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VOL. 52—NO. 177.iS? V. jSTS ttX xTgg _OMAHA, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 10, 1923. * S.'™* ffy*!- TWO CENTS
Two Sides
of Triangle
Pay Penalty
Widow of Murdered Man and
Her Lover Die on Gallows—
Woman Collapses as Hour
of Death Draws Near.
Proclaims His Innocence
T.nmlrn, Jan. 9.—(By A. )\)—Mrs
Bellih Thompson anil Frederick By
waters were executed today for the
Jtiurder of the woman's husband
a^>P10y Thompson, on October 4, last.
Bywaters was executed in Penton
vllle prison at 9 o'clock. Mrs. Thomp
son was hanged a few minutes later
in Holloway jail.
Bywaters, who made an 11th hour
attempt to save Mrs. Thompson by
a ‘'confesKien," met hts death calmly,
sc far as reiwrts‘Indicated.
Mrc. Thompson had to he carried
to the scaffold. She collapsed last
evening and was In the care of physi
cians throughout the night.
Both the condemned met death with
protestations of innocence. Bywaters
maintained Mrs. Thompson had had
no part In the killing of her hus
band and insisted he had slain Thomp
son ip self-defense. The woman, in
her last interview with her family,
assured them that she went to death
with no guilt on hfer soul.
March Before Walls.
'The executions took place without
demonstrations, hut women marched
in a drizzling rain before the walls
of Holloway Jail carrying placards In
scribed: "If these are hanged, the
Judge and jury are also guilty of
murder,’’ and "Murder.cannot abolish
murder."
The crowds gathered at both jails
In the early hours of the morning,
determined to get as,close to the
scenes of the hangings as the law
would permit. After loBt-minuto
efforts to reprieve the prisoners hud
failed Mrs. Thompson and Bywater
were visited by their relatives. Mrs.
Thompson, in the course of her last
interview with her parents, brother
and sister, said: "I am prepared. 1
have nothing on my soul.”
She added that Bishop Stepney, who
visited her earlier Ju the night, had
asked whether she had anything to
confess and that she replied: "Noth
ing. 1 am innocent.”
I-ast Petition Fails.
Bywaters was allowed to spend an
hour and a half with his mother.
An organization calling itself the
"League of Christian Intercession,”
announced late in the night that it
had made a last unsuccessful petition
to the. king to reprieve the con
demned.
The executions of Bywaters and
Mrs. Thompson brought to an end,
one of England's most sensational
murder cases, and, incidentally, pro
vided the first instance of capital
punishment of a woman In England
for 15 years.
Percy Thompson, a shipping clerk,
was stabbed to death in a dark street
near his home in Ilford, a London
suburb, early in the morning of Oc
tober 4. last, vnilo icturnlng from a
theater with h:s wife. When found,
I he body was propped against a wall,
and h!s beautiful >cung wife was
kneeling near by in a hysterical condi
tion.
t'pon the strength of her story, to
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Pica for One Big Union
Rejected by Labor Board
Chicago,. Jan. 9.—(By A. P.)—The
"One Big Union" Idea among railroad
men, as represented by the United
Association of Railway Employes of
North America, the successor to the
socalled outlaw union which called
the switchmen’s strike in 1920, has no
standing, so far as the United States
railroad labor board is concerned, it
I was announced yesterday.
The board rerused to receive a peti
tion presented by R. C. Greenley, gen
eral chairman of the union, for a hear
ing on a dispute between his men and
the Michigan Central rntlroad, on the
ground that Greenley’s evidence failed
to show he represented a majority of
the men employed.
Icc Gorge in Platte River
Inundates Hay Land
Grand Island, Neb.. Jan. 9.—(Spe
cial.)—An ice gorge in the Platte
liver has indundnted many acres of
hay land, scores of stacks of hay be
ing several feet in water and com
pletely damaged to that extent. The
nine bridges territory near Doniphan
is the center of the back water. Tho
overflow is receding tonight.
