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TRJV Ymt ia fc-A I Si'if' ,'W. p4r.' Tr* •!fc )4 IT Im, Yow .- VOLUME FORTY-FIVE f% Piim .t Av I I r0F\ I,*/* I/#-'. li- *•'. T»w» All to the T^R. f"' «'»4' I,. ./ PfJJf jfi|* *•, 816 FIVE 6IVES li TO SMALLER BELLIGERENTS ,Hv Little Countries Allied With Entente in War .f/ Recognized. PEACE DELEGATES 4. INCREASED BY FOUR \t •mslisr PeWsrs flvsn Fivs Scats In CtnftrinN, Against Tan to Five Great Powero—-Peace Confsr •net Reported to HIIVI. Completed One-Third of Ite Task—Countries Under Turkey Want U. 8. Aid* [By Havas Agency.] Farie, Feb. 6.—The supreme war council will meet at Versailles^ on Friday to take measure® to im-. pose on Gsrmany the "full will of the alliee," says ths Matin, "be cauae of the unwillingness of Qsr many to carry out the armistice terms except under certain condi tion*." Paris, Feb. *—The society of nations commission of the peace conference has virtually covered one-third of its task. It was officially announced this afternoon. [By the Associated Press. (*aris, Feb. 8—Nineteen small belli gerent nations won definite recognition from the supreme pouncll of the peace conference today, which granted four additional seats Jn the commission to the society of nations to leaser countries. -This gives to the small powers nine fJeats on the commission which will frame the plan for the society and ten seats-to the flv3 great powers. Ac cording to the decision the smaller powers of Poland, Roumanla, Zcecho Slovakia .and Greece will hold addition al seats. This concession to lesser qations became known tonight after a Ions session of the commission on the society of nations, which President \Vilson attended. It was apparently received with satisfaction by the, ^mailer powers, wmch felt th^ir repre seBtation.tfe be* inadequate.— Tonight's session of the commission lasted from 1:30 until after 11 o'clock, the chief point'discussed being the con stitution of the executive body of the society of nations. Wishing to meet the opposing executive body, England proposed to give five representatives altogether to the Ave great powers, and two representatives for small countries, making the membership seven in all. Near East Wants U. 8. Protectorate. The American delegation to the peace conference has received numerous petitions from committers, municipal ities and representatives of territories under Ottoman rule asking to be put under the protection of the United States, or at leairt that America shall be the mandatory country entrusted with their government. More significant still is the pressure brought to bear to bying about de cision by which America shall be en trusted with the duty of looking after Constantinople, the Bosphorus and the Dardanelles, which, It is believed, will be i^ernationallsed by the peace conference. Even the great Buropean powers are urging America to accept the respon sibility, as she is the only, country which, having no direct Interest in the near east, can not arouse any jealousy, and enjoys the complete confidence of all the peoples of the sections In volved without distinction of race or religion. Referring to objections that Amer ican public opinion wtw oposed to any Interference in the government of any other countries, especially outside the American continent, Salvatore Barzilai, a former member of the Italian cabinet and a member of the Italian delega tion to the peace conference) said: "By participating in the war, and -y taking a leading part in the peace conference, the United States has undertaken such moral obligations as almost constitute international duties, the fulfillment of which becomes a point of honor to any member of the society of nations." 1 Big Five to Send Commission. Paris, Feb. •.-'•The supreme coun» cil, on receiving the acceptance of the Russian bolsheviki- government of the invitation to attend the conference on the Princess islands, Immediately made arrangements to send a joint committee of tHvp representatives Trofo each of the five great powers to meet tho representatives of the soviet government The wireless dispatch from the so vlet government accepting the invita tions was received last night while the conference commission on a so ciety of nations was in session. SMALL POW«R« DI8PLEA8ED. if I ict on Voice in League is Qrave Fear. _.'aris, Feb. 6.