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Today For Gas—Not for Girls. Harvard?* “Plan.” Finance and Revolution. Bidding for Men. ARTHUR BRISBANE^ The supreme court says a mini mum wage law for women is un constitutional. Congress tried to guarantee women and girls work ing in the District of Columbia enough money to live on. But the great court says “no.” The same supreme court that calls a woman's minimum wage law unconstitutional recently an nounced that big profits for a gas company are highly constitutional. The people of New York were for bidden to regulate the price of gas because that might keep the gas company from making reasonable dividends. Ail that is confusing to those that combine deep respect for the su preme court with a vague idea that it is just as impotent to pay a girl enough to live on as it is to pay a gas stock owner enougn div (tends to pay for travel in Europe. Harvard has perfected a plan for “more effectively sifting can didates for admission to Harvard college.” Translated, that university euphemism means a plan to ke»p .lews out of Harvard—not credit able to an ancient institution sur prised to encourage learnings not race or religious hatred. The cure for such “sifting” is to deprive Harvard real estate rn.l buildings of exemption from fixa tion. That exemption is made up by heavier taxes on other prop erty, of which much is owned by Jews. If there sons can’t go to Harvard, their real estate should not pay to maintain that institu tion tax free. President Butler of Columbia university. New York, is asked by Italian-American citizens to dis cipline hia professor of Latin, Dino Bigongaria, for his affiliation with the fascisti. Dr. Butler says he has no light to interfere with beliefs or thoughts of the professors. That ought to be true, whether it is or not. A mind not free makes a poor teacher. On the other hand apart from Dr. Butler, many of our prosper ous citizens, including the most prosperous, are great admirers of Mussolini. He squelched radical ism, fed castor oil by the pint to obstreperous socialists; set himself up beside the king and rules Italy, All very fine and efficient. No ' wonder big finance admires it. But big finance should remember that, after all, Mussolini’s coup was a revolution. It was the first middle-class revolution, rebelling against the dreaded tyranny of socialism and communism at the bottom of the pile. And it was a wonderfully successful revolution. But those that have a great deal and don’t want to lose it will hesi tate, if wise, to approve any revo lution. The Mussolini government in Italy, largely admired here by plutocratic efficiency, will not last. It will be followed by another very disagreeable kind of revolution. The prosperous should stick closely to the law and its methods, \not favoring revolution of any kind, lest they get the wrong kind. In that direction lies wisdom. There is some good in evil rarely enough to make up for the evil. Our immigration laws, keeping out workers needed by this country s industries, and farms especially, represent serious ev:L Now great Industries begin bid ding against each other for man power, and that represents good. It means giving men that work more for that they produce. Elbert H. Gary, chairman of the U. S. Steel corporation, has recom mended an increase of 11 per cent in laborers' wages in the corpora tions manufacturing plants. It is a bid for men in other institutions. The other institutions in turn, will bid. Wages will go up, and there Uk result a sort of wartime “pros Hilf countavneeds in . for ition ” < >morce com ^Igate” the sur "fares. It is time in of that war ,.je Pullman company 34,000,000 from pa» _ handed the $34. extra charge to the rail flhe extortionate nurcharjte of per cent, tacked on to the Pull rman ticket aa a war measure, nas discouraged travel and has been most injurious to businesses that •end out traveling men. Author of Book on Botany Goes to Michigan School Hpeelal Dispatch to The Omaha Boa Plalnview, Neb., April 10.—N. F. Peterson, who recently completed a new revised edition of his "Flora of Nebraska.” hns accepted a position In the Michigan Agricultural college. Mr. I'eterson attended the high school here. He was graduated from the Nebraska State university and has taught botany In various Institu tions. Party Ban Bill Urged. Spcelsl Dlapatrh <e The Omaha Bos. Columbus, Neb., April 10—A peti tion addressed to the state senate urg Ing It to pass the bill removing the party circles from the ballot la being circulated In Columbus. The bill was recently passed by the house and Is now in the hands of a senats com mlusa Women Voters Urged to Join Party Ranks " League -Unable to Proceed Without Aid of Political Or ganization, Says Republi can Woman's Chairman. By Associated Preen. Des Moines, April JO.