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VOL, 52-NO. 188._SIB? " TVST 2T« _OMAHA. TUESDAY. JANUARY SJT& ftSTlS &tt TWO CENTS
Occupation
of Germany
Condemned
Senator llorali Attacks French
Policy as "Ruthless A1 ili*
tnrism 1 and \ iolation
of \ ers-ailles Treaty.
Urges U. S. Take Stand
Washington, Jan, 22,— (By A. p.>—
French policy in the Ruhr was at
tacked as "ruthless militarism," n
violation of the armistice terms ami
lue treaty of Versailles and an "of
fense against humanity," in a state
ment issued by Senator Borah of
Idaho, a republican member of the
senate foreign relations committee.
Senator Borah also criticized the
State department in Wfhat he said was
.its policy of silence and inactivity
and declared the United States should
at least declare ils attitude by for
'•tally protesting against the French
I obey.
"Tnis i? a situation," said Senator
W Coral). " in which the United States
lannol, with honor, remain silent.
The first duty of a nation is to pro
tect ils life when assailed ami its
highest honor and glory in victory is
to tie just to a fallen foe.
“I*, was American principles an
nounced by president Wilson upon
which the armistice was signed; and
it was upon these principles that
Germany laid down her arms.
“It. was our soldiers that made pos
sible the defeat and disarming of
(lennary.
Made Definite Pledges.
"And we also made definite and cer
lain pledges as to the treatment of
Germany. After all that takes place
and at a lime when Germany lias
been disarmed and rendered power
less, her territory is invaded, military
rule is established, all of which will
'.ring In its wake indescribable suf
faring and untold misery to the Ger
man people, and in addition to that,
great financial and economic loss to
our own people.
"Even before the invasion took
i lace this government had been ad
\ ;~rd by ils own representatives that
t reat suffering must obtain in Ger
many throughout the winter and that
thousands of women and children
must, die of starvation. The action
nf France accentuated that condition.
“fti other words, we see the Ger
man people turned over to the most
destructive and ruthless method of
millttirism. of arbitrary power, anl
we do not so much even as record our
protest. Certainly, we cannot be si
lent under such circumstances."
France Without Authority.
Touching upon our relations with ;
Europe f iring the past few years, the
Idaho senator sajd:
"We remained silent and inactive j
and without a policy or a program
when the interest of humanity anil
the most vital economic interests of
r.ur own people called for us to malic
a pronounced and unmistakable ef
fort to bring the powers concerned
into a conference for adjustment of
the questions involved.
"The action of France is, in my
judgment, without authority under
the Versailles treaty. It is a defiance
of international order and peace. It
1* an offense against humanity. What
she is doing will not bring compensa
tion but it will bring supreme suffer
ing, not only to the Germans, but to
the people throughout Europe.
"We should declare our attitude
and make our protest—this is the
very least we can do and we should
do very much more."
Agent for American
Millers Hanged by lurks
Athens. Jan. 22.—The execution of
Thomas Joannides, for 10 years a rep
resentative In the near east of large
American milling concerns, is report
ed in messages from Smyrna. Joan
nldes is said to huve been hanged by
Hie Turks with seven prominent
Greeks after being convicted of giv
ing money to Greek patriotic socie
ties in Smyrna.
Woman Anarchist Kills
Paris Editor, Shoots Self
Paris. Jan. 22.—tBy A. P.l—Ger
maine Borthon, 20-year-old woman
(j, anarchist, entered the offices of the
royalist newspaper I/Action Francais
today and fired two revolver shots,
killing Marius Plateau, one of the of
ficers of the paper. She then turned
the weapon on herself and was taken
to the hospital with a wound in the
breast
Prominent Republican
of Montana Dies in Berth
Killings, Mont., Jan. 22.—Harry E.
Wilson, prominent attorney of Bill
ings anti Great Falls and republican
candidate for governor of Montana
in 1912, was found dead in his berth
here this morning on his return from
Missoula where he attended the an
nual banquet of the Western Mon
tant Fish and Game commission.
Expulsion of Jews Urged
at Vienna Demonstration
Vienna. Jan. 22.—(By A. P.>—Ex
pulsion of the Jews was openly advo
cated at a demonstration before the
city hall yesterday. Speakers assert
ed that efforts to regenerate the Ger
man people would not succeed until
the Jews were ousted from the domi
nant positions in economic life, art,
stage and the press.
