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/ * VOL. 52—NO. 191. OMAHA, FRIDAY, JANUARY 26, 1923.* 5;„r ,!/. W^ _ TWO CENTS HouseGives Daugherty Clean Bill Notion of Committee in Exon erating Attorney General of Charges Made by Keller Adopted. 1’0-t to 77. Vote Follows Hot Debate Washington. ,J:jn, L'..—(By p.l— The house, by a vote of 104 to 77. ap proved tonight the action of Its judl ■i-i.tr." committee in giving Attorney, I'cncrai Iluughert.v' a clean bill of liealth on tlic impeachment c!targes I brought against him by Uoprrsenta- ' live Keller, republican, Minnesota. Without a roll call and by practic ally an unanimous vote, it adopted also a resolution discharging the com mittee from further consideration of the charges and laying the Keller im peachment resolution on tbo table. The two votes were regarded as hav ing the effect of closing the incident. The question of whether the house lias the constitutional power to com pel a member to testify before its ; committees was left undecided. This was raised in the midst of the judi ciary committee hearings when >1 r. Keller refused to respond to a sub- ! poena served on him after his dra- | matlc withdrawal from further par-I tlcipntion in the proceedings. Holds Punishment Possible. The committee, in its report, took the position that the house could pun ; iti Mr. Keller by imprisonment or oth rwire until he did testify, the term of imprisonment, however, not to extend beyond this session of con '.rose, but it made no recommenda tion on the subject, nor did the hnuso take direct action upon it. The house votes were preceded by three hours of spirited debat \ fea tured by attacks upon and defense of Mr. Keller, and by assaults ttpott .Samuel l ntermyer of New York. Jackson M. Ralston of this city, win was Representative Keller’s counsel, and bis associate. John It. Valiev of Tics ton. and Samuel i Jumpers, presi dent of the American federation of Labor. Referring to letters written by Mr. I’ntermycr regarding the impeach ment charges, which were made a cart of the minority report filed by Representative Thomas. democrat, Kentucky, Representative Goody hoontz, republican, West Y Irghila. charged that these documents had been “dragged In to besmirch the Judiciary committee.” He aflded that he did not then have time to dis cuss Mr. Vntermyer’s “record” fully, but that he would do so In an exten sion of his remarks In the Congres sional Record. Attacks Moral Record. ‘ In the first place,” he declared, “ihis man's moral record is not good. He was convicted by the court of i hmeery in the state of New Jersey as being (he arch perpetrator of a dirty fraud that was enacted in such a way as to filch from the poekets of hun dreds of working people, thousands and thousands of dollars.” Chairman Volstead of the judiciary committee also assailed Mr. Untrr inyer. declaring that he was "Inter ested in” the prosecution of the Keller charges despite his denial that he had had any connection with their prepa lation. Tlie chairman devoted much of his prepared address, however, to attack on Mr. Keller. Mr. Volstead charged that Mr. Kel ler from the first had treated the com mittee in an "insolent” manner; that he had written the committee an "In sulting and abusive letter” and that ho and his henchmen "knew from the first that they did not have the evi dence to support the charges.” Thomas Defend* Keller. Representative Thomas defended Mr. Keller, who is in Florida recuper ating from a recent illness. He de clared that the Minnesota member had shown no "insolence” but that, on the other hand, members of the com mittee had heckled him and his coun sel from the 6tart of the public hear ings. There was n sharp clash between the Kentucky member and Mr. Vol stead when Mr. Thomas charged that t he chairman had ‘'deleted" the origi nal record of the hearings. Mr. Vol stead vigorously denied the charge, but Mr. Thomas insisted upon it. de claring that at one stage of the hear lugs the chairman had peremptorily commanded Mr. Keller to sit down, while the official record made it ap pear that the command had been a mild'1 request. Split in Party Lines. Interrupting the long debate, Rep resentative Onrrett of Tennessee, the democratic loader, asked why the house was disregarding a long estab lished precedent and acting upon an adverse report on an impeachment resolution. He argued that the report of the committee ended the matter and that no action should be taken, hut Mr. Volstead declared the charges were “solemn” ones and should be disposed of. There was a split m party lines on the proposition to give Mr. Daugherty » clean bill of health. 1! republicans voting in the negative and 10 demo < rats in the affirmative. The repub licans were Beck, Browne. Cooper. Lamport, John M. Nelson and Voigtat of Wisconsin; Dowell, Kopp and Sweet of Iowa: Janies and Wood ruff of Michigan, and Sinclair of North Dakoyt. The democrats Toting in the affirm itive were: Bland, Deal. Montague and Woods of Virginia; Blanton of Texas. Eyrnes and Dominick of South Carolina; Dupree of Louisiana; Fish ed of Tcnessce, and Lea of California. Reduction in Freight Charges Proposed Chicago, Jan. 25.