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FraudClaim
Halts Work
on Capitol
Secretary’ Johnson Attacks Ac
tion of Architect Goodhouse
—Says Recommendation
Cost State SI 15.000.
Omaha Firm Is Named
B.v A. C. POWELL.
staff rorrt*f*p<mileiit The nnialia Wtf.
Lincoln, Feb. 23.—(Special.)—All
work on outer walls of Nebraska's
new $6,000,000 state house halted at
3 this afternoon upon order of the
state capitol commission, following
filing of charges by George E. John
son, secretary of the commission, that
1 lie state was paying $113,000 more for
stone than was justifiable considering
quality of stone used.
At the same time, Johnson charged
that Bertrand F. Goodhue. New York
irchltect, in charge of erection of the
state house, had violated terms of his
contract by awarding Sunderland
"Brothers. Omaha, a contract for $25,■
lino for columns in the first section of
the state house on a noncompetitive
lud without approval of the commis
sion. Goodhue was present at the
meeting in Governor Bryan’s office,
when the charges were filed. He
declined to make a statement.
Will Test Stone.
No further work will be clone until
Prof. J. H. Mickey of the state uni
versity tests all stones in the outer
wall, and representatives of the
Struble Cut Stone company. Bedford,
Ind., and the contractor laying the
stone, and Architect Goodhue meet
again with the commission, probably
within 20 days, when the entire af
fair wilt be threshed out and future
action decided upon by the commis
sion. Work on other sections of the
state house will continue. Payments
cm stone delivered, amounting to
f jo,000, were ordered withheld by the
commission.
Johnson, in his statement, pointed
but to the commission that at the
time the contract for stone was let.
July 20, No. 1 buff Oolitic Indiana
limestone was selected and the price
was set at "5 cents per cubic foot.
Another bid for stone at 65 cents per
cubic foot on select buff Indiana lime
stone shipped from the Consolidated
btone company's quarries at Bedford
was rejected.
I>owest Bid Rejected.
“We rejected this latter bid." Tohn
kon said, “because the architect s
* representatives were very emphatic
in their statements that the architect
would not approve o. the stone fron
the Consolidated quarries, as they
could not furnish the color of stone
we wanted, and if a Bedford stone
were used, the only quarry that was
In a position to furnish acceptable
stone was the Indiana Quarries com
pany.
“After the stone began to jtrrlve
we made an investigation and found
that we were getting what tha archi
tect had approved. It appeared to me
-hat we should be getting thi« stone
- ncaper than 75 cents per cubic foot,
and it is not a select grade.
Visit at Quarries.
■ I secured the services of Profes
>0r Mickey and we went to Bedford,
where we consulted the state g<s)lo
Xist and examined several buildings
That have been constructed with dif
ferent grades of stones from different
quarries.
• AVe found that the architect s of
fji-e was not correct in its statements
that the Indiana Quarries company is
;',ie only quarry that cun furnish a
buff Indiana limestone.
■ Ayr found that each quarry could
furnish the same kind ot stone and
that often huff stone, from two or
more quarries was used in the same
wall of a building without anyone be
ing able to tell what quarry the In
dividual pieces of stone came from.
“AA'e found that the Consolidated
Quarries company, who gave us the
low bid. is the best equipped rompany
in the United States to furnish us any
quantity, quality or grade of Bedford
stone.
( an Buy < heaper.
"^ast hut not least, we found that
**we could purchase the same stone we
:,,-e paying 75 cents per cubic foot for
for 35 cents per < ublc foot. This means
that If we continue paying our pres
ent price the state will pay 1115,000
more, for stone than it Is worth.
Then Johnson dwelt on the 125,000
contract awarded Sunderland Broth
ers. Omaha. He said: ‘‘At the last
meeting of the capitol commission the
architect was Instructed to make up
a list of individuals or companies in a
position to take care of such work
as necessary in order to get competi
tive prices. Instead of following these
Instructions, the architect sends us a
n letter on February 10, saying he lias
J»t the contract to Sunderland Broth
ers, Omaha, for $2.3.000.
