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V The 0 MAHA D ALLY Bee VOL. 49 NO 2741. Enterai MCM.lau Matter Miy M. IMt. tl Oauht P. 0. act et Muck S. 1171. OMAHA, MONDAY, MAY 3, 1920. fly Mull (I mr). UiU 4h Zm. Dally d Jundajr. W: Dill Only, ft: Sua. U. Jtld 4th lou (tur). Dally Suy. tl; Dally Oal. U. U4t) 0ly. I). TVVTI PKNT1? oi THinK om.uia and cotv- 1 L VCiiXlO vll BIA.KK8. MVS I'liNTS. ITALIAN IS KILLED IN DEATOPLOT Father and Two Sons Held By Police Following Murder Of Joseph Marino at Thir teenth and Spring Streets.' SEE CRIME RESULT OF COURT TESTIMONY Three Men Who Furnished In formation in "Mystery" May As Well Sign Death War rants. Detectives Declare. The Sicilian method of justice was CRfried out Saturday night when Joseph Marino, 45 years old, a truck gardener at Ninth and Missouri ave- lue. was shot to death in his buggy af Thirteenth and Spring streets. A father and his two sons are held by the police in connection with the murder following disclosures made by three Italians that threats of death were made to Marino by the trio after h appeared in police court Saturday as an alibi witness for a Sicilian who employed him, who is said to have assaulted their 65-year-old mother. Fplice'Hold Three. " The three held are: ' ... Lucien Radicia, 61 years old, 1318 Tierce street, a laborer, whom -the police believed fired the fatal shots. Lucien Radicia, Jr., 24 years old, 1318 Pierce street, a boilcrmaker, said to have been with his father at the time of the shooting. Joseph Radicia, 28 years old, 1318 Pierce street, street newsdealer at Sixteenth and Farnam streets, who is said to 'have furnished his auto mobile to his brother and father to follow Marino, The solving of the "murder mys- tery" by the police' discredits the ever re-curreo.t theory of an Italian "black hand" society which has been said to have operated in Omaha every time an Italian was killed. - The police fear for the lives of the thre men who furnished tne in formation in the "cleaning up" of the first of jQniaha's many Italian shootings. ( ' i'These men might as well sign their own death warrants," a detec tive said. . ' : : ' Admits Firing Shots. " The incidents yhich. led up to the slavino- of Marino began last Fri day night when Samuel Nanfito, 1313 Pacific street, was fired ' at j .... three times while on his way home r u:, of Ttiirnth and Pa- TV 1 1 1 - 113 i ' v. i. l "' ' rific streets, after he had been re leased from the city jail under $100 bond on a charge of assault and bat- ContlnueJ o Tfco. Column On.) Eight Men Scheduled To Die in Electric Chair Night of May 31 ' tliliiKO Tribune-Omaha Bee leased Wire. , New York. May 2. The electric chair at Sing Sing is scheduled to t.'il.e the lives of eight men on the right of May 24 Maj. Lew E. Lawes. warden, has 4 Ifirned that the reprieves granted 1 luirsday " for the quartet of con tinued men were for four weeks .instead of two.' This brings the date of tiieir execution, unless new developments enter to save them, en the night set for the execution ,nf friii r others.- ; Thev are William Warmack, Leo Jaukowski, Walter Levandowski and Jamts Byrd. . . I IVI1 hnut-se before the reoneves were granted, it was learned, Joseph '.Milano sent a telegram to Governor Smith, pleading with mm to save nis companions from the electric chair. Joseph Usefof, Charles McLaughlin and James Cassidy hope for a new -trial. Three Killed, Many Injured in Series of Paris May Day Riots Paris. May 2. May day passed with a scries of small riots and dis orders in which at least three per sons were killed, one of them a woman, and many wounded, but without the declaration of a nation wide general strike, which the union workers expected from ,the general federation of labor. The federation issued a 1,500-word statement urging nationalization, but not referring either to a continuation of the strike or a return to work after May day. The railroaders announced that their strike, which is to be tontmued to enforce nationalization, is al ready 50 per cent effective. Official reports from government sources say that the operations were not far from normal on certain, lines, the most important trains moving in and out of Paris. London J udge Says Value Of a Good Wife Is-$750; Husband Not a Red Cent Price StaAdards Fixed by Court Jlepresent the Which Regard Wom Damage Collectible Under En0i;VlVi ? Laws -Better Half Has No Propert; Y- Jj hi rier Spouse. 