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The Omaha Daily Bee VOL. 49 NO. 255. Entmd Mcoid-cliu matter May is, ISM, t Omthi P. O. under act tl March S. 179. OMAHA, SATURDAY, APRIL 10, 1920. By Mall (I ytD, Dally. t.0O: Sunday. I2.M: Dally and Sua., $7.00; outilda Nab. awtaaa axtra. TWO CENTS . . SWITCHMEN AWAIT VOTE OF MEETING Omaha Railroad Employes Send Delegates to Special Session in Bluffs to Decide Attitude Toward Walkout. STRIKERS WEAKENING, SAYS UNION OFFICIAL Number of Men Reported to Have Returned to Work Vote ton Proposal to End Tieup on Northwestern. Omaha and Council Bluffs switch men threaten to strike today in sympathy with the insurgent walk out of their craft in Chicago. The question of a walkout here now rests with a committee of rep resentatives of the employes from each railroad. Definite vote will be taken at a meeting in Council Bluffs. Denouncing the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen, one of the "Big Four" switchmen from Omaha and Council Bluffs formed the new Omaha and Council Bluffs Yard men's association Thursday night. First "Bomb" Thrown. The first meeting of the new as sociation was held yesterday be hind closed doors in the Labor tem ple. The "strike" committee was appointed at this meeting. Names are withheld. Sympathy for the insurgent strike of switchmen now prevalent in 17 other cities of the United States is given as the leading spirit in the formation of the new organization. The first "bomb" thrown into the meeting yesterday, which was a ' closed session, exploded when Tem porary President Bert Parker read a telegram from A. F. Whitney, vice president of the brotherhood. Brotherhood Issues Appeal. The telegram was in the form of an appeal to the local switchmen "to do their duty toward the brotherhood." The insurgent strike, led by John Grunatrof Chicago, was denounced as illegal, by the telegram, which stated that the strikers could get no increase in pay, or better work ing conditions, in an unlawful way. Local switchmen must submit their grievances to a labor board ot arbitration, the telegram demanded. : "All bunk 1" cried a switchman, ,whenrMr. Parker .finished reading the telegram. ' ' Over 200 Present "Throw away your receipts from the brotherhood 1T' shouted another. "They never did anything for us, and they never will." Heavy applause greeted this out burst, and others followed with snappy speeches by excited switch men. , More than 200 were present at the meeting. They had been unable to attend the maiden session of the infant organization in Council Bluffs Thursday night. Resolutions adopted at the meet ing Thursday night were read at the session yesterday. Announcement was made that ef forts had been inaugurated by the more radical members of the 'out law" association for an immediate (Continued on Fage Two. Colnma Two.) Chief of Switchmen's Union Says Famine Will Drive Men Back Chicago, April 9. Famine will end the rail strike if the men "refuse to listen to reason," S. E. Heberling, international president of the Switchmen's Union of North Amer ica, declared today. "It would be possible under terms of the transportation act to arrest those responsible for the strike for conspiracy, but I do not thing such drastic measures will be necessary," h'e continued. "The men will be in the bread line in two weeks unless they go back to work. "If the strike continues much longer, the public will demand gov ernment action and prosecution ot the parties guilty of having caused all this suffering. The best thing the trainmen can do is return to work today." Increased Pay for Navy Men Said to Be Necessary Washington, April 9. Congress must increase the pay of both offi cers and men if the navy is to be "saved from disaster," Rear Admiral Washington, chief of the bureau of navigation, declared today before the senate committee investigating the Sims-Daniels row. Foreign countries have increased the pay in their navies, he said, add ing: "I understand the increas.es abroad ire being paid largely with money borrowed from the United States." Mnt ntv are the men leavinir. Ad miral Washington said, iut recruit ing is on the decline because oi low natr The officer situation also is "very bad, the admiral said. No Contest In Pennsylvania Primary Election May 18 Harnsburg, Pa., April v. there will be no contest on either the re publican or democratic presidential preference ballot in Pennsylvania at the primary election May 18. The im. for filinor netitiona exoired at midnight last night