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CITY ORDINANCE
BARS THE SHIMMY.'
Sheridan, Wyo Jan. ,26. A city
ordinance, barring the shimmy
dance, was passed under penalty of a
line of $100. . -
Mayor Camplin introduced the
ordinance, which he said was re
quested by dancing masters.
, in placing tne ban on "vulgar and
indecent" dances, the ordinance de
fines dancing positions which are
prohibited, such as "dancing with
cheeks-too close or touching, with
arm or arms about neck of partner,
or with shaking or jerking cf upper
body while, taking short steps or
standing." . .. .
HOMECOMER MARVELS
AT HIS NATIVE LAND.
New York. Tan. 25. Chari Hel
ling, 42. anv American, returned to J
nis native' land on the steamship
Stockholm for the first time since
he left it a few days after his- birth.
He marveled at everything he saw,
from the Statue of Liberty down the
bay and the Woolworth building on
Broadway, to the saloons with "to
let" signs plastered in their windows.
Thomas Belling, well known as a
circus man here half a centifry ago,
took his son, Charles, with him . to
Europe 42 years ago. When old
enough, Charles also became a circus
man and practically all his life Jtas
been showing in rings throughout
Europe and the far east. . r
SALARY INCREASES
ALLOW OF TANGOING. ;
.. Washington, Jan. 26. While it
will permit them .o tango, sashav
and pow-pow with kings and queens,
princes and princesses." salary in
creases of $1,000 annually for under
secretaries and clerks in American
embassies will not improve their liv
ing conditions, Representative
Kitchin. democrarp NorthCaroJirra,
declared in .be house. . -
ioiTitnrw l jj miner reenniillf nded
t-ie increase so the under-secretarie;
and clerks "might rningle socially '
abroad and the foreign affairs com
mittee included $130,000 in the diplo
matic and consular appropriations
bill to cover it. . '
BABY'S SMILE, LIKE v
FATHER'S, ENDS SUIT.
Newark. N. J., Jan. 26. By the
i . : : i c
Simpic means oi a uny simit a. j-months-old
boy helped Vice Chan
cellor. Bates here to determine judi
ciously the infant's father. Wilbur
A. Murray of No'. 838 Hunterdon
street was suing' Mrs. Eva D. Mur
ray of No. 186 Hawthorne avenwe
for divorce. The basis of his peti
tion was' that the baby was not his.
The child was placed beside his
father, tnd as the judge was com-
nnemrr t nir ' rvpn nit- vuu icaiv i
beamed cn the court with the smile
needed to settle the matter, and the
ice chancellor dismissed Murray s
petition. . V
GIRLS IN SEX DANCES OF
SAVAGES, EDUCATOR SAYS.
Newark,' Jan. 26.Dr.: Margaret
Sullivan of Jersey City, who has
been connected with the schools m
that city-condemns the modern dress
of girjs and dancing before the homo
narfmrht of the contemporary at
the Y. W. C. A. here. She said:
"Modern dancing tends to kill all
modesty in girls. The girls do tip
their faces like circus clowns and the
dances of today are the East African
sex dances the dances ,f canni
bals;' '
JAZZ LOSING POPULARITY
IN LONDON DANCE HALLS. ,
London,- Jan. 26. The' fcizz; . it
wavers, totters, and many say it s
already doomed in London. ;
; "lake it from me, this dancnig
craze Js going, to last, five . years, '
- say a rcstaurantjjroprietor.
''Take it from rue, it begins to
show signs of petering out," says
the jaz band proprietor.
- Though the evidence regarding
the dance craze isn't conclusive the
available data' regarding jazz for
ihc dancing shows a slight down
ward trend, to be scientific about it.
Occasionally, not always, but hist
.now and then, appeals come in for
banjo men for dances. "'.','-
; It looks as though London might
- reach backward eight years into the
heart of Broadway and take-up the
banjo. ,
LONDON NEWSBOY EARNS
OVER $6,500 A YEAR.
London, Jan. 26. "Newspaper
hovs in London cati earn more than
$5,000 a year" says Mr. Alexander
Maclarcn, secretary of -the, retail
news agents and booksellers.