General Is Badly Injured
When Pinned Under Horse
Oklahoma (Tty, Okl., Jan. 9.—Brig.
Gen. B. H. Markham, commander of
ihle 179th infantry, Oklahoma Nation
al guard, was perhaps fatally injured
when the horse he was riding in the
inaugural parade of Gov. J. C. Wal
ton fell on him here today.
John J. Stream Heads
Chicago Board of Trade
Chicago, Jan. 9.—John J. Stream
today was elected president of the
Chicago Board of Trade.
Pay $2,126 Inheritance Tax.
Geneva, Neb., Jan. 9.—(Special.)—
The sum of $2,126.31, inheritance tax,
has just been paid by the heirs of
the I>r. H. L. Smith estate. The
amount ts about eually divided be
tween Fillmore and Lancaster coun
Vet, 81, Weds Woman
He Knew as a Baby
When John H. Butler, 81, and Mrs.
Laura Garrett, 62, appeared yester
day before Deputy Stubbendorf to
procure a marriage license, the pros
pective brodegroom said.
"Just make the ages 'over 21.’ ”
Mr., Butler is a member of the
Grand Army of the Republic and a
shriner, and hus been resident of
Omaha for 56 years. He was Omaha’s
first chief of police, first fire chief
and first street commissioner, serv
ing under Mayors Bemis and Moores.
He also was elected to serve in the
state legislature.
At the wedding feast, following the
ceremony performed by Judge Craw
ford, the bridegroom told the story
of his romance.
"I knew Laura when she fras a
baby, 60 years ago,” he said. “Her
father. Dr. Solomon Gill, was my
family's physician."
Mr. and Mrs. Butler will make their
homo at 4514 Fontenelle boulevard.
Mr. Butler is the father of one son
and three daughters. v
Threatens Expose
of Sale of Liquor
to High Officials
Representative Upshaw Tells
House He Will Report Any
Member Caught Drinking
to Federal Dry Agents.
Washinfton, Jan. 9.—Representa
tive Upshaw, democrat, Georgia, to
day revived his crusade to put high
government officials and members of
congress on the water-wagon with
threats to expose statesmen who
drank liquor. He served notice on
the house that from now on he will
turn over to the prohibition enforce
ment officers the names of such mem
bers of congress- as he catches imbib
ing intoxicating liquor. He promised
to begin py turning in the name of a
high official!! not a diplomat, who re
turned from abroad recently with
more than 20 cases of “hard liquor,”
marked “diplomatic.”
“I have seen with my own eyes
some of the highest officials in Wash
ington, not members of either branch
of congress, lifting the devilish bottle
to their lips,” said Mr. Upshaw.
Claims Other Witnesses.
"No dry official will stand up and
declaro an alibi because Ills reputa
tion does not make it necessary, and
the drinking ones will not dare deny—
for there are other witnesses besides
me. As for members of this house,
God knows X find no pleasure in this
disclosure, but the bright daughter of
one of the best men in congress said
to me, 'we are with you. I wish you
could stop liquor selling and drinking
in ibis house office building.' ,
"And here is a signed letter that
says, ‘a professional bootlegger toid
me a year ago the house office build
ing furnishes my best customers and
as long as those blunkety-blunks keep
buying, X am going to keep on selling.
I have reported him several times, but
they let him pay a fine and he goes
right back to bootlegging.’
rans Drinking Officials.
"I want to say. gentlemen, that
any judge who will continue to li
cense such a oonsciousless vamp to
suck the h « i t Wood of any com
munity is not fit to be Judge of a
coop of chickens. And the man, con
gressman or other high official, who
sneaklngly helps that scoundrel to
damn the youth of any country is un
worthy to hold any office beneath the
flag.
"Why do I not furnish the names
to this house today) This house of
lepresentatives is not a justice court
—this' congress not a police matinee.
This Is not the tribunal to act on
these names and offense. But 1 de
clare to you here and now that all
the evidence that Is put Into my hands
from this day will be promptly turned
over to federal and local officers,"
He denounced Governor Smith of
New York and declared lie “could not
roll Into the White House on a keg
of beer."
