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Payment of j
BritjliDebt
Postponed
Negotiations for Refund
American Loan Expected to
Be Delayed Until After In-
Delayei
auguration of Harding.
England Seeking Terms!
By ARTHUR SEARS HENNING.
lilmgu Trlbunr-Omiiliii lira I.-um-U M ir.
Washington, Jan. 22. Postpone
ment until the advent of .the'1 Hard
ing administration of the further
negotiations of the refunding of the
American government loan to Great
Jlritain is cxpdetcd to be one .of
tlie result of the conference in
London which British Ambassador
tieddes departed so suddenly to at
tend, coincitlentallv with the can
cellation of Lord- Chalmers' journey
to this country to discuss tlie matter
with the i Wilson administration.
.The refunding of the $4,000,000.
000 loaii to England into definite
long terin bonds, including unpaid
interest on the principal, is only one
d(f numerous matters on which- it
will be necessary tor the two gov
ernments to reach an understanding
aiym early
date,
England is seeking favorable
terms in the refunding of the loat).
America wants more favorable treat
ment of American oil interests in
Mesopotamia. Mr. Harding wants J
England to consent to the revision
oi the Ilay-Pauncefotc treaty, so as '
to permit the exemption of Amcr2'
icarj ships from the payment of,j
Panama canal tolls, and has saiu he
thinks lie. sees a way of achieving
this cud. .'. ' . '
Negotiations Pave. Way.
'he loan negotiations with Great
Britain will pave, the way for rc
fundiug all the . loans to the allies,
which now aggregate with unpaid
interest' close to $12,000,000,000. The
total of all foreign obligations to
the United States at this time is
placed at, $19,000,000,000. inclusive of
the loans to the, allies. ' r
Government everts have been
studying the , whole , problem of
Europe's obligations to this country
and the possibilities- of., eventual
settlement without disastrous eco
namic and social reaction upon
America. j . r' j
.Consideration of. the problem lias
involved the issue of German repara
tions ;hk1 that nation's powers of
rehabilitation and payment. Even
French statesmen arc less optimis
lic today about Germany's capacity
to meet tier" obligations than Ihcy
n ere when th$ tefmSi yrr, written
into the peace treaty", 'One oT the
fallacies which was a factor in esti
mating Germany's, potential econom
ic strength was the. proposition that
for "some years before the war -began,
Germany was expending annual
ly $400,000,000 on armaments. The
argument was that Germany would
be able to conserve this item of her
prewar budget and turn it into the
reparations.
Market Lacking
However, the buying' capacity of
the world befufjf August, 1914, was
equal to the agricultural and indus
trial output of the world,' and it is
pointed - out that should Germany
manufacture and sell the amount of
goods that would enable her to put
that $400,000,000 into reparation, she
must 1ike away from England,
France, United States and other coun
tries, just that amount of business.
The United States, it said, also can
produce more commodities than it is
putting out, but its output is equal
to the demand for its goods, regu
lated by the capacity of other coun
tries to pay for them.
The whols world is dislocated and
economic processes completely up
set, government .experts assert, and
whatever plan, is agreed upon for
the settlement of Europe's debts to
the L'nited States ought to be so de
vised as to avoid real dangers to
this country. In any event, it is held
by some of .the advisers closest to
the president that America is likely
to suffer from receiving payment, al
though it is not suggested that the
debts be cancelled or reduced.
Nine Lobbyists in
Lincoln Register
Lincoln, Jan. 22. (Special.) S'inc
have registered with the secretary
of state as lobbyists, under the 1907
lobby law. They arc: ,
Railroads Byron Clark and Wy
nier Dressier, both of Omaha.
Roads and Revenue A. V. Har
ris, Nemaha City; C A. Holm'quist,
Wa'nsa. ' .
Railroad Brotherhoods H. Ford,
Falls City. .
Omaha Electric TJorltf Bill and
Similar Measure E. C. Clcmiuson
Omaha. -
School and Rural J. O. Shroyer,
Itumboldt.