—The development of fiction between the five great powers an the small' powers over represen t&ap In the society of nations, and aioun'cem-ent that the preamble an:l t\l articles in the constitution of- '.he sokty had been agreed upon pro vifihally were the principal peace coisrence developments. Is smaller nations, It Is declared, wal full equality In a society of V*a ftloi and also greter powers than- the plai already outlined give to them. Th%reat powers, ori^the other hand,. 1 arejeed with a situation that. If etich et*4|a-'-given one member on a su court of nations, they^ night find themselves In the iplnorlly. si tho their interests might .bo much greater, and probably would be. Impasse Net Unlikely. It is not believed that the great pow er* would consent to an arrangement of this sort and a situation similar to that at the second Hague peace con ference appears to be In the making. The experts on. the society of nations question are hopeful of finding "a way to get the smaller states to agreo tu (he plan so that It will not fall as Kllhu Root's scheme for Thus complex Issues ralsea by the claims of Greece, not only to enemy territory tout to sections also claimed by other friendly states, jafter being stated by Premier Venlielps, were re ferred to a commlttee^of experts for further examination, leaving the su preme council froe to take up other questions. Await League Principles. The report of this committee prob ably will not be acted upon until a society of nations Is In being and tne principle established on which all such claims will tec decided. It is expect jd that the same course will be followed with the claims of Italy to territory beyond Italian Irre denta proper. Including the Dalmatian coast, which arc to be heard next by the supreme council. This method of work gives the mem bers of the society of nations commlt tee a better opportunity to hasten their work. Indications are that this sys tem will make It possible to get the society of nations plan out of commit tee and before the plenary conference within the ten days retraining of Pres ident Wilson's slay in France. GERMAN A88EMBLY OPENS. Ebert Will Pres:de Over First Session at Weimar Today. Amsterdam, Feb. 6.—P'lledrich Ebert the Oerm&n chancellor, will o^en the: first session of the recently elected, German national assembly at Weimar at 5 o'clock this afternoon. The advices report that many mem bers for Alaasf-LoVralno have pre sented themselves for the^flrst sitting of the assembly. The name of'Herr Elehhorn. the for mer chief of the German police de partment, "who was ousted during the youhleoawith the Spartaeons, will be) Stricken from the roll o" membership nf^tbe assembly.**^ hlgr ^rheceabouts are fiMTfhowhT WW be sSSciettec! by the candMate. in his district who received the next largest vote. GERMANY LAND OF GRAVEYARDS Rhine Coi^ntry Reveals Conditions of Starving and Desolation Undreamed of By World—Children Wear Paper 8hoes. Paris, Feb. 5.—Germany Is pictured as "a land of ^graveyards' by Lieut. Col. Searle Harris, of the United States Medical reserve corps who has just retunied to Paris after having In vestigated conditioNs east of the Rhine. He says that the German na tion'is bankrupt, the people are actu ally starving and that "probably no one will ever know the number of cas ualties suffered by Germany during the war." "There are no eggs, no milk, and only half a pound of beet sugar for each person a. month," he says. In giv ing details of the situation. "Shop girls have lost from ten to forty-five pounds In weight while everyone shows a lack of vitality. I found chil dren going to school shod with paper sandals or with cloth shoes to which wooden soles had been attached." Conditions which he had found In" Germany have led lieutenant Colonel Harris to the opinion, he says, that' many women and children will die or become defectives If not supplied with food. "The Germans who overrun France," he says, "should-be punished and per mitted to starve, tfut not the women and children. Hungry men and-women do not make good neighbors." NAVY RUSHCS MUSTER-OUT. Forty Ppr Cent Each of Reserves and War Enliatmonts Ordered Released. Washington, 'Feb. I.