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aha Daily Bee VOL. 50 NO. 290. Eattraa at (Ni-CltM Mw Wtr I. IMS Oauha P. 0. Uiidtr Act of Mtreh 3. I7. qMAHA, SATURDAY, MAY 21, t 1921. Until Ium !J. kt Mill (I Vp 1. Dally Sua.. S7.50: Dall OMy, ! .. 11 Outildt 4lh Zom (I tar. Daily and Sunday. Sit: Dally Only. li; Suadaj Only. It THREE CENTS The Om Dad of Blue LawsPrimed For Omaha Dp. Wilbur Crafts Here to Urge Recreation Commission To Supervise Movies, Dance Halls and Cabarets. Says Skirts Too Short Rev. Dr. Wilbur F. Crafts of Wash ington, D. C, so-called father of the blue laws, arrived in Omaha yester day, all primed tc combat the "evil, luces which are lowering the stan-' tiard of our social lifc." While he showed a willingness to berate dance halls, automobile" joy rides, cabarets and short skirts, Rev. .Mr. Crafts will devote the next few days here in uring the formation of a "comprehensive recreation com mission." lie specifics this commission should be composed of about 15 per sons. There should be representa .ives of the Y. M. C. A., the Woman's ;lub, the Boy Scouts, one or two paid workers and one person appoint ed! by the mayor, he Sjs. The duty of the commission would le to supervise motion pictures, (inner halls and cabarets and to ad vertise, places -where the young can get whclcsoir.c anuijemcnt. No Place to Go. "'Such a commission is imperative ii -t-.c city," said R;-' ' Mr. Crafts. Why, do you know ih: young peo ple are going to the davil because thty have no place else to go. The lanes halls anii automobiles arc tak ing the place of the old saloon. "I will advocate a revival of homo .... There should bf an. hour after ..ppcr when" t:ir family cm get to ittthcr sing .cTs,0i.,s iT.c1 pati i i. ,-uigs and '-eaa a ivblc story lnter es vi' to the children. "We're raisi.i a gencratifn cf spoiled children. io ninny of ihtii (.. mc3 are nothing b.it boaniing houses -places in which ti cat ani sleep." Rev. Mr. Crafts showed some ir ritation when asked it unday laws would n take away, rather than add to the irapcr recrea"::.: i oi the young tr i;i tu.ation. " a No unday Lavn Pending "Tn?rc are no Sii:a- laws pend ing:," he teclared. "Thnt is a matter for cacti state to dete. mine. The at ti.ok .m me by mol'on' picture and .;r.ii-proh'bitiou iorcos is merely an attcnpf to creat? an 'ium cn all uioraltaislatioii. KevMr. Crafts smiled in amuse ment at what he went oil 'to .term power i to forbid everyone ...v- ljm.s..v. .w iromj. .everything but church on Sunday, "painted by the press and motion picture interests." "The International Reform bu reau, of which I am superintendent, is backing but three bills and one amendment in congress," he said. "The. first bill is to strengthen the Volstead act, by stopping efforts to get legislation permitting medicinal beer to be sold in some states. Would Stope Drug Shipments. ' "The second bill is to stop the shipping of morphine to China and japan, except to supply the absolute weds of the country. As it is, much of the morphine exported is smuggled back to this country. The . third ;is an anti-gambling bill to stop race track gambling and the transportation of gamblng machines from one state to anotehr. , "Then there is the Jones amend ment" Rev. Mr. Crafts paused. It was an expressive pause, of the sort that might -u ell dampen the arodur of a vouthful lover. . - . "Ah, that is a most important amendment," he continued. It is an amendment to stop elopments. It will give congress more control over amrriage and divorce." . "Does it prohibit " lore .at first sight?" inquired the interviewer. "No, but it will prevent hasty mar riages. ' - '. "Do you believe m long engage ments?'' the interviewer was on the verge of asking, but Rev. Mr. Crafts continued; Little Romance in Elopement "There is very little romance in elopementa nowadays. Elopements are a start on the trip to the divorce courts. ( The amendment will pre vent an actress from getting a rich young man drunk and then marry ing him." . V , . "Do you know the interests which labeled me father of -the blue laws almost had the automobile interests with 'em," he chuckled dryly. "They had 'em thinking I would prohibit automobile ridin gon Sunday. "How about short skirts?" he was asked. ' 4 "Well," he replied, weighing his words over this important problem, "I believe it is time American women cut loose from the dictation of Paris designers. . "As for length of skirts why, I don't 'think it is necessary for