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REPUBLICANS
WIN BY VOTE
OF 43 TO 38
Three Democrats Join With
G. 0. P. Members in Support
Of the' MeasureProposal
Now Ready for Conference.
NORRIS FOR PLAN WHILE
HITCHCOCK IS OPPOSED
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Senior lowan Paired on Final
Ballot Newberry, Gore and
. Smith of Georgia Register
Absent or Not Voting.
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Washington, May IS. The repub
lican resolution to end the state of
war with Germany and Austria was
adopted today by ' the ' senate and
how goes to the conference.
By a vote of 43 to 38 the senate
previously had substituted the Knox
resolution for that recently passed
by the house.
The vote on adoption was 43 to 38.
Three democrats, Reed, Missouri,
Shields, of Tennessee and Walsh of
Massachusetts, supported the reso
lution. Two republicans, McCumber
of North Dakota, who was paired
and Nelson of Minnesota, opposed
the measure. .
Senator Myers, democrat. Mon
tana, said he opposed the resolution
with reluctance' and because it im
posed no terms of punishment on
Germany or the formerjcaiser.
4 ,The roll call on adoption of the
resolution follows:
For adoption:
-Republicans-rBall, Borah, Brande
piee, Calder, Capper, Colt, Curtis,
Dillingham, Edge, Elkins, Fall,
' Fernald, France, Gronna, Hale,
Harding. -Johnson (California),
Jones (Washington), Kellogg, Ken
von, Keyes, Knox, Lenroot, Lodge,
.'. "McCormick, McLean, McNary,
Moses, '.New, Norris,' Page, Phipps,,
Poindextef, Sherman, Smoot,' Spen
cer. Sterlingr-Townsend Wadsworth
and Warren. ' ' j
Total republicans for, 40.
Democrats: Reed, - Shields and
Walsh (Massachusetts).
Total democrats for, 3. ' ' ' .
Total all for, 43.
Against: ' : f
Republican, Nelson. ' 0 '
"Total republicans, 1.
Democrats: AshhtirS Chamber
lain, Comer, Culberson, Dial, Gay,
. Gerry, Glass, Harris, Harrison,
Henderson, Hitchcock, Jones (New
Mexico), Kendrick, King, McKel
lar, Myers, Nugent, Overman, Owen,
Phelan,. Pittsman, Pomerene, Rans
dell Robinson, Sheppard, Simmons,
Smith (Arizona), Smith (Mary
land'J. Smith (South Carolina),
Stanley, Swanson, .Thomas, Tram
mell. Underwood,. Walsh (Mon
tana) and Williams. '
Total democrats against, 37. To
. lat all acainst. 38.
Those paired for the amendment
were:
Republicans?, Cummins, Freling-
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nuysen, J-a roueue, irenruse, oum
erland and Watson; total, 6.
Paired azainst:
ReDublican: McCumber. Total, 1.
Democrats: Beckham, Fletcher,
Johnson (South Dakota,) Kirby and
Wolcott. Total, 0..
Absent and not voting:
Reoublican: Newberry, 1.
Democrats: Gore, Smith (Gcor-
1 gia). Tjjtal.J.
Omaha Minister Leading
Candidate fqr M. E. Bishop
Dcs Moines, la., May 15. (Spe
cial Telegram.) Rev. Titus Lowe
ia moii or Ah learfinor candidates for
election as a bishop of the Methodist
church,, as disclosed by the first bal
lot for the election of 14 bishops,
taken here Saturday morning at the
general conference of the Methodist
Episcopal church.
. R T. C. Rirnv n( Rnatrtn. Aean
of the Boston Theological seminary.
was tne nrst new Disnop to pe
elected.
Woman and Three Men
x - Executed for Treason
Paris, May 15. Three men and
pne woman convicted last July of,
denouncing compatriots to German
'( authorities during the occupation of
Laon during the war, were executed
at Vincennes prison this morning.
