The Omaha Daily :B
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A viyittTYi Roil-W. W.ChieftainSaid
7 AUHTo Have mped Bond'
Jvept Ready
For Action
Geiifr.nl Pershing Placed a:
Heml of Skeletonized Or
ganization With Super
vision Of All Forces.
Plans Cover Wide Scope
3y ARTHUR SEARS HENNING.
.nicaga iTiounc-uman lira tuta n vt.
Washington, April 21. "In the
vent of another waf I want it to
5c possible to issue -an order that
iiill put the army on" the move or.
in hour's notice." ; .
Thus spoke Secretary of War
vVceka in announcing the decision
if the president to place General
Pershing in charge of plans of great
v tiagnitudc for the war organization
jf the army.
General Pershing will be appointed
- head of a skeletonized general head
quarters of the army which will
, ha, ve supervision of all organization
si -the land force.saand national re
sources to achieve , complete pre
paredness for war. .
In the event of war. General Per
shing or his successor after his re
tirement would become' automatical
ly -the commander of the army. In
tine of peace thechief of staff will
remain the military head of the army.
It is not unlikely that General Har
bord, lo-was GencrSl. Pershing's
chief ot staff in France, will succeed
General March- as chief of staff of
the army. - ' . . . .
Keep Constantly Ready.
"We are going to have a skelton
ixed general headquarters established
in the' War department." said Sec
retary Weeks. "Its purpose will be
to keep us instantly prepared for
active military operations. The de
tails will be given out later, but
General Pershing will be the head of
the activity. Details of the plan are
difficult to arrange,, owing, to the
wording of the laws, but the chief
of staff will continue to direct the
administration of the army m time
of peace. ! , ,'
; "In this ,way the army is to be
made ready in time of peace to act
instantly and effectively in time of
war. Before the late, war Marshal
Joffre had beetl selected to command
the armies ot France and had pre
oared ske!tonid headquarters that
would be available for instant action
in case of warand it so functioned
when war was oeciarea. we. can ao
no better' than, follow that success
ful example." , . - , .,. - .
Harding Favors Preparedness. J
. There have, been several Confer- ,
" entes on Hh'e- matte? -particiat-i'f
hv the president. Mr. eeks
General' Pershing.. , These - discus
'stons are said to have taken a wide
range and to have included con-
sideration ;f international relations
and general policies' of national de
fense. The president is reported to
huve expressed himself strongly in
favor of adequate preparedness .for
war. I' . . .. - '.. -
. One of the most tragic lessons
Of the great war; in the opinion of
Tara ra Tira. Column Three.)
Bureaus for Care of .
. Disabled Service Men
Ordered Consolidated
Washington, April 21. Transfer
from the public hcEith service and
consolidation with the 'bureau .of
war risk insurancc-of 'all vork, of
fices and personnel of the public
" health service connected with the
( medical treatment, of disabled war
' veterans was ordered by Secretary
' Mellon. ? An exception ?s made,
however, in the operation of hospi
tals and dispensaries, which will re
main under the pubtie health scrw
ic . I ' -: - " ' :-
Tlte consohdafion was. recommend
. ed by the presidents special committee.-
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The secretarv announced that all
field agents of the public health serv-
. , . ... : , r. j
ice eneaffea in examining: ana nuu
ir.ff suitable' beds for the service men
bureau, as would alt contracts' with
private institutions for the treatment
of such men.
Daugherty Refuses to See-
, Man Charged With Murder
Washington. Aor'rl ''21. Attorney
General Daugherty refused to grant
a personal interview to Cap. Robert
Rosenbhith fNy York, who is
charged tt Tacoraah, "Wash., with
. having ordered the shooting of "Maj.
.Alexander Cronkhite at Camp Lewis
i,t 1918. -. ,
Captain Rosenbluth was accom
panied by Senator. Calder of New
York, vhd, was assured by the at
torney general that the charge
against Rosenbhith -would be tnves- ;
ugic inor-iugniy.. - '.".
Attn. jl(l'krm.n it n9i .vnllin.' I
At the dc rtment it was explained !
