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irrzTl The ( imaha W\ irning Dee (S.* —— _ minds rise above them.—Washington *** fITY EP1T10N yoL. 54_NOt 182> OMAHA, TUESDAY, JANUARY 13, 1925. *_TWO CENTS1,1 (J‘vn8 Gas Tax Bill Introduced Into House Money to Be Divided Between State and County High way Improvement; Protects Read. Measures j By 1\ C. POWELL, *taff C'«i ii*h|»ondent of Tlo» Onmlia lloe. Lilnroln, Jan. 12.—Nebraska's 43d legislative session buckled down to * veal business today following formal approval of committee appointments, confirmation of McMullen code ap pointees without a dissenting vote ar.d Introduction of 29 bills In house and senate. Twenty-six of the 29 bills can be classified as “chicken feed" of little or no vital importance. Three of the measures, however, will play leading loles in the session. They are: House roll No. 2 by Bailey of Thayer, Essam of Gage and Gilmore of Hastings, providing for a 2-oent gasoline tax. A bill by Bailey of Thayer in the house placing tangible and intangible property on the same taxation basis. Gas Bill Brawn by Farmers. A bill by tViltse of Richardson in tlie senate making the tax on in tangible property fin per tent of the current tax on tangible property. The gasoline tax bill Is Introduced by agrarian members of the locis latere and is looked upon as repre sentative of the farm idea of how .. sollnc tax shall be spent. The significant part of the bill provides: that 50 per cent of the money col-| looted shall go into a state road fund while the remainder shall he ap portioned to counties for their local highways in proportion to mileage of state highways in those counties. The bill is devoid of a technical outline of the method to be pursued in collecting the tax. It merely pro vides that the collection is to be in hands of the department of agrl culture to be worked out as the de partment sees fit. Approved by Governor. This bill, according .to Representa tive Bailey, represents Governor Adam McMullen’s idea of the gasoline tax as It should lie applied in Ne braska. In short, according to Bailey, it may be classified as the admini stration gasoline tax bill. “We have talked it over with the governor and it is drawn along lines suggested by him." Bailey said. “We also have talked the matter over with the Nebraska Good Roads’ asso ciation officials and while it doesn't meet with their approval I believe they will compromise on a measure of this description." Simultaneous with introduction of the gasoline tax bill a resolution was read in the lower house from the Wy mote Community club protesting against the gasoline tax. A similar petition from Pawnee county resi dents protesting- against the tax un less it is diverted Into the state gen eral fund for the purpose of reduc ing property taxes was rend. Intangibles Under Fire. The Bailey intangible tax bill as Introduced in the lower ho'uae which places Intangibles and tangibles on ths same taxation basis is an arbi trary repeal of the intangible tax law, which is pledged in the republican platform. The Wiltse bill placing in tangibles at <0 per cent of the tax on tangibles is a compromise meas (Torn to Pace Two. rolnma One.) Lodge Served 31 Years by Secretary Marble Table Rock, Jan. 12,—Officer* of Table Rock Lodge No. 33, I. O. O. F., were Installed at Odd Fellow*’ hall, Past Grand W. B. Beck acting as D. D. G. M. in the absence of , Chester M. Borden of Burchard. Faat Grand C. E. Kleckner of Dumont Lodge No. 62 of Dumont, Ta , offici ated as grand marshal. The follow ing are the newly-elected officers: W. A. Alderman, N. G.: Charles I. Nor ris, V. G.; M. H. Marble, secretary; John Petraiek, treasurer. M. H. Marble, who was Installed as Vtcretary, ha* held that office con tinuously sine* January 1, 1894. In a brief talk, about 50 members being present, Mr. Marble railed on all who wer* member* January 1, 1894, to rise. But one, Peter Stevens, arose. Mr. Marble Is the only charter member of the lodge left. Thl* lodge wa* Instituted July 4, 1872, by the late Faat Gram! Master D. A. Cline of Lincoln, who died a few years sgo at the I. O. O. F. home at York. Fred C. Beebe, Turunirarl, New Mexico, Director of Rodeos, Mr. Heebe, one of the lending roileo W director* of the country, stopped off In Omnhpi en route to New York from Kansas City, where he Just finished promoting the biggest rodeo ever *ts-.