The Omaha irking >ee js. VOL. 53—NO. 75 7^77^7^^.^ •%»■»** OMAHA, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1923.* o",,,”:11 ,11 W'i* ?','i »,“*■£ TWO CENTS ,m s Hairy Chin Title Race Is Started Dempsey and Firpo Quit Shaving Until After Friday Bout—Bull of Pampas Is Grunting Champ. Kearns Counting Coin By FRED S. H ENTER. Staff Correspondent The Omaha Bee. New York, Sept. 11.—News of stu pendous Importance came out of the rival training camps today, and sporting circles here are all aflutter. Dempsey and Firpo have quit shav ing until after the fight. Thus will the first skirmish in the conflict for the heavyweight championship of the world go to the gladiator who suc ceeds in propagating the most fero cious looking whiskers. Students of pugilism tell us that there is sound reasoning behind this scheme of outrageous hirsute adorn ment. They say that a stubble of black beard helps prevent annoying cuts in the face from chopping blows. Yet, we recall distinctly that Tommy flibbons not long ago came into a 20-foot ring (that's correct, that's all the law allows in Montana)) with the clean, pink tinted cheeks of a baby, and he didn't fare so badly. Dempsey Has Experience. But no matter, Dempsey and Firpo are determined to fight it out for the whisker championship, and no doubt the race will be close, although the odds probably are with Dempsey, who ** has had much experience in this line. There is one honor, however, that we venture to predict Firpo_ will re tain without greatly exerting him self. That's the grunting champion ship. We have no hesitancy or fear of contradiction in right now declar ing Firpo the longdistance grunting champion of the universe. s* Looic also is po slouch at gritting Ills teeth. Every time the terrible toreador of Terra del Fuego decided to let one go, he first grits his teeth, then swings and grunts. The swing may miss—most often it does—but the grunt, never. Omaha fans will re member how Luis grunted in the late unpleasantness with Homer Smith. He was a big league grunter then, and now he has Improved 1,000 per cent. His grunts in the training camp at Atlantic City almost drown out the boom of the surf on the beach. Dempsey Outpointed. Dempsey has been known to do some grunting as he slips home his left hook, but it never was in the class with Flrpo's and that's one point where the champion may ns well make up his mind he will be outpointed. itfV A new arrival in New York today was Slons. Jack Kearns, the famous financier, who did so much to solve the financial problems of the state of Montana. Kearns Is not expected to duplicate his Montana coup ip New York. The bucket shops here have beaten him to it. Kearns has left the Dempsey camp and will remain here until after the fight. He has much to do. His most important job will be to count Demp sey's end. which, Judging from the advance sale of tickets, probably will keep him fairly busy until after Fri day. Tapir Off Training. Both Dempsey and Firpo have be gun to taper off their training, and Wednesday likely will see little real work done in either camp. Then . Thursday, with the exception of a lit tle exercise, will l>e a day of rest. Dempsey has heen working his head off in the training camp, whereas Firpo has heen taking things about as easily as he dared. Firpo apparently has (he same In tense dislike for training that most fighters have. Dempsey, no doubt, possesses the same feeling, hut he is able to overcome it, although it is true that Dempsey seldom obtains sparring partners oapable of making him go at top speed, His sparring partners at Saratoga have heen of the usual calibre and quite unequal to the task of Improving the cham pion's boxing powers In any way. The same applies to Flrpo's camp, only more so. In addition, Firpo has shirked his other responsibilities, par ticularly road work. Dempsey does do road work. He goes on the road each morning and he runs. nrpo s r.yes (>oomp sey Is the better prepared of the two to keep going at full speed. Like most all other experts, Tom my Gibbons today cut loose with a prophesy on the outcome of the bout. He predicts the Argentinian will pass out of the picture within six rounds. Tommy declares Firpo Is over matched, that he hasn't had the ex perience. that he lacks the speed, etc. In other words. Tommy Is intimating that he himself could take Louis An gel to a trimming. Well, maybe he can. Table Rock Brick Yard -7 Has Resumed Operation Table Rock, Neb., Kept. 11— 'fhe Table Rock brick srd has resumed the manufacture of brick and tile t»nd about 20 men arc engaged In l^^rork at the plant. It Is expected that more help will be engaged In the near future. The blowing of the whistle Is a welcome sound to the laboring men and business men of Table Rock, after an enforced Idle ness of many mouths. Representative From Illinois Near Death ■ ■—■■■■ ■ .