Achievements of
Congress Lauded
^v Committee
J
j\lore Constructive Legislation
Enacted Than at Any Other
Peace-Time Session.
Republicans Say.
Washington, March 5. — More
Worth-while constructive legislation
was enacted ljy the 67th congross
than by any congress in peace times,
It was declared in a statement issued
by the republican national committee.
The effect "of this splendid record.'
it is added, “is* visible on every
hand.”
"The tremendous and, in many in
stances, unprecedented increase in in
dustrial activity, in number of wage
earners, in pay rolls, in bank depos
its, in savingas accounts, in all whole
sale and retail business which has
taken place during the past two
years,” the statement said, "has not
been accidental. Conditions have
grown steadily and, consistently bet
ter from month to month since
March* 1921, during all of which time
the 67th congress was practically in
continuous session. This improve
ment would not. indeed could not.
have taken place had that confress
been enacting laws hostile to or hurt
ful of the industrial, agricultural.
Commercial and financial interests."
Declaring that the outstanding
wiok of the congress was its legisla
tion, the statement pointed to the
budget law, which it was said, was
■•'easily the most constructive piece
hf legislation of this generation," and
bad resulted in a drastic cut in public
expenditures and in decreasing the
number of federal employes by nearly
500 000 Th congress, it was stated,
nlso clipped J1.000,000,000 a year from
the country's tax burden.
The committee said that a series of
laws' “of particular benefit to the
farming inetrests, t>ut of which none
can be classified as sectional or class
legislation.'' was passed.
Peter Mogis, Former Omahan,
Expires in Los Angeles
Isidore' Mogta, ,112 South Thirty
first street, and son, Robert, left Sun
day for Los Angeles. Mr. Mogis goes
{o' settle the estate of bis brother,
Peter Mogis. 74. who died February
£0, leaving k valuable estate.
Peter Mogl» is the son of Jean and
Anne Mogis. born September 17, 1849,
at La Chapell Engerbold. Conde, sur
Noireau. Calvados. France, He came
to this country when a young man.
first loeating at Nebraska City, later
coming to Omaha, where he maM* his
home for a number of years. About
•0 years ago he removed to Los An
geles. Investing in Los Angeles real
eetata. Besides bis brother, ha is sur
vived by four nephews, Eugene C.
Mogis. Laurel. Neb.: P. r.. St. Paul.
Mintf.; Roy and Robert and one
niece, Cora Mogis of Omaha.
Presbyterian Minister* •
Form Church Federation
Presbyterian ministers of Omaha,
in meeting yesterday morning at the
*Y. tV. C. A., passed a resolution cre
ating a functioning church federation
In Omaha. a
The resolution stated that such an
organization not only will be of ser
vice in comtmtting conditions such as
the reported sale of dope at a local
high school, but also in handling other
conditions which may arise.
•Rev. It. E. Jenkins, president of the
l'niversity of Omaha, spoke to the
meeting relative to fhe proposed drive
of the university for a J500.000 en
dowment fund.
^Wife Alleges Husband
Is “Economical Parasite'
f'harging her husband, Samuel. with
feeing a "pure economic parasite, con
suming all he could and producing
ziothW," Mrs. Alberta Stacks yester
day filed suit for divorce in district
vourt.
Mrs. Stacks charge* her husband
refuses to work and is an habitual
drunkard. They were married in 1919.
Contractor Fined.
tempi* McFadden. 1505 Farnam
» cet. contractor, was fined $1 in mu
nicipal court yesterday morning on a
charge of violating the parking ordi
nance.
Ships Cat Attempts to
Warn Sailors of l ire;
Perishes W ith Vessel
San f'Vanrisro. March 3.—The
rriotorshlp Bablnda, which waa de
al royed by fire Saturday, sank yeater
day off Point Sur. near Santa Cruz, ac
cording to the Chamber of Commerce
marine department here. The 23
inernltfrs of the Bablnda'a ogpw were
rescued Saturday by the steamer
Celilo.
jerry, the ship's cat, was the only
casualty. Sallora of the Babtnda said
they believed Jerry, Saturday night
Hinelled gases from the smouldering
fire and tried to attract their atten
tion to the unusual conditions he
sensed. The captain put Jerry out
of his cabin for tugging at the bed
ding; the other oflicers did likewise
and the members of the crew said
they were annoyed similarly later in
th* night. When they failed ro heed
his scratching and other attempts to
gain attention, the sailors said, Jerry
engaged In a caterwauling party,
which lasted until thjy discovered Ihe
fire.
terry was left aboard by accident
w nen the crew abandoned ship.
