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The Omaha- Daily Bee VOL. 50 NO. 279. Enbne 8mm-CIh Mtttw Kl M. IM. at Oaiha r. 0. Uw Act MMth 3, 1879. OMAHA, MONDAY, MAY 9, 1921. Until Jum 33. ky Mill (I Vr.). Dally & .. 17.(0: Dally Only. Ut .. OuUldt 4lh 2.M (I jrMr). Daily and Saaday, til; Dally Oaiy. Saaiay Oaly, IJ THREE CENTS " Peace Stand S f TT 1 ji naramg Criticised Some Republican Senators . Dissatisfied at Decision to r Take Part in European Reparations Conference. Knox Plan Sidetracked t'tilvato Tribune-Omaha lite Leaned Wire. Washington, May 8. On the heels of President Harding's decision to participate in European troubles it Mas authorathely stated that the restoration of peace with Germany would be held up pending the out some of the reparations controversy. The Knox peace resolution, passed last Saturday by the senate, has been sidetracked indefinitely in the house, and it was learned that house leaders are acting in accord with the desire of the administration in deferring action on the resolution which the senate made such haste to adopt. Dissatisfaction among republican senators, particularly the irrecon cilables, over the president's note to the allies yesterday increased to a feeling of intense but carefully re pressed indignation when they learned that administration influ ences were at work against the Knox resolution in the house. Conse quental elation prevailed among the democrats. Harding Undisturbed. Notwithstanding rumblings of dis satisfaction, the administration wends its way unperturbed by any senatorial criticism that may have found its way to the White House or State department. The State department prepared instructions to Ambassa dor Wallace at Paris and Roland W. Boyden to resume their posts as un- official observers for the American government at the' conference ot ambassadors and reparations com mission respectively. George Harvey, ambassador to Great Britain, who will sit as trje American representative on the allied supreme council, will receive his in structions when he arrives in Lon don next week. There were no republican sena torial outbursts for publication, Sen ators felt their hands tied in more ways than one. The Johnson-Borah faction didn't want to set off the ex plosion because they feared itwould be said they were hunting for trouble with the administration, uia guards men were restrained byt,their tradi tional adherence to party'unity. Furthermore, they realized that the senate, at the present moment, was entirely powerless, and that nothing could be said or done to change the situation. Clash Expected. It was predicted, however, that I the policy mapped out oy yester day's note must eventually lead to a clash betWeen the senate, or least a portion ofHt, and the administration. One of the most radical of the re publican leaders in the conservative wing declared that the participation outlined by the president would en tangle the United States in the broils of Europe as certainly as if the Versailles treaty with the league covenant included, had been rati fied. In this connection they recalled President Harding's own vigorous support, while a member of the for eign relations committee, of the Fall amendment to keep the United States out of the reparations commis sion. Sooner or later, they thought, the American participation in -the reparations controversy must pro duce a development that would re- cjuirc yie unueu oiaics iu mut m affirmative stand and bring the whole issue of international policy again before the senate. Harding Within Authority. Some resentment was lelt mat President Harding had not consulted the, senate before accepting the al lied inflation to resume participa tion in their councils, although all admitted that the president was act ing entirely within his authority. ' So' far as could be learned, no senator knew anything of the presi dent's intentions until the. note was given to the press for publication yes terday afternoon. . The belief was widespread among senators mai u president had been innuencea largely by Secretary of State Hughes and Secretary 01 commerce xjluuvci. uwh . r 1 1. ..... .AnlanHtnrr tnt months that the United States must take part in the world-wide economic readjustments growing out of the war. - - Minister of Japanese Navy Favors Armament Reduction Tokio, May 8. (By the Asso ciated Press.) In a speech before a gathering of Japanese governors today, Vice Admiral Tomasaburo Kato, minister of the navy, declared he favored armament reduction, but that no concrete proposal had been received from any coui.try. Meantime he was convinced Japan's naval program, which is ex pected to be completed in 1927 at a cost of 200,000,000 yen, would not necessitate