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WILSON ACKNOWLEDGES
. COURTESY OP CONGRESS.
Washington, "May 21. President
Wilson today sent acknowledgment
from Paris .of the notification ca
blea him by the special senate com
mittee that the senate had convened
in extraordinary ' session and was
ready to . receive communications
from the chief executive. "Please
express my appreciation to the sen
ate committee of its courtesy," the
president's message, said, "and say
that I have communicated with the
congress in ' the usual manner
through the message presented yes
terday and express the hope that I
may soon be present in Washington
to communicate to them full infor
mation with regard to international
aftairs." - i
CHINESE STUDENTS SIGN
RESOLUTIONS WITH BLOOD.
Tokio, May 21. Leaders of the
Chinese students in Tokio, writing
their names with their own blood,
have signed a resolution calling on
4,000, of the students in Tokio to
return to China to protest against
the peace conference decision in re
gard to Shantung and against the
alleged ambitions of Japan in China.
"INSANE MAN" GIVEN
VERDICT FOR $30,000.
New York, May 21. John Arm
strong Chaloner, Merry Mills, Va.,
millionaire, who escaped from an
insane asylum here 22 years ago,
was awarded a $30,000 verdict
today against the New York Eve
ning Post in his $100,000 suit for
. alleged libel. The defendant at once
moved, to have the verdict set aside
on the ground of excessive damages
. and Judge Hand took the motion
: under advisement. . ,
Chaloner's suit was based on an
Evening Post story reporting the
killing of John Killard at Merry
Mills, Va., 10 years ago.1
Although still fnsane, according
to a judgment of the , New York
supreme court, Chaloner was per
mitted to prosecute his suit in fed
eral court when' he produced judg
ments of a Virginia court declaring
him sane.
BOLSHEVIKI TO MOBILIZE
ALL MEN UP TO AGE OF 40.
Washington, May 21. Swedish
press reports from Petrograd via
Helsingfors, transmitted to the
State department today, say the
h. bolshevik regime at Petrograd has
constituted a committee "for the
defense of the proletariat" and has
vested it with broad powers-
Mobilization of all men upto the
age of 40 has been determined upon
. and the military commissariat has
been empowered to requisition
. horses and arms.
According to the reports, owners
who refuse to deliver requisitioned
materials are to be executed.
MIDWEST OIL COMPANY
TO ENRICH WYOMING.
Cheyenne, Wyo., May 21. As a
result of an agreement entered into
today between the, state of Wyom
ing and the. Midwest Oil company,
the state treasury will be enriched
by nearly $3,000,000 - in royalties
from one section of state-owned oil
lands in the Salt Creek field near
Casper.
. Under the former leasing arrange
ment, the state received one-eighth
of the production, but under the
agreement made today by the state
land Loard and officials of the com
pany, the state Will receive one-third
of the oil produced. Officials of
the board estimated that at least
5,500,000 barrels of oil, valued at
$1,50 a barrel will be produced on
:' this property during the five-year
period of the lease.
The agreement contains a pro-
vision that the Midwest Oil com
pany must immediately double its
production on the property covered
by the lease.
'BROTHERHOOD VOTES
INCREASE OF SALARIES.
v Cincinnati, - May 21. Protests
against what are claimed to be ex
travagant salaries were drowned
with cries of "cheap" and "piker"
as the national convention of the
brotherhood of railway clerks today
voted these salaries to national offi-
. cers? . .' . . ,
Grand president, $10,000 a year;
grand- secretary-treasurer, $7,500;
grand vice presidents,' each, $4,000;
organizers, each, $3,600; editor "The
Clerk," $3,600; members of the
board of directors, expenses. The
salary of the grand president has
been $3,500. , , i .
POLICE CHIEF IGNORES
. ORDER OF SUSPENSION.
Colorado Springs, Colo., May 21.
An ineffectual effort to force Chief
of Police Hugh D. Harper to resign
was followed this afternoon by an
order from"D. G. Johnson, commis
sioner of public safety, suspending
him for 10 days. Harper has de
clined to leave his desk until tomor
row, and is sustained by Mayor
Charles E. Thomasand other mem
bers of the city commission.
