Wilson's Failure
Still Fresh in
Memory of France
Briand Warm Dflrgalrt
Against Making Agreement
Which Must Be Ratified by
Parliamentary Bodies.
By HENRY WALES.
tfclraf Trtkn-4nMiti If !) Wlr.
N aldington. - Nov. 20, Nicmni
warning againit the Pacific disarma
ment conference biting off more than
it can chew, the delegations repre
senting the various governments
making agreements on - matters
which-can only be decided on by
their parliamentary bodies,: was
given by M. Arislidc Briand in a
statement to the press.
Trance, more than any other
power, because it was the principal
loser in failing to obtain the Anglo-
l'ranco-American defensive guaran
4 tee. remembers Woodrow Witson's
' teace delegation which went to
1'aris after the armistice, partici
pated in the negotiations there, and
then was repudiated by the United
Mates senate.
In view of the fact that one of the
principal criticisms of President. Wil
son's undertakings was that they
violated the sovereignty pf .the
United States and usurped rights
lested solely in the senate',''' the
French believe that care should be
taken, to avoid making decisions
here which may not be honored in
the capitals of the .various delega
tions. - .
' ,t Briand Optimistic.
M. Briand stated that he was still
optimistic over the outlook for re
sults which will be obtained during
this conference if and he qualified
his belief the powers assembled will
be satisfied with the unanimous ac-
ceptance of a statement of principles
in broad general outlines and do not
insist on pledging one another to de
tailed schemes and plans worked out
in detail which may prove distasteful
to parliaments and arouse antagon
ism in the press, . i ,
The premier intimated that France
realizes full well the impossibility of
Obtaining written treaties of'alliance
with the United States, and other
countries for aid m case of future
war aggressions, : He' hinted, - how.
ever, that official and ; executive' as
surances of solidarity with France
and sympathy with its peaceful aims
or defense of its soil would -be
mightily acceptable and would prove
highly satisfactory to the" "' French
people.' , ."'.' 'i
m:- Briand ' does: not ' expect re
sponses will be made to his speech
jn Monday. The address will be
extemporaneous and heads of the
other delegations will therefore not
be familiar with its' contention's from
advance ; copies! .'' It i$i therefore,
doubted if any. will be in.-a-'pqsition"
to reply to his expose of the men
aces that threaten France
Two Answers Possible. '
. ' Only two answers can be framed
in reply to M.Briand's speech, it was
pointed out, however.
One, in . which the other great
powers recognize France's special
position on the contineHfr-of Europe,
facing a state j)f twice jts popua
tibn and with Poland, Its" eastern
bulwark and ally, confronted by the
red hordes of bolshevik Russia. Ac
ceptance of this viewpoint might
imply that the great powers would
intimate their readiness to duplicate
the procedures in the great war and
rally to the side defending civilisa
tion and right and liberty. rS; . ifi
i. he alternative, m whichjtuq other
powers, apparently safe inftjheir iso
lation, would reject thjj j French
thesis and refused to believe in the
Teuton-Muscovite menace'.,hangiiig
Over Europe. .This' . lattef :: attitude
would permit France to Announce
its persistence in apprehensions to
restate French needs for self-protection,
and to demand free hand to arm
as it sees fit to safeguard La Patrie.
Attitude on .Submarines, :
The head of the French delegation
amplified his attitude regarding sub
marines, which opposes th 'British
contention. Beside being the arm
of the weak,' submarines are the
weapon of the poor, he pointed out,
whole flotillas of them costing less
than a single capital ship and there
fore effecting the economy which
was one of the reasons for the call
ing of the conference.
Regarding restricted tonnage for
submarines, M. Briand pointed out
that a large undersea craft would be
able to rise to the surface; and pick
up survivors from a war ship or
transport it had sunk, whereas this
was a physical impossibility in the
case ef a small submersible.
M. Briand congratulated" his co
delegates on the spirit of justice and
sacrifice which has already been
evinced in examination of the far
eastern problems, especially insofar
as they refer to China. Ha stated
that there was evidence of a sincere
desire on the part of most powers to
rehabilitate China as a sovereign
state enjoying all the advantage of
a recognized power.
May Change Plans.
No decision has yet been taken
by M. Briand regarding the coming
to Washington of M. Louis
Loucheur, richest man in France
and minister of the liberated regions:
It had been announced that i M,
Loucheur would sit in at the con
ference after the premier returned to
Paris? '"There may be a change1 in
this program, since it has been de
cided that the financial question, the
matter of allied war debts, will not
be discossed here. M. Briand does
not believe details of economic and
financial readjustment in far east af
fairs will be worked out at this con
ference, thus obviating . M. . Lou
cheur' presence on that point . .
The premier and about half, the
French delegation, including ' M.
