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MAKE USE OF JHE BEE'S NEW QUESTION AND ANSWER COLUMN SEE EDITORIAL PAGE. THE WEATHERi Generally fair Friday; colder in southeast portion; Saturday unsettled. Hour. t-t. Hour. ( l, 5 a, m 41 I i, in , :sj . in i!Wi 4 . m ill 1 m. in 3H S p. ni .U s a. in 4 i, m si It. Ill .HI, 3 l. Ill M 111 a. in S3! p. in a II a. m SI 7 p. in M IS m ...3 J, 8 i. in 83 fRIEF n i u t The lUREEZY Omaha Daily BITS OF NEWS AUSTRIA RELUCTANT TO GIVE UP ART LOOT Vienna. Feb. 13. The government of German-Austria is turning over to the Italians under protest paint ings which the Italian government claims were taken from occupied Italian territory by the Austro Hungarian armies. Among the paint ings are the '.'Madonna of the Orange Tree" by Giovanni Battista, Carpaccio's "Christ," Tintoretto's "Philosopher," two altar pieces by Veronez and one of Bastiana's best i canvases. So-re of these paintings were found in the imperial art musum and it Eckartsau castle, where for mer Emperor Charles is living. The first lot of 64 paintings is being prepared for shippent to Italy under military escort. EBERT SUPPORTS LEAGUE OF NATIONS Berlin, Feb. 13. (By Universal Service.) "As president of the Ger man republic I shall endeavor to carry out lifetime principles of paci fism and a league of nations. I shall nc t belong to any party." , Dr. Friedrich Ebert made this statement when asked what pol icy he would pursue in his new of fice. BIG FORTUNE AWAITS APPRENTICE SEAMAN Chicago, Feb. 13. (By Universal Service.) Daniel H. Tolman, aged 18, apprentice seaman at Great Lakes Naval Training station, was granted a 20-day furlough today on request of the surrogate court of New York that he might be present kt court proceedings in connection with an estate reputed to be worth $65,000,000 bequeathed him by his f.uher, John Henry Tolman, founder of a string of loan brokerage offi ces throughout the United States. Notification that'he had become heir to the huge fortune came to young Tolm?n through newspaper adver- tisemmts. HABEAS CORPUS HIT DISMISSED IN ALIENS' CASE Judge Knox Holds Petition Failed to Show Any Vio lation of Rights of Deportees. New York, Feb. 13. A writ of habeas corpus sworn out in an at tempt to prevent deportation of S3 aliens brought here from western cities was dismissed' bys Federal Judge Knox today. The court held that the petition for the writ failed tojshow any.vio-, lation of the rights of the deportees. However, in view of the conten tion of attorneys who claimed to represent the prisoners, that refusal of immigration authorities to give them access to Ellis Island had pre vented them from obtaining infor mation necessary to specific allega tions, Judge Knox announced that the dismissal was without prejudice. If inspection of the deportation records revealed indications of in . justice to any of the prisoners, he stated, the writ, as relating to them, might be renewed. Hundred n Custody. St. Louis, Mo., Feb. 13. About 100 undesirable aliens in the St. Louis district of the federal immi gration office, comprising Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Iowa and Nebraska, are in custody or un der surveillance, preparatory to their deportation from the United States, according to Jmes R. Dunn, inspector in charge of immigration here. Eight undesirables were sent from the St. Louis district lastiweck. Holcomb Resigns His Place on State Board Due to Poor Health By Staff Correspondent. Lincoln, Feb. 13. Gov. S. R. Mc Kelvie announced this afternoon that Silas A. Holcomb, member of the State Board of Control, had ten dered his resignation to take effect May 1. Mr. Holcomb has been in ill health for over three years and for 18 months has been confined to his home. He has been in state service at intervals for 20 years. Governor McKelvie will have the selection of a successor to Holcomb, but must make his appointment from the democratic party as the board of control law specifies it shall consist of two members of the majority party and one member from the ranks of the minority. Commissioners Mayfield and Allyn are republicans. In his letter of resignation to the governor, Commissioner Holcomb expresses his appreciation of the treatment he has received Commissioner Holcomb was ap pointed to a two-year term on the board when it was created in 1913 and then reappointed for six years. He had four years yet to serve. Two Women Are Elected to Polish National Assembly Basel, Feb. 13. Two national democrats, 38 populists, 13 socialists, eight Jews and two Germans were elected to the Polish assembly. Two women were included in the success ful candidates. Some More 0. 