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The Weather
Maximum yesterday ilH
Minimum today 2 1
Predictions
Tonight' and Friday, fair
n ixl collier.
Dally Fourteenth Yau.
Forty-ninth Year.
ME.DB-0-K.D), OUKUOX. TOl'WsDAY, ,'JANlWliY S. 1!)JD
NO. 2-t.l
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IjiJllfE
TflSS
JUNE Mil
Far First Tims In Political History
National Convention WiH Be Held
On Pacific Coast California
Rewarded for Etastina Wilson In
!9)6 Qumacrats Endorse Wilson's
Program and Condamn' Republican
Majority in Senate. ,
WASHINGTON. Jan. 8. Sun
I'ruaeiaieo vet selected tndav bv the
democratic Da-tiiinol oonioiittee, u
cession here, a the lilare for the par
ty's (I20 national convention.
After 27 votes had been oast Kan
sas Oitv and other cities withdrew
and tiie vote for San Kraneiseo wa
anivtummis.
Jloiiduv, Jane 28, iras fixed as the
convention do-to.
WASHINGTON'. Jnn. 8. Resolu
tions indorsing- tha treaty of Ver-
sotles and dcnouncuia us unpatriotic
tbe oititndc of senator who would
defeat it directly or bv ntilli f'vinu
reservations was unanimously adopt
ed todav hv tbe dcmoerulie notional
cammitUie in session here.
The "arroeaat" republican leader
ship uf the senate was denounced
a" havinc earned "thu contempt of
the world" l)v throttling the treaty
for seven months nod the senuto vras
culled upon to "unit plavinir polities''
vitb lira ntiestion of ratification.
Ilevtowing the legislative record ot
tba two Wils.oo adoilntxtrntidtis tke
renc'lutlons exaressad gratification
thnt tha president was regaining
health attar a breakdown "due large
ly to hie efforts for world .pue."
Concerning too peace treaty tire
resolutions mild :
."fi'e affirm our approval of the
treaty of Versailles and we ccndeain
aa uawia and unpatriotic the atti
torio of thc aeaators who woalcl de
feat Ita ratification, either directly or
by oervblniis. it With rarvation
that art ioterrded to, tad will have
tha effect cf nullifylat It-
"Taa lailoia of tha mil reouhli
cta lxdsri to offar or to parolt con
idaratka of itrarettivq rcQolu
tioaa tint Would pr:flJrve the gencrSl
parpoto of tho treoty and to so per
mit ratification condemns them to
tha criticism o the nation jnd to the
contempt of the world."
The resolutions said that when the
ticQiccrats came into power in 1913,
tbay found "the nation in a condition
of comipa'rativo industrial and com
' nicrcia'l degression, ar.ik wifh the
bamk.ln'g myatom in the hands of a few
men at W'haso will .panics periodically
occurred." It was added that "these
and ether ills had existed for 16
years under republican rule without
any relief."
Federal Hcscrve Act
"To remedy this condition," the
riesolU'tion-8 continued, "the democra
ts ad'ni'lnistration entered immedi-
( Continued or. Page Six)
io bail: oui radicals
NT.W YORK. Jan. 8. "Par-
lor bolsheviki" who are raisin?
a fund to assist comrades held
on deportation, tiroeeedinas will
have to invest it in Liberty v
bonds in order to sot their
friends out on bail. The an- 'e
thorities at Kllis island an-
nouneed todav thnt offers of '
cash bail bad been refused since
the Wand had no facilities for
handling lar.-e sums. A surety
romonnv has refused to supply v
bond even ncnin-t nilcinnte
rash seeuritv on the tronnd that
it did not care to aid enemies of
the country. The immigration
nuthorities however, will accept
Liberty bonds and release reds
on bail as soon n their prelim-
inarv hearinirs before inspee-
tors are completed.
.
MUCH EAST INDIES
I
XKW YOliK.Jan. 8. Amor-
ica and American products are "
to be advertised in the Dutch
Kast Indies hv movies on a mo-
tor truck. A Irnveliuir tbeuter
which ot tinier durintr tlp wur
r.vn noPr.lrn..in,A, ,.t tlm Whito
House for tho henot it of Frci-
ilont Wilson nml otlior ol'ticiuls,
has boon InuntM to tlic I ut-h
Knst IrtHinn trovprrtmont hv the
l)tireau of conimerciMl pcono-
nih-s and will It-nve tor Sina-
ixtie, htraits Neitlcnipnt. to-Uiorrou-
on th btcaititihii) John
Koacli.
