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The Omaha Morning Bee _ VnT, R9 NO 900 entered at SeeandClaee Matter May J«, 1908. «t OMAHA TIIF'sHAY VFKRTTARY fi 1091 • "» Mall <1 year): Dally and Sunday. IS: Sunday. 87.SJ. within thu 4th tana. TWO CENTS V O-—inu, £• UU. Omaha P. 0. Under Act al March 3. 187*. UiUAnA, 1 Jj CiOL7.rt 1 , rEiDRUAKl 0, 1J-O. Outalde the 4th <una tl year): Dally and Sunday. |I2: Sunday aaly, IS Governor Vetoes Cut in Salaries Measure Impractical, Unbusi nesslike and Dangerous, Says Message of Executive. Code System Is Involved Lincoln, Jan. 5.—(Special.)—Gover nor Charles W. Bryan today vetoed Senate File No. I, calling for substan tial reductions in salaries of code sec retaries. Salaries paid these secre taries was one of the governor's chief political objections to the code system of government during the campaign. The governor in his veto message indicated that ho will not compromise his demand that the code system be wiped out. He further says that for four years the republican administra tion paid code secretaries $5,000 a year and defended payment of these *• salaries. "I feel sure it was not the inten tion of this legislature to sacrifice the interests of the taxpayers, the educa tional institutions and the business and hanking interests of the state, by cutting the salaries almost in half, thus requiring a chief executive who is identified with another political par ty to conduct the state's business for the next two years with only 'one half the ability and intelligence on the part of code secretaries as the present code secretaries possess.” one part of his veto message reads. Need 10 Votes. It will take a two-thirds vote of the house and senate to override the veto. If the senate votes on the veto as it did on the bill the veto will not. stand there. Only three opposing votes were registered in the senate. Tn the house the full republican strength of 57 voted for the bill on fi nal passage while the full democratic third party strength of 43 was arrayed against it. House republicans must muster 10 additional votes to over come the veto. Following is the mes sage in full: “The law creating code secretaries transferred to them the former pow ers of the state constitutional offi cers. to execute and administer the laws of the state, and to deteimine the state's policies. “The code law goes much farther and gives to the code secretaries great powers far beyond those possessed by the state's constitutional officers. It gave the code secretaries authority to examine constitutional boards such as the board of control and the regents of the state university. "Dangerous Powers.” ‘'Having created these code secre taries and given them, by statute, the dangerous powers enumerated above, salaries, commensurate with their powers and dutlee, were fixed by statute at $5,000. ‘‘These salaries were fixed four years ago for republican appointees at $5,000 per year each, and publicly defended on the ground that men competent to discharge the duties and intelligent ly exercise the powers given these middle men could not he secured for less than $3,000 each. ‘‘Two years ago a republican ma jority of the house of representatives refused to lower the salaries of re publican code secretaries from $5,000 to $3,500 per year, and again gave as the reason that sufficient intelli gence and ability to discharge the du ties and exercise the powers of the (Tors to Ps*e Two. Column Two.) Temperature Jumps 61 . Degrees in Three Days i — After touching 8 degrees below zero, the coldest temperature of the winter Saturday, the, mercury relented yes terday and climbed to 53 degrees, a toltal of Cl degrees in three days, from the lowest to the highest tem peratures recorded at 4 p. m. This temperature was the warmest of the winter with the exception of January 18 when the mercury reach ed 54 degrees. Highest temperature ever recorded here on February 5 was 40 degrees in 1904. Tho highest February temperature In the history of the local weather bureau was 78 on February 26, 1896,, J,aet year's rerord was made Febru ary 22 with 59. Weather bureau officials predicted that today's temperature will be some what lower, although no extremely cold wave is In sight. Anti-KIan Leader Accused of Violating Injunction Chicago, Feb. 6.