- .
Two American
Seamen Held Up
; By Jap Sentries
. '
New Incident at Vladivostok
Adds to the Complications
Caused by Killing of Lieu
tenant Langdon.
m
thltaae tfrlbuae-Oanaha Bp LraMd Wire.
: Washington, Jan. 18.- Two
' American uniformed men have fcccti
held up in Vladiovokstok by Japa
nese sentries sfllice the killing by i
Japancaeaoldicr of Lieut. Warren J.
Langdon before the Japanee Jicad
quarter in that city on1 January 8, it
was learned today. " The report
states that two seamen, presumably
irom the U. S. cruiser Albany, were
ordered a.shore to search for the re
volve worn by Lieutenant Langdon
and that they were challenged and
held by Japanese soldiers until thev
were identified. It is not known
whether the revolver was recovered
by the Americans.
There is reason to believe that tht
State department, in its note to the
Tokio government, excepted strong
lyjto the Japanese practice of holding
up American uniformed men in
Vladivokstpk. The Japanese foreiRr.
office has not yet replied to the ,
American note, ' which has been
called a protest, but it is thought
there will be a prompt answer, al
though the. Tokio authorities may be
obliged to refer the American note
to the war office and the general
staff for thajr views on certain of its
phases. . v
v ft la also entisiilf red t6gible that
the State department will forward a
second note before receis-inj; a reply
to the. protest already dispatched in
view of the Interference by . tapa
nese soldiers with American seamen
since the fatal shooting of Lieutenant
Langdon. The State department gave
Ant 4trtUmP nvirai rArfHiri fAfle
"'corning details of the shooting.
Mayor Scored for
Standi in Election
Alliance Executive Says He
Will Take No Action on
Legality of Proceeding.
Alliance, Neb., 'Jan. 18. (Special
Telegram.) A 6torm of criticism
has arisen against Mayor A. D.
Rddgers, following his announce
ment that he will take no action to
determine whether or not recent
city manager election was legal. Al
though the mayor and most of the
councilmen were bitterly opposed to
the city manager plan, the issue
carried by a good majority.
It was then brought to light that
notice of the election had been pub
lished only 21 days, instead of 30
days, called for by city ordinance.
The mistake was due to an -error of
Mrs. Grace Kennedy, city clerk, who
i$ an appointee of Mayof" Rodgers
and who claims she forgot to have
the notice published .he full 30
: days. , ' i
Althdugh Cit" Attorney Metz and
a number 6f other attorneys have
announced their opinions that the
election was legal under state law,
the mayor has declared it up to the
supporters of the city manager plan
to prove that it was legal before he
will call a primary election for the
nomination of members for the new
! city Manager board as provided for
by state snttute. Supporters of th!
" plan have announced that mandamus
proceedings will be started to force
At- - - a A if iU A!awr aid1.
xnc mayor 10 tun mc iwt
IVU III uai.aaa
"WickeaRitwns'
Sisteir-in-Law After
Court Proceedings
Alliance. Neb., Jan. 18. (Special.)
A fist ght between two sisters-in-law,
in which one rff the participants
few "hors re combat" on the side
wllk in front of the court house,
served as a dramatic climax to a
hearing in county court, in which
one of the younger women was the
complainant against her own mother
in guardianship proceedings.
The two compainante were Mrs.
Tom Briggs and Mrs. Dave Briggs,
'the latter a daughter of Mrs. Julia
-Higgins.' 74, for whom her daughter
hid sought to have a guardian ap-
fusal to .appoint a guardian, Mrs.
Dave Briggs niadi a remark which
displeased her sister-in-law, where
upon the latter let fly V a wicked
right which caught the , victim on
the point of the chin, sending mt
down in a heap on the sidewalk. The-husbands-of
the two women then
sprongat each other, but a bystand
er stepped between them and kept
them apart. v
Gage County Farni Bureau,
Begins Membership Drive
Beatrice, Neb.,v Jan. 18. (Special
Telegram.) The Gage county farm
bureau launched its drive for 1,500
members.. Township captains and
aides were appointed at a meeting
which waa- addressed by Louis P.
Skinner, university farm extension
expert, and . J. A. Crawford of the
Kansas membership drWe. An ef
fort will be made -to enlist every
farmer who 6pti not belong to the
bureau.' - - , -
Retail Lumbermen Oppose
i Dutv oA Canadian Goods
Washington, Jan. io. tveiau lum
ber dealers urged the house ways and
means committee today u auow
- lumber to continue to come m from
rnrf tree of dutv. They declared
a duty on lumber, such as is sought
by some American manufacturers,
will further increase building cost
ana rftara nousing chvu'c. -
: - Poultry Show Opens.'
