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* The Omaha Morning Bee : S vOL. 52—NO. 220. r.'K W OMAHA. THURSDAY. MARCH 1, 1923.* R JT J4 ’<*» «r ^TWO CENTS Optimism Rings Out at AutoDi nner t .”>00 Dealers of Iowa and Ne braska Attend Banquet Given by Omaha Motor trade Association, Ranker Is Chief Speaker Strangers entering the hotel might have thought King Tutenkhamun's tomb was being opened In the ball loom of the Kontenello last night. But it was just 500 of the crowned heads of the autorrtobile industry of j Nebraska and Iowa gathered about ] the round table to sneer in their own j \va yat old John D. Adversity and Ills j unwelcome offspring, Susie Calamity i and Willie Catastrophe. The occasion wan the annual ban* i <iuet given by the Omaha Auto Trade association for Iowa and Nebraska dealers visiting the automobile show now in progress at the Audit'orium. The program was short, sweet mid snappy. The only speaker was J. R. <-ain. Jr., vice president of the Peters National bank, who unburdened a few knockout punches at the pessim ist. cracked a few jokes and told the atfcomobile men in plain language that th* age of opportunity is always at ban! for the man who is willing to seek fit. ( aiil Defines Optimist. "There are several definitions of an optimist,” deelured Mr. Cain. “The one I like best has to do with the tw j ] men who were seated next to each other at the banquet board. One said: '1 wonder if there is any milk in th t | pitcher?' The other's reply was: Please pass the cream.’ "Now is the time for sane optim um. riease remember this: Nobody ever went broke betting on Uncle -am. And nobody Is going to go 1 rolte betting on Uncle Sam. Our •Idler boys in the face of many dfc > tuclen won their battle overseas just short time ago. Are we to. lose ours n home ' The battle of life is always a strug gle against' obstacles. That's what ! i f- i«. Why should anyone falter? 1 don't believe you automobile men v- ; Opportunity Comes Often. "It has been said opportunity comes I ••nly once in e lifetime. I find that j bard to believe. Of course opportunity I isn't going to come along and batter j ••own your door. But it's always here. ' l-’or the big opportunity is just the wise improvement of the small op . portunity. Good time.) and bad time* • re matters largely of psychology and ;he man who rolls up Ins sleeves and puts his should' ' to the wneel will find that opportunity is here right now, not next week, next month or next year.” I. was a happy and seemingly care-i free crowd which attended the ban- : quet. One would find it hard to be Ueve that only a few months ago the *preter of despair was reported to be stalking automobile row not only in : Gmaha but in every city and town in ! the adjacent territory. The diners were enthusiastic and they were hap py and everywhere was the good . beer a id good fellowship that accom plishes business prosperity. Th« talk at the tables was of tne business that is being done, the sales that are bo lg m ule ard the prospects f ir a , most successful year. Hie % ear Predicted. •‘Phis year i* going to be the hi* se-t yeur I've eve!- had," ail out *:a*» ape-r.t told A. I!. Waugh, mun .;er if t! e auto show. "My on.” trouble is that tint factory ran t bull! • ns fast enough to take rare of my rewinds and'tie denw ds of other ill i ! e nr "And l1 ere you have the etui- that !« told everywhere," commented \\ ngh. "The r utomoblle man is Hiding 'ill the tars he can get. A el la's '< tling l,i« money, too. dust put e,.Ht down In your notebook. When ' o automobile man doesn't have to (l for his money it means there is • S ' of tv : v and '-bat tnean» busf i i--i must be good in every line." \ cn. :ival spirt permeated the air t'.o; banquet. Pa tier caps atop Ihi.r heads, the motor esr dealers sang Reilly, albeit not so musically, during the community singing and ■ i-knowlcdged the efforts of the* or chestra and other entertainers with ihunderous applause. The banquet was pronounced the host that the Omaha Auto Trade a* Dilation has evei given. Clarke Cl. Powell presided. .Nephew of Marshall field Regins Suit for Divorce Chicago, Feb. 28.