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Vol. 49 No.v 2&0. latent aa mhMw attar May M. ItW. it -: Oanka r. 0. Uw Mt f Much S, 1(7. Omaha 4 . n JA , - , -""""UJ -;''-''--; '"J:'r'." ; '- ' "v ly Bee . OMAHA, TftUfJfiffJAY, APRIL 16, 1920 GRAND JUR1I INDICTS 54 . S. COURT! My Mall (I yur). laiMa 4th Xaaa. Dally ana" Saaa. :lly Only, M: Suaaay. $4. Outiida 4th Zona (I w). Dally aa4 SuaCay, III; Bally Oily. I2; u4tt Oily. II. PRICE TWO CENTS n Expected Sensational Bi I Against Member 'of Omaha Police Department No Among the Indictments.' FEDERAL BODY FAILS JO NAMEROFITEERS Alleged Mail Bandit K Cleared oK Charge Bluffs Mer " v chants Are Indicted Undei Lever Wartime Act.' The federal grand jury, in session since Monday, late yesterday after noon returned indictments against a total ot-54 defendants within the jurisdiction of the Omaha division ,ot tne u. s. district court. threatened sensational , indicty nients aeainst a member nf th Omaha police department, which it '' uctiarcu inigni ne me Te suit of the grand jury's deliberations, ,. failed to materialize. Another interesting feature of the action of the jury was the failure to i niigci any umana individuals or firms on a chargeTof profiteering as-j me result ot the recent investigation ot tne department of justice in con nection with the work of Mrs. C Gl Jyan, teceral fair price commis sioner for Omaha. "Mrs. Ryan, it is sain, expected that indictments unacr tn5 Lever act," would mate rially assist her in fhe effort of the government to lower the high cost or living. J he single indictment un uen me i,ever act to nrevent merchants of Though the members' of the grand jury were dismissed. United States '.District Attorney Elliott of Lincoln may ; call them together again to consider additional evidence, in nurnber of cases. - Mail Bandit Cleared, ' , H. II. Hatch, alias KR. . Baker, alleged to have been the leader in an attempted wholesale jaif delivery of federal prisoners several weeks I ago, in" which a plot to kill the jail attendants and escape - was frus trated, was indicted on a charge of jraua xnrougn tne sale of show prop- erty. . tarl Lauver, alias Arthur F. Olson, imprisoned some time ago as nc uanait wno neio up and robbed iQvwlahd Limited of the" Union lamuau oi ?e,uuu several weeks ago at Lane's cutoff, was not indicted. Lauver, it was said, has a been released from custody several days ago when he succeeded in es tablishing h:s innocence of the hold up. Lauver's arrest was based on ...... .... m . v . . to him Was found in one of the mail cars. ' louis ana Moses Bernstein, mer chants of Council Bluffs, were in ; dieted on i, charge ot conspiring to (Continued on Fas Two, Column Three.) profiteering was that of Louis and mioses Bernstein, me Council Bluffs. 1 Son of Clergyman of , New York Sought for $2,800 Bond Thefts . , Syracuse, ,N.. X-.. April 15. Otto . Von Bur!lei, jr.,' son of the dean of German ' Lutheran clergymen of central .New York, and himself a promiiTent church worker here,1 has ilea and is probably now on his way to Alaska, it was declared today, w nun ne was charged with the theft of $2,800 lwort.h of registered Lib erty bonds by the Syracuse office of Foster. &. Adams, .New , York brokers It was revealed only today that Von Burden. has beeji missing since April 4, the quiet search which was meantime prosecuted having failed to locate him. His father, who some time ago was said to have made good a forgery committed in Phila delphia for which the son served two years in prison, expressed be lief today that ftba missing niaji had gone to Alaska, here he spent two years while in the army. X; . y" DU'utn iso spent a year in jau in W ilmington, Del., it was said, for stealing jewelry from a girl. nstitute Nationwide Hunt "' For $50,000 Pearl Necklace Cleveland, O., April 15. The loss of a $50,000 pearl necklace by Mrs. Alice Hickox. prominent society nd club woman of Cleveland, became known today when police instituted a nation-wide-earch. after private detectives and Pennsylvania railroad officials had spent nearly a month on the cas The necklace contained 93 gems and, a diamond clasp. It disappeared on the night of March 23, Mrs. Hickox said, when she was enroute from Washington to Cleveland." Strike of Longshoremen On East CQast Settled New YorkTApril 15. The strike of 4,000 longshoremen against the. United Fruit company, in effect from Boston to Galveston, has beeu settled and the men will return to wok Friday, it was announced here by J. F. Riley, president of the New York district council of the Inter rational Longshoremen's associa tion. John Seed Is Alive Washington, April 15. John Reed, " an American magazine writer, reported recently to have been executed in Finland, is alive atyd well, according-to an official re potj reeeici at the State depart ment today from the Finnish gov ernment. Reed is under indictment at Chicago charged with conspiracy to advocate, the .overthrow of the government1 by force, ' j Perching Declares Labor Must Be Given Fair Heal "Labor. pa Nebraska is especially honorable, and the laboring man there is held in high esteem.