The Omaha Daily Bee
,VOL. 49 NO. 249.
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TRAINMEN'S
DEMANDS IIP
TO PRESIDENT
Wilson Confronted With Prob
lem -of Railway Wages for
Third Time Since Employes
Filed Request for Increase.
MEN DISAPPOINTED AT
STAND OF COMMITTEE
Representative of Roads De
clares Executives Do Not Be
lieve Congress Contemplated
Big Addition to Costs.
i ' ' '
By The Associated Frees.
Washington, April 2. The whole
railroad controversy was placed be
fore President Wilson today for the
third time since railroad labor filed
its demands for a general increase
in wages last summer.
In a letter to the president. B. M.
Jewell, chairman of the railway
committee, which constitutes the la
bor party on the railroad wage
board, said he regretted very much
"to, advise you of our failure to ob
tain any beneficial results . from
these conferences."
The employes, Mr. Jewell said,
were keenly disappointed at the po
sition taken by the railway execu
tives' committee, which announced
last night a deadlock and the with
drawal of the railroad members
from the conference until such a
time as the public was given a voice
in the proceedings.
1 Don't Ask for Board.
Mr. Jewell did not ask the presi
dent to lay the wage controversy be
fore the railway labor boardy which
is to be nominated by the president
as provided in the transportation act
and on which the public will have
representation.
Attached to Mr. Jewell's letter
was, correspondence setting forth
the attitude of the men. and the ex
ecutive committee. E. T. Whiter,
for the railway executives, wrote
that the executives did not believe
congress contemplated a settlement
involving so great an addition to
transportation costs without the pub
lic being represented in the confer
ences.
Replying to this letter, Mr. Jewell
, aid he believed the reason given by
the managers for terminating the
negotiations was "not in accord with
our understanding of the law. .
... . . Situation It Difficult.
'""The, attitude- f ytur-eonaaiUe
in facing to carry out the wishes of
the president, of the United states
comes as a surprise to us,' Mr.
Jewell wrote to Mr. Whiter.
''We understand from this that
your committee has definitely de
clined to assume the responsibility
and oecform the dutv which is so
clearly desired in the public inter
est, and which the transportation
act, as we understand it, contem
plates: That of agreeing in con
ference upon rates of pay for rail
road employes which are just and
reasonable."
Union officials reiterated that, at
the Request" of the president, they
were "going along to give the
transportation act a fair trial," al
though they did not indorse any of
its provisions. .1 hey took the po-
sition that with the breaking up of
the joint conference, the whole mat
ter was made more difficult, since
the union membership was becom
ing restive. , v , 1
Firemen in Chicago
To Present Demands
To Mayor Thompson
! Chicago, April 2. The resigna
tions of 1,100 Chicago firemen,' ef
fective April 7, would not be pre
sented until a committee represent
ing the firemen's organization con
ferred with Mayor Thompson Sat
urday, officers announced. The
fWmen are asking a wage increase
of '$300 a year.
The committee, however, said it
did not have the power to arbitrate
with the mayor's committee.. The
committee would present j its de
mands, it was announced, and take
the answer back to the meeting of
the firemen, who, would then take
definite action.
While settlements of the firemen's
dispute was in the balance, the city
hall today buzzed with activity in
every department, as the 1,000
clerks and stenographers, who had
been on Strike since Monday, re
turned to work. .
Daniels Sents Letter to
Page Urging Deep Waterway
Washington, April 2. Secretary
Daniels announced today that he
was forwarding a letter to Chair
man Page of the-senate naval com
mittee, urging that provisions for a
deep water naval base on San Fran
cisco bay below Mare Island navy
yard; a submarine base at San Pe
dro, Cat; a destroyer base at Port
Angeles, Wash., and extensions ot
noval facilities at Hawaii be passed
by the house. Jhese increased fa
cilities have been urged by the sec
retary as necessary because of the
enlargement of the Pacific fleet
SENATE GIVES ,
EXTRAVAGANCE
ANOTHER BLOW
Drastic Measures on Publicity
Attached to Judicial Ap
propriation Measure.
