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The Omai A Da LY Bee Vol. 49 No. 261. tfrH M Meaatf-elMt Mttor May 21. )M. it Oailt P, 0. act at Marak I, l9. OMAHA, SATURDAY, APRIL 17, 1920 . Ry Mall (I yiar). lailda 4th Zoaa. Dally ana Sunday, $1 Outiidi 4th Zana (I yaar). Dally an SuKay. Ill; Daily Dillv Only. Mi . 14. ly Oaly. Ill: balay Oaly, II. PRICE TWO CENTS TELEPHONE HEAD DIES IN BALTIMORE i Theodore N. Vail, Chairman of Board of Directors of Bell Company,' Succumbs to Complication of Diseases. STARTED IffoMAHA IN :". UNION PACIFIC EMPLOY Telephone Company Director Who Died In Hospital In East f I Efficiency as Postal Clerk Took -Him to Washington, Whc: He Became Associate of Alexander Bell. Baltimore. Md., April -16. Theo dore X. Vail.chairman of the boarlj of directors of 1lic American "Tele phone and Telegraph cor.-manyj , . - r inorning ot a coinpiicaqon ot car diac and kidney troubles. Mr. Vail was brought liere from Jekyl Island, Ga., last Sunday in his private: car. He was in ar serious condition when he reached the hos pital and his death was not unex pected. Mr. Vail retired as president, of the American Telephone and Tele graph company last June and be came chairman of the board of di rectors. 'w - " ' t i A t mi.mm Former Omaha Man. ' As manager of the American Bell Telephone rcmipany from 1878. 1 when the telephone was a mere tov. just invented bv Alexander Graham BY until 1890. and as pdfsidcnt of the American Bell Tel ephone and Telegraph company un til 1919, when he became chairman oi the" company's board of directors, .Mr. Vail was largely instrumental in bringing the telephone system of the country to its present state 'of efficiency. '.'.' It was in Omaha that Mr. Vail received the promotion which a short time later placed htm in charge of the telephone's destiny. Born in Carrol county, Ohio, July 16, 1845, he moved yith his parents to a farm near. Waterloo, la., at an ecu ly kc ; 1 . Was Telegrapher Here, ; In .1865, at the age of 20, he came to Omaha and secured a position as a teiegrapner wun inc union ra--.. -:i . a t,. i,.t.i nr . . t- It- ' 1 . A - nearly a year, m mill weiii iu ilvodge P ole, Neb., aS a telegrapher t.-if iWjr Wecturn ITniniia .r.ivninanv. and remained there a year. ' - During his stay at Lodge Pole he took a course of study to fit him for a position as a postal clerk, lie then returned to Omaha and took the postal clerk's examination, passed, and became a clerk between Omaha and Ogden. During his work as a clerk he became acquanted with CV E. Yost, then postmaster here, and now chairman of the board of directors of the Nebraska Tele phone company. lie was also a close friend "of many of the early settlers in Omaha. . including Grenville M. Dodge. Goes to Washington His efficiency as a railway mail clerk, and his frequent protests ui.iu.-t methods used in the serv iro led to his bcin; asked to go to W ellington to assist in 'reorganiz i 'yie service.. He left Omaha for AYYsitiitgton in 874 and a year later U : was appointed general superin tendent cf railway mail service in the United St.-.tes. ' In IS78 G. D. Hubbard, father-in, lay cf Alexander Graham Bell, in Ciitf!" f the Bell .tele'phone. offered Mr. Vail a position Iks general mana-' ,'rer of the newly organized Ameri can Bell .Telephone company. The telephone had been invented just two years before this offer occured, p;d was considered a mere toy. but Mr. Vail, with characteristic western promptness accepted the offer with the remark that he guessed he could a iiKtuii; vine in ins me. Heads Western Union. One of , the most ambitious projects which he planned was the merger of the Western Union Tele graph cmpany with the telephone company, and in 1910 the telephone interests succeeded in s'ecurihg the controlling power iu. the Western Union. He resigned as president of the Western Union ir 1914, when the telephone company deposed of its interests in the telegraph company because of threatened action of the government against the combina tion of these competing utilities. Arkansas Governor Heads Good Roads Orgcniiation Hot Spings, Ark.. April 16. An nouncement was made here today of the election of Governor Charles Brough of Arkansas, as president of the United States Good Roads association, which is in session here. Governor C. A. Larrazolo of New Mexco was