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Tjj) RI E F rj RIG H T, iREEZY BITS OF NEWS ORDERED TO GIVE UP NONUNION SWEETHEART. Roseville, CaL, Nov. 21. What will the unions do next? This very natural query was pro pounded here by Mrs. Madaline Rogers, who declares that her son has been informed by his local union that he would either have to give up his non-union sweatheart, who ac cepted employment as a phone tne recent strike, orfJr operator during; else eet out of the union himself. A delegation from his local, declares the mother, waited on him and issued the ultimatum. The youth is Silvera Rogers and serving an apprenticeship. "PARLOR BOLSHEVIKI" GIVE $100,000 TO CAUSE. New York. Nov. 21. Checks to taling $100,000, donated to the com inunist party of New York by some ofhe city's "parlor bolsheviki," are in the hands of Chief City Magis trate McAdoo. They were seized in the raids on radicals November 7 and 8 and will be submitted to the extraordinary grand jury investigat ing seditious activities here, it was announced, Checks amounting to $1,100, payees rot designated, made by Mrs. 'Kose Castor btokes, are included, TRAINLOADS OF WHISKY ARE RUSHED TO CHICAGO. . Chicago, Nov. 21. Trainloads of whisky are being rushed to Clncaito from Kentucky distilleries to- supply tne demand it the wartime prohibi tion lid is lifted. It became known Friday that 4,000 barrels of whisky has been received in Chicago from Kentucky during the past 10 days and that many more thousands of barrels are on the way. FAVORS JAZZ IN CHURCH TO SOLVE GIRL PROBLEM. Boston, Nov. 21. Jazz in church? Miss Mary E. Driscoll, New Eng land chief of the women's section of the United States interdepartmental social hygiene board, formerly con nected with the Lancaster school for girls, who knows well the' whys and wherefores of the wayward girl, de clares that the church is falling down in one of the biggest problems of tne day. "Delinquency is on the increase," says Miss Driscoll. "The young girls and boys go to movie houses and dance halls because there's more fun there. If the church provided good, live entertainment, with lots of snap py music and the latest songs, then the young people would be kept out of place of temptation." OUIV ARTISTIC ROTOGRAVURE BICTURE SECTION MAKES THE SUNDAY BEE UNIQUE. j HE O MAHA Daily Bee f VOL 49 NO 135. HV V ,4-l' itttr M it, I MM, J AW XOU' 0"h r. 0. nut Mt at Muck 8. I it IB7. OMAHA, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 1919. By Mill II yttr) Daily 801., Dill. ISM: Smrtav. S2.U: $6.00: ttitlM Nik. IMtifl ltr. TWO CENTS. THE WEATHER j Fair Saturday, Sunday and Monday; moderate temperature. Hourly Temperaltirfi: .-. S a. m. a. m. 1 a. nil H k, m. a. at. 10 a. m. It a. m. .41 .40 .40 .4)1 .40 .40 .40 I ns.r TuD r x w u uvu - 5)Gj JV 1 p. m. ....... .4S i p. m ,,40 S p, m. ....... .4 4 p. m.-........4 5 p. at ...47 0 p. m 40 T p. afr. .40 p. m ...48 ' 1 "BEAU BRUMMEL CLERK" HELD FOR EMBEZZLEMENT. Springfield, 111., Nov. 21. Ralph Deicken, whose dollar tips to barbers and expensive- clothes gained him the title of the "Beau Brummel bank clerk," was arrested on a fed eral warrant charging him with em bezzlement of $27,000 from the Ridgely Farmers' State bank, where he, was employed as paying teller until a month ago. Miss Jessie Conner, bookkeeper, was arrested on the same charge. Miss Conner, it is alleged, assisted Deicken in covering,up his defalca tions. KAISER'S IMPERSONATER UNPOPULAR IN MUNICH. Berlin, Nov. 21. Ferdinand Bonn, the actor, who impersonated Wil- helm II in the recently suppressed "kaiser film," purporting to picture the ex-emperor's career, was forcibly driven from a platform and hall in Munich, wherehe was giving reci tations. " v Munich is the most democratic city in Germany, and not many weeks ago was under a bolshevist regime. The treatment of the actor, ' wno in uie mm saurizcu uic ca kaiser, is regarded as sympathetic of the shift of sentiment in Ger many, for only recently denunci ations of, or satires on the ex-kaiser were everywhere received with ap- ' piause. "I'M SCARED OF YOU, STAR OF SCREEN TELLS LAWYER. New York, Nov. 21. "I'm scared id Msrr Pickford. first :. magnitude star of the motion pitture firmament, pointing one finger at George Edwin Joseph, attorney for the plaintiff, as she took the witness stand in the supreme court