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The OMAHA Norning Bee >' VOL. 32—NO. 247. .25? V. T'u%? lmiat OMAHA. MONDAY, APRIL 2, 1923.* S:,&" X, %,."u TWO CENTS - I Revision of Tax Lavrs ts Planned Representative Frear of Wis consin Announces Progres sive Program for Sixty Eighth Congress. Draft of Bills Prepared Hr I niirrul iwrlrr. Washington, April 1.—A definite pi ogram of the house progressive bloc for the revision of the federal tax laws during the sixty-eighth con gress was announced by Representa tive James A. Frear of Wisconsin. The proiiosed legislation includes: 1— A constitutional amendment to teach stock dividends, now held to be i i - on taxable under a live to four de ■ sion of the supreme court. 2— Tax on undistributed profits, r retroactive to 1919. to reach corpor eity surpluses laid aside annually and subsequently distributed in stock j dividends. 3— Restoration of a modified excesi; profits tax. > i—Heavy increase In the inheri tance tax. 3—A gift tax. to pi event dodging of the inheritance levy. 6—Publicity of Treasury depart- i ment records, throwing open tax pro ■ ceding* the same as court hearings, j Drafts Prepared. Tentative drafts of the six meas- i i rti already have been prepared by i Representative Frear. at the dlrev rnn of the leaders of the progressive 1 '■ \ Th® Wisconsin .representative is a member of the ways and means committee and one of the recognized . -ithorities on fiscal matters in the use. lie will pilot the bills on the bouse side, A meeting of the progressives will be called when the next session is • o.tvened in December to approve the details of the pm|>osals before they nre introduced. The general prin c pics of all the measures have been agreed upon. It is stated. *—•* In support of the proposed stock ( ■ ilsHIcnd amendment. Representative l'rewr declared, as a rr"-ult of the sUr prem® court decision exempting these i Issues from taxation, "single indivtd nalg now often hold millions of dol lars tax-free, whereas many- profes sional men are paying far larger taxes on their personal service in- j comes alone. This grossly unjust re sult is due to tax evasions made pos sible by court decisions In this roun- i tr unknovvp to other countries." FfTerthenes* of law Destroyed. More than 120.©00,*>00,000 Invested j ii. tax free bonds and stock dividend.,-. I the Wisconsin progressive said, pays i no personal income tax whatever, de- ] - roving the effectiveness of the in come tax law. The proposed retroactive undistrih i utid profits tax would not equal the Individual surtaxes 'that ought to !:nve been paid if surpluses had been distributed.1' the statement continues, "but It will help to meet the situa tion.” Mr. Frear asserted this pro 1 osal hes been "endorsed by high tax tu thoriti*--. apart from four eminent Jt Igeg in the stock dividend derision, j "The practice of resorting to stock dividends,” the progressive spokesman said, "is unjust to the lit tie stockholder and is responsible for great monopolies that have absorbed nil rivals through surplus profits that j ay no personal income tax.” Se-retary of the Treasury Mellon, be charged, has nullified the section of the revenue ait of 1921 dewigned t-> Impose a 25 per cent penalty upon surpluses accumulated to avoid taxes Vanderbilt Married Is Not of N. Y. Family Lincoln. April 1.—Albert C. Van derbilt. 27. who was married in Lin-{ coin Friday to Frieda Moenck. 25. < t Hastings, Neb., in not a member of the New York Vanderbilt family, j he said In denying a story pub 1 shed tn a local paper. He gave ; Ids address as the Bronx, yew York Ills bride is the daughter of Detlef <o»n«'k of Hastings. They were mar i -d by County Judge ftobin K. Iteid. v ho said the groom was noncommit- j • 11 about Ida family connections. Judge Iteid said tonight be was satis ’ied young Vanderbilt ia not a member tf the prominent New York family. Mrs. Vanderbilt formerly resided in ' < -uncll Bluffs. 4 irrston Light Plant Is Merged With Utilities Co. 'serial ISsMlrh te Tk» Omaha Bee. Crest on. Ia., April 1.