The Omaha Morning Bee " " m—m—m— ' ' ' 1 1 ' ' ' ' ' " “ ' ' r VOL. 52—NO. 149. i,l*!w »* gy>”f c!«” P**1, ■«» J».«| OMAHA FRIDAY DECEMRE.R 8 192*’ * ■» »i«ii u ».«>: d«ii» «t»o. *nw» «»««i i«*. TYVO CENTS _ 0»«"« r- »• A“ •' »■** d. !•?». uainna, rniUAI, ULV.C,.UI>C.IV ©, iy12; Sunday >nly. IS. nvu Wets and Drys Clash in Congress Question of Cutting $250,000 From Enforcement Allow ance Rriugs Sharp De bate in House. Merry War Predicted Omaha Hr* Wire. Washington, Dec. 7.—Tho first dash bteween the “wets’’ and "drys" in congress since tho ‘‘wet’’ successes in the November election took place in tlie house today when the treasury appropriation bill, containing $9.00d, 000 for prohibition enforcement, came up. Although the “wets’’ appeared to be headed for certain defeat in this particular fight, their efforts clearly foreshadowed a merry war over tlie liquor issue in congress during the next two years. The issue presented to the house /oday was that of upholding the rec ommendation of tie- appropriations committee, reducing tho annual al lowance for prohibition enforcement from $9,250,000 to $9,0o0,000, or cut ting it still further. This question is expected to provide a test of strength for (he present session, which, how ever. will have little or no bearing on the relative strength of the two factions during tho next congress. “Dr>»” Oppose Amendments. Representative Hill, republican, Maryland, lender of the “wets,” pre sented a series of amendments which brought a storm of protest from the "drya” on the ground that they would practically destroy prohibition en foroement. Mr. Hill contended, how ever, that the amendments were merely designed to bring about honest enforcement. The ''dry's” received Mr. Hill's proposals with such heat that they insisted upon rigid observ ance of the tlve-minuto rifle and re fused to permit him to complete his speech. Mr. Hill stated the purpose ef his amendments was to eliminate $150,000 a y ear for the maintenance of Prohi bit ion Commissioner Haynes' press bureau, $150,000 for the purchase of bootleg liquor by federal agents for evidence purposes, all expenditures for propaganda purposes and for the transfer of the task of prohibition en forcement from the Treasury depart ment to the Department of Justice. Nebraskan Takes Hand. Representative Andrews, republi can, Nebraska, charged that Mr. Hill was trying to bring bark the open saloon. Mr. Hill dented this and said he was merely' seeking to bring about ' honest enforcement. He declared that no bureau of the government was eiv titled to $9,000,000 when It approved the conduct of the Ku Klux Klan and produced a press statement from the Prohibition commissioner's office pro claiming the fact that the Ku Klux Klan in Arkansas bad declared war on moonshine, Charges were made by Representa tive Blanton, democrat, Texas, that beer was being sold over the bars in Baltimore, Mr. Hill's home. Wants to Know Where. •'Will tho gentleman, for my own in formation. kindly furnish me with a. list of the places where he gets his beer?” asked Mr. Hill, and the house roared with laughter. Representative London. socialist, New York, urged that a scientific study lie made to determine the ad visability of liberalizing the Volstead act adding: ''Personally, I never have taken a drink In my life—unless I wanted to.” Representative Magee, republican. New York, called for action by con gress to permit the states to decide upon the alcoholic content of intoxi cating beverages so that Kansas, if it desired, might have cold water, and New York if it desired, have beer or wine. - Crissinger May Be Made Head of Reserve Board Washington. Dec. 7.—(Special.)— Dr. Crissinger, comptroller of cur rency. is scheduled for appointment to the federal reserve board to suc ceed W. P. G. Harding. The presi dent has yielded to the farm bloc Which places responsibility for the de flation policy upon the former board governor. Opposition exists to ap pointment of J. R. Howard. Iowa, as dirt farm member, because of his sup port of ship subsidy. Iowa State Canncrs Both. Cedar Rapids, la., Dec. 7.—SI. W. Jones of Sac City was elected presi dent of the Iowa Nebraska Canners' Association at the closing session of the annual convention yesterday. The. convention went on record in favor of a higher standard of clean liness in the canning factories and appointed a committee to draw up a bill for the next legislature to require high sanitary standards tn commercial canneries. Fugitive Kills Farmer. Marked Tree. Ark.. Dei-. 