elected a vice president. Cyius S. Averv of Tulsa, Okl., was elected president of the Albert Bike Highway association, and C. B. Thomas, ' Colorado Springs, was elected Vice president from Cqlo- I - T..1. U... 1 . .J.J year's convention, it was stated. "Prince of Jerusalem" Is Failure in Business Chicago, April 16. "Prince Eman uel of Jerusalem." who claims to be the son of Abdul Hamid, former sullan of Turkey, was a failure in the soda- water business, he told Judge K. M. Landis'in federal court. The prince filed a petition in bank ruptcy proceedings in which his un assessed liabilities were $3,000. He said he was author of a pamphlet which he described 'as"'My Experiences in the Holy Land When 1 Was Dead Seven Years and Thru Resurrected. ' J ' a IDENTIFIES MAN1 AS BANDIT WHO SHOT HIM TWICE J. L. Sexton Says Mulatto Held by Police Is One Who Wounded Him Thurs day Night. james jMitcncii, a mulatto, was positively identified yesterday aft ernoon by J. L. Sexton, superintend ent of ' the Rivcrview detention home. .310 Bancroft street, as 'the bandit who shot him iwice fhurs day night' in front of the Bancroft school. i ritclicll. who was arrested by De tectives Trapp aiid J'almtasf in .the hallway of a building at 705 North Sixteenth street, was released from the county jail at 7 p. "m., Thursday on an appeal bond. He had served 11 days of a 90-day sentence for va grancy. . ' Hedenied any connection with the shooting when he was taken to the St. Joseph hospital and , identified by Mr. Sexton. He attempted to establish' an 'alibi and said he was in the home of Mrs. Cortnne KeUjv.705 North. Sixteenth street, at the-time of thQ shooting. ; " J , . Mitchell was booked on charges of shooting with attempt to kill and highway, robbery. - The - police teamed yesterday that a 38-caliber automatic revolver was taketf from Mr. Sexton after he was wounded. Mr. Sexton was shot -Thursday night after he saw a man acting sus piciously near the Bancroft school! The man had been following-a girl and when Sexton questioned him he fired four shots, two of themwound ing Sexton. , . Pedro Morales, a Mexican who was held in connection with 'the shooting, was released by the police vesterdav. . i Man Who Confessed " At? rayer Meeting Thought Innocent Stcubcnville, O., April 16. A suit case containing a blood-spattered shirt and' a bloocf-stained. handker chief, alleged to belong to Harry Miller, "confessed" slayer oi little Frances South of Adena, was found in the West Virginia hills near Beach. Bottom last night. The suitcase was found by Depu ty Sheriff William Collins, who took Miner trom tne little cnurcn, where ail ajiiauv. HU l, JJ1LU IT UilV,3UUJ night. The suitcase and its con-tenti- are to-be brought' here today in an effort to have Miller identify them. , . Miller kept other prisonersin the county jail awake all last night by his singing. That he is demented and his condition is, becoming worse county officals say they are certain. Police believe, that Miller is inno cent of the crime which he has "con fessed," as he is known to haVe been working nights at the Carnegie steel mills at the time the crime was committed. -- Big Shortage of Laborers Despite Increased Wages Washington, April 16. Although the established wage scale for com mon laborers is $6 for an eight-hour (lay as compared with $1.75 for a nine-hour day before the war, there is a 40 per cent shortage xf laborers in New. York City. Ronald Taylor, president of the Building Trades Employers' association, told the he'use immigration committee. ITS PART IN RAIL STRIKE William Haywood. and John SandgrCn I; REDS AND POLES ARE UNDECIDED ON PEACE MEET Bolsheviki i Minister Declares All Responsibility for Con tinuation of War, By JOHN CLAYTON. vw.v.(j Tlmra-riilcago Tribune Cable, r.nrpl.hl. 1k(l .....JW 10.