Nebraska Newspapers

    The "Omaha Sunday Bee
.!____
VOL. 52—NO. 39. K W'ffir" i"W OMAHA, SUNDAY MORNING, MARCH 11, 1923. • SiJT £ TC’UrR FIVE CENTS
The Most Complete Service to Be Had to Serve the Readers of The Omaha Bee
News—what is happening and what is going to happen—
comprises the backbone of every newspaper. Editorials may
inspire. Features may entertain. But, at bottom, a newspaper
is what its name implies—a purveyor of news. Finding and pub
lishing the news is at once its duty and its privilege. Upon the
superiority of its service in this respect rests, in the final analysis, its
claim to public favor.
THE OMAHA BEE, fully cognizant of tins prime function of news
paper being, has ever been alert to extend the scope of its news-gathering
activity. It has recognized that, more and more as the days go by, the
whole world is its field. Statesmen may talk of isolation, but the newspaper
can know nothing of that. Its ear must be acutely «ensitive to the thought
and deed of men of every nation, that the readers In its own community may
know wh~l today brings and what tomorrow portends.
TOMORROW, therefore. The Bee begins a new telegraphic news
service—The International News by day and bniversal Service by
night. By leased wires direct to The Bee office, countless corre
spondents all over America and in other continents will send in the news
of their respective territories—political, sports, business, women’s. 1 his, in
addition to the 24-hour service of The Associated Press, will give The Bee
a service unequalled by that of any Nebraska paper.
TELL YOUR FRIENDS TO Q^./R THE OMAHA BEE SENT TO THEIR HOME NOW
__---- . ■
Foster Will
Go on Trial
on Monday
Judge Overrules Motion for
Change of Venue in Case of
Communist Leader Arrest
ed in Michigan.
Rose Stokes Surrenders
St. Joseph. Mich., March 10—(A’)—
"William Foster, alleged leader in
the communist party—the under
ground representative in America of
the third international of Moscow,
will go on trial in circuit court here
Monday charged with violating 4he
Michigan law against criminal syn
dicalism.
Judge Charles White everruled a
motion for a change of venue, made
by Frank 1'. Walsh of New York, at
torney for Foster and others arrested,
uft< r Michigan and federal authori
ties raided a convention of the com
munist party held In the lonely sand
dune country 20 miles south of St.
Joseph, on August.22.
The list of defendants was Increased
to 32 today when 10 men and women,
h‘d by Rose Pastor Stokes, whose sen
tence of 10 years In Leavenworth for
obstructing the draft was commuted
by President Wilson, walked into
court and surrendered. The 10 are
among 50 ■persons who are alleged to
have attended the convention, but
iwho had never^been arrested, although
the warrants were issued for them
last September.
Rand Surrenders.
Resides Rose Stokes the 10 who sur
poidered included:
Robert Minor. New York cartoonist
aud writer, son of a Texas jurist, who
* vs* deported from France after the
e»mistiee.
Rebecca Paccaro, prominent in radi
cal circles in New York.
'fax Bodacht of Cleveland and San
Francisco, who was convicted In the
Illinois case but never surrendered
to serve his sentence.
Jay Lovestone, NeW York. who
says ho was secretary of the conven
tion held In Michigan.
Klla Bloor, San Francisco; John
Ballan, TV. TVinstone. and Gustav A.
Shtilenberg, of New York.
Rovestone and TVlnestone each
gave $1,000 cash bond and the others
were released on their own recogniz
ance until Monday.
Test of Laws.
The trial of William Foster which
came Into prominence ir 1910 as the
h-voler of tho unsuccessful nation
wide steel strike is expected to at
i i.rt nation wide attention as the
first test in the middleweet of war
time anti revolutionary laws since the
war spirit has died down.
The state charges that the defend
ant 1 met secretly to plot and advo
cate the overthrow of the government
of the T’nlted Ptntes by force.
To this the defense is preparing to
i use the novel claim that if any
thing illegal was done at that con
vention It was suggested, encouraged
and carried out by the government lt
e If through Spies and agents plant
ed by the Department of Justice and
1 lie TV. J. Burns Detective agency In
the communist ranks.
At least two such government spies
were present at the meeting and
took an active part In It, tho Indict
ment says.
Francis Morrow, n Department of
Justice agent, Is to be a witness for
the state.
