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OMAHA, THE GATE CITY OF THE WEST, OFFERS YOU GOLDEN OPPORTUNITIES. THE WEATHER: v Fair Wdndyj Thursday ttUd) probably ihewtrt, , No ld4 chang ia temperature. RIEF RIGHT RE EZ Y flTVrr-rr aely Bee do. IT A TP lAJt Hour! Tniprataril, B Trn ! iii m. 3ULV .n (14 .S BITS OF NEWS 6 a, m a. m, 1 a. m at. m t a, m ! a, m 11 a, m It n ........s S si ....... M s M ... 1 P. at. p. in.. S p. m. 4 t.m , 5 p. m. p. hi. 1 P. n p. in. NEGRO EQUAL RIGHTS - CAMPAIGN LAUNCHED. New Yotic, May 13. Announce ment ot a country-wide campaign to enroll 100,000 persons "to defend the constitutional and legal rights now denied more than four-fifths of the negro race in America" was made tonight by the-National as sociation for the Advancement tof Colored People. . "To make America" safe for Americans" the association has adopted the following program: , " "A vote for every negro man and woman on the same terms- as white men and women. - "An equal chance to acquire the kind of an education that will en able th j negro everywhere wisely to use this vote. N "A fair trial in the courts for all crimes of which he is accused, by judges in whose election he has participated without discrimination because of race. , "A nght to sit upon the jury which passes judgment upon, him. k "Defense against lynching and burning at the hands of mobs. "Equal service on railroad and other public carriers, including sleeping, dining and Pullman cars. "Equal right to use the public parks libraries and other com munity services for which he is taxed. , "An equal chance for a livelihood in public and private employment." FOUNDRIES DUPLICATJ2 .BIDS FOR NAVY STEEL. Washington, May 13. Eleven ' steel companies submitted practical- ly identical bids today for 14,000 tons of steel plates and shapes for the navy, duplicating the situation which caused the rejection of bids on the same material submittedon April 4. OPERA SINGER ACCUSES ' , HUSBAND OF INFIDELITY. Chicago, : May 13. 4 Madame Amelita M. Galli Curci, the opera - singer, today filed an amended bill for divorce in superior court, in which she refers to Luigi C. Curci's -alleged adventures with "women of the chorus" and other women which "extended through 1915, 1916 and 1917" : - Other instances of misconduct on the part of her husband were alleged by the singer to have taken place in Chicago, Tulsa, Okl.; Boston and New- York. MAYOR AND JUDGE CLASH OVER ELECTION. Hoboken, May 13. The election of city commissioners here today developed into a row during which County Judge Richard Doherty ordered Mayor Patrick Griffin, head of the democratic ticket, arrested, after the mayor had arrested J20 men whom he accused of being re publican xepeaters imported from New York. . The alleged repeaters were dis charged by -Judge Doherty as fast " as they '. were arraigned, rearrested s by the mayor, who then in turn was arrested and confined to the city hall. It was then the mayor's .move ' and he directed the corporation at torney to apply to Supreme Court Judge Swayzee for .the arrest of udge Doherty for conspiracy to defeat the election law and Jor bringing suspicious characters into the city. v ' ' . MAYOR PERMITSI. W. W. MEETING IN MILWAUKEE. Milwaukee, May 12. Mayor Daniel ' W. ' Hoan today announced his refusal of a request of a delegation "'of American. Legion members to prevent a meeting of I. W. W. next Saturday. "Persecution creates radicalism of ; the worst kind and I don't want to increase the strength of the I.: W. W. here," said the mayor. "I don't believe it is my duty to set aside the constitution. . Men have a right to express their views. "We have the police department and the Department .of Justice to see that there is no disorder and apprehend any one whose utterances are disloyal or illegal." GENERAL PERSHING PAYS TRIBUTE TO ARMY NURSE. Washington, May 13. Gratitude - of the) American troops in France for the devoted service of the army nurses enrolled through the Amer ican , Red Cross was expressed by General Pershing in a cablegram re ceived today at Red Cross headquar ters here. . , ; v "The successful organization by - the Red Cross," said General Per shing's message, "of our nursing fnrr fnr war can hardlv be over estimated. All of us in the Amer ican expeditionary force have only gratitude for these devoted women arhn enreA for our comrades and hmuirht manv back to life and tlralth. "To the late Miss Delano, director of the department of nursing of the American Red Cross, we owe special debt of thanks and admiration. LAY OFF FEW RAILROAD , WORKERS AT GRAND ISLAND . On arrntint of a temoorarv stow in cr ii n n frenair work. 37 of the employes in the Union Pacinc car shops in Orana island nave oeen la iff nff At the office of Federal Manager , Calvin, it was asserted that tne lay inr off of the Grand Island car clinna men i.