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The Omaha Morning Dee _ VOL 52 NO 146 ^ i«tm<» smouciiu Mitt«r iu»2s. im it OMAHA, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1922. * TWO CENTS VUAj. 1^*0. ~ Omaha P. 0. Under Act of March 3. 1879. * '---- - American State Bank Here Closed State Examiners Report Their Inability to Restore Insti tution to Solvent Condition. Protected by State Fund The American State hank at Eight eenth and Farnatn streets failed to apen its doors fur business yesterday morning. Failure of the institution involves losses estimated at $300,000. accord ing- to a statement issued hv J. E. Hart, secretary of the Department of Trade and Commerce. All depositors will he paid in full from the state guaranty fund, it was announced at the Omaha office of Attorney General Clarence A. Duvis. Capital of life American State hank was $200,000. Deposits. 11,100,060. Doans, $1,000,000. $200,000 Capital.* Of the $200,000 capital stock, #s;i,iooj was held hy officers us follows: D. \V. j GetSelman, president, $63,700; I>. C, 1 Uoiselman. < ashier, $20,500; 11. M. Krogh, assistant cashier, $200, T. II. Nelson, a vice president, held no , stock. A group of local financial interests i are said to he organizing a new hank which it is believed may take over the deposits of the defunct Institution. Application for a receiver was made by Attorney General Davis dur ing the day. and an orderly liquida tion will be pursued us rapidly as pos sible, Secretary Hart stated. Ifan Falls Through Two weeks ago a plan for reorgan zation of the bank was worked out w hich, it was thought for a time, i would be adequate. A group of Omn i ha men stood ready t9 put in approxl-' mately $225,000 of new capital. Fur ther examination Indicated that this would not be sufficient to meet the situation and the deal failed. Failure of the American State is not regarded as a reflection of pres ent conditions in financial circles, as transactions leading up to the failure occurred many months ago. No oth er hanks ars involved, it was an nounced. , It was found during the recent ex amination of hank paper by the De partment of Trade ami Commerce that there was much American Bank Build lug company and other Shafer paper being held, according to Deputy At torney General J. B. Davis. Organized by Shafers. Founders of the American State bank took over the charter otgthe Herman American State bank several years ago. M. F. and W. K. Shafer were among the group handling this transaction. M. F. Shafer formerly was president of the bank. In 1919 the Gelselmans gained con trol. For several months afterward their management was marked by liti gation coming out of the differences between the new officers and the Shafers. Just two years ago yesterday a war rant for the arrest of D. W. Oeisel man was issued by the United States district attorney's office, charging the use of the mails for the purpose of injuring tlie business of M. F. Shafer j & Co. Geiselman was not tried on the charges. In October. 1920. suit for *250.000 damages was filed against D. W. Geiselman and five directors of the bank by M F. Shafer, who alleged damage to his business and reputa tion and health. Operated at laass. This statement was piade by J. E Hart, stcretary of the Department of Trade and Commerce: In announcing the closing of the American State bank, the Depart ment of Trade and Commerce state that the bank's capital was hope lessly dissipated and the director.' and shareholders were unwilling and unable to mnlfe good the im palrment. The hank has operate* at a loss for several months, amt (Turn to Page Two. Column Five.) Engineer Accuses Railways of Impeding Highway Vi ork Kansas City, Mo., Dec. 4.—An at tack was directed against American railroads by A. R. Hirst, chief high way engineer for Wisconsin, in an address before the ninth annual con ference of the Association of ptate Highway Officials, charging that the American carriers were Impeding every move for highway progress. Mr. Hirst urged that highway offi cials of the country help to formulate and support national legislation either to bring federal ownership of the railroads or to provide a subsidy to the roads In order that the transpor tation needs of the country might be met. "The railroads stand for nothing, do nothing, give nothing, build noth ing." the speaker said. Former Prohibition Agents Sentenced to Federal Pen New York. Dec. 4— Seven men, in cluding two former prohibition en forcement agents, convicted last week of substituting 160 barrels of ginger ale for Canadian whisky while the shipment was being moved from a New York railroad station last April, today were sentenced by Federal Judge Mack to two years each in Atlanta penitentiary. The enforce ment men, Harry Meade and William Walsh, also were fined $2,000 each. Broken Bow Family Made Homeless by Night Fire Broken Bow. Neb. Dec. 4.