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7 THE BEE: OMAHA, SATUKUAX, J AlNUAKY 1, l2U McKelvie Fidit May Be Launched At Party Caucus V Representative Byrum, With Two Anti-Governor Bills, Plans to Make Race for Speaker of House. Lincoln, Neb., Dec. 31. (Special.) Anti-McKclvie strength in the low er legislative hou.se- way be put to its first test at the c.n:cus to be held Monday night, when Byrum of Franklin will put his candidacy for speaker before lower-house repub licans. Byrum arriwd in Lincoln today an avowed candidate for speaker and with his hip pocket bulging with two anti-McKclvie bills. One proposes to wipe out four of the department secretaries created by the governor's code bill of two years ago. The orrltr would es tablish an entirely different budget system than that put into effect by the code bill. Faith in Bills, i "No matter how the speakership iiight ends, I believe my two bills will be laws when the legislature ad journs," Byrum said tcday. The four secretaries who would he abolished under the Byrum measure v are the secretary of the department ot tinance, secretary of the depart ment of agriculture, secretary of trade and commerce and secretary of public works. Byrum would place the state treasurer at the head of the depart ment of finance, the. commissioner of lands and buildings at the head of the department of agriculture, the secretary of state at the head of the department of trade, and commerce and the -lieuttiffnt governor at the head of the department of public works. v Fix Salaries at $5,000. 1 The present status of the depart- vmejit of labor and department of ag- ricultuVe would remain the same as under the present code bill, accord ing to the Byrum bill. The salaries for the heads of these departments would be $5,000 ayear. Byrum's budget bill provides for the creation of a state budget com mission compose of a state treas urer, auditor of public accounts and a state budget supervisor to be ap pointed by a majority of the senate and house. The supervisor's d'tties will consist of making tours of in spections of all institutions aided or maintained by state money, investi - gating expenditures and deciding on the amounts of future expenditures. Every two years a budget of esti mated expenditures will be prepared by this commission and submitted to the governor, who may cur and slash or add to the budget to his hearts content. But every addition ''and every cut or slash must have a reason, written by the governor and submitted to the legislature for its final approval. Governor McKelvie ' " Extends Greetings to People of Nebraska , " Lincoln, Neb., Dec. 31. In a New Year's greeting addressed to the Associated Press, Governor Samuel H. McKelvie wrote as follows: ( ' "The misfortunes and discontent ui uic past iiiumns nave not jor a moment shaken my .confidence in ATnerica, her form of government and institutions.' The readjustment k period through which we have been passing, has been fraught with some hardships, but withal, it has not im posed ny unbearable 'burden upon our peaple generally. "Now, Pfeel that we are coming into an era of unusual peace, pros perity and good feeling. It si as if the clouds were breakmg and, though our peopls may not be able to make such unusual profits ot of their .business undertakings, I be lieve there will be "an increased .amount of happiness and content ment throughout the land. Military Funeral For Omaha Soldier Fueral services for Thomas M. Eg gert, members of Co. C, Sixth Ne ( , braska infantryvwho died September "", -' 1, 1918, while sehring in France, will be held at the home of his mother, Mrs. Maria M. Eggert, 3021 North Thirtieth street, this aftternoon at 2:30 and at the Sacred Heart church at 3. The soldier's body arrived in Omaha yesterdaV from overseas. . Members of the Omaha American Legion will act as pallbearers and form a fjring squad at the grave Frank VVhipperman, former captain rif Cn P will hr in rliartr. r( men. Former members of the com pany are asked to appear in uniform, ' assembling at the home at 2:15. Burial will he in the Holy Sepulcher cemetery. Rev. Father P. J. Jugc will officiate. NSurvivors of the dead soldier are his mother; a sister, Charlotte; and a