4
Reavis Returns
Impressed With
' Business Crisis
Congressman Back at Wash
ington Declares That Need
' " for Rail Cull Is '
, Urgent. '. . .
Washineton.' Dec. 30. (Succia
Telegram.) Representative Jvcavis,
accompanied b? Mr. Reavt. . rt
turned to Washington todav after a
month spent in Nebraska. : J he 1-trst
district congressman come back to
the nation capital . ureatly mi
preed with the eriou financial
condition of business throughout tlte
itate aa he found it in his travels,
and the uraetit need of a reduction
in freight rates to help producer
over the present crisis. Very franK
Iv Mr.. Reavis laid he was out o
politics permanently and propose
to give all his attention to the law
firm he is to join at the close of the
Sixty-seventh congress.
Until the present congress ends,
however, the Falls Citv representa
tive will be exceeding busy with
the bill re-organization committee
which Chairman Brown of the joint
committee of congress appointed to
formulate a scheme for consolidating
bureaus and divisions of the govern
I ment. '.
'Cut Treasury Estimate!.
Chairman Madden of the appro-.
uriations committee in discussing the
legislative situation in the house on
the convening of congress next
Tuesday, said .that his committee
would be readv to report on appro
priation bills, 11 each week, until all
were completed and mat ne nopco
to report the treasury bill in time
to herin its consideration, on the
next Thursday. Mr. Madden admit
ted that the committee had cut the
estimates for the Treasury depart
ment very considerably over the esti
mates of General Dawes, and he
franklv said it was the desire of the
committee to bring the expenses of
the government during the fiscal
year beginning July 1, 1922, well
within the anticipated revenues..
"We expect to have all the appro
priation bills out of the house by the
middle of March," said Chairman
Madden.
"We will hold the navy bill until
we know exactly what is agreed upon
at the arms conference."
State Society Committee.
At the meetine of the executive
committee of the Nebraska state
society, held in the rooms of Con
ereisman McLaughlin, the newly-
rettA nrcsident. on Thursday eve
..-rtnrTaA tV.ot ttip first
social meeting of the winter will be
held on January 18. The following
. members of standing committees
M?r annointfd: 1 .
Membership Miss Edna Ward.
Treasury department; Miss Floyd
Tremain, Department of Agriculture;
H. L. Barrick and W. H. Whitney,
Bureau nf Printine and Engraving
UU. Mnllie Volz. -House MDffice
building: Dr. D. P. Rush, Govern-
vnntinar Pritltinff OmCe. "t
Entertainment . Committee John
B. Shanahan. Omaha.: chairman;
Dorothv De Muts Watson
vice chairman: Crawford Kennedy,
T.iiirftln srrretarv
The following vice presidents for
four congressional districts were ap
pointed and the remaining two vice
nr.iHpnt will be selected at a
meeting of the executive committee
to be held later. First district. Dr.
L. I Harter, Department of Agri
culture, formerly of -Lincoln. ;
Second District Edgar C. Sny
der. Third District Mrs. W. F. Nor-
ris ''
Fourth District Miss Billie
Dunn. .
Rural Mail Restored. ,
Congressman Reavis has secured
the restoration to service of a' part
of rural free delivery routes No. 2,,
out of Union,- JNeD., wnicn
rhamloned in February,. 1920, on
orrnimi n( Kad roads Tust how
inauv families will be served by
this ' restoration the . congressman
was not advised.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Crocker of
Omaha are in Washington on their
wav to the Bermudas where they
will 'spend the winter.
Grand Island Mayor Calls
Conference on Relief Work
Grand Island, Neb.. Dec. 30.
(Special Telegram.) Mayor Elis
bcrry has called a conference Mon
day of the official heads of the city
and county; Chamber of Commerce,
Red Cross, Y. V.: C. A., the truant
nffi,-r f the schools and others to
consider the need of more relief work
for the rest of the .winter; than the
county is legally able to do. One
of the main questions to be decided
is whether such work is to be done
by a separate organization, or
through the Red Cross. .
