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OMAHA, Tl'KSDAV, JANUARY 24, 1922.
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Banks in Position Now to Permit ! K 6 t U i 1 C T S
Farmers to Wait for Good Market! i
- loi Cement
Uncle Sam: "Let Us Settfe.the Open Door Question" !P 0 11 t i f Ps
Di stress
of Farmers
Body Lies
i n Stale
Chairman of Omaha Agency of I inance Corporation
Itemized
" . . .. a
Submits Report for N. K. Updike and George j A";v ' i vi r
ubmits Report for N. H. Updike and Geo
Roberts to Read at Agricultural Confcrenc
rence. jfc-; .
Agricultural Conference Con-
Han Conprtheniive Plant
. for. Economic Or.
v '! aakation.
Mirkcdnj Big Problem
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By AKTNVB 4KARS HENNINO.
Wtihtaflcjit, 1m. 2J. With "dirt
farmers blnntly fteniizing their liiian-
bat dNtrei nd Frckident Harding
proposing far-reaching measures ' of
govcrnrmAit ajiiMance, 300 delegates
to" the aAiculturil conference called
' rcrtAkrv of Aorirtilt iir Wallam.
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x4jr iuuiui-iaiiori VI com-
iv e piani to organize aen-
iii the name bai of econo-
mtage at industry and com-
e should be developed." said
ioeiit. 'a thorough code of
iu uuamcss procedure, wmi
oper machinery 01 nnance,
h some agency, to injure that
. I .
y suppura to inc larmcr anu
reasonable terms a to other
tries. An industry, more vital
any other, in which ncarlv half
nauon i weaiui is in vesica can
reiica upon lor gooa security ana
rtam return.
The president suffgcMed an am-
lificatiorr of the machinery of the
rami loan board and the adoption 01
the plan of European rural finance
societies.
, Favors Co-Operation.
i Mr Harding strongly would legal
ize co-operative marketing; to make
'"the farmers' selling price higher and
the consumers buying price lower."
. To aid the farmer transportation
facilities must be increased. Mr. Har
ding said, and to Mcoruplish this end
he suggested the electrification of
railroads, to reduce such waste as
the hauling of coal for transporta
tion purposes, and the development
v of waterways, . , .
Representative Anderson of Min
nesota, chairman of the conference,
made, a pica 'for the organization by
the farmers of control of output, as
serting that price declines have been
least in ' commodities controlled by
highly organized industries of 'which
the dairy industry- is an example.
"When I consider." said Mr. An
derson, "the desperate character of
the situation, I could wish that there
ws some means of bringing about
this condition by governmental ac
tion, but I am sure there is no gov
ernmental, panacea, that 'there, is no
magic word , of legislation and no
mafic wand Of administrative action,
JLhet can bring about these results. I
am persuaded that they can only be
accomplished through a more etn
cient organization of the producers.
Standardisation Necessary.
"It is possibly by organization for
farmers to standardize the quality of
the jlroduct of many farmerwithin
a given locality and by -such , stan
dardisation : to . increase , the pries
per unit for the entire crop.'
"The farmer must delegate the
power of selling his crop and ot put
(Torn to Vtt Two, Column Tmt.)
Committees to Handle
Agricultural Problems
Washington, Jan. 23. The national
pjiricultural conference today named
i2 major Committees to handle the
problems which will : come before
them. These committees in turn pro
vided for the division of their work
r.mong a number of subcommittees.
' The committees .with t(heir chairmen
, idlow: ' . ;".-'
Agricultural price relation, E. B.
Coruwell, Vermont." , ,.
Agricultural credit and insurance-.
S. F. Houstonk, Missouri. . '
. Transportation, H. J,'Waters, Mis
. un. '. ... ..
Foreign comoetition and demand-:,
IJ T, Sconce, Illinois. ' , , -
Costs, prices and readjustments, K
I.. Russell, Wisconsin. ;
Cron ?nd market statistics, C. S.
T.arrflf fie-nro-Jn .
Marketing of farm broducts. G. H.
Powell, California. - ,. . ...
