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OMAHA, THURSDAY MARCH 25, . 1920.
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TWO CENTS
PROFESSORS
ARE DOCKED
BY STUDENTS
Normal School in Kansas in
Grip of "Student Soviet"
Suffering Educator Wires Au
thorities For Protection.
TEACHER WHO COULDN'T
' SWIM NEARLY DROWNS
Trouble Begins When Some
Scholars and Faculty Fail to
Obeu Order to Assist in Build
ing Sprint Track On Holiday.
Hays, Kan., March 24. The Fort
Hays Normal school is in the grip
of a "student soviet," whose princi
pal occupation is hunting down pro
fessors and throwing them into the
lake on the college cainptfs, accord
ing to Prof. ;P. Casper Harvey, who
today telegraphed the state authori
ties at Topeka, asking protcctio.ii.
Richard J. Hopkins, attorney
general, directed the county, at
torney to prosecute persons 1 re
sponsible for the disorders.
The trouble started when Presi
dent W, A. Lewis left a few days
ago on business. Departing, he sug
gested a half holiday, on which men
students should build a running
track, while girl students prepared
a. meal for the toilers. At one of the
"pep" meetings, it is reported, a
woman suggested, in fun, that girls
who did not aid should be ducked
in the lake.
Announcement Posted.
Monday morning an announce
ment was posted that "all persons,
including the faculty, would be
(fucked if they failed to report for
duty at 1 p. m. Tuesday, March 23."
John .Lindquist, editor 'of the col
lege newspaper, was the first person
ducked. Professor James Start, on
his way to classes this morning was
captured by the students and
thrown into the lake. , Unable to
swim, he was saved from drowning
by three students.
Professor Harvey also fell into
the hands of the students but he
dived into the water before they
had an opportunity to throw him
in.
Obey Orders or Ducked.
In a telegram to the state hoard
of administration Harvey said all
faculty members and students who
failed to obey the "soviet" were
Being ducked.
. "I intended to do ray bit gladly
on the track," Professor Start said
tonight, "but I was threatened with
ducking if I did not do as ordered.
I decided not to be governed by
force and threats."
Secretary Explains.
E. L. Montague, financial secre
tary of the Fort Hays Normal
school, denied in a telephone con
versation with the attorney general
at Topeka tonight that there was
any tendency toward a "soviet"
among students or faculty.
The trouble arose, Mr. Montague
said, from a misinterpretation and
"misconstruction of the attitude 'of
the student body by a few individ
uals. Three men thought it was coer
cion and refused to help and were
ducked, with the approval of faculty
and students, according to Mr.
Montague. J
County Attorney in Charge. t
Topeka, Kan., March 24. State
officials who were appealed to today
by a member of the Hayes Normal
faculty, who said that the school was
being ruled by a student "soviet,"
were leaving the case tonight" to
Jacob YVeisncr, county attorney of
Ellis county. They Jiad received no
word from Hayes since morning
when Weisner was instructed to in--vestigate
and to act if necessary. No
action will be taken until he reports.
Connecticut Governor
J)enies Special Session
To Act on Suffrage
Hartford, Conn., March 24. Gov.
M. II. Holcomb, republican, in a
statement has flatly refused to call
a special session of the Connecticut
general assembly to act on the fed
eral suffrage amendment. The re
publican 'State convention: by an al
most unanimous vote in New Ilaven
Wednesday afternoon, called upon
the governor to call a special ses
sion so that it might be possible for
Connecticut to be the thirty-sixth
state to ratify the suffrage amend
ment. Governor . Holcomb's statement
said:
"The adoption by 36 states of the
federal suffrage amendment will
change our constitution, but until
it (is changed my oath of office re
quires me to support it in its un
altered form. N
"If Connecticut should be one of
the 36 states to adopt the suffrage
amendment by the vote of the gen- J
eral asscmbij', and thereby change
our constitution without the con
curring vote of the electors of the
state, it would be cbntrary to the
provisions of our constitution."
