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Today W. J. Bryan Speaks. Older Than 12,000 Years. * Immigrants Build Great ness. Hard Drinking, Poor Thinking. By ARTHUR BRISBANE^ W. J. Bryan says that Mr. Mel lon’s new tax plan “tries to make 000 rich taxpayers a present of *90,000,000." Can Mr. Bryan mention 500 men that now pay ninety millions in come tax? Would it surprise him to know, that, thanks to intelligent lawyers, income tax-free securities, plus the holding of wealth and income by corporations that pay only a small tax, some of the wealthiest men in America pay triviiJl income tax, or none? Mr. Mellon is working for the people for nothing. He can make at his own business in two days or two hours what the people pay him in a year. He is trying to lay taxes that will be paid instead of taxes that no one pays. Here and there a widow or minor children may pay heavy surtaxes. But the big fortunes do not pay them. Sir. Mellon understands finance. Mr. Bryan will admit that he does not. Mr. Mellon has cut down the cost of government by hundreds of millions. Mr. Bryan won't object to that. If a 25 per cent surtax is enough, why demand more? Taxes are laid to raise revenue, not to punish men for success. In war, any tax is justified. In a coun try as rich as this, taxes much smaller than Mr. Mellon suggests would supply all needed revenue, if the people here paid as they do in England, for instance. But here they do not pay—and in pro portion the richest men pay the least. Mr. Mellon is trying to ar range taxes that can be collected and that will be enough. Mr. Bryan said the oil scandal will reveal more surprises “than King Tut’s tomh.” That scandal is only one boil on the republican party, according to Mr. Bryan, and that party has more boils than Job. The democrats will win if they do not commit suicide, says Mr. Bryan, for corruption is in the re publican party’s blood. That may be; we are all weak mortals. But Mr. Bryan can find out, if he chooses, that all records for quick grafting, stealing, swin ging, inefficiency and general rot tenness were broken under the democratic party in war time. What billions were stolen in that orgy Mr. Bryan will never know until the Angel Gabriel tells him about it, in confidence. Great deep canals, stone walls, ruins of a city holding 200,000 have been unearthed by the Jap onesc on one of the Pacific is lands taken from Germany by Japan after the war. That island may have been the high spot on a continent in the western Pacific ocean—land now vanished and for gotten. No savage islanders could have built the ancient city or moved the gigantic stones—of which none exist on the island, as it remains above water. Science tells you, with perfect confidence, that we are only 12,000 ■ oars away from the stone age and our long-toothed ancestors in their caves. But science may be mistaken. It is not conceivable that in so short a time the human family should have traveled all over the world, leaving from As syria to Peru traces of ancient civilizations. • Albert Johnson, earnest con gressman from Washington, says, "we must ban immigration, or America will fade from the world, just as Egypt, Babylon, Tyre, Greece and Rome faded from the world.” Mr. Johnson should look more closely into immigration and its effects. Greece was made by immigrants from the mainland of Asia and from the Balkans that sent down their Celts to give the Greeks their blue eyes. Thomistocles saved Greece from the Persians. His mother was born in Thrace, now called Bulgaria. The greatness of Rome was built by immigrants from all over the Mediterranean basin, from Greece especially. Greek immi grants and Slavs taught the sons of Roman patricians. France was created by immigra tion, Latins, Germans, Danes, Franks, the German race that gave to France its name. > England's power was created by immigration. Saxons, Danes, Nor mans and a dozen other races built tip the heavy native type. The Basques came over from Spain on foot, before England was an island. Immigration made this nation what it is. Red Indians could not have done it. Japan, ruling force in Asia, is to Asia what Venice waa to Europe—a refuge for those that defied laws. Venice and Japan were peopled by fighting types of immigrants. Friends, relations and supporters of the royal Romanoffs are delight ed with stories of "mutiny in the Russian army, and a breaking up