"Inasmuch as there have been many
mistakes in the architect's plans,
which have previously been brought
lo jour attention, and his recom
mendations and actions do not appear
to be for the best interests of the state,
T believe his work iri connection with
the capitcl should tie gone Into very
thoroughly by the commission.’'
Misninp Youth Souplit.
Nebraska City, Neb., Feb. 23.—
(Special.)—Msrrit Learned, id, son of
* Nebraska City merchant, left his
home here Saturday and no trace of
him has been found. He is described
as being five feet Id Inches InII and
of slender build. AA’hen he left Ids
home lie was wearing a brown over
. coat, suit and list.
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Foreign Language Law,Is
Argued in Supreme Court
Nebraska Measure Deprives People of Rights Guar
anteed by Constitution, Is Contention of Co’’*
for Church and Citizen—Protection Agains ' ^
ti-Americanism, Declare Attorneys for Sta^*°
Washington, Feb. 23.—Nebraska's
foreign language law, which prohibits
the teaching of any language except
English in all schools below the eighth
grade was orally argued in the su
preme court, today In two cases, one
brought by Robert T. Meyer, and the
other by the Nebraska District Evan
gelical Synod of Missouri.
The law' was attacked as •illvalid
/n that It deprived the people of cer
tain rights and liberties guaranteed
by the federal constitution and inter
fered with religious freedom. It was
defended as a police regulation with
in the discretion of the state, it lielng
pointed out that many men drafted
during the war who had been born
in this country could not speak nor
understand English.
Keligious Teaching.
Counsel for those bringing the ap
peal insisted that the law would pro
hibit religious instruction below the
eighth grade except after dark or on
Sunday. While admitting that the
state had the right to enforce com
pulsory education and prescribe the
course of studies in private and paro
chial as well as in public schools,
those attacking the law Insisted that
the state could not legally prevent
parents from employing private
teachers to instruct tlieir children in
Jury Exonerates
Officer of Death
of Marty Maher
How Alleged Bandit Vtas Slain
Is Mystery to Beal—Curtis
Admits Firing at
Man.
Who phot Marty Maher?
■' J lis own pals,'' declares Henry
Beal, county attorney.
A coroner's jury yesterday probed
the shooting of the young gangster
In a IsUtle In the Great Western rail
road yards Wednesday morning, but
failed to fix responsibility.
"Staniuel Curtis, the railroad
watchman who engaged the gang of
alleged boxcar thieves in hnttlr. spe
cifically stated he did not fire at any
one on top of a boxcar.” Beal said.
"One of the car tops was gory: a
man who was shot like Maher was
wounded could not have climbed up:
therp is no proof that any other man
was shot; and in my opinion Maher's
own companion? became confused in
the battle nnd fired at him as he
climtied to the top of the car in a run
for safety or a strategic tiring point.”
Beal and Doctor Disagree.
Medical opinion does not agree w ith
Beal, however, on the point that .Ma
her could not have climbed to the roof
of the car.
"It would depend upon the vitality
of the subject.” said Dr. M. K. Grier,
police surgeon, who examined Maher.
''Perhaps Maher had much of it. and
In that case he could have made his
way up to the roof. No one can say
just how far he could have stood up
under the shock and loss of blood.
County Attorney Beal's opinion
concedes (he shooting of no man ex
cept the one atop the car—Marty Ma
her, In his belief, yet
"I pointed my gun carefully at the
man opening the car door,” Curtis de
clared, "and pulled the trigger. I
heard his crj dtst tly,, 'He's got
me.' "
IWwIlvf Perplexed.
Why that man. with an open path
and a waiting motor car ahead of him.
should have started away but turned
back to climb to the car roof ia a
question detectives are trying to an
swer.
Six men and one woman have been
quizzed by Charles H. Van Peusdn,
chief of detectives, concerning the
shooting. All of the tricks of shrewd
investigators have failed, so far as is
known, to bring out a single fart re
garding the identity of other member*
of the alleged robber gang.
Direction of liullct Mjjtiery.
