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THE BEE: OMAHA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 14, 1919. FIGHT OF G. 0. P. ON LEAGUE PACT BEARING FRUIT Republicans Who Advocate Reservations Practically Assured of Democratic Support. (Contlnatd from rgm One.) the long treaty fight. This predic tion was by no means unanimous, however. Some republican members of the committee believe they should have more information be fore they act, and two of them, Senators Johnson of California and Borah of Idaho, wrote a letter to Chairman Lodge today asking that General Bliss, Colonel House and others connected with the Versailles negotiations be asked to appear be fore the committee. The general expectation was. however, that the committee would not change its plans to proceed to a decision on the treaty and that out side the committee events might shape up even more rapidly. After they heard from the democrats to day the reservation republicans be gan a poll to ascertain just how many of their party they could count on in their tiegotiations. An early adjournment of the senate inter rupted the move, but within a day or two they expect to have a more definite idea of their strength. It was asserted there had been several additions to the group, but no senator has publicly announced hi$ adherence to the plan since it was agreed on by the original seven senators, McCumber, North Dako ta; McNary, Oregon; Kellogg, Min nesota; Colt, Rhode Island; Cum mins, Iowa; Lenroot, Wisconsin and Spencer, Missouri. Basis of Hope Not Known. The exact basis for their hope that Senator Lodge will join in the movement was not revealed by the reservation leaders. It was pointed out, however, that in his address to tht senate yesterday, he did not plea for rejection of the league en tirely, but outlined objections to the covenant provisions dealt with by the proposed reservations. In one instance he spoke of "changing" one of these provisions. Friends of the Foreign Relations commission have declared that he would insist at least on reservations if amendments "with teeth in them," and republican members of the committee who want to defeat the league covenant entirely de clared tonight they were confident Mr. Lodge would vote with them in that proposal. The situation in the committee may be brought to a head by. the letter of Senators Johnson and Borah, asking that further witnesses be called. The question probably will com- up tomorrow. Senators Fall, republican, New Mexico, and Moses, republican, New Hampshire, also are understood to have sug gested the calling of more wit nesses at today's meeting. Senator Fall also is said to have declared the committee could not be ex pected to pass intelligently on all the obligations embodied in the treaty until the other treaties being negotiated at Versailles were before it. , .Wish Treaty Disposed Of. Senator Hitchcock told the com mittee that virtually every senator had made up his mind how he would vote and that the country wanted the treaty disposed of one way or another. ' Besides General Bliss and Colonel House, both of whom were mem- Chief Railroad Centers Are Congested By Food Rush Government Now Paying Demurrage Charges on 13,000 Cars of Supplies, Due tb the Lack of Facilities for Storage. High Cost of Living to Be Shattered Saturday BfJ going 1 to let L&' cal A A out L sy the bag. Watch page 2 of The Omaha Bee. Several Thousand Pairs of LACE CURTAINS To Be Sold Saturday, Aug. 16th, at the Greater Bowen Store. -The curtains offered Saturday are shown in many different pat terns, patUrn you'll justly ap preciate, they are all new, ttylUh and designed especially for thia Fall's selling. Prices range from 79 to 86.95 a pair. The rush to distribute surplus army food stocks ordered by the War department has caused a con gestion in many of the principal railroad centers, according to re ports received by Omaha railroad men. It is reported the govern ment now is paying demurrage charges on 13.000 cars of food stocks, due to the lack of facilities for storage. Railroad reports are partially sub stantiated by orders received by Col. G. S. Bingham to investigate the amount of additional food that could be stored in the Omaha quar termaster depot of which he is in command. Colonel Bingham says the local army depot can take care of 75 cars immediately, and will be able to store more food as rapidly as the present surplus stock, ordered sold, is delivered. The orders empower him to hire additional help to unload the cars in case they are sent to Omaha. Omaha Leads State. Omaha is the only city in Ne braska to actually place orders for the surplus food stocks. Carload lots of food have been sold to Den ver, Colorado Springs, Pueblo and other Colorado