THE FRONTIER
D. H. CRONIN, PUBLISHER.
W. C. TEMPLETON,
Editor and Business Manager.
O’NEILL, NEBRASKA
Pensioners of the Methodist Episcopal
church, which Includes Its retired min
isters, their widows and dependent or«
Phans, received $2,360,000 in 1921. Report
to this effect was made by I)r. Joseph
B. Htngley, Chicago, corresponding sec
retary of the board of conference claim
ants. The amount for pensions In 1901
was $000,000, he reported, while now tha
amount needed Is $3,000,000 a year. The
pensioners includes 3,295 ministers, 3,787
widows and 764 children. Twenty-seven
retired ministers are over 90 years old.
Oho grand patriarch of the church is
Rev. Seth Reed, of Flint, Mich., who
was born June 2, 1823. Rev. Edward S.
Rest, of Malden, Mass., was born Sep
tember 3, 1S24.
Warren G. Harding, the most accom
plished rooster in America, is dead, Ho
passed out at a poultry show at Muncle,
Ind., after he swallowed a large piece
of bread, which proved too much for
his digestive apparatus. Resides being
worth a small fortune W. G. H. had
other distinctions, lie was the only bird
that could ride a motor car radiator,
smoko a cigaret, and dance. He was
owned by Earl Wilson, Columbus, Ohio,
and received his name when he gave
a performance on the famous front
porch of the Harding home at Marlon.
Diogenes may now put up ills lantern,
for an honest man has been found. Jle
plays poker, too. Also It may not be
generally known but there Is a pro
vision of the interna! revenue law
which provides that all winnings at
poker, other card games, or gambling of
any kind, shall be reported as income.
Losses may not be deducted. Arthur O.
Kreite, of Los Angeles, has reported
that among his income tax clients was
a man who declared himself winner of
$200 In a poker game und wonted to In
clude that In his statement of income.
Ernest Brandt, the "Hip Van Winkle"
of the Sierra Madres, has staged a
come back, and is now occupying the
front porch of a California bungalow in
Los Angeles. He was driven by unusually
cold weather from his haunts in the
Mount Wilson hills, where he lived as
a hermit, lie drove three mountain
burros, bis sole companions for 26
years, Into Los Angeles. He was penni
less and hungry, but refused food until
the animals were fed.
Fine china, ns good as can be found
anywhere in the world, Is being made in
America, and is more in demand than
ever before. A service plate, gold decor
ated, its value given at the rate of $10,
000 a dozen, Is on exhibition at the
Metropolitan Museum of Art. It was
made to show what could be done in
beauty and quality. English china has
been until comparatively recently the
finest of the modern world, good In
Workmanship and good in quality.
Half a dozen patrolmen were dis
patched pell mell in Chicago to a soft
drink parlor when six shots were heard.
They burst in the place and saw another
patrolman with a smoking pistol. Draw
ing weapons they advanced to his aid.
He turned and faced them sheepishly.
"I thought I w?as the star of the range,"
he said, "but I’m not." He had fired
the shots at a rat and succeeded only
In shooting a leg from a chair and
another from a table.
Goaded by unceasing song, a New
York lawyer has brought suit In supreme
court to restrain a vocal teacher from
using the premises, separated from his
apartment by a thin wall, as a studio
where her pupils practice their singing
exercises. He declares it is "business"
and not art and therefor© comes under
restriction laws. The shrill, shrieking,
strained, and piercing tones have got on
his nerves, the nerves of his servants,
and his friends, he asserts.
Borne congressmen aro so uninformed
they think Easter Sunday Is Billy Sun
day’s sister, and that Yom Klppur is
some kind of herring, declared Con
gressman Charles L. Underhill, Massa
chusetts. In an address at Boston. Ha
said that when a certain Massachusetts
member asked a congressman to join in
a celebration in honor of Longfellow's
memory his colleague replied: "Why,
nobody ever heard of Longfellow until
he married Alice llosevelt."
