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Omaha aily Bee VOL. 49 NO. 24J. tiHne H mcmLiIih itlf Mir It, IN(. at OBika r. 0. iistftr Ml Mank S. 117. OMAHA, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 24, 1920. ' By Mall (I yrt. Ollly, 16.00; Sunday, 12. JO: Oally and Sua., 17.00: aattlda Nab. .aoitan antra. TWO CENTS. RATIFICATION OF SUFFRAGE FIGHT BITTER Possibilities of Defeat of Na tional Amendment Loom as Delaware Prepares to Re fuse Women Franchise. SENTIMENT AGAINST . MEASURE IS STRONG Suffragist Heads at Scene of Battle Assert Opposition More Determined Than En countered in Any Other State. Dover. Dc!.. March 23. With the possibilities of the defeat of the ratification of the suffrage amend ment looming large, preparations ;ire being made by the Delaware leg islature to have the ratification measure presented to both houses WfdnesiU'y. Arguments for and against suffrage will be heard Thurs day and leaders of the anti-suf-fracists are working hard td have the measure acted upon by Friday afternoon. Sentiment against suffrage has crystallized and all party lines dropped when republican and demo cratic legislators refused to be bound hv caucuses on the suffrage' ques tion. jt the meetings Tuesday morning state leaders of both par ties appeared before the members of the asserdjly and pleaded with them lor an early ratification. When a caucus was asked only a few mem bers were willing to tie themselves down to the dictates of their parties Mid the motion was defeated. Americans Paying Billions To Support Great Civilian War Machine in Country . , r 200,000 More Employes Today in Government Service Throughout United States Than Before the War Reduction of Only 2,840 Since October Many, Of Remainder, Have Little to Do. By ARTHUR SEARS HENNING. Chicago Trihun-Omahtt 11m I.eaard Wire. Washington, March 23. The war is over, but you would not think so it you would examine the ad ministration's payroll. Dillions of dollars are being ex acted of the people in taxes to support the great civilian war ma chine in almost the same magni tude as during the progress of ac tual hostilities. There arc 200,000 more employes today in the government service throughput the country than before the war. Before the outbreak of the war there were, 37,908 clerks and other civil employes of the government in the District of Columbia. This force was increased during the war until on November 1, 1918, when, the armistice was declared, it num bered 117,477. Then the administra tion began to reduce the "overhead" expense, but with extreme reluc tance. There still are 100, 110 -departmental employes in Washington. Have Little Work. Several hundred acres of tempo rary buildings are still inhabited by the army of workers, a large pro portion of whom, according to Chairman Good of the house appro priations committee, have little if any work to do. Before the war there were ap proximately 500.000 cyil employes of the government in the entire country. Now there are 720,369 dis tributed as follows: Members of congress, secretaries, clerks, help about capitol, justices of the supreme court. United States circuit court of appeals, and district court judges, clerks, marshals, Unit ed States attorneys, assistant United States district attorneys, ambassa dors and others in the diplomatic and consular service, staffs of con gressional library, etc., are at least 6,000. Unable to Reduce Payroll. The republican congress which did not get on the job until last May, was unable to make any ma terial progress in reducing the pay roll for the present fiscal year. Mr. Good has undertaken to cut $1,000, 000,000 out of the departmental esti mates for the next fiscal year and contemplates forcing the adminis tration to drop at least 25,000 em ployes in Washington alone. "Twenty-five preceiit of the em ployes in the District of Columbia could be dropped from the rolls to day," said Mr. Good, "withOvU in juring the service and with the clerks 'operating at somewhere around 80 per cent efficiency." Representative Sigel of New York, who has been investigating the pay rolls, has this to say: "Without desiring to he made (( iintimif el on InKt Two, Column Three.) Situation Declared Bad By Suffragist Leader ( liii'Hgo Triuifpr-Oiiiiihu flee l.euned Wire. Washington, March 23. A tcle . phone message ' from Alice Paul, ' chainnau of the National Woman's party, now in Dover, stated today: "The situation in Delaware is bad." "The opposition we are encoun tering here is probably more bitter - than we have found in any other . state, but support is also pouring in