-ed In the mlddlewcst. lie Is conferring with officials of the American Legion about hnhhng a big rodeo h<-ie during the national roineniipn of tile American Leglppn WUv r Major Finds That Soldiers Are Inventors Another ■inventor has been discov ered in the Omaha forts by Maj. C. W. Mason. I^ast week he found Corp. James McGurgill of Oompany A, 17th in fantry, who is working on a new face piece for gas masks. Monday he announced that Sergt. William Dobbs, Company L, 17th in fantry, was working on a new gas mask carrier and a new pack cover. If the ideas of the men are given any credit they will be sent to the government arsenal near Baltimore, Md. All inventions or discoveries of of ficers or enlisted men are the proper ly of the government while the men are attached to the army, according to Major Mason. Only Nine Wives W ork for Countv Courthouse Officials Opposed to Employment of Mar ried Women. Only nine married women are em ployed in the Douglas county court house, according to a canvass made there Monday morning. Several widows are employed. A majority of the county officials expressed themselvek against the em ployment of married women, except under extraordinary rireumstance’S. Four women are employed hy Sher iff Kndres, two of them being single and two widows. In the cleric of the court's office, only one of the many women is mar ried. She is Mrs. Charles Kiseman, a .stenographer, whose husband works at the Brande.s store in the furniture department, and is somewhat crip pled. Two Court Reporters. There are two women court report ers, both married: Mrs. Florence Chamberlain in Judge Wakeley's court, and Mts, Mary H. Finley in Judge (loss' court. Court reporters are paid $2,750 a year and realize considerably more, although they must furnish material for their work. Mrs. Chamberlain's husband is an automobile man and Mrs. Finley's husband a bookkeeper. The two telephone operators at the courthouse are married. They work only half a day each, but are paid $75 a month. One of them. Mrs. Lou Burmester, is married to a city In spector. the other. Mrs. Harry Pierce, Jr., is the daughter-in-law of Regis ter of Deeds Harry Pierce, and Is tho wife of the deputy county assessor. Two in Treasurer's Office. Mrs. Roy Hartman, typist in the register of deeds office receives $100 a month. Her husband is with the Buick company. In the county clerk s office, Mrs. Irene Adams receives $100 a month ! as a clerk. Frank Dewey, county cierk, said he employed her during the war period when it was impos sible to get a man to fill the Job. Her husband is a shoe salesman. County Treasurer liauman em ploys two married women: Mrs. Myrtle McCune, coupon clerk, who receives $140 a month and Mrs. .So phia Greene of the special tax depart ment, who receives $100 a month and whose husband is a driver for the fire department. Mrs. McCune's hus band also works. TWO INFANTS FIRE VICTIMS Chicago, Jan. 12. — Perlplaneta Americana, alia* "the old fashioned American cockroach," has been defi nitely determined a carrier of the organism that cause* cancer, accord ing to Dr. Peter Clemensen's report to Heath Commissioner H. N. Bunden een. made public here today. "Ut Information waa contained In the peport with the “gold cure" for tuberculoeis. which Dr. Clemensen brought, back from Denmark with him yesterday. Retired Trainmaster to Move to California Wymore, Jan. 10.