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THE BEE: OMAHA. SATURDAY, -DECEMBER IS, 1919. MEXICO DENIES IT FAVORED THE SAN DIEGO PLAN Charges Made by Senator Fall Arouses Indignation and Refutation by Minister of Interior. Mexico Cltr. Dec. 12. Mexico hat never contemplated or consid ered the adoption of the "plan of aan uiego- tor the purpose of se curing portions ot the southwestern territory of the United , States, de clared Manuel Aguirre Berlanga, minister of interior, today. This statement was made when the min ister s attention was called to charges recently made by United States Senator Fall of New Mexico. Senator Fall's charges were con tained in a memorandum submitted to President Wilson on December 8. Among other things, the sena tor alluded to a plot said to have orifrinated at a small town, San Diego, Tex., and made public at Monterey, Mex., early in 191 S. It was declared that on February 20, 1915, there should arise; a revolu tion against the government of the United States, that the independence of Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, Colorado and upper California would be proclaimed and that these states after being declared an inde pendent republic would later request annexation to Mexico. In conclusion, Senator Fall's re port said "at the very moment of closing this investigation of the acts of Carranza in favoring and attempt ing to. carry out the plan of San Diego, evidence was brought to the committee not only of the propa ganda efforts of the Carranza gov ernmenCbut further evidence show ing that Carranza himself directly was now engaged in assisting in the formulation or at least with the knowledge that plans were being formed similar to those in the plan of San Diego in some respects. PROFITEERING IS CHARGE AGAINST ; JESS WILLARD Sold Cord Wood at $3.50 On Stump Federal War rant Issued. Race Track Plunger, Remy Dorr, Rivals Late "Bet-a-MilKon" Gates ? Mil r ij $7 1 , m Kansas City, Mo., Dec. 12. A fed eral warrant charging profiteering in the sale of cordwood, a violation of the Lever act, has been issued for Jess Willard, former heavyweight champion, by Fred Robertson, U. S. district attorney for Kansas. Willard will aooear before O. Q. Claflin, jr., United States commissioner, in the fedetal court in Kansas City, at 10 Saturday, Mr. Robertson aid. . The warrant was placed in the hands of O. T. Wood, United States marshal for Kansas, and he at once telephoned Willard at his home near Lawrence, Kan. Willard said over the telephone he would appear vol untarily to answer the charge. , The, warrant names W. O Ander son and J. . Wilson, members of a fuel committee of Topeka. Kan., as having purchased cordwood from Willard. It is alleged that Willard asked and received $3.50 a cord for wood on the stump from his farm near Topeka. That amount, the dis trict attorney asserts, is double what it should have been. The action against the former champion is the result of an investi gation conducted by the district at torney and Richard J. Hopkins, at torney general for Kansas. Attorney General Palmer has been notified of the action taken, Mr. Robertson said. American Aviator Who Died In Poland To Receive Honors London, Dec. 12. A move is afoot to enter in Poland's hall of fame the name of Lt Edmond P. Graves of the American aviation squadron, who was killed at Warsaw on No vember 22. Thousands attended his funeral, according to a private teje gratn received here, and Miss Dorothy Huntington of London, fiancee of Lieutenant Graves, has received a message of sympathy from the Polish naval attache here. Lieutenant Graves . was killed while participating in a celebration in honor of Brig. Gen. Joseph Pil sudski, formerly military dictator of Poland. British Get Canada Oil For Trade War With U.S. Winnipeg, Man., Dec. 12 Wealthy 'men have subscribed $100,000,000 for the capital stock of the Anglo Canadian Petroleum company, whose declared purpose is "con serving the oih resources of north ern Canada for Jhe British govern ment." Among the titled British directors of the company are the earl of Murray, Lord Kinsale and Sir Thomas Dixon. The new company is reported to Have been launched as the entering wedge to secure to British interests control of the new Canadian oil .fields in anticipation of a commer cial fight between American and English capitalists. Cadilac Dealers Hold First Annual convention ; The first annual one-day Cadillac dealers' convention, held under the auspices of the J. H. Hansen Cadil lac Co., of Omaha, closed last night with a banquet