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Omaha daily bee., 1919-02-28
WINE GROWERS PROTEST
VINEYARD DESTRUCTION

New York, Feb. 27.-The Amer
lean Wine Growers association in
convention here today adopted a
resolution protesting against "the
un-American and bolshevik cam
paign of destruction which has been
conducted in this country against
the growers of grapes and makers
of wine, whose fundamental rights
as citizens have been violated and
whose properties have been confis-
Gated without just reason and with
out just compensation"
Another resolution urged the re-
peal Of the wartime prohibition law
on the ground that its enforcement
would result in the waste of thou-
sand of tons of wine grapes which,
it was declared. could not be used
for any other purpose.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-02-28

The next suggestion was that this
territory should be organized into
a separate state controlled by the
league of nations.
The present proposal, which seems
to meet with general favor is that
a Rhenish republic be organized
into a separate state controlled by
the league of nations until such time
as Germany shall have paid all al
lied claims against it in full and
then be permitted to exercise the
right to self-determination.
If the republic wishes to rejoin
Germany there will be no objection.
France has consented to this So
luton, therefore, it most likely to
be adopted by the conference.
Making Progress.
All of the special committees of
the conference are making gratifying
progress. 1t is expected that nearly
ali the troublesome questions will
Omaha daily bee., 1919-02-28
IN
SENATE SPEAKS
FOR new LEAGUE
Peace With Union of Nations
or War Without 1t Are
Alternatives, Says Ne
braSka Senator.

, Washington. Feb. 27.-Peace with
the league of nations or war and
preparation for war without it; the
internationalism of peace and JUS
tice or the internationalism of "the
socialist, the anarchist and the boil
shevist," are the alternatives before
the world" declared Senator Hitch
cock of Nebraska, chairman of the
senate foreign relations committee,
in an address late today to the SEN
ate.
The proposed league, Senator
Hitchcock asserted, would render
war between members as nearly inn
possible as human agencies can de-
wise" He spoke of the growth OF
socialism and the popular demand
for relief from war and its sacri-
fees, and said peoples throughout
the world, If denied measures for
peace, would violently protest and
seize power.
Senators who have opposed the
league draft, the Nebraska member
asserted, would be opposed to any
league. He charged that in their
attacks these senators had magnifed
its dangers and that they "quibbie
and split hairs"
Cites Roosevelt's View.
Replying to reference to Ameri-
canism as opposed to International
ism in a recent speech of Senator
Borah OF Idaho, who quoted Colonel
Roosevelt, Senator Hitchcock said
the former president had favored
a league of nations to enforce peace,
not only by moral force but by mill
tary strength, and expressed the be-
lief that if he were alive Colonel
Roosevelt would be found support
ing the league as ardently as Presi-
dent Wilson.
Suggestions that Mexico might
join in imposing conditions on this
country we're ridiculed by the sena-
tCOntinVsd on Page Two, Column FOur.l
Omaha daily bee., 1919-02-28
Date With GIRLS
TIPS POLICE To
AUTO THIEVES
George HaIIer and Rex Beck
Arrested on Charge Of
Stealing DTexel Car
From Garage.

As George Haller, Is, 45l2 North
Fortieth street, was on his way to
meet a girl friend near Sixteenth
and Douglas streets. Thursday after
noon, detectives arrested him to-
gether with Rex Beck, II, 1444 No.
Seventeenth street. Haller was
booked for breaking, entering and
grand larceny and charged with
breaking into the Fontenelle gar
age last Friday and stealing a new
automobile, belonging to ]. H. Drex-
ell, 2526 South Tenth street.
Both boys confessed to the
charges police say Young Beck
was arrested in a local garage by
Detectives Joseph Baugham and L.
o. Toland
Clever ruses in running down the
youthful thieves were employed by
the detectives who first received a
tip on the stolen car from an in
terurban car crew, that helped the
boys get out of stretch Of deep
mud nearl Ralston.
From two girls with them last
Saturday night when the machine
was abandoned, the detectives OBJ
tanned a further "lin" on the case.
Through the girls making appoint
ments with Beck and Hall9f, the de-
tectives caused their arrest.
Yep, we took the car" Haller
said. "The first night we ditched it
behind the Methodist hospital. Sat
#urday night we got the car again
and picked up two girls at Sixteenth
and Douglas streets and took them
to a dance in Papillion. When we
got stuck in the mud, the girls went
on. ahead to the dance and we met
them afterwards. We just wanted
10 have some fun
Omaha daily bee., 1919-02-28
SENATE PASSES
BILL TO ASSURE
S2.26FOR wheat
Billion Dollars Voted to Full
fill Guarantee Given
to Farmers by the
Government.

