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PLAN TO HOLD LEAGUE
MEET IN WASHINGTON.
; "Paris, April 29. It has been vir
tually decided that the frist meeting
of the league of nations shall be
held in Washington next October.
ARMY ENLISTMENTS
INCREASING STEADILY.
Washington April 29. Continued
increase in the number of enlist
ments resulting from the war de
partment's call for 50,000 overseas
volunteers was shown today in the
official report for the week ending
April 19. A total of 5,842 recruits
was recorded, bringing the grand to
tal to 17,020.
DRUMMOND TO GET
SALARY OF $25,000 A YEAR.
Paris, April 29. Tile salary of Sir
Eric Drummond, secretary of the
league of nations, is to be $25,000 a
year, with a similar amount for the
expenses of the' office, including the
clerical staff, according to the rep
resentative of Reuters, Ltd., in Pa
ris, ;
RECORD PRICES PAID
AT AUCTION FUR SALE
St. Louis., April 29. Prices, said
to be unparalleled in the history of
the fur trade, were recorded today
at the spring auction at the inter
national fur exchange.
Sales at the morning session to
talled $500,000. Advances of 80 per
cent for fisher pelts were announced,
MOO being sold for a total of $137,
500. Other sales included 265,000 squir
rels (gray Siberian), $200,000; and
171 marmot from eastern Asia, $170,
000. NINE PERSONS HELD;
MUCH LIQUOR TAKEN. .
.Lincoln, Neb.. Aprii 29. (Spe
cial.) Eight men and one woman
were arrested at Falls City, Neb.,
this morning just as they crossed
the .line into Nebraska with 3,000
pints of whisky in their possession.
State agents under Gus Heyers
made the arrests.
i The whisky was being transport
ed it) four large touring cars. The
haul is valued at between $10,000
and $15,000. v
The arrested parties gave the
names of Mr. and Mrs. Riley Smith,
Harry Hansen, John Riley, , Leslie
Wilson, Dave Westbrook, .Jim
Seward, S. F. Bowman and George
. Hurlberu
'LOAN SUBSCRIPTIONS
APPROACH BILLION MARK.
Washington, April 29. Subscrip
tions to the Victory loan on the
basis of official reports to the treas
ury tonight approached the billion
dollar mark. Contributions officially
tabulated showed total sales to be
$984.884, 15(K
; That the Victory loan is lagging to
some extent appeared to be indi
cated by comparison with progress
of the fourth Liberty loan drive in
which subscriptions amounted to
$1,323,716,00 when the campaign
reached the same stagt.w -A ,
COURT SUSTAINS VERDICT
AGAINST DISLOYAL PASTOR.
fort Dodge, la., April 29. (Spe
cial Telegram.) The United States
circuit court of appeals has sustain
ed the decision of United States Dis
trict Judge Reed in sentencing Rev.
Wilhelm Schumann, pastor of the
German Evangelical church at Pom-eroy,"-to
five years in the federal
penitentiary at Fort Leavenworth
for the violation of the espionage
act. ,
!. Rev. Mr. Schumann was sentenced
in federal court here last June and
later an appeal of the verdict was
taken. He may now appeal to the
United States supreme court.
"BILL" TO BE TRIED AS
"INSTIGATOR" OF CRIMES.
London, April 29. The Evening
Standard claims that it has the high
est authority for asserting that Wil
liam Hohenzollern will be prosecut
ed and tried not as originator of the
war," but as one of the instigators
otrimes as provided in the report
'of the commission on war responsi
bility. m , i
AWAIT FULL MOON
FOR START IN FLIGHTS.
St. Johns, N. F, April 29. With
another sudden change to bad
weather, the start of the transatlan
tic flight of Harry Hawker, Aus
tralian, and Capt. Frederick , P.
Raynham, his British rival, has been
postponed to some time from two
days to a fortnight hence when the
full moon may bring hope for fly
ing conditions.
SOFT DRINK FLOOD
TO SUBMERGE CHICAGO.
Chicago, April 29. Harbingers of
the soft drink flood that is expected
to follow prohibition next July were
- in evidence today.