1 By JOHN STEELE. Xew York Tlmm-rtilrago Tribune Cable. Copyright, London, Moy 2. What is the value in money of a wife to her hus band? What value.lf any, has a husband to his wife? x These questions have been raised in acute form by Marriage Justice McCardle in the English divorce court, who discussed them both in a considered judgment which he de livered recently. His rulings have set all England talking, and it is no exaggeration to say that more peo ple are interested in them than in the peace treaty or the league of nations, or even in the high cost of living. Justice' McCSVdle says that the value of a wife depends on her kind and quality, and he declares that in law, at least, the best husband that was ever trained is not worth one red cent to his wife. Wife's Paramour Pays. It should be explained that when an Englishman sues his erring spouse for divorce. he also sues her guilty partner for damages. - Until recently these' damages were as sessed by the jury and, of course, like all jury-given verdicts, varied according to the softheartedness or otherwise of the-twelve good men and true. Under -a recent amend ment, however, the fixing of divorce damages was given to the judge. It was the need of some standard rule which moved Justice McCardle to deliver his homily. Hchad held up six cases in which divorce had been granted and dam ages demanded for consideration and delivered, his decision on all six at the same time. If one can judge, from his ruling, the value of a wife is from 'nothing to $750 pre war money value. In three of the cases he gave no damages at all, in one $125, in one $375 and in an other $750. Mr. Justice McCardle explained that the theory ou which divorce damages are granted is that :n Eng lish law a wife is her husband's chattle and he is entitled to dam ages from the man who deprives him of, or injures that chattel. The value of the chattel, the judge de clared, may vary considerably, how ever. A wife who helped in her hus band's business would obviously be worth more to him than one who simply spent the proceeds of that business. A good housekeeper would be worth more than a slattern. If a wife was of a wanton disposition, it was obvious that the value would be less than that of a virtuous woman. The judge also declared that in his opinion damages could not be given against a corespondent who did not know .that the wife was a married woman. Such damages would savor of punishment for mis conduct and the divorce court was not a court of morals, while a woman who passed herself off as un married while she really was- a wife must be deemed valueless. Can't Sue Other Women. After discussing the value of a wife the judge announced that while the, authorities were not very clear, he "was satisfied that a wronged wife could not sue her husband's as sociate for damages for the reason that she had no property interest in her husband. In the eyes of the law a wife has no such interest in her husband's services as a husband "has in those of his wife. The valuelessness of a husband if therefore satisfactorily settled, but Mr. Justrce McCardle has left his valuation of a wife incomplete. He has only dealt with shop soiled and damaged specimens. When will he assess the value of a wife of first rate quality, well trained and war ranted kind in harness. LABOR JOINS IN MEXICAN REVOLUTION Over 6,500 Armed Workmen Cast Their Lot With New Movement Leaders Declare Purpose to Gain More Liberty. EXPECT JUAREZ TO TURN AGAINST FEDERAL RULE Omaha Italian Who Is Held Following South Side Murder MAN CONFESSES TO BIG THEFTS OF SECURITIES Direct Evidence of Stolen Bonds to Amount of $2,500 000 Given in Statement By New York Broker. JOSEPH RADICIA. Sentence Woman Pickpocket London, May 2. Maud Price, a handsome, middle-aged woman liv ing respectably and Jionored by the neighbors, was sentenced to serve nine months at hard labor for pick ing pockets. It was found that she had been in prison. six times ,before for the same offense. ' m Police Barracks Burned. London, May 