Washington, Feb. 27.-The ad-
ministrstion bill appropriating ST.
Q00,000,000 to fulfill the govern
ment's guaranteed wheat price of
$2.26 a bushel to the farmer for the
1919 crop was passed at 1880
0 clock this morning by the senate
without material amendment and
now goes to conference.
Charges that the republicans are
conducting a filibuster in an effort
10 delay transaction Of business was
made on the senate floor by Senator
Owen of Oklahoma, democrat, dur
ing consideration OF the wheat guar
antee bill.
Senator Penrose OF Pennsylvania,
republican, denied the accusation,
and declared that since the Okla
homa senator, as we'll as Senator
Hitchcock of Nebraska, had devoted
three-quarters Of the day discussing
an academic subject, it was eff
frontery" to charge the republicans
with delaying transaction of busi-
ness.
Debate on amendments to the bill
followed, with both republican and
democratic senators agreeing the
measure was necessary so the gov
ernment could keep faith with the
farmer.
After adopting an amendment to
deny benefits of the bill to growers
Of 1919 spring wheat, who did not
grow 1918 spring wheat, the senate
reversed its action and by a vote Of
81 to Is struck out the amendment
The only important amendment
adopted by the senate was a rider
amending the cotton futures act SO
as to restrict speculation in cotton
AVID give the government larger con-
troll over exchanges,
Omaha daily bee., 1919-02-28
TQRt6E7
0R E E ZY
BITS OF NEWS
ADJUSTMENTS FAIL
AS PROP FOR BoLSHEvIKI

Warsaw, Feb. 27.-The closing of
the opera houses and theaters owing
10 epidemios OF various sicknesses
IS under consideration in Moscow
and other cities Of Soviet Russia.
The proposed measure is looked
upon here as an indication of the
seriousness Of the situation Of the
soviet government as amusement
has been one Of the strongest factors
from which the bolsheviki have re-
tanned the favor Of the classes, es-
pecially the women.
Singers are paid 5000 to 5000
rubles for each performance. They
are in the first rank of the first
category of workers who must be
led, although others may starye.
Clubs have been organized in Petro-
grad and Moscow for the minor ar
lists, where they eat we'll and cheap
".
Omaha daily bee., 1919-02-28
MRS. FIELD SAYS HUBBY
WAS OUT LATE NIGHTS

Chicago, Feb. 27.-Mrs. Hazel
Qesis Field was granted divorce
Wednesday from Eugene Field, pr,
the poets son. Desertion was charg-
ed.
The Fields were married June 20,
1915, and on August l he left her.
"He stayed out late at night" T"
Mrs. Field said. "When l objected
he told me he would leave me-
and he did" She admitted they had
known each other only two or three
months before the marriage. There
Is a moral here said the court. IF
YOU had known him better you might
have been saved this experience.
Will you remember?"
Mrs, Field promised to remem-
her
Omaha daily bee., 1919-02-28

be, out of the way by the time the
next plenary session is held.
The japanese have been pressing
the conference hard to adopt dec
laration against any radical discrim-
nation in immigration laws, but both
Great Britain and the United States
are opposed to this suggestion.
Britain's opposition is even stronger
than that of the United States,
There is, therefore, no likelihood
that the concession asked by Japan
will be granted.
Reparation claims are gradually
being reduced to more reasonable
figures, The latest estimate is $l2,-
600 100000.
The Armenians have presented a
claim for an Armenian republic five
times the area of the present Armen-
ia, extending from the Black Sea to
Alexandretta on the Mediterranean,
They prefer the United States as a
protector, but would accept Italy.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-02-28
GIL LET 7
CHOSEN AS
.SPEAKE
OF HOUSE
Massachusetts Representative
Nominated on First Ballot
in Republican Caucus;
Election Certain.