Those who met death were Toque,
Lemoine, Herbert and Madame Au
bert. . 1 . 1
Throws Bomb In Meeting
Berlin, May 15. (By The Asso
ciated Press.) An unknown nian
threw a hand grenade todaj; into
a hall at Enslingen, near Stuttgart,
where the clerical pariy was holding
a meeting in favor of the candidacy
of former Vice Chancellor and
Minister of Finance Mathias Erz
. berger for the Reichstag. A few per
sons were struck by fragments and
injured, but none seriously.
, French Troops Withdraw
Paris. May 15. (By ThV Asso
i ciated Press.) Withdrawal of the
French troops from the Frankfort
and Darmstadt regions, it js under
stood, has already been begun, al
though formal orders for complete
evacuation of this territory have not
been i IV the French govern-
TWO WOMEN HURT
IN CRUSH DURING
RUSH FOR -SUGAR
Many Trampled and Injured
As Bargain Hunters Efforts
End In Police Call. '
One woman was injured internal
ly, another suffered a broken arm
and many women and children were
crushed and trampled during a sugjar
riot on the South Side yesterday
morning.
Mrs. F, J. Edwards, 4917 South
Nineteenth street, was severely
crushed 'and bruised. She was
taken to her home where attending
physicians expressed fear of internal
injuries.
Miss Sadie Clark, 3842 South
Twenty-sixth street, suffered a
fractured right arm.
' Turn in Riot Call.'
Police were called to disperse the
mob which had gathered at the Mil
der grocery store, . Twenty-fourth
and M streets, for a sale of 210 sacks
of sugar at $22 per sack, advertised
for- today.
Men, women and children were
lined up in front of the store as
early as 6 a. m., anticipating the
sale. ' ,
When the store failed to open at
the customary hour, numerous
threats were heard against the pro
prietor, Sani Milder, who is under
bond to face a hearing for alleged
hoarding of sugar in violation of
the Level act. '
Stock Was Confiscated.
Sugar raids by federal agents in
Omaha two weeks ago included
86,000 pounds owned by the Milder
store. . -
"The 210 sacks offered for sale by
the firm yesterday morning were
sold in a short time and the sale an
nounced ended.. Announcement was
made, however, of another sale to be
held about 3 p. m. ' '
Sunday Is Your Last
Opportunity to Give ,
To Bee Flower Fund
The Bee's; memorial fund for thel
decoration of Arqerican . saldiw
graves in , France will close today..
ThV Bee, along with the Chicago
Tribune and other American news
papers, has been backing the move
mcnt to place flowers f)i the graves
ot American soldiers buried in
France. '
The money will . be cabled to
Floyd Gibbons, in charge of the
Paris office of the newspapers, who
will superintend. the flower decora
tion of American graves on
Memorial day.. .
Total amount received, $258.
Amount previously acknowledged,
$243.
Saturday's contributors:
Burnell Colion, Fremont...'
Francis Browning.
J. u- wimarns..
Mrs. Crawford ,
Mrs. C. A. Cady, Alma,
Neb...
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Announce Formation of New
Paper Company in Quebec
Quebec, May 15.' Formation of
the Great Eastern Paper company,
owning 460 square miles, or approxi
mately 300,000 acres of timber limits
in Gaspe county, Quebec, on the St.
Lawrence river, was announced here.
Tangible assets of the company
are worth $9,189,000, it was stated.
Montreal and New York interests
are identified with the new corpora
tion. . ; 1
putte Citizens Due to Walk'
For Some Time to Come
, Butte, Mont., May IS. Operation
of street cars of this city suspended
since last Monday by a strike of -the
working men's union, probably will
not be resumed for some time, ac
cording to a statement made by J.
R. Wharton, manager of the street
railway company.
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, Appoint James Duncan.
Washington, May IS. .Appoint
ment of James Duncan, a vice presi
dent of the Federation of Labor, as
a member of the interstate commerce
commission was endorsed by the
federations' executive council. Mr
Duncan's appointment is now be
fore the senate committee.
MEXICO
LOIulE
INliMPAIGM
Whether It Will Become Issue
Depends1 Upon Conduct of
Government Following Revo
lution Against Carranza. ,
POLITICAL FiATURE TO
!-' HANG ON NEW REGIME
Roosevelt's Stand Recalled by
Gen. Wood and Wilson Scored
In Candidate's Statement of
Views on Border problems. .