2. The police bar racks at Gortin, County Tyrone, was burned Saturday morning by -10 armed men. who held up the village nod prevented interference, lrjepo Traces Last Message On Mirror With Lip Stick and Turns on Gas I Chimin Tribune-Omaha Bee Leafed Wire. Chicago, May 2. Marie Williams had no pencil with which to write her, dying message, so she took her lip stick aod traced it on the mirror. It was a simple goodby, saying: "Have no pencil. Tell mother I am at ease. 261 Eas't Fourteenth street. Wilmington, Del. Mrs. S. I. Williams." r When the police, summoned by a milkman and the -janitor, entered the apartment they found the girl dead, with six gas burners going. Marie was a finger at a North Side garden. She lived with Effie Burton in a little two-room apart ment. She was divorced not long ago and went back to Wilmington to visit her mother. Yesterday morning there was a gay party at the Green Mills garden, Marie and Effie and others, made up a jolly drinking party, but in the midst of it Marie said she was tired, so she went home, while Effie went to the home of a friend. To Effie she had recently said she was tired of sing ing and dancing and smiling gayly, sick of rouge and the lip stick. So she wished her mother to know she is "at ease" at last Announce Stiff Increase In Price of Refined Sugar Salt Lake City, Moy 2. The Utah-Idaho Sugar company, largest producers in the intermountain re ligion, announced an increase in tneir price of refined sugar trom a u-cenr. basis to 22.75 cents per pound. This has caused a 'jump in retail prices of beet sugar here from 16 cents to 28 cerit sper pound to theconsumer. The company has declined to state the reason for the advance. Await Germans at Spa Brussels, May 2. Preeparations to receive allied and German delegates at the Spa conference on May 25 have already been started ty tne municipal government of that city. The opening of' the summer social lice building at Plumbridge also was 1 season there lias been advanced to Chicago Tribune-Omaha Bee Leased Wire. New York, May 2. Direct evi dence showing how the millions of dollars in securities stolen by Wall street messengers for "Nick" Arn stein and "Nick" Cohen, master crooks, now fugitives from justice with scant likelihood of being caught, were marketed - through brokerage houses whch obtained loans upon them from respectable banking institutions, has come into possession of the authorities through the confession of David W. Sulli van, head of the brokerage firm of David V. bulhvan & Co., of this city and Washington, D. C. Sullivan's confession, made to LTnited States Commissioner Gil christ, covers many typewritten pages containing as strange a nar rative of the downfall of a previ ously respectable firm driven by business reverses into dealing with master crooks as has ever been in corporated in the proceedings of the court. ' How a substantial part of the $2, 500,000 in securities stolen for the two crooks within a year and a half were peddled -in small Jots at one fourth of their value; how these securities were put up by the pur chasers as collateral for loans; how to conceal the transactions from the honest cashiers and clerks in the brokerage offices,, fake purchases of (Continued on Page Tiro, Colnmn Two.) Old Boarders Give Mother Washington Real May Day Party Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Washington, 2561 Dodge street, were given a May day surprise party Saturday which will never be forgotten. More than 135 persons who lived at the Washington home at various times in many years planned the an nual party which usually is given on Washington's birthday.' Among those present were promi nent business men, former high school and Creighton v univers.ty students who boarded with Mrs. Washington, whom they called "Mother." For 19 years "Mother" Washington has been given a sur prise party. At her home, former "boarders" took time to lavishly decorate every room. A clored jazz orchestra was on hand to help liven up things with their rirg'ime music. Among those present were Dan Butler, Judge G. V. Woodar l, A. C Keller. L'. A. Welsh, John F. Daly, Dr. Charles Andrews, Ed Rjshler, Miss Mary 3IcCabe, Mrs. Fern C. Miller and Joe Karbush. Earth Tremor