Wholesalers Announce
Cheaper Epps for Easter
Chicago, March 10.—Cheaper eggs
for Master was the welcoming news
issued by wholesale houses, w ho were
quoting first grades of epps i t 26 1 2
cents a dozen a drop of a rents In
two days.
The annual spring Influx of eggs Is
on, wholesalers say, and further drops
are expected by the time amateur egg
decorators got In full swing fur the
Master morning hunt. Heceipts on
i ha local market have heon more than
20 cents above those of a week ago.
Man Charged With Murder
of Woman Commits Suicide
Albuquerque, N. M , March 10. —
Harry .1. G. Foard, ehargsd with the
murder of Martha Former at a local
hotel on December lit, 1921, died this
afternoon ns the result of drinking
poison In the county Jail Friday night.
\ letter found among his effects, of
ficers gay, Indicates that his mother
lives In Union Hill, N. J.
Foard's case would have been pre
sented to the grnnd Jury when It <on
cried on March 19.
I lircc California Solonti
Arc Kobhcd in Roadhouse
Sacramento, Cal., March 10.—Three
members of the California legislature
end one former member were among
those held up by five masked bandits
today and robbed of several thousand
dollars In cash snd jewelry at the
Dreamland cafe, a roadhouse 24 miles
from here. The robbers fired several
shots Into the air and lined up every
one In the place with hands high In
the air. They then robbed the till,
imIrons and employes.
Organizer of Early
Omaha Church Dies
Dr. T. K. Hunter,
Pioneer Omaha
Minister, Dies
Pastor Who Helped Found
Dundee Presbyterian
Church Succumbs at
Kimball. Neb.
Dr. Thomas K. Hunter, fi!>, who
helped found Dunum Presbyterian
church. Fiftieth street and Under
wood a' enue, d:'■<* F. day at Kimball,
N'eb.
Burial will be st Nebraska City,
but services will he held here at 10:30
Tuesday morning froth the Bucket
chapel. 3405 Farnam street.
Dundee was so sparsely settled
when Dr. Hunter began religious
work there that Sunday school
classes were convened in private
dwellings. Interest grew and a frame
building later was purchased and the
church established.
Dr. Hunter was moderator last
year of the Presbyterian synod of Ne
braska. For several years he had
lieen pastor of a Kimball rhurch. He
preached In it last Sunday. That
night be became fatally ill.
Belgian Police Raid
Communists’ Homes
Brussels, .March 10—(C40.)—A
more Important turn was given to the
I olice Investigation of the Belgian
communist plot today when 50 more
raids wre made on communist head
quarters and homes In various cities
throughout the country.
The authorities announce that they
expect to substantiate by tin- evidence
now being Collected, their theory that
the Belgiun communists were pledged
to execute secret resolutions adopted
a' the last communist congress for
destruction of the present form of
government.
The Investigation is being made
in co op. ration with the French gov
ernment and is an indirect result of
the communist raids trt Paris recently
in which a number of persons were
arrested on charges of agitating
ngainst the Franco Belgian ocrupa
tion of the Ruhr.
WHERE TO FIND
The Bis Features of
THE SUNDAY BEE
I'AItT ONK.
ruffe A—"F*Uimo Orphan# In »br«s
ka llimif."
I'nffe 10—The Ornnhn Bee In Tor mil
lion Bureau.
I'nffe 10—"Nchrn*ka Children Bn to
x>boo| In Hlylf."
PART TWO.
I'nffe* I end !—Kporf*.
I'nffe .7—“NdbrnNkim* Who Handle
other I'cople'a I nal».
1 I'nffe 4—Automobile Men*.
I'nffe /V—"Humor at llume and
Abroad." by McIntyre and lea
cock.
I'ace •—-Hath! IJoyd Beor*e IHaeiueea
French Policy.
I'affe 7—Market*.
I'uffea A-Ht—Want A»l*
PART THREE.
I'affe* 1-7—Women* New* him! fea
ture*.
I'aae 6—"Helen and Warren."
rnae 7—"Hlioiipinff With Polly."
I'affea A-t-Hb—Amuaeinoiil*.
I'affe •—!Mu*le New*.
I'nffe II—"I* Hie hard Bar t bel mr»* a
Nebraska Boy?"
PART FOI R.
Four rate* of Colored Comic*.
ROTOCiKAVI ItE SEC TION.
