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Omaha daily bee., 1919-06-23
ABANDON
PLA n 7 0.
V0 TE 0 N
.C0VENAN
Senate Leaders Turn Atten-
tion to Crysta||izing Senti-
ment Behind Root Proposal
That League Be Ratified.

Washington, June IT, Senate
leaders opposing the league of ma
tions abandoned their plan to try
for a test vote in the immediate fu-
ture on the Knox resolution and
turned their attention to crystalizing
sentiment behind Elihu Roots pro-
posal that the league covenant be
ratified with reservations. The de-
cision was taken as forecast that
the league fight would remain in a
quiescent state during the coming
week and probably until the treaty
is submitted for ratification about
two weeks hence.
Republican Leader Lodge, in a
statement announcing the Knox res
olution would not be called up Mon
day, said the decision had been
prompted by desire to give undi-
vided senate attention to pressing
appropriation bills.
'I am very strongly in favor OF
the Knox resolution" said Senator
Lodge in his statement. Il think the
league and the peace with Germany
ought not to Be interlocked. We
ought to be able to ratify the peace
with Germany at once and then give
the proper decision to the covenant
of the league of nations, which in
wolves the entire future of the
country
Want Press Resolution.
81 should like to bring the Knox
resolution to vote at once but
after consultation with Senator
Knox | have come to the con-
clusion that in the present situation
of the appropriation bills and es-
pecially the army bill now before
the senate we ought not to press
the Knox resolution at this moment
because it will lead to debate and
nothing should be allowed to inter
fere with the passage of the ap-
preparation bills before July l."
Despite Mr.. Lodges inference
that the resolution might be taken
up later, the general feeling was
that with Sundays decision the
measure passed into history. Be
sides the separation proposal it
contained several declarations
known to be Objectionable to some
league opponents and the question
of what should be done with it has
been a source of many animated
conferences. The prediction most
commonly heard tonight was that
if it ever were revived its friends
would modify it in several respects
Omaha daily bee., 1919-06-23
Bumper Crop Predicted
By y. P. Traffic Manager
J. A. Munroe Returns From II, ,00O-Mie Tour of West
Western Newspapers Ignore News and Reports OF
Market Conditions in Omaha

Nebraska has the appearance of
being the garden spot of the world
and during my long stay in the
state. | have never seen crop pros
poets any more encouraging than
right at this time" said ]. A. Mum
roe, traffic manager of the Union
Pacific, who Friday night returned
from western trip of two months
duration. during which the Union
Pacific system and connecting lines
were covered. Speaking of the trip,
Mr.. Munroe said:
"We were out two months by
train and auto and travelled nearly
10000 miles. The entire country is
in most prosperous condition.
Generally crops are splendid and
everywhere in Nebraska, so far as
I could learn they are of the
bumper kind. The acreage is
enormous.
Everywhere business is good,
| with a prospect of being better as
soon as the harvest is out of the
way and the crop starts to market
There is no boom in any
locality, but in every section of the
country visited evidences . of pros
perity are apparent on every hand
This applies to both city and coun-
try. Considerable building is under
way and conditions are rapidly get
ting back to pre-war basis. Peo-
pie are in good spirits and are look
ing forward to long period of un-
interrupted prosperity.
"The coast and mountain sec
tions have splendid prospects for
Omaha daily bee., 1919-06-23

The allies entering into German
territory will respect persons and
property and will enable the Ger
man population to carry on their
ordinary business, provided the
safety and movements of billets and
supports of the allies are fully
guaranteed. All the personal of
public administrations must remain
at their posts and continue to carry
out their duties under control of
the allied armies. Any infraction
OF these orders will be punished in
military regulations"
"All persons guilty of any hos
tiIity against the allied troops,
whether in firing on them or de-
stroying railways, roads and water
ways or cutting or damaging tele-
graph and telephone lines, or in
communicating with the enemy,
are amenable to military law. In
al! communities all arms must be
handed over to the area COM
mandant one hour after the proc
lamation of this order"
Omaha daily bee., 1919-06-23
LACK OF SUNDAY
ice DELIVERIES
CAUSES BIC LOSS
Drug Stores Hard Hit Early
in Evening; Much Candy
and Serums Spoiled
by the Heat.

