Lima News, The (Newspaper) - June 13, 1919, Lima, Ohio The Lima News THE PAPER WTCH THIRTEEN THOUSAND CIRCULATION YEAK tonight or ably Saturday LIMA OHIO FRIDAY JUNE 13 1919 PRICE THREE CENTS U S Army Plane Will Blaze il For The Air Argosies AIR TRANSPORT ACROSS AMERICA IN NEAR FUTURE Great Possibilities Seen in Flight Soon to be Attempted by Army Service Over Continent Will be Result Says Of- Announcement WASHINGTON Special flight across the continent presages the of civil aerial says an air service an- dealing with the posed one-stop flight of Capt Roy Francis U S A from Mineola L I to San Francisco It strates that trips from coast to coast ere both practicable and and the prediction is made that within a few years regular freight and passenger service will be maintained along the route laid out by Captain Francis and his party Pathfinder for Future Air Com- merce Therein the real meat of the army's undertaking to blaze the trail for the air argosies of row It is reasonable to believe that not even the most active has comprehended half the possibilities of aerial commerce public confidence in the plane finds full justification Very lew indeed realize the rapidity with development is already The major lines followed are the 1 Carriage of United States mails ff 2 Carriage of express matter 3 Freight carriage to points now Inaccessible difficult to reach by ordinary systems of transportation 4 Passenger transportation er for pleasure or in cases where speed is the controlling factor 5 For sporting purposes 6 For surveying mapping and photography 7 For exploration Uncle Sam's Air Mail The record of the United States air mail is already fairly well known a year of service without loss of a pilot and with very few forced ings Three experimental routes ere in successful operation between New York and Washington Chicago end Cleveland and Atlanta Macon end Montgomery It is expected that by next spring there will have been established a ice from New York to San Francisco end that the whole country will been covered with air mail routes with extensions to Alaska and the I West Indies To summarize briefly the army's flight plan it is proposed to send the Martin bomber In which the flight will be ed miles in thirty-two flying hours with only one stop which will be at North Platte Neb miles from the point Capt Roy N Francis and Lieut Edmund A Clune will be the pilots and two or three will tute the crew Plane Wholly an American Product The Martin bomber is wholly a product of the inventive and genius of the States and is believed by army ers to have no superior among planes of its size Tt is 71 feet 5 inches in 46 feet long stands 14 feet 1 inches high and is equipped with two Liberty twelve motors aggregating 800 er Its speed in still air is about 100 miles an hour If the first leg of the flight from Mineola to North Platte is ated successfully a new long distance record will have been set and the Martin bomber will have beaten the longest flight of the navy's famous by 300 miles Martin plane has a good margin of safety in that if one en- gine balks it is able to keep the air and make a landing place on the re- maining motor this respect as in several others it is considered by many army experts the superior of the famous bombers and constructively possesses an ad- vantage over the NC ships which can stay air on three of their four motors but are forced to land If 50 per cent of their power plant cuts out PLAN BOMB RAIDS IN 32 CITIES OF U.S ON JULY FOURTH Gigantic Plot of Reds Revealed Following Palmer's Appeal For Funds to Run Down Terrorists an appeal to congress by At- torney General Palmer for an appropriation of to run down the authors of the recent attempts to assassinate public of- it became known that 200 secret agents of the navy in- bureau are investigating a gigantic plot to explode bombs in Chicago and more than a score of other large cities on July 4 next About fifty government detectives are working in Chicago suspected of being headquarters of the plotters Others are pursuing leads in De- troit Indianapolis East Chicago Hammond and other middle west industrial cities Suspects are un- der surveillance in Milwaukee neapolis St Louis Louisville Cleveland Akron Toledo and line Cities Target of Reds The plot called for July 4 bomb demonstrations in all of these cities except Milwaukee and in burgh Philadelphia Baltimore Washington New York Trenton Newark Taunton Jersey City Fall River Bridgeport Providence Boston Pittsfield Memphis ta Savannah Charleston ham and New Orleans Navy intelligence operatives were assigned to the investigation at the request of the department of justice whose own detectives have become too well known to the reds WET ARMY WILL SWOOP DOWN ON CAPITAL CITY IN DEMONSTRATION 400 Delegates of Labor Go to U S Cap- ital