and the records how that A. Mitchell Palmer's name will be the only one on the demo- .ri: fiallnt anA that f( F.rlward Randolph Wood, a retired business man of Philadelphia, will be the sole fcominaUon on the republican ticket COURT ENJOINS INQUIRY INTO PROFITEERING Federal Judge Prohibits Presen tation of Evidence to Grand Jury at Denver. Pueblo, Colo., April 9. Federal Judge Lewis signed injunction orders rriday afternoon prohibiting United States District Attorney Tedrovv from presenting evidence of alleged profiteering to the fed eral grand jury in session here. The injunctions were asked for by merchants of Denver and by three Colorado coal companies. Mr. Tedrow announced he would appeal from the ruling. He recent ly completed investigations of charges of profiteering in Colorado, under instructions from Attorney General Palmer and was prepared to go before the grand jury. The merchants had attacked the Lever act while the coal dealers contended President Wilson lacked authority m regulating coal prices. Judge Lewis made no remarks in granting the formal injunction. During the morning' session, how ever, he held that comparisons could not be made between the sale prices and the cost price. Judge Lewis continued: "It is the desire of every law abiding citizen to see profiteers prosecuted, but the increment of stocks of goods, purchased several years ago must be considered as a person's or corporation's property and by the fifth amendment to the constitution it is impossible to take his property without just compen sation." POLICE INSPECTOR INDICTED IN NEW YORK VICE PROBE INAUGURATE AERIAL MAIL ON APRIL 20 WOULD CONTROL MEAT PACKERS BY COMMISSION Bill Introduced in House to Pro vide Federal Food Board Of Five Members. IF. - Date Fixe .. ,.V tor Extension" Mail Serv ice From Chicago to Omaha May Be Delayed FewDays FIRST STEP OF CROSS CONTINENT SYSTEM kfo Tribune-Omaha Bee Leased Wire. i .. ." n'acninninn nnru j mil .Vvi.Uld Number of Charges Returned As Result of Easter Sunday Sermon. New York, April 9. The vice cru sade in New York which has grad ually broadened into five distinct in vestigations, assumed substantial proportions when the regular grand jury returned indictments against Police Inspector Dominick Henry, two of his plain clothesmen and the proprietor and three employes of a raided Wast Side restaurant com plained of in an Easter sermon by the Rev. John Roach Straton of Calvary Baptist church. Inspector Henry, who commands the enlarged "Tenderloin" district with its hundreds of hotels, restau rants, theaters, cabarets and dance halls, was charged with neglect of duty.- -. -.v- -.--,.-' Others indicted were Detectives John J. Gunson and Joseph Mo loney, for perjury, and Peter Galli otti, restaurant proprietor, with three employes, all of whom are charged with keeping a disorderly house. Gunson already is under in dictment for bribery and extortion. The seven indictments today which make a total of 10 since the vice agitation was begun, were obtained by James E. Smith, assist ant district attorney, the central fig ure in a series of charges and coun ter charges growing out of his in vestigation of alleged police conniv ance with vice. , Prince Highly Pleased With His Reception; Sails for Honolulu .San Diego, April 9. The British cruiser Renown steamed away from its berth off Coronado shortly after 6 o'clock Thursday night carrying Edward, prince of Wales, towards Honolulu, on the next leg of his trip from England to Australia by the Panama canal. The nrince was, according to his reiterated statements, highly pleased with the reception accorded him aunng his stay of two days in this Prt- .... He devoted much ot the day to rest and recreation, playing a round of golf prior to a reception aboard the Kenown. During this event he greeted many, if not all, of the guests per sonally, and a."ded his officers in see inirrfhat all those present had an op portunity to view the vessel and learn something ot its worKings ana equipment. The reception, which lasted an hour, was the closing event of the prince's stay. Urge More Co-Operation Of Farmers and Millers Chicago. Aoril 9. Co-operation between farmers and millers in stimulating production and increas ing the home market was recom mended at " the annual convention of the millers' national federation. Declaring that a large amount of grain was shipped abroad that could be milled in the United States, F. H. Price of New York urged that flour millers announce and operate a terminal warehouse