* VOL. 52-NO. 205. “ K _OMAHA, MONDAY. FEBRUARY 12, 1923. *_Z.'V '_TWO CENTS Proposal of De Valera Acceptable Gosgrave billing lo Agree That Rebel Leader Advise Followers to Give Up 4rms. Irregulars Surrendering London, Feb. 11.—l/P)—President t.'osgrave of the Dali Direann in a statement in the Daily Mail, declared that he was ready to agree that Da mon de Valera should advise his fol lowers to surrender their arms on the condition that the question of a re- j public or the free state should be left to the electors. Damon de Valera is said to have an nounced his willingness to accept peace terms on condition that Irish elections be held on the one clear ts -tie—whether Ireland should be a free ^<#tate or a republic. Keitels Surrender. Bublin, Feb. 11.—04»)—The first of ficial report of a surrender under the government's new amnesty decree has been received from County Cork, where a number of irregulars, accom panied by their leader, delivered up their arms and ammunition at the Newmarket military liarraeks and en tered into an undertaking not to fight against the free state government. At a meeting of the Sinn Fein or ganization tonight, Hr. Kathleen I .inn, who presided, said that Eamon fie Valera desired that the organization should be kept in being. Mary MacSwiney, in an uncom promising republican speech, made reference to Liam Deasy's “abject surrender.” Prisoners Issue Appeal, Prisoners in the Waterford and Clonmel jails have issued an appeal similar to that from Limerick, that they be allowed to release delegates or. parole to influence republican load ers toward a peace settlement. At Clonmel today, when the mem bers of a congregation were leaving mass they were fired on by irregu lars with machine guns, from neigh 1 oring hills. Twenty soldiers who at tended the mass, were tho objective, but none of them was hit. One civiliail was killed. Todays’ report of incendiarism in cludes an unsuoessfu! attempt to burn a raHroad station in Cork and tho destruction of tw;o fine Tipperary man sions. one of them belonging to Major - Perry, who is related to Senator Bag * ^ well, recently kidnaped by irregulars. Narcotic Conditions in Hollywood “Magnifed” Washington, Feb. II. — Narcotic conditions in Los Angeles and tho movie colony at Hollywood, according to a supplementary report mane by Narcotic Chief Harry Lb Smith of the Pacific division, have been “magni fied" and a few of the sensational statements circulated "were based on fact." Based on information obtained from state, county end municipal officers, prominent citizens and others inter • - ted in enforcement of rtie law, Chief Smith lias formed the conclusion that there is a preponderance of evidence tending to show that Loa Angeles and particularly tho Hollywood district is as free from the narcotic evil as could be hoped for. with the limited number i f officers and funds available.” Kearney Prosecutor and Deputies Conduct Raid Kearney, Neb., Feb. It.—(Sjieeial.)— Deputy Sheriff Tracy, County At torney Drake and Deputy John Trln die searched the Walter Vohlanrt place, south of Clhlion. resulting in lo cating a still, a small jug of hootch and some mash. The stHI was found hidden in a hayloft. While the of ficers were searching lhe premises, ac cording to the county attorney, ono of the women on the place spilled a large container of mash on the kitchen floor and, with a broom, quickly swept it into the basement. nidentified Tramp Injured in U. P. Wreck at Buda Kearney, Neb., Feb. 11.—(Special.)— ( 'n unidentified tramp wur severely injured In a wreck at Buda, when a 1 nir»n Pacific through freight jumped the track shortly before noon today. He was brought to a Kearney lion pi tab Main line westbound traffic wan tied up for a few hours. It wan necca Mary to lay 200 feet of track before traffic could move through. -A____ _ Bishop W ouUl Probe Sanity of Editors for Stand on Prohibition Carbondale. Pa., Feb. 11.