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Murd eress
Escapes in
Bare Peet
I
.Mrs. Clara Phillip?, Hammer I
Slayer, Sa^? U av From Jail
—Police Ynlicipate At* (
tempt to KeacFi Mexico.
Pear for Life of Witness
ii.v EDWARD DOHERTV.
Onml a lire I.eH-ril H Ire.
Los Angeles, Cal., Dec. u.—Mrs.
k Clara Phillips, convicted of the mur
der of Alberta Meadows, who was
beaten to death w'itli a hammer,
walked barefooted out of the county
jail this morning and has not been
found.
She proved herself as dexterous
with a saw as she^wus with a ham
mer, severing three steer bars that
were In the path to liberty.
Deputies have been sent everywhere
but there has lieeti found hut ono
slight clue—that leads to fearful
theories concerning the safety (41
Clara Phillips’ on- great enemy, Mrs.
Peggy Caffee.
Mrs. Caffee accompanied Mrs. Phil
lips and Mrs. Meadows to Montecito
drive last July. At the trial she swore
that Mrs. Phillips had killed Mrs.
Meadows with th- hammer. She had
kept quiet for some time, sho said,
fearing Clara would kill her. Slip
testified she was deathly afraid or
Clara. Peggy's testimony resulted in
conviction. Clara was sentenced to
prison—10 years to lif--—convicted of
second degree murder. She was in
the county jail only because an ap
peal taken by her attorney is pend
ing.
Peggy Is Missing.
The first place Clara went, after
her escape, was to Long Beach. A
car in which was found a neckpiece*
believed to have been that of the
hammer murderess was left standing
a few blocks front Peggy Caffee’a
home. And there is no trace of Peggy.
The sheriff's office believes Clara
lias gone to Mexico, by airplane, by
boat, or by another automobile. And
It would not surprise the deputies,
they say. to learn that Peggy went
with her. kidnaped.
From the nature of the escape, It la
h'-Ucved Clara must have been aided
by at least two or three men. Imme
diately after the matron discovered
< Mara was missing—a little past 7
•ills morning—search was begun for
her husband. Armour L. Phillips. He
v as found early* this evening at the
office of Attorney P.ert Harrington
and was taken to the sheriff ? office
to he questioned.
Harry Ka'et. a friend of Clara's—
her husband once charged she had
-rone to Camp Baldy with him, and
.this is what led to the murder of Al
berta Meadows—Billy Moody. a
chorus girl chum. Mrs. Madelytln
Obenehaln. who was released from
I rison yesterday and who was an In
timate of Mrs. Phillips, and several
others wer* rounded up and ques
tioned, but could tell nothing about
t he escape.
Escape Carefully I’lanticd.
The authorities arc convinced that
tlie escape was carefully planned days
ago and that only the favorable op
portunity was awaited. The. matron
remembers, now-, that on several oc
dfTSiona she had seen nven walking on
the roof of the building next to the
ail. rearranging some clothes^on the
bne. Were they arranging the clothes
(Turn to Page Two. Column Six.)
Hardin" Delavs
r
Annual Message
F'rect’tlcnt Kstablit*hetl F-arly
in Country’s History
Is BroloMi.
Washington. Dec. o.—-V precedent
established early in the history of
the republic was broken by President
Harding today, when be failed to de
liver his annual message to congress
which was convened in regular ses
sion yesterday. It has been the cus
tom for the chief executives to de
liver their messages in person or* In
writing on cither the first or second
-lav of a session, and. according to
officials at the captiol. the only time
this practice has been broke* here
• cfore was in 185*-. when President
Pierce deferred bis message until the
last duv in December because of the
inability of the bause to organize. At
that session it required 133 ballots
for the house to elect Its speaker.
Pressure of public business was be
lieved to be In part responsible for
ibe delay but there were also intima
tions that the president, because of
recent official discussions, felt 1*.
would be the part of wisdom to ffiVc
a few more days study to certain
questions.
Then* was .i Him -ni'vi.h j
the**' que®tion® was a plan for legis
lation to aid the farmers. The presi
dent discussed this subject last week
with Senator Watson of Indiana and
,1 dozen other republican senator® and
it was believed possible that this pro
gram had not been worked out in all
details and that more tfcne would
be required to put it in final form.