0. Cases. Washington, Feb. 13. Secretary Baker announced today that no dis charges in advance of general de mobilization! were to be expected in the cases of army conscientious ob jectors whose scruples were recog nized as legitimate atter examina tion, but who refused civil employ ment in the interests of the govern ment or those whose conscientious scnmlrs were held only against par .tirratiou in the war yith Germany. VOL. 48 NO. 207. n n Would Form Gigantic Corpor ation to Be Owned by City; Gas Plant Will Be Taken Over. UTILITY OWNERSHIP, MR. HOWELL ASSERTS, WILL CHECK BOLSHEVISM. By a Staff Correspondent. Lincoln, Feb. 13. General Manager R. B. Howell, appear ing before the house committee on cities and towns, today to discuss H. R. 450 to provide for voting bonds, at a special elec tion, for a municipal light and power plant in Omaha, appealed for the right of the people of Omaha for self-determination in the matter of owning their own public utilities. He contended if the people were not rescued from corporate exploitation, the unrest in, the country would grow continually greater and there would be bol shevism, but public ownership would bring tranquility. Asked by Jerry Howard what the attitude of the Chamber of Commerce was toward the elec tric light company, Mr. Howell said: "The membership js all made up of very fine fellows like Ev erett Buckingham of the Stock Yards company, who think cor poration, eat corporation and sleep corporation." By a Staff Correspondent. Lincoln, Feb. 13. A gigantic cor poration with a self-perpetuating board composed of a merger of all of the public utilities of Umana as they now exist, or are hereafter ac quired, is the ambitious plan of Mayor Smith, revealed to the sen ate committee on municipal affairs by R. B. Howell, manager of the water works, in appearing on senate file No. 129 this afternoon. Mr. Howell was arguing in favor of that portion of the bill which will make it optional and discre tionary on the part of the members of the board of the metropolitan water district to fix the salary nt the manager, engineers and at torney, rather than have the com pensation fixed by law, as at the present. ' Manager Howell said Mayor Smith had informed him that the gas plant would eventually be taken over and it should be consolidated with the metropolitan water district and a new board created that of public utilities, which would be made up of the consolidation of all utility plants in the future to be acquired by the city And would inherit ad ministrative features now and here after provided by law for the metro politan water district. New Provision. New matter in the bill under dis cussion provides that any vacancy occurring in the board of directors shall be filled for the unexpired term rather than until the next general election, as is now the law. Asked by Senator Hoagland if this provision would not create a self-perpetuating board, Mr. Howell said that was the purpose, for the reason that it afforded the means of obtaining a continuity of purpose and policy on the part of a board and would not leave the policy and pur pose of such a board to the whims and fickleness of the popular electo rate. "We want to continue the or ganization." 1 "Is this not an attack on popular government?" asked Hoagland, who ventured a" further question, "Do you not trust the city?" "We had the Dahlman regime," he answered, "and you can't tell when a fluke will occur that will bring the same thing about. In the last elec tion there was a complete change in the city government. Insurance For Men. Mr. Howell also spoke of a pro vision of the bill which would af ford "block insurance" for perma nent employes of the water works (Continued on Pace Two, Colnmn One.) Waich For Details UTILITIES Can You Tell I What Is I Love Eaten aa MCtsd-aUM nitttr May 2. 