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THE BEE: OMAHA, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1919. BORAH ATTACKS WILSON'S WORLD LEAGUE PROJECT Idaho Senator Insists U. S. Should Cling to Ameri canism as Defined by Roosevelt. Washington, Feb. 21. Criticizing .lie league of nations as "the most radical departure" from President Washington's policies and as spell ing the end of the Monroe doctrine, Senator Borah of Idaho, republican member of foreign relations commit tee, declared today in the senate that before the plan was adopted the American people should be al lowed to give a verdict on it. The Ickho senator, who recently declined President Wilson's invita tion to a White House conference next Wednesday to discuss the league constitution, insisted that the United States should steadfastly cling to Americanism as established by the fathers and as recently de fined by former President Roose velt. He charged that former Pres ident Taft made misleading state ments about the effect of the league's plan on American policies. Congratulated by Colleagues. When Senator Borah concluded an unusual demonstration occurred. While crowded galleries applauded, senators and visiting representatives crowded around the senator seeking to congratulate him. Among the senators were several democrats, in cluding Thomas of Colorado; Gore of Oklahoma, Smith of Georgia and vardaman of Mississippi, Before Mr. Borah spoke Senator Sherman of Illinois, republican, in troduced a resolution proposing that the senate request President Wilson not to discuss the league until after he confers with the senate, the co ordinate treaty making branch, and to "preserve an impartial and un biased mind" on the subject Hitchcock Preparing Address. Tomorrow the attack on the league in the senate is to be con tinued withi Senator Keed of Mis souri, 'democrat, speaking. Sen ator Hitchcock, chairman of the for eign relations committee, and Sen ator Lewis of Illinois, democratic whip, are reported planning address es in support of the league early next week, when Senator Cummins of Jowa, republican, may also make an address. Senator Borah said he made his speech today especially because of what he termed misleading state ments of former President Taft. He disagreed with Mr. Taft's assertions that the league does not conflict with the Monroe doctrine or Wash ington's injunction against entan gling alliances. Declaring that America would be outvoted five to one by England alone, because of the recognition of British colonies, Senator Borah said the league constitution was "the greatest triumph of English diplo macy of three centuries." He added that the English press and other foreign authorities concede that the plan involves the end of the Mon roe doctrine. Omaha Waitress Becomes Heiress to $400,000 Estate From a poorly paid Omaha waitress to an heiress worlh $400, 000 is the transition throuRh which Miss Elizabeth Morris,, 2321 Doug las street, is going when she re ceives the legacy left her by her aunt. Miss Morris has just been notified that she and her sister, Mrs. F. L. McLean of Chicago, have been left an $800,000 estate by Mrs. Eliza beth Scranton of San Francisco, an aunt. The estate is to be divided equally between them. Miss Morris intends to continue serving Patrons at a Tamam street cafeteria until the notice becomes a reality and she receives her portion of the wealth. The announcement that she ha3 been made heiress to a fortune greatly surprised the ycung woman and she has made no definite plans lor the future. Qulalni That Dow Not AffMt Hud Peoiuao of Its toolc and laiatlva effect. LAXA TIVE imo.MO QUININE (Tablets) can be taken hr an?ona without causing nervousness 'or ring in tin luad, There la only one "Broino Quinine." E. W. GBOVE'S almatur on the bra. SOr. Art?. If i r " DESIGNED BY LEON'S " THE COLLAR SENSATION OF THE SEASON HEAVY QUALITY SILKS IN PATTERNS GALORE SIXTY-FIVE CENTS SEE DISPLAY AT . Four Omaha Stores er at Any Leon Agency in Nebraska or Iowa n r? American General Wears Tabooed Paraphernalia; Gets "Calling Down" From M. P. Fur Collars and Canes Are in Violation of U. S. Army Uniform Regulations; Generals, Colonels, ' Chaplains and Privates, All Look Alike To Sergeant. London, Feb. 21. (Correspond ence of Associated Press.) Major General Biddle, commanding Amer ican forces in England, has been good-naturedly but firmly reminded by a sergeant of the military police that he was not conforming to regu lations of dress. Likewise Bishop C. H. Brent of Boston, an army chaplain, and Col. John C. Groom, at one time head of the military po- ! lice in France, have been numbered among officers who have been "called down" for not adhering strictly to uniform regulations. Fur is not allowed anywhere on the American uniform. But in choosing a new raincoat General Biddle selected one with a very comfortable fur collar. The first time he stepped out of the entrance RECOGNITION GIVEN BY ALLIES TO PADEREVSK1 Polish Premier Appeals to Parliament for Vote of Con fidence; Pilsudski