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The Omaha Daily Bee WOL. 51-NO. 192. ttfn m inn cnn mini n, in 0M f. . Iiux A at k OMAHA, FRIDAY, JANUARY 27, 1922. ma ii mi m It. n 4i ' , I' Ml W M W.I. W.U4 SUIM, (M ) UH TWO CENTS tKt, braska ts back Nerve burvey 1 of Conditiom Showi Butinjen and Agriculture Tiling oil Health) Color. Banks Make More Loans A staff representative of Th. Oman ! to snakii a lour f ..hr..k, serfe. Ini ri. f ai4 definite infurmallun la ,oaiuia In Ik stale. Ill irl : artlel. lllif'l below, In. rileelM th Nebraak ik gsiiini beck n win By PAUL GREER. Lincoln, Jan. 26. (Special.) The t iimmi I understand the situation The impression that utdland in "broke" is en- Kckideiitt of our own in cities ritber tkn t the solid financial .1,. .,,:....!.., ..i l.ii they incline their eyes ie weak -spots and are blind ti viiij mi.iuti tut.. ouiv; cing lor a new prosperity. . nulla business man, just yes remarked that Nebraska is sjrd up. but that he could not i licthcr it was for a dance or a ai. s' was the send-oft on a tour ms state, designed to tind out actual condition in the farming umumtics and their trading ccn- s. hat will be tound cannot be rcuicico, luuy ai 11113 marc ui mi ourncy, i his much, however, is plain, that the business situation is taking on a new, health color. Hanks in many sections are making loans to farmers and merchants more generously than in a score of months. Money is being made by feeding corn to hogs and cattle, and in dairying. Good times are con sidered assured after the next har vest, but with the growth of diversi fied farming, a great deal of money nlready is flowing back steadily to rural communities. Says Turn Has Come. That the turn has come was the unqualified declaration - 01 11. a. I'Vecman, vice president of the First National bank of Lincoln. Banks here are preparing to resume the buying ff commercial paper. The importance of this lies in the fact that it enable the retailer to enter the buying" market with new strength. One of the hotels here reports that traveling salesmen keep its 21 sample rooms in constant use. Here in the capital of Nebraska the special session of the legislature has , brought together men from every section. I They bring a big kuf .i. .lfwn " aI . - rinrf rn politics: They - report a better financial feeling everywhere, G. C. Show, representative from the range country of -DaWts jounty, in the northwestern, patt oi ths state, de clares that his constituents are con vinced that things are being "righted. Money, is . more plentiful.-about Chadron and everyone believes bet ter times are" on the way: ; Closer to-Omaha- is Jhe district of A. B. Downing, representative from Johnson county, He lives on a farm near Vesta. . ' "The turn has . come," said Mr. Downing today. "Conditions are getting better very rapidly. Banks are helping the farmers with more credit. There is more money in hogs and a good prospect for wheat. Moreover, people are not ,; so gloomy. . ' Depression Leaving. V "Nebraska doesn't have to wait until the fall crops are in to lift it self out of the depression. Almost $2,000,000 worth of livestock, grain, dairy and other products are mar keted each day in Omaha by Ne braska farmers. In addition to this, heavy shipments a,re made to the markets iu St. Joseph and Kansas City. This money goes back to ie country. A lot of corn is being (Tarn to Pe Two, Cnlamn Two.) Denby Ask Appropriation to Complete 'Scout Cruisers Washington, Jan. 26. Seven scout cruisers now under construc tion cannot be completed unless ad ditional funds are appropriated by congress, Secretary Denby informed Speaker Gillett'in a letter request ing that the limit for cost of each vessel be increased from $7,500,000 to $8,250,000. , . Work on the Omaha, on which construction is most advanced wull be stopped next month, he said, un less the cosf limit is increased. The TailuMof cost of materials and labor to slump sufficiently was given for the department's inabil ity to, stay within the cost limits. Sheepman Killed in Dispute Over Ownership of Stock Salt Lake City, Jan. 26. Dan Brear, sheepman, shot Oscar Tay lor, another sheepman, to death in a duel on the range near Chains, ' Idaho, todiy, according to word re ceived here. The report stated that a camp wagon driver witnessed the tragedy and told the sheriff of Cus ter county that the duel resulted from a long standing dispute over the ownership of sheep. Brear is re ported to have been charged with murder. The body of Taylor was taken to Challis. ' Holdups Seize $35,000 in Gems in Downtown Gotham New York, Jan. 26. A $35,000 diamond robbery in the downtown gem district was reported to the po lice by Jacob Lcvine, salesman for John Cohen, diamond importer. ' Levine said jtwo armed bandits invaded Cohen's offices, held him up in the presence of a girl bookkeeper and took from him a wallet contain ing the unset' stones. 