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7 . ' Omaha Da ly Bee f 0 VOL. 49 NO. 276. (tor' u HMHI-iliu mitttr Uty M, INt. l Oaafta P. 0. lifer act f Martk t, , l7t. OMAHA, WEDNESDAY, MAY 5, 1920. Ry MalMI .r). luKa 41k ZM. Dally m . W: Dally Only. M; .. M. - . TWO' CENTS' nTllK OMAHA AND rot , Uuttld. 4th Zom (I r), Dalli aa sida. Ill; bally Oaly, til; Wa Oaly, I. lib KMrm. HVI lEX, YORK MAYOR TO RUN FOR GOVERNOR Nonpartisan League and Or y ganized Labor Convention Names Candidate for Third Party in Nebraska. f.lvbolleTnominated FOR ATTORNEY GENERAL . Vote to Limit Nominations to ) Two Offices After Intense X ' . . ... . I . ueoaie upposmon 10 i.nira "Candidate Develops. ' By Rtff Correspondent. Graiid Island, 'lay 4. (Special.) A. if. wray, mayor ot York, was piominated foY state governor at the mass convention of the Nonpartisan league, and organized labor, repre sentatives here this afternoon. Following 1 the nomination ' of Wray, the onvention was confronted with p. motion tto limit further nomi nations to. the 'single additional of ' fice of attorney general. There was a distinct collision of the house and an intense debate, but the motion carried by a vote of 81 to 71. The convention then' nominated F. L. Bollen of Knox county by ac clamation as its candidate for at torney general. Opposition to Plan. A conference this morning be , tween. representatives of the Non partisan league and the State Fed eration of Labor developed the fact that at least a part of the labor rep resentatives are opposed to the nom ination of a third candidate on the grounds that it would strengthen Governor McKelvie's chances of be ing elected. . H. C. Peat, president of the Lin coln Central Labor union, Ted in this opposition, asserting that it would be possible for Morehead to defeat , McKelvie if a third candidate was not named. Jesse R.' Johnson, Nonpartisan league manager, declared that all opposition to a third candidate will be crushed at the convention this afterrfbon. , Labor Gets Candidate. In the morning conference were T. P Reynolds of Omaha and F. M. ' Coffey of Lincoln,-president and secretary, respectively, pf the State ; Federation of Labor. "' President Reynolds ot the state m Federation ot Labor stressed his statement that the convention is a "mass" meeting of delegates, and although called by the Nonpartisan . league, should not be considered as a league convention Secretary Cnffev of the State Federation Of Labor, approved of Mr. Raynold's expressions-1! the situation. . . Central labor unions of Omaha. Lincoln, Grand Island, Fremont and F&irbury were -represented at the conference. .C. A. Sorenson and lease Rl Johnson 'represented the .Nonpartisan league. Ellen Dahl stcn of Newman is the only woman-' attendant. 1 , She" represents the Woman's Nonpartisan league. t Allocation of Ships Taken From Germany Announced in London London." May 4. Six former Ger man warships, the. Baden. 'Helgo land. Fos.en, Rheinland, Westfalen and Nuremburg, and 124 submariens liv? been allocated to Great Britain, according to announcement in the house of commons today. The United States will get the Ostfreis- land and Frankfort. According to the announcement France has been Lwardid the Thur ingew and Eaden and 38 submarines Japan will get the Oldenburg, Nas sau and Augsburg, and Italy will re cecieve seven submarines. -' The ships scuttled at Scapa Flow says the announcement are to go to Great Britain. Y Allocation of the remaining twelve i"1 light cruisers, 59 destroyers and 50 torpedo boats, the commoners were informed, depends on the-selection made by France and Italy from the ships to be surrendered under the Austrian treaty. i . Daniels Says More .Ships Will Be Sent to , Mexico If Necessary W ashington, . May 4. Secretary Daniels said today that additional warships "would be sent to the east coast of Mexico A'if they are needed," Requests from' the American con suls at Vera Cruz and Tampico that men-o'-war be sent there for the J protection of American citizens were Received Sunday at the State depart ment,: and it was announced jster day that the Navy department had been ruested to send destroyers. Secretary Daniels would not say today that this request had been re ceived. , '-. , ; At the State department itVwas said that inquiries would bemade of the Navy department. I - Metal Mine Workers Hold Convention at