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-—^ # » The Omaha Morning Dee ^ VOL. 52—NO. 187. ■■ (wnd-ctui Mitt* mwm, jm « OMAHA MONDAY TANTTARY 99 1noo * By mmi«i yurt: only ud »••<«». $»: •«»«■». $i.w. witwi «. dtk mm. TWO CENTS Onihn P. 0. Undir Alt if Mink *. 1*7*. Uillftllrt, un I , J Ai\ UAK I IJ-O. Outildi thi 4tk ion <1 ynrlt only ind Suidiy. 112; Suadiy inly. 15. ! 3 Gunmen Meet Death In Wreck Chicago Police Characters Killed When Speeding Au tomobile Crashes Into Truck—Had Records. Fourth Expected to Die Chicago, Jan. 21.—Retributive jus tice overtook four notorious gunmen nnd police characters Saturday night when, tearing through the streets in u. high powered automobile ut 50 miles an hour, they crashed Into a coal truck. Three of them are dead and the fourth Is dying. They are: Jnmes Vinci, 28, alleged driver of the automobile used In the murder of "Mossy" Enright, labor czar, three years ago. JJerry "Irish" Delaney, 30. Charles Reardon, 25. William “Ttaldy" Walsh, 34. Delaney, Reardon nnd Wnlsh died soon after being extricated from their wrecked car, nnd Vlnel Is believed to be dying in a prison hospital. The driver of the coal truck was unin jured. Walsh was recently released from ft penitentiary in Michigan. Both he and Delaney were identified an hour after their death, by a number of persons they had held up nnd robbed Friday and Saturday nights. Vinci, Delaney nnd Walsh were iden tified ns the three men who had held up and robbed a soft drink parlor at noon Friday. Finger prints were takpn of all the men any may clear up a number of recent robberies. Vinci, is a saloon keeper with a long police record. He confessed to driving the car carry ing the murderers of “Mossy” En right, hut later pleaded his confes sion was ohtained under duress and the supreme court threw it out. The case against him Vis then dropped. I’rnctlcally all their lives the men have defied the laws- The y courts seemed powerless to punish them or hold them In confinement. They did for themselves what the law ma 1^4* ehinery, of Illinois could not do— broke their necks while engaged in I u crime expedition. , Two Arrested in Shooting of i W. M. Deerson Man Found Asleep in Room With Revolver Revolver on Chest Held as Suspect in Grocery Holdup. Asleep with a revolver on his chest J Sol Wesley. 2222 liarrt street, was ar-1 rested yesterday by detectives in con- j ucction with the shooting of W. M. | Deerson. 53, Lodgepole, Neb., in the j W. E. Grogan grocery, 2S34 Seward I street. Saturday night. lie later was identified by Grogan and Thomas Ranee, 3002 Seward j •street, Charles Van Deusen, chief of j detectives, announced, as one of the two negroes who held up the gro cery, took $4, and shot Deerson, who attacked the gunman of the pair while the holdup was in progress. Detective William Gurnett late ye3- j terday took into/custody LeRoy Maul ton, 1005 N'orlh Twenty-third street.! said to he Wesley's companion and to ] have been with him Saturday night. Grogan and Itnnce have uot yet look- ; id at Maulton. Wesley was found when Detectives j Rvan. English, Summit and Francl g^^ and Officer H. Bosen raided a house at 1001 North Twenty-third street. Deerson is in a critical condition In j Lord Lister hospital. Police Probe Death of “Mystery Man” Well dressed, penniless and 35, a "mystery man" was found in liis room ir. the Plaza hotel at 11:30 yesterday morning with a bullet wound through his head and his hand citching a pis tol. Me died two hours later In Lord Lister hospital. Police believe he was C. Culvert of Casper, Wyo.. tlie identity he gave w lien registering at the Plaza and also at Motel Chatham Friday night. Hut in papers left by tho dead man, not another fact cauld be learned about him. Telegraphic investigation is being made. Lena Littlejohn, maid, found the wounded man and caused police to he called. The bullet had entered the light temple and passed through the head, falling on the bed a few inches away. Bankrr and Land Owner Killed by Illinois Farmer BeanNtown. 111., Jan. 21.—<Bv A. P.)