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16 THE BEE: OMAHA. FRIDAY, APRIL 25, 1919. PANCHO VILLA WITH 1,200 MEN , SEIZES PARRAL Government Starts Cavalry Column of Equal Strength c From Chihuahua City r - to Engage Bandits. , v Juarez, Mex., Aprif 24. Three .American mining men arrived in Chihuahua City last night by auto mobile from Parral with the report .that Francisco Villa and a force of ; i,:uu men entered rarrai aunaay. , . No foreigners were killed and none of the foreign mining proper ties was damaged, according to a message receivedhere late today. Villa is believed to be in control rof Parral at present. A cavalry column of 1,000 govern 'nient troops, mounted on American cavalry horses, left Chihuahua City .today overland for Parral to engage the Villa ' forces, according to tel egraphic advices. Economic Council Grants ' , Fishing Rights to Germany Paris, April 24. The request of jtha. German government that Ger man fishermen be permitted to fish in the Skagerrak and Cattegat pas sages was granted by the supreme econ6mic council . at its meeting Tuesday. The council also . approved the proposal for a more extensive use of the water route through Ger many hy way of Hamburg and the river Eibe. It abolished the exist ing limitation of 8,000 tons of fond and material in order to supply the present needs of the ' Czecho slovaks. The council also considered the , question of meeting the deficiency of the coal supply in Europe, par ticularly with reference to Italy. Federal Attorneys Will Not Prosecute Brewery Interests New York, April 24. The govern ment will take no steps to prosecute manufacturers of beer of 2 per cent alcoholic content pending a fed eral court decision in litigation now in progress here to test the con stitutionality of, the war-time pro hibition act. However, producers of this commodity after 'April 30 will operate at their peril, according to William C. Fitts, representative of Attorney General Palmer, who an nounced the government's attitude in court today. District Attorney Caffey, of the southern New York district, supple mented the announcement witlj a statement that he had no disposi tion to begin any prosecution under the emergency prohibition act un til the court had had time to con sider the test case. Should there be any change in the situation, he said the court and the brewers would be notified. The government was not con cerned, the federal attorneys said, with the brewers' contention that a 24 per cent brew was not intoxi cating. It was proposed, they stat ed, to prevent, during the demobili zation period, production and sale, the latter effective July 1, of all beer and wine. This policy would be carried out, they said, unless a court decision made, it impossible. Rome Newspapers Declare Fiume Program Compatible Rome, April 24. (Havas.) Ad dressing a throng that had gathered. Prince Colonna, the mayor of Rome, asserted that, Italy's right to de mand the fruits of her victory "would not have to be compromised by hypocritical combinations." The Rome newspapers are unani mous in declaring that the Italian program as set forth by its delega tion at Paris represented the min imum demands compatible with the dignity and safety of Italy. Chamberlain's Tablets for sto mach troubles, biliousness and constipation are easy to take and iriost agreeable in effect They only cost a quarter. URGE NEW JAPAN CABLE TO AVOID DISSENSIONS y Construction of NewJJne by Way of Aleutian Islands Con sidered by American-Japan Society. Tokio, April 24. (By Associated Press.) Construction of a new ca ble line across the Pacific to insure better; communication between Ja pan and the United States was urged by speakers at a dinner given last night by the Aiuerican-Japan so ciety. Many American visitors were guests, including William Pot ter of Philadelphia, former Amer ican minister to Itajy; Robert N. Lynch and Wallace M. Alexander of San Francisco and Emil Scholz of New York. Viscount Kaneko urged that there should be another Pacific ca ble by way of the Aleutian islands to insure quick communication and to remove the possbiliity of misun derstandings and nullify the efforts of sensational newspapers and mischief-makers fo" disrupt the cordial relations between . Japan and America. Mr. Potter said he could assure the Japanese that America had no selfish desires as a result of the war and only seeks th co-operation of Japan to prevent future wars and insure the happiness of future gen erations. Mr. Alexander recommended that another cable be built to connect Japan and the United States. He suggested that it might be possible to send American students to Japanese universities. American Ambassador Morris urged patience, reservation of judg ment and confidence in the ul'.ied delegates in Paris, whose aim is to create a final and just peace. Italians Informed of Plan. Paris, April 24 rt was stated in high American quarters today that President Wilson several days ago informed Premier Orlando of the contents of the statement which the president issued yesterday. Premier Orlando then consulted with Col onel House and