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THE BEE: OMAHA, WEDNESDAY. ' APRIL 7, 1920. OMAHA GROCERS ALARMED OVER SUGARPROBLEM Threatened Embargo on Cargo at Canadian Refinery Causes Annoa! -4a UaheitV Congressman. . ' ;By E. C SNYDER- Vwhlngtoa . Cdr respondent ; (jjnaha - -Bee. WisVimgtort, D. C. April 6. (Special Telegram.) Congressman efferi ii response to a n(irbr of telegrams from leading grocer, of Omaha, had a busy day with the solicitor for the State department n an effort to get large quantity of sugar, purchased in Cuba, but sent to St John. New Brunswick, for reftninK. released" -from the embargo which Canada has placed on aH sugar coming into the United States from Canadian ports. - Omaha growers purchased a big cargo of raw sugpr in Cub 6rhe time ago and- had it consigned to a St. Johns, New Brunswick, refinery. After being refined it was to be sent to Omaha consignees. The Omaha grocers were informed that the ex isting embargo on sugar from -Canada would make its delivery im possible. Visions of the . loss of thousands of dollars to the grocers, and an aqfite sugar shortage to consumers spurred the grocers to actio. 'They invoked the assistance of the Omaha congressman. Aer Hating the facts td the sdlie Itot Jot the State department. Mr. Jefferts was informed that if the sugar w shipped from Cuba mere ly to b refined ire Canada any erft bargo mde by Great Britain would not appljv . . . Theretipyw tne congressman asKen I the State department to fake imme diate steps to secure the release of the sugar. He is now waiting developments. Will Not Make Hurried Choice of Candidates t - ' (Con tinned Form Fag's One.) tion; he must be as nearly tnvulner able to opposition attack as pos sible. , ' . Above all, his character, bis rec ord and his supporters must be such as to command respect'and the full confidence of the people; his quali fications must have been demon strated not-'in ie line. hat in an evidenced capacity for success and a-puElic record of achievement. To select V man" less favored, or one whose nomination would-be likely to invite opposition open " or cov eredbecause of enmities engend ered in a pre-convention fight,, might be fatal. These facts havjf all been carefully weighed by leaders here and all realize the necessity for the utmost deliberation and political sagacity in selecting the right man. No Room for Guesswork. Fully alive to - this situation. friends of General Pershing hope to make the most of it at Thfi psycoloR ical time. They Will Tfoiftt -to the fact that there will be no room for guesswork as to the kind of admin istration that would be in effect un der him; that he has clearly demon strated his peculiar fitness to -deal with the varied and serious problems this country is facing; there is no doubt as to his thorough American ism, his characteristic energy and determination insuring promptness and impartiality in reaching conclu-1 sions on matters of importance. Under- Pershing there will be neither wabbling nor watchful waiting while the1 nation's affairs suffer or , the rights of its citizens are; invaded. "Most of all, the country will have assurance that not only Pershing, but the highest type of experienced men obtainable for his cabinet and diplomatic positions, will give us an administration truly American," is the way one republican leader here puts it. Democrats Will Oppose Peace Plan (Continued Form Page One.) - be enforced-for the period of the war would have ceased with the president's proclamation; under this resolution they" Will cease with the date of its passage.. On the other hand, laws that were to continue in effect for a time after the ratifica tion and proclamation of the treaty of peace will continue in effect for the specified time after the passage of this resolution. The resolution, therefore, has no effect upon exist ing laws, other than the effect that the ratification-an.d-poclamation- of the treaty would hijve-had. ; Provide for Trade. "Section ' 3. provides for the resumption" of reciprocal trade rcta fions between Germany , and the United States for- a period of 45 days and further provides that such reciprocal trade relations shall be permanently established, when the president has ascertained and an nounced that Germany has declared a termination ot tne war ana nas made the renouncements on behalf of itself and its nation vhih are specified in said section.