. The Omaha V Corning ' *ee -- --————— ■ — 1 ■1 —1—-— ■ ■ ■ ■ 1 - - ■ - ■■ ■ — . . — . -— w VOL iSR NO RO Entarad at Samad-Claaa *lattnr May a, IN*, al OMAHA SATTTRT1AY TTTT V *> 1 1Q99 • "» Mall <1 Yaar): Dally and Sunday. M Sunday. I1M. althin tha «th »a«*. TWO TENTS •» 0",h, *“* C”*'" •*««• » UU. UO It U, OUt Omaha r. 0. Uadar Aat at Harah S. 117*. UJBAnTi, OAltftUA I, J U Li I — I, dulalda tha 4th Zoaa (I Yaar): Dally and Sunday. *12; Suaday aaly. ** 1 “ VyCiiY i O yita u>„ tlv,h,n Answer to Germany Approved British Cabinet Ratifies Pro posal on Reparations— Copies Sent to U. S. ami Other Neutral Powers. Resistance Main Snag By Vnlvernal Service. London, July 20.—The cabinet, at an extraordinary session this after noon, ratified the draft of the British reply to the German note on repara tions. The memorandum and the covering letter are being forwarded tonight to Uie allies and the United States, a.pa n and the foreign offices of the neutral powers. The usual source of information at the foreign office have been hermeti cally sealed, but it is reported that while the reply does not demand that Germany cease its passive resistance in the Ruhr, it points out that per sistence in that policy is the main snag to a French agreement to a reopening of negotiations. The covering letter, according to reports, stresses the imperative neces sity, in view of Germany's unproduc tiveness since France went into the Ruhr, of an expert reappraisal of Germany's capacity to pay. Commission Proposed. This reappraisal, it was stated. should be made either by an expert allied or International commission. Whitehall believes that there has been no deviation In the new docu nients from Prime Minister. Bald win's declaration in parliament, ex eept the Insertion of certain sugar coated phrases that will make It easier for>France to swallow the pro i-isal that it evacuate the Ruhr and >usen Its grip on Germany's Indus ries. in order to make the payment f reparations possible. Endorse Work of Baldwin. The cabinet unanimously endorse 1 the work of Baldwin and Curzon. who. in the memorandum also sug gested that the question of the gei-l l^fcment of interallied Indebtedness is i • -ne for a conference which should be brought about speedily. The documents are being forward ] ed to Washington under a pledge of absolute secrecy and allied and neu tral diplomatists also have lteen sol emnly warned there must not be any "leaks” in the transmission of these most important state papers. Acceptance, in .principle, of Get-! many's offer to agree that a com mission examine its capacity to pay is regarded as a vital feature of the documents, because, in considering tlie best means of securing payments from the resources of the German state, the commission will be able to suggest how' best to utilize them. Would Merge Questions. This would merge the particular questions of the Ruhr and the. Rhine land, and their future, in the general settlement, without forcing them to the forefront. H. Wilson Harris, diplomatic cor respondent of the Daily -News, says: "The situation, however, may bo complicated, though nut dangerously, by a plan the French have suddenly begun discussing unofficially, by which only the Interim payment* be at the moment demanded of Germany, and practically the whole of these go to France and Belgium. But this plan must not be made the excuse for more delay, as the condition of Germany Is far too grave for that " ^ I nion President Testifies in Hlizzard Murder Trial By AiwocliitH I’rws. Lcwlsburg, W. Va , July 20.