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w" . ' • . . * * • • " . < .VM-M.; 4-t.v'it. . McHENR* 'PLAINBfcALfcR.McHENBT, I--New portrait of Col. George Harvey, nominated by* President Harding to be ambassador to Great Britain find confirmed by the senate. 2--Sons of the American Revolution on way to Mount Vernon and the tomb of ? Washington on anniversary of Battle of Lexington. 3--Scene on the Island of Yap, showing American visitors in a native canoe *nd, at left, two pieces of the ancient "Stone money.** 'v ' • NEWS REVIEW OF sw Reached In Reparations ]: Matter, With the Germans StiH Evasive. SMONS MAKES NEW OFFER War Damage Bill Formally Presented by the Allies--Knox Peaoa Resolution on Way to Passage--• Naval Holiday Move Checked. * ; yp COWARD W. PICKARD. . 7? It would be foolish to attempt to . jredict what will be happening in and ft Germany in connection with the reparations dispute by the time this teaches the reader. It all depends on developments daring the week-end, so L tike most that can be done is to tell 7 what has taken place up to the time 4t writing. " Early in the week the German gov- ^ - ftnment, really alarmed by the preparations of the allies to enforce penalties, transmitted to Washington a revised offer which It was hoped would fee submitted to the allied govern- ' isents as a basis for further negotia- .. Hons. In this Doctor Simons proposed Germany should engage to pay approximately $12,500,000,000 principal which With interest would total about $50,- WO,000,000. The allies have fixed the [principal at $21,000,000,000 and the total with interest at $56,000,000,000. The ' , atiggested methods of carrying out the engagement are too complicated for discusgicfo here, and indeed the allies found them so vague that further explanation was demanded. What France, i- • • . at least, considered a "Joker" In the offer appeared in the conditions appended, reading: "Germany only considers theae proi »sals as capable of acceptance if the rtglme of sanctions stops immediately ; it the actual basis of German production is not further restricted and if Germany Is admitted to world traffic and is relieved from unproductive exj jpenses." 1 ' ' <_£• This of course meant there should be ? " , further occupation of German terri- 'tery and, presumably, that Germany •bould be left In possession of all of flpper Silesia. tf Berlin also suggested that "in case ;/*> l)ke United States and the allies should V ;Irish it, Germany will be disposed to take over to the limit of her capacity payment of allied obligations to the United States with regard to their debts to the latter." This plan has been broached before but met with little favor either in the allied countries • ., . & in the United States. ^Secretary Hughes conferred with the 'ambassadors of the allied governments | Concerning the new propositions, and they were discussed it^ the capitals of Europe; and up to date the belief was general that they were not good enongh to warrant the American government la formally presenting them to the allies. At the same time it was felt that . itte offer was worth further consideration, especially in view of a persistent .> report that Doctor Simons had assured f Secretary Hughes of his willingness for ft reasonable amelioration of his pro- £• posals. Many of the diplomats In Paris 44 Were said to believe a conference, with 4be United States participating, at s Which Germany would be permitted to fi . discuss. Instead of merely being diem fated to, would result in Important $ • progress being made toward a solution C the reparations question. Lloyd : -George told the house of commons the |^' offer wag thoroughly unsajinfa<;- frj* The reparations • *whlch by the treaty of Versailles was ^ ' Itound to fix before May 1 the sum Ger- ' -.Ijhany must pay, concluded its labors :Wednesday. The head of the Ger- ./*' 'Lilian commission was summoned and :,'|#he bill formally presented to him. The : ;||ota) sum demanded is a principal of f|X32,000,0000,000 gold marks, normally P,000,000,000, which with interest r 42 years amounts to 226,000,000,- A -- 1 000 gold marks. The commission in its communique said: "In fixing this amount the reparations commission had effected the necessary deductions from the amount of damages to order to make allowance for restitutions effected or to be effected in execution of article 238, and in consequence no credit will be flowed to Germany In respect to such restitutions. "The commission has not Included In the above amount the sum In respect to further obligations incumbent on Germany in virtue of the third paragraph of article 232 to 'make reimbursement of all sums which Belgium has borrowed from allies and associated governments up to November 11, 1918, together with interest at th£JC|te of 5 per cent on sucb sums." o £ Premier Briand was given full liberty of action by the French chamber Of deputies after he had declared: "If on May 1 satisfactory proposals, with acceptable guarantees, are not made by the German government the Ruhr will be occupied." Prime Minister Lloyd George already had assured the house of commons that if the German proposals were unsatisfactory Great Britain would support France in occupation of the Ruhr. Whether this occupation would