The Omaha Daily Bee
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OMAHA, TUESDAY, MARCH 14, 19'J
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Education;
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No 'Allowance, . Elopers
Move to Modest Flat
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Nrlira-ka IVd for
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Danger in False Thrift
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'It anywhrte thne U danger from
ul-c ttniit !n 4he restriction of ta
lion, it U in (He schools. What i
ten forgottin wluit rrgarding other
public letir in the ca of rdura-
tltlll liriolllts ftpp.UYUt tO illl who
wi-li to tee. 'I lot is that tiililic 'lVt
ti.il. ;ue csprctcd to spend the peo
ple' money fr the people, and that
the most of the revenue is i0 spent
tli.i the taxpayer git more tor a,
lull.tr spoilt in tac tli; lor the
same iiinotmt spent over the counter
of a More or through t!ie wicket of
f. fiirt ure palace.
'I lie bincst item in the tax bill of
Nebraska is education. The Mate
over, the schools consumed 42 cents
out of every lax dollar in This
expenditure for education is not con
trolled by Male, ronnty or even city
officials; it is made for the most part
:n each small local . district by a
t-ihool board which has no ' other
duties than the administration of the
Illinois. Mryit of these school dis
tricts are small, often including only
one small rural school and one or
, two teachers.
Fifty-Six Schools Here.
Omaha has the largest unit in the
state, but the forces at work hrrc
arc t-o much like those outside that
to consider them is like putting the
Miialler districts under a microscope,
magnifying them. There are here 56
m-IiooIs, with a daily attendance of
'K0l5 children, and with 1.200 teach
frs. Expenditures foe 1921 reached a
lutaJ of $.1,305,042.
Here is the way each dollar col
lected for taxes in Omaha was divid
. d last year: Schools, 37 cents; city, 34
rents.; county, J4 cents; state, I
tents, and water district a' little less
than. 3 cents. Suppose a citizen has
. - - A. . t.. i - - . 1 : . it i
properly iiiiucu lur it.x.uiuu di ri-
tlOO; here is what he paid out last
vear: Schools. $50: city, $46; county,
$10.25: state, $16.50. and water dis
trict. $2.75. The citv tax does not
include special assessments. For
1922 the school tax will be raised $10.
Through the action of the special
session of the legislature it is esti
mated that state taxes will be re
duced 30 per cent thisyear. If this
s realized, and it county taxes re
main the same, the total taxes on $1.
000 valuation for 1922 will amount to
$139.55. Hack in 1911 the tax was
$53.45 less.
y ., Explanation of Increase.
'That is enough tax figures; let us
no try to find out the reason for
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this 73 per cent increase in school
taxes nV Seven years. The first de
fense offered is'that beginning with
the. war the ce-sts of operation
swelled. Coal grew from $4.11 a ton
in 1914 to $9.83. Teachers' salar'e
were increased $400,000 to an annual
total 'of more than $2,000,000. The
par of janitors went up 46 per cent.
;uul a new water bill of $10,000 had
to be. met. Under a new state law
pupils living far from school are en
titled to free transportation. The
cost of altering Central High school
after the Dodge street grading was
$400.S0o. There was, of course, a
ii;itural growth also: for instance the
high school enrollment increased
, front $2,592 to $6,536. Each year
'1.200 more, boys and girls fill the
schools. More children 'are going:
tft school and they are staying long
ir. There are items of another sort
(Turn to Tr.gr Two. Column Four.)
Denies Ford Can Make
Fertilizer at Profit
Washington, March 13. Charles
1.. Farsons, formerly chief chemist
of the bureau of mines, and techni
; cal adviser on. fixation of nitrates to
the government during' the war, tesr
tifying before the house military
committee, which is considering Hen
iv Ford's offer to take over the
Muscle Shoals project, denied that
fertilizers could be produced there
at a profit. ' ,
"If Mr. Ford means that he will
not run the plant at a loss," Mr.
