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Phe Omaha Daily Bee VOL. 49 NO. 226. WILSON NOW AGREEABLETO HUME ISSUE I ' Accepts, With Reservations, Suggestions of British and French Premiers to Italian and Jugo-Slavia Settlement. REITERATES STAND OF U. S. ON LONDON PACT Expresses Hope Allies Will Not Decide on Course Which the American Government Will Be Unable to Follow. Br Auoriatrit PreM. Washington, March 7. President , Wilson accepfs with reservations the proposal of the British and French premiers that Italy and Jugo-Slavia undertake a settlement of the Ad riatic question. He says if Italy and Jugo-Slavia 'prefer to abandon the so-called buf fer state containing an overwhelm ing majority of Jugo-Slavs and de sire to limit the proposed free state to the corpus separatum of Fiume, placing the sovereignty in the league of nations 'without either Italian or Jugo-Slav control, the United State is willing to leave the determination of the? common frontier to Italy and Jugo-Slavia, The president says he can not "possibly join" in the premiers' sug gestion that the memorandum set-, tlement of December 9, be with drawn; declares that "Albanian questions should not b,c included in .the proposed joint discussions" and reiterates that the United States can not approve of the execution of the terms of the treaty of London. Finally he expresses "the earnest hope that the allied governments will not find it necessary to decide on a course which the American government, in accordance with its reiterated statement, will be unable to follow." " , . Allies Consider Note. The president's note to fhe pre miers was dispatched Thursday and is now being considered by the allied , supreme council at London. Mean time, direct neogotiations between . Jugo-Slavia and Italy are proceed ing. Mr. Wilson begins his communica tion by noting "with satisfaction" the "unaltered desire" of the pre miers to reach "an equitable solution in conformity; alike with the prin ciples of the peace Conference and of the legitimate, though conflicting as pirations of the Italian and Jugo slav peoples."- Refusing to agree to a withdrawal of the British - French - American memorandum of December 9 as a preliminary to the Italian-Jugo-Slav discussions the president says the "memorandum represents de liberate and disinterested judgment after months of earnest considera tion" and that it "constitutes more than a mere exchange of views; it was a statement of principle and a recapitulation of the chief points upon which agreement had been reached." Sets Forth Reservation. Reiterating that he would "gladly approve" a mutual agreement be tween Italy and Jugo-Siavia reached without prejudice to the interests of any third nation, the president de clares he cannot "possibly approve any plan which assigns to Jugo slavia in the northern districts of Albania territorial compensationfor what she is deprived elsewhere." Regarding the "character and ap plicability of the treaty of London," the president speaks with "less re serve on account of the frank ob servations of" the premiers. He says , he is unable to find in the "exigencies of military strategy" sufficient warrant for exercising secrecy with the United States which "was being called upqn for unlimited assistance and for untold treasures" in helping to prosecute the war. - , ' , ' "The French and British prime ministers," he says, "will, ofveourse, not expect the government of the United States to approve the execu tion of the terms of the treaty of London, except insofar as that gov ernment may be convinced that those terms are intrinsically just tnd are consistent with the mainte nance of peace and settled order in southeastern Europe." - Supreme Court Hears Arguments Against Prohibition Today Washington, -March 7. The con stitutionality of the prohibition amendment and portions of the en forcement act will be argued Mon dav before the supreme court. The question is involved in un usual proceedings brought by Rhode Island to have the amendment de bated invalid and its enforcement enjoined, as well as in appeals from Kentucky and Massachusetts, where federal courts have sustained condi tional prohibition. Immediately after the court con venes Attorney General McCran of Xew Jersey will formally ask for . permission to bring proceedings similar to those of Rhode Island and to participate in the arguments. Such permission is customarily granted. ' League Meeting March 12. Paris, March 7. A formal call has been issued by the allied su preme jcouncil for an extraordi. ..