, Mr; Daugherty, in refusing to see,'
Rosenblutlf, - held that since he
planned to make a personal inves- ;
ligation of the case, he should not :
VVVI a a axiflViayia viiyil'. .1 VII Wb ;
from a defendant. - - . . , j
' ;; '. m "-, ', : ' ; l ; Satem;-- Vi.'April 21. Henry
Explosion Wrecks Garage; ," Dameron, 25, a descendant of. pi-r'-n
J rr " nf " oneer Virginia settlers, who .worked
- t Two Killed, Two Missing on his ucWs mountain, side farm
Detroit. .r April two persons
are dead, -two are reported missing
and several ethers are bodily in
jured following an '.explosion in a
garage. The dead are Lawrence
Burnett and a woman believed to
be Mrs. George Herman. ; ;
. The cause of the explpsion,wbicli
wrecked three buildings and dam
aged several others, is pxt -.crv. n
Police advanced the thecty it was
caused by a gas tank.;
J Quake at Los Angeles. "
" Los Angeles,' Ca. .Vi.f:i 2!. An
earthqua':e chock -.-is -'fi; :i:rc, at
7:37 o'clock this n-.orto: r. Tho uock
-was slight and of brief duration. No
damage yaa reported; -
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Oatha-P.
r
yp Ifl
William D.. Haywood.
Chicago, ' April 2!. Federal offi
cials today received confidential in
formation , that William D. Hay
wood, secretary of ' the Industrial
Workers of the World and 'scheduled
to begin a sentence at the Leaven
worth, Kan., penitentiary this week,
had fled. from. the United States and
now is in either Moscow or Riga.
Charles l. Clyne, district attorney,
announced that a . search had been
started for Haywood. ,
Insurgents Are ; :
Barred From
WaOaWaMeetins
' it'".
Peace and Harmony Prevail in
Sessions-of Iowa Head
Camp at Council Bluffs,
Say Lodge Leaders. , i
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Feelings of absolute peace "aiH
harmony marked the initial business
session of .the. Iowa head camp of
the Woodmen of the World in Coun
cil . Bluffs yesterday afternoon, ac
cording to lodge leaders. There are
no insurgents . in ' the -ranks of the
Iowa Woodmen, they say, and. out
siders who, may attempt . to start
trouble are barred 'from the mcet-
mgs. "; - 5, -
Only accredited f delegates; "from
the Iowa camps w'ere permitted to
etr -thf aRj4iefe the session waj
an-rtteld; yesterday afternoon. One Jf
cceded, kk obtaining entfance.Ut Iwki
reported, hut was ejected, by, Door-keeper
George Davis. Other reports
state that ariti-Fraser. literature wa3
distributed outside of the hall by
three or four men early in the after
iiooii. ... ';r? . '
" State ' officials and officers of the
local lodge deny that there was any
disturbance at the hall or . that there
is any insurgency in the -Woodmen
ranks of the Iowa hd tamp. They
jadmit that only accredited delegates
;are permitted to attend the sessions,
I . W. Frascr.. sovereian . com
mander, made the principal address"
at the imtiau session, which "vas at
tended by 200 delegates ; from- all
parts of the state. He explained thi
raise in rates, and reported that the
organization is on solyent basis. The
delegates received and concurred in
his report unanimously. ' ' .
, A unanimous" vote was taken to
extend thanks to tlie officers of the
sovereign lodge for their efficiency.
Reports of the state officers were
submitted, all indicating a spirit of
pwoerity and harmony throughout
the Wcodman lodge. ; ' ,
The delegates were entertained at
dinner last evening at the Danish
hall by Council camp No. 14.' Fol
lowing the banouet, there .was,, at
exemplification of the protective" de
gree and an athlctic .program of en
tertainment. The next, session wi'.l
convene at 10 a." m.-.today. :; ;'...
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As New Revenue Head
" Washington, 'April 21. David H.
Blair; of Winston-Salem, N, C was
nominated today by President Hard
ing, to be 'commissioner, of internal
revenue f f. : , "; ''
Charles F4. Marvin was renominated
by President Harding to be thief of
the weather bureau. " '
' Thel nominatiott of Claudius H.