cities.' Captain liofniann, who has charge of the details of the sale under Colonel Bingham, reports a tend ency on the part of representatives of municipalities to misconstrue the orders regarding the sale. Many cities endeavor to purchase the sur- Lplus stock for resale to merchants 01 tne city ana nnu inai wic prices will not compete with wholesale houses. J. R. Davidson of Aurora inspect ed the stocks at the depot yesterday, representing Hamilton county. He was accompanied by A. W. Hick man, former county food adminis trator. First Official Information. The first official information that they would participate in the sale of surplus food stocks was received at the postoffice yesterday. A bulletin received by Postmaster Fanning gave the information that parcel post sales would be limited to 125 pounds in one shipment. Where the weight is in excess of this amount the shipments will be di vided. In the blanket sale conducted in connection with the food sale, the Omaha rone can purchase only all wool and all-cotton blankets. No blankets of mixed wool and cotton are stored here. The all-wool and all-cotton blankets are of both grades, new and reclaimed. GROCER FINED FOR EXTORTION IN SUGAR PRICE Palmer Asks Extension of Food Control Act to Cover , Clothing and Food Containers. bers of the American peace delega tion, Senators Johnson and Borah are understood to have suggested in their letter that the committee hear E. T. Williams, former head of the State department's far eastern divis ion; S. K. Hornbeck and William C. Bullitt, all advisers to the commis sion, who resigned while the nego tiations were in progress. It has been reported that Mr. Williams and Mr. Hornbeck left the commission because of the Shantung settlement and Mr. Bullitt because he was dis satisfied with provisions affecting Russia. Although discussions about reser vations have centered on the league covenant, the Shantung provision has not been lost sight of by oppo sition senators and it was said to day that an amendment covering it would be urged both in the commit tee and in the senate. It is expected that Senator Fall will urge an amendment striking out all refer ence to American representation on the various commissions to be set up to supervise reconstruction in Europe. What amendments or reserva tions will be attached to the treaty in committee is said by members to depend largely on Chairman Lodge. The republicans have a majority of three, but one of them, Senator McCumber, is expected to vote with the democrats against any radical amendment Should the chairman also accept a reservation program similar to the McCumber McNary plan, the anti-amendtrfent group would be in the majority. Estimates of members as to how long the committee would require to consider amendments and reser vations differed widely, some thought a report might be possible within two weeks. Tomorrow sec- tions other than the league cove nant are to be taken up under pres ent plans, the members having many proposals for change In the eco nomic and political provisions. What may have been the part played by the White House in the negotiations between democratic senators and the reservation repub licans, has not been revealed. Members of the latter group who have talked with President Wilson have been confident that he would be willing in the end to accept such a program, but publicly there has been no change in his stand for un reserved ratification. Peace Questions Bring Grey as Ambassador of (Continued from Fae One.) nations union which called ou President Wilson in London. To Adjust Finances. Washington, Aug. 13. Questions arising out of the peace settlement which Bonar Law announced in the House of Commons today would require the attention of Viscount Grey, the new British ambassador to the United States, are understood here to include a readjustment of the complicated financial relations be tween Great Britain and the United States growing out of loans and credits advanced by America. There also must be an almost im mediate recasrting of many existing treaties between the two countries, necessitated by the radical changes following the war. Many of these conventions date back for more than a century and were said by officials to have been applied to modern con ditions only by the exercise of the freatest liberality of construction, he La Follette shipping law swept away completely one treaty relating to the rights and duties of sailors and port authorities and this never has. been replaced. Many Issues Early in War. In the early days of the war there were many issues between the State department and the British foreign office growing out of interference with American commerce by British warships and British orders in coun cil and the many