in the suit brought by Mrs. Cora Wilkening , k to recover $108,000 for services as business representative of Miss Pickford. .... mi... -.it.! . - r.t" . im noinmg to uc auaiu ui, i ' plied the attorney, apparently some, what embarrassed. ' "Well, I'm afraid just the same," the small star insisted. SOCIETY WOMAN ADMITS DRIVING CAR WHEN DRUNK. Los Angeles, Nov. 21. Charged ''with driving an automobile while in toxicated, Mrs. Georgiana Gardner, prominent Riverside society woman, nlonHcfl orniltv in Suoerior fudge Craig's court. Mrs. Gardner is said to be the first woman arrested in California under the new, state law making it a felany to drive an auto mobile under such conditions. She asked the court for probation. ' STUDENTS RECEIVE BONUS OF $35,000. . - vMadison, Wis., Nov. 21. Eleven hundred students today are $35,000 richer as a result of the payment . yesterday of their first educational bonus. So long was the line at times that students were obliged to wait an hour before reaching the paymaster's window. LAWYER AND SHERIFF SEE RADIANT WIN PRIZE. New York, "Nov. 21. A deputy sheriff and a lawyer were present in the guise of attendants at the horse show in Madison Square Sarden when Miss Eleonora Sears of Boston rode her ribbon winning . mount, "Radiant" in the class for laddie horses. The horse had been attached by x Alex Gemmel of White Plains, who claims that Miss Sears owes him $940 for the care of four thorough , breds. Miss Sears disputes the .laim. Gemmel's agents had threat lied to prevent the showing of Radiant." but relented when the nanagement appealed to them. A Dond was furnished later and the attachment was lifted. Radiant" took first prize in the class, entered for the Biltmore cup. NEW EFFORT IS MADE TO END STRIKE Secretary Wilson Again to Front Wherf Proposals (of Miners and Operators Are Both Rejected. - 31 PER CENT INCREASE SAID TO BE SUGGESTED Industries . in Middle West Forced to Shut Down by Shortage Eastern tCoal Now Arriving. ARGUMENTS-END INTHE WARTIME LIQUOR TANGLE No Authority for Congress to Override State Rights, Elihu Root Asserts. Washington, Nov. 21. Secretary of Labor Wilson stepped to the front again to fight in an effort to bring miners and operators to gether after a proposal by each side had been rejected and the slate wiped clean. Mr. Wilson is said to have for mally presented a definite proposal for settlement of wage disputes which would send bituminous min ers back to work before the coun try was in the throes of a coal famine, but its nature was not dis closed. . It was believed he suggested, ; a wage increase of about 31 per cent. Both sides united in asking him to join the' joint subscale commit tees after the miners had definitely rejected a 20 per cent wage advance and the operators had finally re fused to' agree to a counter pro posal from the workers for a 40 per cent increase, a seven-hour day and sixday week with half holiday on Saturday. Make Slight Progress. When the conference adjourned, after a half hour session, Thomas T. Brewster, chairman of the oper ators, declared that their offer had been withdrawn and that the slate was now clean. Secretary, Wilson said that pro gress had been maae ana mat ne would meet the sub-committee rfgain tomorrow afternoon.-- " Comparative data on increases m the cost of living and wage advance to miners since 1914 wa3 submitted by Mr. Wilson, who declined to make public his proposition. It was said he proposed an increase of ap proximately 31 per cent, the dif ference between the cost of living and wage increase figures announced by the secretary at the opening of the conference last week. An ulti matum served by the operators that their offer represented .the maxi mum was reaffirmed tonight by Mr. Brewster, who declared it could not be increased unless "the govern ment says we should do it." Operators Ask Arbitration. When the conference failed to agree- on either side s proposition the operators suggested referring the dispute to arbitration, but the miners objected. The operators proposed a tribunal of nine mem bers to be chosen in' one of three different ways. Each side to pick four members- and the eight to se lect the umpire; each side to name four and the president of the United States the ninth or each side to name three and' the other three to be chosen by the president I he counter