' -UnUrnre: Neb.. Jan. 18. (Specia.)
The 1921 Nebraska State Poultry
'show haa opened here. The number
of entries fn this exhibition is large
and indications pbint to the "most
successful ahow ever neia Dy tne as-
sociation.
To Curt Cold in One Day
T.k. nrovir'i LAX ATI VB BROMO Ol'l
NINE Mbli-t. Th ini.ln baara lh
utflttur of B W. Orovt.. 30c Adv.
ii m a m m an m w r mm i rvi m l i
I : l
,f diii ips I iiillL mm
if y - 4 'Am
1 1 A1 II
The fashionable maid in
est from that fash'en Center of the
of the new evjnmg gowni are worn
ucifucu m !i.vw jtntKu sr."" 10
supporter for nvlady's stoclrings. The yovrg lady shown in the photo
is displaying one -of the new jeweled -garter. It consists of an elastic
string cf-f earls With a diamond set buckle and finished with a fall of
small pearls.v " . . .
Report of banks
i Sliows Orgy (A
Spending Over
'
Comptroller of Currency Says
Inflation of Credit and Loans
Is Yar Less Tban Pop-
ularly Supposed.
-.;. v
Washington, Jan. 18. Inflation of
credit and loaus has been far less
since the end of the war -than is
popularly supnosed, Ctfihotroller of
Currency Williams declared last
night in a statement, analyzing the
statements of the conditions of the
rational banks on November 13, as
compared with March 4, 1919, four
months after the armistice.
"Some of the criticism as to the
alleged financial inflation V hardly
justified," he said, in referring to the
condition of national banks. "The
prudent management of mosl of our
bankers has been a healthy and. re
straining influence to the prgyf
extravagance and speculation hicht
raged during the 18-month period
succeeding the armistice." t
Loan Increase Small. '
Loans and discounts of all nation
al banks on March 4, J9l9, he ex
plained, plu9 government'- securities
owned, but exclusive of bonds held
to secure circulation, totaled $12,694.
050,000, as compared with $13,749,
926,000 on November IS. This was
an increase.'he 'declared, in loan and
rtliscounts and United States securities
of only $1,055,876,000 or less than 9
per cent. He added that it should, be
taken into consideration that during
that time,, the government sold $4,
500.000,000 -of Victory - notes and
'bonds, the majority thfough the na
tional banks, - 1
The total resources of all national
banks last November 15, according
to the reports of ihe call on that
date, amounted to $22,081, OuO.000, an
increase since September 8 of $196,-
433,000V but a reduction as compared,
ttmU?m yeaf
ago of $363,079 000. x
Dsposits Show Increase.
Deposits' November 15, totaled
$16,961,702000, an increase since
September of $209,746,000, but a re
duction since a-year ago of $506,
151,000. Loans and discounts on
November 15 aggregated $12,31t
514,000, a shrinkage since Septem
ber of $104,248,000, but an increase
over the corresponding call of tin-
previous year of $75l,272)00.
Comparing alt deposits 01 l.ovcm
ber 15 with March - 4, 1919. the
comptroller said the conspicuous in
creases are shown in the great in
dustrial districts of the cast and on
the Pacific coast and in Texas.
The total increase in deposits m
national banks between March' 4,
1919. and November 15 was $1,661,.
895,000 or approximately 11 per
cent. ' ' :t .- . f - v
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Convention of Firemen
Opens Sessions at York
York, Neb,. "'Jan. 18. (Special
Telegram.) The State Volunteer
Fireman's convention convened in
this city today, Delegates to the
number 01750 had registered at 7
this evening, representing 56 towns.
Ord - and Gothenburg delegations
each brought a band. Three hun
dred more delegates and two bands
will reach here at 8.