—- ■ - — .TeEPStESEKTATH/E HAD PEST Washington. Sept. 11.—Representa tive Martin Madden of Illinois, chair man of the house appropriations com mittee, is critically ill, following a heart attack and his recovery is de spaired of. He was stricken while on the way to his office yesterday. Since then he has been under constant chre of two physicians and police guards have been placed outside the residence to prevent traffic noises. a Members of the family are at the bed side. hySicians late today said there had been no change for the better since he was stricken. He is 68 years old. Dr. Callfas Urges Probe of Dineen and Wappieh _ Governor Bryan Should In vestigate Anti-Saloon League Charges, Says Omaha Woman. Special Dispatch t« The Omaha Bee. Lincoln, Sept. 11.—Dr. Jennie Call fas of Omaha declared today that in her opinion Governor Charles W. Bryan should demand an investiga tion of charges preferred against Po lice Judges William Wappieh and Frank Dineen ’ y F. A. High, superin tendent ofathe Anti-saloon league. "Truthfully, I don't know whether they are true of not," Doctor Callfas said. "But so much has been printed about them, so many charges have been preferred that I believe it would be a good thing for all concerned if an investigation were held. If Gover nor Bryan asks me anything about it I shall tell him exactly what I said today.” The chief object of the visit of Doctor Callfas was to lrttercede In be half of McKinley Madison, who ap peared before the state board of par dons and parolea today seeking a parole. "The bay has worked for me and frienda of mine for years In Omaha and there Isn't anything criminal In hts makeup," Doctor Callfas said. "He got drunk one day and forged a small check." The case of Paul McCoy, 507 Car back avenue, Omaha, puzzled the board when MeCoy appeared before him. McCoy presented an affidavit signed by Arthur Holbrook, an In mate of the hoys’ Industrial school at Kearney, stating that he Instead of McCoy held up and robbed J. L. Hand of Lincoln. It was for this holdup that McCoy Is serving time. Hand, the victim of the holdup, also appeared before the hoard and asserted that he wanted MeCoy as he wasn't certain of his identity. McCoy j asserted that he never talked to Hol-j brook but once, the night he was ar rested in Lincoln and Holbrook was I being held In the same cell for a minor defense. School Fund of $360,000 Invested in Muny Bonds Special Dispatch to TIis Omaha Dee. Lincoln, Kept. 11.—The stale l*>ard of educational lands and funds today invested $360,000 of permanent school funds in 5 per cent municipal bonds. The bonds purchased were $119,000 Lincoln paving and sewer bands, $66,000 Crete paving bonds, $175,000 Tekamah paving bonds. Dan Swanson, chairman of the board, stated that a tentative promise , had been made to purchase $103,000 I paving bonds, city of Norfolk, when they are ready for sale and $145,000 j West Point paving bonds. Gen. Gregorie Semenoff Dead II, Associated Press, Moscow, Sept. 11.—A dispatch re ceived here from Pekin, dated Sat urday, says Oen. Oregorie Heinenoff, former commnnder-inchlef of the nil Russian srmies and inter anti-hoi shevlk leader In Siberia, and a group of his followers perished In Yokohama ! (Turing the earthquake. Harness Shop at Filley. Filley, Neb., Sept. 11.—The harness 1 making and repair shop of Frank Noakes, which is being moved from Crab Orchard, east of here, to this town, brings a new business estab lishment here. It will be located In the Masonic building. One House Legislature Proposed New Proposal to Be Pushed at Initiative Election by Sen ator Otto Mutz of Lincoln. Would Abolish Senate By P. C. TOW ELL, Staff Correspondent The Omaha Be*. Lincoln, Sept. 11.