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Senate to Vote on Debt Funding Measure Today » Agreement Is Reached lot Hold Session Until Action Is Taken—Debate Lim ited to 10 Minutes. Washington, Feb. lo.—Agreement providing for a vote on the British debt funding bill before the senate ad journs Friday was formally entered into late today after a similar pro posal had been blocked earlier. - ' Under the agreement it was pro vided that after 2 o'clock the time of each senator for debate will be limited to 10 minutes and that the senate should remain in continuous session until the bill is disposed of. Passage of the bill was regarded as a foregone conclusion and conceded by opponents in today's debate, which was confined almost exclusively to democrats divided on the legislation. Tlie format agreement for a vote before adjournment Friday came un expectedly aflet-uiliat appeared to be fruitless negotiations. .Senator lteed, democrat. Missouri, who made two extended speeches vig orously attacking the bill, objected earlier to any unanimous consent agreement, but finally yielded. Early Vote Expected. The a "■’■"potent made was offered by Senator Robinson, democrat, Arkan- j sas, w.lh Senator Smoot, republican, I Utah, in charge of the bill, insisting ( . upon a vote before adjournment Fri day. A continuous session wns net ex pected, howr-c" son And others said tho discussion ap peared to be y .j would end soon utter tho lime Unlit wtent Into effect. A new feature of the voting agreement, insisted upon by Senator La Follette, republican. "Wisconsin, provided that the chair ahould not keep a list of senators to recognize for addresses. Senator La Folletl” said this was a practice to which he had often objected in the past. Among the democrats participating In today’s debate, Senator Gloss, dem- j ocrat, Virginia: Pomerene, Ohio, a member of the foreign relations, and Owen of Oklahoma, former banking committee chairman, spoke in behalf of the bill. The opposition speeches included those of Senator Reed and , Senators McKellur, Tennessee, and Walsh. Montana. Hitchcock Criticises Bill. Senator Hitchcock of Nebraska, ranking democrat of the foreign rela tions compiittee. criticised sharply the interest rates given to Great Bri tain and other features of the funding agreement, but said he might be “conmelled" to vote for the hill final ly. Ho offered no amendment pro viding that tho British interest pay ments should be the average borne by United States securities and paid semi-annually. Senator Robinson, the prospective democratic leader, supported the bill us a factor for world stabilization. •'It probably will bring about sta bilization of business and also of in terest rates." he said, expressing the belief that interest charges probably would work lower in a few years. Senator Glass said the funding ar rangement was better than the exist ing obligations and Senator Pomerene. emphasizing probable effects upon world business conditions, expected from the bill, said he would vote for it wholeheartedly. Vigorous onslaughts against the measure were made again by Senator Reed, who attacked British policies, Theyj called him Wild Bill whew he first came to town. But one little word tripped him —and when he left they) called him SWEET WILLIAM Read the most hum orous negro story) Irvin Cobb ever told, m MARCH (6sjnopolitan at all news stands Mrs. Annette Lady Farrell • Quietly Wed to N. Y. Man Annette Lady Farrell. Mrs. Annette Lady Farrell, divorced wife of Howard Farrell, c-luli man and former president of the Farrell Syrup company, was quietly married at the home of her mother, Mrs. Van. B. Lady, 5011 Chicago street, at 1 Wednesday. With her husband, John Francis Sullivan, shq left for their new home in New York city. Rev Edwin H. Jenks officiated at the cere mony. Mrs. Farrell obtained her divorce August 10, lust year, and was given custody of her two boys. 8 and 11 years old, and 85,000 alimony. She col lapsed on the stand while testifying at the trial of the suit. She testified between sobs that her husband came home Intoxicated and when she asked him where he had been was informed it was none of her business and that ' he took off the belt- to his trousers , and beat her with it until bruises ; appeared on her back and arms. While the divorce suit was pending, Farrell filed a petition in bankruptcy giving iijp liabilities as $134,823 and his assets as {1,010. Farrells ali mony, payments started January 1, 1023, with a payment of {250 and {COO payments were ,to have been made every six-months. The court order stopped payments when she remarried. The Farrell wedding was a Lrilhant event celebrated at St. Cectia cathe dral