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--mil I T ' """Y - ALL THE SPORT NEWS AND BUGSBAEK ON THE BEE'S DAILY SPORT PAGE EVERY DAY The Omaha Daily Bee RIEF BRIGHT REEZY BITS OF NEWS THE WEATHER Unsettled and colder Friday, possibly with snow in east portion;. Saturday fair and colder. Hourly trmprrittiirrn: S ik m SI I 1 p. m.. ..... .M ti , m I ; i, mi ; . in S I X n. m K. in 4 l. in S . m .....M I S l. in... io . in n I i. iii :9 ti a. in an ? p. in as IS iiiMin xi I a p. in..... S 4 OMAHA, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1920. TWO CENTS. "HONEST JOHN" REFUSED RAISE FOR EXECUTIONS. Ossinging, N. Y Feb. 12. John Hulbert, Sing Sing's executioner, who recently asked an increase of 66 pep cent in his per capita tee for electrocuting murderers, must worry along at "the old price. The state prison department rejected a bill boosting the pi-ice from $150 to $250. VOL. 49 NO. 206. EnttrU u mcoh4-cIim mtt.r May 21, 1906. tl Oaiha P. 0. umlr act at March 3. '' By Mall (I r), Dally. 16.00: Sunday. l.'.tO: Oally and Sun., 17.00: outilde Nab. imUm ltr. MM WD 1 "INFERNAL MACHINE" i PROVES. QUITE INNOCUOUS. Reno, Nev.,' Feb. 12. The "in-j fernal machine" which was found in the mails here causing consterna- i tion among postal employes, who opened it prior to consigning it to the dead letter office, proved by chemical analysis to be a hoax. The ' sinister looking containers within were filled with common black dirt and a soldering compound used by plumbers. , ITALIAN-AMERICAN GIRL TO WED PRINCE. Palermo, Italy, Feb. 12. The en gagement is officially announced of i Anna' Di Camporcale Beccadelli, ! whose mother was Florence 'Ethel ' Binney, of Boston, to Prince Latour of Castcl Cicada. The ceremony will be performed by. Cardinal l.ualdi, i Archbishop of Palermo. The bride-to-be is a niece of Prince Von Hue low, former German ambassador to luiy. CALLS WILSON'S WORDS "VACUOUS LYRICISMS." Panama, Feb. 12. Deputies Pa tino and Venero engaged in a list j tight in the assembly last night over ; the latter's resolution demanding the withdrawal of American troops from Chiriqui. Venero cited excerpts I from President Wilson's addresses ' on the rights of small nations, which Patino termed "vacuous lyricisms." 21 AND 18 TERMED BEST AGES TO WED. Chicago, Feb. 12. Young men of America should marry at the age of 21 and the girls they marry should jbt 18, Mrs. F. Josephine Stevenson, of California, told the Woman's Na tional Bar association, in convention here. She read a paper on "Mar riage and Divorce." "If the girls are engaged in busi ness at the time of marriage, they should continue their work, Mrs. Stevenson said. "Young; people are capable of making up their minds at these ages," said Airs. Stevenson, ."and frota a hygienic standpoint, and from the viewpoint of developing better progeny, these are the best ages. Happier homes result from early marriages and there are fewer divorces." EDISON THINKS MEDIUM TOO UNCERTAIN." Orange, N. J., Feb. 12. "From what I have heard," says Thomas Edison, "Sir Oliver Lodge bases his contentions regarding psychic com - munication on what he has been j,tol4iy A medium. A human being t.used in,' this respect is too Uncertain." As to communication with Mars, Mr. Edison said: "Existing machinery is sufficient ly strong to send a signal to Mars. The question is, have the beings there receiving apparatus delicate enough to get our signals?" When the inventor was asked if any of the inventions he was work ing on at present was of a charac ter likely to cause a scientific sen sation, he said: "Yes, I think I've got one of that kind. It's a big thing." He re fused, however, to discuss its na ture. He also declined to discuss any of his war inventions. 20 ARMED IRISHMEN RESCUE A PRISONER. Dublin. Feb. 12. A military mo tor car was held up in Berkely street by 20 armed men and the driv er and tour armed soldiers ordered out of the car. It is said that a prisouervneiug convoyed to Mountjoy prison was carried off by the raiders. WILL BOOSTCHICAGO THROUGHOUT WORLD. Chicago, Feb. 12. Mayor William Hale Thompson and Chicago cap tains of industry have joined hands in support of a plan to boost Chi cago to the world at an expense of 4,000.000. A million dollars will be spent yearly for the iif xt four years with newspapers, magazines, moving pictures, billboards and other means of advertising. ARREST WOMAN AS COUNTERFEITER. Chicago, Feb. 12. Department of justice agents arrested Esther Field of Los Angeles, as she stepped from a train in connection with alleged counterfeiting of railroad passes. She was taken to the federal build ing where she refused to answer questions. She was held ponding in structions from California. HEROIC GIRL GIVES LIFE FOR HER COUNTRY. Xcw York. Feb. 12. The story of the bravery and sacrifice during the war of 16-year-old F.caterina Tro doroiu the Rumanian