Youngest Safe Robber in
U. S. Captured in Minnesota
Crookston. Miiyi , Ds’- 5.—The
■oungest safe robber In the Lnited
States t» believed to have been ar
rested tn Crookston. He is Clifford
Morian. 3, who confeeeed today that
he opened two safes here Surfday
night, according to the police.
Klan Sends Warning.
Montreal. Dec. .-Mayor Martin
has received recently a number of
communications signed K. K. K.
claiming responsibility for the Mon
treal university fire two weeks ago
end threatening to fire other Koinan
CaUiohu buildings.
Los Angeles Posses Hunt !
Clara Phillips, in Flight
Mrs. I'lara Phillips. * ^
Greeley County
Man Wins Prize*
at Chicago Show
Red Polled Bull Nominated
liy Paul C. Larson of Wol
bach Declared Cham
pion of Class.
Chicago, *Pec. 5.-—Rectorat, a Per
kdfreron, entered by the Chesnut farms
of WalkersUlle, .Mil., is monarch of
all he surveys among the senior stal
lion Pereherons assembled at the 23d
International Livestock exposition.
Competing in a record field today,
the animal was awarded the grand
championship which entitles him to
the same distinction in his breed that
was bestowed upon Chenowtih Jock,
chosen as tho grand champion steer
the day before.
To Jerome, entered by the Highland
farms, Greensburg. Pa., went the re
serve championship.
Robert McEwetJ, London, Ont., an
nexed the grand champion of the show
In the sheen department with a pure
bred Southdown wethor.
Jowau la Winner.
Hesitation, nominated by W. 41
Butler. Woodside farms, Sandusky,
O., annexed the championship among
the Junior Pert-heron stallions while
the stable of J. P. Singmaster *
Sons, Keota, Ta.. produced the finest
group of five Pereherons, any ago.
Carval. entered by W, Harvey
Smith of Boswell, Ind., was awarded
the championship among the senior
Haitian mares, 3 years and over. The
reserve honors went to Rubie^ owned
by Harry Stamp, Roachdale, Ind.
Tho junior championship for mares
under 3 years was awardeld to Maple
Dale Dorothy, owned by Ervine J.
Snyder, New Paris, Ind.
Pervenche. named by the Michigan
Agricultural college, drew the reserve
title.
Max "Walton Monarch, nominated
by Carpenter & Ross of Mansfield. O,,
won among the Hereford bulls 3 years
or over, while Modest Kind was voted
the best yearling senior bull. The
latter is from Littleton. Colo.
Nebraskan Is Winner.
From Raymond, S. D., and the
farms of 1. L,. Jones came the winner
among the Aberdeen-Angus bulls, 3
year-olds or over, responding to the
name of Barmarshall. The champion
Red Polled bull, 3-year-old or over,
was Reval Dude, named by Paul C.
I .arson of Wolbach, Neb. Mrs. C. H.
Van Evre of Davenport. la., won id
tbo Red Polled class for entries 2
years old and under, her entry being
Charmer's Model.
Tho Oklahoma A. and M. won the
special trophy awarded the grand
champion pen of barrows In the Tamm
worth swine division. The same in
stitutions also took the title in the
Duroc Jersey barrow- class.
! SrotlsMuff Chamber
to Survey Platte V alley
Scott.-blufi', Neb., Dec. 5.—<t-"peiial.)
—The Scottshluff Chamber of Com
merce has undertaken to make a
business survey of the North Platte
valley, to gather facts that will con
vince eastern congressmen and busi
ness interests of the economic im
portance of Irrigated regions of the
west. This information will prove
useful, it is thought, when measures
for the relief of the -water users come
before the coming congress for ac
tion.
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Mother and Child Escape
Injury When Stove Explodes
Grand Island, Nob,. Dec. 5.—(Spe
cial Telegram.)—While Mrs. Kobert
Taylor was bathing her baby on
the opened range door shortly after
building a Are. the water front of the
range, frozen during the night, ex
ploded. bursting the range into pieces
The child w as not scratched and the
mother suffered only a few cuts.
