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San Remo Declaration Con
tains Threat to Occupy More
Territory if Protocol Terms
Are Not Obeyed.
GERMAN CHIEFS ARE
INVITED TO CONFER'
Statement Announces Unity of
Allies for Strict Observance
Is Solid Not to Tolerate
Further Dallying. ,
San Remo, April 26. The supreme
council today adopted the Franco
British declaration with regard to
Germany, after inserting a clause de
claring its readiness to take all
measures, even the occupation of
additional German territory, if neces
sary, to assure the carrying out of
the Trwtv nf Yrcaitlee
The adoption of this clause caused
some discussion. Premier Nitti of
Italy opposed military measures.
Premiers Millerand and Lloyd
George,' however, showed him the
necessity of considering such an
eventuality. Foreign Minister Hy
nians of Belgium and Baron Matsui,
the Japanese ambassador to France,
joined them in this point of vicv,
which was adopted.
It was announced that representa
tives of the allies will meet the Ger
man chancellor, Mueller, at Spa, Bel
gium, on Mav 25.
Text of the Declaration.
The text of the common declara
tion adopted by the allies at the
close of the work of the San Remo
conference says:
"The allied powers have taken
cognizance of the letter of Dr.
Goeppert (head of the German dele
gation in Paris), of April 20, trans
mitting a request from the German
minister of war,, asking . that the
German government he authorized
to retain an army of 200,000 instead
of 100,000 men, as provided for in
the Versailles treaty, and affirming
that this is a necessity in order to
maintain order.
! "Can't Consider Request"
"The allies must declare imme
diately that a proposition of this
nature cannot be examined as long
as Germany is failing to meet the
most important obligations im
posed by the peace treaty and does
f-Oit "proceed with disarmament, on
which depends the peace of the
vt-rld. Germany has not fulfilled its
engagements, neither concerning the
destruction of war material nor the
decrease of its effectives, nor for
the supplying of coal, nor for rep
arations or the costs cf the armies
of occupation. It has given neither
satisfaction nor" made excuses fof
criminal attacks which several times
members of the allied, missions in
Germany have been the victims of.
''It has taken no steps to deter
mine as was provided for in the
p -otocol of the . treaty, its -obliga-thns'
concerning reparations in
o-'.It o "make propositions with the
y"'v.' of fixing the total amount
w!'!eti it must pay, despite the
ii" :::t character that a settlement
' ?ort presents in the interests
oT "Ii parties concerned. It seems
ti !. not even considered Irow it
c;; - s.; its obligations when they
b"..- "io tine.
rCUpy More Territory.
'The allies realize the difficulties
i ' by the German government and
t'o no: .ee- to impose too narrow an
ir'crprct.-tton of the treaty, but they j
r t -an'. mens in declaring that they
ennot tolerate a continuation of
tii e ini-r'Ctions of the treaty of Ver
sailles, .that the treat' must be ex-c.-'-'rd
find remain as the basis of;
r't!ons between Germany and the
a'licr. and that they are resolved to
trice-jail, measures, even. If necessary,
the occupation of an additional part
of rGcrman territory, in order to in
svre e::-eution of the treaty. They
affirm, however, that they have no
iiitention of annexing any part of the
German territory.
At the same time, the allies deem
iiat questions arising trom viola
tions of the peace treaty, as well as
from the measures necessary to in
sure ifs execution, would be more
easily- solved by exchanges of views
between the chiefs of governments
than by note. -
. Invite Germans to Confer.
Thus, they decide to invite the
chiefs of the German government to
a direct conference with the chiefs of
the allied governments and request
that at the proposed meeting the
German government present to them
explanations and precise proposi
tions upon all the subjects men
tioned in the foregoing.
' "If satisfactory agreement is ar
rived at on these points the allied
governments will be willing to dis
cuss with . the German representa
tives any questions which affect the
internal order and economic well-
, being of Germany. But Germany
must understand that the unity of
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is as solid as it was for war, and
that the only method of taking her
place in the World is loyally to exe
cute the engagements Jo which she
has subscribed."
Cost U. S. 53 Cents Last Year
To Collect Every $100 laxes
Washington. April 26. Collection
of the nation's taxes last year cost
the government 53 cents for each
$100 in revenue, 'according to . a
itatement today by the bureau of in
ternal revenue. Total collections for
ihe year were $3,850,150,000 and to
tal expenditures in collecting that
amount $20,573,000, the statement
declared, adding that reports that
the bureau had expended as high as
60 per cent of the income collected
for administrative purposes were un-
trnav.