increased taxation. Woman Appointed Sheriff Of Allamakee County, Iowa Waukon, la., May 8. Mrs. Ben Martin of Waukon vas appointed sheriff of Allamakee county out of 30 applicants. She is believed to be the only woman sheriff in Iowa. She succeeds her husband, who died a 6hort time ago. Woman Hurt at Banquet Dunbar, Neb., May 8. (Special.) Mrs. Henry Cleve of Nebraska Eastern Star banquet when she opened by mistake the door that leads to the basement and backed eft the steps, falling down the stair way. She was unconscious for a time. "We Want Independence" Manila's Greeting to Wood Huge Parade Held in Honor of Members of Philip pine Mission Demonstration Marked by Friendly Attitude Toward Americans Mayor Promises Full Co-Operation in Investigation. By PHILIP KINSLEY. Chicago Tribune Cable, Copyrlfht, 1921. Manila. May 8. "We want inde pendence!" ' A banner with these words in Eng lish was carried above the heads of thousands of marchers who crowded the gardens in front of the Palace today, to express the welcome and hope of the Philippine people to Major General Wood and Commis sioner Forbes of the special Philip pine mission. "We have faith in the congress of the United States to comply without delay, with the promise made in the Jones law," was the legend on an other banner. This promise was to give independence to this potential Ireland of America as soon as a stable government had been estab lished. Other banners carried by represen tatives of the middle classes ex pressed loyalty to the United States, confidence in the justice of the mis sion and desire to afford a full in vestigation of the affairs of the islands. More than 7,000 Filipinos partici pated in the demonstration, which was remarkable for its friendly spirit and orderliness.- General Wood, Commissioner Forbes, Mayor .Fer nandez and President Papa of the municipal board appeared upon the palace balcony and were cheered hy the throng. Th$n delegations from the labor unions and hundreds of students paraded the torrid streets for hours. Remember Spanish Rule. An old Tagalog laborer, who was interviewed by the Tribune corres pondent, said: "I want independence just as all the people want it, but if we must be dependent we would prefer, to be dependent on America. I remember the old Spanish rule. vThis is much better. "If the new party in power in the United States will not give us our independence at this time, we must be patient. We would fight the Japanese to the death if they should ever come into control, for they would be bad rulers." Others in the crowd seemed to Military Plans for Occupy ation Of Ruhr Complete French Troops Beady to Ad-! vance at Moment's Notice Little Progress Made By German Beichstag. By The Aaraciated Preaa. Dusseldorf, May 8. French mili tary plans for the occupation of ad ditional German territory are vir tually complete and with the arrival of General De Goutte from Mayence Monday, the troops will be ready to march at a moment's notice on re ceipt, of word from the government. Little Progress Made. Berlin, May 8. Reichstag leaders admitted no progress had been made toward solving the "present crisis. This announcement was made after a aliy crowded with party conferences and discussions between the cabinet and foreign relations committee over the ultimatum of the allies on the reparations terms. The German peoples party and the democrats alone of the present co lition bloc went on record as oppos ing any new cabinet which would accept the allies' ultimatum. Clericals and majority socialists were divided in v their sentiments. Former Chancellor Hermann Muel ler of the majority socialists, who, with Dr. Johannes Bell, former min ister of transport, signed the Ver sailles treaty, was opposed to yield ing to the entente. The deliberations centered wholly around financial indemnities, the terms of the ultunatum and the up per Silesian situation. Bavaria Obdurate. Candidates for the posts of chan cellor and the various ministries were not proposed or discussed. The disarmament condition proved a complication in consequence of Bavaria's refusal to disband' the civilian guards. In this Bavaria has become obdurate because of the upper Silesian revolt. Dr. Wilhem Mayer, German am bassador to France, who was sum moned "from Paris Thursday when it was believed a new cabinet under his leadership courd be constituted, had not given President Ebert a definite answer tonight Distribution of Loans To Farmers Now Under Way Washingtoq, May 8 Distribution of the $40,000,000 raised by the farm loan board through its recent bond issue to make loans to farmers has begun,. Commissioner Lobdel said today. Land banks resumed the making of loans to farmers Monday, he said, and while full reports have not been received, it is the board's intention to spread the $40,000,000 among as many of the farmers as possible. Fairbury Baker Buys Entire Business Block From Omahan Fairbury, Neb., May 8.