brother, Lawrence, all living with the mother. Janitor Pleads Not Guilty To Thefts From Tenants Fred Blackwell, negro janitor, 113 South Twenty-eighth street, - ho is alleged to have contessedyto Acting Chief of Detectives John Pszanow ski several days ago to committing more than 25 thefts in apartments where he served as janitor, pleaded not guilty when arraigned before Police Judge Foster in Centrabpo lice court and was bound over to the district court for trial in $1,5000 bail. Army Man in Contempt. Washington, Det. 31. Major Gen ' eral Peter C Harris, adjutant gen eral of the army, was sentenced to day to JO days in jail by Justice Sid dons of the District of- Columbia supreme court for contempt. General Harris was adjudged in contempt because of his refusal to obey an or der of Justice Siddons to exhibit an rffidavit filed in the War department urder the selective service act. The general noted an appeal and was saved from going to jail by a pro vision of law allowing government officials when sued officially to prosecute appeals without the for . mality of a bond. Lighting Fixtures Gtanden Elec tric Co., formerly BurgesS-Granden Waning Year 1920 Fails in Bringing Expected Peace While All Powers But U. S. and Russia Signed Treaties, Whole Period Marked by Wars, Revolutions and Military x Coups. (By International News Service.) ' New York, Dec. 31. The world hailed 1920 as "peace year," but the familiar sound of battle rolled unceasingly through many parts of Europe and Asia. All of the big powers with the notable exception of the United tidies anu iussia nau signcu ireaucs ur jumcu uic j-.ct(suc j huuii9 but the whole year was marked by tary coups. Fighting was continuous in Russia and Turkey. Civil war kJL rf;. n.,n h.,i a narmw ,r,n from rivil war when amsll rlimiA nl r.nrmin militarist 7i.: ir"ir t.u.u tihues to rage in Ireland. The year ends with the virtual collapse of the Utonian movement for universal disarmament. The United States is ..! i- - . r i:n: maintaining near.y qu... , - "mJ""' , " " i th7 wor S a naval program that wilbmake he"r the first sea power in the world .... i r . d. :.:.. ..,1,.- k.. nrnirnm A nH lanin Viae sprvrrt llUICSa Jjllldlll cinaigta notice upon the League of Nations United States continues to increase The biggest war of WJ wa fought between soviet Russia and Poland. Enraged at the territorial encroachments of Poland and pos sibly seeing an opportunity to push bolshevism westward the soviet massed a great army against jhe Poles. Fighting broke out in March and soon a terrific struggle was raging over a battlefront approx imately 500 miles long. The Poles were successful in the initial stage of the fight'ng, but the Russians rallied, smashed the Polish front and were on the point of taking Warsaw when, jwith French and British help, the Poles beat off the invaders. After six months of vio lent figthing peace negotiations were opened at Minsk, but were later transferred to Riga, where they are still m progress. "Red" Annies Win. ' Except for the Polish war, 1920 was a successful military year for red Russia." Three extensive cam paigns were conducted against the soviet with allied assistance, but all collapsed. They were led by Admiral Koltchak, who was exe cuted in Siberia, following his de feat by General Denekin, who fled to Englantfirffsr-his, army was de feated and scattered in SoutfcJJus sia, and by GeneraLBaron Wranget", who fled to Turkey after his arm? was crushed in Crimea. ' During 1920 red Russia entered into an alliance with the Turkish nationalists under Mustapha Kemal Pasha and together they smothered Armenia' into submission. The present state of Armenia, about as big in extent as an American coun ty, lies in the Caucasus mountains outside of the borders of the old Ottoman empire. ; Protect Persia. The military ambitions of the so viet were reaching into Persia, even while red armies were contending against the Poles and General Wran gel, but the British put an army into Persia and compelled the Russians to withdraw. Red troops were land-! ed at Enzeli, Persia, from 13 trans ports in May and threatened to march upon Teheran and convert Persia into a soviet republic The British army which drove out the Russians is still maintained