The Omaha Daily Bee
VOL. 51-NO. 1S7.
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President
Signs New
Tax Bill
Senate Vote on Acceptance of
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To 29 House AH.
journs Sine Die.
Hitchcock Raps Leaders
Washington, Nov. 23. The tx
i c vision bill became law late today,
President Harding signing it at the
rapilol in the closing hour of the
special session of congress.
The executive signature was at
tached within less than an hour after
the senate had completed enactment
of the measure by agreeing to the
conference report by .V) to 29. Six
lepublican. Borah, Ladd, I.aFol
lctte, Moses, Norberk and Norris
voted against the report and one
democrat, Broaitssard, voted for it.
This is the bill which repeals the
excess profits and transportation
taxes, does away with most of the
so-called nuisance and luxury taxes,
reduces individual taxes all along the
line and increases the corporation
income tax from 10 per cent to MVi
per cent. .
. Final enactment of the tax. revi
sion bill was accomplished with the
i acceptance by the senate of the con
ference report on the measure. The
bill went directly to the president.
Measure Temporary.
Few, if any senators, supporting
the measure were entirely satisfied
with all of its sections, but they took
the view that it contained more good
provisions than bad ones. The meas
ure is generally conceded to be only
a temporary one and the understand
ing now is that a new revision bill
will have to be framed within a year
or so.
The house agreed to adjourn sine
die before midnight, adopting the
senate resolution for such an adjourn
ment without a record vote.
The house adjourned sine die at
4:01 p. m. ,
"In four hours of debate the bill
received much condemnation. Each
of the dozen senators who spoke had
some complaint to make, while sev
eral sharply criticized the bill. Sen
ator Smoot, republican, Utah, said:
"The people from one end of the
country to the other arc not satis
fied with the bill."
Hitchcock Scores Leaders.
lie declared he thought in 1922 the
bill would "be materially amended,"
berause of its "discriminatory" taxes !
and the high surtaxes,
The senate managers were assailed
by Senator Hitchcock, democrat, Ne
braska and others, who asserted that
they represented in their negotiations
with the house managers not the
sentiment of the majority of the sen
ate, but only that of Ihe "dominant
element"" of the republicans in the
senate. - ; ,
Senator Walsh, democrat, Massa
chusetts, inveighed against a system
under which, he said, managers of
the house and senate, meeting in se
cret, could overturn the expressed
will of congress. He warned that
it this system was continued there
would be a revolution in the coun
try. Cthcr senators disagreed as to
the result pictured, but agreed that
the system was faulty. .
Strangers Steal
$40 From Traveler
Kansan Accepts Offer to
"See" Town But Loses
Cash. r
Henry Oakley of Baxter Springs,
Kan., stood in the Union station in
Omaha Wednesday afternoon, wait
ing for a train to San Francisco.
Two affable fellows approached
him.
"Want'a see the town?" they
asked.
Oakley accepted their invitation.
When they arrived near Twenty-
seventh and Dewey avenue, the trio
hesitated. Were going over here
to get some liquor. Want some?"
quoth his new-found companions.
Oakley assented and drew forth
roll of $40. One of the men
snatched it and they both fled. Oak
ley called the police and told them
this story. Eight officers hurried
to the scene. But the pair had dis
appeared. Oakley told the police he had been
working in the harvest fields up
north and was on his way to the
west coast when he stopped off iri
Omaha.
Galway Prisoners Rush
Wardens as .Prison Burns
Galway, Ireland. Nov. 23. (By
The Associated Press.) Forty po
litical prisoners confined in the pris
on here rushed the wardens today
while a fire of uncertain origin was
blazing in two sections of the struc
ture. The men seized the keys and
barricaded themselves with six ward
ens in another part of the prison.
The fire was brought under con
trol but -later a desperate struggle
occurred between the rebellious pris
oners and their custodians in which
five policemen and five prisoners
were injured.
Merchants to Accept Corn
In Payment of Merchandise
Madclia", Minn.. Nov. 23. Mer
chants of Madeiia have decided to
accept corn as payment of debts and
purchases of merchandise. This ac
tion was taken yesterday and fol
lowed complaint of farmers that
they were unable to meet financial
o&I:gations and held the low mar
ket price of corn made it impracti
cal for them to haul grain to market.