them to be shorter than men's trousers. Men's trousers don't hinder walking and they come to the shoe tops, so I don't see why "women's skirts should be any shorter than trousers. Two Good Reasons. "Of course there are women who desire to attract attention to their lower extremities," sighed the eld erlv reformer. Rev. Mr. Crafts is touring 2d states "informing, arousing and ex pressing public sentiment," as he put it. He declares that the western states are enforcing the Volstead laws better than in the east, but that "out where the west begins" divorce laws are freer, there is less observ ance of Sunday and that no states west of the river have the Bible in the schools. Asked concerning motion picture censorship, he asserted producers were eager to produce better pictures and that he favored a national board similar, to the interstate commerce commission to supervise the produc tion of films. It would be impossible for the Notecl Reformer Here On Moral Campaign I Si nnJ I i ; y ) j I q tatj Youth Drowned While Swimiiting. Wijli Companion Efforts of Lad to Save Pal Futile; Police and Farmers Dragging River for Body. Herbert Mrs. Ina Eighteenth Townsend, Townsend, 19, son of 4918 ;Soutn street, South Side, was the the drowned Missouri while swimming in river at a bend in stream at the foot of L street yes terday" afternoon about 2. Young Townsend, v in company with Milvcrn Thomas, 16, son oi Earl Thomas, Eighteenth and N streets, left the Townsend home about 1 yesterday afternoon, arriv ing at the river about 2. "We took off our clothes," said young Thomas, "and both dived into the river at a bend about half way between Z and Washington streets. After, swimming around we started for the shore and I heard Herbert yell. I looked around and saw him sink. I swam to Trim and tried to help him to shore, but he sank the third time and did not come up again. I started for. the short and went home and told my father, who called police." Detectives Joe Baughman .and Marshall Glcason hurried to the scene and, aided by scores of vol unteers, dragged the river whero II nwntfnnrt wac laat- corn Arrnrriin to farmers living in the neighbor hood, the river is about 16 feet deep where the boy lost his lite. Thty say an undercurrent likely has taken the body several miles down stream. The distracted mother said be tween sobs that she had warned her boy to stay away from the river. Besides his mother, young Town send is survived by two sisters, Laurabelle, 15, and Mrs. Lillian Vates, 323 North Eighteenth street. The boy formerly was employed at the plant of the Iten Biscuit com pany, but recently had been working with a grading crew on the South Side. At a late hour last night scores of farmers and police in boats wcrs searching for the body. Damage to Fruit ; Minimized hy U. S. No General Shortage Has Re sulted From Freezing, Is Report. . Washington, May 20. Damage to fruit crops from freezing in some sections of the country has not re sulted in a general shortage, the De partment of Agriculture said today. Georgia peaches and California cher ries are already showing upon the markets, while the strawberry croo was .said to be abundant in several places. , , ) A good crop of apples and peaches is expected in Colorado and an aver age yield in New England and New York. Utah will probably have only a 30 per cent peach crop. Fair crops of blackberries and raspberries are looked for in Missouri. The apple crop outlook in Iowa is improving, the department , an nounced, but in Michigan .only a light yield, except of winter apples and pears is expected. : In Arizona the peach crop is almost a total failure. ' t Massachusetts Salons Said to Have Played Stocks Boston, Mass., May 20. The leg islative committee which has bceu inquiring into stock market opera tions by members of the legislatures of 1918 and 1919 while measures af fecting the stock involved were pending, reported today a finding that such transactions occurred. , In no case, however, the committee re ported, did the vote of those con cerned affect the fate of a legisla te measure. The committee sub mitted an order providing for the transmission to District Attorney Pelletier of Boston of a copy of the testimony to use as he saw fit. Harding to Quit Capital Saturday for Ocean Ride Washington,- May 20. President Harding will leave Washington late tomorrow on. the presidential vacht Mayflower and will reach New Vork Monday morning to speak at a ban quet to be given by the