Jeanne De Arc a girl 'scout who was killed in action, was told here today by Ma jor Livius D. Tciusamau, military "attache of tbe Rumanian legation at Washington, in an address before the Manhattan council of Boy Scouts. The major, who is head of the Boy Scouts of Rumania, said that at the beginning of the war his country had .50,000 Boy and Girl Scouts. When the Rumanian army was mobilized. Ecaterina donned boy's clothes and enlisted in the Eighth company of the Eighth regiment. After going through innumerable engagements, both her legs were shattered by shell fragments and her sex was discovered. The' king heard of her heroism and commissioned her an honorary lieutenant in the Fifty-third regi ment. She pleaded to be allowed to return to the front, and her request was granted. . She was killed in ac tion 4 few days latoi HAYS ASKS ERASURE OF RADICALISM Chairman of. Republican Na tional Committee Makes Plea For "Patriotism in Peace" In Lincoln Day Speech. DECLARES FOR DRASTIC INDUSTRIAL REGULATION Urges Women to Align Them selves With One of the Domi nant Political, Parties and Not Be Separate Body. St. Louis, Feb. 12. W ill II. Hays, chairman of the republican nation al committee, in an address tonight eulogized Abraham Lincoln and made a plea for the eradification of radical doctrines. Mr. Hays" reiterated his plea for "patrotism in peace." and urged every one to take an active part in politics. Anarchy flees before patriotism, lie asserted, and declared if the people would continue to work for the country in peacetime as they did in wartime, the govern ment would not have to concern itself with radicalism. "Lincoln's true greatness," con tinued the speaker, "has grown steadily since he died a martyr' to the great cause. " 'There goes the spirit of Lincoln at the head' ejaculated the premier of England when he saw the advance guard of American soldiers sweep ing forward over Flanders' fields. And when the awful carnage ceased the foremost of living philosophers, gazing into the troubled future, murmured despairingly, 'what Eu rope needs is a Lincoln.' " Against Government Ownership. Chairman Hays declared for dras tic regulation of industries, but not for government ownership. He em phasized the republican party must work for an efficient business ad ministration of the country's af fairs, a reduction in taxes, a better relation between capital and labor, extension of the war debt over a greater number of years and for law and order in all instances. In an address before the repub- j lican women's city committee to day Mr. Hays exhorted the, women! to align themselves with one of the dominant political parties and expressed his opposition to the 1 league of women voters, which he asserted, harbored an ambition to create a separate women's organ ization. Perfection f the league's organization is under way at the convention itu Chicago of the National American vVoman Suffrage association. Against League of Women. "I am against the league of women voters." declared Mr. Hays. "The plan of citizenship school is spendid and its purpose in that direction is fine. So far as the league of women voters keep women out of political parties, that function in the govern ment of the country, they are a menace. "I hope the league of women vot ers is not allowed to keep the wom en from taking a definite stand in pol itics, first, because it is a self-imposed limitation. You made this fight for suffrage for the purpose of gett'ng sex out of politics, but if you insist 011 this self-imposed limita tion, you , fail to accomplish your purpose." General Wood Speaks. Cleveland, Feb. 12. Observance of ' the 111th birthday of Abraham Lincoln today by the conference of the Lincoln American Alliance, ended tonight with a banquet at which Major General Leonard Wood was the principal speaker. Various labor, business and university lead ers discussed reconstruction prob lems at today's sessions. McKelvie at Seattle. Seattle, ' Feb. 12. Restoration of .onfidence, between capital and la bor -and safeguarding the interests of the public when dispute's arise be tween these t. were describe! as the. parts the government might safe ly play vi industry by Gov. ..!mnel McKelvie of Nebraska, speaking here tonight at a republican Lincoln cay banqtitt. "There never should be a rec currence of the demoralizing effcit of labor troubles !ike thos- t'.Kt have marked tnc aemoivatic adiViinis'rt Hon," he continued. "These dif ferences should be adjudicated '.n un prejudiced courts of arbitration a. id thus avoid the baneful existcn ,e of s'rikes and lockouts." Speaking on the cost of living question. Governor McKelvie de clared that instead of doing things to contribute to lowering the cost, the democratic party has done thing? bound to increase it. "Inflation of the currency, lessened production, governmental waste and staying of the operation of the laws of supply and demand," he charged to the party in power. Five Women Break Jail. Kansas City, Mo., Feb. 12. Five ivomen prisoners in the county jail today pried off a bar from a second .