BITTER RATTLE
DEVR0PS OVER
RAILROAD Bia
Republicans Win Partial
Victory on Measure to
Modify Labor Board
Universal Service.
Washington, May 5.—The hardest,
bitterest and most spectacular fight
lit the House since the present con
gress was convened last December,
-developed Monday ovr the effort
to force the Barkley-Howell bill to
modify the railway labor board out
of the interstate and foreign com
merce committee and pass it.
The battle started the moment
the House was called to order by
Speaker Gillett at noon, and wem
on with unabated fury far into
the evening. A coalition of pro
gressive and farm bloc republicans,
with the bulk of the democrats,
succeeded in discharging the com
mittee from further consideration
of the bill and in ordering its im
mediate consideration on the floor. |
But from that point they made
progress at a snail's pace in the
face of dogged resistance of the
opposition. The republican organ,
crippled by 4C defections, rallied to
a “back to the wall" cry from Its
leader. Representative Nicholas
Longworth of Ohio, and staged ar
old time open filibuster.
urowa stays to rinisn.
Packed galleries hung on all day
and stuck to the end, near mid
night. Prominent among the hun
dreds of men and women was a
large delegation of officials of the
railway brotherhoods sponsoring the
legislation which wo'^1 abolish the
railway labor board.
Feeling began to run pretty high
as the tattle continued long after
the dinner hour. Hoots and howls
and jeers were hurled across the
aisles. The galleries wore constantly
expecting Ink bottles and other im
promptu weapons to follow.
The motion to discharge the
committee was made by Represen
tative Barkley, democrat, of Ken
tucky, joint author of the bill with
Senator Howell, progressive repub
lican, of Nebraska. It is privileged
under the new rules.150 members
having signed a petition to tha'
effect.
Threat of Strike.
Tjongworth said a threat of a
general railroad strike had been
held over the head of the House
In the attempt to force It to pass
the bill. Barkley defended the bill
*— and the motion to pull it out of
committee as necessary to get ac
■tlon.
The vote was then had on the
discharge motion and carried. 191
to 181. Forty republicans, 151 dem
ocrats, one socialist, one farmer
labor and one independent voted In
the affirmative; 153 republicans
and 28 democrats against.
The margin was widened on the
succeeding motion to proceed with
Immediate consideration, which was
carried, 197 to 172.
The $500,000 appropriation in the
bill was knocked out on a point
of order by Representative Blanton,
democrat, of Texas.
ACTIONONFARM
RELIEF ASSURED
Senate Leaders Agree to
Take Up Measure
After Taxes
BY JOHN A. KENNEDY,
. Special Tribune Correspondent.
Washington, May 5.—Following
extended argument by Senator
Peter Norbeck of South Dakota, the
Senate republican caucus Monday
agreed to give immediate considera
tion to agricultural legislation as
soon a3 the tax blU Is out of the
way.
Senator Norbeck urged that the
fnrmers of the middle northwest
be considered in the administra
tion’s national legislative program
and warned his colleagues that if
this was not done, dire conse
quences might result. Early action
of the McNary-Haugen bill was
the principal demand In Mr. Nor
beck’s program. The South Da
kota senator Introduced this bill
as a rider to the revenue measure
last week. He is undecided as yet
just when would be the most ad
vantageous time to have it come
to a vote. At the present time it
is believed the temper of the ad
ministration leaders Is against the
measure, but with additional pres
sure brought to bear on them, It
Is possible that this view may be
changed.
Carl Gunderson, republican nom
inee for governor of South Dakota,
and at present lieutenant governor
of that state. Is here in the Interest
of the McNary-Haugen bill. The
Eouth Dakota delegation expects
:hat his presence will aid the
measure.
Popular U. S. Stage Star
Marries Englis1-! Actor
Cr9atneck. Dong Island, May, 5.—
Elate Ferguson, well-known stage
•tar. was married here Monday to
Frederick Worlock. an English actor,
who suported her ns the villain in
the play “The Moonflower," which
recently closed In New York. The
wedding took place in Miss Fergu
•on's residence. Justice of the Peace
Dec lose perforrrvp.e the ceremony.
This is Miss Ferguson's third marri
age. Mr Worbxv. and Ills br'de are
the same i
MISSOURI RIVER
WITHIN FEW FEET
OF RAIL TRACKS
Universal Service
Marshall, Mo., May 5.—The
Missouri river is still eating its
way under the right of way of
the Chicago and Alton railway at
Harmony, Mo., despite the power
ful resistance, and is within a
few feet of the tracks.
A request from the officials at
Slater, Mo., was made to Marshall
for assistance Monday morning.
