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The Omaha Morning Bee vnr KO MO 010 Entered ■■ Secend-Claee Better Bay 3». I»W. »t V Uia. Oti INU. 1.1 J. , Omefta p. 0. Under Act ef Bare* 3. I»7». OMAHA, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1923. * By Mall (I ynar): Oally and Sunday. 15: Sunday. 1250. 'wlthl* Iftd <U» Outside tha 4th /on# (I year): Dally and Sunday. 112; Sunday anly, II TWO CENTS NewChosen Mail Chief by Harding Indiana Senator Given Post office Portfolio, Although Opposition Was Found in Home State. Work Succeeds Fall Washington. Feb. 27. — President Harding today effected the greatest change his cabinet has undergone since his administration began nearly two years ago by designating Dr. Hubert Work of Colorado, now post master general, to be secretary of the interior, succeeding Albert B. Fall l of New Mexico, and Senator Harry S. I New of Indiana to head the post I office department in succession to Dr. I Work. I The nominations of Dr. Work and ^Senator New were sent to the senate Jpnd promptly confirmed, that of Sen-1 ' ator New almost immediately in open session in accordance with the court esy always extended sitting senators and that df Dr. Work late in the day after it had been referred to com mittee in open /session and reported back. The two will take up their new duties next Monday, when the resignation of Secretary Fall, an nounced several weeks ago, becomes effective. Senator New retires from the senate with the adjournment of congress Sunday. Selections Not I'nexpected. Tlie selections made by the presi dent were not unexpected as they were forecast two weeks or more ago. The president, upon receiving the resignation of Secretary Fall, who i etires after two years In the cabinet to take care of his private business Interests, tendered to Secretary Hoover the interior portfolio, but the commerce secretary expected to con tinue at his present post in order to work out certain parts of the pro gram of helpfulness to business that he has instituted. The president, it is understood, then made up his mind to transfer Dr. Work, who became postmaster gen eral last March 4. after the retire ment of Will H. Hays of Indiana, to the Interior department, because of his often expressed desire to have a western man head this department which deals so largely with western Interests. Dr. Work furthermore is said to have Impressed the president most favorably as an administrator since assuming the postofflee port i folio. r1 • Having thus decided to transfer Dr. Work, the president turned toward ael-ction of a man to head the Post office department. Quite naturally he 1 urned to Senator New, who was one of his closest friends In the senate and who since has generally been considered as close to the White House as in the Renate. Also. Mr. Harding, making up his original cab inet, tendered Senator New a place, but the senator preferred to serve out the remainder of his term in the senate. Opposition in Indiana. No sooned "had reports become cur 1 ent that the president was consider ing Senator New than opposition to the appointment rose In the senator's own state. Repreaentativa Will R. Wood of Indiana, who is chairman of Hie republican congressional commit tee. announced he intended to oppose end did oppose in a conference with the president the selection of Senator New, declaring that the senator was defeated for renomination in the state primary last year by former Senator Albert J. Beveridge and as a conse quence should take his medicine. There were reports that other Tn d.ana political leaders also were op posed to the selection of Senator New. The Indiana delegation in the house with the exception of Mr. Wood, how ever. issued a statement declaring 1hey not only favored but urged the appointment, and the majority of the members of the Indiana state senate went on record similarly. The division of opinion created quite a flurry in Indiana polttlcs. but jhe effect of the opposition on President Harding, it has been said by some persons close to him, was njerely 10 strengthen him in hi* determina to appoint hi* friend. The ap pointment al*o was favored by most of the members of the senate, where the Indiana man has been eery popular. Will Take Short Real. Senator New was in Ills office in the senate office building today when hta nomination arrived at the aenate and when it waa confirmed. He de clined to make any formal statement, merely saying he appreciated the honor and would accept the portfolio. Hate in the day, be went to the I’oat offlce department fo ra conference with Dr. Work. After taking the oath of office, he plan* to go to Indiana to spend a few days before actively taking charge of the depart ment. Dr. Work plana to assume his new duties Immediately after induction into office. Boy'Scouts Find Body of Youtb Frozen in Pond •Jasper, IVyo., Feb. 27.