in the Hotel Fon tenelle. Due to severe weather, only 16 dealers, from Nebraska and west ern Iowa: were, present They were entertained at a Kiwanis club ban-: quet at the Chamber of Commerce at noon, as guests of J. H. Hansen. During the day they purchased $800,000 worth of Cadillac cars, Mr. Hansen said. Schwab Buys, Zinc Concern. New York, Dec 12. Charles M. " Schwab has acquired control of the United Zinc Smelting Corporation, it is announced here. M. B. Liss berger ha been elected president f the company( ,- , 3?emy Dorrj Flat broke two years ago today ranking among the millionaires. That is the tale of 30-year-old Remy Dorr of New Orleans, adding one more romantic story to the history of t he turf's plungers. And it was a horse named Indolence , that started him on the way. Dorr, who was the real discoverer and de veloper of Pete Herman, the pres ent bantamweight champion, was for years completely ignored by hckle dame fortune. lry as he would nothing would break right tor him. Then came a change, so sudden as to be almost bewilder ing. By careful stinting Dorr had accumulated a bankroll of $400, He was aiming for $500 to put into a business partnership, having decided that the track bookies would get no more of his money. Along came a friend with a "good thing, an . "absolute cinch. The name of it was Indolence. And the horse won at 12 to one. Dorr left the track $4,800 richer. After that he became regular at Louisville. Luck stuck, with him. Then came Sir Oliver, on which he cleaned up $40,000. A $5,000 parlay on two horses a even money added $15,000 to his roll. Big winnings became a regular thing until today he has run his roll past $500,000. The young plunger lacks the unlimited bankrolls of John W. Gates and the famous "Pitsburgh Phil," but in ratio to his wealth Door is plung at even greater rate than the plungers of the old days. It is many years ' since the track has boasted plungers of the old type, Remy Dorr is in there making modern turf history. Alabama's Capital Without Gas; 15 Are Dead in Big Flood Atlanta, Ga., Dec. 12. The Ala bama river is at the center tonight of the floods that for nearly a week have inundated the lower portions of the state of Georgia, Alabama and Mis sissippi. As the crest passed Mont gomery, leaving the city without street car service, gas -lights and with hardly enough power from crippled electric plants for street lights and water plants, reports from down stream became more alarming. From Selma came reports that the river was threatening the lower sec tions of the town. Eufaula, Ala., re ported a stage of 53 feet with the river rising. Three persons have been drowned near Atlanta and five near Mont gomery, bringing the total known death list to 15. Possibly the great est financial loss was to the great power plants in Georgia and Ala bama. Railroads lost heavily and trains have been detoured in most of the flood sections. Labor Conference Not Attended by the Farmers Washington, Dec. 12. Labor's "reconstruction conference," called by the executive council of the American Federation of Labor to consider the fundamental principles affecting American workers, will be convened in Washington Saturday, with probably few farmer repre sentatives in attendance, although more than a score of farm organiza tions were invited to send delegates. Federation of labor officials said that assurances had been received from only one farmers' association that delegates would be present. Some of the labor union cheiftains expressed disappointment that the response from the farmers had not been general, declaring that the aid of the agricultural classes was needed. Denies Injunction Against Coast Ship Yard Strike San Francisco, Dec. 12. An nouncing that the company's peti tion did not state a sufficient cause for the issuance of the order, U. S. district court declined here to enjoin ship yard strikers from pick eting the yards of the Schaw-Batch-er Ship Building company, until the strikers have been given an oppor tunity tcrbe heard. The Schaw-Balcher company in voked an act of congress, approved April 20, 1918, which penalizes the wilful interruption of work in any war industry, holding that the acts of the pickets held up contracts for eight vessels, which were granted in connection with the war emergency. RESERVATIONS ARE ACCEPTABLE TO THEJRENCH "High Authority" Makes Statement Following Visit Of Premier , Clemen ceau to London. Brief City News Government Net in Detroit Makes Haul of 130 Men Detroit, Dec. 12. Resuming its round-up of alleged criminals in De