to us from the entire country. Wires ' are constantly arriving from gov ernors and officials of states which have already ratified, urging that Delaware give the vote which will secure women a share in the fall ' elections. Suffragists from other states are sending money to aid in the campaign. Among the contri butions today waa t check for $500 from the Colorado branch for the literature to convince the Delaware legislature that suffrage wotks. Our Virginia branch sent $300. "Delaware women are working splendidly throughout the, whole state and delegations arrive daily to work among members of the legis lature." Urge Prompt Ratification. " National leaders of both the demo cratic and ' republican parties are in Dover urging members of their party to vote and work for prompt ratification. Mrs. Florence Bayard Hilles, state chairman, is in charge of Delaware suffragist forces and is directing the work of the lobby committee in Dover. Headquarters have been in Wilmington under Miss Vernon of Delaware, secretary of the execu tive committee of the woman's party. Miss Betty Gramb, who has taken part in some of the most difficult, ratification campaigns, is in New castle county bringing pressure upon members of the legislature from their constituents, and Miss Elsie Hill, daughter of the late Repre sentative E. J. Hill of Connecticut, is carrying on the same work in Sussex county. Mrs. Lawrence Lewis of Philadelphia, treasurer of the national woman's party and na tional ratification chairman, is aid ing the local women in their work. Stormy Session When Tenants and Landlords Meet Before Committee ' Albany. N. Y March 23. Land lords and tenants, transferring their their rent war from New Yrk to -Albany, faced one another across the assembly chamber at a hearing on rent measures held by a special joint legislative committee. After a denunciation of "rent hogs" by various speakers, a mem ber of Mayor Hylan's committee on rent profiteering jumped on top of a dtsk and led mea and women ten ants in cheering when Arthur J. Hiltey, chairman of the committee, urged that "the firm, stern hand of the law be applied" and "the causes of socialism be eradicated." Other speakers warned of widespread dis order if rents continue to rise. The session grew storriier as it proceeded, and jeers and hisses greeted Dr. H. E. Berg, representing realty interests, when he arose to speak. This demonstration followed a charge by a woman that he had "insulted" aclergyman speaking in behalf of the tenants. There were cries of "throw him out." Office Tenants Organize League Against Landlords New York, March 23. Tenants of downtown office buildings took pre liminary steps at a meeting tonight to organize the "Office Tenants' league" as protection against "un conscionable profiteers," who, a statement said, are "raising rents from 50 to 50C "cr cent." Jersey City, March 23. An ordi nance requiring landlords to notify ths city clerk when notices of rent increases or eviction are served on tenants has been adopted by the commissioners. , WON'T DISREGARD LAW IN DECIDING VALUE OF ROADS NEGRO LEGALLY HANGED ONE DAY AFTER ARREST Representative of Public Sharp ly Criticises Arguments of Carriers Over Appraisal. Washington, March 23. Solid alignment of state railroadcommis sioners, representing the public, against consideration of the "unre liable" investment accounts of the roads for valuation purposes de veloped before the Interstate Com merce commission, which is holding hearings to determine the basis of payment of the standard dividend under the transportation act. Insisting that the "book accounts" of the roads were worthless as art index to the values of the proper ties, John E. Benton of the asso ciation of State riilroad commis sioners, sharply criticised the argu ment advanced by the carriers that any valuation of the roads-iound to be less than the aggregate accounts would be a blow to the financial centers of the world. Won't Disregard Law. "Since when has this commission rendered its judgments with its face toward Wall street'" he asked. 