Nebraska Newspapers

    The Omaha Morning Dee
VOL. 52—NO. 196. 0™%'." " tTiiSr ■&£’ OMAHA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1923.* SS.JK1 .U Z.z°»:_TWO CENTS
Pa ssage of
Credit Bill
Certainty
Senate Agrees to Final Roll
Call on Lenroot-Auderson
Farm Aid Measure
on Friday.
Recommital Move Beaten
Washington, Jan. 31.—(Ry A. P.l —
f .rssage of the senate Friday of the
I.enroot-Andersqn farm credits bill, the
second and last on the adniinlstra
1 °n farmer relief program, was re
garded as certain today by an agree
ment for a vote on that day and the
overwhelming defeat of a motion for
rceommltal.
The unanimous consent agreement,
for a final roll call rFiday was offer
ed by Senator Swanson, democrat,
A irglnla, after conferences with load
ers on both sides, but was adopted
only after Senator Ijenroot. repub
1 lican. AVisconsin. had threatened to
hold the session tonight.
After disposing of this bill the 1
senate will take up the AA’ar depart- j
ment bill with the shipping bill fnl I
lowing on the program. Considerable j
debate on the army budget is predict
ed, with the possibility that opponents
of the shipping bill will use it. as it
has been charged they have the farm
credit legislation as a buffer against
the shipping measure.
Motion Contes as Surprise.
The motion to recommit the l,en- i
root-Anderson bill came as a surprise. 1
It was made by Senator Couzens. ,
republican, Michigan, the new' mem
ber appointed to succeed former Sen- j
ator Newberry, and proposed to send I
the measure and all substitutes and |
amendments to the banking commit
tee. The Michigan senator contended
that‘the senate was without sufficient
Information to act on farm credits I
and urged that the bill go over until |
the next rongi^as, but his motion was I
defeated, it to 4. Its supporters were j
Senator Couzens, La Follette, repub
l ean, Wisconsin, Norbeek. republican.
.North Dakota and AA'alsh, democrat.
.Massachusetts.
In presenting bis motion. Senator
Couzens made his “maiden'’ speech.
The Capper farm credits hill passed ,
recently by the senate, he declared,
was all the credits legislation im- '
mediately necessary. He said also
that, he preferred the Norbeek Dill ,
with its provisions for centralizing.
farm credits funds provided by the !
government to the Lenroot-Andersou |
measure.
| Ciilicises Banking Committee.
Senator Couzens criticised the I
uxnking committee, of which he Is a
member, contending that they had not j
given suflicient consideration to the
Norbeek bill, nor in fact, to the Ltm i
i oot-Anderson measure.
"1 submit that this congress is not ,
informed as to the best method of
providing credit for the farmer.'1 he j
declared.
“By the neat congress we will have ,
the experience under the Capper bill. !
with its one year's extension of the- j
AA'ar Finance corporation’s powers
and also of the liquidation in agrlcul
ttire. I can see nothing lost by delay- j
ing this legislation.’’
Senator Brookhart. republican, j
Iowa, discussed at length his bill pro4
v.dlng for co-operative banking sys
tem and detailed the reputed success j
of the co-operative movement in this i
i ountry and abroad. Senator Len- f
root criticised the Brookhart amend- ,
ment, declaring that no demand had !
come for it from farmers or farm
organizations and said that aenators
and representatives could not be ex
pected to accept the amendment
merely on the word of Senator Brook
hart. The latter replied that the
pending bill was not a “farm block
bill, but a bankers’ bloc bill.”
Blocs to Control Congress.
The farm bloc movement was then j
discussed at some length by Senator
Brookhart, who said that eventually
the “farm bloc, the labor bloc, the
soldier bloc and the mothers' bloc’’
would have a controlling voice In con
gress.
Senator Reed said he hoped the day
would never come when there would
lie a railroad bloc, a farm bloc and
other blocs forming a senate soviet of
class representatives.
In reply Senator Brookhart said the
country had been ruled by the “Wall j
street bloc, the railroad block and
the bankers* bloc” and this condi
tion bad caused the farmers to de
mand fair treatment through their i
representatives.