- "One boy, a real plutocrat of the
gutter, with a Ipitch' outside a su
burban -rail station, is making $6,500
profit a year. I calculate that bis
i wholesale accounts iui jw "--ly,
oi $25,000 a year; at a moderate
estimate his profit. s 30 per cent,
making bis year income $6,500.
- Maclaren protested afjhe amount
of money lost to the community by
these street corner salesmen, poini-
' ing out that if the trade was carried
on in shops there would be rates and
taxes to be paid on the whole of it.
YOUNG LOVER STRIPPED
. iv utxfM rT?F.SSED AS GIRLS.
Londonderry, Jan. 26-RemarV
- able details of the outrage perpe
i (iirmpr's son named An
drew Marsh of Cullioo, County Ty
rone, have come to. light.
- Marsh has been paying attentions
V . . n..,nn..n , 1
to a gin living near uuuiu,ui
Ur,. ,nA nthrr vounflr men and wo
men in the district, actuated appar-
ently by jealousy, resented this and
conceived an extraordinary plan
' with the object of putting a stop to
it. They sent him a letter purport
ing to come from the girl and af
trvst near hef home.
Marsh kept Hhe bogus appointmeut
and was lured to. a spot wnere a
group of young women and men
r.cc.H a virl lav in wait.
When he arrived at the place
where they were amnusnea ne was
' mAArnv felled to theceround with
i ihn hiad. 'Then he was
stripped io' his shirt and drawers
and let lying on the roadside,
" where he remained . for v several
hours, until picked up by passers
,by, who conveyed him to, a neigh
"hnr'e Jinns. ; Jfeeoveriup conscious
ness, he was provided with clothing
"and enabled to go home.
The report that he -was mutiliated
is untruj, ,
VOL. 49 NO. '191.
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GLASS TO BE
SUCCEEDED
BY HOUSTON
President Planning to Trans
fer Secretary of Department
Of Agriculture to Treasury
Department. " "
NOMINATION PREPARED
'x FOR ACTION BY SENATE
Move Would Be FirsTransfer
Of Cabinet Officer From One
Department to Another in
Wilson Regime.
,
Washington,. Jan. 26. Unless
plans suddenly are changed. Presi
dent Wi'son is expected to transfer
Secretary Houston from the Depart
ment of Agriculture to the Treasury
department to succeed Carter Glass,
ho is about to take his seat as sen
ator from Virginia.
it was understood today that the
noniiiin'ion of Mr. Houston had been
prepared and unless some develop
ment i rises it "is expected to be pre
sented to the senate soon.
The move would be the first trans
fer of a 'cabinet officer from one de
partment .to another during Presi
dent Wilson's administration.
Mr. Houston's successor as secre
tary of agriculture has not been an
nounced, but it :s believed he will be
cue of tlie. men identified ith the
work of that department. In official
circles. Mr-Houston is credited with
having been . willing to accept the
treasury ' portfolio wheu William G.
ftfcAdoo resigned.
Before entering the cabinet Mr.
Houston v.'as a college professor at
St. 'Louis and it is said that as sec
retary of agriculture he bps been
close on. the inside circle of the ad
ministration: ' .
Up until today' the name of As
sistaut Secretary. Lefiingwell was
foremost anions these lieing men
tioned to succeed Secretary Glass. .
W1LHELMSTRASSE
IS UNDER GUARD OF
NUMEROUS TROOPS
Rumors Say Monarchists to
Attempt Insurrection on Ext
Kaiser's Birthday. -
Berlin, Jan. 26. (Bv The Associ
ated Press.) iWhilhelmstrasse is
barricaded . and under guard of
numerous troops. ' A patrol or 18
armed aufoinobtles and a half a
dozen- huze motor trucks loaded
with armed troops arrived early in
the evening and immediately took
up their positions m tront ot tne
govcrninent building and shut ott
all traffic from the thoroughfare.
Tlvc precautions taken bv Minister
of Defense Noskc were stimulated,
in addition to tne assault upon
Mathias Erzbcrger, by rumors that
the monarchists would attempt an
insurrection on the eve of the fornier
emperor's birthday (Tuesday), and
that the attack was to be primarily
directed against indepqndeiit social
ists and radicals.