—Formal an- j t uuncement of the merger of the t icston Mutual Ulectrlc Light and Bower company with the Southern towa Utilities company has been . made by J. Boss - I>ee. vice president I I < f the latter company. Mr. Lea also announced that the company will continue operating the « reaton plant in conjunction with the 1> nnt at Centerville, and that It ex pects to spend over $100,000 In Im j protentents on the Creston plant In the near future. if-'• Twine Weigh 17 Pounds. \ Beatrice, Net*.. April 1.— A pair • i twins, weighing 17 pounds, were t*orn to Mr. and Mrs. liarrett Pa ben. Pick ret!, Neb. The twins—a boy and a girl — are lusty Infants and ere normal in every respect Mother end **,..« o«cx are avail uusiy* * • Paris Society Turns to Black in Mourning for ‘Divine Sarah” Somber Scene Presented at Famous Auteiul Race Course—Gay Colors Strangely Lacking—Several New Innovations Displayed by Manequins. Bj Initrral Seri ire. Paris, April X.—In memory of Sarah Bernhardt, black has miracul ously jumped into the fashions again after being completely eclipsed in the February forecast for summer. The Auteuil race course where the president's prize was run today, was a somber sight. Thige great gathering ot stage and society folk unanimous ly discarded their bright chiffons. | tarihued chintz, or scintillating or- ; gandies for mourning colors of black, mauve or sky-grey. Ttespite the atmosphere of grief, the manequins displayed three ontable style Innovations. The first was the ‘apron gown.” a black slip-on coat made of the flimsiest crepe. It was de signed to protect delicately colored fabrics from the hot sun and also to give an unwonted effect of open ing at both sides. The second surprise was the ‘'snuf fle hat.” a cone-shaped affair, the concave brim of which comes down so far that the wearer must throw j back the head to see straight ahead. It gives the exact effect of an old fashioned night cap. but is made of variegated straws. Then there was the "half-and-half” gown. launched by Madeleine et Madeline. It consists of a long tailor ed Jacket buttoned In front, and when taken off, reveals a backless evening gown, thus permitting the fair wear ers to go from dinner straight to the races. The first "official'' race day found society out in force. Mrs. Hubert Adams, just back from Monte Carlo, looked smart in a seasonable gown of old black lace. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Appleton watched a few races, after ward motoring to Cannes. Mrs. Black. Mrs. Kinsley Macomber and Mrs. J. C. Corrigan were devotees of "black," occupying boxes. Adolph Zukor turned out in spring like checks and spent his time alter nating betw een the display of fashions and betting rings, both of which seem ed fascintating to him. Dr. Sun Will Open Doors of China to Foreign Capital President Will Seek (construc tion of Railroads and Ex pert Advice on Finan cial Problems. By \a>o«laln< Prf»». Canton. April 1.—Opening the door* for American and British capital, con struction of railroads l>y foreign cap- , ital and seeking expert advice on fin ancing the modernization of southern China were the high spots in Dr. Sun Yat Sen's declaration of his future policy here today. Dr. Sun's first announcement of the course he will follow as head of the government of southern China was issued to the Associated Press V>y Eugene Chen, secretary to Dr. Sun, with statement that Dr. Sun author ized the message. Dr. Sun outlined his policy as fol lows: Will finally remove to his own headquarters at Canton. Will begin immediately to modern ize Canton province with the assist - tance of foreign experts in depart ments requiring foreign methods. Will Employ British Expert*. Plans to adopt systems practiced in British territory near Hongkong by employing British experts to assist in the reorganization of land taxation department, audit department and . pension systems. Will keep mines and public utilises under government control, to be worked by private capital on royalty ' or profit-sharing Imsl*. All nationalities will be welcomed In the financing of government enter prises. but American and British capi tal will lie preferred. Railways will lx- constructed by foreign capital. Has no intention of separate gov ernmei t for southern China, but is working for the reunification of China. gays immediate financial assistance is needed. To Issue New Bank Notes. Will clear the market of all olJ provincial bank notes, taking expei« advice