Say Radicals Opposing -Recruiting
For Army
Denver. ' March 24. Maj. C. J.
Nelson, officer in charge of the local
recruiting district, declared before
a meeting of the Colorado commit
tee of safety and public welfare
that radicals in bis district were op
posing recruiting for the United
States military service by every
method at , their command. He
charged that at least 50 men had
been lured away from1 the service
after enlistment. . He said govern
ment officials were investigating.
Typewriter Clicks
To Jazz Music in
Up-to-Date Offices
Cbiracn Tribune-Omaha Bee Leaned Wire,
Chicago, March 24. An ob
servant Chicagoan, farHig south
ward on his winter vacation, no
ticed that foremen'' in factories
were able to get much more and
better service from the negro la
boreny if they were permitted to
sing, or if on of them sang for
the rest. In cigar factories a
reader is employed to entertain
the workmen and it is a generally
accepted fact that cows respond
more liberally and hens lay with
greater liberality if music is pro
vided. Now the experiment is to be
tried out on stenographers. They
are to manipulate their machines
to the accompaniment of jazz
music dealt from a phonograph.
Here is a sample of the work
turned out by, a dainty stenog
rapher while the phonograph was
grinding out the "syncopated jazz:
Now tsythe time,
the time,
the time .
For all good men and true to
come to the aid,
the aid,
the aid
Of the party P. D. ' ij.
To learn the keyboard, A to 7., ,
In a record-breaking manner. '
.lust write to a soothing melody
On the office' new planner.
The experiment of teaching
typewriting in the schools to the
accompaniment of music has al
ready been tried with highly suc
cessful results. William H.iBach
rach, superintendent of commer
cial education in the public
schools, says there is no reason
why similar results should not be
obtained by business men. At
Lyon &-Healy's it was said the
offices had been equipped with-,
phonographs for many months,
but classical music instead of jazz
is employed to speed up the work.
STRUGGLE OVER
APPROPRIATIONS
COMES TO CRISIS
Administration Increase of Cler
ical Force Causes
Hot Debate. ,
By ARTHUR SEARS HENNING.
Chicago Tribune-Omaha, Bee Leaned Wire.
Washington, March 24. disclos
ure that the administration is not
only retaining the civilian war ma
chine practically intact at vast ex
pense 16 months after the war end
ed, but is now actually increasing
the clerical force, has brought to a
crisis the struggle between the leg
islative and executive branches over
the reduction of appropriations.
Convinced that the administration
officials are persistently misrepre
senting the need? of the bureaus in
order to retain au army of superflu
ous clerks on the payroll tne repub
lican steering' committee of the
house has ordered that all depart
mental demands for money be
"slashed to the bone."
In accord with this policy, said
Chairman Good of the house com
mittee on apppropriations today, the
sundry civil appropriation bill will
carry only a little more than $500,
000,000 instead of more than $900,
000;000 asked by the departments.
Aim to Save $1,000,000,000.
Navy estimates for the next fiscal
year have already been reduced from
$647,631,254, asked by Secretary
Daniels, to $425,289,574,
the house. The house committee on
military affairs, which will begin
hearings on the army appropriation
bill tomorrow, expects to cut $400,
000,000 from thc army estimates
which totaled more thaii $989,000,000.
The republicans aim to save
$1,000,000,000 altogether to the tax
payer from the amount asked by
the . administration for next-year
which was $404,850,546 in excess of
the total appropriated for the cur
rent fiscal year. The psospective de
ficit this year on the basis of the
administration request for funds is
$3,000,000,000. but by holding down
expenses the republican leaders hope
to wipe this deficit out bv June 1,
1921.
"Horseless Age" Talk
Evokes Horse Laugh
From Horse Lovers
thiragn Tribune-Omaha Bee I.euhcd Wire.