—Stanley Field, millionaire capitalist and nephew of ihe late Marshall Field, merchant ■prince, filed suit for divorce in the circuit court today, charging his wife, Sarah Carroll Field wjili desertion. Field charges that they were mar lied April 17, 1900, and that his wife deserted him January 3, 1921. refus ing to live with him after that. The Fields were married at Brook land Vllle, near Baltimore. They have two children, Katherine, who married a nephew of Admiral Hugh Rodman, and Miss Daphne. Mrs. Held Is sold to he in Palm Beach, Fla. Man Convicted of Attempt to “Fix” Prospective Juror .Sec ra men to, Cal., Feb. 28.—H. B. Revltan of Scramento alleged to he i 'pre rotative of a Russian soviet society of Kan Francisco, was found •tuilty in superior court of liming •rled to influence the vote of a pros pectlve Juryor. Levitan whs alleged to have np n.'.ached Mrs B. M Fountain, mem ber of a venire which yns being ex mined to obtain a Jury to try 19 Industrial Workers of the World hete several weeks ago. Sentence will be 'pronounced 8a'ui day Iowan Nominated Porto Rico Governor Washington, Feb. -S.— Horace M. Towner of Iowa, for years a republic an leader In the house of representa tives, was nominated today to suc ceed E. Mont Helly as governor of Porto Hico. At the same time the president named Frank IV. Mondell, republican floor leader of the present house, to succeed Mr. Davis as director of the war finance corporation. Dwight Davis of Missouri, a director of the war finance corporation, was nominated to be assistant secretary of war in the place of J. May hew Wain wriglit, who leaves office March 4 to become a member of the next con gress. Court of Appeals Reverses Skinner Restraining Order Friend* Begin Campaign to Assure Harding of Hi - nomination at Conven tion in 1924. Washington, Feb. 28.—(4>)—Con vinced that half a dozen aspirants already are making cautious overtures! to test their strength as republican presidential possibilities for 1924. some of the friends of President Harding have begun work to assure him a renomination. Thus far the movement on behalf of the president has not reached the pro portions of a closely candidate organi-' zation, but it has progressed to the point where it promises to make itself felt in many states before the coming summer is well begun. The attitude of Mr. Harding him self toward a second term remains unannounced, and it Is considered im probable that he will make any pub- ; lie statement of his intentions, at least in the near future. There is ctulto general agreement among those on the inner circle of Washington politics, however, that a desire for! public endorsement of bis steward ship will impel him to stand for re election. Friends at Work. it is upon this presumption, at any rate, that those who want to Bee him remain in the White House f* r an other four years, are proceeding. In cluded in the group of friends who j have been in conference here are some of tiie men who led the successful preconvention campaign of 1920 and some who came over to the Harding ranks from other camps after the convention was over. As a result, the j ultimate lineup of th» Harding forces of 1924 is expected to resemble only in part tne organization that fought ! and trim1 piled in .he nomination fght of 'hree years ago. Attnn uy General IXuglierty, who was the pre-convention malinger for Mr. Harding in 1920, is expected to again take a hand in urging a re nomination. But for sevefal I - asons Mr. Daugherty is not expect A by his friends to be as active as in 1920. His health recently failed him, re quiring hint to remain in bed for sev eral weeks and although lie has virtu ally recovered lie can not take the burden of travel and conference 1 which would fall upon'nn active earn- • paign manager. Besides his official duties are expected to preclude him from being long absent from Wash ington. Several Mentioned as Header. Several men who have long lieen prominent in parly affairs have been mentioned as atailuble for the more strenuous work of organization. • .'liarlos D. Hilbs, a former national chairman, 1s one of tv. I -idered. but lie lias made nu statement as to what part he would be willing to take in the present convention work. Recently Mr. liiiiis conferred with the president and together they visited Mi*. Daugherty. In the background of these < on sideratlons lies also the question *'f who is to manage tne republican cam paign after the nomination has been made. The supporters of John T. Adams, the present national chair man, say they expect hint to retain that post regardless of the result of the nominating convention. Discus