United States and
Japan Agree to
Abrogate Treaty
Agreement Reached for With
drawal of Pact Signed by
Secretary Lansing and
Baron Isliii in 1917.
By Universal Service.
■Washington, March 30.—Japan and
the United States have agreed to ab
rogate the Lansing-inhil agreement
between the two countries, which was
signed by Secretary of State Lansing
and Baron Ishii. Japan's special pleni
potentiary in 1017, at the tlmo the
United States was endeavoring to in
duce Japan to enter vigorously into
the European war.
The special value of this agreement
was to secure to Japan an understand
ing on the part Pf Mr. Lansing that
Japan was to he the arbiter of affairs
in the east just as the United States
was to be the arbiter of affairs on the
western continent. Mr. Lansing, In
the agreement, subscribed to the doc
trine that Japan was to bn para
mount in the territories adjacent to
the Japanese empire.
When the agreement was made
public China protested on the ground
that the agreement virtually made
Japan a suzerain over China and
whatever lands or countries Japan
should consider "adjacent."
It Is said hero that Japan has
found no difficulty In abrogating or
canceling the Lanslng-Ishil agree
ment because the nine-power treaty,
while not disposing of any claim of
Japan, really binds seven uf the nine
nations signing that pact to sustain
the power of Japan in the Pacific. It
was pointed out that on the same
principle Japun was quite willing to
denounce the Anglo-Japanese treaty
for the reason that the four-power
pact made it still an ally of flreat
Britain, with the United States and
France thrown in for good measure.
Gage County Fair Planned
by Farmers and Merchants
Special Plspatcb to The Omaha Bee.
Hr,it rice. Neb., March 30.—A Gage
county fair owned by farmers anil
stock raisers, with Beatrice business
and professional men interested in it.
is the goal set in developing a real
livestock and agricultural fair In the
county.
The plan contemplates owners of
stock in the driving park association
surrendering their steak to the county
fair association. This will give the lat
ter title to the grounds and enable
the organization to build such perma
nent structures as are necessary to
house the various exhibits shown each
year. A meeting held yesterday to dis
cuss the proposition was adjourned
until Monday.
Painter Falls from Second
Story Window of Building
Toppling from a ledge on which he
was standing to wash a second story
window of a building at 122 12 North
Fifteenth street, J. D. Cavenaugh.
painter, struck his head on the cement
sidewalk, 20 feet below.
lie suffered a scalp wound. He was
attended by a police surgeon and
taken to his home.
He had turned on the ledge to warn
a child on the sidewalk below to keep
away, when he lost his footing and
fell.
It was his second experience of the
sort. Four years ago he fell from the
top of a ladder while painting a house
and broke his hand.
Michigan Towns Short of
Fuel as Result of Snow
Petoskey. Mich.. March 30.—Many
northern Michigan towns and hanllets
were reported short of food and fuel
today as a result of the snow storm
which began Monday aiul has shroud
ed the upper peninsula. Train serv
ice is hampered generally. Twenty
foot snow drifts were reported from
various sections of the northern
peninsula.
Ex-Fruit Head Guilty.
I/OS Angeles, Cal , March 30.—.Wil
liam I’. McShnne, former president of
th“ Sutherland Fruit company, was
convicted by a jury in the United j
.States district court h're late last I
night on six of the 30 counts in a
federal jury indictment, charging him |
with “pledging and uttering" fraud
ulent bills of lading in connection
with shipments of orango to tip
cast.
Judge Benjamin I’. Bledsoe an
nnuned semcnre would be imposed
Monday.
The iienalty is a fine of f.i.OOO or
five years’ Imprisonment or both on
each count.
_
Road Conditions
(fornlihrd by tbs Omnlm Auto Club.)
Lincoln Highway. Hast — Roads atlll in
poor shape, but paaaahb*
Lincoln Highway, West— Road* fa r to
food all »he way through to Denver
C. L. V■ — Roads fair to good to Hast
Inga.
Meridian Highway—Roads fair to good
•outh, still in poor condition north of Co
lumbus
fornhuaker Highway- Roads fair to
Highland Cutoff -Roads fa r
Mlack Hill* Trail—Roads Just fair, still
Biuddy in stret' he*
Washington High way—Roads still In
poor shape, but passable.
Omaha-Tulra Highway—Roads fair to
good to Topeka.
Ornaha-Topeka Highway—Roads Just
fair.
King of Trails. North—Rosds still in
poor ehapa, but passable
King of Trails, South--Roads rough snd
rutty to Plattsmouth. fair to good sou.h
to Kansas City.
• River to River Road—Rom«Is still In
poor shape, bat 'arm are going through.
White-Way #*7" Highway—Roads still In
bad shape. It Is ne. essary to uv < h •In*
In places
1. O. A. Shortline Hoads still In poor
ahane. fair In stretches.
Hlue draws Trail—Rosds fair.
Two Inmate? Die as Fire
Sweeps County Infirmary
Alpena, Mich., March 30.—Two men
Inmates were burned to death > ester
day and 27 others, four of them
women, were carried to safety by
firemen when the Alpena county in
firmary was destroyed by fire. Dam
age was estimated at $50,000. The
rescued were carried half a mile in
a raging snowstorm to a farmhouse.
Firemen were handicapped by zero
weather. A near panic ensued.