Parsons said, "I do not think he will
run it."
Other witnesses recently before
the committee had' estimated that
2,000.000 'tor-; of fertilizer could be
produced annually at a reduction of
.33 per cent from the prices now paid
by farmers.
Hastings Autoist, Racing
Train, Seriously Injured
Kearney, Neb., March 13. (Special
Telegram.) Racing a train with his
automobile may cost H. Crowley of
Hastings his life. Two passengers,
George Emmert of Hastings and
Owen Rumstrunt of Omaha,, were
thrown clear of the wreckage and
only slightly bruised. , Witnesses of
the accident state the car was travel
ing not less than 40 miles an hour and
that1 the driver apparently failed to
see a turn in the road until too late,
the big machine plunging into a ditch
and turning turtle. Crow-ley is in the
hospital here badly injured.
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Coal Strike
Considered
Inevitable
Geneva Mitchell.
Xec York, 'March 13. Rob
ert Ssriagc.-. 2Q- car-old gradu
ate of the Milford. Conn., 'Prepara
tory 'academy; saw "Sally'' once
more, while his bride of a few days,
Geneva Mitchell, did specialty "pogo
stick" dances on the stage. She is
17, daughter ct Vera Mitchell, a fa
mous beauty 'in the "Follies."
They had moved from the Bill-.
more to more modest apartments
and there they waited all day for a:
kind word from .Robert's mother,
Mrs.. John 'A., Savage, wjio is con- ;
valcscing at La Jolla, ,Cal. Mrs. Sav
age is-a wealthy . widow and as :
Robert depends on her", for his.
monthly allowance,' a telegram was.
eagerly expected..
It didn't, come,- according .to 'Miss :
Mitchell, or Mrs. Savage as she .is
now-, but. newspaper Jcorresoondcnts.
who ' saw Mrs. Savage at La Jolla '
and broke the news of her . son's
sudden - 'marriage,, 'telegraphed cast
that Mrs.- Savage' had remarked"
rather enigmatically:' ' ' .
"Well, Bobby'll wait ' a' long time
before he hears from me."
Meanwhile the publisher who is
getting out Savage's- first book'of
poems,, entitled "The Road's First
Turning," was . asking how' about
corrected proofs. '. . -
But the bride herself, between acts, i
said she intends to remain inri the
boards-'Tor the present" -as- Robert
"doesn't object .very much."
"I love my husband and I love my
art,- too," she said. "So, though I
think-he would rather I'd leave, the
company,1 I'm going to, stick. to the
stage, for a, while, at! least." . '
(Tacifio . Atlantii: Thotc.)
, Robert Savage.
What their financial or otlkor
plans were the pretty little actress
declined to:say. She has made good
with "the "show, as understudy for
on? of , the leading parts.
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Genoa Meet. Set for April 10
London, March 13. (By A. P.)
The conference of British, French
and Italian foreign secretaries n
Paris to discuss the program of the
Genoa conference 1 has been fixed
definitely for March 23, it was an
nounced today. An official statement
also was given out that the Italian
government had accepted April 10 as
the date for the opening of the Genoa
eatbering.
Rail Cashier Says
woman Got Money
Fairbury Man, $2,000 Short,
Says Friend at Beatrice
Shared in Thefts.
Miriden Youth, 17,
Is Electrocuted
-mrmiurnt Chiefly Inter
,trd in Maintaining Suffi
cient Supply of Coal for
Country.
Mediation Is Abandoned
Washinjjton, March 13. Govt rn
mcnt oliicials were represented today
as lirini; without hope that the threat
cued coal strike ran be averted or
that the proposed conference be
tween the operator and miner
would be arranged. It was indicated
that Kovcrimii'iit intervention at least
i in the preliminaries of the situation
practically at an end.
Holding that a trike call April 1
is almost inevitable, government of
ficials, according to the view pre
sented today on high authority, now
are chiefly interested in seeing that a
sufficient supply of coal is maintained
for the country as a whole.