claims for dam ages by American ship owners and merchants pending when the United States entered the war still techni cally are open. Viscount Grey was the British secretary for foreign of meat, poultry, fish, butter and affairs when these issues arose and, eggs arc being held in' cold storage (Continued from Pace One.) food held in storage have been re ceived from at least six states, the attorney general said. He declined to be more specific, but it was indi cated that New jersey was one of the states. Storage Conditions. Storage conditions also are en- ? aging the attention of the state ood administrators, several of whom have asked if they were au thorized to publish the facts where it appeared that more food was be ing held from the public than the reasonable requirements of a dealer demanded. "I told them to go right ahead and to use the names," Mr. Palmer announced. "I am interested in get ting as much information on this subject of the ultimate consumer as I possibly can." Reports to the department showed that organization of fair price com mittees in counties was proceeding rapidly. Revising Prices. The effect of the government's campaign was indicated in the re vision by the War department of prices to be charged for surplus army food. Reductions were made "to meet competition by retailers." Authority asked yesterday by Sec retary Glass to use the treasury secret service in the fight against high prices was based on the use of the service in food investigations during the war. The cost of living continued to color much of the debate in con gress today. Republican Leader Mondell of the house said today he believed con gress would adopt the president's suggestion and amend the food con trol act so as to make it apply to other necessities. This view is said to reflect the attitude of the majority in the house, at least. Mr. Mondell said there was some opposition to the attorney general's request that the treasury's secret service force be made avail able for the job of breaking up profiteering. Want Writs to Seize Surplus Food Stocks Chicago, Aug. 13. Government prosecutors who are waging war on the food hoarders and profiteers will go before federal judges in Chicago at an early date and ask for writs to seize surplus food supplies in cold storage and offer them for sale to the public, it was announced at the ofhee of District Attorney Clyne. This step, it is believed by federal officials, will have the immediate effect of reducing prices of many articles of, food. The plan is later to prosecute the o- -nrrs of the surplus stock under the federal food control law for hoarding. The United States bureau of mar kc'.s reports that thousands of tons Wilson Will Veto Bill Repealing the Daylight Saving Law Washington, Aug. 13. President Wilson, it was said today, will veto the law proposing repeal of the day light saving act. The measure has been before the president since Au gust 5 and he is expected to return it to congress before the end of the week. Efforts to pass the agricultural bill, with its repeal rider, over the president's veto failed last month and leaders in both house and sen ate doubt that the two-thirds ma jority necessary to pass the repeal law over the executive's head can be mustered. French Troops Relieving U. S. Bridgehead Patrols Coblenz, Aug. 13. (By The Associated Press.) French troops Wednesday began relieving the bridgehead patrols of the American First division, which on Friday will start entraining for Brest, prepara tory to sailing for the United States. The Frenchmen have occupied Treves and the territory between Luxemburg and the Rhine and also Andernach on the Rhine, recently vacated by the Third division, which is now on its way home. According to the French schedule presented to the Americans, the French will complete their troop movements for taking over the areas formerly held by the Americans on or before August 21. German Syndicate Plans to Colonize Argentina Buenos Aires, Aug. 13. Baron Von Dem Bussche Haddenhausen, former German minister to Argen tina, who arrived here early this month, reports a German coloniza tion syndicate which is buying land to accommodate Germans who are coming to Argentina, the newspaper El Diario says. Government Seizes Eggs. Chattanooga, Tenn., Aug. 13. Eighty-four thousand dozen eggs stored here for Morris & Co., Chi cago, were seized today by the United States district attorney. Seizure was made under libel pro ceedings in the federal court, which charged that the eggs were un lawfully stored for the purpose of uareasouably kcreasinz orices. i conducted the negotiations for his government. There has been a suggestion, too, that conditions in Mexico were such as to demand consideration on an international basis in