in Persia! as a buiwarK tor tne protection ui India. - ' Fisrhtine in (Turkey, The thunder of battle has roared almost without pause throughout the old Turkish emoire with four al lied armies arrayed against the Arabs and the Turkish nationalists. Although little news has reached the outside world from Mesopotamia, that obscure quarter of the world has for months been the theater of a violent struggle between a British armv of nearly 100.000 men and strontr forces of Turks and Arabs, In- the interior of Anatolia the brunt of the fighting on the allied side fell upon the Oreek army, wnicn was sent to crush the nationalists. On the Marmora littoral the British and Turks were at grips,but the fire frofh British warships com pelled the Turks to retire to the hinterland. In Syria the French went to war against the Arabs be cause the Arabs refused to accept the French mandate. Only a brief campaign was necessary to quell Arab resistance. But little fighting fell to the lot of the Italian forces of occupation in Turkey. Japanese in Siberia. Only the lack of transport and the embroilments in western and southern Russia prevented Siberia from becoming a great battlefield during 1920. The Japanese occupied vast stretches of Siberia territory in defiance of the soviet, meanwhile giving assistance to the antiboU shevik army of General Semenoff The reds crushed Semenoff'sarmy, but were not strong enough o go to war agains the Japanese The only warfare in continental Europe occurred in western Ger many, where the communists were engaged with the government forces. After a brief campaign the commun ists were defeated and disarmed. The Balkans.-formerly known as, "the cockpit of Europe, failed to run true to form in 1920. It furnish ed only a little fighting, lhis oc curred in the mountains of Albania where Montenegrin insurgents and Albanians united agaist the Servians. Fiume a Hotbed. Fiume was a sore spot all year and was rilled with the potentialities of war between Italy 'and Jugo-Slavia. In defiance to the Rome government Gabriel d'Annunzio's legionaires oc cupied a number of islands which were claimed by Jugo-Slavia. Finally the treaty of Rapallo was nego tiated, but d'Annunzio refused to rec ognize it and continued his warlike seizures. An Italian army and fleet were sent to Fiume to blockade the port. D'Annunzio retaliated with a "declaration of war." This war dec laration, however, was never put into effect. Fighting was confined to skirmishing between d'Annunzio troops and Jugo-Slav border guards. Outbreaks in Ireland. Rebellion and potential rebellion simmered all year lose i three quarters ei "the British empire Ire land, India and Egypt. Virtual war has heen rao-intr in Ireland for v. Vral months. In Egypt and India huge British armies have maintained order except for sporadic outbreaks. lenmc fighting marked Lhmas civil war in the extreme northeastern corner of the country. The militarist-monarchist forces attempted to gain control of the Pekin govern ment, but the civil strife died down as quickly as it had flared up. wars, revolutions and attempted mill - nnHpr vnn Kann alternated to Seize vii.- .f-;f. i,. a a a ;a v-i,tincr nu j " " that she will not disarm so long as the her land a nd sea torces. the new frontiers drawn since the peace treaty. Impartial observers de clare that disputes in that quarter threaten new wars. Czecho-Slovakia, Jugo-Slavia and Roumania entered into an alliance to oppose Bulgaria. Hungary, aroused over allotments of territory to Czecho-Slovakia and Roumania, is threatening reprisals. The Balkan interests of Jugo-Slavia and Greece clash and the antagonism between the two countries was in tensified by the overturn' 6f Ven izelos, Jugo-Slavia's friend in Greece. ' Revolt in Mexico. On the American continent there was one revolution in lvU. inis was the May revolt in Mexico which resulted hi the overthrow and death of Venustiano Carranza and the elevation of the Obregon-De la Huerta faction to power. President Obregon promises that fighting is over in Mexico! The government is demobilizing the army and there are indications that J921 will be a real "peace year'or Mexico. Czecho-Slovakia Revolt. The latest rebellion reported from Europe occurred in