Ten WeekV Supply on Hand,
The .situation villi respect to coal
supply, it was stated, is not acute.
There is now at the surface of coal
mines and in stocks at consuming
centers, it was declared, enough coal
to lat the country for 10 weeks, with
the prospects, it was added, that this
supply will be augmented by produc
tion from nonunion mines and from
operations in union territory which
Department of Labor reports show
arc covered by district settlement
between the miners' union and local
associations of mine owners.
"The degree of the government's
intervention in tin's strike situation,"
a high official said today, "must be
determined by the extent of the pub-
I he. convenience and suffering which
i is caused by the strike."
It was intimated that the govern
ment did not propose to enter upon
any attempt to force a conference.
Secretary of Labor Davis has gone
rs far as he intends to go in' that di
rection, it was said, by repeatedly
and publicly pointing out that the
government considers the mine op
erators of the central competitive I
field to be bound by provisions of
the existing national wage contract
td enter negotiations for making a
substitute national contract ready to
apply by April 1, when the old one
expires. 1
Comment Withheld.
Many operators in the semi-confidential
exchanges with the Labor de
partment were said to have taken
the position that thc; wage contracts
provision with respect to its-renewal
no longer binds them, because of
local or district actions by the min
ers' unions, which they claim to
have been in violation of contracts.
Comment was withheld today
upon the possibility that railroad
labor unions might be drawn into
the struggle after April 1.
Production Increases.
Production erf bituminous coal
continues to increase slowly, accord
ing to the current v-cekly report of
the United States geological survey.
In the week ending March 4 produc
tion reached 1,913,000 tons.
"Since January 1 production has
exceeded consumption and it is clear
that consumers have added material
ly to their stocks," the report said,
"but it will require putting another
10,000.000 tons into storage to raise
consumers' reserves to the evcl
reached at the close of the war. '
South African Leader
Fired on in His Auto
Greli Defeats
Toinmv Gibbons
Wim DetUion After Hfirrii
Round of Hard Hltliit;
in N. Y. Jlinp.
New York. Mrch IJ.-IUrry Creb
of Pituburgh defeated Tommy Gib.
bon of St. Paul in ft 15 round
tout here tonight. Th Pitnburgher
wa awarded the releree'i decision
after outboaing the St. Paul man in
the majority of the round.
Gibbon tried lor knockout
number of lime, but w unable to
connect, while Crtb piled up many
point with rr counter.
'Hrppicr Days Ahead i
for Nebraska Farmer I
General Jan Smut.
Shot Fired at Car
Bearing Premier
of South Africa
War
Head
Loan
Sees
Fairburg, , Neb., March 13.V-1 Spe
cial Telegram.) With an unfinished
check. of his accounts, F. S. -Tucker,
Rock Island cashier here,'is reported
about $2,000 short. ''..;'. '
He is held in the county jail pend
ing completion of the investigation;
After confessing to a part of his
shortage, it is alleged, he implicated
bcry was untrue and confessing to a
part of his shortage, he implicated
a Beatrice woman, claiming that she
had thejijoney. . '
Officers accompanied him to Bea
trice, but failed to find the woman
and he was returned and placed in
jail, ... ; ' -
Bank Runner Robbed;
Four Shot in Chase
Philadelphia, March 13. Robert
McGirr, a bank runner, was held up
and robbed of $13,500 as. he left the
Southwestern National bank at
Broad and South streets' this after
noon. Two men waylaid and black
jacked McGirr. In the chase" which
followed two policemen and two
bandits were , shot. ' One .9i the po
licemen is said to -be in a serious
condition. Robbers' automobile was
pursued more than a mile before the
men were caught and the money recovered.
Hunting Pigeons' in Elevator
I at McCook When Coat
Catches on Wire.
Dispatch to London Says
Money for .'"Ked Revolu
tion" of Miners Came.
