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President-Elect
ConsultsHoover
On League Issue
Former Food Administrator
Visits Harding at Homcv
' Favors Framework of
Original Covenant.
Marion, O., Dec. 13. The league
f nations deadlock and other prob
lems to be faced by the next admin
istration wore talked over between
President-elect Harding and Herbert
Hoover, corykuous advocate of the
IcaCUP. W tin ram i Mrinn
ts one of the first men to be sum-
money by Mr. Harding in his prom- idemic of influenza had threatened to
isea meeting ot minds. ' ' .convert tne camp into a vast ceme
. va. ' i . t . . t t a I i .
27th U.S. Infantry
Saved 1,800 Lives
Credit for Rescue of prisoners
In Camp Placed by Aus
' ' s ' trian Officer.
Washington. Dec. 13. Credit for
saying the lives of 1,800 Austro-Hun-gariaii
prisoners of war in a prison
camp near Chabarovsk, in eastern
Siberia, during the fall of ,1918, is
given to officers of the 27th United
States infantry by Lieut. Col. Ferdi
nand Reder of the former Austro
Hungarian army in an open letter to
the press of Austria and Hungary.
Colonel Reder's letters forwarded
to the State department by the Amer-
ican mission at Budapest, says an ep
I we vent over about the whole
JWmut of world and national trou
bles, said Mr.Jfoover, after the
conference, "and we solved none ol
tbem."
' Besides the league, international
conditions and European relations
' were the particular subjects on which
the president-elect sought the ad
vice of his visitor, and there also
were references in their talk to ap
pointments Mr. Harding is to make
in constructing his t administration.
Mr. Hoover frequently has beerf
mentioned for possible membership
in the cabinet, but he said Sunday's
discussion of appointments - was
casual and not conclusive.
Today Mr. Harding will see'
Elihu RooO recently an adviser in
the' forniatio'n of a world court un
der -.the. Versailles league covenan.
Their conference, generally ac
coutred one of the most important
sessions to be held here, is expected
primarily to concern the league and
related subjects.
Favors Present Covenant.
; Tn giving his advice on an inter
- national pea'ce concert, Mr, Hoover
is understood to have urged that por
tjons of the Versailles covenant -be
used in whatever world association
the ithsoming administration may at
"t'pt to build. He said material
changes trust be made in the treaty
but took the position that the frame-
- work embodied in it should be util
ized as far as possible. . ; :
. Mr. Hoover was an adviser to the
'"American peace-delegation at Ver
sailles and he is understood, to have
furnished Mr. Harding with much
first-hand information on the atti
'Uide of . European statesmen. Many
of the president-elect's questions re
lated to economic conditions abroad
, with which Mr. Hoover is familiar.
Among other things, Mr. Hoover
a declared the amount of indemnity
to be paid by Germany,' left kdef
mite by the peace treaty, should be
fixed etrlyso that German industry
could gauge 'ts activities to fix the
tax of payment. Advising in regard
to American economic relations with
- A Europe, he told Mr. .Harding Jhat
V one of the surest ways to prevent the
undermining of , American indiistry
was tes encourage investment of
American capital in ' enterprises
ahsMd. ' . i v ' ' " ' -, :
" , Discuss Financial Situation. I
'- ' The financial situation at home,"
also was discussed, Mr. Hoover
making several suggestions for the'
stabilization of American markets.
On the question 6i farm relief he
advocated a general policy of ex
tending credits to purchasers rather
"than to producers, on the theory that i
such a plan in the end would per
mit farm prices to find their proper
level. ' '.-
Mr. Harding took a keen interest
in his caller's description of relief
work now in progress under 1iis
supervision, and arrangerlients were
-made for Mr. Harding to become
personal; sponsor for, 250 European
children who are to be aided by
American contributions yuntil next
harvest "The contribution for that
number at $10 each,- wasjmade by
Mr. Handing 'jomethne ago.
s Following thef ; conference, Mr.
Hoover and the president-elect went
to White Oakes farm, where they
were entertained ,v at luncheon by
Dr. C. E. Sawyer, ; Mr. Harding's
" thysician. , ' , -
Early in the afternqon, Mr. Hoover
, left by automobile for Columbus
to board hife tram ;for ' the east.
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Tokio Students Trotest N
Against Anti-Japanese Law
. Tokio, Dec. 13. A large mass
meeting of students, members of 4e
Student's League of Japaii, was held
V'in Uyeno park. A rtsolution pro
testing to the world in the' name
Qf, "justice and humanity" against
the anti-Japanese law in California
was adopUd. Theresolution called
u on the American people to "reflect
on their course' ' ; m
; The speakers, who were cnieiiy
students and journalists, ceciarea
that, while the worm rccognizeu
Japan as a great power, America
treated the Japanese as an inferior
race. , ' ' - , ' ' . .
i A similar demonstration was held
yesterday. The object of4 the meet
ings .was to arouse public opinion.