soon after their graduation from high school. Their'romance budded soon after they entered school and their engagement was announced be fore graduation. At the time of the wedding, for which the chun h was decorated with colored dragons, bay trees and palms, Farrell presented his wife with a I string of pearls with a diamond clasp. ! The reception which followed was at tended by too of Omaha’s elite. The bridesmaids were Irene Far rell, now Mrs. Blaine Young, ami Ann Robertson, divorced wife of William 'Billie) ly»et. Pansy Hardin Bean, a recent divorcee, was matron of honor. l ast and present, foreign and domes tic. He declared that the debtor nation was able to pay the original debt, which, he said, was a “moral ob ligation." He declared that a debtor ; which would not meet such an obli gation would lose Its credit before ; the w«>rld and also could l>e compelled ' to pay. Says Britain Could Pay. 1 These statements were deplored by Senator Owen as "mischlevous^ind I harmful" and as expressing dissent . * from any policy of force in the debt | collection. Senator Walsh, democrat, Montana, argued that (treat Britain was able I to jwy the original debt and that j American taxpayers should not tie compelled to aid the British by as 1 suming larger financial burdens them selves. This argument also was stressed by Senator Hitchcock, who said he objected to voting for a bill i i which, he declared, virtually would Increase the. British loan by *34# 000.000 and rauso the I'nited States to lose $1,000,000 In Interest payments under the reduced plan. Senator Hitchcock said he realized the importance of reaching an agree ' ment on the funding and did not com plain of the 62-year maturity period. He said Great BMtain could not bo expected to pay within 25 years, stip ulated under the existing law. and added that he would not object to the ^■ductlon In the British interest from | tho present 5 per cent rate to the 414 per cent provided generally on i liberty issues. ---1 Brand New Player Pianos for $395, Complete with Bench,Scarf and $10.00 worth of Rolls. Choice of walnut, mahog any or oak case. „ We have a carload of splen did Bellman Player Pianos for your selection. Term*, $2.50 a Week ! These Players are equipped with automatic tracking ! device, sustaining pedal, six-point motor. They are ! easy to pedal, have an excellent tone and we guar ; antee that $395.00, the price, and terms of $2.50 per week cannot be duplicated anywhere. WRITE FOR CATALOG Sdnnolkr&inodkr Piano 0H-fe-0-Do<tte St_Oaxlu Day’s Activities in Washington The resignation of Director Forbes f the Veterans’ bureau has been ten bred to President Harding. An agreement was reached in the lenate for a fln'al vote on the Itrltish lebt funding bill before adjournment Friday. X -m ' ■ r Direct election of presidents an I rice presidents and abolishment of :he electoral college was advocated by Senator Norris, republican. Nebraska, luring an address In the senate. Proponent* of H%my Ford* offer for Muscle Shoals 'charged in the house that Chairman Cnmpwdl of the rules committee was blocking action on legislation proposing acceptance ol the offer. As a step toward* 'promised and complete" independence of tiro Philip pines. eon,trees was uigefl by Uele gate Deveyra in the house to gran, the island* tlie right to hold a consti tutional convention. Secretary Hughe* informed tha house Judiciary committee that for eign diplomat* have authority to Im port liquors in'o the United States under i ho general stututes, which makes them immune from tirrest and their baggage Immune from selxure. Ur. Otto Wledfeldt. the r.srman ambassador, and Ur. Wilhelm Klcss-I bach, the German member of the mixed claims commission. S|ient more than half an hour in conference with President Harding, hut declined to say what had been dist-uased. T're*ident Harding notified senator* favoring nrnendm*nt of the shipping bill to make payment of government aid to ship operators contingent on annual appropriations by congress that he would vefn the measure if such a provision were attached. Appointment *>f Representative Crago, republican. Pennsylvania, a* assistant secretory of war. succeeding .1. Mayhew Walnwrlght, Who retires Mureh 1 to become a member of con gress, wits recommended to Secretary Weeks by fin- Pennsylvania delega tion In the house. Secretary Weeks announced lie liud Invited holdover members of the sen ate and house military and approprU tlou committee to Inake a trip from New York, sailing op the Ht Mlhlel In April, via the Panama canal to ih* Pacific Coast and Alaska, lo Inspect vmiou* public work* along tho roule. Agreetm-nt was reached by scna'i and house conferee* to modify *n