—(Spe ,-iat.j—William Townsend and family lesidlng on the Burrows farm south ■ if Mason City, were rendered home less by a Are. The flames were die covered after the family bad retire* and very little of the personal prop erty was aavet Woman Tried Twice for Murder Released [ jfcErx 'hviilvr.nS _,_X_ Charges Against Mrs. 0 h e n (* h a i n and Burch Dropped Imlii’tnH'iits in Kennedy Mur der Cake Dismissed on Mo tion of Los Angeles Dis Iriet Attorney. Los Angeles. Dee. 4.—Indictments against Arthur C. Burch and Mada lynne Obenohain, charged with the murder of J. Belton Kennedy, young I,oh Angeles broker, were dismissed by Judge John W. Shenk on motion of District Attorney Thomas Lee Wool wine. Mr. Woolwine moved \ dismissal of the indictments on the ground of in sufficient evidence. Paul W. Schenk, attorney for Burch, then struck out an insanity complaint against his client and Judge W. Shenk directed that he be committed to tho psycopathic ward of the county hospital for observa tion. Free lo Leave Jail. The court's action left Mrs. Oben chain free to leave the county jail, which she would do so soon as she could pack her belongings. Sho said that she planned to leave Los Angeles, but did not intend to go very far away. Mrs. Obenchain was arrested here in August, 1921, after she had re ported to tho police at Beverly Hills that Kennedy had been slain on the steps of his summer home In Beverly Glen, where she had accompanied him to look for a "lucky penny.” Burch was taken from an east bound train at Las Vegas, New, a few days later and returned here. The slate's theory was that Kennedy, who had been much in Mrs. Obenehaln’s company, had decreased his atten tions and that Burch had slain him with Mrs. Obenchain's connivance. Aided by Divorced Husband. Ralph R. Obenchain of Chicago, the divorced husband of Mrs. Ob* nchain at once came to her assistance and aided in her defense at her first trial. Both defendants refused to admit any direct connection with the slay ing. Mrs. Obenchain proclaimed her Innocence. Burch contented himself with silence. Burch was tried three times, an in sanity defense being the chief ele ment of his case. All juries disagreed. Mrs. Obenchain was tried twice; both Juries disagreed in her trials also. Bail was sought for the defendants several times but was refused by the court. Both have been in jail since a year ago last August. / Control of Klan Is Up to Police, Daugherty Says Washington. Dec. -1.—Alleged 11 legal acts attributed to the Ku Klux Klan fall within the police power of i he several states, Attorhey General Daugherty has Informed Senator Walsh, democrat. Massachusetts, In reply to an Inquiry, and the United States has no jurisdiction over ;uch matters. The Department of Justic has had the conduct of the so-called “Ku I Klux Klan” before it for more than a | year. Mr. Daugherty said, but has 1 not been able to And a single case i which would bring the organization within the jurisdiction of the federal i government. He assured Senator j Walsh that If eny such case arose. '■ the government would proceed to vig orously prosecute the offending or ganization or individuals. _ -- I Speaking of Para graphs, let us quote one from a letter writ ten by • a consistent Omaha Bee “Want” Ad advertiser: "On* point I want to t*l! is this: When *v* advertise this time it will be in The Omaha Mec alone. On the last •tin of the ad for 15 •leys we received all « inquiries from The Omaha Ree—not bav in* one inquiry from he other paper in whicH the ad ran the -ame as in The Omaha Bee." Almost any known dif ficulty can be solved by the judicious use of Omaha Bee “Want” Ads. Telephone Y'OUR "Want" Ad to At-lantic 1000 i ■ Lf. S. Taxes Piled Up by Federal A’*’ — Harding ^ arns Congress l.*at, Cost 6f Operating Govern ment Can't Be Cut Unless Aid Curbed. t Budget $3,180,843,234 Washington, Dec. 4.