Butte Butte, Mont., May 4. The gen eral executive committee of ,the Metal Mine Workers Industrial I, union No. 8O9, I. W. W., convened, here Tuesday., The union has" branches in Michigan, Montana, Utah, .Arizona and other states ' where metals are mined. Depart . ment of Justice representatives who Attended tht sessions said there had been no ' advocacy of a .' general strike, A " National Organizer of Women Voters' League Begins Work In Omaha r . J m, I C t Active organization of Nebraska women under the League of Women ' Voters' banner yester day with the arrival of Miss Mar garet, Schaffner of Chicago, a speaker . from the national league. Miss Shaffner is a lawyer in active practice, a graduate of Northwestern university. Ecsdes; she has a mas ter's and doctor's degree from the University of Wisconsin. "Women have broken into the human race at last by securing their political rights the league will get them into shape to exercise that po litical right according tax the highest ideals of suffrage," Miss Schaffner says. '. ' SIX MEMBERS .OF ONE FAMILY GIVE MAXIMUM AMOUNT Relatives of 'Aviation Hero Contribute to The Bee -Memorial Fund. 6.00 5.00 6.(10 5.00 S.00 Six contributions froni one family; that of P. F. Peterson- of Omaha, toward the Memorial day flower fund for the decoration of Ameri can soldier graves in France, came t6-Thc 'Bee, Tuesday. as a result of the $5 limit which has been placed on single contributions.- Lt. William Peterson, son of Mr. and Mrs. P. F. Peterson,' was killed in France during the war. He served in the aviation corps. : In co-operation with The Chica go Tribune and a number of other newspapers, The Bee has made ar rangements to : receive money to ward the Memorial Day fund.; The maximum, amount which can be given in a single contribution is $5. The Paris office of the. newspa pers, under the direction of'Floyd Gibbons, will be in charge of the grave decoration. Contributions not previously ac knowledged are: K. P. SweMey ' 1.00 P. F. Peterson 6.00 Mrs. P. F. Pftfrwin Ml Luella Peterson - Milton Peterson Mra. Milton Peteraon Peterson Perau Co. library Bond Issue Fails Though Majority Favor Improvement Tlio $250,000 librarv bond issue was defeated at the primary election. April 20, despite the majority ot .1 841 vnlp Three-fifths maioritv of all the ballots out was required to carry the issue. ' '. Corporatioh Counsel Lambert said yesterday that unless an error in the official count is discovered, the is sue will have to be voted on-again. The official count shows that the bonds failed- by 3.041 votes. : The total number of ballots given out on the issue to voters wjio were qual ified to vote on the bonds'was 31,- 276. The three-fifths ' majority of this amount is 18.760, .whereas "the total number of Uhose who-vofed "yes" was . 15,724 or 3,041 short of the number needed to carry. i The bonds were to have been used to build an addition to the main library and to provide for outlying branches in the city. x v ' '- Probe of Sugar Increase 'By Utah Company jOrdered Salt T at. Cirv. Mav 4. A tele gram was received here) Jate Tues day by United States District Attor ney Isaac B; Evans from Attorney General Palmer; at wasnington, ai rorfinir rii'm trt'rrinduct an immediate investigation to ascertain if the in crease in wholesale prices ot Dee: sugar declared - Saturday by . the Utah-Idaho;. Sugar Co., with head in Salt I.alce. was warrant ed.' On. Saturday, the company an- nounced increases trom u:to toy cents per pound. . , Chicago Broker Held on Fraud Charge in New York New York, May 4. Theodore A. Frey of Chicago. " a stock broker, was held on $5,000 bail to await the action of the grand jury on a charge Trkdcfrauding his clients.- Assistant Distrt Attorney Kilroe told the court that Frey is also wanted in Los Angeles and that the amount iuvolved in the, alleged fraud is ap proximately $100,000. Three com plainants have filed charges acainst the broker, here, BLUE BEARD LEADS MEN TO WIFE'S OWE WOOD LEADING N EARLY RETURNS IN INDIANA PRLViARY 114 Precincts Give General 3,152 to Johnson 2,451 ' -jght Vote in California. 