Chicago, March 24. Talk of a
"horseless age" evoked a horse
laugh from members of the Horse
association which has just been
organized to further the interests of
breeding and driving. Unlike some
of the racing associations, who "im
prove the breed" by running, a lot
of "dogs" in the interests of the
pool rooms, members of the Horse
association are going at .heir work
sincerely. .
An automobile man is arranging
a dinner for the association at which
the Chicago Equestrian club, the
Chicago Cartage club and various
teamsters' asociations will be
guests. G. E. Mason, another atito
mobilist. says that during the great
storm this winter in New York, ev
ery other means of moving traffic
failed, except the horse. Merchants
were paying $50 arday for a horse
to move merchandise.
The Horse association plans to
raise a fund of a million dollars to
encoujjHje the breeding and better
care of horses.
Recommends Canned
Tomatoes For Babies
New York, March 24. Canned
tomatoes given in one-ounce quanti
ties are idea food for month-old
babies, according to Dr. Alfred Hess
of this city, who discussed the sub
ject at the second session of the an
nual convention of the Medical so
ciety of the state of New York.
He declared pasteurized milk, the
infant's "usual diet, is not iourishing
enougJi and to prevent scurvy they
should be fed with something else,
either orange juice or cannecjyto
yiatoes. v
SON OF RICH
SOUTHERNER
IS KIDNAPED
E. T. Little, Lexington Cap
italist Receives Note From
Abductor, Saying Boy Is Being
Held For Ransom.
LURED FROM HOME
BY PROMISE OF $1
Father Tells Police: "I Don't
Care About the $25,000 if I
Can Get My Son Back Safe:
ly" Relatives Searching.
Lexington, Ky., March 24.
While relatives of' 12-year-old Paul
Little, son of E. T. Little, Lexing
ton capitalist, were 1 searching for
him tonight, following his disap
pearance late today, a note was re
ceived at the Littje home, saying
the boy was being held for a ran
som supposed to be $25,000.
The boy disappeared with aii
unidentified white man shortly
after 5p. m. The bey earlier had
told playmates the man had pro
mised him a dollar if he would de
liver a Box of candy. "The man and
the boy were seen on the street here
shortly before they disappeared.
The note demanding th ransom
was dlivercd by a messenger boy.
who said it had been placed in his
hands by a man on Main street
The father of the kidnaped boy
refused tonight to divulge the con
tents of the note but is said to
have told the police: "I don't care
about the $25.000 ..if I can get my
son back safely." ,
The ransom will be paid and all of
the conditions of the kidnapers met,
Mr. Little announced after efforts
of police to locate the. lad had re
sulted in failure. No attempt will
be made, he indicated, to arrest the
kidnaper and no questions will be
asked if the bov is returned safclv.
Mr. Little refused to divulge the
contents of the note, but admitted
that it contained threats to kill the
lad unless "the ra'nsom was paid
promptly.
POLICE LOCATE
KELLY AT HOME
BADLY. WOUNDED
Income and Excess
Profits Taxes, 1919,
Are $3,500,000,000
Alleged Highjacker, Police
Say, Admits Having -Been
Shot by Officer Cain.
Tom. Kelly, well known police
character and alleged highjacker,
whom Officer Clifford Cain reported
he had shot Tuesday night, was
found after a wide search late yes
terday afternoon fit his home, 1602
Laird street, ina serious condition.
Kelly admitted, police say, that he
had been shot by Cain and had
gone from the scene of the shooting
to his home in a taxf.
His condition is serious. The Bul
let from Cain's revolver struck him
voted byffh the right shoulder and lodged in
his abdomen. He was taken to the
St. Joseph hospital.
Not Under Arrest.
Kelly, according to police, was
not arrested. Detectives Murphy,
Psazanowski and Danbaum, who lo
cated him, were unable to furnish
any information last night other
than that they had found" him seri
ously wounded.
