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RATIFYING PEACE
TREATY MONDAY
Senator Hitchcock Presents
Minority Report Signed by
All Democratic Com
mittee Members.
Washington, Sept. 11. With sub
, mission of the . foreign relations
committee minority report, the
peace treaty, with its covenant for
; a league of nations, was made ready
today for the ratification battle Vo
. be waged about it in the senate,
i By general agreement this will
, hot begin until Monday.. Meanwhile,
however, republicans, claiming
enough votes to prevent ratification
without reservations, were urged by
Chairman Lodge of the foreign re
lations committee to stay on the job
until final disposition is made of the
treaty, weeks hence, perhaps.
With as little formality as that
. attending the presentation yester
day of the majority report, Senator
Hitchcock, leader of the administra
tion forces, today submitted the mi-
nority report, signed by all the dem
ocratic members ot the committee
except Senator Shields o Tennes-
" see, who stood out tor reservations
to the league covenant.
Without attempting specifically to
' answer majority charges against
certain provisions of the convention
' as brought back from Paris by Pres
ident Wilson, the minority urged
speedy adoption without modifica-
tion, or in precisely the form laid
before the senate two months ago.
Change Predicts Loss.
Rejection or change, the report
declared, meant loss by this country
ot all concessions obtained from the
enemy by a dictated peace, includ
ing Germany's acknowledgement of
responsibility for the war. Denial
was made of Chairman Lodge's
statemept that the peace conference
still was in session for consideration
of textual amendments the report
declaring that Germany, once hav
ing signed the treaty, might not be
disposed to sign it again.
The minority at the outset charg
ed that the treaty could have been
reported out long ago by the com
mittee which was trying to destroy
it by reservations. No reference
was made to republican attacks on
,the award of . Shantung province to
Japan or the inequality of the voting
power in the league for the United
States as compared with Great
Britain." The report set forth a de
fense 'arid explanation of the league
covenant, described as the best hope
of the world "even if like all human
instrumentalities it be not divinely
perfect in every detail.'"
Deploring delay to which the
document had been subjected, the
report .asserted that the industrial
world was in ferment, the financial
world in doubt, and that this was
caused "by the majority of a com
mittee known to be out of harmony
with the majority of the senate and
ihe majority of the people."
Republicans Getting Together.
JFormal reporting of majority and
minority views was of secondary
. interest however, to continuation of
private conferences by republicans
in efforts to agree with a com
promise reservation program. Sen
ators active in the negotations 6aid
complete agreement was near one
which would insure support of all
forty-nine republicans and proba
bly a number of democrats. This
program does not contemplate for
mal or informal announcement of
.a compromise in the near future
and probably not until the close
of discussion of the treaty when
reservations will be in order.
It was said new assurances had
been given by democratic senators
today that modification of the
Lodge reservations predicted now
by leaders of factions advocating
both strong and mild reservations
would make considerable demo
cratic support virtually certain.
Proposed Substitutes.
Senator Lodge had before him for
approval of the "strong" reserva
tionists, it was said, proposed sub
stitutes of the "mild" reservation
group of republicans.
After the minority report had
been presented Senator Harding of
Ohio, republican member of the. for
eign relations committee, spoke at
length, against the treaty and its
league covenant, declaring he would
vote for amendments. When he
concluded the galleries hroke into
vigorous applause, which Vice Pres
ident Marshall endeavored to check.
Warning was given by the vice
president that the rules committee
would have to say whether the rule
against applause during considera
tion of the treaty was to be en
forced, declaring visitors paid no
more attention to standing regula
tions "than to a last year's bird
nest." (
Senator Williams, democrat, Mis
sissippi, put into the record an edi
torial from a New York newspaper
characterizing the Lodge report as
Prussianized. All of the allies, -Senator
Williams asserted, were "in
sulted" by' the majority report sug
gestion that the 'peace conference
might well be , occupied in re-negotiation
of the Germany treaty in
stead of considering Grecian, Italian
and other territorial disputes.
"The spirit of insult," the senator
declared, is oozing out of that re
port against everybody in the world
with whom we are allied."
Senator Williams charged that
Senator Lodge was trying to defeat
the league tf nations indirectly, if
he could hot do so directly.
ldaho,to Permit Twenty
Round Boxing Matches
Boise, Idaho, Sept 11. Announce
ment made bythe state boxing com
mission will limit each town or city
in the. state to one boxing club,
which will be. licensed to put on box
ing and wrestling matches. Under
unanimous decision of the commis
sion 20-round bouts will be permit
ted, which fact, it, is believed, will
bring the majority of championship
events to this state
Postoffice Orders.
WashtoistoB. Sept. 11. (Special Tele
ffram.) TJis postofftcs st Loremo. Nsb.;
Wright, Wyo.: Harndon. Ia. will bcoma
domestic monojr order offices oa Octo
ber 1.
