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Till? .BEE: OMAHA. SUNDAY. DECEMBER 18. 1921.
Japanese Agree
To Let Chinese
Have Railroad
Price of 53,000,000 Gold
Marks to Be Paid iu Io
HallmtuU Covering
Term of Years, .
Br Tk liwtaM Pre...
Washireton. Drc. 17. A tentative
agreement to return the Kiao-Chow
Tsinanfu railway in Shantung to
China within nine month i was
reached yesterday during the con
versation between Japanese and
Chinese delegates. An agreement
was also bring approached on other
points conccrniiiK the mode of pay
ment, it was Mid by the Chinese.
It was decided that the road
should be paid for in installments, but
no decision wa' reached on the
period over which 5J,0(K),000 gold
German marks, the price agreed
upon, would be spread.
The Chinese offer to pay in cash,
made Thursday, was pot accepted by
the Japanese and the Chinese count
ered with a proposal that payments
be completed within two or three
years, nuking the time as Ehort as
possible. The Japanese, according to
a Chinese delegate tonight, said this
time was too short and suggested
what to the Chinese seemed 'a very
lonff term.'
The sudden turning back of the
railway, the Japanese are understood
to have said, would adversely affect
Japanese trade interests. China will
not borrow any money from Japan
with wh:ch to meet the payments, the
Chinese said, nor will any loan be
negotiated.
Mr. Hanihara of the Japanese
delegation, after the meeting said:
'We are steadily coming forward
to a satisfactory settlement on the
questions under discussion."
Cut in Navy Personnel
Decried by Capt. Knox
(t'pntlnued From Psg. One.)
minimum requirements for keeping
up efficiency of material and person
nel of the present naval estnblish
cnt. It is 30,000 men short of ordi
nary .peace complements. There is a
similar shortage of 2,000 line offi
cers and many hundreds of staff
officers.
'"When these figures are digested,
said Captain Knox, "it is apparent
that talk of reducing the personnel
of the present navy is folly. Those
now serving in the navy understand
fully the critical condition to which
the successive reductions of person
nel made by congress have brought
the navy. At present it is extreme
ly difficult to maintain the material
even in such condition as will pre
vent permanent serious deteriora
tion. "It U with difficulty that the
necessary drills to keep up the rudi
mentary efficiency of the personnel
can be held. Lack of men, money
and fuel prevents the ships from
being active enough to insure ade
quate training in fleet work and other
higher forms of naval efficiency. If
further radical reduction of personnel
is made there is no question what
ever but that our navy, already on
the ragged edge of being merely a
paper navy, will become one in fact,
and the country will deceive itself if
it believes that the ratio of strengths
agreed upon in the conference repre
sents even an approximate measure
of our strength compared with the
other navies.
Efficiency Doubly Important
"It requires but little analysis to
, demonstrate, even to laymen, that
when number and size of ships are
limited the efficiency of each unit be-
comes doubly important. Competi
tion in building may cease, but com-
' petition in efficiency will go on for
ever. This fundamental fact is al
ready well recognized abroad.
'Almost immediately after an
nouncement of the Hughes propos
als, comments appeared in the
Japanese press to the effect that their
well trained and efficient personnel
would bring their actual strength to
parity with the American strength,
notwithstanding the lesser Japanese
allowance in ships. Tht British press
similarly made the point that the
quality of their personnel would en
sure a superiority for the British
' navy over usA
. "These- views are Pot mere brag-
; ga,docio. They are based on the
fact little known in this country that
both the British and Japanese navies
have long enlistment periods and
. keep an adequate number of really
' well-trained personnel available at
all times, whereas we have enlist
ments too short to ensure thorough
training, and worse, the number of
i our men and officers is now, and
nearly always has been, very insuf
ficient Hughes Efforts Threatened.
."If we had actually in commission
, the 'Hughes navy the ordinary peace
' complements, afloat and ashore,
would be 138,000 men and 7,600 line
officers. Hence the present person
nel is insufficient, by about 38,000
men and 2,400 line officers, to man
with normal peace complements the
navat tonnage proposed by Mr.
Hughes as appropriate to the nation
al interests of the United States.
"If congress follows the lead of
Mr. Kelley and reduces the person
nel of the navy still further our na
tional legislature will effectively
. nullify the diplomatic accomplish
ments of our secretary of state and
his eminent American associates.