Kelly, according to police, admit
ted that he was one of the men seen
by Officers CainrSummitt and Slier
wood Tuesday night near an auto
mobile containing burglar tools "in
ar alley near Seventeenth and Cali
fornia streets. His companion, H.
J. Bailey, Silver City, la., was the
only man of the seven in the gang
arrested.
Uphold Decision Against
Man Who Robbed U, S.
Boston, March 24. The United
States circuit court of appeals has
affirmed the decision of the federal
district court which found Frank
I. Sears, vice president and general
manager of the A. J. Bates com
pany of Webster, shoe manufactur
ers, guilty of bribery and conspiracy
to defraud the government in con
nection with the manufacture of
army shoes.
Sears was sentenced last Decem
ber to serve a year and a day in the
Greenfield jail and pending the ap
peal has been at liberty under bail.
Whether he will appeal to the Unit
ed States supreme court was not
announced.
WOMEN OF OMAHA
By act of the Nebraska legisla
ture, women "tif Nebraska have
bcjjn accorded the right to vote
in all elections save those of con
stitutional officers.
In the election of April 20,
women may vote to nominate
candidate for president and for
most county and local officers.
They may vote to elect party
national committeemen and dele
gates to the national conventions.
With the right to vote goes
the duty to vote. This is one of
the most important elections' in
recent years. All citizens men
and women alike owe it to theif
country to cast their ballot in ac
cordance with their best judg
ment. Xo vote in Omaha, women
must register at the election com
missioner's office in the court
house before April 107 Only one
in -four of the eligible women
have registered thus far.
Women of Omaha: Make use
of your ballot. Register now.
Washington, March 24. Income
and excess profits taxes aggregat
ing $908,829,172 were paid as the
first installment of the nation's
tax bill for 1919.
While these figures do not rep
resent an exact one-fourth of the
taxes for last year, they indicate
collection for the entire year of
approximately $3,500,000,000, treas
ury officials said tonight. The
first installment more than off
sets outstanding treasury certifi
cates of indebtedness, . issued in
anticipation of the payment, and
leaves the treasury in a position
to continue its financial program,
outlined several months ago.
Collections for the firsti period
of 1918 were approximately $1,
200,000,000, the reduction this year
being due to the lowering of the
normal income tax rate. The sec
ond district of New York, com
prising the heart of the financial
section, held its place in yielding
the greatest amount of revenue of
all collection districts as it has for
many years. Its total was $154,
505.989. Collections included:
Iowa. $8,804,358; Kansas, $9,907.
748; Nebraska, $6,150,652; North
and South, Dakota, $3,434,875.
VILLA AfaD BAND
WIPE OUT WHOLE
FARMER COLONY
Men, Women and Children
Slain on Orders o,f In
furiated Bandit.
What Will Delaware?
El Paso. Tex., March 24. An en
tire Mexican farm settlement near
Santa . Barbara, Chihuahua, was
wiped out Sunday, March 14. when
Francisco Villa and his followers
massacred more than 50 men. wom
en and children and burned their
homes and crops, it was learned Sri
good authority today.
Angered because a small party of
his men had been fired upon near
the community on the previous day,
Vill with 150 men swooped down
on the place. The farmers stoutly
defended their homes and it was
not until 25 or 30 of them had been
killed and their ammunition exhaust
ed that the survivors, 2i in number,
surrendered.
These survivors, there is reason
to believe, would have escaped witlr
their lives, had not one young man,
crazed with grief over the loss of his
wife and family, attacked Villa and
attempted to wrest the rebel lead
er's gun from his hand. Villa, being
larger and heavier than his adver
sary, subdued the man after a strug
gle and shot him dead.' In his fury,
Villa then ordered all ihevmen of.
the community put to death and the
houses, grain and other possessions
of the community burned.
According to one of the three men
who escaped death at the hands of
the rebels, a small party of Villa
followers rode up to the village on
Saturday night and demanded pro
visions. Upon being refused they
tlireatciiend to shoot uo the com
munity aird members of the local
militia, or social defenders, opened
fire on. them, driving them into the
brush.