Koacli.
U. S. SHIPS 10
Last fiia Operation of War to Be
Carried Out bv General Kines
10.000 a Munth to Be Taken From
Siberia Until Entire Force Lands
In Europe.
WASHINGTON, Jao. S American
Hhipi furnisbed ttao abrppiog lmunl
will 1) as3(l to repatriate Czecho
slovak, Poliflb, .lufio-Slav and liuoia-nia-n
troops now In Sibfn-in, it was
annou.ncerf tc-dny t tHn fltgtn deoart-nient.-
The first of the vesois, the
Presirf-ent Grunt and the America,
will leave New Yorft for Vladivostok
soon iiere they are due about Feb
ruary .
ThesW vessel move about 10,
000 of tfte trcops nd it is expected
that tBc movement then Will continue
t tfte rate of 10,000 monthly Until it
ia completed. The cot of America's
participation io the reptriotlon -ill
be taft ii 6rc of out of Joans nifldc
by the United St0tc to th fofiaign
5o9rnmnts hLe soldiers arc in
volved. Repatriation of these troops H he
under the directic.-n of Brigadier Gen
eral nines, chief of the army trans
port service and will be one of the
last big military operations of the
war. The Czecho-Slovafcs originally
4-erc part of the Austrian army, but
being u-nfriendly to the German idea
cf w-orUl domination deserted In a
mass to the Uus-ian a-rm-ies early in
the war. In Russia they were re
formed Into special Czecho-Slovak
units and bore an important part of
the fighting on the eastern front.
The Czecho-Slovaks withdrew east
ward thru Russia and Siberia with
the purpose of reaching Vladivostok
whence it was proposed to send them
to France to fight against Germany.
They had great difficulty in effecting
their withdrawal because of the dis
organization of the country and fre
quent interference by the bolsheviki
and armed German and Austrian
prisoners ot war. o
It was to help extricate these forces
from their precarious position that
American and other allied troops
were dispatched to Siberia last sum
mer.
E
MKXICO CITY, Wednesday. Jan. 7
The estimated casualties attending
the earthquake Saturday in the wes
tern part of the state of Vera Cruz
still stands at O0o ct more.
'Fragmentary advices would Indi
cate the toll of death may exceed first
estimates. It is said the villace of
Saltillo has been virtually destroyed
and that S5 bodies were recovered
from the ruins on Tuesday. Thirty
bodies have been taken from the
Pescados river at Apazapam, Pueblo
Vie jo and San Carlos. Pispatche
tell of the pitiable plight of survivors
many of whom lost their homes and
are living in thn op-n in hourly fear
of renewed shocks.
CARRY
K0
LEGIONS HOI
BOLSHEVIKI
WILL SOON
Situation in Russia as Bad as It Could
Be Declares London Office Dcni
kine Army Cut in Two and Kev to
Caspian Sea Captured Baku With
Oil Supplies Expected Soon to Fall
Into Hands of Reds Bolsheviki
Sweeping All Before Them.
LONIMIN. Jan. 8 The situation in
Russia is ohtnif a bad as could he,
I'rom nn nti-lol.-hpvik itohit cf view,
aeeonliiii: to Hriti;-n war office re
ports, and there orv fpw siirns inrti
cittine any likclv imi irovpnient. Tlipro
are iwo esieciallv nicnocinir devel
opniunts. In the first place Gpnoriil
Itenikinc's tmnv has been cut in two
throuuh tbe holsbevik push to (ho
Sea of Anov at Tntranrotr. and its
flanks hnve been thrust hack, leaving
a lnrue unp. In addition tiicre comos
a (fkiini from the bolsheviki of (he
capture further enst of tbe town of
Krasnovodsk, on the Caspiau sea.
itnd while this is not confirmed, it is
irenci'iilly accepted as true.