Agricultural research and educi
t.on. O. E. Bradfute, Ohio.
. National forest police, Gifford Pin
. chot, Pennsylvania. -. -
. National land, R, A. Peason, Iowa.
Farm population and farm home3
H. J. Lowell, New.; York.
Co-ordination. o-state. and federal
legislation, E. S. Brigham, Vermont.
Coast Orange Crop Suffers
40 to 50 Per Cent Damage
California's orange Crop has. suffered.
irom 4U to au per cent damage aur
i'ng the'prescnt cold snap, according
tft preliminary estimates furnished
the state department of agriculture
at Los Angeles." The report on the
situation adds . that the injury to
citrus crops cannot be fixed definite
ly until the fruit drys out, which will
be about the middle of the week. '
Late frosts andcold weather have
unsettled the .leftuce, celery, pea and
citriis section of the San Francisco
Vegetable' and Fruit exchange, ac-.-nrlin
in ihr state division of mar
kets. Late Saturday the division is
sued a report from the Imperial val
ley that peas,, tomatoes, cucumbers,
squash ahd peppers had suffered se
verely and yere . believed to be al
most a complete loss, while early
cantaloupes, lettuce and grapefruit
had been slightly damaged.
War Finance Corporation .
, ' Approves . $6,730,000 Loans
- 1 . T - " 7 ' A hnrn i-ra I
of 191 advances for agricultural and
livestock purposes," totaling $6,730,-
- 000 distributed among: 29 states, was
announced by the War Jfinance cor
. poratic , .
N'cbr.k banker are rut forced to
cuiuprl premature marketing of grain
and livrnoik at tlii lime, to the ?
riou detriment of the Uniirr. a i
the rase me time ago, according to
F, W. 'lhouus, rliairinan of the
Omaha agency of the War Kinaitrt
corporation, who tut aubmitied re
l-ort of condition in Nebraska to he
read at iht agricultural conferenct
iiow bring held at Wahingtou. Ncl
fon H. I'pdike and George A. RoberH
are reprc.cnting Nebraska at the cn
fere nee.
Agency chairmen in all part of the
country were required to make im
ilar reports. Mr. Thotnat' report fol
ic Conditions Improving.
"Agricultural and banking condi
tions in Nebraska have been gradual
ly improving ince October, although
a number of agricultural banks ar;
till liort of the ir required legal r
serve and are, therefore. Mill unab'c
to function in the most efficient mai
ner. ,
"Generally sprakiny, Nebraska
banks are not at this time compelled
n force premature marketing of
(Train and livestock as heretofore, to
the eriou detriment of the agricul
tural producer, although there may
still be a few exceptions to this con
dition. "This condition in most instance!
will right itself if the market prices
Governor to Fill
Vacancies Should
Solons Give List
Members of Dou"laij Dclcjra-
tion Announce Ranks Broken
on Gasoline Tax Follow
ing Auto Club Meeting. .
i
Lincoln, Jan. 23. (Special.)- Gov
ernor McKelvie announced today
that if the two branches of the leg
islature, when they convene tomor
row, sent a list of vacancies with a
request to fill them by appointments
he would do so.
Apparently there will be two va
cancies in the lower house. Charles
S. Reed of Logan, has been appoint
ed an assistant in the office of Al-
lorney General Clarence A. Davis, I
and "DaiPMcLeod of Schuyler is j
dead. -
In the senate there arc at least
four vacancies. Senator Dennis
Cronin.is now United States mar
shal, and Senators J. A. Davis ot
Omaha and J. G. Gannon of Thurs
ton are deputy L'nited StatC3 mar
shals. Senator W. K. Dutton 01
Custer has moved .to Auburn.
There were reports today that
several other members were out of
the state and would not be present.
' Refuse Appropriation Cut.
Legislators her& today were told
thatthe only two state officers who
declined to reduce their appropria
tions were State Auditor George
Marsh and State Treasurer Dan
Cropsey. ........