Keen the direction of the bullet thot
kille.l Maher is shrouded In mystery.
The doctors examined the body. One
believes the bullet entered his left leg
: from th« left, the -equable: the other
Is equally confident It entered from
the right. Kmbalmers say they are
! unable to tell. If from the right. In
I vostigntors believe he could have been
the man shot by Curtis. If from the
| left, he probably was not the man.
"Name voar own slayer." declined
William Ournett. detective
Maher's body will be removed to his
home at 2X7S Capitol avenue. Funeral
services will be held Monday morning.
Thn aged mother of the slain man did
not attend the inquest. Bill Maher,
brother, testified he did not work and
had ho occupation.
Curtis stated that he has given Ills
.32 caliber revolver to bis wife be
cause hereafter he will use only
caliber weapons, holding on. In each
j hand, 4 •
Minneapolis Police
<ihicf [s Arrested
Minneapolis, Feb. 23 -A warrant
for the arrest of A. C. Jensen, super
mtendent of the police, based on four
Indictments, returned recently by the
county grand Jury was served today
by Sheriff Katie Brown. Chief Jen
sen. who Is charg'd with "wilful
neglect.of doty" In failing to close up
gambling and disorderly houses, hits
liecn relieved of duty at Ills own re
quest pending .11-position of the
ehsrges
foreign languages, provided this did
not Interfere with the course of study
prescribed by the state. The law,
it was insisted, was aimed to prevent
religious instruction in day schools
and restrict it to Sunday schools,
Tlie Nebraska law was declared by
counsel for those opposing it as pre
senting the doctrine of the Russian
soviet. The court must determine,
it was stated, whether the parents or
a majority in a state legislature were
most interested in the children.
Nearly all people in the .middle
west, the court was informed, had
within the last few generations come
from continental Europe, and while
the Catholics were represented as tlie
most dlrpctly interested in retaining
freedom of instruction in parochial
schools, the entire European-horn pop
1 illation should not lie deprived, it was
! aigued. of the liberties guaranteed
vhen they made the United States
their home, it was insisted that they
, bad tlie light to retain their native
language and use it in their home
and in their religious worship as they
saw fit.
t*l Slates Interested.
Pointing out that 21 states were in
terest'd in the outcome of tlie litiga
tion, counsel for the state contended
that Nebraska had the right, under its
police power, to break up foreign set
tlement influence. If such law as that
now attacked were enforced for one
generation, it was argued, foreign lan
guage conditions would disappear as
one of the problems confronting the
states. The law did not prohibit
speaking or writing in a foreign lan
guage, nor attempt to prevent the
publication of foreign language news
papers, counsel for the state insisted,
but the law. as explained by them,
was intended to ground English in all
the children while they were of un ■
impressionable age.
The complaint against the law
grounded, state counsel declared,
upon the effect It would have in pre
venting the propagation of the Ger
man language and institutions on
children of immature age. Conditions
in Nebraska do not require more Ger
man in the schools, counsel for the
stuto insisted, but more English in :
the churches. I'nder the law the
state had attempted to exercise Its
right, counsel said to supervise the
education of its youth, and see that
the language of their country shall be
made the language of the children.
Nebraska cannot be divided and
made part English and part German,
counsel for the state declared. "It
is the ambition of the state to ha\e
its entire population 100 per cent
American."
Chief of Dublin
Rebels Caught
by Free Staters
Scan Fitzpatrick and t Others
Captured at Drumcondra:
De \ alcra s t Capture
I' Humored.
Dublin, I>b. 2Z—'Apt—Five liisli ir
regulars. the most important of whom
was Sean Fitzpatrick. Iiave been cap
tured by criminal investigation de
partment officers of tbe fi state
government in a raid at Drumcnndra
army headquarters announced today.
Fitzpatrick is said to lie commandant
cf the Dublin brigade of Irregulars.
It is unofficially stated that the
other men are irregular officers.
It is understood a meeting of the
first Dublin battalion of irregulars
was proceeding at (ho time of llie ar
rest.
A rumor was in circulation that
Kamon de Valera had been arrested
in the raid, but there was no confir
mation.