-y meeting ot tne executive council oi the league oi nations to be held at Paris March 12, when the question of ser.dimr an investigating coi it tee under the control of. the league will be considered. - , v.. . ' - . EittrX m mi4-ttitt Bitter Oaaha P. 0. act HAYS WILL ELECT AND NOT SELECT G. 0. P. NOMINEE Republican National Commit tee to Hold Meeting in Chicago Today. Chicago. March 7. Members of the republican national committee, including Will H. Hayes, chairman, have arrived in Chicago for a meet ing Monday at republican head quarters. The icommittee will also meet to complete reports of the re publican gathering here in June. Mr. Hays said he would make the following report: "I have repeatedly stated my be lief that the duty of the chairman of the national committee is to elect the candidate and not select him. I shall square my performance with my promise. Worst Influence Result. "There shall be no word nor act of mine which will directly or in directly influence in any way the re sult of any contest in any state for delegates to the republican national convention, nor the choice by the delegates in the convention. "It makes no difference what may be said by any person for any rea son at any time in any place in the country indicating any other wish of mine. It simply is not true, I am sure that any one who would suggest another course will on re flection approve my irrevocable po sition in this regard." Convention Committee. Members of the convention com mittee are: T. A. Hert. Kentucky, chairman; John T. Adams, Iowa; Jacob L. fabler, Missouri; Willis C. Cook, South Dakota; James A. Hemenway, Indiana; V. L. High land, West Virginia; Earle S. Kins ley, Vermont; James J. McGaw, Oklahoma; T. A. Marlow, Montana; H. L. 'Rommel, Arkansas; Fred Stanley, Kansas; Patrick Sullivan, Wyoming; William Hale . Thomp son, Illinois; Charles B. Warren, Michigan; Ralph E. Williams, Ore gon. Children Are Taken From Smoke-Filled , Church by Teachers Fire was discovered in St. Marks Lutheran church. Twentieth and Burdette streets, yesterday morning while the Sunday school was in ses sion. Nearly 200 children were in two rooms-of the church basement and in the main auditorium. Miss Louise Raabe, superintend ent of the primary department, passed th word quietly and quickly to the various teachers and within a minute they had the 70 youngsters, ranging from 2 to 7 years, out of the smoke-filled rooms. Charles Puis, superintendent of the- main ;"school, " assistedvbyrthtt teachers, led the other children out side while the, alarm was being turned in. The flames were extinguished be fore much damage had been done. The fire was caused by an overheat ed flue. Asks "All Honest Citizens" to Help Catch Tax Dodgers Washington, March 7. Commis sioner of Internal Revenue Roper, has called on "all honest citizens" to aid in bringing to justice the tax dodger's the man who deliberately falsifies his income return or at tempts tax evasion. In justice to the man who honest ly and promptly meets his income tax obligation, the heavy penalty provided by the revenue act for failure or refusal must be strictly enforced," said the commissioner, pointing out that only six days re mained for filing returns. "Ignor ance of the law cannot be consist ently offered as an excuse by the man who fails to file his income tax return on time. Unionists' Leader Urges Acceptance of Irish Bill London. March 8. In addressing the Ulster unionist council last Fri day, Sir Edward Carson, the Ulster unionist leader, recommended that Ulster abandon, its opposition to the Irish home rule bill and accept the bill now before parliament, says the Daily Mail. The newspaper describes tnis as the most important development in the Irish situation in many years and says it is tound to have a pro found and far-reaching effect. After the meeting Sir toward and the other delegates returned to their respective district to consult the local associations on tne decision wmcn is to be taken at another meeting of the council, to be held at Belfast next Wednesday. Germans .Paying $250 For Suit and 60 Cents For Egg Cbiraco Tribune-Omaha Bee Leased Wire. Washington, March 7. The in creased cost of living in "the United States is mild compared with the problem which confronts the average citizen in Germany. according to a confidential report received through, official channels. A suit of clothes which in 1914 cost SO marks (normally about $20) now cannot be had for less than 1,000 marks, or about $250. Shoes have increased more than 1,000 per cent 'and men's shirts have jumped 1,166 per cent. The price of eggs has risen 4,066 per cent, one igg now