—c. Frank Keeney, district president *f the United Mine Worker*, testifying for the defense In the William Bliz zard accessory to murder trial, de dared an intention to go to Mingo county was In the mind4 of the men - who attended a meeting in Charles ton more than two v.eeks before the ‘ armed march” moved out from Mar met, The charge against Blizzard grew out of the killing of Ueorge Munsy and two Bogan deputies din ing the march. After resolutions had been adopted at the Charleston rnp*-ting and had been presented to Governor Morgan. Keeney s,ue of pet ma nent value unless it arouses the coun try to the realization that the farmer has been hearing the brunt. We can help the farmer by this temporary means while he has got to sell, hut this is only damming the stream of economic law. "If we don't legislate to give the farmers a fair show, they are going to legislate for themselves. T do not favor a reduction In farm production, hut I do believe in growing less of some crops and more of other*. Great er diversification offers the farmer op portunity to help himself. But the present crop Is the immediate emer gency, and we must, do all we can to help meet it and save the west from heavy loss." The advice of practical grain men was needed, Mr. Kennedy declared, and he called on N\ B. Updike, who advanced the plan for buying flour. Hpi'i ululn»n Opposed. "I think wo first ought to define what wo ore trying to do," Mr. I'pdik said, "whether tho obJe< t is to put wheat up temporarily or iierinanent ly. It won't do any good to put up the price temporarily unless we go farther. One of the quickest ways would be for everybody who can to buy a barrel of flour Immediately. To buy 1,000 bushels of wheat would not hate any permanent effect. This should not be done with the Idea of making money in a speculation. "It is a good plan for farmers to reduce their acreage of wheat. If the farmers will feed a lot of their wheat to livestock, wheat will go up and stay up. They've got to do some thing to get lid of the wheat, and then cut their acreage if they expect to profit in the long run " Idatld Cole, an Omaha business man who also operates a farm, told of his actual experiences In produc ing grain He declared conditions must tie so arranged that a bushel of grain will exchange for as much manufactured products as before the war. The gin eminent, he thought, could well «f ford to ship surplus supplies lo for • Turn to r.i** I «it «..hi»nti » One Man Killed. 2 Vi minded in Fight W itli Bootlegger* N®w York. July 20.—On© inan wu<, killed and two detective* wer© W'irne market and keep it off until thi proper time comes to put it on, this wheat buying movement witl do good. However, it will do no good to buy belay and sell tomorrow. “The idea of buying a barrel of flour, proposed by N. R. Updike, ought to help clear up a good deal of wheat. Sometimes all we have to do is start a thing and if keeps on going. "In the long run the fanner has to solve his own problem. This will be through co operation, of course, but the government must clear tho way. Farmers are paying too much freight, but they can't re duce rates: only the government can. If the Ksch Cummins law was put >n a vote tnmorrrw It would be defeated. 5 to 1.” < J. Osborne, president of the Nebraska Farmers' union, also endorsed the Omaha movement to increase the demand for wheat, as did other farmers attending a picni< at Ttlverview perk yesterday. Charles Orau • ■ stents* * widespread! ill**! on account f th» In creasing cost of living fjtibt was I restored todav (Thursday!. but there 1* a strong probability of n country wide general strike widen the c.to* muniat leaders have ben virgin*'. The trouble was most serious at Lodz, where 70,000 employe* In the textile mils quit work, Th» unn munli»t* organized a mass meeting which the police ordered to disperse b«t ause of it* alleged uni. govtrr mentiil character Armed v .vlcmen according t-- the a ithnrit • attacked! the police, wounding 1” policemen} nd He a-‘ -’ iid chief Th* police , returned the fire, killing ni.n of the demonstrators and wounding Hirer Fighting sl--» took plno*» nf •*•/* '• ^ chows. One wotkmnn was '...rded by police bullets. < .arrnll