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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-04-29
SOCIALISTS OF
FRANCE SUPPORT
man UNDER FIRE
Recent Publication of Article
Addressed to 1920 Class of
Recruits Brings Storm Of
DisapprovaI.

Paris, April 28.-Every unified So
cialist member Of the Chamber OF
Deputies has come forward in sup
port of Deputy Vaillant-Couturier
who on April q published in the
newspaper LIE Populaire an article
addressed to the 1920 class of re-
cruits, which has been considered an
effort to incite the troops to dis
obedience. The article was re-
published in L'Humanite today and
was subscribed to BY the IS mem
bers of the party. Removal of par
liamentary immunity so that NJ
Vaillant-Couturier may be prose
cuted has been demanded.
Soldiers and comrades says NJ
Valiant Couturier's article, you
are to be sewers of hatred and new
war. You, along with colored
troops, are the sole hope of the
bourgeoisie, which feels the tide oil
revolutionary truth mounting. San
culinary libations always attend the
funerals of moribund regimes. II
is not simply case of mutinying al
the hour OF those funerals. 1t is
incumbent upon you to understand
now where lie the interest of the
country you love. 1t is a case OF
knowledge now if you desire your
country to be veritably yours.
"Assassinations at Frankfort and
occupation of the neutral zone OF
Germany east of the Rhine have
done more for the cause of GermaH
revenge than 20. years of political
action led by skilful Pan-German-
lists. 1t is a government of treach-
cry which now, under the pretext OF
obtaining execution of still-born
treaty seeks to crush the pacifist
revolution in Germany.
Remember that on May | last
year, while the Partisan guard, with
fists, clubs and saber, repulsed So
cialists crowding against the in
fantry barrage near the Madeline
pale soldiers, with fixed bayonets
opened their ranks and permitted the
red flags to proceed"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-04-29
Meas'"- 'rrying Approx
vr,'s.Ss, j5,O0,0oo for
sysl!ssszAs Expenditures Sent to
Conference for Adjustment.
PROVIDES FOR $4,000
MEN AND 2O,O 600 MARINES
Sum of 08,00O,OOO' to
Complete 1916 Building Pro-
gram of 1856 Vessels Also
Appropriated.

Washington, April 28.-The naval
appropriation bill, carrying approxi-
mately $465,0O0,0OO for 1921 navy
exenditures passed the senate late
today without a record vote and was
sent to conference for adjustment
of $40,000000 senate increase over
the house bill total.
Maintenance of the present naval
force of about $4,000 men, and
10000 marines is provided for in the
bill, which passed the senate in less
than two days after it was taken
up. 1t also appropriated $l08,000,-
600 to complete the 1916 building
program of 156 vessels, due to be
finished in three more years at ad-
ditional cost of 1901, 1880, but does
not provide for any extension of
that program.
A provision for retention in active
service of 10000 naval reservists and
1900 reserve officers was adopted
BY the senate to maintain the pres
ent fleet. Because of Disappointing
enlistments and desertions-the lat
ter said to have been around 5000
within the last year-the temporary
forces, the senate was told, are i'm
perative for efficient operation OF
the ships.
Another amendment added by
the senate provides for developing
the naval oil reserves, through
lease, sale or government operation.
Senator King, democrat, Utah, in
troduced separate resolution
authorizing Secretary Daniels to in
vestigate the oil situation with
view to further government acquisi-
tions which will be taken up later.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-04-29
u. S. SENATE IRISH
RESOLUTION UP IN
HOUSE COMMONS
Unionist Asks Information Re-
garding Manifesto Issued
AT Washington.

London, April 2S.--The United
States senate Irish resolution was
brought up in the house of conf
mons today and drew several pointed
questions.
Ronald McNeill, union;-
Canterbury division OF
the government if it ha ,oA :"
fetal information regard, -.sman-
ifesto to be issued in Washington
by an organization known as the
Philippines commission for indepen-
dence, in which it was maintained
that American belief in the princople
of self-determination would be DEM
onstrated more impressively by con-
ceding the repeated demands made
for independence by lC,500,000 in
habitants of the Philippines, than by
passing resolutions in the senate cx-
pressing sympathy with the cause OF
Irish independence" and whether
"as mark of respect for the Ameri-
can senate" the house of commons
would be enabled to follow the
precedent set by the senate by
moving resolution in support OF
the Philippine demand for self-de-
termination"
Andrew Bonar Law. replying for
the government. said he had no in
formation on the question, which
did not seem to be one in which the
British government was concerned.
Numerous other questions follow
ed and Sir Edward Carson, the
Ulster unionist leader, asked
whether it was not better for each
country to leave the other alone.
Mr.. Bonar Law replied he thought
that in other words that was his
answer
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-04-29
Anti Red Ships Seized

