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2 THE BEE: OMAHA. THURSDAY. APRIL ' 10. 1919. COUNCIL FIXES ITS METHOD OF PLACING GUILT - t s Belief in Paris That Only Moral Indictment Will Be Returned Against Wil liam Hohenzollem. (Continued Prom race On.) nations, probably Belgium, would initiate prosecution against the for mer emperor and others responsible for , the breach of treaties, the in vasion of territory and the destruc tion directed against the country and leading to a more general spread of the war. The exact nature of the agreement is not disclosed, but the foregoing is believed to cover the main lines. Pay Five Billions at Start. The text as finally approved o,n reparations specifies that the enemy countries must admit responsibility for all loss and damage to allied and associated nation and their cit izens caused by the unjustifiable aggression. But in view of the in . ability of the enemy countries fully to recompense these losses, the clause states, an inter-allied com mission will assess the losses on a hist basis for JO years, beginning Mav, 1921, with an initial payment of $5,000,000,000. Germany is to pay the entire cost of the commission and staff during the 30 years of operations. The first payment is to be credited against Germany's obligation to pay for the maintenance of the allied troops in the occupied regions and the sec ond priority is for the payment -of food relief furnished to Germany. Regulation of Transportation. . A report on regulations Knd re strictions be imposed upon com munications in enemy states in or der that newly created nations in central Europe may have access to the sea has been, completed for tho peace conference by the commission i on ports, waterways and railroads. The rgulaion of transportation over tho Rhine and Danube forms probably tl.e most important part of the report which provides for the entrance of ! France, Switzerland arid some non-partisan statesho the present Mannheim convention be tween Gcimany and Holland cover irg the iK-.vigatfon of the Rhine. The European commission con trolling the mouths of the Danube v ill be continued, and a similar in ternational commission will be es tablished provisionally for the upper Danube. This will last until a new eeneral Jjanube convention is es tablished f , Intcfnafk nal conventions cover ing the navigation of the Elbe and . Oder rivtrs is recommended to pro- rect the interests of Poland and Lzecho-Slovakia and give them free (jom of navigation without discrimi nating duties, through German ter r.tory to the North and Baltic seas. These states would be further iven free port privileges at certain north Germtn harbors. Favored Custom Systems. Provision for the most favored na tion treatment in the German cus toms system for the allied and as sociated countries; single tariff, and no tariff discrimination's based on the flag of the vessels in which goods are transported, or the route of importation or exportation, will be incorporated in. the peace treaty with Germany, according to the present provisional agreement. The restriction is to be enforced for five years after the conclusion of peace and it probably will include the pro viso that the tariffs in force upon imports from the associated coun tries during that period shall be based on the most favored nations schedule of 1914. . The obligation to maintain under a single tariff the 1914 schedules will be specified only for a limited pe riod, since there is a fairly general realization that Germany will be able financially to raise the mini mum of reparation payments and limit or exclude unnecessary im ports only by the imposition of high er customs rates. And the proposel is under consideration to give Ger many, after the pertod which will be required for the study of revision of existing tariff, absolute freedom to increase all its duties. Economic Problems Considered. The economic problems of Alsace Lorraine and German-Poland, the Little Journeys .1 n i m tne uaraen A FOOD,FOUNDATION For a house it beats them all says Ae National War Garden Commia- ion, of Washington, so plant so you :an can. 1 The city or suburban home that attaches to itself a garden has done more than merely to provide a - Z L L. ... t.UI.- suurvc vi 11 can vc&ciauica. It has taken a big step toward ' making that particular household dependent only upon itself. It has done its part toward elim inating the duplication of effort that comes through shipping foodstuffs to communities that have unused lands capable of supporting a-large part of their population. - It has provided a place where the youngsters of the family can get an elementary insight into the wonder . ful working of natural forces, It has made a workshop where the leisure hours of the elder mem bers can be converted into tangible and profitable results. Get a garden going for the good it gives. ; ffil Nkrj- KstM HP industries of which have hereto fore been based on membership in the German empire and access to the German markets, will probably be given consideration by a provis ion permitting them freedom of trade with Germany daring the period of transition and readjust ment until it is possible for them to build up new markets. Such, a solution was found to be absolutely essential for certain in dustries, like cotton manufactures, and the wines of Alsace-Lorraine for which no present market exists outside of Germany. The confer ence experts who agreed upon this solution believe this arrangement to be equally advantageous and ac ceptable to Germany. ' The problem of the experts in formulating the conditions under which Germany will be permitted to re-establish commercial relations with the rest of the world has been most complicated and intricate, since in addition to providing for equality of trade relations and prevention of discriminations against the