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L VOL. 52—NO. 192. K V T« OMAHA. SATURDAY, JANUARY 27, 1923.* SdT «tt TWO CENTS
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Ultimatum
Issued to
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Klansmen
Knights Must Quit ‘‘Invisible
Empire"’ or Get Out of
Brooklyn. District At
torney Announces.
Plan Anti - Organization
New York Jan. -tf.—<By A. P.)—A
warning to members of the Ku Klux
Klan that they must give up their |
allegiance to tlie* •'invisible empire” or
got out of Brooklyn, was Issued by
0fA»tnet Attorney Dodd of Ring's
county and Magistrate.Dale.
The warning was voiced at the ar
raignment of eight alleged members
of the "inner circle" of the klan. who
were arrested Thursday night by mem
ber# of the bomb squad after they 1
had attended what their counsel ad
mltted to have been a klan meeting.
They were held in $1,500 bail for fur- j
ther examination—seven on charges
of possessing blackjacks and one on
•i charge of having a bottle of whisky
i the automobile in which all were
at rested.
Counsel for some of the defendants .
demanded an Immediate hearing, but
Magistrate Dale ipfused until he was 1
told of the presence of the blackjacks
in the car after the men had departed j
from Hie meeting, which it was ieqrii
»d. Is occupied in the day time by the
Brooklyn traffic court.
Open Meeting of klan.
Magistrate Dale asked M. It. Mathe
. nil, as the attorney for the majority
of the prisoners, whether it was a
meeting of the Ku Klux Klan.
Mathcron had a short talk with one (
of the prisoners.
"1 am Informed." lie then told the
court, "that It was an open meeting I
of the Ku Klux Klan designed to ac- I
quaint members of any other inter- j
csted with the aim and purposes of'
lhe klan," lie said.
Before fixing bail Magistrate Dale
conferred with the district attorney's*
office by telephone. Afterwards he -
raid lie had been requested by District
Attorney Dodd to say that the Ku
Klux Klan bad no place in Brooklyn
8^d would be driven out as fast as It
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To Organise Opposition.
Chicago, Jan. -t.—An "ail nations j
rally" to form the basis of a nation*1
ciganizatlon to oppose the Ku Klux
Klan 'and kindred organizations will
b- held at the Coliseum here begin
ning February -6 and continuing for
one week. Patrick H. O'Donnell, chair
man of the American l iiity league,
announced tonight.
Gov. John M. Parker of Louisiana !
has accepted an invitation to make
the opening address at the rally on
February -*> and Gov. A1 SiniMl of
New York is expected to speak along i
with other prominent speakers. Mr.
O’Donnell announced.
"This is expected to mark the he
gaining of a national movement," lie
said, "to harmonize all races and re
ligions in the common purpose of
breaking down the Ku Klux Klan and
kindred organizations that undertake
In overthrow separation of church and
-tale, freedom of conscience, equality
before the law and freedom of man to
act."
Following the meetings here Mr.
O'Donnell declared that similar meet
ings would lie held in other principal
cities of the country and that a na
tional organization opposing what he
termed the "treasonable principles"
of the klan will result.
Wizard Issues [statement.
Ku Klux Klansmen have no right
to lake the law into their own hands.
Hiram Wesley Evans. Imperial viz
ard of the organisation, who in a j
statement charged Governor Parker
of Louisiana with political or other
motive* jn instigating the Mcr Rouge
investigation of the deaths of Matt
l^hanlel and T. F. Richard, declared
^mlay.
Asked if the klan would defend any
men who may he arrested or indicted I
In connection with the Louisiana 1
case. Evans said:
"It would depend entirely upon the
condition of the Wansman. If he was
unable to provide defense for him
self he would most certainly see that
his rights as a klansman werp looked
after, and that he got justlre. We
would not use any effort anywhere
lo prevent a man from paying the |
just penalty for a crime committed." I
Uuoles From Oath.
"There is no set of circumstances
under which the klan would have a i
right to take into its own hands, or j
be responsible in any way for the en
forcement’ of the law, except insofar
ns their sworn duty as klansmen
would place them under the officials
charged with the enforcement of the
law.” Evans said. “Every klansman t
specifically takes the following oath,
which has never been published be
fore:
"I furthermore promise to swear j
that I will always, at all times, and in
•11 places, help, aid and assist the duly |
constituted officers of the law in the
proper performance of their legal ]
duties.”
