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Allies Split
on German
Reparation
Conference of Premiers Ends
With Friendly Words—
Belgium and Italy Side -
With France.
Europe in Sober Mood
Taris, Jan. 4.—(By A. p>_The al
liance between France. Great Brit
ain, Italy and Belgium today fell
apart over the treatment of German
reparations. The Latin powers,
France, Italy and Belgium, remain
loosely grouped together on that sub
ject, while England, although, al
though separating from them, expects
to co-operate .especially with France,
on the other questions.
Tho conference of the premiers,
w hich has been in progress here since
January 2, ended with friendly words.
Bonar Law made a statement,
on behalf of tlie British government
and the British people." as follows: j
"His majesty's government, after i
giving most earnest and careful con
0 sideratlo nto the French proposals,
have come to the conclusion that they
cannot approve them and that, if car- !
rie dout, they will not only fail to 1
produce the desire dresults but are 1
likely to have grave an ddisastreus
results on the economic life of Europe. |
Personal Feelings Vnclianged.
‘‘Mis majesty's government at the
same time desires to assure the gov
ernment of the French republic that,
while they regret extremely that
there should be an irreconeiliablc dif
ference of view on a subject so seri
ous, the feeling of friendship on the
part not only of the British govern
ment, hut, as they believe, of the
British people toward the govern
ment and people of France remains
unchanged.”
In his reply M. Poincare said:
'‘The French government for their
part, have examined very attentively^
and carefully the British proposals,'
an dtlie longer they have studied them
the more they have felt obliged to rec
ognize that the proposals would In
volve, together with a considerable
reduction of the debt owing to France,
the overthrow of the treaty of Ver
satile*. It is impossible for them to
accept Buch a solution.
"The government of the republic
deeply regret their inability to agree j
with Great Britain on this serious
, question, hut they thank the British :
government for their friendly state- i
^frnent and can assure them, thgt, in ,
spite of tills difference of opinion, the i
sentiments of the French government 1
and nation towards England remain
unchangedly cordial.”
Tills exchange of speeches brought
the conference to a close.
Italians State Stand.
Marquis Della Torretta, representing
Italy, said:
"The Italian delegation sincerely re
grets to see that the efforts it made
for the allies, lias not been crowned
with success. The latalmn delegation
has Interpreted the thought of ils gov
ernment on the conviction that dis
agreement maong tho allies has not
influenced the cordial sentiments of
friendship so long existing and ex
presses the hope that that eventu
ally even on this present question,
there will he consideration and agree
ment."
Premier Mussolini turned the scale
decisively against tlie British plan.
The Italian delegates had reserved
their final declarations until today, and
tills morning, it appeared that they
wore inclined to support Mr. Bonar
I-avv's proposal with slight modifica
tion. A telegram received from Rome,
just before the conference opened.
Instructed them to vote for the French
plan, as against the British, in case
they should find it,useless to push
their own plan. This strengthened
France and Belgium, and Great Brit
ain stood alone.
M. Poincare is not elated tonight
over his success; he Is described as in
sober mood, conscious of great anxie
ty and difficulties ahead. lie will pro
ceed warily ad will report to the
French parliament on its scassem
hiing next Tuesday. In the meantime,
the reparations commission will meet
I-V on uTesday to pass upon coal de- |
liveries and also upon Germany's re
quest for a moratorium.
Action Will Wait,
The French will await the action of
the commission before rutting their
plan into execution. M. Polhcare, In
applying the plan in the absence of
British support, may, it is said, in
, semi-offical circles, find it necessary
to support the customs officers and
guards by small military force In the
Ruhr. He will still insist, however,
that these soldiers nil be so limited
that such action could not possibly be
interrpeted a military occupation,
properly speaking.
The final quarter of the conference
was marked by great courtesy; each
of the delegates seemed concerned
that nothing in manner or in word
should detract from the gravity of the
moment.
There are various indications of
sadness on the part of the premiers
and ambassadors over the dissolution
of the alliance which carried their
countries through the war a.,d up to
this time in dealing with what have
been found to be unsolvable prob
lems of peace. Allusions were made
privately to the contrast between tills
situation and the great enthusiasm
and wholehearted enthusiasm during
the war.