management of the; New York Commercial. He also will review the 106th regiment in Brooklyn and will deliver an ad dress at the Academy of Sciences. r . ;uu He will leave New iork on theic- Scientist Is Praised By President Harding Presents Gift of Gram Of Radium, Purchased by American Women, To Madame Curie. ValuePlacedat$IOO,000 Washington. May 20. A gram ol radium purchased by the contribu tions of thousands oi American women was presented by President Harding to Madam Curie, the emi nent Polish scientist, as a token of the nation's appreciation of her ac complishments and as an earnest ex pression jof American interest in the advancement of science and hu man itarianism. . At the same time the president expressed , a fervent hope that the scientific principle of radio activity established by Mmc. Curie in the research work which led to her dis covery of radium might be found dominate also the relations of man kind in the present world crisis, .so that the yearnings and aspirations of the many may radiate a new spirit of service to the souls of chosen leaders. Formal presentation of the gift tn Mmc. Curie, who came to this coun try expressly to receive it, was made at the White House at a ceremony attnded by high officials of the povernment and by a committee ol those responsible for raising the purchase fund of $100,000. The radium will be used to continue re search work for prevention of dis ease. Pays Tribute. President Harding paid tribute to the personal attainments of the dis tinguished visitor, to the spirit of womanhood typified by her and to the national traditions which lie he hind her native Poland and her adopted country, the French republic. "We greet you as foremost among scientists in the age of science, as leader among women in the genera-, tion which sees woman come tardily into" her own," said the president."Wre greet you as an exemplar of liberty's victories in the generation wherein liberty has won her crown of glory. In doing honor to you we testify anew our pride in the ancient friend ships which have bound us to both the .country of your adoption and that of your nativity. ., "It has been your fortune,' Mme. Curie, to accomplish an immortal work for humanity. We bring to you the meed of honor which is due to pre-eminence in science, scholarship, research and humanitarianism. But with it all, we bring something more. We lay at your feet the testimony of that love which all the generations of men have been wont to bestow upon the noble woman, the unselfish wife, the devoted mother. Source of Inspiration. "A number of years ago a reader of one of your earlier works on radio-active substances noted the ob servation that there was much diver gence of opinion as to whether the energy of radio-active substances is created within those substances them selves or is gathered to them from outside sources and then diffused from them. The question suggested an answer .which is doubtless hope lessly unscientific. "I have liked to believe in analogy between the spiritual and the physical world. I have been very sure that that which I may call the radio-active soul, or spirit, or intellect call it what you choose must first gather to itself from its surroundings, the power that it afterwards radiates in bdneficcnce'to those near it. I be lieve it is the sum of many inspira tions borne in on great souls, which enables them to warm, to scintillate, to radiate, to illumine and serve those about them." . , 20 Irish Police Are ' Ambushed at Galway Galway, Ireland, May 20. (By The Associated Press.) Sixty armed men ambushed a district inspector of constabulary and 20 policemen under him at Westport this morning. One contable was killed and one wounded and four of the attacking party were killed and six wounded. The police attacked the ambushers' entrenched position and carried it. The men defending the position were routed and fled across country, pursued by the government forces. Arms, ammunition and bombs were captured. . South Dakotans Find Way to Beat Blue Laws on Base Ball Deadwood, S. D.t May 20. A novel business' organization was formed here last night to provide Sunday base ball games to fans of the Black Hills in compliance with the Sunday blue laws. In a recent decision the supreme court said that where ,an admission fee is charged Sunday base ball in South Dakota was illegal. At the meeting last night it was decided to form a stock company, the stockholders to be Sd mitted free to all base ball games