Sanitation, J. B. Coningham,
i.-
'Everything Good' W. T. Thomp- !
so:t, Lincoln. '
Four Men and Three Women
Held in $23,000 Robbery
New York, Jan. 22. Four men
nd three yomen were arrested here
enrly today charged with the theft
of jewelry, cash and Liberty bonds
valued at approximately $25,000
from a jewelry store in Patcrson, N.
J., vesterday.
Search of the apartment, the police
snid. revealed 38 diamond rings con
cealed behind a radiator.
' Snow in Los Angeles
I 4i,ctpIh!. laiw 22. Snow fell
in the Hollywood and Elysian Park
sections of Los Angeles today tor
the first time in several years. The
tops of street cars returning to the
downjown districts from Hollywood
were white with it. Snow ilso tell
iti Long Beach, a suburb, for the
first time in the memory of the old
est inhabitant
Mm Asks Arrest
For Stealing Horses
Denver, Jan. 22. S. H. Alexander,
25, walked up to the desk sergeant
at police headquarters today and
asked that he be lodged in iail for
a theft of several horses in Marion,
O., two years ago. He asserted he
jumped a $2,000 bond at that time.
rearing arret continually, his ex-
f thepoliie.
I pi t k
! VjliargeS AgaiUSt
Shipping Board
Denied l)V Piez!
Former Director General Says
Statements of Inefficiency
Made in Report of Martin
Gillen Arc False.
llv The Ansoilutod I'rcaa.
Washington, Jan. 22. Claims that
the report of Martin J. Gillen to the
committee was wrong in all vital
questions were made today in a state
ment submitted to the select commit
tee on United States shipping board
operations by Charles Piez, former
director general of United States
shipping hoard emergency fleet cor
poration. Mr. Piez claims that 'Statements in
Mr. Gillen's repqrt do not square
with 'the facts in .a single vital case
in which he indulged in criticism
concerning the division of construc
tion; tiat Mr. Gillen's statement that
there was interference between man
agement and trustees in placing of
contracts iswhotlyaintrue; that Mr.
Gillen is guilty of gross ' misstate
ment of facts regarding the fleet cor
porations' '$250,000,000 mortgages
and securities and that Mr. Gillen's
statement of lack of an accounting
system is wholly wrong.'
Mr, Fiez's statement further, claims
tnat -Mr. Gillen s report regarding
the fleet corporation's check against
authorizations, and approprations is
absolutely wrong; that his statement
on control and, imprest fund has no
foundation in fact and that the de
structive effect of Mr. Gillen's testi
mony has impaired, public interest in
the establishment of an American
ruerchaut marine, and practically de
stroyed the market for -shipping, se
curities. Built for Necessity.
Mr. Piez's statement -says that
ships were built to meet the necessi
ties of war. not to establish a mer
chant marine; that the emergency
fleet; corporation delivered -479 ships
before the armistice; thnt' the task
was to build ships faster than sub
marines could sink Jtlieni and that the
building of ships was conducted in, a
systematic and business-like wanner.
-Mr. Piez contends they had to
build 4VCwlcii:.sljip,, knowing theyj
would nc scrappeu wntii tumuuuiia
returned to normal, E. N. Hurley.
Bainbridge. Colby and himself re
quested Charles. M. Schwab t6 join
the organization, and that Gen.
Gcorjp .W. Goethals inaugurated the
accoiintiiyg system. ;
Mr. Piez says that he -suggested
in December, 1917. that no further
contracts for wooden ships be 1?J,
but the -board of trustees was
obliged to keep on building when
pressure for anything that would
float became so intense' in the carlyJ
spring of 1918. The claim says that
there was not avoice in or out of
congress that was raised in protest
against a continuation of the woqd
cn ship building program.
Should Junk Ships. -'Wooden
ships represent a legiti
mate war expense, according to1 the
statement which. adds: They should
be junked and the cost written off.