—Charges that Rob ert E. Shepherd, er., treasurer of the American Unity league, which op poses the Ku Klux Klan, had violated an Injunction restraining him from disposing of funds or assets of the organization and of its official organ, Tolerance, were made In court by counsel of Orady K. Rutledge, presi dent of the Tolerance Publishing com pany. It was further charged that it was Shepherd who authorized the publica tion of up alleged reproduction of n klan membership application card bearing the purported signature of William Wrlgley, Jr . millionaire man ufacturer. which Mr. Wrlgley has branded as a forgery and whieh Rut ledge and bis associates repudiated. An immediate hearing was de manded. N. Roxie Johnson Dies. Sioux City, Ja.. Fob. «.—N. ‘Box le” Johnson, J>2 years old, founder of the Johnson Biscuit company of Sioux City and former well known ^ Sioux City business man, died at Pasa dena. Cal.. Saturday, accordlns to word received here by his brother. Mr. Johnson was born in Sioux City and started his business career ns an office boy In the Sioux City plant of the National Biscuit com pany. , French Extend Occupation; Saar Valley Miners Strike Invaders Push Army Into Baden, Seizing Two Towns as Penalty for Interference With International Train Service—Situation Grows Worse in Ruhr. Far is, Feb. 5.—(By A. P.)—The min ers of the Saar valley, which pro duces 9,000,000 tons of coal annually, went on strike this morning. (Ily The Associated Press.) France's latest move In connec tion with her occupation of the Ruhr, her thrust into Baden terri tory, far south of the Ruhr, near Strasbourg, Is declared In German quarters to constitute a French at tempt to control the railways along the east bank of the Rhine. French quarters interpret the move as a penalty for interference by the Germans with international train service beyond the occupied area. Hopes held by the occupying au thorities for a speedy settlement of the railway strikes in the Ruhr and the Rhineland were dispelled by stiffening in resistance among tlio workers with the receipt of new or ders from Berlin which government agents were said to be distributing among the railway employes. The strike area was not extended as a result, but there was no Im provement in the situation. Neith er has there been any ediange In the coal embargo situation, the Ger mans failing in all exorts to puch shipments through the French cor don into unoccupied Germany. Dussehlorf, Feb. 5.—(By A. P.)—The French occupation has been extended to Offenburg and Appenweier, two towns* in Baden, presumably as a penalty for German interference with international train service between rails and Prague. Berlin, Feb, 5.—It is reported here that nine persons were killed and many wounded when French troops fired upon a crowd which had gath ered about a derailed train at Engel heim, near Mainz. Bellboy Nabbed at Hotel Where Samardick Lives Prohibition Director Unaware of Arrest of Rome Em ploye on Charge of Selling Liquor. Bellboys at Hotel Rome, where ‘Bob'’ Samardick, free lance prohibi tion agent, has lived since coming to Omaha, came under fire of Prohibi tion Commissioner U. S. Rohrer's of fice yesterday afternoon. Otto H. Rose, 21, 119 Arthur street, a bellboy at the Rome, was arrested and charged with the sale of intoxi cating liquors. More arrests may fol low, according to Mr. Rohrer. "We made no special effort) to get liquor sales at the Hotel Rome,” said Bob Anderson, group chief. “One of our new men registered there, bought a bottle of moonshine from young Rose for J5. The next day he went back with another man and bought another bottle. I didn’t know a thing about it until the evidence came into the office.” Arrest Is Quiet. Officer Samardick, who arrested two bellboys at Hotel Fontenelle sev- | eral days ago^. did not know of the Hotel Romo arrest until an hour after it had occurred. He would not be quoted on whether or not ho sus pected liquor was being sold at the Rome. “You can quote me as saying I un not through investigating Omaha ho tels,” Samardick said “Of course, the bellboya at the Rome knew who t w-aa and naturally would be careful not to try to sell me any liquor.” Koae la Released. Young Rose, who is a brother of Police Sergeant Frank Rose, was re leased on a ?500 bond last night. “I'm glad the officers are after ionic of the others besides me,” said Rose. “I wasn't alone la selling liquor, by any I means." Rohrer made his arrest at the Rome qthetly. Eugene Batten, federal agent, entered and requested Rose to remove his uniform. Rose complied and went to the federal building. The hotel management did not know of the affair, "We almost liad to sell liqu"r.” said Rose. "We only get a few dollars a month salary, and part of that Is taken out to pay for our uniforms. But I’m through," Rohrer said ho had not thought it necessary to search the hotel at the time, and that he would decide this morning about filing an application for an injunction. • Officers Deny Hard Keeling. Both Pamardlrk and Rohrer denied there Is any ill feeling or jealousy between them. "I’ll be glad to help Mr. Rohrer any time he needs me.” said Pamardiek. "The fact that Mr. Pamardiek is living at the Rome .has nothing to »do with our arrest," said Rohrer. Attorney (General Reported Well on Wav to Recovery Washington, Feb. 5.