Commissioner Johnson said his
reasons for demanding Harper's res
ignation were that the chief was not
co-operating properly with the po-
licemen; that he was not-enforcing
" an ordinance which prohibits tourist
drivers., from' soliciting on Pike's
Peak avenue, and that gambling and
vice conditions were not being re
pressed.' ' " v "
Under the city charter the chief
of police cannot bo removed except
by the mayor ortby a vote of four
councilmen.' He has-been assured
of support fromhoth sources.
AVIATOR ESTABLISHES
NEW ALTITUDE RECORD.
Paris, May 21. Sadi Lecointe, an
aviator. vesterdav ascended -to a
heiirht of 6.800 meters (28,671 feet)
at -the Vilfacoublay airdrome, estab-
- lishine a French record for altitude,
Premier Clemenceau has issued a
" decree permitting aerial navigation
o,ver all French territory.
Maj.v R. W. Schroeder of the
- United States air service ascended to
a height of 28,900 feet last Septem-
... ber at Dayton, O.. and a few weeks
later Captain Lang and Lieutenant
Blowes of the British royal air force
ascended more than 30,500 feet, at
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SUFFRAGE
PASSED IN
HOUSE BY
3 04 TO 89
4
Resolution Receives 42 Votes
. More Than Necessary Two-
Thirds Majority; Now
Ready for Senate.
Washington, May 21. National
suffrage for women was endorsed
by the house of representatives for
the second time when the Susan B.
Anthony amendment resolution to
day wis adopted by a vote of 304
to 89. Supporters of the measure
immediately arranged to carry their
fight to the senate, where, although
twice defeated at the last session,
they are confident of obtaining the
necessary two-thirds vote.
The victory for the suffrage forces
today was by 42 votes more -than
the required two-thirds. On the
previous ballot on the resolution
cast January 10, 1918, exactly the
necessary number of affirmative
votes were recorded.
-The six Nebraska congressmen
voted in favor of the resolution.
Democrats Oppose Measure.
House leaders of- both parties in
the brief debate preceding today's
vote urged favorable action, but
many southern democrats opposed
the measure as did several Mew
England republicans.
The favorable vote was more by
14 than would have been necessary
had all members of the house been
present. The political division of
the vote showed that 200 republi
cans, 102 democrats, one indepen
dent and one prohibitionist voted
for adoption, while the negative
poll showed 70 democrats and 19
republicans.
Efforts of opponents to amend the
resolution were unavailing. Repre
sentative Clark of Florida, democrat,
leader of the opposiition, proposed
that the states' ratification be com
pulsory within seven years, and Rep
resentative Saunders of Virginia,
democrat, sought to compel state
adoption by popular vote. The over
whelming denial of a roll call on
these proposals by a vote of 244 to
52 preceded the vote of (adoption,
and indicated the relative strength
of the resolution's supporters and
opponents.
Predict senate Victory.
Suffrage organization leaders ex
pressed gratification at the large
favorable vote and predicted victory
in the senate due to changes in mem
bership. It is expected the 'resolu
tion will come up lor a vote early
next month in that body.
Unlike former occasions when
suffrage was before either branch
of congresss, only a small crowd
was present when debate began. Be
fore the finalroll call, however, all
seats were filled, principally by
members of suffragists' organiza
tions. Frequent applause punc
tuated the debate, but the loudest
outburst came ' when Speaker Gillette-
announced the final vote.
Both Republican Leader Mondell
and Democratic Leader Clark asked
adoption oi tne resolution, tne lat
ter referring to President Wilson's
request for such action, while Mr.
Mondell praised the republican
members for their attitude, pointing
out that adoption, of the resolution
was the first legislative act of the
new congress.
Clark Gets Ovation.
Former Speaker Champ Clark
spoke in favor of the resolution!
When he arose he was accorded
an ovation by democrats and re
publicans alike, the members rising
in their seats and cheering for sev
eral minutes. He urged passage of
(Continued on Pate Two, Colnmn Two.)