—The body of Roy Carey, 8, for whom 338 boy scouts of Casper carried on an or ganized search all day yesterday, was found today frozen In the Ice of a small pond within a block of hla home. The lad had been missing since last Bunday afternoon. The boy's death Is the second from hxpoaifbn revealed here In the last 24 houra. the body of Clyde Hrakeblll, 1$, having been found on the range Hi miles from here. The youth was last ^^gen on November 13 and perished In • «iorm. Fortner Senator Die*. ’•os Angeles, Feb. 27.—Joseph R. Ri'rton, 70, former United Ktates sen •tor from Kansas, died st hla home loday. Senator Succeeds Work as Postmaster General f Ha-fryS. Human Skull Is Found, Said to Be 500,000 Years Old — I Discovery Made in Ruins of Ancient Fortified Town in Territory of Santa Cruz. Buenos Aires. Feb. 27.—f^i—Dis- j covery of a full-sized human skull of I the tertiary period was announced i by Dr. J. G. Wolf who has just re turned after two years of exploration j in Patagonia on behalf of La Plata museum. Dr. Wolf declared the fossilization j was that of tertiary sandstone and i that there was no doubt it was for- \ merly the skull of a human being, j The eye sockets and, what is still j more convincing the sockets of the teeth iu the upper jaw, are clearly i defined. The cranium Is long and oval, and the forehead extremely low and sloping. Dr. Wolf also announced the dis covery of ruins of an ancient forti fied town in the heretofore unex plored region north of Lake Cardiel, in the territory of Santa Cruz, which he believes to be remnants of a civilization probably earlier than that of the Peruvian Incas. Oldest Relic. \ew Turk, Feb. 27.—Anthropol ogist said today that the fossilized j human skull, believed to be of the tertiary period, discovery of which was announced in Associated Press dispatches from Buenos Aires last night, may be the oldest human relic ever unearthed. v If proved authentic. Dr. Franz Boas, Columbia university anthropologist .and world famous scientist, asserted that It would be even older, possibly 500,000 years, than the skull of an erect man-ape. known as the pithecan j thropus erectus, which w-as found in Java 29 years ago. It may even prove, he said, to be the skull of one of earth's first men. Light on I'nknow n Period. \ "This discovery, which seems al-' most too marvelous to be true," I)r. Boas sai<f, "will throw light upon j this hitherto unknown period. Scien- i | lists have merely speculated upon the | possible existence of man in the ter tiary period, although traces pointing ' to the existence of a man-ape animal have been found in \arious rocks. "The first man scientists have found dates back to around the glacial pe riod," Dr. Boas continued. "This has not been definitely established. If it Is definitely established that men existed ir the tertiary period, it will upset ail accepted scientific views regard ! ing the American continents and the antiquity of man." Earth Tremors Srown on Seismographs St. Lou.*, Mo., Feb. 27.—The seisrno praph at Ht. Louis university this af ternoon registered an earthquake of moderate intensity ai*out 2.250 miles ^ southeast of here. The registration began at 2:37 and continued until 3:08. | Washington. Feb. 27.—Slight earth- ; quake tremors were recorded by the Georgetown university seismograph j The disturbance began at 3:44 this afternoon and continued for about 40 minutes. Father Tondorf. in charge of the observatory, estimated the cen ter of *he disturbance at about 2,300 miles from Washington. Noted Movie Stars Burned in ‘'Prop tire I,os Angeles. Feb. -7. — A "prop" fire at Universal City, .a motion pic ture suburb, today resulted In 1ft em ployes, lneludlng Esther Ralston, Kathleen Calhoun and William Des mond. aetors, being painfully burned, j Desmond and Miss Halston were playing In a eabln set and (lares were 111 use to stimulate flames igniting woodwork. They did their work too well. Desmond rarried the actress out of the cabin and extinguished her burning clothing by rolling her in the weeds. She was burned about the face, hands and body, and fainted be fore reaching a hospital. Others Injured Included Robert Y. Illll. director; Lewis Sargent, actor; Eddie Dodds, property man; "Ruddle’' Harris and three electricians. The damage was estimated at lift,* 000. Beatrice Farmer Dies. Beatrice, Neb., Keb. 27.