be for the enforcement of the treaty of Versailles or the Paris January agreement was not made clear in either Paris or London. The French have been Insisting that Germany's violation of the treaty would alone be sufficient to justify the seizure of more territory. Nobody, outside of Germany, disputes this btit many are of the opinion that thus to curb further Germany's productive power would only make it more difficult to extract the reparations from her. That the jKbok resolution formally ending the state of war with Germany and Austria-Hungary will be adopted by the United States senate seems assured, though the debate may be extended. The foreign relations committee has made a favorable report on the resolution, only Senators Pitttnan of Nevada, Pomerene of Ohio and Swanson of Virginia, all Democrats, votirfg in the negative. House leaders have given assurance that the house will follow the lead of the senate. Representative Fish of New York has Introduced a resolution for withdrawal of American occupational forces from Germany immediately on approval of the Knox resolution. It is not at all certain that the Fish measure will meet with approval, the disposition being rather to leave the question of withdrawal to the administration. , : • Despite the efforts to compel early action toward a naval holiday, by providing that expenditure of appropriations for warships shall be conditioned on the President's inviting all nations to discuss disarmament, it seems certain congress will not at this time take any action in the way of reducing naval armament. This, it is said, is due to the Increasing tension of the relations between the United States and Japan. According to Washington dispatches. Secretary Hughes has explained the situation to the leaders handling the pending house appropriation bill for the navy, and President Harding invited Chairman Porter and Representative Rogers of the house committee on foreign affairs, to discuss with him the international situation and its bearing on pending legislation. ^ '<1^ • ' iiV TX?. tir •" : Japanese statesmen are being quoted rather voluminously to the effect that Japan has no desire to acquire the Philippines and prefers that America should retain possession of the Islands to keep them peaceful and orderly. Viscount Kato, former foreign minister, adds that the Japanese, however, do not want to see the Philippines strongly fortified and that they are very much concerned about the concentration of naval power in the Pacific. He then said vehemently: "There Is no reason why the Anglo-Japanese al liance should be renewed. This may sound strange, coming from a man who had an Important part in drafting the alliance. If Great Britain or Australia thinks that Japan Is eager to get an al liance under any conditions that may be Imposed they are much mistaken." Jf the British naval authorities are to be believed, the Japanese rtnvdY program is largely bluff. They say that if the present naval programs of the three leading naval powers are carried out until 1925, the United States will have 18 capital ships embodying the naval lessons of the late war, Japan. 11 and Great Britain five. The present naval strength of the three powers, according to information in the possession of the British is as follows: Great Britain: Capital ships, 30; light cruisers, 61; destroyers, 185, and submarines, 96. The United States: Capital ships, 36; light cruisers, 15; destroyers, 284, and submarines, 103. Japan: Capital ships, 21; light cruisers, 17; destroyers, 87, and submarines, 23. The week closed with much brighter prospects for a settlement of the strike Of British coal miners. Sir Robert Horne, acting fof the government, held a series of meetings wltli the miners' delegates and made new Qffers which Included the suggestion of a wage reduction of 3 shillings per shift The miners are willing to accept a reduction of 2 shillings, and it may be the government will arrange a subsidy to meet the difference. This'would amount to $500,000 monthly while the industry Is being reorganized. It was thought the delegates would recommend that the members of the union accept the proposed plan. Meanwhile the miners and owners have agreed to plans for the protection of the mines, and the railway men's union has modified its order against handling coal so that it does not apply to fuel for domestic purposes, hospitals and pebttc. utilities. 5 _ The railway workers of the United States had their innings before the railway labor board last week. B. M. Jewell was their first witness in their effort to retain the present wage scales. He presented a mass of evidence to support the unions' two principal points--that living costs have outrun pay rates and that V-ages in the only other basic industries comparable to railroading, coal mining and steel making, have nut been reduced. His argument also was framed to show that the railroads have not operated with economy and efficiency, as required by the transportation act, and that the "same financial interests which control the railroads also control the production of fuel, timber, equipment, oil and other supplies and that they have determined upon a policy of decreasing railroad expenses by reducing wages and at the same time charging