llu- < .lue- in I riu I li.it i{n|i|n'il Stale It.ink *(*#•« ml l>i«|Mti It lo l ltr Hnmlia M« r l.intnlii. July 20 T \' * trroll. j Plate 1 -»\v i-nforreiiiont < hi**f » i :rt i today that officer* hud rltif* 1«• 11 » three bandit* who at’empted lo rob • the Heaver Crowning State bank Thnr*'lay afternoon. One of the trio in definitely known. I*»t#rt:v*» ll»*I b*r 11• I Fraud « f the <»mahi* p<*|!r♦* depmtm^nt are b« i" \Voiklng with I the *tnt • ■ nfti-ei * in running down the elite* They Do Say, However, That Now Is the Time to Do It (GENTLEMAH to| SEE YOVI ON l . j BUS 1 NESS \ *3 //.V > r K»*OCK r . I I BY ORDERING YCUR-CCAL ' NOW YOU can save _"-V ANYWHERE S^O I5CEUTS A kj T CW* MAYOE ‘-N.^w-Twj WHAT? Wobblies Cal' Marine Strike March oit Port Arthur Off— To Turn Fffortg to Tying l p All Ships. Be Associated Press Port Arthur, Tex., July 20 —The climax of an impending general mailr.s strike, embracing the entire country, being ordered to take marine worker* of the Industrial Workers of the World out of vessel* In evert* port comes coincident with calling off the I W. W’. Invasion of port Arthur Summons from high officials today had checked the army of more than V),001 crusaders bound for this city. Itself ha\ Inf in tie n it ■1 tn population. Put s frw m»mt>ers of the advance guard had arrived These were in jail. At 11 o'clock last ngnt. f;et>.»r*l . ■ ■ Sidney Terry here - an nounced to an Associated Press repre sentafive the calling off the crusade and simultaneously msde *h» first public announcement of the imminent marine strike The marine s’rike !• to be * pro t««t. Terry said, against imprison ment for violation of criminal syndicalism laws and against the re cent court Injunction in I'allfornla Kepor!* received Pee,, from Js-s Au gi-le* Wednesday toil of '? memlier* of the P W W being convP ’.*1 of criminal syndVutlism by a Jury n sti perlor curt in l.n Ingelcs at 1 of their sentences to ,wvs from one to 14 years in San Quentin peni '-n' .tty. Hriti'h Naval Kftitnat#** Korr^d I iimugli < nmmoti* lxmdon. July - xft*- a apirited debai* in the houee of common* la*t night on the merit* and demerit* of the Singapore naval base. the gov *rrm«-i <-l»t . • • 1 a \ .* ' *i U u* ' otr carrying the naval o«t|mat*'« under i'lnRiire by ‘.17 to 1 The opponent* of the Singapore project >utterl% complained that It un« again*! live spirit of th* \X tell Ulgton UK eoriHlit gild v old l*sid • up pet it ion i m • n ntri f • • f ■ tur** war* l! Virus l liiTS Killi’il. I'i aimip K.eld, HanUuil, 111 . Jul> i» [' I. on4 lliii'oM It XI Nab of ltecntu^. I!! , and K.r*? Ijeut. Kdward fl Kinney of Ohieag* were Tied ben* t«s1 iy when theii arrptau* *ud denly ft U t * the ground f-l"’ weir inakira a landing Famous Novelist Granted Divorce hUii* Morri*. \ duly !!•' <*onveneur Morn- novelist ami short story I writer i"(lay was irrn ted a divone | fi* ru Ins wife. Kl*ie M«*in*. . the front'd s of desertion They had been sepa i r \ *n • 111V Temperamental diffcieru'*• were - i id to Iih\p iepn the i Mttee of the*r eepfii *!Ion. I N | H t— ( ol1l|)Hll\ < Iflk II <*i«i in >inu\ < 11\ K«-r\ ( h»»“ Sii' \ t 'll v. I « .1 illv *»» Kin r! ( ; Pareto \ ft n I. \ prose r-'inpnny » let \ »\ .is held l»> n*« lii *» t*mia\ i»i i *»* i.*stion with ih^ d " a|*peniai»»'o of 5' 11>«* from the t«m pany « xault late • i*f nruht The youth «1* lares iwo men hound and irtutKod him. threw him in the xault and then to* •>!) if The n»hbex* ire |o I t x ed in have ffucApcd m Pur •*t*m*s* ;» Mniiiothh t'ffh ei * « «.d l»ur "ton e statement* Ate , onflicttaR and thev tie holding ' ini for tnvesHira * |i f tauuoi him Hardinjr on Last Trip in Alaska At Cordova Today—To Sail for Sitka I.atr Tonight. UN International »«* Service, Vith Pres, lent Harding Aboard U. S S. Henderson, Kn Route to Cordo va. Alaska. July CO—Over flight across Prince William sound brought President Harding to Cordova today on the last Up of hi* Alaskan tour. President Hording wag to visit th* copper mines on a six hour excur sion over the Copper River railroad, owned by the Morgan-Guggenheim intereg’s. This road forma the chief competition to the government rail road and Prudent Harding is keen v interested a viM*:r.g it, inasmuch as charges were brought to hts at t^n'ion elsewhere during the Alaska trip that the Copper River road is '^•kms to • :np *he failure of the govern?