troit, the police Friday night assisted by Department of Justice agents took into cutsody 130 men. A num ber of foreigners taken were turned over to the Department of Justice for possible action by the immigra tion bureau Pans, Dec. 12. Great interest has been aroused here by Premier Clem enceau's visit to London and con siderable speculation has appeared as to the exact purpose of his trip. It has been learned from high author ity, however, that the official point of view of the French premier's mis sion differs from that of the press in' that his purpose is not, as has generally been represented, to find a substitute for the support for France which has been expected from the United States. It was, this authority declares, to consult with the British premier regarding a num ber of questions hat require more or less urgent treatmeat which the United States in the present situation is -not able to take up efficiently. Counts Upon American Aid. France, according to the same au thority, counts as much today as ever upon the moral aid of America, and upon her material aid in case of need, but the official expression of French opinion, it is pointed out, is particularly difficult, as it risks civ- lr.g the impression of interference in American politics. For instance, it is stated in quarters generally con sidered highly authoritative that the French government does not find anything impossible of acceptance in the reservations to the covenant of the league of nations voted by the United Mates senate. Visits King George. London, Dec. 12. M. Clemenceau went to Buckingham palace this afternoon, where he had tea Nvith King George and Queen'Mary. In the evening he dined with Earl Cur zon of Kedelston and Lady Curzon and later went to a theater. It has been learned from a French source that the disposition displayed by the British representatives in the conference is considered "excellent" and that both sieds are pleased with the progress of negotiation!. Order Prosecution Of Fight Promoters In Council Bluffs County Attorney Swanson of Council Bluffs yesterday received a letter from Attorney General Havner calling attention to midwinter sport promoters staging boxing contests in many places throughout the state. He cited the law that declares all boxing contests for purses or exhibi tions where an admission fee is ex acted come under the anti-prize fight statutes. He asks if any such exhi bitions had been held in Council Bluffs and directed the county attor ney vigorously to prosecute all in fractions of the law. The penalty for all promoters and principals is 90 days in jail or $500 fine, and the owners of all buildings where such exhibitions are staged are equally liable. There is some doubt whether the law includes pro fessional and amateur mat events, but the county attorney is inclined to believe it does not Big holiday events said to be contemplated for the Auditorium may not be inter fered with. Two men may strive to break limbs and fracture spinal columns in gladiatorial warfare on the mat and the promoters collect big admission fees without incurring danger from the Iowa law, but if they stand up with their "dukes" concealed in pil lows it means 90 days for everybody implicated. Expect Trouble in Egypt Over Arrival Of British Mission Cairo, Dec 12. Secrecy surround ed the arrival of the British mis sion headed by Viscount Milner, sec tetary for the colonies. The party was driven to a hotel betore the population was aware of its pres ence, i One newspaper, announcing the arrival of the mission, says: ' We will soon see whether the Egyptians have forgotten their am bitions, which have not been achieved, or whether they interpret the arrival of the mission as a crises necessitating a final effort." . London. Dec 12. Dispatches from Cairo say all is quiet, but add that underlying the apparent tran quility is burning resentment which the arrival of the British mission will cither fan or extinguish. The advices indicate there are ample forces to quell any disturbances, but say the presence of the forces only makes the ultimate task harder. Seven British Battalions Being Sent to Silesia London. Dec. 12. Seven British battalions have been ordered to make preparations for proceeding to Silesia, Schleswig-Holstein Bo hemia and Jugo-Slavia in January. It is considered probable the sol diers are going to the districts in connection with the coming plebiscites. 