This nation cannot expect ta realize
a salvage of 100 per cent on war
construction. We must recognize
that ships became shop, worn when
held too long." ,
The statement says there was
some payroll padding, some petty
dishonesty, bu no more than there
would be in -yards under private
controU
British Monopolizing
Trade With Russians,
Senator France Says
Washington, Jan. 22. Senator
France, republican, .Maryland,
charged in- the senate that the Ameri
can government was being influenced
by the British government not to
trade with Russia, and that meantime
British. firms were monopolizing the
Russian market.,
The senator's statement was in re
ply to remarks of Senator King,
democrat, Utah, with regard to trade
with Russia and, it precipitated a
general debate- on bolshcvism and
communism.
.."While we deport Martens, the
trade representative of Russia."
Senator France said, the British
agents confer with Russian emissar
ies and have trade contracts already
prepared for their signatures."
.He asserted that "bolshevism and
communism do not exist in Russia,"
adding that they had given away to
tne ,
mcnt
more sound tncorics oi guciu-
Woman Puts Basket on
Doorstep for Babies;
Gets Four in One Week
- Dallas, Tex., Jan. 22. A week ago
Mr M. 1 Leonard placed a basket
hined with downy blankets on her
doorstep and announced tnrougn
local newspapers that the ,basket
would be kept there to receive
homeless and unwanted babies. This
morning she took from the basket a
10-pound boy, the fourth baby to
find a haven there this week.
"I don't know where they come
from, and I do not want to know,"
Mrs. Leonard said. "But I do know
that from now on they will be well
taken care of and that they will go
into good homes where they will be
appreciated."
Mrs. Leonard said that she intends
to continue leaving the basket on
the doorstep. - --
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Temptation
Too Geat
Fok jlor
nister
bery
Says Partner
e ema'ns Faithful
By J. L. JENKINS.
( lili'Harii Trlhiiiii-Onitthn Bee iXuhctl Wire
Mount' Vernon. 111., Jan. 22 The
F'rce Methodist exiiorter and sworn
enemy of evil to mail bandit ex
traordinary, looter of $212,000 in
United States registered funds and
Lima ,ii',n:ttiilotf nf. lti ill.cnttpil
fortune, was unfolded step by stepj
today by Guy Kvle. f i
I. -in lit on A hwraurA fmm more
hsgard
than a week of .sleepless nights and
the conscience of a religious fanatic
gone hopelessly wrong, the one
time preacher came from his cell
to make his first complete confes
sion, acknowledge . his complete
guilt and throw himself on the mercy
of the law. While the cornered
i,!iclnr ' Hnhurrlpllfrt ht.Q inilld. hlS
wifA tV.r vpar a leader in the ret
ligious community, sat ' dry-eyedl
rocking his 4-months-ola baoy m tts
1 1 . CI.. iim-.t. In rlpcprf
his husband, but urged the authori
ties to ' go to the , -bottom- of the
mail robbery. -'..
"He has told me of lus guilt,
she said, "and I will iot.shield him
in anv way. I knew nothing of the
money until he , was arrested. If
i had known, I would rather have
taken the place of my wash-woman,
rather than to use 1 cents of stolen
goods. .We wil be waiting for him
when he comes from the peniten
tiary and perhaps we can start all
over again then." ' ,
Ispectors Check Loot.
Postal inspectors, under command of
Ray W. Hitchcock, made a- rniai
check on the recovered money. They
fcuiid a cash total of $188,184.36. Sev
eral hundred dollars in cash spent
by Kyle, andhe remainder of the
loot in negotiable bonds, said to
haye been destroyed by him, alone
remain unaccounted for. - The in
spectors 'listened to Kyle's complete
confesison in which he accued Loren
Williamson, 28, his partner, with the
actual iheft and plans for disposing
of the money, but refused to accept
the charge. .