From Ahroad.
Prosperi ty
Eugene Meyer, Jr., Here to
Confer With District Chief.,
Predicts Relief for
Farmeri.
Court Rules Government
Cannot Revoke Ship Sale
Washington, March 13. A bill of
sale given ' by ' the government 'can
not be subsequently cancelled; the
supreme court held in effect in its de
cision. of. the. suit brought by Morris
Levinson to compel the navy depart
ment to turn over to him the steam
yacht Wadena. Levinson 's bid for
the boat, was the highest presented
at the sale and it was accepted.
Later, however, the department dis
covered that another and higher, bid
had been misplaced in its files and
sought to revoke the bill of sale,
McCook. Neb.,". March 13. (Spe
cial Telegram.) William Ellson, 17,
here from Minden on a visit with his
sister, Mrs. A, E. Dermott, was in
stantly killed when he came in con
tact with a wire of the McCook-Iu
dianola -power line.
f The lad was hunting pigeons in an
elevator five miles cast of McCook
when his coat fell orr the electric
wire. He was killed while endeavor
ing to remove it. Burial will be
made in Minden tomorrow.
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One Juryman Passed
in Trial of Arbuckle
: San Francisco, March ,13. One
juror temporarily passed was the
record of the first day's session in
the trial of Roscoe (Fatty) . C. Ar
buckle,' on manslaughter charges
arising from tnc death of Virginia
Rappe, movie actress, and one of the
guests at a party given by him here
Labor day. v
Six veniremen were examined.
Four of these were excused for hav
ing opinions. one proved satisfactory
to both sides and the sixth man was
still under examination when court
adjourned;
When court convened it was found
that 14 members of the jury panel
were missing and a recess was taken
until after lunch, that the sheriff
might round thenv up. ' Most of these
were on hand when court recon
vened. - f
Crimean Palaces to Be :
.Offered Former Owner's
Riga, March 13. Because the ex
penses of maintaining the "Crimean
palaces- of .the - czar, and the grand
dukes last year amounted to 14,000,
000,000 rubles the soviet commis
sariat of health has decided to lease
the palaces to workers' organiza
tions and tc private concerns, ' and
to..oftcr, the world-famed hotels of
the Crimea back to their former
ov ncrs.
Hide Prices Going Up, ,
J. W. Pepperdine Says
According to John W. Pepperdine,
manager of Higgins Packing com
pany, last week's hide market was
featured by a broad demand and
considerable trading in small packer
and countns hides throughout the
middle west.
"The future outlook of the hide
industry looks good," said Mr. Pep
perdine. "Local independent pack
ers report bids of as high as10 cents
a pound on native steer hides and
9 cents a- pound for branded hides.
"Outside of the hide trade the
general trend in values of the by
products is on the upward grade.
The market continues to look strong
on wool and pelts. The latter are
selling on the local market at around
$2.40 each and a quantity of wool
was sold recently by local feeders
and shearers at 32 cents a pound.
U. P. Carpenter Quizzed
in Safe Robbery Probe
C. K. P. Ronberg, carpenter at
Union Racific headquarters. Fifteenth
and Doogc streets, was released by
city detectives Monday after they
had questioned him regarding the
?1 3,000 safe robbery last Friday
morning.
Ronberg said he had work to do
in the treasurer's office that morning
tnd found the door already unlocked
when he arrived there.
Detectives denied yesterday that
"higher-ups" w'ere connected with
the robbery.
Mrs. Eva King liberated
on $5,000 Appeal Bond
Mrs. Eva King, convicted of second
degree murder in connection with the
death of Robert Murray, railroad de
tective, in the gun battle at the Lena
Schneider bandit farm last fall! will
not be obliged to begin serving her
2a-year sentence until the state su
preme court has handed down a
verdict on her appeat.
J. J. Hess, her attorney, yesterday
filed a $5,000 appeal bond, signed by
Wallace Benjamin, relator, with the
clerk of the district court.
