PIM fill A Mil A
uiiinuHiiun
MED BY
REBEL FORCE
Largest City in Northern Mex
ico Definitely in Hands of
Revolutionists, According to
. Report of Gen. P. Eiias Calles.
AMERICANS CONTINUE
VIGIL ALONG BORDER
Bankers Discuss High Prices
At Political Science Meet
Sneakers Declare Increased Production Which Was
Expected After Return of Men From Armv .A
Living.
UnitepI States Troops Do Not
Relax Watchfulness, Al
though Danger of Revolt at
i Juarez Said to Be Passed.
. , .
Agua Pricta, April 30. Chihuahua
City, capital of the state of the same
Ume. is definitely in the hands of
tiie revolutionists, it was announced
fby Gen. P. Elias Calles here tonight
Chihuahua City is one of the largest
cities in northern Mexico and has a
population of approximately 40j000.
Gen. Ignario'Enriquez, candidate
for governor of Chihuahua, accord
ing to General Cajles, was at Santa
Ysabel with 4,500 state militia,
marching toward Chihuahua to re
inforce Gen. Eugenio Martinez and
Col. Francisco DelArcb. former fed
eral commanders, who deserted with
tl iir troops
Keep Up Vigil.
, El Paso, April 30. Although
Juarez military officials declared the
d nger of an uprising there in sym
pathy with theSonora revolt was
past, outposts were stationed last
night to prevent at'; possible surprise
attack on the border port and
American army officials at Fort
BMss held troops in readiness for
instant use in case a skirmish in
the Mexican town endangered lives
on the American side.
Reinforcements for the Chihuahua
Gity loyal troops and also for the
revolting Carranza garrison at the
state capital south of here today
nrcsented Possibilities of a serious
clash. Possession of the state capi
tal by the rebels would mean a
serious "blow to the federal forces
because of possible interruption to
communication with Mexico City
and advantage the rebels would gam
in control of that supply center.
Chihuahua City is the headquarters
ioi the vast mining ana larming nv
,tere&ts . thaj part of the state.
Drive Americans Out.
Wschinifton. Aoril 30. W. V.
LCanada, American consul at Vera
Cru? for 20 years, torn me senate
Mexican invesiiKauuK luiuumuv
dry that Luis Cabrera, finance min
in rarrama's cabinet, had an
nounced in 1914 that the present
!- sident of Mexico in .launching his
su cessful revolution against Huerta
li I as one of his ultimate oojen
t' driving of "Americans out oi
xico and the taking of their prop
. ,fnr Mexicans."
, rnaHa-said L.aorera s siaic
A I, N.. ; . .
,t ,-a made to toreign consul
had assembled at vera v,ruz ai
nvitation at a time when Pres;
Wilson was insisting that ar-
:3t should triumph.
Wt finie. Mr. Lanaaa saiu.
anza has earned out a penny
,...:.u r.kn.r9'i stnfp-
lOntoirming wnu v.au.v.- :f
mont.l "No nrotest mauc js""'
"strAatment of Americans has ever
?t Tnnsidered." he 'declared. 1
would Vcport to the department; an
American note would be written Car
ranza, And he wouia 'sPulc,
- ide. aid nothing would be done.
' i nwnpil hv Ameri-
rery uiwuwi'w"
,:A ,s has een ruined except .:.
T't.i whers graft paid officials has
protected ihem." . .
IThe witiiess said he; resigned n
) "because it was only a question
of time untiK Carranza trapped me.
S . - - J . m m 1
Another Mort Made
?tByInsurjgentRail Men
To Prjesent Demands
Washington) " April 30.-Another
ort to gain a hearing before the
Iroad labor) board was made to
i. k.. rnrpfcntatives of the non-
nrnir..t associations of railroad
n who have quit their jobs.
In -a letter to Liiairman oanu..
"mcials of; the new organizations
said the rctogmzed unions nao mis
represented the sinners.