Ogallala Airplane and
Hangar Destroyed by Fire
Ogallala, Neb.. Dec. 30. The Cur
tiss airolane and its hangar belong
ing to Rector Searl of this city ,was
destroyed by fire. Mr. Searl was in
Omaha at the time and had request
ed a oilot here to take the ship and
distribute advertising matter in the
nearby towns. While starting the
ship inside the hangar ir back-fired
and immediately became a mass ot
flames. J
No Life on Venus.
Swarthmore,' Dec. 30. Investiga
tions by E. St Johns, director of
the Wilson observatory in California,
and Seth B. Nicholson, his assistant,
indicate that the planet venus sup
port no life, they asserted in papers
read today before the ' American
Astronomical society, in convention
at the Sproul observatory. Swarth
more college. Both declared they
had discovered no oxygen or v .cr
on Venus and therefore the presence
of even animal life was precluded.
$10,350,000 for Leviathan.
New York, Dec 30. Eight bids
for reconditioning the giant steam
ship Leviathan, idle at her. pier in
Hobofcen for two years, were opened
today before Chairman Lasker of the
United States shipping board.
- The highest bid was that -of the
Warwick Machine Works. Newport
News. Va, for $10,350,000 and the
lowwt was $5,595,000 by the New
port News Drydock and impounding
Trained Diplomats, Need ;
Of U. S., Says Ex-Senator
Albert Beveridge, Addressing Bar Association Here,
Says America Almost Trapped in Arms Con
; f erence Through Inexperience of
Statesmen.
"If America is to abandon her
traditional policy of keeping out of
foreign politics and instead is to
adopt the ancient European and
Asiatic practice of political alii
anccs let America first transform
her helter-skelter diplomatic estab
lishment into a permanent system,
by which American diplomats will
be carefully selected early in life and
trained to hold their own with for
eign diplomatic antagonists, Albert
J. Beveridge, former United States
senator Trom Indiana, declared, in
an address here yesterday before the
Nebraska State Bar association.
Mr. Beveridge. speaking on the
"Nature and Development of the
American Constitution. referred
generally to the treaty-making pow
er of the government as set forth
in the constitution and incidentally
to the Washington conference and
so-called "Big. Four" treaty now be-
tore America. . .
"Everywhere .It is' admitted . that
British foreign statesmanship is. the
ablest and most successful in the
history of the world," Mr. Beveridge
said; "yet we' are asked to go into
conference with . professionals of
perfect equipment, with good will
and without suspicion. ?
, Must Be On Alert.
The fact that even our president
was not informed of the interpreta
tion put upon this 'four power', treaty
by the Washington conference it I
secret session and that that interpre
tation might 'not have been divulged
st all until after the treaty was rati
fied, had. not alert newspaper men
discovered and exposed it this
amazing incident is more than
enough to put the American people
on enauirv. '
Such an occurrence, shows, that
the humblest American citizen must
be constantly on the alert It shows
there must be no haste in considering
any treaty, when such an interna
tional contract is laid before the
senate."
Reviewing processes of treaty ne
gotiations Mr. Beveridge admonished
senators to "insulate themselves from
effects of supposed public sentiment
and pursue the safe, wise and patrio
tic course marked out by the consti
tution." ;
"A.; United States senator who
votes against a treaty merely because
submitted by a president belonging
to another political party is but a
'mere partisan guerilla and beneath
Nebraska City Men Held
On Kidnaping Charge
Nebraska City, Neb., Dec. 30.4
(Special.) Dan Smith, jr., negro,
and Martin Mullaney were bound
over,to the district court by County
Judge" Bischof on a charge of kid
naping Tames Estes,- negro- strike
breaker of Lincoln, who alleges that
he had been taken from a railroad
station here and "escorted" across
the river bridge by Smith,' Mulla
ney and others against his will.
Smith, who is a veteran of the
world war and the possessor of the
crpix de guerre, having been a mem
ber of Col. Will Hayward's regi
ment of negro troops in France,
secured $500 bail and was released.
Lstes returned to Lincoln a few
days later and reported the mat
ter to the police of that city. - A
complaint was filed and he was re
turned . here to prosecute the two
men, both, strikers, on a cnarge ot
kidnaping..
Two Couples Arrested
With Liquor at Nebraska City
' Nebraska City, Neb., Dec. 30.
(Special.) Police Arrested two men
and - two women after the car in
which they came to the city was
found to contain about two gallons
of corn whisky. One of the men,
who gave the name of Snodgrass
and his home at Brock, in Johnson
county, admitted owning the" car.