Chleafc- Tribane-Omaha Bm Leaaed Wir.
Washington, April 2. Depart
mental extravagance, particularly n
the output of publicity, has received
another' wallop in the , adoption of
two drastic measures attached bv
the senate as riders to the legislative,
executive and judicial appropriation
Dili. , i
Senator Smoot of Utah, who is
leading the warfare on governmental
waste, is the author of the two rid
ers. One of them would olace still
tighter restrictions on government
press agent activities. It would for
bid not only the publication of all
governmental journals and maga
zines, but would stop also mimeo
graph "handouts," which have been
issued in such abundance by various
departments in recent years, without
specific authorization of . the ioint
congressional, committee ,on printing.
Save Paper and Money.
Armed with such authority, the
joint printing committee is of the
opinion that it cannot only save
much valuable print paper at a time
when it is extremely scarce, but that
it can also curtail the waste of thou
sands of dollars of expenditures on
administration press agents' salaries.
The other rider transfers to the
jurisdiction of congress the bureau
of ethciency which has heretofore
been a part of the executive branch of
government Many times when'de
partmental heads have asked large
appropriations for clerk ' hire and
other administrative epenses. con
gressional committees have been un
able to satisfy themselves of the
need of such sums and at the same
time have been reluctant not to
gra.it the request. With the bureau
of efficiency directly responsible to
congress it is believed that congress
can obtain expert information on
actual departmental needs and that
the loading down of the payroll
with superefluous employes can be
prevented.
EXPECT QUICK
ADOPTION OF
PEACE PLAN
Republican Lean
presse
posal
Without Delay.
v -Vass Senate
OMAHA, SATURDAY, APRIL 3, 1920.
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Dally 4 Sua., 17.00; Mtalda Nak. aulas antra.
TWO CENTS
RECESS FOR CONVENTION
PERIOD IS PROBABLE
Prince Charged With Attack
On Frenchmen Is Released
Berlin, April 2. Prince Joachim
Albrecht of Prussia, cousin of for
mer Emperor William, and who was
recently arrested and incarcerated
in the Moabit prison, charged with
having fomented an attack on mem
bers o the French commission in
the dining room of the Hotel Adlon,
has btn released from prison. The
prince has been forbidden to reside
in Berlin.
WILSON SHARPLY
, CRITICISED BY
BRITISH KING
Says President Shows Too
Much Desire to "Rule
World Roost."
Ktm York Timm-IThlraxo Tribune Cable,
Copyright, 1930.
Tokio, April 2. What King
George-of England said -in .con.fi
der.ee to Manjuis i Saionji aad
Baron Makino. Japan's two leading
peace delegatei at Versailles, when
the two were granted a private
audience at Buckingham palace, the
subject matter being Woodrow
Wilson, president of the United
States, resulted in the hasty disso
lution of the Japanese diet recently,
according to thfe inside gossip in
Tokio's diplomatic circles. f.
According to this same' gossip,
his Britannic majesty was far from
complimentary regarding President
Wilson in his frank talk with the
Japanese envoys. To them", it was
said, he confided his private opinion
that there was altogether too much
of a desire in the White House to
rule the world's roest and quite too
keen a desire to have Europe re
modeled along the lines of a demo
cratic marching club.
All which report, whether it was
actually said or not. is verv pleasing
to many in Japan. It includes noth
ing which should call for a general
election in this country, except for
the fact that what King George
is said to have said was blazoned
forth in a recent issue of the Gaiko
Iho, an official publication issued
by the foreign office. Thus it got
the seal of official approval and in
dorsement, making of it something
quite different rom the ordinary
Treasurer of Texas
Company Held on
Embezzlement Charge
i
Kansas City, Mo.," April 2.-.-R. G.
