V N. I i French in Favor of $100,000,000 . World Company Quai'd'Orgay Agree to Brit. ihIi Proposal for Corpora tion to Restore Nor- t ' malry of Nations. i . . By HENRY WALES. I'bkaia TribiM Cabl, I'oprrUtl, lltl. Paris, Jan.'.l. Qual d'Orsay ti lay unanimously agreed to the Brit ish proposal for an industrial cor poration to .'. restore' the world's economic, financial and industrial situation to normalcy. , The corporation in (to he capi talized at $100.000,no0and tenta tive apportionment of' subscriptions provided that the .United States. Great Britain. Franc. and Germany .equally take 12-12 per cei t. Belgium. Italy and Japan, who'rome in the sccord catcporW arc expected to, 'assume froth 7 1-2 to 10 per cent. Holland and Czecho Slovakia are assutred of participation and Chile. Arftrjntina. Switzerland. Norway,. Sweden, Denmark and ...Spain, who trci up gold a neu trals during t'e v ir, are looked upon to ulerit Brazil also is expected to particip ate. , Dul Basis Expected. 1Vercthod of subscribing is the sole ypoirtt undecided upon, but it is exif.'cted that a dual basis providing ,-ior the pound sterling and gold franc be adopted which, it is pointed out, would benefit "America, where the pound is worth $4.20 instead of $4.86. " An nglo-French organization commitu-e. headed by Sir Worthing ton Evans and Louis Loucheur. is working out a subscription method and will present the entire plan with recommrndatiqns for adoption signed by Frnicei ; Great- Britain,- Italy, Japan aMd Belgium to the supreme council at Cannes this week. The British suggestion that Lon don be the headquarters of the cor poration is certain to grouse opposi tion in France and it is rumored that Brussels or The Hague may be a compromise location. Agreement Reached. Jt. Lcuclieur stated this afternoon that an agreement had been reached that.,no commercial relations be re sumed with nations not -respecting .individual and '.private 'rights on property." Th French are insistent that the sovi ts respect the czar government's foreign indebtedness before the French rqcognize Russia. It is .jointed out bere that, the United States should immediately take an ictive part in the corporation if it in nds to subscribe financially so thaf the American can benefit industri.-lly, commercially and eco nomically through the reorganization of eastern and central, Europe. Un less the United States evidences an. interest now. the French, tsntisti, Italian- procee melon ;se and Germans will up the' juicy Russian iselvse. No S) Shows for pringHeld,Mo.,inl922 Springfield, Mo.,-Dec. 31. Spring field, according to all indications to night, will start the-new- year with out Sunday theaters as a result of the special election here Tuesday when the voters by a majority of almost two to one adopted a proposed blue law closing all places of amusement on the Sabbath. 1 The new law is effective tomorrow and, as far as could be learned to night, no movement has been made by the theater owners to combat it. The law as sponsored by the lo cal church council City officials said tonight that it would be en forced rigidly. Diplomatic Relations of U. S. and Germany Resumed Washington,. Jan. 1. Diplomatic i relations between Germany and the United States were resumed officially when Carl Lang, charge diffaires from the Berlin government, pre sented his letters of credence and was received by Secretary Hughes. Canary Kid Evades Rum Sleuths "She Wuz Some Baby," He Says in Describing Mid night Whirl With Celebrating Throngs Wel coming in New Year. l By HORACE HARRIS. i.' "Shay!" exclaimed a familiar voice J es I was making my way home early ' this morning. "Shay!" repeated the f. v., "will ' jo'u two guys c'm ov'r an hoi' ';s ' cig'rette w'ile I light it?' ; "Why, Canaryl" I ejaculated. "Hello, how are you?" . The Canary Kid blinked. Hold Cigaret. "Shayl" he retorted, "will you two guys pleash hoi' 'is cig'ret. Give yeh Til drink. 'S goo' stuff" Then a light dawned in the Kid's : eve.'. "W'y f 'eaven's sake!" he ex claimed. 'F' 'eaven's sake! W'y didn' you never tell me y' 'ad twin broth er? 'Xtr'duce me. 'Ave l'il drink, bot' : -; uv you 1" "Why. where have you been, Ca nary?" I demanded. 