on any new bank note issues pfoM* from mines and utilities will be used to relieve taxation. Will take immediate measures for the suppression of piracy and brigand age by organizing gendarmerie, aug mented by aviation corps. Expert* lliu Sun-Chi army soon to return and round up Chen Chlng Ming’s forces in Wait.how. Yunnan troops are loyal and arc considered on the same basis as the Canton troops. Kwangsl troops will leave city and arsenal and go to the west and north rivers. This means n settlement of the more difficult aspect of the mili tary situation an3 it enables Dr. Sun to have better control of the general situation in Canton. The situation In Canton i* now orderly and the munic-ipal work Is proceeding rapidly. Dr. Sun stated. Poincare to Take \ acation. pails, April 1.—Worn out by off! dal duties bearing upon Ruhr oecu tuition. Premier Poincare will take a vacation of three or four days. “FINDERS KEEPERS— LOSERS WEEPERS” _Xot so if you ujc an Omaha Bee “Lost” ad to recover what you were unfortunate enough to lose. The Omaha Bee "Lost and Found" ads will find almost any thing you lose. You can’t help loaing things once in a while, but you don't need to let them stay lost very long—not while 1 these little ads arc on the job. Remember that losers can be choosers and choose The Omaha Bee "Want” Ads. They make winners out of losers. If you lose something—-don’t worry, phone At-lantic 1000 and j ask for a "Want” Ad taker. Democrats Warn G. 0. P. Chiefs to Stop, Look, Listen Senator ^X alsh Deliters t Iti inatuin—Plans Hot Fight if Harding Runs on "Back to-Nomialcy” Platform. Br Inirerml Washington. April 1.—The presi dent and his friends were given ad vance warning today by dCmocrat.c leaders to stop, look and listen be fore deciding to make “return to nor malcy*' the issue in the next presi dential campaign. Senator David 1. Walsh of Massa 'husetts. chairman of the demo cratic senatorial committee, in a state ment issued by the national commit tee. declared the democrats will atump the country on that issue if the presi dent chooses to make his fight for re-election on the record of what the republicans have done toward bring ing the nation l>ack to normalcy. The senator declared that demo cratic orators will tear the repub lican record to tatters and demons trate that “normalcy*’ docs not exist, not even within the ranks of the president s own party. Cite* Condition*. Here are some of the conditions cited liy Senator Walsh to show that “normalcy" i( absent: Business groaning under war taxa tion. Huge tariff favoring profiteers makes cost of production higher than ever. Country suffering loss of European trade because of administration’s foreign policy and erection of new trade harriers. Cost of living steadily rising be cause of increase in prices of building material, clothing, fuel. food, furni ture and other necessities. People being gouge,I on sugar be cause of profiteering and stock job bing which administration has done nothing to prevent. "If there has been any appreciable return to normalcy It Is not reflected either In financial, industrial, eco r.omic or political affairs." Senator Walsh added. Nay* I nrest I.rowing. “Anyone who travels extensively will find no state of normalcy In the public mind anywhere; In fact public dis-mtirfaction and unrest are greater than ever. The level of wholesale price* is 11.3 per cent higher than a par age. causing an Increase of from 15 to 2« i>er cent in retail prices. There have been increases In every thing the farmer and the workingman buy*, with no corresponding Increase in the price* obtained for farm prod ucts or wages of labor.” Senator Walsh declared there were few signs of a return to normalcy within the president’s own party, and cited the division on the ship sub sidy bill, on the revenue bill and on the tariff. He said that in the mat ter of the announcement by Attorney flrneral Daugherty of President Harding's intention to run again there were signs again of a lack of harmony. Jefferson (.oiinty to Raise $<HK) for Children** Home Special OOpatrh in Th* Omaha Bee. Kairhury. Neb., April 1.