1 They made their escape undetected, - although Cohen's offices are on the fifth floor J?'. Jjnilding at the busy corner of ""P Ann streets. Fight on Price Fixing, . . Expected at Farm Meeting Advocates of Plan, Defeated in Committee, Announce Intention of Taking Question Before Conference Secretary Wallace Voices Opposition to PlanNumber of Resolutions Adopted. Kr T Assarlalnl rrm. Washington, Jan. 26. The na tional agricultural conference, alter a day marked by addresses and artioii en the recommendation tf a num ber of committees, met tonight to lake up the report of its marketing committee. A sharp debate on gov irumcntal price fixing for agricul tural commodities was expected to develop, advocate of the plan tie t.titcd in committee, having an nounced their intention of carrying tnrir argument to the conference. the conference today also entered lUcuioti in the senate and at the luaring of the senate agriculture oiniiiittcc on the Ladd price stabil ization bill Senator llrhin, demo crat, Alabama, in the senate ex pressed hope that the conference would result in tome good and criti cised the selection of its delegates. J he whole administration, lie de clared, "from the president down," is, losing no opportunity to "rap" the congressional agricultural bloc, which was unanimusly endorsed by the conference. Urge Price Fixing. At the senate agriculture commit tee hearing, J. S. Wannamaker of South Carolina, a delegate, declared agriculture could be saved from bank ruptcy only through governmental fixing of prices for cotton, orn and wheat. He agreed with Senator Page, republican, Vermont, that fixed minimum prices could not be main tained without embargoes barring imports of these commodities and h; estimated it would cost the govern ment not more than $500,000,000 in Body of Benedict Placed in Crypt Under Basilica Historic and Beautiful Bitual Witnessed Only by High Dig nitaries of Church and Papal Nobility. ' Rome, Jan. 26. (By The A. P.) Pcpe Benedict-XV. was entombed with solemn and impressive .cere mony this afternoon. His body, en closed in three caskets and dressed in the pontifical robes! lies in a crypt under the great basilica ot St. reter, to the right of the' entrance. The historic and beautiful ritual was witnessed only by members ot the sacred college, members of the nrmliflral linncphnld and the DaDCl nobility, and diplomats accredited to the Vatican. The great bronze doors of Sr. Peters had been closed at noon, cut ting off the . stream of humanity which for more than three days had been passing before the catafalque, where the body lay in state. Ceremony Beg!ns. The ceremony began with the re- mntrat f Via hnflv frnm thp rhanpl of the holy sacrament to the chapel ot the clioir. it rested upon a Dier which was borne upon the shoulders of the red-robed ushers, whose us uai .fnni-finn ar to carrv the none in the papal chair in pontifical processions. The tuneral cortege was ncaaci hv flip vatiral clercv bearing torch es and chanting the anthem, "Ex- altabunt Domino." Un either side of the bier strode members of the .Swiss truards.. nalatine cuards and the papal gendarmerie. As the procession moved tne cnoir nf the Oianrl Tulia. in flowing robes of purple, sang the "Miserere." .Noble guards, m dazzling, tun dress uniforms, formed an escort of honor and the pontiff's bier was covered with a tapestry of ted da mask upon which the body had rest ed while lying in state in the basilica. Behind the Body. Immediately behind the body came the major eleemosynary, accom panied by Sacristian Zampini, and following them was Prince Ruspoli, grand master of the apostolic house hold; the Marquis Sachett:; Maj. (Tarn to Pace Two, Column