sions here recently have brought to light however an attempt by the friends of Will It. Hays, who man aged the 1920 campaign, to reinstate him in the chairmanship. Mail Admit* Knibezzlement. Hilo. Island of Hawaii, T. II. Feb. 2± — —Jom pi I Andrew M, Mil, agent here of the territorial land d» ■partment, pleaded guilty to two charges of embezzling office funds. Sentence wan postponed until Mon day. Authorities mild Andrews’ ahoif ageci would total $26,300. Debt Pact Is Prais^ v •'« | T 4'*"' ' by iv$r-"'«y J * J Ambassador Sa\s Refunding Agreement Is First Settle ment of \ ital World Prob lem Since Armistice. Will Add to friendship London. Feb. 28.-— —Ambassador George Harvey, speaking at a dinner of the Pilgritr; tonight, given in hon or of Stanley Baldwin, chancellor of the exchequer, said in regard to the debt refunding agreement: “We have met to celebrate a great achievement. 1 do not think T ex aggerate when I pronounce it the first conclusive settlement of a real. ’ vital world problem since the armis tice. it involves far more than ti e greatest financial transaction re ported in history; it bore with it enhancement of mutual respect and, I firmly believe, the everlasting friendship of tlie two great nations to which the entire world looks for the preservation of solvency and stability which are essential to the prosperity and happiness of all mankind.” The task was one of appalling mag nitude, said Mr. Harvey, and the ad justment of terms relatively minor, "The undertaking.” he added, “could not have been regarded in any other light than that of a devastating fail ure if the agreement should not win the approbation and rneasureable sat isfaction of the millions of people who comprise the British empire and the American republic. That object has been attained.” National Honor Secure. •'The United Kingdom.'' said the ambassador, “continues to rest on tlie rock of financial integrity and na tional honor.'’ Recounting the circumstances under which the debt was incurred, Mr. Harvey said that the pressing need v hen the United States joined the allies was for munitions, clothing Slid food, which the United States was able to supply, but the process was less easy than might be supposed. “Our treasury had no available funds." he explained, "and could ob tain adequate sums only through tax ation and the pledging of its credit. lio»h methods were adopted instantly to the limit of its capacity." Ambassador Harvey combatted assertion that the United State* had refused to make huge advances to tile other allies unless payment gu an teed by Great Britain, declaring- b “Great Britain was neter asked guarantee, and never did guarantee by the Unfit d StateJfor the use of any country other than Great Britain herself." British Not Held to Account. The United States, according to the ambassador, voluntarily gave a pledge that Great Britain should not be held to account of any portion of the sup plies delivered to its representatives for transportation to or to be used by any other alls'. “In point of fact,'' he continued, "a very considerable percentage of the debt of Great Brfltain to the United Slates was incurred in the purchase of food and clothing for^people living in England.” Mr. Harvey pointed out that tlie first advance made by the United States to any ally was hundreds of millions of dollars to Great Britain to enable it to discharge a pressing obligation and maintain its waning credit, and also that the United States ha release to Great Britain a huge amount of the highest class bonds mid shares as security. “The obligation thus discharged." added Mr. Harvey, “constitutes part of the debt which is now funded, and the British government still holdB the securities. Surely, asking for tlie pay ment of such a loan could not right fully be regarded ns an net of ;t Shy lock demanding Ids pound of flesh ,'* V. s. Obliged to Borrow. The ambassador told bis hearers that tlie United States had been oblig ed to borrow J4,000.flii0.000 berause it had loaned 8i,0.o(>0.000 pounds to England and also that the Unlteu Sl*tes had borrowed and loaned to the other allies $0,000,000,000 additional, on which it had received no intrre-t, while mill paying »t the rate of 4 1 2 per cent—over $250 000,000 yearly, as well ns taxing its own people. lie pointed out the interesting fact that the ro«t of the great war in money to the United Stan s and Great Britain was about the same—10.000, 1)00.000 sterling in rash, remarking “Tlie human mind cannot comprehend a sum mi colossal, but nobody here, (Turn to I'ngr Three, Column Kolir.) "’Silent Hero of ■Vrjronaiif’ Dies Superintendent Who Worked Self u> Breakdown in Rescue Attempts Pays the Penalty for His Labors. San Francisco, Feb, 28.