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By ARTHUR SEARS HENNING.
Chlcaro Tribune-Omaha Br Jased Wire.
Washington, P. C, 'May IS.
( Special.! To what extent Ameri
can policy in dealing with Mexico
will figure M an issue in the presi
dential election will depend upon
ihe conduct of the government es
tablished by the leaders of the revo
lution against Carranza.
The uew regime will have received
a fair test of its capacity before the
American election. There is to be
an election of a president of Mexico
in July in which General Obregon
and General Gonzales are the lead
ing candidates, and it remains to be
seen whether the election is fair and
untrammeled by military dictator
ship and whether the losing faction
is .content to abide the decision or
starts a counter-revolution, aggra
vating the chaotic qonditions beyond
the Rio Grande.) ' .
Bay Be Big Issue.
If the' new government proves
caoable of restorine order, protects
Americans and respects their legiti
mate interests in Mexico, the ques
tion of American policy will, not
bulk larges a campaign issue. It
will b forced prominently f6rwr4,
however, if the new deal inMeicfl
produces no -improvement, oj ccaiiju-.
tions for the $,000 Americans domi
ciled in fh'at country. ' ' '
- Presumably "the platforms of 'both
parties will intkide- a plank on Mex
ico and presumably the republicans
will promise to -ena tne paltering
with, Mexico that has characterized
the policy of the Wilson administration.-
After a . seven-year trial of a
policy that 'has permitted several
hundred Americans to be murdered
with impunity at our threshold,
there is urgent need, according to
the republican view, of building a
national reputation for protecting
Americans wherever they may be.
English Are Protected.
To be an Englishman is to be pro
tected by the long arm of the Brit
ish government in the uttermost
parts of the earth. To be an Ameri
can is to be fair game for the law
less, who know that the United
States does not protect its citizens
even within a few miles of its own
border. ,
Definite, unmistakable views pn
this question are held by Gen. Leon
ard Wood, one of the leading can
didates for the presidency.
"We want a strong, self-respecting
foreign policy, tolerant,- seeking
(Continued on Pace Two, Column Three.)
Plan to Operate Air .
Express From New York
To Chicago and Omaha
New Yofk, May 15. Operation of
an airplane express and mail ljne be
tween New York and Chicago be
ginning in July.jwas announced here
by the Aerial Transport corporation
of Delaware. It is planned to ex
tend the system to Omaha and later
to San Francisco.'
At the outset of the enterprise, it
was stated, the machines to be used
will be picked from the surplus of
3,000 British planes 'left over from
the war. These will be supplanted
eventually ,( by American manufac
tured planes. No passengers will be
carried this year, f
OldvMan H. C. L. Hit Hard
By 20 Per Cent Price Cut
Two big Oamha retail stores have
announced a sale, beginning tomor
row, at which they will offer prac
tically their entire stock at 20 . per
cent less than the prices hertqfore
asked.
Burgess-Na6h comauny state thaj
the one-fifth cut applies toevery
article in their departmenstore,
save only certain patented products
on which the manufacturer fixes a
price. - '-
The Nebraska Clothing company
advertises its 20 per cent reduction
applicable to all men and women's
wearmg apparel in stock, excepting
me4.'s blue and serge suits and trous
ers, palm beach and tropical coats
and pnts, men's and boys' overalls,
work shires, Stetson hats, Manhat
tan shirts, holeproof and interwoven
hosiery and men's collars.
"We are simply following the ex
ample set by John Wanamaker in
New York," said I,ouis C. Nash of
the Burgess-Nash company, ".The
cost of t living is too high. Some
thing must be done to bring it down.
Wanamaker made the start in New
York and others follow'ed. We pro
pose to start it in the west. We are
losing profits on our goods, in some
cases we actually are wiping out the
entire profit and suffering a loss.
But we are doing it as our part of
the job of starting v prices' on the
tobaggan." .