Recorded At St. Louis Observatory St. Louis, Mo.vMayil2. The seis mographic observatory at St. Louis university reported that earthquake Shocks were recorded shortly after 9 o'clock this morning The tremors occurred about 200 miles southwest of here, it was indicated. Natives Much Excited Over Possibilities of Town Going Over to Rebels Reinforce ments Being Rushed. By The Associated Press. Agua Priea, Sonora, May 2. Or ganized labor throughout Mexico has cast its lot with the revolution ists, according to infornration re ceived from an authentic military source nere tonight. . . Already 6,500 armed working men have joined Jthe new movement and it was, expected that within two months the number would be in creased to 15,000. It was intimated at military head quarters here that Official confirm tory details of the Jabor revolution ary movement would be available In a day or two. Revolutionary lead ers here emphasized the fact that the decision of the working men of Mexico to join the anti-Carranza forces was not part of any May day demonstration, but that it ws the result of a seasoned plan to obtain greater liberties for the people. It was reported that Gen. Angel Flores, commander of the first di vision of the revolutionary army of the northwest, had reached La Cruz, Sinaloa, in his march to the sea port of Mazatlan. Sherman Was Right. Chleago Tribune-Omaha Bee- Leased Wire. El Paso, T, v., May 2. Sherman, or B. L. T. or whoever it was who said "Juarezhell" must have had in mind the political situation across the Rio Grande. ' Yesterday everything was as quiet across the river as a Benton Harbor holiday. Today the natives' are all excited over the possibilities of the town going over to the rebels and reinforcements - are being rushed here from Casas Grandes,-125 miles southwest -of the border port, to hold the situation in hand. v Tonight the revolution seems to be. leading in Chihuahua with ' the Carranzas a poor second. The revo lutionists played their trump card when they forced Col. Augustin been able to put over the movement had he not been called into confer ence with American military author ities in El Paso. He was told plain ly thfno firing opposite here would be permitted and all troops were ordered under arms to back up the statement. Mora Crosses Border. Early today Mora crossed to this side in civilian clothes and proceed ed to Mexico City with a brief case filled with evidence against the lead ers of the revolutionary faction on the border. With Mora out of the way, the plans for delivering Juarez and the remainder of Chihuahua to the revolution were resumed. , Colonel Calles, a brother of Gen eral Calles of Sonora, arrived here today to assume charge of Juarez as "Mora to leave Juarez for Mexico City by way of El Paso. Mora has been the stumbling block to the revolution in the border state since Wednesday, when he flatly refused to join the rebelmovement-which had then gained control of Chihua hua City and several small towns of the state. Gen. Jose Gonzales, himself a western commander, or dered his arrest and -would have soon as it goes over if it does. With him were a number of Sonora revolutionists and everything was set for taking over the custom house, where the duties are collected, and the gambling houses and saloons, 'which feed the kitty of whatever government is in control. El Paso is rapidly becoming a haven for both factions. Andres Ortiz, Carranza's governor of Chihuahua, who 'is 6'tt of a job, is staying here with his family and has as his guest Elias De Lao. who defended the town against the rebels Monday night until forced to flee. i A Mexican refugee from Chi huahua City arrived here today with the first authentic details of the cap ture of Chihuahua City by the rebels. The fighting started within the gar rison Monday night and continued throughout the day Tuesday. ' Rebel Leader Killed. Col. Tuan Otero, a rebel leader, was killed and more than 100 rebels and federal soldiers killed before the federal force capitulated. At the time General Figueroa' surrendered to the rebels Tuesday he had but SO loyal men remaining from a force of 500. The rebel leaders were Gen. Eujenio Martinez, former . com mander of the Yaquis in Sonora, and