Norris Scores
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Junior Senator Declares
And Present Attitude Show Him Uptf&ort
As Inconsistent and Playing
For Votes.
By E. C. SNYDER.
atblnctoa Corrf.poadrnt Omaha Bra,
Washington, Nov. 23. (Special
Telegram.) Senator Norris, who ha
bfert nursing himself back to health
since his breakdown early in the
summer, while actively participating
in the work of the senate since his
return from his summer camp in
Wisconsin, has not participated in
any lengthy discussion on the floor.
Today, however, Senator Hitchcock,
his colleague, had taken occasion to
praise the democratic party for im
provements which had been made in
the tax bill, with reference to sur
taxes on incomes, incidentally giving
the so-called agricultural "bloc" in
the senate praise for joining the
democrats in raising ttfe surtax over
the house bill as originally passed
Senator Norris listened attentively
to his colleague paint the picture of
democratic statesmanship and
achievement and take credit for
fashioning legislation to the satisfac
tion of the great majority of the
people. Then the junior senator
pulled the props out from under
Senator Hitchcock by reading from
the Congressional Record just what
democrats have and have not done,
with particular emphasis on the
senior senator's previous votes. .
Black Confirmed
As Postmaster
By U. S. Senate
Nomination and Confirmation
Fills Vacancy Caused by
Death of C. E. Fanning
More Than Year Ago.
By E. C. SNYDER.
Washington Correspondent Omaha Bee.
Washington, Nov. 23. The nomi
nation of Charles E. Black, Omaha
merchant, to be postmaster at Oma
ha, succeeding the late Charles E.
Fanning, was unanimously con
firmed by the United States senate
late this afternoon. The nomina
tion was sent to the senate earlier in
the day by President Harding and
the subsequent confirmation brought
to an end a fight that had been
waed for several .weeks . by sup
porters of W. G. Ure for the appoint
ment. The aid of R. B.. Howell, national
committeeman of Nebraska, was en
listed by the Ure forces, following
the announcement by Congressman
Jefferis that he would submit the
name of Mr. Black to the postoffice
department for transmission to the
president. Mr. Howell held a series
of conferences with Postmaster Gen
eral Hays, in an attempt to secure
Mr. Ure's appointment, but the post
office department stood on its policy
of not interfering with the rights, es
tablished by precedent, of permitting
the senatorial or congressional
representative to select the post
master. Statement of Jefferis.
In connection with the confirma
tion of Mr. Black, to be the Omaha
postmaster, Congressman - Jefferis
authorized the following statement:
"Mr. Black's appointment and
prompt confirmation at the hands of
the senate are most gratifying to me.
In my opinion, he will make a cap
able, efficient and courteous post
master. Mr. Black's genial dispo
sition, wide acquaintance with the
people of Omaha, and knowledge of
its business affairs, its hope and aspi
rations for a bigger and better city,
fit him especially for the position.
"Mr. Black has been my personal
friend for nearly 30 years. He was
chairman of the republican congres
sional committee of the district,
when. I made my first race for con
gress in 1908, and served three
years as a member of the school
board of Omaha.
Is City Booster. .
"His life has been an active one.
After graduating from the high
school at Freeport, 111., he learned
the printers' trade and followed it
for a number of years, then became
a plainsman with- prominent cattle
men in Wyoming and Colorado.
Coming to Omaha in 1889 he be
came a salesman for a flour mill and
afterwards manager of a wholesale
flour business. Years later he went
into business for himself, in the
gents' furnishing goods line, and has
been most successful.
"In civic affairs, for the welfare
of Omaha, Mr. Black's activities are
many. For 14 years he has been a
member of the board of governors
of Ak-Sar-Ben, the boosting", or
ganization of the city; was the
president and now is a director of
the retailers' association; now is a
member of the loan committee of the
Omaha Loan and Building associa
tion, a $20,000,000 concern, and also
is a director of the Omaha Chamber
of Commerce and grand potentate
of the shrine. "
"In all of these activities Mr.
Black has done his full duty with
fidelity and the same are proof of
his high standing and popularity
among the people of Omaha."
Herbert S. Daniel, who has been
acting postmaster since the death of
Mr. Fanning, and who was an appli
cant for the permanent appointment,
oeclared yesterday that he had all
of the records of the office in shape
and that Mr. Black could take up- his
new duties as soon as he desired.