Washington, Feb. 27.-Representa-
tive Frederick H. Gillett of Massa-
chusctts was nominated on the first
ballot tonight as the party candidate
for speaker in the next house of rep
resentatives.
Representative James R. Mann of
Illinois ran second, with Representa-
tive Campbell of Kansas, who en-
tered the race a few days after
Representative. Simon D. Fess of
Ohio had withdrawn, far behind.
As the republicans will have a
majority in the next house, nomina-
ton was regarded by them as equiv
alent to election.
The official vote as announced by
Representative Horace N. Towner
of Iowa, chairman of the confer
ence, follows:
Gillett, 1888; Mann, 60; Campbell,
13; scattering 5-four for Repre-
sentative John J. Esch of Wisconsin
and one for Representative Frank
w. Mondell of Wyoming.
Election Made Unanimous.
Immediately after the ballot was
announced, the election of Mr. Gil
lett was made unanimous on motion
of Mr.. Mann.
Immediately after his nomination
Mr.. Gillett issued this statement: 7
Il have reached the goal of my
ambition, a happiness which sup
pose comes to few men. feel the
deepest gratitude to my generous
supporters, but ] have no tinge of
hard feeling against any one. My
ambition now will be TO, establish
harmonious cooperation among all
republicans that we may cope sue
cessfully with the prodigious prob
lens OF the coming session.
Echoes from the recent conference
between Will Hays, chairman of the
republican national committee, and
Representative Fess and the Ohio
and Indiana delegations which pre-
ceded Mr.. Fess' withdrawal from the
race were heard at tonight's confer
ence. t- .--.
1SAANAN @@ANANAS%~s'
Some of the representatives speak
ing sin support of Representatives
Mann and Campbell declared that
Chairman Hays and Senator Penrose
of Pennsylvania and other senators
sought to dictate the organization
of the next house.
1T looks rather 'Haysy' and Pen
rosy for the republican party" de-
elared Representative Sweet of Iowa,
speaking in support of Mr.. Camp
bell. Representative Mcgee of New
York, speaking for Mr.. Mann, said
no one could give any reason why
we should be influenced in our
actions by outside parties"
Representative-elect Vale Of Colo
rado declared that if the speaker in
Continued on Page Two, Column TwO9
Omaha daily bee., 1919-02-28
Huns Kill, Burn and PiIIage
as They Retire From Russia

Warsaw, Feb. 27.-Twelve persons
were killed in Bransk by the Ger
mans before they evacuated the
town and villages along the railway
from Bialystok to Brest-Litovsk are
being burned and piilaged by them.
1t is estimated that horses worth a
billion marks have. eenlstolen from
Lithuania By the Germans.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-02-28
TOSSED DICE TO SEE WHO
SHOULD KILL EISNER

London, Feb. 27.-Ex-Crown
Price Rupprecht OF Bavaria and a
nAnlber of former high army officers
tossed dice in a Munich club to de-
eide who should assassinate Premier
Kurt Eisner, the Daily Chronicle
ierrns from its Geneva correspondent
Count Arco Valley lost.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-02-28
Prominent Omaha Couple
Are Married at Duluth

L. G. Doup and Mrs. Ella L.
Cummings of Omaha, were married
at the home of the brides sister,
Mrs. F. d. Orr, in Duluth Mimi,
Thursday, Rev. Everett W. Couper.
rector Of Trinity Episcopal cathedral
officiating. The couple will return
to their home here Immediately.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-02-28
Bill Validating Contracts
FINALLY Passed by CONGRESS

Washington. Feb. H.-Enactment
of the bill validating $2,7O0,000,000
of informal war contracts and pro-
viding for their settlement was
completed today with the adoption
of the conference report by the SEN
ate without a record vote The
measure now goes to the president.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-02-28
Pioneer Miller Passes On.

Los Angeles, Feb. 27.-Gottlieb
Schober, "a years old, formerly Of
Minneapolis, a pioneer in the flour
milling industry of Minnesota. died
here today Mr.. Schober came here
several years ago on his retirement
rom business,
Omaha daily bee., 1919-02-28
Rhenish Republic May
BE Made Separate>State to .
Be Controlled by League
Would Be Permitted to Exercise Right of Self-Deter-
mination After Germany Has Paid All Allied Debts;
Little Likelihood That Concession Asked by Japan
Will Be Granted.
By JUSTIN McGRATH.
Staff Correspondent of Universal Service.