—President; ! Ilarding, in transmitting the annual 1 federal budget for the next fiscal ( year, frankly told congress today that whether there was to be any material reduction in government expenditures J and taxes in future years would de j pend largely on whether there waft in be a curtailment or expansion of | federal aid in lines of research, itn 'piovement and development. Placing the estimated government j outlay in 1924 at $3,180,S43,234, a de crease of about $300,000,000, as com . | pared with estimates for this fiscal year, Mr. Harding called attention that two-thirds of this total was on account of practically fixed charges, such as the public debt, national de tense, pensions, world war allowances and federal aid. There was left, he said, only about $1,000,000,000 In charges subject to administrative con uol and against which, he added, the retrenchment policy of the govern ment had been directed. Federal Aid. While expressing the opinion that some further reduction undoubtedly < would result from a reorganization of government establishments on a more scientific basis, the president said this alone would not effect such a material cut in operating costs as would justify the expression of hope for a consider able lessening of expenditures in the years to come. Taking up the question of federal aid. the executive declared that this was a rapidly broadening field of ex penditure and that there was a ques tion as to how far the government should participate in it. He added that it did not pertain to the normal functions or operations of the business of the government. By Popular Demand. "The extraneous activities,” lie con tinued. "have flowed from laws en acted pursuant to popular demand, and I take this occasion to refer to 1 them for the purpose of showing that the taxation which necessarily results in providing funds to meet them is a necessary incident to the fulfillment j of the popular demand. "In the efforts which have been i directed to reducing public expend!- , turns, I have been much concerned in apparent Increasing state, county and 1 municipal indebtedness, and 1 am : fearful lest this condition may be in 1 part attributable to the expenditures j made by the government pursuant | to its federal aid laws, as many of ! these state '.aws require state con- | tributions «as a prerequisite to the i extension of the federal aid.” Summary"-of Budget. The summary of the budget for j 1924 as given to congress shows an | estimated excess of receipts over ex [ pendltures next year of $180,969,125 j as compared with an estimated deficit , of $273,938,712 for this fiscal year. , The president sa^d. however, that he way hopeful that the estimated deficit ; for 1923 could be reduced in the re- j mainlng seven months and that the close of the year next June 30, would | show* a balanced account. Estimated expenditures of $3,180, (Tntil to Page Two. Column Seven.) -- Senate Confirms 1,700 Nominations The senate confirmed today about i 1.700 appointments. Including 1,500 army officers. Among the latter were 7 majors and 11 brigadier generals and about 600 officers of lower grades j I who would have been dropped tjrovn I i the army If the senate haS not acted j ' on their names before the adjourn ! ment of the special session. Most of i 1 these were demptions. Among the nominations confirmed j was that of Miss Lucile Atcherson of | ! Columbus, O., to be secretary of lega- j ! tion. She is the first woman ever ap 1 pointed to the diplomatic corps, j The senate also confirmed the nomi nation of Augustus T. Seymour of ! Columbus, O., to be assistant to the I attorney general, vice Guy D. Goff, re signed. The' federal coal commission failed of confirmation and must be re nominated. There was said to bo no serious objection to its members, but that more time wag desired for con sideratlon. Other nominations which j failed of confirm*'ion included Alex ander Lindsay to le associate Justice of the Hawaiian supreme court. , Nebraska Judging Team in Money at International Chicago, Dec. 4.—Iowa State col | ltge's stock judging team,^ for the I eighth time, yesterday was awarded first price In the collegiate stock-judg ing competition held In connection with the 23d annual livestock exposi tion. scoring 3,970 points out of a possible 5,000. Nebraska was fourth with 3,34? points. The Individual prize was won by J. j C. Holbert, a njember of the Iowa State team. F. A. Fouts and L. W. 1 Grandy. both members of the Nebras- ] ka team, were second and third, re- J speetively. 20 Boys Enrolled in Mason Cily Boy Scout Troops Broken Bow, Neb., Dec. 4.—(Spe cial.)—Rev. B. A. Fye and five Boy Scout 8 from Broken yaw went to Ma son City to assist in the organization of a troop of scouts. V. A. Winn, one I of the instructors in the Mason City | schools is scoutmaster and 20 of the boys have so far enrolled in the oi : gunizution. j 4. Budget Bureau Figures Sumitted to Congress Washing* ">ec. 4.—Hera are the budget ^yV* 'gures on estimated g°v y\i\ 'ts arid appropria , - ai year 1924 as com , j- estimated receipt* and ' propriations for the present N\V year of 1923, both exclusive of ' ,etal receipts and expenditures: RECEIPTS. 