—Tonight's session of the fourth annual conven tion of the National League of Wo men Voters was featured by the ad dresses of National President Maude Wood Park of Washington and Mrs. Harriet Taylor Vpton of Klyrla. O., woman’s chairman of the national republican committee. Mrs. Park urged that efforts he made to get a greater representation of voters, particularly women, at the polls in 1924, and that women interest themselves not only In pending legis lation. but also In the enforcement of laws already enacted. Members of the league, politically Inclined, were asking each other whether Mrs. I'pton's address was to be interpreted as an invitation for the league as an organisation to af filiate with the republican party. She said: Pleads for Harmony. “When the league gets a certain distance on its journey, it cannot pro ceed without the help of the majority party. Then it gets such help as I. with my position in the political party, can give it, and I do this beenuse the thing is right Itself, and because 1 trust to the utmost the national officers of the league. 1 trust Mrs. Park, the noble woman that she is and she trusts me. Why should not all league women trust all political women and why should not all political women trust the league women, for after all. the woman's battle is not finished and it will be finished sooner and better If women work harmoniously together." The afternoon session of the con vention w*as devoted almost entirely to discussions of problems of local and state organizations of the league. Mrs. Herbert Ottenheimer of Louis \ille, Ky„ representing the National Council of Jewish Women, urged the women to get sway from individual ism. Into co-ordination for co-opera tive purposes. The council of Jewish women and the Eadles of the Macca bees are the only two associate organ izations of the League of Women ! Voters. One Election Contest. Nominations presented today Indi cate that there will be only one con- j test when national officers are to be i elected Friday. Miss Ruth Morgan of New York, chairman of the interna tional affairs department of the league, and Mrs. Parker S. Maddux of Kan Francisco have been nomlnat- ! ed for third vice president. Miss Belle Khewin of Cleveland, sec ond vice president, is the unopposed candidate for first vice president to succeed Mrs. Richard Edwards of Tent, Ind.. resigned. Mrs. Solon Jacobs of Birmingham, Ala., third vice president, is the only candidate who has been nominated for second vice president. Miss Katherine Ludlngton of New York, national treasurer, will have no opposition for re-election. National President Mrs. Park and Secretary Elizabeth Hauser of Girard, O., are holdover officers. Regional directors nominated today follow: First, Mrs. R. L. Demormandl, Bos ton. Mass., renominated: Second. Mrs. Gertrude Ely. Bryn Mawr, Pa.; Third, Mrs. Elliott Cheatham. Atlanta, Ga„ renominated: Fourth, Mrs. Marguerite Wells. Minneapolis. Minn., renomin ated: Sixth, Mrs. Charles H. Dietrich. Hastings, Neb., renominated, and Sev enth region, Mrs. W. A. Stockley of Reno, Nev. Bee Want Ads produce results. i Mosul Oil Puts U. S. in World Politics (Continurd from Page Onr.) States or to widen the rift which has been increasing during the past few months. The obligation for a closer , alignment. It is recognized, will rest upon Great Britain and the choice will he put to British leader* either to accept co-operation In dealing with Asiatic problems or to Invite open con flict. Tiie situation is additionally com plicated by the fact that the I.au sanne conference left the riuestion of the jurisdiction over Mesopotamia undecided; Turkey claims the villa i yet of Mosul in which the oil fields ' are located, while the British claim j as advanced by laird Curzon at the I<ausanne gathering, insisted upon the Inclusion of this region in the Arabian kingdom of Irak over which the British claim a protectorate. The British government is already facing difficulties in extending Its influence over the widely flung domination over Moslem peoples, and the Imperialistic leader* are not ex pected to look with pleasure upon the intrusion of American business and political influence in this region. The unexpected haste with which tlonthe Chester concession has approved Is interprstsd as an inten- i tion on the part of the Angora gov- i eminent to cut the Gordian knot ! which hes interfered with Jts nego tiations with with Britlan and France. American capital is desir ed in Turkey because of the feeling that abitlon for political domination ■will not follow, something that does not apply to concessions granted European nationals. There is slso the evident des.ve to inject the, 1'nited Etate* more powerfully Into 1 the next Near East conference where 1 the necessity of protecting American Interests and the application of the principle of the open door will com pel an active part on America's "ob server," Tlichard Washburn Child. Rush Turk Split I.ikclj . The soviet government of llusaln has earnestly opposed the granting of the Chester concession and its ap proval by the Turkish