present opponents of Germany, it has been necessary to consider that Ger many's ability to pay reparations is largely contingent on the absence of hampering restrictions on the de partment of home industries and an outlet for foreign trade. It has been the endeavor in con sidering the problem to cause as little loss as possible to the trade relations created before the war by virtue of special arrangements and allow Germany freedom of tariff regulations so far as is compatible with the necessities of reparation. POLICE PREPARE TO BATTLE NEGRO WHO KILLED WIFE Officers Arm Themselves With Sawed-Off Shotguns for Fight to Death. Police are arming themselves with sawed off shot guns and plenty of ammunition in anticipation of the arrest of Edward Anderson, col ored, who Tuesday stabbed to death his common-law wife, Beatrice Bradd in their home, 618 North Fourteenth street. Anderson bought two guns and several boxes of cartridges on the South Side Tuesday night, prepar ing to defend himself from arrest. Acting upon a tip trom a confiid ing friend of Anderson that the col ored murderer would never give himself up before emptyihg his guns at the police, extra precautions are under way in the detective depart ment to capture Anderson, who ac cording to friends is still on the South Side. Police records of Anderson show him to be a fierce man to deal with. Will Fight to Death. Anderson told friends Tuesday night that "if they heard of a gun battle in which several policemen were killed, they'd know he was in it." City detectives traced Anderson's movements to the Morris packing house Tuesday night, from where he went to a pawn shep and bought two guns and ammunition, it was learned. Police say they will capture Anderson within 24 hours. : After murdering Beatrice Bradd and inflicting deep knife wounds in Sam Watkms, living next door to his place. Anderson ran west, taking with him the 18-inch meat knife he used in stabbing his victims. Police fear that Anderson will put up a battle, then commit suicide be fore he is arrested. Bolsheviki Premier Sends Delegate to Budapest Paris, April 9. Nikolai Lenine, Russian bolsheviki premier, has sent M. Samclli of the school of propa ganda at Moscow as a delegate to Budapest. Advices reaching Paris say Samelli has advised Bella Kun, Hungarian foreign minister, that the bolsheviki will send an army of 150,000 to assist the Hungarian bolsheviki. Cold Cause Headaches and Paint Feverish Headaches and body pains caused from a cold are soon relieved by taking LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE Tablets. There's only one "Bromo Quinine." E. W. GROVE'S signature on the box. 30c. i SHEETS, BED SPREADS, Pil LOW CASE SALE The Union Outfitting Company Makes Phe nomenal Purchase of the Famous Mara , thon and "Wear Well' Brands Exceptional Values Will Be Offered in a One Day Sale Next Sat urday. v This is going to be a mar velous money-saving oppor tunity for every woman need ing Pillow Cases, Sheets and Bed Spreads. The values are so exceptional that purchases should be made for future as well as present needs, for in all probability a sale of this kind will never be repeated. The big purchasing power of the Union Outfitting Company made it possible to secure at ridiculously low prices, hun dreds of dozens of the old re liable Wear Well and Mara thon Sheets and Pillow Cases, also hundreds of beautiful Satin finished Crochet Bed Spreads, which come in both plain, hemmed, fringed and , scalloped, with cut corners. The entire assortment will be on sale next Saturday at prices far below regular and for the one day only at the Union Outfitting Company, located just out of the High Rent Dis trict, the company that con siders no transaction complete until the customer is thor oughly satisfied and, as al ways, you make your own terms. . SMITH JOLTED WHEN HE ASKS SALARY RAISE Douglas County District Clerk Makes Plea Before Com mittee and Faces Some ' Unpleasant Questions. From a Staff Correspondent. .Lincoln, Neb., April 9. Robert Smith, district clerk of Douglas county, had a rather uncomfortable time when he appeared before the house judiciary committee in support of senate files 148 and 149, salary bills affecting the district clerks of the counties of the state. In making a plea for the raise of the salary of his own office, the question was asked him by one of the members of the committee as to his disposition of the naturalization fees that came to his office. '"The courts decided that I am en titled to keep them," he replied. Quite a Nice Nest Egg. Asked if they did not amount to a considerable emolument he could not deny that they represented a large source of income within the year especially in a county with as large' a foreign born population as Omaha, as.Tevealed by the registra tion ef aliens a year or, so ago. It is possible, it the bills come from committee there will bj a di vided report on them and because of Smiths appearance the fate of the bills may be jeopardized. Two years ago Smith appeared before the legislature and fought the passage of -a law that woolJmake naturalization fees accrue to the county treasury instead of to the district clerk. He begged' and cajoled certain members of the Douglas county delegation to vote against the law, and for a time the bill was lost. It was found, though, after one member of t,he Douglas delegation threatened to fight if it was not pro duced and signed by Lieutenant Governor Howard. Smith afterward obtained a ruling in court in regard to the matter, and a defect was found in the bill. He contended that he was entitled "to the naturalization fees on the ground that he was acting in the dual ca pacity of county and federal officer. Diamond Pin Valued at $500 Lost in Storm Zone A diamond bar stick pin valued at $500 was lost Tuesday by Mrs. Jessie Rosenstock, 103 New Hamil