played here. A legal opinion was that this plan was in accordance with the "blue laws," and at the same time , the organization can , be financed. ' California Delegation Urged to O. K. Plans of Navy Washington, May 20. Members of the California congressional dele gation were urged today in tele grams from the Los Angeles city council to approve Navy department plans for the establishment and en largement pf naval bases-on the Pa cific coast. Curtailment of any part of the department program, the mes sage said, " would be disastrous and an. irreparable blow to measures planned, for the defense of the wua- Alleged Box Car Thief Held at Plattsmouth Plattsmouth, Neb., May 20. (Special.) What is believed to have been systematic robbery of Burling ton freight cars at Council Bluffs and extending into eastern Nebraska, was run down by Special Agent Mat thews of the Burlington, who cap tured a man giving his name as Ray Walker and his residence as Council Bluffs, while he was in the act of throwing merchandise from a car as the train slowed up along the grade at the cast end of the Burlington bridge over the Missouri river here. Two other men, who were waiting in an automobile to receive the stolen goods, made their, escape. Walker is being held in county jail here, pending disposition of his case. Rebel Leader of Mexico Hopeful General Manuel Pelaez Says Country Firmly Resolved to Adjust Its Differences With America. New York, May 20. General Man uel Pelaez, one of the most active rebel leaders in Mexico during Presi dent Carranza's administration and a close friend of President Obregon, issued a statement here last night declaring that Mexico was firmly resolved to adjust its differences with the United States without feel ing or prejudice. The general is now touring this country. "President Obregon is determined to face with firmness," he Said, "the responsibilties which have been col lectively incurred during the past years of convulsive evolution when many errors and injustices were committed. "I am sure that relations between the United States and Mexico have entered, upon a new era of cordiality and co-operation." General Telaez said he was sure the oil problem in Mexico soon would be solved. "Mexico acted within its. rights in declaring in the constitution of 1917 its direct domain over the sub soil," he asserted. "No law can have a retroactive effect and the rights of all property, legally acquired prior to the formation of the constitution, must bc respected, one and all." Independence Not Asked by Filipinos General Wood Finds Ilagan Natives Satisfied With . U."S. Rule. Ilagan, Isabella Province, P. I., May 20. (By The Associated Press.) The people of Isabella province, are satisfied with American rule and not worrying about independence, Governor Pascual Paguirigan of Isa bella today told Maj. Gen. Leonard Wood, member of President Hard ing's mission to the Philippines to investigate conditions in the islands. The governor said that the people are prosperous and contented and satisfied to continue under American rule until the United States is ready to grant independence. General Wood arrived yesterday at the capital here of the heart of the tobacco growing regions of the Philippines, 168 miles northeast Manila. of Harding Praises Work Of Military Training Camps Association Chicago, May 20. A letter from General Pershing announcing his wholehearted sympathy with the Military Training' Gamps association and its objects was read before the convention of that body at the gen eral session today. ."Following its traditionally patri otic course, your association has aid ed materially in bringing the pur pose of these camps to the attention of the country and I am confident that the deliberations of your pres ent convention will be important and valuable," the letter read. "I plan to visit as many of these camps this summer as possible, to meet the candidates. I believe the purpose of these institutions is so closely interwoven with .the question of adequate national defense that all Americans should render every assistance and encouragement." New Cuhan President Is Congratulated by Gomez Havana, May 20. Dr. Alfredo Zayas, upon assumtng the office of president of Cuba today was cheered by a cablegram from General Jose I Miguel Gomez, his opponent in the bitterly contested election ot. last November extending his felicitations and promising his co-operation. General Gomez is at present in New York and his cablegram