1094. 1094. Internal Rev.. $3,425.000.0#0 $!,40n.no0.000 Customs . 425,000.000 450,000,000 Mt»c. 511,812.3*9 679.862.969 Totals .$3,361,812,359 $3,429,362,960 APPROPRIATIONS Legislative es tablishment $ 14.418.912 $ 14,504.165 Executive offlo© 382,850 396,595 Spe. repairs ex ecutive man. ■ton . 25,000 . Dept, of Agri . 81,261,613 f : 412.036 Dept, of Com.. 19.715.535 20.618,492 Dept of Int- 316,207,$62 527.514.157 Dept of Jus . 18.751 056 18.631.205 Dept, of Labor 6,203.556 7,490,1^8 Navy Dept.... 296.934,025 298,324,266 Stato Dept. 15,053,238 11,905,201 Trous. Dept_ 148,888,862 160,627,266 .War Dept., In cluding Pan. canal . 226,517,300 3 16.994.38C DiSt. of Cuba.. *5.043.973 25.900.000 Vat'r's bureau. 440,313,000 422.u77.324 Shipping board 50.411,600 100,459.000 Other Independ ent offices. . 23,720,169 27,115,556 Total ord In* y.$l,78 3,8 4 3,331 $1,844,149,890 Public Dept: • Reduction' o f principal . ..$ 345.097,000 $ 330,088,000 Int. on public debt . 950.000.000 •1.100,000.000 Grand total. $3.078,940.33t $3,274,238,630 •Including $1^5.000,^00 discount accruals of war savings stamps, series of 1919, due Januafy. 1923. Head of Normal School at Peru Quits Under Fire Resignation of President A. L. Caviness, Following Year of Turmoil, Accepted by Board. Lincoln. Dec. 4.—(Special Tele gram.)—A four-hour executive session i of the state normal board today re sulted in the following: Acceptance of resignation of A. L. j C'aviness, president of the State Nor mal at Peru, who has been in school work in Nebraska 36 years. Decision to recommend that the governor ask the legislature to appro priate $950,673 more for the coming biennium than was appropriated for the last biennium. Discussion of probable appointees of Governor-elect Charles \V. Bryan to succeed two retiring members of the board, E. H. Gerhart of Newman Grove and Miss Etta Young of Omaha. Discussion of action of pupils at Kearney state normal school who, for bidden to dance at the school, hire halls In Kearney an(f thus relieve Itch ing feet. Demand Resignation. The Caviness resignation rollowed a year of turmoil In Peru in which fac tions in the little town adjoining the school took sides and appeared before the board several months ago mid manded resignation of Caviness. ™ The school head was pictured as a despot by certain of the Peruvians who declared arbitrary action taken by Caviness had broken traditions and forced practically all of the old faculty to leave. Caviness contended that he had his choice of being either the head of the school or figurehead. He declared the old timers on the faculty believed they should manage the school. He chose to be the head. The board ap pointed an investigating committee which found him guiltless of doing anything except the business en trusted to him. However, this didn't smooth the ruffled spirits of the old timers. The Caviness resignation will become effective August 1, 1923. Has I/ong Record. The Caviness school, record In Ne braska Includes three years at Ne braska City, eight years at Syracuse, two years at McCook, 15 years at Falrbury, six years at Kearney, two years at Peru. New buildings wanted will cost $G70,000. This calls for a $175,000 ex penditure at Chadron; $250,000 at Kearney; $80,000 at Peru and $160,000 at Wayne. Increased maintenance and wages desired will amount to $280,673. The total appropriation for normal schools last biennium was $1,300,311 while that requested for the coming biennium Is $2,350,987. George F. Martin, president of Kearney normal, told the hoard stu dents persisted in dancing in down town dance halls in definace of the board’s ruling against dancing. The board took no action. Movement of Canadian Crops Breaks Records Washington, Dec. 4.—The move ment of crop* in Canada during the last two months has broken all rec ords. according to official advices to the Department of Commerce, which declared that at no time in the past have the grain elevators and trans portation facilities b*en so taxed to take care of the shipments as since October 1. More than 63,800 cars were inspected by the Canadian gov ernment in October, the advices stat ed, adding that early indications were the figure for November would be even higher. The quality of both wheat and rye was reported to be unusually high. The WINNERS, of the “B” Picture Puzzle Contest Will Be Announced Friday in The Morning Bee Education Week S — ANO /YouR passing \ [Grade must sej y EXC£LL^NtJ^ k«*3T*' m Sheriff Wounded in Pistol Battle With Auto Bandits Page County (Iowa) Officer Has Bullets in Cheek and Lung After Fight W ith Robbers. Shenandoah, la., Dec. 4.