- Through his . intelligence he occupies an important place in the commu nity. He is not carried away by vague or idle theories of government and does not follow false or revolutionary leaders. Nebraska labor maintains a sane and patriotic attitude towards our institutions and stands ever ready to defend them. It is for all of us to see that he always receives the consideration due him and his familv that L. . U- i. 1 1 i x- i .i ' it ne ue not auoweu to suner in compeii' laoor in or from foreign lands. tn" . MOVE FRIDAY TO NULLIFY DEGREE GRANTED TO MARY Nevada Attorney General De dares He Has Left No Loop ; hole Charges ' Collusion 'V and Fraud. , 1 : r Carson; Nev., April 15. Attorney General Fowler has postponed until Friday the time at which he will file the suit of the state, or Nevada against Mary Pickford and' Owen Moore to set aside the decree of di vorce granted to the moving picture actress at Minden six weeks ago, The delay, Fowler explained today, is due to necessary ninute revision of the complaint in which Tie de sires to leave no loophole for sue cessful attack. Th attorney gener al . stated that more than ordinary care is being given to the wording of the document, which will contain some extremsiy novel allegations, from a legal standpoint, in addition to setting forth the charges of fraud and collusion against the defendants and their agents. ' ' : xhe greatest interest in the prob able torm ot the complaint is being manifested, by-tie legal fraternity of iNevaaa as weu as oy tne public at large, fowler; however, is scrupu lously guarding the document dur ing its stage of final preparation, the while he still is workirig over time to repel the attacks of more or less conscientious objectors to his proposed action. v One of the chief topics of conver sation both here and in Reno todav is the visit made to Fowler yester ji.. k.. -I TT . . uajr uy uicuit iiuiil, moving picture distributor and exhibitor of Renot and i-ranie J. Byngton, real estate man and brother of former District Attorney Lewis F. Byngton of San rrancisco. Thev pleaded with Fow ler to delay the filing of;, the suit against Mary Pickford, claiming that, she and Douglas Fairbanks, had long been considering the establish ment of a studio in Reno and that the contemplated suit by the attor ney general might . -enflanger the plan. , Fowler declined point blank to consider any delay. - - - Suicide Is Identified as Missing JEx-SailotFrom Wayne Wavne. Neb.. Aoril IS. CSne- cial,) Similarity of the. initials of their, son,, who. disappeared from his home April 5, and the initials found on the clothing pf an unidentified man who police said , had taken his own life id Chicago Aoril 8. leckMr. andMrs. J. M. Johnson of Wake field to go to Chicago, where they identified the body as their. , son, Clarence R. Johnson. Newspaper dispatches told of police finding the body in a room- rig house with a gas jet oosn and kthe only identification marks being the initials C. R. J. on the clothing. The son, Clarence R. Johnson. 22 years old, had left Wayne, where he was employed in the clothing store ot t red Blair, without tellinir anv one of his intention of leaving the city, Mr. Johnson served 22 months in the navy during the war and on his return accepted the clerical position and apparently was satisfied add happy. No explanation for his act could be given by either his Barents or employer . The body was taken to Sioux City ior Dunai py ine parents. Wife of American Soldier Says Mexicans Kidnaped Her El Paso. Tex.. Aori' IS. Mrs. R. L. Sanford, 25 years old. wife of horseshoer of the Eighth cavalry. MtiiuilANTS PAY SUOOFORWINE TAKEN FROM CAR Tank of Wine Looted at Logan, la., is Paid lor After Cir- culating "Honor" Sub- scription List. ' Logai(,Ja., "April IS. (Special.) Business men of this city yesterday! settled vd th a Northwestern, railroad special agent from Omaha for 1,500 gallons of wine, taken froih a tank car on a siding here on the nie-ht nf DTI Fuary .3. 