view of the large interests of foreign investors and especially British, in that coun try. For a number of years the British government has refrained from enforcing demands upon Mex ico for reparation for the killing of British subjects and for heavy mon etary losses inflicted upon British individuals, preferring to leave to the United States the adoption of measures to meet these conditions. It is believed now that one of the f;rst duties of Viscount Grey will be to attempt a permanent settle ment of the British issues with the Mexican government after reaching a satisfactory understanding with the American State department. Washington Satisfied. Announcement that Viscount Grey was to come to Washington was re ceived with keen gratification by Secretary Lansing and other Amer ican officials, who had had dealings with him either personally in Eu rope or through correspondence. There was regret, however, that Viscount Grey's service in Washing ion was to be only temporary as it was felt that the successful treat ment of the many important inter national subjects which will devolve upon the new ambassador could be best assured only through a reason ably permanent tenure in office of the negotiators. Wilson Will Review New Pacific Fleet on Historic Cruiser Los Angeles Harbor, Aug. 13. Capt Ivan C. Wettengill, commander of the cruiser Montana, will command the old battleship Oregon when President Wilson, aboard that his toric craft, reviews the new Pacific fleet at San Francisco, according to an announcement made by Lieut. Commander C. A. Lucas, flag secretary. It had previously been suggested that Captain Clarke, U. S. N.. re tired, who was in command of the Oregon on its memorable voyage around the Horn during the Spanish-American war, should be on the bridge again for the San Francisco review. This, however, was found impractical. The Montana is on the way to Bremerton, Wash., taking north men enroute from the fleet to put the Oregon into commission. Government Leasing of Oil Land Recommended Washington, Aug. 13. Favorable report on the bill for the leasing of government-owned oil, coal, phos phate, and sodium lands for the pur pose of stimulating production was ordered today by the senate public lands committee. Ihe vote was unanimous warehouses by brokers and specu latcrr. Food prices continued to drop in Chicago as a result of the attacks of federal, state and municipal officials on the high cost of living. Butter in tubs fell from 55 to 52 cents a pound, while the wholesale price of poultry was reduced from 31 to 28 cents .. pound. It was reported that 20,000,000 pound' of California beet sugar will ar've in Chicago within a few weeks. Henry H. Rolapp, head of the suirar committee of the United States food administration, said this will stabilize prices. He said he did not expect the retail price of sugar to fall below 12 cents a pound for several months. Opposition Aroused to Sale of War Food Phoenix, Ariz., Aug. 13. Oppo sition to projected municipal pur chase and distribution of War de partment surplus food stores was voiced in a resolution passed by the Phoenix Trades council and pre sented by that body to local news papers with the request that it be published. "An assumption can be reasonably indulged," says the resolution, "that the real intent lying back of this move (a proposal to purchase and resell any foodstuffs . at cost plus freight charges) is not in the inter est of the people, but rather to cut off their supply of goods from reaching Phoenix, as was originally intended, through parcel post, as outlined by the War department." New York State Starts Probe Into Profiteering New York, Aug. 13. Investiga tion by New York state into profi teering and food hoarding was opened here Wednesday with an assurance from Governor Smith that f concrete information was supplied him on which to act he would at once summon a special session of the legislature to deal with the sit uation. ' The state inquiry began with a Successful men arid women arepartialto Wots for this great food keeps tUTfit" "There's a Reason n r conference between the governor and his investigators appomtea un der the Moreland act to conduct the inquiry Martin D. Glynn, former governor, and Dr. J. H. Finley, state commissioner of education. The opening of the investigation brought the batteries of the federal, state and municipal authorities into ine against food hoarders and profiteers. Simultaneously with the conference between the gover nor and his investigators Mayor Hylan issued orders to the police to obtain all evidence available in every precinct of the city against retailers who charge excessive prices for food. Arthur Williams, federal food ad ministrator, announced on behalf of the Fair Price