discussed with him the question of the issuance of a counter statement by the Italian premier. This explanation was made tp show that the Italian delegates were not quite as surprised ovVr the issu ance of the president s statement as they professed to be. Cold Weather Be of Short Duration, Railroads Report According to the report coming to the railroads, the present spell of cold weather is to be of short dura tion. Warmer and clearing weath er is already on the way, tempera tures out in Wyoming and western Nebraska starting Tn yesterday at 40 to 60 degrees above zero. The Missouri river valley. country was the .coldest area reported by the railroads, temperatures Wednesday flight going to 30 to 40 above. In the western and central sections of the state it was clear and calm this morning and cloudy farther east. Market gardeners say that in many localities in this vicinity there was a hard freeze Wednesday night, ice forming to the thickness of nearly a quarter of an inch. They are of the opinion that the cold has not injured the fruit, as few of the fruit trees andshrubs are in bloom. Pos sibly some of the early cherries have beetf nipped by the frost. Wire Board Denies Applying "Gag Rule" . To Postal Employes Washington, April 24. The wire board of the Postoffice department, in a statement today referring to assertions that postmaster general had applied "gag rule" to employes in the telegraph service, said instruc tions were issued sometime ago for bidding the use of the telegraph without payment and the consump tion of the time of government em ployes during regular hours of busi ness for the distribution of propa ganda. This order, it was stated, followed discovery that deposed of ficials of the Postal Telegraph com pany had used wires and employes to circulate propaganda to incite in subordination and obstruct govern ment operation of the wire systems. "The board said it had been ex pressly stated, however, that no ban was placed upon the circulation or receipt of the Postal Telegraph magazine by mail. Y.M.C.A. May Withdraw From the Italian Forces Paris, April 24. The possibility of ordering all American Y. M. C. A. workers out of Italy is being con sidered by John R. Mott, of the war work council of the Y. M. C. A. There are about 200 American work ers in Italy assigned to various units of the Italian army and Mr. Mott today was somewhat perturbed over the possibility that they might become involved in manifestations of antirAmerican feelings. MICHIGAN AND lOVA RAGE FOR FIRSTHONORS Hawtaye State May Lose Honor of Being First to Go Over Top in Victory . Bond Drive. Washington, April 24. Subscrib ers to Victory Liberty loan notes are encouraged by the treasury to buy registered instead of coupon notes to eliminate danger of-thejt or loss. In explaining this today, treasury officials said the desire of the treasury to issue registered se curities wherever possible was em phasized in this loan because the registered notes carry one interest coupon for the December IS pay ment, thus saving the treasury the expensive routine of sending out in terest payment checks at that time. Unofficial reports show that most subscriptions so far have been for coupon notes which may be con verted later to registered securities. Most subscriptions appear to be for the 44 per cent partially exempt notes rather than the 3 wholly ex empt securities. Total subscriptions reported today were $396,000,000. Iowa May Lose. National loan headquarters today undertook to ascertain whether Michigan or Iowa had first subscrib ed officially their respective quotas. On the face of unofficial returns this honor appeared to go to Michi gan. The Cleveland district, with ,94 cities and towns past their goal- to day, appeared to be leading all other federal reserve districts with num ber of communities with this record. The district total sales were esti mated in excess of $80,000,000. More than two-thirds of counties in Oregon have subscribed their quotas and the state was trying to achieve 100 per cent today. Sioux City I. W. WVs Evade Federal Net in Chicago Chicago, Aprilj-24. A raid by fed eral agents seeking memberi of the I. W. W. said to' have taken refuge in a South Chicago apartment after being chased from Sioux City, la resulted in the location of a store of I. W. W. literature today, but the men they were seeking had fled. Prince Initiated London, April 24. via Montreal. The prince of Wales has been initiated as a Free Mason. Fix Universal Day Of Peace Two Months After Signing Pact Paris, April 24. (By the Associat ed Press). A clause has beeif draft ed for insertion in the peace treaty fixing the date for the transition to a state of peace, 60 days after the signing of the treaty. ; The purpose of this provision is to prevent confusion among the more than 20 belligerant nations, which might fix different dates in. .their various ratifications. Ar cording to the present plan, each na tion will ratify the treaty according to its, own laws, but all will unite in a common date, which will be come a universal day of peace. It is being considered whether the