Members of the Douglas county
delegation who arrived here today in
preparation for the special session to
morrow reported their ranfts; at first
solid for the gasoline tax, were
roken. The break. Representative
r.d smitn ot umana declared, 101-
lowed a recent meeting of the Omaha
Automobile club with the delegation,
when arguments against the tax were
presented to the solons. '
ji'That meeting didn't change ir.c
one bit," Smith said.
Labor Condemns Session.
Resolutions condemning the spe
cial session were adopted today by
he Lincoln ;(jentral Labor union,
headed by Frank Coffey, an attorney,
who is one of the leaders of the
third party movement. The resolu
tions also condemn the proposed gas
oline tax.
Economy will be the watchword
t the state university in 1922 and
Chancellor Avery, in a- statement is
sued today, showed ways and means
revised tn i reducing operating ex
penses $77,761 for this year. An out
line of his economy plan follows:
Installation of a new feed water
heater will save $12,173 in next win
ter's coal bill.
Reduction in the number of em
ployes and spme slashes in payroll, a
saving of 2g.pcr cent on laundry bills
by having employes check laundry,
the university to do its own trucking
and thus save $350 a month.
AGAIN!
Pope Benedict XV .. died at
Rome at 6 a. m. Sunday. Differ
ence in time made this 11.19 p. m.
Saturday, Omaha time.
The Associated Press an
nounced Ihe pope's death definite
ly in a dispatch received by The
Omaha Bee at 12:45 a. tn. Sunday,
taking only a little more than an
hour to transmit the news
through the congested Italian tel
egraphic service ' and across the
Atlantic cables. The news was
given to readers of The Bee in
mail editions going to press at
1 a. m., and in all subsequent edi
tions,, including the regular Sun
day morning city delivery.
Papers dependent on other wire
services were enable to give their
readers this prompt information.
The Omaha Daily News, depend
. ent on the United Press which
was responsible for the notorious
"armistice fake." did not receive
news of the pope's death in time
for its Sunday editions and did
not give this important news to its
readers until Monday, almost 36
hours aiicr the event
oil agricultural product tuiiiiiuit'
improve ubintiat!v, mIikii wfl''
able ilie farmer to eventually (
their indebledne and retrieve tf
U e ftUktaiued hv In in rumpus
it market grain and livctok at Ji
than rtf of irotuctiti and on un
favorable mkrkftt.
The principal crop of Nrbiaki
j re corn and wheat, the niarkit of
hich have quite recently heroine
firm, viiih iiulii atidii of further im
piovement. The market fur heet
and liojj lu taken a decided upward
turn within the lat VJ day. Tltf
cattle market U also atrongvr. par
ticular atrengtlt is hovn in' the
i:arket for rows and other breed
"'t Mock, which augur veil for the
future.
Corporation Get Credit. .
"The War Finance corporation i
Generally accredited with bring th
mot important factor in bringing
about the present improved condi
tic n in agricultural kections al
tliough there ii still required mite i
n ore constructive work to accomplish
the desired result.
"As evidence of the local beneficial
activities of the War Finance corpor.
atkin. the Nebraska committee ha,
tiuce November, passed favorably on
an aggregate of more than $10,500,
0K) to WW banks. 1 he Omaha com.
mittec is now receiving about $200,
(KiO a day for general distribution.
Caucus Galled
by Republicans
to Discuss Bonus
Treasury Officials Have Data
on Possible New Metbods
of Taxation to Raise
Funds.
Washington, Jan. 23. Call for a
caucus Thursday night of republican
members of the house jon the soldier
bonus was issued today.
immediate action on an adjusted
compensation bill has been demanded
by a group of members, who were
in the military service during the
war.
At the conference they plan to offer
a resolution instructing the ways and
means committee to proceed at once
to the drafting of a bonus measure,
Tire resolution also will provide that
when reported to he house; the
measure is to be the continuing busi-
ncss until passed
House leaders said no effort would
be made at -the caucus to instruct
the ways and means committee as to
how it should provide for the rais
ing of the necessary revenue. That
question will be determined, it was
said, by thecomniittec.
Data Is Prepared.
