Parley to Hear
Armenian Plea for
Home in Turkey
Head of Delegation Invited to
Explain Desire* of People
—Will Accept Any
Location.
Lausanne, Dec. 85.—(By A. TV)—
The Armenian plea for the establish
ment of an Armenian national home
in Turkey will be presented to the
near east conference Tuesday by Pres
ident Noradunghian Pasha of the Ar
menian national delegation. He was
once minster of foreign affntrs in the
Turkish cabinet and has been Invited
to appear before the sulxtotninlssion
on minorities to explain the desires of
the Armenian people.
The Turks have announced their de
cision not to attend this meeting. For
one thing, they say, they have made
up .their minds definitely not to set
aside any purt of Turkey for the Ar
menians; for another, they nssert that
as the Armenians are Turkish sub
jects they should plead their cause be
fore the Turks, not before the confer
ence as a whole.
Will Accept Any location.
Noradunghian says that his people
will accep* any locality in Turkey
which the conference decides upon
and also a dominion form of govern
ment under the Turks similar to that
enjoyed hy Canada and Ireland tinder
the English. If the territorial limits
of the republic of Erivan are to be
extended and Erivan proclaimed the
real home of the Armenians, then, lie
thinks. Russia should be asked to
guarantee the independence of Erivan
which now threatens to become a
Russian bolshevik province.
The Rev. George R. Montgomery
of New York and Connecticut, di- i
rector of the Armenia-Amerlca socl- !
ety, who is in Lausanne laboring for
tlie cause of the Armenian people,
said that the goal of all the friends of
Armenia was to procure a natonal
home under conditions which would
provide some inspiration for the Ar
menians In the future and he had not
nhnndoned hope that some territory
would he set nslde for this purpose.
The Rev. Montgomery has been in
close touch with the leaders of all
the delegations and personally favors
allocating a section of southeastern
Irliela to the Armenians, making It an
autonomous state, perhaps under the
supervision of the league of nations.
Justice to Armenians.
"I want to emphasize the justice
of the prope Ition for an Armenian
home,” he said, "from the standpoint
of the allies who haVe made definite
promises and from the standpoint of
the Turks, because of the right of the *
Armenians, In view of the terrible
plight of the refugees, to have a small
section of Turkish territory set aside
for them.”
He estimated that 1,000 000 Armen
ians reside in Erivan, and 400.000 In
the Transcaucasus; there are 102,000
in preece and the Aegean Islands,
In Syria and about 40,000 refugees In
Constantinople. The exodus has re
duced the Armenians in Asia Minor
to 70,000. Ha thMlght that about
250,0#bSwftiaf-'ie immediately avail
able-folk 4fie- proposed national home
and concluded: “And let us not foget
that ihere are 50,000 Armenian or
phans we must take care of some
how,”
Nebraska School Paper
Makes Rapid Progress j
Lincoln, Dec. 25.—Among Nebras
ka publications rapidly coming to the
forefront in the public's selection of
reading Is the comparatively new Ne
braska Educational Journal, a month
ly magazine published at Lincoln by
the Nebraska State Teachers' associa
tion. The editor is E. M. Hosmnn, sec
retary of the association.
No other agency, perhaps, has con- 1
tributed more toward the reorganiza- i
lion on a firm basis of the state teach
ers' association than the Nebraska
Educational Journal, its rapidly in
creasing number of subscribers claim.
The booklet discloses many outstand
ing features of education work con
ducted in the state, written by au- ;
thorities In the many brunches of the
teaching endeavor. Comments on the
publication by editors and educators
alike disclose that It is meeting with
much enthusiasm In many states, the
universal opinion being that the mag
azine is becoming one of the leading
journals of its kind in the country.
The Nebraska Educational Journal !
is the official organ of the Nebraska !
teachers who are members of the or
ganization. It was founded last spring
and hns increased in size and in
fluence with each issue. Departments
show the work being accomplished in
all of the state colleges and in the
high schools.
Party to Trace Pioneer
Trail Across Nebraska j
Des Moines, la,, Dec. 25.—George j
A. Jewett, ptoncer Des Moines lumber
dealer, will bo one of a party of ex
plorers that will go out next summer
to trace from Council Bluffs west
ward, across Nebraska, the old Over
land trail of '49, traveled by gold
seekers on their way to California.