United States, as an associated pow er, but not an ally, should sign a separte treaty of peace vith Ger many. It would be the same treaty as that signed by the allies and would be signed at the sarrf time as part of the same ceremony. Unemployment Conditions Improve In United States Washington, April 24. Unem ployment conditions throughout the United States are steadily improv ing, reports received from 3,417 rep resentative concerns in 58 cities re ceived by the United States employ ment service today show. Reports from these 58 cities show 27 cities reporting a surplus of labor of 59, 057 as compared with a surplus of 73,575 the previous week. Six of the cities show a combined short age of 3,600 skilled and unskilled laborers an increase of 150 for fhe week. The rest of the cities report an approximate equality of supply and demand. Countess of Paris Is Dead. Madrid, April 24. The death is announced of the couiitess of Paris, mother of the duke of Orleans, the head of the Bourbon-Orleans royal house of France. She was 70 years old. Before her marriage in 1864 to the count of Paris she was Princess Isa bella of Orleans, an infanta of Spain. Paderewski Returns Paris, April 24. (French Wire less Service.) Ignace Jan Pader ewski, the Polish premier, and Madame Paderewski have returned to Paris from their trip to Switzerland. Pass Labor Bill Paris, April 24. The French senate yesterday passed the eight hour labor bill, which now be comes a law. , Naval Officers Who Will Attempt Ocean Flight Are Selected Washington, April 24. Officers and men of the naval aviation serv ice, who are to man the three seaJ planes in the transatlantic flight next month have been selected ex clusively from among those who could not be given duty overseas during the war. Commander John H. Towers will command the fleet, which has been officially designated as "NC seaplane division one." The complete personnel will not be announced until Monday, but it is understood that m addition t Commander Towers, four other o ficers who have been tssociafed J( with him in preparing plans tor the flight will make the trip. They are: Commander Holden C. Richard son of the bureau of construction and repair; Lt. Corns. Patrick N. L. Bellinger and Albert C RedT. the bureau of operations, ana lA. Com. Robert L. Lavender of thr bureau of steam engineering. Pan-American Congress Called at Washington New York, April 24. Announces nient was made here today by John Barrett, director general of th P-.n-Anierican union, that the "P American commercial congress will be held in Washington from i June 2 to June 5. Representatives from 21 American republics are expected to s. attend. ft I 2s. II I ' Watch Your Child's Tongue! Constipated Children Gladly Take "California Syrup of Figs" For the Liver and Bowels Tell your druggist you want genuina "California Syrup of Figs." Full directions and dose for babies and children of all ages ' who are constipated, bilious, feverish, tongue ' coated, or full of cold, are plainly printed on the bottle. Look for the name "California" and accept no other "Fig Syrup." Beware! Ml FISTULA -CURED Rectal Disease! Cured without a Mvr aursrleal operation. No Chloroform or Ether uied. Cnr guaranteed. PAY WHEN CURED. Write or Ulna trated book on Rectal Diseases, with names end testimonials of more than 1,000 prominent people who have been permanently eurea. DR. E. R. TARRY, 240 Bee Bldg., Omaha, Neb. ' sv. m m m I 1 (O) PF8) We know you are going to be surprised when you read that you can become one of the partners of the going manufacturing business of ESTABLISHED 1895 OMAHA. NEBRASKA WHICH IS BEING REORGANIZED, AND WE WILL TAKE OVER THE Factory and Plant Office, 18th and Ames Avenue. Authorized Capital, $500,000.00 Manufacturers of Grading Contractors' Equipment and Builders of the Nation Wide Known "Little Red Wagon" THE FACTORY TODAY Speaking of the plant and factory, it has many acres as a factory site with three lines of trackage in the yards, on the main right of way of the Belt line in the city of Omaha, which is centrally located, ample factory space, with most improved and up-to-date machinery and employ between eighty and one hundred men. The smoke is coming every day from the smoke staclfe and the hum of the buzz saw and the noise of, the machinery is evidence of daily money-making powers. THE PRODUCTS Truck, truck bodies, farm tractors, grading contractors' equipment and farm implements five specific industries under one head, each and every one assures a large profit. A thousand dollars invested in an organization that only manufac tures trucks, and because of some reason or other does not produce a dividend, then there is no dividend for the stockholder, but one thou sand dollars invested in five specific products, manufactured under one head, makes the investment and the profit secure. THE DEMAND The steady increase in all commercial industries, motor truck transportation, farm land improvement referring to the bill Secretary of Interior Lane introduced into the Sixty-sixth Congress asking for an appropriation of three million dollars for farm lands