7—Izzy Phil lips, iii, Poinsett county former, was shot to death and Louis Finley, 25, also a farmer, probably was fatally wounded last night hv Mack Key when a posses attempted to capture him in connection with an attack on a deputy sheriff. Although probably 100 men ■ re said to be scouring the woods in this section with bloodhounds, the fugitive had hot been captured. Power Line Authorised Lincoln. Dec. 7.—(Special.!—Ap proval was granted by the Nebraska Railway commission for construction of an electric transmission line which win connect the villages of Maxwell and Ready with an electric generating plant at Gothenburg. Housewife and Mother Wins First in “B” Picture Puzzle Kearney Woman Not Sure What She”' With $1,000 Prize; Holdrege Bride and D>* ,\ olboy in List of 15 Winners Sr' n^'^^.dges. A .X Judges of the “B” picture pui Contest conducted by Tlie Omaha B<,^d have picked the 15 prize wanning word! lists from among the thousands sub mitted. Winner of the first prize of $1,000 is Mrs. F. E. Hollingsworth, 1034 Fifth avenue, Kearney, Neb., house wife and mother of two children. There was a tremor of gladness in Mrs. Hollingsworth's voice when she was informed by long distance tele phone, that she had won the great 1 est of all the prizes. Her Spouse Assisted. ‘T-I worked very hard to win,” she exclaimed. "I spent almost every even ing for several weeks studying the picture and the dictionary. But it pays to keep at a thing, doesn’t it? Ves, with a family one doesn't seem to have much time to study over any thing. I have two children, a boy, 5, and a girl, 2. But I was determined to win a prize, and my husband helped. “What will 1 do with the money? Well, it isn't my money, it's ours. I mean anything that I win belongs j to niy family as much as to me. I'm not sure, hut I think we might save the money until spring and buy an automobile. That would he nice for ,v A -it you think? Uh, I am IV .«v\ py over winning!” i> ,rn. E. E. McMillan, 912 South Thirty-seventh street, was awarded the second prize of $509. "I don't know wnat I'll do with the money,” confessed Mrs. McMillan. "This simply takes me off my feet. But I can tell you one thing: It's the easiest $500 I ever earned. 1 spent about 30 hours on it, and turned in 263 words. I didn't find it hard work, but it took a great deal of thinking. Such a puzzle certainly makes for the use of better diction. I am very happy over winning.” Miss Elizabeth E. Fisher, 804 Lin coln avenue, Hastings, Neb., was win ner of the third prize of $250, "Well, I suppose I might take a trip to Europe," laughed Miss Fisher. "But I guess 1 won't do that. No, I just can't decide what 1 11 do with it. But it was a great puzzle contest and The Omaha Bee is to congratu lated for running it.” * Largest Number 25T. rhe largest number of correct words found in the picture by a contestant was 257. The winning list contains 256 correct words and (Turn Ui I’ngfl Ten. Column One.) The 15 Prize Winners First Prize ($1.000)—( lass C: Mrs. F. E. Hollingsworth, 1931 Fifth ave nue, Kearney, Neb. * Second Prize ($500)—Class C: Mrs. E. B. McMillan, 912 South Thirty seventh street, Omaha. Third Prize ($250)—Class C: Elizabeth E. Fisher, 804 Lincoln avenue, Hastings, Neb. Fourth Prize ($200)—Class C: Mrs. Paul Nelson, 608 Blaine street, Hoi dredge. Neb. Fifth Prize ($50)—Class B: Mrs. Frank B. Hunnioutt. 302 Lafayette street, Holdrege, Neb. Stxtli Prize ($80)—Class C: Mrs. N. A. Mulford, Blair. Neb. Seventh Prize ($60)—Class C: Charley Porleg, 1520 North Twenty-sixth street, Omaha. Eighth Prize ($10)—(lass C: Burton Haworth, 2518 Twentieth street, Columbus. Neb. Ninth Prize ($30)—Class C: Mrs. J. M. Craig. 115 West Twenty-ninth street, Kearney, Neb. Tenth Prize ($20)—Class C: Anna K. Hetzlcr, 2024 Douglas street, Omaha. Eleventh Prize ($10)—Class B: Katherine Tynon, Peru, Neb. Twelfth Prize ($20)—Class C: Arthur Anderson, 406 I/Ogan street. Hoi- ' dredge. Neb. Thirteenth Prize ($20)—Class C: Mrs. A ft on Ward. 2868 Newport avenue, Omaha. Fourteenth Prize ($20)—Class C: Mrs. L. C. Donelson. State Hospital, Kearney, Neb. Fifteenth Prize ($20)—Class C: Elsworth Ingalls Davis, 5016 Cass street, Oipaha. Yank Beaten in Hospital, Charge Body, Exhumed, Shows Bruises — Philadelphia Grand Jury to Investigate. Philadelphia, Deo. 7.