Williamson 'turned up the loot m
the first place and has not been ar
rested. He, -wiH be the government's
l,i( u-itiifK: iii the coniini? trial, lie
ttertw !t w Ui pVrt r" .clwrjr
are ridiculous, tiiat -ne can prove jie j
was in bed at the time of the rob
bery and expected Kyle to accuse
him. ' '.'',.'
; Temptation Too Great, i
"I am guilty of all they charge,"
saidKy!e. "1' can only say that the
temptation to steal was too great
when the opportunity came, and I
fell. I knew nothing about the
money until 1 p. m. of the day it
was stolen. Then my partner walk
ed, into the office carrying a gunny
sack. He s.tepped behind a tier rack
and opened the sack, disclosing a
mail bag. This he ripped vith his
knife. " '
"'Here is the money.' he said. 'If
no one saw me carrying the other
sack to our automobile warehouse
on the north side, the whole thing
is a success.'
"I, could think of nothing then but
hiding the money. I knew I was
wrung to hide it, but I 'was afraid
of my own hands. J took the pack
' (Tin to lire Two, Column Three.)'
Obregon Will Urge
Payment of Damages
To American Firms
.Mexico City, Jan. 22. Recom
mendation that the Mexican govern
ment pay indemnities for damages
sustained by individuals and com
panies during revolutionary periods
in this country will be made to the
Mexican .congress by President
Obregon.
.General Obregon said that person
ally, he did riot believe titer govern
ment .should be obliged to pay these
indemnities, adding:
"Revolutions are merely processes
of evolution toward progress." He
added, however, that . as Mexican
laws already enacted favored such
payments, he felt bound to submit a
recommendation to that effect.
Among the questions considered
by tlvc president and a legal commis
sion was the federal attitude toward
gambling. President Obregori took
a decided stand against gambling,
but declared himself in favor of a
liberal attitude toward other sports,
such a bull-fighting. . '
Confidence Man Killed
By Kansas City Officer
Kansas City, Mo., Jan. 22. Er
nest Sinclair of Atlanta, Ga., was
shot and killed by a detective after
the officer had arrested Sinclair and
his companion, who gave his name
as Harry Campbell and claimed to
be a showman of Texas.
While the detective was calling
for a patrol wagon, Sinclair ran.
Campbell told police Sinclair was a
confidence man . who had been
swindling people in dollar-matching
games.
Burglars Get $7,000 in Gold
From Salt Lake City Firm
Salt Lake City. Jan. 22. Thieves
entering the premises of the West
ern Loan association by use of a
passkey here today secured $7,000 in
gold and $500 in currency. The safe
was opened shortly after 7 o'clock,
at which hour the ime lock was set,
according to the police. The rob
bery was discovered by a bookkeep
er, who reached the office at 8:10
o'clock.
I Fur .&k..sI Mi
Tefifjol
j.uuii . i ui t
"Framed" Theft.
Protection for Farm
Products Is Urged
Ct)ir Triliiinf-Oinalm Be I.ased Wlrr.
Washington. Jan. 22 Protection
for agricultural products to aid the
farmers in meetinvr the problem of in
creased costs of production, was
asked by witnesaes in the ireneral
tariff revision hearings before the
house ways - and ' means committee.
The needs of agriculture a a whole
were- presented by Gray Silver, on
behalf of the American Farm Bu
reau federation, and T. C Atkeson
for the National Grange. Other wit
nesses dealt with numerous commo
dities such as lemons, onions, pota- i
toes, peanuts, mushrooms, peas and y
beans. 1 I
Mr. Silver in appealing for grea-i
ter protection tor agricultural pro
ducts, declared that the drift of oopu
latiou from rural communities to
urban centers nukes it necessarv that
greater attention, be paicT to the pro-:
ducts of the farm.
Miss Louise Boeke
To Testify at Trial
Of Dr.' H. S. Kent
Alleged r Mother of "Cistern
Twins' Called - for Second
Appearance of Doc Before
Jury Monday.