De Valera's Capture Hummed.
Delfast, Feb. CH A Dublin dispatch
describing the capture of Sean Fit*
Patrick says the men taken with him
wore Ills adjutant, and three officers.
The criminal Investigation depart ,
ment men. the account states, snd- *
denly appeared at the door of the room
In a house on ltovse road, where the J
five were sealed at a table, which
was alrewn with papers. The official 1
raiders presented revolvers and shout
r,i:
“Hand* up!'
The five men immediate!> surren
dereel.
Th* free state authorities. mid* the
message. deny reports that Kamon du
Valera was captured.
Dublin. Fe|>. 23.—Th* residence of
Michael Dot Ip. member of th* Pail
Klicann. for Wexford, whs hurried to
the ground last evening at Tagout.
Dublin. Feb. 23.- 'PPi—More than
20 Irish Irregular* were ruptured in
raid* In Dublin last evening and this
morning, it was stated this afternoon.
Additional raids are In progress.
I'irr Tlirratrns Whtik*
iuwii; Ciliurrh DeMroywl
Norfolk. Neb . Fob. 23.—Fir* which
tht rulened for a time to get beyond
ronlrol of the firemen and sweep ,
over a largo part of the town of
Stanton, destroyed the Methodist
church there la«t night with a loss
• •f 112.000, partly covered by insur* J
anti*. At one time five residences
near the church were cm fire and
the situation looked *o serious that
help from here was summoned at
midnight. l*v the tune the Norfolk
firemen arrived, the flame* w« r© un
der control.
The church |* u total loss and the i
! parsonage which tnod next to It
was badly damaged.
13 Perish
h\ Rooming
blouse lire
Victims Trapped Tn Halls
When Flames Sweep Two
Story Building in Kan
sas City, Kans.
Little Warning Given
Kansas City. Kan., Feb. 23—W)— I
Thirteen persons, trapped in a room
ing house, were burned to death tal
ly today in a fire which destroyed
a two-story frame building at 951-937 |
Kansas avenue, in the Armourdale
district here. All of the bodies had !
not been identified tonight.
An official investigation will be
started Saturday. The fire started I
in a garage beneath the rooming I
house and almost enveloped the build- ]
ing before the occupants wi re awak
ened.
Cause Mystery.
Thomas Jluttley, owner of th<
garage, was sleeping in the garage
office when the fire broke out. "I
haven't the least idea what could
have caused the fire. I am sure there
was no explosion," lie said.
E. J. 1>. Jlodge, a chauffeur, said
that he recalled driving into the g.c
rage late Thursday night. He said
he found Hattley had been drinking
and the stove in tlie garage office
red hot.
Only once before has Kansas City,
Kan., had a fire in which the toll of
human lives was as great as that
this morning. In 1906, a fire in the
Chamber of Commerce building kill'd
13 persons and injured 40.
Held 31 Persons.
The rooming house destroyed to
day contained IS roon* and housed
34 persons.
There were hut two stairways, both
through the interior of the building,
and it was said the halls on the sec
ond floor were so arranged that they
were difficult to find in darkness. •
The positions of the bodies in the
ruins indicated that many of those
killed were in the halls Fire depart
ment officials estimated the damage
at $15,000.
Day's Activities
w
in Washington
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Senator Ftiderwood <f Alabama
conclude-] his service as democratic
floor leader, leaving for a European
visit.
The house, by a vote of jog to 11
panned the administration bill dir- cl
ing the return of certain estates of
former enemy aliens held by the
alien property custodian.
Tlie bureau of immigration announc
ed that Pat Somerset, English actor,
against whom deportation proceed
ings arc pending, could remain in tills |
country six months more under bond.
The house agriculture committee
tallied a resolution by Representative
Voigt, republican, Wisconsin, failing
for a federal ti «de commission in
quiry into the proposed consolidation
of the Armour and Morris packing
firms.
The ♦ nil of the senate filibuster
against the administration shipping
bill appeared in sight with an agree
ment for a temporary armistice and
the possibility of an early vote on a
motion to recommit oi to displa* e.