—Reduction of freight rates on a number of com modities manufactured principally in the Chicago territory from Chicago and points taking the same tales to California and intermediate points, is proposed by the Atchison, Topeka & £anta Fe railroad, it was announced. The new tariffs are expected to he published soon, but the date when they will be effective has not been de termined. Among the commodities proposed for cheaper rates, the present and pro posed rates, are the following; Ammunition. $1.73. 51.10; drugs and chemicals, $2.IS, $2.10: brass, hronre and copper goods. $2.10, $1.85; talking machines. $3.00. $2.50; cotton wastes, $1.83. 31.25; bottle', fruit jars, etc., $1.30, $1.13: pianos, etc., $3.22, $2.30; soap. washing compounds, etc., $1.42',;. $1.23; paints. $1.33, $1.25; caustic sodas. $1.35. $1: twine and cordage, $1.35. $1.25: linseed oil. $1.35, $1.10; lard and lard substitutes, $2.10, *1.60; rubber tires, $3,871;, $2.50; tin and tin plate." 31.20, 75 rents; canned goods, $1.35. 31.05; roofing material, * 1.42 > a. $J. 10; plate glass. $2.38, $1.58; heating apparatus. $1.50, $1.30. Institute Plan of Meat Packers Is Now Assured Combined Educational and Research Institution With I rade Association and Industrial Museum. Washington, Jan. i'5.—(Special.!_ Establishment of a national institu tion combining broad educational, re search and trade association facilities is assured for the meat-packing busi ness, America's largest manufafctur ing industry, according to an an nouncement made here by the Insti- ; tute of American Meat Packers in the name of Thomas E. Wilson of Chi; j cago,. chairman of the organizations! "development plan commission." Mr. Wilson's statement, in part, follows: ".Sufficient funds now ha\e been | subscribed by the meat packers of America to begin actual development of the institute plan. This plan pro vides for the ultimate development at t'hlcago of a combined educational in stitution, research Institute, trade as sociation and industrial museum. This institution will be national, not loeul in character, and will serve the en tire packing industry. "Approximately $150,000 has been subscribed by the meat packers of the United States to cover the neces sary surveys and initial developments during a three year period. These special subscriptions are entirely in addition to the "regular revenues re ceived by the institute for carrying on its present educational and trade activities. “Development of the institute plan w ill mean the creation by the largest Industry in America, perhaps in the world, of an institution which com bines with the research and technical educational facilities of continental in dustrial Institutes and trade activi ties and expostion features of Ameri can business associations. "Systematic Instruction will ho pro vided for then already engaged In the industry, ns well as for men in tending to enter the industry. The packers of the United States have authorized the creation forth with with a bureau of Industrial edu cation and the engagement of an edu cator of distinction in this Held to direct it. A thoroughgoing survey if the educational possibilities and difficulties of the American meat packing industry will he made, and future provision for instruction re specting both methods and kinds will be slurped largely by the results of the survey. Similarly, a bureau of sieentifie research will he established at once and a competent director of standing engaged, A survey of the scientific problems of the industry will be made. ‘ Oamha Bee * Want ’ Ads Bring Better Results for me than any other Omaha newspaper,” says Mrs. H. “In addition, a better class of domestic help responds to the\“Want” Ads in The Omaha Bee.” If you need a maid, cook, seamstress—in fact, any kind of help, phone At-lantic 1000 and profit by' Mrs. H. ex perience. Omaha Bee A-B-C 'Want" Ads Always the same— in service. Always different— in opportunity. Hooicr Sees in Ruhr Situation Advantage to U. S. Manu facturers and Harm to Farmers. Germans Face Food Crisis By t.KOKGK F. At Til IKK. tt ublnttMi I orre-i'ondrnt The O.nnliti Hr.. Washington, Jan. 25.—(Special.)— Confidence in the continued industrial prosperity of the United Slates, de spite tlie French occupation of the Ruhr and the consequent interruption of German production, was expressed by Secretary of Commerce Iloover here today. Temporary advantage for the manufacturing industry of the country is confidently looked forward to, although additional depression for agriculture is anticipated as a result of the lessening of German ability to buy the normal supply of foodstuffs. This combined encouragement and depression is not expected to turn the tide in tiie general direction of pros perity. although it will make the farming situation more difficult. No agency of the government has expressed approval of the proposal to establish foreign credits for the purchase 0f American foodstuffs as contained in the N'orlieck Nelson bill providing for a fund