—Testimony to show that A. Alfonso Swertz, a wounded and shell-shocked soldier of the A. E. S\, who had become insane, died as a result of brutal treatment in the United States Veterans' hos pital here, were presented to the fpd eral grand jury hero yesterday by former orderlies at the hospital and department of justice agents assigned to the casp. The investigation was ordered by the United States attorney general after complaints had been made to him by representatives of the American Region. Swertz died in March, 1921, from "bronchial pneumonia'' and an un diagnosed mental disease. His body was exhumed three months later. A special agent of the Department of Justice, J. G. Shuey, said he was present at the autopsy and saw three broken ribs and great body bruises. There was every evidence, he sajd, that the soldier lind been brutally treated. Shuey said his Investigation showed that Swertz had been subjected to a course of treatment which includ ed immersion from six to eight hours at times up to his neck in water heat ed to 98 degrees. The purpose of this, said Shuey, was to weaken the man, that sleep would be induced. At the time of Swertz's death Dr. O. C. Willhite* was chief surgeon. He is now in charge of the public health service at Perryvilie, Md. Dr. Wil liam Dobson, present chief surgeon, declared that Swertz had not been beaten at the United States Veterans hospital. "He was brought here from the jail in Indiana county, Pennsylvania, i where he had been confined because ; of his insanse violence,” Dr. Dobson said, "He was badly bruised when re ■ reived here. ’ Rotarians ant] Real Estate Men Endorse Patrol Plan The Omaha Real Estate board and the Omaha Rotary club have passed resolutions endorsing the propo'S^j motorcycle polios patrol system, plans for which are to he submitted to the | city commission in connection with i the apportionment of funds for 1923, 1 In each case, endorsement followed ' an address by W. W. Carmichael, in which he outlined the plan and told of the Inability of the police depart ment under present conditions to furnish protection in residential dis tricta. i Jack Sprat could eut no fat, His wife could,eat no lean; But she did early her Christ mas buying, You’ve got to admit she was keen. 9 Children Die in 2 House Fires « — Tragedies Occur at Chicago and Eugene, Ore.—9 Other Persons Hurt. Chicago, Doc. 7.—Four of the six children of Joseph < and Veronica 13udak were burned to death and the parents and their two remaining chfl dren were severely burned in a fire early today that partially destroyed their home. It was believed by fire men that the Maze was started by an over heated stove. • One of the dead children was a 10 months old girl. Heat from the flames awoke the eider son and the father who ran to warn Mrs. Budak and the children, sleeping in a rear bedroom. But the flames so en veloped the rear of the house that they were unable to gain an entrance. The father was severely burned in the attempt. Within a few moments, the fire department, called by a pedestrian, had arrived and members rescued the mother and daughter and carried out the dead bodies of the four children. The four injured were, taken to a hospital where physicians said In all probability they would recover. Within a few minutes after the fire department arrived, the blaze was extinguished with only the rear and part of the dining room destroyed. 5 Die in Explosion. Eugene, Ore., Dec. 7.—B'ive chil dren were burned to death and several other children and three grown per sons were severely burned when a can of gasoline used to start a. fire at the home of Ivor Johnson, in the west part of the town, exploded last night. Four of the injured are expected to die. The dead: Orville Church, 5; Ida Church, 3; William Church, 6: Marvel Johnson, 4; Leroy Johnson, 2. Injured: Clifford Johnson. 1; Hazel Church. 4: Mr and Mrs. James Chuxi'h and Mrs. Ivor Johnson. Two families occupied the small | tiouse which was destroyed. Ivor Johnson and his wife had three chil dren and James Church and wife, who lives with them, had six children from 4 to 12 years old. Grand Champion Steer Sells for $1.25 a Pound Chicago, Dec. 7.—Chenowetli .Jock, the grand champion steer at the In ternational Livestock exposition, was I auctioned for $1.25 a pound for | Christmas beef. Tlie Manitoba department of agri ' ulture and immigration won the blue ribbon for the senior champion | stallion with their exhibit in the Clydesdale division. In tlie cattle judging the award for the champion cow in the Shorthorn , breeding class went to the Innisfall herd of Davis, Cal. Control of Packers Urged. Washington, Dec. T.—Amendment of the packer control law to restore the federut trade commission's power to Investigate the meat packing Indus try was proposed in a bill today by I Senator LaKokttc. republican. Wis consin. who yesterday secured adop tion of a resolution inquiring inlo the i proposed Armour-Morris merger. Premiers to Decide % on Policy Conference in London Regard ed as Last Attempt to Reach Agreement on Repara tions Question. British View Unchanged Paris, Dee. 7.