The melancholy thought was ex
pressed that the alliance, for which
millions lie dead in Flanders fields
and northern France, should now dis
^ apt-par m contentions so remote from
” the moral enthusiasm which inspired
the armies.
Climax of Conference.
The climax in the conference came
when Mr. Bonar Law returned to
the conference room after telephon
ing to London. M. Poincare, during
(Tam to Tact Two, Cotaata Thor.)
•
Business Revival at Hand,
Asserts Farm School Head
Balance Between Prices of Farm Products and * au
factured Goods Approaching, Dr. David 1 ,\
States in Address Before Organ
Agriculturel Meeting ^v> ^
By PAUL GREEK.
Lincoln. Jan. 4.—(Special. Telegram.)
Agriculture, business and the world
political situation were linked In dis
cussion of the economic situation by
Dr. David Friday, president of the
Michigan Agricultural college, at the
meeting of organized agriculture here
today.
“The nation stands at the point of
business revival,” Dr. Friday assert
ed, and he preceded to analyze the
causes of depression and of pros
perity.
"The necessary balance between the
prices of farm products »and manu
factured goods Is approaching." he
said. “The price level for farm com
modities now stands at 143 per cent
of that of 1913. Manufactured goods
are priced at 160 per cent.”
Within a year or 15 months, he pre
dicted, partly by an increase in farm
prices and partly by lower manufac
turing costs, prices at a common
level will have been reached.
Leading Economist.
Dr. Friday is one of the nation's
leading economists. Now the pres
ident of a great farm school, he was
before the war a consulting economist
for a number of eastern financial In
stitutions and during the war served
the government in an advisory capaci
ty. He brought a message for farmers
and business men of the middle west
arid was strikingly frank with both.
At a noonday luncheon of the Lions
club he gave the merchants the same
facts that later held a large audience
of farmers for almost two hours.
Mlddlewestern agriculture, he point
ed out, must look to a different mar
ket than do the farmers of more
densely populated states. In Mich
igan, where there aro three city peo
ple to every man on the farm. It is
possible for the farmers to adopt a
state program by which they strive
to fill the local demand and keep off
the internationtll market. In Ne
braska, which has only one and one
fifth town dwellers to each farmer,
the agriculture output must neces
sarily look to the foreign .market. Be
cause of this, freight rates and Euro
pean politics assume the greatest im
portance.
Rates Must Be Cut.
"There can bo no solution of the
Nebraska farmers' problem unless
transportation costs nre lowered,"
said Dr. Friday.
“Tou haven’t the people here to
eat your products. In Michigan we
have a town every 30 miles and can
haul our crops to market by motor
truck. I wish someone with nerve
would get up and put this matter
where it belongs. The principal
items of expense of the railroads are
wages and fuel. Both these must he
reduced, or else the efficiency of rail
way labor must be Increased. It is
not a matter of how much per day is
paid this or that group. The thing
to look at is the amount of work it
does. If the same number of railway
men now employed can handle one
third more traffic next year, a reduc
tion of freight rates could fairly be
expected."
Dr. Friday was optimistic over the
European situation.
"Within a year,” he declared, "Eu
rope will begin paying on its debts. It
is begining to see that it can t play
politics, keep up great standing ar
mies, or rely on conferences over Ger
many. It is discovering that the only
path to recovery is to stabilize its
currency and begin exchanging manu
factured, goods for our food. Its fac
tories wilt begin running full-blast.
Trediels Competition.
"My guess is that within a year
Europe will be manufacturing goods
as a real competitor of American busi
ness men. Trade consists of the ex
change of goods for goods. When the
countries across the ocean again pro
duce goods for exchange, the middle
western farmers will find an outlet
for their surpluses.
"Business recovery In America be
gan with the building boom. This
gave employment at good wages to a
great number of men. The biggest
fund of buying power consists of
wages and salaries. These had slipped
off from $38,000,000,000 in 1920 to $30,
000,000,000 in 1921, but began to rise.
The farmer's purchasing power
slipped off proportionately more, but
stands at $10,000,000,000 now. Through
genera! employment, business depend
ing on a home market has improved
more than agriculture which depends
on a foreign market.