"There is nothing contained in any i
oath that in any way permits, allows
or condones law violations.
"The mask is but a portion of our I
regalia. It is only worn within our j
kaverns during ceremony of naturali- !
jgtion or initiation—or. when special 1
dispensation is granted, in a public
parade, to the grave of a klansman.
or a man who has served the klan or
the country in an upstanding way. or
KWH am Ufmad of chant)."
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Local Woman’s Mother,
105, Dies in Chicago
Mrs. Abigail Hall.
Mis. Abigail Hall. 105, died Wednes
day morning at the home of her
daughter in Chicago,
Mrs. Hall is the mother of Mrs. Abi
ney street. Omaha. She was born
at Holden, Mass. Three years ago
she took up her residence in Chi
cago with a daughter. Mr. Hall died
In 1001 at the age of S3. |
Mrs. Hall was the mother of six
children, three daughters and three
sons. Cleorge Hall, one of her sons,
was killed in the civil war. Another
son died in childhood. The surviving
son, Marcus M. Hall, 7", Cedar Rap
ids, la., is reported to be at the point
of death.
Neither Mrs. Ill undage nor her
daughter will be able to attend the
funeral of Mrs. Hall owing to ill
health of Mrs. Brundage.
Mrs. Hull enjoyed good health, was
very alert and up until the last year
her eyesight was very good. During
the world war she did considerable
knitting for the Red Cross.
She cast her firs* vote for Charles
Hughes, republican nominee for presi
dent, in 1317.
Girardi Murder
Virtually Solved.
Statement Avers
Two Men Held Without Bond
Following Discovery of
Bloody King Pin INrar
Scene of Crime.
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Red Oak, la., Jan. 26.-—(Special.j
Mystery of the murder of Albert Gir
ardi, Omaha butte* and egg buyer, on
a road near Red Oak last Monday
night, has virtually been solved, at--,
cording to a statement issued by coun
ty officials tonight.
Two men, John Stewart, 32, and
George Austin, 30, are being held
without bond, on charges of first de
gree murder. Austin waned prelimi
nary hearing today on the ctiarge
against him. Stewart probably win be
arraigned tomorrow. The grand Jury
is expected to begin its investigation
of the case Monday.
Final cearing up of the case came
with the finding near the scene of the
crime of a king pin from a wagon,
covered with blood. This, Austin iden
tified ns the weapon used to kill Gir
ardi. Austin has confessed that Gir
ardi was murdered on the Stewart
farm following an argument over rt
10-gallon keg of whisky took them
for sale, according to County Attor
ney Billings. •
Statement issued today by officials
also declares that the car in which
Gtrardi's body was discovered was
set on fire 16 destroy the evidence.
Magazine Writer Dies.
Little Rock, Ark., Jan. 26.—Wil
liam R. Lighton, magazine writer, died
today at Hollywood, Cal., according to
a telegram received here. Ills home
was in Fayetteville, Ark,
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Girls Flee
As Clubman
P u r s u e/
% Armed
Bats ami Pitchforks L t,
ture Arthur Kccline as
Quarry Takes Refuge.
Held for Investigation
A posse of citizens, armed with
shotguns, ball bats, shovels and pitch
forks, from the neighborhood of For
ty eighth and Center streets, captured
\rthur Keeline, capitalist of Omaha
and Council Bluffs, at 7 last night
after he had attempted to gtfin en
trance to a house where two young
girls had taken refuge from him.
Cecile Potter, 4118 South Forty
sixth avenue, and Mario Prenosil.
"117 South Forty-sixth street, each
IK, told police that Keeline, who met
them at Forty-eighth avenue and Cen
ter streets, after improper advances,
followed them as they fled.
They took refuge in the home of j
Mrs. lCffie Smid. 1908 South Forty
eighth street, a widow, who was home j
alone with her three small children.
Follows to Refuge.
The girls screamed as they ran to
the Smid home, attracting the atten
tion of neighbors. The nelghnors did^
not respond ut first, thinking the girls
were playing a hoax.