Re-Elect School Head.*
Beatrice, Neb., Jan. a.—(Special.)—
W. P. Morton was 10-elected superin
tendent of schools here .at a salary of
$4,000. He came here last year from
Fairbury.
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Klan Crime
Bared by
Witnes? $
Activities of Hooded Mobs
in Morehouse Parish De
scribed at Hearing Over
Double Murder.
K. K. K. Leader Named
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Bastrop, La., Jan. 9.—(By A. P.)—
Delving Into the secrets of the More
house parish branch of the Ku Klux
Klan In an effort to fix responsibility
' for tlie kidnaping and slaying of Watt
Daniel and Thomas Richards, vic
tims of black-hooded raiders, state's
attorneys today produced testimony
to the effect that floggings and depor
tations had been carried out under the
direction of the leader of the parish
klan and that the blackhoods were
part of the regalia used by bands of
klansmen on secret night expeditions.
Capt. J. K. Sklpwitb, recognized
leader of the klan organization in
Mdrehouse, was named by J. F. Norse
Wbrthy, who described himself as a
resigned klansman, as the order giver
of the parish organization.
“White hoods knd robes were for
ceremony—to be worn inside the lodge
room and on parades—but the black
hood was for raiding parties,'’ Norse
worthy declared. Norseworthy's testi
mony reached a climax when he
identified a black hood with low hang
ing apron under the chin, idvntified
by A. V. Coco, attorney general, as
the headgear worn by the klansmen
on raids.
Tells of Kaids.
The day’s testimony carried the nar
ratives for a time beyond the inci
dents of the actual kidnaping of the
two men to expeditions on which
Norseworthy said he was sent to lash
and drive several men from Lou
isiana.
Norseworthy declared himself rated
as a former ’’captain” in the klan or
ganization.
Half a dozen witnesses tcstitled to
day, men who were taken prisoner or
were present at the time Daniel and
Richards were kidnaped.
All agreed that the kidnaping was
at the hands of a black-hooded mob,
armed with rifles, pistols and shot
guns. None, however, could identify
members of the band.
Get More Testimony.
The testimony of four witnesses to
day, with the exception of Norse
worthy, related to incidents in connec
tion with the holdup of the party of
Mer Rouge citizens and the kidnaping
of Daniel and Richards and three
other men.
White, the last witness for the day,’
remembered only dimly Incidents of
the fateful August 24, last, when
Daniel and Richards disappeared and
three other men of a party of Mer
Rouge citizens cn route to their homes
after attending a barbecue and base
ball game here were kidnaped.
"Wasn't it a strange tiling to see
hooded men. well armed, take away
your companions am} you not to feel
alarmed? White was asked.
“Well, I had heard of the klan tak
ing out felwws and whipping them;
then letting them go."
“Then you believed they were going
to whip him and turn him loose and
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Daugherty Cleared of
Charges by House Body
Washington, Jan. 9.—Attorney Gen
eral Daugherty was given a clean bill
of health today by the house Judiciary
committee which investigated the Im
peachment charges brought against
him by representative Keller, repub
lican, Minnesota.
The resolution also proposed that
the judiciary committee be discharged
from further consideration of the Kel
ler charges and the proposed Im
peachment of the attorney general,
and that the Impeachment resolution
introduced by the Minnesota repre
sentative be laid on the table.
In a resolution which was adopted
by a vote of 12 to 2, the committee
said that on the evidence obtained It
did not appear that there was any
ground to believe that Mr. Daugherty
had been guilty of any high crime or
misdemeanor requiring the interposi
tion of the impeachment powers of
the house.
Harding Holds Law Must Be
Changed on Debt Funding
Washington. Jan. 9. — Preliminary
negotiations with the British debt
commission over the question of pay
mcnt of the British war debt to the
United states has convinced the ad
ministration, a White House spokes
man declared today, that no settle
ment of the problem can be made
under terms of the law as it now
exists.