Made Head of State. Paris, Feb. 21. Official announce ment was made today that the rep resentatives of the allies ai their meeting at the Quai D'Orsay today decided that the allies should recog nize the Polish government, headed by Ignace Jan Paderewski. Warsaw, Feb. 21. The second important meeting of Europe's new est parliament, the Polish national assembly, Thursday was marked by the iormal turning over by Uen Joseph Pilsudski of his authority as dictator and its return to him. subject to the approval of the diet. Ignace Jan Paderewski, the premiei informed the parliament of the country's situation and asked for a vote of confidence in the ministry. The presence of peasants in na tional costume, with here and there priests and rabbis, testified that the assembly was not ruled by a clique of landed nobility. Asks For Large Army. 'Premier Padcrewiski in a lengthy address, declared that the country needed a large army and compulsory service to fight bolshevism. Second- lyv he said, another effort must be made to promote the prosperity of the workers and give them better homes. Land must, be secured to peasants who had none and more given to those who had only a little, but land reforms must not be car ried out too hastily. Equal rights must be given to all Polish citizens and freedom of speech guaranteed. EISNER WITH 2 OTHERS ARE SIIOTTO DEATH (Contliuird from Fa;e One.) deepest sorrow and condemnation of these shameful acts of murder. Nothing shows the breakdown of order more clearly than when mur der becomes a political weapon. If the sacrifice death of Herr Eisner has good results, they will be in bringing us all together to do away with evil conditions. It would mean the ruin of Germany if all did not take this view and join in this condemnation." , The house stood while Chancel lor Scheidemann spoke. Storm Police Station. , Copenhagen, Feb. 21, Spartacan forces on Thursday stormed the police-station and arrested the chief of police and several cither persons according to reports from Berlin. The government force3 attacked the Spartacans and by 7 o'clock in the evening had recaptu ed all public buildings. Several soldiers were wounded in the fighting. Sailors who formed the Spartacan garrisons under the name of the "Committee for Pro tection" were arrested. Early in the day the Spartacans had arrested the secretary of Pre mier Eisner and two members of the workmen s council, in addition to the chief of police. All those ar rested were released. Strike Spreading. Berlin, Feb. 21. The strike in the Ruhr industrial region is still spreading, but it appears to be in creasingly evident that only a small mir.oritv nf the strikers am in cvm. p-Uhy with the Spartacans and that me majority 01 tnem would go to work if they were permitted to do so. Marshal Fnrh i rpnnrtprl in tiav rnncentPrt tn thi cpnHin K tin. government of troops against Dus- ,J ' .1. . t r seiaori, in tne nemrai zone nxea Dy fh arinictir rManintr tin rf ihut city by the government forces would I 1 t 1 ue a neavy diuw ior me commun ists who are renorted to liav 15(10(1 armed adherents there. The Tagblatt, describing the cap- rnro nf Rnttron reeentlv hv the Spartacans, says that the Spartacans called on the-Bottrop authorities to vi,r ,f tdir arms YV f, Jn thn An- mand was rejected 3.000 Spartacans aavancea and Domoaraea courop, raticiniT nrreat Hamaff inrlllHinor til shattering of the town hall. Russia Takes Part Paris, Feb. 21. Nicholas Tschai- kovsky, president of the northern Russian government at Archangel, who has been in Paris for several days, has consented to the participa tion of his government in the pro posed nieeting of.Kussiau factious on the Princes islauds. of the American headquarters into an automobile he was stopped by the military policeman at the door. "General, I must inform you that the fur collar you are wearing is a violation of uniform regulations," the sergeant said. The best the general could do was to smile and hurry into the car, as he was late for his appointment, but the fur collar is no longer on- the coat. Bishop Brent also erred as re gards fur eollars. Colonel Groom, on coming over from Paris acquired a cane, evident ly influenced by the almost universal custom among British officers. When entering headquarters he was told that officers were not allowed to carry canes, and when he left lie was conforming, to regulations. HOUSE FAVORS BILL TO LICENSE CIGARET SALE (Continued from Pate One.) under 21 years of age from securing it in any form. They contended that they were sincerely engaged in an effort that would be constructive legislation, that the present law was nullified because it was not backed by pub lic sentiment and that it was a menace to all law because it had no qualities which the public could respect. They called the attention of the members of the house to the fact that the senate of the state of Iowa had passed a law similar to the one they advocated, after Iowa had had experience with a law like that on the Nebraska statutes which was not enforceable. They agreed