Zeppelin Built for U. S.
to Cross Sea in July
Berne, Switzerland. Jan. 22.—The
J.eppelin airship which is building in
£ Frlederichshafen for the United
States will be finished in July and
will set forth for New York by way
of Spain, shortly afterwards. It is
expected the aircraft will require 79
hours to make the voyage.
Bespeaks Club Support
of Sterling-Towner Bill
Children’s Home
Drive Endorsed
bv Woman’s Club
Members l rged to Take Inter
est in Sterling-l ow ncr Hill
\K lii«-|i Provides Bureau
ol Edueation.
The Omaha Woman's club endorsed i
the $40,000 fund drive of the Nebras- 1
ka Children Horne society, which is
being sponsored by The Omaha lice,
the Idon’s club and the Nebraska Fed
eration of Women's clubs at its gen
eral meeting Monday afternoon in
Burgess Nash auditorium.
Mr*. Edgar Penney of Fullerton,
lstate federation president, and prin- j
cipal speaker of the afternoon, urged j
the women to take an interest in the >
Sterling-Townc r bill, which provides
tor a bureau of education in our na- '
tional government.
“Education, the most important is- 1
sue today, 1ms the least consideration
from our statesmen,” Mrs. Penney de
dared. The General Federation of
Women’s Clubs has adopted for its
slogan, “No Illiteracy in the United
States in 1030.” and Mrs. Penney sug
gests that the Nebraska sl< gan be,
“Nebraska Back to First Place in
Education—Where She Belongs.”
Former Governor Talks.
Former Gov. M. G. Brumbaugh of j
Pennsylvania and a former superin- I
tendent of schools in Philadelphia, and ‘
Mrs. Walter McNab Miller of St.
Louis, General Federation health I
chairman, spoke on the “Necessity for j
Physical Education of the Child.”
Hr. P. E. Jenkins of the University j
of Omaha gave .a talk on “Higher
Education in Our Cities.”
A demonstration of how singing is
taught in public schools was given 1
by a group of children from Farnam
and Columbian schools under direction
of Miss G. McCune, director of public
school music, assisted by Miss Jessie
Mitchell, Columbian school teacher,
and Miss Jessie Carey of the Farnam
school.
The program was in charge of the j
educational committee, Mrs. F. If. 1
Cole, chairman.
Hold Reception.
Following the program a reception
was held in Mrs. Penney’s honor. Re
ceiving with the state president were
Mrs. Johannes, president of the Oma
ha Woman’s club and club director,
Mrs. B. E. Mulholland, president of
the Valley Woman’s club; Mrs. Alary
Robinson, president of the AVaterlno
club; Airs. H. B. Cameron, Herman;
Airs. N. K. Sype, Dundee Woman's
club; Airs. C. C. Beavers, Benson
club; Airs. A. W. Fenner, Sermo
club; and Airs. O. M. Jones, Omaha
Woman’s club, Railway Alail Serv
ice. Airs. Draper Smith and Airs. E.
I,. Stone, charter members, presided
at the tea tables. The house and home
committee, Airs. John R. Golden,
chairman, had charge of the affair.
Solos were sung by Miss Estella
Shayne, accompanied by Airs. Gail
White AicAIoines.
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Denounces
Inquiry Into
University
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Baldrigc Tell'.a 'j&Zu’ c A.c*
tion In* > •?* .a lice—
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Calls investigation Unfair
Lincoln, Jan. 22.—(Special.)—Charg
ing that activities of the university
investigation committee were directed
by Frank E. Edgerton. an attorney,
tilled with rancor against the institu
tion, and that as a result an unfair
investigation was under way, II. Mai
comb Baldrigc. Omaha, made a motion
in the lower house today requesting
that the committee be dismissed.
A substitute motion by Yocum of
Otoe, a member of the committee,
making tlie Baldrigc motion a spe
cial order of business for 10:30
Wednesday morning, carried.
“This committee is plunging the
state into much expense by employing
not only an accountant bu^an attor
ney to cross-examine the chancellor
and deans of the university,” Bal
drige said.
Filled Willi Haired, Says.
"This attorney, named Edgerton, is
a man filled with hatred against the
university and Its medical school at
Omaha. For two sessions he was up
here a hired lobbyist for the homeo
pathic association attempting to put
a chair of homeopathy in the univer
sity medical school. This plan was
fought by Dean Cutter of Omaha.