' Data on possible new methods of
taxation to raise funds for a bonus
has been prepared by the Treasury
department, it was said, for the in
formation of congress.'
In the event a bonus bill is enacted,
treasury officials said, some tax
would have to be -provided. Use of
the allied debt as a basis for bonus
financing was said to be regarded as
impractical.
In the opinion of the treasury, offi
cials said, it would cost more to raise
the money for a soldier bonus from
the sale of bonds based on. the debts
of the allied natiotts than it would
to float the "country's own obliga
tions. For instance, it was explained,
should bonds 'representing Great
Britain of approximately. $5,000,000
be issued as a part of a bonus pay
ment plan,' they would have to be
sold at a discount by this govern
ment, because they would be subject
to the various forms of taxations., .
v Takes Investment Funds. '
At the same time, it was added,
the government would have to guar
antee the foreign bonds, the sale of
which jvill be taking money put of
the investment market which other
wise might go toward American
securities.
. Data compiled by the. treasury was
understood to cover vari6us fields of
possible taxation without, however,
considering a' sales tax as a practical
solution .of the problem. ,
The treasury, it was added, consid
ers as advisable and has suggested,
a tax of 2 cents ou all bank checks,
which it is estimated would produce
$50,000,000 a year, while further
revenue might be obtained from in
creasing taxes on negotiable instru
ments. According to the treasury's esti
mates, approximately $80,000,000 a
year could be obtained from a 3
cents a gallon tax on gasoline.
Increased postage through use of a
3-cent stamp, it was thought, would
produce approximately $70,000,000 a
year.
On the basis of the pending Mc
Cumber bill, the treasury estimated it
would be necessary to provide ap
proximately $800,000,000 for the
bonus in the first two years.
Buffaloes Again Roam
Plains Near Amarillo
Amarillo. Tex., Jan. 23. Buffaloes
again roamed the plains near, Ama
rillo today. Nine of a shipment of
25 head from Fort Sumner. . N. M.,
to Hominy, Okla.. escaped from the
stockyards .after being uuloaded to
feed, turned their backs to the bliz
zard which is raging here and head?
ed south. Cowbays were sent for
the animals.
Dental Teachers Meet
Montreal. Jan. 23. Delegates rep
resenting 40 universities' and colleges
in the United States and Canada
were in attendance at the opening
of the 2Sth annual convention of the
American Institute of Dental Tcacb-
y
t laigiitcer Clureta Unfair
Toll Kxui'teil fr I'rixluti
Hupped Dirert for
Public l'e. .
Legal Action Is Urged
Lincoln, Jan. 2J. (Special.)
Charging Nebraska cement retailer
tsact an unfair toll of thotinands rl
miliar from cement hipped direct
la tnunicipuliiici and ttate depart
incuts from the manufacturer, State
Ijtgineer George Johnwn in an opci
kttrr to Attorney General Clareure
A Davit asked him to take nrcca
.ry legal teps to force a diacon
tinuauce of the practice.
"My rcquet follow complaint
fioni evcral my and county ov
ficial that they have not been able to
itirrh;te Portland cement from
cement companies, excepting as it is
sold through the dealer," Johnson
faiu.
"Although this cement is handle j
in carload lots, and local dealer
rcver ee the cement used, the ce
ment companies charge a fee for
dealers and turn it over to them."
Douglas Heaviest Loser.
. Johnson pointed to an order issued
tin Oklahoma, compelling the ccincc
companies to cll direct to municipaii
tics, counties, state or contractor,
cement to be used tn public workt,
Johnson declared that Douglas
county, because of the large amount
of cement used iu public work, lost
more money than any other county
in the state through this practice.
"There will be about $3,000,000
worth cf public work done this year
and a large amount of the expendi
tures will be for cement," Johnson
said. '
Davis Will Investigate,
"The toll usually exacted from the
public treasury by the cement com
pany for the local dealers is 5 per
cent.
"If steps can be taken t(j forestall
this practice it meaiis savings of
thousands of dollars to the state in
the building of Nebraska's new
$5,000,000 state bouse." .'