Mother of Soldier
Killed In France Is
Dead of Broken Heart
...... ..
Her son's death in France last
October is believed to have resulted
in the death of the mother, Mrs.
Fredericka Frahm. 60 vears old, 4974
Military avenue, Tuesday, from a
brokerr heart .
The son, William Herman Frahm,
was killed in action on October 17.
Since "ythe news"" of his death
the mother became depressed and
moody, according to her husband,
Hans Frahm, who survives her. As
her despondency grew she became
weaker until her life was despaired
of. Tuesday she expired, her last
words being oi her dead son. '
Mrs. Frahm is also' survived by
one daughter, Mrs. P.;M. Carter,
Seaattle. Wash.
Flames Sweep Through
Mobile Residence Quarter
Mobile, Ala., May 21. Ten square
blocks of Mobile-' residence section
were swept today by fire "which
caused $750,000 property damage,
left 1,500, people homeless and de
stroyed probably 200 buildings.
The flames were checked before
reaching docks and shipbuilding
plants which lay in the path,
OMAHA, THE GATE
'HE- OMAE
tittni i moi'-iIui utter Mur VL, IMS. at
0h P. 0. yw Ml l Hue If , 1179.
Bee's Charge of Increase
In Narcotic Drug Traffip
Verified By Government
-- .
Facts and Figures Submitted by Committee Appointed
by McActoo Shows That Dope Trust Operates From
' Coast to Coast, Doing Business of Millions of Dol
lars Annually and Supplying Immense Numbers of
Drug-Users.
By JAY JEROME WILLIAMS.
Universal Service? Staff Correspondent.
Washington, May 21. The special narcotic committee,
appointed by former Secretary of the Treasury Mc Adoo to in
vestigate the drug traffic in the United States has completed
its report and presented it to Secretary of the Treasury Glass.
The report is of a most sensational character. It shows
the United States as the" largest consumer of drugs in the
world with more than 1,000,000 addicts, and more than $61,
000,000 spent annually by drug users to satisfy the habit. It
carry on a lucrative trade in drugs smuggled from Canada,
Mexico and along the Atlantic and Pacific coasts.
Universal Service today obtained
the complete report and is able to
present exclusively the salient fea
tures of the amazing document
which calls for action N by both
congress, the State department and
the entire nation to end the deadly
traffic.
United States Exceeds China.
Although the peace conference
has already taken action to protect
China from the spread of the
opium habit, the report shows the
United States to exceed China and
lead the entire world in the con
sumption of opium. Our annual
consumption of opium is so exten
siye as to furnish 33 grains of
opium yearly to every man, woman
and child in the country as com
pared with two grains per capita
consumption, for instance in Ger
many. The committee's table for
the per capita consumption by the
United States and foreign countries
isa grim story in itself. It shows
the United States as consuming
from 10 to 60 times as much opium
as is consumed by other countries.
The table follows:
Population.
United States 100,000,000
U-ll I
6,000,000
nauanu
France .
40,000,000
5,500,000
60,000,000
33,000,000
Portugal
Germany
Italy . . .
Austria .
46,000,000
Ninetv oer cent -of the drugs con
sumed in this country are used for
other than medical purposes and
opium ' comes in this category,
according to the report. With re-
WYOMING DOPE
-SMUGGLERS GET
TERM IN PRISON
- .v
Man and Woman Arrested at
Casper Said to Have
Brought Morphine .
From Canada.
Cheyenne, Wyo., May 21. What
federal officers declared was one of
the biggest drug smuggling enter
prises in the history of the north
west came to an end today when
David Baxter and his wife, Bessie
Baxter of Butte, Mont., pleaded
guilty in federal court here to il
legal sales of morphine and" were
sentenced to serve one year and one
day each in the federal penitentiary
at Leavenworth, Kan. '
Letters found in the possession of
the Baxters, federal agents told the
court, indicated that they had been
engaged in smuggling drugs from
Canada into western state for 13
years. One transaction, it was said,
involved $3,000 worth of drugs.