costing 2yZ marks, almost 60 cents. Rice, cereals, butter and bacon have in creased in price more than 2,000 per cent. The report shows that sugar has increased less than any other essential food product, but even it f.hows a jump of 316 per cent Milk has increased 320 per cent. Statistical reports from London show that, with the exception of milk' and sugar, the increase in prices in Germany greatly ex ceeds those in allied countries. May tt. IMS al Hank t, tt7. MILLIOUS OF PROFIT MADE ON FISH PACK Salmon Commandeered for Army in 1918 Turned Back to Packers in 1919 on Basis Which Netted Huge Sums. SPOILED FISH CANNERS MISS ALL PROSECUTION United States Chemists Testify That Thousands of Cases of Tainted Meat Sold on War Contracts Action Promised Chicago Tribune-Omaha Bee Leased Vtlre. Washington, March 7. Why was the salmon pack of 1918, which was commandeered for the army, turned back to the packers in June, 1919, on a basis which produced millions in profit for them and why were the canners who put up spoiled fish by thousands of cases not prosecuted? These are the main lines of in quiry followed in the investigation of army salmon contracts by the Reavis sub-committee on expendi tures in the war department. Crim inal prosecution of the canners under the pure food act is threatened as a result. . Dr. Carl L. Alsberg, chief of the United States bureau of chemistry, has testified that in his opinion a clear case exists against a number of canners, principally those operat ing in Alaska, chemists of the bureau having determined that the- bad sal mon was tainted or worse when canned. Many Complaints Received. Army officers have testified that complaints about canned salmon re ceived at the army camps began to come in early in 1919, and these in creased until it became apparent that a large quantity of tainted fish was included in the army rations. Under the contract of purchase the army could 'turn back bad salmon up to July 1. 1919, but there was no way to tell what was good and what was bad. This led to the so called "reclamation" contracts of June, which now form a principal element of controversy. Under these contracts the canners took back all the salmon at the prices paid by the government, which were described as tentative, but decreased by an allowance of from .12 to 40 cents pe,r fcase for re- casing, reinarKing ana reiauenng, and the , government also agreed t j ment designated by the ctiiliier. The government also gave free storage for tix months and charged no in terest. , ' The testimony developed that U:t allowances made to the canners amojnted to a gratuity, as the cas?. were not actually remarked and re labeled. The freight has run to a handsome sum, not yet determined, but in many cases the government prfid for shipping half way across the continent, wherever the cancer had -nadc a sale. The testimony developed that wheTi the government agreed to re turn the salmon si $7.75 a case for a tj-pical grade, with the deductions and freight, which reduced the gov ernment's salvage in many cases to $6 or less, -he same grade was quoted coninercially at $10.50 and continued to rise in 'price until it reached $15 and $17. Approved Reclamation Contracts. Ma). Gen. George W. Burr, chief of staff, division of purchases ar.d storage,' testified that he and Bene dict Crowell, assistant secretary of war, approved the "reclamation" contracts. He made' no efforts to learn what prices might be obtained by telling to other purchasers tnan the manners. His great concern, he ssid, tvas to see that the salmon was not used by the army and not passed for sale where it might cause sickness and death and that concern was satisfied when the bureau of chemistry took the responsibility of passing the salmon that was to be again sold to the public. "As it appeared to me then," he said, "the government was stuck with 1,000.000 cases of salmon, cost ing $8,000,000 or $9,000,000, and we could not tell what part was good and what was bad." 1 The testimony indicates that be tween 75,000 and 100,000 cases have been condemned, and that about 80 per cent of the fish returned to the packers have been resold by them under permission of the bureau of chemistry. Dr. Alsberg said that on a trip to Alaska last year, he found sanitary conditions deplorable at some of the canneries, good at others. Succes sive catches were piled vup on top of others on the cannery floor and the freshest catch first reached the canners, the .fish underneath per haps being carried over. from day to day until when finally reached they were already tainted or spoiled. Senators