1 T Body of Mini iSnine of 1 Victims of Walter Wat son, Discovered by Officers in Gulch. - - ALLEGED SLAYER IN - v STATE OF COLLAPSE Hundreds of Curiosity Seekers See Canvas-Shrouded Form of Woman Lifted From Shal low Resting Place. , ' Dixieland, Cal., May 4. The body of Nina Lee Deloney was found by the searching party directed by Walter Andrew Watson, her al leged slayer, at 10:11) o'clock today. Five miles north of Coyote Wells Watson halted the ambulance. , "There's ,the gulch," he said. As sisted by- deputy sheriffs, Watson walked to a spot near a small 'Jiff. "There's the ledge," he said, point ing. Deputy "sheriffs" turnd a few shovelfuls of earth and revealed the body. Slayer Walks Feebly. Watson. . haggard, white-faced, with staring eyes and trembling limbs, due to his physical condition, was unshaken until the body of his victim, lay in view. As he walked feebly from the ambulance to the place where he said the body was buried he was accompanied by scores of public officials, newspa permen and photographers. More than 100 curiosity seekers followed the party. Seventy-five automobiles, carrying nearly 500 people, ' had made the tri pacross the desert from El Centro. "There's the ledge," said Watson, pointing to a rocky spot a few yards from where he stood. Deftuty sher iffs with shovels stepped forward and turned a few bits of earth, while cameras clicked and the crowd stood watching. Discover Body. Then one of the men started back, dropped bis shovel and bent forward; an instant later the canvas-shrouded form of the dead woman was taken from the small grave into which it had been thrust, distorted and almost broken by the exercise of the forte that had been applied to place it where it lay. 1 he canvas was opened just enough to make sure that there was no mistake. Then it was allowed to rest until a casket arrived and the prisoner, the" body of his victim and their escort of hundreds started again for El Centro, where an in quest was ordered to be held imme diately, according to the statement of the sheriff. - - Watson collapsed when the body was uncovered and had to be as sisted to the ambulance, where he lay during the subsequent stir of getting the body ready for trans portation. The position of the body bore out every portion of Watson s alleged statements' concerning . his course after he had killed the woman. He had said he put the body in an auto mobile at Santa Monica, adjacent to Los Angeles, and carried it down over the coast Highway, inland through San Diego county, and then carried it in his arms to a spot" he could not reach by automobile, where he thrust it into a small ex- (Continued on Fags Two, Column Four.) Farmers Urge Loan To Assist Railroads in Buying Rollin'g Stock Washington, May 4. An - addi tional appropriation of $300,000,000 to aid the railroads in purchasing rolling stock to relieve the present freightcar shortage was urged to day by'farmer and millers, of. Min nesota and other northwestern States, who appeared before the sen ate interstate commerce committee. So much 'grain is tied up on the farms and in elevators that credit of owners is acutely impaired, they said. Chairman .Cummins told the dele gation that the $300,000,000 appro priated recently ' by congress to cover deficiehces in government op eration of -railroads, would be avail able for freight car purchases under plans of the interstate commerce commission. ? Court Authorizes Sale Of D. and "ft. G. Securities New York, May 4. Supreme Court Justice Lydon Tuesday issued an order permitting the Equitable Trust Co. of New York, to sell ap proximately $2,000,000 worth of se curities held as collateral on a loan to the Denver & Rio Grande Rail road Co. contracted some years ago. parties consented to the step. Jbth Journeymen Barbers Will Oppose Haircuts at 75 Cents Chicago, May, 4. Attempts of master barbers to increase the price of haircuts to 75 cents because of wage .increase granted would be fought by the Journeyman Barbers' union, A. B. Raymond, business agent, declared today. V House Refuses to Repeal Increase in Mail Rates Washington, May 4. The house postoffice committee refused today to act favorably on the Ffss bill proposing repeal of the graduated increase in second clasi mail rates iot J920, 191 agd 1922. . - ... v Jianapolis, May 4. One hun dred ; and fourteen precincts out of 3,387 in Indiana for republican pres idential preference give Wood 3,152; Johnson. 