1 A, fund of $1,700. raise Cfr S. Aj- Fort Bllss.f was kidnaDed oy two Mexicans near an k.1 Faso entrance and taken, to Tnarez. where. according to her story, she was mis treated by 15 Mexreans. Mrs. sanford said she was ahan- oned in the street late at mjrht. where, being discovered by police, she was seized and taken to -jaiL-She was released and crossed the Rio Grande and told her story, which s being investigated. " Salvador Will Adhere To the league of Nations San Salvador. Republic of Salva- ur. April 15. the re Pub he of Sal vador will adhere without reserva tion to the Kague ot nations.it was nnounced -here Reoorts that the national congress of Salvador haU4 Advance ill PHce arbitration with the United States excluded were declare to be abso lutely, false. The policy of the government, it was added, was cordial and friendly toward the United States. : Plan to Open New National . Park to Visitors May 15 bait LAKe Uty, April 15. ionJ National park, southwest Utah, cre ated last year by act of congress, will be opened to visitors May IS, according to official word received from the national parks, service, Washington, D, C. Formal dedica tion, however, will take place at a a later date, the advices stated. Fe by subscription among citizens, was turned overf to the railroad repre sentative. ' ' ....... Three tank ars of irieien route trom California to Baltimore, were included in a string of merchandise cars set on tne siding. One of th cars was leaking and residents of Logan formed, lines with buckets and pails to prevent a loss of the Wine. Sheriff W. R. MilHman urso n: fied by local "drys" and .drove the thirsty ones away. He called rail road officials, who had the leak fixed and placed a guard at. the track to watctt the cars. ' Dancers Reopen 'Leak. the local Post. of the A Legion gave a dance that evening and visitors from Missouri Valley ana many other townsin Harrison county came to Loean.l A svndicati was. formed and some one notified the wine watchman that the railroad had refused to stand eood for the overtime" of their extra dutv. Thev aeserteo their posts., . Buckets, pails, disffoans. washtubs and every other conceivable recepta1 cie were dratted jnto service and the lines were quickly formed at the rail road track , about . midnight The leak- in tht tank car was reonened and the flood bfaan Th. r.1.hri. tion waxed "hilarious and cohtinuedf!, T until after laybreafc. ', , - 7 "". sno arrests weije made in the case. tederai grand turv. convened at Council Bluffs, investigated the af fair and suspended indictments pend ing j settlement with the railroad company for its loss. , "Highjackers" Get Busy. r-etitions were circulated anion citizens relieved to have, shared in the wine distribution and each was requested to donate toa common fund in amounts consistent with in dividual "shares of the spoils. The collection was turned over to the Northwestern agent. . As an aftermath of the,celebrated wine case, three locau vouths. ranging jn age from 17 to 22 vears. are under indictments and at liberty unaer l.uuu bonds tor alleged "highjacking" activities. These boys, all scions of prominent families, did not receive what they termed ade quate shares of the Iiqupr on the riotous night, so they attempted to equalize matters' by raiding cellars where they knew quantities of the liquor had been' stored: Thev were arrested and chareed with breaking , o ana entering. . : v Rear Admiral Badger Denies That Navy Was Unprepared for War i V Washington, April IS. Rear Ad miral Badger, head of the navv general board, sine the death of Ad miral Dewey, tolfl the senate inves tigating committee that he wished to make "emphatic denials" of Rear Admiral Sims' charges thatthe navy was nnpreparea .tor war, had no war plans or policies in Aoril. 1917. and pursued a vacillating policy for six months after war was declared. v "We had plans, well considered ones," he declared. "The trouble is that the tlans and the execution .of them' did not meet with the approval t the critics. - 1 "Despite the adverse-' criticisms that have recently been widely cir culated, it may confidently be main tained that the navy met and stood tne stress ot a great war. Restore La Babida Convent Madrid, April 15. Restoration, to the Franciscan fathers of the con vent of La Rabida, neax Palos, where Columbus stayed while pre paring for his voyage that resulted in the discovery of America, has been decided upon by the govern ment. . , B4auw of th InercMa In the coat f paper, other materials anjj wage. The Be ha found It nereaaary to In creaa the subscription prlra of Its tst Ion editions outside of Omaha. Previous subscription " rate did not even pay th east of th paper alone, dell rered as raw material for th Qnlahed newspaper. I EffectlT today, At rates by mall,, within 600 miles of pmaha,Nari 1 rear Mth S Mth Daily and Sunday . .19.00 94.59 $2 js Daily Only 8.00 4.00 1.00 Sunday -Only ' .00 1-00 Outsld the fourth cone (000 mllea) the 5 early rates are as follows: Daily and Sunday, Si! Jally only, $1J; and Sunday, f J, , INSURGENTS TAKE2T0HS IN SINALOA El Fuerta, Important Mining Camp, and San Bias, Rail way Junction, Captured by . Sonora Repubjic Forces. CARRAN2A TO SEND BIG EXPEDITION TO FRdNT Secessionists Have: Large Command of Fully Equipped . Yaqui Indians, Said to Be Among. Best Soldiers. x Agua, Prieta, Sonora- April 15. Military forces of the "new repub lic of Sonora" have crossed the state line of Sindloa capturing two towns and are continuing toward Culiacan, capitol of the neighboring state, thus taking the agressive in the state's fight agaiivst the Carranza govern ment of Mexico. El Fuerta, one of the ' most im portant mining camps in Sinaloa, about IS miles from the Sinaloa Sonora boundary and $an Bias,' a railroad junction point, have fallen to the Sonora' forces, accordinc tn pfficial information received here. Keports that six ' other states, Michoacan,' Morelos, Tamaulipas, Tabasco, Campecne and Jalisco, had joined forces with the Sonora move ment against Carranza remained un confirmed tonigh It was known that agents and sympathizers with the Sonora movement were arrive throughout the republic seeking aid. New Revolution. v ' Reports to military h eaHniiarterc here contained the information that President Carran7a nlatVe tn ianl ' . . 1"""-' kj 9t.nu thousands of troops against Sonora in an enort to put down the upns ing. Leaders of the Sonora mova. ment declared Hhat 6y this plan a new revolution has been born. M?re than 3,000 troops already have entered Sinaloa. it was- said. and among thse is a large command of fully equipped Yaqui Indians, y?ho are conceded to be among the best soldiers in Mexico. Other troops are being rushed to the Sinaloa forces and to guard the line between the two states. - Four hundred troops were ex pected here' tonight from Canaoa to undertake the defense of Agua Prieta and the district between here and Pulm'to Pass. thronsrVi -feSiirh if g an armv into- this district. There are more than i 500 Sonora troops already stationed in the pass and reinforcements are being sent there. , " Federals Join Secessionists. Sonora' officials declared todav that Carranza troops in binaloa in large numbers are joining the So nora forces. It also, was reported that the commanders and trews of A Platform Built of Stone LABOR BOARD CONFIRMED PERSHING WILL BE FORMIDABLE MAW AT CHICAGO Washington Post- and Balti more $tin , Declare Gener-; al's Statement Makes Him Forceful Contender. the two Mexican gunboats uuerrero and Chiapas deserted to the Sonora government and placed both vessels at the disposal ' of Gen. P. EliasJ bailee, -"Commander-in-chict. x. Military headquarters at Hermo sillo announced that Gen. Arnulfo Gomez, who for several years had 1 - s r 1 1 . i uccu in tuiiiuiaiia oi jviexican ieu-u si; eral troops in the state of San Luis fm Fotosi, hatf revolted with his entire army and declared himself against Carranza. This announcement had beeh expected by Sbnora officials. Gomez is a citizen of- Sonora and it was stated he had 2.500 soldiersun der his command who were recruit ed from Sonora. All of Sonora now is under mili tary rule. All saloons have been closed 1y General Calles and the Entire resources of the state ,are at first call of the army. The Southern racihe de Mexico, an- American- owned railroad, seized jjy the state government the day before the state eceded to stop a strike on the road. is being used chiefly for the military and trains no longer run on sched ule. V v. Bv F. H. BARROW. f Washington, April 15.-(SiWiaL) General , Pershing's - personal pledge, made Wednesday night at the Nebraska association reception in his honor, being his first public rsfatement acknowledging his appre ciation ot the honor paid him by his tellow , Nebraskans in nominating him for .the presidency, was the main topic in political circles here yesterday. Heretofore the public has had only the assurances of those close to the general, and the absence, of a definite statement from Persh ing himself has encouraged the be lief, assiduously circulated in certain quarters, that the "general . himself was not giving the matter serious consideration. , . Commenting rfn the general's statement, the Washington Post this Man Claiming to Be Friend of Chicago's Mayor Held as Forger Chicago Tribune-Omaha Bra Laaed Wire. Chicago, April 15 Daniel B. Southard' of Kansas City, wh said e was a friend of Mayor Thompson, State's Attorney Hoync and .Munic-. pal Judge Howard E. Hays,! was arrested yesterday afternoon at the Congress hotel by Detective Ser geants Carton and McFarland of the etective bureau ?n a charge of passing