Berthelet, will .leave, Washington at
8 o'clock Thursday morning. .
Briand to Sail Friday.
M. Briand will sail from New
York on Friday morning on board
the steamship Paris.
M. Rene Viviani, former premier
and member of several cabinets,
will head the French delegation after
M. Briand's departure until Decem
ber 11, when he will return to
France on board the Paris with the
bulk of the remainder of the delega
tion. -
Text of Committee
On Pacific and
Sty TIM aifUU Tnm.
Washington, Nov. 20. The foj.
lowing communique was issued Sat
urday:
The committee on Pacific and far
eastern questions held its second
meeting this morning at 11 o'clock
All plenipotentiary delegates were
present except Baron Shibchira for
Japan, Ambassador Jusscfand 'for
France and Mr. Meda for Italy,
Admiral Baron Kato, on behalf of
Japan, made the following statement
I. ll srrnu in inc Japanese ucic
gallon that exiting , dmiculties--ill
China lie no less-in her, domestic situ
ation than in her externa,! relations.
We are anxious to sec peace and
unity re-established at the earliest
possible moment, but. we want, to
avoid all action that may' be con
strued as an intervention in the in.
ternat affairs of China. All this con-
terenoe can achieve is,-it-seems to
us, to adjust China s ; foreign rela
tions, leaving her domestic situation
to be worked out by the Chinese.
"2. The Japanese -'. delegation
wishes to assure the Chinese delega
tion and the whole conference that
Japan has every desire to cultivate
the happiest relations with China
We are solicitous of making what
ever contributions we are capable of
toward Chinas realization ot her
just and licitimate aspirations. We
are uninflunnced by any policy of ter
ritorial aggrandisement in any part
ox inina.
Adhere to "Open Door."
"We adhere without condition or
reservation, to the principle of 'the
open door and ouual opportunity in
China. We look to China m par
ticular for the snpply of raw' ma
terials essential to our industrial life
and for foodstuffs as well. In the
purchase of such materiaJs from
China, as in all our trade relations
with that country, we do not claim
any special rights or- privileges, and
we welcome fair and honest compe
tition with all nations.
"With regard to the question of
the abolition of extra territoriality,
which is perhaps one of most inw
portant questions , proposed by the
Chinese delegation, it is. our intention
to join with other delegations in the
endeavor to come to. an arrangemtut
in a manner fair and satisfactory
to all .... . ,
"We have. come to. this. conference,
not to advance: our own selfish, in
terests, we have come to co-operate
with all" nations for . the purpose of
assuring peace ih the far east and
friendship' among'. nations."
Ready to Explain. '
".V The Japanese delegation
understands that the principal object
of the conference is to establish in
common accord, policies and prin
ciples which are. to guide the future
actions of the nations' here repre
sented. Although we are ready to
xplaiti or discuss- any ' problem
which, in the Wisdotrt of -the confer"-
.ence, is taken up, we should regret
undue protraction of the discussions
by detailed examination of innumer
able minor matters." ' ''; ''
Baron ' De Cartier, speaking ' for
Belgium, Mr. Balfour for the British
empire, and Senator " bchaflzer ' for
Italy.tben made statements., as-follows:
' ,
Baron"' De Carter':" " "
"I believe it proper to briefly point
out the spirit in which Belgium takes
up the examination! o. the, questions
relating.' to' the. far.easr.v : -h i,-
-? She is happVi.to subscribe to the
riobte-1 sentiments..' that;-.inspired jthe"
words of the secretary of state 'at the
opiiiiK essiQii; df Our committee, .
"? 'i-';! HaiAldU .'China. ;
"Insofar as China ;fs concerned, my
country hai for many years main
tained important relations with her,
nd has been among the first to con-
tribute to the development of the
natural resources of China through
the large part she has taken in the
construction of its -railroad system;
it hars also -established there indus
trial and financial enterprises of imi
portance. V'' .'-' : -.!
J. he personafoenperieicc: i naye
been able to acauire -through so
journs in China during the past 23
ears, the evidences of the progress
that she has made during that pe
riod, the manner in which she has
been able to overcome her internal
crises, inspire me with great confi
dence for her future.
Belgium will take part willingly
in all the measures this conference
may adopt to insure' the territorial
integrity of China and to furnish her
with means to overcome her dif-
iculties. She is convinced that the
support of the action of the govern
ment is the necessary condition ot
all progress and of the fruitful ap
plication ot such rules as this con
ference might lay down in accord
with the government of the Chinese
republic. .
Beilgium Favors "Open Door.
"Belgium will unreservedly fivor
the policy of the open door. She de
sires to see assured to the industry
nd commerce of all the nations the
possibility, of sharing, on a footing
of complete-and. genuine equality,
the development of the resources of
China to the greatest-benefit of the
Chinese people and ot all Humanity.