—Rear Admiral Victor Blue reported yesterday that the navy department had directed to date the release of 40 cent of the re serves, 40 per cent of the men enlisted for the war only, and 20 per cent of the men who since the beginning of the4war had enlisted for the regular four-year period. The admiral said that in addition orders had been given during the last few days to discharge 20,000 men of the reserve, those enlisted for the war who are performing shore duties, and also all men pit these classes at camps and trade schools who desire releaaa. Commanding officers of ships and stations have been directed to give preferences In releases to men wlth dependent families and those desiring to complete their education. The admiral explained that If the number of applicants exceeded the number of men the navy cduld spare discharges would be decided by lot. The admiral said the 'burSau was desirous of completing the demobili zation as quickly as possible, but it soon would have to place In commis sion some thirty-eight or forty large vessels as transports, and In ad4ition a number of cargo ships had to be manned. The admiral estimated that by Feb ruary 20 half of the remaining per sonnel on shore would liaye been die-, charged. f$|j •.?»*-mml*.. im.-. V' "uPfi 1 "'jr "•iWi' U), 1 r» supremo court of nations failed of approval at the second conference at The Hague. To the commissions created to lian Jle special problems falls tho subject of the cohfllctlng claims of the smaller nations of the entente to territory which Is likely to be taken from enemy countrids. This queatlon takes a great deal of time tb study. Full Hearing Fer All, It la the lestgn of the supreme council or "big five" that such ques tions as these be ultimately adjusted In harmony with the principles of the society of nation*. It is explained, but pendln# the -.'omplotlon of the organ isation of that society it haa been found expedient to arrange for a full hearing of those claims. Or V-i 12 BILLIONS IS ALL UNCLE Conference Bill ori Reve nues Calls For An Enormous Sum. $6,000,000,000 IN TAX BUDGET ALONE Another 16,000,000,000 Planned to Be Raised by Bond Issues and Other Moano—Corporations and Men of Large Incomes Hit Hardest—Cxcesa Profits Tax Eatimated to Raise $2,* 500,000,000. Washington, Feb. With the sub mission to congress today of the con ferees agreement on the long-delayed war revenue bifl the American people were presented with their prospective federal tax budget for 1919 and ensu ing years—something over $6,000,000, 000 this year and $4,000,000,000 tHe year after, subject to the revision of future rates expected to be undertaken by the next congress. The conference report presented to the house'by Majority Lieader Kltchln was regarded aa assured of adoption by both house and senate and of ap proval by the president. It thus prom ises to be the future American tax levy, which now is about 14,370,000.000. Besides this year's t»x levy of about J6.000.000.000. further treasury needs to bp raised by bonds and other metfns are estimated by the treasury at about 112.000.000,000. Except for slightly Increased war excess profits rates for 1919 and cor porations income tax rates for 1920, virtually* all the rates as revised in the bill passed by the senate or ap proved by the conferees remain In the final conference draft. Corporations Hit Hardest. Like the original house bill and the senate's revision, the 'bulk of the taxes are levied on war excess profits of corporations and ifloon incomes, indi vidual and corporate. Rates of the senate on transporta tion, beverages, cigars and tobaccos, cVub guea, taa* uries and semt*luxuries. ^stamp and special taxes, all substantially were adopted by the conferees, whije-* the house rates on estate and insurance were reinstated. The conference agreement for 3919 revenues, based on unofficial esti mates, shows these sources of income: Income tax 4,213,000,000 War excess profits 2,500.000.000 FJstates .... 