1906. it Omrha P. 0. adar act at March 3. IB79 1 uu Blizzard Sweeps Nebraska, Extending Far South, Tying Traffic and Snapping Wires Omaha Hit by Edge of Fifty-Mile Gale That Fills Rail road Cuts Deep With Damp Snow, Causing Almost Complete Train Blockade; Cold Not Severe and Stock Reported Suffering Little. Omaha was swept last night by the fag end of one of the most unusual blizzards that ever gripped Nebraska. With a temperature of only 23 degrees above zero, snow and sleet covered the city in a blinding gale, while out in the state rail way traffic wa3 almost aia standstill and snow was piling in drifts in some places six to ten feet deep. The storm grew more violent in- central Nebraska as the night prog ressed, and in general covered terri tory from South Dakota to Okla homa. All freight traffic was an nulled and only a few passenger trains tried to buck the drifts. Grand Island Covered. Business at Grand Island was completely tied up. Soft snow cov ered the streets in some places four feet deep, making traffic, even by motor vehicles impossible. But one train entered the city from the northwest during the day, on the Burlington, and that was stalled at York later. Drifts 10 feet deep filled the Burlington yards at Au rora. Fifty-Mile Gale, A 50-mile gale caused great havoc to wires. Communication west from Omaha was h'mited to but one or two single strands. Telephone and telegraph poles toppled by the hun dred and Uncle Sam's busy line men got the hustle of the year on them to repair the breaks. Fractically all communication to the west was broken except one line to Denver, Colo., and Wyoming points through Osceola, Neb. More than 100 men were sent from Omaha by the Western Union to work on lies west of Fremont, where the damage to telegraph poles and wires was excessive. The Union Pacific controls bftt HALF OF RUSSIA UNDER COUTROL OF BOLSHEVIKI Violent Practices Employed to Maintain Authority Told by Witnesses at Sen ate Inquiry. Washington, Feb. 13, Violent practices of the bolsheviki to main tain themselves in power were re counted today by witnesses at the senate committee's inquiry into law less agitation in this country. 'Little definite evidence of bolshevist prop aganda in the United States was presented, although one witness, Prof. Ralph Dennis of Northwestern university, expressed belief that a well organized propaganda system had been developed in this country Russell M. Story of the University of Illinois, recently returned from Russ'a as a Y. M. C. A. worker, said he had recieved the impression that people in this country have a "very active and honest desire" to know about the bolshevik system. Hundreds Executed. Robert Leonard of St. Paul, a former Y. M. C. A. secretary, who was imprisoned for six weeks by the bolsheviki in Russia on an in definite charge, told the committee today that the extraordinary commis sion for the suppression of counter revolution ordered the execution of hundreds ff political opponents, in cluding many social revolutionaries only a little less radical than them selves. Lenine and other leaders, he said, were considered sincere, but they could not control bolshevist organi zations throughout Russian provin ces and manv excesses and abuses were committeed without knowledge of the principal leaders. Soviets Not Representative. Soviets, of communal councils, as first organized jjnder the Kerensky regime, said the witness, were fairly representative, but soon the more educated and conservative members were supplanted by "riffroff under direction of bolshevik organizations in large cities." Consequently, he said, the Soviets now are not rep resentative. He estimated that only one-half of Russia now is under bolshevik rule. The witness said Lenine generally was trusted, but that Trotzky, al though admired for his ability, was feared because of suspicion that he was rlotting to get control of the army. "Most people I met in Russia," said Mr. Leonard, "wanted the a'lies to come in and save 'them." Corn Takes Big Jump on Chicago Board of Jrada Chicago, Feb. 13. Big upward jumps in the price of corn today carried the market more than 8 cents a bushel in some cases above Tues day's finiish. Transactions were on a large scale. Uneasiness over diplomatic de velopments, together with unfavor able domestic crop conditions, had fiiudl to 4jj with the advance "A OMAHA, FRIDAY, n Lowest Barometer in Thirty-One Years With the Blizzard The lowest barometric pres sure the midwest and southwest has experienced in 31 years pre vailed last night, accompanied by a SO mile wind throughout Kan sas and Oklahoma, Nebraska and parts of Missouri, it was stated at the local weather bureau. This was accompanied by rain, snow and sleet throughout these states with the temperature gradually dropping. The blizzard was sweeping east ward across southern Minnesota last night. Wires were down in that region following 12 hours of intermittent rain, snow and