parliament in dicates. In the view of experts here. ; divorcement on the part of the govern- , ment of Kemnl Pasha from soviet influence and a disposition to fol low the lead of the United States in 1 dealing with affairs Russian. The 1 diplomatic farsightedness of this move | is not overlooked in Washington. | where the duel between Secretary of States Hughes and advocates of Rus sian recognition has assumed large: proportions. Representatives of the Chester con cession in Washington were unable to say today what la included in the modified contract which has been ■ submitted to the State department by Admiral Bristol. American high com missioner at Constantinople. Com mander A. T. Chester, retired, son of Rear Admiral Colby M. Chester, U. S. X.. retired, to whom the oirginal con cession was granted, has been in daily conference with representatives of the Turkish government gt Angora. Woman Commits Suicide Because Mate Fled Arrest Santa Ana. Cal., April 10.—The flight of her husband to avoid arrest several months ago prompted Mra. Margaret 1>. Moon. II, to swallow poison, she told doctors while they made a futile attempt to save her life. The tragedy occurred in the presence of her father. Samuel Wooldridge, former Colorado supreme court Judge, in their home in Garden Grove, near here, Sunday afternoon and tlie mo tive h»came known Monday. Mrs. Moon smiled ns the doctors used emetics anil other means to halt the poison in its course to her heart. She explained that George X'. Moon, her husband, fled Decem ber 5 to avoid arrest in connection with affairs of a food store In Gar den Grove. She sam ahe could not live through the despondency grow ing out of it. Hhe died within an hour after taking the poison. “Them Days Is Gone Forever” Sister used to *'feeil the brute" after slaving all day in the kitchen— Now she goes to the Movies arul on her way home Buys a Northup-Jones Cake! You don’t have to slave all afternoon and make a wreck out of yourself in order to bake a cake. Northrup-Jones Cakes are fresh every day and made just as you would in your own kitchen . . . priced 65c and up . . . and so good that you’ll always come back for more! Try Our Great Big Fresh Eggs From the Farms Surrounding Omaha OUQS Northwest Comer, 16th and Fa mam Sts. Congress Asked to Heed Reports on Dam Proposal Platte River Project Would Benefit Other Slates Besides Nebraska, Legislature Points Out. Special OUpatcIi to The Omaha Her. Lincoln, April 10.—Resolutions urg ing upon congress close attention to reports on the project to dam the Platte river and put 500,000 acre* of land in Phelps, Gosper, Kearney, Adams and Franklin counties under irrigation, were passed today by the' house und senate. Government engineers already have j reported on the feasibility of this plan ' und at the present time a government | survey of soil is tinder way. The re- | port will lie ready for submission to ' proper authorities in Washington in 1 August. In addition to placing the j 500.000 acres under 12 inches of water the reports available at this time indi-i cate that the dam projects will place i 35.000 electrical horsepower at dis- ; posal of that territory. Following is the resolution adopted in full: “Whereas a period of 40 years of fttrmlng in south central Nebraska ' has developed to the satisfaction of ' the people living in this section that there is insuffleinet rainfall for profit able crop production ami owing to de pletion of soil fertility, crop produc tion is growing less each year. “Whereas, on account of this exist- ' ing condition an organization known as tlie Central Nebraska Supplemental Water association has been formed for the purpose of correcting this con dition, and. "Whereas, this association has pre vailed upon the government of the United Stales to make an investiga tion to determine feasibility of using the waters of the Platte river to sup plement rainfall and to determine all facts regarding costs and the duly of water, therefore, he it “Resolved by the legislature of I lie state of Nebraska that we respectfully tequest the congress of the United States to give special attention to re ports that will l>e made by the De partment of Agriculture and the De partment of Interior, inasmuch as these same conditions exist not only in south central Nebraska, but to other ponton-: of the state, as well as in the states of Kansas, Oklahoma and the Dakotas, covering what is known as the semi-arid region, where the surplus wheat of the United States is now produced.'* Surety Business Theme of Marylander Coming Here Spencer Welton. vibe president of the Fidelity and D»posit company of Maryland In Baltimore, will arrive in Omaha Wednesday to lie the guest of Harry S. Byrne, resident vice presi dent of that company, and Walter W. Hepd, presldeut of the Omaha Na tional bank. Mr. Welton la lo speak before the state association of Insurance uaenta at York tomorrow, making ‘ Practical Suggestions on Where to Find Surety Business and How to Develop It. Par ticularly in Smaller rominunities " Mr. Welton is in charge of the pro duction department of the Fidelity and Deposit company of Maryland. Senate Eugenics Bill Advanced in House Sprrinl to The Omaha Hee. Lincoln. April 10.