Record in [Saving.
Dr. Friday advised business men to
watch the building boom for any
signs of slackening and said that the
1 only thin. a * take its place
would come^i'? gh increased rail
| way earning s which would make
| possible extensive terminal improve
j /fients and purchases of equipment,
j These would provide purchasing
[ power for labor.
Never before have the American
I people saved as much as now, ac
cording to Dr. Friday. In 1021 the
I people saved $8,000,000,000 and last
j year $11,000,000,000. As a result.
! plenty of capital will be available for
1 extension of plants, and interest
rates, he declared, will drop, lie was
j confident that congress will do all
! that is necessary to extend farm
credit.
Agricultural prices he expects to
; rise, hut perhaps not permanently
I The tendency after every war is for
a long period of declining prices.
School Only "Sideshow.
From the standpoint of an agrlcul
j tural scientist he declared he was not
worried about people leaving the
farm. Eacli farmer now produces
i one-third more than his father.
! through improved methods and ma
chinery. It is still possible to pro
duce more per man and the sumo
number of farmers now at work
could feed 23 per cent more people
by employing higher grades of live
stock and all other things.
Though he is president of an agri
cultural college, he declared that the
school Is only a» "sideshow" and that
the greatest service lay in the ex
tension work which carried the great
mass of scientific information to the
farm.
"If you farmers are going to pro
duce 3,000 pounds of butter fat a year,
don't use 23 cows, use 10," he ad
vised.
“I asked the Michigan legislature
for aji appropriation of 3150,000 to
send 200,000 of our scrub dairy cows
to the nient block. If the remainder
are properly fed and cared for, they
can produce almost as much milk,
(Turn to race Two, Column Seven.)
McKelvie Goes
Back to Paper
i
Phil Bross to Be Sales Manag
er; Hazel Nigh to Remain
Private Stenographer.
Lincoln, Jan. 4.—(Special.)—Gover
nor McKelvie called newspaper men
into liis office this morning for the
last li e. He announced that he
was going back to take charge of the
active management of his farm paper,
"The Nebraska Farmer,” and so far
as he knows now never will return
to public life.
Phil Bross, who was his secretary
of finance, w ill become sales manager
of hie paper, the governor said, and
Miss Hazel Nigh, his private sten
ographer in the state house, will act
in the same capacity on the paper.
The governor stated that C. W.
Pugsley, assistant national secretary
of agriculture, who has been edited
of “The Nebraska Farmer” during
MrKelvie's years in office, would re- j
tire as the head of the paper. The ;
governor said that he intended to ;
write the story of his four years in
office and would continue making
public speeches. The following
speaking dates were announced by
him:
January 7, at the Methodist church
In Lincoln; January 14. opening of
father and son week in Omaha; Janu
ary 17, Des Moines Chamber of Com
merce; February 7, seventh district
convention of the Associated Ad
Clubs of the 'World, in St. Louis;
February D, farmers’ meeting in Man
liattanville, Kan.: February 12, Mid
dlesex club In Boston, Mass.
Before retiring today, state house
ehiployes associated with Governor
McKelvie, called at his office and pre
sented him with a massive mahogany
grandfather's clock and a big bunch
of roses. The governor's official fami
ly crowded around him to shake his
hand and extend their best wishes.
The governor responded briefly.
Turks Call All
Men to Colors!
London. Jan. 4.—The Turkish gov
ernment has issued a decree railing I
to the colors all able bodied men in
the liberated regions, according to an
Exchange Telegraph dispatch from 1
4 oust anti nopie.
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:I
Open Grave
in Hunt for
Royal Gems
Treasury Agents to Disinter
Body of Seaman and Search
Casket for »Bussian
Crown Jewels.
Smuggling Plot Bared
Chicago, Jan. 4.—Four or five mil
lion dollars’ worth of tho crown jew
els of the Russian czars are buried
in the grave of James Jones, an
American seaman, in tho national
cemetery at Cypress Hills, Brooklyn,
according to a copyrighted story pub
lished today by the Chicago Daily
News.