Arrangements for the expedition
were made recently at a meeting in
Omaha, attended by Mr. Jewett, Mrs.
Ada Price cf Stratton, Neb., and Ce
cil Matthews, editor of the Blue Hill
(Neb.) Deader.
Mr. Jewett's father was a member
of the noted California expedition
that departed from Bed Rock, la.. In
1849. During the journey, he kept
a daily diary, which is hi Mr. Jew
ett's possession. This diary will be
of material assistance In locating the
old trail, physical evidences of which
long ago were obliterated.
Walsh W’ould Have State
Officers Distribute Coal j
Washington. Dee. 25.—State offi
cers should commandeer and distrib
ute coal necessary to prevent suffer- j
ing. Senator Walsh, democrat, Massa
chusetts. said in a statement sent to
hie constituents and made public to
day.
Prompted by reports of distress
caused by coal shortage In New Eng
land, Senator Walsh, who said he re
ceived many letter* . on the subject,
took the unusual course of sending
a circular letter to his constituents
reciting his efforts to prevent a fuel
famine. »
Vindication Her Aim
IfivfWlU&ni/ C, $iocy: /*/*: 7
At the nest annual session of the Daughters of the American Revolu
tion Mra. William Cummings Story, a former president, will be a candidate
for re-election seeking thereby vindication for the notoriety csaised her
when four indictments were returned against her Tor her management of the
National Emergency Relief society fund during the world war. The cases
never came to trial and Mrs. Story demands Investigation of the charges.
Bodies Consigned to Dust
Denied Them for Months
Hundreds Attend Funeral of Men Taken From
Waters of Louisiana Lake—Troops Mingle With
Mourners at Grave—Episcopal Rector
Reads Burial Service.
Mer Rouge, La., Dec. 25.—1The re
mains of F. Watt Daniel and Thomas
F. Richard, who it is believed were
slain by a hooded mob and their
bodies cast into Lake La Fourche
months ago, were returned to the dust
Sunday afternoon.
The funeral took place at the Dan
iels’ family burial plot on the plan
tation home seven miles from Mer
Rouge, a place being made for Rich
ards’ grave near that of his com
panion.
While soldiers with loaded rifles and
side arms glistening In the bright
sunlight passed through the throng
at the grave, the Rev. E. W. Hay
ward, rector ' oi Grace Episcopal
church at Monroe, consigned the
bodies to the duet which had been
denied them as a resting place for
months after the murders.
The funeral was one of the strang
est and most dramatic In the history
of the south. The caskets of the two
men were placed on trucks at Mer
Rouge, a United States flag was
thrown bver them, and while soldiers
stood at attention the cortege started
for the burial place. Fully 200 con
veyances were In the profession. They
ranged the gumut of big touring cars,
flivvers, and horse and mule-drawn
spring wagons.
Negroes at Cemetery.
When the burial ground was
reached it was found that a
crowd of country folks had gathered
there, young Daniel was a great fa
vorite with the negroes on his fath
er's plantation aqf they had made a
special request, which was granted,
that they be permitted to attend.
When the caskets were being re
moved from the truck, an old negro
nurse who had mothered young Dan
iel from- birth, started rocking back
and fourth, convulsed with grief. The
graves were only a few feet apart.
The caskets were placed beside the
graves and the rector took his posi
tion to read the ritual of the faith.
The old negress broke the stillness
with a cry of grief. Tottering back
and forth, supported by one of her
| sons, she wailed: “Watty, my Watty,
how could they have done It? How
j could they have done it?” a pitiful
I figure in her heartfelt grief.
Children Grief Stricken.
While Dr. Hayward read the ritual
Leota Richards, 3, and her Bister,
Zerra, 7, only children of Richards,
stood with tears streaming down their
sorrow pinched faces. It was little
Ueota who a few days ago wrote a
letter to the Ku Klux Klan, or at
least asked her sister to do so, beg
ging the klan to "send daddy home for
Christmas."
“Ashes to ashes, dust to dust,” read
the minister, and gave a signal to a
squad of militia who fired the last
tribute of respect for a comrade of
the world war, F. Watt Daniel, who
answered the call to arms and fought
In France as a member of the tank
corps.
