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The Omaha Daily - B VOL. 60 NO.n226. tatartd iKOrCliH Mallar Mtr ''. IM. t Omaha P. 0. 0ar Act ( Hrh 3, 18,'J. OMAHA, TUESDAY, MARCH;. 8, 1921. By Mall (I yir. lnildMth tent. tll and Sua'ay, I; Daily 0t. M: tuntfay, 14 Outiltfa 4th Ztm (I ytat). Dally ami Sunday, f tlj Bally Oily, Hi: Sunday Only, It THREE CENTS EE rvi rn A. 3 mm eceDtic n PI i g h t of Bank Losers Is Pitiful Descendants' of Founder of Blair Institution . Which Failed Suffer Most; Many Practieally Destitute. Losses Total $5,000,000 Descendants of A. Castejtcr, found er of the Bunking House of Cas tettcr in Blair over 50 years ago, arc the heaviest losers by I tic failure of the bank, revealed by the disappear ance, of tF. IF. Claridge, president, and son-Tii-law of the founder. Ac cording to itatfi officials the Cas- tetter iun-iiiy will be lclt practically J destitute. ' Members of the family, "like the; other- citizens of Washington county. ! had the utmost confidence in Clar- idege, who lias becircounccted with .. the bank for ,i0 years. . T. J. McGuire of Omaha, special j assisant attorney general, stated last night after a conference with At torney General Davis that the Jos3 j in "worthless paper" may total $500,- 1 000. i . . - , i t Falsifications on Record. "Iheic were falsifications oy the bank records, which of course, are against the law," Mr. McGuire said. "This case will be handled vigorous ly. It was a one-man bank and ny one except Clarfdgc knew of any of the transactions, except clerks i who cashed checks and kept the books. He had entire charge of the investments." Mr. McGuire refused to say whether the attorney genial plan tied to commence prosecution of v Claridge, although he frankly stated "'there- ought to be."" Before leaving . Blair, Claridge turned over to his wife papers . which merely cover her investment, Mr. McGuire' said. Other stock holders and investors tire, expected to contest' her right to these secur ities'. A farewell letter left by Clar idge to his wife is causing comment among officials investigating the case. I Note to Wife. . ; One sentence read. Do. .not "for give me, I have failed as a banker as well as man." . ''' 1 Miss Grace Ballard, county attor ney of Washington county, held a long consultation yesterday with the attorney general itr Lincoln, after which Mr. Davis stated (that he had not decided on any definite-steps. He stated that he did not know whether he would prosecute and was await ing further particulars of conditions. Secretary Hart of the state de partment of trade and commerce stated that the bank was operating . under state laws and under the state guaranty law. From early rcpurts he said the loss probably would be from $.'30,000 to $300,000. The ,cxact loss, he said, would probably be de termined when he received a report j from the examiners today. j Speculation Responsible. '1'Ue responsibility for the failure and whether it was a criminal act, Mr. Hart. said, would hp shown in the report made byExamiuers A. D. Touzab'n and. E. A. Fricke. Mr. Hart stated that speculation in west ern Nebraska and Colorado land was responsible for the loss. AIL of the stock in the bank, Mr. Hart said, was owned by women ex cept that owned by Claridge and two nephews. v All of the -employes cf the bank, with the exception of the president, were women. Residents of Blair, although ' se verely shocked, have come to a re alization of the true condition of the bank affairs. Plans to refinance the ' i i n.j ' Manv ar demandinc a criminal prosecution, although others cannot forget fhe lovable qualities of the man they knew and respected and prefer less drastie action. No Trace of Man Found. No trace of Claridge has been found. Women employes the bank and relatives deny any knowledge of his whereabouts and decline to talk on the case. Most of the rela tives keep indoors all days: ' Haus Grimm, cattle feeder, who was a heavy depositor in the bank and also a heavy borrower, com- i i j . . 