—C. S. (larm, cashier of the First State bank here, and Jesse Lowe, Jr., w-ealthy land owner of this city, were shot and instantly kiled in front of the hank here by C. E. Braden, a farmer who lives several miles north Of here. Braden was captured by George C. Lowe, a young brother of the slain man, and other witnesses, and turned over to the police. jr-;-;-n Former Waifs Now Have Fa ^ /N\.ie I - V5' Nebraska Children’s Home Society Found Them a Place in the Sun With a Mother’s Care, a Pony, n’ Ever’thing. These three hoys were unfortunate, homeless lads six months ago. They are real farmers now. They have ponies of their own, and they have loving rare of a mother. They were turned over to the Ne braska Children's society with bare ly enough clothes to cover their bod ies. The society, after keeping them at the receiving home on Thirtieth and Cottage Grove found them a home and they nro now adopted sons of a good family on a farm in this state. Example of Work. This Is the kind of work that tho Nebraska Children’s Home society has been doing In Omaha and the rest of the state for 30 years. The present receiving home of the society is inadequate, the result of 30 years of growth. A campaign to raise $40,000, with which to erect a new receiving home, will be launched February 11 here and a few of the counties in the state. The other counties will be canvassed later. The ‘T.000 club” is being organized as a part of the campaign. The pur pose is to obtain 1,000 woniei^ who love children, to buy membership. Memberships are $10 each. Only One Object. "The ‘1.000 Club’ has only one ob ject,” said Dr; Max Emmert, chair man of the campaign committee. “It is to instill happinss in the hearts of unfortunate homeless children by fur nishing them with a home and the lov ing care of a mother. Think of your own children and then mail your $10 and application coupon.” “Mail this coupon and money to ‘1,000 Club’ editor, Omaha Bee.” "Give Me a Chance” “1000 Club”. Editor THE OMAHA BEE I want to help make some poor child happy. Enclosed find $10 for my membership. Name . Address . * | Council ?lan Is Seen as Scheme for Big Machine Lincoln Politicians Believe Bryan Recommendations Are Attempt to Land Him in Senate. By P. C. POWELL. stuff CorrmiMinilent. Omaha IW. ‘ Lincoln, Jan. 21—(Special.)—Gov ernor Bryan's executive council plan of state government is hailed in many quarters here as a clever, disguised attempt of a probable United States senatorial candidate to build up a gigantic political machine and seize power never in the hands of a govern or in the history of Nebraska. For, Governor Bryan In his recom mendations asks the legislature to strip itself of all power in confirm ing the following appointments: State engineer. members state board of health and secretary of this board* head state banking bureau, head state insurance department, head of proposed department of in spections and all inspectors employed by department, numerous other posi tions of minor importance. Would Deride Policies. Then, under this plan, the secre tary of slate auditor, state treasur er. commissioner public lands and buildings would sit as an executive council to decide on policies to be carried out by the Bryan appointees. “It means that If the council does anything good the governor will tell the people It is liis plan which You Can’t Be in Two Places at the Same Time —but The Omaha Bee “Want” Ads can. H Every day they go into more than 71,000 homes, stores, offices, etc. In hun dreds of instances they get into private, out-of-the-way places and offices of busy executives where you would have great difficulty in gaining admittance if you were to apply in person. They work continuously— morning, noon and night. In spite of this thorough circulation. The Omaha Bee “Want” Ads cost so little that they are within the reach of everyone who needs them. U Telephone At-lantic 1000 and have one of our experi enced “Want” \d takers quote you our rates—low est in the city. brought about the good, and if it does any bad, he can tell them that the council outvoted him,” Ban Swanson, commissioner of public lands and buildings, said in summing up the governor’s plan. Another objection is that while Bryan would hold the council respon sible for work done by his appoint ees, they would have no voice in naming men who w8uld be responsi ble for carrying out their directions. To say certain members of the leg islatures were astounded by Bryan’s recommendations would be putting their feelings in mild words. For it wasn't more than three months ago that Governor Bryan was inarching up and down the state calling Govern or McKelvie a "czar," a “sultan,” and even harsher names. And. yet, under the plan of government in effect un der the McKelvie administration, the head of every department was named by the governor and confirmed by the legislature. Another surprise sprung by Bryan was his failure to keep faith with his campaign pledge to regroup state ac tivities under constitutional officers. Everyone confidently believed this would be his plan. However, the people choose to elect only one democratic constitutional officer, excepting the governor, and carrying out his campaign promises would have taken from the demo cratic machine the power to pick po litical plums. So, Governor Bryan, despite his protestations of nonpartisanship, has been forced to come into the open and prove thut he is a politician, pure and simple, demanding Buch ap pointive powers as the state never heard of in past years. Changes in Boxing Law Find General Approval IJncoln, Jan. 21.