Buglers sounded taps. The caskets
were placed in their last resting place
and spectators made a dasli for their
vehicles while members of the two
families stood as if unable to leave
the spot where their loved ones had
been buried. Friends gently tore
them from the scene and they return
ed to their homes to spend Christmas
eve. children and grownups alike,
mourning for their kinsmen instead
of joining in the festivities that the
rest of Christendom is celebrating.
Fears Unwarranted.
Fears of the authorities that there
might be trouble at the funeral were
unwarranted. The presence of the
military, however, was deemed a
necessary precaution, for in this back
woods country almost everyone for
generations has carried weapons and
since the klux outbreaks there is
hardly a man who does not tote a
pistol on his hip.
While Daniel and Richards were be
ing given the last rites, Jeff Burnett,
the only slleged member of the gang
that killed the two young men under
arrest, was apparently enjoying him
self in the jail at Bastrop. Scores of
his friends called upon him to wish
him well and they demanded that they
be allowed to go on his bond. Sheriff
Carpenter explained that the offense
waj? not a bailable one and they still
insisted any amount of money neces
sary would be forthcoming if his re
lease could only be brought about.
The last appeal to the sheriff in this
regard was made when a group of
well-to-do people offered to go on his
bond in the sum of $300,000.
Burnett Almost Hero.
Burnett has become something of
a hero In the community since his ar
rest. He stands at the bars of hts
window waving to acquaintances on
the street or chatting merrily with
friends who call and wish him well.
Mrs. Burnett visited him today and
assured him she would bring him the
best Christmas dinner he ever had
Monday. And In the meantime he is1
finding the lot of a prisoner pretty
easy, being allowed to obtain his
meals from the hotel and sleeping on
springs and a mattress with which
his cell has been supplied.
Burnett merely laughed about his
imprisonment. "I am wholly Inno
cent of anything wrong,” he said to
a correspondent. "There ain’t noth
in’ for me to fear."
Considerable comment was made
upon the fact that a minister from
Monroe was brought here to conduct
the funerals. Neither Richards nor
Daniel were Episcopalians. It could
not be ascertained whether local min
isters had been requested to act and
refused, or whether the members of
the family decided to Import the rec
tor and save emhabrassment for the
local clergy.
—
Commerce Commissioners
to Select New Chairman
Washington, Dec. 23. — Interstate
Commerce commissioners will hold
their ajiual election this week to
select a new chairman to serve dur
ing 1023. The choice Is expected to
: fall to Commissioner B. P. Myer, one
i of the oldest members of the body In
! point of service, and who has pre
j vlously served a one-year term In the
I chairmanship. According to tho
commission’s custom, Chairman C. C.
1 MeChord, having served one year,
will retire from the post, but retain
regular duties as a commissioner.
Commissioner Meyer, after having
served on the first state railroad com
mission of Wisconsin, was appointed
to tho federal commission by Presi
dent Taft and reappointed by Presi
dent Wilson.
Scottsbluff Observes
Wannest Christmas
Scottsbluff, Neb., Dec. 26.—(Special
Telegram.)—Scottsbluff celebrated one
of the warmest Christmas days In Us
history, with a warm sprinkle of rain
falling In the afternoon. Instead of
the usual snow.
The feature of the community
celebration was tho giving of gifts to
1,600 children of the city by the Elks,
and the union of churches In Christ
mas services. Merchants of the town
enjoyed one of the best Christmas
businesses In history. Farmers were
made happy by the extra payment
of sugar beet money, amounting to
$650,000.
Man Killed by Bullet
Aimed at Roommate
Worcester, Mass., Dec. 25.—Wil
liam Kasatas. 45, was killed by a bul
let intended for his roommate. George
Pappas. The police are looking for
Paul Dalton, also known as Paul
Ward, who Is accused by Pappas of
firing the shot. Dalton Is said to be
a Wyoming cowboy who came to
Worcester recently. According to
Pappas, he and Dalton had quarreled
in a lunchroom earlier In the evening
and Dalton had threatened to kill
him because he was an Albanian
New York Banker
Outlines Scheme
to Assist Europe
Otto Kahn Personally in Fa
vor of Cancelling at Least
Portion of Allied Indebt
edness to America.