—(Hperlal.)— | E. 1j. Hoot, 3.'., living five mlloa vast of Holnrtemvllle, I at him home after an illness of two weekm. Ho im mtir «ivtd by him widow and a brother, Fred Hoot, of Holraoevill* Farm Credits Bill May Come to Vote Today * Norris Resolution Has Little Chanee of Passage—Many Measures W ill Die With Session. Washington, Feb. 27,—Farm cred its legislation was sidetracked today in the house for a conference report on the national bank tax bill, but re publican managers gave assurances that It would be called tip tomorrow, and if possible pressed for a vote at a single session. The discussion led to a five-hour' fight, and it is cer tain that much of the legislation which the rules committee has voted to give privileged status on the floor will die with the sixty-seventh con gress at noon Sunday. The decision as to what matters are to be acted upon by the house after tomorrow rests largely with the lead ers. The Norris resolution proposeJ an amendment to advance the time of inauguration of preslden^and the convening of the first regular ses sions of a newly-elected congress, is conceded to have only a very slight chance. Another proposed constitu tional amendment, that by Represent ative Foster, designed to give the fed eral government concurrent power with the states In control of child la bor, is in a similar position. Present plans of the republican njanagers are to put through the postoffice omnibus bill and a number of measures from the military com mittee. Other legislation on the spe cial rules calendar Includes an amend ment to the China trade act. urged by Secretary Hoover: a bill for gov ernment purchase and resale to the farmers of fin.000,000 of nitrate and calcium arsenic: the Alaska fisher ies bill, a measure to extend the time for making payment* on reclamation and a proposal to appoint a special veterans' commission In congress Man Admits Slaying Wife and Hiding Body in Trunk San Francisco Feb. 27. — Klmer Bannon. sheet metal worker, pleaded guilty to a charge of murder growing out of the heating to death of his wife, Mrs. Margaret Bannon. November 24. 1922, and stuffing her body in a trunk. Sentence was set for Friday, the court indicating that sentence would be from 10 years to life. House Cuts BivWc by — Finance Committee Introduces Bill Fixing State Appropria tions at or Below Gover nor's Figures. Code Question Delayed By a Staff Correspondent. Lincoln, Feb. 27.—(Special.)—Demo crats attempted today to force the lower house to introduce the Bryan budget as the regular appropriation bill. The democratic endeavor failed by an almost straight party vote of 54 to 4C. Smith and Kgger, republi cans, joined the democrats; Kemper, a democrat, Joined the republicans. The appropriation committee intro duced later a blanket appropriation bill covering all appropriations, ex cepting those in code departments. Ap propriations for activities under these departments will not be made until i the house and senato decide whether , they will adopt the Bryan executive ! council form of government, or a mod * ified code form of government. Below Bryan Budget. Democrats were visibly disappoint ed when they scanned appropriations recommended by the committee. Fre quently it had been forecast that the appropriation committee would ■ boost appropriations to the skies. The exact opposite was true. In not a single instance did the committee recommendations exceed those of Gov ernor Bryan, while for certain activi ties the committee recommended 133. 0^5 less than Governor Bryan. The recommendations include federal aid. University, board of control and nor mal school appropriations, which total more than all other appropriations. “It wouldn’t l»e right and perhaps not lawful for us to trot out either the McKelvie budget or Bryan budget to use as an appropriation bill, as recommendations for numerous de partments in both budgets could not bo determined until we ascertain how the departments are to lie changed," Representative Grant- Mears, chair man of the appropriations committee, asserted. Decide Rest I.ater. "There is only one thing for u* to do on the last day to introduce an appropriation bill and that is to put out an independent bill, leaving space blank for departments, the manage ment of which 1* under dispute.” Here are reduction* made by the appc. .. iaUoi * committee from the Bryan budget: Repairs und supplies governor's mansion and capitol grounds. 