Several Omaha merchants suf-
fered severe losses to their perish
able stock yesterday through the
want of Sunday ice deliveries.
According to Joe Merritt, proprie-
tor of Mcrritt's pharmacies, the lack
of ice last night cost him about 5000.
The contents of two large candy
cases, one of which contained about
$225 worth of sweets and the other
about SIS worth, were spoiled by the
lack of ice.
"Our ice supply ran out about S
o'clock in the evening" said Merritt
last night. Most OF. that candy il,
those two refrigerator cases is
spoiled. We have about $3.50 worth
of suppositories and serums in re-
frigerator case upstairs in which
there has been no ice since 4 o'clock
this afternoon. By morning these
will probably all be spoiled"
Borrow Supply.
Reaton's Drug Co. ran short about
5 o'clock yesterday and they had to
rustic" some ice from the Fairmont
creamery in order to continue rum
ming their soda fountain. "It is i'm
possible to get enough ice stored
here on Saturday to last us until
Monday morning" said one of the
soda dispensers.
J. H. Green, proprietor of Green's
pharmacy, said he had $1,000 worth
of serums and the like in the ."bio-
logical case" which must be kept
iced all the time. At II o'clock last
night he had run out. "It is doubt
full whether or not the stock in that
case will be a total loss in the
morning." he said.
Many of the candy kitchens and
ice cream parlors about town have
their own refrigerator plant and SO
were not inconvenienced by the re-
fusal of ice companies to deliver on
Sundays.
Many of the outlying drug stores
suffered minor losses to fruits and
other perishables used about its
soda fountain.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-06-23
FOREST~FIRES
ARE RAGING IN
SEVERAL PLACES
Fourteen Reported Near Mis-.
soula, Mont; 800 Men
T Fighting Them.

Missoula, Mont, June 22.-Three
logging camps and several million
feet Of lumber near Haugan, in
western Montana, were destroyed
Saturday night by fire in the Lolo
forest, which continued to burn
fiercely Sunday, according to re-
ports received at district forest
headquarters here.
Despite efforts of crew of Us
fire fighters the flames were said
to be spreading rapidly. More than
1,500 acres had been burned over up
to noon.
IA Forest Fires.
Fourteen forest fires were re-
ported burning in Forest district
No. with a force of 800 men fight
ing them.
Nine of the fires were reported in
the Flathead forest, three in Lolo
forest ard one each in Missoula
and Madison forests.
The most serious blaze in the
opinion of officials was one burning
on a two mile front on the south
fork of the Flathead river.
Still Burning.
Helena. June "a forest fire
near Canyon Ferry which burnee
out Helena's light and power line:
Saturday night, leaving the city ii
darkness and without street car:
for many hours, was still burning
late Sunday.
Fire Destroys Timber.
Pueblo, Colo. June 2.-Sever
hundred acres of timber have beer
destroyed in a fire that is sweeping
The San Isabel forest reserve neal
Beulah. IS miles west of Pueblo, &C
cording to word received here 4
high wind at noon famed the fame:
and forest rangers asked Pueblo fol
assistance. Lightning started th'
hre Friday. 1t is reported undel
:ontrol.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-06-23
BUSINESS
s &c 7 | 0 N
OF CITY Is
.W|PED0UT.
Train Also Blown Off Track
by Terrific Wind That Hits
Fergus Falls, Minn,
Sunday Afternoon.

Fargo, N. D., June 23.-Reports
of death list ranging from 800 to
400, due to a tornado that struck
Fergus Falls, Mimi, about 20 miles
southeast of here, Sunday afternoon
were received this morning. Ad-
vices to the Northwest Telephone
company here say that a lineman
working out of Fergus Falls re-
ported that 800 persons lost their
lives while information from Evans
vile, IS miles southeast of Fergus
Falls, was that half the town had
been blown away, and that between
800 and 400 were dead. A relief
train passed through Evansville
early this morning.
St. Paul, June 22.-Destruction OF
the central section of Fergus Falls,
Mimi, by tornado Sunday evening,
with loss of 200 lives, was reported d
by railway officials and dispatches
from nearby towns. The storm
struck the city about ! O'Clock, de-
stroying among other buildings the
Grand hotel. in which it is reported
IS persons were trapped when the
structure collapsed.
The telephone operator at Wahpe-
ton, a town on the North Dakota
line about 50 miles west of Fergus
Falls, said reports there placed the
loss of life in Fergus Falls at 200.
Seven hundred houses and other
buildings were destroyed by the
storm or by fire which followed.
Great Northern train No. l, the
Oriental Limited, west bound, from
Chicago to Seattle, was blown from
the track about f miles west of Fer
gus Falls, but earlyreports said only
one passenger was injured.
Brainerd, Mimi, residents saw the
storm sweeping in 4 northeasterly
direction, passing over several towns
after it's destruction at Fergus Falls
but no other towns in that vicinity
reported serious damage.
Twister Hits Baggage Car.
Train No. was travelling between
80 and 40 miles an hour when the
twister struck the baggage car and
tender about E miles west of Fergus
Falls, throwing 7 of the II cars from
the rails. The coaches were de-
posted along the roadbed, all in ar
upright position.
More than 200 passengers were or
the train.
Shortly before midnight the
storm struck the Twin Cities. Rail.
road and commercial telegraph
wires were prostrated all through
the section and adjoining the
Dakota line.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-06-23