—Bishop It. il. Berry of Philadelphia, senior bishop of the Methodist-church, said that if he hod his way n commission would bo appointed and editors of metropolitan newspapers would he tried for their sanity because of their attitude to wand the enforcement of the eighteenth amendment. Bishop Berry defended the prohibition amendment against attacks of those who declare the law Is a failure and that It should be repeated because It could not he enforced. "We have had laws against murder, arson and theft for n long time,” said Bishop Berry, "hut does ft stop thpso crimes? Violation of the law does not discredit it. "Rum has been e great article of commerce in this •ountry for more than 160 years. You cannot, eliminate It without a fight. The nation as a whole has re i l ived untold benefits and the amend ment should he Imbedded In the con stitution as long ns there Is a conn try." Foreign Policy Raked at Gridiron Dinner Washington, Fob. 11, — American foreign policy was raked over the coals in satirical vein at midwinter dinner of the Gridiron club of Washington newspaper correspon dents. Several hundred guests, among them authors, artists and cartoonists, minglpd with statesmen, diplomats and leaders of finance and industry, enjoying the fun. In a series of stunts, musical and otherwise, the club members after braving the dangerous Held of foreign entanglement, ran rough shod over national domestic affairs and irrever ently dragged those who sit in high places over the hot grid. With its usual spirit of reciprocity, however, the club gave a selected few of the guests. Including President Harding, an opportunity to get even in brief speeches, hut these, under the club's tradition and rule that "re porters are never present,” may not be made public. > Leaders to Keep Shipping Measure' Before Senate Harding's Advice on Two Major Issues Sought—Im presses Opposition to Delay of Bill. Washington, Feb. It. — President Harding s council on the collision In the senate between the administra tion's two major measures, tho ship ping and British debt funding bills, was sought by senate leaders ami as a result the shipping bill will not be laid aside immediately to make way for the debt funding proposal. | There will be another White House conference Monday when the legisla tive program for the dosing (lays of the present session mat dr vr 1/p. The house has completed most of its im portant work. The conflict between tlie shipping and British debt bills was taken up with the president bv Senator Jones, republican, Washington, commerce committee chairman in charge of the shipping measure.* anil Senator Cur tis of Kansas, assistant republican leader. Monday morning Senator Lodge of Massachusetts, the republi can leader; Chairman McCuniber of the finance committee, managing tho British debt bill; Senator Smoot, re publican. Utah, a member of the allied debt commission, and other party lead ers have appointments with the presi dent for further discussion of tho im mediate program. Opposed lo Delay. It is understood the president is disposed to advise against immediately displacing the shipping bill as the sen ate's unfinished business, as he vas said to believe that this, the business for which congress was called into extra session last November, should be held before the seriate and pressed vigorously. Senate leaders, iherefore. are pre paring a program for this week which contemplates consideration i>oth of the shipp ng and debt bills, but with out formal displacement of the former. There probably will be preliminary discussion "f the debt funding meas ure to develop the outlook for debate and a vote. It has been suggested that the senate consider the shipping bill during the day and debt bill at night sessions. To M*et Karlier. Monday the senate will meet an hour earlier than usual In accordance with the order forced Saturday by ad ministration leaders despite oblcctli e of those fighting the shipping bill. The bill will come up at 1 o'cU "kin der the senate rules, with a proposal pending by Senator Jones for a unani mous agreement to limit debate, be guiling February 1«. This is expected to fail and administration forers are planning other moves to clear the situation. Opponents of the shipping proposal also have several moves in contempla tion, Including a possible motion to re commit the bill or supplant it with the Capper “truth in fabric" lull or some other measure. Chairman