"Dr." II. S. Kent will face a jury
in District Judge Troup's court to-morrow
morning for his second trial
on a charge of attempting to, kill
two newly-born babies" who were
found in an abandoned cistern back
of a store at Thirty-third and Cali
fornia' streets, the evening of Sat
urday. Tulv 24. The jury in his first
trial," last November, was unable to-
agree on a verdict.
Thirty-eight witnesses have been
summoned to testify for the state at
the, trial opening tomorrow. The
state has much new evidence. The
defense also claims . to have found
new evidence.
, "Doc" Kent, central figure in the
case, is an odd character. He is 61
years old but, in spite of an iron
grey moustache and beard he looks
younger. He is a man of studious
habits, a sort of homely philosopher.
Girl is Summoned.
He has been in the county jail
ever since he was arrested, July 25.
His behavior has . been exemplary
end he has long been a "trusty."
' Detectives who worked on the
case sav that Louise Boekev 25,
daughter of Mrs. Helen Boeke, 041
California street, admitted that she
i the mother of the twins. Detec
tives said iZcut, was the father,, -v.Mm,
Boeke did not "testify: at the
first trat. She has been summoned
by the state as a witness in the com
ing trial. " ' -
Babes Rescued. '
Kent owned ' half interest in a
small candy store at Thirty-third
and California streets, Mrs. Boeke
owning the other half. He roomed
at the Boeke home. .
The waits of the tiuy babes in the
well, attracted the attention of some
children at play, The first babe
rescued from the cistern was a boy,
wrapped in muslin and newspapers
and placed, ..head down, m aJ
bucket, i he second babe, found two
hours later, was a girl lying in a
basket, swathed in muslin and news
papers. ' ' '
Taken to Hospital
The infants were taken to' the
Methodisf hospital, w-here they are
today, in splendid " health. They
have been named Jimmie Wells and
Betty Wells, in remembrance of the
place where they were found.
Kent's bond was first fixed at
$20,000, then reduced to $15,000 and
finally cut to $10,000. gut he was
unable to raise even the smaller
sum. v
Miss Boeke has insisted that she
did not remember giving birth to
any babies. And Kent decjared that
he had nothing to doiwitli bringing
the babes into the world or with
trying to murder them. i .
Judge Munger to Hear
hml rare Arguments
Lincoln. Jan. . 22. (Special.)
Judge T. C. Munger in federal court
here announced that he would hear
final arguments on the findings' of
the two referees in the injunction
proceedings, brought by the Rock
Island and the Missouri Pacific
against Nebraska's two-cents fare
law. ;
In the Missouri Pacific case, Spe
cial Master J. H. Gaines of Omaha,
held the 2-cent fare invalid. In the;
Rock Island case Special Master
John H. Stout found that the law ;
was constitutional.
Briefs Ynust be filed in the case'
by April 15, and arguments will
then be taken up immediately
Commerce Commission Test
Case Up in Supreme Court
Washington, Jam 22. A test case
involving authority of the Inter
state Commerce commission to su
pervise railway rates within a state
as well as fjctween states reached
the supreme court from Wisconsin.
Counsel for the state railway coni
mission filed an appeal from an in
junction granted the Chicago, Bur-1
lington & Quincy railroad, which j
would restrain the state commission
frcjm interfering with the filing of
new tariff, schedules, authorized by
tlip fprlprat rnirm-.tssinti. Advance
ment of argument to expedite a finan
decision will be asked.
Frisco 'Gangster Sentenced ,
, To 50 Years for Assault
San Francisco, Jan. 22. Allen
McDonald, .convicted of attacking
Miss Jessie Montgomery of Reno, in
company with other gangsters, was
sentenced in superior court to serve
from one to 50 years in prison on
one indictment and not less than
five vcars on another. The jury in
the first trial failed to agree.