Callahan, secretary-treasurer of the
Alamo Farm Loan association of
San Antonio, was arrested here by
rred M. Tate of the secret service
of this district on a charge of forg
ing and embezzling $90,000 from
the funds of the Federal Farm Loan
bank at Houston, Tex.
In a signed confession made to
Mr. Tate, Callahan admitted the
embezzling of the funds. Parts of
the money, Callahan said in his con
fession, he fiad used in operating in
the oil fields and part in covering
bad loans he had made in his capa
city as secretary-treasurer of the association.
Preliminary hearinar was set for
Tuesday, April 6, and his bond was
fixed at $25,000. .
House Members Plan Trip
To Hawaii and Orient
Washington." AdHI 2. Manv mem
bers of the house of representatives
and their families are planning a
trip this summer to Hawaii, the
Philippines, China and Japan. The
transport Mount Vernon will be
placed at their disposal, it was said,
and will leave San Francisco July 5,
returning about September 1. One
hundred members are expected to
make the voyage.
Ferry Boat Wrecked
Yankton. S. D.. April 2. (Special
Telegram.) The Josie L, K., Mis
souri river ferry boat here for 35
years, was caved in by ice Thursday
night and totally wrecked. The boat
was worth $15,000 and was the only
connection with the Nebraska shore.
Capt Joe Giesler has owned the boat
for 20 years. There was no insurance.
Consideration of Anglo-American-French
Pact Not Prob
able Until Treaty of Versailles
Has Been Disposed Of.
Washington, April 2. Prompt
adoption by the senate of the house
resolution declaring the state of war
with Germany at an end is expected
by republican leaders. They held a
conference today to discuss future
legislation at this session and.- Sen
ator Lodge of Massachusetts said
later that he did not anticipate any
great delay in the seriate.
Mr. Lodge, who returned from a
brief vacation, said the whole con
troversy had been "thrashed out
pretty thoroughly," and that he be
lieved the house resolution would he
adopted probably with the united
republican support and general op
position by the democrats
The leaders decided at Jthe confer
ence that army reorganization legis
lation wuold be the next measure
taken up by the senate. They ex
pect to dispose of it by the time the
house has acted on the peace reso
lution. It will be followed by the
house bill to increase dyestuffs
tariffs. . '
Mr. Lodge said early action on th?
Anglo-American-French treaty was
not expected and .that until- the
treaty of Versailles had been dis
posed of its consideration was im
probable. '
A recess of congress over the con
vention period, Mr. Lodge. said,-was
probable. Congress hardly can
complete its work by June -1, he
added, and would have considerable
work to do after the conventions.
SOLDIERS IN THE
RUHR VALLEY TO
GIVE UP RIFLES
General Strike Throughout
District Has Been Ordered
Called Off Effective
Early Today.
D.usseldorf, April 2. (By The As
sociated Press.) Soldiers of the
workmen's army in the Ruhr dis
trict must make a delivery of their
arms to local : authorities before
April 10 under the agreement
reached between the government
and the central committee of the
workmen's general conference at
Essen yesterday. They will not be
considered rebels if fighting ceases
throughout the district by. noon tomorrow.
The commander of the communist
troops before Wesel gave a pledge
to the conference for the strict ob
servance of the agreement. He de
clared he had really a good army,
but could not continue fighting be
cause he lacked ammunition,' and
asserted all looting had been sup
pressed and that all looters had
been shot.
"I will .shoot with my own pis
tol," he said, "any communist sol
dier who disobeys the order to with
draw and disarm.
. The assurance was given the dele
gates, however, there would be no
trouble. ...
The general strike throughout the
Ruhr industrial and mining district
has been ordered, called off, ef
fective, as far as possible, early to
day. At the1 last meeting of the
workmen speakers said that the
revolutionists could not hava lived
to accept a. final agreement K the
allies had not backed them.