Secretaries Hoover ;• I Walla* e
gave endorsement t*>#tn•* l.< 11190? An
derson farm credits Dill, recently op
posed by Secretary M«Hon. while
President Ha hmr said •* was
fhb-nt the liC'ijse • ould *'effe. • a c m
promise" on farm credit* legisla
tion.
Tiailrcad representative* g.»*e n
tire to the Interstate «**»inir.* 1 • • * "-'n
mission <*f then* intention to start
court proceetlings t*» block re-* stab
lishinrnt of the interchangeable mile
age hook system.
Resolution for Inquiry
011 Parker Mrrprr I alilnl
Washington, I’eh, r;; \ resolution
hv Representative Voigt, republican.
Wisconsin, calling f«r a federal*!rade
commission inquiry into the proposed
consolidation of the Armour and
Morris parking fit w.i- tabl'd tr.
day by the houst agriculture * nm
niitter.
The action was taken In executive t
session after the rommiit* *’ bad heard
Secretary Wallace of the Agriculture
department The result will be to
leave any federal inquiry to the de
pa ft men t. which has declined to rx
press an opinion regarding tlie pro
posed combination after nn investiga
tion by its marketing expert
Two limn iiiril of lloliliiii):
Pity Cur at l.anplry Fidil
N>w pot t News. V i . Keh
.Janies Harvey and James Wood wer**
convicted by militniy court at Knit
ress Monroe todav on clung* • <f k 1
naping the Hanglev field flnano off!
rer and four enlist' d guards at d r* • !*
blng tlie post's pay « «r *>f $4H.oi>0 i 1
January .*{0, They w>re sentenced I »
10 years at hard lnl»or 4n a prison >
he designated by the War department
and were dishonorably dis*h.»t„ I
from I he military service
\r(j(iittc<l of Munlor.
Richmond. Vn r* i« . .1 'rl»• >» •
Poll-ml. r« *l oh!hI« l»n»U* r. m <m found
not entity by n Jill' tmilel't «*f the
iihipIm of Ii.h formal' »t«Mi«*i: i|ih<
Mr*. Thelma I Inin Rlohni who
wan »hot to il*\ith in front of Uio
Polljml homo on Uc< «mh**i I!
Instead of Squeezing the Common People
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SfepARATIO
Two Bandits Hob
Express Company
l imui'kfd Men Force Pay
master of Omaha Merchant's
Finn and Two Others to
W itne-s Robbery.
Tow armed bandit#, Without masks,
held up and robbed the uffi*-e «d the
Omaha Merchant* Kxpress company.
802 South Fourteenth street, of be*
tween $850 and $890 In cash, at 4 yes
terday afternoon.
According: to Henry Stahl, paymas
ter. who was in the office with O
I*. Woodruff and J. \V. Jardirie, cm
l»io> • * t h*- * w<* men e: • * r* I 1 a ft - *
door and, drawing weapon*. command
od the three to hold up their hands.
While one of the men kept them
covered, hi* companion walked behind
the counter and removed the cash
from the office saf . which Mas un
locked. Then 'both men pocketed
their gun* and fled.
Stahl * all<*d poli* e and furnished n
description of the two men to the po*
li* Off,< • i s started a roundup of
all suspicious characters
Stahl said th* 1 *• t taken by the
lwiuriir* c. un prised the Meekly payroll
of the drivers f«»r the company. who
re * ive their wages ea- h Friday eve
ning
Staid drew on the bank for another
payroll and “the gh«*st walked for
tin* emplovn a» usual.
Police believe the bandits weir* ac
quainted with the habits of th*' ex
press «»ffii •• and knew tin* payroll was
In the safe. Detectives stated Hiey
received n tip that a larger sum of
money Mas presumed to have been due
in the offio- of th*' express company
yesterda v afternoon.