600 American Soldiers , Arrive From Holy Land New York, Dec. 12. Six hundred repatriated Americans who fought under the British colors in the Holy Land arrived in the steerage of the steamer Cedric from Liverpool. Shao Ying Yeh of the Chinese le gation at Washington was .. saloon passenger. Record Corn Crop in Kansas. Topeka, Kan., Dec. 12. According to estimates made by Edward C Paxton for the United States bureau of crop estimates here; the corn crop of the Sunflower state this year will amount to 64,365,000 bushels. These figures are based on the fit st estimates of the actual yield taken this year and are very close to the number of bushels forecast from the condition of 45 oer cent recorded on October 1 Have Boot Print It Beacon Preea Taeoma Clenr BurtOM-artndoo Cb. Two Couples Married Ralph D. Schneider and Miss Sadie Voght ot Sioux City. Ia-, and Fred Qulnney and Miss Ruby Laughlin, were mar ried by Rev. Charlea W. Savldge. Trains Are Reinstated The Chi cago, St. Paul, Minneapolis Oma ha railroad has reinstated trains Nos, 3 and 4 between Omaha and Emerson and discontinued, trains Nos. 7 and 8. Trains Nos. S and will run every day except on Sunday. Navy Victory Buttons Only navy men who have been discharged can secure Victory buttons at the local navy recruiting station. Men in the reserve and on inactive duty musl secure their buttons from the com mandant in the district to which they have been assigned.. Anto Club After Speeders A secret law-enforcement committee, of B0, whose members will be known only by number, is the plan of the Omaha Automobile club to break up speeding, reckless driving and other traffic ordinance violations The following club officers for ;1 9 20 were elected Wednesday. W. B. Cheek, president; F. Ij. Nesbit and G. H. Brewer, vice presidents; J. S. White, treasurer; J. I Uaskln, sec retary; A. C. Pancoast, counsel. SHROUD PLAN OF IRISH RULE IN DEEPJYSTERY Government Press Even Silent On Anything to Idicate Lloyd George's Views. DRY PARTY MAY HOLD NATIONAL MEETING HERE Omaha Likely to Get Conven tion if Nebraska's Claims Are Recognized-rLincom Also to Make Bid. By L. R. MURDOCH, Unlvmal 8rrlee. Staff Correspondent. Special Cable Dispatch. London, Dec. 12. The 1 govern ment continues to shroud its plans for an Irish settlement in deep mys tery and even the press that usu ally presents its views does not at tempt to indicate what Lloyd Ueorge actually proposes to do. However, from a source usually well informed, Universal Service learns, that the proposed measure will provide for dominion home rule with two Provincial Parliaments, one in Belfast and the other in Dub lin, and a "nominated" council for the whole of Ireland having the same powers as the House of Lords, the lord lieutenant presiding. Mem bers of the two Parliaments are to compose this council. Not Home Rule. All indications are that the meas ure will be far short of genuine home rule. Questions of finance, customs, ex cise and income tax will be reserved for the Imperial Parliament, with some sort of promise of "gradual transference" to Ireland. The policing of Ireland also will be "temporarily" reserved to the im perial government and the army and navy permanently. - - , With the veto power, army and navy, foreign policy, police, finance and "certain" legislation controlled from London, the "home rule" act which the government is said to be about to offer seems shorn of all the main concessions for which Jreland has been clamoring. May Change Plan. Under this plan, it is apparent, the Irish government would be virtually impotent since it would not be con trolling what is the backbone of the entire living body of any real gov ernment There is small doubt that such is the present plan of the Lloyd George ministry, but the latter has been doing, considerable fencing of late on important questions, and a change of front would not be with out precedent. ! Lodge in Favor of Policy Committee For Republicans Washington, Dec. 12. Senator Lodge of Massachusetts, republican leader in the senate, issued a state ment approving the plan adopted by the republican national committee for a committee on policy to formu late a preliminary statement on which the national convention may base its formal declaration in adopt ing a platform for the 1920 cam paign. 