Lyons, France Feb. 27.-The establishment of new
Rhenish republic became strong probability today the
result of conferences among leaders of the big ten The
French all along have been opposed to permitting Germany
to keep territory the left bank of the Rhine.
The first proposal that this territory should be per-
manenty annexed to France The other allies took the posi-
ton that this would be impossible without creating another
problem similar to that of Alsace-Lorrane
Omaha daily bee., 1919-02-28
Swiss Guard Reinforced.

Geneva, Feb. 27.-Swiss troops
on the Bavarian and Baden from
tiers Of Germany have been rein-
forced owing to unrest across the
boundary.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-02-28
wen known Artist Dead.

Montreal. Feb. 27.-Robert Harris,
one Of Canada's best known por-
trait painters, and former president
of the Royal Canadian academy. died
here today. He was born in Wales
in 1910. but came to the dominion
as a youth.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-02-28
B Ri TAIN.
is FACING
CRISIS IN.
INDUSTRY.
Committee to Probe Causes of
Unrest Authorized by
Conference Called by
Government.

London, Feb. 27.-The industrial
conference, called by the govern
ment, today adopted a resolution
moved by Arthur Henderson, the
labor leader, that joint committee
consider the question of hours and
wages of workingmen and women
and general conditions of employ
ment.
An amendment offered by Pre-
mier Llyod George, that the COM
mittee investigate causes of unrest
and report to the conference not
later than April S, also was adopted.
The committee will be composed
of an equal number of employers
and employees, including men and
women, with a chairman appointed
by the government.
The committee also will report on
the steps necessary to safeguard the
best relations between capital and so
representative of employers.
If Great Britain stood still in
meeting this problem, the premier
added, France and America would
stand still and catastrophe would
follow.
Sees Faults on Both Sides.
Premier Lloyd George said he
hoped a preliminary peace would be
signed within the next few weeks
and declared the blockade of Ger
many could not be raised until Ger
many had signed a treaty which
would make war impossible.
Concerning the industrial situation
there were faults on both sides, the
desire to secure higher and better
standard of life, was a natural as
premier said. The workers should
feel that they had an interest in in
dustry and the employers must place
more trust in the workmen. He
hoped that by summer the cost of
living i'll the workingman's house
hold would be, reduced four shill-
ings a week. ..-.. ].
The premier said that the workers
piration with which the whole nation
would sympathize. His conviction
was that the employers were pre-
pared to go further than most work
ers imagined.
Government Warned.
The early hours of the session to-
day were marked by an assertion
boldly made by labor of its inde-
pendence and power in which the
government was warned that labor
would be satisfied with no halfway
Omaha daily bee., 1919-02-28
THE WEATHER.

Generally fair Friday, east cold.
or, west warmeri Saturday unset
tied, probably snow west, warmer.
Hourly Temperuturrsl
Omaha daily bee., 1919-02-28
Government Warned.

The early hours of the session to-
day were marked by an assertion
boldly made by labor of its inde-
pendence and power in which the
government was warned that labor
would be satisfied with 10 halfway
measures.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1919-11-29

STATE OF MINNESOTA. COUNTY or
St: Louis:-ss. In Probate Court.
liam C. Irvine Decedent.
The petition of William Atcheson as
representative of the above named de-
cedent, together with his final account
of the administration of said estate,
senting among other things that he has
fully administered said estate and pray
ing that said final account of said I'd
ninistration be examined. adjusted and
allowed by the court, and that the Court
tribution of the residue of the estate
of said decedent to the persons en-
titled thereto, and for the discharge of
the representative and the suereties on
his bond.
1t is ordered, that said petition be
heard, and said final account exam
med, adjusted, and if correct, allowed
by the Court, sat the Probate Court
Rooms in the Court House, in the city
Of Duluth in said county, on monday on : ~
o'clock A. NJ. and all persons inter
ested in said hearing and in said mat
ter are hereby cited and required at
said time and place to show cause, =
any there be- ~ why said petition should
Ordered further, that this order: be
World, according to law.
Dated at Duluth; Mimi November
BY the Court.
CLARENCE b. WEBSTER,
Judge of Probate OF ltasca County,
Acting Judge of Probate offs Louis
County, Mimi. ,r;,,,
(Seal Probate CT. st. Louis Co., M1hh')
Attest: A. r. MORTON,
Clerk of Probate.
L. W. Nov. 22-29-Dec. e-19l9.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1919-11-29
STRIKE IS OVER;
DECLARESPRESS
But Steel Workers Know Better
Mills Fall Far Short in
Producing Normal Output