Civil servles examinations will be held
oa October IS for presidential postmaatara !
for the following- places: Big Spring, iielL i
salary $1,200; Humphrey, Msa-
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PLESTINA WINS
FROM SORENSON
IN QUICK TIME
Finds Weakness of Ex-Soldfer
and Takes Advantage of
it, Securing Crucial
Hold.
$4,000,150 Realized
rur bale at
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BY KID GRAVES.
Lincoln, Neb., Sept. 11. (Special
Telegram.) Main Plestina de
feated Chris Sorenson in two
straight falls at the City auditorium
here tonight in surprisingly quick
time before 1,000 mat fans.
Each-fall was gained with a chan
cery and bar arm hold the first in
25 minutes, 30 seconds, and the sec
ond in six inmutes flat
Short as it was, the match was bit
terly contested all the way. The
greatest surprise in the affair was
that despite rlestina a reputation.
Sorenson took the aggressive at the
call of time. He ran the big fellow
around the ring, trying for holds
all the time the men wgre on their
feet.
Plestina Waited.
While the ex-soldier was forcing
matters Plestina played a waiting
game. He forced Sorenson to the
mat with a head lock the first time.
and stayed behind all the time until
the fall was won. He didn't appear
to have a great variety of holds and
resorted to rough work to force an
opening, for which he was scored
by the fans.
The finish of the first bout came
suddenly. Plestina succeeding in get
ting Sorenson's crippled right arm
n position for a hammerlock, and
the former soldier twisting to avoid
it, turned into a chancery, the victor
holding the captured arm for a bar
arm hold.
The men rested IS minutes and
came back for the second bout, Sor
enson again the aggressor. In racing
for a leg hold he went forward so
far that Plestina easily clamped a
reversed body hold on and forced
Chris to the mat.
Finds Weakness.
The big man had learned of Sor
enson's weakness in the first bout
and in the same way secured the
same hold and won the second fall
and the match.
The referee was Ernie Holmes of
Omaha, who officiated; Cy Sher
man, sports .editor of the Lincoln
Star, was timekeeper and announcer.
A match for Omaha is in the
making, as (Jus Kewans, the Greek
champion, was present and chal
lenged the winner after the match.
Kewans issued a public challenge to
Plestina. Jack Lewis, the Omaha
promoter, was here' and may land
the match.
-One preliminary was staged, a 30
minute draw between Adam Krieger
of Lincoln and Orville Miller of
Havelock. Sheriff Charley Peters
of Sarpy county, once conqueror of
Plestina, was here to see the match,
in company with Jack Lewis.
Purple and White Eleven
Reports for Practice
Central High school foot ball
squad went through its first practice
of the year yesterday afternoon at
the high school grounds.
It was rumored Arnold Harper,
captain of the 1919 squad, is going to
leave school. Harold Eaton, half
back on the team two years ago, has
already left lor Creighton.
The squad will continue to prac
tice on the high school campus till
the end of the week when regulars
will be picked and scrimmages start.
Serbians Unable to Sign
Austrian Pact; Reign Fallen
Paris, Sept. 11. The Serbian del
egation here advised the peace con
ference today that because of the
fall of the government in Belgrade
it was unable to obtain instructions
concerning the signing of the Aus
trian treaty. The delegation said it
wbuld have to wait for such instruc
tions until a new cabinet was
formed.
With The Bowlers.
FARNAM ALLEYS.
Baker lee M. Office.! Gen. Stanton.
Vetts 470!tudd 3156
Taught 420 sterling 375
Roehl 462
Baker 162
Nichols 416
Wenka 493
Radford 621
Plambeck 415
Total S1S0 Totals ,,1230
Faniam Alleys. Kent Colts.
Mitchell 458!Yoanger 42
Morrell 463Ashton 439
Petersen
Bowles .
Blssett .
606 Duke 446
458Kent 498
451Wanka 478
ToUV 233t Total 3353
Baker lee M. Shop.) Auto Deliyery.
Goets '.. SSllPederaen 46S
Baler 343Tork 461
Buttery SgglLortng ......... 495
Ha wee 298Stelnberg 426J
Bredesen ...... 415 Hughes 46f
Total 1814 Total 131T
Mhw Taylor. j Be tar Boss.
Mnrphy SSHOreen 38
Kirk ham ...... 612 Ripsech 378
Ksmmerer S30 Luti 334
Denby 41 3; Cross 388
Barbieri 471:Mohr 390
Total 2:47! Total 1879
St. Louis, Missouri
St. Louis, Sept. 11. Actual sales
on the injtial day of Funston fall
fur sale amounted to $2,888,614.41.
From 9 to 6 o'clock Thursday was
occupied in selling 58,000 red fox.