sleet. one dispatch wire as a result of the storm over state. Telegraph lines west of Fairbury aloiiR- the Rock Island are down. Thirty-seven men are working on fallen lines and poles along the Burlington near Fairmont and Crete. Trains from points in South Da kota and northern Nebraska are s(all;.d at by-stations along the Northwestern route. No trains are running west out of Omaha on the (Continued on Page Two, Column Five.) GOTHAM HONORS AYVARD AII9 HIS C0L0RED LEGION Warm Welcome Given Negro Fighters; Colonel Lauds Bravery of Men in His Command. Washington, Feb. 13. (Special.) Col. William Hayward and a large portion of the Three Hundred and Sixty-ninth 'infantry landed yester day in Hoboken and what a recep tion "Colonel Bill" and his colored legion got from the citizens of "Lil' ol' New York," the 'papers in the metropolis being given over to the welcome of this regiment. Colonel Hayward, popular com mander of the old Fifteenth, wore a wound chevron and limped slightly from a wound in the left ankle that he received at Bellevue ridge last June, but otherwise was in perfect health. Proud of His Fighters. "I am proud of my men," said Colonel Hayward, "there isn't a braver or a cleaner lot of soldiers in the United States army or any other army than the old Fifteenth regiment of the New York National Guard. "I do not think there is a mem ber of the Three Hundred and Sixty-ninth infantry who is not glad to have had the opportunity of vol unteering his services for his coun try. If the call came again I am quite certain that the response would be just as gratifying. It cer tainly is a great feeling to be part ot an organization of fighters, which in addition to having 191 of its mem bers cited for valorous deels per formed in action was also decorated as a whole. "Our men bore up like true sol diers when in the face of greatest dangers. There was nbt a single whimper at any time. But say they did fight No matter how trying the circumstances they were always on the job ready to go wherever di rected regardless of perils. Under Fire 191 Days. "Our colored fighters cared less for shell fire than any white man that ever breathed. Why at one period we were under fire for 191 days. It was hell, but those boys faced the music; every mother's son of them stood up and fought like a tiger. "We held one trench 91 days without relief and were raided every night. We captured large numbers of prisoners and it is worthy of note that not one of them escaped. Through the magnanimity of the French the 369th infantry was the first unit of allied fighters to reach .the" river Rhine. We went down as the advance guard to the French army of occupation." The colonel styled the 15th the lost regiment of the American re public because it had never been with the American army. During the 191 days fighting they had only one week's rest, and were among the first 100.000 American troops.to FEBRUARY 14, 1919. L J I a J ALLIES TO 0 0 ! T 1 1 Withdrawal as Result of Con ference Predicted by Hitch cock in Hot Debate on Policy in Senate. Washington, Feb. 13. Prediction that the proposed conference at Princes Islands between representa tives of the victorious associated na tions and the various contending Russian factions would result in an agreement for withdrawal from Rus sia of American and allied troops was made in the senate today by Senator Hitchcock, chairman of the foreign relations committee, during another spirited debate on the American policy towards Russia. Senator Hitchcock said he be lieved all the foreign expeditions in Russia would "come out together" under an agreement with the Rus sian representatives, which would prevent ''butchery of troops left Hi Russia which have been friendly to the allies. Resolution Sent to Calendar. Discussion of the Russian situation was opened by Senator Johnson of California, republican, who asked for immediate action on his request, which would put the senate on rec ord as favoring withdrawal of the American Russian expedition a? soon as practicable. After vehement argument and clashes between Sen ators Hitchcock and Johnson, ob jection by the former to an immedi ate vote sent the resolution to the calendar with. a majority vote nec essary for its further consideration. Senator Johnson declared tonight after the senate had adjourned that he would 'continue his fight daily until congress adjourns March 4 by introducing new resolutions, as re quired by parliamentary rules. During the day's debate, the