Tbe capture of this imiMirtunf port
of Krusnoovodslv. it is pointed out.
cniiiUfl th'UTavc luissibilitv (hut tlie
reds may overrun northern Persia
:nd occupy Tfhonui. which nrohohiv
Would mean Hit establishment of 1I-
shevik rule in Persia. The takinir of
Krasnovodsk aives tbe reds free ac
cess tt thy Caspian. There seems Ut
ile (o prevent them from eainimr con
trol of tbe Caspian from the more or
less ineffective volunteer fleet. Once
in pos.-ession of this sea there ro
ninins onlv a small British force and
tbe poorly organized Persian forces
between tbe reds and the occupation
of Teheran and northern Persia
throuuh which would exist (he pos
sibility of their obtaining control of
the whole country.
1 Baku with its important oil sup
plies on tlie western const of the
Caspian seems likclv also to fall into
Bolshevik hands and its occupation
would provide n base for further op
erations against the rear of )eni
kinc's hard pressed riirht winu'.
If the bolshevik reports are true
General Denikine has suffered a con
siderable disaster for not only have
the reds severed all land conMunnicn
tion on his left and riirht wiiius hut
thev have captured lanre ouantities
of war material, including much that
was sent him hv the allies.
BOYS PLEAD GUILTY
GET LIFE TERMS
SAX FIANX'ISCO. Jan. H. Flovd
Leo jM'cClure and William Cbastain.
who shot und killed Annto Schoemhs.
San Francisco police detective, while
he was trvimr to prevent the theft
of an automobile, pleaded L'tiiltv be
fore Superior Judire Louis Ward here
todav. Judire Ward said be had de
termined that tbe vouths had commit
ted first detrree murder but in view
ot their plea ot irinilv would not im
pose tbe extreme penalty but woul
sentence them to life imprisonment.
The date of sentence was set for
Mondav.
M.cClure wns tried for first, dejrre;
murder hut the inrv split six to six
over the nuestion of whether lie
should be adjudged yuiltv of a first
or second deree offense.
OIETZ PLEADS GUILTY
TO U.S. DRAFT EVASION
Sl'OKAXK. ,Tn. 8. William II.
( l.one.-t.ir) Hietz. former eo.'ieh of
I he Washington State college foot
ball team inn) of the .Mare Island nie
rincs team, pleaded cuilty in l iiited
States dMriet court here today to
a ebal je of fa!-ifyin'- his draft Ulie.--lionnaire
and was sentenced to scree
'Ml days in the county pad. He will
bc''in senile' bis sentence at I p. in.
today, it wus stated.
WILSON IS CHALLENGED
iVAL
10 0EBA1E IH MOIA
I'IFKKE. S. II.. .Vm. S.
l're:deut Wil.-ou tmluv , was
ehnllenired under the Kirharus
primary law to come t.o South
Oakota and debate t lie isuc of
the eominir eaniiiK:n nith
Janiea O. Monroe, of t'hiea'jo.
who revcnllv filed as on inde
pendent enndulute nt the Mar h
primaries.
TO PLED RUM
TKIKHTF.. Jao. !. (Bv the Asso
ciated Press.) Major (liuriali. Iio
recent lv resigned as chief of !ah
riele d'Anoun.io's cabinet at Piuinc.
left here tonight for Paiys on spe
cial mission for the insurgent lender
in tbe Adriatic. Maior Giurialti told
the Associated PrOss he :is ennw
crcd to deal witli "certain phases" of
tbe Fiumc situation.
"licports. that 1 am in disauree
nifliif wilb Captiiin d'Annun.io were
true," lie said. ' ) n t differences
ere over (UiestioOs uf poltcv, I left
the office of chief of the cabinet and
went hock to inv loiltalion heeausu'of
our inability to airree but there is no
conflict between Captain d'Annun.io
and myself on Italy's aspirations for
the annexation of Finnic."
Major (ihfl'iatti said a trnintoad
of food arrived at Finnic today.
''We have enough food to keep us
ioimr." he declared, "but in anv event
we will be faithful to the end in our
determination to brim: about annexa
tion. We are united. Tbe national
council now is in complete accord
with Captain d'Annun.io. The fad
that I am .troimr to Paris with full
powers to aid proves what I have
said."
li'OMK. Jan. 7. The Cliornale
d'ltalia discitsintr the idea su"rest
ed in some ouarters that the Adriatic
oueslinn he set t let 1 hv direct nego
tiations hv Italy and Jui:o-Slavia.
savs there is no confidence in such a
scheme. Italians hold this view, the
newspaper says, because "we know
the cxairL'craled claims our adver
saries have made and their absurd
pretensions wbieh have Wniiiided the
feelings, the dinnitv ami the rights
of Italy in such a wav that it is im
possible even to discuss them.'