"All -manufacturers are demand
ing a 60 per cent increase above
1919 prices, for new goods," said
John A. 'Swanson. of the Nebraska
Clothing 'company. "Nevertheless,
we feel that this is out of all reason
and we will not submit to the ad
vance. Every rrian has a duty to
perform and we feel that ours to
day is to do something to reduce the
p'nee levels."
-Both stores, in anticipation of
heavy patronage Monday, are ar
arranging to employ extra sales
people to assist fli the rush,
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VALIENS ASK CITY
FOR $75,000 IN
2 DAMAGE SUITS
More Claims Filed GroWing
Out of Injuries by Police
' .' Vehicles.
Seventy-five thousand 'dollars
more in damage, suits against the
city because of police accidents were
piled up in district court yesterday
when Emil B. Valien, administrator
of the estate of Magnus R. Valien,
filed suit for $50,000, and Mrs. Edith
Valien, mother of Magnus R.
Vahen, filed suit against the city for
$25,000.
Magnus .Valien was killed last
Sunday at Cuming street and the
boulevard, when a car in which he
was riding was struck by the police
emergency patrol. '
"Patrol Lacked Brakes."
The two 'suits allege that the po
lice car was not equipped with an
emergency brake and that because it
was allowed to be used without this
prscaution the city is liable for the
death of young Valien. Besides the
cfty, these three are defendants:
"William F. Anderson and George
Brigham, police officers, and ' John
Daugherty, driver of the automobile
in which Magnus Valien was riding.
Sues Traction Company.
Friday a suit for $100,000 'was
filed .against the city by Peter
Jacobson, administrator of the es
tate of Miss Anna Jensen, Omaha
school teacher, killed last Saturday
at Thirteenth and Canton streets,
when she was struck by a speeding
motorcycle ridden by .Motorcycle
Officer Charles Swan.
' Mr. Jacobson yesterday filed an
other suit for $100,000 against the
Omaha & Council Bluffs Street Rail
way company, charging that the mo
torman of the car from which she
alighted just before thei motorcycle
struck her, was negligent because he
opened the car door when he could
see through his car mirror that the
speeding motorcycle was approach
ing. ; i
Damages Refused by
Supreme Court for
Fall Due to High Heels
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Lincoln, Neb., May 15.' (Special.)
! The proprietor .of a store is. notan
insurer against accidents to custom
ers, but, is bound to exer,cise reason
able care. and. prudence to keep the1
stairways therein, which the public
is tacitly-invited to use, safe for that
purpose. The fact that a customer
falls upon stairway does not raise
any presumption of negligence on
the part of the proprietor of the
store. ' ' ..-'- 1
So says the supreme court in re
versing the judgment of the )ouglas
county district court ' in 'a suit
brought by Ennid M. Broadston
stcn against rheK Bcddeo" Clothing
company of Omaha for personal in
juries received in falling down a
stairway in ..the defendant's store.
Miss Broadston alleged that she
caught the heel of one shoe in the
carpet, which she said was loose at
the head of the stairway, and fell.
The defendant claims that the young
woman was wearing a shoe with
such a high heel that it was unsafe
under ordinary conditions to wear
and it was the heel and not the car
pet, which it denied was loose,
which caused the fall. , ,'
Cuban President Says
Attempt to Buy Sugar
Would Boost Price
Washington. May 15. Action by
the United States government to ac
quire the remaining portion ot the
Cuban sugar crop would only
stimulate prices, President Menocal
of Cuba declared in a cablegram re
ceived by Senator McNary of
Oregon.
The present crop, President Men
ocal Said, is 20 per cent less than
estimated , in December, due to
drought. ' 'An unusual demand,
cdupjed.with speculation, has helped
to stimulate prices, he said. '
The Cuban president etsimated
that there were no,w' 1,350,000 tons
of sugar on hand in Cuba, in addi
tion to 200,000 or 300,000 tons re
maining to be made. A consider
able portion of this, he said, will go 1
to, refiners at prices current on day
of shipment ,
House Rejects Stock
' Tax for Raising Bonus
Washington, May 15 A tax on
stock dividends to raise money for
the proposed soldier relief legislation
was rejected today by the republican
members of the ways and means
committee. The defeat came as a
result of a tie vote, seven, to seven.