“Defeated in this attempt, he ran
for university regent at the tact elec
tion and was defeated by an over
whelming majority. His campaign
was one of hatred and vituperation
against our greatest educational insti
tution.
“Unsuccessful again, he has wormed
himself into a job as attorney repre
senting the committee. His efforts to
date show he is endeavoring to make
it a committee of persecution and
prosecution, rather than one of un
biased inquiry, such ns Hie house i
ct n tern plated.”
.Member's Inquiry.
A member rose to inquire why Bal
drige had suddenly become so so
licitous relative to spending state
money.
"Only last work Mr. Iialdrige asked
the lower house to pay an outside at
torney $350 to scan bill titles when the
house is tilled with good attorneys,"
he said.
Gallagher of O'Neill resented a
charge that tlie committee was en
deavoring to persecute the university. 1
"There ai;e three members who are
university graduates and w hat we are 1
endeavoring to do is to get ail the
facts before us,” Gallagher said. "We
think as much of the university as
anyone."
"There is no doubt but that tho
university is under a cloud in tlie
state and there is much charge of
graft against it," Bock of Butler said.
"I believe a thorough Investigation
should he made."
Suggests New Plan.
Baidrige proposed that if any in- I
\estfgation was made it would he done
by the appropriations’ committee at
tlie time it was deciding on university
appropriations.
"I come from Hastings,” said Rep
resentative Vance. “That was where
tho taxpayer league meetings, insti
gated by Edgerton. were held. The
report was eurrent there that Edger
ton was endeavoring to get a paying
job out of the agitation he was rais
ing. and, I guess he has succeeded.
The state is paying him.”
The appointment of Edgerton was
at tho suggestion of Attorney Gen
eral O. S. Spillman.
Texas City Offers Reward
for Arrest of Murderers
Waco, Tex., Jan. 22.—'The city of
Waco this afternoon offered a reward
of $2,500 for the arrest and convic
tion of the murderers of Harrell Bol
ton, Grady Skipworth, W. E. Holt
and Mrs. Ethel Uennecamp. The
proclamation asks that the county
and state each offer an equal amount
and that the citizens of Waco raise
$2,500, making a total of $10,000.
The police department believed to
day it had partially, at least, solved
the murder Friday night of Holt and
Mrs. Dennecamp. who were shot five
miles cast of Waco and their bodies
hidden on the Waco-Mexia road. A
man was taken into custody by Chief
of Police Bee Jenkins.
Tlie man is said by the police to
have expressed enmity against Holt
and some of his clothing had blood
stains, a woman also is detained for
investigation.
Miners Hold Homecoming
Celebration for Howat
Pittsburg, Kan., Jan. 22.—"It was
the notion of the people on Novem
ber 7 that made this meeting pos
sible," Alexander IJowat, paroled Sat
urday from the Crawford county jail
by Judge D. JT. Woolley, where he
was serving a sentence of one year
for contempt of court, told a crowd
of several miners at Franklin late
today. The meeting was a "home
coming" celebration for Howat.
"I hope," Howat continued, "to live
to see the day when John L. Lewis
will be repudiated, as Governor Allen
and the Industrial court and Judge
Curran have been.”
Judge Curran sentenced Howat to
jail. He was defeated at the election
November 7, by Judge Woolley.
Negroes Flee Indiana Town.
Clinton. Ind.. Jan. 22.—Practically
all of the negro residents of.Blan
ford near here had left the town
last night following orders issued by
the white residents for all negroes to
leave the place unless they were able
j to produce an unknown negro who
assaulted an 11-year-old white girl.
Body of Egyptian
Princess of 4,000
Years Ago Found
Luxor. Kgy pt, Jan. —(By A. I’.)
■—American archaeologists discov
ered (lie body ol an Egyptian prin
cess t.Oflfl years old and apparently
• one of (lie beauties of the first The
ban dynasty. The neek of the prin
cess was delicately tattooed. The
body was marvelously preserved.
The hair was intact. The slight in
dentations on the neek, wrists,
fingers and ankles indicate the pi ni
ce-s wore necklaces', bracelets and
rings in her death sleep, which had
been stolen.
The body appears to have been
that of slender and statuesque, but
immature. There is a long mark
across the stomach, evidently in
flicted with a hot iron. This has in
clined the medical experts to believe
the princess succumbed to an or
ganic disease, w liieli in ancient
times were treated by violent count
er irritants.