a worthless check. ' , tjouthard, according to the dctec- ves, is accused of passing a worth less check for $350 on the Commerce Trust Company bank at Kansas City. The check was on the First National bank of Denver and when put through the bank was learned to be worthless. While in' Kansas City Southard posed as a reoresen- tative of the Revere Motor company. me Chicago police were notified that he had com to Chicago and the detectives found him late,yester- ay aiternoon at tne notel. Southard told the detectives he would fight extradition. He was taken' to the detective bureau where he remained but a short time before he was released on bonds of $2,500. House Leaders Planning Three-Dav Recess in Mav Washineton . Aoril 15. House leaders, it was learned, are planning three-day, recesses 'beginning May 15, under a gentlemen agreement that no business will be transacted until the senate is read to recess for the summer. This is expected to be early in June and u:idcr present plans the recess will continue until cptember 1. orning says it "dispelsyall doubt and uncertainty as to Pershing's at titude toward a nomination for the presidency, and will very greatly strengthen the hands of those who have been urging his' selection, as well as give notice to the public that a lorceiui contender must be reck oned with at Chicago if the reoub ncans ot JNeDraska give him the pri mary vote a tavonte son has the right to expect, and that Pershinir will no doubf receive." , "The general's statement outs him squarely in he republican con test," says the Baltitnore Sun, "and his candidacy got away to a flying start at the meeting of, the Nebras ka society last night." "From now on it is certain that General Perching is in the field," says the Philadelphia Inquirer, com menting on the Nebraskan, "and he will.be a candidate' to be reckoned with." . ' ' Further discussing Illinois primary returns here today from the view point, of its bearing on the general situation as a whole, Washington politicians' agreed that the" one thing standing . out most markedly, was Illinois' rebuke to the policy of can didates invading the territory of favorite sWs, seeking to undermine them at home, - , ! Late Returns Boost , Lowden Plurality Over - Gen. Wood to 75,897 Chicago, April 15. With only 207 precincts .out ot 5,WU in the state missing, Governor Lowden's plural ity over'Gen. Leonard Wood in Tuesday's presidential primary to day reached 75,897. The figures from .5.483 precincts, including 2,448 in Cook county, arc: Lowden. 235.748; Wood,. 159,851. . Hoover Will Not Enter . Primary in Maryland Baltimore, April-15. Following a meeting of Hoover men, it- was an nounced that it had been decided tWat Mr. Hpover would not'enter the republican presidential primaries in Maryland at this timo. John T. Stone, president' of the Maryland Casualty company, stated, however, that if other candidates- for the republican nomination file in Maryland, the friends of Mr. Hoover will reopen the matter , and decide ten whether to reconsider the de cision to not enter. 7 - Senator Hiranv Jolufson has au thorized his representatives to in aguratahis candidacy in the state to day. J- " MOVE TAKEN FOR IMPEACHMENT OF SECRETARY POST . J L.narges made 1 hat Labor Ue partment Head Exceeded Au thority Deportation Cases. Washington, April 15. A resolu tion looking to the impeachmentof Assistant Secretary Post of the aSabor department, for " his attitude toward the deportation of radicals, was introduced- Representative Hoch, -republican. Kansas, after a conierence wun repuDiican. leaders, j The resorafion would" 'direct the judiciary, committee to . investigate charges made auainst Chairman Johnson of the immigration com mittee and others and if the evidence warranted to report a resolution pro posing impeacnmenti ' The measure, was referred to the house rules committee, which will decide whether it should be made a special order of business before -the house. There was no indication when the rules committee v?ould act. '. The resolution charges that ' Sec retary Post has flagrantly abused his power in conuection with deporta ...... nf .. 1 1 .- . 1 T t . 