Tomorrow YOUR CARRIER BOY Depends upon his weekly collections for the payment of his papers and earnings Help by having dime ready for him calls Saturday morning ask him to wait he your money ATLANTIC CITY Four dred delegates to the American Federation of Labor convention here plan to go to Washington on a special train tomorrow to pate in an stration before the capitol Special trains will also carry tors from and Philadelphia according to the ar- rangements We are asking congress not to enact legislation against 2.75 per cent beer and light said John B Colpoys a delegate from Washington D C We are ing in the interests of brewery workers who will be out of jobs under prohibition and others whose jobs will be affected OPPOSING DELEGATES A minority of the delegates led by James Duncan Seattle federated unions will not attend the stration They're going to attend the eral of John said Duncan Prohibition is a dead sue and they don't know it Advocates of prohibition among the labor leaders include C H Strickland Portland Ed An- derson Denver Tommy Burns coma and Nathan Birch Seattle Duncan very strong ist also We are talking from experience We have lived under prohibition and know how it works Our constituents unqualifiedly en- dorse it Former liquor dealers tenders and fighters are its strongest defenders The Seattle delegation has pre- sented resolutions to place the federation on record regarding of the Kolchak ment of Russia protesting tion of Hindus who already have served prison sentences in this country for planning revolts In In- dia and establishing tha initiative and referendum within tho A F L thereby limiting the power of the executive committee AID Delegates of the railroad union today planned to at- tempt to place the federation on record as officially sanctioning the order to members of the union for- bidding them to handle Western Union messages This order ive tomorrow morning was de- signed to help the strike of com- operators against the ern Union The railroad ers delegates prepared a resolution approving the boycott and planned to introduce it today Since the appearance of Mrs Rena Mooney before the tion a determined movement developed to place the federation definitely on record for or against a new trial for Tom Mooney under life sentence in California for participation in a San cisco bombing outrage A tion has been introduced in com- by Tex Hurley the land electrical workers which will soon be reported upon and which Whereas delegates to the ican Federation of Labor tion are convinced a great tice has been done Tom Mooney and Warren K Billings also con- Resolved that a special com- be appointed to go to ington after the convention and lay before authorities of the federation a request that they find a way by federal intervention or otherwise to right the already done Be It further resolved that the ex- council of the federation be instructed and empowered to re- quest the international unions of the federation to to their membership a referendum of a hour protest strike Immediately er Labor Day In the event that Mooney and Billings are definitely denied new trials The unions of the country never have had a chance to make known their stand regarding de- clared Capt Roy N Francis and plane in which he will attempt flight WAR OFFICIALS ATTACKED FOR BIG LAND DEAL Republicans Charge Waste of Millions for Gun Range in Georgia Fight in House is Led by Two Congressmen From Illinois led a fight in the house against purchase of land by the war department without authority of congress tives McKenzie and Madden of denouncing the department for buying thousands of acres since the signing of the armistice They charged that fabulous prices were be- ing paid for land that was not ed A clause in the military tion prohibiting the war ent from making further purchases was ruled out by Representative Campbell who was presiding on a point of order raised by tive Crisp of Georgia that it was new legislation Representative Republican floor leader argued against the point of order Failure to retain this clause in the caused the Republicans to force an adjournment for the day without passing the consideration of all other sections having been completed BUYS MOST OF COUNTY The chief point at issue was the purchase by the war department of three-fourths of an entire county in Georgia for the purpose of ing an artillery school It was never the purpose of con- gress to allow the war department to go out on a debauch of purchasing real said Mr McKenzie PICNIC FOR YANKS Kalida Host of Guests at Welcome Party KALIDA city was host Thursday evening to more than guests on the occasion of a monster homecoming celebration tendered the returned soldiers and sailors The picnic was held on the town lawn and heavy laden tables were twice filled with choice