The first session was called to
order at 7:30. Address ofrwelcomc
was by Rev. Mr. Weber, and whs
responded to by President Robert
Lewis. The first business session
will be held Wednesday morning. ,
Birthday Celebration
Costs Youth $50 Fine
"Alliance, Neb., Jan. . 18. (Special
Telegram.) A birthday celebratiou.
inspired by an overdose of home
brew and accompanied by the excite
ment of watching a basket ball game
at the high school, landed Gladstone
Spencer, 20, of Alliance in the county
jail and cost him a fine of $50 ind
costs in 'county court. Although he
I. as bue one hand, he fought desper
ately with Superintendent Pate and
viciously attacked severay others who
were standing by. He was arrested
by bherm Miller and kept over night
in- tne county jail. tie is a lormer
l'igh school boy. . .
Bee'Want Ads Are Best Business '
Getters. . 'r . 1
d ieweled carters, the lat
world. Owing to the fact tt)t many
witr.out corsets, a jeweler of rans .
" eu 01 , a usuiy wiuiareu
Omaha Sjlan Admits
Part in Killing of
Two Rail Sleuths
Slaying Occurred Monday
, Daring $9,000 Holdup
Murderer Captured in
Raid oh BoardingJIouse.
" Toledo O., Jan. IK The details
of the killing here Monday of Tlwo
railroad detectives during a $9,000
holdup were .disclosed today by the
confession of Edward Foley, 20,
claiming Omaha, Neb., as his 4hdme.
He told the police he was m the
party that killed A L.' Long and
Louis Schrtfedcr.
He said he had been in Toledo only
three weeks and was captured when
detectives raided a railroad mcn's
boardyig house a few hours after
the killing. In his confession, police
say, Foley told how the loot was di
vided in the apartment of the sweeW
heart of Royce C. Richardson, a ne
gro, who is implicated b Foley's
confession and who, the police say,
has been positively identified as one
of the bandits. . '
Omaha police officials were with
out any information . regarding
the alleged confession of Edward Fo
ley, who gave Omaha as his home
during a questioning by Toledo po
lice. No Edward Foley appears on
the records at Central police station.
Nebraska Man Among r
Injured in Ohio Wreck
Greenville, O., Jan. 18. Twenty
two persons were injured, two or
three seriously, "-when a fast New
York-St. -JLouis passenger train Oil
e Pennsylvania railroad jumped a
thr quarter of a mi e eas
f 1 .nere ana crasnea uuo a irejRni
Th& coactrd engin.-p.sW
the gwitch buf rc,llainin(r -seven
Voaches left the rails, demolishing
the freight engine and three freight
cars and. tearing -p 50u"fect of track.
Among the injured was, Daniel
Mahoncy of" Falls City, Neb., left
leR bady hurt. . .
Hot Battle Waging Over
City Manager Election
Norfolk. Neb.. Jan. 18. (Special
Teleg-am.) Thirty-four hundred
voters are registered here for the
city manager 'election which, will
take place next Saturday. The reg
istration books are closed and the
city is now in the throes of a heavy
campaign. The opposition held a
big meeting Sunday and a woman s'
meetfnsr was held todav. Sneakers
ld;or both sides are to present their
cases. An organized effort is being
made on both sides to get the voters
to' the polls. i
Ohrejon Issues Call for
Special Meet of Congress
Mexico, Jan. 18. A call for a
special session of the Mexican con
gress beginning February 7, was is
sued last night by ; President
Obregon. Among the projects to be
considered are the new banking law.
article 27 of the constitution, which
governs petroleum deposits, a new
labor law, army re-construction and
international commerce. 1
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Quit Pan-America
Federation JVIeet
Gompers. Preceding Re-Klec-
tioi Takes Floor and
Answers His
: Critics.
Mexico City, Jan. 13. (By The
i Associated Press .) American dele
gates to the congress of the Pan
American Federation of Labor will
leave Mexico City tonight regard
less of whether the congress com;
j'letes its work-at-today's session'
Samuel Gompers, leader of the Anier-
' ican representativfs, made an an
nouncement to this effect at the close
of yesterday's session and it is prob
able the congress will arte nipt to
clear awav the 18 resolutions still
1 awaiting disposition. ' .
- Yesterday's session created the
firpt real .excitement of the congress
and there -were many tense moments
when it appeared the Spanish-speaking
delegates were about to oust Mr.
Gompers from the leadership of the
federation. They coupled their attack
upon him with bitter criticism on the
foreign policy of the United States
government, Guatemala, Colombia,
Salvador and San Domingo threat
ening withdrawal.