W. 5. tbrter, presiucm
rotherhood of Locomotive Fire-
Mi and Knsinemen. oeciareo. nun
if the -Soalrd recognized men v
had repudiated wage agreements
made b.-y the brotherhoods a pre
miuntn would be placed on the viola
tion of agreements. .
Radicals have been teaching the
doctrine that labor should quite
work when their demands were not
needed to, aespue , wage
Ints entered into Dy the repa
ratives of the unions, Mr. Carter
and the. growth ot this doc
s is resulting in the most serious
"Htion organized labor has ever
-d,
New York, April 30. Bankers,
educators and economists of the
United States and Europe discussed
the facts and causes of inflation
and high prices and their remedies
at the semi-annual meeting of the
academy of political science, which
opened here today.
Dr. a. M. Anderson, jr., or me
National Bank of Commerce in New
York, declared that the shortage of
goods and the attendant speculatjon
s the prime cause tt present high
prices in this country.
When our enormous export Dai-
ance disappears and when our do
mestic-markets are called upon to
absorb $300,000,000 or . $400,000,000
worth of goods per month which
they have not been absorbing, we
shall see lower prices," he de
clared. 1 ,
Production Under Normal.
The speaker said that increased
production had been expected when
the 5,000,000 men withdrawn from
industry for the army and navy re
turned, but that it had not come.
Dr. Anderson declared bank ex
pansion has bedn "more-a passive re
sult than an active cause of the ris
ing prices."
Edwin T. Kemmerer, proiessor or
economics and finance of Princeton
university, after reviewing the two
groups of causes for inflation the
country, has experienced, which he
classified as "non-war causes and
war causes, said: ,
"We wen our independence' nearly
century and a half "ago in a war
financed predominately by paper
monev inflation, we maintained the
union a half a century ago by a war
financed extensively ..by paper money
1 . -J
inflation, we nave just prescivcu um
political inheritance by a war
financed in the United States largely
by deposit currency inflation and yet
we nearly all condemn inflation as a
most inequitable method of financing
a war. . 7
"The great difficulty has been and,
I fear, will continue to be, that
financing a war by inflation, with all
its "injustice and with its necessary
aitermath of economic and social
problems, is none the less both
politically and economically, during
the war itself, rhe line of least re
sistance. . ,
Construction Is Needed.
Construction, rather than recon
struction, is the great task confront
ing this congress, the next congress
and perhaps even the 68th congress,
Senator Walter E. Edge of New
Jersey said, speaking at the lunch
eon meeting. - -
Senator Edee declared "there is
too much government in 1 business
.and not enough business in govern
ment."
"The United States must open
and cultivate worldwide markets for
its goods," he-continued. "The peo
n1 nf the United States cannot con
sume the entire production of the-J
. t l r : . i
land, nor would mere De any prum
for them if they could, and merely
interchaneed dollars among them
selves; so, either world markets
must hp won and cultivated, 6r
American nroducti&n must be cur
tailed, with resultant poverty, dis
tress and unrest."
Government Is Deadlocked.
Assistant Secretary Leffingwell of
the treasury declined that the gov
ernment of the United Mates is
deadlocked against itself," a govern
jnpnt nf obstruction."
Failure of the government to deal
in a constructive way with anyone
(Continued on Tagt Two, Column Four.)
OMAHA WILL
ANSWER RED
JES TODAY
May Day
20,000 Expected to March in
Americanization Parade as
Tribute to War Dead and a
Defi to Radical Threats.
PLANS COMPLETE FOR
GREAT CELEBRATION
BLUEBEARD WILL
PLEAD GUILTY TO
MURDER CHARGE
WILSON NAMES
NEW COMMERCE
COMMISSIONERS
eral Judqe Declares
Lever Act Is a Failure
miisville. Kv.. Aoril 30. Federal
ore Walter Evans, in the course of
case jefore him against alleged
nfiers. todav held the Lever food
ntrol act could not be enforcedN.
