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The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-05-26
Powers to Pay
for Rhine Army
Cost of American Occupation
Forces to Come Out of
Reparations Received

Paris, May s5.--An agreement meet
ing the United States demand for
1886, 100000 for the upkeep OF the
army or occupation on the Rhine. MAS
siGned here hate Ans afternoon. TIE
treaty was signed by the United
States and the interested allied pow
ers. The funds Will be drawn from
German renaratlons.
Settlement, which has taken three
months 10 negotiate. does not in
ciude the clause 10 which the United
States delegate. Eliot Wadsworth. OBJ
jected. namely. that the allies should
have the right TO ahrogate the agree
ment in case the United States sought
TO recover war damages direct from
Germany. The agreement may be
summarized as follows:
The net cost Of the army Of oceu-
patton is 10 be paid in L equal in.
stallments without interest. the first
of which shall be due on or before
December 81. 1873.
For the first four years the an
nual installments due The United
States shall constitute first charge
upon all payments in cash made each
year by Germany ct for the repara=
tion account Of Germany up 10 .
per cent Of such payments
During each ~ the first four years
the current cost Of the allied armies
~ occupation shall have priority over
the annual installmenfs due the
United States. az this reparation ae.
count is credited With German pay
ments only after the allied army costs
are reimbursed and other treaty eA
penses arr met
For the las, eight wears the install
pents due the United States shatl
constitute first charge upon all cash
payments made h. Germany ON ne
count OF reparations MP 10 their full
amount. and shall have priority over
the current costs Of the allied armies
n occupation
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-05-26
Woman Dies Suddenly
in Physician S Office

Miss Katherine Donahue 3s 3o6
Lincoln boulevard. died suddenly yes
terday afternoon in the office Of
physician in the City National bank
building after undergoing an opera.
ton for sinus trouble. She collapsed
after the operation had beon perform.
cd
Miss Donohue is survived by her
mother. Mrs Mary Donahue Two
brothers. Jack and Joseph Donahue.
two sisters. Mrs William p Maher
Of Blair and Mrs. l.. =. Carmichael
Of Council Bluffs. and two aunts.
Misses Rose and Nora Donahue OF
Omaha.
Funeral services viii he conducted
at $50 Monday morning at the resi-.
dence and nj . at 81. John Catholic
chuICh. Burial will be In Holy sep.
ulchor cemetery,
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-05-26
/. S. Army,
sos
Too Sr,s,' ,
~ ,o I
Weeks Says
Secretary of War Urges Force
Be Brought Back to Mini
mum of 10000 Men
and $4,000 Officers.
Raps Peace Societies

San Francisco, May 25-The stand
ing army of the United States stands
46th on the list of active armies of
tho world and Is too small to ac-
complish what Is intended for Ii TO
do" Secretary or War John w.
Weeks said tonight, in an address at
public banquet preceded over by the
Association of the Army OF the Unit
ed States. Other speakers We're
United States Senators Francis +.
Warren of Wyoming and Samuel NJ.
Shortridge Of California. Congress
men Julius Kahn of California and
Maj. Gen. Charles G Morton, COM
manding the Ninth corps army area.
The present standing army should
be brought back at the earliest pos
sible date TO the minimum of $50 900
enlisted fen and $4,000 officers" the
secretary said.
"The extremists who are hoping to
promote peace by urgent methods are
being led into many inaccurate state
mnts in their endeavors to prove
faulty case. Irhas been generally re-
peated. owing to the activity of some
of our so-called peace societies. that
our government is spending So per
cent of its budget for military pur-
poses and that we are preparing for
mighty war. The truth of the mat
ter is that We are now spending
proportionately less for national de-
fense than in 1915. when we were
admittedly unprepared for the war
that was coming upon us.
Raps peace Lovers
THAT we are spending S5 per cent
Of our budget for military purposes is
utterly false. The official report OF
the budget shows that but 13.5 per
cent is spent for national defense.
We are actually spending much less
to maintain a modest fence at the
top of the present hill than We are
for maintaining hospitals and operat-
ing the ambulance at the bottom Of
the last hill.
AN analysis of the governmental
expenditures in 10 of our largest
cities shows that approximately 1-2
cents Of every dollar of taxes Is spent
for the upkeep of our army and about
6 cents for army and navy together.
In other words. II the socailed peace
lovers succeed in their efforts to
abolish completely our military
forces. the result would be merely to
reduce the dollar of taxation to about
e7 1.2 cents.
Such a bargain sale reduction is
certainly not important enough TO
warrant a departure from the teach
ings of the respected leaders OF the
past and from the obvious dictates
of the wisdom OF the presents The
true spirit of economy relative to war
Is TO eliminate or decrease the cost Of
war by paying tho insurance rates II
protection against such a calamity.
Defends National Guard.
Finally there has been strange
recurring tendency To belittle the I'M
portance of and attack the mainten-
ance of the National guard Have
YOU thought Of the enduring history
OF your guard? Although yours is
one of the comparatively younger
states some of the units Of your state
forces have a history OF nearly three.
quarters Of n century OF constructive
Turn TO Page Eight. Column TwoD
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-05-26
Girl Witness in Michigan
Cult Case Arrested i'm Ohio
u, International News service.