—Jefferson county womens clubs will start a week's drive April 1C to raise $900 a* the county's quota in the Nebraska •"hildren's Home society campaign for new quarters in Omaha. Mrs. Belle Jenkins Is directing the campaign, a* stated by Mr*. K. A. Houston, Mrs. II. F Hole. Mis. Ualq Htrawhacker, Mrs. Ed Allen. Mrs. Ora Cox, Eva 11. Shuman nmi Olios True. Five Person* Are Killed VI lien Aulo Strike* Train Ashland, h'v., April 1.—Five per “on* were killed here tills afternoon, when ilie automobile, in which they wire tiding clashed into a (.'lima pcake A t (hin luisneugei train at a i crossing on the outskirts of the city. Witnesses of the accident claim the | car suddenly lot, hod forwuid as the 1 trate was cc,using tile until and crash ,cd itiiw ihv. aids vl Bis eg.in. • 66 Taken in Eight ^aids !v r day Vticers Forced to Use Flash lights in Second Orient Gar den “Call” in Week—Pa trons Escape in Dark. Two Stills Confiscated Sixty-six persons were arrested in the 21 hours ending at midnight Sat urday In raids conducted by police and deputy sheriffs. Forty five were taken and as many escaped in a raid by the police central squad on the Orient Garden, 123 Narth Tenth street, at midnight. The squad was preparing to swoop down on the place when lights over the city went out. The officers used their flashlights in rounding up the patrons, m whom 12 bottles of whisky were found. Among those who eluded ar rest was Bob Wisdom, proprietor of the garden. The Orient garden was raided a week ago last night by police. Liquor was found, but officers were unable to learn the names of possessors, so no arrests were made. The place was temporarily closed. Hidden Still Found. At 2225 Pacific street, the central squad was forced to cut through near ly two feet of concrete to reach a se cret chamber built under the base ment of the house, where a still was m operation. Louis Castnno was ar rested as owner of the still, which, with a quantity of mash and several gallons of whisky, was confiscated. The second still was found at IStiO South Twa-lfth street, it was in oper ation when the officers descended on the place. Sam George, arrested as owner of the still, was entering his machine when the officers caught bjm. Two gallons of whisky that were in the car were taken as evi dence and the man was charged with illegal possession and transportation of intoxicating liquor. A slate that gurgled when kicked resulted in the arrest of Searpillo i Tari. 15*4 Vinton street. The shoe contained it pint bottle of whisky, of I fleers discovered. Depuly Sheriff Active. Deputy Sheriff Thestrup and a 1 squad descended on a place that had been reported as a disorderly bouse at 1440 South Thirteenth street. They found 12 persons In the place and ar rested them. None would say who was proprietor, so all were held at the city jail pending the finding of the owner who. it ‘is believed, escaped as the officers entered. I Mrs. McC. Butier was arrested on a charge of keeping a disorderly house at 420 North Eighteenth street. Two men and one woman were arrest ed as inmates. The twenty first person to be ar rested was John Leuahan. 5045 South Thirty-ninth street. Members of the central squad declare he refused to submit to arrest after they found whisky in his home. Sam Vinciquero, S10 Forest ave nue. was arrested when the officers found a small amount of whisky In : his place of business. "Monkey Man" Attacks 3 Women \igilanrr Committee May Be Formed to Capture Bluffs Assailant. Two young women were assaulted; by the Bluffs "monkey man," who is ; again active after a lapse of two 1 n eek a. The attacks Saturday wore half an hour apart. The first was at State street and Broadway, and the other at Sixth street and Sixth avenue Tha one night lieforc last was near the First Christian church, two blocks from police headquarters Names of the victims were withheld by J. C. Nlcol. chief r.f police. The firs? of mall I ppt | si bile | officers were shadowing a suspect in the east end of the city. Fhief NIcoll propose:; to organize a citizens' committee In an endeavor to capture the man. w hose victims de scribe him as wearing a long on! and slouch hat, and who creeps up from behind. lie disuptrears when) women become frightened, they say. Tax-Exempt Homes Solve Honolulu House Problem Honolulu, April 1. — Honolulu housing shortage has heroin, a tlii%g of the past In 1910 the average number of