1 , . . , . menced today to ship his cattle to market in order to straighten out his affairs with the bank. It is said that many of his deposits have not been , entered on the books. A. D. Touzalin, who was in charge of the bank for the state, refused yesterday to allow anything to be taken from it. Patrons of the bank who had deposit boxes and sought ffrivate papers were told that noth- mg could be removed until the ex- ( animation was completed. On his return to Omaha last night, Mr. Touzalin stated that he was un able to give out any details of the banks condition which he -said was "pretty bad." He denied published 'statements credited to him. y Latest Paris Dresses Have Strange Decollete Designs Paris, March 7. Strange decollete designs are being employed in the latest Paris dresses, which are ex ' tremely low-cut behind. j, In one the only clothing above the '"vaist at the back is an enormous low fixed in the hollow of the back, above which the body is entirely undraped. Yet another original back covering is a filmy close-titting network of black lace "with two panels in it on the shoulder blades, through which openings the whte shoulders arc rc- sealed, r-- ... ' Etheltawau New York, March 7. Counsel for Ethel Barrymore, famous American actress, today confirmed reports that she had separated from her husband, Russell G. Colt. s William Nelson Cromwell, attor ney, declared that a separation agree' nient had been executed by the Colts, who now were living apart in accord ance with its terms. Miss Barry more retains the sole custody of their three children, but provision is' made for their father visiting them. Mr. Colt's companionship with the children, however, will be subject to the arrangements niTTonvenienee of their mother, and their own health and studies, as determined by her. Miss Barrymore, the statement continued, has virtually recovered from operations upon her fingers and tonsils, today .Miss Barrymore was removed from her hospital room here to a hotel. Twenty Per Cent Wage Reduction Edict of Builder S . vrr.u t i i- 4 . Will Make Io Agreement on Scales for Season Unless Unions Agree To Ac ccpt This Cut. "Twciitv per, cent reduction ,iti wages or no agreement for the com ing season, was the ultimatum de livered by F. W. Currey, crt the Building, Trades Employers' asso ciation, at a meeting of general con tractors and representatives of lb building trades" unions in the Build ers' Exchange yesterday afternoon. Harry Lawrie. architect, who pre sided at the meeting, mentioned other cities where similar reductions al ready arc in effect. He later assert ed afl general' contractors of the city were united in the opinion that a 20 per cent wage cut was necessary. , Would Make Jobs for Idle. "In the last week building mate, rial 'again has decreased in price," said Mr. Lawrie. "There are too many wen out of employment to quibble long over a salary decrease. Such a decrease should stimulatc L-uiding and make jobs for" the men now idle'." John -M. Gibb, secretary ot the Building Trades council, saidlic was about'jto propose a 10 'per cent de crease as a counter proposal, but that he "was discouraged by the attitude of the contractors." "I am sure the building trades union- will not consent to such a de crease," said Secretary Gibb. "If thi contractors want a fiwht they shall have it on that issue. Of course con ditions may warrant a 20 percent decrease in the future, but at pres ent 10 per cent is the limit." Put Up to Unions. Representatives of unions , were asked to place the 20 per cent prop osition before their members and to make report back to the w age com-iiiitt-:e as soon as possible. "We don't want any counter prop ositions. We want them to answet yes or no,"-said'Contractor Currey. osition befort their members and to per cent decrease there will be no signed agremcnts for the coming sea son on wage scales. That will result in a Somewhat chaotic condition and I trust the unions will, agree to the cut." T only hope the contractors will listen to a counter proposition," was the final comment of Secretary Gibb. Chicago Building Irades Announce Wage Reduction Chicago. March 7. A 20 per cent reduction in the wages of bricklay ers, carpenters and common laborers employed in the building industry was announced today Dy the Asso ciated Builders 'of Chicago, effective May 1. '"Union leaders announced the reduction w-ould be opposed. Secretary J)enby Lifts Ban Placed on Navy League Washington, March 7. The ban placed on the navy league by Sec retary Daniels in August, 191. fbi bidding its representatives from en tering naval stations or ships, was lifted today by secretary Denny. The restrictions were imposed by Secretary Daniels as a result of fric- . . . i . i , a . : 1 -. tion with the league and particular