Huston, of Tennessee, to be assistant
secretary of commerce was also-sent
to the senate." - . :
Trank'W. Howbert. of Denver, was
nominated to be collector of internal
revenue for the district of Colorado,
nd Arthur F. Odlin. of Florida, was
nominated- to be United States judge
for the district ot forto kico. -
i
Farm Hand Diieovers. ,
$14J03 Buried in '
Metal Pot on Farm
neir here from sun p to son down
at $10 a month, often, dreamed, he
said, of finding a treasure and buy
ing a farm of his-'.own.t- April 9,
while ' plowing " hear the foot of
Brush's mountain, his plow, revealed
a peculiar looking object." . Inverti
gatioii revealed r it to b? a .small
'etal pot irrapped fir buckskin, con
taining gold apd silver coins valued
!fl' '.ASsV V3
gold, $600 in' silver, and the "balante
in currency . so badly disintegrated
that the denominations could not be
distinguished. TJie latest, : date ! of
any of the coins was 1823."; - : ; '
Young Dameron was fearful that
his fortune might be taken from him
and lceot bis discovery a ecret-until
Sami - CltM tUttw Utt U. I
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MaiiHiulinltT.
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Files S
Chairman of ''In
Asks $15,000 From Oma
hans Accused of Throw
ing Him From Stage.
Injuries . Serious, Report
Suit for $15,000 for personal in-
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juries ana uu.aK, uu,Scu iu .....
been received wnen ne Avas tnrown
from the stage runway, in a scuffle
at the Woodmen of the World state
convention at Columbus, Neb., Mon
day, was filed in district court here
late yesterday afternoon by John
Henry Ellsberry, 2535 South Ninth
street, against J. Raymond Loncs of
the Yates & Lones law firm, and C
O. Bradshaw. brother of D. Brad
shaw, attorney general for the W. O.
W. state organization. Both defend
ants are Omaha men.
Ellsberry was thrown from the
runway as he was attempting to take
his place as chairman of .the "insur
gents," who took control of the meet
ing m the opera house after an alter
cation over the -delegates' creden
tials committee. He fell to the floor,
suffering injuries first reported to be
severe bruises and a sprained knee.
' Injuries More Serious.
Extent of the injuries, however, is
much more serious than at first sup
posed, according to Charles . Unitt
of Omaha, leader of the "insurgents."
An examination has led physicians
to believe that Ellsberry was injured
internally and X-ray photographs
will be taken, according to Unitt.
Ellsberry alleges that Lones and
Yates are the two men who pulled
him from the stage approach to the
floor. According to Unitt and other
members of vthe "insurgent"' group,
the attack by the regulars yas brutal
and wholly unwarranted.
The session of the Woodmen
opened at the Columbus opera house
at 10 Monday morning. Earl B.
Stiles, state consul for the lodge, pre
siding, After the usual prelimin
aries. Stiles announced adjournment
until afternoon, stating that only
those delegates' whose credentials
were accepted by the committee
would be admitted to the conference,
i . Motion for Committee.
"Who are the credentials commit
tee?" asked Charles Unitt.
Upon Stiles' reply , that the per
sonnel , of .the committee would be
announced later, Unitt moved that a
committee, be appointed . and. sug
gested th names- of three Tfcri fof
this position. ,. Stiles ignored the mo
tion and left' the stage.
After-some deliberation - the ; "ur-
surgents'- decided to continue in ses
sion and named Ellsberrv- chairman
of the meeting. The scuffle in which
Ellsberry is alleged to have been at
tacked by Lones and Bradshaw fol
lowed. - .
"WtteiVthe commotion subsided,
Stiles and his-followers left the
building and held a separate session
at the Evans hotel. , :
Spanish Count Freed
: On Insanity Charge;
:f Says Action Frameup
r L03 Angeles, April 21. Count Ar
man D'Aieria of .Spain, whose wife
was the widow of United States Sen
ator George Nixon of Nevada, ar
rested recently on a complaint charg
ing insanity, sworn to by his moth
er, Countess Marguerite D'Aieria, of
Pasadena, was ordered released by
the Los Angeles county superior
court, after a hearing in the psycho
pathic ward of the county hospital.
' The count declared at the 'hearing
that the charge, of" insanity had been
preferred against him because he had
refused to join his mother in an al
leged plot to put his wife in an in
stitution for. the mentally deficient
and then take possession of the for
mer .Nixon estate, i.. :- '
He said his mother had proposed
that they ''plant" drugs ia the apart
ment of his' wife, engineer a raid by
officers apd have his wife commit
ted to an asylum. .' ': ,
Crew of Freight Steamer
Blamed for Collision
Seattle, April 21. Charge's 'that
the shipping board freighter,- West
Hartland, .was - "entirely to blame"
for '.the ; collision ". hi -which it
rammed and sunk the steamer, poy
ernor, with the loss of eight lives on
the morning of April 1 are- con
tained in a libel filed with the United
States district .- attorney today by
counsel for the Aubrey-Becker Sales
companyy a Colorado corporation!