Army Orders
Washington. Nov. 23. (Special
Telegram.) Maj. Ray W. Bryan,
medical corps, is relieved from duty
at Camp Grant, IIL, and will pro
ceed to rort Lrooic, reb.
Hitchcock
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Among other things the senator,
v. ho was in splendid condition, said:
"Perhaps 1 do not have as much
partisanship is I ought to have. At
least 1 do not have the same amount
that most of the members of the
senate have, but when I hear" my
colleague expostulating here as to
what was done by the solid demo
cratic vote and a few republican
votes, my mind carries me back to
1917, when the democrats were in
control of this body; when Woodrow
Wilson was in the White House;
when he moved a great many sena
tors as easily and as completely as
the player moves the wooden pawns
on the checkerboard.
"I remember that in 1917, soon
after we went into the war. the sen
ate fought for weeks over the propo
sition of increasing income taxes and
increasing taxes on war profit". 1
atso remember that there then was
a democratic majority and a republi
can minority, and these fights were
made by a few republicans and a few
democrats, who always were de
feated. We always were in the minor
ity. The difference between my col
league and these republicans oyer
here, who have been fighting to im
prove this bill, is that these few re-
(Turn to Fae Two. Column Two.)
Special Session
Of Sixty-Seventh
Congress Quits
Tax Revision and Maternity
Bills Among Last Signed
By President Before
Adjournments.
Washington," Nov. 23. The spe
cial session of the 67th congress
ended late today after President
Harding had visited, the capitol and
signed measures exacted in the clos
ing hours. The house was the first
to close up shop, adjourning sine die
at 4:01. and at 4:37 o'clock the sen
ate quit.
Chief among the measures signed
by Mr. Harding were the tax re
vision and maternity bills. After
finally disposing of the tax bill, the
senate turned to clean up some 500
odd presidential nominations; but
nearly half of the number were left
to die under the law. Most of these
were minor postmastership appoint
ments. It was understood attempts
to put through the last-minute
nominations , had been blocked
largely through charges of several
senators that an effort was being
made to "railroad" appointments.
Meanwhile, the house was await
ing announcement that the president
had signed the tax and the maternity
bills and had no other communica
tions and when so informed ad
journed. The senate finished , its
executive business and plunged into
controversy over the resolution by
Senator King, democrat of Utah,
calling for an investigation of the
activities of interests favoring an
embargo on imports of dyes and
chemicals, b.ut could not hold a
quorum and adjourned.
Frequent reference was made in
the senate debates to the length of
the session which began April 11,
some saying that the work Tiad
caused ' irritability . and lack of co
operation among members. Con
gress will convene in regular sessitSn
December S.
Oregon Trunk Train
Stalled in Snowdrifts
Since Last Saturday
Portland, Ore., Nov. 23. Train
No. 102 on the Oregon Trunk rail
way, en route from Bend to Port
land, has been stalled in a snow
bank 20 feet deep since Saturday.
Relief engines also were stalled. It
was said today the engine that was
sent from the south has been dug
out but nothing has been heard
from the engine that started from
the north forthe stalled train.
Two relief engines and one pas
senger coach left Bend today for
the stalled train. Other railroads are
uncovering trains that were stalled
by the rains, snow and ice of Sat
urday night and Sunday.
A rotary snow rjlow this morn
ing reached the stalled passenger
train which left Spj!;ane Saturday
night for Portland. The train was
at Cook, nearly opposite Hood Riv
er, and after this train and another
one which has been stalled at Fall
bridge arc freed from the ice, the
passengers will be taken to Steven
son, where they will be put on a
boat for Portland.
U. S. and German Embassies
In Paris Resume Relations
Paris, Nov. 23. Diplomatic rela
tions between the American and
German embassies here, which were
broken off in 1917. were re-established
yesterday afternoon when Am
bassador Herrick made a formal
call on Wilhelm Mayer von Kauf
beuren, former German ambassador.
Ambassador Herrick took the ini
tiative in view of Herr von Kauf
beuren's diplomatic seniority in
Paris.
TJ. P. Seeks Wyoming Line.