-tory" and slid to safety by way of topes made from blankets. HOUSTON CERTAIN EUROPE'S MONEY .PROBLEMS SAFE Also Paints Iosy Picture of Financial Status of U. S. Now and for Future. Washington, Feb. 12. Confidence that Europe's monetary problems will be settled satisfactorily was expressed by Secretary Houston in a review of the international finan cial situation. This country is constantly furnish ing Eurone capital with which to reconstruct the economic life of na tions there, said Mr. Houston, ex plaining .that advances are being made in the same way that Europe aided this country in time of de pression in the past, not by govern ment loans so much as by indirect methods, such as private loans, sale of surplus army equipment and the absorption of lii'h grade investment securities offered in markets here by Ettropean holders. The secretary es timated that Europe had received approximately $4,000,000,000 from this country since the armistice was signed. The position of the United States treasury was said by the secretary to be very strong ami on Monday the last issue of "loan" certificates of in debtedness, about $00,000,000 will be redeemed, leaving no outstanding floating loan in the sense of short term certificates requiring to be re funded at maturity. Tax certificates outstanding amount to $2,935,945,500, all of which will be paid by forth coming income and profit taxes. Altogether Secretary Houston de clined to agree with the pessimistic view of some public men. who fore cast a financial crash, and asserted that while there are many difficulties still to be overcome, there was noth ing in the situation to lie regarded as extremely grave. MACHINISTS TO STRIKE FOR RAISE TO 85 CENTS HOUR Union Orders Walkout Next Monday Unless Employes Grant Demands. Union machinists of the city last night voted to strike for an increase in wages to 85 cents an hour, ac cording to their business secretary, George Lamb. The strike order will take effect next Monday unless the increased wage demands are granted by employers, Mr. Lamb said. There are about 200 members m Machinists Union, Local 'o. 31. and eight large machine shops of the city would be seriously affected by a strike, according to Mr. Lamb. The Paxton-Mitchell company and the Baker Ice Machine company, two of the larger shops, employ union labor entirely. Demands 'for an increase from o to 85 cents an hour were made by union machinists several days ago. Employers offered to compromise with a raise to 80 cents, but mem bers of the union declared that 80 cents an hour would mt meet the increased cost of living. Commenting on the decision of the union to strike, Mr. Lamb declared that machinists' wages in many other cifies were even higher than 85 cents. James Ricketts, Jr., Named To Enter Naval Acodemy Washington. Feb. 12. (Special Telegram.) Congress Jefferis nom inated James Ricketts, Jr., son of J. B. Ricketts, of Omaha, repre sentative of a Detroit stove com pany, as principal to the naval acad emy. The nominee is 17 years old and is now in the army transport service, with headquarters in New York city. o-Operative Banking . For . Farmer Labor Element Is Urged . Chicago, Feb. 13. Co-operative banking to keep the money of the farmers and working men within their own ranks was one of the wants which most of the speakers voiced before the American Farmer-Labor con gress. Chains of co-operative stores with a highly systematized meth od of operation were advocated by Duncan McDonald, president of the Illinois Federation of La bor. These stores, he argued, could have the benefit of central buy ing and general supervision. The whole fabric of business should be made proof against dishonesty by the bonding of the store managers, he said. O. C. Trask said the mainte nance of way employes and rail road shop workers have five fac tories turning' out products for them v at less than wholesale price's. Co-operative buying, he said, gave members of this union a 30 to 40 per cent reduction .on their products. "We turn out good sox for 25 cents a pair in our hosiery fac tory," he said. "Gloves undcr .wear and clothes 'are among the products." FAIR AWARD WILL AVERT RAIL STRIKE Shop Laborers Will Be Satis fied With Any "Fair Propo sition" PuUForward by Wil son, Barker Asserts. MEN WANT, HOWEVER, DEFINITE ASSURANCES I Either President Must Reduce High Cost of Living Immedi ately or Increased Pay Must! : Be Granted, Their Viewpoint. Detroit, Feb. 12. Any "fair pfop-o.