'Since when has it disregarded the law and the facts to cover up the rottenness of any situation it came upon in the performance of its duty? It has heretofore discovered and exposed many shocking things, but the country still lives and the finan cial centers are still inact." All the elements of value must be taken into consideration, Benton contended, but the investment ac counts of the roads are not to be regarded as evidence. Scores Watered Stock. "Congress has not given you dis cretion," he told the commission, "if you know the true investment cost of the Chicago and Alton from your valuation investigations to shut your eyes to that element and con sider its Wickedly water-soaked in vestment account." Representatives of the "shippers generally concurred in the proposals oftlfc carriers that the book ac counts be considered, but advised that they be checked in the light of the other information available to the commission. Ame'rican Missionary Kills Officer in .India;' Domestic Reason Cause Londou, March 23. An American medical missionary, the Rev. Mr. Jackson, shot Maj. H. D. Cloete dead at Sadiya", Asham, British India, a northeast frontier post, according to a Calcutta dispatch to the Daily Mail, dated March 15. The correspondentsays that the reasons for the tragedy were domes tic. The missionary surrendered to the authorities. V 125 Convicts Escape, But Most of Them Come Back Houston, Texas, March 23. One hundred and twenty-five convicts at the Texas state prison farm over powered the guards, seized their guns and escaped, according to a dispatch from Huntsville. Soon after the break, the dispatch says, 35 of the men returned. Strag glers continued returning until eve ning, when all but four were ac counted for. There was an unconfirmed report here that two of the men had been killed and -a third woundtfd in a fight. Funeral of Mrs. Cowin Postponed to Thursday Owing to delay in the arrival of Mrs. John Cudahy of California, the funeral of her mother, Mrs. John P. Cowin, who died Sunday, has been postponed from this afternoon to Thursday afternoon. Funeral serv ices will be' held at 2 o'clock Thurs day at All Saints church , HUNDREDS TREATED BY FAITH HEALER Nearly 1,000 Sjck and Maimed Ministered to by James Moore Hickson During First Day of Mission in Bluffs. PLEASED WITH SUCCESS OF WORK IN IOWA CITY ' k 1 t The Changing World 1 Z X Previous Texas Court Records Involving Death Penalty Broken in San Augustine. San Augustine, Tex., March 23. Previous Texas court records in volving ,the death penalty probably were broken here Tuesday when John Hood Price, negro, was legaliv hanged for the recent murder ofl John Kennedy, a farmer, less than 24 hours after his arrest and con viction. The negro was captured Monday afternoon and placed in jail here at 4:30 o'clock. He was quickly in dicted on a murder charge by a spe cial grand jury and a trial jury im mediately sworn ij.; A night j ses sion was held in county court a., which Price , was found guilty and sentenced to death. A large crowd surrounded the court house in the evening but any possibility of at tempted violence was averted when a brother of Kennedy asked that justice be permitted To take its course as speedily as possible. Nearly 2,000 persons at 11 o'clock Tuesday silently watched Price mount the scaffold, hurriedly erected in the public square. They quieti dispersed after the trap was sprung. Kennedy was shot and killed at his home near here March 18. Two charges from a shotgun were fired. through a window, it was learned that Price and Kennedy had had a dispute the preceding day." Conditions in Ireland Present Grave Aspect; Crowds Stone Soldiers London, March 24. The Dublin correspondent of the London Times describes the situation in Ireland in the darkest colors. He says the out look is serious and that conditions in the west artd south are extremely grave. The position, bad last week, is now definitely worse. The correspondent says the Sinn Fein asks the country to accept the monstrous theory that Lord Mayor MpcCurtain of Cork was killed by actual agents of the government. He describes the over-night riot in Dub lin as another danger signal, and says it is impossible to get an im partial account of the incident, the popular' version being that the sol diers provoked and assaulted civil ian?, -y The correspondent learns the sol diers wex". stoned by a crowd before they left the theater singing the na tional at.'them as a protest against the failure of the theater orchestra to play it. Naval Appropriation Bill of $425,000,000 Passes House . Washington, March 23. The naval appropriation bill carrying approximately $425,000,000 passed the house Tuesday without a roll call and yow goes to the,senate. It includes provisions aggregating $104,000,000 to carry on construction of new ships authorized in the 1916 three-year program and for an en listed personnel averaging 125.000 in the navy and 20,000 in the marine corps. There was no provision fof new construction in addition to vessels already authorized and contracts fot which have been awarded. An amendment by Representative Hull, republican, Iowa, attaching the same provision against stop-watcn systems in navy yards that had been previously enacted for both arsenals and navy- yards was adopted, 218 to 69. Fire Wipes Out Town. Springfield, Mo., March 23. The town of Collins in St. Clair county was almost completely destroyed by fire Tuesday afternoon.' Fifteen homes were said to have been razed. Only two store building were left standing "T Says People Came to Him in Right Spirit Many Report Improvement Immediately Following Treatment. 