Mc-Cumber, it was said to night. does not elesire to call up the British debt bill in any event before next Tuesday, because of absence from Washington of certain senators. \ _ Both Make Money —both the man who uses The Omaha Bee “Want” Ads and the man who reads them. You will find, how ever, that the fellow who inserts the “Want” Ad has the greater oppor tunity, for he reaches so many more people who are susceptible to his proposition than if he wrere to answer the ad vertisement of otHer people. He saves much time, too, for people come to him with their offers instead of him be ing obliged to chase after them. A well worded, con vincing advertisement in the “Want” Ad section of tomorrow’s Omaha Bee will put your propo sition squarely b e f o re more than .‘500,000 read ers of The Omaha Bee. Read and I sr Tlir Omaha Hrr "l( ant" Ads. , Tlir Urrlinr la Renulls. Battalion Is Ordered to Turkey . V s'**’ . .. , \* • . w •. British Kush R- ‘ sS . - ' , iA -v to t.onstai .a'' *«• alists Begn\e ug ot Harbor at jymrna. Warships Again Warned London, Fob. 11.—Tlie Kxrliance i I elegraplt correspondent rubles from (■ibrallar tlial the First battalion of (lie Duke of Wellington rrgiment lias been ordered to Constantinople im mediately. Copyright, 1922. Constantinople, Feb. 11.—Although the additional 24 hours in the Turkish ultimatum that the allies withdraw from Smyrna expired Saturday, the French and British cruisers re mained in the port. Negotiations have been continuing here the entire day i between the allies and Adnan Bey, the i Turkish governor, but although the latter asserted that the matter could 1 be settled by diplomacy, no solution had been reached when Adnan Bey left for his home this afternoon. Smyrna is reported to be calm but tense. The lighthouse buoys have discontinued functioning and mines have been laid in order to prevent a surprise attack nt night. As the en trance to Smyrna is bounded for tftllrg on botli sides by high hills, with ex tensive fortifications, the placing of mines will make the escape of the allied cruisers, if war breaks out, a difficult operation in itself. Heady' for War. The official Angora Journal de clares: “We are repeating that we are not 1 c-lligorent and until the arrival of ! Ismet Pasha we will prevent unto ward incidents, but wo are ready for war, if a just jieace is not obtain able.’* The Turkish ship Huldjelinel has | left for t ’onstanza, w here it will take j on board Ismet l’asha'and the Turkish delegation, who are expected in Con stantinople Sunday night. A special I train is waiting to rush the delega tion to I amid, where Mustapha Kepial I'asha is waiting to hear the report ! upou w hich the Turks will decide I w hether It w ill be,peace or war. With the return of Hear Admiral Mark Bristol, the American comniis 1 sioner in tile near east, to Constan tinople, spcculation’over the possibili ties of American intervention to save the world from another war, has been j revived. Admiral Bristol was accompanied by Julian Gillespie, a trade commis sioner; Ideutonant Wheeler, and oth er members of the American delega tion at I.au»«tine. Outside of an as sertion tha* the I-ausanne conference was suspended and not broken off, he refused to give out a statement. Situation brave. It is understood, however, that the Americans are convinced tliHt the situation is grave and tlie slightest lr responsibility on the part of Turk. Greek or allied soldiers and sailors, both on land and sea, who are ner vously playing their lingers over rifle triggers or are desultorily aiming their , cannons, might precipitate a catas [ tropbe which would not only Increase the suffering of the millions In tli" n‘-ar etist, but would involve all Eu I rope and possibly America. There is a tendency here on the part of Americans to believe that \ neither the allies or the Turks were ! entirely free from responsibility for | the breakup of tlie l.ausanne confer ! cnee, but naturally the delegates from i here certainly are able to appreciate jtlie position of the Turks better than I Americans who have never studied the situation on the ground. The Americans, at the same time, are con vineed that the differences