Mrs. KiigV had been committed to
the women s reformatory at Rockwell
City, but will be released pending
an opinion upon her appeal.
By Tta Aorlalr4 FrM.
London, March 13. An "agency
dispatch from Johannesburg "this
afternoon says: .
"Through "the capture of pic and
document it was learned that the
money for the 'red revolution' came
from abroad.
"It is expected that peace will soon
be restored."
It is believed in official circles, the
message states, that there will con
tinue to be small setbacks, such as
the loss of isolated outposts, but as
gards the general result little doubt
is felt. ' .
Heavy casualties have been inflict
ed upon the revolutionaries, in addi
tion to the capture of more than
2,200 of them.
Shot Fired at Premier.
Johannesburg, Union of South Af
rica, March 13. (By A. P.) A shot
was fired at the automobile contain
ing Gen. Jan Christian Smuts, the
premier, yesterday av he was being
driven toward the Rand near . Pot
chefstroom. The premier was not
hurt, although a bullet struck the
tar. '''
General Smuts has issued a reas
suring statement predicting an early
restoration .of --peace.. This predic
tion seems justifiable in view of the
easing of the situation in some di-
rcctions and the rapid concentration
of the government forces.
Nebraska Outlook Good
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Rum Dead Issue.
JefTeris' Reply
to Oucrv Utter
Facing Nation, Congress
man Says in Answer to
Friend Lawver.
; Revolutionary Retire.
Pretoria, Union of South Africa,
March 13. (By A. ' P.) Govern
ment forces are proceeding with
great success against the revolution
ists, according to an official com
munique issued today. .The state
ment says: . .
"The total number of prisoners
taken in the operations in the cen
tral area is 2,200. Our. forces occu
pied with ' but slight casualties the
high ground around Wcstcliffe.
In .the eastern area .... gov
ernment troops forced the revolu
tionaries to retire, into Bcnoni. In
the western area- our forces reached
Krugeradorp (22 miles northwest of
lohanneshure) and are now pushing
eastward. W'e have occupied Rict-
fontein (in British Bcchuanaland.)
One Hundred Are Slain.
Johannesburg, 'Union of South
Africa, March 13. (By A. P.) At
least 100 persons are believed to have
been killed in Saturday's fighting
here, and the wounded will reach a
much larger number.
Desperate efforts arc.ncmg maac
by the commandos '.to gain control
of the town before the men under
Mai. Gen. Sir. T.'L. -Van Devcnter
and Brig. Gen. Conrad Brits can ar
rive-
The fighting for the most part
takes the form of sniping, there be
ing only occasional volleys. The
only government forces to be seen
are those tfuardirwr. the . city , hall.
The striking miners are reported
to have burned, the police station at
Fordsburg. -
A communique from Pretoria says
laree numbers of troops - will be
available shortly and that recruiting
is going on at a satisfactory pace,
although many evidently fail to real
ize the seriousness of the situation
Capetown dispatches say that out
side the Rand the general strike has
had a limited success.
Exports of Farm Products
Decrease in Value for 1921
Washington, March 13. Exports
of 32 of the principal agricultural
products grown in the United States,
increased 27 per cent during 1921,
but decreased 39 per cent in value
as compared with 1920. according to
an analysis of official trade statistics
made public today , by the Depart
ment of Agriculture.
The total value of farm- and for
fest products exported was $2,204.
000.000 last year as compared with
$3,658,000,000 in 1920. The value "of
agricultural and forest imports was
$1,470,000,000 in 1921 as compared
with $3.537.000.pOO in 1920.
British Pay $30,000,000
Damages to Sinn Feiners
Dublin. March 13. In 22 months
10,309,341 damages -to person and
property resulting from the Sinn
Fein fight against the , British have
been awarded in 26 counties and four
csunty boroughs. Awards in' the
c'ty and county of Cork alone totaled
4.611,710. ' ' -
These figures do not include costs
and expenses and small awards, and
the dockets of the courts hearing
claims are far from beina flear, i
Eugene Meyer, jr., managing di
rector of the war finance corporation,
sees a great prosperity dawning for
farmers of the middle west.