—(Special.)—One recommendation of Governor Bryan's seems to meet general approval, and that is his proposal to jdace super vision of boxing under the state ilsh and game warden. This would cen tralize ali sports under supervision of the state under one head, and as a good hunter and fisher is usually a good student of fighting and wrest ling. it would insure a man at the he^d of all supervised sports who un derstands his business. Such is the opinion expressed here by many. Whether his executive council plan .succeeds or not. a bill could be Intro duced providing for^ the proposed transfer. Upward of 450 American Soldierg on Rhine Married Coblenz, Jan. 21.—Upward of 450 men ot the American forces in Ger many have been married with per mission since January. 1322. At that time there were about 10,000 Ameri can troops in the occupation zone. Chaplain E. P. Easterbrook, known as the "marrying parson," and Chap lain McNally, Eighth Infantry, of ficiated at many of the marriages of American soldiers to German girls. Chaplain Easterbrook's own daugh ter was married some months ago to Capt. Joseph D. Collins, and the couple have since returned to the United States, but tue chaplain’s Ger man stenographer, Marie I.ouise ; Chilling, declared that while she was j anxious to migrate to the United States, she preferred to go single.' i. Klan Probe May Upset Guard Units Indiana Mayor Charges Armory Is Headquarters of “Invisible Empire"— OfficersJVI embers. Portland, Ind., Jan. 21.—Complete re organization of four units of the In dlliana National guard stationed In this city was forecast on all sides to day as the result of an appeal by Mayor Thomas H. Fdemling of Port land, to Governor McCray that he or der an Investigation of the activities of the Klu Klux Klan in this com munity. In a letter to the governor early Saturday, Mayor Fleming alleged that most of the offices and men in the guards are members of the klan and that the local armory is a hotbed for the dissemination of the doctrines of the klan. He further stated that "because of the activities of certin of these of ficers, among them three captains, who are believed to be members of the klan, “great bitterness between the citizens has been stirred up, re ligious prejudice created, and to some extent, racial hatred aroused.” The facts of the situation os out lined by the mayor, were received by Governor McCray late Saturday. He made a careful survey of the ap peal and then stated that he would take the matter under advisement and decide on Monday what action would be taken. It is said by a number of men in personal touch woth the gov ernor, that he has taken an unfavor able attitude toward the klan and that a complete investigation of its activities in the state is in inevitable. Meanwhile the residents of Portland are “standing by," waiting for the next move. Whether it is going to be on the part of the klansmen or on the part of government officials, is yet to. bo seen. Caroll Wounded in Initial Raid Wife of Fremont Restaurant Man Wields Knife Against State Law Enforcer. Fremont. Neb., Jdn. 21.—(Special.) —Wielding a wicked knife against state officers, deputy sheriffs and police who raided her husband's place of business here Saturday night, Mrs. Joe Siliba wounded Tom Caroll, head of the state law enforcement depart ment, In the hand It was Caroll's first raid since his appointment by Gov. C. W. Bryan. Milton Gates and Carl Schmidt, deputy sheriffs, also received minor knife wounds. Siliba, proprietor of a cafe, and his wife gave a battle to the raiding squad while several children indus triously destroyed "evidence” in n rear room. One bottle, however, thrown from a window, fell on soft earth, and was confTscated. The en tire SiliW family was locked up. Early Recall of Boyden Favored by Johnson Washington, Jan, 21.