' "She has . heard with satisfaction,
the statement of the representatives
of the Chinese republic that that
country is ready to apply the policy
of commercial liberty in all parts
of, its territory. This .commercial
liberty will not produce-tis; ful,. ef
fect -unless nationals of fhe' powers
ohtain tfip riffhts. nd iriviieires
which are a neceSsaryi. condition of
the full development of ecotiomiffnv
terests. - ' -' i - vV '
"Belgium, in accord with the pow
ers concerned, is ready to consent to
a fair increase in the customs duties.
"She will align herself willingly on
the aide of the countries disposed to
accept the gradual abandonment of
their rights of jurisdiction as soon as
the Chinese government shall have
completed the work that it has un
dertaken and shall be in position to
give assurance of the many guar
antees that the proper administra
tion of justice demands."'
Nothing to Add.
Mr. Balfour said he " thought it
unnecessary to add one word to
what has been said by colleagues in
regard to the question of a general
order which had been raised. His
reason for saying this w-as that he
had nothing to add to the frequent
declarations of the government he
Discussion
Far East Problems
had the honor to represent em all
these questions; for example, the
"open door" in China, the integrity
ol China and the desirability ot leav
ing China to work out its own salva
tion and to maintain control over its
own affairs, and of substituting, when
circumstances warranted, normal
processes of law for extra territorial
ity, ah inese principles nave ncrn
lormuiaiea over ana over again in
explicit terms, by the government
which he represented.
Senator: Sehanzer's statement:
"I have, the honor to state, in the
name of the Italian delegation, that
we. fully subscribe to the noble senti
ments expressed by the orators who
have' preceded me. The Italian dele
gation is ready to examine, together
with the other delegations, with the
greatest care and in a spirit of sin
cere sympathy, questions relating to
China. It will give its support to
the solution that shall appear to be
best suited to assure. the free de
velopment of China and to guaran
tee an equaliljr in footing of the df
ferent, nations, in their efforts to pro
mote the progress of China and of
commerce with that country.'
' Briand Expresses Friendship.
Mr.' Briand expressed the warm
sympathy that France feels for
China with which it has a common
frontier about 1500 kilometers long.
The French delegation is disposed to
consider in the most favorable light,
the Chinese claims in their entirety.
But, in order to reach a practical re
sult it will be necessary to make a
thorough examination of each claim.
Jonkher Van Karnebcck. repre
senting -The. Netherlands, remarked
that, in the. present phase of the dis
cussion, there is not much for him
to say of a general character and at.
the same time of - material impor
tance. He wished, however, to say
as the .representative of one of
China's neighbors, that The Nether
lands delegation will be barmy to
consider the principles which China
nas laia down and the -problems
irom tne standpoint ot'.the world s
general welfare and to examine
them' in a spirit of svmnathv and
irienasnip towarn uuna. , - '
Holland, he said, has old friend
along the shores, of the Pacific:
vnina Knows tnat.it is one ot them
If China avails itself of the oppor
tunity now afforded by this confer-
ence, to assert its fights, to declare
Its position and to define Us wishes.
it may count on Holland's'good will
emu us wuimgi.icss lu. aiu iiiiia 111
the realization 'of legitimate aspira
tions and in its endeavors towards
a consolidation and stabilization of
Chinese domestic affairs ' which arc
connected with the problems affect
ing the Pacific. ... . , . ::
V iscount D Alte said that the
Portuguese delegation ' saw with
pleasure that the delegates of ' the
other nations representd at the
conference had expressed nearly
identical: views -to the desira-bility in
the interests of all. of a. prosperous
and united China; He" gladly as
sociated himself with - his colleagues
in the expression 'of this' 'desire.
Mr. sze exoressed, on behalf of
the Chinese delegation, his sincere
appreciation for the united sympathy
and friendship of the . delec-ajtions
for -China and its proposals,., Of
course" many proposals will be con
sidered 'iii - 'connection with 'ihtflf ap
plication?, H? woulcl deireto re
serve to tn e Cfiine senile leg a t iorT the
righf of rrtirsing"1hem;-1rrdetail
then. - But he was sure that the
friendly sentiments, as expressed
and the general spirit of accord
thereby presented, .would be great
ly, conducive to the success of this
corcfejnerice.
'AfWttSa general discussion the
meemg; adjourned until Monday at
4... vi . f.n,
p.- m. , , ; K
Flefcher to Resign
As Under Secretary
For Diplomatic Post
Chicago Tribune-Omaha Bee Leased Wire.
Washington, Nov. 20. Under
Secretary of State Henry Prather
Fletcher,, who - is in charge of ar
rangements of ' the international
arms conference, will resign his
post at the conclusion of the con
ference to accept a diplomatic post
trom the president.