Many saloonkeepers are preparing
to open soft drink bar rooms.
William G. - Legner, president of
the Chicago Brewers association,
said brewing would stop here May
1 and all ' government regulations
would be complied with. Mr. Leg
ner said after May 1 the manufac
ture of near beer would be taken up.
Already the Chicago Federation
of Labor has been notified of a soft
drink clerks' union now forming.
BROTHER LOSES DAMAGE
SUIT AGAINST HIS SISTER.'
The jury in District Judge Les
lie's court yesterday afternoon re--
, turned a verdict for Mrs. Benjamin
Roth in the $15,000 damage suit
brought against her by her broth
er, William W. Satterlee.
Hearing of the case took nearly
three days. Satterlee alleged he
was shot by his sister, when he
' came to her home, 4202 South
Twenty-third street, the evening of
October 15, 1918, to try to get pos-
- session of his 14-year-old son, Har
old, who had been given to his viife
when she secured a divorce 10
years ago.
Much evidence' was introduced to
show that Satterlee had often
threatened to harm his sister. Sat
terlee . is employed in the stock
vards. Mrs. Roth is the wife of
Benjamin Roth, manager of Wood
Brothers .live stock commission
house,"-"- "" " ;
VOL. 48. NO. 271.
SENATORS
TO CONFER
ON LEAGUE
COVENANT
Republicans' Attitude to Be
Decided at Party Caucus;
Lodge Declares Further
Changes Necessary.
Washington, April 29. Repub
lican leaders in the next senate to
day took steps to ascertain party
sentiment toward the revised league
of nations coyenant and toward
the unification of all-' republican
senators on the course to be pur
sued when the peace treaty comes
before the senate for ratification. ,
The attitude of the republican
senators will be decided upon at a
party conference to be held prior to
the convening, of congress. Until
this conference, the republican
members were advised today in
telegrams sent out by Senators
Lodge of Massachusetts, floor lead
er, and Curtis of Kansas, whip, to
withhold final expression of opin
ion. ' ' '
Leader Gives .Statement.
Senator Lodge, who, in addition
to beinjr the republican leader in
the senate will be chairman of the
foreign relations committee of the
next senate, gave the first intima
tion of his opinion of the revised
covenant in the following state
ment issued tonight:
"I am not prepared to make a
statement in regard to the new
draft at this moment because I de
sire to examine it carefully and
compare it with the former draft
and also to confer with my colle
guts for it is obvious that it will
require further amendments if it is
to promote peace and not endanger
certain rights of the United States
which should" never be-plaeed 'in
jeopardy."
: Lodge and Borah Confer'
Senator Lodge conferred during
the day with Senator Borah of
Idaho, one of the leading critics of
the league of nations proposal, and
who has announced that he could
not support the covenant despite its
revision. . After the conference thc
Idaho senator said the discussion
had been entirely satisfactory.
Senator Lodge later conferred
with Senator Brandegee of Con
necticut, republican member of the
foreign relations committee. This
conference was followed by a meet
itjg of i.'.;-ators Borah. Johnson of
California and Norris of Nebraska.
No announcement was made as to
the course of the discussions.
Farther conferences between re
pu. . senators will be held to
morrow. Senator McNary of Oregon, re
publican, announced today that he
would support the league coyenant
as finally adopted in Paris.
Former Speaker Clark today en
dorsed the league of nations cove
nant as finally adopted.
Smoot Dislikes Article 10. '
Salt Lake City, April 29. United
States Senator Reed Smoot, in a
signed statement on the revised cov
enant of the league of nations, to
day declared himself pleased with
most of the amendments as adopted
but expressed the hope that article
10 may still be amended, declaring,
"This is a very dangerous provis-
,i ....
ion. .
"Article XXII is amended with
the intention of safeguarding the
Monroe doctrine," the senator said,
"but it is doubtful if the wording of
the article as reported will accom
plish it. This article ' should be
clarified."
Senator W, H. King said that the
amended covenant met every seri
ous objection raised by fair-minded
pecple and that he would support it.