Veteran Employes
Honor Guests at
Railroad Dinner j
Arthur Blakeley, Conductor,
and ^ illiaru J. Naisinilli,
Engineer, Have Served
More Than 50 Year?.
Long and faithful service received
its recognition last night when Arthur
Blakeley, senior conductor on the Ne
braska division of the Union Pacific,
and William J. Naismlth, senior en
gineer on the Wyoming division, were
honor guests at a complimentary din
ner given them by officers of the
Union Pacific at the Omaha club.
Both veteran railroad men are to
be placed on the pension roll of honor.
Conductor Blakeley, who resides in
Omaha, has 51 years of train service
to his credit, and Engineer Naismlth
has 53 years.
Not Greatly Aged.
But despite these long years during
which they gave their best energy to
their company, neither of them ap
peared greatly aped. They laughed
heartily as the youngest present, amp
shook hands with a vigor that made
many a younger man withdraw his
hands hurriedly.
To the officials and the numerous
other "old timer” employes who were
present at the affair the two guests
of honor were known as "Art” ami
"Bill.” Several of the officials began
their railroad careers long after these
two were veterans in the service.
defiers Chairman. j
There was nothing formal about the
affair, tv. M. Jeffers, general man
ager of the Union Pacific, was chair
man. At the speakers' table, b, -ides
the guests of honor, were Mayor
J. C. Dahlman; Ed. K. Calvin, vice
president of the Union Pacific; J. A.
Bergen, general chairman Order of
Railroad Conductors; A. L. Konold,
general chairman of (he Brotherhood
of Locomotive Engineers: Charles J.
Lane, general freight agent; N. H.
Loomis, general solicitor; "Parson-' P.
A. Simpkins of Salt Lake City;
Charles Bogue and John Keating, gen
eral manager of the Denver Union
Terminal company.
Walrus traveling bags, specially
made for them, were presented to the
two veterans.
Independent Office
Budget Bill Passed
Washington, Jan. 22. — The inJv
pendent offices appropriation bill,
carrying a total of $498,21 1,371. was
passed by the senate without a record
vote.
The bill provides a total of $428,
000.000 for the veterans’ bureau and
$500,000 for initial expenses of con
structing a national archives build
ing.
An amendment by Senator Fletcher,
democrat, Florida, to reduce tho ship
ping hoard appropriation from $50.- j
000,000 to $30,000,000 was defeated.
26 to 34.
Immediate Abolition
of Shipping Board I rged
■Washington, Jan. 22.—Immediate
abolition of the United States ship- ;
ping board and the emergency fleet
corporation and the transfer of their
duties to the Commerce department
was advocated by Senator King, dem
ocrat, Utah, during an address in tlie
senate on appropriation for the gov
ernment merchant marine. He de
clared he would offer a resolution to
this effect as a substitute for the
shipping bill.
Further steps advocated by tho
Utah senator iticluded'the ‘‘immediate
sale of the ships for what they may
bring—as low as $20 a ton, if neces
sary—and a gift of tho remainder to
any one who will engage to operate
them.”
Experts of Great Britain
Preparing New Air Policy
London, Jan. 25.—As tho result of
remarkable developments recently in
aircraft construction, says the Cen
tral News, government experts are
preparing an entirely new aviation
policy, which Is to be submitted to
the cabinet soon, so that the increased
expenditure involved may be Included
in the next budget.
The plan contemplates the building
of a large number of machines of a j
new' type, which, according to tho
news agency, will place England-)
ahead of all other nations "for mill- j
tary and naval purposes.”
Five Burned to Death.
Pittsburgh. Pa.. Jan. 22.—Five per
sons were hurried to death in a fire
which destroyed the lJavies hotel in
Homestead, near here, today. The
property less was *15.000.
The dead are:
Airs. John Winnie: her twin sons,
aged 6 years, and her daughter Cath
erine, 13. and Thomas W. liases, ho
. tel proprietor.
The Concert on the International Fence
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North Sacramento
Valley Is Shaken
by liarth Tremors
(.Hocks Stopped by Shocks
\\ liicb L,a*l Several Seconds
—Several Towns Report
Windows Rattled.
.Sacramento. Cal . Jan. 22.—An
earthquake which lasted for several
seconds shook Sacramento and towns
in the Sacramento valley early today.
At Sacramento, according to X. A.