-( Via Berlin. t.,,. . ri .UVL''riwaur-T--- wun rerusai Dy tne iciiuiy ui tiiuiu rui ruiui to Organize "One Big Union" - CHARTERS OF THREE : LODGES ARE REVOKED Major-General Wood Declares He Is Unable to Find Evi- . dence.of , Red Activities. in Tieup Leaders Arrested. Chicago, 'April 16. Plans of the Industrial Workers of the World to advocate one. big union move ment during, the oresent unrest among ' railroad w:cf kers was re vealed in a statement by William D.. Haywood, former general secre tary and treasurer of the I. yv. W. and John Sandgrcn, editor of the One Big Union monthly, published here today. The two leaders were ouoted as denying any connection between the I. W. W. and insurgent railroad organizations now on strike, but said efforts had been made to in stitute "industrial unionism" in the unauthorized rail strikes as in all other strikes of importance. We have always agitated toward securing recruits for the one big union idea," Haywood was quoted. "We did so in the Gary steel strike, and we probably will do so as long as we are an organization for we consider that the goal of all indus trial organization. Wood Well Pleased. Maj. Gen. Leonard Wood, com mander of the Central department of the United States army, who re turned to Chicago yesterday from his eastern speaking tour, because o,f the insurgent strike of railroad w'orkers, tonight iaid he did not find "any evidence of connection be tween the railway men's strike and I. W.' W. activities." General Wood declared he found traffic conditions improving through out the department. Attorney Oeneral Calmer on Wednesday declared reports from his department linked the "illegal" switchmen's walkout with I. W. W. f)lans for "one big union? and a nation-wide walkout. . . Military intelligence officers here i naa been tinaDie to mm any con nection between the two, General Wood said.' ' ' . General ! Wood added that lie would remain on leave for the pres ent as nothing In the situation here made necessary his presence at ae oartuient headquarters. Orders Men to Return. After revoking the charters of the two Chicago lodges of the Brother hood of Railroad Trainmen, and one San Francisco lodge, A. F. Whitney, vice-Aresident of the brotherhood, today ordered all striking members of the organization in the Chicago iterminal district to return to worK bv midnieht Saturday or sutter ex pulsion from the union with loss of their seniority rights. With 25 leaders of the insurgent forces under arrest in Chicago, charged with violating the Lever act. the movement of freight and live stock approaching normal, and the retutrn of many strikers to duty, rail .chiefs and brotherhood officers declared the walkout which started more than two weeks ago was defi nitely broken. Among the local unions whose charters were revoked was Lodge 456 of the Chicago. Milwaukee & St. Paul railroad. oi which John Gru- rau, head of the outlaw yardmen's association, was a member. It was the walkout of 700 switchmen on this road that started the strike wliich subsequently spread to many railroad centers throughout the country. John Grunau. Harold Readfng. president of the United Engine Men's association, and four other men arrested yesterday by federal agents, announced they would not put up bonds for their release. Martin Kennedy. Shannon Jones, John Logan and Hugo Radke, said they would go to .jail rather than furnish bonds, but 14 others gave $10,000 bond for their release today before U. S. Commissioner Mason. R. S. Murphy, spokesman . f or the Yardmen's association. blamed brotherhood officers for the arrests. Hi "said the men simply quit their positions and were not strikers. Five men for whom warrants were issued have not been arrested. Stock yards receipts were virtually I'trmal today the railroads reported, 798 cars 'being received. The move ment of live stock to eastern points also was reported normal with fresh meat shipments at 60 per cent of normal. Thjere were 481 locomo tives in operation in Chicago today, compared'with 443 yesterday. Poles to meet the soviet Russians on neutral ground and a reiteration of their demands for negotiations at Borisoff, Commissioner of Foreign Affairs Tchicherin has dispatched a note again pointing out he inad visability of a conference within the rone of the armies, offering Moscpw, or, as an alternative, Pet rograd or Warsaw, providing the soviet government delegation . is guaranteed personal safety and the right to use telegraph and wireless freely in code. Tchicherin declared the soviet government was more than ready to begin negotiations and pointed out the responsbility of continuing the war must rest with the Poles if they refuse an armistice. Finn Armistice Held Up. For the present the armistice with the Finnish government is delayed. The Finns agreed in principle to the armistice, but insisted on evacuation of Petchenga