With this action on the stock tax,
the republicans completed work on
the relief bill and announced that it
would be presented to the meeting
of the full committee next Wednes
day. . .;"
Supporters of the stock tax said
they expected to reopen their fight
when the democrats on the commi
tee are present.
Philippine Government I
, To Confiscate Rice Stocks
t Manila, P. I., May 15. The Phil
ippine government today seized all
rice in Manila to prevent hoarding
by dealers. The government has
fixed the price af approximately 8
cents a pound, to become effective
June 1. The present price is 7
cents. ' . . .
Passing Show pf 1920
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IN HUN
MASTER MIND OF
BOND THEFT GANG
iJIVES SEIFOK
"Nicky" Arnstein, Wanted for
$5,000 000 Steal, Sought
for Months, Surrenders In
New York.
New York, May 15-JuIes W.
(Nicky) Arnstein, putative "master
mind" of New York's $5,000,000
bond theft plot was arrested here to
day in the district attorney's office
when he appeared there with his ;
wife, Fannie Brice, the actress.
Arnstein told reporters he had
been in Pittsburgh all the time the
police have been looking for-him.
The elusive "Nicky," for whom
the police from coast to coast and
even i the Canadian authorities havej
been searching' since last February,
in finally fulfilling his oft-repeated
promise to surrender himself, ap
peared at the district attorney's of
fice bright and early.
, "Nick" described to newspaper
men an entrance into the city unde
tected, v 4 .
' According to his story he arrived
from Pittsburgh at 9 o'clock this
morning and went directly to Colum
bus avenue and Ninetieth street,
where he was met by his wife in her
automobile. ,They drove downi
Fifth avenue unrecognized. . ' j
Just to heighten the effect "Nicky"
ran into his police pursuers, thous
ands strong, forming' for the annual
New York police parade. j
The Arnstein car was held up fori
several minutes as the bluecoats fell;
into line, and when he continued on
his way "Nicky" passed mile afteri
mile of policemen. '
Bail for Arnstein was fixed at $75,
000 and he was sent to the Tcmbs.
in immediate ;default of bail. .
Barbers on Strike Will
Shave Men in Their Homes
vNew York, May 15. Union' bar
bers in. New York who voted to
strike on -Monday for higher wages
have decided to protect the innoceat
partyiiv the controversy the pub
lic as much as possible. ,
Any man who wants tonsorial
service has only to telephone union
headquarters and a barber will ap
pear at the home, club or store. The
barbers will charge only the usual
fee. -. :
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Berlin, May 15. The men of Ber
lin are offered free shaves; haircuts,
singes and shampoos and tne women
free hair washes, waving and curling
by the striking hair dressers, who
have opened 40 temporary establish
ments in the city with the view of
serving -old customers.
U. S. Swimmer in Olympic
' Meet Dies of. Injury
' New 'York, May 13. Arthur Mc
Allenan, jr., holder of many world
swimming records and slated for a
place on the swimming team which
will, represent the United States at
the Olympic games, died in a hos
pital here today of injuries received
Tuesday in a taxicab accident in
Long Island City.
McAllenan, former national div
ing champion and Yale athlete,' was
28 years old. During the war he
served as a flying instructor in
Texas. --
$215,000 ESTATE
LEFT TO CHILDREN
BY OMAHA WOMAN
Eight Sons and Daughters Share
S - By Will ; of Mrs. .
Karbach. '.
Charlotte Wilhelmina Ktrbach,
Omaha pioneer, who died Monday at
the age of 86 years, left an estate
valued at' $215,000 according to het
will filed in county court yesterday.
She willed her home at 1224 South'
Tenth street to her daughters, Clara
and Laura Karbach. The rest of
the . estate, valued at $200,000 is
given in eight equal shares to her
sons and daughters, Oscar Karbach,
Charles Karbach, Clara Karbach,
Laura Karbach,', Octavia K. Hill,
Olga K. Voerster, all of Omaha, and
Victor Karbach of San Francisco;
and. to her granddaughter, Thekla
Naught'-m. .
. The will was made January 28,
1911: .