2,451; Lowdcn, 1,214; Har ding, 1539. . No democratic candidates for pres ident wereentcred' in Indiana. Johnson or Wood Issue. San Francisco, May 4. California voters cast their ballots today, in a presidential primary electiou. -The principal interest was whether thci delegation the republicans will send to try: national convention would be pledged t6 Senator Hiram W. John son or to Herbert C. Hoover. . The democrats and prohibitionists voted on defegations to their con ventions. The democratic list is un pledged and ' the prohibition dele gates are' pledged to Henry Clay Needham of Los Angeles Weather was fair throughout the state and most of the cities reported a light" vote, mostly women, up to nooli. The men voted late iii the day, according to reports. Regard less of party affiliation, voters were permitted to demand any party bal lot they desired. The polls closed at 7 o'clock. HOUSE MEMBERS SEND PROTEST TO BRITISH PREMIER Message Against Imprisonment Without Trial of Irish Lead ers Cabled Lloyd George. Washington, May 4. A cable gram signed by 88 members' of the house protesting against imprison ment without arraignment of trial of persons arrested in Ireland fpr po litical offenses was sent Tuesday to Premier Lloyd George and the Brit-J ish parliament. The message said: ' "With the , profound conviction tlVat further wars and acts of war should be avoided, and believing that wholesale arrests without arraign ment or trial disturb the peace and tranquility of a people, are destruc tive of human rights and are nt variance with. that principle of lib-erty-which is embodied in the United States constitution,, in the provision that no peson shall be 'deprived of life,' liberty or property without due process of law,' the undersigned members of congress of the L'niUd States of America protest against further imprisonment without ar raignment or trial of persons resi dent inIreland, arrested for acts of a political nature, and we ask in the spirit of American freedom arid love of justice, out of our friendliness to the peoples of England and Ireland, and in the name of international peace, that; hereafter if arrests based upon acts of a political nature be made in Ireland by any form of au thority the right of trial "shall with-! out reasonable delay be accorded to the accused." , Widow of Late Henry . Marshall Field Weds 1 Cousin by Marriage London, May 4. N.ancy Perkins Field, widow of Henry Marshall Field of Chicago,-was married Tues day to Arthur Ronald Lambert Field Tree. The bride, who is a niece of Lady Astor, was given away by Viscount 'Astor. . y Mr. Tree is a son of Lady Beatty, wife of Admiral Viscount Beatty,' by a former marriage, and therefore a cousin by marriage of the bride. Mr. Field died in New York in 1917, following an operation. Stock Exchanges to Protest Proposed Tax on Transfers New York, May 4. In response to the call of the New York stock exchange for a meeting here next Friday to protest against the pro posed lax on sjecurity transfers, ac ceptances have been received from various ' out-of-town institutions. These include the Boston, Pitts burgh, Cincinnati, St. Louis and Hartford stock exchanges and the Buffalo chamber of commerce. The Chicago board of trade, Chi cago stock exchange, Detroit stock exchange and many similar insti-j tutions also, are expected to be represented by their presidents or other officials. The Chicago board of trade, it is said, is taking inde pendent action against the "bonus tax" with other grain markets. Twenty Thousand Laborers Idle, Due to Railway Strike Cleveland, O.,. May 4. Twenty thousand Cleveland men employed in industrial work, lake transporta tion and building trades are idle as a result of the railroad switchmen's strike, according to F. H. Baer of the Chamber of Commerce in his report of a survey made on the ef fects of the strike. 1 Women Form League - Louisville, Ky., May 4. Tempo rary organization of a - Kentucky League of Women Voters was af fected by women of the state and Mrs. Maud Wood Park, president of the National League of Women Voters, at a meeting held here yes terday: Permanent organization was deferred until next .fall. Newspaper at Virginia. Beatrice, Neb., May 4. (Special.) The Virginia Virginian is the name" of a new weekly newspaper published at Virginia, a small town 15 miles east of Beatrice. The paper is a six-column, four-page folio, and the editor is .Owen D. Kratzef, The U. S. Air Program (CopjrrtKkt: 1020: By The Chlcmo TrlbuB.) US-Nations qpiTISH Al APPROPRIATIONS 367,000, 000 i rr t ' SENATE WILL DEBATE