TexasNRangers Take
Possession' of Oil ,
Land in Oklahoma
: '
Wichita Falls. Tex Jan. 26.
Headed by Adjutant General Cope,
five Texas -gangers and a deputy
sheriff with an injunction from a
Texas. court, took possession of a
strip of valuable military properties
ih the Red river valley, claimed by
both Texas and Aklahoma, accord
ing to word received here. -
Reports say that when served
with the Texas . court injunction.
an Oklahoma deputy sheriff-said
the Oklahomians wanted no trou-
h1 ari(t urnnlH retire.
- Signs readinsr "this is Oklahbma
territory; .keep oth were replaced
by signs wliich read, "this is Texas
property."
Hanley Qualifies as U. S.
Prohibition Director
Washington, Janf 26. (Special
Telegram.) James Y. Hanley of
Omaha, who has been appointed
prohibition director for, Nebraska at
a salary of ,$4,000 a year to see .that
the 18th amendment and the Vol
stead Ipw are properly and rigidly
enforced, qualified for his new posi
tion, in the office of Chief Prohibition
Officer Kramef. Mr. Hanley togethet
with prohibition officers from a num
ber of western states will have a
conference with Commissioner
Roper and Mr. Kramer over methods
of procedure. Mr. Hanley will oper
ateundcr Federal Agent Larson
with headquarters at Denver.
- La FoUette 111. r
Madison, Wis., Jan." 26. A9 a re
sult of an infection due to his teeth,
Senator R. M. La Follette is Jn a
hospital at Rochester. MintufTIis
cmdition is not considered critical
and he is expected to return to his
tome ths latter part p the week, '
Citmd it Mcsnd-eltu natter May':, 1906. at
Om.tii P. O. attitt act at March 3. 1 8781
New U. S. Treasurer
Will Just Move From
One Job to Another
BAiOBkilKOUSroNt
OVER 100 CASES OF
INFLUENZA, WEEK'S
RECORD IN OMAHA
Seventy-fi,ve Public School
Teachers Are Absent On
Account of Illness.
The health department officially
announced 101 influenza cases re
ported in Omaha last week.
Forty 'more have been reported
since Saturday night.
Dr. J.. F. Edwards, health com
missioner, yesterday received a sup
ply of printed influenza bulletins,
containing instruction to nurses,
householders and workers. ' "
He also ddrcssed lctfers5'fo"atl
physicians,- urging co-operation in
reporting- cases promptly and en
forcing isolation.
Seventy-five public school teach
ers are absent on account of illness.
" The situation at Vinton school,-)
1 wenty-first and Boulevard avenue,
has been cleared up, nearly all pu
pils reporting back yesterday.
Epidemic Sweeping State.
A general epidemic of influenza is
sweeping the state of Nebraska, ac
cording to reports received yester
day by Dr. I. II. Dillon, head of the
state health department at Lincoln.
Towns and cities from all sections
of the state report an average of
from 10 to 15 cases each. '
, Although the epidemic tr wide
spread, all of the cases are mild in
character and there is no particular
cause for alarm, according So a
statement issued by Dr.Dillon. On
ly two deaths have beeir reported
and there is no indication as to
whether they were caused by influ
enza or pneumonia.
Dr. Dillon has instructed health
authorities throughout the state to
mail him periodical reports concern
ing the spread of the epidemic. Dur
ing the last "flu" epidemicS these re
ports were telegraphed, but the pres
ent situation is not considered se
rious enough for such procedure.
Towns reporting the largest num
ber sof cases of influenza yesterday
were Polk, York, Big Springs and
Neligh.
Spreads in Other Sections. -
Chicago, 111., Jan. 26. Deaths frofh
influenza and pneumonia for tha 24
hour period ending at S o'clock Mon
,day night " totaled 166. c Influenza
caused 86 deaths and pneumonia 80.
During the same period 1,616 new
cases of influenza were reported and
467 new cases of pneumonia.
New York, Jan. 26. Despite the
decrease in influenza cases reported,
Health Commissioner Copeland was
not optimistic over the situation, and
predicted from preliminary reports
that there would Jbe at least 3,000
new raifc Tneetav. He exnressed
the opinion; however, that the deatlri
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ton would not be materially in
creased. Monday report showed
1,712 cases, as against 2,855 reported
Sunday. Another appeal for. nurses
was issued.