19,500- state aid to school*, fS.000: support National guard. $11, 500: emergency support National guard, $.3,000; normal training. $4.00(>: board of educational land* and fund for reappraising school land. $1,000: state aid board of vocational training, $3,075. Manslaughter Trial Sequel to Fatal Crash Red Oak. Ia Feb. 2T.—Taking of testimony for the state begun this afternoon in the trial of the rase of the state, against James Hodge*. on a charge of manslaughter. Hodges, driving an automobile, accompanied by Mrs. I.ueille Me Michael, wife of a Red Oak man. crashed into a car in which Mrs. Aaron Anderson of .Stanton was seated, causing Mrs. Anderson's death by burning in the ruins of the car and Mr. Anderson's ileath one week Ister frofn Injuries sustained in trying to rescue his wife. Cut Cost of Government Purpose of Legislature Tax Reduction Held to Be,Overshadowing Issue by Speaker Mathers—Question of Repealing todo S vs tern Onlv Incidental Governor v V Bryan’s Claims Analyzed. Hy PAM. GREEK. Staff < orresponrient The Omaha Baa. Lincoln. Fcl). 27.—(Special.)—Of one thing every member of the Nebraska legislature is sure, State taxes are going to he reduced. Though some sacrifices will have to be made, with less money for the state schools, few er good roads and a decrease in wel fare work and farm nld activities, j et taxpajers will at least enjoy a lessen ing of their burden. The question of repealing or modi fying the code system Is only Inci dental. What everyone in the state house i» bent on le rutting the cost of govern ment. This is a practical problem, not a theoretic one. If a sufficient number of leglslntois should become convinced that the code system Is In the long run the most economical and efficient method, there will be no change. On the other hand, if enough decide that It is Inherently wasteful or extravagant, then It will be repealed or simplified along the Hues of economy. At this time any thing seems possible—even a dead lock. Taxes Dig Issue. "There la one overpowering issue In Nebraska, anil that la tax rrduo i tIon." said Speaker A. N. Mathers of I tiering today. "I am convinced that I both stale and local taxes can be rut. ind must be. The plan of tax reduc 'tlnu must he sane and sensible, rare ful and businesslike. It Will be ns technical and difficult as a major op ! eration nnd should command honest, i keep, courageous, business thought land consideration. I ' Wild promise* of the impossible [mid dangerous, untried theoi.es will not appeal to the taxpayers 'The overburdened payer want* no i ultra conservative program on the one hand, nor any brass hand fanciful ^rde getting scheme on th<’ other. ! leather, the earnest, hnpest Intelligent i taxpayer wants a safe, proven, sen , slide middle course that will actually reduce taxes to the limit, but not I by any revolutionary mentis upfcettlng ! business and farm value* throughout i the state "No state government can function to the best interest of the people, re duce taxes and bring ha>k prosperity \ when overshadowed by politics and political schemeers forever seeking ad ; vantage. la-ss l.olitlc* Needed. “What Nebraska needs In Its state . and h«rsl affairs Is more honest cotn | mon sense and less politics and poll ] tloal deception." A democrat, representative Then dor* Ogterman of t'entrsl <Tty. an acknowledged parly leader, takes an er|Hullv straightforward position, nl though tie has made up his mind Hist the plan of government proposed by tioveriicr Bryan will l>«< cheapest. I "t feel that Mr. Bryan* program j rings so lrn* to Hie wishes of the i people thst I am sure tlint the legis laturs will not adjourn without adopt , Ing It." he said "The question is not so niu<'h of the rode, Put of saving ! the people's money." , Threw definite proposals are before ! th* legislature. On# of these would J leave the code a# It Is. classifying the adfHintetratlv* business of the stair I ITuro In rag* Tw*. toluol* Two. The Great American Shimmy Eye Is Put Out in Auto SniasKup Rev. E. Klotsche, Head of Fre mont Seminary, Brought to Omaha. Fremont, Neb., Feb. 27.—(Special.)