Finding the streets of Buenos Aires
too well x>ollced for daylight holdups, a
pair of robbers accosted a middle aged
man of prosperous appearance, showed
• him detective badges, and took him to
some vacant rooms In police headquar
ters. They removed from him every
thing of value. Then, indicating the
door of a room where his protests of in
nocence would be attended to, they van
ished.
winnu *i. ii, uui n wimier ior ins
rich and repairer of old clocks and long
connected with Tiffany & Co., was found
dead in his shop in New York. He had
special days to visit customers and test,
repair and wind their old wall clocks
and Jeweled time pieces. He was a na
tive American of German extraction and
had been winding clocks for 35 years.
The discharge of all women employes
in the public service, their places to
be taken by jobless married men, was
the chief demand at a mass meeting of
unemployed in Vienna. Another demand
was the abolition of overtime and piece
work in all industries. It Is estimated
there are 30.000 unemployed union work
ers, an increase of 60 per cent. In two
months.
Joseph Bartone, pumpman at the
Anvike-Pulms mine, Bessemer, Mich.,
is growing flowers and vegetables by the
aid of electricity 1,100 feet below the
earth’s surface. He has a trough three
feet by two and a half feet filled with
earth from the surface and mixed with
fertilizer. In it he raises beans, onions,
lettuce and other vegetables and flow
ers. The plants grow Just as well as on
the surface, due to the warm tempera
ture and the excellent Quality of water.
From $500,000,000 to $2,000,000,000 is
stolen annually from the pocket of the
American public by confidence men and
fraudulent brokerage houses, an official
of the New York stock exchange esti
mates. A fever in speculation has
brought about an Increase In fraudulent
deals.
Chinese eggs, shipped to New York,
are .sold chiefly to cheaper class re
tail stores and bakeries. They do not
compete with fancy, fresh eggs from
nearby stations. Egg producers are op
posed to importations from China.
Charles Silver is the composer of
music to an arrangement of "The Tam
ing of the Shrew,'* by Henri Cain and
Kdourd Adonis, that is to be given at
the Paris opera this month. Mile.
Chenal will create the role of Catarina.
The presence of mind of Florence Shef
field, a member of the cast of "The
Nightcap," prevented a panic at a
matinee performance in Chicago. A
woman who saw flames eating through
draperies on the stage cried. "Fire!’’ The
steel curtain dropped and Miss Sheffield
stepped out and urged the hysterical
women to return to their seats.
The irate party who sweats and
swears in a telephono booth, drops in
his r*:kel end th«n fails to get his
num >er Jecdn’t fit * about his loss if
l«e vjes i Denver pay ’phone. The tele
phone company cheerfully refunds the
nickel lit the end of the month, pro
vided the patron puts in the proper
claim. A y Ornately $80 a month is
g‘. vel* v
OIL EXCITEMENT
Wakefield, Neb., People Are
Told by Chemists That
Samples Tested Show
No Natural Deposits.
Wakefield, Neb., March 7 (Special).
—The excitement here Ihe past few
weeks, due to the apparent discovery
of oil, and which has been the source
of quite a little publicity, is sub
siding. Samples of the oil had been
sent for analysis by expert chemists,
And while not all the reports are in,
the results so far are far from en
couraging. The excitement had
reached the point where several par
ties had secured oil leases on consid
erable land near here.
The latest report comes from a Wy
oming refining company, and, after
giving an analysis of the oil, and rea
sons for stating there Is nothing to it,
says: "Wo trust that you will spread
tills news to Wakefield in order that
there may bo no further misappre
hension among persons who are in
terested In the honest and legitimate
promotion of the oil development in
the state of Nebraska."
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NEW PARTY HOLDS
, CONVENTION AT NORFOLK
Norfolk, Neb., March 7 (Special).
—The progressive party was organ
ized in the third Nebraska congres
sional district during a mass meeting
of 66 delegates from 12 counties here
Saturday afternoon. Ferdinand
Crowley, of Hattie Creek, and Jesse
Green, of Tiiden, both former non
partisan league leaders, are president
and secretary, respectively. Edgar
Howard, who is declared to be a third
party candidate for congress In this
district, was the principal speaker. A.