amounting to $250,000,000 for this purpose. The hope is expressed that the Germans may in some way find a means of fi nancing their purchases, although no methods for doing so arc forthcom ing from Washington. Food Crisis Expected. Germany, it is estimated in De partment of Commerce circles, will require about 5150,000.000 of food Rtuffs between now and Septembi r next. A large amount of this should already be on the way and with in terruptions due to the European situ ation a food crisis is expected In that country' by April next. The advantage which is expected to accrue to the United States will he reaped largely by the producers of steel products, but is expected to apply to all forms of manufactures susceptible to export. Tleing up of the Ruhr Industries and stopping the easy flow of coal into Germany prop er. plus interruption of transport, is expected to interfere materially with all forms of material production in Germany. By this means, Germany, it is expected, will pay in the sacrifice of world markets, which she was re gaining rapidly, for the Ruhr occupa tion is regarded as a blow nimed at the very industrial heart of Germany. The advantage that will accrue to thin country is looked upon as only a temporary one, but hope is ex pressed that ig the readjustment the United States will he able to break even. Farmer Again Jo Suffer. The effect of the European situa tion upon agriculture is regarded as serious. With the price of the home product affected by the surplus for export, the farmer is cxpocted to suf fer materially by slowlpg up of Ger man purchasing power and the delay to the European recovery. Government experts see in this sit uation. which is building up manufac turers and depressing agriculture, a continued movement to the cities and into the industrial centers. It is believed this migration is al ready evident in the movement of negroes from the south into the north which is reaching startling propor tions and threatens grave limitation of farm labor In the southern sections. This movement, it is expected, will result in reduced crop production and in increasing the consuming market for the lessened farm acreage. / I r-ge Economic Conference. The European situation as it affects agriculture is prompting western farm members to more determined action to bring about government aid in fi nancing the sale of crops abroad. Senator Xorbeck of South Dakota, whose bill to provide a revolving fund for foreign credits' was reported by the senate committee on agriculture, will press for favorable action upon his measure while other farm senators are urging an economic conference or are leaning towards the Borah proposition for a political conference which might terminate the impasse between Germany and France. In the meantime, the Department of Coifimerce has received reports from Russia showing that the wheat acre [ age in that country will be greatly in. creased this year over last. Most of the grain raised in Russia is winter wheat and rye. Xo check on these reports has been received, but it is accepted as accurate. This means that the government will probably terminate the work of the Russian relief commission within the near future. The increased acre age is believed to represent ability of Russia to feed itself, although the broken down transport conditions In that country make such a result upllkcly. I Grand Island Man Found Guilty of Assaulting Girl Grand Island. Neb., .Ian. 25.—(Spe , rial.)—Russell Kelly, charged in the dirtriet court with assault and bat : tery on a 15-year-old girl in his ern 1 ploy at a restaurant, was found guilty ! by the jury and was given the maxi mum sentence by Judge Paine. Kelly, ! who is not 30. will serve three months | in tha county jail ./> «/ Reduction >J?-V Bill Goes to Bryan Lincoln, .Ian. 25. — (Special.) — Senate file No. 1, lowering salaries of code secretaries, is the first bill of more than a technical nature to be presented to Governor Uryan for signature or veto. The bill recommended for passage yesterday by nn almost solid republi can majority in the lower bouse and opposed by an almost solid demo cratic majority was passed with tho full republican majority of 57 this morning. The two republicans who joined the democrats yesterday joined tho republican fold today and ^the lone democrat who voted with * tho republicans yesterday straddled the mule today. In the senate the bill was passed by tlie almost solid republican ma jority of 23. The governor has five days from a bill's passage to sign or veto it, and in the event bo docs neither, t lie hill automatically be comes a law without signature. Inquiry Into Mob “Atrocities” i n Mer Rouge Closes Scores of Witnesses Tell of Flogging and Warnings— Evidence to Be Present . ed to Grand Jury. Bastrop, I,a., Jan. 25.—(By A. P.)