About 300 buyers actively partici
pated. The highest price paid was
$71 a piece for a lot of 12 extra
fine Kamchatka. Other good
prices were $50 each for a lot of 20
mixed firsts and seconds.
Siberians opening lot of 33 sec
onds, pale Russians, went at $35
each. Strong selling in northwest
ern Canadians and Siberians ranged
between $30 and $50, although
many sales were above $50. The
collection is said to bje the largest
and highest in average quality seen
for some time. The bulk of the sell
ing of American foxes ranged be
tween $15 and $40, inclining to
ward the higher furs. Even what
trade terms trash went well, . bid
et i n g being maintained strong
throughout the entire day's selling
on red fox.
At 6 o'clock 58,000 red fox had
been sold for approximately $1,275,
000. The sale will continue to almost
midnight. There remains to sell
42,000 Japanese fox, 10,000 Jap
anese Marten, 110,000 Japanese
mink, 66,000 flying squirrel, 8,000
China mink, and about 375 lots of
sundries.
The sale to 6 o'clock had real
ized $4,000,150. Official market an
nouncements quotes red fox had
advanced 15 per cent over April.
Say Texas Cattlemen
Dependent on Packers
Washington. Sent. 11. Chnrtres
that Texas cattlemen opposing 'the
Kendrirk and Knvnn fi1l tn li
cense the meat nac.kers ars "abso
lutely dependent on the packers"
were maae in a teiestram trom-iex-as
members of the Southern Whole
sale Grocers' association, laid on
Xhursday before the senate agricul
ture committee.
Iowa stock men. including R. ft
Hoskins and E. M. Thomas, ap
peared to oppose the bills. Hos
kins thought packers might need to
be regulated in the public interest,
but doubted that the Kenyon and
Kendrick bills would do it.
Senator Harrison, democrat, Mis
sissippi, put before the committee a
proposal to engage its own investi
gators to determine whether con
sumers were benefiting any by
price reductions. No action was
taken.
South Side
South Side Librarian Gets
Assistant From New York
Miss Hazel Tinnerman, trained
library assistant from New York
city, has been assigned to the South
Side branch of the public library,
and will assist Miss Madeline Hillis,
librarian. She will have charge of
the children's work during the win
ter. , .
The South Side library has re
sumed itsregular hours and will be
open from 9 in the morning until 9
in the evening. A number of new
books have teen received.
South Side Brevities
h li. ,erryof CMcM .visiting
her sister, Mrs. Osorga Bradley.
iWIIII!!m Lynch. "10 N street, was fined
sio and coats for alleged Intoxication
m Jhf Jn?uJar .dance th ' "le
ment will be given Friday evening at the
Hanscom park pavllllon.
Ladles of the Holy Ghost parish will
J in a,caA,Lp!!'t l". ernoon at
in the Odd Fellows hall.
Leon Welch has purchased residence
property at 4813 South Twenty-second
street and has moved into his new home.
Thomas B. Kea, 4405 South Eighteenth
5freet- attending the convention of the
Cisco Labor unions at San Fran-
. For Sale -roora modern house, be-
soifh 45$: il,00 wm h,ind'- Phone
W. J Orother and Forest M. Oakes
, ".. ch0eI delegates from the
Ti?er .Memorial church to the meet
wfek. Presbytery In Omaha next
,nfih?re.,?outh M besti Illinois
coal is all gone. We can't buy any more
at present So better pUce your order
with ui and be protected. Q. E. Harding
coal Co.
Marie Gomes. Mexican, was fined $10
and costs In police court Thursday morn
tor va8ran:y and alleged prostitu
. Trinidad Gonzales, Mexican, was
fined 115 on charges of vagrancy and
disorderly conduct.
"The Imperishable Name Jems " will
be the subject of Rev. R. L. Wheeler's
sermon Sunday morning at 10:55 at the
Wheeler Memorial church. Christian En
deavor services will be at 7 with the
evening sermon at 8.
Kerst Co., 4751 South Elghteentn
street 8team. hot water snd vapor heat.
Ing. Distributor and salesman for Wasco
Garage Heating System. Agent for Cole
man quick light gasoline lamps. Special
attention given to plumbing repairs. Phone
South 2586.
The Kings' Daughters of the Wheeler
Memorial church will hold on all-day
meeting Friday at the home of Mrs. C.
W. Wright, Thirty-fourth and Wright
streets. Mrs. Wright will be assisted by
Mrs. Henry Brendle and Mrs. L. A. Wil
son. South Side members are asked to
meet at Twenty-fourth and L streets at
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BAN JOHNSON
HAD INTEREST
IN BOSTON CLUB
Admits on Stand McRoy Was
Simply His Representa
tive; No Decision in
Mays Case.
New York, Sept. 11. Ban John
son, president of the American
league, admitted today on the wit
ness stand before Referee George J.