by the red troops, and re-establishment of the Finns m their positions before the red ad vance began. . Commissar Tchicherin exoressed surprise that a point which should be a matter of discussion bad been made' a condition of beginning con versations. He said it placed the unbeaten Russian government in the position of capitulating or answer ing no. For this reason, he declared, operations must be resumed until a more satisfactory answer could be given. Lithuania has asked for peace ne gotiations, with frontiers determined on ethnological principles. Tchichefin replied Russia always was ready to make peace on this basis. , Whicfr Is the Greater Evil? v ' (Copyright, 1920; THE SPIRIT OF UN RE ST T " by The Chicago Tribune) OR THE SPIRIT OF REST? Relieve Farmers From Unfair Burdens, Pershing Policy "The foundation of progress and prosperity in our state has always been its agricultural interests. The wealth of the state restsupon the intelligent industry and skill of the farming element. Once described as the great American desert, Nebraska has been transformed, through hard work and scientific methods, into a veritable garden spot. Al though scarcity of help greatly curtailed their efficiency, no class of citizens in the union did more to sustain the allied peoples and their armies during the war than the farmers. They must not in future be surrounded with hampering restrictions, onerous regulations or adverse market conditions which prevent the fulfillment of this duty toward the millions of people the world over who depend upon them for food supply. It is to the solution of these problems for the people of our state that our minds and energies must be turned. Amended Complaint Names Omaha Nurse In Action for Divorce Los Angeles, April 16. (Special.) An ammended complaint filed by attorneys for Mrs. Walter O. Henry, seeking a divorce from Dr. Henry filed late Thursday, paves the way for reopening one ot the strangest divorce actions in the history of the local courts. . During, the hearing on the orig inal complaint in - which the wife- charged desertion; '. it dcvelopes that Miss Hazel ,' Henderson, "former Omaha nurse, was the real cause of the domestic trouble. Judge Grant Jackson, sitting in the case, refused to proceed further and instructed attorneys for Mrs. Henry, to file a new complaint implicating Miss Henderson. , None of the parties to the action will comment on the case with the exception of a statement from the attorneys that the complaint com plies with the order -of the court. No date for the rehearing has been set. .. ' , . PERSHING HAS KEEN INSIGHT INTO AFFAIRS TOUTLAW STRIKE I IS COSTLY AFFAIR FOR GOVERNMENT Newspaper Correspondents Constantly Surprised at Gen eral's Broad Grasp of Na tional Questions. Arbitration Ends Near Duel . Argument at Buenos Aires Buenos Aires, April 16. Arbitra tion has settled the controversy be tween Jose 'de Souza Lage, editors of the newspaper O Pais of Rio Janeiro, and Fernando Saguier, a member of the Argentine senate, whieh threatened to end on the duelling field. Two weeks ago the editor sent a challenge to the senator, after the latter had written an article for the government organ -La Epoca of this city, saying that Lage had misrep resented President Irigoyen in an interview. Dr. Carlos Rodriguez Larreta, former', Argentine member of the permanent court j of arbitration at The Hague, was the mediator who effected a peaceful settlement. Demand Same Treatment As Roads Controlled by U. S. Washington, April 16; Demand ing the same treatment under the transportation act as accorded rail roads which were under- federal controf during the war, the Ameri can Short Line Raidroad association at the concluding session of its spe cial meeting, decided to ask the-) Interstate Commerce commission to award the standard return guaran teed by the act to roads which were not operated by the government. Should the Interstate Commerce commission refuse the request, the association will ask congress for remedial legislation. Leonard Wood Arrives In Omaha This Morning Leonard Wood, candidate for the presidential nomination on the republican - ticket, will arrive in Omaha at 9 a. m. today. He will not stop here, but will continue through to Lincoln. He will return to Omaha at 3:30 p. m., address a mass meeting at the auditorium at 4, speak