Federal steamship inspectors placed
the blame on officers of the Gover
nor. ' . ; .,i
The libel alleges that the collision
was due to willful violation of the
navigation regulations by officers
j of the West- Hartland, iu that thev
"failed to take due, prudent and
timely measures to avoid the col
llision." -. .
Plan to Speed Up Grain and '
Packer Control Measure
' Washington,' April 21. Agree
ment to speed up consideration of the
bill . to regulate future trading on
grafp exchanges and the packer con
trol measure . was reached by the
house agricultural committee. ' The
former' will be taken uo Mondav.
'with hearings extending through
rnmy ana tiic latter will De con
sidered during the week beginning
May Z . . ; -. , .
Bandits Get $25,000 v
. Chicago, April 21. Five youthful
automobile - bandits held up; John
Amberg, vice president of a real
estate firm, today' and escaped with
$25,000- which he was takinir -to a
downtown bank, . .
OMAHA, FRIDAY,
ks $5,000 Reward
S. D., April 21. There j
tv that the first reward !
offered by Tostmaster
ys lor the capture, dead
bandits who rob or slay
one connected with the postal
cc may be awarded South Da
is in connection with the cap-
j turp here of Howard Finlcy, Harry
Cox and William Larson, who con
fessed, police say, U slaying Clar
; ence Hetland, storekeeper at Ta
i coma Park, near this city, last Sat
i urday night.
I Authorities here are investigating
j to ascertain if Hetland had a com
' mission as postmaster at Tacoma
j Park and if proof can be obtained
that he had those instrumental in
I running
down and capturing the trio
, Qf .(9 ,t .g da;med
be ehgi-
Die to me reward.
John Hall, a storekeeper of Ord
way, near the scene of the murder,
was first, it was said, to give infor
mation concerning the whereabouts
of the three suspected of the crime.
Deputy sheriffs and others who aid
ed in .the rapture also may share in
the reward if it is bestowed. '
Appointment of
Harvey Subject
. Of Senate Debate
Southern Senator Opens
Scathing Attack Against New
United States Ambassador
To Great Britain.
Washington, April 21. The ap
pointment of Col. George Harvey
as ambassador to Great Britain, con
firmed by the senate last week in
executive session, was attacked and
defended for four hours today in one
of the most remarkable and unusual
sittings witnessed in the senate cham
ber. Shortly after the senate had con
vened at noon, Senator Harrison,
democrat, Mississippi, said he had
sought to consider the Harvey nom
ination in open session, but had been
blocked, and then launched into an
attack on the new ambassador, and
his appointment which, for vehe
mence, the senate had not for years
heard the equal.
He described Mr. Harvey "as a.
creator of prejudice and a stirrer of
strife", and as "a vindictive, se,lf
auointed, intolerant,' political acci
dent" and charged that the appoint
ment would be regarded by "millions
of patriotic Americans, regardless
of party affiliations, as a crowning
affront to the invalid who recently
vacated the White House.. '
. Republican senators for a time- sat
fairly aghast. Then followed con
ferencesj including several ,btw-etn-Senator
lodge, republican leader;
and Senator Bandegee of C6nnectir
cut, a close friend of Mr. Harvey.
Many republicans: left the chamber,
while democrats, as Senator Harri- i
son proceeded, smiled and gave other j
evidences f, their approval ; ; y i j
a ' , Reed Defends Harvey. :-
,When Senator Harrison had con't
eluded and, while the galleries ' bent
forward, to see if a -reply would
come from the republicans, Setator
Reed, democrat, Missouri, started '&
i.eply, in, which , he .accused his col
league of seeking to embarrass the
new ambassador; declared President
Harding was within his right in ap
pointing Mr. Harvey and :asserted
I Mr. Harrison -had been burning the
midnight , oil .to light his taper at
the hres of venom. . ;
. Opposition ot Colonel Harvey to
the league of nations was praised by
Senator Reed, who taunted iis col
leagues with , declarations that the
league issue had proved their undo
ing in the last election'. ', ' '
When Senator Reed coricludcd,
Senator- Lodge declared that never
in his memory had a man appointed
to office- been- attacked after his
nomination Jiad been confirmed and
after he had become a representa
tive 'of the . United States. He de
poted the attack as "a sorry bit of
political tactics" and praised him as
"an American through and through."