—Attorney Gen eral Daugherty, who has hpen confin ed to his room for the last 10 days | under orders of Brig. Gen. Charles E. Sawyer, the president's physician. Is well on the way to recovery, Gen eral Sawyer declared today. Mr. Daugherty lias been suffering from high blood pressure, but today It had been reduced nearly to normal. General Sawyer stated, adding that since the attorney general s condition was normal otherwise and ho had been "a good patient." he ricr-dcd only several weeks of rest to assure com plete recovery. Sixty Free Tickets to the Strand Theater This Week. The names and addresses of several people will be scat tered *n tjus “Want" Ad col umns of T^e Omaha Bee this week. If YOUR name and address is listed in the “Want" Ad columns of The Omaha Ben brlntr it to the box office of The Strand Theater and yoir will be presented with a free ticket to see Norma Talmadtre in “The Voice From the Min aret.” Men Charged With Shipping Frauds Co on Trial Today Charles W. Morse and Associ ates Accused of Conspiracy to Swindle Emergency Fleet Corporation. Washington. Vcb. 5.—Charles W. Morse, New Tork shipbuilder, his three sons and eight others alleged to have been associated with him in wartime shipping contracts win go to trial before Justice Stafford in the criminal division of the District of Columbia supreme court Tuesday on charges of conspiracy to defraud the Cnlted States emergency fleet cor poration. Those who will go to trial besides Morse are Ervin, Benjamin and Harry Morse; Colin H. Living stone, former president of the Virginia Shipbuilding corporation: George M. Burditt, attorney for the Morse in terests; Nehemiah H. Campbell of New York, Rupert M. Muchs of Au gusta. Ma„ assistant treasurer of thev Virginia Shipbuilding corporation: W.' W. Scott of Washington, attorney for the corporation, and I’hilip Reinhardt. Leonard D. Christie and Robert O. White, all officials in the Morse ship building plants. , The indictment eg'Unst the men, re turned a yesr ago, contains a list of 30 ailcge'd overt acts. The alleged frauds of which they arc a'cused in volve shipping contracts of approxi mately of $40,00o.n00. The indictment alleges that the government lost about $10,000,000 through the con tracts calling for construction of ships by the Morse interests. Morse recently requested the gov ernment to aid him in obtaining as witnesses, William G. McAdoo. former secretary of the treasury, and Charles M. Schwab and Major General Goo Dials, both of whom are emergency . fleet corporation officials. Day s Activities in Washington V The senate passed and sent to the i house, a bill which would admit to the United States until June 30, 1924. a maximum of 2 .',000 Armenian orphans. Senator Pomeiene, democrat. Ohio, introduced a resolution requesting President Harding to negotiate with Cubs* for the cession of the Isle of Pines. Prediction that President Harding would be renominated unanimously next yenr at the republican national convention was made in the senate by donator Watson, republican, In diana. The c entral American conference which assembled hers December 4. completed Its work and will meet Wednesday to sign a treaty and con vention agreed upon. Federal Fuel Distributor Wadlelgh declared the steady increase in storks of bituminous eoal showed that the crisis n lilting from the miner* strike last year, had been passed. Doubt as to whether « migt'CM* would enact pending rural credits legisla tion before adjournment March I was expre~ved by Representative Mondell, Wyoming, the republican lender, after a Conference with President Harding. Annual immigration quotas, under a bill approved by the house Immigra tion committee, would bo limited to 2 per rent of foreign born of virion* nationalities enumerated in the IS'.m census Instead fo restricted to the present 3 per cent of ilie 1910 census j totals. Mail (riyo.H Self I p an Uurjjlar lo Rriuni Favor to Slirriff Minneapolis. Minn.. Feb 0 He , friended by slirriff Larlo Brown, of Hennepin rountv. a ninn who said | be was Herbert Iinwrj, ainl tlinl lir ! wan wanted In Fort Logan, Colo , ’ for burglary, "returned tbr favor" by surrendering to thn sheriff hern to day. "It's Iniglitv cold." Dowd said, enter trig the sheriff's office, “arid I'm hun gry. Can you Itrlp in« out n little?" Thn sheriff guvs him u dollar nnd hr Irft. Hr returnrd an hour later. „"Hay," hr said, "you wrro good to tnr, and so I'm going In give ntysrlf up. They want inn for burglary nt ! Fort Logan, C9I0. I A tolrgrum to Fort Logan eon firmrd Iiowd'a statement, nnd tin Is ' brM pending at rival of Colorado at j thorltiea. Final Break With Turks ' Is Avoided . . Venizelos Declares Greece Ready for Peace If Otto Iauis^.ine, Feb. 5.