1 States. Planlo Limit Liquor Prescriptions to 100 a Year to Each Doctor Chicago Tribune-Omaha bee Leased Wire,. Chicago, April 15. Acting upon suggestions from members ot the medical profession prohibition of ficers here are planning to limit the number of Iiqupr prescriptions of cacn pnysician to 1U0 a year. x The announcement created consternation in the ranks of scores of alleged doctors who have found the pre scription game highly profitable. It a.so created a. stir .in the ranks of several students- who have decided to tak up the stddy of "medicine,v with a view to stepping into a lucra tive practice as soon as they could grab a diploma 'and write prescrip tions, Reputable physicians desireH to. step on this scandal rnzht now and their letter to Captain Howard, prohibition enforcement director, reads, in part: . . It is absolutely certain that, in normal times licruor is ratelv ore- scribed by physicians. to allow nior nan one nook ot 1UU blanks per year to any physician is simply an effort to defeat the law and de grade flie profession of medicine to the level of the bartenders' vocation and to encourage fraud and drunk enness." POLICE USED TO QUELL STRIKE OF ft. Y. TEAMSTERS J Sympathizers Attack Several Trucks in Market District -'and Police Reserves . Are Called Out. ' New York, April 15. Police re serves" were 'sent to the . west side market district today, where several hundred teamsters, chauffeurs and porters had walked out at a time when New York w&s virtually cut off from its food supply, by rail. Several trucks were attacked by strjke sympathizer. V a The strike of the teamsters, chauffeurs and porters has tended to aggravate the already., serious food . situation here. The men handled perishable foods from the freight yards to tne market. They struck because their demands for high .pay had beeiwrejected. r Rail Strike Subsides. Gradual subsidence of the rail strikes was seen by railroad offi cials, although they admitted the situation still was serious. Returns of groups of strikers on several lines at nearby towns- and Ihe steady improvement in passen ger service, due chiefly to the sucr cess of volunteer crews in operating commuters' trains, gave the road-of-'J iicials much encouragement. The trains carried 54,000 persons yester day. Railway executives planned to begin operation of freight as well as passenger trains with volunteers. Ihe Pennsylvania announced that with nine volunteer yard trews at work, movement of coal fof New York public utilities was partially resumed this morning. Raise Express Ban. Out of the Pennsylvania station through train service was reported 8U per cent normal, a deiided im provement over yesterday. ' l he terries .this morning made a new high record for oassenze transportation from the New Jersey shore to Manhattan, the Pennsyl vania alone bringing in Z2,J96 per sons. v V ..... The American railway excress an nounced that its embargo hatf-been itted on shipments to Chicago for tooayi . . . BY SENATE Vote Stands 31 to 24 After , Four Hours' Discussion Be hind Closed Doors Roll Call Taken on Wallace W. Hanger U. S. OFFICERS ARREST MANY STRIKE LEADERS Department of Justice to Ask List of Insurgents on Each Road, With View of Possible Prosecution of Agitators. Washington, April 15. The rail road labor board was confirmed today by the senate. - V The vote " on the nominations canje after four hours' discussion behind closed-doors. Only one roll call, on the name of 'Wallace 'W. , Hanger of -the public grouo. was demanded. It was reported to have resulted, 31 to 24, in favor of con firmation, with some democrats as f well as republicans voting in opposl- sition. A few republicans, were said to have ' favored his confirmation. The action of the senate in con firming the members of the labor board" will permit an early test 6f the tneory that the board s considera tion of railroad lafiors wage de mands would ease the strike situ- . ation and work generally to allevi ate unrest in that class of workers. Situation Imposing. , '; Attorney General Palmer .aid he behaved that the chaotic condition created by thje walkout was improv ing, but he declared that the De partment of Justice was not relax ing its efforts in any direction. United States district attorneys in every strike area have made local Harrests of agitators and strikers, but' these, it was said, were cases wihere specific law violations have occurred. ' Mr. Palmer declared such matters were not for "headquarters' consid eration," reiterating that the govern ment expected the district attorneys to act on their own initiative with respect to prosecution of violators of laws.. . . . Canvass AH Lists. Department officials have ofacti- cally decided to canvass the lists of all strikers and was expected to ask officials of all railroad lines affected by the strike to furnish the'same fn-- formation as was reauested of th Pennsylvania and New, York Central lines Tuesday. ' Assistant Attorney General Garvin ' said he expected these lists of names to divulere the identity of the "borers from within" n the recognized labor , organiza tions. I The department has card indexed the records of more than 60.000 radi cals and the names of strike leaders and agitators