an enormous fruit crop and the
growers are anticipating good
market for their products.
During my trip what I missed
most was news from Omaha. 1t is
remarkably strange that so few Of
the western papers carry Omaha
news. In Los Angeles there is one
paper that each day carries a
central west department and print
news from Omaha. The othe:
papers make no mention Of Omaha
or Nebraska.
"The big papers of the west, with
the one exception, print no Omah:
grain, or livestock markets yet II
the press reports there are the
market quotations of Kansas City
St. Joseph and many other points
Omaha seems to be in bad.
Even the Omaha weather repor
goes to the discard. Pick up any
| of the western papers and you will
find the weather reports of Nortf
Platte, Valentine, Cheyenne anc
points of about the same i'm
portance as these, but nothing con
cerning Omaha"
Omaha daily bee., 1919-06-23
The Story of theTWoLetters
One From Paid Press Agent for Public Consumption
and the Other an Honest Confession to Associ-
ates Not Intended to Ever Reach the Public.

Two letters were written in
Omaha last week-one by Elmer
Thomas, Commissioner Ringers
press agent and spokesman for
the Committee of 500," for pub
lie consumption and the other by
Mayor Ed. P. Smith, which was
not intended for the public.
The first letter, copy of which
was handed to all the papers. was
an appeal to the People of
Omaha" to support the majority
in the present city administration
because they had made good and
would continue to make good"
1t was intended to answer the
outburst of public indignation
pursuant to a multitude of de-
fects and shortcomings shownup
recently in certain offices at the
city hall.
The second letter, which was
confidential communication to
members of the city commission
from Mayor Smith and which
was never intended to reach the
public, was an honest confession
from the soul-there was no
reason why it should not be as
Mr.. Thomas and the author never
dreamed it would be made public.
But somehow it reached the
press.
The Thomas communication
wa: an appeal to the public for
support of the city administration
and declared it had made good"
The mayors letter, which was
not intended for the public,
branded his own administration
as failure, and appealed to the
commissioners to make an at
tempt to improve the disorgan-
lied government of Omaha. :.
Here are some comparisons be-
twcer Elmer Thomas public and
political appeal and Mayor
Smiths confidential and honest
appeal: -
"This committee at the last
election recommended to the peo-
pie Mayor Smith and Commis-
sioners, Ure, Towl and Ringer.
These men have all stood for
good government, are making
good, and will continue to make
good"
This is the opening paragraph
of the communication prepared by
Elmer Thomas foh the Committee
of 500.
Here is what Mayor Smith says:
81 believe I speak the judgment
of our friends who elected US, and
I know I express my own per-
sonal views when I say the pres
ert city council has not anywhere
rear measured up to what our
friends expected of us, and had
right to expect of us, when we
went into Office"
Elmer Thomas explains further:
THE foul tongue of ridicule and
slander has never been still. In
the case of Mayor Smith, and more
often of Police Commissioner
Ringer, newspaper criticism has
passed beyond the bounds of truth
and into the realm of scandal. The
campaign of The Bee against Com
missioner Ringer has been one of
malice. The World-Herald has
joined the outcry and demands the
removal of Ringer"
Mayor Smith is even more
sweeping in his criticism of his
Omaha daily bee., 1919-06-23
British Food Controller
to Remain in Office

London, June 22.-George H.
Roberts, food controller, presiding
at the labor conference, said that in
the interest of the consumer he had
decided to retain control of food
during the coming winter.
While the average cost of food
was four shillings nine pence weekly
less than in November, he added.
there was no reason to believe that
there would be a further decrease
in the near future.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-06-23
Calm. Succeeds Strife in
Winnipeu's Strike Zone