Poiridexter Here
Voices His Opposition
to League of Nations
Senator Miles Poindexter of
Washington, stopping in Omaha yes
terday enroute from the Pacific
coast to. Cedar Rapids, Ia.t where he
delivers "an address Wednesday night
on the league of nations, expressed
emphatic condemnation! the new
draft of the Covenant which just
has been offered by the Paris con
ference. -
"In the first article of the revised
constitution of ' the league of na
tions," said the senator, "it is pro
vided that each nation becoming a
member 'shall accept such regula
tions as may be prescribed by the
league in regard to military and
naval, forces and armaments.'
"I do not believe the American
people will endorse any such sur
render of their sovereign' powers.
The control of the military and nav
al forces and armaments by our
own government and peopla- is ab
solutely essential to national safety
and independence. The surrender
of this power to an alien tribunal in
which the United States shall only
have one vote, means the destruc
tion of the most essential preroga
tive of government
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Assault Upon High Prices
By Grain Corporation Head
Causes l l-2c Corn Slump
Provisions Also Smashed to
Lower Level by Action;
Lively Scenes Witnessed
on Markets.
Chicago," April 29. Julius H.
Barnes, president of the grain cor
poration the food administration,
made an assault on high prices to
day which was promptly reflected
on the board of trade in a maximum
decline of 1 14 cents in the price
of corn.
Of possibly more interest to the
housewife was the slump in the pro
visions market. Pork dropped an
extreme $1.80 per barrel, while
shortrib sides, known to the break
fast table as bacon, declined a maxi
mum of $1 per hundredweight as
compared with the close yesterday.
Mr. Barnes' assault came in the
form of a bulletin of announcement
to the trade. It abounded in tech
nicalities, but its purport was plain
to wit: That the speculative ten
dency in white flour must stop.
Stop Export Buying.
As an earnest of his intentions
the president of the grain cor
porations announced that the cor
poration would cease buying flour
for export (except .first clears and
Victory mixed flours) and that also
it would . resell at such important
centers as New York, Baltimore and
Philadelphia flour previously bought
for export. He named the price as
"$11.50 jute per barrel."
. The technical portions of the bul
letin dealt with instructions to mill
ers and grain men generally but the
explanation, of his action was plain
to all.
"The purpose of this," said the
bulletin, "is to stop the speculative
fever in flour before it becomes
necessary to take off all import re
strictions' on foreign wheat and
flour, for there is plenty of Amer
ican wheat and flour if this specu
lative tendency is checked."
Canada Overstocked.
- Mr. Barnes' threat, the trade real
ired instantly, had back of it the
fact that Canadian granaries and ele
vators are f airly-bwrstifigr with wheat
at the doors of theh United States,
not to mention the vast stores in
Australia and Argentina.
It is explained that the Canadian
supply has been comparatively little
impaired by export sales for the rea
son, it is said, that Canada is not
(Contlnnrd on Face Four, Column Two.)
"Grand Old Man" Retires
f ter 33 Years as "Copper"
Michael Dempsey Granted
Pension After Being Asked
to Resign by Head of
Police Department.
The city last night acted favor
ably on the application of Assistant
Chief Michael F. Dempsey of the
police department, for retirement on
the pension of assistant chief, which
will mean $100 per month beginning
on May 1.
Today Chief Dempsey leaves the
department after a continuous serv
ice of 33 years and six months, dur
ing which time he has served in
every capacity, from patrolman in
the days when Omaha was "wild
wooly," up to the position of chief
of the department, which latter po
sition he held when Marshal Eber
stein was appointed as chief last
year.
Asked to Retire.
He has held the position of as
sistant chief more than one year,
which makes him eligible for a pen
sion on the basis of one-half of his
(Continued on Page Four, Column Four.)
Soda Fountain Beverages
Become Taxable Thursday
Tax of One Cent on Five and Ten-Cent Drinks and Two
Cents on 15 and 20, Will be Collected From Buy
ers Unless Proprietor Pays Out of Profits.