— The open hearing conducted by the state of Louisiana in (he operations of masked men in Morehouse parish, which Attorney General A. V. Coco has characterized as the "Morehouse atrocities," ended today after having been in session continually since Jan uary 5. Scores of witnesses testified concerning floggings. deportations, circulation of warnings by a "vigil ante committee,” kldnapings and the spiriting away of Watt Daniel and T. F. Richard on August 24, of whom no trace was found until their bodir* floated to the surface of Lake La Fourche on December 22. The entire hearing revolved around the disappearance of Daniel and Richard and virtually every witness was questioned concerning the 'cir cumstances of their whipping. Leon Jones of Moselle, Miss., tlio only witness at tlie concluding ses sion. testified that his car was din abled on the highway about three quarters of a mile from Lake I. .a Fourche "some time in August,” and that during the night one small tour ing car and a truck containing niiiaked men and two others who ap peared to be pri^pners, passed him, bound toward the lake. Some time! inter the cars returned from the lake1 and, he daid, there seemed to be no prisoners. The hearing adjourned at 10:25, but a few minutes prior to that time At torney General Coco made a state ment to the court declaring that evi dence had been developed sufficient to show the Ku Klux Klan responsible for lawlessness in the parish. Attacks Legality oPHearing. Judge William Harnett, counsel for the men who, expecting they will he ] defendants, have retained legal aid, attacked in a lengthy formal statement j the legality of the open hearing and the character of testimony adduced. Judge Fred M. Odom, immediately before adjournment, took exception to certain statements of Judge Barnett and declared they were reflections upon the court and that he expected to issue a formal statement upon the subject. Judge Harnett, in a brief verbal statement in reply, declared no reflection whatever upon the court was intended. Evidence developed at the hearing I will not ho placed before the grand j jury until all of the testimony taken here has been transcribed and briefed. It has been stated by an associate of the attorney general that the brief cannot be prepared in less than three weeks after the work of transcribing has been completed. Attorney General Coco will place before the jury only the brief and a copy of the transcript, and will have none of the witnesses on hand unless the Jury requests that they be sum-1 moned. he said. It was stated that! nothing concerning the proceedings of the jury would be made public - until it made its report to the court. ! Consider Case in Marrli. The six months’ term of the pres ent grand jury expires the first Mon day in March and it is hardly likely that the ease will be presented to i that body, but the new jury is to be 1 selected and organized that day amt! it is thought Its first work will be investigation of charges to be filed by the attorney general. The attorney general has stated on several occasions that none of the prospective defendants would, be ar rested until after the grand jury re port. Dr. B. M. Mclvoin, former may or of Mer Rouge, and T. Jeff Bur nett, former Morehouse deputy sher iff, however, already have been charged with murder in connection witli the death of Daniel and Rich ard and both ore at liberty under $3,000 bail. It has been declared by the attor ney general that the state would seek the indictment of between 23 and 50 persons on charges ranging from murder to assault and battery. Con spiracy. It lias been stated officially,' Mill figure prominently in the case when it Is brought to the attention ! of the grand Jury and other alleged , acts of the hooded hands are covered! by a law enacted at a special session of the legislature in 1ST0. I'lmiifti, living model.f. beauties, phenominai , <ia,ncjna end A1 Rcevea. Gayoty, now.—Adv. Where Only the Devil Works The • D«.e prisoner Farmer Now Is Held in Red Oak Murder Query Two Men in Jail Pending In* vestigation Into Death of Albert Girardi. Red Oak, la., Jan. 25.—(Special.)— John Stewart, farmer, 12 miles north west of here, was placed in the Mont gomery county jail last night pending investigation of the murder of Albert Girardi. Omaha, whose body was found Monday night In his motor car near the Stewart farm, Stewart is the employer of George Justin, who is also held for investigation. Stewart's arrest followed the dis covery by Sheriff Arthur Baker and deputies of a pair of blood-soaked over alls in Austin's room and the finding of tine splotches, which officers say is blood, on his own overalls. Stewart told the officers that he could not ac count for the splotches, but denied they were blood stains. The authorities explain that they are holding Stewart and Austin be cause their present information indi cates that the prisoners were the last two men to have seen Girardi alive. General denials are said to have been made by Stewart and Austin ns to any knowledge of the death of the Omaha man. The cheek for $75 which was found in one of Girardi's pockets has been traced by the officials to Herman Beuhlrr, who is quoted as having said that it was given to Girardi. In his statements to the sheriff Stewart said Girardi told him he was going to Macedonia. Ia., to sell liquor. At noon today the investigtors an nounced that they had obtained no definite information which would lead them to solving the mystery of Girardi's death. Private detectives from Omaha are working on the case. Funeral services for Albert Girardi, 29/ 1309 South Sixth street, were held at 11 this morning at St. Annes church. Rev. Michael Stagno pleach ed the funeral sermon in Italian, which dealt with general Christian teachings and preparedness for an un timely death. Tlie funeral was la-gtly attende<|. Interment was u: Holy Sep ulcher cemetery. Harding Bark at Desk. Wahlngton, Jan. 25.