'. Although there is no confirms
tion of this from the State depart
ment, friends of Mr. 1'letcher de
clare that it is a fact and that the
post the president has in mind for
Fletcher is ambassador to Belgium,
to succeed Brand vvhitlock.
, It has been known for some time
that Mr. Fletcher, long in the diplo
matic service, has not found his
present post to his liking and that
he desires to return to the foreign
field where he has given meritorius
service for many years. His last
appointment was ambassador to
Mexico. Prior to that, Mr. Flet
cher was ambassador to Clitic. Ht
ralso spent many years in China at
tached to the : American legation
there.
Bandits .Kill Postmaster;
. - ; Robber Slain in Battle
West- Frankfort, 111., Nov. 20.
Armed men -invaded Freeman Spur,
near here, shot and killed Charles
Amati, the postmaster, held up
a saloon and then were put to
flight, leaving behind one of their
companions, who was shot to death
in a fusillade that followed the saloon
holdup, according to a report sent
here tonight.
Burglar Jumps Through
"Window as Family Is Roused
;' Awakened by her son, Billy, Mrs.
W. H. Chamberlain, 1104 North
Twenty-ninth street, shortly after 1
this morning heard a burglar, be
lieved to have been a negro, in the
house. She in turn awakened her
husband, who got out of bed just in
time to see the man jump through
a window. The burglar stole $20.
Man Charged With Murder
On Hunger. Strike in Jail
Salt Lake City, Nov. 20. James
Nickopoulos. heid in the county jail
charged with murdering Dan Karras,
has been on a hunger strike for the
last nine days, the jailer said.
Nickopoulos, the jailer stated, re
fused to eat, believing-that friends of
Karras were attempting to get pois
oned food admitted to the prison to
be served to him.
THE BEE: OMAHA. MQNOAV, NOVUM UKR 21. 19J1.
Maternity Bill
Passes House by
Vote of 279 to 39
One of Negative Votci Cut by
Congressman McLaugliliu
Who Say Coiihlituenla
A Oppose New Bureaus.
By E. C. SNYDER.
Wellington 'rrnHiiJnl Omah , Bee.
' Washington', Nov,' 20. The so
called Sheppard-Towner maternity
bill, which has been the foot ball for
congress for months, finally reached
a. vote, when 27') members of the
house. voted to create a bureau to
look after maternity and child birth,
while 3')' members voted against the
bill..
- One of the 39 negative .votes was
cast bv Representative M. O., Mc
Laughlin of the Fourth Nebraska
district. The other members from
Nebraska cast their , votes in favor
of, or were paired for the measure.
. Explains His Vot.
In exnlainlmr the reasons for hi
negative vote Mr. McLaughlin is
sued the following statement :
"Under our representative form
of government I believe it is the
duty of a representative to vote the
wishes of a majority of the constitu
ents of the district from which he is
elected when such wishes can be
definitely determined. While I have
received .-a number of memorials
from officers of women's clubs from
several of the larger cities of the
country urging my support of th
Sheppard-i owner bill, I have re
ceived only one memorial from
women's club of the district favor-
ine the bill, and one letter from
constituent of the Fourth district
taking a stand against the bill.
"This woman writer expressed th
opinion that it is high time for the
congress of the United States to
cease creating boards and commis
sions, whose support and operations
require continually increasing appro
priations to be paid by the taxpayers
of the country, and stated that she
and her neighbors believe that the
.fathers and mothers of the Fourth
congressional district of Nebraska
are wholly competent to take. -care
of. the health of their children and
rear them in the proper manner
without the necessity of agents of
Jhe. federal government undertaking
to supervise ,their family affairs.
Uses Own Judgment.
"The convictions expressed by
this worthy constituent wholly agree
with my own views on the subject.
I believe, first, : that the men and
women of the Fourth congressional
district desire r less interference -on
the part of -the federal government in
both-their- home and business affairs,
and. second, that should it develop
that there- are parents in the district
who arei-rtotr 'ablfeo property! -.care
for ,teir-4iwmr-'''.htldrren-.i'1iisit'.-the
comity- ah'd'sate 'are iiV a position to
understand -arid"'" meet the needs of
such families more competently than
agents sent out from. Washington by
the federal government.
-."In the- absence1 of , conclusive
recommendationsvfrom my district,
either for or. against the Sheppajd
Towper ; bill; t was constrained to
rely upotr myown , honest, consci
entious judgment and voted against
the measure.1 -'
The " senate . having ' passed -the
bill several ; -months - agovk now
will eO to coirference, as t"he.' house
added-1 several-', amendments. 'i to "the
measure."' f' :
inousanas or acres
Flooded , in Indiana;
Water in Terre Haute
Terre Haute,1' Ind., Nov. 20.