Paris, April 2S.-(Havas. 1.-Two
merchant vessels flying the Russian
anti-bolshevik flag which were an
chored in the iarbor OF Genoa were
seized yesterday by members of the
Federation OF Port Workers,
who announced they took over
the vessels to return them to the
Russian soviet government. The
police arrested those who had
boarded the vessels
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-04-29
English Capitalists
Plan Airplane Line
Across United States

ohicaso Tribune-omaha Bee Leased Wire.
cincinnati. O., April 2S.-Capt 7.
Allen Brooks OF the ROYAL flyine
corps Of London, announced the
completion of the $5,00o,0oO United
Airways corporation of London.
England, at the Old Colony club
here. Capt. Brooks stated that New
York, Chicago, San Francisco and
Los Angeles would be on the main
Inc OF the new corporation, and
that New Orleans would be served
by north and south line, including
this city.
Captain Brooks won the Victoria
cross by the capture of AZ German
aircraft during the world war, ands
states the capital involved is almos
entirely that of London capitalists
bent on developing American air
lines eventually. Twelve hundred
aircraft will be employed, says
Brooks.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-04-29
Republican Leaders Feel Gen.
eraI Has Acquired Much Pres
tige by Result of Primaries
In Skeeter State.
PREDICT OHIO SENATOR
GREATLY WEAKENED
CaIifornian's Popularity Mani
tested Mostly in Industrial
Centers-ResuIt Significant
Of Attitude of Labor.
By ARTHUR SEARS HENNING.
Chicago Tribune. Omaha Bee Leased Wire.

By ARTHUR SEARS HENNING.
Chicago Tribune. Omaha Bee Leased Wire.
Washington, April 28.-Thc re-
suits of the republican primaries
yesterday are interpreted by repub-
lican leaders here in this wise:
General Leonard Wood has been
greatly strengthened both in the
number of delegates elected and in
popular prestige.
Senator Johnson of California also
has been strengthened considerably.
Senator Harding of Ohio has
been tremendously weakened if not
eliminated from the contest, by the
poor showing he made in his own
state.
General Wood. according to the
latest returns, won the presidential
preference vote in New Jersey which
gives him the four delegates-at-large.
In addition he appears to have is
OF the district delegates. The John
son managers claim nine OF the dis
trlct delegates and refuse to con-
cede the popular vote to Wood.
They say they will demand re.
count to determine the preference
vote.
Strong Labor Vote.
That Johnson made an impressive
showing in New Jersey is conceded
even by his opponents, who chad
been predicting that while he would
be expected to be extremely popular
IN the west, he would find the east
turning the cold shoulder. His pop
ularity in New Jersey manifested
principally in the industrial centers
as IT was in the middlewest, is re-
garded, as extremely significant OF
the attitude of labor in the republi-
can contest.
The vote rolled up by Johnson in
New Jersey is expected to influence
his fortunes favorably in primaries
yet to be held. 1t has been evident
for some tire that he would dispose
OF Hoover in the California primary.
but his success in the east is
cllncher. Johnson has become one
OF the three leading candidates for
the nomination and California, noted
tor its state pride, would not think
OF hating the progress of a native
son with fair chance of becoming
president.
Interest Centers In Indiana.
-Johnson's prospects also will be
greatly improved in Indiana by his
popularity elsewhere. All interest
among the politicians is now CEN
tered on the Indiana vote next Tues
day. All four of the candidates
Wood, Lowden. Johnson and Hard
lng-are in this state contest in
which the principle rivals are Wood
and Johnson There again Wood is
strong in the country districts. Tohn-
son in the industrial cities and the
prospects are that it will be 4 close
race between them.
Wood was stronger and HARDING
weaker in Ohio than the republican
leaders here had expected. While
Harding won the preference vote.
Wood appears to have cleaned no
at least a fourth of the DELEGATES.
he result is regarded by the pro-
tesslonal politicians as a hard blow
tor Harding, for under one of the
rules OF the game candidate with
out his own state solidly behind
iContinued on Page Two, Column rbr..
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-04-29
Wealthy Eng|ishman Goes
To Jail for Gamma Child