Washington, Nov. 23. The Union
Pacific railroad sought permission
from the Interstate Commerce com
mission today to acquire the Sarato
ga & Encampment railroad, a short
line entirely within the state cf
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Widow, on Stand in Own Dc
fense, Asserts Husband Be
rame Violent During
Brain Storms.
Quit for Thanksgiving
Auburn, Neb., Nov. 23. (Spe
cial.) Mrs. Lucy Neal, on trial
here charged with the murder of
her husband, Ben Neat, took the
witness stand this morning. Look
ing haggard and worn after eight
days in the court room, she re
strained her emotions and answered
questions quickly and clearly.
She is 30: was married to John
Wright in March, 1904; and after
his death in 1907 married Neal in
1909. She moved to Omaha with
her first husband In 1906 and they
were living at 207 South Twenty
feventh street when he died, at
which time he was a clerk in the
Woodmen of the World offices.
They had two children, Lcland and
Ava.
She said her domestic troubles
with Neal became serious about
three years ago.
Subject to Brain Storms.
"He was subject to frequent brain
storms," she said, "and when they
were upon him, he would threaten to
shoot the whole family. He kept a
loaded revolver in the house and
would get it out and walk about
brandishing it. He often threatened
me.
"One night he had been drinking
and went to bed. He woke up and
demanded his whisky. I got up and
found it for him. Then he got the
revolver. Ava and I fled out of the
house. Ava went to a neighbor's and
I stayed in the yard until morning."
Mrs. Neal said she sued for di
vorce the first time in September,
1920, and went to live in Brownville
while that was pending. Neal visited
her there. They were reconciled, but
hts abuse soon began again, she testi
fied, and she sued for divorce again
in April, 1921, leaving home and go
ing to live in Brownville. They were
reconciled a second time, June 1.
Ava Testifies.
She told of hearing her husband
call up Charles Buck one day and
say, "Come on over. I've cut
Lucy's throat. She makes a lovely
corpse."
Ava, daughter . of Mrs. Neal,
testified this mornii'.g of events of
(TOrn to Fag Two,1 Column Three.)""
14 Are Killed in
Belfast Rioting
Man Slain Early Today as
Strife Is Renewed Over
Ulster Parliament.
Belfast, Nov. 23. (By The Asso
ciated Press.) Belfast's long list of
Natalities as the result of factional
rioting began to grow early today,
one victim being added almost at
the outset to the 13 killed in out
breaks attending the assumption of
governmental powers by the new
Ulster Parliament yesterday.
Fears of further trouble were real
ized by the time activities were on
in Dock street, a foreman 'who was
engaging laborers there for the ship
yards being picked off by a sniper.
Meanwhile precautionary 'measures
for safety were being taken by the
working population, workmen's cars
in the early hours proceeding with
out lights.
Newspapers Blamed.
"London, Nov. 23. (By The As
sociated Press.) Dispatches to the
London press from Belfast place
the blame for the rioting there, ac
cording to the sympathy of the
respective newspapers.
Accounts of the disorders suggest
that the aggression was reciprocal
and due to the ever-existing rancor
between the nationalists and orange
men. Bayard Man Killed;
Assailants Escape
Bayard. Neb., Nov. 23. (Special.)
Louis Lundy, 55, proprietor of the
Bayard rooming house, died ot in
juries received while attempting to
evict disturbers. He was attacked
and, beaten unconscious by three un
known men. The men applied for
rooms a few hours previous to the
tragedy, hut refused to register.
Later, it is said, the men were drink
ing and made a disturbance, and when
Lundy tried to put them out they
turned on him, knocking him down
and dragging him through the door
into the street. Lundy' was taken to
the hospital, where he died withput
regaining consciousness. Lundy is
unmarried and has lived in this vi
cinity for about 10 rears.
50 Guardsmen Ordered
Back From Ottumwa Duty
Des Moines, la.. Nov. 23. Fifty
men from the four companies of
Iowa National Guard troops on duty
in the packing strike zone at Ottum
wa during the last week were
ordered back to Des Moines last
night by Governor Kendall.
Purser Robbed of $5,000
San Francisco, Cal., Nov. 23.