Thousands of acres of lowlands of
the W.abash valley are under water
and "great property damage has
resulted - from high waters caus
ed by recent rains. The Wabash
river reached a stage of 16 feet to
night arid was still rising. Standing
corn, -in the. lowlands was ruined and.
with all small streams also over
flowing, .roads, bridges'and culverts
have been damaged.
So far there have been no reports
of loss of live stock.
Water began backing into Parts
of Terre Haute and West Terre
Haute tonight. The sudden cold and
wind today brought hope that the
flood would be checked.
. Wrecking of bridges across tribu
taries to the Wabash caused several
serious, motor car accidents and in
terrupted '' travel. Reports indicate
only one-half of the corn in the low
land has been harvested and that re
maining will be lost.
Negress Is Slain
Ada Johnson, a negress, was shot
and killed by an unknown man Sat
urday night at 814 North Twenty
third street. The Johnson woman was
shot through the nose, the bullet
passing through a " heavy wooden
door before striking her. The slay
er escaped following the shooting.
P. H. (George) Bohn. was ar
rested at the Booker Washington
hotel early this morning, in connec
tion with the murder.
Boy of 15 Facing Jail
.'--. -'-.. j
Father Refuses to Pay
Court Verdict of $700
In .Alienation. Suit
Cbk&co Trlbune-Omh B LMted Wlr.
".Buffalo'!. Y..- Nov. 20. Chris
Eckert, jr., IS, faces a jail term be
cause of his .inability to pay a $700
verdict returned against him. for
alienating.- the- affections of Mrs
Lewis Hults, 26, and the mother of
three children. Eckert has no money
and his father, a wealthy lumber roan
of Fortageville, wiH. not pay ; the
judgment, he announces;. ; ;
The father, on. the staml, swore
that the actions of Mrs. Hulls and
his son' 'were such that, he fwd or
dered the' woman from Jiis lumber
camp where her "husband worked.
Mrs. Hults went to Michigan, the
father testified, where his son fol
lowed. Eckert denied the ; charges
and said the night auto rides on
which most of the indiscretions are
alleged to lave taken place, were
made at the suggestkn of the hus
band. ' -- ,
12-Year-01d
of Village
Esther Hcdbcrg, Alone With Smaller Sisters, Shoots
And Wounds Chicken
v .-; - Shotgun, As!
V .From
Esther Iledberg is only 12. She
is not large for her age. liut cour
age is not (Uays measured by size,
and Esther now is a heroine of the
village of East Omaha.
Esther's mother is very ill 'in the
Swedish Mission hospital. Sl has
been there for seven months. It
has been a tedious seven months for
Esther, for she lias' had to Siiumu
her mother' duties, and care lor the
home and two little listen at welL
There have been many lonely,
fearful nights in the little Iledberg
home at Twenty-fifth street nd ave
nue L. Saturday night was no excep
tion. As on many preceding nights
Esther's father had gone to the hos
pital to see the mother. '
' Noise in Basement.
Esther had finished .washing the
dishes. She was tucking her 2-ycar-old
sister, Mary Jane, in bed, when
she heard a noise in the' basement.
Her hear.t skipped a beat. . .
Thursday night she hud heard a
similar noise, A little' girl friend
had been with her on this occasion,
and she was less frightened. . ,
Now she was alone. .Her baby
sister's safety depended on tier. She
tip-toed her way to the kitchen. The
noise below continued. In, the
kitchen stood her father'a shotgun.
She had always avoided tne gun. It
was so big . and heavy, and made
such a deafening noise when it was
discharged.
Carried Gun Out Doors. :
She shuddered as she picked it up.
She pulled back one of the hammers
of the gun as she had often seen her
father do, cautiously opened the
kitchen door and stepped out into
the night.
Emerging from the basement door,
not more than 10 feet from her, she
saw a dark. figure. Her little body
was tense as she raised the gun.
The report- pf the gun decfened
her. She saw tiie cark figure stum
Function of Navy
Experts Solely
To Gather Fads
American Delegates Will Not
Surrender Formulation of
Policies to Guide Action .
. . On Armaments. '
v By Tim AMOclatcd Trent.