CANDIDATES Itf
G. 0. P. PARTY NOW
AT REAL CRISIS
This Week and Next May See
Eliminations in Race for Dele
gates to Convention.
By E. O. PHILLIPS.
( hit-ago Tribune-Omaha Be Leased Wlra.
Chicago, April 26. Republican
presidential candidates are at the
real crisis of the campaign for del
gates to the Chicago convention.
This week and the next, by all the
rules of politics, may see any or all
of the active aspirants for the nom
ination eliminated. Such a result of
the flock of direct primaries, state
and district conventions to" be held
within the fortnight would prepare
the way for the much discussed pos
sibility of a dark horse at the colise
um in June, '
It is also possible that some one
of the contending candidates will
make such a distinguished showing
in the election of the 264 delegates
as to make him a most formidable
contender, thus tending to restrict
the convention choice to one of the
present avowed entrants.,
- Many Elections Tuesday.
This week 146 delegates will be
elected, and all but 13 those of Ar
kansason Tuesday. Ohio, New
Jersey and Massachusetts go to di
rect primaries. Washington, Idaho
and Arkansas will elect at state con
ventions. General Wood has more at stake
than any other candftate. He is in
a duel with Senator Johnson for the
28 New Jersey delegates. Senator
Harding and he are fighting it out
for Ohio's 48. In Massachusetts it
is a showdown between General
Wood, striving for all of the 35,
against a determination of the state
leaders to have a delegation' unin
structed, but presumably for Gov
ernor Coolidge. Washington is con
ceded to Senator Poindexter as a
favorite son; Idaha seems to be in
the grip of Senator Borah, and prob
ably, for Senator Johnson, and Ar
kansas, friendly to Lowden, will de
velop two contesting delegations.
Thrills Next Week.
The next week will be even more
thrilling politically,' with Johnson
?.nd Hoover fighting to the death in
California, with one of them certain
to lose, and perhaps permanently,
and with Indiana staging a political
free-for-all. All of the headliners
will spend this week in the most
spectacular campaign, probably, ever
fought out in battle-scarred Hoosier
dom. ' The week just ended was big
time stuff for Hiram Johnson. He
swabbed up Nebraska with Gener
al Wood and got 14 of the 16 dele
gates; 'he didn't give a look-in to
anybody else in Montana, and he
annexed Nevada, a total bag of 28
delegates.
iGovernor Lowden captured all of
Iowa with it's 26 votes. General
Wood took two in Nebraska and
tw,o in Tennessee. Delaware elected
six uninstrucfed. conceded to Wood,
and Kansas and Tennessee com
pleted their- delegations with two
wid four uninstructed district dele
gates each. The Arkansas row
started with a double set of unin
structed delegates in the Little
Rock district.
To Hear Complaint of
Kansas City "Outlaws"
Washington, April 26. The rail
road labor board today refuse to
hear the wage demands of the Kan
sas City Yardmen's association on the
ground that the application did not
conform to the provisions of the law.
Hearings o demands of strikers in
other districts previously had been
refused.
Replying to telegrams from cham
bers of commerce in various parts of
the country. asking a speedy settle
ment of the whole railway wage dis
pute, the board announced that it
was proceeding with all diligence to
make an early adjustment.
The board today continued its
hearings on the wage demands of
the brotherhoods. Timothy Shea,
vice president of the Brotherhood of
Locomotive Firemen, told the board
that labor is only a small item in
the. cost of production. He declared
that the labor bill on shoes which
now sell for $17 or $18 a pair, is
only 88 cents.
Supreme Council Agrees
To Grant Hearing to Reds
London, April 26. Decision to
give a hearing to members of a Rus
sian bolshevik commercial delega
tion has been reached by the su
preme allied council, according to a
semi-official announcement at San
Remo, says a' dispatch to the F.x
change Telegraph company. This
delegation is headed by Maxim Lit
vinoff, assistant bolshevik commis
sary of foreign affairs, but Great
Britain objects to receiving him on
the ground he had taken advantage
of diplomatic privileges and en
gaged in political propaganda while
in England. On that occasion he is
sued an appeal to British labor.