—Ooorge Shapley Downing, 26, assistant superintendent of the Argonaut Mining company, who mined the tills of "The silent hero of Hie Ai gonaut disaster,” died at a hospital here last night. Downing had been confined to his bed since September 18. 1!*22, the day the bodies of 66 miners entombed in the Argonaut mine were brought to the surf (hr. After three weeks of almost In eesnant work In Hie ntteinpt to rescue the entombed men, Downing collaps'd completely as a result of the terrific strain, according to John H. Btnlth, secretary of the Argonaut company. "Downing, despite his huge slat lire and rugged constitution, broke under tlie intense lulsir lie per fin Tiled. Mr. Kmltb said ‘From . the beat of the 4,will fool Kscla to the mill night mr of the surface, ho directed his men ami his iinm If Ish attitude In never nsking a man to do what he himself would not do, coupled with his Innate mod • sty, earned for him the name of 'The hero of the Argonaut.’ "lie broke down lifter the bodies were brought up and gradually be came worse until November 1, Inst, when lie was broifght to a hospital here." Downing's fat hot Dr. Augustus N. Downing of the l.’nlverslty of the State of ,\ew York, assistant emu liilsalontr for higher education and director of professional education for New York stale, arrived here from Albany. N. Y„ in time to be at his son s death lied A widow, Mrs. Helen Downing and two children, rjenrge |r,. and .lean, s, of Jackson, i’.iI, sui I Hit U. S. Declines to Reopen Consulate in England 'hlngton, l-'eb. 28.-The Brit i \ eminent was notified by Am ,.r Harvey that the United .ates has issued orders that its con sulate at New Castle-On-Tyne was not to be reopened and that disposi tion was to la* made of the lease of the consular premises. The decision grows out of Great Britain's cancel ation of the exequatur and recogni tion of Consul Slater and Vice Consul Brooks, who were charged with dis criminating against British vessels. Several notes on the controversy, previously had been exchanged, the one today being in reply to a com munication from Lord Curzon, dated December 27. The American note today reiterated (hat a thorough investigation had shown conclusively that “the charges preferred cannot lie substantiated.” Subsidy Measure Expires Quietly at Age of One Year .Shipping Bill Definitely Laid Aside on First Anniver sary of Introduction—' Milk Bill Up. Washington, Feb. 2* —04?)—The ad ministration shipping bill died today, just a year to the day after it was' born. On February 2*. 1922, President Harding, appearing at a joint session of congress, urged enactment of legis lation designed to build up an Ameri can merchant marine through govern ment aid, and identical bills embody ing the views of the administration were introduced in the senate. To <Jey the bill then introduced, after hav Kig passed the house in the meantime, met its death in the sergtte through adoption of a motion to aly it aside. The end of the legislation leaves the administration where It was a year ago in dealing with the $3,000, 000.000 investment in w ar built ships. Future plans under consideration are te be announced booh after congress adjourns Sunday, Death (dines Quietly, The death of the shipping bill came quietly. Under agreement reached Monday, the senate proceeded to vote on the motion of Senator Rotdnaon of Arkansas, the acting democratic leader, to send the ship measure back to the committee. Administration leaders, Including Senator Jones, re publican. Washington, who has been Ir charge of the legislation in the sen ate, had indicated their ©position to till* course and the motion was voted down. 4S to 3C. f c. . , w.il- u t ak JrTre.i up as wat last F-Hay by its suporlers after a four day filibuster. Senator 1-add. repub lican. North Dakota, moved that it be lai 1 aside In favor of the filled milk bill, and the motion was carried *3 to 7. with the republican leaders vot ing with the majority. The action meant the death of the shipping mea sure, inasmuch a* Senator Jones had