FERRY BOATS RUN
DESPITE STRIKE
IN NEW YORK CITY
Normal Conditions Expected to
prevail by Monday, Railway
Representatives Declare.
New York, April 2. Railroad
owned ferry boats upon which New
York City depends for the trans
portation of its food supplies are
operating "practically normally," de
spite the marine workers strike.
J. J. 'Mantell, railroad managers'
representative, announced Friday,
Ihe tugboat situation ' looks very
eood and normal conditions are ex
pected to prevail by Monday, he
added.
Officials, of the marine workers'
affiliation claimed that 6,000 em
ployes on lighters, tugs and ferries
had struck and that the vessels now
running were being operated by
strike breakers. Unless the strikers'
demand for an eight-hour day "is
granted, union officials threatened
to spread the walkout to the long
shoremen's and other harbor work
ers' organizations "and completely
tie up the port."
No Agreement Reached..
Washington, April 2. A confer
ence of coastwise shipping interests
and longshoremen, which convened
at the Department of Labor to at
tempt a settlement of the strikes at
Atlantic and Gulf ports dissolved
without . having reached an agree
ment. Assistant Secretary Post of
the Labor department, said he saw
no hope of bringing the two sides
together and could "see no other
conclusion than to declare the con
ference dissolved.
Mr. Post said emoloves were un
willing to recede from their demand
for an immediate, increase in wages
and employes refused to grant the
Increase at present "Decause iney arc
already losing money and cannot add
to their deficit,
WEALTHY SOCIALIST
LOSES IMPORTANT
BATTLE IN COURT
William Lloyd and 37 Co
Defendants Must Stand ,
Trial for Company.
Chicago Tribunct-Omalia Bee Leased Wire.
Chicago, April 2. William Bross
Lloyd,, "millionaire socialist," and
37 co-defendants lost an important
battle when Judge Hebcl ruled they
must stand trial on charges of con
spiracy to overthrow the govern
ment and' similar -counts.
CASH BONUS
FOR SERVICE
MEN LIKELY
Soldier Relief Legislation Ap
proved by House Ways and
Means Committee by Vote of
Fifteen to Six.
MAY RAISE NECESSARY
FUNDS BY LUXURY TAX
Against them,
Ueni..rThe
Program Declares Against
Special Bond Issue Hope to
Obtain Action in House Be
fore Contemplated Recess.
Washington, April 2. Soldier re
lief legislation with 1 probable pro
visions for a cash bonus, funds for
which would be raised by sales
luxuries taxes, was approved by the
ways and means committee by a
vote of 15 to 6. Details of the bill
to be introduced will be' worked out
by sub-committees to be appointed
Monday.
Members of the committee hope
to obtain final action by the house
before the contemplated recess for
the national political convention, but
they express doubt when action by
the senate could be had at this ses
sion. ''
Senator Lodge Optimistic
Senator Lodge of Massachusetts,
republican leader, after a conference
today with other senate republicans
as to future legislation in the sen
ate, said he thought this would in
clude a bill to give a money ponus
to former service men, with pro
visions for a special tax to raise the
necessary funds. The program ap
proved by the house committee de
clares against any bond issue. It
is understood to have been submit
ted by Representative Longworth,
republican, Ohio, and was. discussed
at great length in executive session.
While the exact form of the legis
lation was not decided upon, com-.
mittee discussion was said to have
indicated approval of a plan of ex
tending vocational education as an
alternative to the cash bonus.
Part of Legion Program.
These two plans are a part of the
American Legions program. Its
other selected plan of government
aid to soldiers and sailors for build
ing homes or obtaining ownership
of farms were 6aid by some mem
bers of the committee to involve too
How General J. J. Pershing
Looks Without Uniform
American Oil Man
Killed by Mexicans;
( Another Man Injured
Washington, April 2. H. Jafred
son, an American employe of the
International Petroleum company's
plant at Amatlan camp, near Tam
pico, Mex., was murdered and Alex
ander Oberg, nationality undeter
mined, also employed by the com
pany, was stabbed, probably fatally,
by Mexicans in the same employ on
March 30, according to advices to
the State department from Tampico.