-ition" put forward by President Wilson in the railway wage contro 1 versy will receive the serious con I side-ration of officers of the Broth I erhood of Maintenance of Way and ! Railwav Shop Laborers, it was an nounced at headquarters here to night. The statement was also at tributed to President Allen E. Bar ker that a more conciliatory atti tude would he adopted with Presi dent Wilson, if the 'president re opened negotiations vviU the main- 1 tcnance of way men, who have been I ordered 011 strike next Tuesday, j "We will try to do the right I thing, as we always have, with the j president," Mr. Barker said. "If he j puts forward any fair proposition we will accept it. We only ask a ! square deal." , Mr. Barker, declined to say wheth er he would hold up the strike in event the president wished more time to consider the matter. He also declined to discuss a report ' that he had been asked if he would i call off the strike if a wage tribunal were appointed. Xo such proposal ' had yet been made, it was said. "If the railway men's demands are rejected," Mr. Barker said, "they I w ill undoubtedly act as a unit. Two of the brotherhoods have moved. I : cannot see how the other 12 can hang back. I believe the shop crafts ; will be the next to back us up." Definite Assurances Asked. I Washington," Feb. 12. President ; Wilson will be asked tomorrow by ' .spokesmen for the more than 2,000.- 000 railroad employes that definite assurances be given of an immedi ate reduction in the cost of living, leaders m the wage negotiations de clared tonight. As an alternative tin union representatives will claim in creased wages, demands for which were not pressed at Mr. Wilson's re quest last summer. Representatives of the workers, it was intimated tonight, base their hope for higher wages largely on the increase in the cost of living since the last general wage increase in 118. The cost of living question while always to the fore in the ne gotiations whiclf the union men -have had with- Director General Hines will be employed to the full extent of the unions' power in the confer ence with the president, it was indi cated. There was unmistakable evidence tonight among the union officials of a fear that the president would re fuse to grant their wage demands. j A few said frankly they could see i no hope of a settlement favorable ! to them. Their view seemed to have been based on the arguments offered in rebuttal by Mr. Hines, as the union leaders presented new claims or proposals. Hines Makes Suggestions. Director General Hines, in trans mitting data on the controversy to Mr. Wilson today, was understood to have made "suggestions" rela tive to a final disposition of the problems. The director general, in his con ference with the union heads, told them that he could not grant their demands because of the early termi nation of federal control, and ex plained federal legislation was ex pected to set up machinery to pro vide "impartial and unbiased" han dling of the wage claim. The union argument to this was that they were thus compelled to face another de lay, with no assurances of relief. Allies to Reaffirm Demand on Germany For War Criminals Loudon, l'eb. 12. The allied su preme council, after discussing the situation arising from Germany's .olent protest over the extradition demands, agreed on the question of insisting upon those demands. It is probable that the position of the allies will be set forth soon in a statement. This may take the form 0! another communication to Ger many, or possibly one to Holland. A far as can be ascertained, how ever, nothing definite has been de cided regarding any further steps to be taken toward Holland., The council in dealing with other questions decided that financial ex perts of the allied governments, mny of whom are here, should meet soon to d.scuss the problem of in ternational exchange in an effort to devise a plaiv for its stabilization Headquarters of the council will remain, in Paris. However, 'it will continue to sit here, probably through tbe coming fortnight Good News for Your Uncle is Disagreeable to President Voice From Britain "It will be agreeable to us if you adopt resolutions safeguarding your interests." Tumulty "The President considers those remarks the 'grossest breach of courtesy.' " Successful Year Ends For Fontenelle Forest Reserve Members Celebrate Purchase of More Than 400 Acres ; Of Their Objective of 2,000 Acres Wooded Tract; Dedicated in Perpetuity for Use as an Outdoor J Sanctuary Is Praised by Omaha Nature Lovers ! Echoes of the wildwood, music of the birds and fragrance of the flow ers in fancy addressed the senses last night in the palm room of Hotel Fontenelle, where members of the Fontenelle F'orest Reserve associa tion sang the praises of a wooded tract recently acquired and dedicated in perpetuity for use as an outdoor sanctuary. It was the annual meeting of the association, the first formality being a feast of creature comforts fol lowed by a feast of forest lore, inter spersed with stories'-of birds and trees. Plan 2,000 Acres. I A. Brogan. toastmaster, in his foreword, stated that there