1 ' The policy committee would con sist of 12 members of the national committee and 40 or 50 other men who represent different interests in the country, such as the farmers, la borers, business men, etc., to con sider different questions to be dealt with in the party platform. "I think that all those who repre sent serious interests and who de sire some declaration in the platform ought to have an opportunity to prepare it and bring it before the committee," said the senator. "Res olutions prepared in this way would represent care and thought and preparation by the people who have given long and especial consideraT tion to the questions." Tabors on Way Back to Scene of Girl's Death San Francisco, Dec. 12. Mrs. Sarah Tabor and her son Walter, held at Yreka, Cal., for Michigan authorities in connection with the death of Mrs. Tabor's daughter, Maud Tabor, have started for their former home at Lawton, Mich., by way of Portland, Ore. H. H. Adams, prosecuting attor ney of Van Burcn county, Michigan, .irrived in Yreka accompanied by D. C. Barker, deputy sheriff, and F. R. Wilbur, court stenographer, to take he Tabors to Lawton, where the body of Miss Tabor was found in a trunk in the basement of the Tabor home. - i Arrest Polish Miners For Holding Meeting Sheridan, Wyo., Dec, 12. Thirty five Polish coal miners were ar rested at Kooi, charged with hold ing a meeting in violation of the governors' proclamation prohibiting such meetings. At the meeting the miners voted to strike. All mines in the valley were reported working If the plans of the state execu tive committee carry, the 1920 na tional prohibition convention will be held in Nebraska next summer, ac cording to Rev. T. A. Murray, pf University Place. Neb., who was in Omaha last night. Mr. Murray, who is chairman of the -state committee, declared that the matter already had presented itself as a subject for consideration, and that the probability is a com mittee, representing the prohibition party of the state, would be sent to Chicago to present the claims of Nebraska when the national com mittee meets in that city within the next two months. It is believed that Omaha will be decided on as the logical city in which to hold the convention, in the event the national committee votes to hold the gathering in Ne braska, although it is understood Lincoln will make a bid for it. The proposition already has been called to the attention of V. G. Hinshaw of Chicago, chairman of the national committee. Mr. Hin shaw is a former Nebraskan and is said to have declared he would like to have the convention come to this state. " It is expected 2,000 delegates will be in attendance to participate in placing a national ticket in the field for the approaching election. The prohibition . convention was held in Minneapolis four years ago. CLOSELY SCAN NEW SCHEDULES OF COAL PRICES One Operator Charged $8 Per Ton Prosecutions May Result. Washington, Dec. 12. Prices charged by coal operators since gov ernment control was restored be cause of the strike, are being scru tinized closely bv officials of the railroad administration and prob ably will be submitted to the De partment of Justice. bills being rendered by the oper ators are said by officials to specify prices higher in many instances than set by the government and investi gation will be made to determine whether the increased prices are jus tified by existing contracts in all cases. It was specified in the order restoring wartime prices that coal shipped subsequent to November 13, on contracts made prior to October 30, should be paid for at the con tract rate, but so much coal has been priced at the higher rates that an investigation has been deemed advisable. Discrepancies in prices have been one cause, according to officials of the financial embarrassment of which the operators have been com plaining. Reconsignment of coal, es pecially when shipped from the east to the west, causing a delay in pay ment, also has been a factor. Most of the bills submitted bv the operators for coal are said to have averaged around $2.05 to $3.65, com pared with government prices of $2.50 to $2.95. In one case, however, an operator put in a hill for coal at $8 a ton. Entire Production Of Gold in Ontario Being Sent to U. S. Ottawa. Dec. 12. Twenty million dollars in gold is being sent to New York in an effort to stabilize the demoralized Canadian exchange in that market, it was learned Fndav. Some of the shipment already has been delivered and the remainder is on the way. The adverse exchange rate has resulted in a suspension by the post office department of the issuance of money orders payable in the United States. The ban will not be lifted until the exchange rate is stabilized. The shipment of $20,000,000 of gold to New York by the Canadian government is equivalent to the ex port of the entire production of the gold mines of northern Ontario, from January of the present year until June, 1920, says the Toronto