— Rev. K. Klotsche, nationally-known Lutheran pastor and head of the language department at the Western Theological seminary. Fremor.t, wag painfully Injured In an automobile ac cident here today, which may result in the loss of one eye. lie was rushed to Oraahl, where a specialist ex tracted bits of glass from the Injured optic. Rev. Klotsche was invited to ride to the seminary this morning by F. L. Burrell, city light commissioner. The Burrell car-was struck at a corner by a touring car driven by E. M. Lit tle. assistant president of the Fremont State bank. Crlasse* worn by the pastor were shatterel when he was thrown against the side of the ear. Bocton expressed slim hope for saving the eye. Day's Activities w in Washington President and Mrs. Harding, It was announced at the White House, will leave next Monday for a stay In Flor ida. Oklahoma and Texas representa tives adopted a resolution opposing promotion of ltrlg. Oen. Hanson E. Ely, pending In the eenate. Secretary Fall announced the with draws! hy the Interior department of ?5.000 gijuare miles of Alaska land to form a new naval oil reserve. Senator faraway of Arkansas, and a man said lo he a veterans bureau employe, came lo blows after an argument starting on a street car. Secretary Hughes declared the Turks were responsible for the extent of the Smyrna disaster In a letter iu Senator Lodge, republican. Msssa chu setts. Although a rule giving farm credits legislation privileged status In tic house with four hours of general dr f ate was adopted by the rules com mittee, consideration went over for a day. • President Harding nominated post master General Work to succeed Sec retary Kail of the Interior department and Senator Harry S. New of Indiana to head the PoatolBce department. Iloth nomination* were confirmed hr the senate. Ttrlg. Gen. Frank T. Hines was nominated to he director of the vet erans' bureau, lib-hard M. Tobin i f California to he minister to the Neth erlands nnd MeKenxI# Moss of Ken tucky to he assistant secretary of the treasury. A White House spokesman Inrfl cult'll Hint President Harding had do cided on a policy of "liquidation" of the government owned fleet to place it in privnte hands and would aban don efforts to obtain federsl sld after tho failure of the administration ship ping Mil. Kfpral of Dry Law Urged. tlenn, Nc\ , l-’eb. IT A reaolutlon i ailing upon eongreas to repeal the Volet rail net, which la branded aa "a eonapleuoua failure" and "a veritable incubator of rrlinlnale," and to take the neceaeary atepa to effect n re\|elon of tlie* ISth amendment, wne Intro duced In the Nevada atato senate at I t'araou City today. Consolidation of Railroads Is Criticised T<*utati\e Plans of Interstate Comnieree Commission Meet Opposition From Car rier Officials, Washington, Feb. i”.—Tentative plan* of the Interstate Commerce commission for consolidating railroads in the southwest proved the target of considerable criticism today from of ficials of carrier* involved, who testi fied at the eommieslon s hearings. B. P. Bush, president of the Missouri Pacific, declared that line needed a merger with routes to the Pacific roast, while W H. I.yford. vice pres-' Ident of the Chicago & Eastern Illi nois, road, with which the commission has proposed to group the Missouri Pacific, said his road should be thrown into association with some eastern system, such as the Pennsyl vania or New York Central. Daniel \V. Cpthegrove. president of the St Louis South western. con demned the tentative grouping of his road wyth the Missouri, Kansas A Texas, St. Louis San Francisco and other, tines, as the commission has proposed. Such a merger would re duce competition in transportation service to Texas points, lie said, di vest the St. i-iouls Southwestern of Its oonnections with eastern lines and endanger its earning power He fax'ored a change in th tive plan to place his road in th group which includes the Chicago. Hock Island A Pacific, or with the Atchison. Topeka A Santa Fr Mr. Bush approved the scheme of the commission to include the Chicago A Eastern Illinois with the Missouri Pacific, but contended that the policy of his road In the past had been *o build up traffic in conjunction with the Denver A Rio Grand* Western and tlie Western Pacific. Those thre' lines have been "firmly cemented." he argued, and if the commission brings about thoir unification, a lont established route between the Paclft roast and the Mississippi valley will he kept open. If this is not dope, Mr. Bush added, large and exi>ensi''p terminals, which the Missouri Paelflc has kept in open tion st St. Ixiuis and Kansas