- err rm.i through prefer entul rates and political maneuver ing. President f larding plat « *o attend the entire da> in Cordova. landing there n ra 1*1 fo remain and n* sailing until Hte at 1 .g, t for Sitka, where he due tomorrow. Sitka is the last scheduled *t.»p on tie A'askan 'rip President Hari ng has l*»*n absent !from Washington a mot th today It I s doubtful if any oh.ef exe. itIve* in history has ex^wr'encfd a more «*re*. ‘.oils month, travelins more than j' oeo mil** a - ill# pr*Ajti*rt Apf>f?f#r.*h thriving n AlTt nuoiisi *»*» f#i « f 1 f and l-'wM « Mr?*, fiiniira, by h#r f\*rfi#r> ■ >-** siemhnjt tnof *»f - tin'# >;r. # j. <*IHPp!’*h1 t«? h#i artivif r« at 1 a fhjtliV# •;#* . ;» * foi Mi# i Itfnr* i rout The \\ eather ► i h- • *»r»I r * y i \i I •! nrr U .g ■ • * • I ti-a| ^ | nr. I '* ■■ » ' ” r t ji . „ . • K*>l«|l»f I'KifHair ! * ■ ** rv r. -. »' \> a. I l’*r« i|iHa|inii |n« ii*% »**«! Ilmulffritlii •a * >•, .-».« » . , • 4 * < a llmirl* 1 #mi>#rAt«ir#« Ex-Bandit Killed From Ambush Assassins Lay in Wait for Former Brigand Leader at Bridge ISear Parrai— Car B'ddled by Bullets. Troops Hunt Murderers Bjr 1 nlveroal Serric#. El Paso, Tex., July 20.—Francisco ''111a, former bandit ar,d revolutionary leader of northern Mexico, assas sinated today. Villa fell before a blast of pistol and rifle shots from enemies In ambush at a bridge Just outside of the south gate of Parrai. a mining town In southern Chihuahua. His secretary and chief bodyguard, Miguel Trillo. and three other men of his escort, were also shot to death. The five died Instantly. Their au tomobiles were riddled with bullets. Early reports that Villa was slain by his own men at Canutlllo, hie ranch headquarters in Durango were denied by Mexican officials, who said Villa was on his way out of Parrai after settling harvest accounts with farmers and bankers there. That more than five were killed In the at tack Is also discredited by Mexican officials. Reports from Several Sources. The report of the ambush came from several Mexican offidal sources including the headquarters of Federal Zone Commander Gen. Eugenio Mar tinez at Chihuahua, who wired Ccc Ramon Lopez, commander at Juarez that he was leaving for ParraJ to r vestigate the assassination? Mexican federal troop?, a« well a« the Parrai police, are searching for the slayers. The assassin? laid in wait for hours before Villa and his escorts rode in range, according to Genera! Martinez The lnve*t:rs‘lon by General Ma: tinez is expected to clear up a theory of Mexican newspaper men that Francisco Herrera, only survivor of the numerous Herrera family of Par rai. wiped out by Villa by hanging and firing squads, was the leader of 'he assassiratlon party The attack occurred at ?:4i this mornlrg. Swore VenrraiK-e Against \'iLLa. Young Herrera swore veogsuce several months ago against V.ila f< r •he kill:ng of h‘.s father and brother* VHla recently appealed to the federal government against Herrera. Another report from Slexii-o City .s •hat Villa was killed by h.e former Enemies, who Include Joaquin Lopez father of Martin Leper, a Villa com mander svho led the attack on Juarez four year* ago, but who Villa k.iled with h;s own pistol. Th# Lopez fa tlor. has made troubie on the Canuti' lo ha er.da for a year pas’ Hipollto Villa, brother of th* dea : chieftain, i* reported hurrying fror Chihuahua City to Parrs! to take charge of the Canutilio astate whirr was granted Pancho Vil a and hts .Tiers *e rear Tw*. Colnstt Twe.i Anti-Saloon Head Indicted as Forger New York. July ?ft—William M In demon. superintendent of the \ntiMl«»on league of New \och wa* indicted b> the grand jury here today on charge* of grand larcem and forgery The indictment* were filed with Judge John F McIntyre of general *ewMofi* The charge grew out of the al leged nttsufte of £?!.