Soda water, ice cream, sundaes,
root beer and all other soda foun
tain drinks become taxable Thurs
day under the revenue act. Five
andf10-cent drinks ortdishes will be
taxed one cent, while 15 or 20-cent
drinks will be taxed two cnts, and
the tax will be collected from 'the
purchaser, unless the soda fountain
keeper chooses to reduce his prices
to include the extra tax item.
The question of when drinks are
taxable and when they may not be
taxable and the precise methods of
collecting the tax were discussed at
length in a statement issued yester
day by the internal revenue bureau.
These examples were given of taxable-drinks
when mixed and sold
at the fountain for consumption on
the premises:
Orangeade, lemonade, pineapple
juice, coco cola, root beer, moxie,
phosphates, fruit and flavoring syr
ups mixed with carbonated water or
plain water, milkshakes, malted milk
shakes, cream and egg shakes, ice
- OMAHA, ; WEDNESDAY, APRIL 30, 1919.
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Omaha Grain Dealers Well
Protected, Majority of Big
Holders Being Out From
Under at Break.
The decided drop in corn prices
beginning Monday and continuing
to the close Tuesday was not unex
pected by Omaha grain men. This
is indicated by the fact that heavy
speculators as a whole sold out last
week. Losses experienced were few
and small, according to reports, and
were suffered on small, cash eleva
tor holdings.
Nor were large profits realized
from the drop, it is claimed. Grain
men say. this absence of profits Ms
due to the tendency of the Omaha
grain market to be bullish instead
of bearish. ; . ;'
Advance Since Jan. 1.
It is estimated that corn, until
yesterday's drop, has advanced 60
cents since January 1. This contin
ued advance could indicate but one
thing a sudden drop, say. local
dealers.
It is generally believed that a de
cline is corn prices will continue to
day, but will not be permanent. The
high prices of hogs and other prod
uce indicate that the decline is only
temporary. ,
When the decline breaks off, grain
men generally express theii inten
tion of buying again.
During the last two days Septem
ber futures have dropped from
15 1-2 to 16 cents. High on the Chi
cago corn market was $1.67 on
Monday. The close for that day
showed corn selling at $1.62 1-4 to
$1.62 1-2. It opened Tuesday with
$1,601-2 and closed at $1,511-2.
Cash corn declined from 4 to 6
cents a bushel in the two days. May
corn futures showed a slightly larg
er drop. '
Smaller Drop in Oats.
A drop in oats prices of approxi
mately 5 cents in the last two days
also occurred.
That the free movement in corn
and its sensational decline failed to
catch Omaha grain men napping1 is
considered remarkable when reports
of -drastic liquidations of foldings
on the part of eastern gram men
following the drop, were received.
Local grain men point out the sen
sational unloading on the part of
George Roberts several days fago,
afr whirti titn is sair tn riav
realized $2,000,000 in profits, as
typical of all large local dealers..
Ez-Asst. Chief M. F. Dempsey.
cream, ice cream sodas, sundaes, ice
cream sandwiches, flavored ices.
These drinks are not taxable:
Hot beef tea, coffee, tea, butter
milk, milk, hot chocolate,- hot clam
broth, tomato bouillon and bottled
drinks sold direct from the con
tainer. Separate manufacturer taxes
are imposed on drinks of the latter
class.
Ice cre?m is not taxable when sold
in containers to be carried away
from the selling place. Ice cream
cones are taxable. Bromo seltzer,
rochelle salts, seidlitz powders, cas
tor oil, epsom salts and similar med
icines often served at soda foun
tains are not subject to 'he tax.
i Soft drink stands or push cart
entetrprises are subject to the tax,
but restaurants or other places serv
ing ice cream or soft drinks as an
incidental feature of the business are
not required to collect or to pay
the tax. Church "sociables" and
clubs are exempt, but booths at
country fairs, circuses or ball games
must collect the tax.
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PAIR HELD
OF MISUSE
OF MAILS
Mr. and Mrs. F:C. Webster to
Answer to Uncle Sam for
Operations in Sale of
"Bust Developer."
-'
In the arrest yesterday afternoon
of Mr. and Mrs. F. C. Webster in
a rooming house at 624 South Sev
enteenth street, Postoffice Inspector
H. N. Graham of Atlanta, Ga.,
believes, he has caught two of the
cleverest "mail order operators"
'that have ' ever - worked in this
country.