(Special.) A $10,500 business deal was con summated here this week by which W. A. Immel purchased a whole busi ness block, formerly the property of John Bergeron of Omaha. Immel is a baker and has been in business k here a little more than a year. have the idea that General Wood had come as a new governor, but they did not seem to resent it. Gen eral Wood spoke briefly in Spanish, saying that the mission would in vestigate and then would make a comprehensive nd impartial report. Commissioner I-orbes declared that all actions of the mission would be directed by what was thought best for the Filipinos. Mayor Fernandez in his address of welcome, said that nothing would be hidden from the investigators and that he felt sure the mission's labors would reveal the right of the islands to full independence. Start Actual Work. At the conclusion of the demon stration, the mission settled down to work iu the old Spanish castle. Yesterday was spent in conferring with various leaders and the reading of complaints and reports of con ditions. General Wood has "realized that his is a big and delicate task, as former Governor Harrison led the people far along the road to independence and the islands now are practically self-governing. Any backward turn toward Americanization would be considered a reaction, although such a move were made to benefit the people. The young Filipinos of the educat ed class express themselves as ready to fight if the suggestion of former President Taft to, do away with the senate and place an American com mission in control were carried out. Recovering control of the interior, if decided upon, will have to be ef fected slowly. Such leaders as Pres ident Quezon of the senate privately have expressed themselves against this. Raphael Palmya, head of the in dependence comihission, called upon General Wood and Commissioner Forbes yesterday and presented a memorial showing how the campaign for independence had been carried on since 1907. The national civic league, composed of young Filipinos pre sented similar memorials. There is no question what policy Manila wants, but President Har- dine warned the mission against pleasing merely this group, so noth ing can be determined upon until the interior has been visited. Attorneys Seek New Letters in Stillman Case Missives Said to Tell of -Ap-J pointments Between De? fendant and Indian Guide. Chicago Tribune-Omaha Bee Leased Wire. New York, May 8. Evidence of appointments made by Mrs. James A. Stillman with Fred Beauvais, the French-Canadian Indian guide, whose name has been metnioned in her hus band's divorce case, for meetings in Buffalo and other border points dur ing the summer of 19-19, is alleged to be contained in new letters and telegrams that have been discovered and which are expected to be a new factor in the case when hearings arc resumed May 19. These letters are known and eagerly being sought for by the at torneys on both sides, it is said. Evidence is now being sought in Buffalo to ascertain whether the ap pointments indicated in the letters were kept. - Beauvais is determined to come here and deny the charges linking his name with that of Mrs. Still man in her husband's divorce suit. Mrs. Stillman, it is understood, would much prefer that he remain in Montreal and submit his denial in the form of a sworn statement. It is feared that the Indian guide's fiery temper would lead him to make rash assertions in the court room and probably lead to disturbance which would damage the defense's case. Warned to Stop Talking. Since publication of the love let ters, Beauvais is alleged to have written Mrs. Stillman and has re iterated his determination to come here at once, it was learned. How ever, he was told a statement would be better an dalso warned to cease talking to newspapermen. Conse quently after once charging that the letters in question were doctored, he "dried up"- and answered questions only with hints that he would tell everything at the proper time. Mr.s. Stillman, it is understood, will fight hard 'for wide open hearings when the case is resumed, May 19. She feels that full publicity would be preferable to' so-called secret .hear ings, the sensational developments of which leak constantly. Another effort is to be made when the taking of testimony is resumed, to get the alleged "hysteria" letter of Mrs. Stillman into the evidence. This letter was written by her to Stillman shortly before the birth of Guy, youngest son of Mrs. Stillman, it is charged. In this letter, Mrs. Stillman is said