to a women s meeting at the Rome hotel at 5:30 and leave for Chicago at 9 p. m. Mexico Asks Permission To Send Army Through U. S. Washington, April 16. Mexico has asked permission from the. Unit ed States to move troops through American territory so as to attack the state of Sonora from the north. No action on the request has vet been taken. Washington, April 16. (Special.) John J. Pershing's broad grasn of questions i of itationat interest is a constant source of surprise to news paper c6'rrep0ndeiirs Who come iu daily contact with him, now that the stress of war work is past, and the Nebraskan is so prominently men tioned in connection with the presj Cential nomination., ' v This was strikingly illustrated to day when the informal conversation turned to farmers and farming. Gen eral Pershing's information on this Subject evidences the fact that his strenuous duties have not prevented him from .keeping in touch with other questions of national, impor tance. He expressed .himself as strongly of the opinion that a most imperative duty confronts the na tion now as never before, demanding our combined intelligence and en ergies, in solving the-tremendously important problems having to do with the nation's -food supply. Ne braska, as- one of the foremost agri cultural states of the union, is most vitally concerned, in the outcome, declares the general. ' Restrictions Hampered. . . Talking with Pershing thus in formally one is impressed with his viewpoint that, having demanded of the farmer the production of a na tion's necessities, we then straight way proceed to surround him' with too many hampering restrictions, onerous regulations and adverse market conditions, such as to make hiss full compliance an impossibility. We have sought, through a multi tude of governmental bureau ac tivities, he points out, to aid him to (Continued on Page Two. Column Two.) Irish Prisoners In Mountjoy Prison Go On Another Strike Dublin, April 16, Another hunger strike is reported to have been begun in Mountjoy prison. The political prisoners, both convicted and un-' convicted, who arc still detained there, refused to take food last night. lhe latest hunger strikers total 40. including nine who participated .in the original strike. Sergeant Henison. who was shoH during the passage of a procession' through the streets' of Balbriggin Wednesday, died today. . Barnes Opposes Proposal To Extend Wheat Guarantee Washington, April 16. Continu ance of the government wheat guar antee for 30 or 40 days after it terminates June 1, proposed by Sen ator Capper, republican, Kansas, at the request of western growers, wras opposed by President Barnes pf the United State Grain corporation, in a letter received by the Kansas sen otor. , 1 "Government injection into busi ness should be terminated at the earliest possible moment," said Mr. Barnes. - The Weather Losses Will Be Added to Big Deficit to Be Made Up. Chicago Tribune-Omaha Bee, Leaned U'lre. 'Washington, April 16: The out law railroad strike is going to prove a costly proposition for the govern ment, as it has already cut deeply into railway earnings and will there by require' the government to make up a -greater deficit. Before traffic was ititerntpted in the great.rail -centers .between Chicago and the. east freight revenues were running about $10,000,000 a dav and oasseneer rev enues amounted to $3,000,000 daily. A i considerable part of this traffic disappeared-when the strike was at its height. The losses which the railroads will sustain as a result of this strike will come on top of "those (incurred during November and December, as a result of the bituminous coal strike, an8 later during the severe winter storms. . On the basis of railroad reports now available, it is estimated that the government's loss for the six months from November to April, will be upward of $300,000,000. With the February earnings at hand it appears that the government's loss for the four months, which began November 1. is about $225,000,000. Railway experts assert that with out the credit protection provided for in the new transportation act, many railroad companies would now be facing' bankruptcy. Recommend Changes in Army Court-Partial Law Washington, April 16. Material changes in armycourts-martial pro cedtire were recommended by the senate military committee in report