-a nnlv ' temoorarv. Nothing lodtring to a permanent re duction of forces is anticipated. x In the Omaha shops and- genet ally out on the line, the forces are being maintained at the maximum employment during the' war period. "DIVISION OF MORALE" FOR ARMY IS PLANNED, . Colorado Springs, May 13. "The division of morale is soon to be or ganized as the seventh arm of serv ice of the United States army," ac cording to a statement made-here today by Raymond Fosdick, chair man of the national commission on war camp activities, who has just returned from five months in Europe with General Pershing. "" Mr. Fosdick said he returned from Europe 'with Secretary Baker and had several conferences over the proposed "seventh rm of the service.'. ;N VOL. 48 NO. 283. riri LiU JV UNITE TO ORGANIZE S E MATE Republicans Agree to Post pone Controversy Over Elec tion of Penrose and War ren to Chairmanships. Washineton. Mav 13. On the eve of the organization conference to morrow of republican senators leaders of the generally considered regular and progressive groups joined tonight in predictions that the republicans would organize the senate when it convenes next Mon day. . . -, The leaders also agreed that set tlement of the controversy , over the, proposed . election of Senators Ppnrnsp nf Pennsylvania and War ren of Wyoming to chairmanship ot tne nnance ana appropriations committees, respectively, would be postponed until after the senate organization is effected next week. Postpone Factional Strife. . Man.. rnnfrinres wpri -nelH be tween members of both factions to day and resulted in an agreement tv unit in nrcraniTinor the senate and postpone factional troubles. A large attendance at tomorrow s i.nnf.tvnr . i .m-vnprieA onlv three of the 49 republican senators, Len root of ' Wisconsin, Townsend. of Michigan and fall ot JMew Mexico, being unable to reach Washington. The initial conference, according to plans, will be closed, although subsequent - conferences to discuss h ni-norciv' nrntent airainst chairmanships for Senator! Penrose and Warren may De open. Qonatnr T.ndffe nf Massachusetts. conference chairman, conferred dur ing the day witn many repuuncans and late today seven of the progres sives "held a meeting with Senator Borah of Idaho to discuss organiza tion plans. Senator Borah announced that "senator Tohnson of California. who had been urged to become the candidate of the progressive group fnr nreeirlent nrn tem. had refused to have his name placed before the conference. Curtis Probable Choice. Senatnr Tnhnson's decision elimi nating himself as" a candidate for president pro tern left that otr.ee un settled tonicrht with indications that Senator Curtis of Kansas would be named at tomorrow's confetence. sjen'atnr Titrris was understood to be acceptable to the progressives. The regular faction, it was saia, was pre narert t elect Senator Tohnson or any one upon whom the progres sives could agree. As a result o fnegotiations today it virtnallv affreed that tomor row's conference would leal only with selection ot a president pro tem anrl nther routine business. Progressives Name Committeemen. The committee on committees to be selected by Senator Lodge will he enmnnserl nf nine members, and at today's meeting of the progres- sives it was aecioea to present mc names nf Senators Tones of Wash ington and Kenyon of Iowa for membership as representatives 01 th trrnim Thnse attendinir todav'si progressive conference "were Sen- atorst iJoran, Aicwary ot uregon; Moses, New- Hampshire; Kenyon, Iowa; Jones, Washington; Johnson, California, and Norris, Nebraska. The committee on committees will 'begin -work immediately, but is not expected to reath any decision regarding chairmanships of other committee assignments until next week, probably delaying committee organization; of the senate. , The progressive group today gave no signs of agreeing to compromise in their opposition to Sojiators Pen rose and Warren while friends of the latter said they were determined to insist upon chairmanship preroga tives if the seniority rule is followed. Progressive leaders stated that their opposition was not agauist the seniority rule, but directed primarily against the Pennsylvania and Wyom ing senators. ' , . Indicted Upon Charges of Conspiring to Get . U. S. Blanket Monopoly Des Moines, la., May 13. (Spe cial Tcleeram. Five persons were I indicted on charge's of conspiracy and bribery by tne grand jury Tuesday afternoon in conection with a scheme of brokerage firms and manufacturers to gain a mo nopoly of the purchase of army blankets at Camp Dodge. Those indicted were: Arthur Keorner, bribery and conspiracy, Minneapolis; Joseph Rhoades, Norfolk, Va., bribery and conspiracy; Alexander