Both Webster and his wife, ac
cording to Graham, confessed -to
an ,elabcrate system in which they
used the United States mails. They
are charged with usiifg the mails
to defraud.
How Scheme Worked.
Here is the story of their work
ings here, as told by local Post
office Inspector W. M. Coble:
"The Websters arrived in Omaha
April 11 and rented a room at 624
South Seventeenth street. They
had "return" envelopes made with
"Webster & Co., 624 South Seven
teenth street, Omaha, printed on
them.
"They then enclosed an envelope
stamped with a special delivery
stamp, to each of hundreds of post
masters throughout this section of
the country, asking each postmaster
if a money order had been pur
chased of him during the last three
weeks for delivery to Webster &
Co. --
-:"One of our employes swindled
us and we have to find out how
many money orders he got,' they
expli.' :ed to the postmasters.
Bogus Order Substituted.
"The postmaster answered in the
registered epvelope which Webster
& Co. had enclosed.
"Webster & Co. then removed the
postman's answer and substituted a
forced order for goods.
"Enclosed find $5 for a box of
Glanol tablets for enlarging the
bust" was printed on each order and
the name of some fictitious person
in some other city or town signed to
the order.
"Then a want ad in an Omaha
newspaper told the public that Web
ster & Co., under a secret box num
ber, would sell some enterprising
young man a half interest in their
concern for $400. Liberty bonds
would be accepted at par value in
payment of the $400.
"That ad appeared Sunday morn
ing. Each person who answered the
ad was to be offered the same half
interest and as many as possible in
duced to buy it.
Dupe's Fall Easy.
' 'Look at the orders we've got
already!' Webster would say, ex
hibiting the registered letters from
the postmasters.
"The dupe would buy the half in
terest that had been bought by' an
other man half an hour before in all
probability and walk out. When
enough men had purchased that half
interest, the Websters were to leave
town."
Worked in Other Cities.
'Inspector Graham says the Web
sters defrauded Atlanta people out
of $500 by the method they are said
to have been using here. They
were known in Atlanta as Mr. and
Mrs. J. C. Stewart, of the Acme
Sales Co.
In Philadelphia, where they are
also said to have acquired several
hundred dollars, they were known
as Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Clark. In
Dallas, Texas, they were known as
Mr. and Mrs. E..A. Shook.
According to Coble, Webster con
fessed the whole workings of the
plan but tried to exonerate the wo
man. Both will be given a hearing be
fore United States Commissioner
Neely this morning. They are be
ing held at Central police station.
Coble says he thinks they came orig
inally from Rochester, N. Y.
Pours Gasoline on Fire; N
Ten Persons Die in Flames
Chelsea, Okla.,' April 29. Ten
persoi.s are dead and one fatally in
jured as the result of an explosion
today following the attempt of
Thomas Ballard, a farmer near here,
to kindle a fire with coal oil.
The dead are:
Ballard, his wife, ' baby and two
orphan , children; Mrs. Charles
Ridenour and three small children,
and E. W. Ballard.
They were unable to escape the
fire which swept the house.
Sister cf Jay Gould Dies.
Los Angeles, April 29. Mrs. Anna
Gould Hough, sister to Jay Gouldr
the famous financier, died at her
home here last night. She was near
ly 90 years old and the last of the
original Gould .family
ON CHARGE
Otlly Sun.. SS.MS nWU N.
Bl'Mill (I rw), Daily. I4.M;
Who'll Be Next?
BOMB EXPLOSION
INJURES WIFE OF
FORMER SENATOR
Infernal Machine Sent
Through Mails tc-Hardwrck;
Negro Maid Has Both
Hands Blown Off.
Atlanta, April " 29 Explosion of
an infernat machine sent through the
mails to the home of former U. S.
Senator Thomas W. Hardwick of
Georgia today resulted in the serious
injury of Mrs. Maude P. Hardwick,
wife of the ex-senator, and the
maiming of her negro maid.