Later another man was arrested
after a chase on suspicion that he
was one of the occupants ' of the
car. He stated his name was Wilcox
and that he lived near Auburn. Th
two women, said to be the wives
of the men, were arrested in a ga
rage. "
Women Crime Wave Victims
in Last 24 Hours at Lincoln
Lincoln, Dec. '30. (Special.)
High spots in Lincoln's crime wave
in the last 24 hours tollow:
Unknown man slugged Miss De.
!ia( Kelly in front of Grace Method
ist church and attempted to . drag
her into basement. Girls screams
frightened him. She staggered to
parsonage of church nearby.
Highwaymen held up and robbed
Mrs. Julia R. Dennis and daughter.
Burglars entered Lincoln apart
ment house and took away valuable
property.
Father Pleads Not Guilty
to Charge of Assaulting Son
Aurora, Neb., Dec 30. (Special.)
Frank H. Sharp, residing near
Phillips, was arrested and pleaded
not guilty to the charge of assault
ing his son, Hammond,-with intent
to- do great bodily harm. It is
charged that he struck the young
man in the face and broke his jaw.
North Platte Police Arrest
Ogallala Robbery Suspect
Ogallala Neb., Dec. 30. (Spe
cial.) James Murphy was arrested
by North Platte police charged with
robbing the jewelry, store of Robert
Goodall here. He signed a confes
sion " and was bound .over to the
district court,. " " ' . ""
Arrest in Murder of Girl.
St. Louis, Dec 30, Frederick G.
Mier. 33. and Walter Bybee, 27, were
under arrest here today in connec
tion with the death of Miss Thel
ma Long. 19, whose body was found
in a street gutter today after she
had leaped from an automobile to
escape the attentions of Bybee, ac
mrAintr to Mier'a story, as an.
j nounced by police.
I
contempt.' while a president who
brings pressure to bear acts auto
critically," lit. Beveridge continue:!.
Mere "Rubber Sump."
"By the same token, a senator who
yields to such persuasion becomes a
irere "rubber stamp'," the speaker
said. A senator who disapproves
treaty and yet votes for it because
submitted by president of bis po
litical party is a conscious betrayer
of the republic, n
"rrom. the foundation ot our
government to the present hour, no
alteration of a treaty was ever mad
by the senate which, in tune, wa
not seen by everybody to have been
prudent, and essential. Neither, has
any treaty ever been rejected by tnc
senate, which, in time, was not seen
to have been unwise and harmful to
American interests."
Turning to foreign propaganda
''which is being conducted right now
with reference to the doings of. the
Washington conference, Mr. Bcver.
idge said : . .
Prudence Needed.
"Thc general opinion today may
be reversed tomorrow! ,and yet, if
senators act upon temporary, propaganda-manufactured'
clamor today,
they may be cursed tomorrow by the
very same public, then awakened,
for having sacrificed' American in
terests. "if foreign political association is
to be our future policy, let us at
least act, like prudent and sensible
men and women."
Civilization cannot exist without
law and law is useless unless active
ly effective, Judge Kiinbrough Stone
of Kansas Qity told the association
yesterday. ' .",
"The great agency which makes
Ir.w effective is respect for the law
by everyone. This respect can be
compelled from such as do not will
ingly accord it There now exists,
In this country, the need to enforce
respect for the law.
"Laws are enacted to control ex
isting or apprehended conditions.
Unless they are enforced they con
trol nothing. An unenforced law is
not only a vain thing, it is a danger
ous thing.
Disrespect for Law.
"Recent happenings evince a dis
respect for law and defiance of it
which urge watchfulness and action.
Kansas enacted the so-called indus
trial court law. I am not now con
sidering the policy of that law. It
may be very good or very bad. The
legislature enacted it and the highest
court sustained it. As such, it
should be obeyed by all within that
state. .Alexander Howat and his fol
lowers, among the miners of Kan
sas, do not find this law to their
liking. It is entirely within their
legal rights to test its validity in the
courts. But they are openly advo
cating and practicing disregard and
defiance ot.it.; 1 his is a direct chal
lenge to the will and power of Kan
sas to enforce its laws..