State Bank of Colon
Looted by Yeggs Who
Make Haul of $6,000
Vahoo, Neb., May 15. (Special.)'
The State banW of Colon, first sta
tion north of here on the Northwest
ern railroad, was robbed Mast night.
The thieves stole tools from the sec
tion house of the railroad, tore
down the shutter of a window,' tore
the combination from the safe and
blew the vault, after cutting all tele
phone and telegraph wires leading
into the village.
The safe was cleaned of all cash.
Many safety, deposit boxes were
broken open and looted, while other
boxes were taken by the thieves in
tact. The extent of the: loss is not
known, but will exceed $6,000, ac
cording to. F. J. Kirscljman, presi
dent, who stated that the bank car
ries burglarly insurance. The yegg?
left no clues. -The robbery, was not
discovered until this morning.
Premiers Agree to Postpone -'
Spa Conference Till June 24
Hythe, England May 15. (By
The "Associated Press.) Premiers
Lloyd George of Great Britain and
Millerand of France, at their con
ference today at Beauclaire,
(he residence of Sir Philip Sassoon,
decided that the Spa conference be
tween the members of the allied su
preme council and the, German lead
ers should be postponed irom May
25 to June 21. .
It is understood that Premier
Millerand accepted the principle of
fixing a round figure for the German
indemnity, on the condition that
France; should have priority ,in the
time of payment and that she should
receive a partial payment at . the
earliest possible date. '
The Weather
' Forecast.
Probably, showers Sunday;
much change in temperature.
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REPORT CAPTURE
OF CARRANZA BY
REVOLUTIONISTS
SNARE CACHE
T FOR
TIRE THIEF
Discover Vast Store of Im
ported Wines and Whisky
Stolen in Long SerieSof Raids
On Cellars of Omahans.
ALLEGED HIGHJACKERS
TAKEN BY DETECTIVES
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Stumble on Booze Held at 201
S. 30th Street When Occu
pants Refuse Entrance
Louis Nash Identifies Booze.
Laredo . Advices v Announce
President of" Mexico Is in
Hands , of Rebels Near
r' Esperanza, Puebla.- '
Ten thousand dotlars worth of
choice imported wines and whiskies
were recovered late yesterday after
noon when detectives located a
highjackers "booze plant" at 201
South Thirtieh street, where they
had gone to arrest an alleged tire
thief.
Detectives Danabaum, Palmtag,
Trapp, Ford and Federal Agent
Larry Flynn took into custody Hen
ry McCarthey, alias MacArdle, a'nd
Len Tubby" Clark.. alleged High
jackers, and they are held for in
vestigation A woman found in the
house was notv arrested.
Wet 'Goods Identified.
Part of the recovered liquor was
identified by Louis ash, 3807 Burt
street, of. Burgess-Nash,. His home
was entered by highjackers last No
vember and $50,000 worth of booze
taken.
The police learned that the home
of D. B. Welpton, 210 South Thirty
fourth street, a member of'the insur
ance firm of Wheeler & Welpton,
was highjacked last Wednesday
night when a number of the cases
of liquor recovered bore the Came
of Mr. Welpton. The burglary was
mot renorted to the . nolfce. Mr.
& MWripwiiiK in Chicago) and his wife
said she wired htm o the loss and
that she was going to send hib an
other telegram that the liquor had
been recovered." i
El Paso, Tex., May 14. President ficers and s'kmmed the door and re-,
Carranza and 800 of his soldiers have
been reported captured by revolu
tionary forces' under Gen. Guadalupe
Canchez, operating near Esperanza,
Puebla, according to advices re
ceived late today from Laredo, Tex.,
by La Patria, a Spanish 'language
newspaper published here.
The message came from the cor
respondent of La Patria in the
Texas city and said that reports of
Carranza's- capture were being cir
culated in Vera Cruz. No details
were given. V
Reports Confirmed:
Mexico City, May 15. Reports
rhat Gen, Manuel Diegiiez has been
captured were confirmed Wednes
day by a wireless dispatch from
Guadalajara given out by Obregon
headquarters and , signed by Col.
Jsais Castro, stating that Dieguez
together with, his staff and Gen. Se
bastian Allenae are imprisoned.