"I will study the proposition to
See what steps I can take," Attorney
Davis said today.
K out sky Discusses Change.
-City Commissioner Joseph Kout
sky said he was familiar with the ce
ment situation and admitted that it is
impossible to buy direct from the
manufacturer. ' , - -
"I have a brother , in the cement
business arid I know something
about. the game froni-that source, as
well as through my experience with
the department of public improve
ments," said the commissioner. .
"There is a cement dealers' asso
ciation and it. is generally knon
that . the manufacturers sell
(Torn to Pace Tno, Column One.)
Lad With Forged Check
Knocks Cashier Down
Lincoln, Jan. 23. (Special.)
While attempting to escape after ten
dering a forged $14 check to a Lin .
coin bank, Orley Gardner, 17, knock
ed. W. A, Gray, cashier, down and
shoved Stewart Lees, assistant cas'.i
jer, through a glass door. . He wns
captured five mjnutcs later by Geraki
Merritt, a university student, who led
a big. posse in a chase on Lincoln's
downtown streets. Cuts on Lees'
hands and face are reported serious.
Fail in Attempt to Abolish
Postmasters' Examination
'Washington, Jan. 23.-An indirect
attempt to abolish civil service ex
aminations for postmasters was de
feated; 73 to 28, in the house, which
by that vote rejected an amendment
to the independents offices appro
priation bill striking out a '$75,000
provision for paying the expense of
such examinations.
Senate Authorizes Coinage
of" 10,000 Gold Dollars
Washington, Jan. 25. Authority
for the director of the mint to direct
coinage of the Grant Memorial gold
dollar- and silver half was granted
in a bill passed by the senate and
sent to the house. The measure pro
vides for the cointage of 10,000 gold
dollars ahd 20,000 silver half dollars.
Zion Baptist Father and
Son Dinner to Be Tuesday
Zion Baptist church, negro, will
hod its father and son dinner this
evening. Addresses will be made by
representatives from the Minis
terial union, Colored . Commercial
club and the National Association
for the Advancement ot . Colored
People. , J
Former North Dakota Banker
Arrested for Embezzlement
Scattle, Jan. 23. J. J. Hastings,
former vice president of the Scan
danavian American bank of Fargo,
N. D was arrested here on a war
rant charging him with embezzle
ment of $3,000 while an officer of the
bank.
Celebrates 104th Birthday.
Zion, III., Jan. 23. Mrs. Belia
King, oldest resident of Lake county,
today celebrated her 104th birthday.
She was born in St. Johns, N. B.,
January 23. 1818, one of 11 children,
the other 10 of whom are dead. She
has a daughter, aged 82, living in
California.
Plan Stock Increase
New York. Jan. 23. Directors of
the Manhattan Shirt company rec
ommended a 20 per cent increase in
the common stock and an increase
of the cas'i dividend ou that hsue
from 6 to 8 per cent.
Kansas Miners
Return to Work
Mother' Jones Urges "Women
to Take Action to Get
Howat Out of Jail.
Pittsburg Kan., Jan. 23. Bitter
cold weather today found no change
in the.mine field, where it was eaid
men continued to 'return' to the
mines seeking jobs.
The women of the mine - fields,
who were ' tdvised yesterday at a
mass meeting at Franklin by
"Mother Jones." famous strike lead
er, to take action to get Alexander
Howat out of jail, were going about
their usual duties 'this morning.
"You women must- get Howat put
gf jail," "Mother". Jones shouted'. ,
"Tell us how. to do it," a woman
shouted back.- , ,
"Go out and raise hell,' "Mother"
Jones replied. "Don't be. af raid of
jails. I have never paid a penny to
a lawyer in myjife. Women have
a peculiar power. . Men will not
shoot them down. They can do things
that men cannot do."
Japs Announce Japan
Jlas No Design on Russia
Washington, D. C, Jan. 23. (By
A. P.) A statement declaring that
Japan had no territorial designs in
Russia and giving assurance that
Japanese troops would be withdrawn
as soon as a stable government
should, be established -There, was
made today by the Japanese delega
tion at the meeting of the far eastern
committee.