New York, Dec. 25.—Otto Kuhn,
banker, In a letter to Senator Recti
Smoot of Utah, member of the senate
banking committee, made public by
the Commission of American Business
Men, has outlined a plan whereby he
believes America can consistently aid
in relieving the European situation
and at the same time meet the senti
ment of the country which seems op
posed to the Cancellation of the allied
indebtedness to the United States.
Mr. Kahn expressed himself as be
ing strongly in favor of the policy
of cancelling at least a portion of the
indebtedness of the allied nations.
"I am convinced that it would be
to our ultimate advantage to do so,”
he wrote. "X feel sure that such ac
tion would turn out a good Invest
ment.
Outlines Proposal.
“But if public opinion and congress
will not at present consent to the re
linquishment on our part, of a por
tion of the allied debt,” the letter
continued, "which relinquishment, ho
It understood, is suggested only in re
turn for, and simultaneously with,
measures on the part of the Euro
pean nations to bring about that
change of menial and inoral attitude
and actual conditions which is indis
pensable if the world again is to Ke
on an even keel—then my suggestion
would be the following:
“Of the $2,750,000,000, or there
abouts, which our government loaned
to the allied nations after the armis
tice, that portion at least, which was
not applied to the settlement of war
cor.trt els here, or Is offset by valid
counter claim, is intrinsically distin
guished from the balance of the ai
lied debt to us. It should be promptly
put in the way of repayment with a
reasonable rate of Interest.
"For instance, America might stip
ulate interest at the rate of 3 per
cent or 314 per cent, and an annual
sinking fund of 1 per cent, beginning
after, say, five years. The refunding
commission ought to be empowered,
according to Us Jydgmetit, to post
pone the bezlrring of interest pay
ment likewise for five years.
Frges Fair Settlement.
“As to the remaining $7,250,000,000,
or thereabouts, there should be no at
tempt to apply the same formula to
every country The refunding com
mission should go thoroughly into the
economic and financial and the gen
eral situation of alt countries i->n
ccrned and make a fa.r and final set
t'ement, subject to the approval of
congress.
“Even upon America's financially
most potent debtor, Great Britain, It
should not impose the exceedingly
heavy burden of paying 4% per cent
interest from the start and redeeming
the principal within 25 years. I would
suggest, In the case of that country,
as an Illustration, that there be paid
an annual sinking fund of .75 per
cent. Such a sinking fund. Invested
at the rate of 4 per cent, would ex
tinguish the debt in 47 years.
In addition to the sinking fund of
.75 per cent, interest should be
charged on the debt at the rate of,
say; 2 per cent for the first period of
eight years, 214 per cent for the sec
ond, 3 per cent for the third, 314 per
cent for the fourth, 4 per cent for
the fifth, and 414 pet cent for the
final year period.
“The question of the feasibility, ac
ceptabllity and extent of ‘payment tn
kind' in lieu of cash, should also he
within the purview of the commis
sion's investigations and recommenda
tions.”
Atlantic Swept by Storm;
Three Ships Believed Lost
Queenstown, Dec. 25. — Reports
continue to accumulate of the vio
lence of the gale which has prevailed
in the Atlantic. The captain of the
steamer New Columbia, which re
turned to port to replenish its fuel
oil supply, said he had received an
S. O. S. from three ships to which he j
replied, but heard no more. He be
lieved they foundered.
The Celtic had lifeboats and deck
fittings smashed .and the third-class
saloon flooded, compelling removal of
the passengers to other quarters.
The Carmanla, which arrived Satur
day. reports it was obliged to heave
to for six hours Friday. It lost life
boats and .suffered considerable dam
age to the decks.
New Clues May Solve
Keokuk Murder Case
Keokuk, la., Dec. 25.—New clues
the nature of which countw authori
ties decline to divulge, majkresult in
solution of the mystery surrounding
j the murder of Adam Wahner of Farm-'
| Ington, found bound, gagged and dying
at the home of his brother, with
whom he lived, one morning last Oc
tober.
County officers announced that four
men have been taken into custody In
connection with the crime, and that
about 15 new witnesses have been
examined.