and representatives from the Pacific coast states are now re ceiving messages from canning in terests protesting against whole sale prosecutions, which, it is held, might prejudice the public against eating salmon, when such conclu sions are unjustified. Killed in Snowslide. Salt Lake, Utah, March) 7. Two men, .Harry Gardner, superintend ent of the Woodlawn Copper com pany, and Fred Hanson, miner, were killed Saturday in Cottonwood can yon, north of Salt Lake, in a snow slide, according to word received here tonight . , . Open London-Paris Air Line. Paris. March 7. An aerial service was inaugurated by the secretary of aviation, M. Flarldin, Sunday be tween Paris and London. On the initial voyage a Goliath carried 14 passengers. -The trip was without incident. r- !f' ' "' .- , . OMAHA, MONDAY, "MIRACLE MAN" AGAIN IN TOILS OF OMAHA POLICE Wife Exposes "Wonder'Work er," Charging He Disturbed the Peace B. C, Goolcy, who has been ad vertising himself for the last two weeks in - Omaha as the t "Miracle Man," was arrested last night on complaint of his wife and charged with disturbing the peace. She also complained to police that he had deserted her and their three chil dren, ranging in age from 1 to 6 years. The climax of the "Miracle Man's" marital differences came at the Union station when, his. wife alleges, he attempted to prevent her daugh ter by a former marriage, Miss Hor tenzc Harding, from going to St. Louis to visit her uncle. Sell Daughter, Charge. Polfte assert they received a letter yesterday from her "uncle, J. Stanley Manze, superintendent of schools in St. Louir, requesting them to inves tigate Gooley's actions here, charg ing that he was attempting to sell his stepdaughter. Mrs. Gooley was bitter in her ar raignment of her husband at the police station and charged that his "miraculous powers" were all "fakes." She asserted that he had been ordered out of every town in which he had visited and had used a dozen aliases. Among the aliases used, she said, was Prof; J. H. White. Requested to Leave Hotel. She said he had been requested to leave" the hotel at which he was stopping in Omaha and that yester day he moved his belongings to another hostelry. Since her arrival in the city she charages she has been constantly abused by her husband, whom she characterized as "a brute in human flesh." Mr. Gooley was arrested about i week ago on a vagrancy charge, but released the next day in police court Mrs. Catt Predicts Full Ratification of Suffrage by April 1 ('liit-itKo Tribune-Omaha Bee leaned Wire. ' New York, March 7. Ratification of the woman suffrage amendment by April" 1 or a short time later is predicted by Mrs. Carrie Chapman Catt, president of the National Woman Suffrage association. Thirty three states have already ratified. Washington, where Governor Hart has called a special session of the legislature, is considered certain to ratify. Mrs. Catt said that the sen ate of West Virginia would ratify as soon as Senator Jesse Bloch, who is in favor of suffrage, returns from California She declared that JJela Mrs. Catt said she was sure that neither West Virginia nor Dela ware would fail. If either or both should, she said, the suffrage lead ers have other plans which they do not wish to disclose at this time. Mis Mary G. Kilbreth, president of the National Association Op posed to Woman Suffrage, asserted that the result of the last few weeks indicated that the amendment would not be ratified. Trio of Arrests Net Police Men Wanted For Burglaries Here A trio of arrests last night, police assert, netted the men who have been responsible for a number of recent burglaries here. The men are known in police circles as "con" men and are said to have come to Omaha from Sioux City to "work" the auto show. When arrested the three gave their names as Elmer Hawkins, alias Roy Davis; Harry Harvey and Ed Tobin. V Police say Hawkins registered at a hotel under the name of Davis and waj assigned to a room occupied by a number of other guests, and looted their clothing of all valuables. Police say Hawkins is a "dope fiend" and furnished information that led to the arrest of his com nnm'nns. An American Express company money order book with all. the checks used except number 13 1 was said to have been found in his possession. "B:g, Strapping Fellow" Gives Blood to Save Girl Chicago, March 7. 