The act. is too vague and its lan
age too indefinite," Judge Evans
d in dismissing the actions.
ion tiac, Mich., Gains 135
r Cent, According to Census
I Washington; April 30. Pontiac.
I cb, . 34,273; increase, 19,741, or
per cent. - '
awtorasvnie. ma., ju,ioy, m-
se, 788. or 8.Z per cent.
.st Chicago, Ind. 35,967; in
i? i$,8gt or $&3 jer. cent,
District Attorney Will Ask for
Life Sentence Instead of
Death Penalty.-
Los Angeles. Cal., April 30. Wal
ter Andrew Watson, also known as
.lames, R. Huirt, will be indicted by
the county grand jury next Monday
for the murder of Nina Lee Deloney,
according to W. C. Doran, chief
deputy district attorney,,after a con
ference with Watson's attorney.
Watson will then appear in court
and plead guilty and in considera
tion of his plea and the saving to
the state, the district attorney will
ask for a- sentence of life imprison
ment against him instead of the
death penalty, Doran announced.
' Wealth of Evidence.
Enough evidence, even without the
finding of the body of Mrs. Deloney,
or the admission of the alleged con
fession, is already available to sup
port such a charge, the officers said.
The murder charge will be brought
against the man under the name of
Walter Andrew Watson, it was said;
this course will be taken because the
defendant told -the officers, they said,
that he did not know his tr'ue name,
but was most frequently known as
Watson; because the marriage with
Nina Lee Deloney, which preceded
the alleged murder, was solemnized
under that name; ana because it was
(Continued on Faga Two, Column Two.)
Los Angeles Man Is
Arrested an4 $67,000
'Of Mail Theft Found
San Diego, Cal., April ' 30. A
man who said he was Roy G. Gard
ner, Los Angeles, was arrested yesT
terday at Del Mar, near here, in
connection with the ( robbery here
early Thursday of a mail truck. Near
the sfot where the man was appre
hended detectives touna 1 Duriea
$67,000 in negotiable securities which
was identified as part of the con
tents of a registered mail bag taken
from the truck. x
The prisoner, according to the
authorities, denied participation in
the noldup, but admitted he was to
have shared in the proceeds.
Jury Asks Part of Labor
Testimony Be Reread
Paw Paw, Mich., April 30. At 5
o'clock (eastern time) Friday after
noon, the jury in the Tabor case, out
since 10:45 Thursday morning, was
called into court by Judge Wiest and
questioned as to the possibility of
an agreement.
The foreman of the jury stated
that he believed an Agreement could
be reached if some of the testimony
was reread. Judge Wiest ordered
the jurors back for further delibera
tion with- i instructions to report
wke.n the decided what- testimony
they wished reread.
Henry James Ford and James
Duncan Are Appointed
By President. ,
' ! i
Washington, April 30. Two new
Interstate Commerce commissioners
were nominated by President Wil
son. A third has beenselected and
his name will be sent to the senate
as "soon as he consents to served
Henry Jones Ford, professor of
politics at Princeton university, and
James Duncan of Quincy, Mass., a
vice president of the American Fed
eration of Labor, were the commis
sioners named Friday.
Mr. Ford was .nominated to suc
ceed Commissioner J. Sv Harlan, and
his term would expire on Decem
ber 31, 1925, Mr. Harlan's term bav
incr ended on December' 31, 1918.
Mr. Duncan was appointea to one v
of the two new positions on tne
commission resulting from its en
largement to nine members by the
transportation act. His term would
end on December 31, 1924, and that
of the member yet to be appointed
would expire on December 31, 1923.
The nominations- automatically
were referred to the senate inter
state commerce committee, which
probably will consider, them next
week. There 'was no discussion in
the senate when the nominations
were received, but opposition to the
appointees, was expected privately
by several democratic and republi
can members of the committee, as
well as fy other senators.