—C. P. Philbrlrk, retired Burlington trainmaster and train rules examiner, who finished s 5S year term of service last year, has returned to Wymore from South ern California, where he spent the past two month*. He will return to California to live, having sold his residence here to J. E. Elliott, rail way car foreman. Rt. Lukes guild of the Episcopal church of Wymore gave a surprise partw for the two daughters of Mr. Phllbrlek Friday evening and presented them with ap proprlately engraved silver spoons. The Clrls Friendly society also held a farewell for the daughters, who have been sctlve In church and social affair* here for several years. Boy Killed at Crossing. Bridgeport, Jan. 12.— David Spence 6, who formerly IIveil In Mlruitarc, wii* Instantly killed In Lon Anc'H»**. when he was at ruck by im niitoino bile ami run over, while crowing: n street with his mother. Liberty Pastor Resigns. Pawnee <*lly, Jan. 12. ftev <\ I. Hammond ha* realigned a* paator of the Hon KrejiHt Inmil rhtirrh at Liberty. HOW AIIK IUIK MRAHKM? L.*» Im • Hr it Up Spt v|ie Hi UI *•»« lh«IO fi#ttrr be **f« than morry. I»uve in Auto r.)ei trl< an<1 Flml'o Cut p , -I1J list AMv *r u»«ii»«nu t War Debts Reduction Considered Franco-British Project Would Make Payments to U. S. Contingent on Success of Dawes Plan. May Cancel Conference B.v HASH. D. H'OOX, 1 iiiverml Service stuff CiirreniMindent. (Copyright. 19!r>.) Paris, Jan. 12.—The American gov ernment is favorably considering a Franco-British project by which the payment of all war debts will be made contingent on Germany's abil ity to successfully continue the Da wet plan payments, and which involves a wholesale reduction of America's claim. This fact leaked out from a high source today with further information that Washington's announcement of the acceptance of the plan will prob ably coincide with the opening of the new administration on March 4. If this information is correct It would make unnecessary the proposeo debts conference In June. In a broad way the program is: Keflurliou of Debts. 1. The United States is to red ill the total debt of France to America from approximately y ,000,000.000' gold marks to 5,000,000 non gold murks, the balance to be America's "gesture of generosity" towards its war-time ally. 2 The debts of Italy, Belgium and Husain to America will he reduced in similar proportions. 3. The total French, Italian and Belgian d(bt to America will he added up and divided into 50 annuities, which will he deducted beginning if 1320, from the annuities those coun tries receive from Germany under the Dawes plan. Thus France, instead of receiving 52 per cent of the Dawes annuities, would receive about 15 per cent, with 21 per cent going to Amer ica anil 16 per cent to KngLuui. Pay ments of other countries would he pro-rata from their percentages. Guarantee* in Gold. 4. Guarantees to America would lie g.ven by these countries In the shape of liens on gold deposits in their banks. Thus the French guar antee would be one billion gold francs which, although remaining in the vaults of the Bank of France, would lie subject to call b.v the United States should any Dawes annuity fail. Italy's guarantee would he one •billion lire and Belgium's would be 25,000.000 francs. 5. A similar operation will he performed to enable France to col lect her dues from the other allies, the whole business being directed by a "debt commissioner," working un der the Dawes agent of the repara tions commission. Pioneer Dies on Homestead Where He hived 54 Years Albion. Jan. 12.—The first white men to locate In Ruone county came here in 1S71. Very few are still 11 v ing who came during that year. One of these pioneers, Elias Atwood, died Friday on the homestead where hr had lived for f>4 years. During this period he had seen this country pass from a state of primeval rawness, occupied only by roving hands of In dlans, to a highly developed farming region. Elias Atwood was born at Philips. Me., December 15, 1845. and married Lucy A. King at Wareham, Mass., in September 1888. To them nine chil dren were bdrn. Mr*. Atwood died in 1914. Mr. Atwood leave* two staters, six children. 