President Hardin}? is convinced, it
was declared, that the American com
missioners in dealing with the situa
tion must recommend a tentative plan
for settlement with each of the debtor
nations without regard to the present
law. and that these plans must lie
'.■resented for the approval of con
gress.
Lenine’s Condition Grave.
London, Jan. 9.—Nikolai Leninee
condition continues to cause the
gravest anxiety at Moscow, says A
Riga dispatch to the Times. An im
portant consultation of Russian and
foreign psycholneurologists has been
arranged for this week. It is reported
thnt the specialists include Drs. Koer
fter Vulght, Klemperer and Uaumkc
of German;
Miss California Charms
/' . VH Sunny Ways
.OVV' -
Pearle Tinsler, 25. prac
Me >rney, emissary of the
’ 10 Chamber of Commerce,
SC, for a breathing spell in Omaha
’ ‘ day en route to the east from
i western home with a message
ffra Governor Stevens of California
.6 Governor A1 Smith of New York.
At every opportunity she extols
the country she is from and her
contagions smile and sunny ways dis
pelled the chill of the winter weather
Omaha lias felt.
She carries a gown with her to be
worn on occasions of state and re
ceptions in eastern cltieB, It is de
signed to embody the colors symbolic
of California,
When she arrived here at 7:05 yes
terday morning, she wore a fawn
colored Bolivia coat With squirrel cob
lar, low shoes to match and a chic
golden turban trimmed with scarlet.
She departed at 7:30 on the North
western.
Former Auditor
May Be Selected
Tax Commissioner
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W. H. Smith Assisting Bryan
in Compiling Budget—Fed
eral Court Adds to Gov
ernor’s Troubles.
Bincoln, Jan. 9.—(Special.) — Ap
pointment of W. H. Smith of Seward,
former state auditor, as tax commis
sioner by Governor C. W. Bryan is
foreshadowed bjr the retention of Mr.
Smith to nssist in compiling the
budget which Mr .Bryan will submit to
the legislature.
Mr. Smith, while not a candidate, is
understood 'to be a receptive mood
for the job, and has been backed by
a large number of prominent demo
crats. During the recent campaign,
he wae John H. Morehead’s manager
In the latter's uucessful campaign for
congress ii) the First district.
If Mr. Smith is appointed, it is un
derstood that he will also become state
budget commissioner.
The Bryan administration inherited
a fresh peck of trouble today, when
it was learned that a suit had been
brought in the federal court at Kan
sas City attacking the oil Inspection
law of this state. Jt is claimed that
the Inspection fee of 6 cents a barrel.
Is excessive. The court has entered
a temporary order providing that gx
c.ess fees in the sum of $10,000 be
kept in a separate fund and this will
be added to as more fees are collected.
It is understood that Governor
Bryan is considering the question of
changing the oil inspection law to
provide that a tax of 10 cents be col
lected, replacing an inspection foe of
6 cents a barrel. It Is provided, how
ever, that the 10-cent tax shall go In
to the general fund to be used to
cover the expense of Inspection and
lor purposes of meeting other gen
eral state expenses.
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Woman Perishes
in Hotel Blaze
60 Guests in Minneapolis
Hostelry Gfopc Way to
Safety'Through Smoke.
Minneapolis, Minn., Jan. 9.—-Mrs. T.
B. Lehman of Chicago was killed, a
dozen persons were injured, several
seriously, and more than 60 other
guests groped their way to safety
late last night when fire in a pastry
shop in the Lincoln hotel filled the
hostelry with heavy smoke and made
escape difficult.
The fire was confined to the pastry
shop with nominal damage. The
smoke penetrated the hotel so quick
ly that the clerk on duty had little
time to arouse the guests. Many per
sons were carried down ladders by
firemen, employes and police and
many made their escape from the
fifth floor to the arms of a man
standing on the fourth floor balcony.
Mr. and Mrs. Lehman were on the
fifth floor sleeping and apparently did
not hear the cries of alarm. They
were finally aroused and started to
leave. The Lehmans became sep
arated and were found later. Mrs.