New York, April 2S-first locked
in a cell OF a police station and later
released in $1,000 bail on charge
of felonious assault for Gaming
Frank Sasa, II years old, son of a
tailor, very indignant prisoner said
today he was Derrick ]. Wernher,
81, son of the late wealthy diamond
merchant, Sir Julius Wernher, but
denied that he had succeeded to the
title. Derrick Julius Wernher" is
listed in the British who's Who"
as 81 years old and successor to the
title.
Wernher was charged with beat
ing the child when Frank slipped
while roller skating and fell against
the. Englishman's legs in front OF
the apartment where Wernher lives.
II don't understand why so much
fuss was made by citizens over what
occurred; l just showed the little
brat" Wernher protested to police.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-04-29
Husbands Affinity In
Spirit World Gives
Living Wife a Divorce

Chicago, April 2S.-Mrs. Lillian
P. Clayton had divorce decree to-
day because her husband wrote her
from, the Pacific coast that he had
an affinity in the spirit world from
whom he received love messages.
Mrs. Clayton charged that het
husband, Robert c. Clayton. eloped
to Seattle with the wife of Yelling
ton Glover, his best friend, in 1918
Mrs. Glover died recently. Clayton
informed Mrs. Clayton that he could
not return to her, as he received
daily messages of love- from Mrs.
Glover, according to letters intro
duced as evidence.
Death has not changed my love-"
he wrote.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-04-29
Judge Instructs Jury
In Deportation Trial

Tombstone, Ariz., April 28.-If
Fred w. Brown, prosecuting witness
in the trial of Harry f. Wootton,
charged with kidnapping in connec-
ton with the Bisbee deportations
joined the deportees willingly, or if
imminent danger to the people and
the property of the Warren mining
district made the deportations neces-
sary, the jury was instructed by
Judge Samuel L. Pattee to find the
defendant not guilty..
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-04-29
No American Troops,
Now Remain in Siberia

San Francisco, April 2S.-No
American troops and but few Red
Cross workers remain in Siberia,
while the Stevens party of American
engineers, known as the Russian
railway service. expect to be out by
May l, according to arrivals on the
transport Great Northern, from
Vladivostok via Manila. The Great
Northern brought $50 casual troops,
who comprised almost the last de-
tachment to leave Siberia.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-04-29
Serious Outbreak in ~
Nikolaevsk District
Reported by Japanese

Washington, April 28.-A serious
upheaval in the district of Nikol-
aevsk on the eastern coast of Siberia,
far north of Vladivostok, is reported
in an official statement issued by the
Japanese foreign office, received
Wednesday by the State department.
With all communication cut off,
the uprising is shrouded in more or
less mystery, but the foreign Office
said that all reports received point
to the conclusion that the japanese
guard in the district had been an
initiated and several hundred Jap
anese residents, including the con-
sui. massacred.
The number of men in the guard
was not given.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-04-29
Claim Mexicans Are
Violating Rules Of
Admission Into u. S.

Fort Worth, Tex, April 2S.--
Charges by Texas union labor that
Mexicans who have been allowed
to enter the United States under
notifications of the immigration
laws which provide that they shall
be used exclusively for farm work,
are being diverted into improper
channels, are correct, said D. E.
Lyday, president of the Texas
Farmers union, today, although in
the main immigration rules are be-
ing adhered to.
President Lyday made the above
statement following the adoption
yesterday by the Texas Federation
of Labor of resolutions declaring
that railroads, oil companies and
packing houses are using the I'M
ported Mexicans to replace citizens
of the United States.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-04-29
BLAMES BROKERS
FOR HIGH PRICE OF
NEWS PRINT PAPER
New York Man Declares Cor
ner Exists From Natural
Causes On Spot Market.