Pine l—>lntere*tliiff View* of Nebraska.
Pace 7—Omaha'* Horne llcfflmrnt.
0. K. A.
MAi.XZINK SUCTION
l*a«e I—"Nancy Holme*." abort A lory. j
I'aae I—"Up to Tom," Hy liOuiae
ItaCffelt.
I'affe* 4 J #1—I hlldirii * I'affe*.
10 Nabbed
in Raid on
Dice Game
Vice Squad Breaks Down
Doors to North Eighteenth
Den Where Men Are
Caught Gambling.
Council Acts on Card Ban
Ten men were locked In the city
jail Saturday afternoon as a result of
the latest move on the part of the
police In the war that they have de
clared upon gambling in Omaha.
The police vice squad, headed by
Sergt. Frank Williams, suddenly
descended on a house at 720 North
Eighteenth street after they had
watched men coining and going from
the place for more than one hour.
One officer went to the front door
and another to the rear while other
officers took stations at windows. At
a signal from Sergeant Williams the
I raiders broke into the place slmultane
I ously.
Cy Haskins, charged with being
proprietor of the place ,was taking
care of the “box" at one end of the
table while the other nine men.
, charged with being inmates of a
j gambling house, were engaged In a
I dice game when the officers entered.
Uquor is Found.
A small amount of cash, one pair cf
dice, 83 bottles of beer and a small
quantity of whisky were seized. Has
kins is charged with keeping a gamb
ling house and with illegally possess
ing intoxicating Uquor.
City Commissioner John Hopkins
stated Saturday that he will offer to
the city council next Tuesday morn
ing a resell i on that rh*> poll e de
partment discontinue interference
with cai gnnes )u pool tails, s- ft
drink parlors and cigar store?.
“Of courie,1- explained Commission
er Hopkins, "it would he understood
that the police shall not Interfere
unless there is definite evidence of
gambling. But the mere fact that
persons are playing cards is not of
itself evidence of gambling. I don’t
know what support my resolution will
receive, but it may open up a lively
dlscusslon anyway."
“I p to Dunn."
Asked If he would support the res
elution. Mayor Dahlman said: "Po
lice Commissioner lJunn is the person
who should outline what the poII< e
should do. Another commissioner
should not attempt to Interfere with
the administration of the police de
partment, Commissioner Dunn is en
forcing tho laws."
The mayor referred to an instance
which occurred a few years ago, when
a city commissioner Insisted on tell
ing how the police department should
lie run. whereupon the police depart
ment was handed over to that com
missioner!
“Why, Dan Butler may be made
police commissioner," the mayor add
ed. "Stranger things than that have
happened here in tho city hall.
"Poor Men's Clubs.”
"I think I expressed myself clear
ly on the card table subject during
city council meeting l.i-t Tuesday
morning." said Commissioner Butler.
"I know that if I were police com
missioner thero would lie some things
done that are not being done now. It
would I," lime enough when I am po
lice commissioner in state how I
wvuid conduct the police department.”
The subject of card tables and "pet
ty larceny" games has l iken the city
hall by the cars.
Commissioner Butler insists that
the soft drink parlors and pool halls
are poor men's clubs. Mr. Butler con
ferred yesterday with Sheriff llndres.
Work Approves National
Park Improvement Program
Washington, March 10.— Develop*
ment work in the JZlon National park,
I'tah, will h«* started as soon ns
climatic conditions permit, under n
program approved by Secretary Work,
(existing roads and trail* will he widen
ed and traverse trails from east to
west constructed In order that tourists
may have easy access to the rirn of i
the Orand canyon which 1* the pork’s
principal feature.
The t’nlon Pacific railroad tin a an
nounced Its Intention, Secretary Work
said, to begin construction at one#
Upon a JOOinMtn hotel in the park, to
cost between $100,000 and $200,000,
Woman Wliooe Car Kilim!
Man Given 210 Dayu in Jail
Ha n Franclaro, March 10.—Mra. j
Ella Chappell, wjiono automobile ran ,
down and killed Thomun Mckhnrt
hem. wax Mntoncnd to »*rv* 2&0 day*
in tin- county Jail on conviction of
th« chungo of being lntoilrnted whit*
driving an automobile.