ly its charges that conduct of an in vestigation of a fatal explosion at the Mare Island navy yard was be ing influenced by labor circles. Lower House to Hold Nigfit Sessions Twice Every Week i Lincoln, March 7. (Special.) The lower ho'use of the state legis lature voted today to hold night ses sions 'on every Tuesday and Thurs day from, now until the end of the session in order to speed up the work and finish at an early date. ' Colombian Pact Formally Presented to the Senate Washington, Marcli 7. The Co lombian treaty was reported formally to the senate today by the foreign relations committee, but without an nouncement as to plans for its -consideration. ' N - Again First, as usual. Monday morn ing's Bee was the only Nebraska morning paper to publish photo graphs of the inauguration cere monies at Washington. 1C you wnnt to read the news when it is iv?ws you should read Tho Bee. OveArfrow Of Soviets I m mi ne nt Leniue and Trotzky Reported Terrified and Preparing to Flee According to Dis - patch Recieved. ' U. S. Deportees Leaders By the A-tROL-lated ITcm. Paris, March 7. Late dispatches from various sources confirm re- V ports that the soviet, government of Russia is lacing a siruauoii ui ex treme gravity, and is struggling I against a veritable revolutionary movement. Russian ,holshevik forces have been driven out of Oranienbaum, a town on the southern shore of the Gulf of Finland, 19 miles west of I Petrograd, by' naval units from I Kronstadt, savs a dispatch from Vi- borg. i Warships have gone up the Neva i rivcr aiui landcd contingents ofsail- I ors in Petrograd, where part of a i garrison has joined the revolution i aries. The rest of the garrison is j declared to have retreated toward Gatchina, 30 miles southwest, where Leon J rotzky, minister of war, and the bolsheviki high command have headquarters. . ; v ' Trotzky May Flee. Soviet ' leaders -are terrified, and Nikolai Lcnine. bolshevik'. premier, and M. Trotzky are prepah)g for flight, says a Reval dispatch to the Matin. nti-Bolshevik Leader An tonoff. at the head of 50,000 armed peasants, is declared to be in con trol of the governments of Voronezh and Tambov, in southern Russia, and it is said that this fact makes it impossible to revictual the north ern sections of the country. Former Americans Leaders. Washington, March 7. Workmen who recently., returned to Russia from the United States have become leaders in the, anti-bolshevik revolt, State department advices said today. A summary of the reports as is sued at the department says the revo lutionists are in control of the fort ress of Kronstadt, the majority erf' the other forts, the Baltic fleet, most of Petrograd anil most, of the points of military advantage fear there. Continuing the summary said: "The chief, of the naval commis sary, M. Kalanin, and the chairman of the all-Russian central 'executive committee are held at Kronstadt by the revolutionists as hostages. Revo itionists" are also said to be in con trol of the railroad ' out of Petro grad. ' "Strikes by laborers, of Petrograd ha increased in number and vio lence and crowds are ,reportcd to be congregating in the streets in defi ance ofjthe SQvic.mjlitary orders, j Jn other parts Kussia disaf fection by soviet troops is increas ing. Uprising of peasants and work men are in progress and the com munist leaders in Kief and Kharkov are reported to have demanded from Moscow 500,000 troops whose loy alty could not be questioned to de fend these cities." Iowa . Physician is Rushed to Bedside of x Princess' Anastasia Athens, March 7 Sevcfi physicians I attending Princess Anastasia. wife of Prince Christopher, and formerly Mrs. W. B. Leeds of New York, who has been dangerously ill. were pre pared today for a consultation re garding an operation. Dr. A. R. Hoover of Muscatine, la., who arrived last evening after a record-breaking trip from Constanti nople, immediately examined the princess. He declared later her con dition was grave, but that he "was hopeful. .' Dr. Hoover had only two hours' notice to come to Athens. He was attending the daughter of the former khediVe of Egypt when he was jiaiwl ed a wifeless -pleading with -him to come to Athens. He "embarked on the passenger steamer Rouinama, and the captain, learning that the Ameri can princess was seriously ill, pushed the steamer at maximum speed. The entire 360 milesto Pireaus was cov ered in -23 hours, or 