Washington, April 2S.-"Absurd-
ly" high prices for news print paper
bought on the spot market are due
to a corner" resulting naturally
from the present shortage, George
McAneny, executive manager of the
New York Times, declared today
before the senate committee invest
ieating the paper situation. The
market price is twice or three times
as much as that for paper bought
under contracts, he said.
Brokers and small manufacturers
were blamed by Mr.. McAneny for
the high prices. Answering a ques-
ton by Senator Reed, democrat,
Missouri, as to whether there was
prohteering, he said they are sell
ing the paper"
Frank P. Glass of Birmingham,
Ala, until recently president of the
American Publishers association,
described spot market prices as "ex-
cessive." and without distinguishing
big and little manufacturers added
that the paper makers were making
big profits" -l-
Publishers from Boston, Philadel-
phia, Providence, Pittsburgh and
Baltimore are scheduled to appear
as witnesses, and committeeman in
dicated that the investigation would
be directed at prohteering, manufac-
turing costs, selling prices, paper
consumption and advertising.
Among witnesses Charles Lane of
the New York Evening Post and
Mr.. McAneny suggested the best
remedy for the spot market condi-
tion was for publishers to stop COM
petitive bidding.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-04-29
Germans to Make Financial
Statement to Allies On Nav 10

Berlin, April 2S.-Germany's eco
nomic situation, in its bearing on
further payments the country will
be able to make toward reparation
and indemnihcation, will be set forth
in detail in memorial being drafted
by the ministries of finance and eco
nomics for presentation to the al
lies on May 10.
1t will be a candid presentation of
the conditions now obtaining and
prospects of their Improvement in
the near future.
Information received reports the
conclusion the total sum of l00,-
000,000,000 marks, the amount orig
inally proposed as reparation, is not
considered by the Berlin govern
ment as being within Germany's
physical capacity to pay.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-04-29
GREAT CHANGES
WROUGHT BYW WAR
IN GREAT BRITAIN
Working Classes Hold 'Ulti-
mate Political Power" Sir
Auckland Geddes Says.

Atlantic City, N. j., April Is
Changes have been wrought blythe
war in England which almost de-
serve the title of revolution" Sir
Auckland Geddes, British ambassa-
dor. said in all address before the
annual convention of the United
States Chamber of Commerce. Vast
new classes have been enfranchised,
he said, and the working classes,
strongly anti-lni1itaristic, now hold
ultimate political power" Y
"They seek to the limit of the ma
TONS power" the speaker declared,
"to secure tranquility in Asia Minor.
in Asia and Africa. Silently and
without fuss they have reduced the
army to a strength many think
barely sufficient to police the EN-.
pire. They are determined to deal
with problems of health, housing
and education. They see clearly
that to secure their purpose they
have to end the rancours and ami
mosities, which have torn Europe
and brought her to the brink of dis
aster."
Reports of dissension between
representatives of Great Britain and
France and France and Italy at San
Reno are fantastic" the ambassa-
dor assured the chamber.
"The great question you have to
decide" he continued, "is this: Are
YOU going to stand by and wait for
Europes troubles to come after you,
as come they will, or are you going
out to help Europe-and remember
I am excluding the European part
of the British commonwealth OF ma
tions-to win through to reasonable
co,d1;opc2" ,"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-04-29
Forced White Men to Stay
In Chinese Ship Quarters

San Francisco, Cal, April %. -
White men, forced to occupy the
Chinese quarters on the Alaska can
merry bark McLaurin, were given
Chinese names in the ships registers
so investigators might not know
they were being kept with Asiatics
in such quarters. the police an
nounced here today, in detailing an
investigation of conditions on board
the vessel.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-04-29
Captured After Evading
Arrest for Six Years

Portland, Ore, April 2S.-E. NJ.
Padden, alleged to have obtained
money under false pretenses in
Nashville. Tenn, six years ago, was
arrested here today by deputy sher-
ifs, who charged that Padden, un-
der the name of Everett Philpot, was
indicted in Nashville in January, 1914,
on several counts alleging misap-
preparation of funds.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-04-29
VIadivostok Deserted as
Port for Biq Steamers

Seattle, April 28.-Vladivostok, in
former years one of the most im-
portant shipping ccnters in the far
east, is as quiet as deserted village;
all overseas steamship companies
have withdrawn their vessels and
only one service, line of Japanese
tramp coasters, is left, according to
advices received today by the Pa
cihc Steamship company from its
Nladiyostok agent.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-04-29
Denies Sims Charge Navy
Was Unprepared for War

Washington. April 2S.-Replying
to Rear Admiral Sims charge that
the navy was unprepared for war
in April, 1917, Rear Admiral J. s.
Mexican told the senate Investigate
ing committee that general war
plans for the navy were drawn I'D in
1918, revised in 1915 and again two
months before the United States
Joined the allies. The navy did not
have detailed paper plans to meet all
possible conditions. he said, because
they were not enough properly
trained officers to prepare them. !
The navy was not 100 per cent
ready for war in 1917 from a
material viewpoint, is not now. and
never will be, Admiral McKcsy
said.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-04-29
Republican Members of House
Committee Virtually Adopt
New Proposal in Relief Leg
islation for Service Men.
GIVEN CHOICE OF FIVE
DIFFERENT SCHEMES
May Allow $1.75 for Each Day
OF Service as Basis for Com
putting Farm and Home Aid
Average Period 400 Days.