More than 300 hypodermic needles
were confiscated in concealed pock
ets, filled with the drug, found in
coat sleeves, in the armpits, in
clothes' linings and even in the un
derwear worn by the Baxters, the
prosecutor said.
Baxter and his wife were arrested
at Casper, Wyo., three weeks ago.
Capt. Philip McCullough
Assigned to Fort Sheridan
Washington, May 21. (Special
Telegram.) Capt Philip McCul
lough, signal corps, upon expiration
of his present leave of absence, will
proceed from Omaha to Fort Sheri
dan. Second Lt. Josiah O. Tooley,
infantry, is relieved from his present
duties and will proceed to Fort
Omaha. Major .Alpha Campbell,
medical corps, is reileved from s.ta
tion at Fort Russell arid will report
at Denver. ".
No Donations Over $1,000
Will Be Received by G.0. P.
Washington," May ' 21. Chairman
Hays of the republican national
committee announced today no con
tribution of more than $1,000 would
be received from any one for the
financing of the comini? republican
campaign and -launched a plan of
country-wide small individual sub
scriptions '
CITY OF THE WEST,
IA
OMAHA, THURSDAY, MAY 22, 1919.
gard to our astounding consumption
of opium it says:
Opium Addicts Many.
"When it is considered that the
greater portion of our citizens do
not take a single dose of opium
year after year, it is manifest that
this enormous per capita consump
tion is the result of its use for the
satisfaction of addicts."
Further 75 per cent of the cocaine
imported in this country is used for
illicit purposes and the same is true
regarding heroin, morphine and
other drugs.
The traffic is increasing by leaps
and bounds. Practically all of the
larger cities report increases, and
one estimate of the natioon's num
ber of addicts included irt the report
is 4,000,000 persons. The com
mittee's figure of 1,000,000 is hereby
shown to be conservative. One
quarter of these 1,000,000 drug users
or 250,000, are unemployed. In this
respect alone the traffic caused the
country an annual loss in wages of
more than $150,000,000.
It is estimated that 237,655 per
Opium Total Consumption
Annual Con'n. Per Capita.
470,000 lbs. 33 grains
3,000 lbs. J yg , grains
17,000 lbs.
2,000 lbs.
17,000 lbs.
6,000 lbs.
3 grains
2V2 grams
2 grains
1 grains
4,000 lbs.
li23-5g'ns
sons are today receiving treatment
in n effort to loosen the deadly
hold that drugs have on .them. The
strides the peril is taking, though,
(Continued on Pace Two, Column Five.)
RURAL GUARDS
HANG MEXICAN
BANDIT CHIEF
Alberto Alcavar, Said to Be
Member of Band Who Raided
Cananea, Executed; Com
panion Granted Reprieve.
Dglas, Ariz., May 21. Recog
nized by a number of Cananea peo
ple as one of the subchiefs of the
bandit gang which terrorized the
town early on the morning of May
9, killing five policemen, robbing a
bank and four stores, a Mexican
known to the Sonora officers by sev
eral aliases, but whose true name is
said to be Alberto Alcavar, was
hanged to a telephone pole at Can
anea, Sonora, Mexico, today, by
rural guards under command of
General Carlos Plank.
Lt. Antonio Flores, ' a former
member of the Maytorina army and
companion of Alcavar at the time of
his arrest Sunday in Augua Prieta,
opposite Douglas, when about to be
hanged, is said to htve begged for
his life, promising that if it were
spared he would reveal to the of
ficers the hiding place of the larger
part of the $40,000 gold stolen from
the bank and the loot taken from
the s teres.
He was reprieved, but probably
will be hanged within a few days,
according to information received
here tonight from Nacor
Associate of Late James
Hill Dies After Operation
New York, May 21. Ronald
Stewart, for many years associated
with the late James J. Hill as
vice president and general manager
of the Great Northern Express
company at St Paul, Minn., died at
a private hospital here today fol
lowing an operation, for intestinal
trouble. He was 53 years 6ld.
Mr. Stewart came to New York
when the government took over
the express companies and entered
the export and import business. He
was well known in the middle west
for his activity in charitable work.