13 hours less than usual. , Four Inured When Autos Collide on D. L. D. Highway Geneva, Neb., March 7. (Special Telegram.) Mrs. Sam Dewey of Fairmont sustained body bruises and cuts about her face, and three other occupants or. inc car snc was anv ing were-injured in a collision with a machine driven by a young farmer named' Hyatt on the D. L. D. high way two miles west of . Fairmont. vThe Dewey party was on its w-ay home trom a bunday school conven tion, at Grafton. Bright headlights on the Hyatt car arc said to have been responsible for the, accident. Political Baltic iu Rome : : Results in Four Deaths Rome, March 7. Four persons (.were killed, a dozen wounded and ZOO hundred, arrested as the result of a clash between communists and fascisti, or extreme- nationalists in Casale Monfcrrato, says the Tempo today. i The fascisti, w ho were holding a patriotic demonstration, were fired at from a labor office and,-rcturned eception Last Night Opens Market Week Merchants throughout the trade ttrritory adjacent to . Omaha made merry at the reception given them at the Chamber of Commerce last night. There were vaudeville acts, sing ers and jazz orchestra. W. A. Ellis, assistant commissioner of the Cham-i ber of Commerce, who was in chajge of the entertainment, had a special Hook for all speakers who "talked more than five minutes. After the program the merchants and their wives toddled a few meas ures. The reception 1 opened the annual Market Week program. n l t c 1 ! Balloon school Removal Several Months Distant Officials at War Department Say no ChangcUntil New Secretary is Familiar Situation. By E. C. SNYDER. Washington Correspondent Omaha Be. Washington. D. C, March 7. JSpecial Telegram.) Army officers connected with the. Omaha balloon school, who are expecting immediate orders to remove their belongings to Scott Field, 111., may as well post pone tjjeif preparations for. several months at least. A new administration is at the helm and until Secretary Weeks be comes acquainted with all that was contemplated in the order to move Ihe school to Belleville, according fi officials at the War department, mat ters will be held in abeyance. . Congressman Jefferis took up thw question of the removal of the Fort Omaha balloon school with Major Van Xostrand of the air service, who very frankly said that it had been intended to remove the school to a more advantageous location, but congressional influence had been ex erted and, as a result, the orders for the removal had not been issued. Now that a new administration had come into the War department, It would be expected to pass- on the recommendations made by the chiet of the air service, looking to the cen tralization of the remaining schools for observation purposes, he said. M-ajdY "Van Xostrand. who is very fond of Omaha, said: "All orders with reference to Fort Omaha arc temporarily suspended. It will be several months, in my opin ion, before anything affirmatively Is done -with reference to the removal of officers of that post." Southern Railroad Preparing to Bring In Strikebreakers Atlanta, Ga., March 7. With ap proximately 1.500 employes on strike and with every train idle. H. L. Bugg, receiver of the Atlanta, Bir mingham & Atlantic railroad, an nounced arrangements were being made in an orderly manner to em ploy new men and resume schedules. Mr. Bugg declared that "at no time have the employes or their union representatives met the issues squarely or suggested the possibility of negotiating a more acceptable basis of reduction than that pro posed." X A meeting of 16 of the brother hoods and unions representing the strikers, was held here today to formulate plans for the conduct of the strike. Receiver Bugg said that the same procedure would be followed in em ploying men as under normal con ditions. Some train schedules will be resumed this week, he added. Big Barn Destroyed By Fire at Tekamah Tckamah, Neb., March 7. (Spe cial.) Fire -completely destroyed the 4arge barn of Henry Schroed er In the west part of Tekamah. The fire was discovered at, 1:30 in the morning and gained such head way before firemen reached the barn that it was useless to try to save it. The loss is estimated at several hundred 'dollars. One team owned by Mr. Schrocder i was burned and also about 40 tons ; of bailed hay and 125 bushels of i mm TIip nricrin nfc flip firp tc at tributed to spontaneous Combustion. The