Winnipeg, Man, June 22-Winni-
peg was quiet Sunday after the riot
ing of Saturday afternoon. The city
no longer is under martial law.
Mayor Charles F. Gray issued a
statement in which he declared an
investigation showed that strikers
and not. Royal Northwest Mounted
Police fired the first shots. Early
Sunday night the soldiers were
withdrawn from Main street, and
the duty of policing this district was
again taken over by returned SOL
dier-constables.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-06-23
JAPAN WANTS TO BE GOOD
TO CHINESE, ISHII SAYS.

Seattle, Wash, June 22.-Japan
wants to be good and just neighbor
to China, Viscount Kikujiro Ish;i,
japanese ambassador TO the Unired
States, declared in a statement pre-
pared just before he sailed from here
Thursday for the Orient.
whatever has been done by the
Japanese is looked upon by Tie
Chinese with suspicion and even
with resentment while the same &C
ton taken by the western powers is
either overlooked or tolerated the
statement said"
"You know and have experienced
that there always exists a peculiar
feeling of suspicion too often un-
founded between any two neighbors.
Your attitude and whatever you
have done in Latin-American cour-
tries have met with the same consid-
GRAFTON or lack of consideration on
the part of your neighbors."
The ambassador pointed out that
japan twice fought for China, first
against Russian aggression, and lat
er against Germany's holdings. jap
an is now willing to transfer to
China the traits of her last victory,
he added.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-06-23

own administration than news
papers yet have been when he
says:
81 don't feel there has been a de-
partment or a councilman (and
that includes the department OF
public affairs and mayor) who
made good as our friends had a
right to expect. I am just as much
to blame for this as anyone. I am
ready and willing to assume my
full share of responsibility.
1--WE owe it to the City of Oma-
ha to change our way of doing
business"
In regard to the recent outrage
Gus acts of the police, Mr.. Thomas
comments:
"This committee excuses no un-
lawful or unwarranted act of the
police, but we prefer to learn facts
from public investigation rather
than from statements from preju-
diced sources. Their purpose is
plain. They have determined upon
the removal of Mr.. Ringer If he
were incompetent, as they say, we
believe that they would have re-
manned silent"
While Mayor Smith does not at
tempt to place the responsibility
for the condition in regard to
which he registers his complaint
upon the shoulders of individuals,
he refuses to remain silent, and
Mr.. Ringers shortcomings are in
cluded in the following indictment =
"Now I am not trying to lay the
responsibility for present condi-
tions on the shoulders of others
and exonerate myself. I am Just
as much to blaine as anyone, and
am willing to assume my full share
of responsibility, and am more
than anxious to do my part to-
ward remedying these conditions
and giving Omaha better service.
"If we cannot do all this, then I
feel we are too small for our jobs" ."
Mr.. Thomas continues to speak
of Mr.. Ringer, whom he tells the
public has made good, but whom
the mayor declares in private has
not measured up to expectations:
"We believe Commissioner Ring
er will not resign and that the city
commission will not remove him.
He made his campaign for this
place and was elected upon that
issue.
"We call upon all good citizens
to line up for good government,
behind the city commission, and
not be stamped by false accusa-
tions.
"We expect no cessation of the
present campaign of falsehood."
Mr.. Thomas continues in his
statement to the public:
ut shall be the purpose of this
committee from time to time to
address the people through the
press and by direct communica-
ton as to the real facts as they
relate to the government of the
city"
Will the committees next state
ment attempt to reconcile the wide
differences between Mr.. Thomas
public utterances and Mayor
Smiths confidential communica-
tons?
Mr.. Thomas in public declares
the city administration has made
good.
Mayor Smith in private asserts
it is rank failure.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-06-23
ALL BELGIUM NOW NEEDS
Is WORK CARDINAL SAYS

Brussels, June 22.-(By the AS
sociated Press cardinal Mercier
in granting a special audience at
Malines to Frederick L. Collins, an
American publisher, authorized the
publication of the following state
ment apropos of president Wilson'S
visit to Belgium:
America will be rendering an in
valuable service to Belgium in the
early fulfillment of president Will
sons promises of practical assist
ance in the way of raw materials
machinery and credit. In the little
city of Malines we've 10000 work
ers, most of whom are involuntarily
idle because they have no material
or machinery.
"Since the armistice was signed
reconstruction in Belgium has been
going forward at an astounding
rate. During the war Belgium
needed charity and received it. Now
all Belgium requires is a chance to
work"
Omaha daily bee., 1919-06-23
u, s. MINING ENGINEER
IN MEXICO MISSING