Omaha Comercial
" Students Inspect
State Government
Details of Arrangements for
Patriotic Pageant Given
All Colors and Creeds to
Pass Reviewing Stand.
Facine the threat of blazing red
aeitation for . radical" uprising and
disturbances all over the world to
day, Omaha will answer with one of
the biggest demonstrations in its his
tory, when an estimated number of
20,000 men and women and children
will memorialize the boys and girls
from this city who gave their lives
that America might live, and at the
same time will testify to their Amer
icanism that believes in the spirit of
the constitution and the flag.
Ceremonies, that in their very sim
plicity will be the more impressive,
will be, performed in memory of the
war victims. Funeral music, appro
priate riiilitary honor. and an escort
of girls representing the honored
dead wilr be the extent of-the serv
ices. But additional homage -to their
memories that is immeasurablK'will
lie rendered hv the host of marchers,
who will silently salute, military, if
in uniform, and by raising of the hat
if in rrmtti, as they pass tne review
ing stand, where the gold star girls
will be assembled.
All Classes to March.
, Included in the parade will be or
ganizations of former service men
and women, detachments of regular
army troops from Fort Omaha and
Fort Crook, marching organizations
(mm ' hiisiness houses, industrial
plants, neighborhoods, fraternal and
business organizations, me pusi ui
fire and manv bands.
The official reviewine party, in ad
dition to the "gold star" girls, will
include Mayor Smith, Governor Mc
Kelvie. Cant. C. E. Adams of the
G. A. R., Colonels G. S. Bingham, B.
B. Buck. Lieut. Col. B. R. Wade and
Lieut. Col. Jacou Wuesr, all of the
United States army, ana capt- i. n
rnmfnrt nf he navv. i
Fmal arrangements for the parade
were completed yesterday and dom
municated to captains of different di'
visions. While the mass of marchers
are filing over the designated routr,
the airplanes from the Ashmusen
flying field will circle oyer vjne city.
Tn 9 Cnrtisa Oriole will be B. F.
Creeth and f. E. Brurnley of Mc
Cook, Neb., and iia Curtiss JN-4D
will he R. S. Waerfer and L. Moser
(Continued on "Page Two, Column One.)
I
I -
SEES HARD
ROAD AHEAD
FOR GOUGER
Mrs. C. G. Ryan, Federal Price
Commissioner for Nebraska,
Says Profiteers Will. Feel
"Iron Glove of the Law.
SUGAR DEALERS DENY
THEY HOARDED STOCK
PLAN PASSAGE
OF BONUS BILL
ON NEXT MONDAY
Soldier Relief Measure Finally
Completed by Majority of
Republicans on Ways and
Means Committee.
French in Arms Over Ban
-.On American Movie Films
Paris. Aoril 30. "A restriction
against laughter and enjoyment," is
khe term used bv many Parisians
against the decree forbidding im
portation into trance or American
moving picture films. The French
neonle are frank in admitting that
they like American films best of all
and that the trench army ot movie
fans, which is devoted to admiration
nf film stars of the United States,
are much concerned over the or
der, All the well-known American
favorites have their followers in
France, although many of the films
. . . . . . . : i
do not reacn mis country uum
yeaj p giore after thei releaie,
V
Lincoln. , April 30. (Special.)
The Omaha Commerce High school,
400 strong, invaded the state house
Friday and made things lively for a
while.
They were in charge of Prof. B. A.
Paulson of the history department
of the school. Representative hall
and the gallery were opened for
them, whicji they filled to overflow
ing, and were addressed by Gover
nor McKelvie, who was introduced
by Professor Paulson. The governor
made one of his characteristic ad
dresses filled with good advice and
interspersed with enough humor to
keep the boys and girls happy. He
spoke of state matters and gave thein
a general idea of state government.
1 he school naa Deen visiting tne
different state institutions during the
day and attended the Lincoln-Commerce
high debate in the evening.