was considered an indication that his party, the liberals, would actively participate in the future work of the Cuban government. Negotiation of a new commercial treaty with the United States has been endorsed by Dr. Zayas. As means of solving the acute financial stringency, he ad vocates an extension of the mora torium. Coalitionists Win 221 Seats in Italy Electioix Rome, May 20. Final reports of the parliamentary elections in Italy last Sunday show that the coalition parties will hold 221 scats in the next Chamber of Deputies. The other po litical parties will be represented as follows: Fascisti, (extreme national ists) 28; Agrarians, .22; socialists, 125; Catholics, 106; communists, IS; republicans. 9; Slavs, S; Germans, 4. The election of Slav and German deputies raises the question of the 1 language tS feezed in, the.chamber, rf mr , A f prf. ZHORXM l V 4 ' o-reR1 rX MUCH M WE LOVE iSK $E3k PW Q0Z LA -me French, we: ( L0 Gg ' J&gf LOVE AMERICA J7 , Just a wm wert thinking that tomtthing of a lowbrow f M. Carptntier arrival at a teaport tomawhara an it givin a reception illghtly axeaading that of Can. tha Atlantic coatt and J off r a and King Albart. Mr. Dampaey hat takan up tha ttady of ranch Tht Indication arm that tha battta of Janay City to that ha can antwer back whan M. Caargat at hi him on July 2 will attratt mora attintion than tha hattlaa . what part of Franco ha marvad in during tha Milwaukee Police Seek Ex-Omalia .Pastor-Promoter Warrant Issued for His Ar rest on Charge of Obtain ing Money Under False Pretenses. Milwaukee, May 20. The Mil waukee police today asked police of other cities to find R. E. Jenkinson, who disappeared today when a war rant was issued for his arrest on the charge of obtaining money under false pretenses through promotion of a dormitory scheme in various cities and the coincident development of the Shale Products company. Two of Jenkinson's companions, James W. Basicker, general sales manager and William Stewart, assistant sales manager, were arrested here. The scheme according to the police involved the building of at least one men's dormitory in each city to house 100 men. Each of the men was to pay $65 a month for room and board. Forty-five dollars of each $65 was to be profit and to be invested in the Shale Products company dealing in oils and oil products. Raymond Schellhase of Keareny, Neb., appeared here seeking JenkiiU son, whom he said he first met in Omaha last spring, where Jenkinson was operating a similar institution and also acting as a minister; The Nebraska man traded his automobile for a $1,000 gold bond in the com pany, a $800 note and $200 in cash. Jenkinson has paid $100 on the note, he said. Notorious Iowa Gangster Is Captured in Missouri Dcs Moines, la., May 20. Earl Laveller, who was arrested today in Savannah, Mo., is wanted by Des Moines police for participation in the Stuart (la) bank robbery, and a number of local holdups. A price of $10,000 has been set up on La veller by Iowa authorities. He has been a fugitive from justice for three years. Laveller w as a . pal of Dutch Cross, notorious -gangster, who was shot and killed by the late Chief of Police Jesse Jackson, who also died from the result of the gun battle. Head of Iowa Federation. Of Labor Scores Red Flag Burlington, la., May 20. J. C. Lewis, Des Moines, newly elected E resident of the Iowa Federation of abor, in his acceptance speech to day declared emphatically 'against the "one big union movement" and -banished the waving. of the red flag in the labor federation, holding that there was "enough red in Old Glory to suit him." ' "Any one who can't submit to the j principles of the American tlag can go back to his own country. There is no place for him here." ....ii i 1 1 a i i ii - Eugenic Marriage Law Effective in Wyoming Cheyenne, Wyo., May 20. The law requiring every man who takes out a marriage license in Wyoming to first have a doctors' certificate as to his physical condition, be came ' effective in this state today. The law was passed by the last The Big Fight tCopyrtftit: 1921: 8 The Cblcaro Trtbtma.fl Mr. Dtmptty wet along A com phrrn and 100 Bomb Explosion Suspect Is Held ForTrialMay26 Particular Charge Lodged Against Him Is Conspiracy To Destroy Assay Office In New York. Jersey City, N. J May 20. Guiseppe Dc Filippo, charged . with conspiracy to destroy the United States assay office in New York in connection with the Wall street ex plosion last September, today was held