where flour could be stored and ' delivered to steamers by mechanical convey ances, and that millers make their own charters with steamship com panies. Detroiter Sure Pershing Will Be G. 0. P. Nominee Washington, April 9. Walter F. Howard of Detroit Thursday told a group of men in the lobby of the New Willard that he could tell in just 55 words what will happen at the national republican convention. Here are the 55 words: "The convention will go along balloting fruitlessly for a couple of days. Then somebody will mention Pershing. Suddenly the convention will come to the conclusion that Pershing is its best asset. The man who pulled America out of the hole when civilization trembled in the balance will pull the republican party out of the deadlock." Time Schedule Arranged for Plane Flights and City Car rier Trips That Will Insure Saving Hours on Delivery. By E. C. SNYDER. Washington Correspondent Omaha Bee. Washington, D. G, April 9. (Special Telegram.) It is the ex pectation of Second Assistant Post master General Pragcr that the ex tension of the air mail service to Omaha will be put into operation on April 20. Delay in the delivery of equipment or other delays of preparation might advance the date of the inauguration of the service, but it will be within four or five tlays of that date. This will be the first step in the extension of the New York-Chicago air mail route to the Pacific coast as provided for by congress, Omaha instead of Chicago being the west ern terminal of the transcontinental route until after the first of July, when the appropriation for the New York-San Francisco route becomes available. For the establishment and operation of this transconti nental route congress appropriated $1,250,000, which was $250,000 under the estimate. The inauguration of the service west from Omaha after the first of July will follow as speedily as the assembling of the equipment, the preparation of landing fields and the like will admit of. A general ex amination of the possible route to be adopted between Omaha and San Francisco will be made and the route decided upon between now and the first of July. Many, Hours Saved. Within a day or two planes and equipment will start moving to Omaha, and with the inauguration of the service the department will be prepared to maintain it with the regularity and efficiency which has characterized the service between Washington and New York and be tween New York and Chicago. The schedule for .the, service ietwen Chicago and Omaha has been pre pared by the Postoffice department, which will advance the delivery of letters to the extent of a full busi ness day. The rail transportation between Chicago and Omaha requires from 13 to 16 1-2 hours while the air transportation will require from 4 1-2 to 5 1-2 hours, giving in addi tion to the time saved in transporta tion the advantage of rail connec tion so as to advance the delivery of mail many hours. Mail leaving Chicago by airplane at 6 a. m. daily except Sundays and holidays is scheduled to arrive at Omaha at the same time with mail dispatched by train at 1 a. m. Mail dispatched from Omaha at 1 p. m. is scheduled to arrive in Chicago at the same time as mail dispatched by train at 7:30 a. m. Westbound the nlane will carry approximately 15,000 Omaha city letters, advancing the delivery to ad dresses one business day. This mail will consist of letters mailed in Chi cago too late for dispatch to evening trains, and mail from incoming trains, the most important being New York and Chicago R. P. O. Train 43, due at LaSalle station, Chi cago, at 1:15 a. m., a close connec tion for Chicago and Council Bluffs R. P. O. Train 7, leaving the Union Station, Chicago, at 2 a. m. and due to arrive Omaha at 3:30 p. m., too late for carrier delivery that day. City Trip Scheduled. Omaha city carriers are scheduled to leave the main office on afternoon trips as follows: Two-trip carriers, 1:30 p. m.; three-trip carriers, 1:35 p. m.; four-trip carriers, 1:20 p. m. and 3:50 p.m.; five-trip carriers, 1:35 p. m. and 3:15 p. m. Mail is sched uled to leave the main office for all carrier stations at 12:30 p. m., there fore letters arriving by plane before noon will be delivered throughout the entire city the day of receipt. The eastbound plane will carry letter mail for Chicago and for east ern states, deposited for mailing at the Omaha postoffice between 7 a. m. and 12:15 p. m., also that re ceived for Chicago and connecting lines from railway postoffices arriv ing in Omaha as follows: Omaha