City to handle western traffic, will l-e cur tailed In their usefulness and the in dustrlal advantages of t lie- <iti:s named will he lessened. Fr<*r-for-All I'iglil in Jap Diet Over Suffrage Tokio, Feb 57— .Today's sea sion of the lower house of the diet broke up In a free for nil fight over the universal suffrage bill, with the debate on the measure still unfinished. The two parlies in the diet, the sel ysukst or government side opposing the suffrage measure, and the ken seikal. or opposition, favoring tt. had agreed to take a vote today How ever. aa the vote waa about to be railed, opponent* of the bill rushed to the rostrum endeavoring to con tlnue the dehat*. A free-for-all fight cnaued and the speaker adjourned the aesaion. Judge Rules Court Mightier than Klan Topeka Kan, Krtv 21 -Heir*rUlc*# of any private oath to maintain see reoy. II. It. Kitchen of Oklahoma City, an allseed oiganirer of the lv'l Klux Klan. must answer questIon* m the slate's ouster suit nuninst tin klan. or he held in oontrmpt of mini the Kansas supreme court ruled late j csterrfay. 4 192.3 Auto Show ' Will Set Record Manager Waugh Predict* At tendance Will Exceed That at All Previous Exhibits. All.previous attendance records at the Omaha Automobile show were ex pected to be broken yesterday and last night, according to Manager A. B. Waugh. The doors of the big exhibit were ( thrown open at 9:3b yesterday morn ing. and remained open until 10:30 last night. The same hours will be main tained during the remainder of the show. The interior of the Auditorium Is a warm glow of light and color, enhanc ed by the shiny, luxuriously uphols- , tered motor vehicles of the latest types ar.d designs. Chassis of many of the car* are so arranged that the mechanism of the j motor and gear may be studied to best advantage. Manager Waugh announced -hat there were twice as many out-of-town automobile dealers registered here Monday than there were last year on the first day. The third annual automobile deal ers' dinner and trade frolic is to take pia^e at Hotel Fontenelle tonight, be ginning at 6:4.-.. There will be only or-.c speech. J. n. Cain, vice president of the Peters Na tional bank, is scheduled to make the talk. Mayor Dahlman wfll give a brief address of welcome. There w ill be some vaudeville acts, not to men tion orchestra music and copious amounts of food and favors. Clarko Powell :s to preside at the festivities. Mail Flyer Killed as Plane Hits Fence Meadvllle Pa . Feb. 17.—Elmer G. Leonhart of Cleveland. United States air mail carrier, was instantly killed about 10 miles west of Meadvllle late yesterday when his airplane raked a fence and crashed to the ground. Cleveland. Feb. 27.—Elmer O. Leon hart was one of the senior pilots in the air mall service, H. B. Shaver, super.ntendent of government flying field, he: e sail Iasi night. He was 74 ye.trs old His widow survives. latoi-hart entered the service in Sep tember. 1919. when the sir mail sts 1 tton was established here. He was onroute from Bsllefont*. Pa . to Cleve land with mail from New York when he got lost in a heavy fog. according to advices received hy Mr. Shaver. He apparently was attempting to land • n an open field when the accident occurred. Judge Rule* Coal Company Must Reimburse Miners Fort Smith, Ark , Feb. 77.—Costs of J7.27S were assessed against the Coronado Coal company here by Fed oral Ju.1g<^ Frank A. Youmans. who ruled that the company must relm burse the United Mins Workers of America, defendants in the prosecu tion on a w rit of error, from a ffiQO. 1 000 judgment handed down Novem ber 22. 1917. The original suit was filed in 1914 hy the Corondo Coal company as a result of alleged depredations in the Hartford. Ark., coal fields during a miners' strike The Weather FihwmI . Wr.lln-vl.iv fair not rmirh chance : ill letllpewttur*. llmirl> Tmipmlnm S ft n» SI «t « m. Sit 7 ft. m H ft « iff ilI V ii. m SI Iff « nt. SS II • m s* I IJ ihx>h il I i*. an «.* ? a*> an . 4 7 .1 |». m 1 P m .M h p. *n 40 0 p. m, 4' ' p. m 4« • r « m Final Vote, on Subsidy Due Today Roll Will Be Called on Motion to Send Measure Back to Committee—President Disappointed. Plans Aid for Marine i Washington, Feb. 27.