proposition trom the miners, scaling down their earner demands, was submitted by John L. Lewis, acting president of the United Mine Workers after he had conferred with Secretary Wilson. Mr. Lewis stated that the new de mand for a 40 per cent wage ad vance for all sorts of work repre sented the margin between the wage increases received by the miners since 1914 ( and the jump taken by living costs. lhe mine workers also insisted that all local differences not covered by interstate agreement be referred back to the districts in which they originated for settlement Western States in Critical Condition by Coal Shortage Chicago, , Nov. 21. Industry in the middle west today found itself in a critical condition with shut downs ordered, or in prospect as a result of the. soft coal shortage due to the miners' strike. While the fuel administration had ordered an embargo on export of hard coaL-except to Canada today, and miners' leaders and 'operators were considering counter propos als at Washington, announcement was made b the Illinois Manufac turing association that seven large industries would be forced to sus pend operations indefinitely. Many other plants may be forced to shut down or greatly reduce their operations at the end of another week of nonproduction of coal, it was said at the offices. Reports were somewhat encour aging from West Virginia and Colo rado - today. Production was in creased -in the New River districts of West Virginia, where yesterday it was reported that new strikes were spreading. In Colorado, where a second strike was called "fcud an injunction issued against it yester day, it was announced by miners' leaders that the strike had been can Washington, Nov. 21. Arguments on the constitutionality of the war time prohibition and the Volstead enforcement acts were' concluded today in the suprerrfe court' There was no indication when a decision would be rendered.ffut because of the importance of the question, court officials said they would not be surprised to see the cases de cided on December 8, when the court reconvenes after a two weeks' recess. In resuming his argument to day before the court, Elihu Root, appearing for Jaqgb Ruppert, New York brewer, again attacked both acts as a violation ' of the federal constitution and. a .usurpation of power by congress. 0 . Hold Large Stocks. Mr. Root told the court that Mr. Ruppert and members of the Brew ers' , association had more than $1,000,000 worth of beer made under authority of the Lever act and be fore the Volstead act was enacted, which they now were unable to sell. V. "The court cannot close its eyes to the facts made known to all the world by the highest evidence in this matter," said Mr. Root, "and tiot determine whether by those (acts congress has the constitutional rjght to override the rights of the states given by the tenth amend ment." Arguing that congress had no au thority toV'go out into the country after the war is over and where sol diers have been merged into the civil life and override the laws of the states," MfT Root asked: Must Draw Line. "Where are you to draw the line if you are to step over the line of absolute necessity into 'space? If it is to be within the competency of congntss to regulate the districts because they are permeated by fed eral officials, then there is no limit to the authority of congress." By permitting the liquor inter ests one year to dispose of the stocks and adjust their affairs, Mr. Root said, the 18th constitutional, .'intendment came "very near being a contract." This "year of grace," he added, was allowed by congress and the states even when Vthe war was flagrant and the demands for the highest exercise of power was at its height." "But when this war is over, this Volstead act takes away this time of grace," said Mr. Root, adding that even during this specified period the liquor interests "have been heckled and harried by statutes (Continued on Fage Six, Column 8rn.) Bee Contempt Case Is Appealed to the - State Supreme Court Motion for a new atrial in The Bee contempt case, argued yesterday before Judge Redick, was over ruledyand the-case appealed to the supreme court When Attorney W. J. Connell rep resenting The Bee Publishing Co.. and its editor Victor Rosewater, ap peared to argue the motion a court baliff approached the attorney with an armful of books. "It is dangerous