Former Senator Hardwick was
not at his home when the infernal
machine was delivered and Mrs.
Hardwick ordered her maid to open
it. When the wrappings were re
moved, the machine exploded with
terrific force. ,The maid's hands
were blown off. Mrs. Hardwick was
burned about the face and body and
her upper lip was cut by a flying
fragment. Furniture in the room
"was demolished.
Police believed -tonight the ma
chine was sent by the same person
or persons who several days ago
sent a similar machine to Mayor Ole
Hanson of Seattle. Both were sent
in similar packages with wrappers
bearing the return address of "Gim
bel Brothers, Thirty-second' and
Broadway, New York,", and both
bore the inscription "Sample."
Orders Cable Lines
Returned to Owners
at Midnight May 2
Washington, April 29. Post
master General Burleson issued an
order today returning the American
cable systems to their owners, ef
fective at midnight May 2.
Approval by the president of
Postmaster General Burleson's rec
ommendations that the telegraph
and telephone lines be returned was
announced today at the White
House.
Arguments in the pending legal
controversy before the supreme
court to restrain the postmaster gen
era! from increasing intrastate rates
and telegraph rates will be heard
next Monday.
Bee Editor and Son
Visit in Capital on
Return From New York
Washington, . D. C, April 29.
(Special Telegram) Victor Rose
water, editor of The Bee, accom
panied by his young son, spent a
few hours in Washington today,
having run. over from, Baltimore,
where Mrs. Rosewater is visiting
her parents. Mr. Rosewater plans
to leave with his family for the west
either tomorrow ,or Thursday. He
came east to attend the Associated
Press meeting in New York last
week.
Steel Directors Postpone
"Extra" 1 Per Cent Dividend
New York, April. 29. Directors
of the United States Steel corpora
tion fulfilled popular expectations
at their quarterly meeting today by
postponing "the extra" 1 per cent
dividend on the common stock.
TWO CENTS.
GERMAN PEACE
ENVOYS ARRIVE
AT VERSAILLES
May-First Strike May Delay
Function of Presenting I
Terms to Delegation
Until Friday.
Versailles, April 29. The main
German peace delegation arrived at
the Vau Cresson station at 9:30
o'clock this evening and came to
Versailles by automobile.
vBerlin. April 29. The peace com
mittee of the German national as
sembly has 2een called to meet Fri
day at the Ichancellor's palace in
Berlin, the newspapers announce.
Paris,, April 29. Because of the
24-hour strike set for May 1, espe
cially affecting telephone and com
munications, some doubt was ex
pressed today whether the peace
terms wouM be presented to the
Germans on that day, as had b,ee
planned. It was thought the func
tion probably would be postponed
until Friday, May 2.
No Decision On Kiao-Chau.
The session of the council of three
ended late this afternoon without
any decision on either the Japanese
or Belgian questions.
A compromise was proposed to
Japan by the council with respect to
the Kiao-Chau problem, but no con
clusion w3s reached and it is under
stood further consideration will be
given to the matter at an early date.
The financial experts of the United
States and France were called in
while the Belgian delegates were be
ing heard regarding the necessity
of earlier payment to them of their
share of the reparations. The dis
cussion was left unfinished.
The Reuter correspondent says he
learns from Belgian delegation cir
cles that the situation in Belgium is
so serious that unless financial aid
(Contlnnrd on ran. Four Column Three.)
Human Bones Found
in Heap of Cinders
on Landru's Premises
Paris, April 29. A search by a
magistrate ,and the police authori
ties of the villa of Henri Landru
at Gambaix, a suburb of Paris,
from which the disappearance of
many women led some time ago to
the arrest of Landru. has resulted in
the finding in the carriage house
at the end of the garden of an enor
mous heap of cinders.
Among the cinders, according to
the authorities, were calcined bones,
pieces of ribs, tibias. arm bones,
one tooth, a fragment of melted
glass and one hairpin.
It is asserted that in the cellar,
which is cemented, large bloodstains
covered with sand were found.