Gross, Min neapolis, conspiracy;. Michael Levy and S. D. Brill, bribery, Chicago representatives of the Michael Tauber company, brokerage ring. FACTIOUS (tor M Mcw-taN Mtter Mi M, IMS, r. v. m an m mtnm a. CONDITIONS AT SEA FAVORABLE FOR "JUMP-OFF' Twenty.Kve Destroyers Be tween Azores and Newfound land to tfuide the Aviators. N Trepassey, N. F., May 13. While Commander John H. - "Powers, in command of the United States navy's transatlantic flight, declined to state whether the big seaplanes would "hop off" tomorrow on the leg of their voyage to the Azores, reports today 'from the guardships stretched along the ocean course in dicated that favorable weather con ditions would prevail. Stage Set in Azores. Ponta Del Gada, Azores, May 13. Everything is in readiness here for the transatlantic flight. Twenty five destroyers 1iave been stationed between the Azores and Newfound land to guide the aviators. Buoys to which the seaplanes will be moored after their arrival were planted today. Dirigible Ready to Start.. Montauk, N. Y., May' 13. After a successful flight to New Lqndon, Conn., and back this afternoon, the navy's big dirigible balloon C-S was declared ready tonight to start for St. Johns, N. F., on her long coastal air trip. It is not known when the flight will be made. Girl Courts Death, as Parents Did Not , Take Her to Church Thelma Davis, 12-year-old daugh ter of E. M. Davis, 1906 Miami street, attempted suicide last night by swallowing poison when her par ents refused to let her go to church with them. She will recover.' "Dear Mother," the girl wrote, "this is my last handwriting. I guess I am going to a better world than this. I hope you don't worry over me. You told me all those sad things and they are getting on my nerves. Goodbye. Thelma." To her father Thelma wrote: "Dear Dad: You don't need to tell me to stay .home from church any more because I am going away. Thelma. - - "P. S. Tell Margaret I hope she gets along all right with the dishes." Ji.r.my Riggs, 2815 North Six te'enth street, saw the girl fall on the street at Sixteenth and Binney streets at 9 o clock last night. He carried her into a drug store,, where She told him she had taken poison at her home and then, repenting, had run to the drug store for he!p. Po lice Surgeon Edstrom was called and the girl was taken to her home. Praise Given Odell Ty Bank Officials at Banquet in His Honor More than 50 heads and employes of the Federal Land bank in Omaha bade farewe.ll to Frank G. Odell,. secretary of the institution, who re signs June 1, to assume a position in an official capacity with the Cap per publications of Kansas, at a banquet given in his honor at the Rome hotel Tuesday eveninfif. D. P. ,Hogan, president of the bank, who was toastmaster, spoke briefly upon the establishment of the banking , institution and its phenomenal growth in the two years of its existence. Warren Baker paid a fine tribute to the departing secretary upon his efficiency and effective work in putting the bank upon a solid basis, Mr. Odell's work in selling bonds in South Dakota was also praised. M. L. Corey, registrar and gen eral attorney, briefly traced the con structive work of Mr. Odell in his capacity as secretary5. The toastmaster presented the re tiring secretary with a gold watch in behalf of the employes. Mr. Odell in response praised his coworkers and described briefly the bitter fight made by the farmers of the country to obtain better treat ment. ' inter-Church Movement : Attacked by , Presbyterians St. Louis, May 13. The inter church world movement today was attacked as "unauthorized, unrepre sentative, precipitate, undefined and extravagant" by the Board of Home Missions of the Presbyterian churth, composed of one representative of eachf the 36 synods in the United States. The interchurch world movement, which is a proposal to ally all pro testant churches of America, does not sufficiently safeguard the integ rity of the New Era movement of the Presbyterian church, the board declares. x 1 The board's report suggests that ah interchurch movement be estab lished among the "eitaflgeiical com munions in certain educational, in spirational, evangelistic, financial and spiritual activities of our com mon protestantism," but declares there should be "no super-board" .to direct the work. ., s B'Rith Abraham Re-Elects " Grand Master for 28th Time Atlantic City, N. J., May 13. Samuel Dorf of New York was re elected grand master of the Order of B'Rith Abraham for the 28th con secutive time at today's session of the annual convention of that body. 