—(By A. P.i—Premier Poinearo will leave Friday for London to attend the conference of allied pre miers which is regarded by many here as the last great effort of the entente to reach an agreement on Germany’s reparations bill before France sets out Independently to collect In Its own way. The meeting is looked upon in many respects as the most important, since the armistice, involving as it does the continuance of friendly co-operation between France and Great Britain. A lesser, hut none the less important •factor, is the prevailing impression that M. Poincare's political existence is at stake in the policy for which the proposed Brussels financial conference stands. French optimism over the makeup of tjic new British government lias given way lately to a feeling of pes simism In view of certain definite in dications that Premier Bonap I.aw holds to substantially the same views on reparations as did Mr. Lloyd George. Long Moratorium Favored. Although the British have disclosed no stated policy since the resignation of Mr. Lloyd George, Premier Bonar Law seems to agree with his predeces sor that Germany should ho given a long moratorium from cash payments, that the total of the indemnity should ha reduced and that no military meas ures should be used In attempts to force Germany to pay. M. Poincare's much discussed plan of settlement Is expected to ho placed before the present meeting, but It. ap pears that he will reveal it only In its broad outlines, reserving the detailed plan for the Brussels conference. However, it is learned that the fol lowing definite proposals, while not constituting the plan, will probably guide the French In th«dr arguments In London: 1. No moratorium to Germany i without the surrender of productive guarantees, such as mines and forests. Wants Percentage Revised. 2. Reduction or the German In demnity to from 40,000,000,000 to $60, 000,000,000 gold marks, only on con dition that there ho a parallel reduc tion in the French and other allied debts. S. Revision of the percentages of the German payments in favor of France. France at present is entitled to B2 per cent but would claim Great Britain's 22 per cent In return fur fix ing the Indemnity at the suggested amount. 4. When the voluntary default of Germany Is definitely established or when Germany refuses to carry out the financial reforms of balancing its budget and stabilizing the mark, pen alties would he imposed. These would increase the extension of the allied oc cupation of the Ruhr so as to permit a customs cordon around that terri tory and the economic exploitation n.nd the administration, of the Rhineland. Hear I’nderstanding Necessary. On the other hand, backed by Italy and Belgium they hold that it is use less to convene the Brussels meeting unless there is a clear preliminary un derstanding on certain points which M. Poincare would leave for consider ation at Brussels. These are the fixing of a reasonable sum of indemnity anil the method of its payment, redistribution of the pay ments among the allies, cancellation of the allied debts so far as possible without affecting America, methods by which Germany's finances can be restored under allied control, and the raising of a loan for Germany. Meeting of Ambassadors in London Is Postponed London, Doc. 7.—The conversations between George Harvey, W. B. Houghton and P. Fletcher, American ambassadors to Great Britain, Ger many and Belgium, have been post poned until Friday and perhaps will not take place until later, owing to Mr. Harvey's inability to come to London because of bis wife's illness. Mrs. Harvey continues to Improve rapidly. It Is expected that the ambassadors will discuss the general lines of the American procedure at the forthcom ing Brussels financial conference. Day’s Activities in Wasliinjtfon Clemenceau s\ns guest of honor at a White House luncheon. Augmented work makes rcstamping of the government’s judicial organiza tion advisable, Attorney General Daugherty declared in the annual re port. The house tobk up the first of the 12 annual supply measures, the treas ury appropriation bill carrying $9,00t>, 000 for prohibition enforcement. Enactment of legislation clarifying the transportation act in regard to proposed consolidations of railroads was urged by the Interstate Com merce commission. Substantial progress was made by the commerce committee in its con sideration of the administration bill and It appeared likely that the meas ure would be reported t;o the senate Saturday. Appropriations of $500,l)0tl for the prosecution of war funds and $5,000, , f-uo for another treaty payment of i Colombia were carried in the supply I bill tor the Departments of State and ' I’ustlce reported by the house appro , pmtious cjwimLue. One Big Fund to Keep the Wolf From the Door fTne Poor. / AMO / MMDY ;i <>*£• —is-=**y& 1 Police Baffled in ! Hunt for Escaped Hammer Slayer J All Clues to Whereabouts of Clara Phillips End in Blind Trails—Sporting Man Released. I,os Angeles, Dec. 7.