Gillespie that he was interested in
the Boston American league club,
while that club was owned frojn
1911 to 1914 by James McAleer and
Robert McRoy. The latter, now de
ceased, formerly was Johnson's per
sonal secretary.
The testimony was given at a
hearing before trial of the New York
club's suit to restrain him perma
nently from interfering with the use
of Pitcher Carl Mays, recently pur
chased from Boston.
Johnson said he had advanced the
money that McRoy put into the
Boston club in 1911. While Mc
Aleer was on the world tour with
the New York Giants and Chicago
White Sox in 1914 the club was sold
to Joseph J. Lannin, when Johnson
withdrew his interests.
Money in Cleveland.
McRoy returned to Johnson's of
fice after the sale of the Boston
club to Lannin, but became vice
president and a stockholder of the
Cleveland club when that club was
Jurchased by interests controlled by
. C. Dunn in 1915. McRoy held that
office at the time of his death. John
son testified here last week that he
attended stockholders' meetings of
the Cleveland club to represent the
MtRoy interests.
The fact that Johnson had been
interested in the Boston club came
up while Johnson was being ques
tioned as to his alleged animosity
against Harry Frazee, the present
Boston owner, said to have been re
flected in the case of Pitcher Mays.
Johnson defended his right to com
municate with Manager Barrow,
rather than with President Frazee,
on matters of disciplining' base ball
players.
Quizzes Umpires.
Johnson said he did not suspend
Mays immediately upon learning of
his alleged insubordination, because
he was waiting to see what the
Boston club would do in the mat
ter. He said that he suspended the
player after he read a newspaper
account of his sale to the New York
club. He also defended his right to
employ umpires in getting facts
concerning discipline on the field,
and said he was within his rights in
requesting Umpire Hildebrand to
question Boston ball players and
ascertain all the facts in regard to
Mays leaving the field in the game
played in Chicago on July -15.
Referee Gillespie has not an
nounced when he would arrive at a
decision, but said his answer would
be delivered to Justice Robert Wag
ner of the New York supreme court,
who is hearing the Mays case.
Colonels Ruppert and Huston,
owners of the New York club, and
Harry Frazee, owner of the Boston
club, declared after the hearing that
Johnson's disclosures proved their
contentions that for years Johnson
"had the entire league under his
domination."
The Weather.
For 24 hours ending 8 p. m., Septem
ber 11, 1919:
Temperature.
Highest J2
Lowest 66
8 a. m., dry bulb 68
Wet bulb 59
Noon, dry bulb 76
Wet bulb RO
8 p m., dry bulb 76
Wet bulb 60
Relative Humidity, Percentage.
8 a. m., 66: noon, 40: 8 p. m., 88.
Preelpltntlon, Inches and Hundredths.
Total. .00; since March 1, total, 15.77;
deficiency, 7.18.
Reports From Stations at 1 p. m.l
Station and Stats Temp- High- Raln-
of Weather. erature. est. fall.
Cheyenne, cloudy ....74 80 .00
Davenport, clear 72 78 .00
Des Moines, clear 76 80 .00
Dodse City, clear 88 90 .00
Lander, clear 88 88 .00
North Platte, clear.... 84 88 . .00
Salt Lake, clear 88 90' ' .09
Sheridan, pt. cldy...,90 90 .00
Sioux City, clear 76 78 .00
Railway Shopmen
di ru: f Qfftvoc
to Reduce H. C. of L.
Detriot, Sept. 11. Establishment
by the United Brotherhood of Main
tenance of Way Employes a'nd Rail
way Shop Laborers of a chain of
departmental mail order' stores to
handle necessities of life direct from
producer and manufacturer to con
sumer for the purpose of reducing
living costs was recommended to
the convention of the organization
here by the grand president, Allen
E. Barker.
The recommendation proposes
opening of the first of these stores
and selling at 25 percent below
present prices, gradually extending
the chairf throughout this country
and Canada.-
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8
, 00,000 new residences are
needed in this country.
This is the estimate made
by federal authorities who in
vestigated the effect of govern
mental restrictions on building
during war-time. One city alone
needs 30,000 homes.
Millions of feet of lumber, millions
of bricks, thousands of tons of stone,
plaster, lime, cement and other build
ing material will be required. It's a
big job. In many respects it's a rush
job with a premium on the ability of
the building material merchant to make
sure and quick deliveries. .
What this means in money saved
has beenforcefully demonstrated
by the 5ton Model E Packard, illusv
trated above, which Is operated on a
heavy schedule by a prominent lum
ber hauling contractor. During
August, 1918, it delivered 357,000 feet
of lumber at a cut in delivery costs of
24 cents per thousand feet.
Apply the same rate of saving to the
535,000,000 feet of lumber required
for the city that needs 30,000 houses,
and you have the tidy extra profit of
more than $130,000,000; And this
for lumber only!
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how intensely practical Packard engin
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