'OMAHA, WEDNESDAY, MAY 14, 1919. Dr. Manning, Supervisor Says That , .. . . Grows Restive Under Criticism of Management of Place and Charges That Dope Is Joeing Admmis V tered to Patients There, His Friends Say; Action Follows Ringer's Announcement of New Regula tion Plans. Dr. E. T. Manning, health commissioner, will resign. He declined to say last night when he will tender his resignation, but he made this statement: "I expect this will break in about 1ft days or two weeks. We are waiting until we decide1 on the right man for the place. I discussed this matter a week ago with some friends, but I had hoped it would not get out until I announced it. xou will hurt the oftice if you Police Commissioner Ringer, head of the health department, questioned about the resignation of the health commissioner, would neither affirm nor deny. ' , ( "I have nothiag to state at this time for publication but I would lie pleased to tell you personally about it." Mr. Ringer tacitly admitted that the resignation of the health commissioner may be expected. Says. For Personal Reasons. ' Dr. Manning declared that he had not yet actually handed in his resig nation. 1 . "I do not know that it would be accepted if i should resign," Dr. Manning added. "I am doing this for personal reasons.' I have made a financial sacrifice during the year that I have held the office. I feel the affairs of the office are now in such condition that I can turn them over to a big man. There are sev eral under consideration. There has FEARS WIFE HAS MET WITH FOUL PLAY JN0M AHA Former Army Officer From Minneapolis Searching for. : ; Woman Threatened . by Divorced Husband Mrs. Pearl Burwell," former resi dent of .Minneapolis, disappeared in Omaha yesterday and her husband, A. J. Burwell, who arrived in Omaha at 10 o'clock last night, fear harm has been done her by a man who, he says, threatened her in Minne apolis three weeks ago. Purwell asked the police early this morning to search for her. , Burwell roamed the streets of Omaha until a late hour this morn ing looking for his wife. "We were married January 23 in Minneapolis," Burwell explained to Desk Sergeant Smith. "That was just three weeks after Pearl had had her former husband, Bert Coy, ar rested on a bigamy charge. Coy is not allowed to leave Minneapolis, but he has his freedom. "Three weeks ago he told me that he might not 'get her' yet, but ulti mately he would.' " "My wife lived in constant fear of this man, so I sent her to Omaha just a week ago,telling her I'd be down here some time this week. She wrote me last Saturday that she was frightened to death and that if I didn't hurry to Omaha she'd have to kill herself. I. got here tonight. "She had promised to meet me at the depot. - When I failed to meet her I Went to the Park hotel, where she had been living. Her room was locked and the clerk said she had not been there all day. "We searched her room for a note of some sort, but could find none." Burwell, who returned from over seas late in December,' says he served as a lieutenant in the Amer ican expeditionary force. Police have no information of Coy being in Omaha. Mrs, Burwell has been employed at a restaurant at 406 North Sixteenth street, Burwell told the police. Burwell lived in Omaha until he enlisted a year ago. He-is a cook. Unidentified Man Found Dead Upon River Bank The body of a well-dressed," un identified man, apparently about 40 or 45 years old, was found at noon yesterday at the north end of Thirty sixth street, Council Bluff.s, near the river -by a Resident of that vicinity. While there were no marks of vio lence on, the body, police are of the opinion that the man committed suicide. He was about five feet, eight inches tall, weighing about 180 pounds, and wore a blue serge suit, brown oxfords, brown hat and black tie. The initials G. W. F. were on the underclothing. The body was taken to Cutler's undertaking par lors." Three Banks Merged. St. Louis,' May 13. Three large St. Louis banks the Mechanics' American National, St. Louis Union and the Third National -yill be merged, it was announced tonight, as the American Union Third , Na tional, which will have a capital stock of $10,000,000, with $5,000,000 surplus and $500,000 undivided prof its. The deposits of the three banks are $1 21 .469.000. and their total re sources $156,495,000. ' , Healtli Department Head, Woman's Detention Home, He Will .Resign His Of f ice make this public now. been no friction at all in the office. Now, d6n't say that I have resigned yet, because I haven't." During the conversation the doc tor said he might serve out the en tire term which has two years to run, but he appeared more certain of his words when he said thaf'the matter will break in 10 days or two weeks." . Tired of Criticism. A city hall -man in close touch with affairs of the health offiqe con fidentially stated that Dr. Manning told him that he, the doctor, was getting tired of the criticism which has been directed toward certain fea tures of the health department; that 4ie