persons per house was :> a. By the end of 1821 these figures hud been reduced to 5.1. A still greater decrease was reported lust year. Widespread election of new homes has resulted from madmen! ..f an exemption bill granting tsx exemp lion to house owners. I I t _ __\* # These Are the Days When a Man Must Decide ‘Twixt Love and Duty — ■ - — ■ -- —---Y - ; CO MB OUT OH i THC GfctfcH / tTS ft 6*SftT / OAV fOR ft / GftHfc j I BUSINESS BefoRe PIJZKORZ »T 5 T'ttg TO V'6 VP THE CpRPEMj fir ' l ' sy t f -—. f Hughes Asked to Bar "First Lady*, of Russia From U. S. Protect Against Admittance of Mine, kalenina Filed With Secretary of State. K- International News Service. Washington. April 1 —Because of his recent clear-cut explanation of American opjioaition lo the principles of the Russian soviet government. Secretary of State llnghos was asked to prevent the entrance into the United State* of Madame Kalenlna. wife of the president of Russia. A protest against her admittance was filed at the State department in the form of a memorandum predated by Mary K. Kllbreth of Washing ton, who was one of the signers of the petition of March 13. demanding that the Department of Justice inve-s tigate the alleged ill- gal or improper connections of William Foster Frank P. Walsh and other*. Hundreds of similar protests have , rearhetk the Department of Iaibor. with the result that Secretary Davis has Issued orders to immigration of ficials at New York, to hold Madame Kalenlna at Kills Island for a thor ough invest igntlnn In-fore she is per mitted to come into this country. The State department has already grunted permission to Mme. Kilentna to tour the Fnited States in the in tercets of Russian children and the Russian Red Cross. Coutdetl with the protest against the admittance of Mme. Kalenina was a Joint request to Secretary Hughe* and Secretary Davis to keep Dudwig A. K. Martens, former soviet ain l-assador. and Gregory Weinstein, hi* e ha nee I lor. out of the United States. These men are mnr reported to he en route hero and immigration officials at all ports are under orders to arrest them upon sight. Germans Mourn Death of Famous Actress Berlin, April 1.—While France is mourning the loss of Sarah Pern-' i'Hidt. Germany's elder school of play goer* has been l>ere«ved by the death of Heleqe. hsronesa of lleldburg. who left the stage a half century ago at tlu- pinnacle of a renowned career 111 Shakeapearean ami other heavy roles. Tin baroness died nt the ase of St in Meiningen, where she gstm-d most of In r fame at the court theater of Duke Georgs It of Hu< lisen Melnin gen. As Kllen Prank, the daughter of a dhei tor "f a llerlln commercial school, she married the duke In 1873. thereby amusing a storm of protest from the ' populace as well us from the aristoc ; racy. She won liack the heart of the people through her aortal welfare work, but Nile never appeared on the stage again after her marriage Bishop (ritmini Weaker. M. I .out*. April 1 The Right l!rv Daniel S. Tuttle. 88. presiding J bishop of the K|il*ci)|ui| church In tlu , Unltvd Stall- w:i* repoilid as grow ing sieadU jw.ikii The aged prelate was said to tie in u semi con •vlyus wtiuiliou l-} his phjstvtaus. , t Army Aviators j Shatter Records' Made by French New World Speed Mark* Es tablished for .">00 and 1.000 Kilometers by McCook Field Airmen. Dayton. O , April 1. — In spe- 1 tu. iilar a'-.jal dert.y. army aviator* from McCook field *<>t new world speed records fur 590 and 1.000 kilometers distance, far eclipsing tlmae made tlda week by French ayi etor* at the Villa Sauvagc airdome. Cti official figures showed that 1 jeut. Ala Pearson completed jot) kilometers in one hour. 50 minutes. 12 7-10 »e. ond*. making approximate ly 169 miles an hour, and that Lieut. Harold Harris and Civilian Pilot Ralph Lockwood traveled 1.000 kilo meters In I hours. 52 minutes. 35.24 seconds, averaging arming 126 miles an hour. Lieutenant Batehee of the French army was the holder of the 500-kilo meter record with a time of 2 hours. 42 minutes, at 3-5 seconds, and Lieu tenant Carrier of the 1.000-kilometer distance whoso time w as 6 hour*. 39 minutes. 