—The list of laws to be initiated at the next election re celved an addition today. State Sen ator Otto Mutz of Lincoln announced that he had prepared petitions for re ferring a one-house legislature to voters in 1924. The list of referen dums for 1924 follows: Repeal of civil administrative code and substitution of executive coun ell plan of government, by Governor Charles W. Bryan. Repeal of intangible tax law, by Governor Bryan Set of new water power bills on Initiative, by Goverrtor Bryan. One-house legislature, by Former State Senator Mutz. Mutz says that Congressman Edgar Howard of Columbus had endorsed his plan. He has written to J. N. Norton of Polk for a similar endorse ment. Norton introduced a similar bill when in the legislature several years ago. Another such bill was In troduced in the legislature last win ter by Hardin of Franklin. United States Senator George W. Norris has urged a similar plan. Mutz plans to eliminate the state senate. He would have the house of representatives with its present mem bership of 100, the sole law making body, and would place the lieutenant governor in command. The Norris plan is to eliminate one body entirely and reduce the size of the other by one half, or more. Sen ator Norris would extend the length of the law-making period and would also increase the present salaries of state law makers. A committee of 20 will be appointed to circulate th»v petitions. Alanson Chapman of Lincoln will be secre tary. Ad-Sell Speaker Pleads for Union Chicago Man Says Present Civilization Rests on Co-Operation. Another plea for co-operation was voiced Monday night by Ralph Par lette of C'icago, In a talk before the members of the Omaha Advertising and Selling league at Hotel Fonte nelle. •‘Civilization rests on co-operation.” he said. "Farmers, employers and em ployes must work together to obtain the highest civilization. Most of the farmers' woes can be traced to In dividualism.” He declared the home to b* the best institution in the world and the basis of society. Modern conven iences he praised as tending to solid ify the home. He urged business as a whole to get in tune. Harry Watts presided at the meet ing. which was attended by 500 per sons. Fund to Aid Quake Victims Nears Goal Washington, Sept. 11.—Official* of the American Red Cross estimated this afternoon that more than $5,000, 000 for relief work In Japan would be subscribed before the end of the day. The total at noon was placed at $4. R54.000, which Included a check for $25,000 from Robert S. Lovett, presl dent of the Union Pacific railroad. 1924 (i. 0. P. Meeting Plare to Be Decided in December Washington, Sept. XI.—After a conference yesterday with President Coolldge, Cnalrman Adam* of the republican nntlonal committee *ald the committee probably would meet In Washington In December to *elect a place for the 1924 national repub lican convention. AH the cltlen that have Issued In vltatlons will he given a full hear ing, Mr. Adams said. He added, how ever, that a final decision would be deferred until satisfactory assurance had been given with regard to hotel rale* and other charges. Violent Quake Registered. fir Associated Press. , Florence, .Sept. 11—The observatory here registered shortly before mid night a violent earthquake In a north westerly direction at a distance of about 4,700 miles. The seismic Instru ments were In an agitated condition for about two hours. Farmers Sell Wheat. TSoatrloc, Nel>., Sept. 11.— Since the pirlce of wheat reached the dollar mnrk here a number of farmers have been marketing their grnln. Some are threshing from the stack and Hauling It direct to market. ■ " ■ 1 " -e - Fred S. Hunter known to readers of The Omaha Roe for his stories of sports events, now is prowling the Dempsey and Firpo camps in anticipation of “covering” the hig fight in New York Friday night for The Omaha Bee Read Hi* Stuff! He “Put* Out” the “Strnight Dope"! V .