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Hoover Accepts
Offers of Corn
For Relief Work
Farm- Bureau Federation. No
tifies Farmers of Favorable
Action On Request to
Contribute Grains.
Chicago, Jan. 22. The recent of
fer of the farmers of the middle west
to contribute surplus corn for the
relief of the starving millions of
European and Chinese public has
been accepted by the Hoover com
mission and similar organizations,
according to messages today from
the New York offices of the Ameri
can Farm Bureau federation.'through
which the stocks were offered.
J. R. Howard, president of the
federation, advised1 that the federa
tion committee expressed the belief
that funds for transporting the sup
poenies could beaised without diffi
culty. ' 1 . '
"Let us market our surplus in re
lief and take our pay in good will"
is the slogan adopted by the farm
federation in its drive for the hold
ing stocks of farmers.
R. D. Henkle, general secretary
of the American cqmmittee for the
China fund, has written President
Howard that a cargo of 6,000 tons
can be transported from Tacoma in
the latfpr nart of February and ex
presses hope that the stocks maybe
. 1 11. . .4 1 A.
vanaoie at final mitr.
Boy Wounded in Leg '
- Says He Is Victim of
Accidental Shooting
Victor Lopez, 16, Mexican, living
at 903J4 Capitol avenue is in the
St. Joseph hospital with a bullet in
his left leg as the result of a shot
fired at his home early last night.
Lopez says Mike Martinez, an
other Mexican, shot him accidentally
while cleaning a revolver. He said
that Martinez became frcg1tc"7
after Lopez was wounded and fled.
Lopez was attended by Police Sur
geon Johnson and removed to the
hospital. Police arc looking for
Martinez. v
WHERE TO FIND
Features in
The Sunday Bee
Growth of Omaha's Community
Centers Part 4, Page 1.
Over 1.000 Miles a Second, by
Prof. William F. Rigge Part 4,
Page 8.
"Jawbone Shimmy" Loses Caste
as Omaha Salesgirls Probe Psychol
ogy and Personal Magnetism Part
4, Page 2.
Photos of Omaha Youngsters
Starring as Community Center En
tertainers Rotogravure Section.
Married Life of Helen and War
renPart 4, Page 8.
Heart Secrets of a Fortune Teller
Part 4, Page 8.
Montague in Prose Part 4,
Page 2.
Gibson Cartoon Part 4, Page 8.
Letters of a Home-made Father
to His Son Part 1, Page 7.
First Children's Church Part 1,
Pate 14.
High Time!
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Here's Offer of
$25 for One Photo
Bee Contest Gives Amateur
' Photographers Change at ,
v.i.:.. J ?n p:c
iftJV 111 M. lldtC.
.What do you think of $25 as pay
for a few minutes' work.
"Just one good pltotograph you
have filmed ' may , "bring home the
bacon" to you. if you'll submit the
picture in The Bee's amateur photog
raphers', contest.
Along with the cash reward goes
the title of premier amateur photog
rapher of Nebraska and Iowa
Three competent judges will pass
on all photos submitted and pick the
three best ones.
Conditions of Contest. .
Here arc the conditions of the
contest:
Pictures must be taken "some
where in Nebraska or Iowa" by
Nebraska tand Iowa amateur
photographers. Pictures taken
either before or after the open
ing of -the contest are eligible.
There are. no restrictions re
garding th; subject ntetteri of
the photographs.
There is- no restriction on size
of pictures eligible to entry in ,
the contest. , '
; Prize-winning' pictures to be
published in The Sunday Bee
rotogravure section.
All pictures submitted to be-1
come property of The Bee,
with the condition due credit be
given to the photographer for
all pictures published.
The Bee asks permission to
use the original negatives of
prize-winning pictures for pur
; poses of enlargements.
First prize to be $25; second
prize $15; third prize $10.
Prizes to be awarded by a
board of three judges, composed
of two professional photog
raphers and the editor of The
Bee rotogravure.
. Pictures to reach contest
editor by February 19.