sharp est of many months in the senate, Republican Leader Lodge and Sena tor Lewis of Illinois, democratic whip, differed regarding the state ment of Premier Lloyd George to parliament yesterday that the Ameri can government had refused to send more troops to Russia. Senator Lodge said the premier's announce ment apparently was authentic and was the first definite statement as to the American policy, while Sen ator Lewis insisted that Mr. Lloyd George was divulging the decision of the supreme war council and not merely the American policy. Policy Denounced as Criminal. In asking immediate consideration of his resolution Senator Johnson made another impassioned attack on the policy of American intervention in Russia, denouncing it as "un usual, vicious and criminal." Disclaiming sympathy with the bolshevik governent and denouncing their atrocities, Senator Johnson re sented a suggestion from Senator Hitchcock that he acted as a "cham pion" of the bolshevik element in Russia. Senator Hitchcock made his refer ence in presenting the friendly mes sage sent by President Wilson to the soviet government and the reply, which Senator Hitchcock denounced as "practically an insult" and Ger man propaganda designed to incite rebellion in this country. Democrats Decide Upon Regular Night Sessions of Senate Washington, Feb. 13. In an effort to clear the congested legislative calendar and thus remove the neces sity for the early convening of the new congress in extra session, demo cratic senators decided at a con ference tonight to 4iold night ses sions of the senate until congress adjourns sine die March 4. The conference decision was unanimous and also included an agreement to convene the senate an hour earlier each day 11 o'clock in stead of noon. Prominent democrats said they did not believe that even with ex tended sessions, all the appropria tions could be passed. Six Billion Bill. Passes Last Stage in Congress Washington, Feb. 13. The con ference report on the $6,000,000,000 war revenue bill, approved last week by the house, was adopted late to day by the the senate without a record vote. The measure now goes to the president, who is ex pected to sign it soon after his re turn from Europe. Two Policemen Killed. Chelsea, Mass., Feb. 13. Two Boston police officers were shot and killed and a sailor was seriously wounded tonight when the patrol men attempted to arrest men alleged to have stolen an automobile., The shooting occurred when the men dashed out of a garage on Winthrop avenue, - s. By Mall (I Mar). Dally' S4.S0: Sunday. J3.SII: Dally aa Sua.. 15. W: autilda Nik. utag ailra n ri n OJ -raaanaM 1 If mmamm urninli fci r f Council Says Briggs Guilty Without Criminal Intent; Dunn New Detective Chief Former South Side Officer Charged With "Misconduct" in Office and Probably Will Be Returned There; Wade Charges Dismissed; Danbaum Likely To Be Given Back Place on Force. What the City Council Did. Found ex-Chief of Detectives John E. Briggs guilty of "misconduct in office" but that he acted without criminal intent. Left him sus pended, lecommended that he be reprimanded. Dismissed the charges of "misconduct in office" against suspended Detective L. L. Wade. Discussed the case of ex-Detective Ben Danbaum whom the coun cil dismissed "for the good of the service" after a trial last Monday and virtually decided to restore him to the force. Police Commis sioner Ringer asked that action on this question be postponed for a day or two. ' City council yesterday afternoon found ex-Chief of Detectives John Briggs "guilty of misconduct in office but. that he acted without criminal intent." The council dismissed the charges of misconduct in office, filed against Detective I L. Wade on Febru ary 1, the same time as those filed against Briggs. The vote on both cases was unanimous. Police Commissioner Ringer would say nothing about the cases but other commissioners stated that Briggs will be transferred to the South Side as captain of police, where he served as captain before Commissioner Ringer made him chief of detectives, seven months ago. A movement to demote -him to sergeant failed. The hearing of Briggs occurred in the council chamber before a large audience. At its close, At torney Baker for Wade agreed to rest Wade's case on the testimony in the Briggs case. Keep Hearing Open. A motion to go into executive session, to consider a verdict met with opposition from Commission er Butler, who declared "such cases should be settled , in