The Omaha Morning >ee
d _ _ — . xT,-. ^ „ „ u lftA_ , rtvi All A THTIPSDA V M APPH OO lnoo * R> Mall (I yaar): Dally and Sunday. 55: Sunday. 12.50. within tha 4th ion a. TWO CENTS *" °rT*har*".d B>uff>
■ VOL. 52-NO. 238. tntarad «• Saeond-Claat Mattar May 28. 1906. at OMAHA, l M U anU A I , I J&O. Outalda tha 4th lono (I yaar): Dally and Sunday. 112; Sunday aaly. $• 1 n ^ ^ Caata Cltawhera
' Omaha P. 0. Under Act at March 3. I8<». _ _... *
Reds Must
Pay Before
Recognition
Soviet Must Make \rrange
menls to Take Care of Debt
Before Negotiations < an
Begin. Hughes Declare-.
Menace m ‘‘Stability
It.' I nilomul >pn it **.
'
of Stato Hughes today formally
sorted a policy *-f nom»'»ognition of
soviet Russia until some acceptable*
arrangement shall have been offered
to pay the national debt of that conn
try.
Mr. Hughes was addressing a dele
gation of the women’s committee for
• .cognition of Russia. lie took for
his *trxt the decree issued by tin
soviet government January 21. R»1S.
as follows:
4 “Unconditionally and without any
I -eptinns, nil foreign loans are an
” nulled."
“I have vet to hear of any change
in tin'- announcement of the soviet
a uthorititMf," the secretary added,
Suggestions which have been re
ported have always been coupled with
impossible ■ iualific.itions. "
The "suggestions" referred to were
the only credit given to students of
1 the I; •: s -;. i n situation S
William E. Borah, who claims Rus
sia will pay all it owes if only af
forded the opportunity of re establish
ed trade relations.
Menace in Stability.
Secretary Hughes appeared to see
a menace in the degree of stability
which friends of Russia are pointing
to as advancement worthy of rec
ognition. 1 le (aid:
"Stability, of cotirs®, is important
some speak as though stability was
alt that was necessary. What, how
ever. would avail liirrc stability if it
were stability in the prosecution of
a policy of repudiation and confisea
11ughf
tural, conditions in Rusia, "hate
somewhat improved." because, ho
said, "agricultural products are baste
in Russia."
"Tkerp is hope, in that fact." he
added, “but agricultural conditions
are still far from what they should
he."
Investments Needed.
"We have, in tlie case of Russia,
the need of investment. Russia needs
industry and trade, but Industry and
trade cannot be treated by any formal
irrangement. The benefit to Russia
through whbh her productivity can
increased and the basis of indusu
gind trade provided must rr-m* fr< m
those who make permanent invest
ment in Russia, who are there to see
• heir transaction through on a basis
of permanent relations, and who con
sequently, so far ns they art- foreign
ers, can lie assured before they will
contemplate such investment that
lhes>- will he secure and worth while."
Answering the statement of Senator
Borah and others that IB nations are
at the present 1 inv» trading with or
have trade agreements with Russia.
Mr. Hughes aid:
"There Is a good deal of fallacy -n
what is said about trade between
Russia and other nations, of course,
other people are trading with Russia
ml our people are trading with
Russia. Trade is going on so far as
it t an go on, but it s relatively in
significant.'
"•vv, Wants To Promote Peace.
A considerable se-tion of h.- a !
dress was devoted to alleged extre
mist statements which have been at
tributed to Lenine and Trotsky from
lime to time. This .s the scare which
Senator Borah says "has been pulled
out of the pigeon hole every six
months for the last year
Mr. Hughes concluded his state
ment of policy as follows:
‘ T desire to see a basis for helpful
ness We want to help. We are Just
as anxious in this department and In
. very branch of the administration as
you (women's committee for recogni
tion) <an' possibly be, to promote
peai e in the world, to get rid of
hatred, to have a spirit of mutual un
derstanding, but the world we desire
is a, world not threatened,with the
destructive propaganda of tin* soviet
authorities, and one in which there
Will he good faith and the recognition
of obligations and sound basis of in
ternatlonal intercourse.”