Taylor, meteorologist of the T’nitcd
State's weather bureau, the temblor
stopped the clock in tho weather bu
reau office. A report received here
said tlie shock damaged a gas tank at
Willows, Cal. Tho quake was felt in
Sacramento between 1:05 and 1:08
a. in.
Meteorologist Taylor slated Hint he
had reports from Chico, Bod Bluff,
Bedding anil Willows, all in the
northern Sacramento valley, that
tile earthquake was felt there The
Willows report said a gas tank sprung
a leak during tlie shocks.
The clock in the Sacramento weath
er office stopped at 1:08 a. m„ and
Taylor said his reports indicated other
clocks in the upper valley were also
stopped by the quake.
Basts Two Minutes.
Bed Bluff, Cal., Jan. 22.—An earth
quake which was estimated to have
continued for two minutes occurred
hero this morning between 1:07 and
MO o’clock today. It caused doors
and windows to rattle and cracked
plaster iir a number of homes, but no
material damage was reported. The
local weather bureau observer believed
the tremors moved from east to west.
Violent Shocks Itegislcred.
Denver, Colo., Jan. 22.—Violent
earthquake shocks were recorded on
the seismograph at ltegis college here
this morning, according to Prof. A. IV.
Forstall. The shocks continued from
2:10 until 2:31. o’clock. The motion^
of seismograph needle were four
Indies long. Prof. Forstall estimated
the location of the disturbance as
from 800 to 1,000 miles north and
northwest of Denver and on this con
tinent.
“Verj Severe."
Washington, Jan. 22.—An earth
quake described as of "very severe”
intensity was recorded on the seismo
graph at Georgetown university ob
servatory here early today. The first
shocks occurred at 3:55 a. in., the j
disturbance reaching its greatest in
tensity at titio and continuing until
5:20. Director Tondorf of the observa
tory estimated that the disturbance
was 2,000 miles distant from Washing
ton.
Miniature Store in House
Office Building Closed
Washington, Jan. 22.—The minia
ture department store in the house
office building, through which mem
bers heretofore wore able to buy
poker chips and almost anything they
wanted out of the allotment for
stationery, went on the rocks today.
Before passing the legislative ap
propriation hill, the house adopted an
amendment by Representative Wingo,
democrat, Arkansas, which stipulated
that a member should get through
the little store, at government ex
pense. only paper and articles needed
for his office. The hill was also
changed to prevent use of government
money for keeping a member’s motor
car out of the wet.
3 Irish Bridge Wreckers Die.
Belfast, Jan. 22.—The Dundalk cor
respondent of the Exchange Tele
graph, reports that three men resi
dents were executed today. Official
confirmation v. as lacking.
The dispatch says that tiie men
were captured in County Monaghan
three weeks ago after the destruc
tion of a bridge.
(iirl Killed as
Cars Hit Auto
Man Companion Seriously In
jured M hen Pinned Un
derneath Freight Car.
Grand Island, Neb., Jan. 22.—Agnes
Grzlll, 1H, was instantly killed and
Albert Goads, 3<-. was injured ln
(letermlnedry when their toui'ing car
was struck last night at a Burling
ton crossing by a string of box cars.
The automobile became wedged un
der the box car and was dragged 49
feet. It required a lift from the l’n
lon Pacific wrecking equipment be
fore Gosda could he extricated.
Mies Grzill was instantly killed.
The nutornobllo was completely
wrecked and remained with jts iws
sengers under the freight cars' truck
until the wrecker hoisting apparatus
freed it. |
Day’s Activities
in ^ashinpton
The independent officers appropria
tion bill tarrying *498,211,1571 was
passed by the senate.
President Harding bad sufficiently
recovered from an attack of grippe
to transact official business in his
study.
Investigations of conditions in
Porto Rico was proposed in a reso
lution by Representative Maloney, re
publican, Massachusetts.
A proposal to return all property
seized by the allien property custodian
was disapproved by the house com
merce committee.
After a committee session free from
verbal clashes, examination of Harry
V- Sinclair, subpoenaed to testify at
the senate oil investigation, was con
cluded.
The naval appropriation bill, carry
ing a request that the administra
tion initiate a move for further limita
tion of naval armaments, was signed
by the president.
Approval of the house action in in
creasing from *37,000,000 to *56,589,
0110 the appropriation in the army bill
for river and harbor improvements
was voted, 8 to 2, by the senate com
merce committee.