H. Bigelow, of Omaha, was declared
to be the only United States senator
candidate of the party.
This Is the sixth congress conven
tion held by the party. W. H. Green,
the secretary, irdlcates the campaign
program calls for many speakers, in
cluding Dr. Beebe, who is "studying
the money question." State Chair
man Edmlston states five workers
will be in each precinct and ward of
the etate. Candidates are filing by
petition.
A majority of the candidates were
nonpartisan league members. Fol
lowing the convention nonpartisan
league members held a conference.
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CRIMINAL ACTION IS
RESULT OF ESTATE FIGHT
Omaha, Neb., March 7.—The coun
ty attorney at Hastings, Neb., has
filed criminal proceedings against
JameH B. O'Connor, a Kansas City,
Mo., attorney, and 10 of his relatives,
charging that u will of the lute John
O'Connor of Adams county, Neb.,
they filed fur probate, was a forgery
und that they knew it was when it
was offered, according to advices re
ceived here today. The value of the
estate is estimated at $100,000.
The defendants, who claim to be
relatives of the late John O'Connor,
recently filed application in county
court at Hastings to submit proof of
heirship, hearing being set for March
23. County court denied probate of
the will they filed, but it was upheld
on an appeal to district court, but the
Nebraska supreme court, in a subse
quent decision, held It was a forgery.
LEGION TAKES HAND
IN LANGUAGE FIGHT
Lincoln, Neli.. March 6.—As a friend
of the supreme court of the state, the
American Legion har filed a brief in
support of the constitutionality of
the Reed-Norval foreign language
l.'w, an enactment of the last regular
session of the legislature.
The Reed-Norval law Is similar to
the SIman law, which the court re
cently sustained.
The brief of the American Legion
Is on an appeal from an action
brought by the Lutheran synod, In
which the contention of the synod
was sustained in part by the district
court of Dodge county.
Vigorous issue Is taken by the le
gion to the contention that the law
infringes on the constitutional guar
antees of religious freedom. "We
have never before heard,” says the
brief, "that the Omnipotent One Is
better acquainted with one language
than with another. It may be that
certain of the citizenry would pre
fer to hear their children's prayers
lisped In the language of their fore
fathers. but this is far from saying
that any religious liberty is violated."
Eleven Arbis of attorneys, repre
senting a total of 23 lawyers, signed
I he brief presented by the l»glqn.
OMAHA BANDITS ROB
MANAGER OF CAFE
Omaha, Nell., March 6—Two youth
ful bandits held up a cafe near Six
teenth and Fftrnam streets early to
day and escaped with $900 nfter lock
ing tho night manager, W. Singer, iu
an ice box. Five minutes after the
robbery. Singer was released by two
policemen who entered the place for
lunch.
TO encourage reforestation in Novi
Scotia. Frank .T. D. Barnjum. Annapolis
Royal, Is offering a cash bonus of {:>
so Here to farmers for planting seedlings
on their funns.
<19, INCLUDING BARGE,
SEEK NEBRASKA PARDONS
Lincoln, Neb., March 6 (Special)._
Herbert II Barge, formerly cashier of
tlie State Hank of Hoskins. i3 one of
29 applicants for parole from the
state penitentiary. His application.
Indorsed by several men who know
him in a business way. wasf received
late Saturday by the slate board of
pardons. Barge was convicted of
embezzling funds from the bank. He
was sentenced to serve one to 19
years. He was convicted a year ago
in Wayne county, where he volun
tarily pleaded guilty.
Youio mm is
Causes Arrest of Man Who
She Says Betrayed Her—
Believed He Followed
“Game.”
Omaha, Neb., March 6.—"Several
weeks ago I was looking for work,
and I answered an advertisement. I
didn't get a job, but I became en
gaged to a man. He took me to the
Loyal hotel, said he would marry me,
registered me as his wife and then
assaulted me. He disappeared. This
week, I wanted a job so I answered
an advertisement by telephone, I
heard his voice, I called police.”