—Eugenio hus bands and wives will be In order In Nebraska If senate file 92 advanced to third reading in the house today passes on third reading and the sen ate accepts house amendments to the bill. The measure calls for an affidavit of the prospective husband and wife that they are free from communicable disease. It also makes impossible marriage of adjudged imbeciles and weakmlnded persons unless they are sterillaed. It also calls for a 10-day notice in advance by the marriage judge to the parents of prospective newlyweds under the legal age. The senate bill did not contain the affidavit Clause. Restriction on Baseball Beaten Senate Refuses to Submit Sun day Playing to \ ote in Rural Precincts. Lincoln, April 10.—By a vote of ! 7 to 14 the state senate Tuesday killed H. F. 280, by Rickard, to put the matter of Sunday baseball up to a general vote In rural precincts, on petition of a majority of the electors. The bill was attacked by Thielen on the ground that there is no demand for further restrictive legislation. "Why not allow the majority to decide whether or not a person can go auto mobile rifling on Sunday?" he asked. The following voted In favor of the bill: Anderson. Bliss, Fries, Good, Meat hum, McGowan. Osborne. Pur cell. Rickard, Shellenbarger, Smrha. Sturdevant, Warner and Wiltse. The measure was opposed by Ban ning. Behrens. Chambers, Cooper, (Jurat, llllan, Johnson, Kroh. Larkin. Reed, RelfVnrath. Robbins, Saunders, Thielen, Tomek und Wilkins. Two Sunday Programs Given by Thayer Chorus Syrrlal Ili.patrh to The Omaha Bee. Ueshler, N'b April 10.—The large agricultural building on the Thayer county fsir ground was crowded Sunday afternoon with people from Thayer and adjacent counties, who were delighted with the program giv en by the Thayer county chorua of 111 vole"*, under tlie direction of Prof M. Puyson. of Hebron: Miss Vera Ross, of Hebron, accompan ist; assisted by the MoUer string quartet, of Lincoln. The chorus was composed of singers from various sections of the county. The same program was given in Luther hall auditorium in Hebron in the evening to a capacity audience. Worker Killed in Bakery. Spwlai PI*patch to The Omaha Bee, Lincoln, April It*—Irwin Knack. 22, was Instantly killed Tuesday noon when he was tlrf^wn Into a breiyl mixer at Gooch's bakery, lie was alone In the dough room at ipe time of the nccident, and when employes reached him. he was dead. HI* neck was broken. A MEN’S SALE It has been more than a year since we have subjected our stocks to "price reductions.” We don't believe in sensational methods, but now . . . the carpenters are waiting; they’ll be at their job of remodeling our store within a few days, and so we MUST dispose of several hundred dollars' worth of merchandise. Just look at the way we have "cut prices." Think of the savings you can make NOW—right at the start of spring. Semi - Soft Collars Including every famous make and brand. Your choice of the 50c .$1.00 All regular 35c 4* t AA grades. 4 for.V 1 lUU This sale includes all our regular lines of Shirts, Neck wear, Hosiery and Underwear, as well as the smaller items to be found in a furnishing goods store. Choice of All Caps There isn't a snappier line of new .spring raps in Omaha. These sell regularly up to $3.50, choice during this sale— $1.65 HATS In order to reduce our HAT STOCKS rapidly we offer them at a remarkable bargain price. You know the make* we carry. Your choice, values to #7.00— $4.45 ' * MEN IS SHOP 321 South 16th 16th and Harnay Anglo-French Peace Bubble Is Punctured Poincare Announces Germany Must Pay France's Demands in Full Before Ruhr Is Abandoned. By Valversa! Herviee. , Paris. April 10.—The new Anglo French entente bubble, blown by the visit of M. Loucheur to England, burst with a mild bung when Premier Poincare made it officially known that France was willing to abandon the “C" bonds only providing its war debts were annulled, and that under no con sideration would France abandon the Ruhr until Germany has paid every pfenning of the 50,000.000,000 gold marks demanded. Poincare’s declaration regarding the war debt i* nothing new. Most of the experts value "C" bonds at zero and the most favorable, Georges Barnich, in bis book "How to Make Germany Pay," values them at a maximum of 14,000,000,000 gold or about a quarter of the total debt. It appeared last nlgty that the rep arations question Was at an impasse and therefore It remains ttiat the visit of M. IsJUcheur to Lofldon was an abso lute failure despite Monday's hopeful flurry on the exchange. French Tighten Grip. Cologne, April 10.