^ 1" r ir""" ■ —-^11 * Henry A. FcttenRir suffered a con tusion/of the lip Tuesday afternoon when ^he walked into a pane of plate glass which workmen were carrying across the sidewalk in front of the McCrory 10-cent store on Sixteenth street near Farnam. Following the collision a crowd col lected. A woman,' whose name police did not learn, screamed that someone had stolen her purse containing $11. Fettensir was taken to police sta tion. He appeared dazed. He told police he had no ocupatlon and that he lived at 3301 Howard street. “How do you live?” they asked him. “I have an Income." Youth Hurt in Auto Spill Held , for $600 Theft Son of Hartington Prosecutor and Omaha Boy Suspected of Looting County Treasury. Edward Cahow, 18. 2541 North For ty-ninth street, and Scott Millard, 19, son of the county attorney at Hart ington, Neb., were placed under ar rest by Pottafattamle county deputy sheriffs early yesterday as suspects In the robbery of *600 from the safe In the county treasurer's office at Hart lngton Monday night. The boys were arrested while In the Mercy hospital, Council Bluffs, suf fering from Injuries received when their automobile crashed with another car three miles north of Council Bluffs on the Lincoln highway. The safe In the treasurers' office was robbed during the night. The combination had been worked. The robbery was discovered by Adolph MatBon Jr., deputy county treasurer, when he went to the office yester day. The time lock on the avult and safe had not been set. Officers were wild to have taken between *250 and *S00 from the clothing of the boys after they reached the hospital. Both denied connection with the robbery, declar ing they had spent the night In Sioux City and were on their way to Omaha at the time of the accident. The accident occurred when the boys turned a comer at high speed on the wrong side of the road, accord ing to a witness, and crashed Into a motor car driven by D. E. Johnson. 1617 Corby street. Two wheels were knocked off the boys’ car and It plunged Into the ditch. Neither Is considered seriously Injured. Sheriff Peter Clarence of Hartlng ton was given orders to qulx the boys soon after he had heard of the acci dent. Scott Millard was appointed deputy county treasurer at Hartington In January and quit the position to re sums his study of law at the Uni versity of Omaha. Postoffice and Store Robbed at Rockford Wymor*. Neb., Sept. 11 — Russell Bros.’, general stors at Rockford, northeast of here, wa* entered by burglars, and clothing, groceries and tobacco valued at 1200 stolen. The building also contain* the postoffice, the record* of which were ransacked, the cash till pried open and 1*0 worth of 2 cent stamps and $ 1SS In money wera stolen. Federal officer* are her* to Investigate the robbery. Slate Rotary Officers Will Meet at McCook McCook. Neb, Sept 11.—McCook Rotarlan* will entertain the district meeting of president* and secretaries of Nebraska on September 17. About 40 member* will be her* for two days, and McCook Rotary Is expecting to entertain them royally. Union Pacific Gives $25,000 to Red Cross Carl R. Gray, president of the Un Ion Pacific railroad, Tuesday an nounced the gift hy that road of 121. 000 for Japanese relief. Totals collected by the Omaha Chamber of Commerce for Japanese relief amounted this noon to 10.752.60, which will very soon be turned over to the local chapter of the Red Cross The Red Cross received Tuesday morning a total of 11,07S 33. Thl* In eluded contribution* from a number of churches which took special collec tions to help the earthquake victims, and also 1351 received by WOAW radio station In response to It* ap peal. Man Gets Broken Collar Bone When Auto I'pxett* Tleatrlee, Neb . Hept 11 John Van Tdew, living nwtr Tdberty, sustained | ft brokrn collar b4>n# nm1 **vrio bruise* ahimt the body When hi# cm went Into a ditch and upsr^ The machine wa* badly wrecked. Red Gross Near Fund Goal. Chicago, Sept. 11—The $SO0,000 quota assigned the central division of th# American Fled Cross for the Jap aneae relief fund will .probably be ex ceeded within a few days, according j to Fled Croaa official*, who an Id many | chapter* are planning to double their j qtiotaa Division lieadquartera here today reported $1174.000 had been con trihuted In the 10 atatea of tin* dt vlaion. With Chicago leading. Detroit. Mil w^iikee, St. Paul, Dr* Molm * Helena. Kptlngflelil mid Omaha nt<' lunching and exceeding theli quotas, official* «aiU Ah Ha, My Proud Beauty, Now We Have You ! i———-;-— - — - — ■■ ■ ■ ■■■'.