between the Turks anil the allies aro so small that It will be inexcusable if they allow themselves to come to blows Regarding mediation it is acknowl edged that America will not be side to intervene unless requested. There also remains the big question of I whether cither the Turks or allies would accept mediation. American ox i ports believe that both the allies and Turks must make concessions slowly I and carefully. Fnlcss this is done shortly no one knows what may happen here. -- Mission to Vatican Is Opposed in Tokio Tokio, IVb. il .niiug of Second Herrin Trial Marlon, in Fib. 1" - ,A}) r.v» t \ thing practically in in readlneiMi for Ilia opening Monday of the neroml Herrin riot a trial, it wan announced here. Nine men are charged with 'murder In connection with the death of Antonio Mulkavich of Krie, pa., one of the nonunion men killed In tin* riot*. Hold on Swindle Charge' 1*01 Angelee. PVb II liny Mllmot, 2 7, haul to In* known bIhu «* K. %l. Slmm*. wan taken Into cun tody here today nt the re<|tient «»f the p»*| <•»* of Denver, who Mated In- wo* involved in a nwlmlle there Minority Report on Brvan Appeal Bill Conies Up Tuesday Postponement of Indetermi nate Sentence Law Is Called for—Majority Report Also to Be Heand. Lincoln, Feb. 11.—(Special.)—Repre sentative Ross Amspoker announced today that a minority report of the judiciary committee calling for Indefi nite postponement of the Bryaix- bill repealing the Indeterminate sentence law would be presented to the lower house Tuesday afternoon at the same time the majority report favorably recommending the bill for passage Is presented. “It is a shame that all persons in terested in this bill, especially the ■garden of the penitentiary and the superintendent of the reformatory, weren't given an ppportunltv to bo heard before the bill was reported out," Amspok»r said. “The only man tho committee listened to was the county attorney of Lancaster county." Amspoker, Hardin and Tilsasser aro ilie three inemliers of the committee voting to indefinitely postpone the bill. There were three absent at the time the vote was taken. Five voted ‘o recommend the measure for pas sage. Warden Fenton declared toilav that a law was enacted by tho legislature! two years ago, which gives a trial judge discretion as to whether an in determinate or flat sentence he im posed. “I lielieve that the judge knows bet ter than anyone else whether the ex act circumstances surrounding a i rime and whether tho perpetrator should lie given an Indeterminate or flat sentem-e," the warden said. Representative H. Malcolm T>a 1 drlge. fimahs, member of the judi ciary committee, declared ho would insist that tho bill 1)» recommitted to the committee so Superintendent Mil ler and Warden Fenton might have r.n opisirtunity to be heard. “It was an oversight that we didn't call those officials and 1 want them to have a square deal." Baldrige said. Lincoln Aroused Over K.K.K. Plan Application Is Made for < .ity Vuditorium to Explain \inis of Order. Lincoln, Keb. 11——May.»r Frank <\ Zehrung announced todA.v that a request has been made, evi dently l»y the Kti Klux Klan in Oin* coln, t«» use the Lincoln city audi toriuni on February 25 for a public meeting in which the, aims of the klan are to he explained. "So f ir as I know at this time, the request will he granted, is there is nothing to indicate the meeting* will he »n unlawful assembiag " tho mayor said "However, the commls sion will be guided to a gr**ut extent by t’lty Commissioner George Payton, who is in charge of that end of the work." This move by the klan is meeting with op|*»*ition and a meeting to P held in a Lincoln church by members of three political, religious and racial factors opposed to the kin* was scheduled for tonight. This meeting, after a parley, was postponed, but it was announced that in the event the Lincoln city commission sanctioned the proposed meeting of the klan. a public meeting of protest would bo j held. It is charged here that the klnn is selecting Lincoln as a strategic * enter for its activities in Nebraska, because’ of the comparative few of its popu lation who me by religion and birth actively opposed to it. Tho application for an op. n meeting , followed distribution of Ku Klux Klnn circulars on the streets yester- j day by three men in alleged klan re galia. Twenty-Four finer bans Stranded at,(Gibraltar • iiliralfar, Krt>. II,—(>(»)—Twcn ty four young Amerit mis mostly college students or former soldiers, are 1 strande the llritish Bribe Offer Alleged by ClubWoman President of (General Federa tion of Women's Clubs Tells of Promise of $250,000 to Lobby for Bill. Invited to Washington Minneapolis, Minn., Feb. 11.