The next morning the reprisal
attack began and lasted several
hours, during which time the farm
ers succeded in killing at least 15
of the attacking party.
Chicago Concerns
Facing Shutdown
Through Coal Famine
( llirano Tribun"-Onmha Bee Leased Wire,
Chicago, March 24. Because of
limited production, Chicago is facing
a coal shortage that threatens to be
more serious than that encountered
during the bituminous strike period.
In addition to the shortage in pro
duction there is a serious shortage
in coal cars.
Many big concerns in Chicago
have less than 10 days' supply of
coal. The Edison company has
enough fuel to run 25 days by prac
ticing economy. Several corpora
tions are. down to five days' supply
or less and must close, as they have
never been able to stock up since
the strike.
Householders, who learned a bit
ter lesson last winter, are also
clamoring that their bins be filled
at once, but the companies are un
able to meet those demands. Sev
eral concerns will be forced to close
early next week, as they cannot get
fuel anywhere at any price.
Urqe Humane Treatment
Of Live Stock to Save Meat
Chicago, March 24. Humane
treatment of live stock as a step
toward conserving the meat supply
was endorsed by representatives of
all branches of the meat industry
attending a conference of the Na
tional Live Stock exchange.
Statistics were presented showing
that bruises on cattle and hogs from
needless beatings meant damaged"
carcasses and a consequent reduc
tion of meat supply.'
The live stock interests plan to
eliminate other abuses, such as over
crowding of cattle cars, insanitary
cattle pens and lack of water, Ev
erett C. Brown, president of the ex
change, said.
Believe Noted Satirist
Was Killed By Villistas
San Rranricrr, Marrh 24 A 1
signed statement that he has evi
dence mat Ambrose tsierce, noten
satirist whn fticannparprl in 1915
was put to death by a Villista firing
squad near the village of Icamoli,
on the trail to Monterey, was made
in the San Francisco Bulletin by
James H. Wilkins. a snerial writer
who has returned fro'ji Mexico in
in- search for evidence regarding
Bicrcc's fate. 1
RED GERMANY
IN 3 MONTHS
IS PREDICTED
Doddering Political billy-Dal
lying in Paris Conference x
Which Delayed Peace Blamed
For State of Affairs.
SOVIET RULE TO LINK
TEUTONS AND RUSSIAN
OMAHA WOMAN
LEAVES $60,000
FOR CHARITIES
Will of Late Mrs. Winifred A.
Gallagher Filed For Pro
bateSi 0,000 Left
to Church.
Sixty thousand dollars was be
queathed to five charitable institu
tions and a church of Omaha by
the late Mrs. Winifred A. Gallagher
of Omaha, whose will was filed for
probate in the Douglas county court
yesterday 'afternoon. The bequests
ate -as,.f allows: ' " '
St. Cecelia cathedral. $10,000.
St. James orphailage, Benson,
$10,000.
Visiting Nurse association, $10,000.
, Social Settlement association,
$10,000. ,
Christ Child society. $10,000.
The Creche, $10,000.
Mrs. Gallagher was the widow of
Ben Gallagher, founder of the firm
of Paxton & Gallagher, and was re
puted to be one of the wealthiest
women in Omaha.
Her will, was made March 8, 1920,
just ihree days before she died.
't 1 itr.i '
launne vveuei, nuises.
Leaves $5,000 to Employe.
In addition to the charitable be
quests, Mrs. Gallagher left $5,000
to Charles H. Paekens. president
of Paxton & Gallagher and a close
associate of her husband for many
years. She also left $5,000 to Frank
S. Keogh, her brother, and an of
ficial of Paxton & Gallagher.
The bulk of the estate is left to
Paul and Ben Gallagher, her two
sons. The family home at Thirty
eighth and Jackson streets is left
to Paul Gallagher, subject to a
mortgage of $35,000 held by Ben.