Lehman died at a hospital. Lehman
was reported to be recovering at the
hospital. Others injured and taken
to hospitals included A. C. Tveit, Seat
tle, Wash., overcome by smoke.
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Pawnee County Rural Mail
Carriers Form Organization
Pawnee City, Neb., Jan. (Spe
clal.)—A meeting of the rural mail
carriers of Pawnee county was held
here and a county organization form
ed which will be a unit in the state and
national organizations of mail car
riers. The president of the state as
sociation, Carl Mutehmore of Liberty,
was present. The following officers
were elected: President. M. E. Milli
gan, Buchard; vice president. Chester
Borden, Armour, and secretary-trea
surer, J. J. Krouch, Tawnee City,
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Platte Valley Ministers
Opp ose Arbuckle Pictures j
Fremont, Neb., Jan. 9.—(Special.)—
The Platte Valley Mlnistterial union
tequested proprietors of movie houses
that pictures featuring Boscoe (Fatty)
Arbuckle be banned from the screen
in Fremont. The resolution followed
the announcement by one of the the
aters that public opinion will dictate
the policy of the house in regard to
Arbuckle picture#
Some Angles of the Reparations Crisis
Copyright, Hit
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The parting of the ways.
"No Man’s I.and."
House Refuses
to Judge Merits
of Arbuckle Case
Omaha Member Insists Legis
lature Consider Only Local
Affairs—Senate Voices
Its Disapproval.
Lincoln, Jan. 9.—(Special.) — The
lower house of the state legislature
today refused to pass judgment on
Roscoe (Fatty) Arbuckle, screen
clown, and defeated a resolution com
mending Nebraska motion picture ex
hibitors for refusing to show Arbuckle
films.
The resolution went down under a
vote of 56 to 36.
The senate,'on resolution by Barr,
voiced Us disapproval of the showing
of Arbuckle films in Nebraska. The
Barr resolution did not even produce
a ripple in the upper branch and
went through without a single dis
senting vote and without discussion,
house fight against the resolution.
Robert StrehloW of Omeha led the
fight against the resolution.
"If we begifi,” he said, "taking a
hand in the affairs of Hollywood, we
will spend half of our time here in
debating resolutions on Chinese, Si
berian and every other proposition
which any uplift society desires to put
in the hands of a friendly legislator.
Not Ruling Universe.
"Our business is making laws and
not handling the affairs of Hollywood
or some foreign country. This issues
fair warning that our business does
not extend beyond the boundaires of
Nebraska."
Democrats attempted to make a
party issue out of the resolution by
declaring republicans were backing up
the decision of Will Hays, "czar of the
movies,” a former member of Presi
dent Harding's cabinet.
However, as many republicans voted
for the resolution as against it.
The resolution was introduced by C
F. Beushausen of Loup City yester
day, and under the rules, one legis
lative day had to pass before any ac
tion could be taken upon it.
vote on Resolution.
Following is the vote on the re&olti
tion:
Against resolution:
Republicans—Amspoker, Allan, JJailoy.
Baldige, Barbour, Belding. Burke. Cole
man, Denamore. Donnelly, Dyball, Dysart,
Egger, Easam, Gallagher. Gould. Hansen.
Hueftke, Hughes, Kelfer, Kendall, Mc
Cain. Miner. North. Smiley, Smith. Staats,
Stibal, Strehlow, Ward, Wilson.—31.
Democrats—Auxier Ball. Book, Broome,
Brown. C. B. Collins, G. S. Cojllns, Davis
(Fillmore), Dennis, Dutcher, Klaaaser,
Gordon, Heffernan, ohnson. Kautsky,
Keck, O’Gara, O'Malley. Quinn, Regan,
Rourke. Schneringer. Yochum.—23.
Progressives—Axtell, Raasch.—2.
Total—56.