are two outstanding features in connection with the recent purchase of more than 400 acres as an objective of 2, 000 acres: First, that this tract had been obtained for all time as a great natural treasure snatched from prob able destruction; second, that it as sures the people of Omaha that the spirit of co-operation which was de veloped during the period of the ar Denver Man to Succeed j Shipping Board Head, i Who Goes to Cabinet! ' Washington, Feb. 12. Formei Senator John Franklin Shafroth oi Denver, Colo., is understood to have been selected by President Wilson to be chairman of the Shipping Board to sucteed John Barton Payne, who has been chosen as sec retary of the interior. Henry B. Endicott l)ies. Boston, Feb. 12. Henry B. Endi cott, wealthy shoe manufacturer, state fobd administrator and execu tive manager of the Massachusetts committee on public safety during the war, who was widely known as an arbitrator of labor disputes, died Thursday night at a hospital. He was 66 years old. Lawton Teachers Quit. Lawton. Okl., Feb. 12. Failure of the school board, here to meet the demands of 60 school tcaches for - a 25 per' cent wage increase caused every public school teacher to resign today effective Monday. All schools will close. Twenty-fiv.-hundred pupils are - affected. The 1 board claims it( has uo money, ! still functions in times of peace fori i the common welfare. "Sites, of this kind are few and j i far between," Mr. Brogan said, "and ; we can say that this forest reserve will be one of the prize treasures of j Omaha and that the name of Dr. ' Harold Gilford will forever be asso- j ciated with its history." j Read History of Land. "I want to say a word of appre ciation ot those who went down into their pockets and gave the money which made this project possible," said T. R. Kimball. "Omaha is al ways ready to give when the object is worthy. We are not going ' to stop with the tract we have already acquired, but we are going to keep on until we have the whole tract of 2,000 acres." , - Mr. Kimball read a letter from Mrs. Lowrie Childs giving a brief history of Childs' woods, which is the name by which this, tract has been known for many years. "Childs' Point" was the name givenj in the early days by river navigators. It was the scene of the first saw mill established in Nebraska and over (Cltinind on Page Two, Column Six.) Baron Rothschild, Head of Banking Firm, Dies at Paris Home Xeu York. Feb. 12. A report of the death of Baron Fdniond De Rothschild has just been received from Pans by the Zionist organiza tion of America, according to an au nouncejnent made by the organiza tion here. Baron Rothschild was 74 years old and the head of the French branch of the famous' banking house. The activities of the late baron in helping-Jews from Russia and Roumania establish colonies in Palestine made his name widely known. Suffrage Carries in Arizona; Is Voted Down in Virginia Phoenix, Feb. 12. Ratification of the woman suffrage amendment to the federal constitution by a special session of the Arizona "legislature was completed tonight. Richmond, -Va., Feb. 12. Woman suffrage was defeated in Virginia when the house of delegates adopted, 62 to 22. the Lcedy resolution re i jecting the Susan 15. Anthony ! amendment to the federal constitu-i : tion. The senate, bv a vote of 24 to 10, previously had adopted., the resolution. NO MILITARISM FOR EX-SOLDIER, SAYS PERSHING None Wish War Less Than "Doughboy" Who Has Gone Through Battle, Declares Army Chief. Phoenix, Ariz., Feb. 12. (Spe cial.) General Pershing's addresses during his recent tour through the west and south have clearly defined his attitude On military training as one entirely opposed to all militar ism. In a recent address here, Per shing said: "I would not preach to you militarism. Xo man who has had experience in war wants to see it repeated, but no one can tell when war is to come upon us." He further said: "It seems to me that we should at tcast give our young men the benefit of four to six months intensive training, as this will not only prepare theftt in a way to enter upon military duties, without too much delay, but will im prove their ability to meet the or dinary conditions of life; their vital ity is strengthened; their muscles are hardened; they learn something of discipline; they learn how to take care of themselves under various circumstances; and, more than any thing else, they have impressed upon their minds that service to one's country is the first thought every citizen should have. ' Favors Restricted Training. "Do that whether we ever expect to have another war or not, and even if I knew we were never going to have another war. 1 should be in favor of this sort of training for our youths. I have but to point out. it seems to me, the manly bearing, the sturdiness. the development of char acter in the 4,000,000 men who have re'turned to