40 2 5 second*. In addition to the 500- kilometer mark set by Pearson. Harris and Lockwood also are credited with cx reeding the French record for that distance, as are four other McCook aviators. Eleven ships took the air in the ; < ffort to t>est the French records, Seven were to try for the 500-kilo meter mark, and four for the 1,000. Five of the planes finished the 500-. kilometer distance, and four of the others were forced down. Aviators who beat the French tec 1 ord for 500 kilometers and their time are: Louia Melstor 2 hour*. 32 minute*. 44 41 seconds, average speed of 122 miles an hour; Lieut. Arthur Smith. 2 hours, 32 minutes. 31.SS seconds, an average speed of 122.1 miles an hour;! Lieut H .11. Mills. 2 hours. 36 min- i Hies. 26 60 seconds, average 119.2 miles an hour, and Lieut. J. s Stnsnme, who went the distance Hi - hour*. 4 2 minute*. 35 44 seconds, speeding at 114,7 miles an hour. | The time of Harris and Lockwood I for 800 kilometers was 2 hours, 26 minutes. 39 9 second*, a *peed of 127 miles an hour. Boy Using W veil for Arrow 1* Struck in Eye. Blinded Special Ibapalrh t„ Thr Omaha Hr*. Crestoit. la.. April 1 —While play ina with a bowr and arrow. Vernon Wakefield, 8. Greenfield, attempted to u»e the stalk of a weed for an ar- , row with the result that he was struck In an eye by the sharp end of the weed. He was rushed to the hoapi tal here where the eyeball was re ! moved Father Flanagan's Bog Entertain \lliance tilub Special 1*1,psl. h la the Omaha He*. Alliance. Net, . April 1 - Esther i Klanagaii and hts boys were the chief entertainer* at the regular meeting of the Lions club Father Flanagan cx plain*,! the program of reacuc work ho hus been carrying on In Onmtyi during ivient yeais The boy* put <ln I ,i tine pivgictm at the liupMial the New \ ork Police Take Precautions to Check Crime ■ ■ ™ Record of Holdups and Rob beries Stirs Officials—Spe cial Duty Officers Or dered to Beats. New York, April 1.—Precautions r.gainst a crime wave in Greater New York were taken by police officials after an unusual 48-hour record of holdups and robberies had been to taled up. A11 patrolmen on special duty In hospitals and routine departmental work were ordered to uniform patrol duty. The order, it was said, would place 600 additional patrolmen on duty. A messenger carrying a 8700 pay roll to the Venida Hair Net com pany plant in Brooklyn, was held up at a subway entrance, struck on the head and the money bag snatched from his hands. The thief fired a shot into the air to frighten passers hv and escaped. Three armed bandits held up Louis Scher in his drug store, took $'’6 from the cash register and fled. Five em lpoyes on duty in a Columbus avenue restaurant were bound by three men. who emptied their pockets and took S300 from the register. Joseph Nofl, the owner of the place, was struck on the head with a revolver and sort ously hurt. Three men accused by police of loitering in front of the Chatham and rhonix l>ank on the Bowery during an hour when numerous young women visit the bank for payrolls, were ar rested. Brill Brothers' clothing store at Forty-ninth street and Broadwai. was robbed Friday night of goods tallied at 815.000. Carl Berg of Cleveland, charged w ith the robbery of a Madison avenue cigar store, was held without hall for grand Jury action when arraigned on a charge of robbery. Fremont Waiter Is Mysteriously Shot N|»ei M Pispalch to The Omaha Baa. Fremont. Neb. April 1,—Wilbur Booth. 73. waiter at the Brunswick restaurant, was mysteriously shot shortly after 2 this morning Police are working on the theory h. wag wounded In a fight over a card game and are Investigating. According to Booth's own ato v in i' as accldt ntsllly shot while examin ing a revolver. The shooting itccurred on a side street, the exact addres t'Clng unknown to officers. Booth left the restaurant in company with 1U men when he gut off duty. He was taken to Fremont hospital by two men and was discha.ged F the afternoon Forecast Nebraska -Fair ami continued warm lloiuty Irmperiluitt * a, at. as i p. at st ' S s at .lit p at. i.\ t s at St S a at S a. at .tt I t' at «a a a . at ot 1 a at ti !• « at ti « a at a« la a at t.i ip. ut si U su»a » S. at, ... ^.*4 /■ Rioters at Essen Will Be Expelled Franco-Belgian Forces Decidtj on Stern Measures in Re taliation for Attacks of Saturday. Four Directors Arrested By t'niverMl Servile. Paris. April 1.