Hov "Hates School. So
Sets l ire to Building
Santa Rosa, Cal., March 21.—( ol.
A. Sineetnn, superintendent of the
Salvation Army orphanage near
llealdshnrg. Cal., which was partially
destroyed by Are early Monday, an
nounced here today that a 11-year
old Imy inmate of the orphanage con
fessed that In* started the tire because
lie “wanted to get away and bated to
go to school.” The fire imperiled
approximately 200 children.
Carnarvon Still Serious.
Cairo. Mar h 21. Tim ivvidition of
the ear! cf Carnarvon, woo '• suffer
ing from blond poisoning *s* still
lie! ions silho igh As i»sms* 1 s
satisfactory nigot *nl maintain*! yes
terdsv’a imprevemant --rlthont a re
currency of high ‘amparatuie.
Word has been rareivad from Mar
s' dies that J.ndv Carnarvon has ahfrii
d<»ned h* r nlr trip and Is pm« • **dln«
to Kgyi t l.< steamer. Thf rp*« i.* 11
v ho accompanied her from l.< ndmi to
. tAt* French city will not coma here.
i
Chris Gruenther, Land
Bank Secretary, Dies
I'hriMiau M < Iruenther. secretary
<»f the Federal Land hank of Omaha,
died Wednesday night at U:30 after
an illness *»f several weeks.
Mr. (iruenther was born at Spring
field, Mis., October 6. 1H71, and i
year later his father came to Nebras
ka. 1'p until he was 22 young Clruen
ther had hut six months of schoolin '.
Until he was 1 '• he worked on a farm.
His rise was steady and gradual
from laborer to insurance agent, then
to journalism and then to politics.
He served several terms as clerk
of the district court of Platte county.
Coming to Omaha in J9I9, he was
made secretary of the? Federal T>*ind
bank and in 1921 he was named t
member of the* water board.
When R. B. Howell was elected to
the senate ami resigned his position
as director of the Metropolitan 1'tui
tion district, Mr. Oruenther was con
sidered as a possible successor.
Piute Indians
Ready to Fi^lit:
I Men Missing
r
liaiifl I,rt by Old Rebcd Chief
al Bay in Timber—
Pusi*eeaien Kail to
R eturn.
Salt Lake i ity, March 21.-— Four
white settlers, members of a posse
which left Blanking. San Juan rounty.
soiitheaatei''ll I lab. last night to trail
the Mien canyon hand of warring
Piute Indians, failed to return thi.
morning, according to word received
here* today by way of Monticello.
The fate of the missing possemen—
whether they haxe fallen captixes nf
llie renegade* Indians or whether the.
have stayed out eif fhelr own accord—
is unknown.
\f dawn this morning a new posse
<>f 30 men left filanding to continue
Hu* limit fen the- Indians xxlio arc said
to have taken refuge in llie moun
tains north of the town, where they
are familiar with exer> trail and c an
yon. t pward of 10 Indians are re
ported to Im* virtual prisoner* of the
white residents of islanding. The'
have been placed under heavy guard
to prevent any possibility of their
joining x\it 1^ the renegade band.
UJy Intermit tonal Vricc Service.'
Monticello, I tali, March 21.—Sur*
t ouvirled in a dense and rocky woods
lour miles from islanding, a hand of
Piute Indians, led hy “Old Posey,“ fa
mous lighter and leader of the last
big Indian outbreak, seven years ago,
wen* early today at hay, and pro
I :m d for w hat was expected fo he a
battle to the death.
Already the miniature uprising has
cost the life* *if one* Indian, resulted
! in the wounding nf two othei s and it
is f irc r| will « nd in death for at 1< ;i«,.
some* whites before the hand now sur
, i minded near Blunding Is captured or
killed.
The Inception f the trouble was
last Saturday v u two Piutes who
; had been giving the people nf this
• ciunty much tremble on account of
‘petty offenses for Home years past,
were arrested on account of the loot
ing of a sheep camp and the in
! timidating of herder**.