citizenship and are eager and willing and quite qualified to perform he duties that now devolve upon then as citizens. It seems to me tiiat is proof enough, if any proof were needed. "I would not transform this into a -military country such as Ger many was. I am as much opposed to militarism as any one.. Rut I believe every young man should have a certain amount of military (Ontinnrd on Pk Two, Column Six.) "Oldest Safe Blower" Held. Chicago. Feb. 12. Arthur Wil liams, 8.1 years old, known among police throughout the country as "the oldest safe blower." was ar rested in connection with the murder of Thomas O'Donnell. a private watchman, wh. was shot by yeggs he found trying to blow a factory safe. " MAY BE "UP I AGAINST IT' IN NEXT WAR Fears That if American Navy -Does Not Keep Pace With Other Navies Country May Come to Grief in Future. MAKES CRITICISMS FOR BENEFIT OF HOMELAND Denies That He Has Gone Be yond the Limit of Truth in. Statements Attributed to Him On Former Occasions. , Jersev City. X. J., Feb. 12. A warning mat me i nneu oiaies may "be up against it" in the next war il it has to face an enemy's navy single-handed was uttered tonight , by Rear Admiral William S. Sim! in an address delivered before th Jersey. City Lincoln association. "We got away with this job this .time," he said, "but we may be up against it next 1 time with a navy that is not busy fighting the navies of other countries at the same time." The admiral declared that any criticism lie had ever made had been " made for the benefit of the navy, hut that Americans do not like to be criticised. ' Does Not Want Criticism. "America cannot and does not ask for criticism." he declared. "You know that. They argue: 'We're all right,' and we're not. We don't want to hear it. This is adangcrous attitude and has cost us thousands of lives. Assumption has been made that I have criticised the record of the navy. I have gone beyond the limit in praising the men for their work. I have told the truth some of this was not liked." The admiral said he wrote from England with an idea of "toning' down". some of the news.."I wanted .to -inodif yl jje sa id, "someof th'e head -lines that were appearing in our pa pers and were being reprinted on the other side. These headlines, or articles, assumed that the United States was the potent factor at that time. We then had only 3 per cent of the fighting forces. It was the same response, " 'We're all right and we're not.' " " 'We don't want to hear it.' " Nothing to It. -, The admiral said it had been In ferred that home naval officers had criticised, the idea of having civilian authorities in charge of naval mat ters. . -. "I want to state emphatically." he' commented, "that there is nothing to it." ' . . Referring to the charges brought against him of being pro-British, he said that any man who lived .in. a foreign country for the purpose of studying conditions was bound to be called "pro this or pro that." "Look at Hoover." he added. "Ht is being called pro-British." Little Progress Made In Negotiations Over New Pact Reservation Washington, Feb. 13. Little pro gress was apparent Thursday in ne gotiations over the new article 10 reservation tq the peace treaty brought forward Wednesday by rc oublican senators. k In addition to its failure to com mand the democratic support for which its sponsors had hoped, it was said the new draft had been found unacceptable to some rescrvationists on the republican side who threaten to join the irreconcilable opponents of ratification if the modification proposed were made in the original republican reservation. A canvass of the 49 republicans is understood to have shown that only about 30 could be counted on to votj ' for ratification with the changed res- , ervation under. which the United States would decline to guarantee the integrity of league members by force, economic boycott or "any other means" except when congress acted. Sixty-four votes are neces sary to ratify, and doubt was ex pressed generally whether 34 demo crats could be induced to desert their party leader, Senator Hitchcock of Xebraska, who lias declared the. re vised draff would embody a sur render of the treaty's friends. U. S. Is First in Wireless ; Inventions, Marconi Says Rome, Feb. 12. The newspapers publish an article by Gugliclmo Marconi, the inventor of wireless telegraphy, which , says . that the United States heads the list of all countries in wireless inventions, her inventors having surpassed all oth ers in producing practical apparatus for transmission of the human voice through electric wires. "A strange phenomenon is that the most progressive countries of west ern Europe have not yet developed wireless telephones, while China, the most backward nation, daily uses the wireless for communion between cities and rural districts," ii$nor Marconi say? I ft.! V. is: '!Ti A' H re P T II ! u i ; 1 I ( 0 I