Miss Louise Ranch, 17-year-old
and pretty, so testified in police court
against William H. Morris, commis
sion man, who is charged with attack,
and with having lured young girls to
his business establishment for im
moral purposes through the medium
of newspaper advertisements offering
a combination bookkeeper housekeep
er position. 'That's the man,” she
said pointing at Morris.
Detective Treglia made the arrest.
He produced a small notebook, con
taining the names and addresses of
18 Omaha girls, some said to be only
15 years old, which was taken from
Morris
"I just happened to answer two of
his advertlsementa,” continued Miss
Ranch. "Otherwise I wouldn't have
found him.”
That "improper measuring of girls
who apply for jobs" was a practice
c.f Morris’, was the assertion of the
police.
He has a son, who has been placed
in Riverview home by the Juvenile
authorities.
Police Judge Wapplch hound the
defendant over to the district court
on a ehargo of attack, and fixed his
bond ut J2.500.
BROTHERS FACE CHARGE
OF REAL HIGH FINANCING
Lincoln, Neb., March 6 (Special).—
H. VV. Kenyon and his brother, Earl,
who promoted the Bankers’ Fire In
surance company In Lincoln, were ar
rested under Indictments of the grand
jury. The accused Is charged with
embezzling cash in the suf of $6.
122.SO and with using for his own
personal purpose $10,000 worth of
Insurance company stock that had
been left with C. E. Malxner, an offi
cer of the company, and which Ken
yon knew Malxner had embezzled.
Earl is charged with having aided his
brother in the embezzlement of the
cash.
The Kenyons came here from Chl
catgo in the flush times, and pro
moted this company. They organ
ized i $000,000 brokerage company,
bought all the bankers' fire slock for
$13 a share, gave their notes in pay
ment. and thrn sent out agents to sell
the stock at $2:.. They disposed of
( ver a million and a quarter.
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LYONS TEACHER BRIDE
OF AN OMAHA MAN
Lyons, Neb., March 6 (Special).—
Miss Gertrude Fleck, daughter of H.
O. Fleck, of Lyons, was married to
William Steffen, of Omaha, at Fre
mont. Wednesday, March 1. Rev.
Spencer, of Omaha, former pastor
of the Presbyterian church at Lyons
read the ceremony. Miss Fleck has
been an instructor in the Fremont
schools for the past year.
MAGNIFIER NEEDEiTtO
READ SMALL BIBLE
A magnifying glass is necessary to
read from the diminutive bible shown
here. It is the smallest completely
printed! bible in the world and fits
snugly in the palm of the hand. It
was made to show how tiny a book
may be printed.
LEFT MANY DESCENDANTS.
Galesburg. 111.. March 3—Mrs. Sarah
Thompson, aged 87, a great great
grandmother, died near this city yes
terday afternoon, being survived by
EE descendants, three daughters. 14
grandchildren, 35 great grandchildren
and three great great grandchildren,
the youngest of whom Is two weeks
old.
I’liable to move a railroad crossing
which has resulted In several deaths,
the town of Koachton. near Bowling
Green. Ohio, has moved its SO inhabi
tants a halt mile from the original
townslte.
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1 BUSVSESSiON
Former “Giants in Finance”
Indicted and Surrender to
The Proper Authori
ties.
Lincoln, Neb., March 1.—Eight men
charged with various offenses in
grand jury indictments handed down
last Saturday, surrendered to Sher
iff Ira Miller Monday. They are:
Arthur G. Hebb, former president
of the Patriot Motors Company,
charged with selling securities of the
company without a license.
Warren J. Linch, president of the
Farmers Investment Company, ob
taining money under false pretense.
George W. Walters, former secre
tary of the Nebraska Building and In
vestment Company, obtaining money
under false pretense.
John W. Tulleys, former vice presi
dent of the American State Bank, Lin
coln.
David D. Clark, former cashier of
the American State Bank.