to leave your law books around like, this over night." said the bailiff to 'Mr. Connell. The first thing you know they will be in some pawnshop." "As far as I can see," dryly re plied the veteran attorney, "they might as well be in a pawnshop." Nothing else was said by either the bailiff or the attorney,Jrt a smile flickered for a moment in the eyes of the court. Plot to Assassinate U. S. Officials by Re4 Is Found in New York ' New York, Nov. 21. Discovery of a plot to assassinate federal and state officials who have been active in prosecuting I. W. W. and Union of Russia workers members was an nounced Friday night. Some time ago, it was stated, a committee of five was selected by the radicals to devise ways"; and means for disposing of theiV ene mies and it was learnedthat the committee was told that n the use of bombs was decided upon, an ex pert chemist would be obtained. The committee was composed of three I. W. W. members and two mem bers of the Union of Russian work ers. The Luck legislative investigating committee is endeavoring ' to learn if the existence of a $68,000 fund for the purchase of arms and ammuni tion to equip the' red army fo a revolt is mbre than radical talk. MURDER ON RIDGE ROAD IS UNSOLVED Coroner's Inquest Uncovers NothingCondition of Neck lace Indicates Pearl String Was Torn Apart m Fall. ;"By Gum, Fm Goiri'g to Get Some Slqep" SHOES, HAT AND COAT ' ARE SOUGHT AS CLEWS Copper Miners Will Demand Six-Hour Day Phoenix, Ariz., Nov. 21 Unless a six-hour day is granted copper mine workers in Arizona next spring, a statewide strike will be declared, completely paralyzing the copper, mining industry in Arizona, it was declared today by James L. Gannon, secretary of Metal Mine Workers' Industrial union No. 800, a branch of the Industrial Workers of the World, Body to Remain on View Sev eral Days in Hope of Recog nition Pictures Being Sent Broadcast by Authorities. Possible finding of the hat, coat land shoes of the beautiful young woman whose blood-stained body was found Thursday morning in deep ravine near a wagon bridge on the "mail route" two miles west of Coffman station and four miles southwest of Calhoun may give a clew to her identity. -The body will remain at the un dertaking establishment of William Sievers at Calhoun for several days pending further investigation of the murder, according to Miss Grace Ballard, county attorney 'f Wash' ington county, j Inqtfest Uncovers Nothing. Not a scintilla of identification of the woman was brought out at the inquest over the body held , at 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon in the . fr A Tl amusement nau oi k.. a. jonnson. The following verdict was Tt- turned by the coroner's jury after a deliberation of a half hour: "We, the undersigned jurymen of Washington county, stata ot Ne braska, find that the body of an un known woman came to death by a gunshot wound at the hand of a person or persons unknown to tlys jury, with felonious intent, the time and place of death of said woman be ing to this jury unknown. (Signed.) A. Landis, f red W. ureen, K. w. Green, August Schroeder, William Sievers, Frank C. Adams. County Attorney Ballard con ducted the inauest. It lasted ex actly one hour and was attended by SO persons, mostly farmers and curi ous townspeople of Calhoun. Sev eral women were present. ) Missing Girl Found. Tina Kelberg, missing Omaha girl, who was first though by rela ties to have been the slain victim, owine to a description given out by Washington county authorities, was found last night Miss Kelberg was seen by Walter Peterson, Twenty-second and Burt streets, a friend of Howard Mich- aelson, 3003 South Sixteenth street, who was held yesterday by police pending possible identification of the body by relatives of the .Kel berg girl, in the vicinity of Twen tieth and Webster'-streets. After 'trailing her for about 30 minutes Peterson telephone Mich ealson, who was at his home a,nd he called the police and the girl was taken to the police station. She was later released. According to Michealson, who also was released last night, Miss Kelberg would not give an account of herself but said she saw the story in the paper Thursday. , Mrs. W. T. Pittman, 605 South Eighteenth street, and. Mrs. Marie Krumrei, 530 South ' Twenty-first street, sisters of Miss Kelberg, viewed the body of the murdered