'T am delighted with the success of mv work in Council Bluffs. T have never held a more successful mission." 'TW!s is the statement of, James Moore Hickson. famous - English healer, made last night atter seven consecutive hours of ministering to neatly 1,000 maimed, halt, blind or sick men, women and children of Council Bluffs, Omaha and the sur rounding territory. "The people came to, me in the right spirit," continued Mr. Hick son. "The day s work gave me great pleasure, and I believe the people were benefited." Mr. Hickson held his mission at St. Paul's Episcopal church ' from 10 a .in. to 1 p. in., preaching two sermons to sufferers of all kinds. In the afternoon he visited a large number of sufferers who were un able to leave their beds, and also the Council Bluffs' hospitals. He will hold services at St. Pauls church again this morning, beginning at 10. Sufferers Express Faith. Although Mr. Hickson emphasized the improbability of effecting in stantaneous cures a large number of the sufferers treated by him ex pressed the firm belief that they were either benefited immediately, or that they would eventually be come well. Two patients whom he visited yesterday afternoon in the Jennie Edmundson Memorial hos pital were reported somewhat' im proved, at least in spirits, by hos pital authorities. Sufferers from North and South Dakota and from as far south as Oklahoma gathered at the St. Pauls church yesterday morning to re ceive the ministrations of the famous Englishman. Many of them were on hand as early as 5 a. m., waiting patiently for his appearance They -came invwtieet -chairs, taxi cabs, private machines and ambu lances. Others came on crutches, or supported by the arms of their relatives or friends. Many were carried bodily up the steps into the church. When the services com menced .300 sufferers filled the seats of the auditorium and nearly 200 ethers waned patiently upon the walks outside. O. L. Lawson of Oakland, 20 miles east of Council Bluffs, brought his wife to the church in a large ambulance. She was the first per (Continuril on Page Two, Column Two.) Make Frantic Efforts To Borrow Money to Meet Demands of Men Cliicnito Trlhune-Ontiihn Bee I.enNfil Wire. Chicago, March 23. With team sters and chauffeurs already on strike and garbage and refuse piling up, uncollected, a menace to public health, and other city employes threatening to strike, the council is making frantic efforts to borrow $4,000,000 to increase the budget and meet the new wage demand. The strike has spread to all departments and everything is lagging. Bankers, it is understood, have taken up the matter and are not inclined to grant the lean. The city is already in a financial snarl and the bankers think they would run considerable risk of having their money tied up indefinitely. This loan would have to be made on the "confessed judgment" scheme and any taxpayer could tie up the entire loan through court proceedings.' The budget, as it now stands, runs in excess of $32,000,000 and legis lation will be necessary to secure more money. Referee's Decision Is Given Omaha Boy Over Bennie Valgar Atlanta, Ga., March 23. Jack Lavyler of Omaha won the referee's decision (over Benny Valgar of France at the end of their 10-round featherweight bout here Tuesday night. The Nebraska fighter showed up mud: better than his French op ponent in six rounds, with the other four apparently even. Can't Go to Church So -Ex-Kaiser Saws Wood Amerongen, Holland March 23. For the second time the former Em peror Willikm of Germany was de prived of the customary religious' services at Bentinick castle Sunday. Because of new restrictions the Ger man minister from Zeist who usu ally presides at the services at the castle was unable to enter. The former emperor renewed with i energy his wood-sawing operations. -Coalition-Liberal Wins. London, March 23. Sir William Sutherland, coalition-liberal, was elected to the house of commons in the bye-election held in Argyleshire, Scotland, a fortnight age, over the Rev. Malx.lm MacCa'.luoi. labor, it is announced