. Washington, Nov. 20. Secretary
Hughes and lus , associates of the
AmeficaVi delegation' haVe no inteii.
tion of surrendering to the naval'e
perls,- formulation of any policies to
guide American action -in .naval or
other questions pertaining' 16 the
'(Conference. " ' : ;:'
Itj.was made plain that.the .func
tion or tne - experts! was strict
ly that of developing fne facts. De
termination of policies on those-tacts
is the reserved right of the ciyilians
who mak;e up the American eelega'
tion.: .v
.Emphasis . m this connection was
laid on the undesirability ef divert
ing attention from the main issue of
the American naval proposals, . tne
Capital ship ratio plan. All. ques
tions of proportions of -: auxiliary
craft, 'the place of submarines in
the scheme of curtailment and similar
items are looked upon by the Ameri
can delegation as of secondary im
portance. . - -
for that reason tne American-at
titude of resolute adherence to the
five-five-three ratio of the American
capital ship plan has been empha
sized. It is this main issue which js
still to be met, together with the 10-
year building holiday and a substan
tial immediate reduction in tonnage
already afloat. The announced in
tention of the Japanese delegation to
seek an alteration of the ratio, how-
ever, is the only known - stumbling
block to this first vital agreement,
so far as can be seen.
In connection with the Japanese
attitude, the impression appsared to
gain ground today that Admiral
Kato. in announcing his purpose to
seek a slightly higher tonnage ratio
for Japan, was prompted somewhat
by considerations involving home
politics. It was hardly to be ex
pected, some officers said, that he
could accept, out of hand, a definite
relegation of Japan to the short end
of the five-five-three ratio proposal
without a fight. Japan was said al
ways to have looked toward a ratio
of 75 to 100 in naval strength as com
pared to the United States.
Germany's First Envoy
Since War Reaches U.S.
Cbfeata Trlbane-OmaJia Pec tfir.
New York, Nov, ,20,:-Germariy,s
first envoy to the United State: since
the war, Baron Eduhio.nd.yon'The'fr
mann, who is to be counsellor tb -the
ambassador, arrived . on A tne ..Jner
iieingoiav. ' -
He wore clothes that " jappeared
worn and almost-, shabby. iMt -said.
it will be a great- hardship for the..
German government to run. an-embassy
here, because of the low rate
of the mark and high cost of the
American dollar.
One of the first statements from
Baron Von Thermann as that, he
had no concern with the Washington
conference on arms. imitation: ."
"France has nothing to fear of
Germany," the baron continued.
"Germany is absolutely disarmed." -
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Is Heroine
of East Omaha
Thief With Father's
He Emerges '
Cellar. 1 ,' .
ble and fall. .' "
"I am liot!" shouted the fallen
man. " ,
The agonized voire of the tiian
frightened her. She fled into the
house, trembling.
Girl Kept Watch. -
When the father returned home
half an hour later. lie was seated
iii the kitchen, the gun across her
knees. ; Her pretty little face was
white,. tut . there was a courageous
light in her eyes.
Investigation rrvealcd that the
marauder had broken & lock on the
cellar door, entered, and had secure
ly bound the feet of three chickens.
The rlnckeni lay where he had fal
len after the shot, but the marauder
had dragged himself away. ' Neigh
bor who heard the shot declared
they saw two men lift a third into
an automobile, parked near ' the
house, and drive away.
Deputy Sheriff V. D. Quackenbusli
and a small posse winch Included
A. Li Timblin and Frank Kielley
sead'hed the vicinity and questioned
nearby residents, but in vain. They
were assisted by. Deputy Game War.
den Lynch. ; .
Thieves Are Active.
' The ' village ' of East Omaha is
miich aroused over wholesale chick
en thefts. C. A. Gardner, who re
sides near the Hedberg home, was
robbed of 40 chickens Thursday
night, friends said. A. Shaefer,
town marshal, whom the village
trustee failed to oust at a special
meeting Friday night, could not be
found to help in the search, accord
ing to liniblm and Kielley.
Esther, who attends Pershing
school when', she is not doing the
house work and Caring for her lit
tle sisters, hyly denied there was
any particular bravery m her act.
"I'll take better aim next time.1
she said. "But-oh, how I hope there
won t pe any next time. '
ome to Front
In Naval Prosram
(, m i. ..i i
Many, Feel That Beginning
Should Be Made on Purely
European Aspect of
,. . ; Problem.
.''fly The Auoelated Vrrn.
Washington, Nov. 20. Influences
are stirring beneath the surface of
the aifis coifcrence which may soon
bring French, and Italian , navies
prominently into the picture .with
those- of Great' Britain,' Japan and
the" United States In' shaping a pro
gram of reduction arid" limitation. 'It
is now. .f fit in some' quarters that a
.beginning could be ' made on the
purely .Eafopean aspect of the naval
problem'; paralleling ' the, larger dis-
cussion involving racmc navai lorces
chiefly, .- ,. ' .
Theiew is expressed in American
circles that the United States and
projsably. Great, Britain, and. Japan
would-be agreeable to any. probable
building "program on which cJther
France or Italy might wish , to em
bark. The mpt . difficult phase, pf the
Franco-Italian naval question would
be the establishment of a' ratio of
strength as between the two. As the
two navies are not in the scale of
large navies and the balance thev
maintain against each other is not
a matter directly affecting the United
States or Japan and affecting Great
Britain only to a slight degree, it
seems to most officers that it might
pe wen be lett to the naval experts
of France or Italy to seek an agree
ment on this point between them
selves.