Jafredson's home was in Brooklyn,
n. y.
Secretary Colby telegraphed both
the embassy at Mexico City, and the
American consulate at Tampico to
make prompt representations look
ing toward apprehension and pun
ishment of the murderers and direct
ed the consulate to report further
details regarding the rationality of
Oberg.
Provide for Russians'
Return to Native Land
Washington. April 2. Russians
who wish to return to their native
country, will hereafter be permitted
to depart on affidavits of identity.
the State department announced
Friday. Thousands of Russians had
been unable to leave heretofore be
cause "of their inability to obtain
passports.
Llovd and his fellow- communists
nao asKea xo nave we 2S9SZSXm to .he.-worked out
,.quasneim5 vwas , -- - . f . feceS;. ;
Spokesmen for the tdntirirlUi sird
it was planned to ' have ' the" final
draft of the legislation ready for
submission to the house within a
fortnight. It was said that there
had been no decision as to whether
the bonus would be paid in a lump
sum or be graduated according to
the length of service of each individual.
Thp nroorram is understood to
Jisir 1ip annroval of the republican
leaders of the house, assuring early
consideration for it.
etenkd. 'Th court Isp o teiusetjt
fheir demand for a bill of particu
lars regarding , the .conspiracy
charges, but granted a partial bill,
enumerating the books, papers and
other documents claimed , to be
radical literature, to be introduced
by the prosecution at the trial.
Finally the court ordered all. the
defendants to appear before him
next .Monday when a definite date
will be set for their trial. It is ex
pected the defense .will exhaust
every resource in an effort to delay
the trial, but the government will
ask a speedy hearing
All the defendants are members
of the communist labor party and
will be tried on indictments accus
ine them of conspiracy to over
throw the American government
by force. They are accused of hav
ing orinted and distributed books
and pamphlets inciting crime and
violence, disregard for all laws and
usaees of society and to have advo
cated general disorder. They had
counted heavily upon having the
indictments quashed and the action
today means they are up against
a hard fight.
Jesuit Father Says
Prevailing Fashions
Ruining All Morals
London, April 2. Prevailing
fashions in women s gowns were
vigorously assailed in a sermon re
cently by Kev. Bernard Vaughan,
the- widely known Jesuit father,
whose essays and sermons on
morality and home life have for the
past 20 years attracted great atten
tion throughout the world.
"In davs Eone bv ladies dressed
for dinner, now they undress for it,"
he declared. "Women's clothing
ought to serve the three purposes
of decency, of warmth and of orna
ment . . . Girls who follow the
up-to-date fashions are ruining their
own and their neighbor s souls as
well as their own bodies. Designers
of fashion seem to be devoid as
much of taste as of principle."
Conviction on Murder
Charge- ls Affirmed
San Francisco, April 2. The con
viction and sentencing of Dr. Ephri
am Northcott of San Francisco for
the murder of Miss Inez Elizabeth
Reed, army nurse, of San Francisco
and Fort Riley, Kan., in San Mateo
county last year, was upheld by the
supreme court Friday.
The court denied a re-hearing of
the case. Evidence at the trial
showed Miss Reed died as a result
of an illegal operation. Dr. North
cott had been given an indeterminate
sentence with a ten years' minimum.
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SHOWDOWN
IN SENATE ON
T
RAWING BILL
Wadsworth and Lodge Deter
mine There Shall Be No
Dodging of Issue as There
Has Been in House.
TO HAVE RIGHT OF WAY
BEGINNING ON MONDAY
This picture of General Pershing,
the only one taken in recent years,
so far as is known, in which he
appears without the familiar uni
form, will serve to give some -idea
of how the great Nebraskan will
look if he-i-elected president of
the United States.
It was taken about five years azo.