Held mi Check Charge. „
I'hlengo, March lrt It. IT. Whitney
of I .oh Angelon w«n held under $1,1)00
bonds hy a United stni*'H oommla
Hloner loday for bin return to I,on
Angeles, where he In a.ilil to be wanted
by the fedrrnl HUlhnrltlen on u ehaigai
of I’nnalng fulau and bogus United I
Htaien I hvi kn t
California Volcano
Erupting Smoke Clouds j
Westwood, Cal., March 10.—Mount ]
Lassen Is erupting the heaviest ,
volume of smoke and steam seen from i
Its crater In seven years, according
to observers here. The mountain be
gan steaming shortly before noon, fol
lowed by an Immense outpouring of
smoke, apparently Just east of the j
place where the last eruption took '
place.
San Francisco, March 10.—Lassen j
Peak, the only active volcano In the i
continental United States exclusive |
of Alaska Is In the extreme northern
part of California. The first eruption
was noted May 30, 1914, when a
crater 40 by 10u feet was made.
More than 100 eruptions took place ;
In 1914 and 1915, and the volcano haa j
belched smoke many times since. On |
May 21, 1915, a flood of mud from the
peak wrecked houses In Hat Creek
valley, near Its base.
■ ■ 1
Creditors Storm
Rank Doors After
Owners Disappear
Brothers Leave Scores of Ital
ians Holding Sack—Institu- i
lion Not Authorized Un* j
der State Laws.
Now York, March 10—The three
Tisbo brothers, who conduct a bank
and steamship agency on Mott street,
[in the heart of New York's “Little
Italy," disappeared mysteriously to
day. Immediately a crowd of de
positors gathered, demanding their
savings, which were reported to total
1*500,000 to *2.000,000.
Police took charge of the hat k and
Its affairs, pending the result of their
search for the missing brothers. After
a search of apartments over the bank,
■ •erupted by the brother*, officer* re
por;< d that clothing was son* anil
that photographs had been removed
from their frames.
While the police were checking up
at thp passport bureau the Italian
Amerlcan line reported that It had
found Francisco TIsbo's name on the
passenger list of the liner Taorkina,
which sailed Friday.
Inquiry by the police Indicated that
the bank depositors numbered 40,000.
Violating State Law*.
Oeorge B. McLaughlin, state bank
superintendent, stated that the Tis
Ikis were not authorized private hank
• q* If they lmd been accepting de
posits they were violating the state
penal lews, he said.
Vincenzo Tisbo was head of the
bonk, which was known as Vincenzo
Tisbo and brothers. Associated with
him were Vito and Francisco.
Vincenzo was recognized ns a man
of position In "Little Italy," to which
he had come ns a seller of'cheese
anil oil and had risen, 15 years ago.
to the honored post of hanker. In
whom hi* neighbors had Implicit con
fidence.
It was a curious situation at the
hank.
While one part of "Little Italy" w as
lamenting, baring the lo«s of Its life * •
savings, another part expressed Its
complete confidence In the hank and
It* head.
Storm Hank Door*.
There was no doubt that Vim enaui
had endeared hlmse.f to Ida fellow
countrymen. Freely had he Contributed
for firework* at the fiestas, Hay and
night was he accessible to hundreds
of pushcart peddlers and small mer
chants who wished to consult him
about things financial. Hut there
were hundred* assembled at tho bank
who would not he denied. They storm
ed the front of that tiny office, only to
be turned back by the police.
One old woman, wrapped 1n s
slmwl of many colors, wnllr4l piteous
ly. Her life's savings — $4,000—all
gone—she knew It.
A middle aged depositor of flashing
eye. alternately sullen and Infuriated,
declared more than $10,000 of his had
gone over that counter.
Soon tl*c police had the nemos of
a dnion depositors who said they had
entrusted a total of more than $50,
000 to Vlncenso.
100 Hritisli Soldiers on K!i• nc
Married to ( .erman Women
London. March 10.-- Aprclinmcntary
return homed y<»*t#rdny *tnte« that up
proxlmAttly 400 fit ItInli *<-Idler* of the ,
army of occupation on the Hhlne
lmv#» married tlcrmnn women. The j
utrongth of the army on th# Hhlne;
on March I wa* of nil rank*.
]ttil»y kidnaped Ity Nunn*.