Committee to Report
t Tax Revisiorv Measure
' Washington, May 21. Repeal of
the semi-luxury tax section of the
war revenue bill was practically de
cided ori today by the republican
members of the house . ways and
means committee,' but formal action
was deferred- c -
OFFERS YOU GOLDEN OPPORTUNITIES.
Daily
AVIATOR
START AT
DAYBREAK
American to Leave Ponta Del
gada if Weather Is Fa-
vbrable; No Trace of
Australian Flyer.
Ponta Delgada, May 21. (By
the Associated Press.) Lieutenant
Commander A. C. Read announced
tonight that the engine trouble
which calsed a postponement of
the flight of the NC-4 for Lisbon
this morning had been remedied.
The plane will start at daybreak
tomorrow, weather permitting, he
said.
The wrecked plane NC-3 has
been brought into the beach, where
it is being dismantled, preparatory
to sfh'pment to the United States.
Commander John H. Towers esti
mated today that it would take 100
mechanics three months to .put the
machine into proper flying condi
tion. Abandon Hope.
London, May 21. Hope for the
safety of Harry G. Hawker and his
navigator, Lt. Com. MacKenzie
Grieve has virtually been abandoned
by the admiralty. Many vessels are
still continuing the search, but it is
not known whether the Sopwith
plane fell near Ireland, or shortly
after the start from Newfoundland.
Absence of any report of a call
from Hawker's wireless which had
a sending radius of 100 miles in
clines naval and aviation experts to
the latter view.
x Criticise Government.
Most of the newspapers are criti
cising the government for its failure
to extend any aid to the enterprise,
contrasting this policy with that of
the American government in patrol
ling the route from Newfoundland
to the Azores in order to insure the
safety of the crews of the seaplanes.
Wants New Navigator.
St. Johns, May 21. Capt. Fred
erick P. Raynham, thq British avia
ator, whose Martinsyde plane was
wrecked when he tried to take off
Sunday in the wake of Harry Haw
ker, today cabled builders of his ma
chine in England, asking that an
other transatlantic navigator be ap
pointed to replace Capt. Charles W.
F. Morgan, declared by physicians
to be "out of the transatlantic race"
because of injuries suffered in the
accident with Raynham.
Flyers here tonight advanced but
one theory to account for the com
plete disappearance of Hawker and
his Sopwith plane. This is, that the
unfortunate little craft was forced
into the ocean within an hour or two.
of its start from this coast and sank
almost immediately. ,
Russian Reds Urge
Hungarian Leader to
Hod Out at AD Costs
Vienna, May 21. "Hold out at all
costs" is the wireless Word sent to
Beta Kun, Hungarian communist
leader, by Leon Trotzky, Russian
bolshevik minister of warr in a new
code arranged by airplane a week
ago, so that the allies mjght not
intercept messages.
"Keep on presenting a fair face
to the allies, thus fooling them
until we are in possession of
Roumania."
Nikolai Lenine, Russian bolshe
vik premier, is also sending words
of hope to Bela Kun. v
The Hungarian red . army has
orders, it is affirmed to Americans
here, to burn Budapest and slay all
hostages.
Fifteen-Year-Old Omaha
Girl Arrested in Sioux City
Sioux City, la., May 21. Rosa
Poth, 15-year-old girl, who says
Omaha is her home, was arrested at
a local hotel here late today, and is
being held for juvenile officers
from Omaha. ;y
Miss Poth said she came from
Omaha with the Patterson Carnival
company after Charles, ."Blackie"
Schaffer, one of the concession men,
had promised to give her work.
Schaffer was arrested on charges
made by the girl in her Story to
police officials, and is being held
pending the -arrival of Omaha au
thorities. '
Would Issue Bonds to Pay
First, Four Liberty . Loans
. Washington, May 21. Issuance of
a new series of government obliga
tions for the purpose of retiring
bonds of the first, second, third and
fourth Liberty loan issues is pro
vided for in a bill introduced in the
house today by Representative Hu
sted of New York, republican. The
proposed bonds woul. run for a
period of not more t'.ian 30 years,
bear interest at $V per cent, and be
non-taxable ' . 1 ,
Bee
By Mill (I jpmD. Dally, S440: Bundty. MM; , TWO CENTS.