In the event fio agreement could
be reached -by the French and Ital
ian authorities, the time might come
when they would seek the aid of the
other . three powers, in solving the
problem. With .representatives on
hand to state the case of each power
fully, it would seem thoroughly
practicable to some observers for
the "Big Three" in naval matters to
present a proposal.
Japan's Delegates Pleased -
With Stand of Baron Kato
Washington. Nov. 20. fB'v the
Associated Press.) Representative
Japanese were disposed to rest
content with Admiral Baron
Katos exposition before the "big
nine ot japan s attitude toward
Uuna, believing it admirably pre
sented the standpoint of Taoari and
scarcely needed ..elucidation, r They
expressed the belief that it would
convince . the world of Japan's sin
cere intentions as to China.
The statement was reearded as
confirming forecasts that Japan seeks
ai tne. conference a declaration of
broad principles and policies in the
tar-east which would guide ail -na
tions,;-and .is inclined to look with
disfavor ori an analysis of the nat.
beliewng .siichmight unnecessarily
'Meanest Man 6n Earth
Believed to Be in Iowa
Mount Vernon, la., Nov. 20.
Ihe "meanest man' on earth" is be
lieved to live somewhere in this sec
tion of' Iowa. ' .-,
An auto driver became stalled on
tmr Lincoln highway near here. He
haifed- a passing trade 'driver, who
found Jhejoose cc-ffhection, and pro
ceeded to crank the engine. The en
gine back-fired, breakmg the xescur
er's arm. - . " "
"I broke my arm," he said.
"Too bad," "responded the rescued
autoist, as he speeded down the
road. -
Unable to start his big truck the
chauffeur was forced to walk to
Mount Vernc-n. where he received
medical attention. Another .driver
w as sent by train for the truck.
France and Italy
Cop !s'ab Candidate
To Phi Delta Thda
Searching Cemetery
Chirac TrlkxM-O nik Km t.a4 M
Chicago, Nov. Jfl, ltdlcenun Pert
(. ooiiiii hummed a bar of "fcwect
Kosie O'Grady," as he plowed
(hroiifh the rain on his best I rulay
night. The beat borders the dreary
confines of Oak wood cemetery.
Spooks are known to have an ab
horrence of a rollicking ditty,, '
But Policeman Goodwin stopped
i he saw a figure scramble over the
iron fence into the cemetery. The
figure was dark and evidently not a
ghost. t stopped at each, tomb.
stone, flashing a light.
"Darn it," it said. , "That isn't it
lither.". -
The hand of the law grabbed the
collar of the vintor. 'A brisk jaunt
through the rain to .the station.
"I'm Sidney McLeod, jr., he ex
plained. "I'm looking for the graves
of 'Gleason, J8-J-iyu5 and''Clancy
McClay. 1844-1904.' I can't join the
Phi Delta Theia fraternity until I
find 'em. You didn't sec 'cm, did
you. -officer?" .
'Jhe police verified the tale at the'
fraternity house and the boy s home
and released him to continue' his
ghostly search. '
- i - i
Eleven Mourners
OnWayBaelvFroin
Funeral Killed
Train Running 60 Miles an
Hour Strikes Automobile
At Grade Crossing
Bodies Strewn for Mile.
ClilrifO Trlliune-Omnhn llr I.Mfd W Irr,
Chicago, III., Nov. 20. Creeping
through a blinding snowstorm, re
turning from a funeral, a touring car
carrying 13 relatives of Myrtle Zim
inzian, who had just been buried,
was struck by the Santa Fe-Califor-nia
Limited train, running 60 miles
an hour, and 11 of the occupants of
the funeral car were killed. The car
was smashed to splinters and por
tions of the bodies strewn for near
ly a mile.
Ten of the victims were instantly
killed. Another died soon after being
taken to a hospital and one other
victim will not survive. The im
pact from the two heavy locomotives
was so violent that the largest part
of the wrecked automobile that could
be found, was a rear tire.
The hearse had crossed the track
and was closely. followed by the fu
neral car. It was squarely across
the tracks when a long train, pulled
by two locomotives, roared around
a sharp curve. . A third funeral car
was 100 feet in the rear of the one
demolished, but the driver could not
see it. . He heard a crash, but could
see nothing because, of . the storm.
He .drove across the tracks, but
there was no sign of the grim. trage
dy that had just been enacted, and
the occupants of his car continued
to their homes, ignorant of what
had happened.
One of the marvelous incidents of
tne anair is me escape ot Airs, jonn
Clirusek, Whose husband and son
were, killed. She was carried, many
yards and hurled into a snow-fi ed
ravine and escaped without a scratch.