Three.) Nebraska's Nerve Coming Back The Bee has sent a staff representative, Mr. Paul Greer, on a tour of Nebraska to investigate economic conditions. Mr. Greer's first article, published else where on this page, in dicates that Nebraska's "nerve" is being restored. The state is "coming back" " after , its recent ecnomic slump: Other articles, the re sult of Mr. Greer's in vestigation in various parts of the state, will be published from day to day in . The Omaha Bee purchasing farm (ommoditir to ttabilize price. In a conference with newspaper men. Secretary Wallace voiced op position to price fixing, which hi said would prove ruinous to the tanning industry. He declared he fivored plan to restore the purchas ing power of the farmer' dollar to a parity with that in other industries. J he conference today took up com. ti'ittce recommendations and resolu tions immediately alter hearing ad dresses by K. A. Pearson, president of the Iowa State College of Agri culture; Dr. E. D. Hall, director of scientific work of the department li agriculture; Richard E. Ely, profes for of economics of the University oi Wisconsin, and Gifford I'inchot. Resolution Adopted. ' The resolution offered by the commit!.:; on agriculture and price lelations included the indorsement of the agricultural bloc in congress, coupled with commendation of President Harding and Secretary Wallace for their action in making possible and calling the conference. This resolution was adopted unan imously. Other recommendations of this committee included: Th the government extend aid to Europe for economic rehabilita tion. Limitation of the acreage of cer tain crops to balance production and restore the farmer' dollar to a nor mal ' purchasing- power. "Approval cf'tnc program of the (Turn to PM.Threr, Col a ma Two.) Anti-Lyncliing Measure Passes -House 230 to 119 Seventeen Republicans Join With 102 Democrats in Opposing Bill Heavy Penalties Provided. Washington, Jan. 26. The house today declared itself in favor of the federal government exerting its au thority in an effort to stamp out lynching, passiilg by a vote of 230 to 119, the Dyer anti-lynchhig bill. Seventeen republicans joined 102 democrats in voting in the opposi tion while eight democrats and one socialist, London, New York, voted with 221 republicans in favor-of the measure. Republicans who voted in regative included Barbour, Cali fornia; Curry, California; French, Idaho; Nolan, California; Parker, New Jersey; Robertson, Oklahoma, and Sinnott, Oregon. The bill provides life imprison ment or lesser penalties for persons who participate in" lynchings and for state, county municipal officials who fail, through ncgligance, to prevent them. The measure also stipulates that the county in which mobs form or kill anyone shall forfeit $10,000 to the family of the victim. Democratic opponents, defeated in attempts to recoramit the bill to tlie judiciary committee and strike out the enacting clause, made no concerted effort to have amendments adopted. They declared "the vicious principle of the bill" could not be changed by amendments, but expressed, confi dence that the measure never would receive senate approval. Except for a few perfecting amend ments offered by Chairman Volstead of the judiciary committee, amend ments proposed by individuals were rejected. Sheriff Not HelcHor Burning Court House Harrisburg, Ill7Jau. 26. Harry Fletcher, county cjerk of Hardin countv. arrested Tanuarv 14 in con nection with the burning of the courthouse at Elizabcthtown, has been held for trial after a prelim inary hearing. A disoatch on that date rerordincr Fletcher's arrest erroneously stated that D. N. Cox, sheriff of Hardin county, has also been ta"ken into custody on the same charge, Sheriff Cox, however, was not arrested in this connection but is on bond await ing trial on -a charge of embezzling' several thousand dollars in county funds. , The courthouse burned after Sher iff Cox had been indicted. The fire is said to have destroyed all books and records of his office. Horses and Rifles' of Fleeing Bandits Found Tahlcquah, Ok!., Jan. 26 The horses, overcoats, overshoes and riflles belonging to two men who held up the Farmers State bank at Parkhill yesterday have been found by a sheriff's posse but the bandits have escaped with the $500 in cash which was obtained, according to reports from the posse last night. It was thought late yesterday that the bandits had been surrounded in a thicket near Parkhill, but when, men closed in nothing was found. The chase is being continued. Warden Dies of Wounds . Received in Prison Riot Marquette, Mich., Jan. 26. Theo dore B. Catlin, 63, warden of the state prison here, stabbed nine times in a prison riot December 11, died today. His death is the second fa tality attributed to the riot. Deputy Warden Mcnher.nit died several days after the riot from knife wounds. 