For resolution:
Republicans—Davis tCass). Gilmore,
Green. Hall, Hardin. Harriilgton, John*
ston, Lamb, Dundy. Wears, Nelson, Parkin
son. Peterson, Pollard. Refcce, Reynolds, j
Thatcher, Tlmme, Whitehead, Wilson
(Dawes), Wlngett, Wise. Wood.—23.
Democrats—Boushauscn. Hyde, Kemper,
Keyes, Mitchell, Moore, Morgan. Neff, Orr,
Ofltcrman, Ottoman, Yochum, Wells.—13.
Total—36.
Carroll Lands Job and Also
Gus Hyers’ Speedy Car
Lincoln, Jan. 9.—(.Special.)— Govern
or Bryan announced today the ap
pointment of Tom Carroll, present fed
eral prohibition officer, who will not
be ''state sheriff,' but will be titled
“chief deputy enforcement officer."
Carroll, Bryan announced, will re
ceive the same salary of $3,000 a year
which Gus Hyers, retiring state sher
iff. received; he will occupy the same
downtown office rooms in which I-ly
ers operated; he will use the same
"high powered Cadillac automobile”
used by Hyers, and like Hyers, will
use as many gumshoe deputies In
hunting down bootleggers as used by
the former state sheriff, providing
they are needed.
"How will Carroll's duties differ
from those of Hyers," Bryan was
asked.
"I’ll not discuss that at tills time,"
replied the governor, then added: "Mr.
Carroll Is the peer of Nebraska police
officers and he Is as good a diplomat
«a hi li t police officer,''
Day’s Activities
in Washington
The senate banking committee, by
a five to three vote, reported the Len
root-Anderson government aid rural
credits bill.
Senator Capper, republican, ICan
i sas, endorsed proposals for American
| aid toward settlement of European
I economic problems.
The senate itad house reached an
agreement on hll provisions of the
naval appropriation bill and tho
measure was sent to the president.
The house judiciary committee re
ported that the Keller impeachment
charges against Attorney General
Daugherty hau not been substanti
ated in any particular.
Opposition to consideration at this
session of revenue bills, except emer
gency measures, was expressed in a
resolution adopted by the house ways
and means committee.
Arrangement of satisfactory terms
for settlement of Great Britain's war
debt to the United States was declared
at the White House to be impossible
under the present restrictions of the
debt funding law.
Senator Bursum, republican. New
Mexico, announced he would reintro
duce in modified form bis bill provid
ing pensions for Mexican and civil
war veterans and their widows,
which recently was vetoed by Presi
dent Harding.
J. C. Donnell, president of the Ohio
Oil company, testifying at the senate
oil investigation, declared the action
of Secretary Fall in granting leases
in the Teapot Dome field in Wyom
ing to the Sinclair interests was an
tagonistic to a proper conservation
policy.
State department formally stated In
reply to published denials from Paris
that Secretary Hughes had taken mi
with Ambassador Jusserand his piui.
for a reparations settlement and that
the latter had presented to him Pre
mier Poinare's "observations” on the
suggestion.
Representative Upshaw of Georgia,
in a speech in the house, said he
would give the authorities all evi
dence plated in his hands of drinking
by government officials, but would not
make public tbe names of senators
and representatives who "lift the dev
ilish bottle to their lips."
500 Political Prisoners
in Mexico Granted Freedom
El Paso, Tex., Jan. 9.—Five hun
dred political prisoners have been re
leased from various prisons in Mexico,
following the ratification of the
amnesty decree by the national cham
ber of deputies, according to a report
received at the El Paso Mexican con
sulate from Mexico City.
The decree was Issued on Christmas
day by President Obregon and was
ratified by the chamber of deputies
on January 5.
Geneva Community Club -
Discusses Home Health
Geneva, Neb., Jan. 9.—(Special.)—
At the Community club dinner,
county health and homo interests
wore discussed. Miss Amy MacOwan,
Hcd Cross nurse for tho county, and
Miss Kdna Prgler, home demonstra
tion agent, were tho speakers.
Aged Woman Injured.