Manifesto Accuses Entente
Of Complicity With Japan
London. April 26. The AvantiVjf
Rome Sunday published a manifesto
by the socialist party inviting the
Italian proletariat to organize pro
test meetings against the Japanese
"for their war on Russia," accord
ing to a Central News dispatch from
the Italian capital. - The manifesto
accuses the entente of complicity
with Japan.
German Troops In the Ruhr
Basin Withdrew April 21
Paris. April 26. DrJ Goeppert,
head of the German delegation in
Paris, today handed the foceign
office a note addressed to Premier
Millerand stating that the additional
troons whirh had entered the .Ruhr
.district had all evacuated that dis
trict on April 21
AMUNDSEN
ABANDON'S
POLAR m
"BARKIS WILLIN',"
SAYS CHAMP CLARK
ON PPESIDENCY
a '
.kf of Mrs. Sanders
$A..ea, But Missouri Man
Discoverer of South Pole Re
turning Home After 18
Months Spent in Endeavor to
Reach Northern Axis.
NO REASON GIVEN FOR
. EXPEDITION'S RETURN
Norwegian Explorer Will Sail
For Seattle Soon Steamer
Maud Now Icebound in
Kolyma River, Siberia.
Washington. April 26. The
Amundsen polar exploration party
in the steamer Maud is icebound at
the mouth of Kolyma river, Siberia,
and awaiting an opportunity to sail
south,' it was indicated in radio dis
patches made public at the Navy
department. Amundsen, who dis
covered the South pole, apparently
had abandoned his attempt to reach
the North pole.
The expedition left Dien island in
the White sea in September 1918,
and had not since been heard from
vntil the navy radio station at Cor
dova, Alaska, establishing commu
nication with the party recently.
Expedition Icebound..
The first message was picked up
March 25 from the station on St.
Paul's island. It said:
. "St. Paul reports S. O. S; from
Russian station at Anadyr stating
Amundsen expeditnon icebound in
Kolyma river and requesting we
handle important dispatches."
Later radio messages were inter
changed between Amundsen and his
family in Norway, but no informa
tion regarding the condition of the
members of the expedition or the
reasons for turning back were given.
Messenger Starts South.
A dispatch iu answer to a mes
sage to the Cordova station asking
for all available information, said
a messenger had started south and
that Amundsen intended to take the
steamer Victoria at Nome, Alaska,
for Seattle, but that the time would
depend on when the expedition
could clear the ice. This message
came from the. Anadyr, Siberia
station, several hundred miles from
the mouth of the Kolyma river.
Navy department officials said it
was probable that- the Maude,
Amundsen's ship, was still icebound
in the Kolyma river aad that a party
has been sent overland to the trad
ings post radio station on Anadir
bay to establish communication
with the world.
Former Governor
Of Nebraska Dies
After Long Illness
Lincoln, Neb., April 26. (Spe
cial.) Former Governor Silas A.
Hqlcomb of Nebraska died at the
home of his daughter, Mrs. Marian
Wyman, Bellingham, Wash., last
night at 11:30 following a long ill
ness. The body will be brought to
Broken Bow for burial.
Governor Holcomb was born in
Gibson county, Indiana, August 23,
1858. He was admitted to the bar
in Nebraska in 1882.
He served as a justice of the su
preme court one term and as chief
justice for one term. He was a
member of the state board of con
trol when that body was first or
ganized, but resigned a year ago bo
cause of failing health.
He is survived by -two daughters,
Mrs. Marian Wymon of Belling
ham, Wash., and Miss Nettie Hol
comb. former school teacher in
Lincoln and one son, -Harold, a
farmer living at Broken Bow.
Filling Strikers' Places
With Other Employes
St. Louis, April 26. Railroads
here today began employing men to
fill places of the 5,000 striking yard
men. All the men are members of
the Brotherhood of Railway Train
men, it was said. Gradual improve
ment in conditions was announced.
Cleveland. O., April 26. Charters
of 51 local lodges of Brotherhood of
Railroad Trainmen have been re
voked for participating in the unau
thorized strike of switchmen, V.
G. Lee, president of the organization,
announced today. The 51 lodges had
a membership of nearly 18.000.
. Fully one-half of this number have
been loyal and their memberships
will be transferred lo other lodges,
Mr. Lee said.
National Science Academy
Opens Annual Convention
Washington, "April 26. Scientists
representing colleges and universi
ties in every section of the country
attended the opening here today of
the annual meeting of the National
Academy of Science. Tonight two
California astronomers will discuss
the size of 'the universe. Dr. Har
low Shapley of the Mount Wilson
observatory believes the size of the
universe is many times greater than
held in the older theories. Dr.