The child is Warren Pershing, now
10 years old, the only member of
General Pershing's family who es
caped death in fne Tresidie, f re at
San Francisco" in"19f'Warren flow
lives with General Pershing's two
sisters in the home his father re
cently purchased at Lincoln.
t ,
The war order, still in effect,
which forbids soldiers to appear out
of uniform, is responsible for the
fact that General Pershing has not
been photographed recently in civ
ilian - dress. Despite the grief he
has suffered and the responsibilities
he has borne in the last five years,
General . Pershing's appearance has
not greatly changed since this pic
ture was taken. Those who saw
him when he was in Omaha recently
were impressedwith the fact that he
is a singular'lyvwell preserved man
--a hian capable -of doing a tremen
dous amount of hard work and of
enduring great physical and mental
strain'.
The Weather
Forecast. '
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Friday; not much change in temper
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Pershing Displays
Stuff He's Made of
' In Racing Indian
Washineton. Aoril 2. (Special.)
A story typical of Pershing has to
do with a race he ran while a cap
tain against a Navajo Indian. He
was waiting for an Indian council
to begin when the India challeged
him to a wrestling match. Pershing
would just as soon have wrestled,
but the Navajo was not very ciean
and Pershing told him to go wash.
The Indian changed his challenge
and offered to run against the cap
tain. Although Pershing had pre
viously sprained his ankle and it
wasn't yet strong, he accepted- this
challenge and a 100-yard course was
laid out triangularly.
The Indian laid all kinds of wag
ers upon the outcome of the race
and at first seemed likely to cash
in, but Pershing gained the lead
when the race was half over and
kept up his speed despite his ad
vantage. '
It was a good thing, for when
within 10 feet of the home stake his
ankle gave out and he collapsed. It
looked like a sure thing for the In
dian runner, but the future general
coiled himself upon the ground, gave
one leap and somehow, some way,
landed across the line ahead of his
rival.
Three Candidates In Race ,
In Primaries In Georgia
Atlanta, Ga.. April 2. With the
withdrawal of President Wilson's
name by a number of democrats who
entered him in the Georgia demo
cratic presidential preference pri
mary to be held April 20, only three
candidates were left . in the race
when the entrees closed yesterday.
They are Attorney General Palmer,
straightout advocate of the admin
istration; United Mates isenator
Hoke Smith of Georgia, who par
tially indorses the administration
and who desires the treaty and
league ratified with reservations,
and Thomas E. Watson, former pop
ulist candidate for president, who
"stands squarely against the league I
of nations.
Proposes Appropriation
For Memorial Tablets
Washington, April 2. A ioint
resolution proposing an appropria
tion of $1,000,000. for the erection of
mmeorial tablets at various county
seats in memory of American sol
diers killed in the world war was in
troduced by Senator Harding, repub
lican, Ohio. The tablets will bear
the names of the soldiers from each
county who lost their lives. The
resolution was referred to the mili
tary committee.
BIG REDUCTION
MADE IN NATION'S
DEBT IN MARCH
urticiais Regard Kecora as
Sound Evidence of Success
Of Program for Financ
ing Postwar Period.
Washington, April 2. A reduction
of $705,660,000 in the national debt
more than double the amount by
which the debt was lowered during
any previous month was accom
plished during March, the treasury
reported Friday night. The national
debt now stands at $24,698,000,000.
Officials said this record could
not be used as a basis for fore
casting further monthly reductions
They regarded it, however, as sound
evidence of thesuccessof the treas
ury program for financing the post
war period when government ex
penditures still continue to run high,
March payment on the public debt
were confined almost wholly to re
tirement of certificates of indebted
ness issued in anticipation of income
and profits taxes.
As the public debt now stands, it
is made up of $15,616,800,000, com
prising the four issues of Liberty
bonds; $4,4,7W,UHU of Victory
short term notes; $2,667,220,000 in
treasury certificates; $870,000,000 in
war savings certificates and approx
imateiy i.uuu.uuu.uuu in bonds is
sued prior to the world war.