ing legislation growing out of the Ansell-Crowder row. i The bill, which will be offered tiy Senator ' Chamberlain, democrat, Oregon, as an amendment to the pending army reorganization bill, would create 'a board of review in the' judge advocate general's office vvjth powen to modify or annul all court-martial sentences. Trustee of Stanford University Takes- Life PakAlto. Cal., April 16. Percy fT. Morgan, trustee of Stanford uni versity and a director in a San Francisco bank, was reported by relatives to -have shot and killed himself Friday at his home at Los Altos, near here, because of des pondency over ill health. ' m ii rr rri rrrr i IOWA DEMOS FOR MEREDITH FOR 1). S. PRESIDENT Claude R. Porter to Make Race for Senator and Clyde Herring for Gov- ernor. Des Moines, la., April 16. Reso Unions instructing the Iowa delega tion to the democratic national cfrn- "vetotian ta pte-sent' the nsttie of and vote for Edwin T. Meredith, United States secretary of agriculture, for president were adopted unnanimous ly here this afternoon .at a confer ence of state democrats. Wilbur Marsh, member of the national com mittee, said .'the instructions would be carried out. . The state ticket selected was: U. S. senator, Claude' R. Porter, Cen- teiville; governor, Clyde Herring, Des Moines; lieutenant governor, Charles Cameron, Alta; attorney general, Ray Files, Fort Dodge; secretary of state,- Ruth Sumner, Adel; auditorJohn Rude, Marshall town;, railroad commissioner, John O. Boyd, Keokufc. Miss Anna B. Lawther of Du hitmie chairman of women's Hivis ion of democratic party, nad charge of the women s meeting. American Slain at Wesel Was Attempting to Escape Berlin, April 16. Paul R. DeMott of Paterson, N. J., who was shot and killed at Wesel. by, a German sentry recently, was making a de liberate attempt to escape from pris on when fired upon, according to an oral report made by a representative of the "American commission here, who has just completed an investi gation of the incident. A rep'ort is being prepared for the State depart ment in Washington. . Twice as Many Men Voters As Women In Capital City Lincoln, Nebi, April 16. (Spe cial. )--iThe total registration for Lincoln is 22,037 voters, of which 14,324 are men and 7,713 are women. 1 . , . "Attack Constabulary Men ' Limerick. Muenster. Ireland, April 16. While constabulary were escorting mails from the postoffice to the railway station last night crowds pelted them with stones, and it is alleged the civilians fired some shots. The police returned the fire, wounding two or three civilians. Not in a Combination Proposes New Coins. Washington, April 16. Senator Frelinghuysen, republican,. New Jersey, introduced a bill providing for the coinage of 7 and 8-cent coins. It was referred to the banking committee. Forecast. 'Probably showers Saturday; not much change in temperature. 4.i io a. in 41 t. in. m. . . a. m 441 7 a. ni 44 li noon. a. m 43, 1 p. m . a. m 43 3 i. m. At 7 a. m i.ey -.mil). 4lr wet bulb. ; ! relative linmlility. V.i. .It noon, ilry Imlh. 50; wet bulb. 4j: relnte humidity, fitf. At noon, wiud ' telo-il.v, right milea an' traur i1 J Here are certain politicians in control of politi achines in this state, who? it is alleged have made secret combinations between certain candidates for president, whose platforms are diametrically op posed to each other, and certain delegates selected to support said candidates. ' Such political combinations are against public policy and good government and should receive the stamp of disapproval of every loyal, citizen. .We wish to state that we have not in the past, nor will we at any time in the future, enter into any com bination of any kind or nature whatsoever to thwart the will of the people. We have made and will make no secret deals with any candidate or campaign managers. And we say further thatwe are absolutely free from any and all political machines nd entaglements and believe in the rule of the majority and are in a position to and will carry out the edict of the republi cans of Nebraska as so expressed by -fheir votes on April 20. CHARLES II. KELSF.V, GEORGE S, AUSTIN'. HOWARD H. BALDRIDGE. ELMER f. BURKETT. TITUS LOWE. L. D. RICHARDS. Candidates for Delegates at Large to the Republican National Convention. . " . ! . " son WILL ASK U S. FOR RECOGNITON New Republic Hopes to Fore