horses and the barn were cover ed by insurance. Ra;i Brotherhood Officer Calls on Secretary Davis Washington. March 7. W. L, McMenimcn, deputy president of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen and a member of the railway adjust ment board, called on Secretary of Labor Davis today, being the first representative of organized labor to greet the new secretary. - , "I am more optimistic since m'eet- i inu the secretary over the prospects ojt close relations btween the Depart ment of Labor and organized labor than I was before," Mr. McMeni- men' said. '.'I merely called to pay my respects. Will Pi6cuss Wages - , St. Louis. ' March 7. Officials of the Missouri Pacific railroad today announced thev would meet reore- scntaties of their unskilled laborers Wood Named for State Mission To Phiiipninesi . V, ....... X i V . -!. President Harding Nanif s Army Man to Study Condi tions Regarding Inde pendence in Islands. i Washington. Marcli 7. Maj. Gen. Leonard Wood has been detailed at ! the request of President Harding l .u. Tt.:i:..: ti-..j. .l i r?ak.: a.studx j?f c?nditions there m ine ngin or l niuppinc aspirations iui independence. The missiqjt was for mally intrusted to General Wood at a conference today between him and the president, at which Secretary ot War Weeks also was present. It was decided that such a plan would be preferable to Mr. Harding's original plan to make the genera governor ol the islands. In making the original offer of tin. Philippine governorship to General Wood, Mr. Harding is understood to have been moved primarily by a desire to obtain full information about the details of Philippine con ditions. It is believed that General Wood himself made the suggestion that he could conduct the inouiry more effectively by retaining his rank in the army than by leaving it to accept a civil appointment as gov ernor. Today's decision was announced by Secretary Weeks, who issued this statement, at the W'hrte House aftci leaving the conference room: 1 "The president is not unmindful of the change of policy recommended jby his predecessor in dealing with tne rnuippmes. ne is anxious m sei tle definitely, our policy and has asked General Wood, because of hs extended experience there, to go to the islands and report conditions as he may find them. High Prices Feature at Opening of Leipsic Fair By The Associated l'reM. Leipsic, Germany, March 7. The "Leipsic fair was opened today with 15,000 exhibitors and 100,000 visitors, more than 'hajf of whom w.ere buy-, ers representing 25 countries. There was about 100 American buyers. The Americans bougttf chiefly toys and novelties. Prices on fabrics, porcelains and many othrr, staple products were i quoted so high in dollars, as com pared with the prices in marks, that only extremely novel offerings tempt- ed the Americans. Unskilled Labor Wages-. Cut on Southern Pacific San Francisco, March 7. A re duction in the wages of common or unskilled laborers throughout its sys tem, e'ffective April- 16. was an nounced here today by the Southern Pacific company. The minimum will range from 30 cents an hour in the southern division tai;;gomewhat high er rates in other zones. U. S. . Wins Case. Washington, March 7. The gov ernment today von its appeal to the supreme court for a retrial of the case against the Diamond Coal and Coke company .to obtain the cance lation of 18 patents to coal lands nl- One Way Out - - - Costa Rica Will Obey Demands of Ammcan Note VJ Withdrawal of Troops From Disputed Territory Ordered, Stale Department is - Informed. Washington, Marcli 7. Orders nave been issueu ny tne i.osia mean government for .immediate with drawal of its forces from, the dis puted ierritQj3rJcyond the Sixola river and for no further advance by its forces on 'the Pacific side of the Panama-Costa Rican boundary. Dr. Octavio Becche,. Costa Rican min ister here, tonight informed the State department. " The information.' which was im parted in a note handed to the State department by Dr. Becche, acting on instructions from the Costa Rican secretary of state for foreign affairs, was interpreted here as meeting the demands of the United States as em bodied in ta .note dispatched to the Central American republic last Sat urday by Secretary Hughes. No reply " so far as could be learned tonight had been received by the State department from Panama to whom Secretary Hughes "Sent a note identical