to have complained to her husband that he sent her away to a lonely summer farm in the wil derness near Grand Anse, Que., where she w"as thrown into the com pany of Beauvais. Plan to Call Daughter. Miss Anne Stillman will probably be called as a witness for her moth er, it was learned today. This is the present intention of Mrs. Still man's attorneys,' who ' believe ' the testimony of the daughter will off set much of the testimony of the French-Canadian witnesses, who have told of seeing Mrs. Stillman and Beauvais together in the Still man camp at Grand Anse. Coal Strike In England Spreading Dock Laborers at Glasgow Quit When Nonunion Men Start To Un load Fuel. Unions Issue Manifesto Chicago Tribune-Omaha dee Iated Wire. London, May 8. The coal strike situation took a more serious turn Saturday. Transport workers' fede ration and the railwaymens' union issued a joint manifesto calling all sections of their members to refuse to handle foreign coal, large quan tities of which are due next week. The manifesto was signed by, Messrs Cramp, Williams and Gos ling on behalf of the railwaymen and transport workers. . Glasgow harbor is at a standstill. The dock laborers struck last night because of the employment of non union men to discharge Welch coal! for the Caledonian railway. A num- her of coal bearing ships have been lined at the docks for the past fort- nigni. recently non-unionists De-i gan discharging coal from steamers T. i r .i 1 . t . . ana u was oecause oi mis mat tnci trouble started. The docks arei guarded by military and police and while no serious trouble has arisen yet the atmosphere is electric. Thames Tied Up. ., Glasgow conditions are reproduced on the Thames where thousands of tons of coal have already been held up. Unlimited supplies are expected from America and the continent, which the authorities are. determined to unload. The executives of the transport workers federation will meet in Lon don Tuesday to decide on their policy. Isolated cases of trouble between the strikers and the owners are occuring throughout England. Re ports of interference with safety men from Rhondanna Valley and Ster lingshire are reported, and coal des tined for a hospital in Nottingham was stopped by strikers, the motor lorry carrying it being smashed and the driver beaten. Appeals for Order. Herbert Smith, the miners' presi dent, speaking at Sheffield today, said: v "Let there be no riots; it is bet ter to give ui immediately than to attempt them. The employers and the government are disappointed be cause you have not taken part in riots. They have done everything to induce you to riot. Resist as long as you can. The miners are not prepared to accept reduction below I the cost of livinar. but if the mine owners and the government forward pool, consider it. The owners definitely refused to corftider a national pool in an official statement, on the ground that pool- ing would involve a national organi zation and control and that the ex perience of the last few years has demonstrated that demoralizating re sults would follow. Landis Takes Slap at Cotton Mill Owners While Sentencing Boy Chicago Tribune-Omaha Bee leased Wire. Chicago, May 8. For .stealing a jeweled bag sent by parcel post, and entrusted to him for delivery, Her bert Schultheis, IS, was sentenced to 30 days in jail by Judge Landis. The judge displayed leniency because Herbert already had spent 56 days in jail waiting for trial. In pronouncing sentence, Judge Landis took an indirect slap at south ern cotton mill owners. He asked why the postal officials had hired Schultheis when he was only 15, knowing the law specifies employes shall be at least 18. "Well? the boy said he was 18," an inspector replie'd. "Huh, don't you "wnow that the cotton mill owners in the south hire girls 12 years old after they make affidavits they are 22?" the judge asked. - Senator Dial of South Carolina, who censured Judge Landis for re cent leniency to a young bank clerk, is a cotton mill owner. Favors Omaha for Location of Mint Washington, May 8. (Spe cial Telegram.) Some time ago Congressman Jefferis wrote to C. W. Whiteley, vice president of the American Smelting and Refining company, with offices in New York, asking him which city, in his judg ment, Chicago or Omaha, was best suited for the establishment of. a branch United States mint. Con gressman Jefferis received a reply from Mr. Whiteley today in which he said he had not given the matter full consideration, but, in view of the fact that so much more silver was refined in Omaha' and that it was so much nearer to the source of supply, in his opinion Omaha was far more desirable for the establishment of a branch mint than was Chicago. Commencement Program. Superior, Neb., May 