Gompers Take Floor. ,
So. vehement became his opponents
that the veteran labor leader called
Treasurer James Lord to take the
chair and answereijfhis critics from
the floor. He concluded his address
bv declining the nomination for the
presidency of the federation. This
action on the part of Mr. Gompers
iisd been preceded bv similar wkli-
idrjjij 5y John r, f rey, secretary,
a:;d Mr. Lord, trfasurer, both of
whom had been "placed in nomina
tion by Lt I n-Amcrican .representa
tives. . .!' , ' '
The moment after Mr: Gompers
left the floor Luis Morones, a Mexi
can, . whose candidacy had . been
pressed by the Guatemalan delega
tion, withdrew from the - contest.
Mr, Gompers then was again placed
in nomination by Daniel J. Tobin,
and on motion by Mr. Lord, he was
elected unanimously, one delegate
from Salvador, Guatemala and Mex
ico, each casting a dissenting vote
against the motion. Canuto Vargas
was elected secretary of the Spanish I
section, and Chester N. Wright, sec-
retary of the English division . and
Mr. Lord was re-elected treasurer. I
Guatemala City was chosen the next !
meeting place. . , . j
Early Settler Dies;, I
y Orice Barely Escaped ; ;
Massacre by Indians
Nebraska City, Neb.. Jan... 18.
(Special.) Mrs". FranTT" Thomas:
mother of Frank Thomas, mayor of j 1
She had been a resident of the state j
for the past 58 years, the first s)i
of which wdre spent on a ranch in i
the central part of the state. , !
She was . born in Philadelphia in !
1846 and in the spring of 1862.vwith ;
her husband, came to Nebraska and
located On a' ranch in Dawson coun
ty. The Plum Creek Indian mas
sacre took place within a mile of the
Thomas ranch but Mrs. Thomas,
who had learnedof the intended raid,
had been taken to Fort Kearney
with the other women of the com
munity for safety.
She came to Nebraska uty m iouo .
where the husband died 23 years ago.
She is survived by three sons, Frank ,
Thomasj George M. Thomas, Free
Thomas, and a daughter, Mrs. j
Charles Hebard, all residents of this
community. -
Temporary Dormitory ' , .
v nstalled in Prison Shop
; Lincoln, Jan. 18. A fempotary
domi'tory is being installed in one of j
the shops of the Nebraska state
penitentiary to provide sleep'ng j
quarters for the overflow population !
of the institution. Warden W. T.
Fen ton announced tonight. ihe
temporary dormitory will contain
05 beds.
iThe combinatmn ! -J
of mealiness, rnild ' 3
r saltiness," crisp- i
ness, and full- Jg
wheatflavormakes mEZ
PREMIUM SODA
CRACKERS
appropriate for
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NATIONAL BISCUIT
COMPANY
During Bowen's Lower
Price Furniture Sale
All Furniture Uphol
irtery, ' Draperies and
Rugs, included in this.
Sale of Unparalleled
Values. This is an event
of great importance to
those needing or, con
templating furniture pur
chases, owing to the un
usual reductions offered
anrl th anriAririr mmlitv
both in desiirn and manu- i
facture of the furniture
stocked by this company.
Advertisement
III Wind That Blows
IN
Somebody Good Saves
a- Ruilding Fjom Fire
ittJeigh X. t. Jan. !8.--Th ill
'"wind that liiows !oif.;i'ody good
I sometimes evn bluws up r.t; elevator
I Frank French, watd.maiyfcH into! Attorney for Mrs. K'Cte Ac
ta comlortable snooze while' reading ' , '
i a newspaper. Fire started at the hot- rilsHHt of Slaying Jncob Deil
lorn of the elevator shaft beside . mr.n r. o. r
which Frank slept and licked upward !
until it ignited the newspaper. The i
burning newspaper, ginged Frank'sj
linger)!, woke linn up and no, was just
able to escape belorc. his exit was
cut off by the fire. -
Collision of Trucks
Ends Flight of Boy
From Kearney School
" - -
Collision of trucks robbed Cliailie
Charvat, 15. 5247 South Twcftty
second street, of ,hls chance to es
cape from the Kearney Industrial
schobl Sunday night. :
Feeding the.-cr or-the outside,
ypuiiK Charvat trudged into the town
of Kearney. He hopped a truck and
started south.