Badly, dazed, she was helped to her
home, but soon retained her senses
and returned to claim the bodies of
her husband and son. Her second
son was so badly injured that he will
die. -
The crossing is on a lonely road
near Summit, 111., and a number of
abandoned stone quarries and huge
piles ot rock obscure the view of
the railroad tracks in either direction.
Irwin Lays Claim to Having
Champion Corn Husker
Irwin, la., Nov. 20, (Special.)
Uther communities in the corn belt
are invited by Irwin to bring for
ward their champion cornhuskers.
This community lays claim to hav
ing the best of them all.
Xhere are several around here who
average 150 bushels a day. Among
these are Dave Mellerop and Harry
Wetzel. The former busked and
cribbed more than 900 bushels in six
days. Wetzel's record was 2,100
bushels in 14 days.
Uscar t-nckson has bedn aver
aging J JO bushels and Walter Juhl
has brought in 100 bushels a day
every day since he began husking
early in the fall.
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Woman Holding ,
Boarding House
Against Rangers
Owner in Strike Zone Refuses
To Vacate Until Coat Com
pany Reimbursed Her k
' For Fittings. '
Bf Th. AMMrlati TrMt. '
WaUenburg, Colo., Nov. 20. Or.
dered to vacate her miners' boarding
house to make room for quarters for
state rangers, called here to enforce
martial law as the result ol a strike
of miners in JJ mines of the Colo
rado Fuel and Iron company, Mrs.
James Muir was holdii'R on to the
place, refusing to leave until
the company should rclnhure her.
she said, for the expenses she h.id
incurred jn fitting the house.
This order, served by W. F. Get
chcll, superintendent of " the , Colo
rado Furl and Iron company' coal
mines here, led to reports that the
company had started to evict strik
ing miners from company houses.
There was no tryh in the reports,
Mr. Getchell said. . He declared that
further action in regard to Mrs. Muir
would await instructions from the
legal department of the company.
A statement from the company is
sued in Denver that Mrs. Muir had
refined to feed men who wanted to
work in the mines' was denied by
Mrs. Muir. She said she had not tc
fused to provide board" for any one.
Mr. Getchell declared the fact that
Mrs. Muir' husband was a striking
miner and that most of the men
quartered there were strikers had
nothing to do with the eviction.
Production Increases. t
Tony Ozouich, a striking miner of
the Walscn mine arrested by ransv
ers this morning for an alleged dis
play of firearms and held under' a
charge of illegally possessing arms
as an alien, was released late today
aftrr it was found he had filed his
first ritizenship papers. ''.
With all the company's mines in
Fremont county closed down on ac
count of the strike, official figures
given out by the Colorado Fuel and
Iron company here show an increase
in production fur yesterday over the
flair l,ifor af Ifl nrntMr(i,4 in'I-Tii-r-
fano and Las Animas 'eountiej at- f
fectcd by the recently posted JO per
cent wage reduction. ' . .
For the 10 mines the report shows
a total production yesterday of "2.141)
tons against 2,010 tons Thursday. .
The number of miners reporting for
work at all properties in the two
counties this morning was announced
as 645 against 485 yesterday. , . . '
Two mines, in - Gunnisou county
are working, company officials an
nounced. To Prosecute Men.
Denver, Nov. 20.- The Colorado
industrial commission' moved to
prosecute coal miners who go on
strikes in sympathy with the . men
striking against a JO per cent wage
cut by . the Colorado Fuel and Iron
company in southern Colorado fields.
In a letter to Victor E. Keyes, at
torney general of Colorado and the
district attorneys of two counties,
the commission requested that
"crimiua! and -civil proceedings" be
brought against coal miners in' Fre
mont and Gunnison counties em
ployed by the Colorado Fuel and
Iron company, who struck in sym
pathy with the' southern field, work-
ers. '
The miners in Fremont and Gun
nison counties, are alleged to .have
struck without giving JO days' notice
to the industrial commission.
Escaped Iowa Convict
On Way Back Iq Prison
Chicago Trlbon-Ombs Be leaned Wire.
Mobile, Ala., Nov, 20. John.
(Fatty) tiolmes, confessed train rob
ber, who tired of dodging the police
of many cities and begging for food,
and who surrendered to the local po
lice, began his journey back to Iowa
state prisou in charge of J. Hayden,
a state penitentiary agent. y
Holmes was convicted eight years
ago of placing an obstruction on a
railroad track near Council Bluffs.
and taking part in the hold-up of a
train. He was given lifs imprison
ment, but tin's was later commuted
to 40 years and he was serving out
this time at a woods camp when he
escaped last April. . -
He said that when he reached Mo
bile he was hungry and' desperate.
so he walked into the station and
gave himselr up.
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