'An instance of defiance of law
occurred in Wisconsin, where a set
tlement, mostly foreign born, foci
bly resisted enforcement of the na
tional prohibition law.' Several men
were shot before the situation
quieted. ,
All thoughful Americans should
concern themselves .with the prob
lems oi immigration. . There are
classes of immigrants -we can well
do without. They confound license
with liberty; they are not willing to
accept our institutions; they often
seek to substitute their own ideas
and ideals of government, ; by fo
menting discontent and advocating
defiance. of and resistance , to exist
ing law. They herd to themselves
with no desire to mingle with the
American mass;; ' . '
Charity at Home. "
"It is very fine to regard America
as the asylum for the oppressed of
all lands, but it is about time we
transferred some of our solicitude for
the oppressed of other lands to the
untainted preservation of those ideals
and institutions which have protect
ed oiir own people from oppression.
"But amore- dangerous kin'd of
violation is a subterranean sapping.
The most pronounced existing in
stance of this is the violations of the
prohibition statutes. There can be
little doubt that those statutes are
not being effectually enforced. It
is high time that they were. It is in
no sense a question of prohibition or
anti-prohibition. The policy of pro
hibition whethei it be good or be
bad is not involved. That policy
has been and is settled and, in my
judgment, will never be reversed.
At any rate, congress has passed
laws for the purpose of executing
and making effective the amend
ment. A man who violates them is
a criminal."
ADVERTISEMENT.
BEATTY SAYS IT
MADE HIM GAIN
Omaha Man Says He
Found a Sure Way
Build Himself Up.
Has
to
"For a short time every year I take
a little course of Tanlac and it al
ways does what I want it -to do,"
said Robert H. Beatty, 1646 Cue-St,
Omaha, Neb.:
"I took it first some four years ago
for stomach trouble, and it toned and
soothed up my stomach right away.
I was very much run down at thj
time and it built me up wonderfully,
making me gain 20 pounds in weight
Whenever I feel myself losing
ground, which happens just about
once a Vtar, I start taking Tanlac
again and it invariably - puts me in
good shape. I "
I had been a sufferer from" hav
fever since my boyhood, but it is a
peculiar thing; since Tanlac built me
up I have been entirely free from this
trouble."
Tanlac is sold in Omaha br the
ShermM & McConnell Drug Co.
and by leading druggists everywhere.
Rum Not Needed
As Medicine, Say
291 State Doctors
272 Nebraska Physicians,
However, Declare It I Ma
jority in 6 States Against
Intoxicants.
Chicago, Dec. 30.-(By A. P.)
A large majority of physicians from
six states, replying to an alcoholic
questionnaire, sent out by the Jour
nal of The American Medicat asso
c;ation, asserted they did not regard
whisky, beer and wine as necessary
therapeutic agents in the practice of
medicine while nearly two-thirds ot
them said thev believed there should
be restrictions in prescribing whisky,
beer and wine.
About three-fourths of the replies
asserted there were no instances in
the practice of the physicians where
suffering or death 'had resulted from
the enforcement of the? prohibition
laws.
"Not Necessary."
In these eight states combined.
2,743 physicians replied that they
did not consider whisky as a neces
sary therapeutic agent in the prac
tice of medicine and 2,524 asserted
they had found it of value.
On the question ot beer, 1,404 doc
tors in the eight states replied they
believed it had medicinal value and
3,833 physicians said 'they did not
believe it necessary as a therapeutic
agent.
Wine as a therapeutic agent was
supported by 1,592 doctors in the
eight states and' opposed by 3,624. '
Could Cite Instances.
One thousand and eighty doctors
reported. they could. cite instances in
their own practice where unneces.
sary suffering or death had resulted
from enforcement of prohibition
laws and 3,923 physicians reported
they had experienced no such in
stances. - ; - .
In the eight states 3,184 physicians
stated they favored restrictions in
prescribing of whisky, beer and wine,
while 1,929 physicians were opposed
to such restrictions. . ' .
The analysis of the auestionaire
from Idaho and Nebraska follows: '
Questionnaires sent ta Idaho. 227: Ne
braska, 870.