ton apartments, in the tornado dev asted district. The People Who Work With Swift & Company Big Business is usually pictured in the public mind as a huge, soulless machine. As a matter of fact, it is just a collection of human beings like you. Without boasting and simply to give the public an idea of the human side of Swift & Company, we publish the following facts: The lowest rate of wages paid to men has been increased voluntarily and by arbitration 167 per cent in the past three years; the wages of all packing-house labor have been increased an average of 125 per cent. There is an Employes' Benefit Association (voluntary) providing disability and death benefits for a small weekly payment. Sick allowances are granted in times of illness, and pensions for disability and old age are provided without expense to the employe. Under a two year time payment plan 4,000 em ployes have become shareholders in Swift & Company. Company physicians attend employes needing their help at the plant and at home, without charge. More than 1,500 of the 7,500 men who left to join the army and navy have returned to their jobs, and jobs are waiting for the others as soon as they return. At the general office in Chicago, every boy is given an hour's schooling daily on company time, such work being accredited by" the high school authorities in securing a two year commercial course diploma. A summer home is maintained at Fish Lake, Indiana, near Chicago, where women plant employes may spend their vacations, without cost Swift & Company is co-operating with other employ ers to improve living conditions around the stockyards. More and more thought and attention are being given to the opportunity and responsibilities presented in a big industry to improve working conditions and to raise living standards. - These are beginnings of a broad, constructive pro gram, details of which are now being worked out by the Employes Relations Committee of Swift & Company. Swift & Company, U. S. A , Omaha Local Branch, 13th & Leavenworth Streets F. J. Souders, Manager Man Who Eloped With 14-Yead-01dGirlIs Released on Bond Ely Nicola, charged with violating the Mann act when he eloped with Sarah Carp, 14-year-old St. Joseph girl, has been released on a $1,000 bond by Comissioner Neeley. Nic ola's attorney produced a permit signed by "Sarah's mother and step father consenting to her marriage to Ely. Sarah, who is a tiny Roumanian girl, was released by Commissioner Neely. last week when she appeared before him, and was taken back to her home in St. Joseph by juvenile authorities. She avowed an undying affection for Ely, who is also Rou manian. Niccala told Commissioner Ncely he would "fly" to St. Joseph and mar ry his youthful affinity as soon as he was released. Mr. Neely knows of no st'ite in the union where a girt of 14 may marry, but postponed the case a month to await developments. Peace Treaty to Form One Complete Entity, , Says French Premier Paris, April 9. In answer to a letter from the president of the com mission on the budget, asking the form in which the preliminary peace treaty would- be submitted to the chamber of deputies, Premier Clem enceau today declared that the ccn s,titution which regards treatws as valid only after having been voted upon by both houses, would be ob served. No territory could be relin ouished, exchanged or annexed e cept as directed by law. The premier added that the pre liminary peace treaty would torm one complete entity, which could not be divided into separate articles, and could not be submitted to the varjous commissions until the com plete treaty had been drafted. Christian Science Society Charged With Disloyalty Boston, April 9. Charges of dis loyalty and mismanagement on the part of trustees of the Christian Science publishing society are made in a separate answer filed in the supreme court today by John V. Dittemore, one of' the defendants to the suit brought by the trustees last month to restrain the directors of the First Church of Christ, scien tists from interfering with their management of the society. Mr. Dittemcre particularly attacks the methods used in the publication of the Christian Science Monitor, a daily paper. Mr. Dittemore's answer completes the pleadings. It is expected that the case will be sent to a master within a few weeks for the hearing of evidence. MAYHEM) ASKED TO BE RELIEVED OF BOARD DUTY (Continued From Faff One.) not found tnything to base a charge on that a single doollar of these millions was missappropriated or was used except for the benefit of the state's wards at times, and it would have been remarkable were it otherwise, the board of which I am a member maV have erred in judg ment, hir never with intent to wrong a living soul or depriVe the titate of the benefit of sober delib eration ar.d the best that was in he members of the board to give. "Respectfully yours, "E. O Mayfield." Passage of Good Roads Bill in Iowa in Sight Dcs Moines, la., April 9. Pas sage of the good roads bill recently adopted by the Iowa house is an ticipate.d today in the senate as a result of thetest of strength this afternoon when the bill was brought up for final action in the upper house. The Buser substitute was voted down. 29 to 21, after several house' debate. Senator Price then sub mitted an amendment, providing for a strict county option in road build ing, which will be voted upon to morrow morning. The bill is sure to pass, either with or without the amendment, but the good roads radicals declare that if the Price proposition is adapted the house bill will be greatly weakened. Only minor matters were consid ered in the house. The Findlay bill regulating hours of labor for women will be taken up as a special order at 9:30 tomorrow morning. No action was taken in the Rath bun pardon probe. 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