"The man ran after us to the j
house and we slammed the door in his ;
face," said Cccllc Potter. "We bolted j
the door and he kicked at it several |
lilies. Then he went to a window j
and'pulling a knife from his pocket,
tried to force open the window, lie I
made faces at me, too.
"Mrs. Smid and the three children
and Marie slipped out of the front
door while T kept his attention at the
window. When it ljibked like he was
going to open the window. I grabbed
a kettle of boiling hot water and held
it ready to pour on his head.”
Run for Neighbors.
Mrs. Smid. her three children and
the Prcnosil girl ran to neighbors and
screamed for help. The neighbors,
realizing what was happening, quickly
organized a posse and grabbed shot
guns, ball bats and other handy ar
ticles of defense.
Clair Potter, brother of the girl,
armed with a shotgun, and John Gra
bow-, 4904 Walnut street., carrying a
ball bat, led .the irate neighbors.
After searching about the premises
they found Keeline hiding in a small
shed near the house. He did not re
sist capture. "If he had, I hate to j
think what would have happened to j
him," said Grabow. "The crowd was j
an angry one.”
Held by Posse.
Keeline was held by the posse until
police arrived. At the police station
he was held without bond and
charged with being drunk, operating
an automobile while drunk anil inves
tigation. He gave his address as the
Omaha club. A Cadillac coupe which
he had left at Forty-eighth and Cen
ter struts was taken by police and
impounded until the trial.
Both girls _ were hysterical last
night because of their experiences.
"We got off of the street car at
Fiftietli and Center and walked to
ward Forty-eighth street.” said Ce
rile Potter. "Wo passed him at
about Forty-eighth avenue and ho
said to us: ‘Hello girls, where can I
get a taxicab?’
“We told him he would have to
walk two blocks to a street car be
cause there were no taxi stands in the
neighborhood. Then lie tried to find
out our names and when we wouldn't
tell him he said: 'It's mighty wet to- j
day. You will get your feet damp, i
Better let me take you home in my |
nice car.'
Girls .Start to Run. -
He pointed to a machine. Then he i
made an insulting remark and we ,
started to walk fast. He started to |
run and so did we.”
Keeline. who is a director in a
Council Bluffs hank and has many in
terests here, was sued for divorce by
his wife some time ago. She accused
him of cruel and inhuman treatment
of a nature to endanger her life and
health, excessive use of intoxicants
and improper association with other
persons. She said he was worth more
than 175,000.
Many of the neighbors said they |
will appear before Chief of Detec- |
tires Van Deusen this morning and |
insist that Keeline be prosecuted. Ho
will have a hearing in police court ]
today unless the case is continued.
Chicago to Bo Information
Huh of Trail Association
Chicago, Jan. 26.—Chicago is to be
the hub of the information bureau
system of the Yellowstone Trail asso
•ciation, which will be moved here
from Minneapolis, it was decided at
the final session of the executive
board of the association.
J. R. Hubbart. Aberdeen, S. D.,
was elected president, and W. J. Mul
vaney. Billings. Mont., vice president.
|I. O. Cooley of Minneapolis remains
as general director and manager of
the association. Mr. Cooley an
nounced that $60,000 had been ap
propriated for the trial service for
the year.
Ballplayer Drops Dead.
Lincoln, Jan. 26.—While playing
basket ball in an open court near his
[home, Jacob Kohl, IS. son of Mr. and
Mrs. Jacob Bohl, dropped dead from
an attack of dilatation of the heart.
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A. F. Deserter
Cant Surrender;
Last Yanks Gone
London. Jan. 26.-HB.V A. P.)—
After iv 'cling nearly 10,000 miles
thro- ’a and Europe. Russell
•\ \ Boodhouse. 111., who,
*>vVjA* nny records, deserted
"■ ^n expeditionary forces
.a on January 17, 1910, is
.ute in ^ondon.
Ilis latest attempt to surrender to
the miUtay authoritits before the
transport St. Mihiel sailed from
Antwerp failed.
Pattenger has bernv trying to get
into custody for two years. Last
week, when Jie heard that the
American troops were leaving
Europe, he escaped front a hospital
st Hartwood, Scotland, by scaling
4 high wall and swimming aAnoat.
c then beat liis, way across Eng
land', but, larking funds, was unable
to reach Antwerp.