Heber D. Curtis of the Lick observa
tory' will defend the older view that
the dimensions suggested by New
comb is correct.
German Church Gives Vote
Of Thanks tQ Former Kaiser
Berlin. April 26. A -vote of
thanks to former Emperor William
as the "last temporal head of the
Protestant state church" was given
at the closing session of the annual
synod.
In Receptive Mood.
New York, April 26. Champ
Clark, former speaker of the house
of representatives, has decided to be
come a candidate for the democratic
nomination, it was announced here
by Mrs. Julia Sanders, an officer of
the Swastika club, a woman's or
ganization, Washington, April 26. Former
Speaker Clark said that while he had
not authorized any one to announce
his candidacy for the democratic
presidential nomination "no man
could decline such an honor if
offered freely."
"I have not lifted, and do not in
tend to lift my finger or open my
mouth to get the nomination," he
said. "All I have ever said is that
'Barkis is willin'.'"
Mr. Clark added that he assumed
Mrs. Sanders' announcement was
based on his previous statements re
garding his attitude.
Mr. Clark said he had not com
municated with Mrs. Sanders for
"two or three months."
"I have not said a word,", he said,
"or written a line or lifted my fin
ger to get the nomination at San
Francisco and I do notintend to do
so. I suppose the delegates would
like to elect the man nominated at
San Francisco.' If they think I can
be elected, they will nominate me.
If they simply wane to nominate
somebody if that's all they want
they will nominate somebody else.
"I know Mrs. Sanders very well;
she's a fine woman, has lots of sense,
but I never'authorized her or any
one else to nomniate. me for presi
APARTMENT OWNED
BY TENANTS PLAN
TO LOWER RENTS
Two Actual Movements Under
Way Here to Cut High
Rent Rates.
Two blows at profiteering and
high rentals werevstruck yesterday
with the formation of plans for the
construction here of apartment
buildings to be controlled by tenant-stockholders,
and involving a
proposed investment in one instance
of $300,000.
Among those who have joined the
co-operative or "colony" apartment
organization are: Mayor Smith, R. F.
Kloke. W. M. Rainbolt. A. S. Kelly.
.Mrs. John Baldwin and Irwin Med
lar. An option on a site for a build
ing to comprise 18 apartments, has
been obtained and plans drawn. E.
H. Benner and E. W. Stoltenberg
innovated the plan.
Plans for the erection of another
apartment building of six suites to be
controlled "by several stockholders,
are nearing completion, according to
F. H. Collins of the Bankers' Mort
gage & Loan Co.
"The people who join this move
ment will not only place thenisetves
out of reach of profiteering land
lords, but actually will be owning
their home." said Mr. CollinsY
Son of Secretary of
State In Lincoln's
Cabinet Dies In N. Y.
Auburn, N. Y.. April 26. Gen.
William H. Seward, son of. the late
Secretary Seward, died today, after
a long illness, aged 81. He was
resident in Weshington much of the
period of the civil war and knew
Lincoln intimately. He lead the
138th New York volunteers and later
it became the Ninth heavy artillery.
In the battle of the Monacacy his
horse was shot under him and he
was wounded, being commended by
Gen. Lew Wallace as "having acted
with rare gallantry."
After the civil war General Sew
ard entered the banking business.
He was a director in many large
corporations, including the Ameri
can Express company. i
Chinese Merchants of U. S.
Hold Meeting In New York
New York, April 26. Absence of
queens and oriental costumes and
the presence in their midst of a
woman delegate were some of the
evidences ( of Americanization
apparent at the annual convention
of the Chinese Merchants' associa
tion, which opened a three weeks'
session in Chinatown today.
Nearly . 600 delegates from all
parts of the country were present
for the convention. Two weeks will
be devoted to discussions of Chi
nese trade in this country.
Postpone Responsibility
-Hearings Until Elections
Berlin, April 23. Preliminary in
vestigation committee No. 1, which
is studying prewar diplomatic his
tory, has decided not to give an oral
hearing between the close of the par
liament sessions and elections to
former Chancellor von Bethmann
Hollweg and former Foreign Minis
ters von Jagow i.nd Zimmerman on
their share in responsibility for the
war. Such action, it was said, would
unduly inflame the passions of the
electoral campaign.