amendment to the War department appropriation bill designed to restrict business activities of army officer* receiving retirement pay. to permit Major (lencr.ll Harbord, former | deputy chief of stuff, now with a radio concern, tu draw pay. Armour Fire Is Under Control; Walls Collapse Firemen Are Enabled for First Time in Two Days to Throw Water Directly 6n Flames —Sevefal Men Hurt. <( oiitinocd From Page Onr.r take care of various matters, and they have been a great help in the situation. As this is but a,small part of our bog plant and our sheep and beef killing and curing cellars are not affected, it will not take very long to rebuild it. •A. McKenzie, superintendent of motive potfer, and C. R. Marquess, architect for the Armour company, both of whom arrived from Chicago yesterday morning, said it was too early to make any statement as to re building. Mr. McKenzie yesterday morning was on the roof of the hog plant making observations. Defective Motor lllamcd. Defective /motor at the top of an, elevator shaft in section 19 of the Armour Fire Recalls Four-Day Blaze in 1916 George I’arks, Synth Side con tractor, is an observer of the Armour packing plant Arc, on count of his particular interest in Are walls. Mr. Parks has made a study of Arc walls for manv years and he has built Are walls which have resisted severe eon Aagrations. At the tltne of the serious Are in the Hammond packing plant hog house in 1918 mention was made in the newspapers of the Arc wail which separated the hog house and beef house, the latter building being protected by the heavy wall which Mr. Parks built in 1892. The wall is still in use. During 1897, when the beef house of the Hammond plant was de stroyed by Are, the bog house was saved by this same Are wall. The wall at the Hammond plant is 85 feet in height and 223 feet lung. It is mailed that the Hammond beef house burned four days and yet the big wall was imperviopa to the attacks of the Aanics. hog plant was given Wednesday night by O. C*. Willis, plant superintendent, as the cause of the fire. Shortly before 4 Wednesday after lioon M. .1. Dlneen, assistant fire chief, suffered an Injury to his leg in an explosion and was removed to the Armour hospital. Mike Belitz, cap tain of Company No. 10, win stunned when he fell several feet Wednesday afternoon, and John Bogacz, driver for No. 10. was taken t<^ Nicholas Senn hospital when he ran a spike in his foot. Covered by Insurance. Mr. Willi* stated Wednesday the buildings and contents are fairly well covered by Insurance. The amount of the insurance, he said, varies with the amount of the stock on hand. Four Are trucks responded to an other Are in the Swift & Co. sheep stables shortly after 10 Wednesday night. Damage was slight. Firemen lighting the fire were being supplied with food from the Armour cafeteria. Clouds of thick, greasy smoke from the firo were reported on the horizon southeast of Lincoln. Neb. Tons of Water. "We want to get to killing hogs again as soon as possible, and will take stejw to that end," he said. Following the crumpling of the south wall of section is yesterday firemen clustered about the breach and poured tons of water Into the blazing Interior, checking the flames kufllclently to prevent the spread of the blaze. Mrs. L. J. Heft ley, Mrs. C. A. Grand ; on and Mrs. F. W. Carmichael, rep resenting the local chapter of the Bed Cross, called on C. it. Orchard, plant employment superintendent, yes terday morning with offers of assist ance. Mr. Orchard stated that the com Big Wall Collapses in Blaze Above, view of section IK of the Armour hog plant just after several hundred tons of the soutli nail collapsed shortly after II yesterday morning. Below. A. W. Armour, vice president of Armour A Co., and John O'llern, • general superintendent of parking plants, who arrived in Omaha yesterday morning from Chicago. Ice-Coated Fire Ruins At the base of the wall ia shown a mass of Ire anil frcien spray from the hog plant, coated with Ice as the result of constant play of streams from high pressure hose lines. , At the base of the wall is shown a mass of ice and from spray from the hose lines eight feet deep. pnny hi pen to absorb nmst of the mm out of employment and that it equipped to handle the situate n tem porarily. but that relief might be J reeded if continued unemployment [ developed. j The women stated they wcr« pi i pared fo establish i soup kitcln r*w|f necessary. K. II. Howell, g« neral manager of the Metropolitan ftillties district, was i assured yesterday by fire depart ment officials that water service dm j mg the fire had been satisfactory. Whole New Itiiilding. 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