Toledo O May 25.-Ruth Wcibcl
q. said to be an important witness
IN the Michigan investigation of i'm
mortality charges against House OF
David members was arrested here to-
day ON warrant charging cmhczzlc
ment.
Michigan authorities, who made
the arrest said Miss Neibel was one
OF those married in group marriage
ceremonies at Benton Harbor.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-05-26
Noted Arctic Explorer
Injured in Explosion

Copenhagen. May -s.-CApt Got.
fried Hansen the Arctic explorer as
soriated with Captain Amuudsen De-
his polar explorations. was among the
wounded bN The explosion ~ a homh
sboart the Danish light cruiser Gel
ser during naval maneuvers south ~
the island today Captain Hansen IS
not expected TO recover
The explosion occurred few min
ntes after Crown Prince Frederick -
Denmark left the Geiscr ;o take cem
haand OF his own destroyer.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-05-26
Mother aud Baby Seriously
Burned IN Explosion

>pecial Dispatch IA The omaha Res
WSmofe Nee Nav - 4 &.
mouths cid iahv Ms burned - lssth
ana Tire mother Mfs tseaeee logau.
so badly hamed iaat Ner recovery IS
fefN 3eah.fal when ean ~ on.
N6.eh fhe Woman waS. poursae IN
fae Stove eNpio1ad
Fhe meiher Wa~ holding Ire hahr
la her arms II the steve and both
were immediately rHtelanef Fl names.
The h4hv eodE MAS caarrf.l all over
Ar lesau No uas formerly NsS
Sieis Reru rf oaeif Ms terribly
haNHel - ases lie faee. arms sna
chess " eae e'>e Was "a tee house
sf ,ae laf fae haslena ans ht>
widowed fsfhe Iha 1eean ueh
Vhon ihe fHn1 Htad teNe as uer>
oufsl'e NeIsfassS ~1eei fhe hene
ana faa shas< - eal aestsas
fIeH rhe Iass IS 81 HHa
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-05-26
Army Flyers Reach FL Paso
on Flight TO Washington

III Paso. Tex, May 9s.-Lieuten-
ants oakley q. Kelly aud John A
MacRoady. army aviators, who estah
llshed worlds record In a nonstop
flight across the continent. arrived at
Fort Bliss this afternoon at an. Aes
tual flying tiue between here and
San Diego WAS Z hours and 80 min.
utes.
on their arrival here. orders were
received from the War department
for them 10 leave early Saturday
morning aud stop at Kansas city over
Sunday. Present orders also stated
that the flyers are 70 report la Wash.
ington Juno L.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-05-26
Major and Civilian
Cremated in Plane

BY International News Service
Washington. May 25.--Major Thorn
as Duncan. an air service officer. and
Erwin n. krupp. civilian employe
Of the War department were burned
TO death at Boiling field here this
afternoon when the airplane in which
they We're flying crashed to the ground
from height of 200 feet and was con.
sumed by flames
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-05-26
Collar Thief Sought.

Police are booking FOR a man who
wears Ne l. collars thief entered
the room II John : Rogers. Rome
hotel and stole dozen collars Of that
size
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-05-26
The Weather

For = hours ending m. Msy at
1921
Temperature.
1fHahHsf, tf lowest ~. mean. 81 nor
NAL 30 Total excess since January !
iui
Relative Humidn,. Percentage.
IA a. noon. 80. y. TO-.
Precipitation inehes aud uundrrdths.
Total. none Total since lpuuHfN
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-05-26
Pekin Considers
Drive to WipeOut
Chinese B andits
Officials Believe Brigands
Would Yield to Foreign
Troops = Prisoners Los
ing Hope of Rescue.
BY Universal Service.