—jam; . ri t. . ■» Cass Fair Brize Cattle Are Sold at Omaha Yards Top Prire of $13 Is Paid for Yearling Angus Steer, Win ner of Second Place. Ths top price of $13 * hundred for cattle was received at the Omaha stockyard* yesterday for the 1,000 pound yearling steer brought In by Maurice Burnside of Lewis. la., which won second prize in the Angus class of the Cass County Calf club. In the shipment there were IS head of the 13 head of yearlings entered In the calf exhibit at the Cass county fair and 10 of them sold higher than any other cattle on the local mar ket. There were four sales at $12.75 a hundred, which Included the 950 pound entry of Dale Joyce, which won the third prize In the Angus class: the 1,120-pound steer of WII her Breckenbaumer. which took fourth prize; the 1,070-pound steer of Elden Burnside, which took fifth place axd the 920-pound red Shorthorn of John A. Blakely, which won first prize hi its class at the fair. The cattle were bought hy Armour A Co., and were accompanied to the yards by W. C. Burnside and Frank A. Joyce, fathers of two of the win ners. According to John A. Clirlson, superintendent of the calf club work In Cass county, tbe grand champion of the show, an Angus heifer, entered hy Kdw’in Henderson, was sold to a breeder *t the fair for $13.50 a hun dred. Prince of Wales Is “Jolly Good Fellow” Aboard the Liner Empress of France, via wfresless to Lewjsburg. N. S, Sept. 11— For he’s a Jolly good fellow.” So say all fellow passengers of Ed ward, prince of Wales, heir to the British throne, traveling under the name of Lord Renfrew, on his way to his Canadian ranch where he In tends to vacation quietly during the next several we*ks The prince has let It be known he does not wish to be considered as royalty. Ills evenings aboard ship are spent among the passengers In the lounge, or as n member of Ibe dancing parlies. Rrenkfast Is served In his suite. All other meals are taken in the main alining hall. Chilean Solon Is Killed. jllf \»zo( Inlnl I’riHz. Hunting *, Hhlle, Sept 11 I.iiIm (’or rf*;t'-Hnrnlrcr. n democratic member of the chamber of deputies glut and killed Senator Station Torrenlbn In the lobby of congress Horton TUtnlror committo«1 suicide immediately nftet ward.' The shooting of the senator " • » due to a dispute oxer nomination* by the democratic parly In which Sctior Tor realhn. win chosen n* tbe • -andldpte for the senatorial seat for Santiago In the next election. KIan (Irons Taken. Tie at i Ice, Neb,. Sept, in. Vandals entered fclvergreen lb*tne »*-mctet\v tit night and destroyed the Kit Kbix Klan emblem sent here with the hotly of Louie Smith from Hi .loaepb. My . who was a tn' inlo i of Ibe (*tg;uib..i1 loll The emblem waf* loft mi the grave nt the $ b ‘ o of the burial services. Ai'hoiitb* me seek lug lh« gulliv partis Kearnev Barbecue J Attracts Crowds 11.000 Persons Are Present at Opening of Three-Day Celebration. Special mapaJch to Tho Omaha Be* Kearney. Neb., Sept. 11.—Eleven thousand pernon* were assembled to night for the barbecue held in con nection with the SGth anniversary celebration, which Kearney 1s stag Ing today. Wednesday and Thursday. The barbecuse was the opening number on the program and up to 7 in excess of 7.000 had been served. The registration list of former Kearneyites Include* names of nearly 100 who settled In this part of Ne braska 60 or more years ago, George Carson being the oldest. having homesteaded on an Island in the in 1656. The list of visitors, former Keami ties of more recent years, will exceed ,000, with every Indication that it will be greatly Increased Wednesday. The Tuesday evening program In cluded an address by Norris Brown of Omaha followed by steroptlcons of old faces and places ar,d a campfire rally, the later presided over by Will Maupln of tiering. Ford Petition May Be ‘Padded,’ Pool Says l.lncoln. Sept. 11—Secretary' of State C. W. Pool said today that he had received but had not filed the petition which Roy C Hnrrop. na tlonal chairman of the national Inde pendent progressve party, declared had l>ern submitted to the Nebraska official, bearing the names of 1.000 Ford for president" boosters. Mr. Pool stated that he had not yet fully considered filing the document, but that he thought several of the names appearing thereon were in the same handwriting. Banker at Harvard Gives Lecture on Passion Play Harvard. Neb.. Sept 11.