Thousands of handbills" announcing
the demonstrations .were distributed
bypersons in automobiles. -
Rehearing Sought by Cole to
r Keep Out ot Electric Chair
1 Lincoln. ' Dec.; 13. (Special.)
Tohn M. Triesf, attorney for Alson
B. Cole, announced today he had
' filed in the court of Howard county
an application for a rehearing of las
clienfs case. '
i Cole, with Allen Vi GrammeriS
Under sentence of death in the elec
tric chair next Friday foT the mur
der of Mrs. Lulu Vogt in Howard
county in 1917. Both men have
been reprieved more' than a dozen
times.- Governor - McKelvie, just
back from a conference of gover
nors in the east, declared today he
will take no action in the Cole and
Grammer case until liehas held con
fexences with criirtinSl authorities in
the state." - - ,
Two Officers AreKilleil
, In Attempt to Take Trio
Brostol. Va.. Dec. 13. Chief of
Police Ban Littrell and Deputy
Sheriff J. M. Blessing, both of Big
Stone Gap. Va.. were killed and
David G. Walden, of Appalachia,
Va., was seriously wounded in a gun
fight at Big Stone Gap. said to have
Earth. Tremors Felt.
s ' San Juan Del ' Stir, Nicaragua,
Dec. 13. Earth tremors have oc
curred at Choluteca, Honduras, sim
ultaneously with ' tremors felt nt
Leon, Nicaragua. No serious in
jury was reportcuV " ,
" -' at: ?... .. scf.-T.'s. ; -
tery' when personnel of the Amer
ican regiment took charge and trans
formed the "wretched hospital ac
commodations provided by the Rus
sian authorities into a model estab
lishment. Colonel Reder declared he felt it
his "first and most sacred duty" on
teturning to his country ;to "let the
world know" that he and his com
rades owed their? lives, health and
happiness and power for good in the
world to the noble American officers
of the 27th regiment of the great
American nation." '
Man Sentenced to Hans
For Murder During Riot
- Marion, III., Dec." 13. Settino De
Santis, charged with murdering
Auiiel Calcaterra and Tony Hemp
hill, whose deaths resulted in race
disorders in West Frankfort last
August, was found guilty by a jury
in circuit court and sentenced to
be'handged. vN
De Santis was charged with being
the accomplice of Frank Bianco, who
committed suicide while the ' trial
was' in progress.
, It was brought out duiing the
trial that Bianco had desired ti
marry ' Lalcaterra s sister and had
hired De fcantis, lor (M), to kill
her husband in order to frighten her
into 'submission to his ' wish.
; De Santis' attorney announced he
would make application for a new
trial. - .; '
Farmer. Badly Hurt When
Caught, in Corn Sheller
West ointn, Neb., Dec. 13. (Spe
cial.) Ignatz . Spenner, one of the
best-known farmers of the west side,
was badly injured while slielling corn
on his farm last evening when, lie
Was caught by the belt of the ma
chine and carried to the fly wheel.
He was extricated as quickly as
possible and medical aid called
It was found that arteries and mus
cles on the left side of his body
were badly crushed. Dr. Dwyer of
Omaha, was summoned and reached
the city at noon. Sunday to examine
the injured man. His recovery Is
doubtful, as complications in the cir
culatory system are feared." Spen
ner has a wife and 10 Children.
.
v Caruso Recovering.
New York Dec. 13.-Enrico
Caruso, tenorwho ruptured a small
blood vessel in his throat during an
opera performance in Brooklyn Sat
urday night, will be able to sing to
day, hisphysician announced.
Trouble Averted v
Temporarily In
Rpvv Over Cables
Threatened Break With For
eign Delegates to Coniutuni
,cations Conference Averted
Negotiations' Secret.
By The Aiuociatcd rnu,
Washington, Dec. 13. Differences
over the disposition of the former
German cables which have threaten
ed to break up the international com
munications conference in session
here, were temporarily smoothed
over Sunday at the, plenary session
held at the Statedepartment. Ne
gotiations between the five allied and
associated powcr-i reported in the
conference will be continued.
The basis for prospects of agree
ment by the delegates to the confer
ence was not fully disclosed and it
only became known that tfce threat
ened disruption has been averwd
through cancellation of railroad and
steamship reservations by foreign
delegates who had planned to leave
Washington for New York and San
Francisco tonight to take their de
pature home. Their plenary session
will be. held tomorrow in an effort
to reach a settlement on the points at
issue. '...
While no end to the negotiations
is yet in sight, plenary sessions held
last night and today are understood
to have developed i at least a better
understanding and an agreement thai
a solution should be attempted be
fore adjournment.
To Ask Instructions.