and Ogden R. P. O. train 4, due 7:40 a. m.; Omaha and Schuyler R. 1. O. train 27, due 10:20 a. m.; Omaha and Auburn R. P. O. train 137, due 10:55 a. m.; Omaha and Chadron R. P. O. train 2, due 11:40 a. m. By rail the mail leaving Omaba via train 6 at 12:30 p. m. is due to arrive at Chi cago at 6:45 av.m. the following day and by plane it will arrive at or be fore 6:30 p. m., an advance of 12 hours and 15 minutes. It is proposed to have clerks in the Jefferson terminal R. P. O., Chi cago, make distribution to stations of Omaha city letter mail between the hours of 2 a. m. and 5:30 a. m. and to make np pouches for the main office at Omaha and for all important postal stations. This will insure carrier delivery at the office of address on the day of receipt. Meat Cutters Call Strike To Enforce "Closed Shop" Sioux City, la., April 9. A gen eral strike of butchers and meat cutters employed in retail markets was called today to enforce union demands for a "closed shop." Pick ets were stationed in front of most of the downtown markets. vvashington. April 9. A bill sponsored by the American Feder ation of Labor providing for a na tional food commission to control the meat packing and live stock shipping industry was introduced in the house by Representative Baet of North Dakota. The bill requires the Interstate Commerce commission, within six months after the passage of the act, to acquire all the principal stockyards and stockyard terminals and all of the refrigerator cars now owned by the big meat packers. One of the radical features of the measure is a provision that any of the five members of the commission appointed by the president and con firmed by the senate for terms ot five years each, may be recalled at any time by either the senate or the president. .The control of the meat packing industry is to be exercised through a licensing and inspection system, which will permit the commission to penalize any conspiracy or agree ment in restraint of fair competi tion, and will permit the enforce ment of strict and detailed rules governing the shipment, purchase, slaughtering, packing and distrihu tion of live stock and meat prod ucts. The bill is avowedly an attack at the "big five" packers who are accused by organized labor of being partly responsible for the high cost of living. SURVEY OF PRICES BY COMMISSIONER SHOWS DROP Decrease Noted in Certain Cuts of Beef Retail Quotations Rise. A survey of prices prevailing dur ing the week ending April 6, pre pared Thursday by Mrs. Charles G. Ryan, federal faid price com missioner ' for Nebraska, showed practically no decrease in prices for foodstuffs, other than some cuts of beef, and an increase in the re tail prices asked for many com modities. Her figures showed that beef car casses sold wholesale at 17 cents per pound, as against the previous price of 15 cents. Retail prices averaged from 19$4 cents to 20 cents per pound; Sirloin- steak now fells at 35 cents a pound, which is 2lt cents cheaper than previous quo tations. Pork Prices Steady. Round steak was found to be selling 5 cents cheaper than be fore, and porterhouse steak re mained steady at 50 cents per pound. Chuck meat sold at 20 cents for the pound. Plate meat and brisket was quoted from 10 cents to 12 cents a pound. Pork prices were generally steady, with a slight tendency toward a de cline. Loin cuts sold from 2 to 5 cents cheaper than during the pre vious period for which records were kept, and smoked ham sold from 3 to 10 cents higher. Bacon also sold slightly higher. Mutton selling at 10 or 15 cens for stew meat, and 30 to 45 cents per pound for lamb quarters, is up about 5 cents, gen erally, her report showed. Vegetables Generally Steady. Butter and eggs were up 3 and 2 cents, respectively, over the prices previously reported. Potatoes con tinued to rise in price, and vegetables generally remained stationary. Mrs. Ryan has just returned from trips to Grand Island and Hastings. She said women at both towns were anxious to co-operate with the com mission, and expressed willingness to use cheaper cuts of meat in an effort to lower prices. Second Yukon Gold Boom Punctured By Small Sharp Stone Chicago Tribune-Omaha Bee Leased Wire. Chicago, April 9. A small, sharp edged stone punctured a bicycle tire and elaborate plans for an invasion of the Yukon, the opening of a new bonanza, perhaps the slaughter of a few Indians. Robert Madgett, aged 14, and Ar thur Larson, 12, were the potential Klondike invaders. ' These youthful sourdoughs mushed out