(.oudilion nf Colorado
Senator Reported Gra\<*
Ilorlti,t irr Mum., Man It 21
| serlWnj; 1hr- ronij.fI«>11, Ilf I'llllef)
Slates Senator Samuel I> Nicholson
ns "very yi .iv Dr. Hubert W ork.
Her i itaiy of the interior, and-the
!*enator'H clue friend, told The As
i sociated l*i"* n • flits afternoon that "an
operation is deemed Inexpedient at
Ithi* time." Tile < 'ojoradn Mcpator,
1 ill . Work said, is suffering from a
tumor of tin* stomach, t.'onsultatlonn
between Dr. Work, Dr. William J.
! Mayo and other aurgeon* of tho
Mayo clinic were held thl* morning
and "ill be r< tim'd l>t today, it
wan stated.
Girl of Four Ruined to Death
iu I ire at Dome of Aunt
Cleveland, Trim.. Miireh 21 Foilr
year-old Anita Silvia wan luirne.I fo
,l,.nth hrrn 1 odoy when the hnnin nf
I In i- aunt, with whom her family was
visiting. was destroyed l.y fire. Mrs.
SIIvih escaped from tlio burning build
In;; with her 7 month-old Imiby in hor
arms, aufferlng nvffi burns.
Girl Sought iu < tmaiia.
Mis- firace Flint, accompanied by
tin. sheriff of Fugter county, ar
rived in Omaha veMterday to Mean h
ft MIsh Flint* ulMter, Fora hell. If'.
1 who tin away from her homo ut
i broken bow, . Tin -day
Frenchman
C r i t 3
> * a>,%
, <v .» v
Aixv*"F Fact
Report Drawn ( p lor Cham
ber Charges Program Liter*
all\ Forced t In I ranee
and Italy.
Reservations P a v o r e d
Il\ the \ »>'*»** hi t**<’ I’m v
Paris. March 21 —The rep.• : t <»u tin;
Washington naval a green n nt. drawn
up hy Clin ics (luernit r. repnri**r for
’he foreign affairs committee of the
chamber of deputies and presented
to the committee today, favors rati
fication of the agreement with < <t
tain reservations, hut * <*ntains dis
; tinetly severe criticism of the poll* y
• adopted at tie* Washington confer
ence by the l'tilted St.v•-= England
and Japan.
“France and Italy w< re put. from
the outset, in the face of a program
which had been established without
their participation and which tin-.’
were not allowed to discuss until tin
three strongest sea powers Ii - * 1
reached an agreement 1 :• ?*.** sm•
the report.
Thus it was deejdcd. M Mi;*: nr:'
states, that the dreadnought should
he taken ns flie criterion of naval
strength, nil earlier units be.i g d
rated.
\i» Protest Raised.
'Phe report continues:
‘ The official docurm i .« i.
show that any protest was i • , s* d on
November 12 (whon the Hughes pro
posals were presented) nor before De
cember 15 by the French delegates, so
hat on December la tie > f i• d
themselves not lefore a prog: am to !•<
discussed and possibly aber^d. but
before a convcnti'ui to b« it ■ >•[.:. d
and which had already obtained the
arc plain • of II the o’lnr •
Italy having submitted advance
t< everything providing sb*- w
treated like Franc*
Rcscrx at ion Outlined.
The reservations rcei.mtn* me d bv
the report deal wdh th i"n* w il of
Me treaty after* the end of 1 * . > mb* r.
1036. unless denounced *nx-> ' » :
previously. M. dicrnirr. In tins con
fiectinp. says it would be flagrant im
prudence to leave such r- - pon -ability
to the government in power In 103fi,
while the existing chambers of paria
ment have, under the constitution,
power to rnt;f> for the normal dura
tion of the treaty only.