Norris Attacks
Henry Ford Offer
in Hot Statement
Charges Gray Silver, Lobbyist
for Farm Federation, Aid
ing Flivver King in Mus
ele Shoals Project.
R.v GEORGE F. .\l TIIIER.
IVnfthlnfton Correspondent The Omaha flea.
■Washington, Jan. 116.—(Special.)—
Muscle Shoals and the Henry Ford
offer hurst into the limelight at the
capital today when Bernard M. Ba
ruch 'Urged conditional acceptance of
the Ford offer, and Senator Norris
of XebrusKh. issued a red hot state
ment attacking Gray Silver of the
American Farm Bureau federation
for saying the Ford offer should be
accepted because it assured a reduc
tion in the price of nitrogen for fer
tilizer.
Mr. Baruch told the committee that
Mr. Ford should make guarantees on
the subject of fertilizer and that if
he agreed to produce 40.000 tons of
nitrogen fertilizer annually, the offer
should l'e accepted. Ho acknowledged
no such agreement was contained in
the present Ford offer. Failing the
offer. Ih?_ former chairman of the
wav industries board said the project
should be completed and operated by
the government, provided iki better
private offer was forthcoming.
Norris Pans Silver.
Relative to the Gray Silver state
ment Issued yesterday. Senator Nor
vis said:
"I have read the statement of Mr.
Gray Silver, the legislative represen
tative in Washington of the American
Farm Bureau federation, in which
he says that 'by authorization of con
gress the price of nitrogen used as
fertilizer in this country can be re
duced three-fourths,' and then he ar
gues that all congress would have to
do to bring about-this wonderful re
duction in fertilizer would be to ac
cept the offer of Mr. Ford to take over
the government property at Muscle
Shoals, Ala.
Mr. Silver is trying to deceive the
American farmer by injecting into the
Ford offer something that is not the
truth. Mr. Ford's offer makes no
such guaranty and offers no such
promise and Mr. Silver knows that
the implication he is trying to draw
from Mr. Ford's offer is absolutely
untrue. Then lie bolsters up his mis
representation by quoting from the
report of an engineer employed by
Mr. Bernard Baruch to investigate
the iluscle Shoals proposition.
Stresses Ford Guaranty.
"In prior representations that Mr.
Silver tips circulated among the farm
ers of America he has laid stress
on what he claims to be a personal
guaranty of Mr. Ford, binding the
Ford estate and his heirs to carry out
the provisions of his offer in refer
ence to the manufacture of nitrogen
from the air. and yet. in his very
statement of today, where he attempts
to back up his own testimony by the
report of Mr. Baruch's engineer, it
will he noted that this engineer says,
you will note in Mr. Ford's offer, that
the liability behind his proposition is
probably limited to his $10,000,000
company.
“His personal guarantee does not
siem to extend further ftinn this, nor
does he commit his heirs and assigns
beyond this!. There is protection in
case the contract Is violated, but this
protection will evidently be limited to
the assets of the corporation.
“Those of us who have opposed the
acceptance of Mr. Ford's offer in the
past have often been severely criti
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Snowstorm Halts Auto Racer
Making Air Trip to Chicago
Grand Island, Neb.. Jan. 26.—(Spe
cial.)—Noel E. Bullock, winner of the
Pike's Peak championship mile climb
for 1022, flying from North Platte to
Chicago, piloted by Dick Evan^, the
"Nebraska Eagle,” was delayed in
Grand Island today by the snow
storm. Mr. Bullock took the train
for Omaha, where he has some busi
ness to transact, and will be over
taken by Ills pilot, who will resume
the flight early Saturday.
First Road Gang Convict
to Escape Is Recaptured
! Lincoln, Jan. 26.—(Special)—Ne
1 braska first used convict labor in road
i building in 1!>14. That year. Walter
Dickhardt, convicted of stealing an
automobile, escaped. I.ast week the
poller at Omaha arrested a maij who
proved to 1*> Dickhardt. Warden W.
T. Fenton left for Omaha to bring
! Dickhardt back to the penitentiary.
Our Present Divorce Laws
Opyright. IKS.
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'SCUSE ME.SV*.
But we Just
CROSSIN' a
- STATE line.
