
nearby beach Monday, the police late
today said they were up against what
appeared to be a hard problem.
Detectives from the district attor
ney’s office were reported at work on
new clues in the case, but nothing of
their nature was given out nor would
anyone confirm officially that new
clues were available.
Inability to identify Dr. Louis L.
Jacobs, physician at Camp Kearny,
as the man who, in company with
Miss Mann, rented a cottage in La
Jolla last Sunday night, was de
clared this afternoon by A. E. Kern,
manager of the cottages.
British Debt Commission
Praises American Press
New York, Jan. 12.—Declaring that
the debt question was too delicate to
discuss at this time, members of thei
British debt funding comrrJssion sailed
for home on the Olympic.
Stanley Baldwin, chAcellor of the
British exchequer, and Montagu C.
Norman, governor of the Bank of
England, both paid glowing tributes
to the fair treatment they had re
ceived from the American press.
"I am particularly grateful,” said
Mr. Baldwin, “for the personal kind
ness and the fair way it has handled
this matter. The temper of the
Amercan press has been a model of
what a respectable press should be. I
hope I will find on my return home
that the British press conduct has
been similar.”
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Legislative Bills |
H. R. 187, Barbour—Providing that
where & shcool district In a county main
i tainlng a county high school Is 30 miles
from that school and there is another
high school .either in that county or an
other, within 20 miles, the pupils may at
tend the nearest high school on payment
of tuition out of county high school funds.
H. R. 188, Ward, by Request—Repealing
section 9134, referring to approval of bond
for petition for error from lower court.
H. R. 189,Keck—Taking from the regent
the power fixing the tuition fee for
nonrc-8identwpupils in the State universi
ty and providing for an annual fee of
1150.
H. R, 190, Keck—Providing that the
party sustaining damages in an automobile
collision shall have the right to sue In
the county where It took place, and that
service of summons from any court hav
ing iurisdictlon in that county shall re
quire the attendance In thst county of the
person, even if served in some ottier
county.
H. R. 191. McCain—Providing that when
a chance of venue is taken it shall be at
the expense of the party at whose in
stance it Is granted.
H. R. 192, Osterman—Amending the law
relating to the methods of procedure In
cities of the second class and villages in
•the construtcion of sewers.
H. R. 193, Elsaseer—Amending antf
picketing law by substituting for the
words "inducing or influencing’' & per
son to quit employment the words "in.
timldate or coerce."
H. R. 194. Donnelly—Changing the date
of the holding of annual school meetings
fro mthe second Monday in June to the
last Monday in April.
H. R. 195, Mears—Requiring railroads
to stop nil trnlns carrying caretakers of
livestock at all depots for the accommo
dation of #»uch caretakers.
Europe Tottering
on Verv Brink of
J
Economic Abyss
Britain Taking Neutral Stand
Regarding Occupation of
Ruhr—Italy Continues Ef
forts to Settle Trouble.
Londt^l. .Tan. 2t.—(By A. P.)—The
10 days’ military occupation of the
Ruhr for the avowed purpose of forc
ing Germany to pay delayed repara
tions finds Europe dangerously near
a social, economic, and industrial
abyss, over the edge of which France
and Belgium, with their burden of
war trappings, already may have dis
appeared, according to the view held
in British official circles.
Stolid John Bull sits far to ona side,
Immovable and almost unapproach
able by the fourth member of the dis
rupted allied family, Italy, whose ner
vous efforts to bring about Franco
German mediation were features of
today’s developments in the European
situation, as viewed from London.
The Italian ambassador, who just
returned from Rome, has approached
official circles here and broached thde
question of mediation, which, if the
British initiated it, plight terminate
the virtual state of war in the Rhine
land, hut the Mussolini emissary has
i received no encouragement. This
move Is the latest evidence that the
British government is convinced of
the wisdom of the course it has taken
in refusing to be jjssoclated In any
way with the French determination
to enforce the terms of the Versailles
treaty at the point of the bayonet,
without the Germans being given an
other chance to pay after financial re
forms had been Instituted by Ger
many.
Play l/osing Game.