unwarranted aqd unreasonable prices for supplies which the railroads must purchase." In the Chicago district the dispute between building contractors and the Building Trades council reached a crisis. The unions having refused to accept a reduction In wages of skilled men from $1.25 to $1 an hour, the Building Construction Employers' association and the Associated Builders issued a formal "lockout" order to go into effect on May 1. As a result, work has stopped on about $10,000,000 worth of building operations in that district. A committee of the Illinois legislature has uncovered graft, fraud and extortion in the building trades In Chicago and vicinity and it Is expected the grand Jury will Indict many labor leaders and others involved. Every one who knows anything about labor conditions there knew this crookedness was being practiced, but the trouble was to get the victims to tell the truth. Some of them, evidently, have, overcome their fears and done ao. ' ' Since it Is tile little things about the French fashions of this season that, paradoxically enough, are new and arresting, then it is the little things which demand oar attention for more than a passing moment, writes a Paris fashion correspondent About all the gowns, whether or not they are new in silhouette, there is some entirely fresh jpote in the way of their trimming. The snbtle little ways that the French can find to tuck a new expression of adornment about , a gown are continually surprising, even to those who know them best. They announce that embroidery is not as good in style as It once was und then they proceed to tuck in tiny touches of embroidery that are beautiful in themselves and without which the gown would amount to nothing at nil. The conclusion is. then, that one cannot take their word on generalities, bat that if the French dressmaker is to be fully understood, her productions must be regarded one at a time 4 rite Blue Serge Suit for 8pring Has Braid Trimming and Dainty Ornamentation. and in detail, for she contradicts herself just about as often as she makes n gown, and in this way she asserts her own artistic right to be called a designer. No road Is the right road for her except the one that she chooses to take the next moment. There Is more and more of a tendency to make many gown\ which are entirely plain, but, on the contrary, when there is trimming, it assumes nn altogether new Importance, because It is judiciously done. It Is something which must be studied to be apprecinted, and there is no possibility of using a spot of trimming to cover up r defect. The lines and the trimming of the new gowns all work together; they do not overlap to any bat each has Its distinct part Small Amount of Trimming. ' As a rule, nowadays, there Is not a great deal of trimming on any one gown, but for that very reason each bit of it assumes an ennanced value. The embroidery that one sees is not so lavishly applied; It is distributed in more or less Isolated spots. The tendency is more toward the distrlbu* tion of large motifs, with big space* left between them, rather than to lamp them together in any one place. But,'Just for an exception, In the collection of Patou there are to be found a number of embroidered trtmrrlngs very finely done and applied in closely set rows. Another embroidered trimr ming has pearls superimposed on li loosely woven red woolen materia^ which Is, In Its turn, applied as thk trimming of a frock of blue serge. Many of the designers are usln§ printed materials, silks and even cot«< tons, out of which they pick a certain pattern and proceed to embroider jft again with threads or with beadi. Martial et Armand have done this wltlj a piece of foulard printed in Persia^ pattern, to which they have added cev> tain groupings of tiny beads and oufclinings of soutache braid. | There is an orlginul oort of triof* ming made of medallions of enamel ill iridescent shades of blue and black. They look very lovely when, used for trimming a dress of some dark material. In fact, enamel r.rranged in var? I iou8 sorts of ornaments is very much used by the FrenclT creators this sea?* son. Poiret uses enamel to make a set ot cuffs for one of his costumes. Poiret has another trimming made of little rings of wooden material* which* when they are grouped togeth* er, give something the effect of edgt Ings of ostrich feathers. 8trings of Wooden Beads. Most of the couturiers are showing this season strings of wooden beads Iti strongly contrasting colors as red and black, for instance. They are using, too, collars of sheer organdie trimmed,, with lace, edged with tucks or handled in some way to enhance the effect of Its transparent texture. J,;. Pendants and drops and acorns an$' bead fringes are used now again, though they cannot in any way be said to dominate the trimmings mode. Madeleine et Madeleine use acorns to fringe the hem of the thinnest of chiffon frocks. They give a quivering look to the thing, which Is what the French love to call "amusing." The clicking sound of these wooden beads knocking against each other is not the least of their charming ways, for they achieve in this way a certain piquancy. . Again In the collection of iladeleine et Madeleine one sees a gown of "thin muslin In gray, with turtle dove plumes