They asked for trucks and 100
men to report as soon as possible.
HUNT FORFYLE
ENDS MONDAY
Jody of Missing Geddea
Doctor Found in Creek
Near Yankton
Yankton, S. D., May 6.—(Special)
—A search of approximately six
months for Dr. F. E. Fyle, Geddes,
S. D., physician and surgeon, who
disappeared from Sioux City, Decem
ber 13, 1923, was ended five miles
from here Monday, when the body of
the doctor was taken from a small
creek.
«o inquest will oe neia over me
body. It was announced late Monday
afternoon, it being evident that death
was accidental.
The funeral will he held at Geddes
at 2 o’clock Wednesday afternoon.
The Masonic lodge, of which Dr. Pyle
was a member, will be in charge of
the services, it was said.
It could not be learned here Mon
day night whether Edward and Joe
Cap, 20 and 21 years old, sons of
Joseph Cap, farmer, will receive the
reward of $2,000 offered for the dis
covery of Dr. Pyle. The reward was
offered some time after the doctor
disappeared, and brought reports
from a number of districts that per
sons resembling Dr. Pyle had been
seen. None of the reports proved au
thentic, however, when traced down.
Search Started in S. C.
Shortly after Dr. Pyle disappeared,
a committee of citizens from Geddes
went to Sioux City In search of him,
but were unable to get any trace of
the missing man. It was said that
he left some friends in Sioux City on
the afternoon of December 13, saying
that he intended to return to Geddes
that night. Nothing more was ever
heard of him until his body was
found in the creek Monday.
About a week ago it was announced
at Geddes that a new search for the
doctor was planned. Automobile par
ties were organized, with two and
three men to a car and it was the
plan to thoroughly comb the country
between Sioux City and Geddes, In
hopes of finding some trace of the
missing man.
Car Pulled From Mud.
Tills morning the sheriff with a
party from here, equipped with
ropes, tackles and a truck, went to
the scene. They were assisted by
parties from Utica, Geddes and other
places that had been told of the
find. The car was slowly pulled from
the mud, to the bank.
The body of Dr. Pyle, wedged be
tween the back of the car and steer
ing wheel, was found in an upright
position. It was somewhat decom
posed. The car was the same make
as driven by Dr. Pyle and bore his
license plate. The body was easily
recognizable by friends as that of
the missing physician.
Body Taken to Yankton.
The body was taken* to the Ander
son undertaking establishment, in
Yankton, b* Dr. E. M. Moorehouse,
county coroner.
The place where the accident oc
curred, as accident It evidently was,
Is on the main road between Yank
ton and Utica, five miles northwest
of Yankton and two miles east and
three south of Utica. The highway
crosses a small stream, which Is
bridged. During last fall a heavy rain
caused a washout at the south end of
the bridge and a pool of water ap
proximately 10 feet deep was left.
This washout had been barred to
traffic.
Many Witness Finding
A number of people from Oeddes
were present this morning when the
car was taken from the creek and
the body recovered. Among them
was the dead man’s sister, Mrs. May
Whlddon, of Alberta, Canada, who
has relentlessly prosecuted the
search for her brother for some
weeks. Warren E. Beck of Geddes
head of the committee hunting for
the missing doctor, and democratic
candidate for congress also in the
party.
Fight 24 Duels Over
Red Cross Elections
Cracow. Poland, May 5.—Twenty
four duels have taken place between
gendarmes, members of the Cracow
chapter of the Red Cross and ci
vilian members of the chapter as
the result of violent controversies
over the annual election of officers
of the Cracow Red Cross. No fa
talities resulted.
The minority of the Cracow Red
Cross chapter has applied to the
National Red Cross authorities at
Warsaw for the cancellation of the
election.
Ught Wines and Beer
League Is Organized
New York. May, 6—Permanent
organization of the Light Wine and
Beer League of America, Inc., was
announced. Albert E. Wonderiy,
former national guard officer was
elected national chairman.
A statement issued by the league
declared Hudson Maxim. Senator
Edward I. Edwards, of New Jersey
and others, were back of tihe move
ment to legalize light wines and
beer.
Village Smith’s Daughter Now the Sirmi,
■_■
Three months ago Miss Ella Farnsworth's father died In St. Paul.
He was the owner of a flourishing blacksmith shop, which he jiad con
ducted for 25 years. So the pretty 18-yoar-old daughter donned a leather
apron and now Is the blacksmith herself, with two male helpers.