Dally aa4 .. M.M; itala Nik. aaaUM antra. " V VIM.
Henry Ford Encouraged t
Outrages Du ring War, Says
.-Attorney in Libel Suit
Millionaire Classed as Dangerous Anarchist by Elliott
Stevenson, Who Alludes to Work of , Industrial
Workers of World; Lawyer for Plaintiff Bays Mili
tary Preparedness Has Nothing to Do With Case.
Mount Clemens, Mich., May 21.
A vehement denunciation, in which
Henry Ford was characterized not
only as an anarchist, but a danger
ous one, startled spectators in Judge
Tucker's court here today. The as
sertion came from Elliott G. Steven
son of Detroit, one of the counsels
for the Chicago Tribune, which is
being sued for $1,000,000 damages
by Mr. Ford on a charge of libel.
The pivot of the alleged libel pub
lished June 23, 1916, was the head
ing of an editorial reading-: "Ford Is
an Anarchist." (
In his comment, incident to' de
bate on a brief in which the plain
tiff seeks to limit the evidence, Mr.
Stevenson alluded to the assassina
tion of President McKinley, the
bomb outrage during the prepared
ness parade at San Francisco, the
wartime offenses of members of the
Industrial Workers of the World
BIG HORN GIVES
WARM WELCOME
TO OMAHA PARTY
Boosters Enjoy Plunge in Hot
Springs at Greybull After
Inspection, of Oil
Refineries-
Thermopolis, Wyo., May 21.
(Special Telegram.) Omaha busi
ness men whrare making a tour of
Wyoming, Montana and South Da
kota towns, finished their visit ta
ttle Big Horn basin with a four
hour stop.at Thermopolis Wednes
day evening. " ' .
During the afternoon the special
halted at Cbwley, Lovell, Kane,
Greybull, Basin, Manderson, Wor
land, Kirby and Lucerne. The Big
Horn territory gave the party one
great welcome after another.
The Omaha men were enthusiastic
over the receptions tendered them
along the way. Short autonobile
trips were made at Lovell and Wor
land, so that farming sections and
sugar factories might be viewed. The
oil refineries at Greybull proved of
great interest. The acquaintance of
nearly every business man along the
route was made. Alter the parade
the party toolc advantage of a
plunge in the famous hot springs.
The special -train left here at mid
night for Lander.
Presbyterians Urge
Closer Relations of
Capital and Labor
St. Louis, May 21. The One
Hundred Thirty-first general as
sembly of the Presbyterian church
U. S. A., today unanimously adopted
a resolution endorsing that part of
President Wilson's message to con
gress' pertaining to, the industrial
situation and titging that a program
be formulated to bring about closer
relations between capital and labor.
After heated debate as to whether
the assembly Should endorse the
inter-church world movement, which
plans the alliance of all protestant
ism, the matter was turned over to
the executive commission with full
power to act within , the coming
year.
A resolution presented by Rev.
Frank M. Silsley of Oakland, Cal
calling on the governor of Ohio to
Srevent the Willard-Dempsey fight,
uly 4, failed of adoption. The res
olution declared the fight should be
opposed because one of the partici
pants failed to answer the call to
patriotic duty. ,
Former Crown Prince of
V Germany Liable to Trial
London, Tuesday, May 20: Fred
erick William Hohenzollern, the
former German crown prince, will
be liable to trial under the terms of
the German peace treaty, it was de
clared by Andrew Bonar Law, the
government leader, in the House of
Commons today. Mr. Bonar Law
said that'the commandants of pris
on camps also would be liable under
the treaty's terms.
New Japan-American Cable
Company Formed at Tokio
Tokio, May 21. Prominent busi
ness men here have decided to
form a Japan-American submarine
cable company to lay another cable
across the Pacific. The company,
which will have a capital of 50,000,
000 yen,: will seek a subsidy from
the Japanese government. :
Lady Arthur Paget Dies.