PITTSBURGH, Pa, Nov. 28.-An-
tagonism Of the public press against
the steel strike has taken now form
and the campaign of "bolshevism"
and revolution" has been abandoned
to a large extent. as this deluge Of
abuse and SANDER has not affected the
strikers.
This has compelled new tactics by
the workers enemies and now these
newspapers are hammering away on
the theory that the strike is over and
the men arc returning to work. The
strike is being referred to as the
recent strike" and the REL" head lines
about revolution" are placed in cold
storage for future use.
The steel strike committee is alert
TO the new policy and has issued this
warning to strike localities:
THE papers are full of this de-
, fcatist stuff and the Sunday papers
; publish a regular barrage of it, try
| ing to create belief that. the men are
going to swarm back to work Mon
day morning. These tactics have a
subtle, undermining effect on the
strikers, which the meetings and strike
bulletins largely overcome, to be
sure; but we can do more to offset
| this method used so constantly by the
| companies through the newspapers
1t is enemy propaganda used with
| every facility to make it effective.
1T is necessary for us to keep in
closer touch than ever and to see that
the truth gets to the people daily
| We are prepared to furnish you a
headline service We will send every
day by letter or telegram a bulletin
on the days news. This you can pos,
on your bulletin board. 1t is suggested
| that YOU have small committee OF
| persons who can translate these head
lines into several languages so tina
they can be posted in several Ian
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1919-11-29
SUPERIOR g.,
BOSSES BANQuETED BY
EET:METAl WORKERS

A congenial spirit prevailed at the
banquet given Wednesday evening; at
the Trades and Labor hall by the mem
bers of the Sheet Metal Workers union
for the employers and families. A
bounteous dinner was served after
which a varied program was given,
consisting of instrumental and vocal
music. Speeches were delivered by the
members of the local and the employ
ers, testifying to the splendid rela-
tions existing between the employing
and the employed in this industry
The party concluded with dance,
in which the bosses stepped the light
fantastic withth employees wives and
the workers swung the bosses wives
to their hearts content. All agreed
that in Superior the men interested in
the sheet metal trade are like one
family, and the gathering Wednesday
evening proved it, N:"' '@'
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1919-11-29
ESCH BILL Will
PILE Up COSTS
Teop|e viii Be Amazed When
They Learn What Proposed
Law Will Do to Country.

WASHINGTON, Nov. cS.- The
house has passed the Esch railroad
bill, which returns the roads to their
private owners, despite efforts by the
American Federation of Labor. rail-
road brotherhoods and farmers or
carnations to postpone this action
for two years that tho public may
study the entire Question.
What this action by the house
means to the people is stated by Con-
gresham Kelly, of Pennsylvania,
who said:
"When the people realize that this
bill validates every dollar of the fic-
titinus securities ever issued by these
-+roads, and that they will he COM
- PEELED to take the burden ON their
* shoulders there will be a wondrous
change.
"N-hen the people req lie that all
the cash grants and bond issues by
!. cities and counties and states. all tile
-lano grants Of millions of acres OF
the public lands are to be capita liZec
and interest and dividends paid by
the public, there will be new feel.
ing.
When the people learn of the in.
crease of freight rates which is in
tvited in. this measure, and which will
mean additions to the sky rocketins
prices Of every necessary of life, there
will be a new: cry for action on ;
vastly different basis. -.
That increase will certainly come
under private control. -
Fright now the railroad admins
u.
government.
When the great challenge of Prus
sianism came and America pledge,
all she possessed to the task Of ma k
ing democracy safe around the world
the railroads were found in stat
OF" collapse, utterly incapable of per
forming the tasks Of transportation
In the testing time.
They we're inefficient, badly man
aged, lacking in equipment and in
capable of borrowing the none
needed.
"There was 4 reason for this sit
UatiC1, but it Was not the reasO
being parrotcd by every speca
pleader for the railroads. that re
strctive legislation and regulation ha
p prevented proper maintenance an
expansion"