'Fight on' Is Vote. of i Strikers lVker Untou. Hrrwrl ait 0 rrwhelinitig Ballot Against Calling Off Walkout. Five Blanks Are Found Oinuha striking packing home worker voted overwhelmingly Wednesday against calling cfl the strike. The vote at given out yettcrdahy I'chcrt K. Hunter, chairman of the striken' publicity committee, wi a follows: AgKnbt calling off the ftrike, 1.702; in favoring of calling off the atrike, 297. Five blank votej were returned. The vote was taken Wednesday. This result will be telegraphed to international headquarters' of the union in Chicago and will be tabu lated with the strike vote from all other packing house centers. The total vote irom all over tne country will determine whether or not ths strike shall be called off. Omaha and Sioux City are said to be "strongest" for continuing the strike. Packing house officials say f-e plants are now running practically at full capacity. Sioux City, Jan 26. Sioux City packing house workers voted to re main on a strike today. The vote announced was: 40 for remaining out; 59 for going back to work. It is said 600 did not vote. East St. Louis, 111., Jan. 26. Strik ing packing house employes here this afternoon voted 1,351 to 43, to continue the" strike, it was an nounced. Kansas City, Mo., Jan. 26. By a vote of 2,240 to 61, packing house workers on strike here voted today to continue the strike. St. Joseph, Jan. 26. At a meeting of packing house strikers here this afternoon 90 per cent of the 400 present voted to continue the strike, and the result of the ballot was telegraphed to headquarters in Chi cago, local union officials announced. Denver, Colo., Jan. 26. Packing house employes in Denver voted by a large majority to continue the strike according to announcement today by Dan Mullen, president of the local unioa. The vote as an- r?rmnr.ft Ur 1 Tr ' Million vva 341 itgaiiist"Caftln& off" the strike and14 I for calling it 'off. , j Mrs. Walters Loses Extradition Fight Woman Wanted in Maine on ' Fraud. Charge Taken Back Last Night. . Mrs. Anna Walters has lost her fight against extradifion to Port land, Me., where she is wanted to answer charges of obtaining mer chandise under false pretenses. ' The supreme court yesterday dis missed her appeal from the district court of Douglas county which had denied her application for release by habeas corpus. A deputy sheriff started with her to Portland last night, . Mrs. Walters, who came to Omaha with her husband and two children, claimed the Portland warrant was the result of a frameup. She fought extradition and thwarted an attempt of the Portland officer to kidnap and take her from the state. Gov ernor McKelvie signed the extradi tion papers after the Portland Chamber of Commerce asked the Lincoln Chamber of Commerce to use its influence with the governor. Man Wanted for Murder of Kansas Sheriff Captured Fort Morgan, Colo., Jan. 26' John Stitzel, saicj'by authorities to be wanted iii connection with the slaying of the sheriff of Wellington, Kan., and who escaped from the county jail at Wellington last Oc tober by sawing the bars of his cell window with a razor blade, was captured by Sheriff Morse of Mor gan county on a ranch near Wig gins, Colo. The arrest was made through a letter addressed to Stit zel from his sweetheart" in Okla homa, the sheriff said. The prisoner, according to the sheriff, admitted his identity and made a full confession of the crime. $1,500,000 Car Barn Fire. Chicago, Jan. 26. Fire last .night destroyed 100 street cars and caused damage estimated at $1,500,000 at the Devon avenue, car barns. About 200 cars were pulled from the burning barns by motor trucks. Air Mail Plane Lands on Ledge in Canyon; 't Pilot Escapes Unhurt Salt Lake City, Jan. 