of Chicago yesterday northbound on the long trail. Until such time as they might acquire dog teams, they traveled on bicycles. At , Glencoe their tire exploded with a loud report. Meanwhile a pair of frantic mothers had sent out a general alarm and a motorcycle cop had taken up the trail. He over took the embyro gold miners, and escorted them back to the city. Judge Bars Evidence From I. W. W. Trials at Tombstone Tombstone, Ariz., April 9. Evi dence regarding acts, writings or conduct of the Industrial Workers of the World outside of the Warren mining district, and not relating to conditions in the district, will not ,be admissible in the trial of Harry E. Wootton, charged with kidnap ing, Judge Samuel L. Pattee, presid ing, ruled. Kitchin Suffers Slight Stroke. Washington, April 9. Represen tative Kitchin of North Carolina, democratic leader in the last con gress, suffered a slight stroke of paralysis on the right side today soon after delivering a speech in the house Opposing the republican ueace resolution COMPULSORY SERVICE PLAN IS DEFEATED Voluntary Universal Military Training as Proposed in Army Reorganization Bill Adopted, 46 to 9, in the Senate. MEN BETWEEN 18 AND 28 ELIGIBLE TO COURSE Many Advocates of Compul sion Vote for New Proposal Seven Republicans and Two Democrats in Opposition. Washington, April 9. Voluntary instead of compulsory universal mil itary training as proposed by the army reorganization bill was adopt ed today by the senate. The vote was 46 to 9. As adopted the plan, which the War department is directed to put in force during the calendar year 1922, provides that all men between the ages of 18 and 28 would be eligible for four months' training in any one year they might select. Iwenty-two republicans and ft democrats voted for voluntary train ing, which was proposed in an amendment by Senator Frelinghuy- sen, republican, JNew Jersey. Among those were many advocates of com- oulsorv training. Seven republic ans and two democrats voted in op position. U. S. Attache Advises Omaha Business Men To Market in China Annual appropriations for the de velopment of their foreign fields and a concerted survey of foreign mar keting of Omaha goods was sug gested to Omaha manufacturers by Julian Arnold, commercial attache of the United States embassy at Pekin, who addressed the manufac turers' associations at the Chamber of Commerce on "The New China," yesterday. Mr. Arnold also strongly advised immediate plans on the part of Oma ha manufacturers for the establish ment of their goods in China. That country is experiencing an expan sion in its social and industrial life that will be worth millions of dol lars to American manufacturers, if the opportunity be seized, he stated. Chinese merchants are verv re liable in business deals, he said, and always meet their obligations. Judge Won't Accept $4,500 Jury Award; Case to Be Retried Judge Woodrough in the United States district court yesterday re fused to accept the verdict of a jury awarding $4,500 to Edward Maple. 73 years old, in a suit for personal damages against the Union Pacific railroad company. "Five hundred dollars would seem to be ample in this case," the judge told the jury yesterday morning. Attorneys for Maple refused to accept $500 and the case will be tried again. Maple, a resident of North Bend, arriving there from Fremont sev eral months ago, alleged in his com plaint the railroad company refused to provide a stool to assist him in alighting from a train with the re sult that he was seriously Injured. He asked $25,000 damages. Muscatine Levee On Mississippi Breaks And Land Is Flooded Muscatine, la., April 9. The breaking of the Illinois levee at a point a mile above the high bridge which spans the Mississippi river at this point had flooded 7,000 acres of ground at 10 o'clock this morning and the overflow pf fully 40,000 ad ditional acres lying 'below the dis trict first affected cannot be averted. The flood will create a lake two miles wide and 20 miles in length. The levee, weakened by waves which plunged against the barrier for days, collapsed without warning shortly before midnight. The sev eral hundred families residing in the district lying behind the levee had moved out, averting any loss of life. The loss to farmers and land owners will approximate a quarter of a mil lion dollars. A Personal Statement By Nelson B. Updike A single purpose led me to buy The Bee. That was a desire to establish a newspaper whose object should be the advancement of Omaha and Nebraska. While