Pelsln. May 25.--A foreign military
commission is preparing to make a
survey Of the region in which the
Suchow bandits are holding the
Americans and other foreigners pri.-
oners. with the object. it is believed.
of attacking and wiping out the brig
ands
While the diplomatic officers here
hesitate to use military force through
fear that the bandits will slay their
captives as soon as the soldiers begin
to move against them. they are in
hopes that the brigands may yield as
soon as they know that foreign SOL
diers are after them.
The diplomatic body is disheartened
by the delays. duplicity and weakness
Of the Chinese government in deal
ing with the bandits. and are com
ing to the belief that military ac-
tion must follow quickly after a last
effort TO deal directly with the ban
dts.
Requests AirpIanes.
A request for four aIrplanes came
today from Military Governor Tien
Of Shantung province, who with LOO
men. has completely surrounded the
stronghold OF the bandits.
While Marshall Tien Is known To
have urged n general cleanup Of
bandits throughout shantung pro-
vince. Inspector General Tsao.Kun
hesitates 20 open such rr offensive
for fear it may bring death to the
foreign captives.
4 report from Shanghai giving ex.
cerpts from the diary OF L. G. Solo.
mon. one Of the American prisoners.
indicates that hope of rescue is al
most abandoned by the prisoners.
In part the diary says:
I'VE climbed from an old temple
500 feet into the clouds Then we
went up a stairway cut in the stone
OF the mountainside Then there was
a slope about 600 feet, in extent. Part
OF the time We were pulled up with
ropes II was worse than trying to
climb up the side Of the Woolworth
building.
Fortress al Top.
Upon the top is a fortress cover.
ing about two acres. Inside a second
stone wall are dugouts where the
filth and stencil were terrible We
found there 50 Chinese captives who
had been seized about year ago.
There seemed TO be plenty Of sup
plies, Trenches were cut in the
mountainside To catch rainwater.
There were about 5000 gallons Of
water stored In reservoirs.
From the actions and talk Of the
! Chinese believe it viii be only n
short time before Nc go one by one.
/ They cannot take MS any higher. The
/ only alternative. they feel. Is 20 shoot
us or throw us from the cliffs. We
are as well as the rest and are try.
ing not to lose our grip or give up
hope.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-05-26
Rail Heads, Business Men,
Plan Trip TO North Platte

Omaha business men and Union
Pacific railroad officials will go to
North Platte for Union Pacific day"
next Thursday.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-05-26
Labor Department
Wrecked by Bryan.
Kennedy Asserts
Figures Quoted to Disproye
Governors Attempt to
Place Blame on
Republicans.

Lincoln. May 25.-Parsimony on the
part OF Governor Bryan will result in
wrecking the state labor department,
Frank A. Kennedy. secretary of Ia
Dor, asserted today.
kennedy. in h statement, points
to figures on file at the state house
to disapprove an attempt made by the
governor yesterday to blame the
wreckage on the republican majority
in the legislature. Not only does Ken
nedy give figures recommended by
Bryan to prove that the governor has
wrecked the department, but he also
ind Gates the pages in the governor 5
budget, where the niggardly appro-
priations for this department, so inn
portant to welfare OF workers in Oma.
ha, are recommended. He also points
to the more generous appropriations
recommended by Governor McKelvie
and pushed through both sessions dur.
ing the McKelvie administration. The
Kennedy statement follows:
'Jn the budget submitted to the leg.
islature by former Governor Mckelvie.
the amount recommended for salaries
and wages for the labor department
for the biennium beginning July 1.
1928. was s16,s2O. (See McKelvie
budget, page ~
Bryan Made Slash.
"In the budget submitted by Coy.
ernor Bryan. the amount he allowed
for salaries and wages was cut Il
$4,000 (Soe Bryan budget. page
36,
The appropriation allowed by the
legislature for salaries and wages for
the labor department was the amount
recommended by Governor Bryan.
$4,000
This is the cut in the appropriation
that will cripple the department. un.
less some way outside the appro.
priation can be found 10 provide funds
TO pay the employees of the depart.
ment.
THE amount of salaries paid TO en-.
ployes Of the department at the pres.
ent time would total SIG $50 for the
biennium, but this would not allow
any salary for the secretary of la
Dor.
Walloped by Bryan.
THE first wallop the labor depart
ment received was when Governor
Bryan cut the salary and wage an
preparation in the Mckelyle budget
from sl6.s2O to $4,000 The second
wallop it received was when the legis
lature failed to appropriate salary
for the head OF the department
NO one could ask for better treat
ment from the legislature of 1919
1921 aud 1928 than was given the la
Dor department In the way of passing
Turn to Page Eight. Column Threc.)
, 1923-04-11
In The District Court Of The Virgin IS
lands Of The United States; Christian
StGd Sub-JudiGiaI oiStriGt

IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATEOF
JENSINE NEUMANN, DECEASED.
NOTICE is hereby given that the under
signed has been appointed admins
81 traitor of the estate OF JENSINA
NEUMANN, deceased.
All persons having claims against the
said estate are hereby notified to present
same to the undersigned at his Office. No.
SO King Street in Cnristiansted, with the
necessary proofs, within 6 months from
the date of this notice.
Parties indebted to the said estate are
requested to make payment to said A. &.
STAK EMIANN.
Cbristiansted, st. Crojx, v. /. u. S. A.,
this Dist day of March 1923.
A. Il. STAKEMANN.
Administration.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-02-22
lrregulars Stage
Daring Attack in
Streets of Dublin

Dublin. Feb. 21-(By A. p.)-Thoro
W" heavy fighting in the streets of
Dublin today. An attack carried out
by lrre%ulars in the heart OF the CITY
was the most daring for a long time.
III evidently had been carefully plan
ncd and was aimed at embarra ssinc
the government by destroying the
income tax records.
Eventually the attacking forces
We're driven off. and tonight the cas-
EaltE list is estimated at about ten.
an OF these receiving wounds of orc
Kind or another. 1t is stated that no
or was killed. Three or more parties
OF raiders were cnga ged in the attack
on various offices; they were support :
ed by Shippers posted on roofs. The
fire bri@adeS we're extremely promnt
in responding to the alarm and sue
cc"ded in saving the buildings and
minimizing the destruction of Off =
cial papers.
Troops We're rushed TO the scene,
and throughout the city pedestrians
and motor cars were held up and
searched. Three land mines, revol-
vcrs and petrol were discovered in an
automobile abandoned by the raid
ers. Roofs in the neighborhood We're
Systematically searched. Seven ar
rests have been made thus far.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-02-22
HOUSE F|LIbUSTER
AIMED AT CAPE COD
CANAL PURCHASE

washington. Feb. 21-Another fill
lpuster was put under way TODAY at
the Capitol. this one in the House
u was aimed primarily at the bill
proposing government purchase of
the Cape Cod Canal. but other ele-
ments' including the refusal of the
rules committee to give right of way
20 Henry Ford's offer for Muscle
shoals. were declared to have enter
ed into it. ~"'ei
Inc conference report on the
arlhy appropriation bill which was
.aheIl up yesterday. furnished the
Nehlcie: Consideration of it was
oolcleued before adjournment, but
not until there had been eight quo
rum and roll calls which took IN
about half Of the session of nearly
SIX hours.
Majority leaders said the time
spent by the House in disposing of
inns matter had threatened their
leslsiatlNe program for the remain
ger OF TINS session of Congress. 1t
was thelr plan to bring up the Cane
Goa Dill tomorrow with a speciaI
RUE. which. they believed. Would
stop the movement begun TODAY
after there had been several sharn
CONNECTS over disputed sections of
the army measure.
Strong opposition to the Cane Cod
phi from both the Democratic and
republican side was forecast. but
under the rule it would be disposed
ol IN single day. 1t then would
go to the Senate and some of, its
opponents believed that there had
peeh stlfhcient delay in it's consider
Htloh by the House to make very
March i.
!, Aside from the Cape Cod measure
.ilE ruies committee has voted out
rules Tor ten other bills including
',i.; iafm credits legislation. In adj
dltlon. the British debt settlement
agreement remains to be acted upon.
ne managers hope to carry out
.herl program despite the two DAYS
Spent on the Army bill. but some
night sessions are regarded nc noc
essary. it this is to be done.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-02-22

The College of Agriculture at the
University of Maine is dependent
upon the Experiment Stations for the
solution of new and perplexing prob
lens in order that it may be of the
greatest possible service in the Civ
ing of instructions to the students.
Anything that operates to stop or
diminish the amount of work con-
Quoted by the experiment station re-
acts correspondence on the volume
or flow of agricultural truths eman-
ating therefrom and if continued over
any considerable period of time will
most assuredly affect unfavorably
not only the College of Agriculture
in its resident teaching, but also the
assistance which the Extension Ser
vice can render to the farmers of
Maine.
This was made clear in letter
from Dean Leon S. Merrill of the
University of Maine College of Agri-
culture read at a hearing before the
committee on agriculture of the Leg
islature Wednesday afternoon, on a
resolve appropriating money to be
expended under the direction of the
Maine Experiment Station for sup
plementing and making more eff
fective the work now being carried
on by the station under the Federal
grant known as the Hatch Act. The
Continued on Page S-CoI. 81
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-02-22
Woman Representative
Presides as Speaker
Over Vermont House