—(.By A. P.)—The latest statement put forth officially from near east conference quartet* is that the conference is not hope lessly wrecked, but merely suspend ed or adjourned. This is the result of renewed efforts at mediation. Former Premier Venizelos of Greece in a statement to The Asso ciated Press tlii? afternoon said: "If Turkey wil come to some inde pendent arrangement with Greence concerning mutual reparations, or agree to its submission to soma form of arbitration, then Greece wil consid er the state of war terminated. "AI other matters with Turkey are settled,” he continued, "but if Turkey insists on reparations from Greece with reimbursing us for the damages caused to more than a million Greeks driven from Asia Minor, then Greece must consider that the war goes on. It is for Turkey to say-” Regarded as Serious. Washington. Feb. D.—Advices from Ambassador Child telling of the. rup ture between the Turks and the allies at the I-ausanne conference began | reaching the State department today, j but pending' a complete report there was a disposition to defer comment as to the effect on American interests in Turkey. X'o attempt was made, however, to-disguise the seriousness with which the situation is viewed. Armies Face to Face. Lausanne, Feb. 5.—(By A. P.>— Ts met Pasha, head of the Turkish dele gation, Informed the correspondent today that Turkey had no desire to resume hostilities with either Greece or Great Britain as a result of the collapse of the N'ear Last conference, hut he emphasised that the Turkish apd English armies were still facing each other in Asia Minor. Ismet said the Turks would ask the powers whether they consider the ne gotiations officially at an end. Tho impression prevailed among the conference delegates that Turkey would not be Informed officially of the negotiations inasmuch as It was generally desired to continue the Mu danla armistice, thus avoiding the possible renewal of war. The entire French delegation planned (o leave for Paris tr-day. The Turks May m part tomorrow. It is believed that the misunder standings which developed between tho British and French delegations in the last dajs of the conference contributed to the filial break as the Turks had the idea that they count upon a split among the allies and ob tain rnoro favorable conditions. So leing as There's Hope. Paris, Feb. 5.—tBy A. 1\>—'The French government is awaiting the return of the head of its delegation to the Near East conference before commenting officially on the Laus anne developments, but considers that the breakup ought not to be con sidered a complete rupture of the ne gollatlons for peace. The stand taken by Isntet Pasha is Interpreted in official circles here a* distinctly indicating the desire pf the Turks to continue the conversation*. That the negotiations for peace must continue so long ns there is the faintest hope of success is the Flench contention. Twenty-Seven Missing in Blaze at Wichita Wichita. Kiin , Feb. 5,—With 27 persona unaccounted for, search was continued tonight for additional i lc time who mnv ho buried beneath 12 f< et of debris w ithin the skeleton of the four story Getto building con sumed by fire early today. The death toll stood at three this evening. Eight persons were seriously injured Many received minor Injuries The origin of the Idaze was un known. Property damage was estmiat oil at upwards of Jion.noo. Report* of F.\ nrliing ut i iiijuaiia Arc Denied Sun Cal , Ft'b. 6. — Denial ‘that (’hratrr f'arletnn, American ivgro, reported lvnched Sunday night, wn* dfftd nr had bf*n tnk*n from thf Tijuana (Mexico) Jail bv a mob, was lnnucd tonight by Tijuana of flea la. (Virlrton naif at routed aft or, It 1* (barged, bo had nlaln a Mexican 1*0 li« rman and wounded thr<*«i other*. I ho Tijuana <>ffl« d* *ald ho would ha given % fait* trial. They aatd a crowd gathered around the Jail Sun* clay night an*! threatened to hang jt'arlcton, hut the member* of the | c rowd were parauiidod to go home by it ho mayor of tha town Slrieken W liile Pla>iug “Nearer. My God, to Thee" Sioux City. In , I eh ,i.- Stricken apparently with tienrt disease while playing “Naarei My find to Thee'' on n piano In her home early Sunday evening. Mrs. Ida. Gurnsey, a lifelong resident of Sioux city, died an hour later. She was K7 years old.