—(Special.) —Stanley Pfander, deputy sheriff of Page county, lies in a hospital in Clarinda, la., the county seat, with bullet wounds in his left cheek and left lung. He has a fighting chance to recover, according to hospital authorities. Pfander was shot early this morn ing by two men surprised In the at tempt to steal the automobile of M. Manning, attendant at the Clarinda hospital, from the private garage of Mrs. Myrtle Nies, deputy county clerk. Two Men Escape. * The men escaped. Bloodhounds were placed on their trail which led north. The hounds lost the trail at the railroad bridge about a mile north of Clarinda. The men are believed to have fled to Omaha. Sheriff Deo Richards’ office was notified at 1:30 a. m. by W. F. Stipe, attorney, that two men were prowling the garage of Mrs. Niles, his neigh bor. Pfander answered the call. As he approached the two men, tinkering with the Manning automo bile, he asked them what they were doing. “Trying to get this ear started,” one of them replied. Pfander turned to flash his night lamp on the machine and one of the men shot him. - \ He Opened Fire. Pfander fell wounded but opened fire on the two men who ran. He is believed to have wounded one of them. He then dragged himself around the i- rru-r to the hospital but collapsed cn the hospital steps. A crowd of 50 men, armed, gathered quickly but were restrained from srartlng a manhunt until bloodhounds were procured from Creston. The two men are believed to be the same pair that staged a holdup in Des Moines Sunday night and were seen later in the night at Indianola traveling this way. Pfander Is married and has a fam ily. He Is middle aged. Gen. Pershing Renewes Plea for Larger Military Force St. Louis, Dec. 4.—(By A. P.)—Gen. John J. Pershing today made a plea here for a larger American military establishment, so that America will not, “like China, become the football of fortune, subject to dictation from abroad and possible disruption from within." He declared that the present trouble in the far and near east should give America soma concern. Sheriff Candidate, Beaten by Seven Votes, Asks Recount O'Neill. Neb., Dec. 4.—(Special Telegram.)—Robert Brittell, repub lican candidate for sheriff of Holt county, filed application Saturday for a recount of ballots in the recent elec tion. Peter Duffy, democratic candi date and present sheriff, defeated him by seven votes. Creston Presbyterian Pastor Preaches Farewell Sermon Creston. Neb. Deo. 4.—(Special.)— Rev. George A. Wick wire, who for the last three years was pastor of the Presbyterian church here, preached hjs farewell sermon yester day. Hr goes from here to the Com munity Presbyterian church at Da kota, lb. Shipstead Blocks Confirmation of Butler as Jud"e Minnesota Senator-Elect Is Camping in Washington to Aid Progressive Group in Defeating Appointment. | Washington, Dee. 4.—(Special Tele j gram.)—Confirmation of Pierce But ; ler, St. .Paul, as justice of the supreme I court, was held up owing to the oppo i sition of Senator-elect Shipstead of t Minnesota. Senator Norris interposed ; the objection which prevented con firmation, but frankly stated he did ' so upon suggestion of Shipstead. The Da Follette progressive group is united in opposition to the con firmation on the plea that Butler is too closely affiliated with the railroad interests. The northwestern political | situation Is involved in the fight. Ship stead is camped here and proposes i to stay through the fight. Although the senate session which | considered Butler's nomination was executive. Senator Norris made no se cret of the fact he had interposed the objection. j "The judiciary committee hurried through the favorable report without giving the objectors to Butler's nomi nation a chance to be heard " he said "I have talked with Senator-fleet Shipstead and I believe he has a right to be heard. I shall continue to ob ject until the opposition has a full hearing.” President Harding is expected to re submit the nomination of Mr. Butler within a few days. The potency of tho objection of a senator-oleot in holding up a nomina tion iiTsomething entirely new in sen ate procedure and may establish a j new application of the all-powerful rule of senatorial courtesy. It Is In keeping with Senator Norris’ Idea that a new congress should take its sent Immediately after election. In this connection, the Nebraska senator Is carefully preparing the resolution which he will present to congress on this subject so it will he bullet proof. French “Tiger” Takes Campaign to Capital Washington, Dec. 4.