< loin ii t I iiiishing Term
in Kaii'in lo Hi* H< arrr?te<l
Lineoln. Fel» 23Serial V—When
John Baker Is released from the Kan
sas state penitentiary at I«an«tns on
Hundav. ho will walk into the arm*
• »f a Lancaster county deputy shenfT.
who will n turn Baker to Lincoln to
fa e a lmi'Klary chArgc Baker,
whose real name is said to he Shi*
tnerdlH, was arrested at Simtv City,
hi. it > ear ago for the alleged theft
of 200 furs valued at $h»U from the
Lincoln Hide anil Fur company. He
was taken t•» the Kansas prison to
finish an unexpired term for viola
tion of flip* parole Now he is to he
prosecuted oil the* Lincoln charge.
O'tcrman Waul' Information
on < .O't o f Itoari Matri iab
Inn-oln. Kelt ;; (Rp*.ir\l)— H»*j>
i*-*•«’»11ft11\e TImmhIoir o*tpmiRn msde
a slgtement today to the effort that
hi" hdl. If) )• roll ’ is not nn ef I
fni! to fort'f et»unty hoard* to dis
eontiime purchasing their own rood
supplies
‘It merely provides that the state
department of public works shall
gather tnatei ial pt i« n list** fiom nil
manufacturers and publish then
prices ho tit* petfple at home wiiy
know, if they disdte. how mueh tiih
t»iials uin l*e purchased for by their;
Lotintv hoards,'‘ ( »f term an said.
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lliirliii{’t«*n I mplo\e Hurt.
Nebraska l*ltv. \eh , Kell. C.1 tSpr ;
rial' Fritl I Inffiqpnn, Burlington
firt tnan. w as nousl\ injured here
when the engine on wltirh lie was
working lut* k*s1 into .1 string of eats
on a sidetrack with su» h fore** ns to
striko his head on tho engine » ah
Tunney Regains Title
in Fight With Greb
New lurk. KtS. *.'3 —Gene Tunney
of >f*w I'll: regained hie Title of
American light-heavyweight champion
by paining the decision over Harry
Greb of Pittsburgh :n a 1.'. round fight
here tonight. Greb won the title from
Tunney last “May
Cronkhite Case
in Hi<rli Court
c
Move Made to Get Final De
rision a- to Jurisdiction
of l . Court-.
Washing;'n. Keb. "3.—Proceedings
Mere instituted today in the supreme
court in an .effort to obiain a final
(!<•< lsion as to the
jurisdiction of the
federal courts to try
the allege,! murder
ers of Maj. Alexand
i r I*. 1‘rnnkhlte. who
die<l at i\ gun shot
wound received at
< amp I-ewls, Wash..
In 191S.
The court was
asked to grant a pe
tition for habeas
corpus to bring be
fore St the decision
of Judge Brown of
Maj. tarn. \ilrl- 1 :t.-l S\i*«s
bert Cronkhite. distn • . ^ f> .
Rhode Island, w htch held K ?! !!
Fothier without bail on his i
confession of having fired the shut
which killed Major Cronkhite. Judge
Frown, deciding that the shooting took
place on a government reservation
over which the federal courts had
;unsd tion. refused to release Fothier
• n bail. Since that decision, the
I'nited States commissioner in New
lork and th<* "ai
and Justice dcpai t
ments have h r ! *J
that the federal gov ■
rmnent was with
out jurisldtion lie
cause the reserva
tion had not |>.i««rd
into full control of
the government at
the time of the
shooting
l*avid (I. Arnold,
an attorney of Prov
idence. It. I . acting
Ing ns counsel for
P bigan t Maj. Mfinmkr
■ia> s p.... ,1 i n k * { ronkliitr.
Inthirr i* without fund*. Arnold said,
it! nu application to the »»uirt to con
sider tho case under rules winch would
iidievo Pot hi or from certain flifng and
other court charges, find to direct the
release of his client on bail.
legion l‘«) h l‘.\ponses.