Three men in an automobile drew up
alongside a taxicab containing
Charles E. Leighton, purser of the
L'nioa Steamship company liner
Marama. who was carrying a $5,000
pay roll back to his ship from a
bank today, held him tip and es
caped with the monev. accordine to
Leighton' report to the police,
Mr. Gobbler: "The Idea of World Disarmament Is a
Beautiful Thing, Son, But We Will Never Live to See It"
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Cafe Prices Get
Attention From,
Economic Probe
Potatoes Costing $1,25 Raw
Bring $24 Baked, Is Tcsti:.
mony-
-Fcw Cuts Are
Cited. '
Lincoln, Nov. 23. (Special.) A
bushel of potatoes, bought by a Lin
coln restaurant man for $1.25, con
verted into baked potatoes sold for
$24, according to testimony given be
fore the McKelvie economic probe
committee this morning by B. H.
Burroughs, proprietor of the res
taurant. Coffee costing 29 cents a-pound
produces 40 cups, sold for $2. An
11-cent loaf of bread is converted
into toast orders that bring 60 cents
to the restaurant proprietor.
Burroughs pointed out that the
consumer of an order of toast uses
a napkin which must be washed at
a cost of 1 cent, and a tablecloth,
which has to be "washed at a cost of
7 cents, and a piece of butter.
Cites Reductions.
He showed reductions in the
prices of Vnany things in his res
taurant in the last year. Coffee
was reduced from 10 to 5 cents,
wheat cakes from 20 to -15 cents,
baked potatoes from 15 to 10 cents,
mashed potatoes from 10 to 5 cents,
milk from 10 to 5 cents, roast beef
and pork from 45 to 40 cents.
Miss Grace Roberts, manager of
a dairy lunch in Lincoln, testified
that she buys beef at 12 cents a
pound and sells a three-quarter-pound
order of roast beef with
bread and butter for 35 cents.
Hearing. Adjourns.
Gus Arrigo, a retail fruit dealer,
testified that he buys storage eggs
for 35 cents a dozen and sells them
at 45 cents a dozen. Leo Stuhr,
chairman of the committee, stated
that he called at Arrigo's place yes
terday and that Arrigo told him the
eggs were fresh, but later admitted
they were "fresh storage'' eggs.
All the witnesses today .were
asked whether rents had been re
duced and all testified they have
not.
The committee adjourned the
hearing at noon for a few days to
compile the evidence so far taken.
When the probe is resumed it may
be along the same line or a differ
ent one, to attain the aim of finding
out where the profits go on farm
products.
Omaha Man Is Indicted by
Federal Jury at Cheyenne
Cheyenne, Wyo., Nov. 23. (Special
Telegram.) Richard G. Henderson,
known r. Dick Henderson, of Oma
ha, was among 27 persons indicted
by the federal grand jury here. He
is accused of transporting, selling, re
ceiving and storing a stolen motor
vehicle. He was arrested last sum
mer on the charge that he was a
member of the Frederickson gang
which stole hundreds of autos
throughout the west and brought
them to Chevenne for resale.
N. Y. Play, "Demi-Virgin,"
Closed by Authorities
New York. Nov. 23 A. II.
Woods production of "The Demi
Virgin." the alleged indecency of
which brought about a hearing be
fore Chief Magistrate McAdoo two
weeks ago, must close at the Eltinge
theater br Friday night or the li
cense of the theater will be revoked.
President Signs
Anti-Beer Bill
Gap in Dry Laws Allowing
Prescription of Beer for
Medicine Closed.
Washington, Nov, 23.-The anti
medical beer bill was signed today
by President Harding.
Signature of . the bill ; on which
congressional action was", completed
last Friday automatically closed the
gap in the nation's prohibition laws
revealed last March by Attorney
General Palmer in an opinion that
there was nothing in the Volstead
act to preclude the prescription of
beer as medicine. . '
Treasury regulations making pre
scription of beer possible were is
sued last month, but only about
half a dozen brewers have obtained
permits to manufacture beer for
medical purposes.
The bill signed today, in addition
to outlawing medical beer, provides
that not more than one-fourth gal
lon of vinous liquor, or vinous or
spirituous liquors, separately or in
the aggregate, containing more than
one-half pint of alcohol, may be
prescribed in 10 days; that physi
cians shall be limited to 100 pre
scriptions for such liquor in 90 days
unless extraordinary reason is pre
sented; that importation of spiritu
ous or vinous liquors is prohibited
until the amount on hand shall not
be sufficient to supply the current
need for non-beverage uses; that
private residence- may not be
searched without a search warrant
and that the courts of Hawaii and
the Virgin islands are given juris
diction to enforce the national pro
hibition act.