TApcka,: Kan., Jan. 26. Orte hun
dred ninety-nine new cases of influ
enza in Kansas were reported to the
state board of health today. This
brings the total cases reported up to
nearly 800, according to the, secre
tary of the board.
Berger Election Case Cost
House Sum of $4,44943
Washington, Jan. 26. The. con
tested election case of Victor L.
Berger, Milwaukee socialist, and
Joseph P. Carney cost the hojise
$4,499.43. The pecial elections
committee decided to deny both
men a seat. Berger has since been
re-elected and again denied his
seat. . v
Senate Votes $500,000 '
Fund to Fight Influenza
Washington, Jan. 26. A resolu
tion carrving an appropriation of
$500,000 to be used by the public
health service fn combating influ
enza was adopted today by thesen
ate, - I '
OMAHA, TUESDAY, JANUARY 27,920.
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ALL YOUTHS
MUST TAKE
Compulsory Military Training
For Every American ' Lad
Between 18 and zi Years
Approved by Committee. x
REORGANIZATION PLAN
REPORTED TO SENATE
Would Establish One Army to
Be Divided Into Citizen
Army and Standing Army of
Enlisted Men and Guards.
Washington, Jan. 26. By a vote
of 9 to 5, the senate military commit
tee today approved provisions pro
viding for cjnipulsory military train
ing for boys between 18 and 21
years, inclusive, and ordered a favor
able reftprt upon the army reorgani
zation bill.
The compulsory military training
provision, which fixes the training
at four months, was opposed in the
committe by Senators Lciiroot, Wis
consin, and Capper, Kansas, repub
licans, and Senators McKellar, of
Tennessee: Sheppard, of Texas, and
Kirby, of Arkansas, democrats. Sen
ators Wadsworth, New York; War
ren, Wyoming: Sutherland, West
Virginia; New, Indiana; Frelinghuy"
sen. New Jersey; Knox, Pennsyl
vania, and Spencer, Missouri, repub
1'cans. and Chamberlain, Oregon,
and Thomas, Colorado, democrats,
supported it. Senator McKellar an
nounced that he would submit a mi
nority report in which several sen
ators are expected to concur.
Provides for One Army.
As agreed upon, ;the bill is vir
tually the, same as reported by the
subcommittee, but is radically dif
ferent from the reorganization ' hill
submitted by the War department.
Besides establishing compulsory
military training, the bill provides
for establishment of one army to be
divided into a . citizen army tcom
posed of men who have received
compulsory training, a standing'
armv of 280,000 enlisted men and
18.000 officers and national guard.-
-, provision is made that the citizen
army cannot be called except in case
of i declaration of war. To accom
modate the reserve force, provision
is made for an annual reduction of 5
per cent in the enlisted strength of
the regular army and 2 per cent, in
tlie number of enlisted officers1 for
the first live years. This .will mean,
Chairman Wadsworth explained,
that after five years the regular army
will be reduced by 70.000 men and
1,800 officers, winch will greatly de
crease the cost of maintaining the
military establishment.
Dependents Get Allowance.
The bill also would place all
youths who have undergone the four
months' training on the reserve list
to be subject to two weeks' training
annually. Under an amendment de
pendents ' of such, youths during
training would receive an allowance
the same as now provided under the
war risk act.
Establishment of the office of trn-der-secictary
of war who would be
charged with the solution of the
great industrial and business prob-'
lems involved in the procurement of
military supplies is provided.
The bill, benator VVadswortli said
tonight, would reduce military ex
penditures by approximately one
half. Estimates for the War depart
ment and the army for this year, he
said, ale placed at $1,100,000,000. He
said he would report the bill to the
senate possibly tomorrow.
