Nebraska Newspapers

    Phe Omaha Daily Bee
VOL. 49 NO. 226.
WILSON NOW
AGREEABLETO
HUME ISSUE
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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. -
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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."
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