'Ave L'il Drink. "Shli-lin-h-h," whispered the Kid. ' "Shh-hh-hh-hl Ain' you got U3 brains r is yeh as dum as yeh look?" The Kid glared unsteadily at me for a few seconds. Then his" expres sion softened. " 'Ave l'il drink, bot' uv yeh," h urged. The Kid dragged me into a con venient alley. When we emerged I felt better '. and the Kid suddenly remembered mv question. ""Were 'ave I bin?" he reflected Well, firs' lemme tell yeh 'bout New Year's eTe. Boy. she wuz jush won r.erful, jush wonnerful." . Some Baby. A beatific expression spread ov.-r the Kid's countenance. "It is a nice evening," I agreed. Vfw Uectime Hunter By RUBY AYRES. (ratlaar4 rim IhIm4u.) Fernie knew that the Fortune Hunter had almost reached the end of the rope they had git en him with with which to hang himself, and hi heart was thumping uncomfortably rf he rang the door bell and waited. When the maid came to answer it Tommy appeared behind her in the hall, peering forward curiously to tee who the vnitor niilit be. "Hello, Mr, Ferine,' he said eagerly when he saw the old man. Old Fernie looked at him and past him. "Is Mr. Smith in?" he asked un- compromisingly. Joinniy hesitated. He had already been listening at the drawing-room door, and had heard a good deal of what had passed. "Well, he is." he said at last, "but-- "I'll see him. then." Fernie broke in abruptly, "and your uncle, too, if he's at home," "Oh. well: I'll tell him," Tommy answered vaguely. Fernie stepped into the hall, and the maid shut the door. "I suppose Mr. Smith is at home?" Fernie asked her bluntly, as Tommy disap peared. . The. girl flushed a little. "I thin! so, sir, hut I'm afraid dinner' been teady half an hour,' and" She broke off, evidently not liking to say any more, and at that moment Tom my returned. 'You're to go in" he said. His small eyes searched Fernic's face cunningly. "Uncles there, and Mr. Smith." He grinned. "I say, there's no end of a row on," he whispered excitedly. , rerme stared hint up and down for a moment. There s no need for you to look so pleased, anyway, young man I" he said grimly, as he stalked past the boy and into the drawing- room. Anne was lying in the hig'chair, her head resting against Mr. Har ding's shoulder; she had just strug gled back to consciousness. Foster was hovering in the back ground; he looked white and nerv ous, but he kept his distance 'from Anne. Fernie looked at them each in turn and then at the Fortune Hunter, and his hard face seemed to tighten in a curious way as he met the young man's reckless eyes; then he shut the door behind him and came forward into the room. "If there's . going to.be trouble," Rum Squad Chief Could Use One or Two Anna Eva Fays If Scrg. Frank Williams, in .charge of the morals squad at Central police station, would investigate everv liquor complaint he received through the mail, by telephone or "don't men tion my name" folks, he'd need a compass, a magic divining rod and an Anna Eva Fay to locate the alcoholic nuisance. The hefty sergeant .admitted as much yesterday uporl receipt .of a complaint through the mail that read: "Dear Sir; They're selling booze on North Twenty-eighth avenue. Kindly investigate." Williams grunted. ' ' "Yep, North Twenty-eighth ave nue covers a lot of territory," he said, as he tore up the letter. Desperate Negro Convict Slain by Prison Keeper Joliet, 111.. Jan. 1. Charles Jack son, 27, a negro, one of the most des perate convicts at the new prison, wa? killed when he attacked Keeper E. R. Riggs, attempted to se cure his revolver and keys and liber ate five other prisoners from the spe cial cell house. , He was received January 5, 1919, on a charge of assault to kill and murder. Driver Injured When Auto Collides With His Wagon Sam Zernorsky, 2107 Burdette street, received injuries to his back and body bruises when a coal wagon he was driving was struck by .in automobile driven by George Mer both, 702 South Fifty-fifth street. The accident occurred at Thirty-fifth and Lake streets. "She wuz some babyl" enthused the Kid, ignoring my remark. "Some babyl" Canary's face beamed. "Y'sce I wuz walkin' long th' street minute 'go an' I 'appens t' look up at winder " The Kid sighed. . .- New Year's Eve. "An oooooo, there wuz New Year's Eve I" "No!" I said. "Yesh!" r.eplied the Kid. "You guyi has sheen September Morn, but -you ain' never, sheen nothin' . like New Year's Eve!" "B'fore 'at," continued the Kid, "I runs int' Bob Hall uv th' Orpheum. 