—America’s part in Kuropean affairs, especially the reparations tangle, is promised re newed discussion, with action possible in the senate this week. A new move, probably Mondny, looking to the recall of Roland W. Boyden and other unofficial American representatives on the reparations commission, is under consideration by Senator Johnson of California, a re publican "irreconcilable,” while sev eral other senators have speeches in preparation. Further information from Secretary Hughes regarding the commission is expected to be given to the foreign rejations committee this week for use in considering the Robinson resolu tion. Harding Expected to Appear in Offices Again Today Washington, Jan. 21.—President Harding, who lias been ill with the grippe for several days, was reported ‘‘greatly improved,” tonight, and it was stated at the White House that he undoubtedly would be in his of fice Monday to transact official busi ness. The President has been con fined to his room by his illness. Fire Destroys Bridge Callaway, Neb., Jan. 21.—(Special.) —The Burlington railroad bridge at Berw'yn was destroyed by fire of un known origin. “I shot ’em on Thursday and I buried 'em by the river on Saturday,” Karl Good confided to Council Bluffs police as ho walked into the station last night. “Who?” queried rjesk Sergeant Dempster and Jailer Charles Crum in unison. "Oh, there was two of ’em,” Good explained patiently. “Come with me and I’ll show you where I buried ’em.” If he still remembers the double homicide after a night in a nice warm cell, police will accompany him to the i scene, they said last night. Livestock Men Will Submit Case to Arbitration Wallace Names Two Repre sentatives to Pass on Charges Against Exchanges, In cluding Omaha. Washington, Jan. 21.—More than a dozen livestock producers’ organlza- I tions which filed complaints with the j secretary of agriculture under the packers’ and stockyards act. against members of the livestock-^exchanges in Kansas City, Omaha, St. Paul, Chicago, Fort Worth fnd Portland. Ore., charging that unjust and and discriminatory rates were being ex acted, It was announced today, have agreed to submit their grievances to adjustment by arbitration Instead of by the formal methods stipulated by tne control act. Secretary Wallace has appointed G. N. Dagger and Howard M. Gore, members of the packers and stock yards administration, to act as ar bitrators. They will study the situ ation in each of the markets and make recommendations which the represen tatives of the producers and the live- j stock exchanges have agreed to ac cept. Wallace Pleased. “The action of the livestock ex changes in submitting their charges to Informal arbitration is extremely gratifying,” Secretary Wallace said today. “In so doinw they have waived their right of appeal and review by the courts, given them by the stat ute. “This manifestation of faith in the personnel of the Department of Ag riculture shows that the new control act is being administered in a con structive way. The livestock ex changes have fearlessly cast aside their legal rights and propose to al low two men not connected with the commission business to fix their rates and charges on any basis which to the arbitrators may be deemed Just and proper.” To Hold Informal Hearigs. Secretary Wallace declared the In tention of congress that such com plaints should be disposed of in this way. whenever possible, was indicat ed in the house agriculture commit tee's report of the control bill which said that "It is believed that thd merer existence of a federal law on the sub ject will, in most eases, make It pos sible for the secretary, through a rep resentative, to adjust the complaints of shippers and purchasers, without the necessity of resorting to the for mal procedure contained in this title of the bill.” The arbitrators have announced that an opportunity will be given all Interested parties to be heard at an informal hearing, the date of which will be announced later. Farmers Slapped by Bryan Budget Industry and Professions Get Theirs While Rural Dis tricts Are Ignored, v Lincoln, Jnn. 21.