100,000,000 Transportation and other facilities: Beverages Cigars and tobacco Admissions and club dues Admission and club dueh..I 54,000.000 Excise tax, luxuries, etc... 175,000,000 Stamp taxes 31,000,000 Special and miscellaneous tax 75,000,000 Total I '#i**V 243,000,000 450.000,000 245.000.000 54.000.000 »6,08€,000,*000 Principal Increases. The 12 per cent normal rate on in dividual incomes earned last year and the 8 ,per cent rate payable In 19-0 are retained with lndividual exemp tions of *1,000 for single and $2,000 for married persons and an additional ex emption of $200 for each dependent minor, with provisions that Individuals •hall Day only 6 per cent this year and 4 per cent thereafter on the first $4^00 subject to tax above exemption. The senate Individual surtaxes, ranging from 1 Per cent on Incomes between $5 000 and $6,000 to 65 per cent on more -than $1,000,000. also were ap proved. .,. Bonus For Soldiers. Of the Important general legislation aftd "riders," the conferees adopted the following provisions: Levying a prohibitory tax on pro ducts of child labor. Restoring pre-war postage rates on letters and postcards July 1, next. Providing a pay bonus of $60 for all persons in the military establish ment, officers and enlisted men alike. Extending the Reed "bone dry prohibition law to the District of Co- '"increaslng from $35 to $1,000 the tax on those dealing In Intoxicants, including "stills," In prohibition ter it For taxation of salaries of federal officials, Including the president and Judiciary, b\rt not of state officials. For submission of all governnffent contrwete by contractors on demand of the Internal revenue commissioner. For exemptions of 20 jier cent to oil prospectors. Establishing an advisory tax )oard of six members In the treasury, and restraining sale and use of narcotics by strengthening the Harrison drug act 1 Little Change in Traffic Taxes. The provision for taxes on trans portation and other public facilities, ^yr j?:*': .tyHfcfc* ,«-| ??S'*' 1 0, MARSHALLTOWN, IOWA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 6,1919. effective April 1, largely follows tho existing lav, but reduce* from 10 to per cent the levy on Mats, berths and state room accommodations In sleep ing or parlor cars or voasola, Axes the rate on telegraph, telephone cable and radio moMmgos at cents on those costlnc to 50 cents find 10 cents on thoM pbove SO cents Instead of the present I cent flat charge on messages costing 13, cent* and more, and Im poses a «ow tax on private letwed tele phone or telegraph wires, except press wires, 10 per rent of rentals. Tan on lee Cream. A new tax effective May 1 next, Is 1 cent on* each 10 i-enls or fraction of retailers sales of Ice cream, soda water, xiundass and similar confections, or drinks, to be paid by consumer. Adjustment admlsison taxes in th« bill, effective April 1,' were Increased only In few Instances, the general rate of 1 cent on each 10 cents or fraction paid being retained after petitions bearing thousands of nan\es were received protesting against an earlier agreement to double the rate. Luxuries Must Pay. Rxcise or manufacturers sales taxes. Including *o-called luxuries cov ering a wide range of articles,. Include: Automobile trucks and wagons, ex cepting tructor, and their tires and acccsorles, 3 per cent, the present rate automobile and motorcycles and accesorlcs, 5 per cent, an Increase of 2 per cent pianos, organs, (excepting pipe organs) players, talking machines, music boxes and reoords, 5 per cent, increasftd 3 per cent. Semi-luxury taxes of 10 per cent effective May 1 next are retained, altho reported subject to possible modifica tion lator by separate resolutiohs. They are to be charged consumers on high priced articles of personal wear and returnable to the treasury by retailers. The 10 per cent tax Is levied on the excess paid afiove cost standards pre scribed for various articles. PROTEST AGAINST RATHBUN PARDON Rsprssentstivs Finch Introducss Pe titions From Ids County Citiisna Asking Explanation From Govsrnor. Hording Prspsring Statement. Des Moines, Feb. 6—Bearing the names of 425 Ida county cltlsens, eight petitions were introduced in the»Iowa house today, protesting Governor Hard ing's pardon of Ernest Rathbun, of Ida cofinty, convicted of criminal assault. The petitions were presented by Representative Finch of that county. wtyo, asked if he planned to follow them with a resolution calling upon the governor to explain his action, said "If the governor voluntarily explains within the next fed^Bws such a resol ution will not be necessary.' Kathbup was pardoned before he had served «. day of his life sentence anfl the yovferpor's action raised a storm of protest in Ida. county. "The people^ Ida county feel that Jttftice has miscarried," the petition re 'ciw. and that their Mputa^^» tor 3»os ality and decency has been dlsgraceft. They demand that Governor Harding make an expllnation of his official action." Governor Harding, It is understood, has prepared a statement In the matter. MUST GIVE CREDIT FOR WHEAT. Julius Barnes Tells House Body Eu rope Can't Pay in Cash. Washington, Feb. 6.