The WINNERS of the
“B”
Picture Puzzle
Contest
Will Be Announced
Friday in
The Evening Bee
Engineer Proposes
Scheme lo Raise
$5,800,000 for Roads
Money Must Be Kaisetl in
Four Years to Obtain
Full Amount of
Federal Aid.
Lincoln. Lee. i>.—(Special.)—-Legis
lators must decide this winter whether
Nebraska wilP raise $5,SOO,ODO in the
next four years to meet a like appro
priation of the federal government for
a completed state road system. George
13. Johnson, retiring state engineer, in
formed Governor S. It. McKelvle to
day in a communication addressed to
the governor.
Furthermore, Johnson declared, I lie j
legislator myst provide proper methods ;
to raise and spend this money in the
next four years because the federal
government appropriation covers that
period and any attempt, to spread the
raising or spending of this money over
a longer period of time will cause the
government to curtail its appropria
tion.
"Otherwise,” Johnson stated, "the I
money will be used by other states." !
If the legislature does pass laws
providing for raising this money it I
will take a direct slap at the action of
the last legislature in special session
which passed a resolution opposing
further federal aid dbllar matching.
Proposes Netv Means.
Johnson proposes that some means i
be found to raise tltis money and at j
the same time relieve property own- ,
ers from paying for good roads. The .
Johnson plan is to force the motorists, j
the users of good roads, to pay for a ]
continuation of the system. At pres
ent taxes on motorists for road main- :
tenance amounts to $2,500,000.
"X suggest this tax be increased to
use with federal aid to construct and
maintain the whole of the state high
way system and that this construction
and maintenance be entirely tinder
jurisdiction of the state department of
public works,” Johnson said.
Johnson further proposed issuance
of licenses to motor owners at $1 per
fTura to I'age Two, Column Four.)
Lx-rremier in
Reply to Tiger
Comments of Lloyd George to
Vppear in The Omaha
Bee.
David Lloyd George. British prime
minister until a few weeks ago and
still the most watched and dtseussed
man Iti British public life, is to write
a series of 10 articles on current top
ics of world politics, the first appear
ing in The Sunday Bee next. Sun i
day.
Unlike many recent articles by
European statesman, the Lloyd George
series will not lie a history of past
events or a defense of the former pre
mier's acts during or following the
war. It will be strictly up-to-date.
The first, article, scheduled for pub
lication Sunday, will he a reply by
Lloyd George to the recent speeches
in America by the French ex-premier,
Clemenceau. In order that, this might
lie possible. The Omaha Beo and its
cooperating newspapers cabled sev
eral thousand worda of the Clemen
ceau speeches to Lloyd George.
Later to the series Lloyd George will
discuss such subjects as the British
war debt to the United States, the
Irish free state treaty, the socialist
menace, the Turkish treaty and pro
hibition relations between tho United
.States and Britain.
The Lloyd George articles will ap
| pear each week in The Sunday Bee.
I Gram) Inland Launches
! Community Christmas Blau
Grand Island, Neb , Deo. 5.—(Fpe
I dal Telegram.)—Grand Island's an
nual community Christmas,undertak
ing was launched at tho Chamber of
Commerce headquarters with 31
churches. lodges and civic organiza
tions represented. O. A. Abbott, jr.,
was chosen chairman; II,"00 will be
raised by voluntary qoulributions.
Big Dividend Declared.
Fan Francisco, Dec. Tho stock
holders of the Standard Oil company
of California today authorized a stock
dividend of 100 per cent and increased
■the capital stock from HINDOO,000 to
i KaO/jQO.QO.
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27 Injured
W hen Train
Is Derailed
i
11 Omahaiirt Victims When
Wabash Passenger Derailed
INear I mo gene, la.—
Five Cars Overturned.
—
Hi a Staff Cnrrewpouilrnt.
Shenandoah, la., Deo. 5.—(Special)
—No one watt killed or fatally injured
when Wabash Passenger Train No. 14,
bound for St. Louis from Omaha, was
derailed six miles west of here at
7:46 Monday night. The train left
Omaha at 6:55 p. in.
Twenty-seven passengers were, in
jured, none of the injuries believed
serious. ,
The train was composed of five
cars. The engine held tho track. The
tender, baggage car, Pullman sleeper,
mail ear, combination smoking and
dining ear and day coach left the rails.