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Alliance Joyriders Are
Held on Liquor Charges
Alliance, Neb., Nov. 23. (Special.)
Five young men and two young
women are facing charges in county
court as the result of a joyridc and
allpced booze nartv. The voune
women are Hazel Huston Montgom
ery and lulie Kohrbach Allen, and
the men are Walter Vogel, Jans
Tarnhs Alhert Sirhendler and Harrv
and Clifford Davidson. Charges of
illegal sale ot liquor have been tiled
against Vogel and 'Jacobs and
charges of illegal transportation
against the other five. Members of
the party were arrested at 2 a. m.t
while hilariously joyriding about
tmvn A nint hnttle rontainini? a
small amount of moonshine whisky
was tound in the automobile in wnicn
they we-.t riding.
Senate Agrees to Dispose of
Newberry Case in January
Washirngton, Nov. 23. The sen
ate today agreed to dispose of the
Ford-Newberry senatorial election
contest early in January- The agree
ment, which was by unanimous con
sent, provides that the election case
shall be considered to the exclusion
of all else on the fourth calendar
day on which the senate is in ses
sion after January 1, and to limit
debate after two days of general dis
cussion. Arbuckle Jury to Visit
Scene of Party in Hotel
San Francisco. Nov. 23. The jury
trying Roscoe C. (Fatty) Arbuckle
for manslaughter today was sched
uled to visit the Hotel St Francis
suite where the film comedian. hoct
at a party last Labor day, is al
leged to have inflicted injuries on
. Virginia Rappe, screen actress which
caused her death several days later.
Court attaches and attorneys were
to accompany the jury, composed of
both women and men.
Frank Cirian Is
Freed of Murder
Charge by Jury
Alleged Slayer of Joe Moran
Acquitted Following Short .
Deliberation Trial
Started Monday.
Frank' Cirian will spend Thanks
giving day with his family. A jury
which has been trying him for the
last three days on a charge of mur
dering Joe Moran, at "The Holc-in-the-Wall,"
several weeks ago, so de
creed shortly before 6 last night.
After about two hours' delibera
tion the jury returned a verdict of
not guilty, and Cirian was immedi
ately released from jail where he
has been confined since the death of
Moran, several days following the
shooting.
The trial of Cirian, a former Oma
ha newsboy, started last Monday and
the case was given to the jury short
ly after 3 yesterday afternoon. Cir
ian's defense to the murder charge
was self-defense. He contended that
Moran had threatened him on sev
eral occasions and the night of the
fatal shooting he drew his gun and
fired the fatal shot only after he
thought that Moran would kill him
Irish Conference
Resumed at London
London, Nov. 23. (By The As
sociated Press.) Representatives of
the government and of the Sinn
Fein met in Downing street today.
Prime Minister Lloyd George and
Viscount Birkenhead, lord chancel
lor, met Arthur Griffith and Michael
Collins, the Dail Eireann delegates,
who were accompanied to the prime
minister's residence by Eamonn J.
Dugan. . .
The government at today's con
ference put before the Sinn Fein
various alternative . proposals for
meeting Ulster's objection to the
proposed all-Ireland parliament, as
well as a suggestion that Ulster be
left" temporarily as it is while the
rest of Ireland receives fiscal . u
tonomy, which would make its tax
ation less than that of Ulster.
The Sinn Fein publicity depart
ment, however, declares the Dail
F.irtann can consent to none of
these plans. The Sinn Fein objects
strongly to any proposal which
would leave Ulster, or any part of it,
outside the Irish system.
Jap Delegate Named.
Washington, Nov. 23. (By The
Associated Press.) Appointment by
Japan of Msanao Hanihara, vice for
eign minister, as a delegate to the
armament conference was communi
cated today to the State department.
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Chipley Is
Arrested in
New York
Promoter, Indicted Here With
Masse and Yt'olilherg and
Sought Throughout Coun
try, Finally Taken.