British officials assert that every
card the Franco-Belgians have played
in the Ruhr has been a losing one,
pointing out that the results thus
far have been entirely negative, the
only benefit being to Great Britain
in increased coal orders from Ger
many. At the same time It is admit
ted that there is still "a very remote
possibility” that the French may be
right, for it is remembered that Pre
mier Poincare predicted that it pos
sibly would be weeks before profitable
results of the occupation policy were
evident.
To British observers the problem
cf the Rhineland, shorn of defaults,
sanctions and treaty technicalities, fi
nally resolves Itself into one of for
eign domination of people who give
every indication of resistance. Great
Britain professes to have learned well
the lesson of Ireland, and believes
that the allies likewise should have
profited by the postwar disasters In
Russia and Asia Mir.or and In the
more recent events at Mental, where
a supposedly unarmed population
overthrew a foreign administration
which was considered oppressive.
Position Difficult.
The position of the British govern
ment has been most difficult since
tht, Rhineland occupation began. The
policy of dissociation has been fol
lowed closely; however there has been
the greatest care on the part of of
ficial circles to emphasize the hope of
maintaining the entente. Nothing has
been said or done in London to em
barrass tho French or Belgian occu
pation forces; not the slightest in
timation of sympathy for Germany,
whose refusal to comply with the
French demands has been termed fool
hardy and only likely to end in further
penalties.
Nevertheless, Increasing penalties
and seizures by France and Belgium
and the admonitions from British of
ficial circles have seomed ineffective
and each day there is further evi
dence of German opposition.
Fortunately for the* peace of mind
of Bonar Law's government, the par
inmentary vacation enables the min
isters to view the progress of the oc
cupation. without being daily sub
jected to criticism and questioning
from the floor of the house of com
mons. Political quarters believe that
should the house of commons be called
i'pon today to vote on the question of
British policy there would be fewer
than a dozen votes in opposition, but
that labor would demand even further
dissociation and the immediate wlth
withdrawal of the British troops from
Cologne.
Blanche Arndt, 52, Dies
of Stroke of Apoplexy
Blanche Arndt, 52, 6319 Spencer
street, died at the family residence
Saturday morning. Death was due to
apoplexy. Funeral will be held from
the residence Tuesday afternoon at
2:30. Interment will be in Mount
Hope cemetery. She is survived by
her husband, Fred Arndt, five daugh
ters and five sons.
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Second Herrin Trial
to Begin February 12
Marion, 111.. Jan. 21— (By A P >—
Nine men will be tried on charges
of murder In connection with the
Herrin mine killings at the next trial
in circuit court, beginning February
12, it was announced by Assistant
Attorney General C. E. Mlddlekauff,
in a notice sent to the attorneys for
the defense. These men will he tried
on a charge of having killed Antonio
Molkovich of Erie, Pa., one of the
employes of the Lester strip mine,
who were killed during the rioting
June 22.
Among the nine to face trial on the
secqnd murder charge are three—
Otis Clark, Peter Hiller and Bert
Grace—who were acquitted Friday on
a charge of murder in connection with
the death of Howard Hoffman.
Pilot and Student Flyer
Killed in Plane Wreck
San Francisco, Jan. 21.—E. C.
Davis, pilot for a commercial aviation
company, and William Trapper, auto
mobile mechanic and student flyer,
were killed here when tho air
plane in which they were flying
plunged 300 feet into San Francisco
bay.
A life saving crew from Crlssy field
was dragging the bay waters tonight
in an effort to recover the bodies.
Davis formerly was an air mall
pilot and during the war was a lieu
tenant in the army. He lived In San
Francisco. Trapper, It was said, lived
fn Spokane.
The airplane’s fall was caused by
an explosion in the fuselage which
tore the wings from the machiae. The
men fell close to the place where
Lincoln Beachey was killed when his
airplane fell during the Panama
Pacific exposition in 1915.
Niece of Late Pope Dies.
Rome, Jan. 21.—The death is an
nounced of Gilda Parolln, favorite
niece of the late Pope Piux X. She
died in the house across from St.
Peters square where the sisters of
the late pontiff reside.