Albany, N. V. March 10-—Search
for Leopold Minkin, A year-old ton of
City Judge la-opold Minkin,' who was
kidnaped from h s home here Thors
day-afternoon by Mary Conklin, a I
newly employed nurse maid, shifted
today In Bennington, Vt . where a wo
man and a Igiy resembling the miss
ing pair left a train yesterday.
Areutcd of I nking $100,000.
Ht. Paul, March 10 A warrant
wa* lM*nrd today for the arroat of j
Jam** M. Llnd»uy, former trcaiunr
of the Ht. Paul 1 nlou Stock vnnl*
company, chanting him with appro
printing $100,000 of the company*
fynd* for ht* own u» i
Full Speed Ahead
WE CANNOT BE
RESPONSIBLE FOR
CAPS, COATS, OR
COLLISIONS
BECAUSE ANOTHER PATRON BACKED INTO HIM, SPfUING HOT SOUP
ON HIS HANDS, JONES HAS DESIGNED A CAfETtRIA BUMPER
Financial Aid to
Farmers Assured
H*lp \uthori£ctl by Rural
Credits Legislation to Be
Available in Spring.
Washington. March 10 — G4>! The
federal farm loan board. at the con
clusion of a three day conference with
the federal Land hank presidents, gave
assurance that farmers of the country
will have the benefit of the govern
ment's financial aid. authorized In the
recently enacted rural credits legisla
tion. by the time the spring planting
begins. While it appeared that not nil
of the new credit machinery w< uLl he
In operation at the time Indicated, It
was declared tbit I - p >v*rnment f
nanced Intermedlnto credit hanks
would be ready to receive applications
for and to make leans In about two
work s.
*
The land bank heads, together with
the loan board, spent part of the day
discussing with members of congress
ways and means of getting all federal
agencies having to do with fram cred
its into closer co-operation. The hank
officials also called on Secretary Wal
lace and plan to seo Secretary Mellon
and the war finance corporation <!!•
rectors early nest week.
It was Indicate.) that an early an
nouncement might he rnudo by the
farm loan board regarding the meth
ods it will employ in extending to the
farmers the aid contemplated in the
new laws. It was said soma "rough
place*" might have to be smoothed
out by new legislation.
Commissioner l.obdell of the farm
loan hoard said Iho Is.aril and the
land banks, which are charged direct
ly with the administration of the new
Intermediate credit hanks, were bend
ing every effort to put the necessary
machinery Into operation.
I tl.cr Escapes Into Sulmay
I rain; 61) Yre Overeome
New York. Mat* h 10—Sixty pas
sengers on i subway train were over
come early today by ether escaping
fr«»m a can carried by lilehard t'ha*
horro. a young Kotith American, who
told the police lir» was ( iking It home
for a cold.
When the train pulled In at a sta
tion, practically every passenger in
one car was feeling effect* of the
ether. Home Women were hysterical.
Two ptissengers were removed to *
hospital Chanarro was arrested.
4 . S. Narcotic Chief to 1 sc
Cartoon in The Omaha Bee
Kid- 'ill Nnientl* trout A. Mann
ini? has i ‘-iiur-.tr.I til* original drum
mtf nf a cartoon by Alfred Miller 1
which appeared recentl y In Th» Kv*
nlntr II**. portraying th* relation t>*
tween ill* dop* traffic nnd th* boot
trgifer. •
Mr. Manning plana to send th*
cannon to hla chlrf at Minneapolis,
who, in turn, want* to tali* it to th*
narcotic* dlvliion of the Department j
of JuaUcu at Washington. i
House Members
of Kansas Refuse
To Be Spanked*
Message From Governor Criti
cising Legislature “Tabled"
Additional Expense Ap
propriation Scored.
Topeka. Kan , March 10.- A*, .ion
said to be unprecedented in the his
tory of Kansas legislatures was taken
today by the lower house when it
tabled" & message from Governor
.1 m i * t\ La fu pill Ik *n i* 11* n i •
1 f* rr* d :■» the^t as '‘demonstrat
ing merely the desire on the part of
th© governor to administer an official
spanking." and says that the house
declined to "lw spanked."
Th;s action raised the question of
whether the message should b*- In
cluded in the official record of the
I house. If necessary to reach a eon
, ciuRkiu on this issue, the question
will be put formally before the house.
Immediately following the action
; taken by the house. Governor Davis
said that he would make every effort
j to have his message placed In the
house official record and that l>emo
era tic Floor Leader Field was pi**pat
> ing to present a protest against ex
cluding it from the record.