So he said yesterday in a suite
at the Hotel Fontenclle. w here he j Many More Pressing Mailers
held conferences with Fred Thomas,
district director; Nelson B. Updike,
member of the corn belt advisory
committee, and others.
Mr, Meyer is a dark-complexioned,
smiling, leisurely man. He is head
of the government corporation which
has helped farmer and stockmen
over the rocky road of the last four
months svith loans of $300,000,000,
and which is still continuing the
work.
Farmer More Hopeful
''The farmer today is happier and
more hopeful than for a long time,"
said Mr. Meyer, "hor he is back on
a money-making basis. There has
been a sharp rise in prices of his
products. He has been able to sell,
and this money, put into circulation,
has brought new 'blood to all kinds
of business.
-"Here in Nebraska and Iowa the
agricultural prospect h particularly
good. You know, we always look to
these two states as the barometer of
agriculture in the middle west..
' "The War Finance corporation
has loaned .about $12,000,000 in, Ne
braska. About $250,000 of this al
ready has been paid, although it was
loaned for a year with a privilege of
renewal for one or two years. That
reflects a healthy condition. When 1
was here in September, I was rnore
hopeful than any of those with whom
I lonfcrred and I am glad to find I
was riglit in that outlook.
Money Getting Easier.
"The Nebraska committee of the
corporation made loans carefully and
I don't believe we will lose a dollar
in this state.
"Ordinary farm loan money is
gei ing easier and the farmer will
soon be able to borrow through
private channels at a reasonable rate
and, I hope, without exorbitant
commissions.''
Mr. Meyer was to visit the grain
exchange and packing houses during
a busy day here.
He spoke at a public affairs lunch
con iii the Chamber of Commerce
at noon, He was to speak briefly at
the Advertising-Selling league dinner
at 6 last night.
He was the guest of bankers
at a dinner in the Athletic club last
night, after which he was scheduled
to leave with his staff for Kansas
City. '
Russian Soviet Minister
Sends Warning to Poland
'Moscow, March 13. (By A. P.)
George Chitchcrin, the Russian
soviet foreign minister, in a note
addressed to Poland, demands the
breaking up of all the "white" fight
ing organizations within Poland. He
warns that in the event of a new
armed attack from Polish territory,
Russia will be compelled to make no
distinction between regular Polish
troops and armed irregulars what
ever their nationality or uniform.
The note contends that General
Pctlura and others-are preparing for
a spring attack on Russia, and warns
Poland that any further' violation
of the Riga treaty will likely bring
about a resumption of war between
Russia and Poland. , '
No Peace for This Wlld
in Opinion of Voliva
Milwaukee. Match 13. Address
ing several hundred persons, Wilbur
Glenn Voliva, overseer of Zion, yes
terday prophesied that Great Britain
would lose, many of its colonial pps
sessions which would be followed by
the formation of a great northeast
ern' confederacy with Russia, Ger
many, Japan and .China, forming to
combat the nations already allied.
."There is no peace for the world
nothing but hell," he declared.
Two Hurt in Explosion
New .York. March 13. Peter
Picuro and his Wife, Angela, were
seriously injured tonight by an ex
plosion of sulphur and potash, which
he was mixing ' in his apartment.
Twenty other families in the houae
tti, vitv. ia-
By E. C. SNYDER
(Wuhlucton CnrrnponJrnt of Th Rrr.
Washington, March 13. (Special.)
Replying to a letter from R; M.