—If the United States Is to sell Its surplus wheat to tha allies this year, th& transaction must be on a credit basis, Julius Bax nes, head ol^the food administration's grain corporation," told the house agri culture committee today at hearings on legislation to provide a method for carrying out the government's guaran teed price of $2.26 a bushel for the 1919 wheat crop. The allies have not the financial ability to pay cash for wheat. It was explained, and the United 'States gov ernment? wftl have to exfend further credits. The principal rate increases agreed to_in conference were to laise the cor poration Income rate for 1920 from 8 per cent, as proposed by the senate, to, 10 per cent, and an increase from 60 At present the treasury has no power to 65 per cent in the second "bracket" to make loans to the allies after peace or sliding rate on corporations' excess profits for this year. The 80 per cent war profits tax for this year was adopted, 'and upon In sistence by house conferees was ex tended to 1920, but made applicable next year only upon such profits from government war contracts. The ex cess profits "bracket" rates of 20 and 40 per cent for 19M also were ap proved. ,. Is declared, altho congress is con sidering a'-treasury request to be per mitted to extend the unusued portion, about $1,500,000,000. of credits already authorized for war loans to allies for peace time purchases in this country. In this connection Representative? Young of Texas commented that he understood Great Britain was going to South America for grain because Argentine was lending moni-y to fin nance the deal. -Mr. Barnes told the committee the allies had agreed t--i surrender their resale option on 100, 000,000 bushels of wheat contracted for In this country and would tako the grain, the treasury having advanced $200,000,000 to aid the transact'.cn. Representative McLaughlin of Mich igan declared that for all the loans made the allied the United States had only "scraps of paper, I. O. U.'s signed by their representatives in Washington, instead of tho bonds which the law provided should be given as colateral." Representative Young of North Da kota said prqperly executed notes had been given for the loans. PRICE JUGGLING BARED. Federal Grand Jury Expected to Bring Many Indictments at Once. Chicago, Feb. 6.—Federal Investiga tion of the food situation was begun /n earnest "yesterday by the February grand jury. Federal investigators assigned to seeking causes for the present high prices of food "have the goods", ac cording to Assistant District Attorney Dickinson, head of the investigation. It was intimated that wholesale in dictments under the Lever law and the Clayton act probably will result from the irrand Jury's work. The Lever act limits the profits of retail ers co-operating under federal license and the Clayton prohibits price fix ing agreements. All other cases before the grand Jury have 'been sidetracked until the food Inquiry Is-complete. Egg and butter prices, on which the investigation was started before the January grand jury, ^re belng considered only lncdentally how, the investigation having disclosed that there are many other commodi ties In wiiich price Juggling has been indulged In by the retail grocers. '"'ST iwSfMf! WW GREAT STRIKE Seattle Tied Uy by General Sympathetic Move of Workers. EVERY INDUSTRY JOINS IN WALKOUT City Stores Will Be Compelled to Close Doors When Prsssnt Stooks Ars Ex hsustsd—Telephone Operstors and City Lighting Pisnt Enginers Alons Rsmsin st Posts—Largest General Strike in United States. Seattle, Feb. $—Seattle's general strike wan called at the scheduled time, 10 a. m. today. First reports from the downtown section said union street car men started their cars for the barns at 10 o'clock. United elevator operators I In all the large business houses alan doned their cars aud restaurants closed their doors when the union cooks and waiters Ipft. Schools may be forced to close by the strike of janitors and engineer*, tin office of the superintendent of schools stated. Most of the city stores announcod 'they would remain open as long as their stocks last. When their shelves are. empty they will be unable to re plenish them, as the truck drivers were among the strikers. Telephone