committee, organized at Attorney General Palmer's re quest, that secret service agents are working on an authentically report ed' offer here by food hoarders of ,W tons of sugar at l I-J cents a pound, or "more than 3 cents higher than had been asked." Foodstuffs in Storage Seized by Government Tampa, Fla., Aug. 13. Foodstuffs held in storage by six Tampa whole sale concerns, aggregating 326,000 tins of canned goods, 4,000 cases of eggs, with large quantities of sugar, flour and other commodities, were seized here today by agents of the Department of Justice, acting under orders of H. S. Phillips, United States district attorney. Notices of libel were served on the owners. charging that the goods were being illegally held from the market for the purpose of unreasonably in creasing prices. Swift & company, Crenshaw Brothers Produce company, Charles H. Moorhouse, Jose Garcia, Jose Suarez and Reina Brothers were owners of the seized stocks. Jacksonville, Fla., Aug. 13. More than 1,000,000 eggs, hundreds of thousands of tins of canned foods and 27,500 pounds of sugar were seized here today in a raid o whole sale food warehouses and cold stor age plants by federal authorities. War Department Quotes Lower Price on Foods Washington, Aug. 13. To meet reductions recently made by retail ers, a new scale of prices for sur plus foodstuffs was put into effect by the War department. Roast beef was reduced from $2,13 to $1.90 per six-pound can; bacon from 35 to 3J cents per pound and three pound cans of beans from 11 to 9 cents. Prices on other items were reduced in proportion. "The secretary of war" said the announcement, "has approved the policy of revising War department quotations from time to time to keep these prices below those charged by retailers tor similar commodities." U. S. Will Issue Licenses For Wheat Export to Asia New York, Aug. 13. Applications for licenses for the exportation of wheat to all destinations in the west ern hemisphere and ihe east coast of Asia, to which wheat flour ship-1 ments are now licensed, will be re ceived for consideration at the New York office of Julius H. Barnes, United States wheat director, ac cording to announcement issued to day by Mr. Barnes. The order is effective August 15 and until further orders. Applications must be made in duplicate. Michigan Dons Armor to Combat High Cost of Living Lansing, Mich., Aug. 13. Rigid grand jury investigations in every county in Michigan, a sweeping state wide probe of the high cost of ne cessities of life to be conducted by the attorney general's department and later a special session of the legislature to enact laws under which all forms of profiteering might be curbed, comprise the pro gram adopted by prosecuting attor neys of the state at a meeting today called to formulate plans for the lAllfA AAII III!! SATS UUAL MtN BUNKED PEOPLE OVER SHORTAGE Representative Huddleston Declares National Coal As sociation Spent $50,000 on Propaganda. Washington, Aug. 13. Repre sentative Huddleston, democrat, Alabama, charged in the house to day that the National Coal asso ciation had spent $50,000 for. adver tising space in 400 newspapers "in an effort to make the people buy coal now at exorbitant prices through belief of an impending shortage." "Nothing except an act of con gress," he said, "will stay this in famous attempt on the part of the coal operators to take advantage of suffering humanity next winter. I insist that congress pass such an act and take it out of the power of the operators to profiteers. "There is no coal shortage and no labor shortage, but there is a short age in common honesty on the part of the coal operators. Omaha was not neglected in this nation-wide propaganda to promote a scare among householders and others who use coal. Mayor Smith issued a proclama tion, calling attention of citizens to the alleged shortage which the coal dealers told him existed. Many made sacrifices to lay in their win ter's' supply on the strength of the mayor s proclamation. Governor McKelvie was also ap pealed to by the coal barons to is sue a proclamation. Local coal dealers have been an nouncing certain prices which would prevail for the current month, and they invariably have stated in their advertisements that another increase would be in force for the next month. This practice has prevailed in Omaha month by month since last April. Woman Stabbed to Death by Unknown Person in Chicago Chicago, Aug. 13. A woman was stabbed to death last night in Evanston, a suburb, and it is be lieved from a card found in her handbag that her name is Mrs. E. L. Watkins. Her throat was cut several times and cuts on the hands indicated she had fought with her assailant. Residents along Univer sity avenue in the college town heard screams and