public." Ap- (Contlnurd on Page Two, Column Three.) UNEMPLOYED i UNITED KINGDOM Labor Leader Tells Commons Country May Be Plunged into Great Industrial Upheaval. London, Feb. 13. The debate on industrial unrest was opened in the house of commons today by William Brace, labor member for South Glamorgan, who moved the official labor party amendment in reply to the speech from the throne. The amendment expresses regret at the absence of any mention in the speech of a definite proposal for dealing with the present causes of industrial unrest and for securing in this connection working . hours and conditions of labor that would establish a higher standard of life and social well-being for the people The member contended that if the situation created by this unrest was to be remedied the government must go to the root of the matter and nationalize the .land, the railways and the mines. J. H. Thomas, general secretary of the National Union of Railway Men, in seconding the amendment, said he had no hesitation in saying that the difficulties with the miners, railway men and transport workers were so serious that the country might at any moment be plunged into one of the greatest industrial upheavals ever known. He assert ed that there were a million men and women unemployed. Britain to Demand Indemnity Covering War Cost and Damage London, Feb. 13. The British delegates at the peace conference have been indefinitely instructed to claim an indemnity which will in clude the cost of war as well as the damage actually caused, it was an nounced in the house of commons today by Andrew Bonar Law, gov ernment leader in the commons, in. reply to a question. , A Commission is now considering the amount to be claimed, the method by which the indemnity should be guaranteed and the means of enforcing payment, Mr. Bonar Law added. Board Ruling Expected. to End Textile Strike Chicago, Feb. 13. A decision which is expected to end the strike of eastern textile workers was Riven tonight by the War Labor board when a temporary working bas'.s of an eihtand one-half hour-day and five-day week was announced as hav ing been set. It was estimated by labor leaders that at least 90 per cent of the idle employes will resume -tt'Wk Monday - JUMPER MILLION TWO CENTS. VMvawaaM hih;iiiimish J John T. Dunn, detective, was ap pointed chief of detectives yester day morning, succeeding John E. Briggs, who was suspended Feb ruary 1 and whose removal as chief of detectives was made permanent after his hearing yesterday after noon on the charge of misconduct in office. Police Commissioner Ringer stat ed yesterday morning that Dunn's appointment is "merely temporary." Mayor Smith, however, declared that Dunn has been put in complete charge and given extraor dinary powers. Promises Shake-Up. "We called Dunn in," said the mayor, "and gave him the place and we gave him full power to make any changes that he sees fit to make and promised to back him up to the limit as long as he makes good. And we told him that if he doesn't make good we will expect his resignation as chief of detectives. I believe he is going to make good and I am go ing to back him with all the power I have." Asked if he would make any changes 'in the detective depart ment, Mr. Dunn declared that. he would make many. "Later in the day I will make an (Continued on Page Two, Column Two.) WILSON WILLING TO ACCEPT POST OF ARBITRATOR Italian Delegates Consult Government at Rome Con cerning Acceptance of Jugo-Slav Offer. """ Paris, Feb. 13. The proposed ar bitration of the Italian-Jugo-Slav frontier question is for the moment in abeyance. The Italian premier, Vittorio Orlando has seen Presi dent Wilson and informed him that after consulting with his colleagues cf the delegation, they had agreed that i would be impossible to take a decision on the arbitration ropos al which the Jugo-Slavs presented to the peace conference asking Presi dent Wilson to be arbiter without first- consulting the king and the cabinet and, if necessary, the parlia ment President Wilson took the oppor tunity to explain that he was not the originator of the proposal which was presented by M. Trumbitch dur ing a conversation which he had with him last week, and he had simp'iv mentioned it to Premier Or lando in a conversation which" fol lowed immediately after. The presi dent added he would prefer not to be leaded with the responsibility to art itrate, but was willing to act as a friendly intermediary in an ef fort tc reach a settlement