26. His plane perched on a shelf on a cliff 1,800 feet above a ravine near Rock Springs, .Wyo., R. E. Ellis, air mail pilot, escaped death yesterday by climbing 200 feet to the top of the cliff, according to information re ceived by Claron Nelson, superin tendent of the western division of the United States air mail service. Ellis was uninjured. According to the report the plane entered a "down draft air current" and was sucked into a canyon and "pasted" on the cliff ledge. The mail was taken from the plan; and rolled down the canyon where it was placed on another shijb Civilization: "Well, I4 ' '.Ut'H Veteran Jumps Out of Hospital Window to Death Emil Kuhn, 39, Under Treat ment at Lord Lister Hos--' -pital,-A Leaps - From Fourth Floor. " Emil Kuhn, 39, leaped to instant death when he jumped from the fourth-story window of Lord Lister hospital, Twenty-sixth ' street and Dewey avenue, yesterday. Kuhn was brought to the hospital Tuesday and was being treated inr alcoholism, according to the state ment of lit rs. E. C. Henry, super intendent of the hospital. , A few minutes before he jumped he handed a nurse- two American Legion cards bearing his name. His mother, Mrs. Anna Kuhn, lives at 524 South Twenty-sixth avenue. Health Was Bad. Kuhn had been in ill health for sometime, according to his mother, and brother, Byron Kuhn of Council Bluffs. Dr. Stanley Reed, who had been his physician during his last illness, stated that he ' had been nervous and despondent over his ill health. Enlisted in Army. Kuhn enlisted in the army early in the summer of 1917. He was quickly sent overseas and served with a medical detachment at Bord eaux for 10 months. ' , He was appointed April 1, 1920, to a position in the cashier's office of the. Omaha postofficc. Diameter of Baby Planet 15 Miles Long Buenos Aires, Jan. 26. Dr. Hart mann, director of the La Plata ob servatory, says that the orbit of the little planet he discovered on Novem ber 4 in the constellation xof Cctus lies between the orbits of the planets Jupiter and Mars. ' The orbit is el liptical and is covered in five years and seven months. It has the .con siderable eccentricity of .272. As the plane of the orbit is very inclined in regard to the earth's equator, .the new planet can approach the poles closer than most of the other planets. The little world may be observed from the end of this year until the fall of 1923 in a very northern posi tion, most favorable for observations from the northern hemisphere. The diameter of the globe is esti mated at barely 25' kilometres (about iSYi miles, as its brilliancy taken at the last observation appeared to be of the 15th magnitude). Ice Hinders Relief Work for Starving Russians .Riga,", Jan. 26. (By A. P.) Navigation has ' been suspended in the Gulf of Riga on account of ice, and shipping has become difficult at Keval. This has' doubled the dif ficulties of the American relief ad ministration, just at a tinre when the first big ships carrying American corn for Russian famine sufferers are coming into the Baltic. ' Colorado River Body Meets. Washington, Jan. . 26. The first meeting of the Colorado river com mission, created jointly by congress and the seven states traversed by the river, to develop its irrigation and power possibilities, was called to order today by Secretary Hoover, appointed as federal chairman by President Harding I'm Glad They Are 'Hello Girl' Heroine in Early Morning Fire Mrs. A. E. Corbett. In the little frame building which houses the' telephone 'company's switchboard at Ralston, Mrs. A. E. Lornctt, the operator, calmly went about her business , yesterday while sparks and fagots from the burning business block to 30 feet away show ered on the roof. ' ; As a result of her presence of mind ' all of the occupants of the second floor of the burning build ing were given ample time to es cape. - -. ' After turning in the genoial alarm Mrs. Corbett ransr the telephone of each occupant of u the building be fore the began to consider her own position. ." Withdrawal of Marines From Cuba Is Ordered Washington, Jan. 26. The detach ment of 375 marines stationed at Camaguey, Cuba, was ordered with drawn today by Secretary", Denby, acting on, a recommendation 'of the State department. - Ihe State department recommen dation, it is understood, was