stall Permission for Car- ' ranza Troops to Cross Amer ican Territory. WOULD OPEN BOUNDARY PORTS FOR TRADE A 4 Action Would Not Involve Re lations of This Country Witt Mexico, Revolution Leader Says Cites Previous Cases. Agua Prieta. Sonora. Aoril 16 The state of Sonora will appeal to the United States for recognition as a belligerent. Announcement of the appeal was made here by Francisco .has, a leader in the sonora revolt against the Carranza government of Mexico. . Sonora hopes to be recognized as a belligerent, according to Senor Elias, and thus forestall all Permis sion being granted Carranza troops to cross United States territory to attack the state from thee border. The appeal, if granted, also would throw open the ports of the state on the international boundary to trade with the United States without restriction. Notjlnvolve U. S. Senor Elias said recoenition as a belligerent would in no way involve recognition by th United States of the government of Sonora norother wise involve its relations with Mexi co as a whole. ' ' He said that in previous .Mexican revolutions the United Ststec hiA recognized any faction as a belligen ent that had been in possession of any port of entry to the United States for 72 hours. Trooos were ordered sent here with all dispatch to guard the city against any attack of federal authorities when it be came? known the government of Mexico had asked the United States for permission to send troops here from Juarez, Chihuahua through United States territory. Gen. J. ,M. Pina, in command of the Sonora army in this district, ro- deredal Iga rrison commanders to send allavail -t ablet roopst o Agua Prieta. Four hundred were march ing here from Naco, Sonora, to night.' . '-.-A- : .Protest to Washington. ... , ,. ' T Sonora officials said they Ti ad received assurances strong repre sentations would be made at' Wash ington against ' permission being granted. They expected . border American states to also protest' to Washington against hte Larranza request. V - 1 ' Gen. P. Ehas Calles. conimander- in-chief of the Sonora forces, in a telegram received here from Her moslilo, said Sonora soldiers were continuing their invasion of the state of Sinaloa, but no mention was made of their present whereabouts or whether additional fighting had taken place. . ; ' . , Germany Troops Mass To Welcome Return of Minister From Ruhr Berlin, April 16. Government troops were massed in the center of Berlin last night, following the re turn of Hcrr Severing, Prussian minister of the interior, from the Ruhr district where he was sent to cdnduct operations. - It is presumed this military move ment was a result of rumors of a new revolt impending. ( Severing ordered that' the public be barred from the quarter of the city containing government build ings. - Grave Condition . are v rennrteJ - from Pomerania, where reactionaries are actrve. Allies to Send Word to the Germans They Must Disarm Paris. April 16. The reDresenta- lives in Berlin of Franee C.r;t Britain, Italy and Belgium will join in a warning to Germany that it must execute without delay the dis armament and demobilization, clauses of the peace treaty, accord ing to present plans. It IS Understood that the rharcru d'affaires will also say to the Ger man government that in case Vie. in surrectionary movement in Germany is not suppressed, the allies may refuse further deliveries of .food stuffs, f I Three Pennsylvania Coal Mines Closed by Strike Hazleton. Pa.. Aoril fl6. TWe collieries . of the Lehigh Coal and Navigation company in the Panther Creek vallev were closed when the men left work. Vice-President An drew Matti of District No. 7. United Mine Workers of America, charged that the walkout was engineered bv agents of the I. W. W.. who arrived in the hard coal field from Ch and are endeavoring to promote the "one big union" in the coal fields. Chicago Offices to Close , For Funeral of Sullivan Chicago. April 16. City ana countv offices will be closed tomor row for the funeral of Roger C. Sullivan, democratic leader, who died at his home here Wednesday. . Archbishop Mundelein will con duct the- services at ; Holy Name cathedral; - Launch 10 0th Ship. Philadelphia. April 16. Hog . Island launched its 100th vessel, the cargo carrier Independence HH. Mr Murdoch Kendrick of Philadel phia? was ,hc sponsor. " )