Holdup Men Take $35
From Lone Pedestrian
Walter Tucker, 800 South Nine
teenth street, was held up and robbed
by two men at Seventeenth and Nich
olas streets Bhortly after 11 Sunday
night, he reported to police. He fur
nished their descriptions.
They obtained 235.
Friend of Harding Dies
New York, Dec. 25.—J. Howard Ed
wards, said to be a former newspaper j
publisher of Youngstown, O., and a
personal friend of President Harding,
fell dead of heart failure Sunday while
walking down Fifth avenue. A widow
and two daughters survive him.
Ftr Cold*. Grip "r Influenza
and M ft Prercnttvft. fake Laxative BROMO
qrlNINX Tablet*. Ttie hoi beam the eiauature
el B.W. Grove. (Be ewre you get BROMO). 30—Ad?.
Cut in State Expenses
Made in Annual Budget
(< Mitlnueil From !'»** One.)
exist when that period ends. There
is a total surplus of $2,597,616 re
malnlng out of the appcopt-latlons of
two years ago.
HequestS on File.
The following are specific appro
priations asked for from general
funds for the next two years, not
including special or cash funds:
Imruee or
Da» rti.se (—)
Legislature .$ 207,800$ 1.870.700
Supreme court and library.. 212.'*30 4.5u0
District court* . 347.000
Coinmlssiouers .«... . —-.250
Governor .. 10!>.4till —I.ti4<i
Secretary of state. 42.1*00 —3,048
State auditor . 85,400 ......
Mate treasurer .. 38.020 .
Attorney general . 107.300 ....^.
Slate euperintendant ...... 470.280 f»8.27'-*5
Land commissioner .. 4a,080
Department of agriculture. . 305.000 — 20,278
Department of finance. *2,700 —20,840
Deplrtmrut of labor. -22*H22
Dept. <*f public welfare ... 107.200 —24.-80
Dopt. of public works. 8Nd.08l» —2.210,B6.'f
Dept, trade aid commerce. 178,330 *2^*
Tat commissioner . „?V0W!
Military department . J2'212
Railway commission . 158,-81) 1..B80
Board aduoatloual lands ,
and funds . Hi,500 —1,01,4.070
Csnltol commission . ",k',k
Pnhllo lllirary commission.. 54.800 *•**?
Bd. Of vocational rducatlon 10.000
Bd. pardons and parolea.. M.fBt
Revlston of statutes. • • •
Htato board agrioultura- 25 ,,800 J04.145
Historical society . «.«« 8.520
Grand Army Republic...... -.<00 000
Htato Irrigation aaaoolation. 1.0110 •••■”
t'nited Span. War Veterans 15.500 14.8R8
Tombstone Stephen Arcblh'd . - 700
Relief of George Alllliouse. *"*!!!
Relief of <’. K, Olson... -500
Relief of Margaret ge.vtnn. •••••• “
l nlverslty of Nebraska. I'Ui’SK 1 oin'io*
Normal schools . 2,-2$,470 . 10.10.
B<tlong 4.774.980 M4.8M
Total. . »18.5S5.5H|"$ 970,245
Cash and Federal Funds.
In cash and federal funds the re
quests show an increase of $688,311.
Among the increases is $167,396 for
the department of agriculture: $31,
38t for the department of public wel
fare: $700,000 for the department of
public works; $41,718 for the depart
ment of trade and commerce: $23,946
for vocational education; $55,800 for
the University of Nebraska, and $66,
715 for the board of control and In
stitutions,
Decreases in cash and federal funds
requested are: $509 for the state audi
tor and $43,688 for state normal
schools.
Increases in special funds other
than general funds or rash-and fed
eral funds is $3,000,000 for the de
partment of public works, which Sec
retary Johnson proposes to raise by
means other than taxation.
A decrease of $286,665 is shown in
the capitol fund request, accounted
for by the fact that there is a surplus
at this time of $1,406,364 in that fund
which is raised by a tax of 1% mills.
It is estimated that this balance will
be carried over. The estimated
levy for the next two years Is
$1,876,747. This will make a little
more than the $5,000,000 limit set by
the legislature, but collections of the
tax might fall below the estimate. The
commission requests an appropriation
of $3,283,111 for the next two years
University Asks $2,495,622.