—Mrs. Thomas ort only such legisla tion as we believed to be right. "I told him that I would take the matter up with t. y board at the t hautauqua meeting, but fbat. even if the hoard voted to suppoty his bill, we could accept no gifts from him. "The board turned his bill down. After they had done so, I read then, his letter, x have it upstairs, in black and white." The letter was substantially word ed. Mrs. Winter said, to read so that she understood plainly that she was to have $ - 50,000 if she sw ung the federation over in favor of the bill, although (he writer did not "conic right out and say so.2 The "certain bill" has not yet been presented to congress, Mrs. Winter said. Congressional Probe May Boult From Charge* lt> GKOKGI. F. \l THIF.K. U •fthingt«a (urrrn»oiDli'iil The limalui Washington. Feb. 11. — (Special.)— The sensational statement of Mis. Thomas ock»ter. 28. on a $$,000 N>nd on n charge of ('ashing money order* stolen from the postofthe at Haskell. Okl\ January IV Both men are from Sun Francisco. They will be given a preliminary beat it c Monday before 1 nited States t'ommisstoner Brown. The men were arrested Friday af ter having been trailed from Okla 1 orna by post office Inspectors With them was Thompson's wife. China Deolaro Kmbargo on K\j»ort of Raw Cotton Shanghai. Feb 11#— The ('hints* government has announced an cm bar go on the export of raw * dton ef feotlve this week It is Wdievod that this is aimed at American and Japan ese who have been strong buyers in this market recently, t .tuning a rapid increase tn the local price of cotton. Th# net Ion of the government was forced by (Tilneac mill owners, who claim that they have been forrol tt> lay off 80.000 worker* during the last few weeks Only in recent year# has China become a factor in the world cotton market. Ms exjiort* range from 40,000 to 100,000 tons annually. Canine Heirs to $16,000 Left by Chicago Woman Disinherited by Judge Chicago, Feb. 11.—Four dogs, gup posed heirs of $16,000, part of the es tate of Mri-. Margaret Howard, were disinherited by Judge Henry Horner of the probation court, who refused to accept for probation either of two wills left by Mrs. Howard. Several other legatees, including the Arkansas Childrens Home at Little Itock, Mrs. Tillie Leightorf, a sister of the dead woman, and Itev. sssssss of the dead woman, and Rev. Edward Lawson of Alliance. O., agreed to "maintain the dogs in the luxury to which they have been accustomed,'’ pending aii_appeal of the ruling to the circuit court. Crider the wills, tip Arkansas homo was left $50,000; Rev. Mr. Lawson, $10,000; Mrs. lyeighlon. the sister, $500 and $16,000 for the support of the dogs. Mrs. Leighton Is fighting both wills. She will Inherit the en tire estate if the nullifying of both wills be upheld by the higher court. Dawson Begins Task of Burving Blast Victims Total of 6> Bodies Taken From Coal Mine—Touching Scenes Enacted at Church aneen found to be so deeply buried In debris that it will be im possible to remove them for many hours. Others are visible beyond piles of rocks and coal and will be brrught out ns soon as passageways have been cleared for the stretcher bearers. Daniel Harrington, supervising* en gineer of the I'nited States bureau of mines, after a journey through the damaged mine, declared his search find revealed nothing to indicate what was responsible for the blast. Brazilian State Reported on \ erpe of Revolution Buenos Aires. Feb It.