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Mrs. John A. Dempster.
Mrs. John A. Dempster, 73, died
Saturday night at Methodist hospieal
of pneumonia after an illness of 48
hours.
Mrs. Dempster whs the widow of the
late Johh A. Dempster, prominent
Grand Army man, and has been active
in Grand Army affairs. She is sur
vived by one sister and fiv^ grftnd
children.
Funeral services will be held this
afternoon at 2 at the First Presby
terian church, Rev. Edwin H. Jenks
officiating.
Hundreds Taken in Raid;
Judfte Let’s 'em All Go;
Arrests Are Unjustified
New York, March 5.—Eight hun
dred and six prisoners, more than a
hundred lawyers, an equal number of
detectives and policemen and scores
of men and women friends of the ar
rested men Jammed and jostled each
other in night court early yesterday,
the result of raids on clubs and rooms
where it is alleged gambling was be
ing indulged in. The territory cov
ered reached from the Battery to the
Harlem river. Indignation ran high,
particularly when Magistrate Jacob
Eilperin told the detectives that none
of the arrests were justified.
The prisoners, after being released,
milled annind the courtroom and heat
ed arguments were started with the <
detectives that had arrested them.
The ti iper of the crowd was such
that the rooms were ordered cleaned
and when the discharged men started
to gather on the street police reserves
were called to send them on their
way , _
Mrs. John C. Ritrhv, 71,
Succumbs to Pneumonia
Mrs. Harriett E. Ritcey. 71, died
yesterday morning at her home, 1109
South Sixteenth street, of pneumo
nia.
She Is survived by her husband.
John C. Ritchey, and by four sons.
VV. D., C. L. and C. R. Ritchey of
Omaha and C. N. Ritchey of Kansas
City.
Funeral sen ices will he held at the
Jackson chapel Wednesday afternoon
at 2. Burial will be in West Lawn
cemetery.
Alleged Short-Weight Bread
Turned Over to Health Office
Dr. C. C. Ilall. chief Inspector of the
health department, received from In
spector Davis Todd yesterday several
loaves of braad which weighed 13
ounces each find bore wrappers in
dicating the weight as one and ont lialf
pounds each. Dr. Hall stated that the
bread was from the Independent 11a
kory. operated by Harry Hlend at 1413
North Twentv-fourtty street. The mat
ter has been referred to ths state au
thorities for action.
Vienna Scene (if Serious
\nti-Jewish Disorders
; Vienna March 0 — <^) — Serious
antl-Jewlsh disorders occurred at the
conclusion of a meeting held Satur
day night hv the Jewish munli ipal
councillors to protest against the in
creasing anti Semitic agitation in the
capital. j
Street cars were derailed. Jews were
beaten or ntabbed and many of them
were driven from the city. Six police
men and numerous Jews were taken
( to hospitals.
Semi-Finals
in Bee Cage
Meet Friday!
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Garfield versus Miller Park.
Long versus TrAin.
That's the way the four district
champions In The Omaha Bee grade
school basket ball tournsrtnent are
paired In the semi finals, which will
be held at 3:45 p. m. Friday on the
V. M C. A. flor.
The championship match will be
played a week from Friday.
Long and Miller Park loom as the
most formidable contenders for .the
titular honors, but upsets have been
the rule rather than the exoeption In
the preliminary rounds and the final
clash may see Garfield and Train rep
resented.
Long is a team composed solely of
negroes.
Miller Park has won the champion
ship twice in the last few years.
Garfield won the district No. 1
championship by beating South Cen
tral. Train shattered the dope bv
beating Mason. 24 to 1. for the
championship in No. 2: Miller Park
walloped Sherman, 14 to 1, for dis
trict 3 honors, and Long trimmed
Dundee, 23 to 2, in the deciding t'lt
In district 4.
The district championship clashes
were held last week.
Railway Official Dies
New York, March 5.—Edward Laut
erbach, pioneer lawyer, former presi
dent of dhe Baltimore A Southern
Railway company and vice president
of the Amreican Railroad company of
Porto Rico, died yesterday at the age
of 78.
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1923
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1922
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4,705
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Gain
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