—(Special.) — Fol lowing is a resume made here of in dustrial, professional and agricultural activities and what the Bryan budget does for them: Tlie hankers get theirs. The insurance companies get theirs. The fire insurance companies get to employ their own investigators to de cide whether fires are incendiary. The doctors get theirs. The school teachers get theirs. The labor unions get theirs. The farmers, whose department is wiped out, get it in tho neck, and theirs will be the only industry not receiving appropriations and attention at the Nebraska state capitol. Nebraska sportsmen fail to get any benefit from their hunting and fish ing licenses and money collected by the McKelvie administration for their benefit is taken from them and used by Bryan to make a tax levy de crease. Change of Venue Granted Accused Movie Operators Change of venue from Pottawatta mie county to the district court of Shelby county at Harlan, la., was granted by Judge George AV. Culllson in district court at Council Bluffs to Mayo AV. Paden, Arthur R. Krake and John F. Smith. Omaha union movie operators who face charges of committing a nuisance and conspiracy to ruin the business of a firm or corporation. John I*. Tinley, their attorney, filed 153 affidavits signed by Council Bluffs citizens, many of them affiliated with labor unions, which state that the signers have read daily newspapers published in Council Bluffs and Oma ha. and have noticed frequent and lengthy accounts of the _ca.se which are alleged to have inflamed the minds of tlie people of tills county subject to jury duty. Ex-Chief of Klan Acquitted on Charge of Conspiracy Derrider. lai.. Jan. 21.—Sheffield Bridgewater, former exalted cyclops of Beauregard klan No. 9. was ac quitted of charges of conspiracy to commit assault and battery in con nection with the raid on the parish jail at which a negro was removed by six men alleged to lmye been dressed in white robes. \ District Judge Porter, in charging | the Jury, scored "private Justice." New York Pastor Defies Demands v of Bishop to Retract Statements Rev. Percy Stickney Grant Stands by Assertions Made Week Ago—Members of Sister Church Call Upon Officers to “Enforce Canons.” New York, Jan. 21.— Pr. Perry Stickney Grant, In the Protestant Episcopal Church of the Ascension, crowded as never before, reaffirmed today the utterances which prompted Bishop William T. Manning to make a formni demand that he either re cant or resign from the ministry. Speaking front the pulpit of the Fifth Avenue church in which he has been rector for 30 years, Pr. Grant failed to retract a single one of his statements which caused Bishop Man ning's action and led churchmen to discuss the probability of a trial for heresy. f “Your son comes home from col lege," Pr. Grant said in closing. “You say, 'Son, let's go to church.’ Po you want your sons to reply. 'Father, don’t ask me to listen to that bunk.’ ” At the same hour, members of St. Simeon Episcopal church in the Bronx passed a resolution calling up on the bishop and the ecclesiastical authorities to take steps to enforce the law and "canons of the church in such cases made and provided.” The resolution charged that Pr. Grant had "cast reproach upon the sanctity of holy matrimony; had made statements tending to the encourage ment of the violation of the ordina tion votvs of the clergy; had denied the miraculous elements of the gos pel, the divinity of Jesus Christ And the Christian faith as contained in the Apostle’s creed." Even the aisles of the Church of the Ascension, once one of the fash- j ionable places of worship of the me- j tropolis, were crowded during Dr Grant's sermon. The divorced wife of the millionaire, \V. E. D. Stokes, i Mrs. Philip Lydig, fiancee of Dr. Grant, sat in the first pew. Dr. Grant announced their engage- j ment several months ago, though the canons of the Episcopal churcli are a'gainst the remarriage of divorced i persons. An hour before the services I were to begin, the entrance to the church was blocked, with some who j were curious, some who were mem bers of the regular congregation and some who were known to be of un orthodox tendencies. Police kept or der near the door. One woman fainted. I New Revenue Law to Make Debut in House This Week Proposed Measure Would Re store Intangibles to Full Value Basis and Levy Tax on Municipal Utilities. Lincoln, Jan. 21.—A proposed new revenue law will make its appearance in the lower house of the legislature this week. Representative Lamb of Johnson county, chairman of com mittee' on revenue and taxation, has the bill about ready and may Intro duce it when the house meetB tomor row. Among the autstandlng features are proposals to do away with precinct assessors, tint require all taxpayers to send schedules to the county as sessor for review; for a restoration of intangibles to taxation on a full value basis Instead o fone-fourth value as fixed by the legislature two years ago; to tax municipal utilities and plants in the same manner as other properties; to stiffen provisions rela tive to