Wide Range Covered.
Subjects brought, -in to the .discus
sion by Senators Harrison, Reed and
Lodge, ranged from publication dur
ing the last political campaign in
Harvey's weekly, "of the Immacu
late Conception" - cartoon-' to the
league and the break of 1911 ber
tween Colonel Harvey and Wood-
i row Wilson. - ' l ;r i .
Senator Heflin, democrat, Ala
bama, eulogized Mr. Wilson, dis
cussed the last ; political - campaign
apd - ended with a tribute to the
league of nations, ; which brought
scattered handclapping from the gal
leries and a warning from Vice Presi
dent Coolidge that the galleries
would be cleared in event of another
demonstration, v ' "--- ;
.. Senator Norn's of Nebraska, the
sole republican who . voted against
confirming the Hatvey, nomination,
explained his vote as' due. to his be
lief that the nominee lacked fitness
for a diplomatic post. The long and
free discussion then ended with Sena
tor Ashurst, democrat, Arizona,
reading the -correspondence between
Mr, Wilson and Colonel Harvey, fol
lowing their break in relations.
Negro, Sheriff Forgot
to Hang, Has Sentence
; Commuted by Board
, Shrevcport, La.". April 21. The
dedth sentence of Lonnie Eaton, the
negro the sheriff of Ouachita parish
forgot to hang last month, has been
commuted by the state pardon board
to . life imprisonment, according to
reports received here today , from.
Baton Rouge. ' , ;
Eaton was convicted of, murder
several month ago; and wastrought
from Ouachita parish to the Caddo
parish jail for . safe keeping, i As he
afterward wrote to Governor Parker,
the sheriff said he was'so busy with
other affairs in his office that he for
got the day that he wa to. hang
f aton, .. , . ..i'j, - .
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APRIL 22, 1921.
He Wanted Only One Thing, and He May Have
To Fight to Get That
'fr m Sorry',; but everything's j
May Day Outbreak
Planned in Mexico
Radicals Make Elaborate
' Ereparations for Huge
bemonstration.
Mexico City, April 21. Elaborate
preparations for May day celebra
tions -throughout Mexico are being
made by radical elements and in
some quarters there is. apprehension
that the observance of the day may
lead to disorders. J ' ,
Government authorities, while' in
clined to look on the demonstrations
as mere outlets for radical enthus
iasm, are prepared to meet any emer
gency. .- , ,
,Mav' - dar probably will find
th? vjaduatrial situation 5ii, ;Mejt-'
ico " quite disturbed.. ' At pres
ent there exist almost a dozen
labor, controversies which have, de
veloped in. actual strikes or which
threaten walkouts. . The strike, of
railway men, apparently settled .some
time ago, is declared to hold possibili
ties of a sudden eruption.' '
; Linn A. E. Gale, an American rad
ical, who was expelled from Mexico
on Aoril 1. as a pernicious1 foreigner.
jhas Returned, to .this city, according j
to an apparently -wen autnenticatea
report;. ,-' 'y ;':'- ;-;1
American Wishes in t
Cable Case Accepted
i By Japan and France
'. Washington,' April 21.-By ; ttie
Associated Press.) 'Japan and
France are understood to have ; ac
cepted the American .' principles of
distribution of 1 the former . German
Atlantic and Pacific cables at .a ses
sion of' the international communica
tions conference held at the State dc-I
partment. While details of the;
operation of the cables Jo be allo
cated, are to be worked out, the ac
ceptance by Japan and Frail ce of the
American view, is expected to make
possible an early-agreement on such
questions., j j . . . . - '
Actual working, out of .the 'distri
bution of the Pacific cables by
which, it- is understood, the Uhit?d
States will receive the 1 line from
Guam to Yap, and Japan that part
of the line from ' - Yap extending
tormerly - to Shanghai, it was jii
dicated tonight, ,. will be - deferred
pending -cleaning; up of the status
of Yap.. Li .) '
Blue Sky Bureau Bill :
" Advanced by Senate
jsirri - '' ; cy'"-:
Lincoln,-April 21. (Special Tele
gram.) After an all afternoon deT
pate the. senate advanced the admin
istration blue sky bureau bill, which
greatly enlarges- the powers pf ' the
bureau of securities. V ; : t' ' ;
The fight amc on a substitute
motion by Senator Hoagland to post
pone the bill and adopt a .substitute
measure, which he drafted, abolish
ing the securities bureau. Hoagland
made a vigorous fight" on the floor
of the senate in : support : of his
measure, pointing out life numerous
stock issues vrich had been, floated
in this state in the1 last two years,
which Cost ; the investigating public
millions of dollars. He was only
able , to muster eight votes in sup
pott of the bill to. do away(with the
securities bureau, ', i '; . -.