GOVERNMENT OF
GERMANY HARD
HIT BY ELECTION
A.nti-Republican Element Is
Strong in New Reichstag
—Communists Gain
BY KARL H. VON WIEGAND
Universal Service Correspondent
(Copyright, 1924.)
Berlin, May 5—The German re
public, a bit shaken but still strong
in the ring of democratic republics
is trying to realize the significance
of Sunday's elections.
The Question of monarchy or
republic was not an issue in the elec
tions, but it is not without interest
and significance that there will be
229 deputies in the new reichstag
belonging to parties openly or secret
ly against the republican form of gov
ernment. That is practically half of
the whole membership.
Of this number 170 belong to tho
various categories of nationalists and
about 60 are communists. If to these
are added 46 seats won by the Strese
mann peoples party, the anti-republic
elements will have more than a
majority.
Communists Strong
The severest shock of the election,
which is reverberating strongly from
one end of the country to the other,
was the discovery that there are in
Germany 3,500,000 communists who,
with 60 seats in the reichstag, will be
fourth strongest party. They are just
below the catholic centrists with
twoee as many deputies as
the democrats and a third more than
Stresemann’s party.
The possible fate of the Dawes re
port is the chief topic of conversation.
The government, In a statement Mon
day evening, interprets the election
as a vote of a majority of the Ger
man people for ratifying the govern
ment's acceptance of the report, but
whether a two-thirds majority can
be obtained in the reichstag for the
necessary change in the constitution
to carry out the report of the experts
with regard to the railways, is con
sidered doubtful.
The government is more disturbed
by the enormous growth of com
munism than anything else, and was
disposed to stress that and minimize
the Important gains of the nation
alists.
The fate of the Dawes report rests
almost wholly with the nationalists,
whose leaders are Dr. Oscar Hergt
and Grand Admiral Von Tirpitz, as
distinguished from the Ludenorff
racialists.
It is not wholly clear whether the
nationalists, with nearly a hundred
deputies, or the social democrats will
be the strongest party In the reich
stag. It is officially pointed out that
the nationalists have not openly
come out against the Dawes report,
but have merely stated that It Is
"not unacceptable but Is unfulfill
able.”
The reiclistag as elected Sunday
will be composed, according to un
official newspaper estimates, as fol
lows :
Socialists 103, nationalists 96.
Catholic center 64, communists 60,
Stresemann's peoples party 46, Lud
endorff racialists 30, democrats 28,
Bavarian peoples party 16, economic
party 6, agricultural leagues 6.
Each 60,000 votes casts elects one
member, so the total membership
depends on the total number of
votes cast.
The Indications are that It will
be about two weeks before the pres
ent Marx government resigns. The
returns will not be officially certified
for at least 10 days. There will be
16 parties represented In the new
reichstag, with only about eight of
them important.
Congress of Mothers
And Teachers Gather
Problems of School and
Home to Be Discussed at
28th Annual Meeting
St. Paul, May 5—Problems of the
school the home and the community
will be analyzed at the 28th annual
convention of the National Congress
of bhe Mothers and Parent Teachers'
Association which opens here today.
Several co-operating associations,
including the International Kinder
garten union and the national con
ference on home education, will meet
in Minneapolis this week und a joint
session with the parent-teachers
delegates will be held Wednesday.
Minneapolis, May 6.—Visits to the
Minneapolis kindergarten and prim
ary grades was the first activity of
the delegates to the annual meeting
of the International Kindergarten
union here today. Convention lead
ers expect an attendance to exeeci’
1,000.
HELD AS SMUGGLERS
Ocala, Fla.. May 5.—(I. N. S.)-~
Three Cubans suspected of being re
volutionists who were attempting to
smuggle arms, airplanes and otliei
war materials from here to their
native country, were arrested and
are being held in the county Jail
pending Investigation.
NEBRASKA BEAUTY DECIDES
TO MARRY NEW YORK MAN IF
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New York, May 5.—Mis# Alyce Mc
Hilled Nebraska maidens was ad
judged the most beautiful, has de
cided to marry a New York man pro
vided he can meet two Important
conditions.
He must first be a Mason. Then
he must pass successfully a phys
chological test of Miss McCormick's
own designing. Her test Is not the
sort made popular during the war,
one of those ktna that starts out by
saying:
"If Irvin Cobb weighs 90 pounds
answer, In one word. whether a
Paquan has two or four legs.’
Her questions are simple but to
the point. They are:
•'How many wives, if any, have you
at present?"
"Do you think woman’s place Is in
the home? If so whose home?"