corporation returns; to re quire county clerks to certify to coun ty assessors facts concerning chattel mortgages, liens and the like; to re quire that county treasurers shall furnish county assessors a full list of tax sale certificates by April 1 each year. The committee appointed by the house to investigate state university expenditures has secured the services of an accountant, and the work of checking over the accounts has act ively begun 7P. M. Fate Hour, Speaker Declares Personnel Director Jof New York Stock Exchm ^c Talks to Boys. — ‘‘The most fateful hour Is not 7 in the morning, but 7 in the evening, when your leisure hours begin," Cam eron Beck, personnel director of the New York • Stock Exchange, told a group of boys representing the three high schools "f this city, Sunday aft ernoon at the Y. M. C- A. Mr. Beck, who is known as a spe cialist of life-work guidance, spoke under the auspices of the “Hi-Yi” club, lie outlined what he considers the four most important factors in a successful life as follows; A plan for life; a purpose; perseverance; and a superhuman desire for righteousness. Amplifying this, Mr. Beck advanced tlie thought that without specializa tion, success is more difficult. He as sorted that in the present age "any thing means nothing." He also In sisted that it is "not pull but push that will put you through,” and cited examples to prove it. E. E. McMillan of Central high school, who presided at the meeting, announced that Mr. Beck will speak at a Central high school mass meet ing at 8 this morning, and at the Moon theater for Technical high boys at 9 o'clock. During 1922 Mr. Beck said that he had Interviewed some 5,000 youths seeking jobs. Eleven Nabbed in R^id on “The Four Roses*’ Cafe . The Cafe of the Four ttoscs, a road house at Fifth and Eoeust streets In East Omaha which has fig ured for years In polico annals, was by Federal Agent 8. J. Knox and Po lice Captain J. C. Shafer of the Coun cil Bluffs police department. Eleven men were arrested and booked at the Council Bluffs police station on a charge of gambling, and a quantity of playing cards and poker chips, the frame which fitted around the craps table to keep the dice from rolling off, and $217 in silver and cur rency were seized. Entrance to the road house was gained by battering down one of the two doors which guarded the room in which the two officers found poker and crap games In progress. fl G. W. Hervey, 77, Farm journalist, Dies at His Home Gained Statewide Reputation in Hi9 Chosen Field—Fu neral Services to Be Held Here Tuesday. Funeral services for G. AV. Hervey, 77, well known all over Nebraska as an agricultural journalist, who died early Sunday morning at his home, 1116 North Fortieth street, will be held Tuekdaj' afternoon at the home. Mr. Hervey, had. been in ill health for three months preceding his death, and during the last ..week had been confined to his bed. Born on an Ohio stock farm, Mr. Hervey early turned his attention to the raising of purebred livestock. g-Vhubvhy Forty years ago he came to Nebraska and settled In Knox county. Shortly afterward he became associate editor of the Twentieth Century Farmer, and later was connected with the Nebraska Farmer, published in Omaha. He became a member of the state board of agriculture, tho board of managers of the state fair, secretary of the Douglas County Agricultural society :uid president of the Associa tion of Fair Managers. lie is survived by his widow, four1 sons, Earl C. Hervey of Indianapolis; Edward G. Hervey of Korkford, 111.; Will H. and David ,S. Hervey of Omaha; and by two daughters, Mrs. •T. N. McAllister of Chicago and Mrs. AValter Hopewell of Tekamah. Big Car Strikes Bus Near Glenwood, la. Glenwood. Ia., Jan. 21.—(Special.)— Speeding west on the Blue Grass road, a big touring car sldeswlped the city bus driven by Mahlon Boyer. Three persons were in the car and the bus was carrying one passenger. No one was hurt. Neither car was damaged. The woman driver of the machine which struck the bus made inquiry ap to damages and upon lieing in formed there were none, drove on. Dozen Persons Injured When Four Tram Cars Crash Cleveland, Jan. 21.—A dozen per sons were hurt here as the re sult of a crash of four street^cars. Brakes on a car that had stopped at the top of a hill to ilisehargo pas sengers failed to hold. In Its descent it caused threo other cars on the same track to crash before the momentum of the trolleys ended. The Weather Forecast Generally fair Monday, not much change in temperature. Hourly Temperatures. a a- nt.27 1 1 p. m.86 6 ■- »1>.2* i * p. in. 87 I'm. m.