will be traced through these records in an effort to estab lish connections with previous activi ties; . .. i . , Break in East. " The fifct sicn of . wiltinirfwat nn the part of the eastern strikers to negotiate came last night when Ed ward McHugh, chairman - of the . strike committee, sent a messnce tn the railroad labor board stating that the men would welcome, an oppor tunity to lay their gri$yances before the board. He asserteJK hnnever. No Decision Is Reached On Peace Resolution Washington, April 15. The re publican joint peac,c resolution and other' similar measures were con sidered by the senate foreign rela tions committee, but no decision was reached. It is said the com mittee was lar front an agreement. Democrats were said to have criticized the house measure, as an alleged invasion of executive pre rogatives. Some of the republicans favored a simple resolution, con fined to a statement terminating the cumulating tne nouse pro-4 visions regarding the treaty of Ver sailles and repealing war-time legislation. The WeatheY Forecast. ( Unsettled Friday, with probable rain. Hourly Temperatures: s a. A a. nu. "V ui. . m. , in . .' III a. II a. m It BOOB . .8! . .M . . , . . .01 ..00 p. Ill . . p. m . . P. m. . p. m. . P. m. . p. m . . p. in . . B. .. ..,... .1 l ,..! '. ft British Buy, Many Cars From American Concerns London, April 15.-"These-are critical times," is the conclusion of writer for the London Times -who has Jeen sent to America to ttrves tigate at its source the danger of an American motor car invasion which will hamper the development of the bntish automobile industry. "At the present moment the pub lic, utterly disgusted with the en forced wait for cars it ordered from British factories months ago, is ready to buy anything yhich will convey it about its business. In many cases British cars are pre ferred, but the disastrous ' delays which have so nearly wrecked Brit ish trade Have had their effect, and patriotism as well as personal ( in clination are being sacrificed. "Today we will buy anything we can get at once. And here lies the ultimate test of both American and British cars." . : ' Take Up Reparations Paris, April 15. The 'council 'of ambassadors today received the re port of naval experts concerning the German floating dock tonnage to be handed over in compensation for the scuttling of the German fleet at Scapa Flow. It developed that a total of 102.000 Ions nf thi'c ,it,-;l ;SJWiad been discovered by the commis sion, a nasis tor the distribution of this tonnage among the allies was adopted . tnat tne men would not return to work pending a hearing. The transportation act, under which the board functfo'ns. nrovides that no considefa'tioii shall be given to claims of men' actually on strike. Chicago Situation Goody Strikers were reported to be re turning, to work in a number of cities and in Chicago, whet the unauthorized walkout had its origin, and brotherhood officials said the backbone of the strike was broken. The" insurgent leaders, however, continued their claims that the po sition of the strikers remained un shaken and denied charccs of Attor. aLey General Palmer that radical in n fluences Were behind the strike. in Michigan the industrial ticup continued serious, with estimates that 150,000 ' Workers, the largest number in. Detroit, were idle. Addi tional Vpassenger trains were an nulled because of the coal shortage. Ohio 'cities reported- industrial plants and -coal mines closed at many tenters,- throwing 100,000 workers -out of employment. . Brotherhood officials announced at Cleveland 'that 500 men voted to return today and1 that all the strikers employed by the Eric railroad and 80 per cent of the men employed in the Collinswood yard of the New York Central were at work. Brother nood of Railroad Trainmen officers named more than 50 cities in which strikers had resumed work. 1 .01 . .M Judge Denies Kansas " Union Leaders New Trial Pittsburg. Kan.. Anril 15.Tna Andrew J. vCurranof the Crawford county district court overruled a motion for a new trial In the cases of Alexander Howat, Thomas Har vey, August Dorchy and R B. foster,, sent to tail last Fridav for contertipt of court in refusing tci testify before fhe court of industrial relations.- The motion was presented by Phil v IT.' Gallery, attorney for the miners. r Calif crnia, Oil Company? . Re-Elects Two Officers Bakersfield. eal.. Ann! 15 T. P. St. Clair of Los Angeles and Stan Icy H. Morshead of San Francisco were re-elected oresident and rice president of the Independent Oil Producers agency at the annual meeting of stockholders here. C B. Bubb of Los Angeles, secretary of the agency, was elected secretary treasurer. . i V v