'I'm a big, strapping fellow and can well afford to give the girl all the blood she needs. I'm mighty glad I could be of aid in saving Miss Berman's life." Sol Friedman rolled down his sleeve after the surgeons had taken three pints of his blood for trans fusion in a final resort to restose Miss Anita Berman, who had been very seriously injured in an autom'o bile accident. He was a trifle pale, but game to the core and was able to drive his car back to the hotel where he is stopping.. Miss Berman was injured when a cab in which she was riding plunged over a viaduct tothe railroad tracks 16 feet below. ' Nine State Conventions Of Bankers Announced St. Louis, Mo., March 7. State conventions of the American Bankers' association were announced here as follows: May 5 and 6, Little Rock, Ark.; May 11 and 12, Memphis, Tenn. May 13 and 14, Oklahoma City, Okla.; Mav 18 and 19. Kansas City, Mo.; May 20 and 21, Wichita, Kan.; June 17 and 18, Bedford Sprisgs, Pa.; June 22 and 23, Galesburg, 111.; June 28 and 30, Des Moines, Iowa; July 14 and IS, Cedar Point, Ohio. President Richard S. Hawes of this city, president of the American Bankers' association, announced that he would probably attend th tte meetings. MARCH 8, 1920. FAMOUS OLD HOSTELRY IN EAST BURNED Tourist Resort on Government Reservation at Old Point Comfort, Virginia, Is Totally Destroyed by Fire. MANAGEMENT BELIEVES ALL GUESTS ARE SAFE Several Women Place Them selves in Peril by Attempting to Save Valuables Left in Their Rooms. By Auoclateil lreu. Old Point Comfort, Va., March 7. The Chamberlin hotel, a famous tourist resort, erected by permission of congress, on the government res ervation at Fortress Monroe, was destroyed by fire late today. It was impossible tonight for the police to ascertain definitely whether there had been loss of life. A fire man reported that in the early struggle with the flames while he was directing a stream of water into an upper story window, he heard screams from within. Another fireman said he saw an elderly .man and woman appear at a window which' was almost instantly obscured by smokdand that he did not see them again. Unable to Find Register. In the confusion and sudden alarm the hotel register either was forgotten and burned, or was locked in the hotel safe. Army officers at the fort and the hotel management declared that so far as they had been able to ascertain, there was no loss of life. There were about 200 guests at the Chamberlin, which had in all 170 employes. In addition to the Chamberlin. a large general store adjacent and the Adams Express company's building were destroyed. During the excitement several women put themselves in peril in their efforts to return to their rooms to save belongings. Several of these were" rescued by firemen who took them down the fire escapes when they were cut off from the halls by flame and smoke. Built in Early 90's. ;The Chamberlin was built in the early 90's. A seven-story frame structure, it stood on the water front, close to the fort, and in late years there was talk of razing it to army poat. But the hotel had be come such a vital part of army and navy life at Old Point that it re mained. ' Before the war when the fleet sailed in and out of Hampton Roads the Chamberlain generally was filled with officers' wives, and the greatest naval assemblage came here to wit ness the departure of the American fleet on its voyage around the world. No time was lost in finding quar ters for guests of the hotel, mos of whom lost everything except the clothes they were wearing at the ime. Army omcers opened their homes for the women. , The personal loss was heavy, one woman, it was- said, having lost diamonds valued at $100 000. Find Mother of Three Hanging Dead in the Presence of Children Chicago Tribune-Omaha Bee Leaned Wire. Beloit, Wis., March 7. Hearing the cries of the hildrcn, neighbors Sunday morning entered the home of Frank Jacobs to find the mother hanging by her neck dead and three children, one a baby -of three months, almost frozen. Mrs. Jacobs, who was 30 years old, had evidently committed suicide Saturday evening because the children had been crying most all the night. When the neighbors entered the house a little boy was clinging to the dead body and begging piteously for mamma to come and care for them. On the bed in the room adjoining that in which the body hung was the baby, uncovered, and a v 3-year-old girl was in her night clothes. The temperature in the house was below freezing. Fred Jacobs, husband of the dead woman, left the city yesterday, taking an older child, against the remonstrances of his wife, who had complained to neighbors of their poverty and said that the money to be used in the journey should go for the use, of herself and the children. Has Bill .to Legalize Beer and Wine With Kick in It Albany. N. Y., March 7,-r-Col. Ran som H. Gilletr, republican assembly man from "Columbia couuty, who served with the' Twenty-Seventh division abroad, will introduce ;i bill in the legislature permitting the sale of three and.pne-half per cent beer and wines containing up to 10 per cent alcohol under regulations ad opted by the American Expedition ary force in France. The bill will eliminate the saloon. The Weather. Forecast: Iowa Fair Monday arid Tues day; rising temperatures Monday and in east portion Tuesday. , Nebraska Fair Monday r.nd Tuesday: warmer Monday. Hourly Temperatures. 