Man Convicted of
Assaulting Girl
Is
Given Life Sentence
Louis Deakin, 35 years old, was
sentenced to life imprisonment by
Judge Peters in district court , in
Council Bluffs yesterday morning,
following his conviction by a jury
last week on a charge of criminal as
sault. '
Motion for a new trial was over
ruled and he filed notice of appeal
to the supreme court. Bonds Avere
fixed at $5,000. . '
Deakin 'was convicted upon the
testimony of Ada McCarney, 'a 14-year-old-
Council Bluffs girl, who
testified that Deakin placed her in
a room at 715 Wet Broadway, in
troducing her as his niece. Later he
obtained a room for her on Capitol
avenue in Omaha, where police
found her. v
Deakin is an auto mechanic. He
is married and has two sons, 6 and
10 years old. . . t
Former Shipping Manager .
' Given Two Weeks to Plead
Seattle, Wash., 'Jan.- 26. Capt.
John F. Blain, former north Pacific
district manager of the United States
shipping board, was arraigned today
and given, two weeks, to plead to an
indictment returned against him here
charging him with accepting secret
commissions on sales to the board
while he was manager, ,
HOURSE
There-was a man named Wilson
Who "Kept us bur of War."
He went before the peopl?
: And won upon thaf score.
BLAMES BOOZE
FOR TROUBLE IN
SMITH FAMILY
, 1 y
Mail Carrier Charges Wife
Played Delilah to Get
Money, But Judge
Grants Divorce.
Mrs. Mary L. Smith was granted
a decree of separate maintenance
and $50 a month in divorce court
yesterday after an all-day hearing
of the suit between her - and her
husband. Frank M. Smith, a mail
carrier, before Judge Troup.
"Practically, all the domestic
trouble in this family has been due
either directly or indirectly to the
drinking of Mr. Smith," said Judge
Troup. "When he wasn't drinking
he was apparently a good husband.
Mrs. Smith has worked hard and
done all she could to make the home
life a, success."
The judge denied Mr. Smith's
petition for a divorce. Mr. Smith,
on the witness stand, charged that
his wife once staged a happy home
for a few days in order to get hirf
to give her money to-use in filing
divorce proceedings. She testified
that she got this money from her
father.
They lived at 2804 North Forty
first street and their home life had
become so unpleasant that they oc
cupied separate rooms, he sleeping
on the second floor and she on the
first he said.
"The house was always dirty and
the atmosphere cold and unpleas
ant," Mr. Smith testified. '
Greeted With Smile.'
"Then," 'he continued dramatic
ally, "I was amazed upon returning
home after work one day to see the
kitchen all spic and span, the range
polished till it shone brightly; and
my wife standing there with a smile
of greeting on her face. .
"I was so surprised I didn't know
(Continued on I'mre Two, Column Four.HRvan calls the "women's army of
Clothing House Earns
$2,200,218 in a Year
Chicago, Jan. 26. The earnings
of Hart, Schaffner and Marx for
the year ending November 30, 1919,
were .the largest in the company's
history, according to the annual re
port. Net profits were announced
as $2,200,218. After preferred divi
dends and federal taxes the company
earned 13.11 per cent on its $15,
flQO,000 common stock, compared
with 8.30 per cent the preceding
year, the report shows.
Deacon Divorce Case
Argued Before Vatican
Rome, Jan. 26. The Vatican tri
bunal, having such cases in charge,
began discussion of the requests of
the Princess- Radziwill for, an an
nulment of her marriage' to the
Polish prince. She was Dorothy
Deaconof Boston and bases her plea
on the ground that she was forced
into the marriage. - ,
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By Mall (I year). Dally. $6.00:
Dally aad Sua.. 17.00. euttlfl. Nab.
And now this very self-same roan,
Will wonders never cease,
No longer keeps us out of war,
He keeps us out of oeace. tbM t
QUESTIONNAIRES
SHOW TEACHERS
NEED MORE MONEY
Average School Employe Re
ports Expenditures Ex-
ceed Earnings.
,A partial tabulationof the earn
ings and ' expenditures of ; .public
school teachers ibr 1919, as indicated
in questionnaires which have been
returned to J. H. Beveridge, super
intendent, show the following re
sults: Average Averaga
Earnings. Expend.