*7 1 a p. m. 85 s n in.26 4 p. in. 84 » *. m. 27 5 p. in. . .34 l« m.8a 6p. m. .. 88 II a. in. ..34 7 p. at. ..32 It MOV .86 Traffic at Dortmund Is l ied Up City Decreed “Danger Zone’* by French Authorities— Troops Ready to Inter* ' fere in Event of Clashes. Soviets Protest Action Dortmund, Jan. 21.—(By A. P.l— The railroad men declared u strike at noon today. All passenger and freight traffic has ceased In the re gion of Dortmund. Langendreer and Bochum. The service is normal in other parts of the Ruhr. Nationalist demonstrations toolc place In Dortmund today and the city was decreed “a danger zone” by ttia French authorities. All French, al* lied and neutral nationals In the Ruhr* were warned to keep away from Dort* mtind. French troops were ready to inter* fere In the event of clashes between the nationalists and the communists* Vladivostok, Jan. 2t.—(By A. P.)—* Workmen paraded here today In oi demonstration against the French oc* cupation of the Ruhr. The demon stration was ordered by the soviet government officials. Bands played a dirge. Berlin, Jan. 21.—(By A. P.)—Thd relchshank has fixed the purchase price of the 20-mark gold piece for the present week at 70,000 paper marks. French Troops to Extend Occupation in Germany Copyright 1023. Berlin, Jan. 20.—General Nollet, head of the interallied commission, through his aide-de-camp, informed Professor Stein, semi-official go-be tween for the Wilhelstrasse und the foreign embassies here, that the French will very likely extend the oc cupation as far as Hanover. The next steps of the occupation, ac cording to General Nollet, will be Hamm and Muer'te.r. Preparation* are already under way, however, to continue as far ns IJanover. This news, which is certain to cause consternation in Germany, only equal led by that when the French troope began to march on the Ruhr, Is so sensational that the government la not communicating it to the press, fearing its effects upon the people, who are already amused to taka ac tion against foreigners. People Pledge Loyalty. The foreign office, however, instead of worrying over the French meas ures, now hail them as exactly what the German government needed to unite the entire country on a policy of resistance. The Wilhelmst rasse ex pects;’ the announcement that Han over would be the next objective and already has the assurance of the lead dors that every one will be loyal to the fatherland. "The extension of the occupation to Hanover means a greater expense for France, probably necessitating th* calling out of more classes," said a ^government leader. * The minister of war tonight, upon hearing that the French have threat ened to go to Hanover, stated that al though Germany is withdrawing* troops from Mnenster to prevent a clash with the French, if the town is occupied, this is the limit of Ita^Mth drawal and the garrisons at Osnu brink, Mlnden nnd Wunstorf will re main where they are under all cor cumstances. He said his last nota to Premier Poincare had warned of this. Largest Store in Northern Mexico Destroyed hy Fire El l’n so, Tex., Jan. 21.—Kire .of un determined origin destroyed the build ing and stock of Ketelaon & Dege tau, wholesale merchants at Chihua hua City. Stock in the building waa valued at approximately *150,000. The building, a two-story ston* structure, was gutted, leaving only tlie stone walls standing, according to a message received at the Jnurez of fice of tlie Mexico Northwestern rail road. The store was the largest in northern Mexico. The company had a big store ir* Juarez which was burned during tha Madero revolution. Bryan Refuses Jo Discuss Language Law and Bonus Lincoln, Jan. 21.—(Special.>—tVhllo many persons cannot believe U, there are two propositions of statewide in terest which Governor Bryan will nod discuss for publication. They are: The *10,000,000 soldier bonus bill. ] A repeal or modification of thd language law. "1 didn’t know the language Iasi was an Issue,” he says. ‘‘I want to carefully study the bo* nus bill before making any state ment,” he says. Denver Man Is Charged With Murder in St. Louia St. Louis, Jan. 21.—An infor matiop charging murder was Is sued aguinst James McMahan oC Denver, In connection with the fatal shooting of Sam Sokollk and his son. Julius, Thursday night. Tlie Sokollk! were fired on by two men who at temp'.ed to rob their meat market. Mrs. Sokollk identified McMahan as one of the men. McMahan, who ia under arrest, denies guil^