Name and address of con
testant to be on i back of each
picture submitted.-
Department Commander Is
Guest of Crawford Legion
Crawford, Neb., Jan. 22. (Special
Teleyram.) Department , Command
er Robert G. Simmons was the guest
of honor at a banquet given by
Arch Callern post,' American Legion,
in celebration of a successful dive
for members. Over 50 new members
were enrolled by two teams. The
losing team banqueted the winners.
The hall was beautifully decorated in
patriotic colors and a four-course
dinner served. The commander
briefly discussed the work accom
plished by the legion and plans for
the futiire.
Prohibition Enforcement
Agent Killed in Gun Fight
Florence. Ala.. Jan. 22. Don
Stephenson of Sheffield, prohibition
enforcement officer, was killed, two
other members of thcforce were se
riously wounded and three are miss
ing as a result of -a battle 'with
moonshiners on the Tennessee river
in CoJbett county. Onk of the
wounded men is expected to die. De
tails are lacking.
The Ijiat t ut
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Our All-I.cathfr Vrata ....175
Nbw Army bhlrtu , J aj
Flrnt. Oradn Army nia.nka.ta.... 14.21
Scott-Omaha lent, 15th and Howard. Adv
Police Secure
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Loniession ot
Box Gar Thieve
Suitcase Containing 10,000
. Cigarets Taken From Men
Captured Aiter Excit
ing Chase.
Two men, .who later confessed to
robbing box cars at Missouri VaU
ley, la., were captured by Detect
tives Trapp and Munch yesterday
afternoon at Sixteenth and Cali
fornia streets, after an exciting
chase.
The men, being questioned by the
detectives concerning . the contents
of two suitcases they were carrying,
dropped the bags, and broke into a
run. ,
Both detectives gave chase, cap
tured them in a little more than a
block, and returned for the suit
cases. At Central police headquarters,
the men gave their names as1 Eu
gene. Casey of Sioux City and Frink
Hogan of Decatur, 111. '
Their bags were searched anI 10,
000 cigarets revealed.
While being questioned concern
ing the possession of so many
cigarets, the men made a confession
of having broken into a box car in
the railroad yards at Missouri Val
ley, la., last Thursday night and
stolen merchandise.
Detectives Trapp and Munch left
at once to search the rooms of the
two men in the hope of recovering
several thousand dollars' worth of
loot.
The men are being held pending
word from the sheriff at the Iowa
town. .
Advertising Clubs !
Planning to Enlarge
Scope of Activities
, StN Louis, Jan. 22. Recommen
dations for enlarging the scope of
the Associated Advertising Clubs of
the Woria, in promoting instruction
in practical advertising were en
dorsed at a conference of the nation
al commission of the organization.
The report of the educational com
mittee advocated that the different
departments comprising the Associa
ted Advertising Clubs, prepare data
on their particular lines of work that
will be suitable for educational pur
poses and can be made available for
students of advertising .
The commission1 adopted a plan
calling for two, days of general ses-
fions and two departmental at the
linual convention of the Associated
Advertising Clubs in Atlanta. June
12-1 S. It was decided to hold the next
meeting of the commission in At
lantic City about April 1,
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"Hands Off
In Russia
Wilson Says
President Thinks Questions
Raised by Red Coup Cannot
Be Solved by Outside v
Military Action.
Others Urged to Stay Out
Hy The A'aorlalnl I'reaa,
Washington, Jan. 22 A "public
and solemn" engagement among the
great powers, not to violate or to
permit the violation, of the territor
ial integrity-of Russia," is regarded
by President Wilson a$ the sine qua
lion of. an attempt at the pacification
of Armenia and other spates bor
dering on the former empire. His
views arc given in a note trans
mitted to Paul Hymans, president oi
the league of nations assembly, by
Acting Secretary of Slate Davis,
made public tonight.