The jewels, the News says, were
smuggled into the country hy a band
of New York men, who obtained them
in Vladivostok in lt'20. Bn route to
America, one of the conspirators, tho
story says, decided to double cross his
fellows and hid the jewels in seven
packages in the lining of tho coftin of
Jones, a messman who had died
aboard ship.
The body was buried, the story
says, before he had a chance to re
cover the packets, and as the ceme
tery is under guard of soldiers, they
are presumably hidden in the grave.
Will Open Grave.
The News says. William B. Williams
of tlie New York office of the Depart
ment of Justice and customs officials
will ask Judge Hand for an order to
open the grave.
Federal officials, the story con
tinues, have been working on the
case for two years. They eventually
unearthed records which fitted in
with anonymous tips received by the
department and by the former im
perial Russian ambassador telling of
the smuggling plot. These records
show that the shipping hoard steamer
Edellyn, at that time in the army
transport service, sailed from New
York January 17, 1920, and reached
Vladivostok May 29, leaving June 1
for New York by way of Gibraltar. A
distance out of Gibraltar, the sea
man, Jones, died on board and his
body was embalmed and brought to
this country’, eventually being buried
September 22, 1920, In t lie Brooklyn
cemetery. All these details/ corre
spond to the Information furnished in
the anonymous letters, which pur
ported to come from two members
of the hand who were double-crossed.
Agents Admit Probe.
The records also show that three
members of the transport's crew de
serted at Y’okohama. The letters said
members of thd band who had
shipped in the crew to roach Siberia
and get the jewels were forced to de
sert ship and proceed by another
route because the transport had been
delayed and would not reach the Si
berian port in time for them to keep
their appointment with the persons
who had the gems in their possession.
At the Deparment of Justice offices
here, agents admitted they knew of
the Investigation and that the News
story coincided with their Informa
tion, but they said the cose was in
the hands of the Treasury department
secret service and Williams, in New
Y'orlt.
Seek Russian Jewels.
New York, Jan. 4.—Bombarded
with questions, 1111113111 B. Williams,
special agent of the Treasury depart
ment, finally admitted this afternoon
that his office was working on a
"Russian jewel case.”
Williams at first declared he knew
nothing about the slory’, hut later, un
der questioning, said:
"We are always looking for the
Russian crown jewels."
When asked whether his agents In
tended to search the grave for jewels,
he said:
“Print anything you want.”
Williams Tells of Search.
After first professing to scoff at j
the newspaper story published in Chi- j
rago stating that he expected to find
Russian crown jewels in a seaman's '
grave in Brooklyn, Williams at last!
admitted that a grave would be
opened.
"We're always looking for thoj
Russian crown jewels,” he said, "but j
you rah .say now that we arc work- j
ing on a Russian jewel case.”
From other sources, it was learned
that federal agents recently had in
quired at the national cemetery at
Cypress Hills, Brooklyn, whether
James Jones of the army transport
service had l>ocn buried there. It was
established this afternoon that a
sailor by that name was interred
there, hut no request yet has been
made to cemetery officials for per
mission to disinter the body.
Denied in Capitol.
Washington, Jan. 4.—Department
of Justice officials today said, m
reference to the story published in
Chicago concerning a search for Rus
sian crown jewels in a grave in the
national cemetery at Brooklyn that
they were not interested in "this '
case.” They added that numerous re- I
ports had been received from time to !
time of the arrival of smuggled yewrls i
from Russia, but in no case had in- j
vestigation disclosed any warrant for
the reports.
At the Treasury department com
plete ignorance was declared of the
reported search. Officials both of the
secret service and of the customs
service said they had conducted no
such investigation and knew nothing
of it.
Young Blood in Wall Street.
New York, Jan. 4.—Many well
known Wall street firms have cast
tradition aside to inject young blood,
it was shown today when several new
partnerships and firm memberships
were announced. One prominent firm
now has threo new members whose
average age is 2S years.
Men in their early 30s have been
made partners in half a dozen firms
because of the demand for younger
men. They were named, it was euid,
purely because of their ablliL*
Why Can’t the Chiefs Carry Part of the Burden?