—(By A. P >— j Georges C'leroenceau today brought | his campaign for France to the cap I ital. Arriving at dusk, he was escorted immediately to the homo of Henry White, former ambassador to France and member of the American commis sion at the Versailles peace confer ence, to rest in preparation for his four-day visit which will begin offi cially Tuesday with calls on President Harding and former President Wilson. Tho "Tiger was greeted at the sta tion by Mr. White, Jules J. Jusserand, French ambassador to the United States, and Robert W. Bliss, third assistant secretary of state, who repre sented the department Informally. Stock Dividend Declared by Loose-Wiles Company Now York, Dec. 4.—The Loose Wiles BisCult company today declared a dividend of $7 a share on second preferred stock for tho period Febru ary 1, 1918, to February 1, 1919, pay able February 1, 1923, to stock record ed January 20. A quarterly dividend of 11.75 on first preferred stock also was declared. Cabinet Resigns. Belgrade, Jugoslavia, Dec. 4.—U>y A. P.l—The ministry headed by Pre mier Nikola Pachitch resigned today. The king accepted the resignation nnd asked the ministry to carry on until a new cabinet is formed. • « lowans Named bv Government J in War Frauds United States Seeks Recovery of Millions From Builders of Camp Dodge and • Other Cantonments., Dea Moines, la., Dec. 4.—(By A, P.) I --The United States government to day instituted suit against Charles Weitz Sons company of Des Moines, builders of Camp Dodge, charging misappropriation of $4,500,000 of funds in the construction of the camp. The I petition was brought to Des Moines I today by special messenger from Washington and is signed by the at torney general. Washington. Dec. 4.—(By A. P.)— j Six additional suits seeking recovery | of large sums alleged to have been misspent in construction of the war time army cantonments were filed to day in ns matiy cities by representa tives of the Department of Justice. The six actions sought to recover j $29,000,000 and brought the total 'claimed by the government from war j contractors to more than $50,000,000. The projects, contractors and sums Involved in the six suits were: Camp Travis. San Antonio. Tetf., j Slone & Webster, $3,000,000; Camp Lee, Peterburg, Va., Rhineland and Dennis, Inc., $7,000,000; Camp Custer, Battle Creek, Mich., Porter Brothers, $5,000,000; Cainp Pike, Little Rock, Ark., James Stewar and Co., Inc., $3,000,000; Camp Dodge. Des Moines, la.. Charles Weitz Sons, $4,500,000, and Camp Dix, Wrightstown, N. J., $«.500,000. The six bills of complaint, almost identical In form, were filed In the federal district court at San Antonio, Richmond, Detroit, Little Rock. Des Moines and Trenton. They charged fraud, connivance, waste and improp er use of funds and material. Further suits against “prime con tractors,” on government war-time construction are ir preparation by the department and will be filed as they are completed. A suit involving con struction of one of the major army projects In New England was to have been Instituted today, but was not completed in time. Visitors Barr<*d From Last Session of Dail Eireann Dublin, Deo. 4.—(By A. P.t—Ex traordinary precautions were taken to prevent an attack by the Irregulars at today’s session of the Dail Elreann. In the past members of the dail have been allowed to give admission to the visitors who sat in the gallery. Today all visitors were excluded, ad mission being given only to the depu ties and newspaper men. The dail sat fey the last time ns the' representative body of the pro visional free state govemm'ent. Under the Irish constitution now being com pleted in the imperial parliament, the dail will become the lower house of the new free state parliament which t^II include also a senate of 60 mem bers. The Weather Forecast. , Tuesday fair and colder. Hourly TprappriUure*. 5 a. ni. to 0 n. m.30 7 a. m. . 30 M a. in..40 9 a. in.41 10 a. »n. . 30 11 a. m.37 1*! noon . . 30 1 p* tu» ••••••« w 3 p. Ill.3.3 ! 3 p. m.33 4 p. m.31 .3 p. m.3t* « P. Ill.*7 7 p, ... 8 p.' in. 33 Ilitiliist Monday. t hey* . • n*' 4$ North Platt* . . . . :j 4 KapiU City ......lt> Salt TwiliG 4f. Sheridan . H fa'ioux City . *i v»i*nUn« ..«..2 CenturyOld Fight Over Erin Ended Resolution Giving Sanction of Law to Settlement With Ireland Passed by House of Lords. Royal Assent Formality London. Dec. 4.