France, he added, cat ■ <a b.rd it
self Indefinitely and w ithout re f N a
tions by pure and simple ratification
of the treat’ If *dn dd )•• • ijaudv
understood that the rat
[lower laid down in tb
“cannot express the norn
and equitable proposition
trading powers” naval forces, which
must. Ik* held sacredly inviolate Uulef
mitely "
If the French parliament ratifies
the treaty the report say*. •' will do
so. “in the higher interests of human
ity"
Lincoln Pa-tor* I rue
l.mlor-cincnl of League Plan
Lincoln, March 31.—Paatom ot tlio
five 1-nUnK Pnitcflant t hun to * here
today sent letter* to the Tnlnltt»n< of
(he state urging them to --ml tele*
grams or letters to Prevalent Hard
Ing commending him f*-r las s* ind
in favor of the Fnited States erdeting
the world rouit. The letter * 1 •*« lured
that the “crying need of today is
World pe,i<«» and sound I 1 * Upon
which it *an he main?a."*«l i d that*
b« \ OI’^I f he pol it i. d a • <1 * * cioupe
phases of tljc subject, world pence is
primarily a morality issue
I jin*rpriir\ I ,amlin<: I n lil
Planned at < .rand l-land
Sppt lHl IMspHteh In 11«•» Omn)u» lie
Hrand Island. NVh . March 21 -"Ten
tative arrangement a have been made
for the leasing by tin* Fosfoffice de
partment of the former flying field
of tin Hratid Inland A-to efiin[.,my for
an emergency landing station feu* |
night mail flyer* Wlnui tin* s<-rn
of night emergent y landing places Jm
obtained, the Mine for mail between
< hi* ago and S;m Fiaumseu will Ik*
lessens*I bv IS hours
( ,n\ rr ii men I V'.'i til- \ i-il
I’lixill li> See I vSnliliiT'
ftprrinl l>i«pnti l> In I tin lltnnlm Itrr
lJnrolru .M;it«li 1 »!'*y« rniU'iit
aipnt* representing. the \etrrau bu
i fiui arrived at 1 he Nehru si* i stale
penitent |.ir\ WVdn* day to inlei \ j4 w
ex drive r Turn wh < aie serving sen
tetices to aseertaiii if on* i f the \ «** •
cran* have eluitns or are entitled to
disability compensation. There are
130 ex Holdi' ih m the prison nml re
fornmtory.
Wheal I* iehtw Harr \"am.
H|i«>rlfll ItUpilt'll to I lie (IfMiihit Ih f,
Beatrice, Neb . March "1 -Karinet*
report that nearly all of the snow was
blown off the Wheat field* by the high
wind of Sunday, and it j* feared that )
the crop will be damag'd more or
l» *.* from the freezing weather.
“Today” on Page 2.
“Today,” the daily edi
torial feature of Arthur
Brisbane, appears in The
Omaha Morning Bee each
day in the first column on
page 2.
Strehlow Statement
Replies to Bryan
*pt*riul Dispatch to The Onmlia Bee.
Lincoln. March 21.—Following is
in substance the text of a letter writ
ten by Representative Strehlow of
Omaha in answer to the refusal of
«Jov*T»or Bryan to make good on his
challenge to debate his executive
council bill with any member of the
legislature:
“After waiting n week without hav
ing received a response to my ac
< plan' 1 of Ins challenge, r went to
ill** governor's office on March 20.
The gcAcrnnr asserted he had not
.igreed to discuss any plans other
!'n.in h own, that he had said that
if any member of the legislature (
d ■Mile* 1 whether the thousands of
k ft. i written to the members, copies j
f wl i< U h« had received, represented I
ihe wishes of the people, he would I
.convince that member by a vote of
the people of his district."
Test of Stone
!s Ordered bv
Capitol Board
Br\an in Statement Sa>» l\u*
lire < 'ommi-Uon I’ronalilv
\\ ill Si"n I naniniout
Report.
sju « i.il I>i»«|»;il<-h !«» The Ornahn lire.
1. 1 \f r
.X hour confer* i ce behind closed
door in 1 as office. Governor Charles
W. I'.rv .t - * imaged and stated that
tiuTi' wen indications that the state
• pit«d ••■mmission would sign a
us report on its findings fol
lowing • seres * ? charges made by
<; - 13. Johnson, state engineer,
against Architect Goodhue. *
'Phis means, the governor asserted.
• it h i -on probably will sign the
rep w icch is to be made public.