To reduce the navy personnel by
half the present quota, as Mr. Kelley
proposed, would be just as serioift
a matter as if Mr." Hughes kad pro
prosed the ratio of tonnage to be
America 2. Great Britain 5 and
Jaoaa 3. The 5-5-3 plan would be
come merely food for American self
deception.
Motorist Dismissed.
Bert B. Hene, 529 South Fifty-
firct avenue rharped with reckless
driving, was dismissed yesterday
ry Judge roster, i ne compiami was
filed by Pearl Nicholson, El Beudor
apartments, who was struck by
Hene's car the night of November 18
at Eighteenth and Dodge streets.
Mrs. Nicholson was confined to her
bed for more than a week as a result
of the accident and appeared in court
today on crutches.
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U. S. Must Pay to
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duction comes to this country. Sup
pote that source of supply were
shut off. Some will point to our
large stoili of crude oil in storage.
Hut do you realize that the total
quantity of crude oil above Rround
in this country is only about four
months' supply?
Feast or Famine.
"Remember this: In oil we have
'either a feast or a famine. We
have been having a feast. With four
months' supply on hand, are we well
fortified against a possible famine?
"First, wc must have greater co
operation between oil company
managers and employes, with stead
ily improving efficiency in opera
tion.
"Second, we mint say to the
American public, 'American ril men
do not seek success by cutting the
other fellow's fhroat
"Third, American oil companies
must work together in obtaining a
firmer foothold in foreign fields;
they must follow a policy of mutual
helpfulness in developing foreign
sources of supply; they must take
effective means of assuring to their
own country an adequate share of
the world's supply, not merely for
a few years, but for all time.
"Fourth, the American govern
ment must back up the oil men of
America in every legitimate effort
to bring about this lasting assurance,
and.
"Fifth, the American people must
realize that this co-operative effort
on the part of their government, of
oil corporations and of oil men is
vital to their security and pros
perity. "I can say truthfully that a spirit
of co-operation .is permeating the
American petroleum industry more
thoroughly than anyone would have
believed possible before the war.
Against "Freeze Out"
"As an independent, I am happy
to say it is my opinion that the
leaders of the Standard Oil company
do not want to 'freeze out' the inde
pendents and that neither Standard
Oil nor the big independents want to
oust the smaller independents.
"No American worthy of the
name, whether an oil man or not,
would encourage international irrita
tion. It is because I am keenly
aware of the delicacy and at the
same time of the importance of pe
troleum in this connection that I
venture to put my finger upon a pos
sible point of irritation.
"Let us suppose for a moment that
all of the leading nations were to
engage in the petroleum business as
a government activity. ' Under such
circumstances, could the diplomacy
of the world ward oil international
conflict? The answer seems ob
vious. "Why, then, should any nation en
gage in the petroleum business as a
government activity? The danger is
the same, except in degree.
' Can this danger be avoided if a
government becomes a heavy inves
tor in a private oil enterpriser The
danger is not removed: it is merely
glossed over.
We, as American citizens, expect
the firm backing of the American
government in every legitimate ef
fort to extend American interests
abroad. We can compete with anv
private foreign interest or group of
private interests, but can we com
pete successfully with interests
backed and financed by powerful for
eign 'governments?"
Income Tax Installments
Estimated at Half Billion
Washington, Dec. 17. Receipts
from the December 15 installment
of income and profits taxes are ex
pected to reach $500,000,000, accord
ing to preliminary reports received
last night. While it is too soon to
estimate accurately the total for the
quarter, officials said, early reports
indicate that the treasury's original
estimate of $5f0,000,000 will be real
ized. "
Phone Operator
At Homer, Neb., to
Get Medal Today
Impressive 'Ceremonieg for
Toman Credit! Willi Sav
ing 100 Lives Award
Includes $1,000 Cask
Today will be a big day for Mrs.
Mildred Lothrop, operator for the
Northwestern Bell Telephone com
pany at Homer, Neb. .
Noted officials of the company
will be there to present her with the
Theodore N. Vail gold medal and
$1,000 in cash for hr heroic service
during the flood at Homer the night
of May 31, 19J0, at which time she
is credited with having saved the
lives of at least 100 persons by
awakening them by telephone and
warning them to flee to the hills for
safety.
Large Crowd Expected.
It is expected that 5,000 persons
will be present at the ceremonies,
which will take place at 2 in the
Farmers' Exchange hall, Homer.
Governor McKelvie and Chairman
11. G. Taylor of the state railway
commission will participate in the
leremonies.