The governor devoted most of his
n*% me to a review of the « monuc
situation ns he secs it. and the need
I of return of prosperity tn the farm
• r. He criticised the legislature for
"frivolous discussion" and took a di
re* t rap at the two houses for the
additional $75 expense money per
member appropriated in a bill passed
Friday hy each house. The legisla
ture's per diem pay stopped March 1.
"Do you not think it would l*» fit
ting tn set a record in making laws
in the interest and for the benefit of
the people of the state rather than
In setting u record f».r appropriating
money for youm fvti far postage and
expenses that could hardly be said to
bo warranted by the terms * f the con
stitution, which fixes your compensa
tion?" the executive message asked.
Vrmour Company Report!*
Morljjajip for
Hatltslnirg. Mins.. March 10.— Ar
moitr Jk i’n. nf Delaware today re
entiled In (he Knrresi county court
house a mortgage for J. ii.uoo ooo to
sou re an Issue of 30-year tirst mort
gage bomls l>enring &Uj per cent In
terest,
Prince Von Lippt* Kiiirt!.
Worden. March 10 Prince t’rlrd
ei-tch Wilhelm von l.lppe. the tier
man nationalist agitator. w«a trleii by
.1 court martial here yeatenlny ml
lim'd t.000,000 mark* The prose-]
cutor asked a aentem'e of taro yearaj
and a fine of 10.000.000 mark*. The
prince vns arrested February fS
charged with alining up agitation
against the font's of occupation
Ring Disappears
at Ladies* Aid Meet
Mr', K. S. Longfellow Tells
Police She Doesn't \* ant
Investigation of Theft.
Mr« K F Ijongfeilow. 501C W»*t
frn avenue, declined Saturday morn
ing to permit Detectives William
Daria and Frank Killian to invea’i
gate a diamond ring that disappeared
while Rise was entertaining members
of "the Ladies’ Aid society."
It lay on a dresser while ah# enter
tained the church society last Satur
day afternoon.
When all except three guests were
gone she discovery,! it was missing.
Reported !<• Police.
Mrs Ian-cfellow promptly dropped
the matter, hut It Was reported to
police yesterday by an Insurance oom
l«iny to which claim had Iteeti made
hy the Ixmgfellows
"1 suspect no one," Mrs. Ix>ngfe11ew
said. "1 want no investigation. The
Ladies’ Aid need net know anything
about it. A window was open and
a sneak thief probably reached
through and got it. 1 didn't want po
lice aid—1 implore you to forget all
about It ”
yhe declined- to name the church
of w hich she is a member, but a friend
■ok! she is enrolled In McCabe Meth
odist church. Forty first and Karnam
effects.
' allied at $1,0
The ring »ai valued at f$<V It was
j done oddly In gold, supporting two
very small diamonds surrounded by
pearls
"MS’ husband gave it to me for a
Christmas present," Mrs Longfellow
said and it Is not of consequence
Were It mv engagement tin* l would
fight to the last ditch for Its recov
••i \ . but it s not."
1 •electives’ pleas for pet mission to
work on the case to lift even suspicion
front all except the thief, were dewed
t v Mrs. latngfeilow
lwo Vrim Vvidtors killed
W lien IM.uif J ail- .100 1 Yet
Port An Prince, Haiti Match lo
Sergt. FMw arvl Josupelt. a pilot
of Payton. O . and Setgt August J,
i'h.risttan. inerhsnic of Hrklgeporl.
Conn., marine aviators, were killed
when thetr svlrpittno caught fire and 1
fell 3'*' feet shortly after they had
taken off for a flight. A Kurd of
Investigation has been ordered
The Weather'
Forecast.
Probably ahoirrrt and wanaar Sun
day
llmirtj tYni|ta*ralt«irv
b « «» in
»* A- IH. 1#
' A *»•
* • W* .14
* a . n» . .14
I* A M».
11 A. m, * M W
IS at- M.. 41;
I |i. m. 44
t p. Ml. >. 4«
• P in. 41
4 |i *. ,, 14
» p m. 40
• p. PI 41
• p. in, ...._41
i
Navy Will
w
D e v e 1 o p
New Bases
Improvement Within Definite
Period Derided Upon av
Part of National De
fense Program.
