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OMAHA, WEDNESDAY, MAY 5, 1920.
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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
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"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.
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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.
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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,
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National Organizer of
Women Voters' League
Begins Work In Omaha
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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;-
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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. ,
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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-
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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.
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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,