told the senate he would make no fur ther efforts to call the bill up before adjournment. Vote on Milk Kill Today. The action also was taken to mean the end of such legislation for year* to come, for President Harding has let it Ik- known that the administra tion' plans no attempts to obtain consideration for the bill nt the next regular session of congress. The filled miik bill, which prohibits tile shipment In Interstate commerce f - ■ tensed when m.ado from skimmed milk S’- I such oil nubs! itntes for the withdraw n butter fat as cotton seed and cocoa nut oil, v. as debated Intermittently through the remainder of the day. v ;reinent was reached for a vote lnl~ Tbuiaday cm the measure, which has I arsed tile house. History of Kill. The shipping hill, between the tin e it whs presented to congress a year ago, and its death Relay, passed through the following stages: It was the subject of debate before ti.c senate commerce and the lioue ! merchant marine committees, in joint session beginning last April 4 and continuing until May 19. In amend rd form 1: was reported to the hous" June 14. but President Harding con sented to postponement of action on it at that session. The executive called congress in special session No vember 20 to consider the measure and on November 21 delivered a mes sage in its support. It was passed by tlie house November 29 bv a vote of 20* to 1*4. It was referred to tlio senate com merce committee December 4 tin- da> congress met in regular ses ion and b\p days liter was reported to th senate with some amendments. I* was made the unfinished business i f die senate December 11. and until to day bad occupied that privileged tac tion most of the time. The president. In the meantime, re newed his appeal for Its enactment in tile course of a turywigc deliver ! February 7. but opponents began an active filibuster February 19. which after running thvougti day ami night 'essions for four lino rcsulti-d in proponents giving up the tig lit la. t Friday. Hope' of I'imlinj: Aviators I .o*l at Sea \iiaii<lon<'(l HtuiH'l. Kin , Kelt. ‘.’S No hope wn* ( held out here late today for the firni Ing of < apt. Theodore Tilth* and Prion Thotnan of Kynrhburg, \ « . aviator*. who me Ullfwd to have hern lost at r* a in a hydrnpluiu which left Thminl land Krldnv nfiniioon and was lost on tin return flight to I hi* pi ice. Although life radio -tut <»n nl Jupiter keeps up a continuous broad casting of winning to ahip-* to keep n lookout for the missing plane noth* in* hail beep heard from It late this afternoon «nd those engaged hi the search si'ii' beginning to believe It k wao fi unless Announcement In pursuance oi its policy of publishing the most complete and attractive newspaper possible, The Omaha Bee has contracted for two additional telegraphic news services: The International Sews Service (Day) The Universal Service (Sight) These two services cover the country with special leased wires, with correspondents in every important center. They draw interesting and exclusive matter from Europe and other continents by daily cables. News of sports is an important feature. This is in addition to the complete service of The Associated Press, which covers the world with its wires and correspond ents. Together they give The Omaha Bee a more extensive telegraphic news service than that of any other newspaper in its territory. * BOTH SERVICES WILL START MARCH 12 Also, beginning March 12, The Evening Bee will begin pub lication daily of the “TODAY” editorials of Arthur Brisbane, whose writings have a daily circulation many times greater than that of any other editorial writer in America. Rvner Admits He j ^ as ‘Figurehead* in Waterloo Company Former Treasurer Jells Court Leroy Corliss Was Cus todian of Creamer) Concern Funds. Hubeit P. nyner. formerly treas urer of the Jl.OOn.ooo Waterloo rreamery conrpany. admitted on the witnet r stand In federal court yester day furnoon that he was "only a figim head" ard -n j a!..., . prosecution, declared that the real treasurer was Leroy Corliss, wrho was president of the company. Ityner, extremely nervous on the stand, seemed ready to break down when adjournment was taken at S. He said he has broken in health since the company got Into difficulties. He professed ignorance of several big money transactions of th« com pany and said that he had no definite knowledge whether the concern w-as