Juarez, June N.-Woodrow
Mack, a mining engineer. owner OF
\ mine 1l0 miles south of Chihua-
hua City, has been missing, presum-
ably in Modico, since last Tuesday,
Mrs. Mack. informed E. A. Dow,
u. S. consul here.
Mr.. Mack. his wife said, left E.
Paso Tuesday, to meet mechanic
employed at the mine who had sent
word he was coming north.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-06-23
II R IE F
<R IGH HIT
R E E Y
BITS OF NEWS
WESTERN SHIPPERS HELPED
BY GREAT LAKES BOATES.

Chicago, June 22-The steamer
Lake Grandby, 4,l00-ton capacity,
ali steel constructed in Chicago, will
sail next Wednesday for Liverpool,
the first sailing of a ship of the
United States shipping boards feet
from Chicago to the United King
dom. 1t will mark the inaugura-
tion of port of export here.
The trip by way of the Great
Lakes, Montreal and the Atlantic,
is expected to require three weeks.
The shipping board is turning out
steel steamers here at the rate of
one every 10 days, and these will
follow the Lake Grandby on the
route to Liverpool.
Advantage in rates is provided to
middle western shippers.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-06-23
Urge Wilson to Recognize
Officially Irish Republic

Chicago, June 22-The Irish Eel
lowship club adopted resolutions
urging the President and congress
ito accord official recognition of
the Irish republic as has been done
in the case of Czecho-Slovaki and
Polish republics.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-06-23
0mahan Named Speaker for
Leauue to Enforce Peace

New York, June 22.-Lysle Alb
bott of Omaha has been appointed
director of the Nebraska state
speakers bureau of the League to
Enforce Peace. He will have
charge of state speaking camp2'gn
now in progress for ratification of
the league of nations covenant
Omaha daily bee., 1919-06-23
TORNADO KILLS 400 PERSON
GERMANS VOTE TO SIGN PA
Hand, Not Heart,
Agreeing to Terms
of Allies Bauer

Weimar, June 22.-(By the As
sociated Press.)-In announcing
the decision of the government
to sign the peace terms. Premier
Bauer said before the national as
sembly:
"The allied and associated
powers cannot expect the Ger
man people to agree from inner
convictions to a peace instrument
whereby, without the populations
being consulted, living members
are severed from the German
empire, German sovereignty per-
manently violated and unbearable
economic and financial burdens
imposed upon the German peo-
pie"
Omaha daily bee., 1919-06-23
REVOLUTIONARY MEXICAN
WILL TRY FOR PRESIDENCY

FL Paso, June 22.--General Felipe
Angeles, revolutionary leader in
northern Mexico, will be a candidate
for the presidency of the Republic OF
Mexico in the elections next year
men connected with the Villa move
ment announced here. General An
geles now, they said, is second in
command to Villa.
1t also was announced that as
soon as the time was deemed ripe
a provisional president would be
named. This president will be a
civilian and has not been chosen,
thew declared.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-06-23

Berlin, June 22-(By the Associated Press )-Germany
will sign the peace treaty.
The national assembly by vote of 237 to 1873 decided
to sign.
The assembly also voted confidence in the government
of Herr Bauer, 236 to 49, Sxtyeght members ASHAMED
from voting
On the question of signing the treaty five members of
the assembly abstained from voting
Omaha daily bee., 1919-06-23
Flight Again Held Up.

St Johns, N. F., June 22I-Unfa-
vorsble weather conditions again
caused a postponement today of the
projected transatlantic flight by the
Hadley Paige biplane.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-06-23
DECISION FAVORED
BYLARGE MAJORITY
OF HUN MEMBERS

Five Legislators Abstained From Voting at All; The
Council of Four Has Definitely Rejected the Teu-
tonic Suggestion That Further Alteration Be Made
in the Treaty and Is Considering Vote of Assembly
at Wemar.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-06-23
THE WEATHER.:

Partly cloudy Monday, probably
local thunder showers in east por-
ton; Tuesday generally fair;
warmer in east portion.