tCoprrlcM: 1920: By John T. McCufeheoo 1 '' An autocrat who hat reigned spreme is threatened by m now Pretender to tho Thron. In 1896 Bryan fought on a financial issue. In 1920 ho will fight on m moral issue. cS The old timo spirit of conquest- stems to be with u again in a thin disguise. WILSON POLICIES, AND MAN HIMSELF, HARSHLY SCORED Senator Brandegee Says no President Has Ever Been so Shielded From Criticism. New Haven, Conn., March 23. Criticism of President Wilson, in which the war, treaty making and Mexican policies of the democratic administration were severely ar raigned, featured an address here of Senator' Brandegee, acting as tem porary chairman of the republican state convention. He asserted that "no president of the United States has ever been so shielded from just criticism by events as has the presi dent of the United States." The condition of America's un- preparedness at the beginning of the war, Senator Brandegee said, was largely the fault of President Wil son. He declared that gross ex travagance characterized his gov ernmental departments; that his ef forts at treaty making in Paris re sulted largely in fiasco and that his coercion of the senate has resulted in a "kick back" in which the sen ate is now coercing the president. He asked if the "people of this coun try want the senate to abandon its matured judgment after due con sideration and to say that they ap prove of a "treaty when they do not approve of it." Senator Brandegee explained his objection to ..the suffrage and prohi bition amendments as based largely on the old proposition of state's rights. He reiterated former state ments that the administration s Mexican attitude for the last six years has been "an impotent and im becile dntt with a conditioirnow in Mexico so "appalling" that the American people "have apparently abandoned alj hope of any relief as long as the present administration s in power. the State depart ment was designated as "a mere sWell" and the operation of the Post- office department, he said, would be a "huge national joke if it were not a scandal and a tragedy." Methodist Conference Lifts Ban on Dancing, Theaters, Horse Racing Newark, N. J. March 23. A reso lution to strike from the book of discipline of the Methodist church that section known as the "Blue law" or amusement ban, which for bids Methodists attending dances, theaters and horse races, was adopt ed at the Newark Methodist confer ence here. Coupled with the vote to recognize these pastimes the con ference advises all church people to "make their amusements the subject of. frequent thought and to be scrupulously careful to set no in jurious example." The conference also adopted a res olution memoralizing the general conference relative to the stand it has taken in the matter of permit ting women to become ministers, thus giving the women of the church equal opportunities and an equal standing with" men. 10 States, Nebraska Included, Form Highway. Association Kansas Citjy March 23 A pre liminary organization of a highway association, composing the highway departments of 10 middle western and southern states, was effected here Tuesday. They are Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Ar kansas. Louisiana, Iowa, Indiana, Ohio and Illinois. Steps to complete the organiza tion, it is announced, will be taken at a meeting in St. Louis Thursday. NEBRASKANS IN CONFERENCE ON SERVICE BONUS Kearney Attorney Submits Bill Providing for Payment Of $2 a Day to Men Who Wish to Buy Homes. . . BY E. C. SNYDER, : tVmtilnctnn Correspondent of Omaha Be. Washington, March 23. (Special Telegram) E. P. McDermott, an attorney of Kearney, .Neb., who was tlj democratic candidate foV con gress against "Uncle. Mose"'Kin kaid, in 1910, and who is in Wash ington as the Nebraska member of the legislative committee of the American Legion, had an extended conference today with the republi can members of the congressional delegation from the prairie state. Mr. McDermott laid before the delegation the draft of the bill agreed upon by the executive committee, and which is to have the loyal sup port of the Legionairies, providing for a bonus. for the service perform ed during the world war. This bill, in substance, provides for an addi tional payment of $2 a day for the length of time the soldier was in service, for the purpose of assist ing him in acquiring a farm or city residence, and $1.50 a day is to be paid in cash for the number of days in service over and above what he received while in the army should he not desire to take advantage of the larger bonus given toward