—Prsidenc Har ding returned to his desk today for the first time since he was taken ill with grippe more than a week ago. During his abseuce he was confined to his bed for several days and sub sequently remained in his room under orders of the White House physician, Brig. Gen. C. E. Sawyer. The past few days, however, he has virtually been in normal condition, according to Dr. Sawyer, but has been kept from work because it was desired that he take a rest after a strenuous year without a \ scat.on Day’s Activities in Washington _ c I President Harding, recovered from the grippe, returned to his desk after more than a week's absence. The senate began consideration of another rural credits proposal—the Lenroot-Anderson government aid bill Senator Borah, republican, Idaho, announced he would reintroduce his resolution requesting the president to call an international economic con ference, Mrs. John B. Henderson, widow of the late Senator Henderson, Missouri, offered the government a $500,000 newly constructed residence as a home for the vice president. Authority would be given the presi dent, under a bill introduced by Sena tor Brookhart, republican, Iowa, to take over and operate coal mines in an emergency. Senate proponents of the adminis tration shipping bill failed in an ef fort to obtain unanimous consent to curb debate so that an early vote on the measure could be obtained. Cash and stock dividend payments by the Texas company, one of the largest "independents” since its or ganization in 1903, totaled $116,787, 000, Ainos I,. Beaty, its president tes tified at the senate oil Investigation. Taking cognizance of reports that "embassy liquor” was reaching boot leggers, treasury officials were under stood to have called the attention of the State department to certain "un usual shipments” of intoxicants to embassy's and legations. Secretary Hughes informed the sen ate foreign relations committee that Roland \\\ Boyden, unofficial Ameri can observer with the reparations commission, had been instructed to refrain from expressing an opinion of proposals before the commission nnd in the absence of instructions, not to offer suggestions. Announcement was made that Elio W adsworth, assistant secretary of the treasury, would represent the United States at the interallied conference which will convene in Paris in March, to consider adjustment of payments by Germany for the maintenance of troops of other governments on the Rhine. The house, by a vote of 207 to 77, approved action of its judiciary com mittee In giving a clean bill of health to Attorney General Daugherty on the Keller impeachment charges. Quake Felt at Sea. ^ Bremerton. Wash., Jun. 25.—The battleship Texas arrived at the Puget Sound naval station here with a re port of an earthquake Tuesday morn ing while it was at sea. The disturb nnoe, supposed to have been one that was felt extensively in California, shook the vessel from stein to stern, lasting more than a minute safd officer*. Japanese Desire to Respect Spirit of Arms Parley J I Premier Kato Says Three-; Power Pact Might Be Formed in Case Treaty Is Not Ratified. Washington, Jan. 25.—(By A. P.)— The Japanese embassy announced to night I he receipt of official dispatches bearing upon the recent Interpellation of Premier Kato in the diet with ref erence to the Washington naval lim itation treaty. According to these advices, the premier did not Bay. as reported In press dispatches from To kio. that an understanding existed between the three great naval powers as to a course to follow In case the treaty was not ratified by all five signatories, but that in such an event “an agreement of some sort might eventually be reached by Japan, the United States and Great Britain.” “The following day, the 24th,“ the I embassy , announced, “in the house of representatives, replying to a ques-1 tion as to whether or not any under- ] standing exists among the three pow ers, lie flatly declared that there is no such agreement.” The dispatch said that in the house of peers on January 23, replying to a question by Viscount Kato. leader of the opposition, the prime minister said: “I believe that the naval treaty will be ratified. In the unlikely event that it should fail, an agreement of some sort might eventually be reach ed by Japan, the United States and Great Britain; but putting aside this question, let me say that even if the treaty fails, we earnestly desire to respect the spirit of the Washington conference in reducing expenditure and lightening the national burden." American Troops on Rhine Start Homeward Journey Antwerp, Jan. 25.