To Mrs. Taul Gallagher is given
a diamond necklace. A diamond
pendant and pin and 125 shares of
Paxton & Gallagher stock are left
to Ben with the request that, if he
marries, he shall give them to his
wife. Ben is also given two valuable
vases, statuary and objects d'art in
the house. All the rest of the fur
niture is willed to Paul.
With the will was filed a peti
tion, asking for the appointment of
Paul Gallagher. Ben Gallagher and
Frank S. Keogh executors of the
estate.
Cox For President
Campaign Launched ;
' By Democrats in Ohio
Columbus, O., March 24. An ac
tive campaign in the interest of
Gov. James M. Cox of Ohio for the
democratic "nomination for president
was launched here Wednesday. Gov
ernor Cox is assured the solid Ohio
delegation of 48 votes at the San
-Francisco convention.
A letter addressed to the demo
crats of thenation makes as its prin
cipal point of argument that with
Cox as the democratic nominee the
electoral vote of Ohio is assured,
based upon the fact that he has
three times carried the state for
governor, the last time running
ahead of the democratic congres
sional ticket more than 75,000 votes.
The Weather
NEW KING ORDERS
ALLIES TO LEAVE
SYRIA BY APRIL 16
British'xtrorces Also Told to
Withdraw From Palestine
By Arabs.
By tlie Associated Pre.
Constantinople, March 24. Adri
anople is reported to have declared
its independence.
Dispatches from Beirut announce
that Emir Feisal, recently pro
claimed king of Syria, has given the
French until April 6 to leave Syria
and the Arabs have "ordered the
British out of Palestine.
Prince Feisal, son of the king of
Hedjaz, has been ordered to ex
plain to. the supreme council of the
itties the - steps leading up to his
being crowned king of Syria. Pre
mier Lloyd George announced that
recognition was denied him by the
allies as the ruler of that country
and Lebanon protested against his
sovereignity.
After the ceremony of his procla
mation Emir Feisal declared that
this would not affect relations with
the allies.
Late dispatches from Novorossisk.
-capital of the territory of the Black
sea. say that the remnants of the
volunteer army are evacuating rap
idly. The foreign missions are ex
pected to be out of the town within
two or three days.
Asquith Speech Presages
Formal Rupture With
British Premier's Party
London, March 24. Herbert H.
Asquith, former premier, who re
cently was elected to the house of
commons frum Paisley, Scotland,
in a speech at the National Liberal
club, replied to Premier Lloyd
George's declaration that all the old
parties should unite against the la
bor party to prevent bolshevism.
Mr. Asquith said the appeal was for
class cleavage and the most mis
chievous thing that had been done.
He branded the Irish bilU"a most
fantastic and impracticable scheme
and the greatest travesty of self
government ever offered a nation."
The significance of Mr. Asquith's
speech is that it registers the formal
split in the -liberal party. It is
pointed out that "all liberals now
will have to choose whether they
will support the coalition party of
Mr. Lloyd George ojf give their ad
herence to Mr. Asquith, who claims
to be the leader of the legitimate
liberal' party.
EXPECT GERMANS
TO MOVE AGAINST
RED FORCES SOON
Government Troops Replenish
ing Supplies of Ammuni
tion Back of Lippe
River.
No Elimination of
G. 0. P. Candidates
For Governor in State
FORECAST.
Nebraska: Rain Thursday:"" Fri
day partly cloudy; not much cha-.ge
i temperature.
Town:- Rain Thursdry and prob
ably Friday; not much clmnge in
temperature.. . , f
Hourly Temperatures. -
5 it. m US 1 1 p. m II)
A n. in IW 1 2 i. in. ..V!
7 . ni HI I S p. in '.'
K H. ni .....53 I 4 p. m.... SI
9 . n ,M I "i p. in
tit m. m 40 i p. m V!