operators remained at their posts, according to reports. Seattle expects to have light tonight, as the strike committee of the central labor council last night voted to ex empt from the strike the engineers in the municipal lighting plants. The general strike, said to be the largest ever held in the United States, was called In sympathy with between 25,000 and 30,000 metal'trades workers, who left shipyards and contract shops Jan. 21 to enforce demands for $S, *7. and $« a day for basic trades, helpers and laborers respectively. Moving picture houses may not op en. it was believed, as they will be crippled by the strike of operators and musicians. Disregard,. Promises. Today's general walk-out "was called by tho^l%bgjr, council as a sym pathetic move to hfclp sh!pyitrd work ers who. numbering about 25,000, closed the shipyards by striking Jan. 21 for higher pay. The shipyard'workers, who arc af filiated with the metal trades-council, Jsked that mechanics -be paid $R a day and helpers and laborers $7 and $6 a day. The onetal trade members made! their demands when they announced they were dissatisfied with the find ings of a federal wage adjustment commission. Charles Piez, director general of the emergency fleet corporation, was quot ed in a dispatch from Wllkesbarre, Pa., last nlglt as saying that the Seattle shipyard workers, in striking, had disregarded a pledge they made with the government that they would remain under the Jurisdiction of the federal commission until March 31, London Strike Unchanged. London. Feb. 6.—The Kovernment today was still maintaining its atti tude'that it would not Interfere In the stribes now in progress for the rea son that they were solely Industrial controversies, byt the great incon-~ venience which the London public is suffering has prompted government measures of relief until a settlement is reached. These were lnltlatd by the starting of a military motor service In London's streets. The war office early In the day mo bilized more than 1.000 motor laurles along the principal routes of traffic to supplement the bueses and take the piece of the suspended tubes servioc. These lAuries were manned by mili tary drivers. It is estimated that they wll-l be able to carry 230.000 persons daily. No fare Is charged and par ticular attention Is paid to working women and girls. Only bona fide workers on their way to work are picked up by the laurles. The strike of the waiters and cooks in the hotela and restaurants is st:ll inconveniencing thousands of Lon doners. The first step in the direction of the threatened extension of the railroad strike beyond the local lines in London was taken last nl^ht when some of the drivers on the Brighton and the Southwestern roads were called out. The union order was Issued during the evening that passenger trains run until midnight.«• Freight service, how ever. was partially suspended follow ing the Issuance of strike order. Garment Strike Settled. Now York. Feb. 6.—One-third of the striking members of the international ladles garment workers union, approx imately 8,000 persons, will return to work this week as the result of a set tlement reached between the union and tho dress contractors and manu facturers association, officials of the striking garment workers announced today. 8triko at Oakland. Oakland. Cxi, Feb. •».—Two thous and shipyard workers, termed as "helpers to other crafts" wettf on a strike In Oakland today for tho right to calf themselves full mechanics and to secure a wage increase. Nov* Government in Bremen. Paris, Feb. 8—A provisional govern ment, composed of five majority social ists, has been proclaimed in Bremen. ..A'X .'j»" ft "\1t 1 '.j?(t T.-R. BULLETIN NEWS OFTHE DAY Tho Weather, towa—Generally fair tonight and Friday colder tonight and In extreme southeast portions Friday. Itange of temperature at Marshall town Wednesday, it and Tuesday, II and 1 below Feb. t, lilt, 14 and ii At 7 this morning. 