3 a. m. I I I D. m .IS .Sit 1 .in a. m.. 7 a. m. . X a. m. . f n. in.. 10 a. m.. t p. ni I p. in .. 0 .. 0 4 d. ni.. . . 4 i ft p. m.. . . 5 I n. in. . , , IV 11 a. m. 13 1 p. m. .. 2 It noon 18 B Mall (I )url. Dally 8m.. 17, ONLY REAL D. A. R. IN STATE DIES AT NIECE'S HOME Mrs. Elvira Caroline Tewks bury Succumbs at Age of " . 89 Years. Plattsmouth, Neb., March 7. (Special Telegram.) Mrs. Elvira Caroline Tewksbury, 89 years of age, the only real "Daughter of the American Revolution" in Nebraska, died at the home of her niece, Mrs. Anna May Wooley, here Sunday. Had she lived until May 22 she would have been 90 years old. She was the daughter of James Walker and was born in Antrim, N. H., May 22, 1830. Her father served in Colonel Chase's regiment in the Revolutionary 'war and under the command of Maj. Francis Smith he was one of the New Hampshire mil itiamen that marched from Cornish, N. H.. to reinforce the garrison at Fort Ticonderoga. She was married iii' 1859 to John S. Tewksbury and one year later moved to Weeping Water, Neb., with her husband. Her husband be came wealthy in business in Weep ing Water and other Nebraska towns, but later reverses impaired his fortune. He died in 1905 in Arkansas. Mrs. Tewksbury and hei; husband moved to Omaha in the early 90's, but several years ago she moved to Plattsmouth, where 'she made her home with a niece. Funeral services will be held in Plattsmouth Tuesday and the funeral cortege, in automobiles, will leave at 1:30 for Omaha, where burial will be made in the family plot at Laurel Hill cemetery, South Side. A delegation from Omaha Chap ter, D. A. R., will attend the funeral as well as delegations from other chapters in the state. REDS OPEN HEAVY ATTACK AGAINST POLES AT PRIPET Bolsheviki, Repulsed With Heavy Losses, Says Dis- ' patch From Berlin. London, March 7. Large forces of bolsheviki have opened an offensive against the Poles on both sides of the Pripet region, says a dispatch to the Central News from Berlin. The dispatch adds that the Poles report the enemy was repulsed with heavy losses. Helsingsfors, March 6. The Fin nish general staff has received news that the White troops in the Mur- man region have penetrated the now approaching the town of Kepola. Advices from Helsingfors re ceived Sunday reported that the bol sheviki had begun a new attack on Finland, attacking the Finnish posi tions at. Sutjervi after a heavy artillery bombardment on Wednes day. Concentrate Germans. Warsaw, March 7, The allega tions of a' Germano-bolshevik in trigue for an invasion of Lithuania, primarily in the German interests, published by Slovo-Russian lan guage newspapers here, include the charge that 36,000 Germans have been concentrated in east Prussia, prepared to "invade Lithuania. It is intended to claim necessity for this action because of the recent revolt of Lithuanian soldiers in the Kovno region, it is declared in one- of tht dispatches printed by these news papers. Tell of Stacks of Naked Bodies in Irkutsk Region London, March 7. A party of British officers arriving at Harbin from Omsk and Chita declare that their experiences west of Irkutsk excelled all other previous horrors, says the London Times' Harbin. Manchuria, correspondent in a com munication dated Fjbruary 19. "Piles of naked, frozen and gnawed bodies of men, women and children were stacked at. every station," the correspondent quotes the officers as saying. "The Czechs took the en gines from the hospital trains, leaving the sick to perish from cold and hunger." Meat to Be Reduced. Washington, March 7. Plans for reducing the American family's meat bill are announced by the Depart ment of Justice, which will urge housewives to turh from the high priced cuts to less costly portions of the steer. , Chicago Tenants Form Union to Fight Rent Hogs .'I C'liii'OKO Tribiine-Omaha Bm Leaed Wire. Chicago, March 7. Renters who have been driven . to the point of distraction by the profiteering land lords, have taken a leaf from the union labor book and will launch a tenants' union that