The vote in the senate indicated
that the securities bureau bill will go
throusiHhe upper branch on fim.l
reading nd passage. It has already
passed the house. ;
;The senates held a ; night session
in order to clear the paths for ad
journment Saturday afterrlooti.L1
. . Noted .Author Dies : .
V Oberlin. O.V April .21.i-Gedrge
Frederick Wright, 83, noted gcolo-'
gut, author an) educator, died at his
home here today, after a month's ill
riess. His books on glacial periods,
of which he was one of the fore
most, authorities, have been - . trans
bic. -isis aiunsiaua' tesswr
By Mtll II mrl. lMl4tk fcoa. Oatty
0uMd4tk teat (I mil. Dtll) aaa
Tornado Sweep
Otoe County;
One Man Injured
Syracuse Narrowly Esca .
Storm Traveling Near Path
- Of Disastrous Berlin
Wind of 1913.'
Syracuse1 Neb., .April 21. (Spe
cial.) Traveling . within a mile of
the trail of the disastrous tornado
that destroyed Otoe (then Berlin)
in 191 J" a tornado - swept through
Otoe county yesterday leveling
buildings and killing some live
stock. " "J '
. This city was threatened; but the
ijiorjutose in ;tbe air just before 4fc.
reached the city. Near Douglas Wil
liam Diescn suffered a sprained arm
from the storm. . Buildings on a
dozen farms, were either destroyed
or badly damaged. ' .
Hail that accompanied .the storm
is believed to have killed what fruit,
survived the recent freezing weithe. !
An estimate of - the loss, cannot be :
determined, i v s; . ; , ; -.
Near here buildings Were wrecked
orj thej W. L. Rodgers.'J Frank- Lil
libridgc and - Steadman - farms. All
of the buildings on' the James Le
mon ds farm near liere and the Ollis
Stratt'fann 'near Douglas were des
troyed. The Stratt family ' saved
their1 lives by taking 'refuge; in "a
cave. ' ' ' f
The O. D.; Strrfub farm near Una
dilla was blown (down and buildings
damaged on the farm of Carl Hun
ter, E.- O. Malone. Cr Smith, v Wil
liam Diesen and, Ollie Stratt "neaf
Douglas. "k - i- i' ' . '
Legislature Plans to ,
End Session Saturday
Lincoln. Aprih21rr-(Special Tele-.
gram.) If night sessions between'
tonight,' and Saturday will iend the
session by ; midnight Saturday, well
and good. . ' , ' . ,
f . If not, . conscientious members,
who think more of . taxation and ap
propriation problems of their .entire,
state than of their crops, business or
hunger for , hoine cooking will . re
main .in' Lincoln .for a few days next
week to give Senate -File 65, the big
revenue and taxation, bill, thorough
consideration, as wejl as the big ap
propriation hill iwhich fwas boosted
more than : $1,000,000 .by the house
and senate. '. - ; t-1 ; ' -- '
The house and senate today ap
proved a " plan to appoint a joint
committee to 'decide; on a definite'
date - for adjournment. i' That com
mittee in a j-eport today urged haste
so h adjournment could be effected
Saturday." but in its report 'left suffi
cient':"ifs" and, "ands" tomake 'a
continuation of the session until next
week possible. j" V ' ' . ' "
Lord Sholto Douglas to ;
h' Wed. Mrs. B. Mosselmans
London.-April 2l.J-Anndunce'ment
is- made that jLord Sholto Douglas,
tntro'son of- the late .Marquis of
Queensberrjv witlbe; married 'next
Saturday to Mri.r Bafnard Mossel
mans of Park; Lane, this city. She
is a , daughter of a wealthy Dutch
man. .Lord Pouglas-was given a-di-vorce,
on May. 21, 1920, from Loretta
Moonev-the' California dancer, to
whom he-was married in'May, 1895.