Proudtit. attorney of Friend, Neb.,
as to his views on the 18th amend
ment, the Volstead law. the enforce
ment thereof, and the power of con
gress to legislate on the "dry" ques
tion. Congressman A. W. JefTeris, as
candidate for United States senator
on the republican ticket, expresses
opposition to any effort to make this
issue a dominant one in the coming
campaign and points out the many
more pressing matters facing the
fanner and business man of the
state. ,
Congressman Tcffcris- outlines
fully his reasons for voting against
the .Volstead law when it was be
fore congress and takes the position
that his future, votes on this question
will depend entirely upon how the
law works out, asserting that his
high, regard for the office of United
States senator, apd self respect, pre
vent his pledging himself to either
wets or - drys in an effort to gain
votes or play upon the passions and
appetites of the people.
The letter follows:
Untimely and Unfortunate.
"I have your favor of February ?.7
and in reply permit me to ?- that I
shall deprecate any attempted injec
tion of the liquor question into the
coming republican orimarv.
"It would, in my opinion, be most'
nntimcly and unfortunate to aggra
vate or make such issue dominant
when there, are so many aiore press
ing matters affecting th? welfare of
the nation, and the middle west in
particular, which Cry for solution
through action of the republican
party to adjust the perplexing condi
tions following the war.
"Among .these -arc cheaper and
adequate transportation by rail and
water, especially the Great Lakes
St. Lawrence project, without which
the middle west cannot hope for per
manent prosperity; betterment of
agricultural conditions, securing, if
possible, more stable and compensa
tory prices for livestock, grain and
other products of the soil; revival of
industry and employment of men
and betterment of the domestic mar
kct; need for millions of houses to
provide shelter for the people of the
nr.tion, and their immediate con
struction is of great moment; estab
lishment of a merchant marine for
the extension of our foreign trade,
providing markets for surplus prod
ucts of farm and factory; irrigation
of millions of acres in Nebraska and
other, western states should be fos
tered; lessening of bureaus and com
missions, and an economical admin
istration of the affairs of govern
ment. "These are but a few of the many
vital problems which in my opinion
are more urgent than the liquor
problem. i '.
"Your first three questions ask- my
attitude toward .the 18th amendment,
the Volstead law, and the enforce
ment thereof. I shall consider and
state them together.'
"After the legislatures of the sev
eral states had ratified the 18th
amendment it became a part of the
constitution and as such must be re
spected and given effect the same as
other provisions of that instrument.
It is binding upon all legislative bod
ies, courts, public officers and indi-
viduals. . ' ' : !
"The Volstead law is the legisla- j
(Continued on Vain Tiro, Column Two.)
First Test
on Treaty
TV. 'IV, -I .
5rtle Agree to Note on
Amendment lo Four Power
IVifir I't at 1 llii
i
I Afternoon.
j Opponents Renew Fight
Kf Tho A.wlainl r .
Washington, Mnrrh 13. llppon.
ent of the four-power I'ariiic treat
loosed another i-rirs of broadside
aitaiuht the pact in the senate, but
slackened thrir onslaught just br
fore adjournment to acirpt a muni,
nious roncnt agrermciit for a vote
tomorrow on thr firt of the pro
posed amendments.
Senator Johnson, California, and
floraji of Idaho, both republicans,
took 'the leail in an all-day attack,
the former declaring ratification of
the treaty would be a national "ur.
render" under a threat of danger
from the Anglo-Japanese alliance
and the latter asserting that the pro
posed four power arranurment
would transfer to the Pacific the old
balance of power ytcm that has
dominated Europe for centuries,
A question as to the authorship of
the treaty and its supplemental
fgreeuiriits again was raised during
the debate. Mr. Borah asserting that
i despite Secretary Hughes' letter ac
cepting responsibility tor tnc tinai
draft, there seemed to be "the nio-t
conclusive proof that somebody else
wrote the treaty."
Outline of Amendment.