Czecho-Slovakia, one of the new states to which the jyorld war gave birth. On December- dispatches reported martial law in Czecho-Slovakia followed on December 15 by reports of a revo lution with widespread fighting in which many persons were killed. Czechoslovakia took in Polish -nd Hungarian territory containing resi dents inimical to the Czechs Kramer Will Decide Status of Chinese Wine Shipped to US. Washington, Dec. 31. Whether Chinese wine with an alcoholic con tent of nearly, 50 per cent, is to be admitted to the United States for medicinal purposes was taken up. for consideration by Prohibition Cdtti missioner Kramer. Risposition of many thousands of cases of this wine, now .being held by the customs service at different porjs, is expect ed to be determined by the decision. In San Francisco alone, the com missioner said, there are about 20.OC0 Teases of the wine held up. t On his desk the commissioner had a nearly empty bottle of "Ng ka py" 48 per cent alcohol, w'hich he said his assistants had been sampling ;ii an effort to determine its status under the prohibition laws, "Na ka py" is described by the label on the bottle as an excellent tonic for "ex haustion, mental weakness or . fa tigue." Senator Penrose Back ; c In National, Capital Washington, Dec. 31.-enator Penrose of Pennsylvania, chairman of the senate finance committee, re turned to Washington after an absence of more than a year, due to ill health. The Pennsylvania senator was taken ill at his home in Phila delphia when he went there shortly before te adpjournmcnt of congress in November oi last year. There has been no announcement at Senator Penrose's office here as to whetheV he intends to resume his seat in the senate at this time and the senator said he had nothing to say as 10 nis mimr.uiaie pians. ne ;nH,Vat r,n,,v,r that r, make an announcement within the next day or two. Jury Unable to Agree in Case Of Judge Tried for Murder Cleveland, Dec. 31. The jury in the case of William H. McGanhon, chief justice of the municipal court, on trial here for second degree mur der of Harold C. Kagy on May 8, was unable to agree on a verdict at 5:45 o'clock tonight and was dis charged by Common Pleas Judge Maurice Bernon. The jury received the case Wednesday evening and had been deadlocked since. JudW Mc Gannon was placed or. trial Decem ber 14. Pennsylvania Road Reaches New Agreement With Men Philadelphia, Dec. 31. The Penn sylvania roalroad announced that it has concluded a mutual work ing agreement with the representa tives of its engine and train serv ice employes regarding the settle ment of future 'labor differences, which "if li ved up -to in spirit by both sides should, in the belief of the management," eliminate any question of strikes on the Pennsylvania system, as far as the operation of the system is concerned. Goodyear Tire Company Passes Quarterly Dividend Akron, O., Dec. 31. Directors of the Goodyear Tire and Rubber com pany passed the quar'crly dividend of Hi percent on preferred stock, due January 1. "Until re-financing plans are com pleted and the present impairment of the company's capital has been restored, the company would have no legal right to pay this dividend. - ....-...., ...... - j . i even though it had at present, funds to do so." says a letter to preferred stockholders. ADVERT1SEMKNT To Cure a Cold in On DT T.-ikd Orove'n LAXATIVK BROMO QfT- X1NIS tabletR. Th vpnulnn Ilia Maj. Gen. Harris Given 10 Days on Contempt Charge 4 A J- .. 1 .- .fvriuy iiuiuium aemencetl 10 Jail for Refusal to Pro duce Records oh Selec tive Draft Act. Washington, Dec. 31. A contempt sentence of 10 days in jail was im posed on Maj. Gen. Peter C. Harris, . "u" 'i. V 1. "7- "y Jual u,ic..c court, for his refusal to produce cer- . selective service act, which were sought in Ohio proceedings. An appeal from the ruling of the court ma court that such records had been produced was immediately noted by , f General Harris and the counsel ior jencrdi fiarns anu UIC contempt sentence automatically was suspended pending disposition of the appeal. General Harris said he had his "field equipment' ready and was prepared to serve out the sentence if neceessary, but added that he did not expect to have to go to jail. Justice