II a. m 49 I 7 p. m 51
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Lincoln, Neb., March 24.---(Special
Telegram.) There will be no
elimination of republican candidates
for governor in. the primaries, the
conference which (has been on jwost
of the day, breaking up at mid
night with no result gained. These
candidates taking part in the con
test wore: Adam McCullen' of
Beatrice, E. M. Pollanrd of Jehawa,
H. T. McLaughlin of Doniphan and
J. H. Bachelor of Valentine.
Neither Tom Hall nor George D.
Mathcwson of Geneva were present
j at the conference. v
I ti.: ...:n i ,t. t
Illlh Will ICdVC IHC IDIllCSl I
the republican nomination between
seven candidates, those nwitioned
above and Governor McKclvie,
Frank Shotwcll of Omaha and one
or two others, republicans interested
in th; situation, were also pres
ent at the meeting.
Oppose Army Training.
Newton, Kan.. March 24 Eighth
district republicans in convention
he :e went on record against military
training and nomination of any can
didate for president or vice presi
dent who favyrs it.
K.v the Annotated Prem.
Coblenz, March 24. The Ruhr
district is quiet. The government
troops have retired to the northeast,
back of the Lippe river.
The troops are being, reinforced
and their supplies, including ammu
nition, replenished. There are other
indications of a heavier engagement
shortly with the reds.
The German official reports, how
ever, show that tHe rumor of the
capture of Wesel by the reds is un
founded. Negotiations opened south
of Wesel between the government
troops and the attacking reds. The
latter demanded fh"e surrender of
the town, but the troops opposed
this, as they expected reinforce
ments. There was some fighting on
the Lippe, south of Wesel, in the
morning.
Negotiate for Time.
Buderich, Rhenish Prussia, MarchJ
24 four civilians in two motor
cars, one sent out Wednesday morn
ing and one Wednesday afternoon,
were driven Swiftly over the Rhine
bridge into beleaguered Wesel, and
it is belivcd that negotiations are
going on there for a truce.
British 'and Belgian civil control
commission representatives, also
have efitered Wesel. Officially, these
visits are not being discussed, but
evidently they wcre prearranged as
the Rhine bridge has been absA
lutely closed to traffic from the left
bank of the river.
Oppose Military Action.
WashingtoiC March 24. The
United States' is understood to have
decided to join with Great Britain
and Italy in opposing any militarv
action by the allied governments to
force preservation of order in the
Ruhr valley,' where the Ebert gov
ernment is confronted with a revolu
tionary movement.
Ambassador Wallace at Paris, it
was stated, has been informed of
this government's position.
Civilian Shot Dead
, in Streets of Dublin,
Assailant Escaping
Dublin, v March 24. A civilian
named Smith was shot Wednesday
evening- while walking in South
William street. He died later of his
wounds. His assailant escaped, j
London, March 24. The recent
seizure of Dublin castle mail bags.
Kays an Evening News dispatch
from Belfast, has disclosed the fact
that the republican army ranks are
honeycombed with spies and in
formers, to whom arc attributed
some of the more recent Irish trag
edies. The newspaper adds that to
day there were further transfers of
large bodies of tjie Irish constabu
lary from the north of Ireland to
the south.
Former Aide to Roosevelt
And Taft Dies in Hospital
Washington, March 24 Con
fined in the naval hospital for 11
years by an accident which robbed
him of the use of his limbs, hut not
his smile, Lieut. Com. Setnmes
Read, former naval aid to Presi
dents Roosevelt and Taft, died
Tuesday night at the age of 39.
While riding alone he was thrown
from his horse and his spine
crushed so that Tie never walked
again. At the Naval academy, to
which he was appointed from West
V irginia, he made both foot ball and
base ball varsity teams.
Enormoil War Debt of Ger
many Is Drawing Working
Classes Toward Bolshevism,
According to Statesman. '
By FLOYD GIBBONS.