38 grandchildren and 19 great grandchildren. The funeral was held Sunday afternoon at the M. E. ihurch of which he had been a lifelong member. Date Set for Hearing in Drug Store Haiti Case DeWItt. Jan. 12.—Monday, January 19, was act as (lie date of the pro llmlnary trial of C. A. Witte, veteran DeWItt druggist, i harge.l with pos session and selling intoxicating llipior and with permitting gnmbling In hla drug store, which was raided by Saline county officers twice last Tuesday. The case will he tried at Wilher. Witt* was released on bond Friday snd Is back at hla drug store Red Riding Hood’s Adventures to Be Printed in The Bee A Little R#d Hiding Hood which ] can be rut out ami lined a* a doll. A hold, had wolf, a grandmother and a hunter which cun ho UHfd the an me way All the*#, together with a *tory of Little Red Hiding Hood* adventure with th< wolf, ar# to he found In The Omaha It##. Kvery child wln» g'l* The Omaha lice rail have the*# cutout# and • -.til read, perhap* a «ei and or I third Mine, the thrilling tale of the little glrl'n adventure. The Htor> and thp picture# will begin to appear ihl* morning. ' There will h# the*##* for the ! character* n* well an the cutout* I of the character* tie inaelve* Mate Finds Wife on Another's Lap; They Part **I found her eittinpr on another man’s lap, and she was remarking about his nice, curly hair," testified James Emery of 807 North Twenty seventh avenue, ;n divorce court Mon day morning. Young Mrs. Emery, brought suit against James. He filed a cross-pe tition. They both charge infidelity and name corespondents. They were married in September, 192o. [Witnesses Tel! of Fatal Shooting in Blackwood trial J Story of Defendant " Search for Ahe (Jirian and Attack on \ ezeniano Told. Dramatic details regarding the kill ing of Tony Vezeniano. for which Paul Blackwood, 30. of “610 Dewey avenue, is on trial in district court, charged with second degree murder, were testified to by Frank Oarrotto, one of the seven Italian witness who are to he called to the stand. "Blackwood came to Ike Payne's place the night tit July is, looking for Abe Oirian," he said, "flittering, he pulled a revolver. Tolty Vezeniano tried to act ns a peacemaker, lie offered Kin ],v. od a clgaret and told him not to make trouble, ltut Black wood fired,'' This in brief is the testimony of Oarrotto. Abe f rinn. also railed to' stand, said he heard the shots, ran from behind, a building and discovered what had happened. RESERVE OFFICERS TO REPORT HERE Seventeen reserve offioeis of the Seventh corps area have been order ed to report for duty at Omaha for two weeks training courses. They are; Medical corps, IJeut. fob Marc Ray Hughes, Mt. Louis: Lieut, fob Harry Don Sihshy, Spring field, Mo; fnpt. William II. Setzer, Roch ester, Minn., and Second IJeut. Louis A fnstillnn, Kansas City, Mo. The following officers vv ill report to the judge advocate: First Lieut. Arch M. Mi Keever, Topeka, Kan., and First IJeut. Irvin Schlessinger, Dcs Moines. * ai)t. Roy Blebrr of Moline, Kan., will report to the ordnance depart ment. All the above officers are ordered to report on January 12. The following officers will report j on February 2: Military Intelligence: Capt. George F. Eliot, Kim,is City, Mu Maj, Ber nard B Wilcox. Duluth, M’nn ; Cnpt Cyrus W. Perkins, Cedar Rapids. Is., and First Lieut. Ralph E. Pierce. Omaha. Judge advocate: Maj. Samuel J. McWilliams Kansas City, Mo,: fnpt. Fred Jensen. Minneapolis, and First Lieut. Louis Cl. Tellner. Jamestown ' I .V. D. Medical: IJeut. Col, Harold L. j lamb, Little Falls. Minn., and Lieut Col. Frank C. Maguire, Augusta. Ark. < irdnanee i lapt nthon> Thomas. I 10 SHOW HORSES KILLED BY BLAZE Morris, III.. Jan 12.—'Ten fine show horses owty*d by Harry Gorham st Rroadmoor. 