The last three named coaches were
overturned on their sides at an angle
of about 45 degrees.
Wabash Train No. 3, due in Omaha
front St. Louis at 11:48 p. tit., was
turned nbout and made the. trip to
St. Louis, carrying most of th« in
jured. About a dozen preferred to re
main Wre at a hotel for the night.
Tender .lumps Kails.
The mail on No. 3 was removed at
the station here, to be carried on. to
Omaha this morning on Wabash west
bound trains operating on emergency
schedule over Burlington tracks.
The scene of the wreck is about
three miles east of Imogens. At tliia
point there is a trestle 40 feet high
over a river. The trestle is about
COO feet long.
The train negotiated this trestle suc
cessfully, hut just at the east end
the tender jumped the rails. It is be
lieved swinging motion of water in the
tender caused the derailment of that
car and the subsequent wreck of the
others.
The engineer, fcl. J. Hughes, threw
on the air brakes and succeeded in
halting the lurching train within two
train lengths from the trestle.
But the tender, baggage and mail
cars, combination smoker and diner
and the day coach had left the track,
the last three overturning Into the
gully alongside tlie right of way.
Passe tigers Crawl ♦«> Safely.
Every window on the under side ot J
the overturned coaches was shattered.
Most of tho windows on the upper !
side remained intact, however, and :
the majority of the passengers'
crawled through the shattered under 1
windows to safety.
No one had to ho extricated front
the wreck, according to railroad cm
ployes who were rushed to the
scene on No- 3.
The train was going at a moderate
rate of speed, it Was said, the curve
on which the wreck occurred being
downgrade for eaatbound trafll''.
I)r. T. I... Putnam and Dr. J. F.
Aldrich, Wabash surgeons from Shen J
ITum to Page Two, t’olumn Three 1
Zero Weather
in Northwest I
Cold W«ve Causes Decided
Drops as Far South
as Texas.
Chicago. Dee. 5.—Winter today ;
made its first determined onslaught
of the season, spreading a trail of
zero temperatures through the north
west and plains states and causing
decided drops in temperatures as far
south as Texas in the southwest and
central area,
Havre, Mont . with a temperature
around 18 degrees below zero, was re
ported the coldest place in the coun- I
try. Subzero temperature was report
ed throughout Montana, North Da
kota and parts of Minnesota, with ■
Havre, Mont., announcing 5 below; J
Williston, N. D., 8 below; Grand i
Forks, N. P . 1 below, and Forgo, \.
P., 8 below.
The southern Rocky mountain
states were warned by forecasters to
prepare for drops in temperatures
from 15 to 20 degrees, attended by
slight flurries of snow.
While practically all of Montana,
Minnesota and North Dakota were ex
periencing sudden downward jumps
in the thermometer. St. Paul, Minn.,
and immediate vicinity were enjoy
ing a comparatively mild temperature.
Throughout the Mississippi Valley
states, the breath of winter was man
ifest in a biting wind that sent the
mercury scurrying toward the zero
mark. Weather forecasts indicated
this san would spread into the lower
lake region and the Atlantic and cast
gulf states, with Ihe exception of tin
Florida peninsula, by tonight or Wed ,
nesday.
A continued drop was predicted for
today and tomorrow for the southern
states.
Fasristi Will Club
Prisoners and Use
Hospitals for Jails
Romo, Dee. F).—(By A. 1\>—Crimi
nals w 111 he clubbed and sent to bos
pltals instead of being Imprisoned, m
the administration of Justice under tin
fascist I regime In the province of AI |
lossandria, Dr. Raminbo Rala, tlie sec- I
retary, said in an address to male j
factors summoned before him.
"Hereafter the fascist! undertake
the administration of Justice adopting
different laws from those of the judi
cial authorities." Dr. Sala said. Who
ever is guilty will not be sent to pri j
son but to the .hospital—after being j
clubbed.
"If after such lessons veteran df- I
fenders still exist. (In n*-xt time the I
clubbing will lc such ns to semi them j
not to the hospital but to the ceine j
tsry." i
“On Rainy Days I Think of Thee“
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correspondence j
^ar in Turkey .