Renewed Indications of recovery in
the agricultural industry were given j
in reports made public by the federal i
reserve board, which show that sales
of farm implements in December and
January revealed a restoration of the
buying powers of the farmers. De
cember sales, according to the reports,
were more than double those of De
cember, 1921, and the increases were
sustained in January.
Army Aviator Stationed at
Honolulu Commits Suicide
Honolulu, Jan. 3t.—(By A. P.)—
First Lieut. Carl H. Myers, army avis
tor, committed suicide by shooting to
day in the Officers' club at Luke field
near here, according to'a report made
by brother officer*. No motive for
the suicide is known.
Lieutenant Myers was born in Mis
nouri In 1881 and was graduated from
the University of Kansas in 1903. He
enlisted in the army in 1917 and was
commissioned in 1918.
Nebraska Representative
Would Abolish Rail Act
Washington, Jan. 31.-Repeal of
tfia interstate commerce act. with all
i its amendments and the wiping off
the statute books of the transporta- !
tlon act of 1920, was proposed in :
bills Introduced today by Representn
five McLaughlin, republican, of Ne- j
braeka,
i
Wife of Senator Raps
Washington Society
Mrs. Milos I’oindrxtcr.
Wife or the Washington senator,
in article in Spokane paper, accuses
wives of cabinet officers of using
government automobiles to do their
shopping and of other forms of
‘'petty graft.”
Washington, Jan. 31. — Mis. Poin
dexter. wife of the senator from
Washington, whose gossipy letter to
a western newspaper about Washing
ton events add officials lias created
considerable stir in capital life, is
unperturbed ly the tvehement she
has caused and says she intends to
express herself further on Washing
ton affairs.
Mrs. Poindexter is just now visit
ing friends at Annapolis, but lias read
in the newspapers of the excitement
caused here by her criticisms of the
actions and prerogatives of cabinet
officials and others in official life.
‘‘X do not see why my letter should
cause such a stir.” Mrs. Poindexter
said today over the long distance
telephone. "Why should Washington
be stirred about something it already
knows and always has known?
“Of course I will now write a letter
about the excitement my other letter
hes caused, and T will try to make it
more interesting,”
Injunction Issued
Against Big Hotel,
Following Raid
Federal Agents Swoop Down
on Fontenelle, Arrest Two
Bellmen but Find
No Booze.
Federal agents in charge of Robert
Samardick searched Hotel Fontenelle
at 1 o'clock Wednesday afternoon,
but failed to find any liquor. The
officers arrested two bellmen, how
ever, charging them with violating
the prohibition law. Warrants were
out for five more bellmen last night,
A temporary injunction against the
hotel was signed yesterday afternoon
by Federal Judge Woodrougii follow
ing the raid. The petition for the
temporary injunction was signed by
Assistant United States Attorney
Keyset- and was directed against the
JXmglss Hotel company, Eppley
Hotel compuny and Eugene Eppley.
It declares that the hotel and its
furnishings, furniture, fixtures and
so on "are a common nuisance for
the reason that intoxicating liquor
is unlawfully kept and sold there.”
Seeks to Close Hotel.
The petition asks thaC on final hear
ing the hotel be absolutely closed up
for the period of one year.
The temporary injunction prohibits
the defendants and all other persons
from removing or in any way inter
fering with any furniture, fixtures or
other things used in the maintenance
of the hotel and from operating the
hotel in violation of the national pro
hibition act.
JO Days to Show Cause.
Within 20 days the defendants are
commanded to appear in the federal
court to show any reason why a per
manent injunction should not be is
sued. closing the hotel for one year.
E. C. Eppley, proprietor of the Fon.
ienelle, and the chain of Eppley ho
tels, in an interview following the
raid, indicated that he believes he is
being persecuted in an effort to get
him to relinquish his lease on the
hotel.
Eppley Charges Persecution.
“It is absurd to think that I would
encourage or even tolerate the sale of
liquor when there is so much at
stake.” said Mr. Eppley. "It wouldn't
be good hotel practice to allow liquor
to be sold; for guests who become
intoxicated are apt to destroy fur
niture and burn rugs, as well as
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The
Magnificent
Adventure
—by—
EMERSON HOUGH
Begin* Friday in
The Morning Bee
Many Civil
Code Bills
j A * 0?
sr „-sV»
Legist ^ jV,.\^ ■*' List of
Measv!4'1 to Piek From if
It Desires to Change
Present Plan.