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Prcniier's Conferences to
t ' Be 6f. Private Character
-Paris, April 21. Premiers. Briand
and Lloyd George plan strictly pri
vate conferences -at the -meetinir to
be held1 at Hythe, England, on Sun-!
day-v No others will be present ex
cept one secretary -for each. Philiooe
J. L. Rertheot. general secretary qf
tne trench .toreign, othce, will.proba.
bly act,in,thatcapacity for M.- Br
and', " V-' . , r ' ' .. "..
Greeks in Counter Offensive
; Constantinople, - April 21: The
Greeks arer delivering. a heavy
counter." offensive-against -the Turks.
artiY, Ml Dill Bl. M:.iijv M
aj. til: Dally Only. HI: iurnlii Only. It
Law Violated by
Receiver of Road
Reduction of Wages Without
Authorization is Bit
terly Scored.
CUicago, April 21. The railroad
labor board in a decision today ruled
that the receiver of the Atlanta, Bir
mingham & Atlantic railroad in re
ducing, wages -of its employes in
compliance with a decision by Fed
eral Judge S. H. Sibley had acted ni
violation, of the spirit and letter of
the transportation act. ' 1
The board declared that it waj
powerless, to take action in the case
at present and suggested that the
employes, most of whom now are
on strike, again hold conferences
:VUf ihe.owiiers aaj,--fv!V 8TC!'
Went is not reached,, bring the case
to the labor board. ;
"The duty to obey a decision of
this board is not any tess an obligi
tion on the receivers of a road than,
on the owners of a road," the de
cision said, i '
Yanks in Germany on
Duty ' "Punish' J Sweets,
Y;M. Report Shows
: Coblenz," April -21. American sol
diers,' whose predilection ior ' sweets
has often caused Frenchmen tp gasp
with amazement, are stilj world
champions in this respect, it is shown
by figures compiled at the Cafeteria,
the largest restaurant ? in Coblenz,
undr the management of the Y. M.
C. A, ' 4 :i- t
' During the past: year, j American
doughboys ate . at that restaurant
alone 233,138 puddings, 475,843 tarts
and cakes, 310,874 . cookies and
doughnuts,. .63,151 cream puffs' and
eclairs,, 624,906 dishes of ice cream,
366.351 chocolate sundaes, 61,378 pies,
223,787 apples and other fruit, 282.
741 glasses of lemoiiade and 43,792
oranges. " . ': .
Qmaha Delegation
. Hosts to Legislature
h ' ' -.
! Lincoln. April 21. (Special Tele
gram. )--:Membcrs of the, state legis
lature learned tonight that the Oma
ha fellows; weren't such i'bad guys
after all.? . - . - : ; .
The discovery was. made .when the
members .attended a big banquet at
the capital city's leading hotel given
by members of the Douglas county
delegation. . , : ; 1
Music, -stunts and, "good , fellow
ship" predominated, .'.t ,!
- It fell - to representatives of the
Omaha j newspapers to put on "the
stunt". of .the evening. , This conir
prised dressing , in convict clothes,
borrow;ed .from, state prison early in
the dajy searching "Bob'' Druesedow,
Omaha representative; Tom Benton,
a well-known lobbyist, .and pus,
Hyersi state sheriff, -for the "stuff
that used to flow,", without any sue-.
Cess. - The dinner was. followed by
a series of ;"kidding" and "good, fel
lowship" talks riot witnessed at auy
previous entertainment. ' , . .
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Texas Publishers Protest
' Freight Rates on Paper
.'Washington, April 21; Complaint
against - rates on news, 'print, paper
was filed with the Interstate Ccan
tnerce 'comrnissioit bv publishersTpf
the Fftrt Worth Reco'rd. Eort'W'orth
Star-Telegram, . The News," Evening
Journal,' Dispatch and'Tiihey-Herald
of Daltas and the ;Galyestdn News."
Request w;as made for" reparation. f .
The Weather
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Friday,; fair;-not' mitch change in
temperature ,1 , v.y.-. '
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THREE CENTS
Appeal of
Germany
Is Refused
President Harding Declines to
Act as Mediator to Avoid
Coercive Measures Plan
ned by France.
Hughes Sends Answe.
By ARTHUR SEARS HENNIING
Clilraco Trlbiiiia-OmaJm Ilea lnwl Wlr.