" .. Villa Working for" Rebels.
. Washington, May 15.-r-Francisco
Villa was reported in dispatches,
from the bordec to revolutionary
agents here today, to have gojie into
the state of Durango to persuade
the Arrieta brothers to join the revo
lution. The Arrieta brothers al
ready have been claimed by the re
volutionary headers, but it was as'
sumed the reports that they' had
joined the movement had not been
heard by Villa.
El Paso. Tex May 15. A battle
between , Mexican troops under
General Francisco Murguia, pro
tecting President Carranza and the
constitutionalists in the state- of
Puebla, was reported in messages re
ceived by -Mexican revolutionary
agents here today from Adolfo De
Da Huerta, supreme-commander of
the movement.
Broker Ends Life When
Arrested qji Theft Qharge
Montreal, May 15. William Gra
ham Browne, head of the bond firm
of W. Graham Browne & Co., com
mitted suicide by shooting here last
night a few hours after his arrest
on charge of thf theft of $50,000
from the Royal Bank of Canada.
The shooting occurred in a roont
adjoining his lawyer's office.
Red Division Routed
Warsaw-; May 15. (By The Asso
ciated Press.) The . rout of the
Tenth bolshevik division in a battle
in (the region of the mouth of the
Beresina river is reported in an
official communique issued today. In
attempting to escape across the
Dnieper the remnants of the-vriivision
were killed or captured. ' , '
Predict. Rain Next Week
Washington, May 15. Weather
predictipns for the week beginning
Monday are: Upper Mississippi and
lower Missouri valleys: Showers
early days; generally fair thereafter;
temperatures near or slightly below
normal.
Forcibly Enter "Plant
When the. detectives went to the
Thjrrieth street address Clark came
to the door. He recognized the of-
fused to let them in.
Detective Danabum then went to
a side window and was boosted in
by Detive Clark. The officer
covered Clark with his revolver, op
ened the front door and let the rest
of the detectives in. ,
When the telephone rang Dana
baum answered it. The voice on the
other end of the wire said:
"How. soon can I get six quarts of
whiskey?" .
"Right away; come on up," Dana
baum answered.
x Search Is Begun.
This was the first clue to the of
ficers that there was contraband
lifluor in the house and th'e search
began. ' .
Imported wines, champagne, whis
ky and choice cordials of all descrip
tions were found by the raiding de
tectives hid all oyer the house.
Liquor packed neatly in cases was
located in closets under'the beds and.
in the basement. The emergency
police car ' made thee trips before
all the booze was hauled to the
police station.
McCarthy Returns.
During the progress of the raid
McCarthy returned to the booze
plant. McCarthy was the man
wanted by the detectives in connec
tion with the theft of the automobile
tires.
The detectives said the. house
smelled as though someone had been
smoking opium in there, out they
were unable to discover any of the
narcotic. .
The' list of the liquor recovered
follows: 1
Forty-eight quarts of champagne.
Thirteen gallons of gin.
Forty quarts of Bass' ale.
Eight Eallons of whiskey.
One hundred and 12 quarts of im
oorted and domestic wines and cor
dials. - ' . ; - V ..
Eight pints of stout. 1 L
The eight gallons of whiskey
were labeled apple juice and the
police learned it was booze when
Detective Palmtag tested it .at the
police station.' 'I
The liquor was all packed in cases.
The police say there will be a
number of other arrests in connec
tion with the "booze plant." "
Find "Hop Outfit."
In a further search of the prem
ises, police later found a complete
"hop outfit", five ounces of mor
phine ajid other rugs and a quan- .
tity of silk clothing valued at $600
and believr'by ;the police to have
been stolen from the home of AV.
H. (Jrutchfield. 2527 Patrick ave
nue. April 20. .
Dave Linstrom, a taxicab river,
also was arrested shortly before 8
o'clock when he appeared in front
of the house. He is being held for
.investigation and as a possible
member of the highacking gang.
Crowbars, .wire cutters and other
instruments, together with piles of
white ashes and partly burned bar
rel hoops, were found in the base
ment of the dweiiinar. .
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