will cover the entire city. Tenants will be or ganized iir their respective neighbor hoods and the entire force of the organization will be brought to bear to help out solitary individuals, while various ways and meansywill be evolved to bring the "rent hogs" to the right way of thinking. Hundreds of tenants attended various mass meetings and laid plans for fighting the landlords. In several instances they will refuse to move out to make room for others who will pay the exorbitant rates. This action is being taken on the advice of the city, and it is believed the landlords will not be able to find a jury that will return a verdict in their favor. Signs announcing "this npartment vacant" are being torn flown and the tenants are posting placards stating that the flat will not be vacant. Dally. M.M; . tl.M: 0: aWU Nik. otlat aatra. FRANCE FEARS BRITAIN TO SPRING SURPRISE BY SEIZING vwiiv i nil Appearance of British Squadron in Golden Horn and Carefully Wordtjd Dispatches Uttering Warnings of Riots and Troubles, Which May Develop Following Overthrow of Turkish Cabinet, Believed to Camou flage Intention of English to Occupy Ottoman Cap ital Under Mask of Protection to Foreigners. jti"''' L HENRY WALKS. VILLA IN CHARGE OF BANDITS WHO TAKE AMERICAN Thirty-three Killed and Several Held for Ransom in Hold up of Train. EI Paso, Tex., March 7. Francisco Villa commanded the bandits who held up and robbed the northbound Mexico City passenger train near Corralitos last Thursday, when 33 persons were killed and several held for ransom, including one American, according to passengers who reached Chihuahua City Sunday. According to passengers, the train was stopped by an explosive placed on the track, which derailed the locomotive, A pitched battle ensued between SO Yaqui soldiers of the train guard and Villa followers to the number of 300, commanded by Francisco Villa in person. Nineteen soldiers, 4 civilians and 10 of the bandits were killed when the fight ing ended with the retirement of a tenant .and .six xaquis,au ot the train guard who remained tm- wounded. Threatens to Kill Passengers. Villa then herded the passengers to a nearby hill, threatening them with death. An American, Joseph Williams, an employe; of the American Smelt ing and Refining company, and M. Nassar, an Arabian passenger, were held for ransom, while another American, R. Vf. Black, was not de? tained. After vainly attempting to break open the express car safe the ban dits set fire to the train. Before leaving Villa harangued the pas sengers, telling them he was not a bandit, but that he was fighting for civil liberty and to avenge the death of Gen. Felipe Angeles. In the course of his talk he said trains would not be permitted to run. Interchurch World Budget for 1920 Is $336,777,572 New York, March 7. The Inter church World Movement an nounced that the 1920 budget of 30 American denominations co-operating for world-wide extension of re ligious effort, would amount to $336,777,572, of which $229,000,000 would be expended in America. "In presenting the budget, Dr. S. Earl Taylor, general secretary, said, "the Interchurch World Movement asks nothing for itself. -All of the expenses incurred will be paid .by the perating agencies and the Interchurch World Movement is merely the servant of all." The money to be expended will be divided, as follows: Foreign' missions, $107,661,488; home missions, $109,949,037; Ameri can education, $78,837,431; American religious education, $5,931,925; American hospitals and homes, $5, 116,465; American ministerial pen sion and relief, $20,510,299; miscel laneous. The miscellaneous item of he budget, it was stated, covers ex penditures for war relief, temper ance, enlistment-campaign, etc. Federal Raids on Radical Hangouts Net 270 Prisoners Waferbury, Conn., March 7. Fed eral agents seized much literature and locked up 204 persons in radical raids in this city Sunday. Th" raids were in the quarters of . the communist party, the Union Russian workers and the Union Russian citizens. Akron, O., March 7. Sixty-six al leged radicals were taken in raids on meeting places here by federal operatives, city police, deputy sher iffs and industrial police, headed by H. W. Kage of the Department of Justice. The men were members of the Industrial Workers of the World, communist party, Russian union, Workmen's International In dustrial union and bolsheviki, Chief Kage said. York Man to File as Delegate To National Convention York, Neb.. March 7. (Special Telegram.) C. A. McCloud will file for delegate to the national repub lican convention for the Fourth con gressional district. Mr. McCloud is not pledged to any one and will vote for the man the republican's select at the primaries on April 20 TWO CENTS. T 1PLE By HENRY WALES. New York Tluiea-C'hlcaco Trlliune ( uhlr, tip right. 