Albert S. Sandlovich, former direc
tor of the American State Bank.
Dr. Frank P. Dwiggins, former
president of the American State Bank.
A. G. Klotcky, former'officer of the
Lincoln Public Markets.
In the same Indictment against
Dwiggins for alleged borrowing of
funds of a bank while an officer,
wore included Tulleys, Clark and
Sandlovich, charged with a similar
offense.
IS FINALLY GIVEN
CITIZENSHIP PAPERS
York Neb., March 1 (Special).—
After a strong fight was made, both
for and against his admission to citi
zenship in the United States, Kmll
Krugal, of Benedict, was made a citi
zen by Judge Good. A score of wit
nesses from the Benedict neighbor
hood were on hand. The government
and Krugel both hired attorneys.
Krugel came to America and took
out his first citizenship papers in
1866. He had served in the German
army when a young man. Among
other remarks alleged to have been
made bv him were, "the American
boys will last about as long with the
kaiser's army as a snowball in hell,”
and "Gray (a young man going to
training camp) will be used to clean
officers' spitoons.”
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TRAIN SERVICE IS
TO BE RESTORED
Lyons, Neb., March 1.—The early
and late trains on the Omaha branch
of tho North Western which were
taken off a year ago will be put back
on March 18. This will make it pos
sible to go to Omaha and return the
same day. The train will leave Ly
ons at 7:30 a. m. and return at 8:20
p. m.
RETURNS OfToADSAT
3.31 PER CENT. IN 1921
Washington, D. C„ Keb. 27.—Net
operating Income of railroads in the
United States, sum available for in
terest, dividends, rentals and surplus
; HAVE YOU GROWN OLD ♦
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Universal Service.
Vienna—When did you first notice
that you were growing old?
The Neues Wiener Tagblatt put this
question to its readers. Here are
some, of the replies from men:
When I met my son for the first
time walking with a girl.
When a girl friend told.me she was
In love with some other man.
When at a party 1 was asked to join
the table occupied by the elder ones.
When I lost my first tooth.
When 1 lost my breath while going
up hill.
When a mother asked me to see her
young daughter home.
Wh»?,n the presence of many people
began to bore me.
When I found more pleasure in
staying at home in the evening than
in going out.
When I met my first sweetheart
after many years.
Wh»?,n 1 first noticed my head get
ting bald.
When my daughter said to me,
"Father that is the old way of spell
ing."
Among the women’s replies were the
following:
When men stopped turning round
after passing me on the\ road.
When a woman friend of the same
age as myself became a grandmother.
When 1 noticed the first gray hairs.
When a girl offered me h*?,r seat in
the tram car.
When l was told. "You are looking
so fresh and young."
When at a dance more attention
was paid to my daughter than to
myself.
When 1 had to play the piano while
the other woire.n started dancing.
When I began to notice that all
declarations of love are similar.
When the old.men ceased paying
me compliments and the very young
ones to.gan.
When I received an invitation to a
silver wedding from a couple whose
first wedding 1 attended.
When l came to the conclusion that
I had never b<\?,n young.
NONPARTISANS ELECT
NEW STATE MANAGER
Lincoln, Neb., March 1. Harry M.
Lux, formerly of Lexington, %vas
elected state manager, end Andrew’
Dablstein. of Newman Grove, was
elected chairman of the state execu
tive committee of the Nebraska non
partisan league, at a meeting of the
committee at headquarters here Sun
day. Lux succeeds Jesse R. Johnson,
who resigned, effective February 22
and Dahlsten succeeds J. D. Ream,
of Broken Bow, who retires from
tl'.o committee. Lux takes office
March 1 at a salary of $2,100 a year,
it is announced. —
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Civilian Slain in Ulster Me
tropolis—Revolt of Volun
teers Under Forde Is Viewed
Seriously by Irish Army.
Special Cable Dispatch.
London, March 7. — Disorders In
Belfast continue and sniping in sev
eral streets was renewed Monday
night. According to dispatches re
reiced here one civilian was killed.