111., were killed by s if foeation In a fire whirh destroyed th* barn on hi* stock farm yesterday. Dick Muldoon," the champion shet land saddle pony of the country, was among the animals killed. Preparations had been completed to take the animal* to the Denver horse show and a further trip to the Pa cific coast. A tentative estimate of the loss was placed at $75,000. Youth Pleads Guilty to Attack on Girl. 1 t S|lerlnl lllspnti-h In Til# Onuilm llrr. Fremont. Neb., Jnn. 12—Hurry Hlnekmore, 19 nnd married, was placed In the Dodge county Jail to day following Ills pica of guilty to the charge of an attempted nttsek on Jeanette Took 14, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Cook. Black more and the rooks are neighbors. The timely Rppearance of Mr* rook frustrated the attempted assault. It waa charged. At the pie llmlnary hearing this afternoon Rlarkmnre was placed under $5,000 bond. In lieu of which he w.i* rnm mltted to Jail. Former Prominent l.awvcr of Beatrice Dir cm Coast Special Dispatch III The Omaha Her. Ilmirlcr. N’ol.,, Jnn 12 Horace G. fa tide*, prominent attorney here in the 'SOs and for yen re counsel for .1 K. Hmith, Imnker, who died last week In California died today at his home al llunllngton Pai U, i ai according lo word rcce|\ ,*d l.\ hi nisi i-i, |), Julia C. Him i tleatrlce plot . . i Ilia w If e . i to I l wo suns *oi v 11 I?<‘\i\al Open* iti Vurora. Aurorn. .Inn. I? It«* \\ formal |»i • *M« nt ..f Ym u |!< . i* hold I n ir « revival minting $« t tlir I Tnltn«l | Hrrtlifrn « hun h In \iiim.i lit Ik !»»• Ing n natal wt b> Utv. II. H 11« 1>< 11> lutul I’UHlor j Pollman to Give Back His Pardon | Prison Ht^fase Alleged Pur chased From Kansas (Gov ernor to Be Returned to New State Executive. Challenges Prosecutor liy VINA IJNIISAV, I nltronl Service Staff Correspondent. Kansas City, Mo., Jan. 1-’.—The *1.2511 pardon alleged to have been purchased by Fred S. Pollman from Governor Jonathan M. Davis of Kan sas, will be returned tomorrow. Pollman, who is here, tonight Is sued a statement in which he said he would go to Topeka tomorrow, re turn the pardon to Ben S. Vaulen, newly inaugurated governor, and of fer h'mself to Charles B. Griffith, attorney general, for prosecution. ' It was not self-interest that prompted me to purchase the par don," said Pollman, former Lacygne, Kan., banker. "When Governor Davis declares the affair was a frameup he is right. But it was a frameup to determine whether or not pardons were being sold and If the chief executive of Kansas had be trayed the faith of his people." May Get New Pardon. Pollman declared that on his ar rival tomorrow In Topeka lie would i hallcngc Attorney General Griffith, who has declared that Pullman s par don should he recalled and Pollman prosecuted as well as Governor Davis an dthe letter's son, Russell Davis, both of whom r re arrested today charged with bribery in connection with the pardon deal. It 1? generally believed that if Poll man surrenders his pardon tomorrow that another one will be Issued him by the present governor. Pollman is at liberty on a conditional parole. He was given a sentence of one to seven years on a forgery charge, Pollman, a former close friend and political supporter of Governor Davis, said be entered into a plot to attempt to purchase a pardon only as a means of either substantiating or refuting the verbal charges that were being bandied about Kansas to the effect that pardons could he bought and sold. GLOVES LOST IN I CROWD OF “VAGS” Fifteen vagrants were lounging about the police station Sunday night, waiting to "sign the book" and be assigned to hunks in the jail for a night's "flop." Motorcycle Officer Earl Sherwood rounded them up to take them Into the bullpen. Suddenly he missed his heavy leather gauntlets. He searched the 15 vagrants, but the! gloves were not found, so he held all 15 for court Monday. In court the men denied Individual ly and collectively that they had stolen the gloves, and they were re leased with orders to leave town at once. GASOLINE BLAZE FATAL TO SEVEN fnlilivell, N. .1 . .Ian. II.