Four Arrested at
"Hog Ranch* Fined
Allot]mr Taken in Raid Jailed
on Liquor (.barge—
Girls Released.
Eddie Humpal and hi* wife. Lena.
Sou tit Orrmha; Mike Dwyer. Til 2 Houth !
Twentieth street, and Jtnbert Hen
drix. 514 South Nineteenth stroet, wore
fined $250 each Friday hy Fed
eral Judge Woodrough on charges of
possession and sale of liquor in the
"Hog Ranch." Fast Omaha resort.
They pleaded guilty to the charge.
Frank Folito. Carlton hotel, was sen
tenced to jail for 30 days on his plea
of guilty to the same charges. The
four persons fined were given 10 days
in which to pny the money into fed
eral court.
These five end two girls were ar
i«Kted in ft raid on the “Hog Ranch"
about midnight Wednesday by Gen
t era! Federal Prohibition Agent Robert
Samardlck and a squad of city detec
tives. The two girls were discharged.
Framv Open to Ruhr Parley.
Paris. Mal-ch SO.—Premier Poincare
sent message to the chamber of depu
ties today stuting that France will
examine any offer made by Germany
through the allies for settlement of
the Ruhr problem providing it is “pre
cise, serious and direct."
Lenine IKimr.
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Moscow Report
Confidential Me*?-ape to Soviet
Fepation in Finland
Tells Condition.
Ily International *er\h*e.
Helsingfors, Finland, March 30.—The .
soviet legation was confidentially ad
vised by Moscow today that Nicolai
Lenine is on the verge of death and
that a military dictatorship, headed
by t\'ar Minister Leon Trotzky, prob
ably will be proclaimed when he dies.
Lenim's paralysis was said to be
spreading from his right side.
Moscow, March 30.—Nicolai Lenine
Is holding his own, but has made no
progress toward recovery in the past
24 hours, it was announced today. The
1' olM.n said his condition was tr*
changed.
Bunco Probe on. i
Denver, 'do.. March SO — Invest!*
gnt:on "f aJeged attempts to lnflu«
(nee the jury which last Wednesday
convict" i : alleged member* of a.
nationally known confidence band on
charges of conspiracy, was resumed
by the county grand Jury today.
Several members of the Jury were
summoned before the grand Jury yes*
terday in connection with ths probe.
EXTRA
SALES
PEOPLE
Await to Serve You Promptly
Saturday._
APPROVALS
EXCHANGES
REFUNDS
Every tale imiil be contidered
final.__
Your Credit Is Good During
This Great Fire-Saie!
We want you to feel just as
free in taking advantage
of our liberal credit
policy during this sale
as under normal
conditions. Out
fit the entire
family Satur
day.
Forced to Serve the
Crowds in Relays!
The three great floors of our store have been packed
so completely since the opening hour of thia sale that
we have been forced to serve our
customers in relays.
Entrance it made
through the front
door and exit
through the
rear doora.
The Most .stores
T«hter of APPa p i,- fcno*n
Slaughter HaS Ever
the Mid^es _
oi
Buy cn
Payments
UNDENIABLE EVIDENCE OF OMAHA’S ENTHUSIASM
SHOWN BY THE GREAT RESPONSE TO THIS SALE
Hundred* have stood waiting at our doors continually for the
past three days for an opportunity to share in this sale.
Customer* have attended frorn^
a radius of one hundred miles—
the whole vicinity is talking of
this Great Fire Sale.
Doors Open at ^^1
9 A. M. Sharp
f"”» '
*?aku«h4r oafno*ufe of “bS« at
$200,000 Stock
of New Spring Apparel for Men - Women - Children
at Far Less Than Manufacturers’ Cost
Women’s and Misses’ Capes, Wraps, Coats, Dresses, Fur Coats, Suits, Skirts,
Millinery, Sweaters, Footwear, Men’s Suits, Overcoats, Topcoats, Gabardines,
Trousers, Underwear, Caps, Hats, Shoes, Shirts, Boys’ Suits.
A
Insurance Adjusters Are Relentless in
Their Orders to Sell Every Garment
They insist upon the immediate disposal of every article upon w hfc. h an adjus*
ment has been effected. WF. MUST SEl.L there is no choice in the matter alb'
thoughts of the huge losses have been cast to the four winds.
We are hourly bringing up merchandise from our big
basement stock rooms and receiving rooms which were in then
original shipping rases at the time of the fire. This mere ha n
dise is not even touched bv the odor of smoke-—and yet it
comes within the orders of the Insurance Adjusters' demand
to sell.
Buy Either Way:
CASH OR
CREDIT!
Not An ^
Hour Is
To Be Lost!
Selling must be quick, time is passing, actioi^^
is demanded. Our job is to unload more
than $200,000 worth of new spring merchan
dise and we’ll sell it at prices that you never
would believe possible.
1417 DOUGLAS STREET
r Contractors
Have Converted
Former Annex
Sales Rooms Into
Temporary Selling Spieo
for Remainder of Si o
On the Ground Floor Annex we are tell
ing Shoes, Hat*. Caps, Sweater*. Under
wear, Collars, Trousers.
Millinery Shop No# in Second Floor Annex
More than 500 Women's Hats hold in our basement
stockroom brought to the soiling floors for disposal Saturday.
Select your new Easter Hat now. The values are simply
amazing.
Jtr 1417 DOUGLAS STREET