1$ yesterday, I. Hnowfall 1.1 Inches. PAGE ONE. Telographlo News* Hig Fhrc Gives In to Little Nation#. Twelve Blllloaa V, S. Vc tor Year S.uttle Tied Up By (Strike. Husa Keds Put Allies In Hole. PAOE8 TWO, THRKil AND PIVK. Iowa Newsi State Aid for Farm Bureaus. Tama Boosters Hear Holdlers. Hritiah Workers Strike. llarnlinx Trying to Square Pard Blunder. Many Franchises Stake in Court. Field of liunor for Iowa Heroes. PAGE FOUR. Editorial) Iowa Needs sp Office Building Mr. Finch's Resolution. Hunger to Iowa I^and. PAGES 8IX, SEVEN, EIGHT AND NINE. City News: Want County to T-iVe Over Road. Stockholders of Railroad Si.rd. Why Coffee Price* increased. Adna Maubthy Deal. PAGE TEN. Markets snd Genoral: All (trains Sell Hiither. Heef Cattle Strong. Hogs Hold Steady. It taken the place of the Bremen gov ernment composed of "people mandat ories" and the workmen councils. Copenhagen dispatches* Wednesday night reported that the 8partai*n* In Bremen had been defeated by govern ment troops who entered the city after a bombardment In which many build ings were damaged. The Spartacsns weVe reported to have withdrawn to Oroepsingen. GRANTS CHANGE OF VENUE. Counsel to Decide Place of Hearing Tribune Libel Case. Detroit. Mich., Feb. *—A change of venue from Wayne county (Detroit) to some other county In Michigan was granted In circuit court this morning to the Chicago Dally Tribune In the mill ion dollar libel suit brought against by Henry Ford. Selection of the place for the trial ti left to counsel'for both sides, but In vent of their Inability to agree. It will be fixed by Judge Henry A. Mandell. who heard the motion for !T change of venue. TWO ROADS BILLS BEFORE IOWA HOUSE Measures Designate When.. Certain Funds Should Be Expended—Social Disease Bill Introduced—Kimball Primary Bill Discussed. Des Moines. Feb. 6.—A hlKh' i.v Im provement measure croatlns within each county two new highway funds, the use of each of which would he limited to two specified systems of highways, was introduced in the Iowa house today by Representative Anderson, of Winnebago county. The first of these funds, whioli would be the county's share of the present motor vehicle tax. ^ould only be used In improving "state roads." which are defined In the bill as the present system of lntorcounty roads. The second fund would Include the county's receipts of a new tax of 10 mills on the actual valuation of all motor cars in the county's Jurisdiction and could be used only In l/nproving by gravel, drainage, grading or eulvertlng the system of '"main market roads"— the present system of county roads. Representative Griffin, of Woodbury county, introduced a hill agreed upon by the state Industrial department. Iowa Federation of I .Ah or and Iowa Manufacturers Association, embody!nK proposed changes in the workmen." compensation law. The measure's most far-reaching proposal is to make workmen's com pensation absolutely compulsory upon a large section of the state's employers. Heretofore the employer has had In theory an election as to whether lie would come under the terms of the law. Representative. J. A. Coaklcy, of Union county. Introduced a bill pro posing to control social diseases and making It a felony punishable !y three year's imprisonment to transmit :i social disease. Physicians would be compelled when they learn of ca«es of such diseases to tell the diseased persons of their condition and of pos sible remedies and if the person af fected is a mtflor the doctor would be forced to notify the parents. The house by a rising vote defeated the senate resolution urging the estab lishment of a. portfolio of public health In the president's cabinet. Iowa's senate today took up the Kim ball bill to change the state primary law to place state officers under lieu tenant governor back to the convention basis, but debate was not concluded at noon and final consideration went over to next Tuesday. An amendment to the bill by 'Senator Whltmoro was defeated. It sought to retain In the primary the nomination of Railroad comlssloners. FIVE MORE TRANSPORTS SAIL. The 371st and 372nd Infantry and 68th Coast Artillery on Board. Washington. Feb. 6.—Departure from ''France of five transporlo with more than 650 officers and 15,000 men was announced today by the waV depart ment. Among the units aboard are the 371st and 372nd infuntry complete, parts of several other infantry regi ments and the Sixty-eighth coast ar tillery regiment complete. Tho trans ports are duo to arrive at New York, Boston and Ntfitport News, between Feb. 12 and Feb. 18. & A sa »t' A 1,1 Uif 4(1 ii Caliir IMskll N Strin NUMBER 92 SEEKING TO Pill ALLIES IN HID1 Accept Invitation of Entente, to Send Delegates to vA4* Conference. 41 WANTS .^MISE TO HANDS iched to Ao^ptanoa Pro .llies Will Promise Not to In* With Ruooian Internal Af» f«K-o— Opens Way For Bolshevlots to Claim Allies Fear Them and Have Sued for Peace. J"S .