—The latest reports from reliable quarters along the rruguayan ami Argentina fron tiers indicate the daily increasing danger of a revolution in the Brasil ian state of Bio Grande Do Sul. do v eloping into a great revolt which proUibly would have serious inter nattonal complications, including a determined effort to establish a new republic lc South Vnienoi Measured in military terms state troopa are opposed by C.tKH) wrll organised rebel*. Snow «t Lincoln. Lincoln Feb. 11—A light snow fell in Lincoln and southeastern Nebraska, much of it melting. Farther west the fnH was hen\ Jet Kearney and vicin ity reported a precipitation of fixe inches. The Weather Forecast. JSel ask i MotvLv* p*-.*K»ply tin Swilo.l Hourly Tempt era lures. A « .HI. (I N. lit 1 ft. Ill ft II HI ft n »w 10 it HI 11 ft H» 11 mwi) 1 i*. *»» II ? p w I • 1 |> HI Cl 4 i* m iv i« »» ti I |t. it. Cl J m ?l I |V ro ?* Embargo Is Declared on Ruhr Goods French Prohibit Shipment of Manufactured Articles From Occupied Zone Into Ln* occupied Oermany. Plan to Sell Products Copyright, Paris, Feb. 11.—Premier Poincar® played France's trump card today. Simultaneously the Belgian and French governments, beginning at midnight, will prevent the export cf ' manufactured products from th* Ruhr iridustires into unoccupied Ger many. The action is the result of an” agreement between M. Jaspar. Belgian foreign minister, and Premier Poin care Saturday. General Begoutte, arriving in Paris this morning, assured Premier ' Poincare that tightening the noose around Germany's throat by stoppirjf the shipments out of the Ruhr will materially shorten the time necessary to bring Germany to its knees. lyord Crewe, British ambassador, called at Quai D'Orsay bef< re noon, after hearing of the new measure, and it is understood that he made reser vations in behalf of the British gov ernment, insisting that the righ's rf Kngiand's commercial and financial |r terest.s in Germany be protected if they were found compromised throug i the measure. Plan to Sell Products. The Frar.-c-Belgian plan is to sell the Ruhr products wherever pur chasers te paralysis of exports ie the re sult of trelay's decision. France will use some of the Ruhr products, chiefly bridge material, for the devastated area. < nno Facing Prison, Berlin Feb. 11—The prospect of seeing President Fritz Ebert or Char iVilor Cuno occupying French prison cells loomed over an enraged Berlin today, when it became known that Premier Poincare liad issued an orde that r.o representative of the Gonna: government must set foot in the new occupied Ruhrland Prov ler. - Ebert had planned a tr: to Karlsruhe and othe- Bader, tnsr* bef -re the F. er h edict in the form of a note to Germany arrived. Pres: dent liber: d-d not plan an inapectiot f ti e newly occupied Baden village but now- that with one accord the press and public demand a test of the legality of the French action, many ■ To that he w.'.l offer himself as a mart yr. Cuno May Play Role If President Ebert dews not there is ti-e greatest Ukhi >bi that Chancel ior Cuno gladly w.ll play the role. Chancellor Cuno i« a different type from Fuehbri h. Simons and MTirth ail of who in were of the pedagogi*. type Chancellor Cuno is a stror-g chancellor. a man of personality, tr ilividuality. and what may be roughly termed "guts He is the firs’ chancellor to openly fight the entente policy nr * his trip to the T^.kr t» regarded as a brave thing. Today official and parliamentary trcles are determine»- York TVlv 11.—The release ar.l Imme hate rearrest of fapt. Rob ett Hoeenhluth were understood to have l>een agreed upon by both prose v ution and defense as a short cu* through the legal tangle which” has resulted from attempts to have him xtradited to Washington state to be tried for the murder of Maj. Alex .-r.der F Cronkhite at Camp l.ewi* in IMS. Uoaenbluth has been Under bond furnished bv Kell* M Warburg, the Ivar.ker. since Inst fall when he first was taken into custody at the requee* of the state of V\ lahlngton. Since then tlxcre hare been numerous moves and ivui.termox es in the legal battle to have him taken nest for trial against his w sh. l ira ( ausos I’anir. S,>f i Bulgaria. Keh. h,—jXre broke out during a performance tn 'he X* >••«! theater tht* evenln*. The house «#* rren.led and a panic rn.«ued M —t of (he audience get out "f the building in quick time and the ' ate reported to he enl I »o klUed ,