W. B. T. Belt, president of the
Northwestern Bell Telephone com
pany, personally representing Harry
B. Thayer, president of the Ameri
can Telephone & Telegraph com
pany, will present the medal and
cash to Mrs. Lothrop. Thomas Ash
ford, mayor of Homer, will preside
and deliver the address of welcome.
Musical numbers will be furnished
by Homer talent
Manager to Get Award .
At the same meeting, a silver
medal and $250 in cash will be pre
sented to Frank Forrest, manager
of the telephone company at Dako
ta City, for his exceptional servicce
during the same flood. He is one of
nine selected from the 260,000 tele
phone workers in the United States
to receive the second award for
noteworthy public service during
the year.
The Vail medals and awards are
presented annually under provision
of the Vail memorial fund, estab
lished by Mrs. Vail, widow of Theo
dore N. Vail, and the American
Telephone & Telegraph company,
asa memorial to Mr. Vail, late pres
ident ot the company. He died
April 16, 1920.
Man Not Seeking Danger;
Would Be 'Ju6t Policeman'
"I want to hire out as a police
man," expostulated six feet of mas
culinity standing before the desk of
Catherine Savage, secretary to Chief
of. Police Dempsey yesterday.
"How long have you resided in
Omaha," replied Miss Savage, reach
ing for an application blank.
"One week," replied the applicant.
"Well you have to live here six
months under the regulations, but
you might see Commissioner Dunn
Pas he is putting on several 'extra
men to help out on the South Side
during the packing ' house strike.
You'll find his office in the city hall
"Not me," replied the applicant.
"That's too dangerous. -I don't want
any dangerous job, I just want to
be a policeman," answered the man
as he briskly walked out of the of
fice, .
Christmas Goods Seized.
Alfred Larson's Christmas
"goods" are gone.
federal prohibition agents confis
cated three gallons of it and Lar
son's car, too, yesterday. His home
is aW14 Shirley street.
He Confessed the liauor was
"Christmas goods." He told officers
he wouldn't have a very merry
Christmas explaining to his wife why
the family car was missing.
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We Are on the Threshold
' of Christmas
To some this is a season when
great pretense is expected to show
remembrance without the true
expression of love and regard.
Happily the useless, meaningless
gift is becoming a custom of the
past giving way to
Thoughtful Giving
A small, well-chosen gift is in- '
finitely preferable to mere display
without regard to distinction or
appropriateness.
Christmas (Sifts from 25c to $ 1800
For Femininity
A feather fan
( A Spanish comb
A leather bag
Sheer silken hose
Trefousse gloves
A woolen sweater
A handsome fur
A becoming veil
A teddy, or
A gown, Philippine
Or sheerest silk
Gloves, silk vests
Colored bloomers
y A Camisole
A powder bowl
A night lamp
English motor robes
A gay boutonniere
A real lace kerchief
High heeled mules
A colored umbrella
Lace front hose
A skating sweater
A brushed wool scarf
A lovely blouse
A silk petticoat
Vestees and collars
An overnight bag
A corduroy robe
A silk negligee
A Mandarin coat
Book ends
From Nine o'Clock Until
Six Are Shopping Hours
at Thompson-Belden's
Not pom Evenings
Candle sticks
A pottery vase
A brocaded pillow
Fine old brass
Artistic calendars
Graceful gauntlets
Madeira kerchiefs
Madeira luncheon sets
Venetian lace pieces
Mosaic linens
Italian cut work
Large Turkish towels
Small huck towels
A fur trimmed coat
A mink wrap
' A distinctive frock
Irish table linens
A pattern of silk
for a dress
5JU
For a Man
A lounging robe ,
of silk or wool
A leather belt
with a silver buckle
A fine madras shirt
A silk tie
Enameled cuff links
- A silk knit muffler
Good gloves
of kid , mocha, cape
Wool golf hose
Linen handkerchiefs
white or colored
Clocked hose
Silk pfljamac
Initialed handkerchiefs
Silk umbrellas
A flannel bath robe
Evening dress accessories
For Twelve Years
and Under
A set of furs
A brushed, wool tarn
A fur collared coat
A hand made dress
A bright hued sweater
A quilted sacque
A knitted set, cap,
sweater and leggings
Tiny silk or wool bootees
A small bath robe
An embroidered kimono
Brush and comb sets
Floating toys .
for baby's tub
t inejlannet undies
Soft wool hobe