The truck 'collided with another
and Charlie's escape v.as detected. A
chase throughs the principal streets
followed arid lie eluded his pursuers
only to walk into the arms of a
policeman as was about to board
a train to Omaha. ,. - .- '
Charlie is back in the institution
again.- V , 1 '
Live Stock .Brings High ,
Prices Near Lodge Pole
Lodge PoL-, Neb., Jan. ,18. (Soe-i
cial.) Despite adverse financial con
ditions, there arc an unusually large
number of sales in this locality and
stock, qa)peciaUv horses, is selling at
good prices whh. over 50 per cent of
the settlements in cash. Unsatisfac
tory wheat prices have tended to dis
courage the extensive use of trac
tors for the coming season and to
create a demand for horrs.
A', Neckwear Sale
.Organdy collars, iseparately or with cuffs, net'
4 and lace cottars that are exceptionally dajnty
and a number of organdy and net vests, malce
up the more frbolous selection. Tailored col
lars and collars with cuffs of crisp white pique.
$3.75 values
$4.00 values
; $7.00 values
$7.75 ,values
?13.7o values
Wed nesday Clea ra n ce
Sales of Infants' Wear
Sacques ami wraps for
everyday and dress-up oc
casions, of cashmere or
crepe de chine with hard
work arid satin ribbons to
trim them. : . y.
"-$3.50 values,
$4.25 values,
- $525 values,
$2f) values,,
V ft-- -
2.69.
$2f98.
$3.29.
$14.49.
Warm flannel skirts that
are beautifully hand-em-
broidered. M
$3.50 skirts, $2.69. ;
$4.50 Skirts; $2.98.
- $5.00 skirts, $3.19,
7
Wednesday's Linen Sale
Decorative, Linens that have be
come soiled are now Half Price
Cluny and Venetian lace pieces, Mosaic and
" , Madeira work and Madeira and lace luncheon
y sets are all selling for half Pfice. -
Linen' Hdck r .
Toweling
$1.25 (15-in.) $1.00 yard:
$1.35 (18-in.) $1.10 yard.
$1.75 (22-in.) $1.50 yard.'
White X-inen,
Scarfing ;
s..
S1.50 (18-in.) $1.25 yard.
$1.75 (20-in.) $1.50 yard.
$2.00 (20-in.) $1.75 yard.
; Odd and Soiled Table Cloths
x dnd Napkins Are Now Selling
at Still Greater Reductions.
Woman's Defense
To Murder Charge,
General Denial
Hj u?nY a,ory .
Snanisli Slavrr of Man
SpaillMl ataycr 01 man.
Los Angeles, Cat. Jan. 18. An
oitline of the defense of Mrs. Louise
L. Peete of Denver, whose trial on
the charge of having murdered Ja
cob Charles Denton, wealth min
ing promoter, will begin here
i Wednesday, was made public yes
j terday by William T. Aggeler, acting
: public defender. "
! Mr-. Aggrlcr repudiated a state-
' Illicit 3ttrilmfr.fi tr Mrs lV,tf It:
tlie prosecution that Denton was
kiled by a Spanish woman and
a man friend of the latter after
Denton had shot the woman in the
shoulder. .
"Mrs. I'eete knows nothing of this
version" declared Mr. Aggeler.
Will peny Report.
"In court w shall disclaim any
knowledge of it. A Spanish womaii
may figure in the case, but ' Mrs
Peeve positively knows nothing of
her having been shot by nor of her
having shot Denton.
"We would, like to see the prose
cutiontry to prove Mrs. Peete made
such a statement.
s'Our defense is this: Mrs. Peete
knows nothing yof the killing. She
knvxfas nothing about this alleged
statement concerning th$. Spanish
woman. She is absolutefy innocent.
We shall fight thdm on facts at every
turn.
Robbery Motive Charged.
It was charged by the prosecution
that Mrs. Peete, who was either a
housekeeper or a tenant at the resi
dence of Denton, of which she is
said to have declared she had been
trying to negotiate a lease, had been
Wednesday, $2.00
.00
.00.
Wednesday, $2
Wednesday, $3.50.
Wednesday, $4.50.
Wednesday, $8.00.
North Aila Main Floor
Dainty dresses) tulips,
" skirts and gowns, all sewn
, by hand.
$4.25
$5.C0
garments,
garments,
garments,
garments,
$2.98,
$3.19.
$4.69.
$5.69.
6.00
S8.25
C".50 garments, $6.79.
I -- S
,hite blankets, for crib
"orbed," that have become
a bit soiled v
150 blankets, $2.98
Tiese savings are doublfyim
orlartt when quality is con-.
idered.
Infant' Wear Second Floor
.