satisfac tory to both sides. A deputation has arrived in Paris from Fiume to present before the peace conference documents in behalf of the claim of Fiume to be united with Italy. Man Pardoned by Governor Is Arrested for Perjury Des Moines, la., Feb. 13. (Spe cial Telegram.) Ernest Rathbun, confessed sex criminal, pardoned by Governor Harding, has been ar rested at Ida Grove on charge of perjury and was given a hearing late today before Judge Kennedy. Arrest was made at the request of County Attorney Macomber, who claims Rathbun perjured himself in his affidavit to Governor Harding as well as in his trial. Watch For Details Have a Heart! I What Is 1 V Love MO Ld UUUU U U LJ American 500,000 PROPOSED Authority for Use of This Country's Troops Wherever Necessary in Plans of Society of Nations. I BULLETIN. ' Weimar, Friday, Feb. 14. Friedrich Ebert, the president of Germany, has announced to news paper men here that the govern ment is arranging the details for complete disarmament and de mobilization. Paris, Feb. 13. The United States, under the society of nations plan, as it now has been amended, will maintain an army of not less than 500,000 men, which, after authorization of such action by the United States senate, could be used wherever necessary, according to a Havas agency announcement today regarding newly adopted features of the plan. This provision was agreed uoon by the society of nations commis sion, the agency says, as a solution Of the difficulties in .the way of the plan arising from the American con stitution. Pledged to Take Up Arms. The text of the plan for the so ciety of nations as first drawn up by the peace conference commission and altered in some cases at the in stance of President Wilson was af terward amended, it developed to day, upon representations by .Leon Bourgeois, whose ideas are stated to have been received by the allies. In one case the plan was amend ed so as to provde that the nations having membership in the league should pledge themselves to take up arms if necessary for the main tenance of the integrity of their re spective territories. In addition to this, it has developed, the commis sion discarded the idea of virtually making the society of nations a super-state. , Bourgeois Proposal Defeated. The Bourgeois proposition for an interallied military force to enforce peace was defeated by an over whelming vote at the hearing of the society of nations commission today. The French and Czecho-Slovaks were the only representatives voting in the affirmative. The final draft consists of 26 articles. President Wilson personally will .read the draft to a plenary meeting ot the peace conference tomorrow. The conference will not be asked finally to adopt it at this time. Japanese Rebuffed. The Japanese delegation ' present ed an amendment providing that racial discrimination should not be tolerated in immigration laws. - Several delegates urged that this would open such a large question ' that great delay might ensue, and the matter was dropped without a vote. Andre Tardieux of the French peace delegation, in an interview today with the American newspaper correspondents, said the society of nations would be formed to protect only the powers represented at the Paris conference now. Neutral and enemy powers would be admitted one by one, he added, as they con formed to the rules of the society and could be trusted. Labor Body to Issue 1 Journal Dealing With Industrial Problems Taris, Feb. 13. The commission on international labor legislation ex amined today the articles dealing with the procedure of the proposed international conference body. In this process it reached Article XVII of the draft. This was officially announced. The commission, it was added, has decided to issue a journal dealing with the problems of international industry and employment.1' It was agreed also to appoint at international staff, the duties of which include distribution of in formation on all subject relating to international conditions of industrial life and employment. Samuel Gompers, president of the American Federation of Labor and chairman of the commission, presid ed at the meeting. Twenty Thousand Berlin Store Walkers on Strike Berlin, Feb. 13. Twenty thousand rtore employes in Berlin have gone on strike for higher wages. Liepzig er Strasse, where some of the bis stores are closed is occupied bv troops who are maintaining order." Spartacans are indulging in pro miscuous firing in the ncwspw-"3 UUSjrttr,,