of the soviet.” Exiled czarists in Paris drink wildly “to the fall of the reds.” A special cablegram to Cyrus H. K. Curtis tells of “noble Slavs” drinking gallons of champagne, smashing glasses, tahles, etc. It’s picturesque, but it won’t bring back the czar. If more grand dukes had kept sober, fewer grand dukes might have lost their lands and their heaos. (Copyright 4911.) E. R. Gurney Fined $2,500 in U. S. Court Former President Pays Fine in Cash and Leaves for Oregon; Absolves Other Officers. Edwin R. Gurney, formerly presi dent of the now defunct Lion Bonding company, pleaded guilty on three out of 18 counts to a charge of using the mails to defraud and was fined $2,500 in federal court Monday morning. Charges in the same Indictment against 37 other former officers of the insurance concern and bankers and stock salesmen were dismissed by Judge Woodrough at the request of United States Attorney Klnsler and Special Assistant Dorsey. Another Indictment against the same men, charging them with con spiracy to defraud the United States government by falsification of their business figures also was dismissed. Never Made a Dollar. Mr. Gurney, In a short address to the court, said: "I never made a dollar out of sale of Lion Bonding stock. In the case charging defraud ing the government I will say I did some things irregularly in trying to save our company during the troubled period of 1920. AH the rest of the 42 indicted in that case originally were Innocent, particularly the numerous state bankers who discounted our notes. 1 was really the only fellow the law had any reason to get after.” "This,” said Judge Woodrough, “is not such a fraud case as others we have been trying In which widows and orphans and other folks were swindled by smooth tongued sales men. In this case no one has been swindled. And-1 think It right that I take the recommendation of the dis trict attorney and the others who have spent months going into the case and impose the fine suggested by them.” Leaves for Oregon. Gurney arrived Monday morning from Baker, Ore., and left at noon to return there after paying his fine in cash. He is vice president of the Baker White Pine Lumber company, employing more than 400 men. “I lost all In the Lion crash,” he said. “I lost $40,000 in stock which I had bought for $185 a share.” Mr. Kinsler said his investigations convinced him the out-state hankers in the case never should have been indicted. Kleveii Officers Dismissed. Charges against the following for mer officers of the Lion concern were dismissed: Fred Volpp, director. Philip D. Kohl, treasurer. Frank B. Knapp, director. Daniel Sanley, director. H. Clifford Leigh, secretary. Henry O. Beatty, vice-president. Dan F. Brown, vlce-preaident. F. Bertram Alldredge, vice pres ident. . J. Harvey Wheeler, assistant sec retary. Frank P. Cowdery, auditor. Charles C. Brant, assistant secre tary. The Nebraska bankers named in the indictments and against whom all charges were dismissed are the following: Stanley C. Stookey. Allen, Neb. Henry W. Schoettger, Arlington. August A. liayek. Bralnard. Harry F. Dunlap. Bridgeport. Vaughn G. Williams, Carroll. John Tully, Crete. Fred W. Buis, Germantown. Fred Wupper, McLean. Emil E. Wulf, Morse Bluff. Caleb E. Negus, Nickerson. Thomas J. Castle, North Bend. John J. Thiel, Obert. John A. Hauser, Platte Center. John F. Bates, Rising City. J. Mark Shulenberger, Rosalie. Dennla W. Killeen, Schuyler. Ixiuis E. Cozad, Malcolm. Louis P. Sornson, Sutton. Luke Mundy, Ulysses. Howard W. Crandall, Wlnnetoon. Chargee in the two Indictments against the following were also dis missed: Arthur S. Baty, New Vork. Insurance accountant; Edward P. Mc Donald, attorney; Fred J. Ilannlgan, Ernest G. Kill and Michael F. 0’8ul llvan, stock salesmen; William O. Van Wyck, former vice president. Woman Fools Doctors Given siv months to live several years ago, Mrs. Jeanette Daley went to work helping her husband manage concrete paving plant in Man Diego. Now she’s O. K. - I Coolidge Is Best Man in Race for Presidency, Declares Edison Laugh* at Lord'* Name—Elec trical izard Spend* 77th Birthday Working Hard. R.v International Nrwn Service. West Orange, N. J., Feb. 11.