Gen. Joaquin Amaro, the Du r?n?o"Indian. The rebels took possession of the state palace and telegraph oftires land ordered a number of nrisomrs executed, including Acting Goverior Salinas, brother-in-law, of President Carranza. Lopez Hermosa, was named rebel governor and ordered Salinas and all civil prisoners re leased as soon as he took charge. He also stopped plans for looting the principal stores, according to the refugee. A forced loan of $1,000,000 Mexican money was levied upon the merchants. The refugee said Villi was still in the hills east of Chi huahua when he left in an automo bile and was then negotiating with the rebels. . ' Congress Plans an Attack on the H, C. L. It Is Reported That 162 Senators and Representatives Plan a Sixty Day Trip to the Orient This Summer to Study the Far Eastern Situation. N (bopyrleht: 120: By The Chlcfcfo Trlbun, "W matt Jo tonthing mbout (h H. C. JL " moo w off f to th Oritnt thi wiw Eltetion i coming and wm matt may tomtthing mitd ttrndy th high corf of living out thoro." about oeonomy in goomrnmontal osBana'itvro: Thty will go on m govornmont trantport, at gopornmant oxponi, with thoir tamilin, tor a tixty day trip. mZ&tMUT "Kit Hi ,w - . rTr,'- r 1 Wt MOST RKMI ttttKMbTY CfMKt OH TMC HUCA MUt. PRESIDENT DENOUNCES PEAGEPLAN Wilson Declared to Sanction Statement Issued by Demo cratic Chairman Cummings. Scoring Knox Resolution. INSISTS TREATY ISSUE IN COMING CAMPAIGN Indications Th&t Administra tion Proposes to Prevent Ac tion Until After Fall Elec tionsVeto Probable. They will make a learned etudy of the tea bathing at Honolulu and itt effect on tho high'eott of living, They will ttudy tho geitha dance in Japan and thoir off met mi tho high eoof of living. UNIDENTIFIED MAN FOUND HURT BY FISHERMEN Tax Receipt of A. Weber Only Identification to Man Near Death in Hospital From Injuries. An unidentified man, believed to be A- Weber, found injured near a fence in front of 24115outh Twen tieth street yesterday, lies at the point of death at the Swedish Mis sion hospital. .. . The xnian, who has vbccn uncon scious and . delirious since he was found by five young men who were going on a fishing trip, suffered a probable fracture of the skull, a compound fracture below the right knee, a laceration of the left legend a large gash on the forehead. Struck By Motorist. The police say the man was struck bya motorist, who did not stop, or he was thrown from an automobile after an altercation. A 1905 tax receipt which gave the name of A. Weber was found in his pockets. No other means of iden tification could be found. About SO Years Old. He is about 50 years old, 5 feet, Q. inches in height, weighs about 125 pounds, light complected, sandy hair, streaked with gray, partly bald and several front teeth missings. He wore a black overcoat, dark striped trousers and coat, black shoes and" stockings. I he man wass found by C. A. Kautli, 1822 Bancroft street; L. M. Hannahan, 1822 Bancroft street; W. Liligreen, 3327 South Twenty-fourth street: A. Mollner. 1608 Elm street, and C. Ellasser, 2716 South Eigh teenth street, at 5 "o'clock Sunday morning. Daylight Savings Plan In Denver, is Confusing Denver, Colo., May 2. Denver got up an hour early Sunday. At mid night the clocks were set ahead an hour in conformity with the city daylight saving ordinance which will remain in effect until October 1. Confusion resulted in' the time changed in certain quarters, rail roads remaining on the old schedule as also do all other communities in the state. Persons working here and living in suburbs will have to live By two time standards, one to work; by and the other for recrea tion, because their home town mov ies .will be running on tht old schedule. 