Montpelier. VT. Feb. 21-This was
ladies day. in the Vermont Lecis-
lature. For the first time in the
history of the Legislature a woman
sat today for a time as Il speaker of
Inc House of Representatives.. mes
Sages from the governors office
We're presented by women to House
and Senate. and a woman carried
a communication from the Senate
TO the House.
Mrs. Leoline Mech. representa-
tive from Monkton, and one of the
three women members of the House.
had the honor of being the first wo-
man to preside as speaker. She
occupied the chair during the in
PRODUCTION of % bills and was loudly
applauded as she handed over the
relns to the speaker. Mrs Mech is
serving her first term as representa-
tive. There is one woman in the
Senate.
Messages from Governor Redfield
Proctor were delivered to the House
and Senate by two woman clerks in
the governors office. Miss Helen T..
Del, OF Proctor. took a message to
the Senate and Miss Mary Fowler,
also of Proctor. to the House. Mrs.
Mary G. Nye. of Montpelier. pre-
scented communication from the
Senate to the House.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-02-22
WEEKS ORDERS FULL
INVESTIGATION OF
CR0NKHITE CHARGES

Washington, Feb. 21-An investi-
cation of charges made by Major
General Adelbert Cronkhite, retired
that important documents dealing
with the death Of his son, Major A.
o. Cronkhite. had been tempered
with. was ordered today by Secretary
Weeks. The secretary directed Ma
Jor General Bethel. the judge advo-
cate general. to submit a full report
Secretary Weeks said the charges
were so serious in nature that the in
vestigation would be most thorough
and would extend to files prepared
before he became secretary of war,
in connection with the death Of Ma
jor Cronkhite. killed at Camp Lewis,
Washington. in 1918.
The charges We're first made by
General Cronkhite in November 1921,
in a letter to President Harding, APP
pealinS from the action of Secretary
Weeks, who had refused the gen.
erals request for court of inquiry.
At the time General Cronkhite
wrote:
There is no authenticated record
of any investigation, military or civil
into the circumstances of Major
Cronkhite's death. on file in the rec
ords of the War Department
There is no record of an inquest.
which is required by both military
and civil law.
'"There is no authenticated record
of the extensive autopsy which was
performed on the body of Major
Cronkhite at the time Of his death.
There are no authenticated pro-
ceehings nor is there any evidence
on (which to base the finding. on file
in the War Department to the effect
that Major Cronkhite died as re-
suit of 'self-inflcted accidental
wound
There are no documents or rec
ords to show that any Of the vital
exhibits in the case were introduced
as evidence.
THE separate statements. made by
Captain ROsenbluth. Lieutenant Sea-
burg. y. c.. and Sergeant Bugler
Pothier. when they accompanied Ma
jor Cronkhite's body to the base hos
pital. are not on file in the War De-
partmeEt.'
Secretary Weeks made it clear that
the investigation would he confined
to these charges and that he regard
ed the case OF Major General Cronk-
hite's retirement as closed. Mr..
Weeks said he was willing. PERSONAL
~. to take full responsibility for the
retirement.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-02-22
Developments of the
Day in WASHINGTON

Gasoline production in the United
States last year was placed by the
Geological Survey at 6,2O2,234,61O
gallons, more than 100000 grea ter
than the 1921 output.
The House, by III to 1874 vote
insisted on retention in the Army of
IA provision prohibiting enlistment of
men under 81 years of age without
written consent of parents or guar
dams.
The House was informed by Secre-
tary Mellon it would be incompatible
with public interest for him to fur
nish informant ton as to the amount of
liquor imported into this country by
embassies and legations.
A resolution which would direct
the Federal Trade Commission to in
vestigate tho radio industry to de-
termine whether the antitrust laws
are being violated, was reported by
the House merchant marine commit
tee.
Senator Caraway. Democrat. Ar
kansas, said he had been informed
some of the % bureau of engraving
employees, dismissed nearly a year
ago by order of President Harding
had decided to bring suit against the
president for defamation of charact-
er.
Secretary Weeks ordered an inves-
tigation of charges by Major General
CrOnllhite. retired, that important of
fetal documents dealing with the
death of his son. Major A. p. Cronk-
hite. who was killed in 1918 at Camp
Lewis, Washington, had been tam
rered with.