-3 The flvo groat allied powers are preparing to send a commission a? of ton members to confer with tho Russian bolsheviki government on the Princess islands. This action was decided upon immediately upon reooipt of a wireleee message from tho bolshe vik government accepting an In- A vitation to attpnd the conference. The bolshevik government net only sccepted the invitation to at tend the conference, but ia willing to acknowledge financial obliga tions held by orodltora of entente national!. The soviet government aloo la willing to give concessions to at li-sd cititene and to begin negotla tions to cssss hostilitiss. London. Feb. «.—M. Tchltcherin, the bolshevlst foreign minister of Jtaaala* anonunres In a wireless dispatch picked up here that the soviet government Is willing to participate In the PriBCoaa islands conference. The message bears the dats of Tuesday and was sent from Moscow. The dispatch begins by referring to "complaints" In the entente pros* «on cerning international revolutionary propaganda" snd declares that tfio soviet government Is ready "If tfooro be occasion to enter Into a ®o#oral agremcnt with the entente powers on their undertaking not to Interfero WltS Ruslan Internal affairs." It then announce that tho govern-vM ment is disposed to confer on tho tut* Indicated In the note from tho pefeo conference at Prtaoesa islands or «to*r where." with' sli tho entente-^WOK where," with'all ttW ... acme of them separately, svon wtt* some of the Russian political fffoopo at the request of ths entente powers." kv.. In conclusion the entente powsrs are aked to Inform the soviet government without delay where Its representatives are to go. also what date and route to be taken. Victory for Bolshevists. Paris. Feb. 6.—When Prof. Boris A^* Bakhmeteff, a member of the council formed tiy antl^bolShevlet factions here, was advised by M. Tchltcherln's axxfep tance of the invitation to the Princess islands conference, he declared ho would be unable to say what the Rus sian committee In Paris would do. Ho Indicated that a copy of the official meeage must be received and discussed before any anounccment would bo made. |"4| "It is Ignoble comedy." said Rus-: slan leaders here. They expressed tho opinion that the bolshevlst leaders would represent to their followera that the allies Invitation was recognition of them and would spread the report that the alllm. fearing them, had asked for peace, thus hoping to serengthen thelf position. PUBLIC HEALTH SUNDAY. Februsry 23 designsted ss Day For Special Sermons on Morals. Washington, Feb. 6.—As a step in a nation-wide campaign against the social evil, ministers and church lead ers are urged In a pamphlet Issued by the United States public health sorvlco to observe Fo. 23 as health Sunday, with special ermona and meetinca that, day devoted to discussion of means of improving morals. Separate meetings for men and fof women are suggested to Consider elim ination of vice districts, education of children, the organization of a per manent community committee to im prove civic conditions and to provide wholesome recreation, especially for returning soldiers. "The public health campaign is a community issk." said the public health service's announcement. "The church, as an Important part of the community, should not fall to help in this Important work. "Your whole community will be at tho station 'when the boys come marching homo.' Aro yoij making sure that the profiteers of vice are not planning to take advantage of the days of festivity to dishonor them be fore they get settled again In th« nor mal ways of life? Are you sure that demobilization will not mean demoral ization? "Cities and towns thruout the coumi try now face a most Impdrtant crisis.'. Under control of the military author ties four million soldlors and .aailora received greater protection against dis eases than they received before th% war In civil life. The federal govern ment must of necessity In the nO*t.^ few months give up war time Control It Is the social responsibility of cities and towns to make their conuiUB.IH«s fit plaqes to receive the returning dlers." .v The public health service has pri pared a program of procedure for cortl munlty organisations, with particular reference to ths church's parMcipr tlon. SfT Ki ,.\^1