vith that transmitted to Costa Rica. . ""- , , ; The Costa Rican government in its reply alo pledged itself to respect, the boundary line fixed between its territory , and that "' of Panama, by Chief Justice White of 'the L'nited States supreme cbtirt. ; Man Sentenced for Assault on Teacher I Beatrice, Nebt, March -7. (Spc j cial.) Lawrence Choquette. found guilty by a. jury in the district court I at Marysville, Kan., of brutally as saulting itiss -Aatnerinc Keitcr, a school teacher, at her school near Marysville. January 17, 'was . sen tenced to 25 years in the penitentiary. Choquette is au ex-service man and appeared in court wearing hi uniform, which caused much unfav. orable comment among American Legion members His victim has not recovered from her injuries, but was able to testify by the use ofs stimu lants. Choquctte's defense was that his memory lapsed, and that he . could not remember what had hap- 1 1 pened Clara Smith Hamon Trial Will Not La6t More Than Week Oklahoma City. Okla., March 7. Declaring that the trial of Clara Smith Hamon, charged with the murder in connection with the death of Jake L. Hamon, willrot . last more than a week. S. P. Freeling, attorney-general, announced today he will leave tomorrow for Ardmore to take charge of the prosecution. The trial begins March 10. Aviators Killed in Fall Louisville." Kv.. March 7. Lieut. JT. Lawsort, 24, of Hartford. Conn., and Private Joseph Read, 21, of Nor wood, N. J., were dashed to death at Canif Knox today when an armv i airplane 'which failed to right itself i j Seluths Capture r Store Burglars IriGuii'Battle Pipkin Operatives Trail Roh bers After Burglary at Arapahoe, Neb., to Point Southwest of Town. Arapahoe. Neb,. March 7. (Spe cial.) Burglars battered down the front door of the general storesot Joseph Einstein here Saturday night and escaped with $350 worth of mer chandise. Einstein is a member of the Pip kin Detective Agency Protective as sociation of Omaha -and notified U. S. Jessup-, Pipkin operative at Ox ford, Neb., of the burglary. Jessup and his gang of ruhber heeled gumshoe artists strapped their shootin' arms to their jeans early Sunday morning and took the trail which led from the Einstein store.- Sight Quarry. As the sleuths followed the tracks, of the burglars the scent grew stronger and stronger, and three miles south and three miles cast of Arapahoe they sighted their quarry. t Flourishing their revolvers, the sleuths surrounded the burglars and began' -the old Indian trick of cir- clinir in on them. But the burglars, too, were armed and ready for business. j A gun battle ensued. , Bullets flew thick and fast six of j 'cm in all and the bold bad men of the Einstein. , robbery .were made captive. - N6 sleuth and no -, burglar wa wounded. " : c , And when the smoke of battle cleared away the wary sleuths were seen leading their captives, triumph antly to Beaver City, where they were turned over into the waiting arm's of Sheriff Collins. Most of the loot, merchandise worth $350,' was recovered. Juarez Chief to Shave Heads of Pickpockets El Paso, Te.. March 7.-5 an additional "punishment, and so the public will know them. Chief of Po lice Eduardo Revila of Juarez today ordered the heads of all pickpockets shaved when they arc released from prison. - - . r i r Declares l-,oal '-mPan declares iri n t ri 150 Per Cent Dividend New York, March 7. The Lehigh and Wilkesbarre Coal company to day declared a special cash dividend of 150 per cent on its $9,210,000 6tock outstanding. ' . - The Weather Forecast. Tuesday Unsettled and colder; possibly snow. Hourly Temperatures. ft a. m. a. tn. s I p. m... p. m . . . II p. m . . . 4 p.in . . . A p. in . . 0 p. m . . . ..41 I M . 3 7 a. m. ...8ft ... . , .S . . .40 ..4.1 1 a. iu. 9 a. in. 10 a, m. It a. m. 11 noon. i ll ..is i i ...40 P. .A 8 p. m Milpim' nullilin. t'rotfi't sh'.pmirnu lurm ihe ium ; i ; killed todav i'i the comtnittre of the in SG liours from U'mpe,''urt'j fllo "'.,,, u - , i. , i ... .... u ..... - u . - . ... north, ta.t nnd t, o degrf f "UtH ! ".ll0.,c ,n 'J , '' fB hl "' C ' X01" 0 dtirees. j Ot CO to 0 " . . Occupation Of Factory Cities Begun Freeh, British ami Belgian Troops to Carry Out Orders" (riven in Advance. Negotiations Broken Off London, Marcli 7. -Negotiations over the German indemnity were broken today; action comes tomor row with the march of French, British and Belgian forces