OIL M iAMPICD
10 DEFY CARRANZA
MKXICO CITY, Wednesday, Jan. 7
- Petroleum producers In the Tarn
pleo district have formod a combina
tion pledged not to pay recent duties
on oil fixed by presidential decree,
according to Luis Cabrera, secretary
of the treasury, Interviews with
whom wero printed here today.
"This is the only contribution lev
ied by tho treasury department that
must be paid before the oil leaves
Mexico," tho secretary Is quoted as
saying. "If it is not paid exportation
can be prevented, and if international
friction should result, .Mexico would
have right on her rldo."
SAN FKANVISrO. Jan. 8.- Ms.
F.lvira Vint of Montr Kotc. China,
was fined .'J7") in the Tinted States
district court here tod a v t'ollowi te
ller idea of uuillv to a char-je of
it niifiriitiir a number of aigrette
pinnies into Seattle and San Frau
dseo. ' Mr;. Vint mv,j she Wii th'
wife of a luomiiicnt Ihnii: Kuwz mcr
ehant. Herrmann Quits Baseball.
CINCINNATI. Ohio. Jan. K
August ilcrrmaiiii tendered his rc-i'-v.
at inn as dot in nan of the nat ir : !
ba-chall coin!!ti--ion at the atiintol
rnci'lin,' of the cmnmi-sjsMit here lo
ll a; V,
la Co .o if I
Railroad Unions Lvwmk Vl(Ta":ut
That Pi wnises in Hv Fw-Hexh-
Inq ResjitJ Comiw Itive Bavimi.
ProdiH-tion ind Distrihtition T'wv
HeadiiiurieJ i Bn cmiBui tltu
Finds Raii'ma Plan Is (a froia
. tion Stewh Riisti livino Coats.
i w.HLcrm, .i.a. x.-oi-khiiIz-
j ed lftilroed cmph.yes ;ive started on
tlie other end yt tlie line In an effort
to solve tbe prohleRi of the ei; cost
of living- Pliable to obiawi relief
thru adffitioul eat;? incrMiH which
cue of ten ducts sid ere fnvritily
I followed by increases in living eots,
,! four log railroftd brotherhoods
d tbe fttfilicted )ily shoji. erfts
luif adopted scheme to escj ihe
profits of tke middleman by system
jef co-operftiee buying, pnection
lid dit ributioR of tha nrcs;- of
I life.
I Pltii for the co-oiirt ive mofe-
nent vore ! id l IM ttnnr-Ubor
confernco t (.'hicito in November
d altio tby ar yet in t tentative
.stgfte. n del'inito coyrse t.'f action Is
expected to be adopted at a icod
(O)nferenee cllad for Febretry 12-1')
at Cfcicano.
The proposal calls for nn tlUaue.e
between fareiers d lalurra-s to cre
ate direct dculing between farm pr-
, ducers and city consumer.1 and be
tween city protlju-ers nd firm two
sum era.
The plan Is be bag worked out by
the all-American farm-labor co-ur-
atlvc commission, which hh formod
after the November meeting In Chi
cago and It Includes the erection of
warehouses as distributing centers
and the organization of a co-operative
bank. 1
wmm agues
PARIS, Jan. Ceorges Carpen
tier Is willing to give concessions in
the matter of weight la order to meet
Jack Oempsey, according to a state
ment made tcaighl to the Associated
Press by Dcscamps, Carpent ler's man
aer. Descamps said he was willing
to split the $t()0,oi'() purse offered
by James Coffroth on a basis of (id
per cent for the winner and 4 0 per
cent for the loser.
"Larpentfor Is willing to journey
to a strange land,, face an exotic ell-
mate, give away from lip to 3 0
'pounds in weight and accept a split
I of CO. 40 of Mr. Coffroth's offer," said
! Descamps. "Wc had Intended to de
Inland a ."0-r.o split but are willing to
accept a I0-tij division In order to
I show this is not merely a money mak
1 Ing proposfl ion but also a r.port InK
event. We will endeavor to Klvc
American sportsmen a real champion
ship battle."