The greatest single item among
these old bonds is the issue of con
sols of 1930, which aggregates $600.-
000,000.
Southern Mob. Hangs Negro
From Railroad Bridge
Spartansburg, S. C. April 2.
George Robertson, negro, was taken
from the city jail at Laurens, S. C,
Thursday v night by a mob and
hanged to a railroad bridge on the
outskirts of the city.
Robertson was charged with hav
ing cut three white boys with a
knife after interfering in behalf of
another negro in a. dispute with the
boys. While police searched for the
other negro, the mob stormed the
jail, obtained the prisoner and rushed
him to the bridge, where he was
hanged. Later the body was riddled
with bullets.
Sympathizers of Irish
Picket British Home
Washington, ' April . 2. Woman
sympathizers with the republican
movement in Ireland today, began
picketing the British embassy here.
Embassy officials said no complaint
had been made to the police.
The women yesterday marched to
the capitol, but were turned away
by capitol police.
RAILROAD MEN
AT COLUMBUS, 0.,
GO OUT ON STRIKE
Approximately 1,000 Local
Employes of Norfolk &
Western Walk Out . in
Sympathy With Clerks.
Columbus, O., April 2. Approxi
mately 1,000 local employes of the
Norfolk & Western railway termi
nals struck this afternoon in sym
pathy with the Brotherhood of
Railway Clerks, according to an
nouncement made by union offi
cials. The employes who went out in
cluded car mechanics, boilermakers,
machinists, blacksmiths, sheet metal
workers, coach cleaners, hostlers
and laborers, it was said. Approxi
mately 200 clerks already were out.
Company officials would make no
statement on the number of em
ployes out. They stated, however,
that the company was accepting no
cars for connections, which is said
to mean that the freight business
is practically tied up.
Hearing on Bank Charges
Will Be Given April 28-29
Washington. April 2. (Special
Telegram.) Hearings of the com
plaints of state banks of Nebraska
with reference to the treatment ac
corded them by the federal 'reserve
banks has been set for April 28 and
29. These hearings were planned
to take place April 26, the time orig
inally fixed for the convention of
the Nationaf Association of State
banks in this city, but this date hav-
ng been changed to May 1. Con
gressman tvans has induced Gov
ernor Harding of the federal reserve
board to hear the state bank repre
sentatives before the convention.
Opposition to Measure Will
Concentrate Efforts on Pleas
' Of EconomyBackers Armed
With Counter-Arguments.
By ARTHUR SEARS HENNING.
Chicago Trlbnna-Omh Br LMued Wlr.
Washington, April 2. There is to
be a showdown in the senate on the
question of universal military train
ing. At a conference of Senator Lodge,
the republican leader, and Senator
Wadsworth, chairman of the com
mittee on military affairs, it was de
termined that there shall be no dodg-
ing of the issue in, the senate as
there was in the house. .
Senator Lodge announced that the
army reorganization bill, containing
the provision for universal training,
would have the right of way in the
senate beginning next Monday.
, For the first time there will be an
exhaustive discussion of the merits
of the question including considera
tions of national defense, benefits to
the youth of the nation and the cost
of the system and of the entire mili
tary establishment.
Confident of Approval.
''Universal training is in the bill
and it is going to stay there, unless
the senate votes it out, said Sena
tor Wadsworth.
The New York senator is confi
dent 1 that the senate will approve
the universal training plan. If it
does the house also will be forced
to a showdown on the issue when
the amended bill goes back to the
representatives for acceptance or re
jection. The opposition to universal train- (
ing will concentrate on pleas of
economy, endeavoring to show that
the system will cost from $400,000,
000 to $500,000,000 and raise the cos
of the military establishment ta
more than $1,000,000,000 a year.'
, Backers Armed With Figures.