wjman at Calhoun and stated defin itely that it was not that of their sister. The mystery deepens, police say, as the investigation continues. It is the most baffling murder case that has ever confronted county and city authorities of the middle west. Clue in Pearls. Latest developments toward the possible identity of the woman lay in close investigation of the owner ship of a number of pearls that were found scattered about the lifeless form of the woman, according to County Attorney Ballard and Sheriff Maurice Mehrens of Blair. It is be lieved the pearls fell from the wom an's necklace when the body struck the ground. Part of the necklace was still about her neck. There are no laifndry marks or other points of identification on the clothing which the woman wore. The. clothes were displayed to the jurymen at the inquest, and in cluded a dark blue crepe dechine waist adorned with beadwork in the pattern of a butterfly, a gray knit underskirt, brown silk petticoat with four light gray stripes and fringed bottom, red corset cover with black stripes, and a blue serge skirt with brown hosiery constituted the cloth ing. Her hat, coat and shoes were missing. Description of Features. Close examination of the. features of the murdered woman were given out at the inquest by Dr. G. A. Langstaff of Blair: The woman's age is probably 30 years, he said. Two prominent front teeth pro trude from the-woman's upper jaw. The first right upper molar and first left lower molar are missing. The woman's hair is auburn colored; her eyes are blue with light eyelashes; (Continued on Ps Six, Column Jive.) D I --- " -Ihin I"1"" l l . " "RIOT" BONDS FOR $818,000 VOTED BY THE COUNTY Must Be Advertised 30 Days Injunction Against Sale Threatened by Harrop And Elsasser. The county commissioners yes terday afternoon unanimousjy passed a resolution to advertise for sale $818,000 Bonds of Douglas county, the proceeds to be used as follows: Repair of the court house. . .$358,000 Furniture, decorations, etc.. 180,000 Kestoration of records v. 28UAWU Total $818,000 This action has been delayed for soje time to give various commit tees of citizens a chance to express their ideas of what it may cost to repair the damaee wrought by the burning of the court house and its valuable records September 28. Advertise 30 Days. Ordinarily the question of issuing bonds has to be voted on by the people, but in the emergency cre ated by the fire Governor McKelvie called a special session of the legis lature, which passed a law giving the county commissioners the power to sell the bonds without a vote of the people. I he. bonds must be advertised for 30 days," , said Sophus Neble, president of the Board of County Commissioners, and we will proceed to beein the advertising at once. The bowls will be issued in blocks of $200,000 as fast as they are needed to pay for the work." Roy M. Harrop and Peter El sasser of the Citizens' and Taxpay- (Contlnned on Page Sis, Column Four.) Probe Insult to Flag by Canadian Woman Nurse Rutland, Vt, Nov. 20. Alleged reference to the American flag as "The darned old red, white and blue rag" by Miss Annie McLane, a Canadian and senidr student nurse in the training school of the Rutland hospital, was made the basis' of in vestigation started by Maqor J. C Dunn and some of the city council men. The American student nurses flared up at the alleged insult and demanded an apqlogy, which was refused, and Miss McLane was not only upheldxin her attitude, accord ing to report, but was given her diploma before the completion of her course by Miss Annie A. Aiken, also a Canadian, superintendent of the hospital. Prison Buildings Burn. Ossinging, N. Y., Nov. 21. Fire believed to be of incendiary orgin seriously damaged thre buildings in Sing Sing prison yard today. Nearly all of the prisoners were in the yard when the fire started. Heavy guards were placed at the gates and along the walls. v. Big Middle Wst Bowling Classic Gets Under -Way Start Is Made on Schedule Time Some of the Crack Teams of the Tourney ' to Bowl This Evening President Menne on Hand Welcomed by Mayor. By c. J. CAIN. promptly pn scheduled time the 'Middlewest Bowling association opened their 12th annual tourna ment on the Omaha alleys. At 7 p. m. last night the eight teams scheduled to roll were ready for the gong. A large gallery was in attendance to