NO SPECIAL SESSION
SPOKANK. Jan. H. Definite nn
nourieiMiicnt that he will not call ;
special sc-sion of the Washington
h LHshiturc for the purpose, of
' i a t i i vitivr the federal woman suf
it , ..,..,....l,....t .... ......I,. t...
day bv Governor Louis F. Mart, who
: i here m nt P-mlntiee at tbe Ua-li-
, iicjton irrigation institute.
"Ica 1 1 irmiicj inv every intblic ut
' teranee'on the -uhjccl, I have no in
' cnt mil of ealliic.' a special sc-.-ion
; f the leuMittcre." the '.!oernnr said.
Wiil Stop Leonard Fiuht
NKW IIAVKN. I oiim., Jan. S. The
state p'Jice rnni!:ii--inn announced
today il wmild u--e every effort to
stop anv prize fiyht wbidi tnav be
attempted in Connecticut.
A 'JO-round mat eh bet ween I'etin v
: i.eounrd ami .Inhunv Iduolee is cled
1 tiled lor January 10.
mi m. mm
m about is turn
WASHINGTON. Jan. S.
l'bc x.viet ark Buford witli its
caiuo of 111 radical alien-, is
about to enter the Kiel canal,
accordiuu to official dipatche--received
here todav. Wliile still
reftiMiiL' to di-'clo-.c the destina
tion of Ihe ship, ofticiaU said
"a very uood uuess in il: lit hc
ventured since pasaue through
tin' cjnial ha- brcono known.
It believed the Buford
would io to liiin, a port in Liv
onia, to dUcharue its radicals
for t ransiuo'tat on aeross i he
count rv into s(viet Kussia.
Cattta W Pwwij
ClUCAC), Ma. fl. Aerial mail
s(rvice between Chicaao and (iaha
was innuiiiirated at 8:') this morn
itiir rhen Pilot Walter J. Smith left
(Irani Park curi'vimr 100 pounds of
mail ami a package of meat. The
meat is to he served at a hunuuet for
(Jcneral Pershinir in Omaha toiiiuhL
The alboiiiid plane from Omaha i.
due here at I p. m.
CIIICA'dO. Jan. 8 Aeriiri mail
service between Chicago and Omalut
was olT'ciallv opened todav.
The first dressed meat shipments
ever sent hv airplane through the
iiosloffice departinent were contain
ed in tbe mail sacks placed in Ihe
planes. The plane startinir from here.
piloted by V. J. Smith, carried ten
pounds of sweet breads to be served
at a banoiict tonight in Omaha for
General Pershing.
A dressed pi'-', consigned to Maior
Ifecd Liiudis, in care of Ihe Kirst
Western Aeronautical show, which
opened here todav, was part of the
frei'.dit of the Cbii'a-.'o bound plane.
OMAHA. Xeh.. Jan. K.-Pitot Fair
Nutler, opctiiiMr air mail service from
Omaha to Chicauo. left at 8:!10 iln
nnrnitiL'. His plane carried '.W'.i
rounds of mud in six sacks.
Nutter carried ten pounds of fancy
Mimnrcr snusaL'c for Ivlwanl Morris
of Morris and company, scut hv the
Morris plant here.
General John J. Pcr-biiiL' will wit
ness the arrival here about 2 o'clocl-
-d Pilot Walter J. Smith, flviiir from
Chicago.
The new hantrai' at Chamber of
Commerce Held, said to he (lie Inrir
Hst nir mail baii'iar in the country.
nill be christened at 2 o'clock.
HOOI'IAM. Wash.. Jan. 8. - The
llofpiiam Hoover club was orun'ed
here la-! niylil and a telegram dis
patched to Herbert Hoover at h
hoine at Palo Alto. Cal., uruMtrj hitn
to allow his panic to tro hid ore the
ount rv for pre-ith nt. Permanent
oi iraniat ion was perfected, it It
Frank IL Lamb as president; I). S.
Palmer u secretary and Charles I),
linker as trea-urer.