Thr amendment on which it as
agreed to vote at 4 tomorrow was
proposed by Senator Robinson,
democrat, Arkansas, and will be the
first issue of thV four-power treaty
fight lo come to a roll call. As
modified today by Mr. Robin,on. it
provides that "the rights of nation.-,
both in and out of the four-power
group, are to be respected, and that
nonsignator. a well as signatory na
tions', shall be invited to any confer
ence held to consider controversies
affecting their insular interests in the
Pacific, "or any far eastern ques
tions." ;
Administration leaders declared to
night they had sufficient votes to de
feat the amendment. Senator Rob
inson made a short speech favoring
its adoption, in the interest, he said,
of fair play for Russia, and Senator
Lcnroot. republican, Wisconsin, ar
gued against it on the ground that
it would impose blanket obligations
going even beyond the league; of
nations covenant.
JohnRon Launches Attack.
Senator Johnson's address of more
than two hours v, directed largely
against the declaration of the treaty's
supporters that its chief benefit lay
in the provision abrogating the
Anglo-Japanese alliance. If solemn
assurances of Great Britain and Ja
pan regarding the purposes of the
alliance were to be credited, be
said, then it contained no menace
to the United States, while if these
assurances were to be regarded as
false, then this government should
not go into any partnership with na
tions which had practiced the decep
tion. "
The four-power arrangement, sa:d
J Senator Johnson,-woud amount to an
"alliance and would impose ODitga
tions not dissimilar from those of the
league covenant. The chief differ
ence between the new treaty and the
league, he declared, seemed to be that
it bore a republican instead of a dem
ocratic label.
Senator Borah, in tarn, likened the
treaty to the triple entente of Europe,-
which he said did not bind
Great Britain and Russia to go to the
aid of France in 1914, but neverthe
less resulted in concerted action by
all the entente powers., The four
power treaty might not impose any :
legal obligation on congress to de-
1 - Ua .cclail 1. - - f if nrnvirl-
ily result in a moral obligation which
congrcs's could not escape.
fled, to the street
plosion occurred
Arkansas Bank Closed
Cotton Plant, Ark., March 13.
The First National bank of Cotton
Plant closed its doors today. Ina
bility to collect extensive notes was
given as th? cause for the suspen
sion.' The bank was organized in
1920 and capitalized at $50,000,
The Weather
' Forecast.
Tuesday, fair and - colder..'
. Hourly" Temperatures.
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11 a. m. , 63 7 p. m. ...
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Highest ' Monday.
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3 Illuminating Companies
Indicted on Trust Charges
New York. March 13. The United
Gas Improvement company, the
Welsbach company, the Cities Illu
minating company. Inc.. and eight in
dividuals were indicted today by a
federal grand jury on a charge ot
violating the Sherman anti-trust law.
The indictments were returned a
week ago, but ordered sealed at
the request of AttSrncy General
Daugherty. . ;
The conspiracy complained of by
the government was perpetrated in
1914 and 1919 and it was charged
that the conspirators controlled the
entire output of street gas light man
tles. When this was accomplished,
the indictment alleges, the conspira
tors boosted the prices of mantles in
more than 200 cities throughout the
country. Some of the cities have
more than 24,000 street lights for
which gas mantles are used, it was
alleged. ,
Harding to Leave Florida
for Washington Friday
Fort Pierce. Fla March 13. (By
A. P.) President Harding expects
to conclude his vacation and leave
St. Augustine Friday for 'Washing
ton, he intimated today to newspaper
men.
Mr. Harding expects to go as far
south as Palm Beach on the McLean
l.ouscboat and return from there to
morrow r.fternoon by rail to St. Au
guStine. "If I were making a guess,"
he said, discussing his plans for re
mainder of the trip, "I would say
that the party will leave St. Augus
tine for Washington after the golt
game Friday."
Cut in British Army Funds
London. March 13. (By A. P.)
The British armv estimates for the
coming, year total 62.000,000. as
compared to 93,714,000 last year, it
was announced in the house of com
mons this -afternoon. The naval
estimates total 64,883,700