a republican, I have occasionally voted for a democrat, but have always been a firm believer in the principles of the republican party. I think the people at large are in accord with those principles and expect The Bee to support them. It will do just that, with the earnest conviction also that General John J. Pershing should have Nebraska's solid, whole-hearted, enthusi astic support in the coming primary. It is a time for all of us, as Nebraskans, to stand for Nebraska's can didate, and thereby present to the country the best man our party can put forward. Feeling strongly on this matter, I do not hesitate publicly and privately to ask and urge the people of Nebraska to support General Pershing in this campaign. I wish to say here and now that I am not and never expect to be a candidate for political office or favor. I have never knowingly asked or advised anyone to do anything, political or otherwise, that I did not think was for his own best interest, and I am not doing so now when I urge that Nebraska give its primary en dorsement to its own citizen. The Bee seeks to promote in this campaign the highest welfare of Nebraska and the nation, and that alone. The republicans of Nebraska never have had such an opportunity for valuable and deserved advance ment in party counsels as now. Let's go to it, shoulder to shoulder for Pershing and Nebraska! NELSON B. UPDIKE. Break Between Carranza And Huerta -Averted " Agua Prieta, Sonora, Mex., April 9. The military here today an nounced that 1,500 state troops sent to the Sonora-Sinaloa boundary line to intercept any attei. pt on the part of Gen. Manuel Dieguez to invade the state with Carranza forces have been recalled by the De la Huerta administration, the threatened break between De la Huerta and President Carranza having been averted. State of Sonora Takes Charge of Train System Nogales, Ariz., April 9. Prior to the departure of Gov. Adolfo de la Huerta for Hermosillo, the state cap ital, the government of the state of Sonora, took charge of the operation of the Southern Pacific of Mexico railroad, manning trains with the strikers themselves and paying them the wages and conceding the hours demanded in the complaint of the Afaiumcn against the road. GERMANY TO HOLD FRANCE LIABLE FOR ALL DAMAGES Emphatic Note Sent to Charge d'Affaires irt ParisItaly Agrees With Britain on Move in Ruhr Valley. Berlin, April 9. (By The Asso ciated Press.) The German gov ernment has forwarded to Dr. von Mayer, German charge d'affaires at Paris, an emphatic note declaring that Germany will hold France re sponsible for all damages and casu alties growing out of the occupa tion of the cities in Hesse which French troops have entered. Lt Count Kalnein. who was killed yesterday near Nieder Wolt stadt, 16 miles north of Frankfort, was shot by a French patrol, ac cording to a semi-official dispatch from Frankfort The German regular troops who i had crossed the river Ruhr were withdrawn yesterday to the northern bank of that stream, it was announced here. (The Ruhr passes just to the south of Essen, in the northern central part of the in dustrial district.) Officials of the cities of Barmen, Elberfield and Dusseldorf, it is stated, had requested the minister of defense not to allow' the troops to enter these towns. Agree With Britain. London, April 9. Italy's attitude respecting the French occupation of Frankfort concurs fully with that expressed in behalf of Great Britain in the statement issued last evening, Vittorio Scialoia, the Italian foreign minister, stated today. Signor Scialoia said there had been no diplomatic exchanges which would justify the assumption of France that her action would meet with Italy's approval. Washington, April 9. America's attitude towards any adjustment of the new situation created by the en try of French troops into the Ruhr district of Germany will continue to be more that of an observer than an interested participant, from what can be learned in official circles here. While recognizing the seriousness of the situation created by the in dependent action by France, officials here were not inclined to regard it as '"delicate" as the British foreign office indicated last night. It was regarded as one of those situations full of potential danger, but in which the probabilities of adjustment was predominant. Candidate, Second me, L By the Toss of Coin T t rrr lime, Loses umce Grand Rapids, Wis., April 9. For the second time John Ostruski has been defeated for a seat in the city council by the