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Divorced i.eople who remarry are married in some And unmarried in others—
states—
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5ALL RIGHT
NOW, SUH. ^—1
WE CROSSEDlX^Ji
AkoTham
' STATE UNt
III in.'
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, So that nhrn they take a railroad trip of any length— The lady is busy half the fiine taking off and putting
oli her wedding ring—
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» Look out. Sch,
* WE' JU5T CROSSED
^ |M TO AKOTHKH STATE ■
*Teemau
R£iP©~4i8iufr
While the Pullman porter is— Vnder a terrible responsibility acting: as a chaperon.
Wilhelm’s Union
Turns Unhappy
Ex-Kaiser and Wife Separated
in Castle at Doom,
Report.
London, Jan. 20.—(By A^ r.)—The
correspondent of the Yorkshire Even- |
ing News, wiring to Ills paper from
Doom, says:
“In spite of elaborate efforts to hide
the truth, I have discovered that the
second marriage of the former Her
man emperor has been a complete
failure and that at the. present mo
ment he iq li\ing in one part of the
castle, while his wife and her chil
dren are in another. T am told that
a very few weeks sufficed to bring
about the breakdown.
“Those who are near the ex-kaiser
have been struck by the grave altera
tion not only In his mood, but in his
character. He is said to have been
affected very unfortunately by the
operation for gland transference he
underwent before his second marriage.
His own children have not forgiven
hint for the second marriage and his
stepchildren avoid him.
“His means are reduced and ills
private expenditure strictly limited.
He is living today under most unhap
py family conditions. He can com
mand neither service, affection nor
companionship and the breakdown In
bis domestic arrangements Is painful
ly apparent to the very few who visit
him."
Taxation Law Changes
Are Filed in Senate
Lincoln, Jan. 26.—(Special.)—The
first of a scries of bills designed to
rewrite the taxation laws of Nebras
ka were introduced in the senate to
day. There were four measures in
troduced, touching on corporation oc
cupation tax, hank and trust com
pany taxes and inheritance taxes.
One measure changes the taxation
machinery by abolishing the office of
deputy county assessor in the smaller
counties.
The inheritance tax law provides
a graduated scale of taxes, turns the
funds so collected over to the state
instead of the different counties and
places the state tax commissioner in
charge of the administration of the,
law. ,
State Seeks Dismissal
of Burlington Tax Suit
Lincoln. Jan. 26.—(Special.)—The
stale, through Special Counsel Hugh
LuMaster, filed a motion in federal
court today to dismiss the suit of the
Burlington railroad against W. H.
Osborne, tax commissioner, and 72
county treasurers. The carrier is
seeking an injunction against collec
tion of the entire amount of 1922
taxes. Federal Judges Munger.1 Wood
rough and Lewis last week ruled that
the carrier could pay 75 pgr cent of
its taxes.
Counsel LuMaster contends that the
Burlington had adequate remedy at
law for its protection by means of
error proceedings from the state
hoard of equalization eyid assessment
t* .supreme court <
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Day’s Activities
in Washington
Secretary Dan by at. a house hear
ing. recommended establishment of a
naval base at Alameda, Cal.
Action on the Koblnson resolution
which would authorize American rep
resentation on the reparations com
mission was indefinitely postponed 4>y
tlie senate foreign relations commit
tee. „
President Harding was declared at
the White House to have every con
fidence that there would he an agree
ment with the British government
for funding its war debt to the United
States.
Acceptance of Mrs. John B. Hender
son's offer to the. government of a
J500.000' residence for use as a home
for the vice president was proposed
in a bill introduced by Chairman'
Warren of the senate appropriations
committee.
Bernard M. Barucli. wartime chair
man of the war industries board, in
a report to the American Farm
Bureau Federation, advised acceptance
by the government of Henry Ford's
offer for Muscle Shoals, provided n?
bettrf- proposition is received and
Ford agrees to produce at least 40,000
tons of nitrogen for fertilizer an
nually.
Sugar Beet Minimum
Will Be$5.50 a Ton
Scottsbluff, Neb.. Jan. 26.—(Spe
cial.)—The 11 rent Western Sugar com
pany today told western Nebraska
farmers it would guarantee them $3.50
a ton for sugar beets raised this year,
under a sliding scale contract similar
to that of 1922. In which the farmer
will realize additional funds providing
the market price of sugar permits.