The proponents of the pran,' how
ever, are armed with official figures
estimating the cost of the training
alone at $100,000,000 in l$2l"n&
increasing to the maximum of $131,
000,000 in 1926. They also will show
that wjtli universal training it will
not be necessary to maintain so
large a regular army and that the
cost of the entire military establish
ment, including universal training in
1921 would be $645,000,000 compared
with $989,000,000 asked by Secretary
of War Baker for the army for 1921
without universal training.
The War departrnent director of
finance has furnished the senate with
the following estimates of the cost
of maintenance of the military estab
lishment with the regular, army dt?"
creasing in size and the training
quotas gradually increasing: ,
1921.
Strensrth Cot -
Regular army 281,000 1513,000,000
Training quota .... 350,000 100,000,000-
National guard .... 100,000 42,000,000
Total
Regular array
Training quota
National guard
. . . 731,000
12S.
Strength
... 211,000
... 5,000
... 436,003
I735.000.00n
Coat
t39,000,0i
m.ooo.oiw
163,000,000
Total 1,101,000 tS92,00,00O
Has Wide Scope.
The senate bill provides for the
military training of every male citi
zen for a period of four months at
the age of 18 or within three years
thereafter. It also provides for the
maintenance of the national guard
and permits a limited number of the
men liable for training to elect to
receive that training by three years'
service in the national guard.
The detailed costs for training in
camps and in national guard are
shown as estimated for the year
1922:
For 400,000 Men In Training- Quote.
Coat
Total cost. pr nan.
Equipment S 37,134.000 S 92.80
subsistence w n 1 1 a
training 21. 846.000
Clothing 13,420,000
74.SO
S3.60
23.cn
20.0ft
11. 0
9. on
.0
4.70
4.60
Pay 9,400.000
Transportation 8,008,000
T'pkeep of quarters... 4,762,000
Medical care 3.003,000
Local draft boards.... 3:600.000
Laundry 1,880.000
SiUDsistenoe wtvtl
traveling 1,800,000
Totat JU3.462.0O0 I383.6
National (iaard for 200.000 Men. lx
r ieia service equip
ment 135.994.000
Arming, equipping and
trailing 14,368,000
Field artillerymaterlal. 14.142,000
Armory drill pay 10,391.000
$171.90
71.SO
70.71
83.00
Mexican Confesses He
Killed U. S. Aviators
Washington, April 2. Calixton
Ruiz, arrested in connection with the
murder of Lieutenants Connolly and
Waterhouse, American aviators.
whose bodies were found on the
beach at Los Angeles bay, in Lower
California, has confessed to killing
the officers, according; to a reoort
from Calexico to the State depart
ment. Ruiz, who is now a orisoner
at Mulege, will be tried at Tiaiuana.
File Hoover Petitions.
Helena. Mont. Anri! 2. Nominat
ing petitions to place the name erf
Herbert H. Hoover on the ballot at
the April 23 primary in Montana as
republican candidate for president
were filed with the secretary of state
here.
i
Total 874.885,000 8374.40
x Does not Include contribution rt
toward coat of Nation Guard.
In the training auota for the year
1922 a man would receive 10S davs'
training; that is. 25 davs tier month.
plus two additional months for 10
per cent of the men, while the Na
tional Guard would receive 24 days'
training, or 192 hours, equivalent to
24 days of eight hours each.
Five Men Mentioned for
Lincoln Postmastership
Lincoln, Neb., April 2. (Special.)
Fred B. Horhan, assistant post
master and now acting head of the
department; George S. Root, in
charge of a substation; E. E. Bivens.
superintendent of mails; John. E.
Heelan, assistant superintendent,
and J. G. Ludlan, secretary of the
Lincoln board of education, are the
most frequently mentioned candi
dates for the position of postmaster
here, vacated by the death of Sam
Hudson several wcegs ago.
Tho T inrln nftctAfU I- .,nJ..
civil service rules and the position is
open 10 anyone in tne district,
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