London, May 21. Lady Arthur
Paget died ' in Paris today, accord
ing to advices received in London.
She was the wife of Gen. The Right
Honorable Sir Arthur Henry
Fitzroy Paget and the eldest daugh
ter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Paran
Stevens of New York. She took an
active part in war relief work,
mimi
: ., . ..
and devoted sometime to the "cop
per heads" o fthe civil war.
f He quoted President Lincoln in
writing in reference to the banish
ment into the confederate lines of
Clement L. Vallandingham, a "cop
per head" leader of Ohio, as follows:
"Must I shoot the simple-minded
soldier who deserts, while I must
not touch a hair of the head of the
wily agitator who incites him to
desert."
Encouraged Outrages.
"So we say to Henry Ford," the
lawyer declared, "you are more re
sponsible for the outrages that have
been committed during the war than
any of the men who used direct ac
tion, because you, a great leader and
humanitarian, encouraged them, and
they believed that you must be
right."
.Earlier "in the session Attorney
(Continued on Pat Two, Column Seven.)
GOV. M'KELVIE
TO WELCOME MEN
OF 89TH DIVISION
Nebraska Soldiers Expected to
Reach Port Early Today;
Kansas and Colorado Ex
ecutives to Take Part.
New York, May 21.-(Special Tel
egram.) Gov. Samuel R. McKelvie
of Nebraska, accompanied by his
military aide, Assistant Adutant Gen
eral Storch, and Gov. H. J. Allen
of Kansas, accompanied by a delega
tion of Kansans, arrived in this city
tonight to prepare a welcome foMhe
2,000 members of the 89th Division,
who are scheduled to arrive here on
the giant troop ship Leviathan to
morrow. Governor McKelvie arrived at the
Grand Central station at 7 o'clock
and was met by a delegation of
former Nebraskans, headed by Nor
ris A. Huse, vice president of the
American Press association and
chairman of the local Nebraskan
committee selected to assist in the
welcome to the men of the 89th
division. Tonight Governor .Mc
Kelvie occupied a suite at the Balti
more hotel. Governor Allen pre
ceded Governor McKelvie to New
York and took up a suite at the
Waldorf-Astoria.
The welcome to be accorded the
Eighty-ninth will be on a par, if trot
eclipsing similar welcomes accorded
incoming" troops held at New York
since the soldiers commenced arriv
ing here. "'
Beside Nebraska and Kansas trops
the Leviathan carries a number of
Colorado and Missouri soldiers. It
was announced tonight that the gov
ernors of Colorado and Missouri
were expected to arrive, in this city
tomorrow in time to join the wel
coming party. . .
Methodist Bishops
Want Equitable Wages
to Have Way Over Rent
New York, May 21. In a pastoral
letter made public here tonight on
behalf of the board of bishops of the
Methodist Episcopal church, Amer
ica's 18,000 Methodist pastors and
the 4,250,000 communicants of this
denomination are called on as a
whole "to give earnest heed to the
application of Christian principles to
social reconstruction." The docu
ment declares in part:
"We favor an equitable wage for
laborers, which shall have the right
of way over rent, interest and
profits.
"We favor collective bargaining,
as an instrument for the attainment
of industrial justice and for training
in democratic procedure.
"And we also favor advance of the
workers themselves through profit
sharing and through positions on
boards of directorship."
Greek Soldiers Capture -Detachment
of Turks
Saloniki, May 21. A Turkish de
tachment, which, at the instigation
of 'the Young Turks' agents, at
tempted to resist the Greek troops at
Smyrna, was overwhelmed and cap
tured, according to an official state
ment issued by Greek general head
quarters' today. v ;
The captured detachment was
handed over to the British naval
authorities in the Aegan sea. , ,
Movie Actress Married.
New York, May 21. William A.
Brady, theatrical producer, an
nounced tonight the marriage of his
daughter, Alice Brady, actress and
moving picture star, to James L.