11(20. Paris, March 7. Appearance of a British squadron in the Golden Horn has aroused the fears of the French that Great Britian is about to spring a surprise and seize Con stantinople like D'Annunzio grabbed Fiume. Carefully worded dispatches uttering warn iHgs of riots and troubles which may develop in Constantinople following the overthrow of the Turkish cabinet have been sent to London by the admiral commanding the souadron. These, it is believed, mav be in tended to camouflage occupation of the city under the mask of protection to foreigners. Te French and Italian governments are contemplating sending battle squadrons to Constantinople. . ' Simultaneously news of the mas ' - ' " T sacre of 15,000 Armenians by the Turk troops tends to give color to reports that the situation is highly critical "in Constantinople. It is recalled that charges often were made that Great Britain sup ported, the first Russian 'revolution because she wished to escape the pledge made by her when war was ' declared that Russia was to get Con- . stantinople. After the armistice, when it seemed the United States might accept a mandate under the league of nations, the Constanti- ' nople question lay dormant, but since it became evident that Amer ica would not take a mandate in the eastern hemisphere, the British . ., have been juggling, trying to get the world's crossways into their hands. The French bitterly ' opposed . Great Britain's efforts to get a man date and so did Italy. The French then backed the Italian claims for a while, and Great Britain swung back to the Greek claims for a mandate. Clashes between the four nations arose oyer other points, and it was seen this plan' was unreasonable. May Land Marines. It is intimated the British my use the present excitement in Con stantinople as a pretext to land ma-, rines, ordering the troops there to ''keep-order.'' Mrarrtime-aucWTr'-r -inet would be under obligations to the British and therefore acceptable to London. " Impress Upon Turks That World Will Not Stand for Massacres London, March 7. The proposed military control oi .Constantinople is not to be an occupation in the sense r which that term usually implies, ac cording to the peace conference plans, which, however, have not as yet been fully matured. ' , (A London dispatch filed later ; than this message, but passing it in transmission and received Saturday night, announced the dispatch of a -notfl by the allies to the Turkish government, the terms of which" were understood to be drastic and to be followed by drastic action. ' should that prove necessary.) The idea of the conference, it is indicated, is to impress tipon the . Turks that the world will not tolerate massacres, such as those of the Armenians in Cilcia last month. Tenants Proceed on Own Hook When Owner Refuses to Raise Rent New York. March . When -George C. Kelly, owner of the four story apartment house at 66 West One Hundred and Sixth street, re- fused to enroll as a profiteering .n.iuiviu auu rcnis, ms eight tenant families decided to do it themselves. Misses Alice and Lillian Koth and, Mr. and Mrs. George Lee, who have lived in the house 17 years, called a tenants' meeting and a new rent ' scale was drawn up. Instead of paying $30 a month, they decided 1 the apartments were worth $35 and $37. An ultimatum to this effect was served on the landlord. Mr. Kelly was flabbergasted. : He reluctantly- accepted the increase, but retaliated by engaging men to install electricity. . - "I have no love for profiteers." said Mr. Kelly.. "I believe in live and let life as a life policy. I'm glad ' my tenants are contented." Man Wounded by Accidental Shot Fired From Next Room ' ' Adolph Duchek, 35 years old, wa ' accidentally wounded while in his room at the St. James hotel. Thir- -feenth and Harney streets, last night when J. H. Shelley, in an adjoining room, attempted to demonstrate his ' gun to. a prospective buyer. The bullet passed through the partition. ..... uuu; vjl IUIIHS UMJUICI, ...k- - -I : ...i.L j . . wiiu ins sleeping wun mm, ana into his arm. - , American Legion Meeting Called to Discuss "Bonus", Louisville. Ky.. March 7. Frank-. lin D'Olier, national commander rf the American Legion. ' announced here tonight that a conference of Legionnaires or all states would K-j held in Washington March 22 for reconsideration of the so-called "bonus question." 1