- "The placing ftheseT;conditios on tne permanent resumption oi trade with Germany is a reasonable exercise of the power vested in con gress by the constitution 'to regulate commerce with foreign nations.' In making certain legislation contin gent on a fact to be ascertained and announced by the president, this paragraph follows precedents estab lished in previous acts of congress, and especially section three of the Act of October 1, 1890 (the McKin ley tariff act), which was sustained by the supreme court in the case of Field vs. Clark, 143 U. S. P. 649. Section four provides a penalty for violation' of section three when ever ..the prohibition provided by that section shall be in force. "Section five maintains the rights. to which the united States has De- come entitled under the terms of the armistice or by reason of its par ticipation in the war, Of otherwise, and ratifies, confirms and maintains all fines, forfeitures, penalties and seizures imposed or made by the United States on account of the waf." To Erect $130,000 School Building at St. Paul, Neb. St. Paul, Neb.. April 5. (Special.) The school board h3s just closed a contract for the erection of a new high school building which will cost $130,000 It will be located on the eight-acre tract recently presented to the district by N. J. Paul, founder of the town. The contract for the main building was awarded to Ed ward R. Green of Seward, Neb., and theheating and plumbing contract was awarded to the Robert Parks Heating1 ; and Plumbing Co. of Omaha. Woman Withdraws Her Petition in Wentz Case "Wahoo. Neb.. April 6. (Special.) The application of Edith Maud Shear to have, a receiver appointed for the Wentz Investment company of Aurora was presented before JudgeE. E. Good in district court ncre toaay. After the case was called the parties involved held a conference, resulting in a withdrawal of the' ap plication. !Thc entire matter will be taken up 'before J. T. Hart of the State Banking board at) Lincoln on Tuesday, it'waS said. Two Towns in Germany Occupied by French Army (Continued Form Page One.) in his opinion, be justified byNthe course of events. We do not expect passive acceptance of - an ; ac complished fact from bur allies, but the confident assistance to which they have accustomed tfs" Advance in Ruhr Valley. Berlin, April 6. The progress of th German troops into the Ruhr report was chronicled in the follow ing official statement issued today: - " You are the whole audience! Sit down before the Victrola and your home becomes an opera-house, with all the great singers of the world to entertain you. The whole performance is in your hands. You select the artists You choose what they shall sing Caruso and all the famous stars of opera answer your summons to the stage. They give as many encores as you demand. With the Victrola you enjoy privileges and pleasures which not even the opera itself can offer you. Any Victor dealer will gladly play any music you wish;to hear. arolas in great variety $25 to $1500. New Victor Records are on sale at all dealers on the 1st of each month. VICTROLA mm, v, 9. pat, orr, "HIS MASTERS VOICE' Jl ML proclaim firet quality and Identifies Jv $L all product! of tha Jy VICTOa. TALKING MACHINE CO J? Victor Talking Machine Company Camden, New Jersey "The action of the police forces in the industrial region is proceed ing according to plan. Regular troops are present north of Bottrop, Westphalia, which has not yet been occupied. The clearipg action is also progressing east of Dortmund, which- the first detachment has just entered and where it advanced againsf considerably stronger de tachments of red . guards1 on the Leunen-Kameu rhine. In the Hoerde , district the VVickede rail road station has been stormed by red . guards, as also were the Ad miral and Glueckauf mines. "Considerable plundering occur red in Dortmund. ,At Essen the Krupp provision department was robbed." . H Seek Wilson's Idea. Washington, April 6 (By The As sociated Press.) The French rov- ermnent, through Ambassador Jus srraud, has asked for an expression of opinion by President Wilson as to the-French occupation of cities in the neutral Zpne beyond the Rhine, . i It was learned today that the French ambassador, presented a statement of the French position to Secretary Colby yesterday and asked that it be communicated to the pres. idenr. ' At the State department today it was said that the United States had made no. statement with regard to the advance of the French forces, and that it was unlikely that any would be made for the present, at least. The position of the American ! government was described as that of merely an interested spectator. Officials said Great Iiritain and Italy had taken the same view as the United States. Campaign Funds imoaign Governor Henry J. Allen, of Kansas, Answers Borah's Attack on Leonard Wood "Those Americans who arc contributing out of their means to Leonard Wood's campaign expenses, are contributing be cause they realize the vital need of their1 country to have at the nation's head, the highest type American procurable, a states man instead of a politician, a tried und proved administrator instead of an experimenter, a man whose character and record prove he will administer office of president, for the whole peo ple and not for any