—(By A. P.)—The transport St. Mlhlel, with the last of the American troops from the Coblenz bridgehead on board, sailed for the United States at 5:20 this afternoon. I Officers Seize Liquor X'ew York. Jan. 25.—Prohibition en forcement agents late today raided the Coamopolitan Drug company and seized liquors valued at $300,000. Al fred Tlenian. president of the con cern. and David Kahn, treasurer, were arrested. The Weather Forecast. Friday probably Know; not much change in temperature. Hourly Temperatures. A a. m..24 t p. m. IU r* a. m.26 f 2 p. in.3» i a. m.36 I 5 p. m.46 6 a. m. .26 4 p. in. . 40 • i. m.. ♦ SO ' ^ p. n».. 10 16 •. m.HI 6 p. m. HO II a. nt..35 i p. in. 36 It noon 3i | 1 p. m, 53 French Fire On Mob at Dusseldorf Clash Comes in Demonslrallon During General Strike. Galled in Protest at Invasion. Strike Ties Up Railways Duscldorf, Jan. 23.—|F.y A. P.)— Violent manifestations occurred in tint streets of Dusseldorf tills evening m connection with a general two-hour strike called in protest against tha French occupation And ns a welcom ing demom'tratlon to Fritz Thyssen. Sei erai shots were fired by the French m quelling the disorders and one Ger man was wounded. fronds Menace Troops. Kssen. Jan. 23.—(By A. P.l—The crowds in the streets of Kssen ha\e grown bigger and their mood uglier since the return of the industrial mag nates, who at Alayenco Wednesday were convicted by a French court martial and sentenced to pay fines for disobedience of the orders of the Franeo-Belgian authorities. For a time today it seemed ns if serious clashes between civilian mobs and French machine gunners were inevi table. There was great Jirbiliation about the station on the arrival of the mas nates’ train, ami mighty cheers and popular songs greeted them and fol lowed them to their homes and hotel* The French guards, believing them selves menaced, summoned reinforce ments. planted machine guns in the main squares and took possession of ths lobby of the Hotel Kalserhof which tonight resembles an arsenal, wliiie two companies of French dra goons are guarding the adjacent srquare. There was another noisy demonstra tion in front of the postoffloe, but no conflicts. The atmosphere continues electrical, and the temper of the civilian crowds is more hostile than at any tine since the beginning of the occupation, Strike Spreads. Dusseldorf, Jan. L'5.—(By A. P.>— The railroad strike has spread with great rapidity since the mine direc tors were fined at Mayence, and to day it was effective over the greater part of the Kuhr. No north, south or eaat hound pas senger trains left Dusseldorf after 8 o'clock this morning and the Fa^ls Berlin train was stalled at the sta tion here. Service to Essen waa com pletely interrupted. General AVaygand, Marshal Foch's chief of staff, arrived here from Paris today and immediately went Into con ference with General DeGoutte to con sider tile application of sterner mili tary measures against the Germans. "France is hero to stay until she gets complete satisfaction from Ger many." said M. LeTrocquer, minister of public works, who accompanied General AV'eygand. The measures were to be considered in view of a "lengthy occupation of the Kuhr,’’ it was said. "France Here to Stay.** "If Germany thinks her policy of resistance and sabotage will make France deviate one Jot from her reso (Torn t« Page Three, C'nlnmn Two.) St. Louis Lands 1923 Pulitzer Air Race Washington, Jan. 25.—The Pulitzer cup airplane contests will he held next fall at St. Ixniis, it was decided at a meeting of the officers and board of governors of the National Aeronautic association. Pilots of the air mail service who were credited with traveling more than 2.000,000 miles without a fata) ity in 1922, were awarded the Collier trophy for accomplishing “the most outstanding aeronautic performance of the year." Lieutenant MacRcady and Lieuten ant Kelly of the army air service were awarded the McKay trophy for having set new endurance and long distance airplane records. They were credited with 38 hours and 18 minutes of con tinuous flying, in which they covered the 2,060 miles on their nonstop flight recently from the Pacific coast to Fort Benjamin Harrison, Jnd. Many Respond to Appeal for Recruits iu Ireland Dublin, Jan. 25.—(By A. P.)—There was enthusiastic response today to the appeal of Defense Minister Mul cahy for army recruits to enlist under the short service agreement, not ex ceeding a year, to meet the present emergency. General Mulcahy strongly urged employers to encourage their work ers to enlist under a guarantee that their positions would be kept open for them. The government plan does not cal! for any addition to the permanent national army. Enlargement of the regular army would require negotia tion with England for a change in the treaty provisions. Postoffice Decrease Washington. Jan. 25.—(Special.)— The number of postofllces in the United States decreased 160 in the. last year. The number in Nebraska decreased from 961 in July, 1922, to 594 in January, 1923.