making or losing money. "Do you mean to say that you pur. ported to la* treasurer of this l ig company and set had nothing to do with Its funds'"' Judge W. Dorsey of the prosecution asked him. "That's eeirrect." answered Hymr "Why did you submit to this domination?" "I was nothing but a hired man. I signed report* and stock certificate* and so on a* treasurer, hut 1 was out in the field most of 'lie tune." Kyner said ha got nothing out of the company but hi* salary and that ho went for years without a vacation. He said he knew nothing of the books. He could give no information as to where personal account with the company is. Questioned regarding his sale* of took to certain persons, he admitted ho told them it was paying It per cent dividends but said he didn’t say it was paying this from earnings. Asked regarding testimony by Joseph I’eters. a farmer, that ft?ner gave him three drinks of w hisky while trying to sell him Waterloo stock, ho admitted this but said Peters gave him some dandelion wine. Defendant in Texas Land f raud Case Is Comirted Kansas City, Mo.. 1’eli. ■ ' 4>l i — W. Ik Stewart. charged with u-. of the mails to defraud In the sale of Texas land, was Murat guilty by a lory in the federal court hero today, lie found guilty of all the 16 points in the indictment. 1'mhr the law. the maximum sen tence of each of the IR counts is s fine of »1,000 and five years Im prisonment, or both. Thirty People Wanted to Huy This Auto * Mr. N. Pitlor, 2'»I0 North .'10th, sold a 1921 Ks*"\ through a three line"\VatU" Ad ill The Omaha Bee. Here is what she had to say: 'Vat***! mjr S«*l*l car through Omaha !!** 'H *nt Ad. !!•*! o'*r L0 call*." • It’s only a short rim from your garage to the man who's waiting to buy that >«r you want to sell if you hit The Omaha Bee ‘‘Want’ Ad Trail. 1 If you're dire you want to say "goodbye" to your car follow Mr*. Pitlor's ex ample. Telephone Atlantic 1000 and dictate * your "Want" Ad to an Ad Takir Omaha Iter “II aril” It/s Wring Halter Results al l.esser ( nsf Court of Appeals Reverses Skinner Restraining Order v> Stockholders Denied Right to Sell Pat-king Plant to Sati> f\ Judgment?. Re ceiver Claim?. Denial was made last night by Williarn Ritchie, attorney and re ceiver for the Skinner Ra< king com pany, that William C. Downey of Pleasanton. Neb , and Fredfic:- N rn- O' of eUrtmj. Veil., are per mitted, by a decision of the United States circuit court of appeals handed down at St. Douis yesterday, to pro ceed with the sale of the company * plant. The decision of the appeals court reversed a restraining order against stockholders of in* Skinner com pany, issued May 26. 1922, by Judge .1 W, Woodrough of federal Court. M. Donovan and O. P. North, at torneys for several clients in connec ti ri w.th the suit- wire i ■ ,f!ed of tlie court of appeals decision yester day, Mr. Ritchie's statement was a denial of one made by Mr. Donovan, who claimed that the decision gave Taylor and Downey permission to sell the plant. Only the receiver has a right to sell the property, according to Mr. Ritchie. The five case* pending for hearing in district court involve about $1J0. 000 which the plaintiffs are seeking to recover from the Skinner company. These rase* already had lieen set fof trial before Judge T, eip when Arthur .Mullen, attorney for Keith Neville, re ceiver for the Skinner Ticking Com pany, made application t& to.* » Wood rough for an order i- , the plaintiffs and their attorney*from proceeding any further in tile state icourt. Aft> r Judge W'H>drough grant ed the restraining order the plaintiffs appealed tits case of Samuel Uydiek to the circuit court of appeals, with tlte stipulation that the decision in • hat case would he landing in the other cases. Day s \ctivities in Washinjtfon r American delegates to the Pan American conference at Santiago, were given detailed instructions at a conference with Secretary Hughes. The French embassy announced it had ‘■reliable Information" indicating ”ii anti French movement which threaten* an ' armed uprising ' in the Iluhr. The Interstate Commerce commis sion Informed the senate that the anthracite coal situation did not war rant priority ,<#der» or any embargo "gains; expot t to t '.tnada. The pritish debt funding Mil wa* signed by President llanilng and treasury oflirlals Immediately went to wrotk <}n final detail* to put Into effect the refun,ling