laid on flat for trimming. They have a street frock, the collar qf which is clasped by a woolen rose standing out in bold relief, and two more ef these flowers are placed at one side of the belt. On the belt of another gown there is an enormous cocarde made of black cire satin, with a red center. For trimming the designers love to use rows of little flat flowers placed along the edges wherever It is possible to use them. Sometimes they are flowers, and again they are fruits, and they are always most delicately and intricately put together. Molyneux uses a collection of flowers and fruits lacquered over for a finish, and these he winds into a garland to be used for trimming on a gown wherever they feel most at home. Lelong likes to use great flowers made of soft pieces of leather, though he is apt to substitute a rosette of silver ribbon. •, "2* t / *'• \ m UK w. fc-;. f - it j * f AFTER EVERY MEAL" tnnt l*a& peppermint or Idsclou# Juicy fruit, cither flavor Is a treat for your Und all are equally coed for you. Teeth, appetite acid digestion all benefit. nerves will say "thank your vim will respond. WRICLEVS Is liked |or what It does as well as for Its BIG value at the small cost of 5c. w W: eriavor Lasts nSSf doub^min^ S2S IliM'X wttlGLEY'S /« JUICY FRUIT m• inhiu'ni m/ C (H w I >(, <,1 M VxT,'Tii /i ' w r i c ' . - v » a \ '.i .* Depends on^Vhere It It Applied. Blimp--Beauty Is only skin deep. Ghump--Still, that isn't the beaat/ about a sausage. BIS Flowers for the Waittline Almost "^ttfi'ont oppotfefti. the Mc- Cormlck budget bill was passed by the senate, and a similar measure was assured of passage through the lower house. The senate bill, substantially the same as the one President Wilson vetoed, creates a budget bureau to prepare estimates of departmental expenditures and requires the President to submit an annual budget based on estimated receipts. It also creates the office of controller general for the auditing and accounting .of all governmental expenditures. On evening gowns there are any number of these flowers and garlands used at the waistline. Patou blends two huge roses in two shades of pink on the evening gown of black satin. Cle makes a big bouquet of different torts of blossoms to blend with his preferred gowns of the Second empire. Then sometimes, and Just for the sake of originality, be places the flowers at the back Instead of the side. Doeulllet trims some of his tallleurs with edgings of silk braid alternately arranged. His favorite combination of color is dark blue and black. There is, too, in this collection a rose taffeta gown that Is trimmed with some of the same material pinked on the edges. Another frock has little leaves cut from woolen cloth and placed closely together appllqued on a surface of beige mousseline. Jade Is osea over and over again for buttons, for cobochons, fur buckles, for chains, for girdles. Lelong has a gown trimmed with braiding ef lacquered ribbon. Most of the- couturiers' use fillet net embroidered or embellished In some way or other. It is an extremely popular sort of trimming material. And so is lace. That has not fallen one whit from its fashionable place gained during the last season. In fact, If anything, it is smarter than ever, for it is most particularly suited to the making of the thinner and airier dresses for springtime wear. Ostrich feather edging and marabou are also being used to a large extent. Doeulllet has a gowp of black satin made over a foundation of green satin, and the edge of the overskirt Is trimmed wltk a fringe of black and green alternating ostrich feathers. A Lady ef DistinetlJ# .* Is recognized by the delicate fascinating influence of the perfume she uses. A bath with Cuticura Soap and hot water to thoroughly cleanse the pores, followed by a dusting with Cutlcora Talcum powder usually means a clear, sweet, healthy skin.--Adv. AND IT WAS THE SAME MULE Friends Tell Good" Story on Lawyer Who Haa Risen to Hi^i . Poeition in State. .Col. W. H. Holmes, state superintendent of game for the department of conservation, was admitted to the bar «n reaching his majority. His first case was to prove that a certain mule belonged to a certain negro. He won the case. Subsequently in another mule cafee he proved the animal belonged* to another negro. Then he was elected district attorney, knd the first case he had to prosecute was one concerning a mule. The mule had been stolen r.ad was over the line In Mississippi. He was going to abandon the case, when one of his former clients approached him and said. "Cunnel, ef I was you all, I'd go after dat mule. Dat's de mule been snppohtin' you evar since you was a lawyer." And In all three cases It waa the same ipule.--New Orleans Tijpet^icayune.'. ' , Per the Trousseau. Pale yellow is t'o be the vogue thfs year for the trousseau, although It Is doubtful If it can ever match in popularity the flesh tints of pink. Black lace trimmings on the "underthlngs" give a decided suggestion of Paris to many of the .creations. ------------ ' 1 i.yni;- ii1.ii||ii uj' ji^ Paris Skirts Inch Longer r t \ DISCUSS WORLD'S TRADE ^Meeting of International Chamber ef Commerce Will Be Held in June at Lenden. ^ J*" PaH*.