Siddons, " in entering the order adjudging the general in con tempt, directed that should he de cide to produce the records sought before the expiration of the 1U days he was to be released. The War department, however, is to make a test of the status of draft records. The record which Justice Siddons ordered the general to produce was an affidavit made by Mrs. Mary H. Walsh, in behalf of her husband Henry H. Walsh before Walsh's lo- cat board, waisn is now suing nis wife for divorce and his counsel ob tained an order for the production of the affidavit in connection with these proceedings. General Harris contended that President Wilson, in the order pro mulgating the selective service act, promised that certain information in connection with the questionnaires would never be made public and that among this information was the con dition of the men examined, matters relating to dependents and additional matter or affidavits that might be filed. ' State Has Raised $21,088 for Tots Nebraska European Relief Committee Working Hard To Raise $33,000 Quota. Nebraska's contributions to the European relief for children amount to $21,088.09, according to the last compilation made by G. W. Wattles, state ' chairman, yesterday. Of that total Douglas county has given $14,311.57. Subscriptions are coming in with every mail and the committee is working hard to meet the objective amount of $33,000 for this state. j A. D. wesbitt, chairman ot the Burt county committee, sent a fourth check for $500. The real estate men of Omaha sent $708. J. H. Lohmann, Hastings, chairman of Adams county committee, wrote that he has, been promised $500 from the Scottish Rite members of his county, adding that Adams county has $2,500 in sight for the fund and many organizations not yet heard from. A remittance of $5 was sent by an eld man who did not give his name. He expressed the sentiment that if he could pot give much he could give little and that everybody should and could give something. Crab Orchard Girl Repudiates Story of Abuse and Frees Uncle Tecumscr, fteb., Dec. 31. (Spe cial Telegram.) Benjamin HSmith, arrested in Denver following the confession of . his neice, Gladys Smith, that be had taken her to Oma ha from her home in Crab Orchard and contributed to her delinquency, was dismissed in county court here for lack of evidenc?. On the witness stand the girl re pudiated her previous story and said that she lied in order to protect another. In Omaha she told Roy c, r . . - Sampson, federal agent, a long story i-. of the abuse she had undergone at the hands of her uncle, whom she blamed for her delicate condition. This week she was married here to Lester M. Reid. Sampson and an Omaha hotel cl?rk tehtified for the prosecution. Senate Asks Record of All Claims Against Germany Washington, Dec. 31. The senate adopted a resolution by Senator King, democrat, of Utah, calling on the State departmenKfor the records and status of all claims filed against the German government by Ameri cans. Wilson Signs Bill to Aid Miners at Work on Claims Washington, Dec. 31. The bill ex tending for six months the time in which 1920 assessment' work on mining claims can be done was signed today by President Wilson. The combined membership of the various trade unions in Italy is more than 1,000,000. i WE WISH YOU A Happy New Year Your . patronage, friendship and loyalty have, aidetj us inour growth. We thank y6u and extend greetings and best wishes for your continued . .V Health and Prosperity FRELING & STEINLE 1803 FARNAM STREET Tka Good Baggage Store Hare 15 Year Federal Official Prophesies "Damp" New Year in Seattle Seattle, Wash., Dec. 31. The cere mony of ushering in the new year of 1921 in Seattle will be accompanied hv t!i mnsiinmtinti nf nnnrnicimatlv ,J. ..-...r..