Is Predicted if
Parley Fail s
Turks and English So Far
‘Apart at Lausanne That
Complete Break Is
Predicted.
LausanncT Dec. a.—(By A. tJ.)—Tur
key uml Europe apparently have drift
ed so far apart on the great issues
of the near east conference that the
pessimists have a fruitful Held for
unhappy prognostications of a com
plete collapse of the pourparlers and
the resumption of war in southeastern
Europe.
Such a culmination of the confer
ence discussions could easily he argued
as a strong Influence, but any such
argument based on a reasonable
hypothesis would leave out the fact
that Europe needs peace and that
Turkey has constantly proclaimed its
need of capital to develop Its Immense
resources.
The frenzied character of yester
day's proceedings, in which Russia
came to the fore us the willing eham
piun of Turkish autonomy, is indica
tlve of conditions which provoked
genuine despair on the part of the
conference leaders.
Bo long as no actual break occurs,
there is hope that time will bring
conciliatory views. The worst is an
ticipated, however, as shown by the
appearance here of a suggestion that
a general war could he launched
against Turkey by the league of na
tions. Buell a move, it is suggested
might take the form of a crusade
through the issuance of an appeal
for the help of all nations.
Sufiar Beet Speculation
Begun in Platte Valley
ScottsblulT. Deo 5. — (Special.) —
Gambling on (lie bonus payment for
thin year’s sugar l*eet crop hag com
menced in th" North Platte valley,
with speculators offering farmers
from 50 to 75 cents a ton on their
October 15 payments next year. Under
the sliding scale contract sugar beet
growers this fall received a. ton
for their beets, but will share in the
profits of the sugar. Sugar company
officials estimate this will mean an
additional payment of $1.50 to $2 a
ton. It is for this paynic nt. the farm
ers are selling at a low price now.
Lincoln Man Makes Second
Attempt t<> Commit Suicide
Lincoln, Dec. 5.--(Special.)—Art but*
L. Schultz, 30, rruidi his second In*
effectual attempt in a week to com
mit suicide today when he drank a
quantity of carbolic acid in his room.
He will live. Tile following note was
found in his room:
"Kur\ me at Crete Neb. My
time has come. God Ip falling me.
Good-bye, Lulu."
Police say domestic trouble Is the
cause.
300 Attend Plks Memorial
Services at Beatrice
Beutrict. Neb.. Deo. ...—(Kpt-f iiil »— !
The annual memorial exercises of the j
Elks were held in tiny new home of the !
lodge yesterday afternoon. About r>oo
members of the order and friends werej
in attendant • > Tin. address was given
by Rev. .1. Franklin JTau: <>f Beatrice.
Dividend* Are Reninied.
New York. Dec. 5.—The Keniiesi.Mtt
i ’opp< r corporation today declared up
first dividend pince Ueeembor, 1920.
voting 1 quarterly payment of 75
.tala. Xht iatt dividend wua bO cents.
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Dav’s Activities
in Washington
_r_
The nomination of Pierce Butler to
! be an associate justice of the supreme
I court was returned to the senate by
! President Harding.
Ciemeiiceau called oo President.
Harding and Visited the -Lincqln
Memorial. "Washington monument and
the zoo. but delivered no public ajf
d losses.
The Interstate Commerce commis
sion approved plane for the reorgan
ization of the Missouri. Kansas &
Texas under receivership.
_
Decline of the nation’s birth rate
and an increase in it^death rate dur
ing the present year compared with
1921 was predicted by the census
bureau.
Delegates to the Central American
conference devoted the first'business
session to discussion of procedure and
approved subject to final adoption,
rules similar to those oTthe Washing
ton arms conference.
The Harding administration, dut jng
I its tenure, it was stated at the White
I Mouse, will firmly oppose the accept
ance by the T'nited States of any
mandates.
Secretary Fall, in his annual re
port, said additional funds were need
ed to permit the Interior department
to expand its program for the reclam
ation of arid lands.
Continuation of the Southern Pa
cific-Central Pacific merger was op
posed at the Interstate Commerce
commission hearing by Van Bernard,
representing the California Producers'
and Shippers' association.