witness theN opening and see the contests. Mayor Smith, representing the city, made a speeoh of welcome to the bowlers, and President Menne of St. Louis, re sponded for the association. Com missioner Dan Butler and the old veteran of many tournaments, Dad Huntington, also took a part in the speechmaking. .These four thfwi the first balls and the tourney was on. ' ' While there were some isolated; flashes of real class, the evening's rolling was of a mediocre variety. Most of the rollers were competing in their first tournament, but what they lacked in pingetting, they made up for in enthusiasm and ex citement. Outsiders Tonight Tonight the first flock of outside entries will appeu., and it . ill be a galaxy of stars -worth seeing in action. Some of the best tourna ment shooters in the world will be in the lineups. Six fast St. Louis teams are scheduled to roll, also some of the best teams from St. N Paul, Kansas City, Sioux City and St. Joe. Strong teams from Fremont, Ft. Dodge and Schuyler will also appear on the runways. Twenty-four teams will roll in squads of eight teams each, the first commencing at 5 p. m., the second at . 7 and the third at 9. These teams will roll their doubles and singles throughout the day, Sunday. With such .lineups as these appearing, some large scores will ksurely be rolled. . Schedule for Tonight. Five-Man Event at 5:15 Maver icks. Schuvler: Missouri Pacific (Sunshine Specials, St. Louis; H. C Menne, . St. -Louis; Cyana Cigar, Sioux City; Board of Trade, Sioux City; Sweeney Specials, St. Louis; Puritan Flour, Schuyler; Foster Cigar Co., Sioux City. t At 7:15 P. M. Lowe and Camp bell, Kansas City; Duley Meat, St. Paul; St. Paul Athletic club, St. Paul; Stein Juniors, St. Louis; Schmidt's Malta, St. Paul; Martin Fellhaucr's, St. Louis; Wooster Lambert, St. Louis; St. Francis hotel, St. Paul. , r At 9:30 P. M. Frankson and Lane, St. Paul; Sonin Clothiers, Fre mont; Midland . Packing Co., Sioux City; Klenk, St. Joseph; Marr Heim Candy Co., Fremont; Pre miums, Fdrt Dodge; Buffalo, St. Jo seph; Kelley-Reppert, Kansas City. Among the entries tonight and to morrow will be the famous St Fran cis hotel team of St. Paul, having in" its lineup several members ot the former world champion Schmidts. All are stars at the game, Harry Muggley and. Billy Metcalf, ex-Chi-cagoan, being among them. That Hammond-Middaugh pair from Fremont are two of the best tournament rollers in the game, Middaugh finishing among the top notchers in the last A. B. C. tourna ment. All the St. Louis teams are all-star quintets. 1 Old Timers Turn Out A flotk of old-timers and ex-stars were out for the opening. Could not stay in hiding any linger when a stunt like this is being pulled off. What's more, they are all lined up to roll and expect to use, this event for a comeback. Here-ate a few of the representatives of the Old Bowl ers' home: Bob Encell, King Den man, Charley Kehn, Pat Anglesburg, Bill Weber, Tom Reynolds, Bud Lindsay, Ray Farrell, Pa Kinna man, Ed Tracy and , Dusty Hall. They will all be out before the tourney is over. The annual meeting of the Mid' die West Bowling association is open to all. Every bowler in town should attend just to see for him self the caliber of the 'association now meeting in Omaha. It is one of (Continued on Pat Six, Column Two.) SEN. LODGE URGES VOTE BYPEOPIE G. 0. P. Leader, in Statement, , Favors Transfer of Peape Controversy to Political Arena Confers With -Hays. WILSON TO AIR VIEWS' IN ANNUAL MESSAGE Many Republicans Favor Plan, But Democrats Hold Hopes of Compromise on Terms at Next Session. Thirsty Robbers Escape in Auto Trucks With yhisky New York, Nov. 21. "Bill" Car-' lisle, western bandit, has rivals in the east. Four thirsty roobers with revolv ers drove two 10-ton automobile trucks on to the Old Dominion line pier late Friday night and after herding three watchman into an ice house, loaded the trucks with cases of whisky until they towered like mountains and then stepped, on the accelerator. It was not until several minutes later that one of the watchmen escaped from the ice house and not ified the police. Relieve Boys Discovered Famous "Lost Cave" Popular Bluff, Neb., Nov. 21. While hunting, six miles east of Poplar Bluff, two boys discovered what is thought to be the "Lost Cave," for which, it is declared, In dians searched in vain, for 60 