In orally presenting to the court !
his motion. Mr. Arnold said ho had
hern retained by the American l.e 1
sum. which was paving .ill expenses!
incident to bringing the case up to!
the supreme court. Special Assistant
Attorney General James A Vow ler
told the court that the ivpartmen*
of Justice had no objection to the
filing of the hula as corpus petition in
behalf of Pothin but that on the con j
trary it was highly desirable to have;
the 1 ti r indict ion of'l he federal court:*
m the matter passed upon by the!
supreme court.
c hief Justice raft stated that the
court would permit Mi Arnold to file ‘
his petition and would at a later date
Announce its decision as to whether it ’
would puss upon the question whethci
the federal courta have juti*dictlon
French Declare
Martial Law in
Citv of Bochum
Dra-tic Step 1 akcii After
(ilash During illicit (»er
man Civilian I- Shot
and Slain.
llsaeu. Feb. 23.——The en< h
h»\e decided to replace the German
customs officials by French through
out the Ruhr.
Reiltn. Feb. 23—Martial taw has
been declared in Bochum, says a dis
patch to the Central News, in conse
quence of yesterday « disturbance in
w hich French soldiers fired on«. crowd
with fatal results.
Dusseluorf, I-eh. 23—Blood lias
again been shed in the Ruhr in the
course of a French "digging in" pro
cess One German civilian w-rts killed
and two others seriously wounded at
Bochum yesterday when* two French
soldiers fired upon a crowd that had
gathered to watch the occupation of
the law courts building Observers
said that the shooting was done by
poilus who were obviously irritated by
the Jeers of the bystanders.
The decision of Premiers Poincare
ar.,1 Thtunis to operate the railroads
through an allied civil administration
is seep, here as a move to improve
transportation conditions
Underwood Quits as
Senate Demo Leader
M ashingtoti. Keb, 23—Seu3tor
Omur W. Vnderirood of Alabama, his
closed !ns serv: e as democratic floor
leader of the., senate. Accompanied
by M s I’rde: w »-h1. he bus 1» ft heie
for a four months European tour,
following the completion uf all the
regular appropriation bills of the
session and assurance from President
Harding that there w oulc^ be no early
all. at hist. for an extra session of
the new congress.
The senate minority leadership to
day virtually fell upon Senator Koh; •
son of Arkansas, who is stated to be
chosen in the next congress as the
suci to Senator Vnderweod, w ho
announced last November that be
would retire from the leadership with
the end of the closing congress. Sen
ator Vnder woods health has been
somewhat impaired by threat trouble.
Mr. Vnderweod » friends also say
that he has long been dissatisfied
with tlie post of domestic leader be
cjiuss of dissensions and, they aav.
conditions, prevalent both on the re
publican and democratic s.des under
which the rank and file do net fellow
their lenders as frrmeth
Senator and Mrs Vnderweod w l
tour the Mediterranean cou.•.:ri* '
eluding Kgypt and probably > isit the
excavation of k ^ Tutenki m .it
tombs loiter they will tour the
Riviera, \islting several Kuropettn
countries.
The Weather
Kom«>l.
Suturduy i'.u«»il>h *mn< warmer.
Hourly Trnipenuurr*.
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Subsidy Bill
Drops Into
Coma State
Dratii of Shipping Measure
But Question of Hours—
May Possibly Hold Out
Until Monday.
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Friends Give Up Fight
Washington, Feb. 23.—M*)—The ad
ministration shipping bill tonight had
passed into the state of coma that
precedes death.
Worn by the filibuster and attack!
of its enemies in the senate, the legia
lation for which President Hardin*
called congress in special session arc
which the leader of the exeeutiv«
branch has urged by all mean*, to
night hangs by a single thread—the
motion pending in the senate to take
it up for consideration.
Most of the measure's friends gave
up the fight during the day. Senator
Jones, republican. Washington, who
a* chairman of the commerce com
rr.i.tee has fathered the bill in the
•ena'e. refused for the first time to
say that he was hopeful, although de
claring -that he would fight on.
Knd May Come Today. ,
The end may come Saturday or i'
may be delayed until Monday, and
will be brought about either by a mo
tion to send the measure back to the
■ onnnittee or to displace it with an
other piece of legislation. Some sug
gestions were heard about the senate
that it might be left pending with Its
death to occur coincident with the ad
journment of congress.