1 The ordinance also affects pro duce, milk and vegetable dealers who do business here and also news papers which compete for circula tion with the papers over the state. When it 'is noon in Denver it will be only 11 o'clock in l'ucblo and Colorado Springs. . BEE OPENS FUND TO BUY FLOWERS FOR DEAD ABROAD Contributions Asked to Honor Memory of Lads Who Fell In France. The world was was fougtit 3,000 miles from American soil and the bodies of the 70,000 Americaus who gave their lives for the country's cause lie far from kin and homeland. But when America honors its sol dier dead on .Memorial day, those who fell on foreign soil fighting for the same ideals-which inspired their predecessors in the Revolutionary, Civil, SpanisJi , and other wars will not be forgotten. In, co-operation with The Chicago Tribune and other newspapers, The Bee. will receive contributions (none exceeding $5) for. the decoration of these graves. It is a big task, for the 70,000 are scattered through 106 American cemeteries in France and there are 3,688 American bodies in terred in French, British and Ger man burying grounds. But the Eu ropean staff of the affiliated ; news papers will see to it that all. arc decorated with such flowers as the readtrs of the newsp'aper may per mit, i An early response is necessary in order that the money may be cabled to Paris in time to arrange for the decoration. Contributions should be sent to the Memorial Fund Editor, The Omaha Bee. Lloyd George Suffering " From Attack of Bronchitis London, May 1. Premier Lloyd George has been ordered by his phy sicians to remain in bed for a few days because of- what is described as a mild attack of bronchitis and fatigue from his San Remo activi ties. The premier's indisposition first became noticeable at Friday's Irish conference, at- conclusion of which he cancelled his appointment to visit the king Friday night at Windsor castle. t Buenos Aires Students Adopt Overall Suits Buenos Aires, , May 2. Taking their cue from reports from the United States the "Students of the- Xational College of Bartolome Mitre, in Buenos Aires, have de cided to adopt overalls. This ac tion is taken because of the high cost of clothing. The Weather Forecast: Nebraska: Fair and warmer Monday. Hourly Temperatures: .1 a. m. 11 ii. m. 1 . m. a k. m. ft n. m. 10 , m. 11 i. m. It noun j Mi SI 5.1 , .'.I , us .V! . 08 1 1 p. 2 P. 8 p. 1 P. & p. P. 1 P. ACTRESSES TAKE SPIN IN CLOUDS, THEN OPEN SHOW Orpheum Theater Artists Evi dence Heaps of "Pep" After 1 Frst Experience in Aerial Flight. An hour and l5Tninutes after Mil licent Mower'--and ' Ruth Avery stepped from a large airplane at the aviation field on the West Center street road, they stepped upon, the stage at the Orheum theater yes terday afternoon and opened the week's bill with their dainty musical act. -' Charles ("Chic") Sale and Harry Rose, also on this week's Orpheum bill, made a flight together during the noon hour. This was the first aerial experience for these vaude ville . folks and they enjoyed 'the flights immensely. . s Home,r W'yant of the Nebraska Aircraft corporation was the pilot in both instances, and he used a Lin coln Fourabout standard machine, taking Messrs Sale and, Rose up first for 10 minutes and then taking the Misses Mower and Avery. Sale and Rose ' went above the clouds, their highest altitude being 5,000 feet. Both proved to be "good birds." Mr. Rqpe, who i an ec centric comedian on the stage, as serted upon landing that he truly felt eccentrtic while in the clouds, but he enjoyed the flight and thinks that flying is "too lovely for any use." He said he loves nature and that for a real view of natural beau ties he commends the airplane. Misses Mower and Avery experi enced a bit of grim humor when the pilot took them directly over a ceme tery. While Salend Rose were in the air and the young women were waititfg for their turn to fly, a hearse passed along the road near the avia tion field, but this did not give the vaudeville women any qualms. Mr. Sale intends to interest ',!ni self iu flying in connection with mo tion picture work, which he has re cently entered. Chicago Trlbune-Omnhn Leaned Wire. Washington, May 2. President Wilson has decreed that the Knox peace resolution pending in the sen ate must go with the Versailles .... 