agreement. Postmaster (leneral tVoik recom mended to President Harding that selection of postmasters l>o crated solely In the Post office department and that , xamlnation* by the rivll service commission l>o abandoned. The senate appropriations commil t(e teeoininrr led tliat the federal oval eomndsalon Is- glxen an additional $400 000 to continue its work the house having refused to put such n provision in the deficiency appropria lion bill. Chairman l.odge of the senate for rign relations , oluhlltt e was told to President Harding he ,11,1 not regard it as vital that the senate act this e, •-ion on tln> proposal fo, Vuieii, tn membership tn the Inlrrnatinnal court laitibl, lied l>y the league of nations Proposal to Keep Neihardt in State Meeting Approval Solon? ami l niver?ity Pro fessor? Think Poet Laureate 1' Entitled to Official Recognition. Lincoln. Feb. 18.—(Special!—The proposal 10 keep Neihardt in Nebras ka, made by The Omaha Bee. found immediate '■•< r t-noi c ’ „ coi.ege authorities, literary folk and students here today. The report th..! Car' ton college of Northfield. Minn.. ! lamed to engage Nebraska s poet laureate, John G. Neihardt. stirred up state pride to such an extent that ho 1,'fiy be incited to . ->.n the fa city of the University of Nebraska T certainly would favor reeogn.2 mc the ir rvice* of Neihardt in n sub stantial way 1 said Senator J. L. Kroh of CtgalliUa. "Jf Nebraska in spires him. so does he inspire Ne braska with his great poems. With so much sorrow and pain in life, the man who spreads hope and courage becomes as important as any man -n any line of work I favor the university bringing b m here, without fastening hith down with ar.y heavy teaching duties thrt would interfere with ti •' wr.: r.g of bis epic ' said Representative Mal Icolm Raid rig© of Omaha. "He js Nebraska horn, and stands for all that is last in the spirit of the middlewest. H..s influence on the students would be a big factor in en courag.ng literature culture and the -••ppre .stum of the history ef the State and • ;« heroic deeds of the pioneers We Rre all proud of !’;« world wide fame he has made, and should give hint some real support." Or. H. B. Alexander, author of the pageant "Quiver*" which was pre sented bv Ah Sar-Ben last fall wa« among the university professors who Iexpressed themselves as in favor of awarding Niehardt a position at the university. Ur. Alexander is himself a poet and has written much about Indian and western life. Chancellor \v»rv likewise endorsed the idea. There .s a place here for Neihardt " he said. f the money can he found to pay him. lie is a geritis who should 1 -e encouraged in every way to continue his work. It would be a splendid thing for the uni versity to lime Ids name or. the roll of the faculty." Lender and Dever Chicago Nominees Chicago. Keb. !*.—Arthur C. Leu tier. postmaster. will hr the republican party's standard hearer against Judge Will C lVvrr, democrat, in the may ora It y election In April. Mr, louder was an easy w inner In yesterday's pri mary over three opponents, having a plurality of ,'t4.l44 over Edward E Lit slr.ger his nearest Opponent, Judge Uever was unopposed. \rthur U, Mil Inpii. president of the Masonic Huron a of Set rice. polled M.04 votes for the republican nomination and Ber nard Ha rasa, municipal judge, who ran on a platform favoring return of hecr and light w.pes. 4* <90 v otes. William A Connea. eoctallat oan didate for ns \or, was unopposed, The Weather Tluumlav fan; not much charge in tcmperfltuiT, llourh Tfiititri iturM. * t% •»* ST w * m M 'm.m 1« * * w» %\ * * w» IK m M 3 * il K *»' S* IS Boon ,, 40 I IK HI II 3 P* • • 3pm It • P * 1.1 A p p» It • pm. !• 1 p. m i: • »• »..*» Post Card Shower Is Under Way Governor’s Adherents ^ rit»j Endorsing His Flan of Gov* eminent Without Seeing Text of Bills. Increases Bryan s Power By Paul Greer. Staff t vrrespondent The Omaha Be* Lincoln. Feb. 28.