into Ger many and occupation of a large sec tion of her richest manufacturing country. - Even now the allied troops are moving, for a late Berlin dis patch says French troops who will occupy Duesscldorf have advanced to within six miles of that city. The allies' ultimatum was dis closed apparently with reluctance by t he British premier. The French do not appear regretful, while the Ger mans left Lancaster house plainly depressed, to take their train for home tomorrow. Order Troops to Move. Two long sittings offthe confer ence thrcihed out the final break before Marshal Foch and Field Marshal Wilson wtote telegrams or , dering commanders at the front to execute orders already given. Dr. Simons, German foreign secretary, presented an alternate plan, whereby. Germany agreed to pay annuities for the first five years Remanded in the Paris plan, and also the equivalent of . the proposed 12 per cent tax on exports, but clung to the conditions for the retention of upper Silisia and freedom of German trade. Mr. Lloyd George, delivering judg for the- retention of upper Silesia ment for the allies, said they deeply deplored the necessity of the de cision, while Dr. Simons clung to the contention that the Paris de mands were impossible of fulfillment. The allies regarded the German course as strategy for delay, and the latest plan as one whereby the treaty would have to be reconsid ered and debated after five years, favorable position. Dr. Simotis was denied' further time in which to con sult the German cabinet. France Furnishing Men France will furnish the bulk of the forces now marching into Ger many. Great Britain's contribution in men will be only large enough to show her solidarity with the allies, who wait with the deepest interest for any sign from Washington of the American government's attitude. The general feeling in England appears to be one of relief, without enthusiasm. The premier explained the position in the house of commons tonight in a speech, in which there was no note ' of jn dilation. Most iiiumi newspapers nave laKen me line that the most important point involved was that the allies should stand together while the French press have voiced its fears that Lloyd George might desert France. All recognized that if M. Briaud re turned to Paris bearing the burdens of a concession to Germany his premiership was doomed. French Well Pleased. Paris. March 7. (By the Asso ciated Press.) Decision of the Lon don conference to impose penalties on Germany was received with deep satisfaction in French official circles, where it always has been contended sooner or later force would be neces sary to bring Germany to a proper aw reunion oi ner position, Belief was expressed by officials that the allies will have a better chance tor collecting the indemnitv trom Germany with armies well within German territory than they would have through long legotia tions. jii ouiciai circles the action taken today was regarded as vindication of the French point of view. It was slatrrl iPrn.l. y-.f ,'.:-1 . -1 , oinudi always nao asserted that too much talk and too little action would serve only to stiffen hc backs of the Germans. It was contended by officials that a dis play of force was the onlv thin which wouki convince Germanv ; that the allies were determined to ! collect a just indenTnitv. Blue Sweetpea Is Named After New First Lady of Land New York. March 7. A gendar mic blue sweetpea. to be exhibited in the eighth internationar flower show, which opens here next Mon day, has been named "Mrs. Warren Harding." The floweY's color is similar tn that for which Mrs. Harding showed prcterence when selecting gowns here some weeks ago and which va named "Harding Blue." Nominations for Fletcher And Roosevelt Presented Washington. March 7. domina tions of Henry P. Fletcher eft Penn sylvania to be under secretary of state; Theodore Roosevelt of New York, tc be assistaut secretary of the navv snrt P T"l Roll nf l,..- k assistant secretary of agriculture, were sent' to the senate today by t rcsiaent riaroing. Farm Credit Bill Killed Lincoln. March 7. (Special.) The Lynn farm credit bill, patterned aftcr the South Dakota plan, was the fire, forcinc the communists to here March 8 to discuss "adjustment llcged to have been obtained through iuring a uilspin fell nearly 3.000 i surrender, . J at 4 Thursday afternoon., 1 fraud, I icct. - i . : : - . -: . -v ' ; : -