- The death of the Sioux City pioneer was witnessed only by her aged mhther. Two Din in Auto W mk. Fort Wiitlh, Tex , Feb. fl —J. 17 Corkrell. oil operator was Instantly kill'd and Ills son, Alfred Cockrell, fa tally Injured today, when their auto nwdnn was demolished at a grade crossing by a passenger train. W. II <h" • also an oca-upant of the ear. • i . I djlng. Alfred lived unl> | an hour. Why Not Hunt the Key? feffiSssi £ Wheel Lid's Off on Broadway Bottle for Every Light on Great White Way— Beaneries Reap Rich Harvest After Curfew Sounds for Cabarets at 2 in Morning. New York. Feb. 5.—The lid is off •• and the cork Is out — on Broadway. Curfew, sounded by Police Commis sioner Enright, rang for the second tins' at I a. tn. ;eatArday —loudly in some places, but In others only the echo sal heard. A tour of Inspection of the bright light cabaret* begun at 11 Saturday night and lasting until 3 this morn lng, showed that: Of about 10 place* visited, seats were at a premium up until the last minute In practically all. Despite the absence of police vigilance, few. if any, of the resorts were selling anything harder than There was a bottle for each light on Broadway. Little disorder marked the sounding of the curfew at ", diners Jokingly obeying the mandate of the police commissioner to quit dancing at that hour. As a result the “one-arm hash houses’ and the all-night beaneries reaped a harvest, for those who had a few drojis left to consume found sarsaparilla and ginger pop. It was a case of every man for him self and. while every man did not ha\e a case, few had less than a quart with them. 'such places suitable for that purpose. Visits to the Moulin Rouge in Broadway, the Palais Royal, the Lit tle Club. Gypsyland. Gallaghers, the Boardwalk, Montmartre, the Planta tion. Monte Carlo, the Side-Show, the Tent. 1'aluie, De Dar.z, end finally Joel s rooaled the resorts peopled as thickly as forests. A gian< e about the Crowded rooms* convinced onlookers that ginger pop was not the only beverage being consumed. “Irish Forced to Accept Treaty * IJe Valera Declares Signatures Obtained b> Threats of Warfare. New York Feb. 6.—Kainon do Va lera, In a letter to the editor of the Irish World, made public jesterday, says "the greatest of all the many crime* English statesmen have com mitted against Ireland was that com mitted by I.lovd George In December, 1911. when, under the threat of Im mediate and terrible war. he compelled the signatures of our delegates to an Impossible 'treaty,' " "The key to h proper understand ing of the situation In Ireland today is a realization of this fact," saya the Irish republican leader. The letier was dated January 10, anil was writ ten In his hiding place In Ireland. The letter says In part: "They (the delegates! had gone vol untarily to meet England a demands to the farthest limit which the na tional honor and the principles for which wo stood permitted Hy Infa mous threats. Mr. I.lovd George forced (he delegates bevoud that limit and lie. more than any other single Individual. Is responsible for the awful tragedy that is being enacted here to day. ills Londch 'treaty' lias brought the sains confusion ami misery upon the people of Ireland that the treaty of Versailles linn brought upon ths pee pin of the t^witlnent of Europe. The root cause Is the same. Fores, not right or Justice or reason, was made llic guiding principle. Slid those who set out ns the champions of right, failed, like President Wilson, mid grew afraid in the Immediate presence of (he task to which they had set themselves. "The high moliges that probably In duced nnr delegates to give way and to sign, I, for one, nhvnys have been able to understand and been ready to admit. I believe that Arthur Grlf nth truly nnd sincerely loved Ireland and would have sacrificed hlmst If for her welfare." SUM) Liquor Line. East wrek Itertha h'lbbon, I.'lt V street, paid a fine of f.'> In South limn ha police court on a charge of |w>* sessltig Intoxicating liquor. Yesterday morning she appeared In court on i\ similar charge. Shu was fined J100. 