Evening Telegram. That paper also points to the importation of 6,473 pleasure automobiles valued at $5,326,510 from the United States last year, and 7,466 valued at $6,964, 594 for the first seven months of the present fiscal year, as a con spicuous item in the adverse trade balance which compels the expor tation of gold. Good Samaritan Army Is New Charitable Organization Charity workers of the Good Samaritan, an organization similar to the Salvation Army, are can vassing the city in the interests of the poor and needy. Headquarters of the organization in this city have been opened at 216 North Nine teenth street with Col. J. A. Mace in charge. Colonel Mace is well known as a charity worker in Oma ha and has been active in gospel work in other cities of the middle west Old "A. P." Man Dies. Salt Lake City, Dec. 12. W. E. Vigus, 69 years old, first Correspond ent of the Salt Lake office of the Associated Press and veteran news paper man, died at his home here Thursday. , How would you like to go barefooted this weather? If you have wearable clothing that you can spare, please send it to the Y. M. C. A., and the Society for the Friendless will see that it ie given to naedy persons. IP or &fie Cfiristmas Store for &very Body Only 10 More Shopping Days Before Christmas Every thought here these days is being concentrated on simpli' lying the tasks of gift shopping. 1 t It is a pleasure for us to he able to satisfactorily serve so many in the present shortened hours and, as many patrons tell us it is a pleasure for them to satisfactorily select from such complete assort ments of holiday merchandise as they find here. Shop as soon after 1 0 o'clock as possible you ivill find it so much more comfortable, and re can give you much belter atid quicker service than later in the day. ? 1 jnitiiiiiiiiijiiniiiiiiiiii!iinfiiiiiiiiiiiiiitiiiitii!iiiij l Your Christmas I I Packages I Bound for Far Ateay j Will Be Wrapped Free j of Charge at a Conven- I iently Located Wrapping I Desk on Our Main Floor. m at This wrapping desk ad- joins our branch Post Office, I where packages may be ad- i dressed, weighed, stamped and sent by Parcel Post You. f will find it so much more f i convenient and satisfactory f to have your packages care- fully wrapped and sent in s b one place. I m m 1 Dont Forget i the Ribbons I 5 and the tissue paper. They give that air of taste- ful elegance that doubles the b effect of every gift m 1 5 I We have large assortments I of ribbons, stickers, seals I and Christmas cards for your I I selection. ? Buy Red Cross Christmas Seals for Every Package 1 and Letter You Send. 1 3Sfe. Handkerchiefs Of Course! You9 11 Give Them For Christmas One of these exquisitely fine ones, or six of these dainty, but more utilitarian kinds. Pick them and as sort them as you will, and you can select no more use ful or pleasing gift. And then, they are so easy to send anywhere. - Women's Spanish Hand Embroidered Handker chiefs, $2 to $5. ' Women's Madeira, Em broidered, Armenian Lace Edged Handkerchiefs, each, $1.50. Women's Wide and Nar row Hem, Hand- Embroi dered Handkerchiefs, $1 to $1.50. Women's Plain White Handkerchiefs with fancy corner, embroidered and scalloped edges, each, 25c to 75c Women's Plain Linen and Japped Border Hand kerchiefs, each, 35c; 3 for $1. . Women's Box Handker chiefs, plain, white and colored, corner embroi dered, 3 in box, a box, 35c to $1.25. Children's Handker chiefs, consisting of corner designs of animals and fig ures, 3 in box, a box, 29c to 35c. Men's Plain Linen Hand,-" kerchiefs with hemstitched edges, each, 35c to $2. iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiMiiiiiniiiiiiiiiuiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiB The Children's Millinery Section PYOon lmicni HnnAWnnt'c 300 Hats t Small Girl s Offered Saturday at V2 Off Regular Price There a,re : Beaver Silk Velvet 1 Felt Plush Duvetyne Hats to frame the piquant faces of the younger tots. They have droop ing brims, rolled brims and no brims at all, and trimmed in the most guile ful flowers, feathers, fur and ribbon that youth can fancy. v All the new colors. ' Burgess-Naih Co. Second Floor 200 Children 'sWinter Coats 'a to '2 Off Regular Price A beautiful, warm winter coat for the girls from 2 to 6 years of age may be secured Saturday at to i2 off the regular price. VELVET PLUSH SILK bVVETYNE CORDUROY AND ENGLISH COATINGS in a variety of smart styles that are so becoming to girls of that aee. Every pretty color is in the lot. r- BurfM.Nh Co. 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