Will Be Returned Here
William (. Chipley of Omaha, in
dicted here by a federal grand jury
for conspiring to use the mails to
defraud, has been arrested in New
York, where he was discovered yes
terday after an extensive search by
federal authorities, according to
word reaching here last night.
W. M. Coble, postoffice inspector,
has been working on the case for
the past few weeks. He learned, a
few days ago, that Chipley was re
ceiving his mail at 20 West For
tieth street, New l ork.
New ork authorities informed
him this address was an exclusive
New York club, and scoffed at the
idea that Chipley could be there.
Inspector Coble persisted, however,
lie sent a photograph to New York
Sunday. The arrest was made yes
terday. Indicted With Masse.
Chipley was indicted with Jacob
Masse, William A. McWhorter and
Charles Wohlbcrg in connection
with the activities of the William
Berg Potash company, lie apparent
ly appeared before a United States
commissioner in New York, waived
a hearing, and is being held under
a $25,000 bond to return to Omaha
for trial, according to United
States District Attorney J. C. Kins
ler. The search for Chipley, the last
of the four indicted men to be ar
rested, reads like a Conan Doyle
story. It involves investigations in
Atlanta and New Orleans. Discov
ery that two men named Chipley
and both of whom were supposed
to be brothers of the Chipley whe
was indicted, were living at the New
York club was made, according to
Inspector Coble.
The indictment and a warrant foi
Chipley's arrest were sent to New
York by United States District At
torney J. C. Kinslcr many weeks ago.
When New York authorities scoffed
at the idea that Chiuley was living at
the exclusive West Fortieth street ad
dress, Mr. Kinsler replied that it was
just the sort of place at which Chip
ley might be expected to be residing.
"Chipley was the sort of man who
lived at the best places and furnished
himself with the best of everything,
according to my information," said
Mr. KinSler. "He lived at the Ho
tel Blackstone in Omaha.
"He was a most imposing figure:
flowing white hair and moustache and
all that sort of thine I am tnlH hp
required the services of a manicurist
frequently, and that a daily facial
massage was a part of his program.
He's the sort of person who couldn't
eat in the evening without evening
clothes on, if you know jvhat I mean.
''Well, the date of his" trial is fixed
for January 9, right here in our own
little federal building. He will be
returned from New York 'forthwith,'
which means at once, or sooner."
Federal officers say Chipley was
about 60 years of age. He was mar
ried, they say.
Prosecutors Prepare
To Continue Action
In Building Trust
New York, Nov. 23. (By The
Associated Press.) Fortified by the
jaii sentence imposed today by Fed
eral Judge Van Fleet on members
of the tile combine, government
prosecutors were preparing tonight
to press their attack on other al
leged members of the building trust
whose indictment followed inquiry
by the Lockwood legislative com
mittee. District Attorney Hayward or
dered to the Essex county jail in
New Jersey four of the 70 defend
ants who pleaded guilty recently to
violating the Sherman act. Having
pleaded guilty, he announced, the
quartet could not appeal, so that it
appeared to be their fate to be the
first violators of the Sherman law'to
be put behind bars since the meas
ure was enacted in 1890.
Before pronouncing sentence,
Judge Van Fleet expressed belief
that a mere fine would not serve as
a deterrent. He added, however,
that the jail sentence was shorter
than would have been the case if the
defendants had not pleaded guilty.
Sonora Revolt Leaders
Arrested; To Be Tried
Nogales, Ariz., Nov. 23. E. Ama
vaca. Francisco Lopez Romandis
and Daniel Valdez, alleged leaders
of a revolutionary movement in No
gales, Sonora, opposite here, who
were arrested last night, and four
of their alleged followers today
were taken to Hermosillo, where
they will be given a military trial.
Revolutionary leaders. Mexican
officials said today, planned to or
ganize an army of Yaqui Indians in
the Yaqui delta of Sonora and to
have the Indians join bands of reds
to be formed near the border. Ro
mandis is alleged to have attempted
to incite the Indians to revolt, while
Amavizca, it was claimed, was to
lead the revolutionists near
border.
the
lorh in Richmond.
Richmond. Va . Nor. 23. Mar
shal Foch came here today on t!;e
beginning of his tour of the country
and Richmond, capital of the con
federacy, capitulated. The marshal
placed a wreath on the monument
to den. Rolirr V. T rr-