edibles to serve the mass of people gathered to welcome the soldier boys The Homer Male Quartet Kalida Ladies Band and other features en- the crowd followed by an address of welcome by Honorable Henry Goeke KICKED OUT BV WIPE NEW Williams got the de guerre for killing five Germans but his wife kicked him out of the house he told the judge He ranted protection SCARED OFF BY being day the thirteenth the United States senate decided to take no chances so it's off the Job STARS AND STRIPES QUITS Stars and Stripes official newspaper of the A E F suspended publication with today's MENACED GERMANY WINS SEAT IN LEAGUE ENEMY TO ENTER WORLD'S SOCIETY IN A SHORT TIME Allies Reply to of Foe Practically Completed Orlando Call Leaves for Rome Secret Session of Parliament to U S GENERAL IS HONORED FOR WORK WITH WAR GASES Orlando and Gen Diaz left for Rome last night convinced that the work of the big five is practically completed and that no more fundamental decisions will be reached by that body the peace settlement This action on the part the ians was assumed to meaa that the allied reply to the German proposals would be definitely completed before night The reply it was learned from an authoritative source provides for Germany's admission to the league of nations within a short time Foreign Minister Sonnino will re- place Orlando until the latter re- turns for the former signing of the treaty Orlando it was understood intends to call a secret session of the Italian parliament to present a re- port on the work of the peace con- ference In Italian circles here it wtj re- ported today that the having refused the compromise of the Adriatic question drawn up by Col Andre Tardieu lando wrote to President Wilson Premier Lloyd George and Premier Clemenceau asking strict execution of the pact of London The pact of London drawn un by Italy Groat Britain and Russia in 1915 contains no ion regarding Fiume has been the hone of contention in the Adriatic question FOE OPTIMISTIC BERLIN spirit of optimism was prevalent this morning among government leaders when they boarded a special train for Weimar to attend the meeting of the national assembly called for tomorrow The cause for this sudden ion of sentiment could not be as the leaders refused to comment directly on the peace The heightened spirits of the group were rendered more prising by the fact that the lesser delegates on the maintained the air of gloom that has their attitude for weeks and every member who could be ed upon to talk declared he had not swerved from his determination to oppose signing the treaty unless modifications are President Ebert Mathias herger Dr Dernburg Count von Bernstorff and Herr while waiting for the train to pull out engaged in animated discussion and broke into frequent laughter The topic of conversation among them appeared to be the Paris strikes which they evidently re- as a good omer STIRS ENEMY CAMP WEIMAR June Edward Bernstein member of German peace delegation great excitement in the convention of majority Socialist today when he declared that while the terms are harsh and some unbearable about nine tenths of them come from a necessity which we admit The statement threw the tion into uproar and order was re- stored with difficulty A few of those present applauded but far the greater number hissed and jeered War Minister Noske and several other party leaders openly reproved Bernstein We are defeated yes but we shall go forward and upward to a greater victory Might cannot make right It is our duty to reestablish Belgium and France but we refuse to become wage slaves A Fries Brig Gen Amos A Fries U S A has been presented with the order of commander of the French legion of honor awarded by the French government He spent seventeen months as the head of tho army's chemical warfare service and the reward ia for his work in that vision PRESIDENT FACES BATTLE TO SAVE LEi Expected to Make Determined Effort to Prevent tion from Treaty Sees His Foremost Peace Ob- Threatened in the Senate ARMY SWINDLE BARED Alleged Forged War Risk Check Plot Brought to Light In Chicago CHICAGO The United government has been defrauded of It has been disclosed here through forgeries of army lotment Army Intelligence officers antl the secret service havo been ing for three months and arrests are expected Washington is said to he the quarters of tho band operating the swindle which has representatives in every city of the country cago la declared onn ot the chief ters Information of tho conspiracy Is said first to havo been received when clerks checking the allotment rolls discovered payments to many sons whose names did not appear on the government rolls That about three months ago An official and a number of of the ot War Risk in- mirance which Issues the allotments are said to be involved H was thru these