—Agreement was reported today in the senate to 1 vote tomorrow on final disposition of the administration shipping bill which has been regarded as lost even by ita suporters since last Friday. Before the agreement to vote was reached Just before adjournment and after another day of debate ranging 1 more or less about the measure, it had j begun to appear that the task of t .inally killing it had become almost as ' difficult as that of passing it. Will Vote Today. The agreement, which provide* for a vote at 1 tomorrow on the (tending motion by Senator Robinaon, demo crat, Arkansas, to send the ship bill back to tjie commerce committee, was proposed by Senator Jones, republ* can, Washington, who aa chairman of the committee has had charge of the legislation. The propoeal was ac cepted by Senator Robinson with tha remark that it was time "to get this cadaver out of the senate." It is ex pected that the move to recommit tha | bill will be defeated and that tha end of the legislation will be brought about through displacement In favor : of some other measure. Regardless of tha method used by the senate in killing tbe measure, it j will not be submitted again by the administration, it was said today at the White House. Tbe president was <1 escribed as very frankly and very gteatly disappointed that the legiala tion should be defeated, when it was apparent a majority of the senate favored it but, however, to have no feeling of pique or resentment. Will Aid Marine. The administration, it was added by the White House spokesman, is resolved to do the best thing and everything possible without the Sid of congress in assisting private owe its to operate the war-built tonnage and to establish the American flag on the principal trade routes. This policy, which involves liquidation of governments experiment in owner ship of ooear. shipping. It was said, is being rapidly worked out and will be in operation long before congress convenes next December. It does not involve abrogation of ommercUl treaties under section 34 of the mer chant marine act of 1910. it was de clared by the spokesman for the president who. however, declined to give any of the details of the plan. The filibuster, which defeated the measure, in the opinion of the presi dent, it was asserted, caused congress to miss "the most beckoning oppov^ "tunity in the history of the United States to create a merchant marine " Senator Pepper. republican, Pennsyl vania. speaking in the senate, de 1 dared the filibuster had injured “the morale and dignity of the senate anJ had only been made possible through senate rules ' creaking with an tiquity.” High Court Settle? Omaha Bank Tax Case Lincoln. Feb. 17 —Capital stock surplus and undivided profits of state and national banks, loan, trust and investment companies in Nebraska must be assessed and taxed as In tangible property under the revenue ,act of 1951. according to a decision ■ handed down by the supreme court to 'dav. The effect of the decision is !e reduce bank assessments and taxes for 19SI to one fourth of the amount fixed by assessors ar.d board of equa ixation throughout the state and charged against the banks and similar financial institutions on the ■ ;a.x list. ' In an cpinion written by Judge Pay. the svpreme court grants an In junction asked by the State hank cf Omaha against the county treasurer .and other officials of Pouglas cour ity to prevent their collecting more j than one-fourth of the regular rate of •ax It Is hased on a federal cour decision in the famous Rtehmoec case of several years ago. declaring that no state could tax stock of na tional hanks at a higher rate than other capital in private hands is taxed Iowa Former Yank ?tahh«I to Death in Row in L. | I /oa Angeles. Feb. IT.—Mrs. C Peden. formerly of Payton. CV. *-<* Anthony 1 Whitley of l.os A r.ge lo wer* held by the polio* today pend mg completion of an Investigation , into the death of Frank Johnson world war her' of Marshalltown, la . who whs stabbed to death yestsr* day. According to report* at pol-.c* head quarters. Mrs. Peden had enlisted the aid cf Johnson In a d-fftcoVtv over a business matter. This was said to have resulted in an argument between Johnson and Whitley Whitley told the polio* that John son ha.l brought another man. and that a pistol was drawn " Johnson was cited for bravery over sea*. • Bankruptcy Petition Filed for Mormon V«p>n Firm Salt l.aVe tHt.v. J>b. :T.—A petition .taking that a receiver he appointed for (he Crnialhlatel Wagon and Machine company, a Utah and Idaho concern, «an filed in federal corn here hy eounael repre.-enting the John l*eer* companv of Moline. Ill , and J. W Wehatrr of Idaho a etockhoidei IleN-r J. (.rant, ureatdent of the Mormon ohiir.h it preaident of th» t concern e