se curing homes. Hearing Today. The ways and means committee will hear the. members of the legis lative committee of the American Legion tomorrow on the merits of the bill. The hearing will be the first of the recognition accorded the bill by the waysiand means commit tee. Senator Norris took occasion to read to the delegation a 1,000-word telegram, sent to himself, Scnatoi Hitchcock and Congressman Jef feris from the Douglas county post of the American Legion and signed by Kendall Hammond, secretary, wherein the allegation is made that the Nebraska delegation has been "passing the buck" with reference to soldier legislation, and that the member from now on would be expected "to fish or cut bait" ' Mr. Dermott, as the Nebraska rep resentative of the legion, took occa sion to say that the telegram was, (Continued on rage Two, Column Six.) Reach Agreement for Moving American Dead in France Washington, March 23.1 An agreement under which American dead in France, whether in or be hind the battle zone, may be re moved to the United States as soon as arrangements have been . com pleted has been reached at a confer ence between representatives of the French and Amrican govrnment. The agreement awaits the approval of the French government. WOOD LEADING , HIS OPPONENTS . IN SO. DAKOTA SOVIET RULE. J IN MOST OF RHIHELAND Virtually Every Town in Prov inces in Hands of German Workmen Prisons Opened And All Inmates freed. f GEN. VON LUETTWITZ ARRESTED IN BERLIN. Has Good Margin Over Low den and Johnson in Presi dential Primary Returns. Sioux Falls. March jL. Leonard Wood maintained a lead of 3,000 votes over Frank O. Lowden, for republican presidential endorsement on the face of returns tabulated at 1 o'clock this morning from 605 out f -1,740 precincts iii 51 of -the 64 counties. Wood, 20,257; Lowden, 17,898 and Johnson, 15,292. Thfs tabulation in cluded reports from nearly every city in the state. . The returns practically cleaned up the precincts in all the leading cities of the state except Huron, where sevaral pricincts were missing. Short ly before midenight, the Black Hills counties began to report and those heard from went heavily for Wood. Johnson polled a heavy vote at Yankton and complete returns from Pierre, the state capital, showed he carried the city by a plurality of seven votes over Wood. Governor Peter Norbeck has a good margin over Dick Haney for the republican senatorial nomination and W. H. McMaster of Yankton, was ahead of R. C. Richards, his opponent for the , republican nomination for governor. ' ' Refuses Comment on Funds. Norfolk, Neb., March 23. When asked to make a further statement to that of his Chicago headquarters concerning campaign funds, Gen. Leonard Wood, who spent a few minutes here en route to Chicago from South Dakota, declared that he has nothing to add to Mr. Proc ter's statement. a, Plan High Tariff To Protect America's Aircraft Industries ChiciiKo Trihune-Omnha Hee Leased Wire. Washington, March 23. The sen ate finance committee has decided to recommend tne building of a high tariff wall around America's infant aircraft industry to save it from de struction by British and French competition. A high ad valorem duty, perhaps 45 per cent, on aircraft will be car ried in an amendment to the dye stuffs tariff bill, which will come be fore the senate again in a few days. The committee decided to recom mend sucr an amendment after hear ing Senator New of Indiana predict that American aircraft industries were facing ruin through the pros pective "dumping" of obsolete plants upon the United States byi Great Britain and France. , 30 Aliens to Be Released. Salt Lake City, Utah. March 23. Release of 30 enemy aliens who have been interned at Fort Douglas here for periods of from one to three, years will take place Wednesday, according to announcement by De partment of Justice olTicials. Expect Trouble Between Christians and Moslems New York, March 23. Sanguinary troubles between Christians and Moslems in Syria are expected as a result of the boycott declared against France and England by Emir Feisal. newly elected king of Syria, according to a cable dispatch from Paris to the Syrian-Lebanese league, signed by three influential leaders in the Syrian moement The Weather Forecast: Nebraska Unsettled and colder Wednesdiy, probably showersj Thursday partly cloudy and colder. Iowa Unsettled weather Wednes day and Thursday, with probably thunder showers; cooler. Hourly Temperatures. li a. m . . . A a. in . . . 7 a. m... M .1. m... It a. m . . . 11) n. m. . . 11 a. in. . I! nuon . . M .54 .r.4 .M .M ST .