621 single women in erada
schooly $1,370
76 marriod women in grade
schools 1,270
113 elngle women In high
schools 1,568
Five married women in
high! schools 1.J56
(1,490
1,480
1,685
1,726
1,539
Eleven single' men in high
schools 1,454
53 married men in high r
Bchooh 2,066
576
The average amount paid last year
for board by 621 single women in
grade schools was $384, and the aver
age paid for room was $228, making
an average of ' $612 for room ( and
board. 1
The Board of Education is obtain
ing this data in connection with a
proposed : increase of. salary for
teachers.
Women's Campaign
To Reduce H.Cof L.
'i Starts February
Lincoln, Neb., Jan. 26. (Special.)
The official campaign in Nebraska
to reduce the high cost of living will
be formally inaugurated in every
county in the state Feb. 1, (Mrs.
Charles G. Ryan, state director, an
nounced. 7 - , V
The plan embraces mais meetings
in every community, in which public
speakers will appeal for the co.
operation of all classes of citizens in
the practice of thrift and in" the
elimination of luxuries.
Enlistment of the 350,000 house
wives of Nebraska in what Mrs.
crusaders against the cost of living,"
?.nd the educational campaign will be
the steps taken duringthe first week.
The housewives will sign a pledge to
observe certain fundamental rules of
domestic thrift. ;
County chairmen of the drive have
been named in every county in the
state and they are at work organiz
ing their advisory committees and
co-workcrs. .
. , Potatoes Being Held.
Seattle,' Wash., Jan. 26. Investi
gation, conducted Jy the United
States Department" of Justice, has
disclosed that thousands' of tons of
potatoes are held at Yakima, Wash.,
and at points near Seattle, by grow
ers who are waiting for higher
prices, Ben L. Moorei United States
district attorney-announced here.
$800,000,Fire in Columbus.
Columbus, 0 Jan.' 26. Fire 'destroyed-
five buildings in the heart
of the business district, causing a
loss' estimated at from $500,000 to
$800,000, fully covered by insurance.
Sunday. UM:
postaoa aitra.
TWO CENTS.
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PERSHING GIVEN
GREAT RECEPTION
IN LOS ANGELES
Visit Continuous Ovation From
" Time He Arrives Until
Entraining for
San Diego; '
Los Angeles, Jan. 26. Gen. John
. Pershing's visit here was a con
tinuous ovation. Cheering crowds
were everywhere the general was,
from the time of hjs arrival xunti!
when he left for San Diego. , Thou
sands greeted him at the station and
other thousands" cheered tumult
ously his progress through the
streets to and from Arcadia, where
he inspected the army balloon school
at Rose field. j '
- The nine-mite trip from Arcarfa
was made through solid lines of
children and grown-urTs, the former
waving flags and throwing flowers
in his path. Time after Time the
general haulted the procession to
step from his automobile and mingle
with the children. Entering the
city, he again stopped when he saw
a banner held aloft bearing the
inscription : "W elcome, General
Pershing, we are named for you."
Surrounding ' the banner , were a
dozen laughing . or crying infants,
each having John J. Pershing as his
given name. The general kissed
them all before continuing on his
way.. , ,
Says Pershing , Is Favorite. .
Washington, ' Jan. 26. (Special
Telegram.) Charles E. Winter, of
Casper, Wyo., who recently resigned
as judge of the Sixth judicial- district
(Continued on Page Two, Column Throe.)
Bride Attempts Own
Life After Quarrel
With Mother-In-Law
Police report that Mrs. Desie Lar
sen, 3112 South Thirty-second ave
nue, a bride of two weeks, attempted
to take her own life last night by
swallowing carbolic acid following a
quarrel with her mother-in-law at
whose home she is living.
She is. 17 years old and two weeks
ago "married Otto Larsen, a carpen
ter. The quarrel is said to have been
over the preparation of the evening
meal.
Police surgeons say she will re
cover. (.
Elizabethgrad Occupied
: By Bolshevik Forces
London, Jan. 26. "We have oc
cupied Elizabethgrad and continue
to advance in a westerly direction,"
says a cctmtnunication fr.m bolshe
vik headquarters at Moscow this
evening.
Elizabethgrad is in the govern
ment of Kherson, South Russia, on
the' Halta-Kremenchug. railway,
about 175 miles northeast of Odessa.