--Arrangements GJrW %lon congress of the International ^chamber of commerce to begin Monlllay, June 27, have been made by the {board of directors at a meeting here. ' Delegates to the congress will be (organized la Ave groqps. Walter D. Hlnes, formerly United States director general of railroads, will be chairman of the group for transportation and communications, while the chairmen of the other,four groups will be Dr. Walter Leaf, Great Britain, for finance; Eugene Schneider, France, for production} Marco Cassin, Italy, for distribution j and Lucian Beckers, Beigiuf, for devastated regions. The American representatives on group committees will probably be: Finance, Thomas W. Lara ont of J. P. Morgan ft Oo, New York; production, B. O. Miner, president of the Pfaadler company, Rochester, N. Y.; and distribution, Qerard Swope, president of the International General Electric company, New York. The board approved nearly 300 applications for membership. These Included recognized organizations in various countries and 128 firms or individuals who were admitted as associate members. Select committees appointed by the International cb«nber tUUjgpert to the Louden congress. Advance Display of Styles In France Indicates Return to Conservatism in Modes*, N "" . A A return to conservatism la woman's dress is Indicated in advance displays for spring and summer held In Paris. Several hundred American buyers in Paris for the seasonal fash- Ion shows are more pleased than they have been since the armistice because of the ease with which the new modes Can be adapted to American taste. The Paris dressmakers continue to show extreme effects in afternoon and evening wear, but the majority of the iowns reflect a return to sanity in dress. Such is the view of American buyers. Buying, however, is restricted because of the general depression in the United States. The business lull In America has led to purchase of the most quiet models, the theory being that American women during the coming season will buy ouly simple things weai oo-many occasions. The season Is only half finished, bat a general Indication already has been given of the changes. One of the most noticeable innovations is the lengthening of skirts at least one Inch. French dressmakers admit that this is a reo ognltl(Ai of American taste which nas resented the extremely shoil .pklrt since tt was Introduced. ,7' ,e: Old Fabric Revived. Mohair Is a fabric designed to have a strong vogue for sport wear duriQg the coming summer season. It Is shown in the widest possible variety of colors, both plain and tn narrow and broad stripes, and some charming suits are displayed featuring white or plain color coats with skirts of the striped fabric. The coat usually hae revers, pocket facings and belt of the plain material. Mohair sheds dust so well and Is so light in weight that tt makes a most acceptable suit for suae inier sport* * . - . * (J Greatest 2trfe Mines In Jersey. The greatest zinc mine In the world, located in Sussex county, New Jersey, has been worked almost continuously since colonial days. Failure teaches us more than success. A Sunflower State Social Note. A Hiawatha bride of a few months Is back home. She brought home a black eye, a present from her hu* band. She will sue for divorce.--- Hiawatha World. ALLEN'S FOOT-EASE DOES IT Wbw shoe* pinch or eorna and banlon* aeh«, get a package of ALLEN'S FOOT-- BASB, the antiseptic powder to be ihake> Into the shoes. It takes the sting oat of corns and bunions, gives Instant relief to Smarting, Aching, Bwollen feet. 1,(00,009 pounds of powder for the fee't were used by our Army and Navjr during the war.--Adv. HAD A TRICK WORTH WHILE Society Beggar Knew How to Get ei» the Soft Side of Mrs. (•obsa Golde. "Charity begins at home," said Dr. Wilbur P. Crafts of the'International Reform bureau of Washington, "but no truth is so disregarded as this one. "Two beggar, women met on the street one day. ( • "'Firite coat you've got there. Where did you land It?' said the first beggar woman. "'Old Mrs. Gobsa Golde gave It to me,' said the second beggar woman. " 'Is that so? I've begged ~t Mrs. Gobsa Golde's hundreds of times, and she "never gave me a cent. How did you work her?" •' 'Well, you see,' said the first beggar woman, stroking her new coat complacently, 'I didn't tell her I was begging for myself. I pretended I was pegging for the heathen.'1* Appearances Are Deceitful. "You are a fortunate man," said tlMf automobile tourist. "How's that?" asked the farmer. "You are monarch of all you survey." "I guess you are wrong, stranger. I still owe nine installments on that tractor you see, my hired man won't pay a bit of attention to what I say and there's a mortgage on the old home place," i n n n n 1 1 i 1 Its So Easy to Make the Change ,. o ^ There's no bother arid no •" sacrifice in turning awagr , , - from the ills which some1 > 5 times come fiomtea and capfee, when you decide on POSTUM CEREAL g TEen you have a rich.full-bodied J • table beverage which fully satisfies r v; the taste --and there's no in^red^ lent to harm nerves or digestion* ? Thousands have changed to Boston!* v as the better meal-time drink" ; and don't turn back. t Suppose YOU try the change for ten days and note the result. "There's a. Reason/arlhstnm Hriety Bostnm Cereal Co.lac. Battle Creek^lfch. i! !>'- • ' .r$