Refining Companies Raise
Sugar Price One Cent
1 New York, April 26. The Ameri
can Sugar Refining company an
nounced today it had advanced 'the
price of bulk granulatedlsugar from
7'A cents a pound to l$Vt cents,
wholesale. Prices for sugar now vary
from V'A cents to ZiVi cents a
oound anions' the leadine refiners.
' Since last December the price of
Cuban raw .sugar has advanced from
10 cents, cost and freight, to Wi
cents.
The Limit
WASHINGTON TO
HONOR MEMORY
OF U. S. OFFICER
Body of Rear Admiral Brittain,
Who Committed Suicide,
Will Reach Capital Thurs
day Morning.
Guantamano Bav, Cuba, April 26.
(By The Associated Press.) The
body of Rear Admiral Carlo B.
Brittain, chief, of staff-to the commander-in-chief
of the Atlantic
fter,l who committed. ?sicidex..-by.,
shooting on Thursday last, is due
to arrive at Washington tomorrow
on the hospital ship Solace.
Rear Admiral Brittain was in
poor health and was confined to his
bed when the flagship of the fleet
left ' New York on January 7 and
until after its arrival in Cuba. He
was an indefatigable worker, and it
is believed his illness brought his
mental strain to the" breaking point.
On the evening of April 21 Rear
Admiral Brittain attended a recep
tion aboard the flagship. Apparent
ly he was- in good spirits. At 4
o'clock the next morning a shot was
heard in his cabin. The officer of
the deck found Rear Admiral Brit
tain in the bathroom with a bullet
hole through the heart. His service
pistol was in the wash basin. The
ship's doctor announced that death
had been instantaneous. Funeral
services were held aboard the flag
ship. F.ngign Thomas B. Brittain, son
of the dead officer, who was with
the fleet at the time of his father's
death, is accompanying the body to
Washington.
Capt. Thomas R. Kurtz, assistant
chief of staff, is now acting as chief
of staff.
Johnson Not to Contest
In Massachusetts for
Primary Preference
Springfield, Mass.. April 26. In a
statement given out here today at
the request of Angus McSween,
manager of the Johnson eastern
headquarters in New York, an
nouncement is made that Senator
Johnson-will not enter the primary
contest in Massachusetts. The state
ment defining the senator's attitude
in the Ray state primary campaign is
as follows:
"Senator Johnson.' after careful
consideration of the situation in
Massachusetts, decided not to enter
tlicprimary contest there.- He has
not authorized nor lias inv nprtnn
authorized in his behalf the indorse
ment of any candidate in that con
test. Senator Johnson recognizes
that the men who arc heincr vnfert
lor are in many instances of na-
uuiidi prominence ana mat ineir
views upon public questions are
understood by the citizens of the
state. He does not desire to take
part in the contest, nor to have per
sons who have generously formed
organizations in his behalf attempt
to influence the election of dele
gates i who have not expressed a
preference for his nomination."
The statement is believed to have
been issued because of the action of
the fkrrrptarv of the Hiram Inhntnn
club of Massachusetts indorsing the
candiuacv for de eeatc-at- arce of
rAlvan T. Fuller.
Wilson Emissary Will
Be Called Before Senate
Washington, April 26. John
Lind, former governor of Minne
sota, whom President Wilson sent
to Mexico as his special emissary
in 1913, has been summoned to ap
pear before the senate committee
investigating Mexican affairs. Sen
ator Fall, republican. New Mexico,
chairman, who has been ' on the
Mexican border several months in
connection ' with the orocccdings,
will jcturu Tuesday
SUGAR PRICE TO
GO HIGHER FOR
CANNING SEASON
Wholesale and Retail Grocers
Lay Blame for Expected In- r
crease to Speculators.
With the approach of the annual
canning season Omaha housewives
may expect a shortage and a higher
price of sugar. This is the state
ment made by several wholesale and
retail grocers yesterday.
A. U. Warren ot McLord-Krady
company said that beet sugar is not
available, while cane sugar' today
is quoted at 27 cents f. o. b. 'New
York or San Francisco. Wajren
declared'tfTal! most c-f thesugar as
in the hands of speculators who are
expected to give housewives more
worry by boosting the price a few
mere notches.
"The demand is greater than the
supply," Warren said.
Some local retail grocers were
quoting cane sugar at 22 cents a
pound yesterday. Others wcre
charging up to 13 cents a pound.