in order to make every foot of ground productive, the goed roads and cross country road improvement that has been introduced in Congress and taken up by practically every State Legislature in the United States. ' OUR NEW PRODUCT The Proposed Merits of the Truck, Truck Body and Farm Tr factor Manufacturing Which Will Be Added to Our Other Lines TRUCKS It is proposed to build a one and half or a two-ton truck having specifications of the very best product like the Buda Unit Power Plant, the famous Clarke Internal Rear Gear Axle, which embodies their special construction that when one wheel is in the mud, by an exer tion of 13 power which automatically locks with the wheel that is high and dry and gives over 87 efficiency where heretofore all the power has been lost by the spinning of the wheel in the mud. Heavy distribution type frame, artillery type wheels, irreversible stearing gear and equipped with 34x4 solid tires. This truck will be sold at a price that will meet, any competitive manufacturer on the market today for the reason of the profit made by the company on their respective lines. TRUCK BODIES Every conceivable type of express, grading, cattle and commercial truck bodies will be manufactured by us. We are well equipped to put to use one of the best truck bodies on the market by reason of our enormous wood shop and combined facilities at the factory. FARM TRACTORS At the present time we have an option on patents of three different types of tractors that are far past the experi mental stage, having been on the market for at Jeast four oiwfe years, and which we are assured, when carefully gone over by our engineer, that we will have a farm tractor at a reasonable price, that will not only prove satisfactory, but will have a big organization and a staple guarantee behind it. (Specifications subject to change by deoision of our engineers.) PROSPECTUS OF STROUD & CO. Dividends Covering a Period of Five Years From 1911 to 1915 Inclusive. PRE-WAR PERIOD Now The Restrictions On Industries Is Off So Watch Us "Boom ' Year. Net Investment. 1911 $158,277.43 . 1912 161,525.81 1913 183,426.32 1914 221,562.84 1915 227,644.55 Statistics as compiled by the collector of revenues taken from the reports of the . Income Tax showed a gain during 1917 as follows: Profit. . Dividends. $50,906.93 32 55,083.70 33 88,107.33 43 67,261.24 33 76,332.57 34 Railroads 3 Banks CI y Insurance Co 11 Lumber Industry 14 "Manufacturing Industry" 21 Cl1 10 Stroud & Co. is established and have the "jump" on the other fellow. Stroud & Co. is free from any debts, mortgages and liens, only owing current running expenses. Compiled Figures By the Associated Press on the Giant Industry of Truck and Tractor Manufacturing: Motor Trucks manufactured, 1916 92,130 Motor Trucks manufactured, 1917. . . ." 181,848 Value of Motor Trucks exported, 1917 C .$25,741,080 Value of Motor Trucks exported, 1918 , $26,361,773 Tractors manufactured, 1917 62,742 Tractors manufactured, 1918 (Jan. 1 to June 1) . . .58,543 Of approximately 6,000,000 motor vehicles registered in the United State' about 480,000 are motor trucks. Estimates of the number of trucks manufactured as announced on statistifs collected and approved by the National Automobile Chamber of Commerce, U. S Bureau of Census, and U. S. Office of Public Roads: 1919 250,000 ' 1920 .400,000 INVESTMENT FACTS ESTABLISHED For sound, practical reasons and the best use of your money, why not make an attempt to verify the facts before deciding whether you will spend two or three thousand dollars in an ordinary security, or invest it in a corporation that has been established fourteen years and has payed dividends up to 51 annually and has more than 100 as sets and securities? THINK THIS OVER! WOULD YOU LIKE TO OWN STOCK IN JOHN DEERE LOW CO., MOLINE PLOW CO., CASE IMPLEMENT CO., GENERAL MOT ORS CO., INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER CO., FORD & CO.? YES, SURELY YOU WOULD. WHY? For the following reasons: Their stock is worth many times par. They have paid large dividends for many years. There is a great demand for their product. They have manufactured more than one specific product. Because of their success and soundness and business men at the., head of the company. For the reason credit and bank endorsements. Because their trials have proven-successful and "the proof of the' pudding is in the eating," and a statement of dividends is more satis factory proof of a sound securtiy than if it was said, "We can do what the other fellow has done." DON'T RENT YOUR MONEY, INVEST IT And when you in- vest do not OVerlOOK tne SIX iunuameiuai piincipies ul summ aim safe investment. THE FACTORY, THE PRODUCTS, fllE DEMAND, THE PROFIT, THE ASSETS AND THE MEW tJUlilND lllci COMPANY. "No Promotion Stock" Not Over-Capitalized. .There Will Be 100 Assets STROUD & CO. 4irMdl 1318-19-20, W. O. Building OMAHA, NEB. W. oimpainiy 1318-19-20 W. O. W. Bldg. Omaha, Neb. Without any obligation on my part kindly send me more information . . in rPL'ard to your investment security. NO SUBSCRIPTIONS SOLICITED DURING LIBERTY LOAN DRIVE Name Address