-...rr--: J : .vwu quarts oi intoxicating liquor, Donald A. McDonald, federal pro hibition director for Washington and Alaska, estimated. "I believe that about one-twenty-fifth of Seattle's population of 315,000 will celebrate New Year's eve in anti prohibition style," he said. He added that he thought the average portion of each person would be one half pint. "There is much more than 3.000 quarts of liquor in Seattle." Mr. Mc ij uui vi 1J11UU1 111 OCdlllC. iU I . lUC- Donald said, "but I think the parties will not be so reckless with supplies as in previous years." Former Banker Held as Suspect In Jewel Theft Valuables Estimated to Be Worth $15,000 May Be Part Of $190,000 Worth of Loot From Canada. Chicago. Dec 31. Tohn W. Worthlngton, former private banker, was under arrest today while the police attempted to identify jewels vaiuea at about $1S,UUU as part of the $190,000 loot taken from a Van couver, B. C, jewelry store last Aug ust. Worthington, whom a national de tective agency has called "the man of wonderful talents misapplied," ob tained a Dassoort for Eurone last July, although under federal charges oi naving stolen Liberty bonds in his possession. HeVas under bonds in both federal and state courts at the time and was-believed; to have gone abroad. His career had been a varlprl nnc Formerly a private banker, his bank was thrown into bankruntcv. He successfully defended himself against numerous charges and just when he was believed insolvent he would turn up as a broker or loan agent, usually with thousands of dollars to his credit. Since the Dassoort was issnprl nn information had been obtained about Worthington's whereabouts until in fraatjxyi was received yesterday that he was back in Chicago with valuable jewels. Detectives sent a woman to his office and she re ported he had shown her a number of gems, including a diamond of more than eight karats. Then he was arrested. Fairmont D. A. R. Plan to Distribute "Am Creed" encan s Geneva, Neb., Dec. ' 31. The dis tribution of cards on which is print ed the 'American's Creed" is being arranged for in this county by the Stephen Bennett chapter, D. A. R. of Fairmont. The copies will be placed in every school in Fillmore county and among foreigners living inside the boundaries of the county. The work is in charge of a com mittee composed of Miss Roxy Am merman, chairman of the state com mittee on "correct use of the flag," and Mrs. George Williams, chairman of the local chapter for fostering patriotism. The officers of the D. A. R. chap ter at Fairmont are: regent, Mrs. M. M. Akin; vice-regent Miss Mary Badger; secretery, Miss Mabel Lott; treasurer, Mrs. John Dean; registrar, Mrs. Shelly Stmes'; historian, Mrs. George A. Williams; chaplain, Mrs. E. E. Graham. Mrs E. A. Hall, Miss Roxy Ammerman and Mrs. W. E.' Smith compose the advisory council. ''Spud" Murphy, Gangster, Is In Pen- tServe 50 .Years San Francisco, Dec. 31. Edmund ("Spud") Murphy, leader of the Howard street gangsters, vbegan as convict No. 34308 his term of one to 50 years yesterday in the state peni tentiary at San Queptin. ' Murphy was delivered to Warden Johnston by Sheriff Finn of San Frantisco, The prisoner was im mediately turned over to Sergeant of the Yard McLean, assigned to a cell and locked up for the night. Towels, Bed Spreads, Sheets, Pillow Cases This kind of neces sary, every-aay mer chandise, aL prices such as will be ' uoted during j Furniture Sale, -will make a strong appeal to the housewives of Oma ha. This sale starts Monday morning, Jan uary 3, at Bowen's. See Bowen's ad in all Sunday papers. Advertisement, Wilson Cuts Down New Boundaries Of the Armenians Less Territory Taken From Turkey Than Premiers Took Under Receut Redrafting Of Lines by President. Washington, Dec. 31. (By The Associated Press.) The new fron tier of Armenia on the Turkish side as drawn by President Wilson at the nvitatinn rf the alltprl nrpmiprc rut ' less deeply into former Turkish ter I " - ritory than the extreme limits pre scribed by the premiers, it was learned today at the White House. The note of invitation from the premiers asked the president to fix the frontier "in the vilayets of Erzeroum, Trebizond. Van and Bit Hs," but it was said that none of these vilayets or provinces was in eluded in its entirety in. Armenia. New Boundaries Fixed. Roughly, the boundary as drawn by Mr. Wilson extends from the Black sea at a point slightly west of Tireboli, west of Kelkat and Erzingan through Mitikan, west of Alush and Bitlis and south of Lake Van to the frontier of Azerbeihian The vilayets of Diarbekir, Sivas, Harpoot and Adana, sometimes claimed by zealous Armenians, were not included in the president's award, nor