8. (Special.) Superior High school commence ment exercises will be held Friday, June 3, with J. W. Searson of Man hattan, Kan., as speaker. Rev. A. H. Reitzell of the First Presbyterian church will deliver the baccalaureate sermon. - Would You Work Six Weeks for a House and Lot Worth $7,800? HELP YOURSELF CLUB. See Page 7. Edison's CoFVts on College Graduates- Many Omahans , Kneel to Shrine Of Motherhood National Day of Bespect Ob served in Homes and Churches "Mother," Text of Pastors. Omaha knelt ' to . the shrine of motherhood yesterday in both churches and homes. . . ",Damp and threatening weather did not prevent sons and daughters from fittingly observing the national day of respect to motherhood, al though it prevented many mothers from attending church services de voted to honoring them. Carnations, the flower most gen erally worn in observance of Mothers' day, were in such demand that some florists found it necessary to substitute roses. . ' Many churches held special ser vices and a large number of pastors chose that most inspiring subject, "Mother," as texts for their morning and evening sermons., " Speaks on "Best Mother." Rev. John Leslie Barton chose "The Best Mother" as his subject at the morning services at the Im manuel Baptist church. In the eve- ning he presented "The Triumph of Motherhood" in drama style. "A Tribute to Our Mothers" was the text of Rev. George Van Winkle at the morning services of the Olivet Baptist church. Special Mothers day services were held at the Calvary and First Baptist churches. Mary, the Mother of Jesus, . was the subject of Rev. H. J. Howard at the morning services of the North Side Christian church. A Mother s day program was held at the Cen tral Park Congregational church last night. , . Many Special Services. "The Man Who Did Not- Dis appoint His Mother" was chosen by Rev. J. C. Edwin Brown at the morning services of the St. Martins Episcopal church. Practically all Methodist 'and Presbyterian churches of the.city held special Mother's day services either in the Sunday schools or at regular-church services. ; Rev. William McNary Jackson, pastor of the",First United Presby terianchurch, delivered a morning sermon on "Christian Motherhood." At the Dundee Presbyterian church Rev.-Harry E. Foster included fathers-in his-sermon, the text of which was "Honoring Father and Mother." Rev. E. L. Reese, pastor of the Hartford Memorial United Brethren church, chose 'JOur Mothers" as his morning text. A special Mothers' day prograTt was held last night at the Reorganized Latter Day Saints Omaha branch, at Druid hall. Elkins Urges Consumers To Buy Coal Supply Early Washington, May 8. Senator El kins of West Virginia issued a state ment urging the public to lay in its winter supply of coal as usual at this time of the' year instead of waiting until the cold months. He said up wards of 200,000 miners were out of employment because of the lack of demand for coal and that their de pendents were in distress. Bridgeport Players Give Drama, "Within the Law" Bridgeport, Neb., May 8. (Spe cial.) The Bridgeport, Players staged the drama, "Within the Law," to a large audience at the opera house. Mrs. Ethel Copeland direct-1 ed the production and also played the leading role. The play was given under the auspices of the Modern Woodmen. Xfcwritat: Will ipur up thi war crop to . Dtnonttratm that hm it 100 wrong in hi criticism. Detectives Pluck Prisoner's Mustache To Fix His Identity Chicago Tribune-Omaha Bee Leased Wire. Chicago, May 8. It sure was a hair-rajsing experience. Detectives Sheehy and Doyle had arrested a man they believed was "Tommy" O'Conner, but he insisted his name was Maxwell McArthur. He had a black streak of mustache, where O'Conner had a red one that was the only difference. "Simple," said Sheehy. "He'd dyed his soup sfrainer." The detective caught a hair and yanked it out. The prisoner winced. "It- is- O'Conner,'-' "'said Sheehy. Then he pulled another hair. "It ain't O'Conner." The detectives continued picking hairs as though they were playing "he loves me, he loves me not," with the petals of a daisy. . ' They decided finally that fie wasn't O'Conner. ' Kinkaid Gets Senate To Pass Resolution On Irrigation Users Washington, May 8. (Spe cial Telegram.) One has to hand it to "Uncle Mose" Kinkaid when it' comes to getting legislation through for "Kinkaiders" and others who use- water for irrigation from government sources. "Uncle Mose" quietly entered the senate chamber and, seeing a lull in the proceedings, "conspired" with Senator McNary of Oregon, chairman of the committee on irrigation and reclamation of arid lands, to call up his joint resolution giving water users on irrigation proj ects another