—Seven negroes, six membei# of the Oeorge Oootrh family and an unidentified woman boarder, were burned to death when a gasoline fed kitchen five ex ploded In their home today. Horace Jordan, another negro, was severely burned. The mother. after starting the blaze, ran out Into the street to call for help, then returned and perished with her five children and a negree* who lived with them Alleged Blue Sky Law Violator Arraigned ft|»rri*| DUpntrlt In Thr Omaha He*. Tic;itrice, Neb., Jun. 12.—A. J. Wy att, who was brought back ye«terdn> from Denver on the charge of vlo biting the Nebraska blue aky law. was arraigned today before County Judge sMntamore and pleaded not guilty. His case whs set for hearing tomorrow afternoon and in default of $1,500 bond he was remanded to the county jail. M. Is. Rawlings of Wy mote, Neb., is the complaining wit nesa. Bovs Serve an Firemen. Randolph, Jsn. It,— Hushing to ths scons of a fir# dlsco\#r#d on thr roof of thr H I,. Peck home here, a mini her of high school boys, some climb ng to the nttic and others <o the nr f. si on extinguished the flames. Mrs Peck and two girls were the only ones nt home when the fire was discovered. c~ -- Henry Ford Buys Historic Hansom Cab (incliinatt, O , .Inn. 1*.—Henry l ord, Detroit manufacturer, l»a* : pun based ,» hansom cab from W J Mul\ iltill of Cincinnati, it wan announced her* tnd»> Tlic cab in w tin It iiihii> prominent theatrical personage* including l.illlau Ru* *ell little t idden whs Imported from I't mice uiiin> .tears agti. I be cab mi* shipped tg Drliwif Chorus Girl, 17, Who Sued Omaha Police Chief for $5,000 Damages , i«i ■1 ■ ii Evelyn Taylor, lT-yeorold chorus girl, following h'-r Imprisonment at I)es Moines at the instance of her father, Harry Sheppard of Omaha, has started a J.'.,000 damage suit against ilie Omaha police department. In her petition Evelyn claims mali cious prosecution and names Chief id rolice Van Heusen. Shf was released Saturday night after spending :4 hours in .MU, on the grounds that there was no evidence of a legitimate _lllgp 1 HEKm_j Evelyn Taylor. charge against the girl. Judge Sel lers held that Evelyn was not subject to the Jurisdiction of Omaha Juvenile authorities at Omaha and is no long er under control of her parents lie cruse Evelyn a married woman. The Omaha officers who went to Des Moines returned to the father with the information that the girl is again free to pursue her theatrical career. Vos. they tell me I'm being sued by the chorus girl,'' said Chief Van Deusen. T do not know why. Neither do I know how she can fil* suit against Omaha police in Iowa.” 2CG Attend Golden Wedding at Minden Pkoecn Came tu Nebraska Penniless t() Year** Af:o; Now (lu n Tracts of Land. Kperial to 1 lie Omaha Bcf. Minden, Neb.. Jan. 12.-More titan 200 friends and relatives attended the celebration of the golden wedding an niVernary of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Olson at the Odd Fellows hall h*ro last Friday. Among the horde of guests were 12 children and 3R grandchildren of the couple. The affair was considered one r*f the social events of the season The Olsons cam* to Nebraska 4<' years ago. as nearly penniless as any of the pioneers who trekkrd across the plains in search of new homes. Now they own more than 1,000 acres of land in various parts of Nebraska. Their children were all raised on the homestead and now ov» n and operate farms of their own. In spite >f the fact that both Mr and Mrs. Olson are more than 70, they led the opening dance as gracefully on the’ night of their golden wedding anniversary as they did on the night of their marriage ">0 years 1 fore. U. S. ACCEPTS FINANCE PACT Washington. Jan. 13,—The tentn tlve agreement arrived at in Purif between American t epresentatlves and the allied finance minister* has been accepted by the Washington government. Acceptance of the arrangement « is mad# Known today at the state de partment where it was emphasized that no departure from the Americnn policy toward collection of claims un der the Dawes plan from German an nuities wa« Involved. House Nantes Chairmen. 