G. 0. P. Plans Pay Cut
Lincoln, Jan. St.—(Special.)—Revis
ion of the civil udmlnlstratlive code,
leaving only three secretaries, and
regrouping of state activities is pro
vided for in a series of bills introduced
in the lower house by five republican
members, T. R. Dysart. R. U. Vance,
C. F. Donnelly, J. M. Pollard and N.
M. Nelson. High points in the bill
follow:
I Makes commissioner of public lands
and buildings secretary department
of public works without additional
■pay.
Eliminates from present activities
of department of agriculture all mat
ters of educational or experimental
work and transfers them to college of
agriculture.
Abolish Departments.
Retains department of finance, dc
; partinont of trade and commerce and
| creates a department of permits and
inspections, which centralize the in
; spectlon work of the state and also
; handle the work of agriculture, labor
1 and public welfare departments,
which are abolished.
| Combined salaries of secretaries
would be decreased front J30.00O a
i year as they stand at present to 310,
! 500 a year.
The bureau of securities would be
! abolished.
With this bill in the hopper, legis
lators have their choice of almost
I any sort of government they desire.
Representative Strehlow introduced
a bill which woukl make the governor
chairman of any executive council
which might he created. He further
provides that the lieutenant governor
receive the same salary as other state
officers and that he would be placed
in charge of the department of public
welfare. Other provisions of the Stroll
low bill follow:
Secretary of state would become
head of labor department.
State auditor would become head of
the insurance department.
Land commissioner would become
head of agriculture department.
The attorney general would become
an appointive officer of the governor,
and so would the state superintendent
of public instruction. Neither of these
appointments would be confirmed by
the senate.
hl'e governor, with confirmation of
the senate, would also appoint state
banking commissioner, state tax com
missioner and commissioner of public
works.
Then, there is is Lamb bill, which
would cut elect vie officers to gov
ernor, lieutenant governor and state
‘auditor. This was introduced several
days.
Again, there is the Bryan bill creat
ing an executive council and giving
governor sole appointive power.
Gems Worth $250,000
Stolen From Hotel
Miami, Fla., Jan. 31.—Jewelry
valued at *250,000, the property of
Mrs. David G. Joyce, wife of a mil
lionaire Chicago lumber man. was re
ported stolen this afternoon. It is
believed the jewels were stolen from
Mrs. Joyce's bedroom at the Joyce
winter mansion last night while the
family was at dinner in the dining
room.
Consolidation of Soldier
fMief Agencies Urged
Washington, Jan. 31.—A suggestion
that the veterans' bureau and the
pension offices be consolidated was
made before the house interstate
commerce committee today.
H. P. Raege, representing the dis
abled American veterans, told the
committee his organization would wel
come any move to consolidate soldier
relief agencies, but did not favor the
“return of the old pension system.”
“It is already back.” declared Rep
resentative Huddleston, democrat, Ala
bama.
The witness demurred, saying a
veteran now received "compensation”
but the Alabama member insisted it
was a straight pension in the cases
of recently disabled men.
Man W ho Passed Bad Check
on Legless War Vet Jailed
Passing worthless checks to obtain
funds with which to entertain his
"Sheba” cost George B. Henderson,
21, confessed "sheik,” a 60-day sen
tence in county Jail in district court ]
at Council Bluffs Tuesday. He plead- |
ed guilty to the charge. One of his
victims was Terry Black, legless war
hero, who operates a cigar stand.
Smith Would Stop Perpetual
Tram Company Grants i
Lincoln, Jan. 31.—(Special.)—No
grant given by the city of Omaha to
the Omaha tram company to use
streets or extend lines can be con
strued ss a perpetual franchise under
terms of a bill Introduced In the lower
house by Representative Ed. Smith
of Omaha.
Artist Who Assassinated
Polish President Executed
Warsaw, Jan. 31.—(By A. P.)—Nie
wadomski, the artist who assassinated
President Narutowiez of Poland De
ccmber 16. was executed here today.
Travelers' Bill Killed.