—France is tight ening its grip on the Ruhr. Monday the French authorities Imposed a fine of 500.000,000 marks as the penalty for the shooting of a French soldier who was taking care of the hollers in the <ellars of the railway station at Essen. The fine is made payable within 10 days and three of the town councillors have been arrested and held responsi ble for the payment. French soldiers wrecked the ticket office in the railway station at Teus tadt and burned the tickets. Th« French also occupied the stations an J took possession of the goods in the depots at Marten, Castrop, Markwin den and Panne. These seizures re sulted in the disorganization of the railway north of Ikirtmund. Ejected From Homes. The ejection of 106 families of strik ing German railway worker* from their homes near Treves were made by Moroccan troops, who only al lowed the occupants 10 minute* to pack up their possessions. Many of the threatened families fled in terror without taking any of their belong ing* with them. The action of the troops caused great resentment among the German population. Since January 20 there have licen over 3.000 deportations from the Runr and Rhineland. Of these 1.476 we e expelled from the’ Rhineland between March 15 and April 1. Most of the 1 victims of expulsions were railway ! workers and customs officials. A viaduct over the Rhine Herne .canal was blown up by dynamite to day, causing considerable destruction. ! The perpetrators have not been dis covered. Many loaded coal barge* were turned bottomslde up by the dis turbance of the water when the dyna mite exploded under the viaduct. Bald headed If omen in Front Row Fear of Expert on Hair Chicago, April 1*.—Haldlicadrd women in file front row of theater seals would not be hard to visual ize for American women are losing their hair due to nerve wrecking strains of modern life, according ,'o Paul Rilling, president of the Chi cago and Illinois Hair Dressers’ assoeiat ion. Nervous strains due to the roar of trains and traffic in cities, the dodg ing of automobiles and the jeriiing of elevators are among the causes of baldness, according to Killing. Davis to Visit Omaha on Tour of Inspection Special Mepstch ts The Omaha Bee. Washington. April 10.—Assistant Secretary of the Interior Davie will leate Washington April 14, for a tour of Investigation of all the reclamation projects in the t’nited States, includ ing the North Platte project in Ne braska. His party will arrive in Mitchell at 11:45 a. m. Friday, April 25. and after inspecting the North Platte system, will leave there Sunday night. April 27, arriv ing in Omaha Monday. April 2$, at 2:50 p, in. Supreme Court Affirms Liability of Emploj Special Dispatch to The Omaha Lincoln, April 10.—In a ruling handed down Tuesday, the state su prenic court holds that although »f employer does not comply with the provisions of the workmen's com pensation act, he still Is liable to par com7>ensatlon under the statute, or to action for damages on account hf negligence. This decision, establishing a pre cedent in case* affecting actions be-1 tween an Injured worker and his em ployer wss made In the appeal of John Nedela from the Saline county ruling In favor of the Mares Auto company. The lower tribunal is re versed and the question of the em ployer’s negligence Will be submitted to a Jury Two Hurt in Auto CrakH. Special DLpstcta to The Omaha Bee. Lincoln, April 10.—Mr*. Jf. W. Orr, wife of Dr. Orr, and Mrs. Fred Shep herd, wife of District Judge Shep herd, were slightly injured in an auto mobile accident near Greenwood Sun day night. The Orrs and Shepherds were returning home from a concert in Omaha w-hen their car plunged into a ditch In avoiding a collision with another car. The Orr car turned over on its side. ^Knnpsan.^d6ena(Ga New Frocks For Larger Women that Slenderize the Silhouette The woman who fancies it more difficult to se lect a becoming dress because she requires the larger sizes, should see the attractive new mod els we have received this week. Skillful designing allied with tasteful colors achieve the effect of slenderness with marked success. One stunning model in black and white Canton crepe is made with a low waist line and narrow pleated skirt. The sleeves are slit in clever fashion to re veal pleated black georgette under neath. Priced $49.50 Others Up to $€9.50 General Motors Trades Two Rang# Transmission Removable Cylinder Wall* Radio* Rod* CMC TRUCKS ARE "SEVEN STEPS AHEAD” On the Job Every Day GMC Trucks exceed the average in days of actual hauling because of their simple, sturdy and accessible construction. Simplicity and ruggedness prevent an noying mishaps that are costly in lost time. Accessibility of every wearing part and the fact that they can be easily and quickly renewed also reduce “lay-ups’* and increase their days of uninterrupted performance. Nebraska Buick Auto Co. Lincoln Omaha Sioux City H. E. Sidles, President. Lee Huff, Vice Pres. H. R. Harley, Mgr. CMC Trwk CUm'i mrm Ml to JArw, fArf* mnd mmm* *«W /ift Im Pump and Thermo-Syphon Cooling Rmonbb Vahr» Lifar Lubrication