Battle Reported to Be
Imminent Between
Mexican Factions
Washington, April 26. A battle
between Mexican federal troops
sent out from the Pacific port of
Mazatlau to meet the revolutionists
marching on that place is imminent,
according to advices received here
today from Mexico.
The revolutionary army under
General Angel Flores is rapidly ap
proaching Mazatlan, the advices
said, while the federal forces have
withdrawn to withir. 46 miles of the
city. In retreating, the federal troops
are safd to have burned bridges and
to have thrown up fortifications ap
parently with the intention of mak
ing a stand.
Other official dispatches said that
sympathizers of General Alvare
Obregon. anti-Carranza candidate
for president, who has aligned him
self with the secession movement,
were being arrested on general or
ders of the Carranza government.
Jose Sanchez, a federal deputy, is re
ported to have joined the revolution
ists with 80 men at Puebla.
A detachment of federal troops
has been sent from Mexico City to
Micheacan in an effort to prevent
further rebellion among. the people
of that state. Railway communica
tion between Mexico and Guadala
jara has been interrupted by the de
struction of bridges at Inputc, an
important railway junction.
House Committee Favors'
Park to Save Giant Trees
Washington, April 26. Establish
ment of a new national park in
California to preserve the giant red
wood trees was endorsed bv the
house public lands'committee, which
ordered a favorable report on a
resolution directing the Interior de
partment to investigate and report
on the suitability, location and cost
of a park site.
Gamblers Strike in Mexico '
For Increase of $5 a Day
Augua Pricta. Sonora, April 26.
American gamblers employed here
have gone on strike. They demand
$15 a day instead of $10. which they
had been receiving. Chinese gam
blers were said to be filling their
places.
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POOLING WAR
DEBTS STIRS
U. S. SENATE
French and British Move to
Have America Be Banker
For League of Nations Meets
Open Opposition.
ARMENIAN MANDATE IS
UNANIMOUSLY OPPOSED
CONGRESS WILL
PROBE SHORTAGE
IN PRINT PAPER
Senate Subcommittee to Take
Action Wednesday West
em Publishers Invited
To Testify.
Washington, April 26. C6ngres
sional investigation of the print
paper shortage will be started Wed
nesday ,by a subcommittee of the
senate committee on1 manufacturers,
headed by SenMor Reerf, democrat,
of Missouri. The committee's plans
include inquiry into supplies, distri
bution and prices.
Pending congressional action as
sistance of the state department in
the paper situation was invoked in
connection with efforts to secure
removal of restrictions on export
from Canada of raw materials.
Chairman Porter, of the house
foreign affairs committee, accom
panied by" representatives of the
paper industry, conferred with Sec
retary Lolby and received assur
ances that the suggestion of mak
ing restrictions the subject of dip
lomatic correspondence would re
ceive careful consideration.
Publishers of leading papers will
be invited to appear before the com
mittee. Senator Reed said. Invita
tions are being sent to editors m
western cities.
"Before the committees conclude
its investigation it expects to give
publishers of all classes of news
papers an opportunity to express
their views," Senator Reed said.
Appointment of a commission to
seek removal of Canadian embar
goes on pulp wood was urged by
Senator Underwood, democrat, Ala
bama, before the house foreign af
fairs committee. Retaliatory legis
lation should be enacted, he said, if
friendly' efforts toward this end were
unsuccessful. v
"Serious injury will be suffered
by our newspapers in a few years
if there is no legislation," he said.
Sacramento, Cal.,
Now Has Population of
65,857, Census Shows
Washington. Aoril 26. Sacramen
to. Cal., 65,857; increase, 21,161, or
47.3 per cent.
Shawnee. Okla., 15,348; increase,
2,874. or 23.0 per cent.
Ifibbing. Minn., 15,089; increase,
6,267. or 70.8 per cent.
Virginia, Minn.. 14,022; increase,
3,549, or 33.9 per cent. .
Niles. O., 13.080; increase; 4,719.
or 56.4 per cent.
East Youngstown. O., 11.237; in
crease, 6.265, or 126.0 per cent.
Expect Air Mail Service
To Be Permanent May l
Permanent establishment of the
air mail service over the Chicago
Omaha division of the proposed
transcontinental route from the east
t othe Pacific coast not later- than
May 1 was the hpe of officials of
the service here yesterday.
William DeWald, government
pilot, who brought the first regular
consignment of mail by airplane to
Ak-Sar-Ben field Friday, yesterday
returned by train to Chicago, where
today he expects to leave with a
plane for Iowa City, after which he
will return to Omaha to await the
permanent opening of the route.