1 Lincoln, Jan. 31.—(Special.)—A bill
placing traveling salesmen under the
stale compensation law has been kill
ed by the bouse committee on labor.
l
Language Law Repeal
Provided in House Bill
Lincoln. Jan. 31.—(Special.)—Repeal
of that part of the language lay
which forbids teaching of foreign lan
' guages in common schools is demand
| od in house roll 60S. introduced to
! night by George P. Collins and A. W.
Elsasser in the lower house.
With this provision stricken from
the bill, it will resemble the original
Siman law passed four years ago at
the height of the war excitement.
The Siman law was made more
drastic two years ago, the most
drastic part being the section for
bidding teaching of the language in
fomniyi schools.
Working Girls’
Minimum Wage
Passed by House
Warm Debate Features Meas
ure Giving $1- a W eek
Father of Bill Given
Boquets.
By P. POWELL.
Staff < orrenp«iidrnt The Omulm Hr*.
Lincoln, Jan. 31.—(Special.)—Ne
braska’s poor working girl was voted
a minimum wage of $12 a week by
the lower house today following a
warm debate. A motion by Repre
sentative Elsasser of Omaha to ad
vance the measure to third reading
carried, 58 to 40.
Fifty Lincoln working girls met
Representative Donald Gallagher of
O'Neill, beardless, wifeless, 23-year
old father of the bill, in the hallway
• as he left the house of representa
tives and presented hint with two
! bouquet of flow ers. v
Kisses would have been in order
j if Gallagher desired, he was told.
During the debate the girls gave
members speaking in their behalf
rounds of applause from the gallery,
and when those opposed to the bill
arose to speak, the girls drowned the
speakers' voices in applause until the
speaker announced that a repetition
of such deportment would result in
clearing the gallery.
Two Amendments Added.
Two amendments were added to the
bill, one exempting employers in
towns of less than 3,000 population
and farmers from provisions of the
bill and the other making it optional
whether a girl is paid $12 in cash or
its equivalent in hoard and room.
Representative Gabber charged such
a law was class legislation and de
scribed it as another excuse for mid
dlemen and manufacturers to in
crease prices to farmers.
“It will stifle initiative,” Garber
said.
"What is our statute permitting
public service corporations a mini
mum price for the products but
class legislation? ’ Representative Ja
coby asked.
Representative Gallagher read let
ters he had received front working !
girls in which Omaha girls charged j
that certain Omaha firms were work
ing their girls 10 and 12 hours a day
without overtime, which is against
the law. One girl w'rote. that certain
stores paid their girls no more than
$5 a week.
Charge Unsubstantiated.
“That is an unfair, unsubstantiated
charge.” Representative Burke said.
“We delved into wages paid Omaha
girls at our committee hearings and
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Senator Poindexter
Slated for Peru Post
Washington, Jan. 31.—(By A. P.)—
Inquiry has been made by the Amer
ican government as to whether ap
pointment of Senator Miles Poindex
ter of Washington as American am
bassador to Peru would be acceptable
to the government of that country.
Although no response has been re
ceived, It is the expectation in official
circles that the selection will be ap
proved and that Mr. Poindexter, who
retires from the senate on March 4,
will he nominated for the post at Lima |
within the next few weeks. The place
has been vacant for more than a year.
U. S. Steel Corporation
Pays Dividend From Surplus
New York. Jan. 31.—Directors of
the United States Steel corporation
yesterday declared their regular quar
terly dividends of IVi per cent on the i
cpmmon and 1% per cent on the
preferred stock.
The report of the corporation for
the quarter ending December 31,
1922, showed total earnings of $27,
552,392 and net income of $l5.369,82n.
The balance provided from undivided
surplus to pay the dividends was
$1,275,356.
Remarkable Prayer Is
Uttered at Inaugural
of Arizona Governor
Washington. Jan. 81. — A remark
able prayer uttered at the recent
inaugural ceremonies for Governor
Hunt of Arizona, which is being cir
culated in official quarters here, reads
in part, as follows:
"O thou eternal Jehovah, on this in
augural day, as this grand old Roman
assumes the gubernatorial responsi
bilities of this great commonwealth,
we stand as hopeful, happy expectants
of better days for Arizona. We pray
that he may have wisdom to steer
the ship of state over the breakers
of extravagance and the deep seas of
indebtedness which now confront him.