that to all intents and purposes there was now no law on the subject of the regula tion, sale of or gift of cigarets, be cause the present statute was a dead letter and they were greater friends of the movement toward prohibi tion of the use of cigarets by per sons under 21 than the persons who opposed the passage of the bill. Larsen of Douglas, offered a mo tion to prohibit the sale, manufac ture, gift or use of cigarets in any form in this state by any person, but this was also voted down. It was brought out during the de bate that the law as amended has been sanctioned by the attorney gen eral, who has assured the sponsors that It will be a workable and en forceable law, because it will have public sentiment behind it, and that this department will see to its en forcement. Rodman of Kimball, made a masterly speech in favor of the bill, declaring it was a step forward and I a conscientious and sincere effort toward effective regulation. Congress Recognized Insurance as a Big Business Feature "The recognition of insurance as one of the leading lines of business receiving consideration by the Trans mississippi Readjustment congress is in line with the progressive char acter of the entire undertaking," said H. H. Lovell, insurer, in speaking of the congress just closed in Oma ha. "The spirit of the congress has been largely the recognition of ne cessity to halt a growing tendency towards centralization and bolshe vistic paternalism in all lines. The cabled news from Russia of the tak inu over without recompense of the entire assets of all insurance com panies of the soviet government, had it come a day earlier might have strongly emphasized to the congress the necessity of halting a similar tendency by the unpatriotic and ultra-socialistic elements in this country. "The congress was not represen tative of either extreme capital in terests or the opposite, but of sub stantial, honest and aggressive busi ness interests, and the strong recom mendations included in the resolu tions expressing the combined thought of the conference along the line of independence of individual effort and initiative, -the depreca tion of unfair treatment of public utilities by governmental agencies, and against condemnation and un fair publicity by unproven charges against business organizations can not apply nor be more helpful to any interest than to the interests of insurance. "The entire trend of public thought influenced by the broadly educational discussions of these problems is sure to be 1 conducive of broader and more' considerate recognition of the infinitely exten sive relations between insurance and other industry. The conference cannot fail to be most beneficial in continuing prosperous business activities, and insurance is so close ly related to business and business so dependent upon it that the gen eral good to general business will be shared by all lines of insurance endeavor." Eight Nabbed in Raid on Soft Drink Place Eight persons were arrested in a raid on a soft drink parlor, operated by. J. B. Castleman, 1402 North Twenty-fourth street, last night. Seven were booked for gambling when the officers of the morals' squad found money and cards on the tables. Castleman was charged with being tne keeper of the place. The money found on the tables was given in oavment for soft drinks, the inmates told police. The aresting officers said the men were gambling. Ihe inmates wfr rpi-ap,t under )onds of $100 each. Castleman ! gave a $.UU boud Danish Delegation Appears Before the Paris Peace Council Paris, Feb. 21. A delegation from Denmark will be heard by the su preme council today in connection with the future of Schleswig-Hol-stein, which Germany took from Denmark iu 1866. The delegation proposes a plebiscite for the north ern section, but not for the southern A New Hat Adds Charm To the Spring Suit The most beautiful hats we have ever seen, delightfully new for Springtime occasions. Straw and taffeta combinations. Lisere braids, rough braids. For dress, shopping and tailored wear. A Particularly Interesting Display of New Millinery. For $10, $12,50 and $15 The Attention of Art Needleworkers Is directed to our new showing of stamped dresses for children, gowns, combination suits and drawers. These are finished with the exception of the embroidery. Models for your guidance Royal Society Package Goods for Spring are now in stock ready for your viewing. , Lessons in all brances of needlework. Classes 10-12 and 2-5 daily. Third Floor Children's Dresses ' Springtime Styles Attractive colored dresses, long sleeve styles, well made and d a i n t i ly trimmed. Sizes 2 to 6 years. $1.50 and $2. Gingham dresses in plain shades, stripes and plaids, 6-12-year sizes. Very sen sibly priced. New white dresses of voile, lawn and dimity, sizes 2-6 years. The best of children's wearables need not be too costly, as these dress prices will quickly dem onstrate. Third Floor section, which includes the Kiel canal. Denmark is the first neutral state to send delegates before the council, and their appearance is an