4 . i. . r ... iitaij lulu me vui ivx oi pariy politics. As chief tian of the democratic party, the president is declared to sanction a statement issued today by Homer S. Cummings, chairman of the democratic national committee, denouncing the peace resolution in the bitterest language printable. Following decclatations yesterday from administration democrats in the senate that they would filibuster against the resolution to prevent-Xts passage that being the only way they could keep ii from adoption and submission to the president for approval or veto, the democratic chairman makes the resolution a uolitical issue. Mr. CummingsS statement makes it doubly certain that Mr. Wilson will insist upon the treaty as-thc real issue of the' coming campaign. ' All other issues are dwarfed in his mind to this, and the latest pro nunciamento of Chairman Cum mings says, in effect, that the issue of the Wilsonian wing of the demo cratic party shall be: Ratification of the ireaty of peace with the league of nations covenant. Condemnation of the peace reso lution. ' Plan to Delay Action. r : ...i vnaii man v.uiuiiiiujjb uiuraiH.e indicates that the administration proposes to prevent action on thj Knox resolution, if possible, until after the elections. Failing in that, it is certain that the president will veto the resolution, if adopted, and it would then be necessary to pass it over the veto by a two-thirds vte li both houses. It is doubtful ii that could be accomplished btfoic the elections. Chairman Cummings, triwiiig; down the gage of battle flr, id: "The so-called Knox peace reso lution, which has just been reported by the senate committee on foreign relations, is renewed evidence of the moral leprosy which is eating cut the heart of the republican party. In the name of peace it proposes dishonor. "An analysis of the resolution dis closes that, first, it recognizes the defect in the recent house resolution, which attempted to make a separate treaty with Germany by act of con gress; second as an alternative prop osition it requests the president to commence negotiations for a sepa rate peace with Germany; third, it seeks to terminate, by a paper res olution, a state of war without pro- tecting American rights; fourth, it. attemps to take advantage of the provisions of the treaty of Ver sailles without becoming a party to that treaty, and fifth, it requests the" president to negotiate a separate peace with Austria. Outstanding Features. "These are the outstanding fea tures of the resolution. If any group of leaders a year ago had dared to suggest that we should abandon out allies and negotiate a separate treaty of oeace thev would have found themselves isolated and dis credited. Republican leaders have lost their moral sense in their mad lust for power. "There has not been one moment since November, 1918, during which America has not suffered in honor, prestige and power as the result of the elections of that year. Since that time everything has been in confusion and the frantic attempt of republican leaders to find a legal method in which to do the dis honorable thing merely adds to the confusion. "There is but one clear path of duty. It is likewise the path of honor and of peace and of perma nent security. The path lies straifc1-.' before us and consists simply iii ratifying the treaty of peace which our companions in arms have al ready ratified. The more the mat ter is debated the more it will be come apparent that there are no substitutes for the requirements of plain duty and American honor." Explosion at Entrance To Presidential Palace Havanna. RIay.-2. An explosion occurred Saturday night at the entrance to one of the city hall de partments in the all presidential palace, near the Plaza De Armas, blowing out the frame work of the doorway and badly wrecking the in terior of the room. So far as known, no one was injured. The explosion is supposed to have been caused by a bomb loaded with slugs, as the iron railings inside the accounting room -.vere pierced and broken in numerous places, and the ceiling looked as if it had been pep pered with bullets. There is no clue to the perpetrators, Whisky Selk at $35 -Quart in Kansas City Promoter Lewis Finds Jack Lewis returned from Kan sas City Saturday, where he see-, cured signed agreements for a wrestling match between Stanislaus Zbyszko and Charlie Cutler in the Omaha auditorium May 12 and brought with him the news that: Whisky is selling at $35 a quart in Kansas City! Sugar is selling at 35 cents a pound! Jack says he doesn't expect to visit Kansas. City again soon. As to which exorbitant price is responsible for this assertion, he refuses to com mit himself.