based upon a report given by General Crowder at a recent conference uoon his return from the island republic, where he had been tor some time as an American observer,. especially in rcterence to financial and legis lative matters. He is said to have stated that the marines were no' longer needed at Camaguey. : Minister De Lcspcs of .Cuba took up the question ' some time i ago with State department officials, urg ing the withdrawal," but it was said he had jnade no requests recently. Secretary Denby said ' the marines woukd be sent, to Guantanamo bay, where they would ' encamp. They were sent to Camaguey during the war to protect local sugar' interests. Root Would Give Chinese Control of Radio Stations Washington, Jan. 26. (By A; P.) Consent would have to be given by the Chinese government for the erec tion of wireless stations in China under a resolution presented to the Far Eastern committee of the Wash ington conference yesterday by Eli hu Root of the American delegation. TKe resolution after discussion wa- referred to a drafting committee with a view it was understood of con solidating it with other agreement thus far reached on wireless com fl. imitation in ths Far East. t Muzzled at Least" Fire Burns Block in Ralston With Loss of $ Building. Housing Bank, Drug Store and Other Business es Completely Destroyed South Side Aids. . Fire starting from a furnace de stroyed the principal business block in Ralston yesterday morning with a loss of $100,000. The two-storv brick buildine. 101) by 120 feet in size, was occupied by the Ralston State bank, A. Adams Drug store. Home Supply general store, II. M. Luebe meat market, and Robert Hunter garage. Watchman Hears Explosion. The explosion of the furnace was heard by James . Roberts, night watchman at the Howard store, wh,o notified Mrs. A. E. Corbett, telephone operator. She rang the alarm and called - persons on the second, floor of the burning build ing. The - Ralston . fire company was unable to cope with the flames aivl help .from Omaha was sent f,r. Three companies in commanr1 of Capt. Jerry Sullivan, were sent from the South Side. 9 Laying hose a dis tance of 2,000. feet the Omaha fire men -soon put out the fire, saving the postoffice and newspaper office, which we're threatened by the fire. Drug Store Uninsured. The "druggist, i , Adams, had no insurance, on hit, store. His loss is estimated at $7,000. Nothing was saved in the drug store, meal market, and grocery store. Bank records were also consumed. 7 Bandits Kidnap Chicago Detective ChicagOj Jan. '26. Seven bandits with 'three 'large automobile trucks today kidnaped a Mi5higan Central railroad detective, stole 100 barrels of beer and escaped despite a fusil lade of shots fired by two police men. 1 The dective, Daniel Mc Garry, was later released unharmed. Wire-Tapping Scheme Found . ' in ."Dry" Agent's Office New York, Jan. 26. When work men attempted yesterday . to take down the telephone switchboard in Prohibition Director Ralph A. Day's office evidences were found that out siders had for , an undetermined per-od been "tapping" the wires and listening in on telephonic conversa tions to and from prohibition head quarters. The Weather , ' ' - Forecast. ; Friday Fair; not much change in temperature. Hourly Temperatures. 5 a. m. 6 a. m. 1 P. to. t . m. 1 p. m. 4 p. m. ft p.- m. 6 p. m. 7 p. n. 5 p. m. ....St ....3 ....37 ...r.n ....33 ....31 ....S3 ....S4 ...-. 8 a.m. ........ 2S a. m. S3 10 a. m.. ., 5 11 a. m. t7 1 aooa St Highest Thursday. Cheyenne 34 Pueblo 40 Davenport 50 Bepid Citif' ,.,.4 Denver 42 Salt I.k 33 Ken Moines ....2 KnU J'e C5 Dod city ....40 Kherlden JS Lander 5 Sioux City .14 North PlaUo ..4J Valentin 34 ' ' SUppen' Bulletin. Protect shlpTTienti d'lrlnf the next it to il hour 'frnm temreraturea as fol lows:. North and east. 20 def rees, south. Ii d?ireea; west, IS decree) House Cuts $2,793,755 From Taxes I'.ffort of IJciiinrruU to Slop HjerB Drive on Bootleg, gcr and Auto Thictei Do tied Willi Hour. Code Law Attack Fails Lincoln, Jan, .'u.t Special Tele gram,) Reduction in appropria tion totalling $',74j,755.H5 ri recommended for passage by unani mous vole tA the lower house in committee of the whole. The vote indicated the reduced appropriation bill will pass on third reading with out trouble. Then it j;ors to