The 'distressful situation" of
Armenia", invaded by both the Turk
ish nationalists and Soviets, is only
one detail of the Russian problem,
the president says, and. fie urges his
conviction that it 'is only by a gen
eral and comprehensive treatment
of the' problem, "only by full co
operation pf the principal powois"
that a hopeful approach to Ce paci
fication and independence of Ar
menia can be found.",
' Against Invasion.
The president says he has never '
believed that the problems raised by
the bolshevik coup could be solved
by outside military actions and he
expresses the hope that the tragical
events on the Polish front and in the
Crimea have convinced the world
that armed invasion is not the w-ay
to bring peace to Russia, a
Mr. W'ilson ndd that these events
have only strengthened his convic
tion that the Russian' revolution
must be developed tb a satisfactory
conclusion by the 'Russians, with
such help as may be voluntarily re
ceived. The problem, he says, is one of re
lations between centrl Russia and
surrounding smaller national groups.
Bitter and mutual distrust, he states,
is the cause of the unrest and insta
bility along the border; the strug
gling new nationalities are afraid to
disarm and rcturnjo peace, brcausc
they distrust the bolshcviki, while the
Soviets contend that they are afraid
to demobilize, fearing new attacks.,
"Pressing Challenge."
Mr. Wilson expresses the opinion
that the preseflt offers a "peculiarly
pressing challenge" to aufattrmpt at
general pacification on . the Russian
borders along the lines oi a clear
distinction between offense and de
fense.' , : .
"Such, an attempt -seems to the
president to be the only logical de
velopment of the request to mediate
in the Armenian conflict; it is
obvious that these small struggling
border states will not attack great
Russia unless encouraged by promise
of , support from the stronger
powers,"' tlje note says. ' ;
The president suggests a "public
and solemn" declaration among the
powers to refrain from extending
such aid, declaring that in this way
responsibility for any new war on the
Russian border would be "clearly
placed." '
"If the principal powers represent
ee! on the council of the league," Mr.
Wilson concludes, "find themselves
in accord w'ith the president and will
assure him of their moral and diplo
matic support, he will insttuct his
personal representative. Mr. Mor
genthatK to proceed on his mission."
Minister Will Halt
Sermon, If Necessary,
, To Act as Fire Chief
Lincoln. Jan. 22. (Special.) Rev.
Walter C. Rundin, chief of tho
volunteer tire department and pastor
of the consolidated churches of
Mitchell, Neb., visited at the offices
of State Fire Warden Hartford and
Governor McKelvie.
State Fire Inspector Harry Haus
er is authority for the assertion that
the pastor will halt his sermon at
any point t put out a fire.
Rev. Mr. Rundin has been chap
lain of the Nebraska Volunteer Fire
men's association for many years,
and attended the annual convention
in York the past week.
He remained over Sunday in east
ern Nebraska, in order to occupy a
pulpit in York on that day.
Fund to Build Hospitals
For War Veterans Favored
Washington, Jan. 22. An appropriation-
of $15,000,000 for six new
hospitals for war veterans is fa
vored by the house public buildings
committee,' Chauinan Langtey said.
It is planned to. increase the $10.
000,000 ita)m for' five hospitals, al
ready reported, he said. Part of the
fund would go to convert existing
buildings at Fort Walla Walla anil
Vancouver "Barracks, Washington,
and Fort McKenzie.'Wyo.
Sale of Wine of Pepsin
Prohibited Under Dry Act
La Crosse, Wis., Jan. 22. Sale of
wine of pepsin, known as a medi
cine, for beverage purposes is a vio
lation of the prohibition law, Fed
eral Judge K. M. Landis ruled. Louis
Wodzynki was found guilty on
charges of selling the wine which
the government alleged contained
2.? per cent of alcohol. ,v
Texas Abolishes Pardon Board
Austin, Tex., Jan. 22. Gov. Pat
M. Neff abolished the board of par
don advisers and asked for the resig
nation of the members. He also an
nounced that applications for place
on that board, were useless and none
would be considered.
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