Requests for appropriations of cash
and federal funds made by expending
agencies total $6,827,514 after a deduc
tion of $908,076 is made for balances
reappropriated and receipts In excess
of 1921 estimates. These requests
include: $1,000 for the state auditor,
$1,001,543 for the department of agri
culture, $124,187 for the department
of public welfare, $3,000,000 for the
department of public works, $65,887
for the department of trade and com
merce, $161,000 for vocational educa
tion. $2,493,622 for tho university,
$176,991 for state normal schools and
$711,357 for the board of control and
Institutions.
The amount appropriated from spe
cial funds comprises $3,569,777 for the
Capitol commission. There was ex
pended the first year $163,413; estimat
ed expenditures for the second year,
$2,000,000; total for the biennium. $2.
163,413: surplus, $1,406,364; request
for the next biennium, $3,2-83,111.
The secretary of finance has de
ducted $250,347.42 from the $3,569,
777.42 for balances reappropriated and
receipts in excess of 1921 estimates,
making a total of $1,319,430. He has
deducted $1,287,650 from cashtind fed
eral funds reappropriated two years
ago for the same reason, which leavqs
a total of $5,405,279.31 as the appro
priation of cash and federal funds.
These two funds added to the $17,
214.809.96 appropriated from the gen
eral or cash funds make up the total
$23,939,519.27 appropriated two years
ago from all sources.
Cut in Agriculture.
The $27,939,826.94. which is the
total requests for appropriations for
the coming biennium, is made up of
$3,000,000 for road work; $3,283,110.94
for capitol, less $1,406,364.19 for de
ductions for balances reappropriated
and receipts in excess of 1921 esti
mates, and $6,827,514.57 requested
from‘cash and federal funds.
Secretary Bross will recommend
that legislative printing be paid from
legislature appropriations and not
from the appropriations for the
finance department. Two years ago
the legislature spent $15,000 out of a
total of $30,000 given the finance de
partment. The $15,000 was spent for
the house and senate journal and ses
sion laws.
Tlie department of agriculture ex
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To be wed to duke of Vallombrosa or to enter Swiss convent for rest?
friends disagreed on mission of I’earl White to Europe.
pects to cut down expenses $26,%00,
due to the* fish and game licenses
going Into fees Instead of into appro
priations. The cost of employing 17
inspectors in animal husbandry no
longer will bo paid out of fundH for
eradication of tuberculosis in cattle.
The funds will he used only for In
demnity and not cost of administra
tion. An increase of $15,000 In sal
aries and maintenance of animal hus
bandry is asked.
Swanson Wants Increase.
State Land Commissioner Dan
Swanson asks for an Increase of $14,
763. He desires to employ an ap
praiser of state school lands at $3,000
a year, with expenses. He believes
he can save the state $150,000 to
$200,000 every two years by increas
ing the Income from rental of lands
He asks for $1,400 more for salaries
and $1,000 for maintenance of his
office. The finance department asks
for a $20,000 decrease, which will be
made possible If the legislature pays
for its own printing. The secretary
contemplates a decrease of $2,840 in
salaries by reason of an influx of
new employes who will commence at
the minimum salary. ,
The department of public works
asks for a net increase of $150,000 in
state aid bridges.
The military department asks for
$40,340 Increase for support of the
guard and $28,000 for emergency sup
port or strike duty.
The big decreuse in the appropria
tion of the board of educational lands
and funds Is due to the lack of a re
quest for funds to place upon interest
for the benefit of war veterans. It
finds the interest on that portion of
the $2,000,000 appropriation of two
years ago is not sufficient. It asks
for an appropriation of $25,000 for the
soldiers for the first year.
The public library commission asks
for an increase of $8,240. Of that
amount $5,540 is increase in salaries
and for a field agent which the com
mission desires to employ.
New Ruildings Planned.
The state board of agriculture asks
for an Increase of $202,145. It de
sires $100,000 for a two-story building
for boys and girls and horses. It
asks for $G0,000 for an administra
tion building and $60,000 for mainte
nance, mostly for a storm sewer.
The state historical society asks for
$6,520 increase, $4,520 for salaries and
$2,000 for maintenance.