—A good many postcard* are coming into the state house in response to Governor Charles W. Bryan's requeet. that everyone favoring a . reduction ot 19.00b,000 in taxes and the dismissal of 150 employes write either to him o • the legislator*. That Is what he claims hi* revision of the code will accom plish. Measured bv the number of people in the state, these corre*pendant* are comparatively few. They are those who accept on faith, unmind ful of the frequent slips between political promise and performance. The 45 bills with which this purpose is to be accomplished are just coming off the press, and no one outside of Lincoln has seen htem. What is it that is proposed in the** measures? The governor explained in a special interview today that inas much as he is held responsible for th* a irninistration of state affairs it was plain to him that he should haves complete and fnal say in the han dling of all questions. This is-the key stone of his proposed system. It ;iff*re from the code plan, which built on the theory that the governor should appoint competent rnen to per form various special duties, thus free ing himself from a mass of (let .i> and allowing him to exercise genera! supervision. Visits State Prison. Th» governor had just rushed in f. m "pending most of the morning 1 at thews'ate prison, where he was o- - c pie 1 as a member of the board e.* pardons and paroles. He had spent yesterday afternoon out there also and observed quite frankly that he had not been able to keep up oil developments in the legislature, about which he inquired with some interest. Th;s little incident takes on consid erable importance since, under the proposed changes, the governor would assume personal control of ail the code departments. H* would have more duties than a trap drummer in a jazz orchestra. Careful reading of the bills reveals that among the new office to be conferred upon him ate the following: r *'-■ rr - *r #. | *‘.i .n.f bPsfiif , ComrsifStOistr of com* f.sta and j h * •■ml • Sf.ror r># ’» « if. srato health <l:re*nc*. Start veterinarian. Governor Rule* All. Xot a road can be built in the state, r t a If tel bedsheet irsp*-ted, t * : an insurance company can be per mltted to rio business or a horse she* for glanders without the govcmoi t consent. Every employe, from th< liighest to the lowes-, will owe his Job to the governor, and only he can or der a d-.M harse, Wh»r*as. under tin code, confirmation by tha senate w * r> ce«sar;. to the appointment of a administrative heads. Under this r*ws than, the governor hitr-e-lf would hv*a the departments and make all ap pointments without r-gard to the art v.i-e of the legislature. Code employe" have been appointed under a modified method of civil service by the heads of each department: the governor r.<-w asks power to fill nil the jobs himself. The work formerly done*by the s- r 1 code departments would be divided rnxmg nine new departments. Tho salaries of the deputies in charge of , these would aggregate tjS ~hn a yea: (Ture le Pass Tee. Ccrtuma One I German Prince Arrested in Ruhr Ease; >'• b. rs —<*■»—Prir.oe Fried rich Wilhelm \ on l.ippc. German, na tionalist agitator, was arrested here today by the French authorities. It is charge.! he has been stirring up agitation against the Franco Belgian troops in the Ruhr. The Vrince y*« an aet.-e fa. r , in the German campaign for the re tention of Upper Silesia. Pair s fov d In his room. the French declare, sh that he was a memher of the so ict order of the Swastika and the no;. • ious consul reactionary organisation The prince came to the Ruhr serein! days ago on a sp.v,al mission, urg ing the nationalists to a program of violence, the French declare The - iionalists have been unusual a ■ —holding meetings, spreading pi up. ganda among the strikers and ur? : g the calling of other strike* Mote for l . S. in W orltl Court Put Over to Next Session Washington* Feb. rs.—Formal c* ■ - sideration of President Hardin? * proposal for American membersh In the international court set vp 1 v the league of nation* apparent! came to an end today for this seas', * of congress. \fter a conference with P.es.d, Harding, Chairman Lodge of t’-e f*i sign relations committee **tsd it was hardly likrly the president would re spond before March 4 t the comm tee request for further data. Voquittotl of Munlrr. Atxitnor#. Okl.. \'cb t f . -f Smith, ItNiHlton oil field work» r. w acquitted of tti# murder of Jot « * roll. AHr|{ft1 btvUrggvr, l\\ a jury l i district vourt h#r# today. Th* jut "•■'!« out About two And a half hour-'. Smith * first trial, ecverul work* *§v I'UuitAi in a d*#A£ ronnent. I mil'll Disarm Dorman ( op* lltlvfltk»rf tVh C Vrow. ' troop* today fiwlWy entered the t\«? Ar k" of th# t«#tUt*D v t lift) |VViH-0 t IVIuuv Ami disarmed the iminfiittn, *v cording to a tu* patch , earned btrw.