*•* off the \n?» >4*r»on league's fund* II H. Phillip*, a former collector lot the Xnti *al«s»n league was the principal complaining witness be fore the juti PtiiHip* fold how lie *o!h ifed fund* undei Vndemon s direct ton being |k*id * cnmrnisMt ii on alt maun he seemed tow aid the *npp Ihstritt Xttom** Kmt'OUi T fc* e * V1.I> V:*s * « " ' , £ 0 rs.ppoj W.cs give*, -e % ,f\ Some of the Big Features Which Will Interest the Summer Reader in The Omaha Sunday Bee Fat. She wan fit, very, very fat. And romance had never entered her life except aa ahe had aeen It on the mov ing picture acreen. Then curne her ^^Arablan Knight! What a knight he hut ho made her happy. A W abort atory that will inako >ou laugh. Juat the kind of a jam you'll enjoy while renting In a hummock under the tree* Klrhard Connell la Ihe author. In the magazine ■ectjon Songs. Yes. w>* ha\e no bananas! It doesn't make much sense, but (he man who wrote It became wealthy over night. Which should make It '■asy for you. .lust alt, down, dash off a tunc, call It something like "Whoops! Let's Hit on a Tack," and rich's and fame are vours. O ft. Mr Intvre makes a few remarki anent the literati that writes the nation's song < It's funny It s in the mag auliie ac tion Romance How would you like to many a prince? Thai* the opportunity knokiriff at l/earl Shepherd a door. Hut I'earl end her mother wanted to make mire the ardent lover really "'ill a prince. So the young; man I* taklnir hie sweetheart and her mother all the way to his old home town Ip Krvpt to pro* e h»‘« really a kiMR » nephew and fmnienaelv rich \n Illustrated morv In the magailnr «e« t Ion. Pictures. Whfn O' aha • * ••V* ti Ipphrp A full pug* of rotogravure picture* vhi' h prove i|i.if when Omaha got* tripping It tHp» A not hr» *full page of rotogravure plrtui*** alien** arrnfR Uk« n hi the inland of Trinidad by Lon I* H I’.'Miv • U the Onmhw pho tographer. during »» trip of the Oar* rlhean *r* fit 111 a third nag#* non* tain* pirn* . «»*t»• --llli.g the nog** of | the \* orld 1 n v*h t urn* Longevity. \V ouid \ e i hk p ?o \ * \ !»• ’ >'0 Toll'll have to *!n\v up Uvurjlndy nowaday* think* he’* got to beat Tommy Milton* record for apeed. Keault! * quirk dentil and a certain une Ask At* Martin. Abe i* great ly alarmed over the modern p»*open alty for rapid transit. So he offer* a little advice how to slow up \our self niid glao HmU to »> old t!v sp*ed of others In ihe \mi*s*ine aeoilon. Kiddies. \\ en \oj ■ n * ■ S iivt.iV tie"-* papei give *t thought «i. » atfonalbr to the \ ouogetfi n In vour family. Their rlioloe will l»r* The Suvuhv I***# In, the Hrat phor they'll want to look at Happy land, the s» u*n ilevotrd e\ rtualvelv to n e kiddie* Then they’ll mIh want to are the "funnie* Hrlrgink 1’p 1 .»thfi Mr and Mr*.j l.lttle ,lnmnv and the Ratam/aminera. | whh h make the beat mmio »*< f on I printed .t Nebi i*k* Fight. Font ' I r, » i A and ! ew Tamil*: fi$M M ii V*\ • §1 * f* i l • ' $h! weight champ alup You'll w. r to know what ffca \\ oppr p of each mat •nr He **! ti e pporf aaotion of Th* Nund*> 1‘f’C tor the I'f'Pt acvoUUlft from the trai . ng ( imp* of the rival gladiator* Thrwa of spoilt ami avarv I-.,? of tt the Uto*i ’*wp \ll*o John M ' see fin pith the telegraph re*a ?.■ T e s vh*> Ha# *• ,.1 a »v pe.e * At* of repot ta « 4' v1 tor****}" 4# • nr the upper.iv.sa ; O'* * \e> ***» nd we*t#rt* 1 " .« Place Your “Want” Ad Before 9 Tonight for the Big Sunday Bee—At. 1QQQ * v i ' \