4 Defect in Track Derails Three Cars Passengers Escape Death by Miracle in Accident Near Mullen. Neb. A broken rail near Mullen. Neb, caused the derailment of three rear enr* of a Burlington j»as.sengrr train at 3 30 a m. yesterday. Officials of the road asserted that It was almost a miracle that none was killed or in jured. This train is operated between Bill ings, Mont., and bt. I.oula, connect ing at the former point with the Northern Pacific. it does not go through Omaha. A wrecking crew with doctors and nurses was dispatched from Denver. Train No. 41, westbound, safely passed over the scene of the accident 30 minutes earlier. Probe on Fool. An Investigation Is being made into the cause of the break in the rail. The first report was that the tear car, an observation sleeper, turned over, but Omaha headquarters report ed that It was merely tipped and that none of the cars was overturned. A broken rail between Mullen and I lei la caused the accident, accord ill g to a report given by the oltlce of C. t,. (irav. general manager at the Omaha headquarters of the Burlington. Ilail Detached. An Is inch piece of rail hc.-amc detached, probably due to a flaw in the rail.” the general manager stated. "The observation car arid two sleep era ut the end of the train were derailed, None of the cars was over turned and there were no casualties. The passengers were moved Into other cars and the train proceeded without much delay. The break oorurted In the middle of a rail. It was one of those accidents that will occur de-' spile the lest efforts of Inspection." N. ^. Broker Vrrrstrd in $3,000,000 Stork Fraud ls>» Angeles. Pal., 1 eh. a—Austin !•■ Montgomery. former New Wrk slock broker, was arrested by county and federal oftk era here tor New lorl. authorities on chargee of stock Hands aggregating more than Jil.OO#. <*00. Officers announcing the arrest said today that Montgomery admitted his Identity and said lie would waive eitrariition and return at onre to New iork to fare the iudir'iuenis. j Jury to Be Kept Together During Mathew's Trial Special Bailiff in Charge of Men Chosen to Hear Evi dence Against Doctor on Murder Charge. The 1J men who will try Dr. John T. Mathews, charged with the murder of Loretta McDermott, 54, Bassett (Neb.) school teacher, by an illegal operation, will be kept together day and night during the trial, which will 0 i up;- most of thl* w eek. L'g-trict Judge Goes made this or der at the conclusion cf the session yesterday. Chris Christensen, former deputy sheriff, was appointed a spe cial bailiff to be in charge of the jury each night and they were taken last night to a nearby hotel. Jury Selected. The jury, selected after nearly five hours of questioning, Is as follows: Lee R. Brown, 2330 Vinton street; Edward Let*eda. 3444 South Seven teenth; Joseph I,. O'Brien. 2453 St. Mary avenue: Joseph Gasnik. 3725 South Twenty-fourth avenue: Raf faele Taul. 1030 South Twenty.fifth avenue; O. J. McGlynn, *!S Hickory; Abraham Llpsman. 2307 tj street; Lonto Retharils, 3323 Mvrtlo avenue: Hllding Jacobson. 3230 Myrtle avenue; Zalmoii Spear. 2314 Q street: Fred Talimun. 2414 K street; Sherman Williams, 2775 Burt street. The defense, in an opening state ment to the jury, brought into the > asc a mysterious “Dr. Hanson." who is declared to have called upon Dr. Mathews at his office in the Paxton Ido, k a short time befo.c Miss Mc Dermott ai>i>earcd. IVi-emlier 27, to arrange for the patient. The defense, said it has not been able to find Dr. Hanson. Mibi Is (liven. The defense will consist, said Math ews' attorneys in the opening state ments of an nlihl. showing where Dr. Mathews was "for every minute of (he day the operation Is alleged to have been performed at 2*02 Punting st reef." The state will produce witnesses to show that Dr. Mathews has Iwen fre quently at the fuming street address. County Attorney Peal said. The vie fense declared he has had a tvatlervt HI there for many months and called to alien,l this patient. Judge Goss ordered alt witnesses in the case excluded from the court room until they art' summoned to take the sta ltd. Savannah Proparo* Welcome for Soldirr* From the Rhine Savannah. Ga , Feb. 5—With hun dreds of visitors here to Join in the celebration. Savannah is ready to wrl wm* for the ration (lie American troops who will arrive Wednesday aboard the transport Si Mihirt from thvlr watch on the Rhine A half holiday lias been declared hv Mayor beahrook, (he city has been decorated with flags and plana completed for entertaining the arrivals The Ft. Mihiel was scheduled to arrive here at 7 on Wednesday morn ing. __ The Weather Fwwnsl. »lr unj coMer Tuevilnv Hourly TcmiM'ratiirr* /V *. ni . ;« 0 ft. in J*. 7 •- m . ?* * a hi to 0 a. m ... %\ in a, at it ll a. i»i 40 I! uiouu) . M . 1 |». w% 4# T 1». m M J p. M 4 I*, in *l 5 l». in M * I*. n» 4* T l». m 41 • V m. t« Move Made to Exclude Japanese — Bar ou Immigrants Provided in Clauses of New Bill Approved by House Committee. Would Cut Other Quotas Washington. Feb. 5.—(By A. P.)