"Can you support me In the style
that I’d soon get accustomed to at
the Kltz Carlton?*’
On the candidate's spontaneous re
actions to these queries will depend
whether he Is chosen or not. If he
turns pale at first, quivers In the
throat at the second, and clutches his
pocketbook at the third he will be
turned back.
Miss McCormick is here to attenc*
the annual fashion and home exposi
tion at Madison Square Garden which
takes place May 13-14.
j Four Prisoners Escape
From Jail in Nebraska
Universal Service.
Kali City. Neb., Muy 5.—Kour
prisoners escaped In a jail delivery
from the Richardson county Jail
here Monday. Authorities within a
radius of 100 miles were notified
of the escape of the prisoners, all
of Whom are hardened criminals,
but early Monday evening no word
had been received of their appre
hension.
Nebraska Republicans
Fail to Name Chairman
Lincoln, Neb., May 5.—(Special)—
Kopublican state officers who are
candidates for re-election met again
Monday In an effort to agree on a
recommendation . for a new state
chairman, but reached no conclusion,
so far as learned, former State Sen
ator H. E. Sackett of Oage county,
of the progressive wing of the party,
is said to be favored for the chair
manship
SHERIFF IS ASKED
TO GUARD MEETING
OF IOWA MINISTER
Universal Service.
Mohamet, III., May 5.—Ex
citement is running high her#
over a clash between Rev. Ira
Deal, an evangelist of Water
loo, la., who is holding a serits
of revival meetings at a local
church, and citizens who re
sented some of his sensational
utterances.
The sheriff was asked to
place deputies at the church
Monday night to thwart threat
ened violence. Rev. Mr. Deal
was ordered to leave town Sat
urday night by a delegation,
but he refused to do to.
NIGHT SESSIONS
BEGIN TUESDAY
Senate Start* Speeding Up
Process for Adjournment
In June
Universal Service.
Washington, May 5—Tax reduction
and farm relief legislation and ad
journment in June constituted the
program agreed upon at a caucus of
republican senators Monday.
Night sessions for the Senate be
ginning Tuesday, were approved as
necessary to carry out the program
and at the same time dispose of pend
ing appropriation bills for the various
government departments.
As the House already has an
nounced that it will be ready for ad
journment In June, the decision of
the republican senatorial caucus em
phasizes the determination of the ad
ministration to have congress out or
the way before the assembling of the
republican and democratic national
conventions.
Action on T*x Bill.
The Mellon tax bill was placed at
the head of the program approved by
the caucus Monday. Decision was
reached to press for Immediate ac
tion upon the Mellon rates as re
ported by the Senate finance com
mittee. With the rates disposed of, It
was decided, the remaining portions
of the bill would receive prompt con
sideration, and the measure would
be passed and sent to conference
with representatives from the House.
Senator Smoot of Utah, In charge
of the Senate proposal, expressed the
belief that at least two weeks would
be required for the House and Sen
ate conferees to reach an agreement
upon the conflicting sections of the
two bills. The work of the conferees
will be pushed with all possible vigor,
and Immediate action will be de
manded upon their report.
Farm Aid Legislation.
While the tax conferees are at work
the Senate will proceed w'ith the con
sideration of pending departmental
appropriation bills, already passed by
the House. The caucus determined
to place the consideration of these
necessary measures ahead of farm
relief legislation in order to allow'
the various groups within the farm
bloc to reconcile their differences
and agree upon some program of
their own.
With the appropriation bills dis
posed of, the Senate then will take
up the question of agricultural relief,
with the determination to enact leg
islation in some form before adjourn
ment. Indications are that the final
bill w'lll conform generally to the
ponding McNary-Haugen measure,
which, in its present form, has failed
to win the approval of administration
leaders.
Filipinos Plead
For Independence
Committee Calls on House
Committee—Frown on
Plebescite Plan
Washington, May 5.—The Philip
pine Independence mission laid its
•use before the House insular affairs
committee.
Manuel Quezon, president of the
Philippine Senate and head of the
mission, told the committee that the
Filipinos felt they were entitled to
immediate and ubsolute Independence
"We confidently hope," he said,
“that this congress will act on this
question.’’
Commenting on the Fairfield bill
which would provide for a plebiscite
In 3C years, Quezon expressed the
opinion that such a vote would be
too far distant to prove acceptable to
the Filipinos.
Former Banker Sentenced
To Pen and Fined $45,000
Wichita, Kan., May 5. (I. N. S.)—
“former President John K. Richard
son of the defunct American State
bank, Was sentenced to serve 9 to
45 years In the state penitentiary
and fined J45.000 on his recent con
viction of accepting deposits when he
knew the bank to be insolvent.
Council for Richardson announced
they would appeal.