class or sec tion or group of the people. "That is why they are putting up the money necessary to pre sent to all people of the United States, through frank publicity, the facts about Wood, the man, so that the people can intelli gently judge him in this candi dacy. I myself am giving con siderable to Wood's campaign. Am giving my time, paying my own expenses, and have rather expensive newspaper, in , whose columns I think, have given Wood $50,000 worth of free publicity in the last six months. "I do not expect anything out of Wood, if elected president. If I had more money than I needed, would gladly give that money outright to spread the facls about Wood before my countrymen, because of what I believe to be the necessity of my country at this hour, the election of the best American as president. ''Senator Borah has. w:rong squint and is squint he. did not possess in 1912. He and I both campaigned for Theodore Roosevelt then and every dol lar expended on Roosevelt's campaign was contribution of friends who loved and trusted Theodore Roosevelt. "What would you think of a man who would stand up and say that he contributed to the Rooseveit Campaign because he expected to get something out of Roosevelt when elected? Such statement Would be pre cisely as false and ridiculously made against Wood now s if made against Roosevelt then. ''It is not true, my friends, that there - does not exist in American politics any higher ex pectations on the part of con tributors to a campaign fund, than that they shall receive some consideration from a great man whose cause they helped in a great hour." Gov. Henry J. Allen of Kansas. BEHIND CLOSED DOORS Votes for Favorite Son or Impossible Candidate If a Vote for Machine Politics.. "Just a word about this fa vorite son idea," said Wood. "I understand this is an election for national office and voters in each state are free to vote for whom they wish. They are- not limited in choice necessarily to some one born, married or re siding in their own state, ( r to some one who has gone to col lege in their state, or does busi ness in their state. ' "The favorite son plan is one which has always placed a limi tation upon the choice of he people and played directly into the hands of the worst form of machine politics. It has often resulted in bringing about in different states what a distin guished political leader recently said would be done in the 1920 presidential nomination, namely, that about 2:11 o'clock in the morning the nomination wottid be settled by fifteen or twenty tired men sitting around a table in a smoke-filled room behind closed doors. We want no more of this kind of thing in this country. We want the will of the people as expressed at the polls embodied in the choice made at the convention." "WE WANT WOOD'" , Assemblyman Theodore Roosevelt,' New York, Extols Nation's Choice for President. "We are approaching the Election next Autumn of a Presidential Candidate. We of the Republican Party are going to be successful. Rarely if ever in history has the country been in a more critical condition, shaken by .the strain and turmoil of great war" and debauched by eight years of the Wilson Administration. We are the prey of violent oscillations of thought. "The trend given to our actions during the. coming four years will shape our country for many decades in future. We need a man who will combine two principal characteris tics. First, the fearless determination to preserve law and order and the Ideals of this country, and second, the ability to conceive and put into operation, the fundamentals of con structive, sane Liberalism. - . . "General Wood Is this man. He is not a man whom we have to take on trust. He is a man with a record which is his Recommendation. He has handled most difficult Admin istrative work with consummate success as his record in Cuba and Philippines indicates. There he preserved order omder trying circumstances with justice and wisdom in such a man ner that that order did not collapse when he left, but re mained as a testimonial of his success there. He handled economics in such a fashion that general pros perity and fair dealings contributed to the good of all people concerned. Above all, General Wood is a big man. He is big enough to desire to have around him only the best men. He is not afraid that the work of a subordinate will overshadow his achievements. We want Wood at this time." THOMPSON-BELDEN & COMPANY A A Well Planned Wardrobe I Need Not Be Extensive Numerous costumes, chosen without due regard for their appropriateness, can never lend dis tinction to any wardrobe. Select only such fashions as will prove a pleas ure to wear, for the most, expensive clothes are those which are seldom worn because they were not well chosen, and so neither interesting nor becoming". 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