() e:t . .. 3 . . . in , . . HH 10 B I7 fi! ....!! Admiral Von.Trotha, Chief of The Admiralty, Also Appre- hended, But Whereabouts of Kapp Not Definitely Known. Berlin, March 23. The strike . committee has unanimously pro claimed the strike ended. Work will be resumed tomorrow. Rotterdam, March 23. The con ditions in the Rhine provinces, where virtually every tov$n is in the hands of the workmen, rapidly are approaching a duplication of the conditions prevailing in , soviet Russia. According to the Rotterdamschc Courante's correspondents' in- Essen and Dortmund, the first' step fol- . lowing, the proclamation of soviet',, republics was the opening: of prisons and freeing not only political priscnW ers, but also common prisoners, Coming closely upon the heels, of N . this order was an invitation to the, bourgeoisie to surrender all fire- A arms. Emphasis was laid on, this bv an announcement that failure to comply" would entail prosccutioji by, tne revolutionary trinunai. . Rationing Hardest Job. The correspondents say that the - hardest task of a soviet government would be tor maintain rationing; that failures in this respect woufd not be improbable owing to the existing" - scarcity of food, and that a compro- . -mise with Berlin would be neces- ;. sary. They assert that only enough food is in sight for a week s rations and that the supply, of potatoes . will last only a few days. The hope - of the soviet government, they as- i sert, is to get food in exchange for coal from Holland. ' The soviet councils have taken the I sharpest measures against looting, say the correspondents, out thev are requisitioning provisions and . and other commodities, without pay. Revolutionaries Arrested. x Berlin, March 23. Major ,Cneral li Von Luettwitz, the military . cortw , Lmander in tfje lyapa reolt, has been arrested, it is oicially announced. Admiral Von Tro'ha, chief of' the -admiralty, has also .!,een arrested." f. There 'is no definite news -qf Kapp's whereabouts. It is supposed he is on his estate in East Prussia. Soon after his return to Berlin " ' President Ebert ordered the im perial court at Leipsic to bring ac- " tion against the leaders of the revo lution, including Kapp, Vcn Luett-'. witz. Von Jagow and Admiral Von Trotha. Essen Region Captured. Esse.i, Germany, March 23, via Copenhagen. The local exeeutive council, has announced that the en-' ' tire industrial region hereabouts is m the hands of the revolutionary workmen and that a red army of ; 50,000 men is victoriously advancing on Wescl, where "the last remnants of the regular troops" are concen " trated. ' A second announcement by the executive council said that the revolutionary workmen on Saturday captured five cannon, she mine,.' throwers. 3,000 rifles, 20,000 cart- ' ridges, 200 horses and much bag gage. In the'taking of Dorsten the reds captured 300 reichswehr, the announcement added. Communists Defeated. C o b u r g, Saxe - Coburg - Gotha, March 23. A heavy defeat has been inflicted on the communist forces who lost more than 1,000 killed ac cording to the Reichwehr .com- . mander in this region. The reichs- wehr had 19 killed and 34 wounded, while nine are missing. 25,000 Besiege Fortress. , Copenhagen, .March 23. Regard ing the situation at Wesel, a special . x Berlin dispatch says that 6,000 reg--ulars within the fortress are besieg ed by 25,000 spartacans. The troops ' are using heavy guns. '.; w f Agree on Plans for Recount ' in Ford-Newberry Contest Washington, March 23. Plans for the senate recount of the ballots" cast in the Ford-Newberry senatorial election contest in Michigan were -agreed upon tentatively at a con fcrence between the senate privileges , and elections subcommittee and - -counsel representing both sides. Chairman Watson of the subcom- mittce said tlfat the recount would -not begin for at least 30 days. About " three weeks, the chairman estimated will be. required to complete the , count, ' : i ' Falls TVJine Stories, But t May Not Die of Hurts Los Angeles', Cal.f March 23. Frank Alhvin, a janitor, leaped pi 1 fell from a ninth-story window ol ' j an office building here, struclf the electric wires stretched far below, i' and then tumbled to the pavement. . He received a skull fracture and ? '' 6ther injuries, but may recover. . AHwin was sand by his employers to have been despondent for some months and to have made three attempts at suicide. ., " ;'' Leave Capital for Chicago. '' ' Washington, March 23. (Special s. Telegram) Mr. and Mrs. Gould Dietz, wlio iavc been Washington -visitors for a week, left for Chicago .v Tuesday afternoon ; ,