without bail for a hearing on May 26, by United States Commis sioner Charles E. Hendrickson. De Filippo, who was identified yesterday by five persons as the driver of the wagon of explosives believed to have caused the disaster, was formally given into custody of the federal authorities today, by Recorder William Cain ' of Bayonne. Asked by Commissioner Henrick son if hevdesired to make a , state ment, DeTilippo said: "I know nothing of it. I never heard of the explosion. I don't know where Wall street is." Minnesota Man Faces Charge of Wife Murder Crookstori, Minn., May 20. That Karl Knutson tortured his wife, 22, with daily beatings until she .died of wounds, was charged by James E. Montague, Polk county attorney. Knutson is under arrest charged with murder and was arraigned to day. The hearing was postponed until June 7. Mrs. Knutson died Tuesday. Knutson then said she had fallen down stairs. . An investigation, according to po lice, showed the woman's body to be covered with bruises. The police also claim that. Knutson admitted he beat his wife daily, following her confession of relations with a local business man prior to their mar riage. The couple were, married last March. Hclsingfors Dispatch Says Trotzky and Lenine Disagree London, May 20. A Hclsingfors dispatch to the Central News today says that.sharp differences of opinion regarding the composition of the Russian soviet government developed between Nikolai Lenine, balshcvik premier, and Leon Trotzky, war minister, at this week's meeting of the soviet council. According to Moscow reports, the dispatch adds, Lenine advocated the inclusion of other than the bolshe vik "parties, but Trotzky severely criticized the suggestion and request ed adjournment of the debate. Premier Meighan Wins in His Fight for 1921 Budget Ottawa, May 20. The government of Premier Meighan was sustained in its . budget proposal early today in the House of Commons, when an amendment expressing regret be cause tariff revision was not included in the program, was voted down. The vote, 103 to 83, was reached with an Interview coachtd im nebU par emnt grammar. I Briand Opposes j Allied Meeting on Silesian Tannic French Premier Seeks to Post pone Conference Until In terallied Commission Has Made Report. Paris, May 2(1 Premier Briand of France is opposed to a meeting of the supreme allied council to dis cuss the Silesian question until the interallied commision in Silesia has reached an agreement and submitted a report. Assurances that Germany would avoid interference in the Silesian plebiscite area and that shipments of arms and ammunition across the Silesian frontier would be stopped, given to the Spanish ambassador at Berlin by Joseph Wirth, the German chancellor, yesterday served to de crease the tension over the Silesian situation here today. Announcement is made by th ministry . of liberated regions that Germany will soon begin the de livery of wooden houses to be erect ed in the devastated zone of north ern France. Germany will furnish 25,000 of these houses, which will be somewhat similar to ' the portable houses seen in American beach col onies, but built more solidly and constructed so that they will be waterproof. . - Scores Pay Tribute at Bier Of Late Chief Justice White Washington, May 20. Scores o.f the friends of the jurists, numbering many high officials, but represent ing the humbler walks of life, called today at the home of the late Chief Justice White to pay their respects, and messages of condolence con tinued to come into the family from all parts of the country and abroad. The funeral of the late supreme court head, which will be held from the residence on Rhode Island ave nue tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock will be marked by simplicity. Government activities in the capital will cease for the day. k Chesapeake and Ohio Puts Off Action on Dividends New rork. May 20. The Chesa peake and Ohio Railway company today deferred action on the regular semi-annual dividend ' of 2 j per cent due at this time. Slayer of Postal Clerk Is Sentenced to 50 Years Albilene, Tex., - May 20. Albert Rowan was found guilty today and sentenced to prison for 50 years for the murder of G. W. Street, a postal clerk, killed in a mail robbery here. The Weather Forecast continued Fair and warm Satur- aay. Hourly Temperatures. S a. m. H a. m. 1 . m. a. m. a. m. 10 a. m. 1 P. t p, S p. S p, S p ...M .. ..no ....91 ..10 .75 .. ..SI m Tt , v moot' &6 11 a. m ..S 8 P: mi.'Y.ue.i Sus oect in Mail Theft Is Arrested Alliance Police Hold Man for ' Investigation in Connec tion With Union Pacific Train Robbery. Finger' Prints Sent Here Alliance, Neb., May 20. (Special Telegram.) Refusing to give hn name or to answer any questions put to him by the officers, an un identified man, gray-haired and ap parently 55 years old, is held in tha county jail, pending an investigation which the authorities believe will connect him with the robbery of a Union Pacific mail car between Cheyenne and Green River, W'yc., Wednesday night, and also with the attempted burglary of three Alhance stores early this morning. When arrested at 4 a. m. by .Night Marshal Eugene Stillwell he had in his possession abou $30 worth of postage stamps contained in a Union Pacific envelope and a ticket from Sidney, Neb., to Cheyenne, Wyo.i stamped May If. the date Ji the robbery of the Union Pacific mail car. Tight sacks of mail were stolen from the mail car and about $100 worth of postage stamps. .The prisoner refused to state whether or not he had been in Cheyenne re cently. ' His arrest followed a telephone message to the police station that a man was trying to force an entrance to the rear of the Golden Rule store. He was caught two, blocks away, a he was coming out of an alley. In vestigation showed that' a crowbar had been used in an attempt to pry open the rear doors of the Golden Rule, also Harper's department store and the Horace Bogue store. The crowbar was found in the alley near where the man was arrested. t -The prisoner has maintained stolid silence since his arrest and appeared nervous when his finger prints were being taken. The finger prints. have been sent to the Omaha bureau of identifications. Officers are in com munication with federal and county officials at Cheyenne. Review of Cases w Men Convicted in India Plot ' File Petition for Re-. bearing. r': Washington, May 20. A petition for review of the cases of Gustav H. Jacobscn, Albert ti. wehde, oeorfe J. Boehm and Heramba Lai Gupta, i convicted at Chicago, October, 1917, I on charges of having prepared "a f certain military enterprise" against i .i .. , . tj:- . fl tnc criiisn government in jnaia, waj i filed today with the supreme court. I The brief denied that the activities of the first three, all of whom wera said to have been German sympa thizers, could have been charac terized as a "military enterprise? al-: have been to distribute large sums to though Wchde's plans were said to revolutionary societies in India. The defendant Gupta was a native of India. "The final determination by this court of the true limitation placed by law upon the activities of, those de siring to further the struggles of other peoples or races, is of vital importance today," the petition said. James Connell, Omaha Student at Yale, Is Given Honor on Tap Day New Haven, Conn., May 20. "TafI day" was held at Yale today with thi customary ceremonies. The thref Yale senior societies selected IS met; each from the junior class and th Elihu club also picked 10 mcmbcrt The chief honor that of being the last man "tapped" for skull and bone went to Ward Cheney of Sout Manchester, Conn., a member of th 'varsity crew. Among those "tapped" were: Wolf's Head: James R. Connelt Omaha, Neb.; Charles D. Prat Honolulu; Joseph L. Parman, jrJ Tacoma, Wash.; Justin C. SturmJ Nehawka, Neb.; Ralph G. Boalt, St Paul, Minn. Exchange Rate on Day That Germany Pays to,Gover Paris, May 20. Of the lS0,000,66t marks in gold representing Ger many's first payment to the repara tions commission. 140,000,000 in for. eign currency, bills of exchange and notes will be converted into dollars, according to the Temps. The other 10,000,000 marks will be shipped di-: rect from Berlin to Paris. I Germany will be credited at the: rate of exchange obtaining on the day the transfer is made and not at the rate prevailing May 13, as she suggested Defunct Auto Company Lost Money Every Year It Run East St. Lousi, 111., May 20. Rec ords of the defunct Moore Motor Vehicle company, of Danville, intro duced in federal court here today, show the company lost money each year since its organization four years ago, ' Editor Indicted. ' Deadwood, S. D., May 20. Wit liam T. Harriman, editor and pub lisher of a Hot Springs newspaper, was indicted by the federal grand jury here yesterday on a charge of sending obscene literature through the mails. He was released on $1,000 bond, to appear at the next lyrm of coort.V " 'i i) 7 I)