Spanish Diplomats Must
Get Permission to, Marry
Madrid. Anril 30. Spanish diplo
mats are forbidden to marry with
out roval permission by a decree
published today in the Official Ga
zette.
KThe object of the decree is to pre
vent mlomats marrying women
without means or who possess un
desirable characters. Similar rules
are applied in the case of naval and
military omcers and nooiemen.
Omaha Joy Riders of
Twenty Years Ago
Their ilctures will be tn the roto
gravure section ot Tke Bee Sunday.
But they rode no snorting -bnircle.
Their joy wai riding bieyclw.
Twenty yeara vao bicycle partlea
were quite the rase. The bicycle
aptw, In the old collncum, was a flt
ot predectMor at the automobile
how a today.
Xhe Baa day Bee will picture aome ot
the "tpked deaMaa" of blcyela day.
Rear Admiral Admits
Daniels Was Slow in
Reaching a Decision
Washington, April 30. Word
went out through the Navy depart
ment in July, 1915, "to get every
thing ready for war as fast as possi
ble," Rear Admiral J. S. McKean to
day told the senate committee in
vestigating the . Sims-Daniels row.
While the navy was not thoroughly
prepared in April. 1917, he said,
everything possible had been done.
Secretary Daniels was loathe to
approve recommendations involving
large expenditures until after war
was declared, he said.
"Do you know' of -cases where
Secretary Daniels' procrastination
delaved preparation "of the navy?"
asked Chairman Hale.
"He d:d not always agree with me
right when I thought he should," re
plied the witness. "When I was
convinced I naturaHy thought he
should be. He was not rapid in
making decision's involving spending
money. U was particularly nam m
time of peace to get mm to auinonze
large expenditures. He had to be
convinced that he could Justify the
eacpense before congress."
Indict Commission
Man for Profiteering In
Sale of Army Goods
New York, April 30. An indict
ment containing 13 counts, charging
profiteering in evaporated peacnes
and tomatoes purchased fcpm army
stocks -was returned here today by
a federal grand jury against J. A,
Kirsch & Co., commission met
chants of this city and Jacob A.
Kirsch, president of the concern.
The indictment alleged that a con
signment bought from the army for
$116,541. was sold at a prafit as high
as 33 per cent in violation of a con
tract which stipulated that the
profits should not exceed 20 per
cent.
Senate Votes to Return
$800,615,000 to Treasury
Washington, April 30. Without a
record vote, the senate today passed
Aid sent to. conference the annual
fortifications appropriations, bill car
rying $19,383,442 and containing pro
vision for the return to the treasury
of $800,615,000 in unexpended war
appropriationsfor fortifications.
Endorses Knoi"for President.
Philadelphia, April 30. Senator
Philander C. Knox, Pennsylvania,
fnrmr secrelirv of state, was en
dorsed by Senator Penrose, also of
Pennsylvania, for the reoublicali
nomination- for president, -
."Washington,' 'April 30. The sol
dier relief" bill finally' was completed
today by a majority of the repub
lican members, of the house ways
and means committee and , will be
considered tonight at a conference
of house republicans.' Present plans
are to bring it up Monday for im
mediate passage.
Five optional plans'" for' payment
o? adjusted compensation' are pro
vided as follows:
Adjusted service pay at $1.25 for
each day's service in excess of 60
days .between April . 5, 1917,7 and
January 1, 1920. . .
Extension of vocational training
at $1.75 for each day's attendance on
a course of instruction declared suit
able by -the federal board for voca
tional education.
Loans After Two Years.
. Purchase or improvements of city
or suburban homes with compensa
tion at' the rate of $1.75 for each
day's service.
Issuance of paid up insurance at
the rate of $1.75 for each day's ser
vice. Such insurance will be pay
able 20 years after issued or in case
of death. Loans could be obtained
at any time after two years.
Establishment of a "national vet
erans' settlement board," composed
of the secretary of the interior and
four members to be appointed by
the president, at least three of whom
shall be former service men, which
would be authorized to make loans
to service men not exceeding $1,000,
for the reclamation and develop
ment of farm lands.