"During his tenure of office spare
him the unjust, unreasonable criticism
of disgruntled, mugwump democrats,
shnewd and designing republican poli
ticians and scnsationul headlines of
newspapers.
"Grant. O Lord, that the banner of
peace and prosperity may wave over !
Arizona until every state in the Union I
shall point with pride to this, the
youngest, fairest daughter and bright
est star that shines in the galaxy
of states, and that Arizona may be
regarded as the playground of tlie an
KCla,
Hitch Up the Horses_
J j
Flinn Is Found
Not Guilty on
Murder Charge
Slayer Tells on Witness Stanji'
of Ride of Terror on
INiglit of Killing of
John Salerno.
A jury In federal district court at
9:20 Wednesday night acquitted Tom
Flinn of the murder of John Salerno
after a deliberation of about six hours.
It is said that two jurors held out
for manslaughter. Flinn, fearing for
his life after the verdict was returned
asked deputy sheriffs to “hold him
over” in the county jail until today.
Likening the alleged treatment of
Tom Flinn, 21, on a terror ride the
night of October 7, to the treatment
accorded the victims of the Bastrop,
La., case now attracting nation-wide
attention, United States Attorney J.
C. Kinsler opened the argument for
the defense of Flinn in federal court
yesterday morning.
Flinn is on-trial for the murder of
John Salerno after the latter and his
brother, Sebastiano, had tal^en him in
an automobile to several resorts to
get him identified as “a government
prohibition stool pigeon.”
“This man, John Salerno, attempted
to constitute himself judge, jury and
executioner just as the unidentified
men did in the celebrated Louisiana
case,” said Kinsler. “In that case
they broke the legs, slashed off the
hands and gashed the bodies of their
tortured victims. In this case Filnn
was beaten, kicked and threatened
with death.”
Flinn on Stand.
Flinn himself was the first and
only important witness yesterday. He
is below medium height, fair of com
plexion and lame, one leg being
shortened after infantile paralysis
When he was 4 years old.
He told a story of terror at the
hands of tlie Salernos the night of
October 7.
"Johnnie Salerno meets me ijl
Seventh and Pierce and accuses me
of being a stool pigeon," he said. “He |
says he's going to cut my throat i
and then he knocks me down and
kicks me in the head.”
He told of Sebastiano Salerno,
brother of John, driving up in a
large car and of his being taken to
'l lie Sportsman cigar store, Fifteenth
and Harney streets and from there
to the Hog Ranch cabaret in East
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Keeline Given Liquor Fine;
Charges of Girls Dropped
Arthur Keeline paid a fine of $50
in municipal court yesterday on a
charge of being drunk and disorderly.
He pleaded guilty to the charge.
Thomas Sheehan, deputy county at
torney, then dismissed the state com
plaint filed against Keeline. charging
him with an attempted assault
against Cecils Potter and Marie Pre
ncsil, both 16, the night of January
26.
Dismissal of the complaint followed
receipt of a letter from the Potter
girl's father by County Attorney
Henry Beal, urging that lie make a
thorough investigation of the case
before taking any action. Sheehan
stated that the girls changed their
etory originally given police.
Both girls received cheeks for $5U0
from Koger Keeline, a brother of Ar
thur Keeline, following the filing of
$1,000 suits against the latter in
Day’s Activities
J
in Washington
The federal radio control hill was
passed by the house and sent to the
.senate.
Peru, it became known, has been
asked whether the appointment of
Senator Poindexter of Washington, as
American ambassador at Lima would
be acceptable.
Investigation by the federal trade
commission into ail phases of the cot
ton industry, including production,
marketing and mill operations, was
ordered by the senate.
The federal reserve board, in a
review of conditions, reported re
newed indications of recovery in the
agricultural industry.
The Bursum pension bill, recently
vetoed, was reported by the senate
pensions committee after some of the
provisions objected to by President
Harding had bee eliminated.
The houso military committee
tabled the Bursum bill to authorize
retirement of volunteer officers, dis
abled during the world war. on the
same basis as regular army officers.
Railroads were directed by the In
terstate Commerce commission to re
sume the sale of interchangeable mile
age books at a 20 per cent reduction
from regular passenger rates.
Customs officials estimated that
duties on imports would exceed $480,
000,000 in the current fiscal year end
ing June 30, establishing a new record
for government revenue front that
source.