21 Airplanes Return
After Fleet Maneuver
Washington, May 5.—Without a
>erlous accident to their personnel,
21 planes that left Hampton Hoads In
January to fly to the West Indies
and assist In fleet maneuvers off the
Panama canal, are back at their
home base today. The PN-7 headed
the air detachment and made the last
leg of the return flight from Charles
ton to Hampton Roads with a load of
16,000 pounds, flying 95 miles an
hour.
BURIED UNDER
GRAVEL WHEN
BINS GIVE WAY
Chief Highway Inspector
And Two Others Lose
Lives Near Des Moines
Dps Moines, Ia„ May 5.—(Special)
—W. Douglas, chief highway in
spector of Iowa and two others were
instantly killed two miles west of
Altoona at 3 o'clock Monday after
noon when bottom dropped out of
an overhead gravel storage crib,
burying them under 20 tons of gravel.
David Dayman, another state high
way Inspector and Earl Farrell, a la
borer, went to death with Douglas.
The tragedy occurred on River to
River road where a new stretch of
paving is being installed. A large
corps of workmen immediately rush
ed to the aid the trio, but the bodies
were lifeless when brought from the
pile of gravel.
Ambulances from Des Moines
brought the bodies to the capital city
where they will be held for funeral
arrangements.
Mrs. Douglas, who lives, with her
husband at Ames, la,, was in Des
Moines shopping when she heard of
her husband's death, and rushed back
to Ames, only to rtnd his body had
been brought here.
Douglas, who has been overseeing
the paving work had taken Dyman
out to the construction gang to ex
plain plans to him, after which he
was to turn over the Inspection work
to him. They, with Farrell, who was
talking with them, stepped under the
loader to be In the shade. The bot
tom of the structure caved without
warning and trapped the men before
they had time to comprehend their
fate.
The gravel crib under which they
were killed la built up from the
ground, level with the railroad tracks
bo that cars of gravel may be un
loaded Into It easily, and so trucks
may drive under it to receive gravel.
OUTLOOK FOR
BONUS BRIGHT
Leaders Expect Coolidge to
Sign Adjusted Compen
sation Measure
Washington, May 6.—Likelihood of
President Coolidge signing the ad
justed compensation bill appeared
bright Monday.
Following delivery of the measure
to the White House Monday after
noon, officials who have weighed Its
provisions and their effect took an
optimistic view of Its chances of ap
proval at the president’s hands.
The bill was laid upon Mr. Cool
ldge's desk at 3 o’clock Monday after
noon. It had been erroneously re
ported at the White House Saturday
but only reached the enrolling clerk
of the House Monday morning.
A few minutes after Its receipt by
the president, It was on its way to
the office of Secretary of Treasury
Mellon, the Bureau of the Budget and
the Veterans bureau. Experts from
these latter government branches will
examine the measure, and it will
probably be returned within 48
hours.
Meantime Mr. Mellon will confer
with Mr. Coolidge and give him his
advice. The treasury head declined
to comment Monday, declaring lie
dkl not consider his opinion called
for as the final decision rests with
the executive. Recent statements from
his offices were recalled to add to the
feeling that the chance for a signa
ture Is good.
M’ADOO SWEEPS
TEXAS FIELD
Dallas, Tex., May 6.—Additional
returns from Saturday’s democratic
precinct conventions Indicate a de
cisive victory for William O. Mc
Adoo, presidential candidate in
Tuesday’s county conventions in
Texas.
Returns from 923 of the 1,664 pre
cincts in the state give McAdoo 497
and Senator Oscar Underwood, 92.
Delegates from 333 precincts are un
insiructed.
Reports from republican conven
tions indicate the majority of the
delegates will be instructed for Cal
vin Coolidge
U. S. Chamber Commerce
Opens Four-Day Confab
Cleveland, Ohio- May 5.—Immigra
tlon and the European readjustment,
expected to grow out of the Dawes
report, were the principal topics for
the annual convention of the United
States, Chamber of Commerce, which
began a four day session here today.
A suggestion for continuance of the
present immigration law for a period
of five years was expected to be ap
proved.
House to Take Up Measure
To Abolish Labor Board
Washington. May 5. (I. N. S.)—
Riding over all opposition, the repub
lican insurgents and democrats In
t.fie House united Monday afternoon
in bringing the Barkley bill to abol
ish toe United States labor board out
out of commission and place it before
the House for passage. After heated —
debate lasting most of the afternoon,
the House decided, by a vote of 19S
to 163. to resolve itself into a "com
mittee of the whole" for considera
tion of the bill,
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