Pawnco City, Nel>., Jan. 9.—(Spe
cial.)—Mrs. George ShellAibarger, 87,
pioneer of this city, was seriously in
jured while carrying wopd into the
house. She slipped and fell with her
arms loaded with wood and sustained
a broken hip.
Oklahoma Bank Held Up.
Hinton, Okl., Jan. 9.—Three bandits
held up the First National bank of
Hinton today, locked three persona in
the bank vault and escaped in a motor
car with approximately $10,000 in cur
ropey and bond*.
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Farm Bloc Head
Urg es American
Aid for Europe
Farmiug Interests of Country
Require Stability of In
dustry Abroad, Senator
Capper Declares.
Washington Jan. 9.—Proposals for
American aid toward settlement of
Kuropean economic problems were en
dorsed in the senate today by Senator
Capper, republican, Kansas, chairman
of the farm bloc, who said American
farming interests require stability tn
Kurope to afford a market for Ameri
can agricultural products.
Secretary Hughes’ plan for an in
vestigating commission would ’’pre
pare the way for a world economic
conference," declared Senator Capper,
who also declared himself in favor of
Senator Borah's recent conference
proposal.
Suggests World Conference.
"A world economic and armament
limiting conference,” said Senator
Capper, "to lie called at an early date
seems to be the only practicable means
to be invoked for preventing war
wrecked Europe from going on the
rocks and plunging us all into eco
nomic chaos. tVe cannot imitate the
ostrich and maintain that there is no
crisis to ourselves and the world
growing out of the European uusct
tlement.”
"Any plan looTting toward the solu
tion of the European economic tan
gle,” he said, "would probably benefit
the farmer sooner than any other
American produced. HU markets art
demoralized by existing conditions.
Fifteen per cent of our farm output
must find a market outside of the
farm industry and properly maintain
United States if we are to save our
our own food supply.
Of Immense Benefit.
A revival of export demand would
be of immense and Immediate benefit
to the agricultural west.’
Senator Johnson, republican Cali
fornia, in a brief observatiu.1 said that
Senator Capper in opposing ohliga
tlons, commitments or cancellation of
the allied debt, left nothing but good
advice to be offered Europe.
Telephone Company Asks
Court to Retain Surcharge
Lincoln. Jan. 9.— (Special. k-Argu
ments were heard In the federal court
here on the motion file b.v the state
railway commission to dismiss the
suit recently brought by the North
western Cell Telephone company to
enjoin the commission, from removing
the 10 per cent surcharge and put
ting into effect a new scale of toll
rates. >
fhe attorney for the commission in
arguing in behalf of tho motion
claimed that the company should ap
peal to the Nebraska supreme court
from the order of the commission in
stead of rushing into federal court.
It was tho same line of defense that
the state employed recently In suits
brought by railroads against the dif
ferent Nebraska counties to enjoin
the collection of taxes claimed to be
excessive.
Free State Mail Capture Isle.
Belfast, Jan. 9.—(By A. P.)_Free
state forces are reported to have cup.
tured Quaker Island In Lough Bee,
between counties Longford apd Bob'
doinmon. Armored cars and airplanes
were used. None of the defenders es
caped, according to the report, four
being killed and the remainder taken
prisoner.
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The Weather
Forecast.
Wednesday, fair and warmer.
Hourly Temperatures.
** ft. ro.30
• a. in. 30
1 «. m.*0
I* a. in* .**9
» •• m.211
10 a. m. t.30
It a. m .32
« nw ..u
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* p. m.
3 p. Ml.
4 p. m.
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7 p. m.
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French May
Be on Move
at Daybreak
Troops All Set to Start Occu
pation of Coal Fields—Sun
rise Expected to See Invad
ing Planes Over Essen.
Allied Nations Notified
BILLETIN'.
Essen, Jail. B.—(By A. I'.)—A con
ference was in progress at 8:30 this
evening between the French army
chiefs and Uurgomeistcrs of lliiis
berg. Essen, Muellieiin, Itatingen,
Gerreslieim and other towns to be
occupied. No information is yet
available, as the ronferenre is behind
closed doors.