JplCfcBASED
America May Act
on Reparations
Administration Leaders A6*
sure Senate Consideration
of Representation.
Washington, Jan. 4.—Assurances of
Immediate consideration for the res
olution of Senator Kobinson, demo
crat, Arkansas, proposing American
representation on the reparations
commission, were given by adminis
tration senate leaders today after
Chairman Lodge of the foreign rela
tions committee had conferred with!
President Harding and Ambassador 1
Harvey at tho White House. j
Senator Lodge did not express any
definite opinion regarding the advisa
bility r.f adopting tJie resolution, but
neither he nor any other administra
tion leader evinced any hostility to
ward it. Immediately after his visit
to tho White House he called a spe
cial meeting of the foreign relations
committee for tomorrow to consider
the proposal.
The committee chairman acted
just before the beginning of what ap
peared likely to develop into another
general debate of the administration's
foreign policy oil the senate floor and
whidle Ambassador Harvey, called
home from London for consultation
on the reparations crisis, was con
tinuing his conferences with high of
ficials.
Although much significance was at
tached to the quick call for a com
mittee meeting, it was said at the
capitol that President Harding had
not given an opinion on the Robin
son proposal. Senator Lodge said his
meeting Joday with the president and
Mr. Harvey was preliminary to other
confereiwes to be held alter.
Senator Lodge also declared he was
entirely agreeable with the suggestion
of Senator Robinson that tho resolu
lioi> he referred to the committee, and
it was Indicated that the first work
of the committee would be to secure
information from Secretary Hughes
regarding the status of the adminis
tration's negotiations on the repara
tions and other questions involved
iu the Kuropeaq situation.
Boy Who Accidentally
Wounded Himself Dies
Fremont, Neb., Jan. 4. — (Special
Telegram.l-yRoy L. Wagner, 12, died
at the Fremont hospital, where he
was taken following the accidental
discharge of a .22-caliber ritle Tues
day. The bullet entered the boy's
abdomen. 11 was unloading the rifle
ho had recently purchased out of his
own savings. He was the son of Mr.
and Mrs. F. A. Wagner.
The lad had just returned from a
hunting trip. He called to his sister,
Mrs. Myrtle Scarlet, asking her to
look at his new purchase. He was
handling the rifle as she approached,
with the muzzle pointed toward his
stomach. The sister saw the boy
crumple to the floor suddenly. A
hurried operation failed to save the !
boy's life.
W. P. G. Harding Eliminated
as Federal Reserve Body Man
Washington. Jan. 4.—The name of
W. 1*. <1 Harding has been eliminated
from -those now under consideration
for appointment to the governorship
of the federal reserve board, it was
said toduy by a high official of the
treasury. It was said that Mr. Hard
ing. a former board governor, would
enter private business.
Bridge Disaster
Death List Is
Pure Guesswork
Officials Admit Inability to
Check Victims—Stories of
Heroic Rescues Accumu
late During Day.
Kelso. Wash.. Jan. 4.—(By A. F.)-—
Dragging the swiftly flowing waters
of the flooded Cowlitz river and check
ing lists of missing persons, Kelso
tried today to determine accurately the
toll of life taken last evening, when
the snapping of a cable of the old
bridge between here and "West Kelso
precipitated the span into the stream.
Officials, who estimated the death
list variously from 110 to 30, admitted
that their figures were guess work
for in addition to the known list of
missing, which stood at 17, there was
no way of telling how many persons
on the bridge at the time of the col
lapse went to their deaths in the Icy
current and were carried Into the
broad Columbia, two miles below this
city.
New Nantes Added.
The name of Emil Johnson, a con
tractor, who came recently from Cali
fornia, was added late today to the
list of missing. Ills wife and three
children were at a hotel here, but ho
had not been accounted for. A brother
of Allen I’ennol) also was rciiorted
missing.
Stories of narrow escapes and he
roic rescues accumulated during the
day. Many who were thrown into
the river told of their battles for life,
and others related how they snatched
persons from death.
George O. McDonald of Vancouver,
Wash., who was dragged from the
river shortly after thfe crash, and
Harry Kirk of Kelso, who was in
jured, died today.
Drag fur Bodies.