telephoned the police. The woman was well dressed and her purse containing a sum of money was tound near the body. Two Independent Koreans Stripped of All Possessions Seoul, Korea, July 25. (Corre spondence of The Associated Press.) In addition to being sentenced to penal servitude for taking part in the insurrectionary movement, Vis count Kim Yunsik and Viscount Yl Yongchik, Korean sages, have lost their rank in the peerage and been stripped of all their privileges and offices. This is a result of their conviction on a criminal complaint. Viscount Kim, as foreign minister under the old Korean government, signed the first treaty with the United States. Viscount Yi was former minister of education. They were recently sentenced to two years and 18 months, respectively, for framing a petition urging the in dependence of Korea. Execution of the sentence has been postponed on account of their advanced age. FOR THE NERVES Hors ford's Acid Posphate Quickly beneficial (or headache, sleepless ness, indigestion and nervous exhaustion. 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This firm dispatched a messenger with $178,0(10 worth of bonds to the offices of Kidder, Peabody & Co., brokers, across the street from the Whitney offices. The bonds consisted mostly of Victory notes, although among thein were some of the earlier issues The messenger, a boy, did not delive. the bonds and the police are searching for him. The other theft was from Sim mons and Slade, whose losses to talled $45,000 in Liberty bonds of the second issue. I hey were stolen under circumstances similar to tftose under which the bonds of Whitney & Co were taken. Steamer Hits Mine. Dover, Aug. 13. The American steamer Englewood struck a mine in the North Sea, off the Thames river at 7:30 o'clock this morning and sent out a wireless message for help. She, however, is in no immediate danger of sinking and tugs are standing by. The Englewood is making for the Thames under her own steam. POLISH ARMY OF 250,000 MEN IS MOBILIZING Invasion of Bolshevikl Ex pected Following Reverses to Admiral Kolchak Pader ewski Reviews Forces. Warsaw, Aug. 13. (By the Asso ciated Press.) Brig. Gen. Joseph Pilsudski, chief of staff, and Premier Padcrewski today reviewed a large body of recruits for that portion of the new Polish army of 250,000 that is being mobilized against the bol sheviki. Diminution of the pressure, as a result of the reverses suffered by Admiral Kolchak. head of the all Russian government of Omsk, is ex pected here to provoke another at tempt by the bolsheviki to invade Poland. The whole national effort is being concentrated upon strengthening the eastern front. This effort militates against economic reorganization of the country. The Polish government's interest in the situation which has arisen in Hungary is confined to evident satis faction that the center of bolshevik agitation in Hungary has been stamped out. The Polish government considers that there is no hope of a general peace in Europe until the Russian problem has been solved and slender as their national resources are, the Poles say they must remain under arms to defend the national integrity. TKompsoft-Belcleiv &(h The Since Greenwich Village with its long-haired men and short-haired women began to design silks there has been a revolution in that art. For they know color, these artists, they have or iginal ideas, with the courage to carry them out and though the results may be bizarre, they are never crude. The finest piece we are showing is a riot of color and design applied in that broken batik style, which is so effective. Rich blues, golds, and rose shades in odd lan terns, flowers and striped canopies with the pale little ghosts of a Pierrot and Pier rette dancing through, make an exquisite -attern. There are others more conservative for those who prefer them, but whether you intend to be daring or not, you should see these examples of a new art, they are interesting. August Sale of Linens Offers 35c heavy bleached Turkish towels for 29c each. 65c fine linen hem stitched h u c k guest towels for SOc each. 85c fine linen hem stitched h u c k guest towels for 65c each. $10 Irish linen damask napkins in dozen lots for $4.38. Main Floor Hosiery Pure silk and fiber hose in black, dark brown, and tan, with lisle tops, $1.69 a pair. Women's Knit Undergarments Lisle union suits with fitted or wide knees, regularly $1.50, Thurs day, $1.19. Glove silk vests with bodice tops. Thursday, $3.50. Glove silk bloomers, a good weight, $5 a pair. pspwatuum ti j.'i ; j .i ifciima DISTILLATE We are now ready to accept orders for Furnace Distillate to be delivered over the Winter months. A phone call will bring our salesman. 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