'E shez: " 'New Year's Eve ish 'ere. . ; "'Boys, pass ush th' beer. "'Don' make it slow, " 'For Rohrer musn' know.' Visit Runusout Room. "After 'at I 'ncounters Joe Strong arm an' 'e sez: " 'Lesh stagger up t' th Runusout room an' 'ave somethin' t' eat. " 'W'y eat? I shez. but 'e gotta eat an' e orders oysters wit th' ex nl'nation 'at so easy as they goes down, so easy it'll be fur 'em t' come r up. Dance on Flagpole. The Kid began to speak incoher ently about this time, declaring that he and Joe later. went up to the top of the building and danced the sailor's hornpipe on the top of the flag. He said that the breeze stiffer ed the flag and that the feat vai easy in that they were so lightheaded at the time. "I must be sroimr home." I inter rupted, j ""Well, sho long, fellers, replied j the Kid. "Shee you two guys in jaiL"j he taid bluntly, looking at Mr. Har ding, "and it teems to me that it's started already by the look of it. I'd like to have my say, if nobody ob jects." Mr, Harding took liif arm gently from beneath Anne'i head; he wk surprised to find how dUusteful the whole business suddenly had become to him, though he deliberately had planned to bring matteri to a climax, "I think you know already what the trouble is," he said constrained ly. "John, or rather this man The Fortune Hunter broke in loudly; "My name'i Jerningham. At least, that's the name I choose to be known by. It's better thsn ntv own, anyway," and he laughed as lie met Fernie's eyes.. He knew that every one in the room was against him, but he did not care. Anne had refused her forgiveness, and nothing else mattered. "The truth is that this man is an impostor." Mr. Harding went on, less confidently. "You know what there is to know, Fernie. You helped me sift matteri to the bottom, and I'm grateful to you. He has cruelly and deliberately deceived this poor girl here, and what is wprse, from the point of view of the law at all events he has appropriated a dead man's money without the smallest hope or intention of ever being able to re pay it." "That is a lie!" said the Fortune Hunter sharply. He was pale to the lips, but his eyes flashed as he met Mr. Harding's. "That is a lie I he said again. "I have not touched one pinny of John Smith's money. All I have had has been what you your self gave me a check for 2,000 pounds and banknotes for -20, and those you practically forced upon me, as a trap, I suppose, though it never occurred to me at'the time. "The game's up. I know that, and you can do what you please. I've already promised not to run away." There was a bitter sneer in his voice, and for the , first time Fernie spoke. "There is one thing, Mr. Harding. Although you know that this man is not John Smith, you haven't yet dis covered who he is or where he came from." Foster broke in impatiently: "Does that matter? I saw him a year ago in 'Frisco, and I know the type he is the character he had out there." "That's a lie, tool" the Fortune Hunter said violently. "I was not in San" Francisco last year, and until the day you saw me outside the Savoy I had never in my life set eyes 'on the woman I was with then. I am afraid for once you are pinning the sins of a dead man on to my shoulders. However, if it pleases you-" Anne gave,, a little stifled moan, and he broke off, turning away and biting his lip hard. "There's another thing, Mr. Hard ing," old Fernie went on with al most painful slowness. "I'm not so sure and neither are you that we are anxious for a scandal in Somer ton. It won't do anyone any good to stir up all this mud in public, and it will" he glanced at An::e and quickly away again "it will make it worse for Miss Harding to bear." Mr. Harding flushed angrily. "What's come to you, Fernie?" he broke out. "It was you who stirred all this up in the first place, and now you're trying to smooth mat ters over and hush them up. 