KNOX PLAN TODAY Republican. Leaders Support ing Resolution to End War With . Germany Expect to Reach Vote Soon. WILSON ALMOST SURE TO EXERCISE VETO LODGE IS NAMED TEMPORARY HEAD OF CONVENTION Massachusetts Senator Will Deliver Keynote Address at Republican Meeting No Contest Anticipated. Washington, May 4. Senator odge of 'Massachusetts 'is to be temporary, chairman of the republic an national ' convention at Chicago and will deliver the keynote speech, according to republican leaders in congress who, have, conferred re cently with; Chairman Hays of 'the republican national committee.' Republicans in congress are said to have been virtually unanimous in urging" the selection,, "of Senator Lodge by the committee on ar rangements which will, meet at Chi cago May 10. No contest Over the chairmanship ' is anticipated- " .al though some friends of Senator Hi ram Johnson- have been urging sub stitution of Senator Borah of Idaho, and. reports have reached here that former Senator' Bevcridge of Indi ana , also aspired to the chairmanship;- '' ; ' Republican platform pronounce ments will be considered' here May 23, by the general platform commit- tee appointed ny mairman. nays. Many, questionnaires on paramount issues have been turned in by . the platform committee and others. At the conference here it is expected to outline some of the genera prin ciples, at least, to' be recommended to the Chicago committee on resolu tions. ' .' , , ' ' " '' Although May 23 also has been set aside for a meeting of the repub lican national committee at Chicago to. take up the contests, of delegates from a number of states, Chairman Hays was' urged while here this week to postpone the meeting. Prominent republicans said they felt confident the meeting would be put over untfl about June 1. In urging postponement, the republican lead ers told Mc Hays that'several sen-ators-on 4he national. committee. and others who desire to attend, prob ably would be held .here during the wflek of May 23 ,by the peace' resolution-and important t legislation. , ' M f f ' . Nine Canadian' Companies Form Huge Corporation Montreal, May 4. (Consolidation of nine steel,' coal and transporta tion companies of Canada' into the British Steel Corporation with a capital of $500,000,000 was announced by Col. W. W. Grant Morden. He said it was the largest mecger of its kind in the British empire and sec ond only tohe United States Steel corporation. Colonel Morden declared the con solidation will associate the iron and coal deposits of the Atlantic sear board of the dominion with the steel making experience and financial re sources of Great Britain. Council Bluffs tomorrow night by Beatrice Defeats Central High School in Debate The Central High school negative debating-team lost its first debate of the season Tuesday afternoon Jwnen Beatrice, Neb., High school yon a unanimous decision on the question, "Resolved, That Congress Should Prohibit Strikes on Railroads Doing Interstate Business." The de bate was held in the local school's auditorium- V 'I- l-lear-uid Doy Mils His Father as He Fyids Him "Beating His Mother Chicago Tribune-Omaha Bff Leased Wire. Chicago, May 4. All his life Guy Marsico had been beaten and kicked around by Antonio, his father, who hated him. He had endured the abuse, although he was 17, but when the father whipped Guy's mother shamefully and threatened to . end her life with a razor, all the years cf resentment fose-yp in him.anS he shorahd killed" his father. Police nd court officials and all the neighbors sympathize with the boy and the coroner's jury will prob ably set him free. The mother said: "My husband had been! mean to me from the day of our .marriage, and he was constantly growing worse. He would beat mc and the children everv dav for no cause whatever. Recently he shot at me and the bullet struck Charlotte,- our little girl. He hated Guy and quar reled with him constantly. Guy had bought a suit of clothes -with his own earnings and my husband gave him a beating- for that. ''He then turned upon me when I protested and . threatened to kill me with a razor. I had a revolver hidden under a cfouch and Guy seized it and shot his father." ; Marsico, formerly a watchman, shot and killed a boy a year ago whom he saw prowling around some box cars. The burden of sup porting the family fell upon Guy, aged J7 and Lillian, aged 18. -There