was. tired of being "ridden" so much. ' , This city hall man understood the doctor to refer to the City Detention home Situation, exposed -by The Bee. Dr. Manning, however, insisted that he will resign because of his Peace Treaty Now Ready to Present to Austrians Delegates Who Will Reach St. Germaine Today Will Be Treated Less as Enemies Than Their German ' : Allies; Italians to Play Prominent Role. St. Germaine-en-Laye, May 13. (By the Associated Press.) The ar-' rangeruents for the reception of the Austrian peace delegates tomorrow evening for their accommodation- iii the juaint suburban residence of the early French kings and the presenta-' tion to them of the conditions of peace which are to be a duplication in many respects, of those handed the Germans at Versailles, are now completed. It is evident that the Austrians are to be received less as enemies and subject to less restrictions than their German allies. They will be received on their arrival at St. Ger main by Prefect Chaleel of the de partment of Seine-Et-Oise as the representative of the French gov ernment, and will be entrusted to the military mission under the French Colonel Henry, on which Major Tyler represents the United States. Italians in Leading Role. The Italians will play a far more prominent role in the reception of the Austrians and the presentation Rep. Burnett Dies Suddenly at His -Home in Alabama Gadsden, Ala., May .Repre sentative John L.- Burnett of the seventh Alabama " district for sev eral years one of the leading mem bers of the house and chairman of thS committee on immigration in tife last house, died suddenly tonight at his home here. ( Mr. Burnett, who was 65 years oli, was one of the older members of the house, havingbeen elected to the Fifty-sixth congress and re elected to "each succeeding congress, including the Sixty-sixth, which will convene Monday. ; Late in the last session Mr. Bur nett introduced - bills for deporta tion of dangerous alien's and for the stopping of all immigration four years after the declaration of peace. , It was believed Jhat because of his activity in behalf of the two bills Mr. Burnett ' was included in the list of more than a doen high government officials to whom in fernal machines racently were mailed. The bomb addressed to the Alabama congressman was re ceived at his home here and only difficulty in opening the package experienced by Mr. Burnett and his son probably saved him from serious injury or probably death. Political Situation Hastens Return of ' Canadian Premier Paris. Mav. 13.-r-Sir Robert Bor den, the Canadian premier, is re- hirninir t faflarfa firrnrfltna ti T?u. ter's .limited, because the political situation mere is saia to require nis presence. Sir George E. Foster probably will take Sir Robert's place as head of the Canadian delegation. Dally tad .. SS.M: witelM Nk B Mll (I rr. Daily. 4.M: Health Lommissioner Who Plans to Resign Dr. E. T. Manning. personal affairs and that he wants to devote more tirne to his practice. Head of Detention Home. As health commissioner, Dr. Man ning has had charge of the City De- (Contlaned on Pace Two, Column FIto.) of terms than in the case "ois the Germans. An Italian colonel rank ing with Colonel .Henry apd above the, other inter-alliVd representatives has been delegated for the military mission, and the Italian plenipoten tiaries probably will be given seats at the head of the table for tlTe cere mony of the presentation of condi tions. - The museum of the chateau, con taining relics of prehistoric times, by unpremeditated irony has been selected for the ceremony of turn ing over to the delegates the peace treaty, which is now ready. The intention to quarter the Turks and Bulgarians in St. Germain on their arrival here has been aban doned owing to lack of accommoda tions. They probably will be lo cated in Meudon, southwest , of Paris. , " Court Martial for Leaders. In the peace treaty with Aus tria, a responsibility clause has pletion, a responsibility clause has been inserted identical with that in (Continued on Fag: Two, , Column Four.) Butters Guilty of , i Abetting Delinquency. . of Esther Spigle Albert Butters was found guilty on the charge of aiding and abetting the delinquency of Esther Spigle in district court late yesterday. Butters, proprietor of a photo graphic studio at Twenty-fourth and Caldwell streets, was charged with abusing the Spigle 12-year-old girl. She testified that she went to his studio often and that he gave her "nickels." Butters is a divorced man. He denied the girl's state ments. ' - Judge Redick rebuked Thomas Brady, Butters' , attorney, when he attacked the juvenile court in the course of his argument to the jury. County Attorney Shotwell took ex ception to some of Brady's remarks about thet Jewish 'Welfare