Bank Near Washington
Looted in Broad Daylight
Ilagerstown, Md., April 26. The
bank at Sandy Springs, Md., 10
miles from Washington, D. C, was
robbed by auto bandits who sho:
and killed Frank Hallow.ell, son-in-law
of the president of the bank,
and escaped with all the cash in
1 the vaults.
Even Senator Hitchcock Fears
International Entanglements
That Would Involve U. S. if
Edict Is Accepted.
By ARTHUR SEARS HENNING.
Chiracs Tribune-Omaha Bm Leaied Wire.
Washington, April 26 A French
and British move lo have the league
of nations fund the war loans of
the belligerents as joint obligations
with the United States., if the latter
joins the league as one of the chief
guarantors tirred up a ruction in the
senate .today.
While this new aspect of the.
league of nations was beirig debated
on the- floor the cloakrooms . were
buzzing with opposition to the
United States assuming a mandate
for Armenia as proposed by the
San Remo conference. The scheme
fuond no advocates, even Senator
Hitchcock fearing the international
entanglements in which it would
involve the United Spates. $
League Needs Funds.
Attention was also directed to the
statement tat San Remo that the
league had been unable to function
because it had no funds. The ques
tion raised is whether the allies ejT1
pected the United States to provide
the fluids. If so, the allies appear
to be waiting for the banker to sit
before starting the game.
Senator Lodge had read in tbi
senate a dispatch from Paris quot
ing former President Poincare and
others to the effect that pooling tlr.
war debs would be again considered
at the Brussels meeting of th
leasrue of nations.
"During the meetings of the Parit
peace conference," said Senator
Lodge, "I heard frem a delegate thai
there- was great pressure to get at:
agreement in the treaty or league
covenant, whereby all loans of dif
ferent countries in the war could be
merged and, all engaged in the con
test should become jointly liable
Of course, that meant making the
United States and Great Britair,
alone the guarantors for most of the
other guarantors 'would not have
been of great value."
Reads Two Plans.
Reading again, the senator!
brought out that two plans were tc
be proposed at Brussels on the
French plan for an international
bond issue to refund all war loans;'
the other, the British plan drawn by
T. Maynard Keynes, which Senator
Lodge said would put "the whole
burden of rehabilitating Germany
upon us."
"It is coming up again and either
by giving power to the league by
necessary amendment or as a sepa
rate proposition, we shall be brought
to face it." the senator continued.
"Of course, not being in the league,
we shall not be liable unless we vol
untarily join, or join in a treaty to
pool all the debts. To my mind it is
a very great danger; not that I think
we are going to accedo to it, but ii
we be drawn into such a treaty it
would become a serious danger to
the whole American people and
would mean a burden of taxation
which it would be difficult to esti
mate." " "
Preposterous, Says Hitchcock.
Senator Hitchcock interrupted
ridiculing the idea that such a pro
posal would be seriously considered
by the league. "The senator, of
course, does not mean that the
league will have anything to do with
the distribution of debts incurred
through the war," said he. "Of
course, many preposterous state
I ments have been made. The sena
tor from Massachusetts would no:
credit the statement that 20 or .10
nations in the league would .have
anything to do concerning thefdis
(Continued on rare Two, Column Five.)
700
Robberies Yield
"Silk Mask" Burglar
Over $500,000 Loot
Chicago, April 26. Seven hundred
robberies, whose loot is believed to
total more than $500,000, were clear
ed today when police examined the
effects pf Harry J. James.
"Silk Mask burglar," who was killed
last night after shooting up the
Town hall police station, wounding
two patrolmen.
In James' private warehouse,
where truck loads of rar art wnrlc
j oriental rugs, jewels, typewriters,
j adding machines aud dozens of
orner articles were touud, police un
covered a, card index in which the
700 robberies were listed, with the
loot obtained.
In a secret chamber in the base
ment of the warehouse were 15(J
oriental rugs appraised by an expert
at $40,000. v
When James was killed he va
found to be wearing a suit belonging
to former United States Senator
William Iorimer, The suit was one
of 40 stolen from a tailor shop.
Cash Register Looted
Sixty-four dollars left in the cash
register of the "Allied Stores. 2222
Leavenworth street, Saturday night,
was missing this morning nhen J.
A. McGrath, manager, opened the
store. - '
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