More than .iO names of prominent
ilizeiis were enrolled.
POLICEMAN WHO KILLED
CROOK PASSES AWAY
IiLNVFU. Co!.. Jan. 8.- Officer
James Bo-juio died todav from ei -feeti
of wound- received Monday
while policemen were haltlini: with
Adrian Thomp-on. a youth wbrnn the
officers soiiL-ht to nrre-t as a ban
dit sii-peet. Thompson was killed b
the fire from liouiu'y revolver.
meat earn
in he -in
Mil
1 iWHCE
l WAR BURDEN
S?r'ftm' Cr4c ef l?ltssacWiseUs
Urut layi Off if Dbts Rather
Ttw AistTniwt ffBv C.ei Weed to
C!9m llirmi bVt ef Pronertv
i if ThtM fcea1w Live for
ttvvfcs mni Lw? Lw f Mlpev
iiraW trim' mi Etaeate.
1POX, .In. X. Tho need of
(.tai.itg oMri,m and Industry
t of .MitrtliiAing obedience to tho
1b v atrtssed by doternor Cool-
idM in tAAwoi to Uu legislature'
ta1ir, initratui'; bis ten.
Uf ir'to-J wore effort ! )r(Alction
and eowy c the iirt of bwtk Btate
Mil iTUl.ll.
"Yue fitly tkU gov-iwent now
jtn to tfatf jhjoa,' ha said, "Is to
retfieo tWir hurdi by uying oft
th r obligation tkat enwo from tho
ftfrr r.MU'f iMpssiug additional
bui'tieta) tor the support of new pro
jects.
"Healthful housing wholesome
foe pi, sanitary working conditions,
rttfisovaVlu hours, a fair wuge for a
fair day's work, opportunity, full and
tree; Juutk'o, speedy and Impartial,
iui4 ut a cost within the reach ot all,
aro among the. objects nut only to be 1
sought but made absolutely certain
and Hpcuro. Government is not, munt
not bo, a cold, impersonal machine;
but a human and more human agency
appealing to ' the reason, satisfying .
the heart, full of mercy, assisting tha
good, resisting tho wrong, delivering
tho weak from any Imposition! of
the strong.
Tliange Standards Thought '
"Wo need to change our standards,
not of property but of thought. it
we put all the emphasis on ouY ma
terial prosperity, that prosperity will
perish and with It will perish our
civilization. Fmployer and employed
must find their satisfaction not in a
money return hut in a service ren
dered. Industry must bo humanized,
not destroyed.
"There are strident voices urging
resistance to law In tho namo of free
dom. They are not seeking freedom
even for themselves they havo It;
they are seeking to enslave others.
Their works are evil. Thoy know It.
They must ho resisted. Tho evil they
represent must bo ovcrcomo by the
good others represent. Theso Ideas
which are wrong,, for tho most part
imported,' must he supplanted by
ideas which are right. This can he
done. The meaning of America Is a
power which xannot bo overcome.
Prosecution of tho criminal and edu
cation of the ignorant arc tho rem
edies. "It Is fundamental that freedom Is
not to lie secured by disobedience to
law. Government must govern, To
obey Is life. To disobey Is riouth."
SISSY SENATORS YIELD
10 SILLY SUFFS BUI
I
WASHINGTON'. .Inn. 8. Op
poMlion to woman Mul'lrac wn-?
rxiiiTs-c.l liv Jiiini's 1!. NiiL'ont,
ili-iiHMTutic loader ot! New Jor
si'V. in a li'lti'r Io Chninniin
I'uiaiTiin.'s of the democratic un
til. mil eommitti'e maito iinbliu
todav. Mr. Nuu'ent. answcrinC 11
reiim t t rom .M. I'uniniinua that
the work for rati lira I ion without
referendum of the "tiffrnco
ameniliiien l)v the Xew JerseV
leL'ilaluie whieli tueeti this
month, wrote tliat woman snf
fniuf wa the ''mother of nil
'isniV,' (he ureatesl menaep now
thieatiiiiii'..' the stahiiitv of tho
American covernmen! Mini
American institutions," ftnd
with iiiohiliilinn wns "forcH
throui:h an effeminate, ahten-.
tee congress of I'ownril liv co
ercion ami intimidation."
M