Plans for Revenues.
Revenues to pay the compensation,
from which it is estimated $1,800,000
will be required, would be raised by
four plans, as follows:
Increased suntaxes of 1 per cent
on net incomes between $5,000 and
$10,000; 2 per ce'nt on incomes be
tween $10,000 and- $26,000. and . 3
per cent on incomes above $26,000.
- One per cent on retafl sales to be
paid "by those making the sale and
to apply in the case of all sales, con
tracts and leases, whenever made.
Tax on stocks and bonds, sales or
transfers at one-fifth of 1 per cent
on the market value. Tax on produce
exchange transactions at the same
rate. A tax of 25 cents tor each
of the amount of sales, or contract
to sell lands, tenements or other
property.
Taxes on various brands of cigars,
tobacco and manufactured products
ranging from-15 per cent to 66 per
cent, depending on the grade, and a
tax of $1 per 1,000 on cigarets.
Fresh Strikes Delaying
Chicago Freight Again
Chicago, 'April 30. Outstanding
going stock and meat movement
here is curtailed on account of
fresh strike trouble on some of the
eastern lines, according to the
bureau of markets.
Six eastern roads have announced
that, they would accept but limited
shipments, and" shipments to Buf
falo and points east especially are
curtailed.
Jury Acquits Defendant
In Deportation Trial
Tombstone, Ariz., April 30. II. E.
Wooten. charged with kidnaping in
connection with the Bisbee deporta
tions of July 12, 1917, Friday night
was found not guilty.
The jury brought in its verdict at
7:25 o'clock, v
Towle Praises Wood;
Says Johnson Can't
Pull a Solid Vote
" Washington, April 30. (Special
Telegram.) John W. Towle of
Omaha, who was a recent visitor to
Wilmington, Del., according to a
story in the Morning Star, assisted
in organizing a Leonard Wood club
in that city. The Star quotes Mr.
Towle as having said that Wood
just no wis the leading contender
for the nomination, althdugh Sen
ator Hiram Johnson is proving a
strong opponent. But, in the opin
ion o Mr. Towle, neither old line
republicans or the more conserva
tive progressives will support the
Californian. . Johnson is considered
'by the Nebraska committeeman, ac
cording to the, Star, as "radical pro
gressive," and lie further asserts that
Johnson's support is being mostly
drawn from Germans and more radi
cal groups.
The Star says that "while an ar
dent supp'CTter of General Wood,
Mr. Towle will go to Chicago
pledged to Hiram Johnson, his dis
trict having been carried by the
Californian."'
.Send Cutter to Alaska
To Stop Activities of
Radical Agitators
v
Washington, April 30. Activity
of alien agitators in the vicinity of
Hydar, Alaska, resulted m thee dis
patch Friday of the coast guard cut
ter Algonquin from Port Townsend,
Wash., to that place.
Announcing the departure of the
Algonquin, the coast, guard service
said the vessel would co-operate
with the local officials in maintain
ing order. The Algonquin carries a
crew of 71 and is equipped with four
3-mch rifles and two machine guns,
Dispatches of the coast guard
service did not give details as to the
situation at Hydar.
Radical agitators have long been
active jn Alaska and complaints of
the situation there have been made
before congressional committees by
Alaskan officials and others. Gover
nor Riggs recently ' announced, that
he would asl-; congress to provide
for a constabulary to curb the rad
icals, who, he said, threatened to
demoralize industry.
Holt County Election
Returns Show G. 0. P.
Women Voted Ticket
"
O'Neill, Neb., April 30. (Special.)
-The" canvass of the primary vote
ii; Holt county disproves the
charges made by Arthur Mullen, de
feated democratic candidate for re
election as national committeeman,
that republican women were leaving
their party to vote for the Bryan
slate. The woman vote in the' county
was republican 338, democratic 196.