The announcement IS a disappoint
ment to farmers, who had expected
something approaching a $7 minimum
guarantee for sugar beets. The ma
jority of the farmers of the North
Plktte valley here have given their
acreage to the Co-Operative Beet
Growers’ association to contract for
them, and it is not likely that many
will sign the offer of the sugar com
pany without a fight. In announcing
its contract, the company also an
nounced a reduction In the price of
boot seed from 20 to 13 cents a pound,
which would save the farmer perhaps
}1 an acre.
Klan Raided in Brooklyn.
New York. .Jan. 26.—The police
department bomb squad last night
brought to the Manhattan head
quarters and booked for "investiga
tion,” eight men taken In custody at
a meeting icported to hgve been held
by the Kit Klux Klan. in Brooklyn.
The authorities asserted that the
men were officials of tho Ku Klux
Klan. '
Senate Ratifies Treaty.
Washington, Jan. 26.—The senate
ratified the extradition treaty with
b'aMn Rica Bigned at San Jose No
Ex-President’s
Friend Dies Here
W. F. Conley, Fortner Ohio
State Senator, Close Ac
quaintance of McKinley.
W. F. Conley, 82, who died at the
residence of his daughter, ■ Mr*. W.
E. Harris. #21 Park avenue, Tues
day, was a state senator from the
22nd district of Ohio during 1890
and 1897, commencing his term of
office as William McKinley was retir
ing as governor of Ohio.
McKinley was a close personal
friend of Mr. Conley and both were
members of the same chapter of the
Sons of the American Revolution.
James R. Garfield, son of former
President Janies K. Garfield, and
Charles Dana were members of the
Ohio state senate during Mr. Con.
ley's term of office, and were his
warm personal -friends. ..Mr. Con
Iqy's mother was a Marshall, a
descendant of the same family to
which Chief Justice Marshall be
longed.
Born on a farm in Auglaize county.
O., in 1841, Mr. Conley remained
there until a young man. On No
vember 4. 1S68. he married Miss
Euphemia Bowen. Me engaged .in
farming in Mercer county, where he
remained until the death of his wife
in 199.1. He then retired from busi
ness, and lived at Valparaiso, l*nd.,
until the fall of 1920 when he came
to live with his only daughter, Mrs.
W. E. Harris, wife of Capt. W. E.
Harris. assistant to the chief
engineer of the Seventh Corps area.
Mr. Conley had been ill but 10 days.
Funeral services were held Thursday
afternoon. Pallbearers were chosen
from the G. A. R., of which Mr. Con
ley w as a - member. The body has
been placed in a vault at Forest
Lawn, and later Will lie taken to
Valparaiso, Ind.. and placed in the
family lot where Mrs. Conley is
buried.
Norfolk Editor Speaks ,
at Editorial Meeting
Norfolk, Neb., Jan. 2«.—(Special.)—
Gene Muse was the principal speaker
at the . banquet which opened the
meeting of the Northeast Nebraska
Editorial association here tonight. Mr.
Huse told of his recent tour in
Europe. Professor J. W. Wright of
the Department of Journalism of
South Dakota university is the prin
cipal speaker on tomorrow's program.
Gross Bank Closed.
Gross, Neb., Jan. 26.—(S'peeial.)—
The Grosa Slate bank of this place
closed its doors today.
The Weather
Forecast.
Saturday fair; not much change
in temperature. • \
Hourly Temperatures. .*
5 a. n».2?
A a. in.2?
« a. nt.2ft
A a. m. 2A
9 h. m.2ft
19 a. m. .... . 2ft
11 a. m.2ft
12 Boon .29
1 p. m.78
2 p. n*. ..28
3 p. m.28
4 p. m. *8
5 p. m. ..7»8
8 p. vn.27
7 p. m. .. 27
8 P. m.\ . .77 (
Cafes and
Cabarets
Close at 10
French Forces Continue to
Make Arrests in Connec
tion With Outbreaks
on Thursday.
20 Nationalists Taken
Dusseldorf, Jan. 20.—(By A. r.l—
What practically amounts to martial
law has been declared in the occupied
area. * •
All cafes. hotels, theaters and
cabarets were closed at 10 tonight.