toss of a coin. Os truski and Grant Babcock, can didates for councilman, drew a tie vote in Tuesday's election, so it was agreed to flip a coin to decide the honors. As the master of ceremon ies was about to flip the coin Os truski said: "What will you take, Mr. Babcock?" "I'll take heads," replied Babcock. "Then I'll take what's left," said Ostruski. The coin was flipped and fell heads, giving Babcock the seat in the council. Four years ago Os truski tied with Mike Lemenez for the seat and the toss of the coin went against him. Senate Committee Orders Probe of Newberry Election Washington, April 9. The senate elections committee ordered a full and immediate investigation of the Ford-Newberry election by the sub committee of which Senator Wat son, republican, of Indiana, is chair man, and which will be appointed for the purpose of recounting the bal Iqits cast in Michigan for both can didates. N The motion to extend the sub committee authority, offered by Sen ator Kenyon, republican, Iowa, di rects "a full investigation of all the charges, counter charges, matters and things" involved in the contest. MAYOR SMITH MAY RESIGN TO ENTER BUSINESS Has Had Good Offer, He Says Wants Municipal Gas Plant Formalities Dis posed of First. Mayor Smith stated yesterday that it is possible he may resign when .the formalities of municipal ownership of the gas plant shall have been disposed of about July 1. "I say it is possible," the mayor explained. "I have had a business proposition put up to me and I will give it serious consideration about July 1. At this time I am not ready to say whether I will resign before the expiration of my term of office." The mayor announced two months ago, when he was mentioned as a candidate for governor, thai he wai through with politics. Last Monday afternoon, when addressing the political science department of the Omaha Woman's club, he stated that he felt he was through with his public service, after having success fully carried through the gas plant purchase fight. It is known among, the mayor's friends that he is anxious to resume his law business. He has stated that his income during his term of mayor has decreased about $10,000 a year. The salary of the mayor is $5,000 a year. His term runs to May, 1921. He said he was sure he would not leave 'the office until July 1 of this year and was uncertain in what his state of mind might be at that time. Salvador Proposes Alliance Without U. S. Representation Washington, Aoril (By The Associated Press.) After receiving the State department's interpreta tion of the Monroe doctrine, the congress of Salvador adopted a de cree proposing a Latin-American al liance with the United States ex cluded. The decree also proposed aboli tion of the Pan-American union, with headquarters in Washington, the Central American court of jus tice and the international court of arbitration. The United States was instrumental in the organization of the union and two courts. Wireless Operators Urged to Listen for Messages From Mars London, April 9. Beginning mid night April 20, throughout the suc ceeding two or three days, thousands of wireless operators in all parts of the globe, will strain every nerve, especially their ears, in an endeavor to catch any messages that Mars may be sending to this planet. Guglielmo Marconi, inventor of the wireless, issued special instruc tions to all stations to listen intent ly, particularly on April 21, because that is the day when Mars will be nearest to the earth, and if the weird signals picked up lately are actually messages from the Martians, the world may witness some history making revelations on that date. Report American Writer Executed in Finland Chicago, April 9. An unconfirmed report that John Reed, magazine writer, had been executed in Finland has been received here, Lloyd B. Heth, assistant district attorney, an nounced. Reed is under indictment here, charged with conspiracy to advocate the overthrow of the gov ernment hv force. PEACE PLAN IS ADOPTED By 243 TO 150 Republican Majority in the House Completes First Stage Of Program to End War Despite Defeat of Treaty. RESOLUTION NOW GOES TO SENATE COMMITTEE The Weather Forecast. Fair and warmer Saturday. Hourly Temperatures. U9t it S a. m SA 1 p. in r4 II a. m S5 S p. m ftt 7 a. m 84 3 p. m 54 S 1. m SO 4 p. ni.... 55 a. m S 5 p. ni 55 in a. in 4R p. m 54 It a. m 4H 7 i. n A4 13 noon 52 , 8 p. in... .,52 Substitute Offered by Demo crats, Repealing Emergency Legislation Without Termi nating State of War. By