board. Bolshevik Gunboat Sunk in Dvina River by British Flotilla Archangel, May 13. One bolshe vik gunboat fs reported to have been sunk on the Dvina river dur ing an engagement between the British flotilla and land batteries and the enemy fleet. The allied flotilla, aided by airplanes, also conducted a brisk bombardment along the Vaga river. ' The bolshevik artillery is active but is being silenced by the allied counter fire. - Laborer Buried Nearly j Hour in an Excavation Workmen excavating dirt near Thirty-eighth street and Dewey ave nae saved the life of Charles Myers, laborer, living at Ninth street and Avenue K, Council Bluffs, late yes terday afternoon, when several tons of dirt caved in on him. It was nearly an hour before Myers was uncovered. He suffered severe con tusions and bruises of the right side. I 3 ) Of- S IX - "": ".yi: Mh ttf. TWO HRNTS . ttM: 1 " u VUit 1 -. TOILET GOODS AND MEDICINES , SUBJECT TO TAX Consumers to Pay Penny on Every 25 Cents in Purchase Price Under Bureau' s Ruling. Washihgtdn, May 13. Consumers are required to pay a tax of 1 cent for eVery 25 cents in the purchase of practically all toilet articles and all patented or advertised medicinal articles, under regulations . an nounced tonight . by the internal revenue bureau, denning the taxa bility of such commodities under the revenue act. The act which became effective May 1, Is made applicable to all medicinal preparations sold under patent or trade mark Or produced by a manufacturer having, or claiming to have, exclusive right 'or title to make such preparations. It also applies, it was said, to all medicines recommended or advertised as "remedies or" specifics" for any disease, as well as to all' unadver tised medicinal preparations pro duced by a manufacturer having, or claiming to have any "private for mula, secret or occult art" used in their production. , "Medicine" is defined in the reg ulations as a remedy for-disease "of human or animal body' "Recom mended or advertised" is construed as meaning "representation by an means, whether by personal canvass or statement on labels, in pamphlets or in advertisements. Many substances not used solely for" medical purposes, such 41s boric acid or licorice, if advertised or sold under a trademark, as medical prep arations, are also subject to the tax The tax does not apply under the regulations to food preparations, poisons, insecticides, medicinal dis infectants, serums and antitoxins, or vaccines and bacterines "not' adver tised to the general lay public." Soap and soap preparations are practically the only toilet articles not included in the taxable list un der the regulations. Navy Balloons Are All Reported Safe v - On Atlantic Coast ., .,1 1 r. -. r , " Akron, O., May J3 AH seven of the balloons which left the navy' fly ing feld here Sunday afternoon in the free balloon race have made safe landings along the Atlantic, accord ing to word received this morning. The Cleveland entry, -the Sherwin Williams balloon, of which Lieut. Richard Howarth is pilot, was fired upon IS times near Beaver, Pa., but managed to effect safe landing five 'miles south of Wilkinsburg, Pa. Four bullets pferced the gas bag. The Good Year balloon, xwhich carried C. W. Seiberling, millionaire rubber manufacturer, made a safe landing on the Atlantic coast near Millsborough, Del. Other balloons were reported to have landed a various places in Delaware, New Jersey and Maryland. Snow ad low temperatures were reported by all of the balloonists. ' Members of Rainbow Division on Way West to Be Mustered Out Three hundred and fifty-four members of the Rainbow,' Thirty fifth i-and Seventy-seventh division, passed through Omaha Tuesday afternoon, enroute to far western camps, where they will be mustered out. With this detachment were 25 men of the Twelfth engineers, the first to have faced enemy shell and the first to have paraded in London. It was to the members of this unit that King George of Eng land sent his personal greeting upon their arrival in Britain. The men arrived - from Bordeaux on the Leviathan, May 10. At Camp Upton N. Y., members of the Rainbow division residing in the east were discharged. McVann Asks Readjustment , of Nebraska Freight Rates Washington, May 13. (Special Telegram.) E. J. McVann, repre senting citizens -of Grand Island and Hastings, before Traffic Direc tor Chambers of the railroad admin istration, today presented reasons for the readjustment of freight rates in central Nebraska, w'eJt of Lincoln and Fremont. There were present at the hearing in addition to Mr. McVann, Senator Norris, Represen tative Andrews, Major Ashton, Grand Island, and W. H. Young, Fremont. ; . Mr. Chambers asks as a matter of record that Mr. McVann present a written statement as to the reason why rates should be readjusted. He