A resolution which would request
President Harding to urge worldwide
limitation of narcotic and habit-form
ing drug production was introduced
by Chairman Porter of the house for
eign affairs committee.
Rejection of the nomination of
Janies G. McNary of New Mexico
to be comptroller of the currency,
was understood to be favored by two
of the three members of the senate
subcommittee named to consider con
firmation.
Rural credits legislation made
progress in both houses of congress,
the senate refusing to recommit the
Len root-Anderson bill and agreeing
to vote on it Friday, while the house
banking committee began hearings on
the Capper proposal from the senate.
Woman Is Arrested for
Speeding Past Schoolhousc
Mary Maher. 2206 Emmet street,
was arrested at 1 yesterday afternoon
on a charge of reckless driving by
Motorcycle Sergeant Emery and Mo
torcycle Officer < 'leghorn. The offi
cers allege that the woman drove 25
miles an hour past Kellom school,
Twenty-second and Paul streets, and
kept on the wrong side of the street,
forcing another motorist to turn out
to prevent a collision. She signed
her own bond at central police head
quarters.
Plunkett's Residence
at Fox Rock Burned
Dublin, Jan. 31.—(By A. P.)—The
residence of Sir Horace Plunkett at
Fox Rock was destroyed by fire today.
A band of armed men raided the
bouse yesterday and blew up the front
part before leaving.
The coastguard station at Balbrig
gan was destroyed today by raiders,
who set off three powerful land mines.
Tl>e explosion shattered the windows
of nearby houses and the Inhabitants
(led from their homes.
I
Night Session
Is Required to
Care for Bills
I Total of 672 Measures in
House Beats Last Session
j Record by 55—Day?s Fil
ings Number 276.
! -
Lincoln, Jan. 31.—(Special.)—Night
cession of the lower house of the
| Nebraska legislature was held today
i to take care of the avalanche of bills
! that were thrown in the house
hopper.
It was the 30th and last day for the
introduction of proposed legislation.
Only appropriation bills introduced by
committees ■will be admissible during
the remainder of the session.
When the final count was made it
.was found that the day's total was
j 376 bills, making a total for the ses
j sion of 673. This is 55 more than
I were introduced last session, when the
! grand total was 617.
One of the last measures to be
thrown in the hopper was an appro
priation hill asking $385,000 for meeet
ing the federal aid requirements for
the next biennium in fighting bovine
tuberculosis.
Labor Board Grants Rail
Signalmen Fight-Hour Day
Chicago, Jan. 31.—The eight-hour
day. one of the working rules for
which the Brotherhood of Railroad
Signalmen fought hardest in their
hearing for new wages and working
rules, is granted them by the United
States railroad labor board in a de
cision issued today.
This decision is the result of a hear
ing before the board when the signal
men reconsidered their strike vote,
taken with the shopmen last sutpmer
after reductions in wages became ef
fective July 1. and then instituted
new negotiations with the roads and
took their case back to the board.
—
Union Pacific Employe
Hurt When He Hits Train
Grand Island. Neb.. Jan. 31.—(Spe
cial.)—Allen Ellsworth, 48, pipefitter
for the Union Pacific, was severly in
jured when his small gasoline car col
lided with the rear end of a freight
train two miles out of Dannehrog.
Mr. Ellsworth has not been able to
explain how the accident happened.
He was immediately brought to a hos
pital here. A compound fracture of
the leg may cause permanent injury.
Secretary Weeks Plaus Tour
of Army Posts After March 4
Washington, Jan. 31.—Secretary
Weeks let it he known yesterday he
hopes to visit Florida some time after
March 4, and later to make an in
spection of army posts in various
parts of the United States and pos
sibly in the Canal zone and Hawaii.
While his plana are tentative, the
secretary thinks there is little pos
sibility that he will be able to go
the Philippines.
The Weather
Forecast.
Thursday probably snow; not much
change in temperature.
Hourly Temperature.**.
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• a. m. »d
7 a. m. -jd
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9 a. in.21 ft p. in.37
80 a. m.28 fi p. m. .27
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Is noon •. .Afc..... .25 8 p, ..37
Debt Terms
Accepted
by British
•_
Conditions for Funding Debt
Arc 3 For Cent for 10
Years, 3 1-2 Per Cent
Thereafter.