The requests of the university in
Nebraska Wesleyan
University
University Place
Colleges of Liberal Fine Arts
with Schools of Mbsic, Art,
Expression.
Teachers’ College with
Training Schools.
Chancellor Shreckengast
elude $816,000 for new buildings.
A net increase of $14,868 is asked
for the Spanish war veterans. They
were given $10,000 for relief two
years ago.
The normal school asks for $670 for
buildings, a net increase of $916,165.
The board of control asks for an
increase of $884,956. Most of this la
for new buildings. An increase of 8
per cent is asked in maintenance, but
the population of institutions has in
creased 13 per cent. ,
The university maintenance asked
for $75,000 more than two years ago.
The special legislature cut its appro
priation $250,000..
The secretary of finance hus recom
mended that a revolving fund be
established for the commercial activi
ties of the university. This would
cover the purchase and sale of cattle
and the operation of a restaurant and
other commercial activities.
Unhappy? Not a Chance;
Bootlegger Drunk in Jail
Lincoln, Dec. 25.—(Special.)—Charles
W. Davis, bootlegger of Friend, spent
Christmas in the Lancaster county
jail, the first day of a long stay
under order, of the federal court. Mr.
Davis, however, was not unhappy.
Deputy Marshal McClung went to
Friend Sunday with a \varrant for
his man. He had been punished In
the state courts for selling liquor, the
marshal testifying that he had dis
posed of a pint while he was standing
within five feet of him.
When the man was turned over to
the marshal he asked permission to
go home and change his underwear.
It was granted. Finally becoming im
patient the marshal entered the
room where Davis was and found
Davis had taken the opportunity to
swallow the contents of a bottle of
hootch, and he was "lit up" all the
way from Friend to Lincoln.
‘As Ye Judge, So
Shall Ye Be Judged’
Plea of Arbuckle *
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Comedian Quotes Scripture*
in Regard to “Comeback
Schenck Looking for
Suitable Scenario.
Los Angeles, Dec. 25.—Roscoe C.
(Fatty) Arbuckle, motion picture ac
tor, today quoted tho scriptures —
"As ye judge, so Khali ye be Judged."
In his first official statement on the
controversy which followed the
Christmas "pardon” granted him by
Will H. Hays, titular head of the mo
tion picture industry. Simultaneous
ly Joseph M. Schenck. producer, who
will re-employ the comedian, an
nounced he was seeking a scenario
suitable for Arbuckle, and that work
on a picture would be begun as soon
os It was found. j
Arbuckle’s statement follows:
"All I ask Is the rights of an
American cltixen—American fair
play. Through misfortune and tragic
accident, 1 was tried on a charge of
which I was absolutely Innocent. A
jury composed of eight men and four ^
women, all of whom were of high
character and excellent civic standing,
and all of whom wero members of
yhurches of various faiths, found
me innocent. Not only that, but the
same Jury sent a message to tho
American people In this language:
“ ‘Acquittal is not enough for Ros
coe Arbuckle. We feel that a great -\^_
injustice has been done him. We also
feel that It was only our plain duty
to give him this exoneration under
the evidence, for there was not the
slightest proof adduced to connect
him in any way with the commission
of a crime.’
"Unlike the Jury, those denouncing
me, heard no part of the evidence and
are without knowledge of the facts.
The scripture says that ’As ye Judge,
so shall ye be judged.’ How would
my accusers like to be Judged aa they ,
are judging me?” ^
Ammonia Fumes Endanger
63 Patients in Hospital
New York, Deo, 25.—Ammonia
fumes escaping from a large tank
that exploded In the basement of an
Italian hospital endangered SS pa
tients today. The fire department's
rescue squad, equipped with gas
masks, arrived quickly and succeeded
in stopping the leaks In the tank.
Reparations Discussed
Paris, Deo. 25.—(By A. P.)—Repa
rations and guarantees were the sub
ject of a meeting between Premier
Poincare, M. Revel, minister of lib
erated regions; M. DeLasteryle, min
ister of finance; Yves Le Troquer,
minister of public works; Louis Bar
thou, president of the reparations cotn
mmlslon, and other prominent per- k
sonages. The meeting lasted three /
hours.
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street, when he requested us to cancel his
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