was there any attempt to draw the eastern frontier of Armenia contiguous to Georgia and AzerTiei- njan. ine allies are understood to have left the determination of this part of the boundary for separate ne gotiation with the transcaucasian republics of Georgia and Azerbei- njan. Will Hold Up Decision. mce President Wilson communi cated his boundary decision to the alhe premiers several weeks ago conditions in Armenia have become so chaotic as a result of operations of the bolsheviki and the Turkish nationalists, that the allies are ex pected to postpone temporarily the putting into effect of the president's boundary deNsion. C . A a- . A t -iic ueparimeiHtncers have said tmt because of conditions in Ar menia the president did not antici pate pushing the mission of arbitra tion between the Armenians and the Turkish nationalists which he ac cepted recently at the invitation of the assembly of the league of na tions. The president is represented as desiring to wait until the iitiistinn in the franscaucasus has clarified. France to Ask Advice Of Allied Powers on German Disarmament Paris, Detf. 31. France probably will soon ask for a meeting of the allied premiers to consider the'ques lion of what action should be taken to enfovce the disarmament of Ger many. It is said in official circles that this question now is definitely before the powers, as the council of ambassadors has referred to their governments and Marshal Foch had submitted a full report on Germany's military equipment n compliance with an urgent request of the ambas sadors. x Marshal Foch discussed with Premier Leygues today his report on Germany's progress toward dis armament, in which he gave -in for mation on, Germany's failure to dis arm and dissolve the various civic guard organizations. Marshal Foch reported that Germany had been making aeronautical material and ex porting it -contrary to the treaty's prohibition.. The report gives the in formation without drawing (any con clusions. ' Rear Admiral Billings Dies. Los Angeles, Dec 31. Rear Ad miral Luther G. Billings, U. S. N., retired, died today at his home here. He was 78 years old. PP a yeai Mlmm ambiti wifiUM ream mmS every IIAlM.XL.I. ' jam Appeal From Hoover "Caught' by Amateur Wireless Operators New York. Dec 31. Amateur wireless operators over the country assisicu in aistriDutiug to tne Amer ican peopie press radio messages from Herbert Hoover, appealing for relict ot helpless children in eastern and central Europe. Powerful radio stations at New York, Detroit and Chicago and vessels at sea sent the New Year's message broadcast and amateurs belonging to the American Kadio Relay league picked it up. "Every American who has not yet taken an 'invisible guest' into his house can, with $10, put into effect a New Year s resolution that can not be broken a .resolution to save a child s life, said the message. Less than half of the $33,000,000 required by the European relief council to conduct its child-care pro gram until the next harvest is now at hand, it added. Boy Bandits Flee When Little Girl Asks About Gun Youthful Holdups Who Roh Market Almost Routed by Innocent Curiosity of Child. Two boy bandits, assuming a harsh air of banditry while Holding up the Lagman Brothers market, 1623 North Thirty-thir- street, Thursday night, were almost routed by a little child before they made awav with $50 from the cash register. While one of the bandits kept J. Lagman and Emji Hanson, butcher, "covered" with a revolver, the other went through the register. Little Margaret Witte, 3, 'daugh ter of Fred Witte, 3517 Seward street, cripple, who sells newspapers at the corner of Sixteenth and Far nam streets, was in the store with her mother. What have you got in your hand?" the little girl asked the boy bandit. "Will it shoot?" With difficulty, the pseudo-bold man kept Ins face straight until with his companion, he fled with the loot. Detectives working on the case have good descriptions of the bandits an,d expect to make arrests soon. Britain to Support French Demands for German. Disarmament By JOHN STEELE. New York Times-Chicago Tribune Cable. uopyngnt, luzu. London, Dec. 31. Following dis cussion of thexrefdsal of Germany to disband ciU; militia in Bavaria and East