Ser York Tlmrs-CliliiiKo Tribune, Cable,
copyright, mo.
B.frlin, March 24. Germany""1!!!
be bolshevik within three months.
This prospect could have been
presented by an earlier peace.
Doddering political dilly-dallying
in the Paris conference, which de-
lav,td the peace from November 11,
1918, until January 10, 1920, wll be'
responsible for the development.
All the allied peace delegates will
be culpable, but the European dele
gates will attach the blame for tari-.
ncss on America's representatives at
Versailles. ..
Only one thing can prevent the
establishment of Soviets in Germany
within three months.
It may be that assistance or a
promise before June of a revision of
the treaty could stem the trend.
Germany and Russia will be linked
in red brotherhood.
None of the above statements
originate with me. i ?
Statesman Gives Interview.
They constitute the carefully pre
pared opinion of a well-known Euro
pean statesman whose name we are
not at liberty to reveal
He is a German soldier and diplo
mat of the old Prussian school, but
one whose extensive knowledge of
international affairs caused his re
tention by the German 'republican
government to represent the nation ;
in its dealings witfi the allies. ,
His opinion continues: ;
Development of German bolsliev
ism constitutes the greatest possi
ble menace to the present estab
lished authority in the allied nations
of Europe.
To every demand of the people"
of France, Italy and England for
relief from the intolerable post-war '
conditions now existing, Th;
various ministries of those cOh'-fj
tries point to Germany and profnise
a remedy upon Germany's execu
tion of the Versailles treaty.;
The people of France expect
better times when Germany pays
the indemnity. Italy is operating on
a more or "kss even keel on the
same expectations. Doubt of Ger
many's ability to make further
reparations is growing in England.
No Alternative for People.
Germany promised to pay be
cause there was no alternative but
to make the promise.
Germany will never fulfill all the
clauses of the Versailles treaty be
cause they would be impossible of
fufillment, even if the allies oc
cupied Germany and tried to apply
the treaty themselves.
. Indeed, there are many Germans '
in touch with the present situation
who now wish the allies had oc
cupied Germany add had seen for
themselves.
Germany is in the position of a";
man remanded to a debtor's prison
under sentence of remaining there
until the debt is paid, but at the '
same time deprived of all means of
accumulating anything with which
to pay his creditors.
The German working classes are
just beginning to realize this. That .
is driving Germany toward bol
shevism. . . A
Bolshevism in Germany will
mean disappearance of the last hope ;
of the French. Italians and English
of making Germany pay.
It will deprive England, France
'and Italy of that hope and you
will have the ground laid for the y
spread of the menace' across th' -K
rest of Europe.
y
Airplanes Displacing
Old-Time Kites in '
U. S, Youth's Hearts -
Cliicaffn Tribune-Omaha iW Leafted Wire.,
Chicago, March 24. One of the ,
infallible signs of spring is appear
ing, along with pioneer robins,
marbles and other evidences that
winter has finally released his long;
tight grip. rite flying season is at ,
hand, but the youths are not flying
kites this year,
Instead they are buying or con
structing models of the famous air
planes. There are numerous clubs
of boys who construct their own .'
planes and the Illinois Aviation
club is doing what itv can .to en
courage the boys, by donating tfie "
use of its -grounds and shoos and :,
expert , advice and assistance." One
lad recently made a record flight
for a non-piloted machine -of -his
own construction. His monoplane 'i
model flew 4,034 feet. Powr is sup-
plied by springs arfd rubber bands.'
The rubbers are wound to high
tension by means of a common
kitchen egg-beater. The old-fash-.'
ioncd kite, of the coffin, or box de
sign has gone, into the discard. " '"
Washington Is Undecided. .
, On Soldier Bonus Question
Olyinpia. Wash., March 24.
After an all nigbt coijtest between
the senate and the liousc over the-.
style rf soldiers' bonus bill to be -'
passed, a special session of the
Washington - legislature adjourned
today.