the senate. This 5 $10,(HHI increase In reduc tions recommended by the finance committee nntt $"6,IXK more than (iovernor McKelvie recommended in reduction, including the gasoline tax. With a roar the house turned down a proposition of Theodore Ostermann of Merrick, probable democratic can didate for governor, to curtail activi ties of the tate law enforcement bureau under Gus Hyerg by reducing livers' appropriation from $75,000 to $25,000. Rally to Farmer' Aid. T'qual vim was used in rallying t the recommendation o Governor Mr fvclvic that farmers should be given a generous appropriation for battling tuberculosis in cattle. A motion by Mellor of Lancaster to cut this appropriation $100,000 was smothered away. Nor were gloves used in handling Osterman another jolt when he at tempted to block the budget system of government by reducing the appro priation ot rhil liross, secretary cj the department of finance, to such an extent that a continuation of forc ing expending agencies to outline in advance what they intended spending , appropriation money for would be impossible. Fireworks started when Osterman attempted to cripple law enforcement sinews. ' "Heavens knows," shouted Lynn of Cedar, "there is enough contempt for our laws, and it seems that Gus ' Hyers and federal officers are the only officials with courage to enforce our prohibition laws." Play to Wet Votes. "I realize that Mr. Osterman in his campaign for governor has tp sup port a wet platform in order to,, tret ; the support of Senator HitchcocVV Griswold of Gordon assertei. ''X.'; "It was a veiled attempt to get saloons back in Nebraska," Studcvant -of Polk said. "If we crippled Gus Hyers we've turned the state over to the bootleg gers and automobile thieves," Snow of Chadron stated. "The idea of any democrat kicking on the salary we pay a prohibition enforcement officer," exclaimed Has cull of Omaha. "The democratic governor, Keith Neville, who appoint ed. Wallace Wilson the first prohibi tion enforcement officer, paid Wilson $7,t0 for six months' work, while we arj paying Hyers $3,000 a yar. (Turn, to Pae Three, Column roar.) Collapse of Shanghai Exchange Predicted Washington, Jan.;26. The "col lective collapse" on or before the Chinese new year, of all that re mains of the produce aild bullion exchanges in Shanghai, which-were set up last year with an invested capital of $100,000,000, was predict ed in a special report todav to the Department of commerce. The ex changes have been "blowing up in groups and individually, as was pre dicted," the dispatch said. "The closing of the exchanges is having a healthy effect on the banks, as people are again turning to them as c responsible and safe places in which to put money," the report added. "Business continues dull, with little moving either in or out, as near as can be ascertained.'. Salt Lake Man Held for Trial . on Charge of Wife Murder Salt Lake City, Jan. 26. Omcr R. , -Woods, charged with the murder of his wife, Myretta Woods, was bound over for trial before the district court at the conclusion of the preliminary hearing today. The feature Sn the hearing was furnished in the evidence of C. N. Thaxton, a drug clerk, who testified "to the best of my belief he is sitting there on the bench," when asked concerning who bought a bottle of benzine at the store where he is employed, pointing to Woods. It is alleged that Woods killed his wife 111 their apartment and then threw the body on the bed and burned it so as to collect money under a fire insurance policy. Educational Rally Is : Held in Helvey School Helvey, Neb., Jan. 26. (Special.) An educational rally -was held here. Superintendent Morton of the Fairbury schools made the address. Mrs. Ewing of Fairbury led in the community singing. Pie, doughnuts and coffee were served, the proceeds of which were to be used for equip-' ment for the school. This is the 15th rally held in the County under the auspices of the county superintendent. Nebraska's Flag Code Sought hy Oilier States The flag code compiled by Miss Roxy V. Ammcrman. state chair man of the Nebraska D. A. R. com mittee on "correct use of the flair." has received favorable comment by the national chairman cf this com mittee and it has been recommended ' . as a formula for the new state codes cf Kansas and Mississippi,