The male vote exceeded the fe
male vote nearly foui to one. The
men cast 2.023 ballots -and the wo
mcTt 534. . But one prohibition bal
lot was 'cast and that by a man.
SENATE PLAN TO
END STATE OF WAR
IS INTRODUCED
Resolution of Committee Re
ported Out to Take Place of
. One Sponsored by the
' i i House, ' v
' Washington, ' April 30. The
state of war with both Germany and
Austria would be terminated under
a resolution reported today by the
senate foreign' relations committce
as a substitute for the house resolu
tion to end the war with Germany
alone.
The vote on the resolution was
nine, to six with all ot the repub
licans supporting it, and all of the
democrats lining up' solidly in op
position. Senators McLumber, re
publican, North Dakota, and Shields,
democrat, Tennessee, were absent
and did not vote.
It is planned to call up the reso
lution for debate in the senate next
weok and final action is expected
within two or three weeks.
Wood to Command 1 6
New Jersey Delegates
At G. 0. P. Convention
Nework, N. ,J., April 30. More
complete returns received froni
Tuesday's primary election in New
Jersey apparently served to confirm
indications that Maj. Gen- Leonard
Wood would command" 9 of the
state's 28 delegates to the republican
convention in Chicago, unless re
vised official figures or a recount
should upset present totals.
Complete returns for the prefen
tial presidential contest gave Wood
a lead of 1,092 over Senator Hiram
W. Johnson of California. The vote
was: Wood, 52,497, 'and Johnson
51,405.
In addition, almost complete re
turns for district delegates indicate
that Wood will have 12, Johnson
nine and that three will go to the
convention unpledged.
Complete returns for the. repub
lican big four give:
Senator J. E. Freelinghuysen (un
pledged), 61,751; Senator W. E.
Edge, unpledged, 60,583; Edward C.
Stokes (Wood), 53.795; William N.
Runyan (W). 46.852; Thomas L.
Raymond TW)-44,048; Mulford L.
Ballard (J), 43,457; Thomas R. Lay
den (J), 43,028; John v W.' Griggs
(W), 42,734; Isaac B. Nutter fun-
pledged). 9.409; bylvester J. Lor
rothers (unpledged), 7,706.
Deschanel to Tour France
Various Explanations Offered
By Merchants Whose Supply :,
Was Seized Thursday AfL.
Raid by U. S. Agents.
"The use of the silken glove in
dealing with profiteers and gougersy
in Omaha and Nebraska is about to
become a thing of the past and
where violations of the law are ap
parent, relentless prosecution will
be brought, said Mrs. L. u. Kyan,
federal Jair price commissioner for
Nebraska in commenting yesterday
on the federal seizure Thursday of
168.000 pounds of sugar stored by
retail grocers in Omaha warehouses.
Information gathered by agents
of the local ylepartment of justice
through the government's effort to
lower the high cost of living in con
nection with the operation of Mrs.,
Ryan's office, is said to have beett
collected in large quantities and may ,
result in further prosecutions under
the Lever act. v
This information, gathered from a
number of stores in the city dealing ,
in many commodities, concerns the
cost price aild sale price of various
'articles. .
Asked 250 Per Cent Profit.
Attempted federal indictment by
the last grand jury of an Omaha
merchant alleged tojiave marked at
have had for sale a suit of clothes
marked at $98 for which he paid
$2$, will be brought up again, it is
said. '
Prosecutions under the Lever war- .
time act, prohibiting the hoarding of
food commodities and following the '
seizure of sugar Thursday by fedi.!?
authorities, was said 'to be likely at
the office of Assistant District At
torney Petersen Friday. Mr. Peter- ,
sen was continuing his investigation ,
of the sugar situation yesterday.
May Put Sugar on Sale.- (
If thi government. is' successful in
its prosecution, Mr. Petersen, said,
it is likely that the sugar seized, will
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A.B.A. Picks Committee
To Meet Reserve Banks
To Reduce Inflation
Pinehurst, N. C, April- 30. The
executive council of the American
Bankers' association today appoint
ed a special committee to contc;;
with the federal reserve board oil
orderly methods of bringing about
a deflation of credits.