Landru is declared to have made a
specialty of becoming engaged to
widows. v
Iowa Executive Calls
Conference to End Strike
Des Moines, Ia., April 29. (Spe
cial Telegram.) Governor Harding
late today called a conference of
members of building trades council
to decide ways and mear.s of end
ing the strike. Arthur Neumann,
president of Master Builders, today
notified the governor that the or
ganization would be glad to meet
with union men and h:.u
wtw tJttn.
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MAY SEEK
TO REOPEN
ADRIATIC
QUESTION
Premier, in Address, Admits
Situation Is "Very Grave"
for Italy; Americans
Hooted in Fiume. -
Copenhagen, April 29. (B
Associated Press.) There have
been noisy anti-American demon
strations in Fiume. American offi
cers were hooted in the streets,
according to a report received bf
way of Germany, and British and -French
troops maintained order
with difficulty. ,
v Rome, April 29. (By Associated
Press.) The Chamber of Depu
ties tonight voted confidence in
the cabinet by a count of 382 to
40, the negative votes being cast
by socialists. . ' " "
The vote followed an addrert
by Premier Orlando which wait
constantly interrupted by applause
and ended in an ovation in the
chamber, even the tribunea join
ing. Former Premier Lucxatti fol
lowed the premier and was also
unanimously applauded except by
the intransigeant socialists,
whose spokesman, Deputy Turati,
explained why the socialists could
not give a vote of confidence to
the cabinet. - 1
"Now the Italian delegation can
return to Paris with increased
authority to continue peace ne
gotiations" -is the dominant note
in press comment of the parlia- '
mentary vote " of confidence given
the cabinet tonight '
Paris, April 29. (By Associated
Press.) Ambassador Page , tele
graphed from Rome today that hi
had gathered from Premier Orlandc
in a long conference Monday thai
the' premier did not intend to returc
to Paris for the signing of th
peace treaty. The premier 'ex
pressed regret that the time was sc
short before the arrival of the Ger -mans.
'
Should Premier Orlando not re
turn for the signing of he treaty,
it would give the situation a more .,
serious aspect than the "departure of
the Italian delegation, as the allies
would be required to take final ac
tion without the participation of v
Italy. While there is every desire to
avoid this result, the indications are '
that the allies will proceed with the
signing if Italy decides to withhold
participation. " - ;
Internal Trouble Threatened. ' '
The Italian premier, the telegram
from Ambassador Page added, felt
that his action either way would
have serious consequences, but it
was preferable to have trouble from
without Italy rather than from with'
in Italy, because the present state
of public feeling in Italy would not ?
justify the signing of a treaty which .
did not include Italian aspirations. .
Ambassador Page said he had 1
taken steps to have the Italian au
thorities suppress manifestations di
rected against President Wilson.
Situation for Italy Very Grave.
Rome, April 29. (By the Asso
ciated Press.) Admitting that the 1
world situation at the present is
grave, and for Italy "very grave,",
and that it was the duty of Italy "
"to preserve the greatest calm and t
serenity" Signor Orlando, the
Italian premier today delivered his
expected address to the chamber
of deputies concerning the peace
conference at Paris.
Premier" Orlando in his address,
admitted that he received on April
14 the American memorandum deal
ing with the Adriatic question and
added that until that time he had "
always been assured that the Ameri
can delegation had not reached any
definite conclusion regarding Italy.
Premier Orlando said that Italy
believed that her claims were
founded on such high reasons of
justice and right that any interna-i -tional
treaty or agreement must bt
set aside so that they might be ac
cepted at Paris. . , , ,
Counsels Calm and Serenity. .
"The principal duty in this grai -hour
for the world, and for Italj
(Continued on Pe Four. Col a ma live.)
Panic Seizes Munich
as Contending Forces r
Batde for . Capital
Berne, April 29. (French Wirer . -less
Service.) Airplanes of the -Hoffman
government forces flying
over Munich have been fired on. re- '
peatedly by the communists, with j,
the result that 13 civilians have
been killed and 100 wounded.
Panic prevails in the city. i
The communist government in
Munich is said to be experiencing i
great difficulty in feeding the pop
lation and the large number of ffftV "
diers concentrated there, - " t
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