—Investigation of the escape of Mrs. Clara Phillips from bos Angeles county Jail came to the end of half a dozen trails today without finding the slightest trace of the convicted murderess. Sheriff Traeger Bentwood from Ti juana, Lower California, said that he was continuing the investigation in that neighborhood, there still being a strong belief that Mrs. Phillips would seek refuge across tho Mexican border. Ed T, Johnson, sporting ntan who became acquainted with Mrs. Phillips while both were prisoners here, was released from custody after the sheriff sent word that no trace had been found in or near a bungalow near Ti juana said to have been owned by Johnson. Later in the day Mrs. Peggy Caffee, principal witness for the prosecution in the Phillips’ (rial, advised the sher iffs ollire she believed the missing woman was hiding in or near Los An geles. She said, however, she had no particular reason for that belief. Messages were received during the day from persons who claimed to have seen Mrs. Phillips in or near the city but deputies said all undoubtedly arose from mistaken identity. Two Held in Chicago. Chicago, Dec. 7.—Miss Elsie Coe and Miss Clara Hutchins of Baltimore, Md., were taken from the incoming Los Angeles Limited of the Chicago & Northwestern railroad today by police seeking Mrs. Clara Phillips, con victed murderess, who escaped from the Los Angeie9 county jail. The women satistled the police of their identity. The women w-ere not placed undei arrest but after being questioned were directed to go to a local hotel and the police suggested that they remain in Chicago for 24 hours until all suspicion was allayed. The police boarded the train at Maywood on a report that Mrs. Phillips was believed to have ’been seen on the train as it left Omaha last night, although detectives had said it was extremely unlikely that Mrs. Philips could reach Chicago in three days without the use of an airplane. Wire Omaha. . Omaliu police received a wire last night from Los Angeles authorities asking that last night's Los Angeles train he searched tor Mrs. Clara Phil lips, hummer murderess. The train, however, was five hours out of Oma ha ou the way to Chicago when the telegram was received. Harding May Deliver Annual Address to Congress Today Washington. Dec. 7.—The expecta ti> n at the White House tonight was that President Harding would deliver his annual address to congress in joint session Friday The president was understood to have completed the message and the only question ap peared to be how soon it could be sent to the public printer. Rails Not Liable for Thefts. Washington, Dec. 7.—Railroads are justified in refusing to pay damages ! for jewelry lostj or stolen from the | baggage of travelers, the Interstate commerce commission held today, and I Mrs. F. Berkley Jones of Kirkwood 'I'.i* lost a claim of $250 which she . matfp against the Missouri Pacino, Premier Writes Coment Series! _ i Lloyd George’s Reply to Clenieneeau Offered The Omaha Bee Readers. The speeches of Georges Clemen ceau. "Tiger of France," during his good will tour of the United States, will be answered by I.loyd George, former ^premier of England, whose coalition government Was in power during the world war, in a series of 30 articles. These articles wdl! appear exclu sively in The Omaha Bee and asso ciated newspapers. In these articles, the "little Welsh man" answers charges made by the former premier of France in his char acteristic style which stirred vnsf audiences throughout England when the former premier was on a speak ing tour. Tile first of this series, "Our Pact Witn France,” which In truth will be a direct answer to Clemenceau, will appear in The Omaha Bee Sunday December Id. Following articles will discuss tlfe British debt to the United States, treaty reparations, the Irish question, the socialistic menace, the Turkish treaty and prohibition relations be tween Great Britain and the Untied States. These articles will appear in The Omaha Bee at intervals of two weeks. They will discuss present day world problems. Cause of Argonaut Fire Still Unknown Sacramento, Cal.. Dec. 7.