Benedict Crowell, wartime assistant
secretary of war. pleaded not guilty
to an indictment charging him and
six others with conspiracy to defraud
the government in connection with
the coifstruction of war camps.
Informed that Ambassador Harvey,
returning J.o his London post, had
denied published reports that there
was friction between him and Secre
tary Hughes, the State department
head- authorized a similar denial.
Senator Borah, -repulbican, Idaho,
attacked French policy in the Ruhr
and criticized the State department
for what he said was its policy of
silence and inactivity with reference
to the situation.
Nebraska City W oman
Killed in Auto W reck
Nebraska City. Neb., Jan. 22.—
(Special.)—Mrs. lidward Bellman, wife
the manager of Nebraska City Bak
ing company, was instantly killed in
an auto aacident west of this city
Sunday.' A' amah daughter was but
slightly injured.
Mrs. Beihnat) was driving over the
crest of a hill .and it is believed that
she made a trilstake and put on the
gas instead,of the brakes. The car
skidded across the road and turned
over, the steering wheel striking her
In the breast and crushing her.
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Noted Author and
Zionist Leader
Expires in Paris
Max Nordau Dios After Long
Illness — W as Considered
Authority on Jewish
Conditions.
Paris, Jan. 22.—(By A. P.)—Mas
Nordau, the famous German author
and philosopher, died at his home
here today.
Nordau had been ill for a long time.
At his bedside when death canto were
his wife and his daughter, Maxn.
Mas Simon Nordau was born at
Budapest. July 29, 1840. His parents
were Jews, lie practiced medicine in
Budapest until 1*80, when lie took up
his residence in Pails. There, in ad
dition to his medical work, lie studied
art, lierature and social questions.
In 1897 he was called by Dr. Ilerzl,
founder of political Zionism, to aid in
propagating the Zionist idea. From
tiie first Zionist congress at Basle in 1
1 897. and for several succeeding con
gresses, Nordau's survey of Jewish
conditions in all lands was regarded
as the keynote address of those gath
erings.
ijis interest in Zionism continued'
unabated to the last, although ho ■
save up active leadership during the'
years following the world war. both
by reason of the state of his healthi
and because of disagreement with
some of the policies of the present
leaders. Nordau always favored a ;
more aggressive policy, protesting
that modern Zionism gradually was ,
losing sigiit of the first principles as
enunciated by Herzel.
The declining days of the noted
savant and Zionist were hard. He j
continued to live in .poor circum
stances, not having sufficient funds
to hire a residence tn the countryside,
even during the summer. Owing to
illness he entirely ceased writing
more than a year ago. He left un-,
finished a. big work on philosophy.
Action Filed to Hold Up
Interest on Kail Bonds
Denver. Jan. 22.—An order direct
ing the receiver of the Denver & Rio
Grande Western railroad not to pay
$301,000 interest on the first consoli
dated mortgage bonds of the com
pany, due April 1, is asked in a peti
tion filed in the federal district court
here.
Attorneys representing the New
York Trust company, trustees under
the adjustment mortgage of the com
pany, and a joint plaintiff in the suit
of the Bankers' Trust company as
trustee against the road, filed the peti
tion, which is said to have come as a
surprise in connection with the ex
tended litigation involving tl>e com
pany.
A date for hearing arguments on
the petition is expected to he set with
in the next few days by Federal Dis
trict Judge J. Foster Symes.
Sun ^ at Sen to Return
to t.anton Saturday
Shanghai. Jan. 22.—(By A. B.)—Sun
Yat Sen, ex-president of the southern
republic announced today that he
would leave next Saturday for Fan
ton. Both foreign and Chinese inter
ests have been urging him to go
there to restore order- Ilis adherents
took the city from Pekin nationalists
last Wednesday. %
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Workers in
Ruhr Plant
Organizing
Body Similar lo Fansti If
Formed Willi Idea of Offer
ing Strong Resistance to
French Occupation.
Resume Seizure of Coat
Duesseldorf. Jan. 22.—(By A. P.)—
The French report that they have re
ceived information that more than
20,000 workers in the Stinnes Gelsen
kirchen plant where TiO.nno are em
ployed, have been organized along
lines similar to the Italian faeistl. witn
commanders and legions ready to np
(lose tile occupational authorities with
force, if so ordered.