BY DENNIS O’CONNELL
Special Cable Dispatch.
Dublin, March 7. — The, revolt in
Limerick city of the volunteers under
Commandant Forde, is viewed seri
ously by the Irish republican army
here.
The mutineers commandeered the
principal* hotels of the city and hold
the strategic positions with machine
guns and are reinforced by snipers.
Forde mutinied two weeks ago
when he issued a proclamation re
fusing to obey the headquarters of
the Irish republican army because
“they are letting the Irish republic
down."
Envoys Barely Escape; One Shot.
Envoys from the headquarters staff
here, who went to Limerick to inter
view Forde, barely escaped with their
lives and one was seriously wounded.
Forde was relieved of command
and Commandant Michael Brennan,
of the East Claire command took
charge, but with the men at his dis
posal he was unable to cope with the
mutiny.
Monday night a specially selected
company of the guards brigade left
Dublin in full war equipment, headed
for Limerick. Each man carried 300
rounds of ball. They arrived in Lim
erick at 9 o'clock Monday night. All
of these men served in the flying col
umns during the Irish war.
A commandant general attached to
the headquarters staff told me Mon
day night that the headquarters au
thorities hope at all costs to avoid
fraticidal war. but that they will take
the most drastic measures possible to
put down the Limerick mutiny.
"The whole discipline of the army
is at stake.” said this general. "Poli
tics must not be allowed to enter. We
shall teach Forde and any other
mutineer that the army is the servant
of the people and not their master.”
The revolt under Commandant
James Robinson in Tipperary con
tinues. Robinson has moved several
of bis men into Limerick to help
Forde, who lias been repudiated by
all of his staff officers. However,
those remaining loyal to headquarters
are experiencing difficulties at every
turn.
Rebels Arrest O'Shaughnessy,
Captain O'Shaughnessy, chief of the
liasion officers for Limerick, Monday
was arrested by the rebels, but was
later released.
More help in the way of men, arms
end ammunition are said to be on the
ve . from Tipperary, but if the body
sent from Dublin Monday night is
not strong enough to cope with the
mut'ny, the headquarters will move
unothet contingent to Limerick Tues
day.
Harding Receives
V/ireless Greetings
From 48 Governors
Washington, March 7. — President
Harding in the White House Monday
night received radio wireless mes
sages from every governor in the 48
I'nited States, congratulating him on
the completion of his first year in the
presidency.
This was arranged by officials of
the American Radio Relay League,
whose national headquarters are in
Hartford, Conn. Its president, Hiram
Percy Maxim, "listened in” as did
Vice President Charles H. Stewart
and Secretary K. 3. Warner.
Thousands of radio operators, most
ly skilled amateurs, listened in in all
parts of the country.
Maxim, Stewart and Warner were
called to Washington by Secretary of
Commerce Hoover as experts to help
devise radio regulations.
1 THREE CLERKS HELD
AS GIRL COMPLAINS
' Sioux Falls Hotel Trio Con
tributes to Delinquency of
Lass, 17, Charge.
Sioux Kails, S. D.. March 7 (Spe
cial).—Charged with contributing to
the delinquency of a 17-year-old girl,
\V. U. Walker, Matt Bross and .lames
Davis, clerks of a Sioux Kalis hotel,
were arrested Monday and taken be
fore Judge Lewis Larson of the Ju
venile court, for a hearing.
All were placed under $1,000 bonds
to await a hearing.
The arrests were made following
questioning of the girl by Juvenile
authorities. In her confession to
Judge Larson, the girl implicated all
under arrest and others. The clerks
denied knowing anything about the
case.
DEMOCRATS ARE URGED
TO CONSIDER SUBSIDY
Universal Service.
Washington, March 7. — Democra
tic members of the Senate and House
have been requested to consider the
administration’s ship subsidy bill
purely on its merits, stripped of par
tisan political bias.
The three democratic members of
the United States shipping board,
former Senator George K. Chamber
lain. Frederick 1. Thompson and Ad
miral W. S. Dt n r gned the plea.