BULLETIN.
Duesseldorf, Jan. 0.—(By A. P.)—
All passenger automobiles and heavy
delivery tracks have been requisitioned
by the Freneli government on orders
issued by General Kinian. The gen
eral, with (lie oher burgomaster will
inspect and select the best of the auto
mobiles for use by the French.
Those refusing to hand over their
ears will lie tried by the French
military court.
Paris, Jun. 9.—(By A. P.)—Franco
Is ready tonight to selie the Huhr at
daybreak. There are many reasons to
believe that tomorrow’s sun will dis
close French*airplanes hovering over
Essen, while a long siring of tanks
crawl into the Kruppa' home in ad
vance of foot and horse troops.
The zero hour has been fixed, but
until the occupation army marches,
the time, place, manner and exact
objectives are held by the government
as a military and political secret.
France late today notified England
through the French ambassador at
London, and the American ambassa
dors at Paris and Brussels were in
formed by the French and Belgian
governments, respectively what
France plans to do. The French to
night are also armed with the repara
tions commission’s declaration that
Germany is In voluntary default In
coal deliveries; so there is no appar
ent cause fo? further delay.
Molds Final Conference.
M. Magi not. tho war minister, lias
had a final conference with Premier
Poincare, assuring him that the army
is ready; the technical men, even
emergency crews of railroaders and
telegraphers, in case of strikes in the
Ruhr, are awaiting orders at Duessel
dorf and their military escort is im
patient to be off.
General De Goutto with his stuff
left Mayence for Puesseldorf Just
ahead of the last train load of May
cnee troops and all will be in Duesscl
dorf late tonight.
This readiness, however, is no proof
that the French have set their ad
vance for Wednesday morning; thero
may be a delay until Thursday, so
that Premier Poincare can give par
liament the news while It is still fresh,
and there are some who think that the
premier may wait until he has in
formed the chamber of his plans so
that parliament may, by a vote of
confidence, be responsible for the or
der to Foch's men—"take Essen."
Anticipate No Protest.
Whatever date is fixed, there is no
longer any vague uneasiness that the
United Stales or Great Britain may
stop the advance by a protesA, for file
French government and people alike
(Turn tu Page Three, Column One.)
What Shoes Will Cost
Announced by Shoe Men
Chicago, Jan. 9.—Shoe prices rang
ing from $8 to $15 for low shoes and
from $9 to $15 for high sho£s, with
ektreme styles, much more costly,
emanated from the National Shoe Re
tailers' association today in annual
convention here.
An Increasing popularity of galosh
es for women ami adoption of them
by men for winter wear was predicted.
Women’s galoshes, it was said, will
be made in lighter weights and more
attractive.
For Spring, J. c. Boyd, a St. Louis
manufacturer, said women's stylcn
for street wear will include: Faun
suede, trimmed with light tan and me
dium dark calf: medium dark suede,
trimmed with black calf and patent
leather; white buck, trimmed with
Muck calf patent leather and white
calf. Ixnv heels will bo worn. For
pre-Easter evening wear women's pop
ular styles will be French brocades
In favored colors and silver, gold,
white brocades and satins.
Dr. Henry Van Dyke
<^uil8 Princeton Faculty
Princeton, N. J„ j„n. 9.—Dr. Henry
\an Dyke, noted author. former
American ambassador to the Nether
lands, and Professor of English at
Princeton university sineo ]SD9, has
tendered his resignation from the fac
ulty in a letter to President John
C rier Jlibben.
Dr. Van Dyo declared he wished
to mnke way for a younger man. He
recently celebrated his 70th birthday.
Former Baseball Umpire
Sent to Federal Prison
Muskogee. Okl„ Jan. D.-Ualpl, W.
Pontius of Tulsa, former umpire in
the Western Baseball association and
Southwestern league, pleaded guilty In
federal district court hero today to a
charge of selling stolen automobiles,
and was sentenced to two and a half
years in tho federal prison at Leavea
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