The opinion of the council as ex
pressed in a resolution was that thv
only means of diminishing the tre
mendous demands on the banks for
credit was a well, considered vratioi: .
ing of credit, progressively applied ,
from the federal reserve banks
through the financiar and commei-.
cial structure of the nation.
The resolution said credit lor es
sentials must not be.unduly ' re-;
stiic-ted.i but that banks should not
advance funds for speculative pur-.
poses.
J he council approved an amend
ment to the income tax lawvexempt
ing interest on bank deposits of non
resident aliens. The object of the
amendment is to encourage foreign
trade. '
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To Reopen Mission.
Washington, April 30. The Japa
nese authorities at Thing Tao have
given permission for the reopening
o fthe American mission school, the
State department was advised. The
school was closed by the Japanere
authorities last year.
The Weather
Anonymous Gift of ;
$3,000,000 Announced
' To Interchurch World
New York, April 30. An anony
mousgift of $3,000,000 to the United
States financial campaign of the In
terchurch World Movement was an
nounced at campaign headquarters'
here todavAwith the statement that1
$100,000,000 ' of the $336,777,572.
sought had been pledged. The cam-;
paign does not close until next'
week. , ; T
Incomplete returns, prepared for:
reading at a luncheon today at which
William G. McAdoo was the pnn
cipal speaker," showed Pennsylvania
in the lead with a total of $5,471.02$
Contributed to;,the fund. New YojT
was second with: 5,072,571 ; Illinois
third, with $2,154,952, and Massaclm
, wim i s i nurrn - xi irn r i vj r n it n
Wearing LOUnging SuitS; states which have passed 'the' million-
iiiarn are; caiuornia, iMicnigan,
New Jersey and Ohio. -
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Paris, April 30. Soft felt hats,
soft collars and lounge suits are
articles of dress prescribed by
President Deschanel for himself and
his suite when he betins his tour
of France shortly.
Hitherto the French president,
from morning till night, while on of
ficial duty, has been imprisoned in
a stiff shirt and swallow tailed coat.
Forecast.
rrobably showers Saturday; no
important change in temperature.
Hourly Temperatures:
S a. m 4 I p. ni. 5S
A n. m 4.1 i p. m M
7 h. in 4H X p. ni 5.1
8 a. m 45 4 p. m. . .'. 57
9 l. m 47 S p. m M
10 a. ni 49 A p. ni 57
It ft. m 6I 7 p. m SB
It noon 62 8 p. m M
Y i .
House Passes Retirement
. Bill for Civil Employes
Washington, April 30. The house
Friday, by a vote of 273 to 53, passed
the senate bill providing for retire
ment and reclassification of civil em
ployes. Under a house amendment
the retirement age was reduced from
70 to 65 yearswith the minimum
amount payable annually after retire
ment being placed at $180 wlh $720
as tlie maximum.
Pershing' Visits Panama -
Panama, April 30. Gen. John J.
Pershing arrived here today to make
an inspection of military forces in
the canal zone,
Supreme Court Rules on
Water Districts in Omaha
Lincoln, Neb., April 30. j(Spe-,
cial.) The supreme court rule'U that
the water board of Omaha cannot
comptl prospective water users to
waive objection to , further assess
ment on the creation of new water
districts when they ask to have
water extended from other districts
in the case of the "state against .
Carlburg. The opinion overrules the.
decision of the district court.
Man Arrested in California
t Admits Kentucky Murder
Woodland, Cal., April 30. Perry
Steele, who was arrested on charges
preferred by his wife, who said he
had beaten her, admitted to District
Attorney G. C. McDonald that he is
wanted in Williamsburg, Ky.. for
the murder ,of lonzo Rledso. a
statement from the district attor
ney's office said, - '