The Japanese disclaimor of any
Russian territorial ambitions were
said' to include Saghalian as w-ell as
other portions of Siberia.
The Japanese statement was pre
sented by Baron Shidehara. After
hearing his statement on Siberia, the
committee proceeded with the ques
tion of the status of existing com
mittments under points. 6 .and 7 of
the Chinese 10 points submitted at
the beginning of the conference., '
Swedish Woman Flyer
Killed in Parachute Jump
Stockholm, Jan. 23. Elsa Ander
son, the ony Swedish woman to hold
an aviator's certificate, was killed at
Askersun' yestcrda'. Four thousand
spectators were watching her make
a flight and ' were horrified when
Miss Anderson, ' in attempting a
parachute descent from the machinct
fell like a plummet to the earth. The
parachute failed . to open and she
plunged 2,000 feet to arth.
3,000.000 Byshels'of Grain
Sent for Russian Relief
Washington, Jan. 23. Since the
congressional appropriation of $20.
000,000 for Russian famine relief was
passed 12 food cargoes, consisting of
3.000,000 bushels of grain, have' been
shipped frcm this country. Secre
tary Hoover said today. He added
that 18 vessels arc loading with more
than 3,000,000 bushels of grain.
Peoria Boy Kills Self
Inflating Toy Balloon
Peoria, 111' Jan. 23. Russell Crari
ford, 6, was strangled to death in an
attempt to inflate a penny toy bal
loon, which lodged in his throat; A
few minutes before a playmate had
called him a "sissy" because he
hesitated to. inflate the balloon..
Business Improved 1
Washington, Jan. 23. Indications
of improved business conditions
thronghesut the country were de
clared by Secretary Hoover to
be seen in the increased orders for
ronioment being placed by the rail-
Morsebluff Man
Slavs Self After
Wounding Brother
' i i n i i r-
Louis Fiala, 36, Thought
Crazed by Business
Troubles, Ends Life -
- With (Shotgun, - r
Fremont, : Neb., Jan. 23. (Special
Telegram.) Louis Fiala, 36, Morse
bluff farmer, attempted to kill his
brother. John! 35, and then commit
ted suicide with a shotgun. He died
instantly. ' The brother is in a ser
ious condition in a Fremont hospital.
Appearing at his brother's farm
this morning, carrying a gun, Louis
seemed to be in good spirits and
gave no sign of trouble. . After he
had greeted his brother casually! and
had made one or two other common
place remarks, Fiala suddenly lifted
his gun and 'fired." The shot struck
his brother's head, but failed to touch
a vital spot. '
The. crazed man nexr- turned, the
gun upon himself and shot1 away the
top of his own head. No motive
has been established for. the hoot
ing, and relatives ancf physician's are
convinced that Louis was temporari
ly insane. He had been bropding
over business matters-according to
relatives, y 1 . ' v '' " ,.
Another brother,' Ahtone v Fiala,
was in the house at the time of the
shooting and heard the shots, but
thought Louis, 'Was.-'firing at a rab
bit. When he looked from a window
he saw both brothers stretched out
in the farmyard. '", '
John was still' conscious when An
tone rushed; to ' his aid. Between
gasps for breath, the wounded man
explained what had. happened, but
was unable to tell why the older
brother had attacked im. He may
recover, according to hospital attendants.;-
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Women, in Skiing Costume
Barred From Ottawa Church
: Ottawa, Jan.- 23. Young women
who come to" church in skiing cos
tumes "without skirts," will be put
out. Father O'Gorman, pastor of the
Church of the Blessed Sacrament, an
nounced yesterday. He, declared
that in the, future he would no more
permit girls to attend services in de
flation breeches, jersey, and. jacket
than he would permit men., to come
to church in rowing togs..
Nomination of Miller : -
".' v for Judge Recommitted
Washington, Jan. 23. The nomi
nation of Andrew Miller 4o be a fed
eral judge for the district of jNorth
Dakota, was recommitted today by
the, senate judiciary committee to its
subcommittee, which a, few . hours
earlier had recommended a favorable
report. Further charges were under
stood to have been filed against Mr.