Tlie remainder of these employes,
according to the French, are of so
cialistic or communistic tendencies,
and look upon tlie French occupation.
If not with favor, at least without
antagonism.
The French resumed their confisca
tions of coal and train loads have been
started for France, manned by French
crews, by way of t'oblenz and Tre'-es
The total amount of coal requisi
tioned now amounts to nearly - >
ton?.
The center of resistance to the
French measures seem to be at Dort
mund, Boelium and Gelsenkirchen,
where tho largest plants of the vast.
Stinnes interest are situated. The in
habitants of the occupied area seized
upon the transfer of the arrested mag
nates, officials and Industrial leaders
tc, Mavenre. as an opportunity to show
their sentiment. The prisoners were
lulled as heroes by those along the
route. A telegram of congratulations
■ upon Ills stand was sent to Fritz
j Thyssen by the mayor of Kssen and
I the directors of the Thyssen Indus
trie?.
Outcome Hazy.
Ussen, Jan. 22.—fBv A. P.)—A fine
rainy mist, hung over the Ruhr val
1 ley today making the atmosphere £>s
| I az.v ns appears to be the immediate
• iitcome of tho Franco Belgian effort
l lo force rcpai.Tlion deliveries t'loni
l the valley against tho wishes of t..e
f lei man government.
How to take real frbni under the
feet of :he people who have only nn
ear for Berlin, is coneededly proving
a question of an extremely knotty
character, causing much burning of
midnight oil on the part of the com
missioners, engineers and military
leaders sent to the Ruhr from Paris,
Brussels and Rome.
The situation is not withaut its
serious prohems on the German side
as well. Their main difficulty at
present lies in thelr-having thrown
themselves out of work and thus de
prived themselves of the means of
making a living during such times as
1 these, which even before the occupa
tion were severely trying.
Private Hanks Closed.
Kssen’s chief interest centered to
'lay on the removal of the French pa
trol from the doors of the reiehsbank
branch here. Private hanks were
still unopened up to early this after
1 noon, awaiting the outcome of the ne
gotiations between the reiehsbank dl
■ rectors and the authorities of occupc
: tion.
i> was staled in German circles that
the French had notified the railway.
| postal and hanking administrations
i that they did not intend to disturb
the internal operations of these serv
j ices on account of the vital necessity
of their functioning.
Several of tho banks in Dortmund
it was learned, were closed because
of the continued occupation of the
Dortmund reiehsbank branch.
Motoring throughout the section
where (ho seizures of the state owned
iTufn to Page Ton, Column Four.)
I. W. ^, Sentenced to Prison
Are Granted Appeal Bonds
Sacramento. Cal.. ,Jan. 22.—Ten
members of the Industrial Workers ot
the World, convicted in the superior
court heVe recently of violation of the
criminal syndicalism Jaw of Califor
nia. sentenced to terms in Ban Qucn
tin penitentiary, today were admlttc.
to ?2uf> bail each, pending their ap
real to higher courts.
The 10 men were arrested last year
after they hail testified at the trial of
Peter Casdorf and Karl Fircy' that
they were members of the Industrial
Workers of the World. Casdorf anil
Firey were convicted and are serving
terms at Ban Quentin. •
The men claim that their offense
was proved only by their admissions
that tl\iy were members of the radi
cal organization. The prosecution
holds that was sufficient.
Calumet ami Hecla Mining
Company Declares Dividend
Boston, Jrin. 22.—The Calumet find
Heoia Mining company today de
clared a dividend of >7 a share. Three
months ago a *5 dividend was de
‘cJared. The stock advanced 10 points
on tile local exchange on the an
nouncement of the action.
Ahmeek, a subsidiary of Calumet
and Hecla, declared a dividend of
$1 a share, similar in amount to the
last dividend paid on December 15,
hist.
Harding Remains Indoors.
Washington, Jan. 22.—Inclement
weather prevented President Harding
from venturing from the White
House to the executive officers today
after having been confined to bis
room for nearly a week with grippe.
The president was said to have vir
tually recovered and was able to do
some work on important papers but
his physician. Dr. C. K. .Sawyer,
thought it inadvisable to take any
Chances. The day was chilly and the
atmosphere muggy.
Among the cullers who went to the
executive's office in a futile attempt
to see Mr. Harding, were Senators
Bodge of Marsachusetts and 'Watson
of Indiana, two of the lenders of the
senate republicans.