—The com mittee appointed by Governor Steph ens to investigate the cause of the fire In the Argonaut gold mine at Jackson, August 27, reported today “that while the loss of life was ap palling, the cause of this great dis aster 's still unknown.” Forty-seven lives were lost in the fire. Three possibilities were considered as to the cause, the most acceptable being Incendiarism and defective elec tric wiring. The third possible cause was carelessness with cigar or clgaret stubs, carbide lamps or candles. The report declared Clarence Bradshaw, who with two miners broke the news that a fire was raging, did not use good judgrrtent in not notifying the men at wprk below. The report de clared Bardshaw devoted his time to means of extinguishing the fire. U. S. Gives Colombia Check for $5,000,000 Damages Washington, Dec. 7.—The United States gave the republic of Colombia a. check for $3,000,000, its first pay ment under the $25,000,000 treaty rat ified in 1921 to rover certain damages incurred in the construction of the Panama canal. The payment was due September 30, but for some uncj plained reason Colombia ' was not ready to receive it until today. Under the treaty the remaining payments will be made yearly in $5,000,000 sums. Fanatics Fired Catholic Buildings, Says Mayor Quebec, Dec. 7.—The burning of Catholic institutions in various parts of the dominion coupled with receipt by prominent persons in Montreal of letters purporting to come from the K. K. K. wft'o declared last night by Mayor Mederlc Martin, to have been work of fanatics, using the Klan as a cloak. The major is in this city as a member of the legislative i council. * Assassins Slav j Member of Free State Parliament Sean Hales Shot to Death ami Deputy Speaker of Parliament Wounded. Belfast, Dee. 7.—(By A. r.V—Both houses of the Ulster parliament voted unanimously today to "contract out” of the Irish free state, as permitted under the Anglo-Irish treaty. Dublin, Dec. 7.—(By A. P.H-Presi dent Cosgruve announced to the par liament tliis afternoon that Deputy Sean Hales had been shot and killed and Deputy Patrick O'Maille, who was deputy speaker, had been wound ed while they were on their way to the parliament session. The two victims were on a jaunt ing car proceeding along the quays when they were attacked with revol vers. Deputy Speaker O'Maille's wound la serious. After President Cosgrave'e an nouncement, Minister of Defense Mul chay rose and said: "These men did not have a priest, nor were they asked if they would see their relatives.” Ail the members of the parlinient rose as a mark of sympathy. These are the first acts of violence reported during the inauguration the free state government. O'Maille was elected deputy speaker of the dall. or lower house of the free state parliament at yesterday’s session, when the members took the oath of allegiance. Hales was returned from South Cork In the last parliamentary elec tions, running as a pro-treaty candi date on the panel ticket framed by the opposing factions. Bombing in Cork. Cork. Dec. 7.—(By A. P.)—A power ful bomb was thrown at a military car this afternoon. The missile did not reach its mark, but exploded nearby, wounding two men and two women. The bomb thrower escaped. Net Income of Farmer to Be $465 This Year, Says Speaker Burlington. Vt., Dec. 7.—The aver age net Income of the American farmer will he less than $467. this year, Gray Silver, of Washington, D. C., representing the American Farm Bureau federation said in an address last night at the annual meet ing of the Vermont Farm Bureau Fed eration here. He declared that the national or ganization with a million and a half members, 2,000 county organizations and many thousands of community centers representing more than $80, 000,000,000 invested, was now in the "throes of distress." far lack of n reasonable income to take care of actual needs. The Weather Forecast. Friday snow and colder. Hourly Temperatures. 0 *. ni.27 I I p. m.. .... .,.23 •» h. m..27 2 p. n»...22 5 *• m. ..27 3 p. m.23 H ». in..2 « 4 p. in. 23 *•> n. m-.......ZH 5 p. m.22 10 a* •»». J,» ‘ * p. ni. 21 11 •• ai.24 5 p. in. .20 12 poon. .23 3 p. in. l«j Highest Thursday. I'heyenn* .3#| Kapld City .... n I»env*r .54 Sail Luke .?.* I>* MoIp-h .3" Hanta Fa ...... 44 Pods'-* i'lty . .21? Sh*r|rJ* A 1’.)