-t
Fine Brown
.Art Linen
$1.7i (36-in.) $1.00 yard:
$2.00 (36-in.) $1.50 yard.
$2.50 (45-in.) $1.75 yard.
$2.75 (54-in.) $2.00 yard.
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Hemmed Kitchen -Towels
Reduced
40c towels, 29c each.
30c towels, 19c each.
ordered to leave, and in a tit of rage
had killed Denton.. v
There was also, representatives, of
the prosecution asserted, "the mo
tive of robbery." '
The state contends that Mrs. Peete
profited through Denton's death by
acquiring $750 in cash, a 'diamond,
an automobile and temporary pos
session of a fine residence. (
Cause of Root Rot
Found bv Chemists
i
Information Recently Obtain
ed Is Most Important pf
Years. ;
Des MoiiWs, In.. Jan. IS. Dis
covery of chemists of the United
States Department of Agriculture of
the underlying cause of the de
structive corn disease. ' root rot."
will enable com nmdtirinir States
increase their crops probably 10 per
cent. E.'IV Meredith, secehary of
the department said today in telling
of the discovery.
The information recently obtained
is considered among tne more im
portant agricultural discoveries of
recent years, he said.
One of the effecu of the disease,
Mr. .Meredith said, has been to
make "rheumatic and weak" the
early matured grain, chosen- unwit
tingly by growers for seed. The
stalks-, are what are known as
"rheumatic" and mature early. Tlwy
have been insufficiently nourished,
arid the weakness of the parent stalk
is passed on injtie seed.
Com "rheumatism" caunotbe de
tected in the cured ear, it is said,
but careful examination of germi
nated seed used for .testing will dis
close indications of root rot.
Commissioners Organize.
Oshkoslf. Neb., Jan.18. (Special.)
The board of county commission
ers was organized with William L.
Law as chairman. This, is the fourth
year, that Mr. Law has served as
chairman of the board. "
, v New Blouses
Crepe de Chines in the Vivid
Shades" That Herald Springtime
Tomato, canary, azure, lemon and others less
extraordinary, of course, such as flesh and
wiite, are the colors that make these blouses
so bewitching. The styles you must see to ap
preciate, for the becomingness of a collar and
the artfulness of a sleeverare things utterly in
describable. Thfy Are All Ready for Your
Viewing in the Store for Blouse '
" Third Floor
Splendid Safe
of Wool Hose
Women's wool hosiery,
our entire selection for
merly priced to $4.25,
Wednesday
$2 a pair
s
Boy' wool half hose
with fancy roll tops;
$3 and $3.50 qualitietr
$2.50 a pair,
ContaryAUU Main Floor
$8.50 Comforters
- Wednesday $5.98
Aledhim weight blankets
epvered with a good qual
ity of silkoline ill attrac
tive shades and patterns,
are large size and won
derfully fine for $5,98
each.
Second Floor '
Stamping
to Order
Our spring line of embroi
dery patterns arrived the
other day, so that we are
well prepared to take or
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Naval Proposal
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Former Premier Declares Idea
Is Intended to Help America
Rather Than to Promote s
Peace of World.
Ily Tha Aiwni-latiM I'rrKh.
Tokio, Jan. 18. American pro
posals that Japan, Great Britain and
the United States Vtake a naval
holiday" is eloquent proof that
despite the fabulous riches of Amer
ica, it wishes to curtail national ex
penditures and therefore the pro
posals are intended more to help
America than to contribute to the
pt:acc of the world said M. Okutna,
TOrmer Japanese premier, in an in-
10 i torvicw here
touav. lie assencu
America should first consult Great
j llritain relative to the suggested
j suspension ot naval program
i unly wnen
, agreement has
been reached," he
added, "can Japan be in a position to
consider this proposition. Japans
liaval program is now at the min
imum necessary."
Charges that it appears that the
American government is giving th'
incident arising out of the death" of
Naval I.t. Langdon at Vladivostok'
undue importance, is made by the
Kokuniin Shiiubun.
' "If, as believed," the newspaper
continued, "America goes as far as
to bring up Japan's basic" policy in
Siberia, including the question of the
evacuation of that country by Japa
nese troops, it is likely to result in
serious discussions between the two
governments. Moreover the discus
sion would' cause a dispute between
the Japanese foreign office and tUc
military authorities here."
Ambassador to Germany
'Berlin. Tan. 18. Eki Hioki, recent
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Germany, arrived today. '
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