Washington, April 21. President
Harding today declined to accede to
the request of the German govern
ment to act as mediator with the
allies on the Question of reparation
and to fix the amount, the. German
people are.to pay.
At the same time the president,
in replying to the German appeal,
expressed- conditionally the willing
ness of the American government
to act as an intcrmediatory between
Germany and the allies in bringing
nbout a resumption of negotiation
for a settlement of the reparations
terms.
llf the German, government, tin
president said, would formulate ne"
proposals constituting a "proper
basis for discussion" he would con
sider bringing the matter to the at-
tcntion of the allies "in a manner
tccentable to them."
The Berlin government's appe.il
for American mediation to avert the
contemplated coercive measures of
the French and British was deliv
ered to American Commissioner .
Dresel and immediately transmittel
to Washington ' where it arrived .
early this afternoon. .
Text . of Note. '
The German note follows:
' "In the name of the German gov
ernment and the German people, the
undersigned, notwithstanding thn
still existing technical state of war,
respectfully petition the president of
the United States to mediate hi the
reparations question and to fix the
sura to be paid by Germany to the
allied powers." ,
They earnestly urgr him to secure
the consent of the allied powers to
such mediation. They solemnly de
clare that the German government
is ready and willing to agree, with
out reservation or qualifications, to
pay to the allied powers as reoara
tinns, such sum as the president,
after examination and investigation,
mav find just and right."
"Thev formally pledge 'Ihemselvr'
to fulfill in letter and fn , spirit, all
the provisions of any award that
mav be made bv him. With abiding
faith in the r.iehUousnes of this re
quest and with undeniable sincerity,
of purpose, ; the ' German people-
through their government, submit
their apneal to the president of the
United States with the confident
hone that it will be granted, to the
end that the final award may be
made in-accordance with right and
justice, to meet the heartfelt wishes
of all civilired nations to avoid the
immeasurable consequences, of the
(Turn to race Tiro, Colnma Four.)
Governor of Reserve
Board Favors Loans
: To Aid live Stock Men
Chicago." - April 21. Legislation
directing the secretary of the treas
ury to turn over $100,000,000 of the
profits of the federal reserve bank
to federal land banks, and to be
loaned by the latter institutions on
Stock cattle for the purpose of as
sisting cattle producers, has been
recommended by W. P. G. Harding,
governor, of the federal reserve
board, according to a statement by
Everett C. Brown, president of the
National Live Stock exchange. " ,
Enaction of such legislation, in the
opinion of Mr. Brown, would enable
a multitude1-of live stock men, "who'
might otherwise have been forced
out of, the business" to continue pro-
dttction. "Consumers also should ve--.
ceive a benefit from the increase in
production thus made possible," the
statement declared. '. ,,..
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ReUrement Rules for U. S.
; Postal Employes Revised
', Washington, April 21. Revocation '
of therpostofnce order "fixiuir retire
ment age of .employes, at 62. years,
for w omen and. 65 fof, men. w as 'an
nounced byf Postmaster General
Hays. Postal employes eligible for ,
retirement under, the-, act, .but who
desire to remain in service will here
after fill out questionnaires and caclv""
ease will be passed on by the post
master general's office.
; Where, vacancies exist requiring''
.experienced . workers, former em
ployes who, resigned may -be rein
stated, being placed - one grade be- :
low that they licld when retired, ac
cording to the new policy and all
reinstatement cases of the last year
are to be passed on their merits. '
Police Seek Susepctcd
- Slayer of German Count
i --Atlantic- CityN. J., April 21. i '
The owner' of the salt and pepper
cap found near the body of Henry
Buehler. identified ' as Count ' Hen
rich von Pickler, is known to the
police, it was announced today. It
is - believed that Von .Pickler was
murdered either because of, difficul
ties, over a woman or in connection
with his suspected connection with
the'German, secret service. The otlw
er suspects beside the man with the
salt and pepper cap are .bring sought
by the police. t
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Baltimore Man Arrested
On Embezzlement Charge
Baltimore,,", April .21. Gustave '
Grossman,'--who, - according : to his
biisineycards, is a geeologist , and
petroleum engineer, was arrested
here today for the Wyoming author
ities on the charge of cmbeziling
$7.00O. flrossm.in . liat Yirrn livino'
ia JBaltiiaore or pearly, ft yeaf , '
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