—' My Visit to the Pan*ion Play and the People Who Art in It” wit a the subject of an ntercatinjr lecture bv H. O. Wei lenalck, president of the Harvard State bank, before a record aaaemblv at the Met hod la t church. Oitttega of all denomination* packed the church to hear the addreaa. Mr Wellenaick n\ ill leave soon to e*t.abli*h a law of fire at Clrsnd Inland. Plymouth Vioneer Dies. T'eWitt. Nrb . Sept. 11.—Otto Knoche, a resident of Plymouth, jupf went of brie, for over 60 year* died at hi* hnfne after a nhort lllne** He xx a* one of the earliest aettler* of Saline countx He is survived by two s«m*« and seven daughter*, all of the Plymouth vicinity. Kansas J mines Heap Harvest by Marry inf; \ehraska ('.on{ties Smith renter. Kan.. Hept. 11 Pro bate Juris •■* in K.mea* counties bor doting on Nebraska are reaping a harvest in f*«-• for m u t ying Nr biiinka couple*, who balk at giving in dav* notice of their Intention to wed, ms the m xx law In their home ntnte provide*. The probate judge lu re mm nr* t orn one to h half doron *urh couple* daily, and they are Increasing. Homs of them come a* fai is '.*00 m l •*. anti appear great In elated ns iih tin thought of having cheuir I tht Nebraska Itoy , Pact With Germany Would Spell End of Reparations Franc*. However, Would Gain Advantage Grip on Great Industries of Western Europe. B* ralversal Vrrk, Paris. Sept. 11.—"If tYance accepts Germany * Industrial ament# offer, which In expected to be made within the next 14 hour*. It will end France's hope of getting any indemnity. It will also mean that the Ruhr was Invaded for nothing, snd that Premier Poin care's policy of ‘making Germany pay' will have failed.'1 This opinion of a high official Is echoed In many political quarters close to the government. While the acceptance of Chancel lor Stresemann's offer will signalize the defeat and failure of the Poincare aggressive policy. Incidentally Impair ing France's chance of collecting rep arations running Into billions. It will he a real, constructive victory for French Mg business. With her Gallic talons sheathed In Ruhr mines and other German In dustries the French comlte des forges will become literally the ally of the Stinnes and Thvssen grout's tn Ger many. which explains the perturbation of Britain. This alliance, however, will work two waya. It will give France a grip on the Industry of Europe, but on the other hand, the very existence ol the Franco-German business pact will Inevitably handcuff the French gov ernment In obtaining reparations. That Is why Premier Foincare re fused Chancellor Cuno's economic pact offer of last December, and that is why he is struggling against the pres ent efforts to force his hand — e - Omaha Livestock M*n Will Attend Lincoln Stock Show A delegation of the livestock inter ests of Omaha ha* announced Its In tention to attend the annual live stock exposition to be given at Lin coln by the College of Agriculture SnturdSy, October SO. The visiting stockmen at Lincoln will also be tendered two other at tractions, a luncheon by the do mestie science class and the annual foot lot 11 game between the Jay hawkers and the Cornhuskera of Ne br.aska. Good Reasons for Freeing Speeder*. Pahlman Sax' Commenting on the pardons which he occasionally Issues to speeders sentenced to Jail. Mayor Pahlman >rs terday declared that In nearly all In stances, apiglcallona for pardon com. [from persons directly dependent upor (he person tn Jail, or by employed who nerd hts services "There are plenty of apee.br? whr ere not arrested and who do not gv lo Jail," he Slid. Lincoln Buy* tin*. Lincoln. Sepv 10 -Tho » 'y of L.n coin today»Invlta! bltl* from wholo paler* of R<‘t*nUn«» for 200,000 ir.iUom* approximately. yenth City Com ml p i Plotter Cowgill recently w«n author : tied to oxmbllPh * munix ip«l flllltu ! station to supply tht noede txf mini I cipftU) (ipomtod and QBft I | tta not Intended to compete with prl j vnte station* or pell hy retail. It p (Hlmated hy tin city etwoecr tht gftPollne e*»n hr bought hy wMrs.tH for tho oltv for 12 tents t gallon The pr» t ot ret u ll pine In Lliuvlu ii k L> 1 4 cents U S. Ship Is Halted by Italians Liner President Wilson Held by Military Pending Decision Whether to Seize fyreek Passengers. Action Is Protested By ViilreTMl Servlet. London, Sept. 11.