year in which to pay their water rents. , Senator McNary, who was won over to Judge Kinkaid's way of thinking, on the ground that it would handicap every reclamation project if the water users' were allowed to fail in raising this year's crop, saw his opportunity and secured the pas sage of the resolution before you could say "Jack Robinson." It was a fine piece of strategy on Judge Kinkaid's part. . ' Senate Committee Favors Packer Bill Chicago Trlbune-'Oraalia Bee leased Wire. Washington, May 8. The senate agriculture committee today ratified the report of the sub-committee. fa vorable .to the t Kenyon:Kendricks packer bill. " In. its amended form the bill vests the authority to supervise; the pack ing industry in the secretary of agri culture. As it was originally pro posed, -the bill created a federal live stock commission to regulate ; the packers.- ... . ,. . ' The bill probably. will be reported to the senate Monday.' " It's backers expect to call it up within the next few weeks. , The . house agriculture committee took up today the. task of revising the measures.- Indications are that the house committee will follow the footsteps of the senate committee iiv charging the Agricultural department with the administration of the act.. The Weather Forecast Nebraska Unsettled . Monday, probable showers; cooler in portion. - Hourly Temperatures. with west s 7 9 10 It !! .54 HI .54 .55 .61 .61 .fl.1 .65 1 P. P. 8 p. 4 P. 5 p. p. 1 P. S p. 65 ....60 An 5 ....57 57 57 ....36 m. m. m. m. m. m. m. Howell to Start Senate Campaign Soon, Is Report Water-Gas Manager Wants to Be Early Bird McKelvie, Reims and Jefferis Are Others. R. B. Howell, republican national committeeman 'and general -manager of the Omaha metropolitan utilities district, is about to announce his candidacy for the republican nomina tion for United States senator, ac cording to gossip amohg politicians who are in the habit' of knowing his plans. Although the primary is a year and three rnonths in the ( future, Mr. Howell is said to be anxious to be the early bird, hoping thereby to fore stall other entrants. 'Governor Mc Kelvie, Congressman Reavis and Congressman Jefferis are listed as likely opponents. Howell is quoted as hoping to fall heir to the republican strength which supported Hiram Johnson for the presidency and which has backei Senator Norris in past years. One move in his senatorial campaign, ac cording to the gossip, was his sup port of J. C.,Kinsler for the United States district attorneyship, although Kinsler had been at outs with Howell republicans in Omaha in recent years and was opposed by-T. J. Maguire, who had the iacking of ex-soldiers. Howell is not expected to resign his place as head of the Omaha wa terworks and gas plant. Action ot Mayor-elect Danlman in campaigning for the city gommission while a mem ber of the water board is cited as a precedent, as is also Howell's unsuc cessful campaign for governor in 1914. - . . . Australian "Dry" Officials Studying Conditions in U. S. Chicato Tribune-Omaha Bee Ieaed Wire. Washington, May ; 8. Arthur Toombes, state superintendent of prohibition forces of Queensland, Australia, arrived in Washington to confer .with Wayne B. Wheeler ' of the.: Anti:Saloon, league and other prohibition leaders. He is spend ing three months- in - the United States making a survey ' of the pro hibition conditions in this country, which he states has an important in fluence, on . the movement in Aus tralia. During the past three. years, remarkable progress has been no ticeable in the prohibition sentiment and also in the dry organizations which Mr. Toombes . attributes to two things the war and America's example. . . Mr. Toombes believes' that Aus tralia will be entirely under prohibi tion inside of 10 years and that New Zealand will carry it next year. - Postoffice at Kearney To Be Rated First Class Kearney, Neb., .May-8. (Special.) Postmaster Swan has been advised that, beginning July 1, Kearney will be rated as a first-class office, hav ing passed the $40,000 mark in postal receipts , for. the year just ; closed. The postal receipts jumped ' from $28,000 in 1918, to $43,000 on March of this year. Ex-Congressman to Speak. Deshlcr, Neb., May 8. (Special.' r-Charles H. Sloan of Geneva, for mer congressman from the Fourth district, will deliver the Decora tion day address at Deshlcr. Pershing Appeals for Big Reserve Asks Support of Summer Mili tary Training Camps as Ob 'igation of Every Ameri can Citizen. Outlines the Army Policy By ARTHUR SEARS HENNING. Chicavo Tribune-Omaha Bee Leaeed Wire. Washington, May 8. That the historic American divisions in the world war should be perpetuated as the organization of army reserves, was proposed by General