'You're trj'ing to stop a scandal when you've always been the first to make them." Old Fernie nbdded. "That's true enough," he admitted. "But things are different this time." "I'll be hanged if they are." Mr. Harding answered violently. "If you think I'm going to let this iran go scot-free,' after the way he's come into the house and made fools of us all, you're mistaken. He shall pay for his little game, and pay dearly, or my name's not Clement Hardin?. "Who is he to come here, worming his way into my house, making love to my niece?" His face was purple with rage. ."There's something in what Fernie says," Foster broke in. "We don't want a scandal here for all our sakes. Let the fellow go and" Mr. Harding turned on him sav agely: he was infuriated by the way in which he'ehose to consider Fernie bad let him down; he no longer had the least pity for the Fortune Hunt er. ' , "Let him go!" he shouted. "A fine thing! 'Let him gol And who's to repay my money, I should, like to know? the money the mpney he stole from me the " Old Fernie took a slow step for ward. "I will," he said quietly. (Continued n The Bee Tomorrow.) Baker's Cocoa The Food Drink That Suits Everyone old and joung, the well and the ill. It is not artificially flavored, but, hav ing the delicious, natural flavor and aroma of high-grade cocoa beans of which one never tires, may be used at every meal HO. . . PAT. OPT. WALTER BAKER & CO. LTD. ESTABLISHED !7S DORCHESTER ' MASSACHUSETTS Booklet of Chc'ce Recipes sent free THE BEE: OMAHA. MONDAY, JANUARY 2. 1922. Man Seriously Hurt x in Downtown Crash . C.eoref Rahek, MilUrd hotel. U in Lord Lister hospital ccrjuly in jured at the result of an automobile accident Sunday morning at Six teenth and Douglas ttreet. Doctors taid both hips were fractured and one teg broken. Rabrk was riding in a car being driven by Edward Hcrmanky, pro prietor of the Millard pharmacy, when the car collided with one driven by Marbral L)e Witt, 2J0J South Twenty-fourth street. Both cars were wrecked; Hermansky and De Witt were but slightly injured. They were arrested en charges of reckless driving and later relrased on bond. Cigarets Cause 91 Fires in City In Year of 1921 Total Alarms, 1,821; Total Losses, S 183,696; 49 Fire men Hurt; Three Per sons Fatally Burned. The total loss by fire to building!, and. contents for 11, months of 1921 to December 1 was $485,696 and for 'he corresponding period of 1920 the loss was $883,345, showing a marked decrease, notwithstanding the num ber of alarms was Increased. Total alarms last year to Decem ber 1 was 1.821; for the same period of 1920. 1.783. Fires occurred in 64S frame buildings and 215 buildings of other materials. The other fires were caused by rubbish, chimneys, weeds, grass, etc. Sparks from chimneys caused 287 roof fires; careless dis posal of cigarets, 91, and carelessness with matches, 81. The department was called to ex tinguish 122 automobile fires during the 11 months. Electric irons left burning caused eight fires. Othvr causes: Burning grass, weeds and rubbish, 238; spontaneous combus tion, 81; hot ashes against buildings, 35; supposed incendiary, 15; sparks from bonfires, 25; ignition of gaso line, 14; furnaces overheated, 7; fire works on roof, 5; grease taking fire on stoves, 14; false alarms, 220, arid ether miscellaneous causes. Forty-nine firemen were injured while attending fires. Two women and one girl were fatally burned an! seven others were burned. The largest fire of the year oc curred on January 1, at Twentieth and Leavenworth streets, where a new High School of Commerce build ing was destroyed. Loss to build ing and contents and to adjoining buildings was reported as $118,231. Naval Plan Details 'Mopped Up by Experts Washington, Jan. 1. (By A. P.) Naval experts of the five powers progressed in . what was described as the work of "mopping up" technical details of the naval limita tion agreement. They went over much ground, touching on capital ship replacement plans, methods of scrapped ships to be destroyed, regu lations to govern conversion of mer chant liners for war use and the like, several agreements on minor points being reached. The experts will get back to,work Monday. Their session today was said to have been highly encourag ing that an early agreement would be reached on all technical matters referred' to them by the full naval committee to be shaped for inclusion ir. the naval limitation treaty. To meet the difficulties of arrang ing replacement of capital ship rules with fairness to all powers, the American group is understood to have worked out a replacement chart covering the process of replacement for every retained ship of each power. Bandits Steal Six Pouches of Mail From Rail Station Santa Cruz, Cal., Jan. 1. Six pouches of mail, none