are five children. Cordiality Toward U.S. Features Address Of Venezuela Chief Caracus; Venezuela, May 4. Marked cordiality toward the United States featured the message of Dr. Marquez. Bustillos, provisional president, to the Venezuelan con gress Monday. He announced that Venezuela had been admitted to the league of nations formed "on the generous initiative oSPresident Wil son and referred to this step as "a supremely important act," : "It is very significant," he said, "tha,t the minister of public inltruc tioii has instituted the teaching of English in the primary schools of Venezuela." , 1 Conclusion of a reciprocal agree ment between Venezuela and the United States respecting commercial travelers was announced. Noted Doctors From Europe Visit Des Moines Hospitals Des Moines, la.', May 4.-(Spe-cial.) A delegation of three emi nent British physicians and three from the French academy inspected Des Moines hospitals today. They will go from here to Iowa City. They are making a tour to learn Ameri can hospital methods. - ' Cotton Mills Clpen , New Bedford. Mass., May 4. The gates of all the cotton mills in this city were opened today and par tial operatipns were conducted in each. Leaders of the striking tex tile workersiclaimed an increase in the number of strikers .since yesterday. The Weather i Forecast. Trobably sliOwcrs Wednesday, not much change in temperature. - . Hourly Temperatures: S a. m. A a. m. 7 ,IW .Ml .50, a. m. . . .VlS I ft a. w M la a. m. . , .14 ! II a. m .Stl 1 ii noon. 5S 1 p. m. . . 2 l. in . . , 3 p. m . . , p. m..j... A p. m . . . . . A p. m 7 . m S p. in , ...M AO ....Ml .... . ...M AO w..8 RETIRED BANKER BEATEN TO DEATH Iff LOSANGELES Body of Former Snelton, Neb., Financier Found Bearing ' Conclusive Evidence - Murder. . The body of- H. J. : Robbing, wealthy retired banker of Shelton, Neb., was- found near his home in an exclusive residential section of Los Angeles yesterday morning, bearing what police of that city said was conclusive evidence of murder. . According .to dispatches, Mr. Rob bins was beaten to death. , A rope was tied around his neck, and the Los Angeles; police said that the body had been dragged 30 feet from a ispot where there was evidence of a struggle. . '-it: : . - A considerable sum of money, his watch and other valuables-were found on the body. No motive for the crime has been found. Mr. Rob bins had been missing all night. No Enemies Known. Residents of Shelton, when noti fied of Mr. Robbin's death, were .un able to' suggest aoy motive for a possible assault on him. , He had been a resident of that sec tion virtually an of his life and for mer associates declared yesterday that everyone held him in the high est esteem. M,r. Robbins retired from active business in Shelton Just a "year ago. For seven years he had been presi dent of the Meisner bank there and for 30 years had been connected with the institution. , s ""Estate ;.WortR $500,000. In addition to his interest in the bank, he owned a large amount of farm propertyjiear Shelton and a real estate and farm loan establish ment in "the-, town. , It was estimated at the bank yesterday that' his estate is worth $500,000.- . . Mr. Robbins was 68 years of' age. As soon as he retired he and his wife moved to Los Angeles, where their three children lived. Mrs. Robbins and the children are the survivors. Senators Probe Profits ('"' Of News Print Brokers Washington, May 4 Profits made by brokers in the sate of print paper, especially to small newspapers, were inquired into today by the senate committee investigating the paper shortage. . , . Because the witnesses .were re quired to produce contracts and other information which might be of value to their competitors, Chair man Reed ordered an executive ses sion. Me announced that the com mittee would determine later what part of the testimony should be made public. Representatives of a number of brokerage firms in New York City and elsewhere were examined today. Report Active Volcano 1 New York, May 4. Indications that volcanic eruption was taking place on the Island of Old Provi dence, in the Caribbean sea, were reported here today by the United Fruit company steamer Calamares. A wireless message from the ship said that volumes of .white smoke were observed ascending from one"" ot its tallest peaks' late yesterday afternoon. . Pershing Is Honored , Panama, May 