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LODGE ENDS
BI-PARTISAN
CONFERENCE
Finis Comes Quickly When Re
publican ' Chieftain Refuses.
Compromise on Article X and
The Monroe Doctrine.
LEADERS FAIL TO VISION
ANY HOPE 0 AGREEMENT
Question Will Likely Be
Fought Out on Floor of
Senate and Opening Guns
May Be Fired Today.
Washington, Jan. 26. The ques
tion of peace treaty ratification was
flung back to the senate floor with
the virtual collapse today of the bi
partisan conference.
The end ame with swiftnessafte'r
Senator Lodge of Massachusetts, re
publican leader, had informed demo''
xrats led by Senator Hitchcock that
there could be no change in the res-
r,,-, f inn c m, 4lii Vfnnrn Arfkfr
and Article X. , j
Democrats walked out for a con
ference, agreeing to reply td Sena
tor Lodge early tomorrow.
First news of the break was given
Dy senator micncocK in 9 statement
which broadly intimated that failure' ,
of republicans to give ground in an
effort to reach a compromise was
due to the threatened revolt of re- ;
publicans. Senate' leaders frankly
admitted; toufght-tbat they could sec
up hope of agreement, ihis meant,
they said, that the question WouMbe'
fought out on the floor, beginning
probably tomorrow. Senator. Hitch
cock declined .to speculate, on the
possibility of so cirly a renewal of
hostilities, but mostdemocrats de
clared nothing was to be gained by
further conferences. ' , . .? '
- Hitchcock's Statement "
Senator Hitchcock's statement
sa'id:'
"When the conference assembled ,
Senator Lodge advised the sena
tors present that he had been called .
into a meeting by certaiti republic
an senators and for that reason had
not been able to attend the last con
ference Friday. '
"He regretted to say that . he
found it impossible to resume the'
conference for a compromise ex
cept upon the understanding that
no cnange snail ue made in , tne
reservation on Article X or on the
Monroe doctrine.- The democratic
members retired for a private con
ference and will make their reply v
to Senator Lodge Tuesday morn
ing at a meeting at 10:30. ' v
"The conference up: to the time
its meetings were interrupted had
tentatively agreed upon the pre
amble and all sections of the reser
vations except that relating to Ar
ticle X, the Monroe doctrine and
one or two minor matters, and an
agreement was apparently also Con
summated on Article X when ad
journment suddenly came, followed
by the intervention of the irrecon
cilable republicans."
Statement of Lodge.
Senator Lodge at first declined to
comment on the meeting,- saying
thre was nothing to be given out.
After beiirg informed of the Hitch
cock statement, however, he said:
"No change in the reservations af
fecting Article X of the league of
nations covenant, or the Monro
doctrine provision' of the peace
treaty. nviil be acceotahlp n fh r.
publicans." v
Senator Lodge's statement , was
formulated after his conference Sat
urday 'with Senators Borah, Idaho;
Johnson, California, and other re
publican senators opposing the
treaty.
" Both democrats and republicans
professed to see a difference in ths
situation as expressed by, the lead
ers. . . r
"It looks as if the jig's up." de
clared Senator McNary. republican
of Oregon, a leader of the mild res
ervation group, and this seemed to
hit the nail on the hpad in the nnin.
ion of most senators.
Democrats discussed generally,
their line of procedure and it was
tentatively decided, in the event of
utter taiiure ot the conference tomor-
fkations to the treaty agreed upon
by democrats and insist upon a yotc.
40 Be':s,v in Vermont;
Coldest Place in U. S..
Boston, Jan. 26. The mercury
was forced to new official low
levels oy tne cold wave which
SpreSd over northern New England
last night.. Notthfield, Vt., with a
reading of 30 minus, was the coldest
place on the North American con
tinenC from which official reports
were received by the weather bureau
today.
Unofficial figures, however, ran
lower, reports of 40 below coming
from VanBuren, Me7, and Mont
pelier, Vt C
I. W. W. Trial Starts.
Mphtesata Wash., Jan. 26. The
trial 'of 11 alleged members of the
I. W. W. charged with murder in
connection with the armistice day
killings at Centralia. Wash., has be
gun here,1 i
flu m
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