—True to its traditional humanitarian policy, the United States government took a strong position at the near eastern conference in protesting against ex pulsion of tho Greek populate % from j Constantinople, Apprehension that the Turks would insist on deporting i Ml the Greeks from their sacred city | proved to ho well founded when, at i a meeting of tie* subcommittee on the j exchange of populations .1 Turkish representative announced that depur | tun of ali tin Greeks was u feature of their program concerning the adjust ment of populations. The American representative then }i*:h1 ihe following statement. “The American delegation 1 not. in ! accord with the proposals for m u I compulsory movements of populations i unless it is dearly shown that good ; purposes will ha served, as might 1>« the case in the exchange of prisoners, | or of populations where exchange ^ necessary to serve humanitarian ends. I liable to Approve Dan. “Without discrimination between i the parties to tho negotiation for ex ; change, the American delegation is ! unable to approve the movement from ] Constantinople of the Greek popula tion of that city, particularly mirier conditions which will send an urban people, used to artlsanship and com merce, to a rural district, “We will not hesitate to express, in pursuance of our legitimate humani tarian interests, our protest at any Midi diHlodgement of human beings.” Subsequently the representatives of France, England and Italy strongly advised the Turkish delegates to change their minds about sending the Greeks away from Constantinople. They pointed out that Turkish in sistence on such deportation would on danger the entire negotiations rela tive to the exchange of populations and prisoners of war. \ enlzt'lus Announces Mann. The former Greek premier, Veuizelos, j declared he would not sign any agrec I rncnt whereby hla fellow citizens would have to leave the city where they had resided for centuries and hail done so much for the prosperity of all. The Greek delegation issued a state ment Hint the Holy See's appeal In be half of the Ghrlstlans In Constan* I tinople was not based on Grecian In : formation, hut on observations by j Vatican representatives that the Greeks were being mistreated. Ambassador Child and the heads of , the other delegations to tho near east ; conference were asked to lend their aid in providing a national homeland for the Armenians. Rev. Dr. George R. Montgomery, di rector of tho Armenian-American so ciety, visited the delegations separ ately and presented a petition on be half of those Americans who have given millions of dollars to help tho Armenians suffering as a result of | the war. Omaha Bank Seeks to Get Taxes Reduced Lincoln. Neb., Dec. 7.—10.000,000 from Nebraska’s tax rolls " s opened in the state supreme court, A hen the State Bank of Omaha j filed application to have the capital stock in that bank classified as in tangible property. In the event this move is ntytcessfb tho capital stock in the bank would be taxed tho same as intangibles. Thu Intangible tax Is one fourth the tax placed on tangible property. The total capital stock In state banks at this time is $25,122,200, according to a statement from the office of J. K. Hart, secretary trade and commerce."" The suit is brought in form of an application for a restraining order against collection of taxes on fade, value of capital stock by the Douglas county treasurer and other taxing a'+c thorlties of Nebraska. While the application make? no mention of other state banks. It is stated by authorities, that if the re straining order Is issued for the Omaha bank other banks may take . advantage of it. A speedy hearing was promised by Attorney General j Clarence A. Davis, who will represent tile state, ^ omaii Addresses River* and Harbors Congress W aaiiington, Dec. 7.—Problems of transporting the product* of the na tion’s industries, both by land and by water, were discussed at the opening session of the 18th convention of the National Rhers and Harbors eon gress. An interesting address was that of Mrs. Sarah W. Strout of Portland. Me., president of the Womans Na tional Rivers and Harbors congress, w'ho stressed the need of gaining co operation df the nation's women, who both understand and are interested in j transportation. She proposed the utilization of unorganized consumers to bring about greater use of Amer | ica’s waterways as an agency to i lower the cost of living. CMdefet Member of G. A. R. Dies at Age of 05 Years Denver, Dec. 7.—Garret H. Van lleet. 05, said hv relatives to he the oldest member of th. Grand Army of tho Republic. db'd at the bonis of hi* son. Marshall II. Vnntieet. after n short illness. .Mi- Vanlb at had spent the last 25 year* at Alamo*a. coming to Denver n month e.go fur a visit ■ ah In, -on. Uuiial will be at JJp i coin, Kau,