said that then he would give the matter early consideration. Roumanian and Czechs .Effect Junction in Hungary Vienna, May 13. Reports from Budapest say the position of the Hungarian communist government appears to have grown stronget since the Roumanian advance was halted by the peace conference. The Roumanians, however, have effected a junction with the Czecho-Slovaks and have-cut off communication be tween Budapest and Russia by way of the Ukraine ASSEMBLY APPLAUDS DECISION Treaty Called by Chancellor "Murderous Document,' Which Would Enslave People of Germany. ' Paris, May 13. By the Asso ciated Press.) The German dele gation announces the dispatch of a fifth note which probably will reach the French foreign office tonight and will be delivered to the council of four tomorrow morning.. , . . Berlin, May 13. (By the Asso ciated Press.) The declaration by Chancellor Scheidemann in the na tional assembly Monday that the peace terms were "unacceptable" brought the members of the as sembly, the spectators and those in the press gallery to their feet in a hurricane of cheers and applause. The chanellor reached the climax of his statement on the peace terms -, 10 minutes after he began. The , chancellor paused in his address and then thundered out the words 'which announced the German govern ment's rejection of the Versailles conditions. "This treaty, he said, "is in the view of the imperial government unacceptable, so unacceptable, I am unable to believe that this eaf th could bear such a document without a cry issuing from millions and mil lions of throats in all lands, with out distinction of party. Away with this murderous scheme 1" " With the exception of the inde pendent socialists, led by Hugo Haase, all factions in the assembly irose and cheered vociferously ' Leaders Back Government. After the chancellor's speech the ; leaders of the various parties, with the exception of fhe Haase group, made speeches in which they declar ed they backed the government. The chancellors described the peace treaty as a "dreadful and mur derous" document. He said it -would make an enormous jail of Germany ( in which 60,000,000 persons would have to labor for the victors of the war. The chancellor - said German trade would be strangled should the peace terms be accepted. He criticised President Wilson and said that the president by his attitude had deceived the hopes of the German people. The chancellor described the was the turning, point in the life of the German "people, as the as sembly was to decide the attitude toward "what our adversaries call peace conditions." -- "The representatives of the na tion," he continued, "meet here as the last band of the faithful as sembles when the fatherland is in the greatest danger. All have ap peared except the . representatives of Alsace-Lorraine, -who have been, deprived of the right" to be repre sented here just as you. are to be deprived of the right to exercise in a free vote the right of self-deteri mination, , - - Realize Gravity of Hour. "And I see among you the rep resentatives of all the German races ahd lands, the chosen represcnta- -. tives of the Rhineland, the Sarre, east Prussia, west Prussia, Posen, Silesia, Danzig and Memel, to gether with the deputies of the un meiraced regions. I see the deputies of the menaced province, who, if the will of our enemies becomes law, are to meet for the last time as Germans amongst Germans. "To keep our nation ilivethat and nothing else is our duty. , We are pursuing no nationalistic dreams. No .questions of prestige 'and , bo thirst for power have a part in our deliberations.. Bare life is what we must have for our land and nation today while every one feels a throt-. tling hand at his throat , "Let me speak without tactical considerations. ,The thing which is at the basis of our discussion is this thick volume In which 100 sentences begin 'Germany renounces. : This dreadful and murderous volume by which confession of our our un worthiness, our consent to pitiless disruption, our agreement to helotry and slavery are to be ex tortedthis book must not become the future code of law." , " . f Loses an Illusion. "v.-? "The world has once again lost an illusion. The nations have in this period, which" "is so poor in ideals, again lost a belief. What name on thousands of bloody bat- tlefields, in thousands of -trenches, in orphan families and among the despairing and abandoned has been , mentioned during these four years with more devotion and, belief than the name of Wilson? Today the picture of the peace-bringer at the world pictured him is paling beside the dark forms of our jailers to on of whom, Premier Ciemenceau, a Frenchman recently wrote: v 'The wild beast has been put in a cage on bread and water, but is allowe4 fContUMd tf Two Wmi V