Miller at the full committee's session.
Packing Plant Worker and
Wife Burned to Death
Oklahoma City, Jan. 23. A negro
packing plant worker and his wife
were burned to death early today1 in
a fire which destroyed the one-room
shack in which they we're living. Evi
dence of violence was shown iu the
partly crushed skull of the, negro,
according to authorities.
. Rush to South Ireland.
Belfast. Jan. 23. News" of the
raising of the boycott by the Irish
free state against Ulster, caused a
rush of commercial travelers today
to various railway' stations, enroute
to various points in south Ireland,
anxious to resume the business
which the bojeott had chec
N
Leader of Army
Declines Medal
Pershing Says His Act in
Philippine Not Up to
World War Standard.
Washiuiftou. Jan. 23. Gen. Persh-
ina declined today to accept a dis
tinguished service cross voted by the
(army Doara or. awarqs, ana wmcn
i Secretary Weeks had planned to be-
I stow on him at a "surprise party" ar-
raneed to take olace in the war sec
retary's office.. The plan was canceled
when the general discovered the se
cret and went immediately to Mr,
Weeks', house to declare his unde
servedness of the honor. The award
.was for "extraordinary heroism in
action- against hostile Moros in the
Philippiues;on June 15, 1913."
' The citation was as follows:
"For extraordinary heroism iu ac
tion against fanatical Moros at Mt
.Bagsak, Jdlo, Philippine, islands, on
June 15, 1913. He personally assum
ed command of the assaulting line at
the most critical period when only
about 15 yards frbm the last Moro
position. His encouragement and
splendid example of personal heroism
resulted in a general advance and the
promot capture of the hostile strong
hold." Gen. Pershing explained later that
he declined to-accept the award of
the distinguished service cros3 be
cause he did hot consider his action
up to the high standards set in
the American Expeditionary forces,"
and that he had disapproved hundreds
of recommendation ' for the cross
based on acts "more deserving" than
was his act upon which the award had
been made. - '
Bolsheviks to Present
' Reparations Claims
Moscow, Jan. 23. (By A. P.)
Bolshcviki. delegates to the Genoa
conference Will present reparations
claims there against various Euro
pean powers and the United States.
If these claims are made in terms of
bolsheyiki rubles,, new names (for
large "amounts may be necessary, for
the familiar terms of the decimal sys
tem jvill not cover the staggering
sums claimed by this country, which
issues single bills for 100,000,000
rubles,
Leonid. Krassin, Maxim Litvinoff,
M. Rakowsky and scores of other
communist leaders who probably will
go to 'Genoa,' juggle figures with the
same, indifference that a profession.-il
strong ' .man .. shows while tossing
weights about a: stage. ,
Favor Concentrating Liquor
, Washington," Jan. 23. A bi'i
authorizing the concentrating into 25
government warehouses of liquor now
stored throughout the country was
favorably reported by the house ways
and meaiis .committee.
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Dead Pope.
Successor Is Considered
. Rome. J.m. 2J.-(lly A. l'.)-!n
the basilica of St. 1'etcrn hi-t.inc
church the body of Pope Pentdirt
XV lay in Mate today hite va.t
throng pafd reverently btfoie the
catataHiur,
Larly in the dav all Rial mor
tal of the tae pntitiiT, hn death
in the early hour ol .Sunday plunged
the church throughout the world into
derpct mourning, ws taken to tlif
throne room of the Vatian. lirre
it had been placed liortly after h
death, solemnly tarrird to t. IV
lers. attended by a procession of
cardinal, priest, member, of the
diplomatic corn and dignitaries of
the Vatican and placed on the cata
falque surrounded by votive candle.
Public Admitted.
Word was civen that the public
of Rome would be admitted to St.
Peters up to 11 oclurk and immense
crowds began entering the vast cdi-
fire and filing by the body.