indica tion of the universal range which the peace conference readjustment is taking. Polish and Albanian delegations, it was expected, also will be heard by the council today. The peace conference commission on international labor legislation at its meeting today under the presi dency of Samuel Gompers continued its discussion of the British plan for an international labor organization. T Knit Underwear for Women ... Fine ribbed union suits medium weight garments made low neck and ankle length (Carter's) $1.65. Silk top union suits in pink and white, $1.50; extra sizes, $1.75. A number of odd garments mostly union suits will be sold Saturday at half regular prices. Center Aide Main Floor Housewear A wonderfully complete section In the Basement QKGiSuO IS) EllSiO ET""J n Fcr Over A Qi?:rl:r d A Gcntay Look for this signature on the bos Proceedings of ratification enforced by different states and bills adopted by the international labor confer ence also were studied. The subcommittee on the interna tional regime of ports, waterways and railways continued its study of various questions. Ovi Not erseas es Sergt. G. A. Kimmell with the Three Hundred and Forty-first ma chine gun battalion of the Eighty ninth division has arrived safely at Long Island according to a letter ThompsoiirBelcieix &Ca JJiejrasJiioiz tenter Tor women ir u mm nm 01 miw I u w Trefousse Gloves Imported French kid, pique sewn, one and two clasp styles, in black, white, navy, taupe and pastel shades, with self and contrasting embroid eries. $2.75, $3 and $3.75 a pair. Linen Specials Art Linen (round thread) 36 inch; regularly $1.15. Satur day, 89c a yard. Linen Waiitingr (36-inch), reg ularly $1.25. Saturday, 95c a ;ard. Brown Art Linen (36-inch), regularly $1. Saturday, 75c a yard. Brown Linen Scarfing (20 inch), regularly $1. Saturday, 75c a yard. Linen Section Spring Woolens Velours, tricotines, P o i r e t twills, Priestley's English brae mar and English serges. In the most fashionable colors for Spring suits and coats. , Spring Silks of Quality. Typically Thompson -Belden in quality and exclusiveness of pattern. Dainty arrivals keep showings up to the highest point of excel lence. This is a season of particular charm in silks, both in design and color. Among the Newest Are Fan-ta-si crepes in plain shades and plaid effects. The most joyful of all materials for sport wear. We will not at tempt to tell you how truly delightful these crepes really are, but ask you to see them for yourself Saturday. n received from liitn by his wife, Mrs. George Kimmell, at 2423 Binney street. He arrived Thursday. Mr. Kimmell has seen much ac tion, having been wounded and gassed in the Arnonne forest drive. He expects to obtain his discharge at Fort Dodge within three weeks and then return home. Mrs. Donald Macrae received a cablegram Thursday from Colonel Macrae in which he said Unit K was stationed within ten miles of a port of embarkation, but no definite date fof their return had been set. All were well, he said. Til Women's Kerchiefs Plain hemstitched linens, very fine qualities for 25c, 35c, 50c and 75c. Embroidered initials, 20c to 60c. Lawn handkerchiefs, em broidered, 5c, 10c 12V8c, and 15c. Wenoma Corsets You will not tire of a Wenoma Corset, nor will you find a Wenoma easy to wear out. An excep tionally stylish model, me dium low bust, good length skirt made of firm material At the minimum price of $2.50 a pair. Ask for Wenoma. MiMgs ror i oir upprofsii A Shop Exclusively for Men Today the leading makers of haber dashery and their designing staffs are at our disposal and so, at, yours, too Be it an entirely new effect in shirting fabrics or the latest craftsmanship in cravat silk or something particularly distinctive in hosiery or gloves, hand kerchiefs or collars for business wear or evening occasions. If the exclusive counts with you, see us first. The Men's Shop To the Left Ai You Enter Sorosis Footwear Fashions The modes of Spring reveal many strikingly handsome and shapely styles of correct footwear for the new season. In by express Black Satin Ox fords, very attrac-Vj' 1 f) tiv6 for Besides new high boots and dainty pumps. A showing of ex ceptional completeness. France Will Present Bill for 450,000 Wrecked Houses Paris, Feb. 21. (By Associated Press.) In outlining the difficulties met by the commission on repara tion in determining the approximate losses of any one belligerent, Capt. Andre Tardieu, of the French dele gates to the peace conference, said that France alone would present a bill for 430,000 houses, which have been destroyed. This does not in clude factories. The Blouse Store It would be difficult to imagine a more varied se lection of blouses. Every style for every occasion, from the simplest to the most elaborative. A few ! moments will be well I; spent seeing them for , yourself Saturday. 1 On Face. Arms, Chest and Back, Itched and Burned. Cuticura Heals, "I wet bothered with plmplei that broke out on my face end went to my arms, ennt ana back. 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