Eight boats patrolled the river be
low’ the collapsed span, dragging for
bodies. One body was pulled to the
surface.
Cranes worked at the mass of
wreckage which stretches across the
channel marking where the old bridge
had stood.
Several automobiles were extricated
from the mass, lifted by the cranes
and placed on boats.
An Investigation of the cause of the
disaster will begin soon.
11 th Catholic Building
in Canada Razed by Fire
Quebec. Jan. 4.—The 11th fire to
sweep a Catholie institution in Canada
within the last year was reported to
day. It razed the Good Shepherd
convent of St. George Do Beauee,
about 30 miles from this city, shortly
aftr midnight.
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Jan. 4.—The
Provencher school, uuder the juris
diction of the St. Boniface public
school board, was destroyed by fire
early today entailing a loss of $106,
000. According to reports, there was
no ouo in the building when the
blaze, the origin of which is unde
termined. started.
No Action on Impeachment.
Washington, Jan. 4.— The house ju
diciary committee adjourned after a
two-hour session today until next
Tuesday without taking final action
on the Keller impeachment charges
against Attorney General Daugherty.
y
Englishman Shot
in Mexican Duel
British Merchant ^ alks Into
Duelists’ Line of Fire at
Mexico City.
Mexico City, Jan. 4.—(By A. P.)—
Georg* W. Steabben, a British mer
chant, was mortally wounded last
night when lie w.lked Into tho line
of tire between two men engaged in a
pistol duel In the streets. Mr. Steab
ben was wound*d In the presence of
Ids wife and c-ilid. He had been in
Mexico only four months. The physi
cians hold out no hope for his re
covery.
in addition to Mr. Steabben, six
other poisons -.vote seriously wound
*.«d in tho exchange of a dozen shots
between Gen. Leovigudo Ovila and
Lieut. Col. Constantino Lazcana, who
used the crowded streets as their
duelling ground.
Mr. Steabben is the second Brit
isher who has been shot during the'
past three days in promiscuous sun j
play in the capital. Wilfred Herbert
Gore Ewart was found dead in a ho
tel Monday morning. An investigation
revealed the fact that he had been
killed by a stray bullet New Year's
eve, as be was watching the paraders
from his balcony. Mr. Ewart was 31
years old and a c.ptaii in tlie Scots
Guards during lhe war. ’lo is said
io be a son of Lady Mary Ewart, au
thor or several books.
Gus Hyers Destroys
Rum Seized in Raids
Lincoln, Jan. 4.—(Special.)—State
Sheriff Gus A. Hyers, in the presence
of newspapermen and a large crowd
of spectators, opened the vaults of
tlie sheriff's office today and de
stroyed all of the liquor which had
been seized during his four years'
administration still remaining la the
custody of the office.
A big van loan, representing the i
fruits of a large number of raids con
ducted by the state sheriff's force,
was emptied into Salt creek.
Included Is a partial list of the con
tents:
One hundred gallons of moonshine;
650 quarts of beer; 96 pints of patent
medicine with a strong alcoholic con
tent; 216 quarts of whisky, 196 pints j
of whisky, S6 jugs and jars of various ;
kinds of alleged intoxicating wrine j
and 15 gallons of wine.
Miss Hope Harjes Killed in
Hunting Accident in France
Pa.ris, Jan. 4.—(By A. P.)—Miss
Hope Harjes, daughter of H. U.
Harjes of Morgan, Ilarjes & Co., tlie
Paris branch of J. P. Morgan & Co.,
has been killed in a hunting accident
at the ilarjes country place.
Miss Harjes yesterday was riding a
polo pony which became frightened
by the hunting horns and the dogs
employed In the chase. She was
thrown from the pony and in falling
her head struck the stump of a tree.
She died a few hours later.
Miss Harjes was 24 years old.
The Weather
Forecast.
Friday fair and colder.
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C. W. Bryan
Sworn in as
Governor
Twentieth Executive of Ne
braska Inaugurated—‘’Broth
er William"’ Present
at Ceremonies.
Repeal of Code Sought
Lincoln, Jan. 4.—(Special.)—Ne
braska inaugurated its 20th governor
this afternoon at 2 in the person of
Charles \V. Iiryan In the lower houeo
of the legislature in Joint session.