11> Aw»u«inlOei I'rcaa. Lincoln. Jan u—Siitlsfaction over (he assignment of state legislator* on standing committee* of the two houses, as announced todax. xxas ex pressed generally by member* The senate committee on commit tees. I npioking the xarlou* roster*, also named the chairmen, but on the house committees the choices xverc left to ench group Many of these met after this afternoon a ndjourn nient and named their heads, while other* postponed action until tomor row. Thnlrjnen selected today by hous*' Committees xx ere A f rleulture—Wlftf el» t ine* ami Te«rna—TXyVal! F.tus'SUon Miner, who defeated Aurand after nAverst ballots raUen Insurance Mrnin r>»anue an<i Taxation Hamiih;'p S'hoot Lamia and Fund*—ElweTl John-j •on M*dlcal Societies- -XX eod State Institution*—<Jilmnr* Ibnkl and Hank in* MrUllin t'ori'ot at ton— M» Master Manufacturing and commerce Mu - New Pastor at Tulilr Rock. Table UiH'k Jan 12 Kex Arthur Sxvanson has mrlxcd hete from Springfield. Neb . to become pastor of the Methodist church This chinch has been without a regular pastor since last summer xx hen Hex < irorge I*. Trite* resigned and left for the Ron. Farm Xlorlgajcrs IVt-roaM*. t'olumbus. Jan. 12 Record* filed1 In the register's office 1n Platte conn | f v show 1 hat there ion fewer (at iu! iuuit»«4|»c« in l! 4 than in 4 Former Banker to Trial Today D. A. W e.-trand Goes Before Federal Court on Five Indietmeuts. SpffiHl DWputch l« The Omnhfl Bee. 4 rest on, Ia.f Jan. 12.—I). A. Wf« trand. former rashier of the Farmer * National hank of Shenandoah, is soon to come to trial. This announcement was made to day when it was learned that the next term of federal court for this district would open here tomorrow morning Weitrand j« charged with embez Element and misappropriation of fund# of the bank in which he wa* formerly employed. Five indictment? against the nihn were returned by the federal grand jury in 1923. The former Vankor disappeared from Shenandoah soon after the shortage in the bank funds was fountl. For almost a year authorities searched for him throughout the country. He was finally discovered in Louisiana, arrested and returned to Iowa lie was released soon after that on bond anti has been at liberty ever since. Westrand is accused of bavin* taken Most of the money was sent to the hank in the form of drafts from Topeka. Kan . and was converted by WeMrand. according to the indictment, for his own use. Mortgage Conditions in York County Improved York Jan, 13—According to re port* In the office of register of| deeds the same number of mortgagee! was filed In 1934 as In the preceding year. In 1934 399 farm mortgages were filed, totaling ll.i4S.S3M3; 111; mortgage* on village and city proper-1 tv totaling 9403,397.64. and 133 chat tel mortgages totaling 61.316.OSt.il. There la a largo Increase In number discharged, which is taken a.s an in dication of Improved financial condi tions. Mrs. Bridal Sut-riindis to Auto Vccidcnt Injuries Taw pee City. Jan. 13 —Relatives In Pawnee City received word last week that Mrs. John Bridal of Kntd. OkI.i had died at her home there following an automobile accident She was for merly Miss Mamie Chapman, daugh ter of Mr. and Mis H s chapman at ona time resident* of this coir niunitv, who moved to Oklahoma a number of years ago Mrs Bridal vs as about 33 years of age and had! one son. aged 3 K!.ain Shipments Increase. Elgin, Jan 13 —In 1 t there were! •hipped from Elgin 3v> carloads of hogs. 11.1 carloads of cattle and 111 cm loads ,vf grain. In 1931 there were I shipped 334 earolads of hogs. 109 ear loads of cattle ami iso carloads of( grain. I The Weather I K-— ...—- - . j For 71 hour* 7 p in .Unuarv |? j i'rMWUlUpii ini h#* hup.li *ali h.» , T t*l T «mi iim# JamiRtv i, a «'* a* : f|i |*n«’V. o ;* .'tour It Tcni|irr«(urr« A * hi .IT I »> m 1: 6 * m \ * * p m \ j | Turn 1 4 1 »' m ' •* W1 If* 4 |» **» 14 I 4 in, ? i p m Hum • * V m Ml IS lie. n -.11 I |* w..g, * M»,. J j Relief Laws Demanded by Senator Idaho Republican Urges Ex tra Session of Congress to Deal With Subject. Keep ing Party Pledge. Special Group Working Washington, .Ian. 12.