the fictitious names were WASHINGTON Regarding tlu peace treaty proper the league of nations covenant as one and in- President Wilson is ex- to make a determined fight to the division of the in effort or in the United States senate tho only official comment forthcoming early today was that the president is not disturbed by tho Knox resolution it is known ha Is watching development in tha senate and certainly will action when Knox bo- gins his fight next Tuesday The lines TIT now well drawn and the battle over tlm resolution promises to be onn of iho most terly contested political affairs in the of He senate OBJECTIVE From Uie President Wilson first left American shores for Paris ho has tho of nations to bo iho foremost objective of this country He let it be known to his confidants at thn outset that he re- America's participation n the conference useless IMP allies agreed to make tho covenant part and nf tli treaty proper Hence now that his peace objective is threatened by the senate Republicans he in exported to take one ol thren publicly tell the senate of what ho mny as Uio danger to the whole program if the resolution is passed now Or privately direct the Democrats to indefinitely tho resolution until ho can return to the United Stales and take up thn in behalf of the league Or accept the Republican and demand a test vote on tho measure placed on the rolls It was FRACTURES SKULL tain Dairy Seriously In- jured This Morning RESULT IN DOUBT WASHINGTON An extremely close vote with the result in doubt wua the forecast today of senate ers discussing probable fate of the Knox resolution designed to separate the league of nations from the peace treaty proper Senator Knox announced lie would probably call up tho resolution next Tuesday and deliver a prepared speech on it His effort to have tha senate consider it will be opposed to the utmost administration leaders said today This opposition may start a long filibuster The vote upon a motion to call up i resolution will be accepted by Aged Employe Of White both senators said today as very significantly reflecting the ate's view of the resolution itself If a majority can ho obtained for a tion to lay the motion before the Porter 55 411 Kwing nue suffered a fractured skull and a broken jaw when he was caught and pinned between a descending tor and the floor at the White tain Creamery at 9 o'clock Friday morning He was taken to the City hospital where his condition is thought to be serious The elevator in passing the third ate Knox and his supporters will virtually feel they indicated today that they can pass the resolution COUNT OX SPEECHES They count on changing votes bj their speeches in which they plan to show that the resolution Speed up completion of peace Assure the American people of floor caught McNatt before he was aware of its approach He leaned over the guard fence used to protect employees from falling to lower floors and was in the act of shouting down the shaft to summon the operator when the cage struck it may know what to expect when the treaty comes here for him Work no injury to the league 01 prevent its immediate formation Serve notice on the peace ence how the senate stands r to use this manner the elevator Presence of mind CUT STREET CAB PARE GRAND RAPIDS car fares in Grand Rapids will go back to five rents for one month beginning July i The Grand Railway company voluntarily made this offer when tha city com- mission threatened to take away franchise If the returns do no j show sufficient funds for running expenses the company will that the six cent fare bo again putt August 1 According to officials of the com- pany it is customary for employees of summoning on the part of the operator probably saved his life when he stopped the lift on hearing cry when the elevator pin- ned him to the floor McNatt had been an employee of the company for some time SOLDIER SENTENCED L Haight Columbus former army captain was sentenced to three and one half years in the prison and fined and costs da by Federal Judge Sater This was after Haight pleaded guilty to a charge ot accepting money from Camp Shermajv soldiers for Liberty bonds and falling to de- liver the boadi f Scation Knox believes these arguments will to Republican senators who are wavering between support of the league and the unmistakable ment of the majority of their colleagues Senators McNary Norris Spencer and Colt were claimed by league supporters as the cans certain to vote against the Knox resolution If they have made up their minds to do so they decline to commit themselves Senator McC umber Is so far only Republican who is definitely aligned against it hut tho others mentioned are all friendly to tha league Senators Chamberlain Reed and Gore are some of the claimed by the Knox forces They are equally except Reed who for