The bodv is robed iu white with
stole and chasuble of red, embroid
ered with gold. The head, wearing
the pontifical miter, repose iioii
miliums of red and gold velvet.
The hands, wearing the pontifical
gloves of purple silk and holding the
rosary, are clasped over the breast.
The body, as it was solemnly
brought into St. Peters, was borne
upon a red covered bier by ushers,
clad in medieval costumes of scar
let. The procession was headed by
the gendarmerie of the varical, the
pontifical police, with their elaborate
uniforms of blue and white, walking
with drawn swords. Following them
were the palatine guards, in dark
blur uniforms and plumes of black
feathers standing erect.
The meeting of the sacred college
in conclave to elect a successor to
the late pope will open February I
or February 2, it was stated today
While all the cardinals resident ir
Europe are expected to reach Romt .
in time for the conclave, it is con
sidered extremely doubtful whcthi-i
the American cardinals will find it
possible to be present, at least fot'
the opening of the session, as the
date set is barely 10 days away.
Cardinals La Fontaine, Mafh ant,
Tratti of Pisa.Yenice.and Milan,
spectively, are the most prominently
mentioned in Vatican circles today
as the roost likely candidates ior tin
position as successor to Pope Bene
dict. In these circles, Cardinal Maffi,
apparently is a pronounced favorite
even of these three prelates.
For many hours yesterday, to the
room where the pOpe had made his
fight for life, came a stream of offi-
(Turn to Face Two, Column Two.)
Chicago School Board
. Jail Sentences Upheld
Chicago, Jan. 24. Sentences im- .
posed on members cf the Chicago
school board, in November, 1920, as
a result of their opposition to the'
administration of Charles E. Chad
sey, now dean of the school of edu
cation of the University of Illinois,
as superintendent of schools here,
were affirmed by the appellate court
today.
r The sentences, imposed by Judge
Kickham Scanlon on charges of con
tempt of court when the board re
fused to recognize Dr. Chadsey, al
though legally declared superintend- "'
cnt by the circuit court, ranged from
one to five days in jail in addition
to fines of $250 to. $750. Dr. Chad
sey was locked out of his office and
then tendered his resignation.
Those under sentence are: William
A. Blither, attorney for the board,
five days and $500; Albert H. Sever
mghaus, three days and $300; Hart
Hanson, three days and $300; Mrs.
F. E. Thornton S7;n ia,i; xr..
Adair, -$750: George B. Arnold, two
day, and $250; D. B. Klarkowski,
one day and $300; Mrs. Lulu M
csnoagrass, JOUU; James B. Renzv,
pne day and $300. Francis E. Croar
Kiti, one day and $300.
Hibernians Opposed to
' feace Conference Pacts
Washintrto.n. Tan ?t TU
al board of the Ancient Order of
Hiberians. cnnrtnrlincr ,hr.. .j...'
session, - adopted resolutions con-.'
uciiiuuig me proposed tour-power .
Pacific treaty as "binding this conn- s
try to a policy not in harmonv with
American ideals of the equality of
nations ana ine ireeaom ot the seas.S ,
, ine resolutions also expressed the
opposition of the meeting to the
naval limitation pact on the ground '
that , it would reduce the United,
States to a subordinate position in
naval strength and confirm to the
British empire the title of "mistress
of the seas." ,
Driver Sues 'to Collect for i
. World Record Taxi Ridt
Montreal. Jan. 23. What appears
to be a world record for taxiriding'
a 500-mile jaunt from McMitreal
to New York was disclosed in court'
today when Frank Vallentine, man
ager of a local club, appeared as de
fendant in a suit for $4.-3.7S taxi bill.
It was alleged that when recently
Mildred Gillmour balked at paying
a $3,000 fine for violating the Quebec -prohibition
law she jumped into a '
taxi which Vallentine had hired aud
started for New, York. Vallcntint
remained here.
Iowa Dry : Agent
Washington, Jan. 23. Appoint
ment of W. J. Briinson of Algona.
la., as federal prohibition agent was
announced by. Acting Prohibition
Commissioner Jones.