ARTHUR SEARS HENNIN& Chicago Trlliune-Omaha Br Iaed Wire. Washington, April 9. With pas-t sage of the peace resolution by tin house tonight by a vote of 243 to 150 the republican majority in con gress' completed the first stage ol their program to end the war with Germany in defeat of ratification of the Versailles treaty and its league o( nations covenant. This unprecedented measure for terminating the three years' state of war will be transmitted to the sen ate tomorrow, where it will be rei f erred to the foreign relations com mittee. It is expected that the com mittee will report it promptly to the senate, where the democrats intend to filibuster its adoption with pro-, longed speeches and to load it down with riders, including the league ol nations covenant. Defeat Substitute. After the two days' debate in th house, in which nearly 70 member! delivered arguments for and against a declaration of peace by congre the democrats offered a substit resolution, reoealine war legislatto without terminating the state ot war. This move was defeated, 171 to 221. On the final roll call 2? democrats joined with the republicans in sup port of the resolution. Only two re publicans, Representatives Kelley of Michigan and- Fuller of Massa chusetts, voted in the negative. Rep resentative Keller of Minnesota, an independent, voted for the resolution, while Representative Carrs, also of Minnesota, another independent, voted against it. Representaive Ran dall of California, prohibitionist, cast an affirmative vote. Takes Shot at Wilson. representative iougwui ui i Ohio, republican, in one-f the closing speeche. accused President Wilson of responsibility for delay ing peace. "There has been and is now one insurmountable obstacle in our path toward peace and that obstacle is the president of the United States," he said. "More than a year ago a treaty, of peace might have been neogotiated and ratified had he not forced the inclusion in a manner and form inseparable from the rest of the instrument and purposely;, so made, as he frequently boasted, the child of his brain, that un-American monstrosity known as the WilsOn league of nations. "It still remains, though twice repudiated, an integral part of the treaty, in the exact phraseology bargained for and brought back from Paris by the president. "As he stepped on the shore of France from the imperial yacht, the George Washington (Heaven-save the mark ) he was acclaimed and hailed as a sort of demi-god, and small wonder, for had not the Amer ican forces clinched the victory and was he not the titular head of the American nation? The manner in which the people of Europe bade him farewell upon his return from his second voyage overseas is a different story and one over which it is well to draw the veil." - Kelley Springs Surprise. Representative Kelley of Michi gan, republican, sprang a surprise by speaking in opposition to the resolution. "If you pass this resolution todav the moral effect of it and the opin ion of America will be not what is intended but that this house has. ap proved the course of those who stood against the treaty in the sen ate with or without reservations and in favor of a separate peace" he said. "This is a resolution to make a separate peace with Germany without terms, without pledges, without guarantees of any kind, shape or description." Representative Smith of Illinois spoke for the resolution as one of the republican members of the for eign affairs committee. Representative Juul of Illinois re ferred to the abrogation of the treaty with Russia years ago and pointed out that commercial rela tions can be maintained without a treaty. Representative Britten of Illinois said the peace resolution would be immediately passed "if America could realize that there are posi tively millions of lean, hungry, sad faced, tubercular children in Ger many today." Further Outrages Are Reported in Ireland London, April 9. Further out rages in different parts of Ireland were reported Friday. A vacated police barracks at Blackroy, outside the Limerick boundary, was burned down. Four men arrested under the defense of the realm act were taken to Cork. A Nemagh,. Tipperary, report says three constables' were shot at while riding bicycles from Rear, cross to Newport. It is said that one of the constables was killed, an other was fatally injured and the third badly wounded. ' ' A mail van from Cavan to Arva was held up near Crossdonney and more than 100.000 pounds sterling, representing old ace ocnsiou money, stole? ,