Washington, April 2S.-Republi-
can members of the house ways and
means committee virtually decided
today to include in their soldier re-
lief legislation program plan of
paidup insurance, its value to in
crease annually by compounded in
terest, and on which loans could
be obtained from any postofice.
With this addition, ex-service
men might elect any one of the
following plans included in the re-
publican program:
A cash bonus of $l.25 a day for
each day of service;
Aid in buying farm land, to be
reclaimed by the government;
Aid in buying city homes;
Aid in their educational or
The insurance.
To popularize the last four plans,
the republicans propose to allow
$l75 day for each day of service,
instead of the $l.25 cash bonus as
the basis for computing farm and
home aid, loans and the amount of
financial aid each man might re-
ceive in the form of educational
training.
Insurance Plan Attractive.
The Insurance plan. as such. was
said by committeeman to be
''misnomer" but they declared it
was the most attractive" of any
of the five plans. The average
periods of service for world war
veterans was 400 days, they said,
explaining that under the insurance
plan the average veteran could re-
ceive a paidup insurance policy of
$l,857 payable to him in cash at the
end of 20 years, or Immediately to
his heirs in event of death.
The loan value of the insurance
donated in the legislation as "ad-
justed service certificates" =. would
not accrue until the end of the third
+ year the plan had been i'll force, and
at that time an ex-service man, with
a record of 400 days service, would
be entitled to loan of $55l. This
would be the cash value of his Ger
tifcate" at that time at 5 per cent
interest compounded annually,
Benefit All Men.
Similarly, the veteran of 100 days
would be entitled to paid up, 20
year endowment insurance .of S464,
with a cash surrender or loan value
of $l37 in three years; the 20O-day
veteran to insurance of 1923. with a
loan value of $275; the 300-day vet
cran to insurance of 1882, with a
loan value of $4l3, and the 5OO-day
veteran to insurance of $2,32l, with a
loan value of $689.
This plan. if adopted universally
by the world war veterans, would
cost the government far more than
the cash bonus OF Sl25 day, COM
mtteemen said Estimating that
S.590.000 ex-service men will be at
iccted by the bill, committeeman de-
clared that the ultimate cost OF the
ineurance plan, il adopted by all,
would be approximately So00O,000.
0ec. The cash bonus, it was esti-
mated, would cost $l,SO7,0UO0O0 1t
accepted by all.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-04-29
Sonora Revolt Bringing
800 Cars of SUGAR to u. S.

Nogales, Ariz., April 2S-Three
hundred carloads OF Mexican sugar
refined in Sonora will be released
for sale in the United States as the
result of the revolution in Sonora,
it was ANNOUNCED here today. The
sugar had been sent into the United
States under bond. but was returned
to Mexico by order of President
Carranza. 1t is now being allowed
to again return to the United States.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-04-29
Pacific Company Steamer
Is DAMAGED in Collision

San Francisco. Apri! 28.-A cabled
report that the Pacific Mail Steam
ship company's liner Colust was
damaged in collision within the
last few days at Penang, Straits Set
Elements, was received by the
Marine department of the Chamber
of Commerce here today. No details
were given.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-04-29
First Land Grants to
Soldiers in u. S. Made

Berkeley, Cal, April 2S.-What was
said by its originators to be the first
land settlement in the United States
to be actually turned over to former
service men, was parceled out by
the state land settlement board to-
day when 81 applicants who served
in the late war were given title to
as many farms in the Delhi land prof.
ect in Merced county. Three more
farms were DISPOSED of to civilian
applicants
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1920-04-29
Decline to Present Books
For Grand Jury Examination

Portland, Ore, April 2S,--J. A.
Bowles. president of the Northwest
Steel company. and Alfred F. Smith,
president of the Columbia River cor
poration, appeared before federal
grand jury and declined to present
the books of their concerns for cx-
animation. The grand jury, it is
said, has been investigating circum-
stances connected with the building
of ships in this section for the ship
ping board.