Legalization Next Step
T.ondoii, Jan. 31.—(By A. 1’.)—Great
I Britain lias decided to accept the
American offer in regard to the fund
ing of the British war debt to the
United States.
The government's decision was
reached at a cabinet meeting this
afternoon. Tliero was a full attend
ance of the ministers and apparently
they entered the meeting with the
decision already formed to follow the
[recommendation of the chancellor of
the exchequer, ns the session lasted
only a few minutes.
Tlie terms are 3 per cent for 10
years and 3’i per cent thereafter. No
reservation was made regarding Great
Britain being allowed to pay the total
sum after the 10 year period.
Temporary Agreement Urged.
The question which presented it
self to the government, according to
the view of tlie majority of the Brit
ish newspapers was whether to ae
eept the proposed basis of settlement
which, according to belief here, tlie
American congress wilt ratify, nr to
continue on tlie five per cent interest
rate until the election of another con
gress that might perhaps he less ac
commodating.
Several financial writers had ad
vocated a policy of attempting to
negotiate a temporary arrangement
for a 10-year period after which final
settlement would be agreed upon.
It is unofficially stated that tliero
was practical unanimity of opinion
among the cabinet members in favor
of accepting the terms.
manges In Funding Law.
Washington Jan. 31.—(By A. P.)—
The British decision to accept the
American debt-funding suggestions
was said today by Secretary Mellon
to open the way for immediate draft
ing of recommendations to the presi
dent for changes in the funding law
to legalize the terms suggested in the
American proposition.
While the secretary explained that
no public move would be made by the
American commission pending receipt
of official notification of tho decision,
which must come through the British
embassy, he explained that the Amer
ican commission was in a position to
begin at once an outline of details
which the president could transmit to
congress.
The nature of the recommendations
which the commission may make was
not disclosed, but indications were
that a broadening of the commission's
authority would be requested so that
it could carry the negotiations to an
early conclusion with a hope of final
settlement before congress ends its
session on Mareh 4.
Six Hundred Miners
Entombed by Explosion
Berlin, Jan. 31.—(By A. P.)—Si:,
hundred miners are entombed in tli»
Heinitz mine at Beuthen, Polish
Silesia, In consequence of an explos
ion of fire damp today.
Of the 800 men. constituting thw
morning shift, who went into the
mine shortly before the explosion
only 200 had been rescued up to a
late hour today. Of these, 80 were
suffering from injures and takeu to
hospitals.
The booies of 35 dead had been
brought to the surface when the dis
patch from Beuthen was filed.
Banking Committee Opens
Hearings on Capper Bill
Washington, Jan. 3t. — Hearings
were begun today by the house bank,
ing committee on the Capper rurai
credits bill recently passed by the
senate.
Discussing the agriculture sltuatbir.
and proposed relief measures, Kugena
Meyer. jr„ director of the war finance
corporation, declared it would greatly
aid the farmer in need of loans, if
more banks were in the federal re
serve system.
Mr. Meyer recommended an amend,
ment to the bill which would permit
rediscount corporations organized un
der its provisions to discount paper
not only for livestock or agricultural
loan corporations but for any bank
or trust company member of the fed
eral reserve system.
Desire to Beeomc Martyr
Causes Boy to Shoot Self
t liicago, Jan. 31.—A desire to be
come a public “martyr" in the fight
against narcotics prompted George K.
Roth, IS, high school senior, to
shoot himself snd then declare he was
a drug victim, police believe after
investigating the case.
Roth sent a note to his father, star
ing he had acquired an unconquerable
drug habit and that since Iasi.
Oteober had obtained it from a ped
dler who catered to high school
students.
rolice declared Roth did not show
the usual signs of the drug addict
and later an interne at the hospital
where he was taken said Roth ad
mitted to him that he had not used
drugs.
Col. Edward Anderson
Assigned to Duty Here
Washington. Jan. 31.—(Special.) —
* ol. 1-dward Anderson, cavalry, now
cn route to the United Slates from
the Philippine department, is detailed
for duty with the organized reserves
of ilie Seventh corps urea and as
signed to duty with the nondivisional
group with station at Omaha, effec
tive upon arrival at San Francises