Questionnaires returned. Idaho. . .181:
vo you regard whisky as a neoessary
mm
If
therapeullo mat In tht pragtlce ct
Aunni Krum Idaho, yra, 1i tmm
N.t,,k. yea, ft:, fit from Idah, 10
(rum Nebroks, ill.
Ia ou r.sard hr aa a nerewarT
Ih.raptullO atant In Iht practice of mad I
elna:
Anattersi Tea (rem Idaho, SI; from
N-brak. H&. Ho (rem Idaho, UOi (rum
N.I.ra.ka. 114.
lis you mart win as a n-aary
tharapautlo aseut In th practice o( modi
fiine?
Idaho i Tea, 4i Nebraska, 1(1 Ne,
Idaho, USt Nebraska. 11.
Have Inalanraa occurred In your own
pranlra In which unnaeeasarjr euffrrlnf
or death liss reaulted troru ihs enforce-
ment of prohibition lawsT
Idaho! Tea. 41 j Nehraaka, lit. No,
1,1. hn. Kill Nabraaka. 314.
. In your opinion ahould physicians be
restricted In prescribing whisky, beer and
wlnef
Idaho! Tea, II; Nebraska, 140. IdahJ,
no, Nebraska, lis.
David City Granary
Destroyed by Fire
David City. Ncbi Dec. 30. (Spe
cial.) the large granary on the
James McGurk farm north of town
urned to the ground. The granary
contained 2,400 bushels of oats, 400
bushels of corn, an automobile,
good supply of tools and other
things. The loss amounts to about
$3,500. It was only partially covered
by insurance. The origin of the tire
is believed to have been in a short
circuit in the automobile.
IT. S. Potash Industry Said
To Be in Danger by Germans
Washington. Dec. 30. The 34
American fertilizer companies which
contracted to take 75 per cent ot
their potash requirements for this
season from the German potash syn
dicate have contracted with French
mines in Alsace for the remaining
25 Der cent, the senate finance com
mittee was toia toaav Dy wiiDur i-a
... .... I ,lf't, T
Roe of Washington of counsel for
the United Mates rotash .produc
ers association.
These 34 companies produce more
than bO per cent of the potash fer
tilizer turned out in this- country,
Mr. La Roe said. He testified that
the federal trade commission had re
torted in 1916 that the Virginia
Carolina Chemical company, which
is opposing a tariff on potash, had
important holdings in. German pot
ash mining company. : ; r , ...
The witness declared that if given-j
protecttop for five years as proposed
the American potash industry could
supply all the needs of the United
States. Unless it is protected, ; he
added,' American farmers will be at
the mercy of the German potash
company . ... 1 ...,.'"
Race horses " are "often insured for
siuu,uw. . - f!
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Omaha Groups
Paylnbutc to
13 Soldier Dead
"Some Pay,' One for Me,"
Breathes Shellshorked Vet
At Caskets Are, Taken :
7fom Train. . '
A cluster of the faithful gathered
in the gray early morning yesterday
at, the Union station to pay tribute
to 13 soldier dead, whose caskets;
were returned front France.
Wore poignant even than the flag.
draped boxes of pine was the sight
of Ed Stevenson; 5U south j wen
tieth street,, of whom the' war exacts
a living sacrifice. , '
His quivering franie, wracked by
shellshock in the Argonne in . Iuly,
1918. occasioned a-big part of the
heartache felt by, War Mothers and
those or other ' patriotic organiza
tions who went down to meet the
hero dead. . .
"Some Day, One for Me."
"Some day. one for me!" breathed
the ex-soldier as he stood with bared
head, the caskets filing by.
Stevenson, who has a wife and
oaby to support, is the only e-
soldier who goes to the station each
time a train bearing soldier dead ar
rives. It is his way of keeping faith
with his buddies.
"I can never forect. I wonder
how others seem to," said he.
The government allows this dis
abled soldier $90 per month on ac
count of his condition.
Chaplain West Presides.
Chaplain West presided at the brief
services observed when a soldier es
cort from Fort Crook unloaded the
casket shipment. Miss Helen Cor
nell of the Woman's Overseas Serv
ice league; Mrs. W. A. Wilcox and
a group from the War Mothers' so
ciety; a 'representative from the
Chamber of Commerce, and J. M.
Buck, pioneer .in meeting the soldier
dead, pinned gold stars and patriotic
tributes to each casket.