years. The ground gave way under the' boys while they were chasing a rab bit and they fell many feet into the cave. n exploring party, which spent several hours in the cave, said they went nearly two miles back through passages perfectly shaped and failed to reach the end. A stream of deep, swift water runs through the cave and disappears through a hole near the entrance. Washington, Nov. 21. Compro mise efforts to ratify the . peace ; treaty uvere thrown into the back- ground today by development strengthening the possibility that the whole controversy might be trans ferred to the political arena for decision by the people in 1920. Senator Lodge, chairman of th , foreign relations committee and re- . publican leader of the senate, de clared in a statement there was "no room for further compromise" and urged that the reservations of the senate majority be carried into the r campaign. There was no formal expression to determine whether a like stand would be taken ultimately by Presi dent Wilson and the administration . senators, but it developed that the president's senate supporters had no dehnfte assurances as yet tnat ne would reopen the subject for com promise by resubmitting the treaty when the new session of congress begins December 1. v . Reversal of Position. " The declaration of Senator Lcflflge reversed the position he 'and most other republican senators had taken ' toward,, injection of the treaty imo politics and was accepted in con-' gressional and official circles as j clothed with an added significance bv Senator Lodge's conference ,with Will H. Hays, the republican na tional chairman, just before the un successful fight Wednesday for ratification with the majority reser vations included. The statement fpllows: i - . r ' "I have no especial comment to, make. 'The case is -very simple. After four months of careful con sideration the reservations were presented to the senate. They were purely American in their character, designed solelyto Americanize the treaty and make it safe for the United States. - ' "Under the president's orders the , followers of the administration in the senate voted down those reser vations. It was also shown by a vote that there "was a decisive ma jority against the. treaty with the reservations." .." ' No Room, for Compromise. "Those reservations as' presented to the senate will stand. There is no room for further compromise between Americanism and the super-government presented br the league. All I ask now is. that . we . may have the opportunity to lay those reservations before the Amer ican people. To that great and final tribunal alone would I appeal. ' "I wish to carry those reserva-, tions into the campaign. I wish the American people lo read and studjr them. They are not like the cove nant of the league. They are sim ple. I'do not see that there is one of them to which any American can object I want the . people to see them, understand them, and think of them in every household, on ev ery farm, in every shop and fac tory throughout the land. Then let . them decide." Still Talk Compromise. In his letter advising democratic senators to vote against ratificatioA with the majority reservations. President Wilson characterized them as constituting a nullification, of the treaty and some of his senate followers do not consider it a , re mote possibility hat he may decide ' to join the issue and let the major ity program stand or fall by a pop ular decjsion in ,the campaign. Should he take such a stand, and declining to resubmit the treaty, let matters stand for the present as theyf (Continued on Pare Six, Column Tore.) Omsk Bombarded by Bolshevik N Troops; . N Yankees Leave City Novo Nikolaevsk. Nov. 21. (By Thft' Associated Press.) The, bol sheviki bombarded Omsk for several hours from the opposite bank of the Irtish river. Fires broke out in the town, which is reported to have been half destroyed, f All the remaining members of the intellectual class have fled from '' Omsk. The Omsk garrison trained -its artillery on the river bridge to prevent the reds from crossing, but finally was driven off by enemy fire. Ernest L. Harris, the American consul general, and the members of the Red Cross will -depart - for Irkutsk. Vice Consul Hansen, who -remained behind in Omsk, reported .... from Tatrakaia that he was on board the British railway mission trtitv