Put Fleet on 5-5-3 Ratio
Washington, March 10.—Develop
ment within a definite period, of fou*
continental and two ‘'advanced" fleet
bases has been decided upon by ths
Navy department as an entcgral ele
ment of the national naval dcfen.n
program.
The has**, selected by a special
board on shore establishments, head
> 4 by Hear Admiral Rodman, will b*
given a certain ‘‘priority’’ in develop.
•eat. which has been determined aftef
a study of every strategic considera
tion. Under this schedule, they will
be developed In the following order!
San Francisco—A base capable ol
"serving the entire fleet in ail re- h
specie."
Puget Sour. 1—A base) equal t«
that at San Franc.sco and to include
existing naval stations of that sec
tldn.
To Consolidate Ctations.
♦
The New York-Narraganzett Baj
Fuse—An all-fleet base to Include sta*
' on* now located in New York har
bor. I.ong Island . sound and Nar
raganzett bay. With construction of a
channel through Hell Gate to permit
ready passage of the largest vessels
fmm the sound to New York bar
: bor.
Chesapewk Bay — An a’.'-fleet has*
to Include existing stations rn th*
Lower My. i ** .
The outlying leases are th* t-an *
anal none and the Hawaiian isiai,o»,
|-ho board having '■t eluded from 1:*
recommendations “all shore stations
.r.sular possesstor,* where, under the
limitation of armament treaty, the
status quo must be maintained,”
Limitation of specific types of ships
under that treaty has been held by
naval experts to necessitate certain
modification in the position given
these bases in the general strategic
1 ian of the United States and to re
‘luire a redraw ig of plan* for their
development.
To Build Program.
■*P1 : : ' derision of some foreign
governments to press forward coi.
struction or the fast, light ships
which were not limited under th*
V s s.i ! to have directed at
tention to the Importance of complet
ing the program for the canal and
Hawiian defenses in order to ‘bal
ance” the scale.
I““ i d p’an* and estimates of the
t^ist for each base will be presented
to th* next congress along with re
- i rnmer.dations for a building pro
gt.im des gn.,1 to bring the navy up
to Us standard under the.l ; 3 radio
" 1 'o i plrtion of the fleet bases
will be mane the first consideration
of the Navy department. It was said
officially that preliminary work
would le undertaken at the same
■ me upon pi ins for the development
of subsidiary shore stations. These
include the various navy yards, sub
marine and destroyer stations, naval
air stations for const patrol-duty.
I
1 ordnance and fuel depots
Charles ^ ork JC arrested
on Dope I raffic Charge
* ■I'.ui-'.t* Yuk 714 North Kighteenth
'■feet. was mrffist for the second
litn- xv,thin a week yesterday for in
xrstigaticn on a charge of violating
the llarriqpn narcotic act.
York was arrested earlier in the
xx. • k Iht. • tiv-s Trapp «r l Munch
x>i..'n they found a \»*t quantity of
’bpe concealed beneath a loose board
bi his room. Me was released on
IS noe bond.
! i- right tv • « arrested (lv»
fit era. 1102 Cai iforr. .a street, when
they found half e doten cxyslr#
Giblets on h.s person. lie said he
*vas delivering the dope f r York
< U'toni< \grntn Kelestf
Kockofellor— Drapcrif*
Washington, March 10 — Assistant
Sc, retury McKensle Moss of the Tree*
in x department t tad ay signed a letter
« ri., g t it collector of customs
it Xr« York t • release from custody
the famous Rochefoucauld gothic
• ip-strtes purchased by John Y>.
It,v kef. er. tr , at a pne* reported to
is around fl.flOO.Mg. The letter. It
xx xs officially stated, will close the tn
cldent relating to the holding of ths
tai>e*tr1e«.
Officials to Cliinip Lid
on Camhling in juarr*
K rose, Mex„ March 18 —I'xty of
ficials of Jliarea announced that
gambling houses in Jus re* mst across
tie iMxrdev, would be closed perma
nently next Sunday night, as the re
sult of hppenis fiixm city official* hers
ihai the oonoeaahm be xetnoeled Ixeftxr*
the annual ronvrntion in K1 Ihasn
next week of the Tvxaa and South
xxsstcrn v'alile Raisers' assoviatlne.
llte program of the ,-onventioe cells
fur visits l x ihe delegate* to