German time, which is French time
The French were continuing to
make arrests in connection with
Thursday's rioting. About 20 na
tionalist leaders were imprisoned dur
ing the evening.
Dr. Grtutzner. president of Rhenish
Prussia, was arrested today by the
French. He was released, however,
after a three hour conference with
General Simon, hut notified that lie
would he taken Into custody again
unless he complied with certain (1e
mands made by the French general.
Fresh contingents of troops are er
riling in Dusseldorf bound for the
Ruhr valley. Infantry patrols are
maintaining order in the streets of
Dusseldorf in the absence of the Ger
man police.
The miners throug+mut the Ruhr
are gradually leaving the workings.
Appeal to l’eoplc.
Berlin, Jan. 20.—(By A. P.)—The
German government has issued an
appeal to\he nation signed by Presi
dent Ebert and Chancellor Cuno,
urging the people to renounce
luxuries and extravagences of every
kind and to make the greatest pos
sibte sacrifices "in view of the com
mon need of the w hole country w hich
involves the very existence of all fu
turn (iermany and the liberties and
rights of the whole people.'1
leading industrial and commercial
firms have issued a similar appeal to
employers and workers throughout
the reich.
Two Arrested.
Dusseldorf. Jan. 26.—(By A. !*.)—
Burgomaster Schmidt and Dr. Oegle.
director of pollen of Dusseldorf. wero
[arrested by the French authorities to.
day and placed in jail awaiting eourt
martial for failure to enforce order.
They are charged with being respon
sible for yesterday's disorders which
the French troops put down only after
the firing of several shots.
Blast Furnace* (.'lotted.
Paris, Jan. 26.—(By A. P.)—Blast
furnaces in Franco have begun shut
ting down from lack of coke for
which they Rave lieen largely depend
ent upon the German reparation de
liveries. halted since the occupation of
the Ruhr.
Fifteen furnaces in the principal
metallurgical districts had their fires
drawn Wednesday and Thursday and
more are expected to cease operation
today. Five furnaces were shut down
I in Luxembourg.
I The reparations commission took
i three important decisions this after*
! noon.
First, it declared the request for a
! moratorium made by Germany on
[ November 14 null and void because of
[ the German altitude toward the occu
I pa lion of the Ruhr, as shown by its
letter of January 13 w hich stated that
all reparation deliveries to the pow
ers responsible for the occupation
would be suspended w hile the occupa
: tion lasted.
(iermany in* Default
I The second decision was to declare
i Germany in general default of all
reparation obligations to France and
Belgium as provided for under the
treaty of Versailles.
The paragraph referred to reads:
"In case of default by Germany in
the performance of any obligation un
der this part of the present treaty,
the commission will forthwith giv®
notice of such default to each of 111®
Interested powers and may mak#
such recommendations as to the ac
tion to he taken in consequence of
such default as it may think neces
sary."
Third, a letter was drafted, with
common accord, informing Germany
! th^t the schedule of payments drawn
! up in May, 1921, would again be. put
into force on expiration of the delay
already granted to January 31, when
the payment of 500.600,000 gold marks
i postponed from January 15, would be
I come due.
Louis Barthou. French represents,
j live end president of the commission,
said after the meeting that he at
tached great importance to the fact
that, although tlio British delegat®
abstained front voting, he participated
in drawing up the rulings.
Roland TV. Royden and Col. Janies
A. Logen, jr„ the unofficial American
representatives, attended the meeting,
but did not participate in the de
cisions.
Omaha Detective Agency
named in $25,000 Suit
Lincoln, Jan. 20.—(Special.)—Alleg
ing that he was humiliated and
abused before a crowd in a public hall
at Elk Creek, Neb.. George Krelfel of
Nemaha county, Kan., brought suit
for $26,000 damages in federal court
against Frank P. Kversole, Emil
lieethe and Edwin Reethe of Elk
Creek, the Reliable Detective Bureau
of Omaha and Felix F. Dolan of
Omaha. Krelfel says that ha was
taken prisoner on October 13 and
placed in the jail at Elk Creek, later
being choked, struck and knocked
down. Kreifel formerly Jived at .Tabla
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