—"The 1924 presidential campaign situation has not fully developed, but of all the candidates so far named, t think the best man is Calvin Coolidge." Thomas A. Edison, stiver hatred electrical wizard, celebrating his sev enty-seventh birthday anniversary to day, made this statement in his lab oratory here this morning. The famous inventor arrived at his desk at 9:30, looking hale and hearty. He had been up at 7 o'clock and had a long walk. He said he was prepared for four or five hours of hard work, after which he would attend a ban quet In his honor. Beyond expressing his confidence In Coolidge. Edison said he did not want to discuss the political situation further. He laughed off the sugges tion that, he say something about his close friend, Henry Ford. Asked how he felt, Edison smiled and said: , "Hike a man of 40. I am a little more awkward, but I can get around pretty nearly as well as ever. I am 77 today, yes—but X am good for 10 more years, anyway." On Edison's desk as he talked were sheafs of telegrams from admiring friends all over the country. There was one tremendous telegram printed across a cardboard seven feet square. It contained tlie signatures of 14, 000 friends In Detroit. Radio, Edison said, Is the most im portant electrical achievement ih the last year. "Will radio supplant ths ,wire tele phone?" Edison was asked. "No," he answered. "Neither will there ever be Interplanetary com Thomas A. Edison. munication by radio, nor ever will th» radio supplant the newspaper." By Sun and Tide. Edison said that when America's coal and oil supplies are gone, science will have perfected that which will make It possible for the sun. the tide, the vegetable growth to supply our power. But, he added, nothing to the present time hae been accomplished to conserve the sun’s energy, al though something may be developed to make this possible and practicable. "What will be the most Important electrical invention of the future?” was another question shot at him. "A system of connecting power sta tlons end the development of water power to operate this system. The system Itself could be applied to farm power and transportation. It would result In the electrification of rail ways.” Griffis Is Given Reception at N. Y. New Tork. Feb. 11.—Corliss Hoover Griffis of Hamilton, Ohio, who was ielaas»d recently from prison In Moe bach, Germany, after serving part of a sentence for complicity In a plot to kidnap Grover Cleveland Bergdoll. American draft evader, arrived home today on the Albert Ballln and was given a reception at City Hall. SMOKE-SALE-SMOKE! 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At the very outset he read a pre pared statement charging that had ho not been "prominently mentioned in connection with high office” his name never would have been brought into the Inquiry. He declared he had acted in per fect good faith in accepting a retain ers' fee as counsel for Doheny after he left the cabinet and In the course of a long cross examination, repeated forcibly over and over his assertions that the attack made on him had been purely political. "X conceive that the matter is whol ly irrelevant to tho subject matter of your inquiry, lie said in conclusion, but I have been willing to come here and give these facts for such use and for such value as they may have in the pursuit of your inveatigation." “When he appeared in the com mlttee room, accompanied by David Rockwell of Ohio, manager of his campaign for the democratic presl dehtail nomination, the former secre tary of the treasury waa greeted with a burst of applause which continued for a minute or more. Questioned by Senator Walsh, democrat, Montana, Mr. McAdoo said he resigned as secretary of the treasury on December 16, 1318, and gav<* up the post of director genera! of the railways on January 11, 1319. After a three months' rest in Cali fomta, he entered the law firm of Cotton ft Franklin in accordance wlHi an agreement previously made. Service With Doheny "When did you hegin service with Mr. Doheny?" asked Senator Walsh. "November 30, 1919," was the deply. Asked if there had been any ar rangement while he was in the cabinet to enter the service of Mr. Doheny, Mr. McAdoo replied In the negative, adding that he had not entered their service until after he had resigned from office. His resignation as counsel was sub mitted on February 2, he said—the day after Doheny testifying before the committee, first revealed their con nection. He said he had advised Doheny only on Mexican affairs. Asked by Chairman Lenroot if he regarded Mr. Doheny "equally as guilty" ns Mr. Fall in the oil