of it registered matter, were stolen from the bag gage room of the Southern Pacific railroad station here sometime during the night, according to a report to authorities. The door of the bag gage room had been broken . open with an iron bar. Trade-mark on every package. Council of Cork County in Favor of Irish Treaty Vote for Ratification liy One of Narrowest Majorities Recorded Sinn Fein Seriously Divided. H Th AftMM'l.trd rru, Dublin, Jan. I. One of the narrowest majorities in favor ot ratification of the Irish treaty was recorded today by the Cork county council, which voted, 16 to 14, at a , meeting summoned by the lord mayor. A resolution was moved proposing to leave the decision to the dad cireann, but after long discussion an amendment was carried that "as there is no alternative to acceptance, the treaty should be ratified. The Cavan council, the Leitrim county council and the Tipperary urban council were among many other bodies adopting resolutions in favor of ratification. Recruiting Halted. Owing to the uncertainty of Ire land's future, recruiting has been sus pended temporarily to all Irislv in fantry regiments except the Irish guards. In Ulster the feeling in favor of the treaty is reported as even strong er than in southern Ireland. The treaty also is being debated in the county committees of the Sinn Fein organization and all those which have met already have de clared in its favor. But the discus sions have reached a division of opinion similar to that in the dail, showing an active minority disap proving. It is evident that the Sinn Fein organization is seriously divided, and whatever the decision of the dail, the country will be ranged in two hostile camps unless a compromise is speed ily affected, of which there is yet not a sign. Ratification Certain. Ratification is regarded as certain, but that will not terminate the con troversy. Technically, no official step for ratification has been taken. It will be the duty of the British government acting in Ireland to sum mon the ratifying body, which will consist of the members elected to the house of commons for southern Ire land. i That house of commons itself as such does not exist and could not come into being unless the members' took the oath of allegiance to the king, hence the phrase in the treaty defining the ratifying body merely as members elected to serve in it. The meeting will be only for ratir fication and the members will not meet again. Thus there will be, dur ing the tenure of the provisional gov ernment, no Irish representative body to which that government cn be responsible except the dail, which technically is still an illegal organ ization. Subscribers for Air Meet to Get Refund Subscribers to the fund that assured the success of the Interna tional Air congress, early last No vember, held under the auspices of the .Omaha Aero club and the Chamber of Commerce, are to re ceive a refund of 21 per cent of their subscriptions. The funds collected for carrying on the air meet exceeded $9,651.02 of the amount needed. At a meeting of members of the board of govern ors, officials of the Omaha "Aero club, and representatives of the Chamber of Commerce at the chamber Saturday noon, it was de cided to make the refund instead of holding the money as the nucleus of an aviation promoting fund. The refund checks will be sent out by Guy Kiddoo, general chairman of the congress, in the next few days. No Trace of British Ship Reported Adrift in Storm London, Jan. 1. (By A. P.) Tugs which yesterday were sent to "search for the British battleship Vengeance, reported to be adrift in a storm in the English channel, have returned to Cherbourg without dis covering any trace of the vessel, ac- cording to advices reaching here. Bee Want Ads are the best busi ness boosters. Grapefruit and the Medical Authorities The doctors say that a very valuable specific in rheuma tic conditions is found in citric acid as combined so deliciously with other wholesome constituents in u To enjoy the luxury of it, buy by the box it will keep for weeks, but be sure to look for ,the Atwood wrapper. TRIMBLE BROS. Omaha, Neb. (EXCEPTWNA j L CHOCOLATES j j . INNER-CIRCLE I v CANDIES f j I I V-i l! I I I S. B. I Tuesday Morning We Open I I I J I I MM 1 i.i. in. 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