Bitting on ono side of tho new gov
ernor was his brother, "William Jen
nings Bryan, of Florida, and his wife,
ills two children were out of the state
and unable to attend.
The crowd attending the inaugura
tion was record breaking.
Governor Bryan was sworn in by
Chief Justice Andrew M. Morrissey,
and immediately following the oath
was administered to these new state
officers:
Fred G. Johnson of Hastings, lieu
tenant governor; Charles AV. Pool of
Lincoln, secretary of state; George
XV. Marsh of Lincoln, auditor; Charles
D. Robinson of Red Cloud, treasurer;
John Matzen of Fremont, state super
intendent; O. S. Spillman of Pierce,
attorney general; Dun Swanson of
Fremont, commissioner of public
lands and buildings; H. G. Taylor of
Central City, Thorne A. Browne of
Lincoln and Charles A. Randall of
Newman Grove, railway commission
ers.
McKelvie Moves Out.
Governor Bryan was sworn In Im
mediately after Governor McICelvie
had delivered his message.
The McKelvIe administration em
ployes, including his private
secretary and stenographer, moved
out of the governor’s office Just pre
ceding the Inauguration, and after the
ceremonies Governor Bryan, with his
private seecretary and stenographer,
moved in.
A check on the furniture and sup
plies turned over by the outgoing gov
ernor to the new executive was made
yesterday. A reception, open to the
public, was held from 8 to 11 this
evening at the governor's mansion.
In addition to the governor and his
wife, all constitutional officers, rail
way commissioners and supreme
court justices, and their wives, wera
in the receiving line.
Urges Repeal of Civil Code.
Immediate repeal of the civil-admin
istrative code to make possible a plan
to regroup Its activities and establish
an executive council composed of all
constitutional officers, excepting at
torney general, who will act in an
advisory’ capacity, thl# council to
meet once a week and determine pol
icies of oil state departments, was
urged today upon the 42i legislative
session by Governor Charles W.
Brj’an in his Inaugural address.
Governor Bryan asked for power
to name all heads of departments
without legislative confirmation, lie
asserted that departmental heads In
the futuro would occupy clerical and
not executive positions. , Executive
work would be directed by the coun
(Turn to r«s« Two. Column One.)
Day's Activities
in Washington
The Capper farm credits bill was
favorably reported by the senate
banking committee substantially as
drawn.
The judiciary committee discussed
the Keller impeachment charges
against Attorney General Daugherty,
but failed to take fituil action.
Reappointment of W. P. G. Hard
ing as governor of the federal reserve
system appeared unlikely as it be
came known thut be planned to enter
private business.
Tee house passed the second de
ficiency appropriation bill carrying
I76,fi4.r>.674, much of it for refund of
internal revenue taxes illegally col
lected.
Oral argument in the appeal of for
eign and American shipping com
panies from the lower court decision
Which upheld the Daugherty ruling
wus begun in the supreme court.
Tlie federal coal commission in a
telegram to representatives of coal
operators and miners conferring in
Chicago urged continuation until
April 1, 1924, of the present wage
scale In the event of failure to report
any other agreement.
Coincident with the arrival here of
tho British debt commission, confi
dence was expressed at the treasury
that an early agreement would bo
reacht-d on the funding of Great Brit
ain's debt to the United Btates with
out radically changing the debt fun-l
ing law.
President Harding, Ambassador
Harvey, who is home from London,
and Senator Lodge at a brief confer
ence discussed the Robinson resolu
tion proposing American representa
tion on tho reparations commission,
Senator Lodge later calling a melt
ing of the senate foreign relations
committee for consideration of the
proposal.
Quit Attempt to Climb Slia&la
Redding, Cal., Jan. 4.—Charles
Warner, Oakland newspaper man,
and Leonard Thatcher, student at the
University of California, arrived in
Sisson, a town at tho base of Mount
Shasta, north of here, at S:15 last
night, and announced tiny had failed
in their effort to make the first mid
winter ascent of the mountain. They
turned back at Thumb Kock, the half
way point, at noon ^Tuesday