lease matter, Mr. McAdoo said, "Not equally. But I think he's guilty of a very sprious matter. Of course I don't undertake to express a judg ment. until your evidence !s coni pleted. Therefore I say appears." His statement, which was in the nature of an elaboration of his re cent letter to Chairman Lenroot of the committee dealing with Ills serv ices as counsel to the Doheny com panies, follows: "I am informed hv your chairman that already there has been inserted In the record the letter I addressed to him February 7, 1924, setting forth in detail the facts concerning the professional services rendered by my former law firm In New York, Messrs. McAdoo, Cotton and Franklin, and subsequently by myself In Bos An geles, in connection with Mexican property of Mr. Duheny's companies. It Is clearly shown in my letter and in the testimony before the commit tee that neither they nor I have had any relation whatever to the leases made of the Teapot Dome and Cali fornia naval reserves. There is. therefore, notbing more to be said on that score. But I have sought the privilege of appearing before the com mittee in person for the purpose of contributing in any way in my power as a private citizen to the object of this Inquiry. "It has been assumed that honor ably conducted law practice of a clti zen holding no public office is not or dinarily a subject of congressional in quiry. 1 think it may fairly be pre sumed that if my name was not prominently mentioned in connection with high office, my private practice as a lawyer would be of no Interest to this committee or to the public. Whether or not it has been drawn into inquiry to serve a partisan po litical purpose, the country will Judge. “It would be a crime against the public if the dragging of innocent people into this affair should divert attention from the guilty or prevent the discovery of those who have be trayed th“ public Interest. The faith of the people In their own govern ment Is shaken and damaging effects upon public morals are so grave that the security of democratic institu tions is seriously imperilled. The first duty, the imperative duty of the hour, is mercilessly to uncover and to bring to public view and scorn arid punish every one who has betrayed the public trust. "The question transcends political parties and partisan considerations. Ciean and incorruptible government is vital not alone to republicans and democrats, but to every citizen. For my part, I am eager to see partisan ship stilled in the face of so grave a danger to our common country. “I should like to supplement my letter of February 7 with some of the reasons that prevailed upon me to represent Mr. IViheny's companies professionally in his Mexican difficul ties. -• lawfully Acquired. “Article 27 of the Mexican consu tution of May 1. 1917. was an attempt to assert ownership by the Mexican government in the mineral deposit* of the aub-mirf; -e of lands in Mexico If this article should be given retroac tive effect it would result In the con fiscation of properties of American cltzen* lawfully acquired prior to the adoption of that constltuton. This presented a grave sltuaton for Ameri can property rights in Mexico—so grave in fact that the Wilson adminis tration on April 2, 1918, through Am bassador Fletcher, at Mexico City, filed a solemn protest against It. This attitude was consistently maintaned by the Wilson admiustraton through its life. When the Harding adminis tration came in. Heeretary Hughrs t.dopted (he same policy. This policy was insisted upon by the American commli-soners to Mexico, Messrs. War ten and Fayne, and, as I understand it, was practically made a condition of recognition of Mexico by the United States. “During the year 1918, I was direc tor general of the railroads of the United States. The fuel problem was one of the most serious with which we had to deal. I was then made to realize keenly the tremendous Import ance of fuel oil from Mexico. Your Ailing Tooth That Needs Extraction This week teeth will he extracted to demonstrate improved TOOTH-NUM method at one-third regular eharge— a $8.00 operation for 11.00 each tooth, which Includes X-ray examination if necessary. No pain during operation or afterward. Clip and preaant this announcement this week—it'a worth $2.00 to you. Dr. Shipherd, Dentist 612 Soeuritioa Bldg. 16th and Famain Sta. 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