—As a result of (he riots «lii« li occurred Saturday at the big Krupp plant at Essen, it is de clared here that the Franco-Belgian* have decided to sequester the entire Krupp plant and turn it over to the allies for their sole use. It was impossible to confirm the re port up to a late hour this afternoon, hut the rumor persisted in quite re sponsible quarters. The same information added that * wholesale expulsion of employes of the Krupp plant who answered the «all of the big sirens and participated in the heating and manhandling of the French detachment has been de cided upon. By Associated Pres-. Essen, April 1.—Four director* or the Krupp works were arrested by the French military authorities »n charges of inciting the attack by the German workmen on the troops Sat urday. which culminated in the kill ing of nine German* and the wound ing of 34 others. The casualties occurred when a. rFench lieutenant with 11 men went to the Krupp works to requsttion mo tor trucks for the French army. Thifi e were only a few cars in the garage at the time, as it -appears the Krupp authorit.es had a previous intima tion of the requisitioning and remov* t some of them. The direc tors arrested were Ha. i tvig. Oes-erlin. Bruhn and Ritter. They , were taken at their homes in Essen at 3 this morning. Then Fre have not announced when they wilt h* tried. The siren* at the Krupp work*-, the French say. were blown for mm •> than two hours after the arrival of the French troop* at the plant i i Saturday. German Reported Killed. Buer. Germany, April 1.—A G* r* man named Mieruch is reported to have been shot and killed by the. French at Recklinghausen. It % stated Mieruch was an invalid. Four Frenchmen were killed and three Frenchmen and one German in jured when a freight train loaded with coal went over an embankme: at SchUTerstadt while on the way from 1-autersburg to Ludwigshafe . , according to report* received here • from Mannheim. It is said the train took the wrong switch, ran over a bulkhead ard tum bled down the embankment. Two en gine* which were drawing the tram and a baggage car also were wrecke- . One member of a party of French men, traveling in a motorboat along . the Rhine-Borne canal near Baer Erie, was shot ami killed by the , French shore patrol, say adv.cee r- • . celved here. It is asserted the boat, which was flying the German flag, did not heed the patrol's command to halt. Tl.e patrol is said not to have ascertained i that the occup-ints of the l>oat were Frenchmen until after the craft had ■ been tired upon. Farmer and Son Hurt When Truck Hits Train l*i»p»«-h tt* The Omaha Hr* Tecumseh. Neb.. April ! —C. M. Endicott, resident of Crab Orchard, this county, who. with his 3 year-oid son. \ ivian. was returning hot « from Tecun-.seh hi an auio truck th < afternoon, escaped death by a narrow . margin wlien he ran into Burlington j east hound ps>-':,s*r ft am No. 9Sr.es Vesta, five miles west of here. The truck crashed into the coal tender and. turning sideways, followed the track, breaking out three window* in a coach and smashing in the baggage var door. Endicott was thrown clear, leeomng serious head bruises and an (injured hip The hoy apparently was protected by cushions of the truck seat and was not seriously hurt. Both were taken to the farm house of Mrs. Ji. E. Aitkins H\r learhers Eliminated in Effort to Reduce Ta\c$ feprriMl Wasatch t.> The Omaha IUe Bhelton. Neb . April 1 —In an cl fort to reduce school tuxes, t tie board of education made a big redact ion in the number of teachers to l>« en, ployed during the 19J3-I; term. B> a* action, the t>canl Ira* eliminated three grade teachers, one high ac hoe I teacher and the music teacher. It Is estimated that this reduction in the teaching force Will mean a sating to the district of at least a year. Former Sultan «»f Turkct l«» Vltcmpt “t'.omcl*acV* London. April 1 —A dispatch to th* 1 lines from Constantinople *a\s Tuik c.rrtr* Iwve leaned that former Sultan Mohammed VI. who i* a gue*.' of King Huaaetn at Mnva, will root: v*«e a proclamation to th# uorht aaaerilnK that he haa not ao dioatevl either the caliphate cu t) e sultanate Thr proclamation will o. inounff the A it? or* i>«vtrnmfni \%\ l the 4 Defiance liuaatein »t 4a*i itu