Prussia, the British cabinet is said to have decided to support the French demand for immediate demobilization and any steps France might think necessary to .enforce It. Lord Dabornon, the British am bassador to Berlin, and Sir Henry Wilson, chief of staff, were present at the meeting and later the German minister to England was summoned into conference with Prime Minister Lloyd George. It is understood that the cabinet expressed itself as satisfied with Germany's efforts to disband her regular troops and surrender arms, but agrees with the French alarm over continued existence of the large civilian militia forces. Chamberlain Improving. Washington, Dec. 31. Senator Chamberlain of Oregon, operated on here last Friday, was reported as showing continued improvement. At tending physicians plan to perform a second operation tomorrow, should the improvement continue 7 . yeav in wmcn tons shall ed, prosper prevail and happiness you. is the Year's Wish Thompson Bcldcn & Company 1921 Confid( Given to French Executive Head Communists Party, Formed Tours, Throws Down Gaunt let to Government, Which T. Snli1v Aonntito.l Ily The Ao.lulrcl Vrm. Paris, Dec. 31. An overwhelming vote of confidence in the g)v-rnment in connection with the Tours so cialist congress was given by the Chamber of Deputies last evening. The vote, which was 451 to 54, came after the gauntlet had been thrown down to the government bi the new communist party of France, formed at the Tours congress, and acceot- ance of the challenge on behalf of the government had been made by Minister ot tne interior Meeg. Deputy Marcel Cachin told the chamber that revolutionary efforts i by the new communist party would continue, despite any action the gov ernment might take. In reply. M., Steeg warned the revolutionary part) that any attempt atsevolution wouir be suppressed with all the means in the hands of the government. Explanation Asked. The debate aose from an inte pcllation of M. Vallta, a toyali deputy, who asked the governnier to explain why Llara etkn me ber ot the Uerman reichstag anc the executive committee of the third internationale, had been permitted I enter France and speak at the Tour congress. The discussion gradual? broadened into a debate on the gen eral policy of the government ward immigration, the permitting oj undesirables to enter trance and an lowing revolutionary propaganda foreigners and French members of the communist party to proceed un disturbed. This reference to the Tours con gress brought M. Cachin, Irader oi the extremists of the socialist parti in France for vears and nowlead of -the communist party, to tftVi speaker's tribune. His speech, how ever, seemed to be disappointing be cause of its mildness when compared with- the speeches he had made at the Tours congress. Speech Followed by Uproar. It nroved to be an eulogy of ideas of the third Internationale, on Nikolai Lenine. bolshevik premier and of Clara Zetkin. The-deputy closed by saying: "We shall take advantage of government's protective measure?! lorn? as they are extended tol When thev cease and coercion repressive measures are adopted,' f hall continue our revolutionary propaganda everywhere and at ,al'J times." Pandemonium then broke loos Many deputies jumped to their feet and reatiested Raoul Peret, president of the chamber, to have M. Cachin expelled. Shouts of shame, and "your language is dishonorable to a Frenchman," were heard. Then M. Steeg. rose to reply. , -a "Deputy Cachin," M. Steeg said "has thrown down a challenge to the government We accept it. We shall repress any attempt at revolution with al) possible means at command. I he government s energy will be equal to the audacity of M. CachinW party. Paroled German Consul Leaves for His Old Home Berkeley, Cal., Dec. 31. Franzi Bopp, former German consul gen eral here, left yesterday with young son for Germany. He paroled from the federal prisor Leavenworth, Kan., October 4 after having served two years federal sentence imposed upon viction on a chartre of viov American neutrality previous - . entrance of the United Mat " 1 the world war. The specific ,cn? was an attempt to tome rebellion in India. 7 be - to. Aclvy ftctu i audi anunufiiiies l were lnatur ot E, W, Orov. lOe. '