-The results of these latest con
ferences, meanwhile will be trans
mitted by the foreign delegations to
their governments with -requests for
jnstructions. The chancellories of
Jreat Britain, France, Italy and
Japan, are understood to have be
come concerned over failure to
reach an amicable agreement as to
disposition of the cables.
-.The outstanding difficulties are
understood to be the refusal of the
Japanese to concede the principle of
equality of all nations in cable land
ing rights 6n the Island of Yap ii
the l'acilic and the Yefusal of the
French to make -concessions to the
United States and Italy, of the Ger
man' trans-Atlantic cables seized by
the French in 1914 and diverted from
Emden. Germany to Brest, France.
? JThe United States, together with
ureat Britain and Italy, nave argueu
for the internationalization of all is
lands like Yap, upon which cable
communications of more than one na-
tion are dependent. Japan is under-1
stood to have contended that l ap
was awarded her without restriction
by the mandate given by the Pans
peace conference over former Ger
man Nslands north of the equator,
and that the establishment of even
the' principle of equal cable landing
rights at Yap would be contrary to
Japanese law. ,
' ; Ask Trans-Atlantic Line.
The United States and Italy have
asked for the former German trans
Atlantic cable now in possession ol
the French, in order that it might be
relaid between New York and Ge
noa, Italy. They have supported
their claim with the contention that
while neither Italy nor the United
States obtained any of the German
cables, France now has in her pos
session not only the trans-Atlantic
line, but also several of the former
German systems skirting the African
coast. - ,
The delegates areunderstood to
have approved the work of the tech
nical subcommittees charged with
drafting provisions of international
law governing the use of cables, ra
dio and telegraph and he framing of
an amalgamated telegraph and radio
convention. These reports are ex
pected to be submitted to the world
congress on communications - next
year, in Europe. - .
Army of "Moochers,,
Heralds "Appearance
v- Of' Reorganization
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Cltirag Tribune-Omaha Be Lrantd Wire.
Chicago, Dec. 12. Anle evidence
that a great reorganization is under
way is affored by the appearance, in
increasing numbers, of the' p'rofes
sional "panhandlers", and "mooch-
ers.'V.ithe individuals who received
high wages during the war 'period
and saved not a cent of their earn
ings. They were the first to hit the
street when employers began to weed
cut the incompetents, and now they
are back at their old, avocation
sidling upto men and women, most
ly women, and begging a few coins.
Street begging has increased enor
mously iiv the last two weeks, say
officials of tho Bible Rescue mission
and the police. Men at the mission
sav ' men stood in front of their
place last year and hooted and jeer
ed at oflcrs of work at big wages.
Today, even larger crowds are beg
ging for anything that will bring
them the price of coffee and sinkers;
Breaks Airplane Record. (
Faris. Dec. 13. Sadi Lecointe, the
aviator, broke the world's airplane
speed record for four kilometers.
Flying at Villacoublay, Lecointe
negotiated the distance in 46 sec
onds, or at the rate of 14.5 miles
ner hour.
Man, Wife and Daughter )
Killed in Motor Crash
Kansas City, Mo., Dec. 1J. Neol
B. Whitzcl, an official tpf a local
motor car company, hiswlfe and one
daughter were killed and a second
daughter seriously injured when the'
motor car in which the family .was
riding crashed into a store. Accord
ing to the police reports. Whitze!
turned his car to the curb to avoid
a collision, but lost control.
3 Men Are Pinned Under ,
Auto, But Escape Injury
Otto Drefs, 3011 South Thirteenth
street, and Harry Garvey and Frank
Schultz of Council Bluffs were
slightly injured at 7 o'clock Sunday
night when the rdadster in which
they were riding turned over at Sev
enth street and Deer Park boule
vard.. The three men escaped se
rious injury, although they were
pinned beneath the car fintil seen by
Ernest Christv. Kenneth Christv
and H. G. Buckholtz, 620 Haskell '
street, who called the pohceJ i.
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pear before the city commission on Tuesday afternoon, .
December 14th, and present to them'the facts upon which
are based its application for an increase in "rates.
IThe lastchange in oiir rates Was made on January l, 1917,. r
at which time :hey were reduced 25 per cent. The rates r
so made were based upon operating cost and conditions of
1915, since which time the costs of the essential items enter
ing into the production ancl distribution ofvlightand power
have increased materially. "
A tonof COJL in 1920 cost 2l4 times 1915 cost. ,
; LABOR in 1920 cost 1V2 times 1915 cost y
TAX RATE in 1920 is 1 times 1915 rate. ' n v
These items constitute over 88 of our operating costs.
9 Dvespife the increase in business which the company has
enjoyed, the operating expenses have reached a point where
their increases is more than the corresponding increase in
earnings. . v "'
9 The Company now) and for sometime past has failed, by
a wide "margin, to earn a fair return upon the value of its
property devoted to public use.
9 Through a series of paid advertisements the public will
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to the City Commission. 1 ' - . :
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