Bee Want Ads bring results.
Rumors Fly Thick
as Near East Meet
Nears Conclusion
Reports and Counter Reports
Indicate Increase in Tension
Among Delegates to Laus
anne Conference.
Lausanne, Jan. 21.—(By A. P.)—
As the near east conference ap
proaches what is expected to be its
final chapter, all kinds of reports and
counter reports are in circulation,
Indicating an increase in the general
tension.
The Turks announced that the
British delegates had refused to en
tertain a suggestion that the Mosul
dispute be left to the league of na
tions. The British replied with the
remark that the Turks had never ad
vanced such a suggestion to the
British.
There was another protest to the
president of the conference by the
Russian delegation—that it had not
yet received a copy of the projected
treaty concerning the straits. The
soviet foreign minister, M. Tchlteh
erin, demands a copy immediately and
declared the Russians, must have
three days to study it before discus
sion in plenary session.
The Assyro-Chaldean representatives
have isued a lengthy indictment of
Persia, accusing that country of tor
turing and massacreing Assyro-Chal
deans, and insisting piat Persia should
oe invited to the conference to justi
fy its acts. Persia recently protested
because it had not been invited to
?,ond delegates to the conference.
Indications reached Lausanne that
the English papers have reports that
in the event of a rupture of the con
ference the United States and Tur
key will negotiate a separate treaty
immediately. Ambassador Child's
comment on this was that there is n >
more'likelihood of the United States
making a special treaty than any
other nation.
Dogs Listen in Dogged
Silence as Court Cuts
Income to $350 a Month
Chicago, Jan. 21.—Trixie and her
unmarried sister. Fritzie, erstwhile
dog heirs to the estate of Mrs. Kath
erine Howard, variously estimated at
from $10,00(1 to $50,000, listened in
dogged silence to a pronouncement re
ducing them to $350 worth of dog bis
cuit a month.
An agreement was reached in court
turning over the bulk of the estate
to Mrs. Frank Leighton, sister of
Mrs. Howard, and the only heir at
law.
With the settlement came an amaz
ing story of conspiracy and double
jointed Intrigue. At the hearing last
week Mrs. Leighton produced a will
designating her as the sole heir, but
the signature was missing. It had
been chewed off, presumably by some
dog interested in the case. Her attor
neys put the blame flatly upon Trixie
and Fritzie. They also said these two
dog heirs had chased their little broth
er to the street and caused him to be
killed by a taxicab.
However, Trixio and Fritzie will
continue to enjoy th6 Income from
the estate, which amounts to $350 a
month, but no one is offering to lay
any life insurance upon them.
Aged Mother and Young Wife
Defend Alleged Murderer
Beatrice, Neb., Jan. 21.—(Special.)—
The defense In the South murder case
rested, when Judge Colby udjourned
court until Monday at which time ar
guments will be submitted. South's
aged mother and his young wife testi
fied In support of the alibi claimed by
the defense.
Rum Fleet Plainly Visible
Off Coast of New Jersey
Highland. N. ,T., Jan. 21.—(By A. P.)
—"Rum row" was clearly visible from
shore without glasses. It was seen
that the liquor fleet off Ambrose
channel lightship had increased over
night. It numbered 18 good sized ves
sels, with a number of small schoon
ers nearby. Business seemed dull.
General Agricultural
Situation Promising
Washington, Jan. 21.—The general
agricultural situation Is full of prom
ise, the Department of Agriculture
announced. In reviewing conditions of
the first half of January.
Improvement In fall sown grains
quite generally throughout the coun
try was reported as a result of ntlld
and open weather, which enabled
backward fields to catch up In sea
sonal development of growth. Karin
work has proceeded satisfactorily In
most sections and plowing for spring
crops is generally further advanced
than usual.
Omaha Club Elects
Board of Directors
H. A. Tukey was re-elected a di
rector in the Omaha club at a meet
ing held In the clubrooms. The other
two directors elected are J. IS. Fitz
gerald and E. W. Gannett.
The outgoing directors are N. B.
Updike and A. C. Totter.
No meeting was held by the new
board to elect n president.
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