—* Exclusion of Japanese immigrant* and .a reduction in the percentage of alien* admissible from European countries would be provided for by sections of a proposed permanent Immigration re striction act, approved by the house immigration committee. Completion of the entire measure within a day or two and a prompt report to the house is the committee's plan. Japanese exclusion would be made possible, it was explained, under a general provision of the bill, which sets forth that "an immigrant rot eli gible to citizenship shall not be ad mitted to the United States." To meet treaty stipulations, exceptions would be made in the cases of ministers of the gospel, professors of colleges, members of any "learned profession" and bona fide students "who seek to enter the United State* solely for the purpose of study at an educational in stitution particularly designated by i them. Such students who married after entering the country would be ! deported, however. Johnson Explains Bill. I Explaining the section of the bill which would provide for the exclu sion of Japanese immigrants. Chair man Johnson said it was the purpose simply to translate into law the terms of the "gentlemans agreement'' be tween the United States and Japan affecting Immigration from the latter country. In the past the executive branch has objected to attempts to 1 deal with this question in general leg isla'ion by congress, but thus far there has been no announcement of objection In the present instance. As affecting Europe and the near east, the bill would reduce the quotas of immigrants from any one country ' in any one year to 400 and In addi tion 7 per cent of the number of fer. e.gn-born individuals of such r.at.onal i:y residing in the United States de termined by the 1590 census. The present restriction act, which this bill wculd replace and which expires by limitation on June 30. 1924. places the quotas at 3 p>er cent, baaed cn the (Census of 1910. Would Unite Families. The njmber of emigrants who would be adr.useible In one year under the provision ia estimated at 35* 437. as against 325.537 annually under the present act. but actually the 155.437 total probably would be greatly ex ceeded through the operat.on of gen eral provisions designed to avoid division of families. Thus there would be admitted. Irrespective of fixed quotas, the immediate family and close relatives of any foreigr horn citizen of the United States ard the immediate family of any alien resident In this country for two years and who a year previously had formal ly declared Ills intension to become a 1 citizen. Would C liangc Quotas. Illustrating how the new percentage ■ plan would work out. committeemen said Italy’s quota would be reduced from the present 42.900 to 5.000. while the quota for Germany, for instance, would le increased from 55.h09 to 65.0*10. The quotas for Grea* ftrltai- , , Kranbe, Belgium and the Scandi navian countries also would be In creased, while those fir Poland. Rus sia and the Balkans would be de creased. L!k4 the present temporary restric tion law, the proposed act would not operate, ngainst immigration from fCanada. Newfoundland. Mexico. Cul-s aid C»; *ral ami South America, pro viding immigrants f. entrance to the United States had been in . ny of these countries for five vesrs or more. A committee vote was withheld. Vttornevs for Farrar Ask for Secret Hearing N'W York Feb. —Supre: le t'ou: t. Justice Cohatan. Will bo asked Tu'« day to rule whether the shattered i romance of Geraldine I'srrar shall Ve unrolled before the public, or the peti tion of the diva for a divorce he tlirsshed out in a referee's office l-. hind closed doors Today s hearing w.\s interrupted when newspaper r *n requested Re' eree Thomas H. Mahony to pern' them to attend the session. The referee said he saw no reaso why the hearii <: should not be puhl unices Justice Oohalan, who refer, i the case to him. desired otherwise, but he announced that he would e terisin a motion for privacy. Miss Karrars lawyer promptly petition'! for secrecy and adjournment wa taken until the matter could be vlac -1 before Justice Ochalan. Fow ns Struck by Tidal W atc Offered Aid by Kcd Cross Honolulu. T. II., »b. tPr A T > —Governor Wallace R. Farrington receiie,t a cablegram from the Arne lean Red Cross at Washington offe: leg assist tain in slew of the damage done by tidal waves in ihc Islands Saturday, The governor rsplicd thanking the Red Cross for Its proffer of aid. hut said that the territory needed no a* ststance. He pointed out that njoe' of the loss will fall on commerce and Industry and not or individuals The governor added: N’omlnal damage was done to two ports in this territory. It will be repaired promptly." King Refuses Resignation. t’airo. K*'b. * Th* l^gwtlan nut t*tr> resignation t<xt«> I'Uk to tcuepl Ua