Indications of the end developed
rapidly today in the senate although
definitely forecast Thursday.
Senator Curtis of Kansas, the at
start republican leader, early In the
day went to the White House and in
formed the president that the cause
in behalf of the hill was hopeless. The
president was understood merely to
have asked that every possible effoit
be made In behalf of the legislation.
\gree to Adjourn.
Returning to the capital just before
■h» senate met. Senator Curtis confer
red with S~r.ator Jones and other re
publican leaders. Then In an executive
session, the republican leaders pr<;
posed a unanimous eonsent agreement
•hat the senate adjourn a* 6 until 11
Saturday morning, after which bills
on the calendar would be considerec
for two hours The opponents of th«
'hip bill entered no objection, accep'
rg the proposal as an indication of
dissolution among the supporters of
the legislation and immediately began
preparing to press further the ad
vantage gained.
Conferences continued throughou.
the day among the ship bill's op
ponents. but when the senate ad
journed, the plan of action had not
teen ag-eed upon, except that a test
v e very pr< 1 ahlv would come Satur
day. There were seme who urged re
coraur,‘u»l, others advocate! displace
ment of the measure in favor of othei
iegisiati r.. ar.d a third group wanted
an arrangement whereby the measure
w, uld ccnti ue as the "unfinished bus
ire." f; -;,e smate until adjourn
ment.
Country to Pass Judgment.
S .r.e * iggc-stions were heard that
the admimstrat n would withdraw the
hi!;, but Senator Jones showed ro
s h ut.i a:;,,ns nor was ar.y such
- -vied a pr habilitv a
•he White House. The only ccnvmer.'
tha- ( ante dre-.-tly from the Whit*
H -use du-irg the day was a declare
• -. l-v a spokesman for the presider
th.it vt to • » filibuster, the execu
te « wc id !•: the country pa* judg
ment.
P- g f ! riispra.uon of the bill
.te ••>-• .11 * s i-ntinue-d the fllibuate
and refused to allow any other busi
es* t he transacted, not even the re
ception of reports from committees.
Senator F; elinguyset- republican. New
Jersey, so n after the senate con
vene!. «p ke i-t behalf of the legisla
tion and then the fibbusters resumed
the.; cati.pa.gn of talk. Senator
Rnxikhari. republican. Iswo. made s
further attar.. on the railroads’ Sena
s’» ev d- . erst. Kentucky, di*
i phase* of the prohibition que«
ti- -t- at i Sera'or I .add. republican.
\ rth Piikota. spoke for three ard a
h..if hours on financial matter*
Tekamah t ity Officials
Inspect Fremont Paxinf:
I n' ort Neb l-'eb. SI.—(Special.' -
Major l.uker* and n-.embera of the
itv council of Tekamah were in con
fen • with P -i-mo-vt officials itxape.-*
ing paving work in this city. prep*-.v
torj to ex«ei-*:ve imv.ng plana in Te
kamah. The contract* in Burt
county are to be let Monday
Those J'ho made up the party of
v -.ting off al- are Councilman Johr,
P 'he 1 ..ink Ke bert. Chns Teter
son. Hancock arid Orville Chatt.
The proposed paving at Tekamah
w I be t'-.e first a.'empt to replace
the dirt steeeis of that city.
Pawner t itx I-litor Sec*
>ifin- of Spring in Flock'
1 " ire C ; , Neb Feb. Te —iSre
i.v: w- llari i j» Klory. editor of the
Paw pee Republican. declares tha
spr.eg * hi e to stay. When start
fug for the office, he heard a robin In
hi' j.iid and upon .nvest gating be
vomited ;j robin* in on* maple tree.
Nebraskan Kleotrd Head
of i ratoi nal Association
Fh; n» tVt' 2S - C, .T. Carlow cf
f t'lutnbu'* N>h , naj rl<vt#d pr*«
*Wui of t:> Fraternal Stvjfty lan
.itrivial ion at tf*o rKw of t*» HFj
at x^.t.o • V.»*ro toylv
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