—4By A. P.D'Th® centuries old struggle between Eng land ansi Ireland ended tonight when the resolution giving the sanction of law t«» the new settlement with Irc-^ land iinssed its final stages in the l.oii8e of lords, which for generations has bitterly opposed any accommoda tion with Ireland. The constitution bill has gone through both houres of parliament without any amendment and even division being challenged. Lord Car son alone, whose Influence was main ly responsible for failure to settle the Irish question in 1914, and who has throughout his political career been the bitterest opponent of home rule, persisted to the very end In his rolo of ‘last ditcher,” even when such tra ditional anti-home rulers as the Mar tinis of Lansdowue and the Duke of Devonshire had gracefully yielded to the government view and resolved to give Ireland a chance to prove its sincerity under new conditions. Koyiil Assent Formality. There now only remains royal assent, which is a pure formality, and everything will lie ready for the new Irish government to come into exis tence .with excellent omens in the ex pressed desire eveit of many of the "die hard" statesmen in England to give it every opportunity to succeed in its work, not only unhampered, hut aided by England. Even the appointment of Timothy Hertly ns governor general of the Irish free state, which is momentarily expected to he anounced officially, Is on reflection recognized as an aus picious event. When Mr. Heaiy s name was first mentioned it was re ' ceived with astonishment and some In credulity. When a governor general ship is in question the British mind | turns naturally in the dtiection of some titled personage. Xnw it is ad mitted the appointment of Mr. Heaiy would t»e singularly appropriate. Opposes British Connection. In the first place, Mr. Heaiy throughout his political career has been one of the Strongest opponents of British connection, and therefore 1 iannot he suspected of the slightest sympathy with British views anta gonistic to Ireland. Secondly, his ap pointment would link the free state with all previous phases of the home rule struggle, for,' besides being one of the greatest lights of the Parnell movement, he is connected with still earlier struggles, by reason of his re lationship to T. r>. Sullivan, author of "God Save Ireland." | Preparations for the formalities of I inaugurating the government and ap j ]>olnting an Irish senate were afoot in • Dublin today, but it will probably h* i the end of the week before the senate ; it completely constituted. Daugherty Replies to Foes in Congress Washington, Dec. 4.—The house ju diciary committee decided today ta ask the house for authority to sub poena witnesses and to obtain papers requested by Representative Keller, republican, Minnesota, In prosecuting his impeachment charges against At torney General Daugherty. Answering categorically the 14 spec ifications submitted in the Keller charges, Mr. Daugherty’s reply, ns summarized in a Department of Jus tice statement published today, de clared, in reference particularly to MrT Keller's demand for access to de. partment documents that it showed to be arrayed behind the move for his impeachment "certain radical leaders seeking to serve notice upon every fu ture attorney general that if he dares enforce the laws of (he United States against such organizations, does so under the penalty of attempted im peachment." Judge Orders Grand Jury to Probe Klan Activities New 1 ork, Dec. 4.—Judge Mancuso instructed the grand jury to Inquire into the activities of the Ku Klux Klan in New York city and to bring indictments if violations of the pe nal law were found. "I have been Informed.” said Judge Mancuso to the jurors, "that several meetings were held in this city where full regalia w-as used, consisting of a- gown and mask. It is your duty to make an investigation of this mat. ter with a view of ascertaining whet ti er any of the nets committed by th« klan came within the purview of tha statutes of this state." , Judge Mancuso said the Invasion of the klan was directed apparently "not only against the negro, Jew and Catholic, but against any and all per sons who don’t accept the principles of the klan.” • Estimates Made for State Reclamation Projects Washington, Dec. 4.—(.Special Tele gram.)—The appropriation estimate* submitted today carry items for recla mation projects of great Importance to the Nebraska-Wyoming section. The estimate for the .North Platte project, Nebraska and Wyomirfg, call for $1,400,000; for the Riverton, Wyoming, project. $600,000, and for the Hliushone, Wyoming project, $900,000. Postmaster Appointed. Washington. Dec. 4.—(Special Tele gram.)—Mrs. Etta C. Kyler was ap pointed postmaster at Horsefoot. Rock county. .Nebraska. \ tee Neltls Pfeiffer. resigned.