CHEAT CHANCE TO
In Capital He Says None of
His Party Imagined G. 0. P.
Leaders Would Defy Masses
As Arrogantly as They Have.
Washington, March 7. — William
Jennings Bryan here Monday night
declared that the democrats have "a
splendid prospect of carrying the next
congress, and this would enable us
to lay the foundations of a winning
campaign in 1924.”
He made a direct attack on the
economic policy of the Harding ad
ministration.
Florida Rumor Brings Old Smile.
Mr. Bryan was asked:
“How about your prospective
nomination for United States sen
ator from Florida?”
He smiled the old yard wide Bryan
smile and replied:
“'I doVt know anything about
it.”
He spent part of the afternoon at
the capitol but was non-commital as
to whether his conversations with
democratic senators were political.
From Commoner’s Statement.
He Issued a prepared statement, in
which he said, in part:
“The democrats have a great
opportunity in the coming con
gressional campaign, assuming,
e . , ♦l-./x nnndidot/.,. a,-ill
be worthy of the confidence of
• and In harmoy with the party
attitude. It seems to me that we
have a splendid prospect of gain
ing the next congress and this
would enable us to lay the foun
dations for a winning campaign
In 1924.
“As might have been expected,
the weakest point in this admin
istration is its economic policy.
This waa to be expected because
the republican party is made up
of two distinct groups: The re
actionaries, who control the lead
ership, and the progressives, who
furnish the bulk of the votes.
"Reactionary leadership could
not possibly be satisfactory to the
rank and file of the republican
party, but no democrat imagined
that the republican leaders would
defy the masses as arrogantly as
they have."
Holds Resignation in Abeyance
As Temporary Settlement
Is Forced by European
Situation.
Special Cable Dispatch.
London. March 1.— (2:30 a. m. Tues
day).—It is authoritatively staled
Premier Lloyd George* will hold his.
resignation in abeyance for the pres
ent.
The premier’s own organ, the Daily
Cronicle, this morning speaks of r*
“temporary settlement forced by the
European situation.”
The Daily Mail sums up the situ*
at ion by saying the “crisis is over un
til it breaks out again,” possibly giv
ing the most accurate summary of the
position.
Well informed political persons say
the premier was in a mood at the
week end to resign but Lord Birken
head and Austin Chamberlain gave
him to understand that while they
were willing to work with him they
would not guarantee to follow him in
his retirement.
Another crisis may be precipitated
by the action of “backwoods” lords
on the Irish treaty bill. There ars
rumors afloat this intended action
will be strengthened by threats made
in the House of Commons this evening
of Ulster members walking out as a
pisotest against the measure.
Why Not Take Look
Into Edghe’s Lager
Package?-Norris
Washington, March 7. — Senator
Edge, republican, of New Jersey, sub
mitted to the Senate Monday a peti
tion which lie said carried the names
of 10,000 citizens of his state, asking
for modification of the Volstead act
to petmit the sale of light wines and
beer. The physical proportions of the
petition moved Senator Norris, re
publican, of Nebraska, to ask humor
ously whether it might not be w'ise
for the Senate to appoint a temper
ance committee to examine the pack
age because, the Nebraska senator
said, "something illegal could easily
be concealed in it.”
DAWSON MEXICAN CONSUL,
Mexico City, March 7. — Claude I.
Dawson, Sunday, assumed his duties
as United States consul general in
Mexico. He succeeds Cornelius Fer
ris, jr., who has been acting consul
general for nearly two years.
POSTPONE GOV. SMALL’S
TRIAL UNTIL APRIL 3
Waukegan. 111., March 7.—The trial
of Gov. Len Small, charged with con
spiracy to defraud the people of Illi
nois of $819,000 while he was state
treasurer, was postponed Monday un
til April 3.
The governor asked that the trial
be postponed because he was en
gaged in supervising construction of
good roads.
An indictment chargtng the gover
nor with embezzlement was nolle
grossed by the state last Dect.Tiber.