Crane, actor. The ceremony was
performed yesterday by Rev. Dr
Frank .Crane, father of the bridegroom.
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PLEA FOR
EXTENSION
GRANTED
BY ALLIES
Germans Have Until May 29
to Make Full Reply; Terms
Will Not Be Signed, Cab
inet Announces.
Paris, May 21. The Germai.
peace delegation has been granted
an extension of seven days, of until
May 29, in which to reply in full
to the peace termsr according to an
official announcement.
Berlin, May 21. Count von Brock-dorff-Rantzau,
head of the German
peace mission at Versailles, 'sent
Premier Clemeceau, president of the
peace congress, yesterday, a note '
saying that within the next few days
the Germans would address a com
munication to -the entente on- terri- .
torial and other points and were pre
paring a statement of observations .
by the German government on . the
draft of the treaty.
As experts had to be-' consulted. '
the count's note continued, it will
be impossible to get through all this
work within the time remaining be
fore the expiration of the IS days
limit for the "German consideration
of the treaty. He, therefore, sug
gested that the contests of theprosv
pective notes should be regarded as
having been made the subject of
written discussion and he requested
that a period be granted for setting
them forth in detail.
Say Terms Spell Destruction.
Germany declines to , sign the
peace terms because they spell the
"economic destruction, political
dishonor and moral degradation of
the entire German nation, not only
for the nresp.nt hut also fnr Still "";v
unborn generations," was a state
ment authorized by the cabinet yes- -"'
terday through the Associated
Press. . -... - ' . ,f "
"That these consequences must
logically follow acceptance of the
peace conditions the American press
itself has recognized without ques- -tion,"
the statement continues.
"Toward them Germany took the
standpoint that acceptance of such
conditions could not be .demanded '
and that the entente was unjustified
in imposing such demands"
"Germany has not only a moral
right to compliance with the general
promises made it; but firmly
grounded, definite, clearly defined
claim, according to the basic rules of
interantional law, on all the entente
powers and especially on the United
States. A specific recognition.of the
right of Germany and of the Ger
man peoples to a peace of right, jus
tice and reconciliation, instead ot the
paragraphed song of hate which was1 '
written at Versailles, is contained in -the
note of the American secretary
of state, Lansing, of November 5,
1918. - ;
"In it the secretary of state noti
ced the Swiss minister in Washing
ton unconditionally that the estab- -lished
basis of President Wilson's 14 '
points should .be authoritative for
the peace conditions. - Secretary .
Lansing announced further that the
entente governments after careful
consideration also were prepared to .
recognize the conditions set up by
President Wilson as the basis for '
the conclusion of peace. ',
Prohib Leaders Plan
To Have Repeal of Drj
Law Held Until July; l:
Washington, May 21.Notw!th- "v
sta , 'ing Preside:" . Wilsoi.'. recom- r'
mendatlonf jr repeal' of war-time"-,
prohibition in so far, as it relatei ttfv
wi. es and beers, the opinion seemed
to gain ground at the capitol today
that all repeal measures would be
kept. in committee.urifilafter July 1.
In the meantime,, however, pro
hibition leaders nlanned" to enact
legislation fo the enforcement of
the war-time prohibition act apd -the
constitutional amendment. Sen- - "
ator Sheppard, democrat, of Texas,
a thor of the .war-time act, said to
dr" he was confident 'orceme'nt
legislation . would be 'passed befor
July 1. , -. ..V .
Manufacturers Urge Repeal
or Change of Anti-Trust Art
New Yerk, May 21 Repeal 'Or
radical revision " of the Sherman
anti-trust law act so as to admit of
greater latitude in business, regula
tioris was urged in : a . resolution
adopted at the final business session
of the National Association 'of Man- "
ufacturers .here - today.- .The resolu
tion recommended cre'ation'of a tri- I
bunal composed of business men to
consider complaints and administer
the operation of business combines.
: Plestina Beats Seof f .
Youngstown, O., May 21. -(Special
Telegram.) Marin Plestina,'
world champion wrestler, beat Joha
Seoff two straight falls, first, Q
minutes; second, seven minum
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