President Marding broke a prece
dent by permitting the second day of
a new congressional session to pass
without delivering his message, but it
was said he planned to address con
grjss later in the week
Favorable report of a resblution
to amend the constitution to permit
direct election of the president, his
inauguration in January, and the
convening of each new congress two
months after the biennial elections
was made by the senate agricultural
committee.
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President Marding and his cabinet
discussed the immigration situation
at length and it was indicated the
executive might discuss the question
from the standpoint of restriction in
hi* forthcoming annual message to
congress.
Vacuum Oil Co. Declares
Dividend of 300 Per Cent
New Tork. Dec. .1,—Directors of
the Vacuum Oil company today de
clared a non per cent stock dividend,
transferring $4K,000,000 from the
surplus to the capital stock.
Combination Truck
Tank< aiul Pool Shown
Government Officers
New Tork, I<ee. 5.—A Heavily
armored gun mount, equipped to
travel as an ordinary motor truck, a.
caterpillar crawling tank and a boat !
today was demonstrated before army |
and navy officers and mechanical engi
neers. |
Tarrying a Tn-nilMuncter gun and :
driven by its inventor, Walter Thrls
tt> , 'the gun mount moved , on its
ordinary solid rubber-tired wheels at
the rate of ftn miles an hour On its
caterpillar belts it climbed the side*
of a steep hill on the New jersey
shore, then took a two mile cruise
on the Hudson. v
Trio Confess They
*■ i
Planned Murder
for Three Weeks
Suspects Held for Wolf Slay
ing Tell Officials How
They Lay in Wait for
Victim.
Beatrice. Neb., Dec. 5.—<Special |
Telegram.)—For three weeks, Frank
Stewart, George Warren and Francis
South planned the murder of Charles
Wolf, according- to confessions made
to county and city officials, and which
were made public this afternoon. For
three nights previous to the brutal at
tack that led to the death of the team
ster, they lay in wait for him. but did
not have the nerve to rob him, ac
cording to their stuiments made to
the officers. On the Wednesday night
of last week when they made up their
minds to bold Wolf up. they thought
that he had $500 in his possession.
It was the weakness of tlie trio for
the game of "Galloping Dominoes"
that fixed police suspicion on the three
men. A bloody $20 bill which Warren
Is alleged to have had changed in a
business house here was obtained and
the police then found other pieces of
testimony that led to the arrest of the
three men. Stewart, the officers say,
was the first to make a confession,
and was followed by Warren. On the
Wednesday night in question the men
went to the Vonsteen barn, and all j
three of them, it is alleged, slugged |
the man with an iron bar. He retali- |
ated and the men kept slugging him, |
one with the iron bar. Stewart says J
that before the last blow. Wolf called j
out “Don't hit me Jim," aYd fell with
a thud to the floor.
Stewart, it is alleged, became fright- i
ened and ran to the back door. War
ren and Soutli reproached him for j
being a coward. "Vou're yellow,” It i
is reported South said to him. After
rifling Wolfs clothing as he lay pros
trate on the barn floor, the men drove
south of town, according to officers,
whero they emptied his pocketbook
of $65 and threw if into a hedge fence
along the Cornhusker highwav where,
it was found yesterday by the police.
Feeling against the men who are be
ing held for the most bruts I crimo in
the history of the county, is running
high. They arc being closely guarded
day and night. County Attorney
Vasey may flic complaints against
them tomorrow.
Lloyd Ceorge Makes First
Speech in New Parliament
London, Pee 5.— David Lloyd
George inode his first speech in the
new parliament today, speaking from
the same sent whence. 17 years ago,
he was accustomed to inveigh against
the government of the day.
Today he explained that lie was not
Vhere to criticize, hut only to make
suggestions. He proceeded to support
the amendment to the address, calling
attention to the gravely unsatisfactory
state of agriculture and Inviting I ho '
government to open an inquiry with 1
a view to finding remedies
He also spoke on the unemployment
question, whirls he treated as a tern
porary matter, that would to a large !
extent pass away with the world's re ;
covery’ from the effects of war.