—While the president's agricultural commission continued today to wrestle with the » problem of farm relief. Senator Bo rah, republican, Idaho, urged in the senate that there be an early 'extra session of the new congress to enact legislation dealing with the subject. Calling attention that farm aid had been a predominant issue in the last campaign, the Idaho senator declared the problem confronting the country, if the farmers are to have any j>ei manent relief, is the same as it was before the election. "I want to register my protest ' he said. "against the proposition th) I agriculture has adjusted itself or will adjust itself in the near future." Betterments in some lines of agrl eulture, he continued, have been cin to two causes, the failure of crops in Kurope and the Dawes reparation plan. lie added, however, that the Dawes plan could not l>e of lasting benefit unless the amount of repnn. tions to he paid by Germany is f red at a definite sum. Brute Takes Issue. Senator Bruce, democrat, Maryland, took issue with Senator Borah that congressional action was no*, -ary. He a« erted that the plight of th fartper was being relieved "by natu ral processes with which the govern n-.ent has nothing to do." "The truth is." the Mary land ■ ’ r ator said, "that the western farmer does not try hard enough. He is '■ > prone to run to the government wi*h his troubles. No matter how frr from legislative functions his trouble may bo, he sets up a cry. and w* may consider ourselves fortunate if the cry dues not assume the tenor of a threat against the government ” When Senator Bruce declared at another point that he was almost con strained to a«k "is there any agricul tural problem at all?" several aer ators were on their feet seeking to give the information, but the Mary land senator declined to yield. ITALIAN CHAMBER MEETING TAME By AiMriated Fre*« Rome. Jan. 12.— So peacefully d i the chamber of deputies resume - sessions today that the event came a* an anti-ciimax The galleries we*® crowded in anticipation of great e\ citement. Instead the sitting pro ceeded with the greatest calm. Premier Mussolini and all the m • bers of the cabinet were present, r* also were ex-Premlers Gioletti, Or lando and Saiandra. the last named occupying his usual place on the ex tremo r.rht amidst the fascisti. Interrogations on the agenda for the session were discussed without any notable incident. TWO INFANTS FIRE VICTIMS Scattls. 'Wash.. .Tan II.—Ths 1» month-old baby of Gus Ertsen. -* 'onershorsman. was burned to d*s.r ' today and * second baby. Ollie, I l-i year# old. is dying a: the city hos pital from burns suffered when ifc* family home caught f;re during ihi mothers absence. Farmer Injured When Lighting Plant Explode* Shenandoah. la. .Ian. II.—Haro Teachout. farmer, was injure.) when an aoetelyne lighting plant which he was refilling explode.). His face w - burned, his eyes injured an.l a gas) cut in his ear. The cause of the i x plosion cin not he explained. The plant is located outside of the honse. Jummary of the Day in Washington The Muscle Shouts lull reefin'"M be for* the senate. Representative Tillman, dfimvrst. Ark3in.".i<5. defended congress Rplni! liquor drinking charges President OiwIKis? addressed del*« cites to the Associated GcnerU Cin* tmotors' convent ton. Me® t'h rman Plum er of the shipping board testified before th* shipping board investigating comma tee Senator flora h urgent ea Hy aetkm on farm legislation even if It require* .ia extra session of congress* The tentative agreement between American and all lest rcpresrntatfv*-.* on war claims ha* been accepted l \ the Washington government The supreme court hold the state* cannot compel a private canVrt bv motor vehicle to encage in puU t traffic for hire. Vomin4io*n of At * nev Genet*. >' • >ne ’he v t • . . «.n <i »* proved bv a senate subcommittee » t that of t'h*do* u Warren to noe i " t» | IUO' mate**