Pershing, in appealing for public support of the forthcoming series of military training camps as recognition of the obligation of every citizen to pre pare himself to serve his country in time of war. General Pershing has been selected by the president to head a skeleton headquarters staff organized to func tion instantly in time of war and the general outlines for the first time, his views of fundamental preparedness policies. "From a purely military stand point, our policy," said General Pershing, "should provide first, a permanent military establishment large enough to guard against sudden attack; second, a force sufficient to meet our international obligations, particularly on the American con tinent; third, such force as may be necessary to meet our international requirements; fourth, a trained citi zen reserve organized to meet the emergency of war. Basis For Force. 1 "In considering a reserve, we al ready have a nucelus in our trained units that have had experience in the war. I refer to the units of the na tional guards as well as those of the so-called national army. They have returned with traditions, history, pride of service and high ideals of citizenship, all of which constitute a valuable asset in any organization. I should like to see those divisions held together, retaining their officers insofar as their efficiency records show them capable of performing the duties of their respective grades. I Iwould retain the organization of these divisions and utilize them as reserve divisions into which the young men would pass as they come from the army or finish in the train ing camps. Thereby the traditions and the spirit of those historic units would be kept alive to encourage and stimulate efficiency in those who fill their ranks in future. Officers Needed. "In a reserve army it should be pointed out that there is great nec essity for a large number of thoroughly trained officers, not only for the combat troops, -but for the various staff and corps and depart ments, including the general staff. These officers should be very care fully tested and depending his quali fications, each should have a definite assignment to some particular unit or headquarters. An especial effort should be made to retain in the re serve, those officers, and men as well, who, during the'war, performed their duties efficiently.'' General Pershing asserts that our success in the World war was not due to the preparedness, but to for tunate circumstances permitting us to prepare after the declaration of war, and that if we had been ade quately prepared our rights would not have been violated or safety threatened. While we are opposed traditionally to a large standing: army and have fought our wars with citizen soldiers, we always have failed to train our citizen soldiers till war came on us. We have made every citizen subject to call as a soldier, but never empha :,r,ou his obligation to prepare him self to-serve. To provide for such preparation is the object of the train ing camps next summer. Benefits in Training.:. "In the preparation of our young manhood for service in defense of their country there are many per sonal benefits that the course of training would bring," General Pershing said. "It would develop the physical vigor and manliness of our youth and sharpen their men tality. . "It would teach self-discipline and respect for constituted authority. As recent experience has shown, it en courages initiative and gives young men confidence in their abilities. "The thought arrd the act of pre paration for service' increase theif patriotism.' Association with men from all walks of like strikingly em phasizes our democracy. The train ing broadens the views and increases the value of our youth as citizens. It is especially heeded among our alien population! a large percentage of whom are illiterate." Iowa Man Named Delegate To Agricultural Institution Washington, May 8. William H. Stevenson, vice director of the ex periment station of the Iowa State Agricultural college, has been named permanent delegate of the United States to the International Institute of Agriculture at Rome, the Depart ment of Agriculture announced to night. The appointment fills the vacancy caused by the resignation of Dean T. F. Hunt, president of the California state agricultural college.. Class Play Presented by Lodgepole Senior Class Lodgepolc, Neb., May 8. (Spe cial.) The senior class of ,the Lodgepole High school presented their class play, "Mary's Millions." to a crowded house. . The baccalaureate sermon will be delivered Sunday, May 15, at the M. E. church by Rev. Henry F. Mar tens. The class address will be de livered by Capt. W. H. Munson at the M. E. church, Wednesday eve ning, May 18. t