Allotment for ar Victims"
Attendants Is Increased
Washington, Po< a.—Armless, 1< g
less and blind veterans of 111" vvnrld
war would receive $5u a month to hire ;
attendants, instead of *2o ns hereto i
fore under a . ■not" lull passed by lie
house and suit to the president. ,
Norris Plan
Opposed by
Pr e s i d e n t
Senate l’rogrcspixr Bloc Cct8
Into Action. Headed I»y IW
hraskan. I 'rging Change
in Constitution.
Will Be Test of Power
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"Washington, !>*>«•. S.— Moves tn th*
senate today for a constitutional
atnemlinent providing for direct elec
tion of president and vice president
and for convening a new congress im
mediately after election ar< vigor
cusly opposed by President llardlng.
The president thinks that the con
stitution does not need the constant
tinkering that It has been udergoiug.
lie always bus been of thut opinion
and lias hud no occasion to change
his ntind.
One of tlie greatest inspirations nt
the fathers, In the opinion of Mr.
Harding, was the provision that a
congress should not conic into exist
ence till tlie following year. That
provision gives opportunity for sober
reflection on public questions which
is beneficial to sound legislation.
No Vf^aiitagc Seen.
The president has observed that l lie
American people are prone to lie
swayed by ephetnereal whims which
would l>o likely to he (translated into
legislation if congress were to meet
immediately after election. He sees
no advantage in the proposal, partte.
ularly as the executive lias power to
call a nyw congress into extraordinary
session within six months nfter the
election. '
The senate agricultural committee,
dominated largely by progressives,
voted to recommend to the senate a
resolution, sponsored hv Senator Nor
ris, republican, Nebraska, providing
for the submission of a constitutional
amendment embodying the following
changes:
Change* I reed.
Inauguration of the president and
vice president on the third Monday in
January following their election.
Convening of the newly elected con
gress on the first Monday tn January
following the election.
Abolishment of the electoral college
and the election of the president and
the vie® president by direct vote of
th® peopl® each state, however, to
cast same number of electoral votes
In the canvass as at present.
Disc its* Aslimwt Plan.
While the agricultural committee
was taking this action, a subcommit
tee of the more conservative Judiciary
committee, made Up of the nblest law
yers in the senate, was listening to
arguments in behalf of the Aahurst
resolution, which provides for the in
augigatlon of the president, and vies
president and the convening of newly,
elected congress.* On the same dates
as designated tn the Norris resolution.
Th'- Ashurst resolution, however, con
tains no provision for abolishing t.lio
electoral college and direct election
of president.
Arguments favoring the Ashui^t
resolution wen presented by William
Lowell Putnam of Boston, chairman
of a committee of the American Bar
association: Levy Cook of Washing*
tton. a member of the same commit
tee; Senator Pepper. republican,
Pennsylvania, and Edg^k- Wallace,
representing the American Federation
of I-abor.
Although th? subcommittee took r.o
action, it was plain that Its members
were impressed with the argument®
in favor of the measure.
Lawyers Favor Law.
' Spokesmen for the American Bar
association, supporting th® Ashurst
resolution, declared It was desirable
to have the will of the people as
expressed at the polls translated into
action as soon as possible Bfter tli®
election. They pointed out that tliti
socalled short session of congress,
following the election, usuajt.v proved
a stalemate and produced little or no
legislation. The framers of th® con-e
stitution in Jilting the date for tli*
convening of the newly elected con
gress, they argued, were guided large
ly by the slowness of transportation
and communication In their day
rather than by a desire to create .
"cooling off period" between the elec
tion and the assembling of the new
congress.
Indiana Yellow Corn Ip
Awarded 18 of ->0 Prizes
Chicago, lie*;. 5.—Indiana formers
won 4S of the 50 places in the yellow
corn contest at the International grain
and hay show today. Iowa and Ohm
received one place each In this class
which was for region three, or the
north half of the corn belt. More
than 300 10 ear entries competed.
Canada came to the front again hv
winning the grand sweepstakes for
ihe best rye grown this year.
——7-7-s
Butler Nomination* Returned.
Washington, Dee. 5.—The nontinn
tion of Plsrce Butler of Minnesota t®
be an associate justice of the supreme
court. which faded of confirmation at.
the special session of congress, was
returned to the senate today hv
President Harding
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