4. President Ernes to Tisdel Lefevre of Tanama ten dered a dinner to GeneralTershing last night. Twenty-three guests-, all men, attended. General Irshing will hunt alligators tomorrow. Hitchcock Announces No At tempt Will Be Made to, De lay Action by Filibuster : Colby Upholds Opposition. :h Washington, May 4. The senate will begin debate tomorrow on the Knox peace resolutfon with the gen eral expectation of its adoption and certain ve.to by the president. i Republican leaders nuoortine ami ; democrats opposing the resolution, introduced by Senator Knox as a substitute for the house measure, said a vote probably would he reached within two wjes, or just before the contemplated recess for, the political conventioiu. . . Veto Anticipated r There did not seem t) be much doubt among members as to its passage, but leaders of b.oth parties , , said they anticipated that with hip veto message, President Vilaet probably would return the treaty of Versailles to. the senate. . Senator Knox will call up his res r. olution tomorrow and deliver a pre pared . speech, after which, accord ing to present plans, it will lie ovef . for a: few days, unless senators desire-to discuss it at odd times.- , No Filibuster. Senator Hitchcock. Tanking min ority member of the foreign rc Iationscommittee, announced after a democratic' conference today, that no attempt would be made" to delay action on the measure by a fili busten The democrats. of the com-' mittee conferred with Secretary ' . Colby and Senator Underwood, minority leader, and it was said that Mr. Colby agreed with the iemo- cratit plan of opposition to the Knox resolution. v Besides pointing out what he re garded, as its constitutional ob jections, Mr. Colby Is said to have stated it was likely to draw criti . cism from America's associates m thewaw. ' . r . President, of Brazil ' Urges Sale of Vessels Taken From Germany Rio Taneiro, May 4.-Sale of for mer German ships which . were seized by Brazil during the war was urged, by President Pessoa, in , his message to congress today. Twenty-eight of these steamers were borrowed by France, and the president said Fiance- was non- . committal when asked by Brazil if it desired. to purchase the ships oji the same terms offered by North. American firms,. He said France re quested a reneWal of'the loan agree- " ment between the two countries and suggested that the ship, question be settled by the reparations commis- ' sion. ' - ; ' Brazil replied, the president said, that the ownership of the steamers was settled by the Versailles treaty and refused to renew its loan to France. At the same time it asked that country to return the ships to Brazilian harbors. No response has as yet been received from Paris. Johnson Is Called mall American by Methodist Relegate i - , s; Des Moines, Ja., May 4. (Special Telegram.) In urging adoptiofi of a resolution instructing officials of the 'Methodist general conference in i session here today, todeclare for league of natidns, Dr. Frank Larkin, delegate Irom California, undertook to knock Hiram Johnson out of a, big, lot of votes in California pri mary to be held Tuesday. He said Johnson was a "small American" and if . the conference would come out in a declaration for the league of nations, it would have its effect on Tuesday's primaries in his home state. j The resolution was referred to the committee ou state of the church. French Raijroad Strike N V Gradually Being Broken, Paris, May 4. All the railroad' affected by the strike cf railway men1 reported improved Conditions todayj volunteer recruits exceeding the new; strikers. The companies announced they would dismissall men who did not resume work today. The strike ,of miners and dockers was spread ing. ' Prominent Publisher V Dies at Age of 70 Year; Los Angeles, Cal., May 4. Rob ert J. Belford, aged 70, 'died her Tuesday.' .Mr. Belford was nation ally known in publishing circles. He brought out the early works of Ella Wheeler Wilcox, Gertrude Atherloti and many'others. 'He was for veari, a close friend. ORohcrt Ingers'oll. j More Bakers Join. Strike. M . Vancouver, B. C. May 4. Ujiiotf bakers of Victoria have walked out adding their number to bakers al ready" on strike in Vancouver. Scat tie and Portland it was announced at the labor temple here. The pre diction was made that the entire coast will be affected before' the, r.trikc was over,