—The United State* liner President Wilson, which arrived at Naples last Friday, was boarded by a detachment of Italian carabiniere!. It was learned tonight. The American vessel was not al lowed to depart until the Rome gov ernment decided whether to seise all the Greeks of military age among the 400 passengers hound for Greece. The captain of the President Wilson protested against the action as a vio lation of the law of nations. The ship and Its passengers were allowed to depart after being held for several hours. — The newspaper gecolo. of Naples, wag suppressed for publishing the story of the occurrence. Anxiety in Athens. Athens, Sept. 11.—Anxiety here over the Italian occupation of the Island of Corfu has been Increased by the reported substitution of Ital ian police for the Greek functionaries in Corfu. A Corfu dispatch said the Greek po lice force was again on duty, but was serving under orders of an Italian captain. May Seize Fiurae. Hjr Associated Press. Paris Sept. 11—It is understood from information gathered in reli able sources that Premier Mussolini will proclaim the annexation of Fl ume to Italy within a week, probably about September 15. The government of Jugoslavia is reported as being aware of Mussolini's intention and a* intending to make no serious pro test provided Porto Barros and Sus *ak, adacent, are not directly af fected. Rome. Sept. 11.—Best informed opinion here is that Italy will refuse any mediation of the settlement of the Flume question with Jugo slavia, as proposed by the latter. Italy, it l is dclared, intends to deal directly with Jugoslavia. In line with the demands made for a settlement, set ting September 15 as the date for a reply, even employing forceful means if necessary to end what It regard* as an Intolerable situation Imperiling peace. Italian Fleet Off Albania. By International Sfniff. Athens, Sept. 11.—A division at the Italian fleet from Corfu was reputed today cruising off the Albanian coast at Santa Quaranta. Albania has closed the Greek fron tier. Albania la alleged to have dis tributed arms to border Inhabitants. The Greek fleet has arrived at Phaleron preparatory to saluting the silled fleet. Berlin Offer Leads to Ruhr Settlement Bt AuwUtrd Frees. Paris. Sept. 11 .—Conversations that are taking place between Jacquin Pe Margerie. French ambassador to Germany, and Chancellor Streeemarn in Berlin are considered by the French government as leading towasd a settlement of th# reparation ques tion. alVhough it is stated that the chancellor has not yet mad# a defi nite offer either respecting the ces sation of resistance in the Ruhr or what could be proposed afterward The conferences between M. Pe * Margerie and Chancellor Stresemar.n will be continued. Any proposition received by Franc# from Chancellor Stresemann will be communicated immediately te the British and other allied governments. Cafe Owner Draws Hea>7 Fine on “Sheiking" Charge A new criminal charge made It* ap pearance in police court records Tues day morning when d Crother. pro prietor of a restaurant at 2421 Cum ing street was fined 312 50 for "shlek ing." The warrant on which he was ar rested read "disturbing the peace and sheiking." Complaint was filed by Anne Mo Permoti. who lives over the restau rant. i ' Omaha Bank? W ill Return to Old Hour*. September IT Omaha hark* w .11 go hack to their winter schedule of linking hour* Monday. September 1® Puring the summer the lvartks have been open from S to * but after the ITth the hour* will be from lo to S Oldest World War Net Die* t.o» Angeles Sept. 11. — Lieu:. Oeorgv* l.e Meenager. 7S year* ohl. Vveteran of two »»n hem of Verdun, and said to have been the oldest sol 1 dler to serve throughout the world war. ts dead In Mavenne, tVano*. hi* native cit> according to word re reived by the 1 .o* Angeles Time*. ETKe Weathei Kt s*pt 1U Total f\ m* * • , *- .'.fiiui' 1 ' f Ke 1*11 % r IliiniMiiti PHTeill»*f •** 1 » Hewrb ( | .} * wi ■ ■ *» | r ! I * * ft »»> t *< I 31 * m *1 f o ** ...... | U nvK>a ........ n*, ip* %l