Only one was that of a former
O.mahan, Clyde Kidder, 4406 Pink-
ney street, whose coffin was shipped
to utenwood, la.
Fire Damages Cafe
Ogallala, Neb., Dec. 30. (Special.)
The Ogborn cafe was srutted bv
fire. The loss is estimated at about
one thousand dollars.
'"THESE sketches are but a few of the many dainty
styles which are to be found in this group of
spring frocks which usher in the new season. They
are fashioned of fine quality taffeta in brown, blue
or black. . . ... .:
he Store of Specialty Shops;
Lolita Armour Says
Dr. Lorenz Helped Her
Chicago, Dec. 30. Publication, of
an article in the Journal' of the
American Medical association that
the cure of Lolita Armour, daughter
ol J, j(den Armoiirof Chicago by
Dr. Adolf Lorenz of Veinns, "was
not a cure," today brought a state
ment from the former Mi Armour,
who is- now Mrs. John G. MiUhelL
jr. in and 1W4 notations
were nerformed by Dr. John Kldlon
of Chicago and Ir. Lorenz on Mrs.
Mitchell.
"I cannot say that a perfect cure
has been' effected in either hip. but
the hit trruted hv. JJr. Lorciu is . far
better than the other one, with which
he could do little because ft had been
'too badly "mishandled.' h v"d. I
myself believe that had it not" been
for the work done before he was
called in tny case he could have ef
fected a complete cure.. I am very
fond of Dr. Lorenz, and I feel that
if it had not been for him. I would
not now be getting so much pleasure
out of life."
Retention of Potassium . .
Cyanide on Free List Urged
Washington, Dec. 30, Retention
of potassium cyanide on. the free list
was urged before the senate finance
committee today by Senator Sterling,
republican, South Dakota. He ex
plained that cyanide was used prin
cipally in industry for extracting
gold from ore and in fumigating
citrus fruit trees.
Senator Sterling declared the com-
Dependable Tailoring at
Cut Prices
' " To Close Out Winter Suitings
and Keep My Tailors Busy
I offer my entire stock of all-wool fabrics at two prices,' tailored
to measure, style, fit and workmanship guaranteed.
All Suits and Overcoats
That Sold to $75.00 Now
$50 $60
, , Mad in Omaha .
TAILOR BECK
1512 Dodge Street
Presenting remarkable values in
New Taffeta
Just Arrived to Be Placed
onSale Saturday at ,
19.75
Straight gathered
skirts; bouffant "hip
effects, bright col
ored ribbons and
v a r i,e d colored
flowers'' form 'odd,'
fanciful trimmings.
Sizes 14 to 40. . ,.
Dress Shop Third Floor
inittee ought, nut ta hrej "(he tk
uuinl fur tarilT made by the ko"(
Irr-lUstUchrf Chemical company ft
New Jeraty', which, Jn , ilfclatiilj
would have monopoly. ' I
Senator Smoot, republican, UU'i,
said the proposed duty would tto af
fret the price of gold, as only 'S
cent worth of cyanide was tued to
ton nt tire.
Former Governor Charles J. Mc, K
Carthy of Hawaii presented a, pro
test from fertilizer producer of'
Honolulu against a tariff on potash.
Their cablegram said it would add
to food cost and was unnecessary,
as demand exceeded the supply.
Karl of Athlonc Mentionetl '
At Irihii Free State Head
London, Die. 30. Dicuion of
candidates fur the governor general-'
ship of the Irish Free State under
the pending Anglo-Irish treaty is
being revived, the latest name men-.
tioned in connection with the pot
being that of the carl of Athlonc,
younger . brother ot Utteen Man-.
i nc can was in line ir ine gov. r
cruor generalship of I nnada ana f,.
would have succeeded the duke of ,r
Cannaught in that office in 1914 but ' r'
for the outbreak of the war. , '"'
Bandits Kill Two Men
In Attempt to Rob Bank
rearl River, N. Y Dec. 30.-(By
A. P.) Four armed bandits yester
day swooped down on Fearl Kiycr,
failed in an attempt to rob the first
National bank and fled in their
automobile after slaying two men
and probably mortally wounding
another. . -
All Suits and Overcoats
That Sold to $85.00 Now
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