The governor slated that ns yet it
- el ! ' ll d*-> l» d w Iach* r »« a re
11- i f ih*». Johnson expose the state
0
- ■ ■ ! c the stale house build
That will depend Upon * test to
be nmde t(.•morrow (Thursday) of the
• • tn l!\ n the walls »*f the state
house at this time. ’ the governor
jurd.
Th« fc-xt d • 'K ia* i the rommlt
ri . ?*» meet atifl make a final re
•"i * V intime. Architect Goodhue of
New v# t k will remain in Lincoln.
I.owpsf Hid Accepted.
f
. 1. id decided whether there
w a regular hid entered by the A!
a -i Con tractors of Omaha which was
° Tier esaai y
.A
tilU
^A
I rrp. r*
| f'Cf' i \ r ]
V
n
i harire
• 1 < hi
by Arc hi* .
eased for
publication, The Johnson charges!
a - r< me fir more than two works ago.
!* was announced then by the gover
that tho Johnson charges would
be made public until Goodhue had
1 • » n ;; v- n an opportunity to answer.
Tin- gov* nor liter elaborated on
J . • •’at* iuent concerning the test of
Mni;.' in the present walls to be made
tomorrow by experts acceptable to the
entire • nmmlasion.
Grain Is Question
' I «-i v t hing depends a great deal
tijM-n w hf thru decided n « o.*rse
gi . . of stone or some other type
.v. ,j. • jit.ihj' tiie governor said.
< I • r Mi van today w as mere
tv ei.i Mjf.t d us a "looker on." The
* -r .o f- .is pro- edure wrs con
* II - J w," .1 tueet.ng of the old rap*
.I* * «mni. ion. when former Gover
nor M« Kelvin w.is governor and
chairman of the commission.
1 • <. M* Kel\ i«* w.is
l i • • * at the meeting $<> was
George i: Johnson, stats engineer,
whoso rewigjwitinn was accepted by
Governor Tlry.in today at noon Their
vo?. * will he considered in all mat
ters.
Ibth Governor TVv.in and Roy:
1i «e. state engineer, with lhs ap
- rnrn ti» |'ngr two, < nlumn Three i
"Milk Unitlc Maiulil I«
< lnn\ iclri I of Munlrr
Ui ArI . |..„ I ,»l , Mim li :i — Jp«m 1
Wolfgang, known as "the milk bottle!
bandit u.o< i"j vi<ted \eaterday of
to ’ d< i i •'» murder for killing Oliver
^ l»o oof' , a p IK cm.in. Wolfgang
v ' lib red to li i*. s shot and killed j
I dtp-more .iff» i flu* officer had nr j
i* ’-d him for •' • ilir.g two hollies of!
milk
If He Can t Help Us Out of a Hole Like This, What Good Is He?
TODAYS "WORLD PROBLEMS
I >. /. ^ I Bo
/
HUM AM
IMTELL IGEMCt
i 1
Hcaw Snow
Blankets N or t h
Part of State
Farmer* Keport I ..** of Pis
iu Sturm In-lire- Plea
tv of \\ ater for
I rrigation.
Spnial to The Ornalit lire
O'Neill. Neb. March 1*1 — A h* a\y
wet «now. accompanied by a ?
wind, began falling in r :1 ;■ «< N
Omsk* early Wednesday n tr *n»'.
Temperature is m«*derat*
The snow ceased late n *h* aft*
noon after a five inch f. ! Hnftirg
was rot sufficient t»» imp**!** ti fit
The snowfall f. : the j.ist : 1
aggregates 1 v Indus and pla s the
soil In ex client condi* on f spin g
work.
Karrnns are reporting in.n s- 1. • s
'•f > ••ung I gs f ■ ; >* •
/art! and low t, rni • r.mu . .
.snow at Norfolk.
Norfolk Neh Math 2’ \ ju
■now .s falling in northe . •.* \. • ,k ,
and is driven by a cold r..rthw<st
wind
Snow Helps I .irnum
S*'ottsi»luff. Neh Mat h : : \
other fail of h*-.i\ w*t stu.w in 11;*
North I'lattf valley it t reght /o
this morning added <«* th» ns* ina
of cuffit lent w af» : - lj l ' f. I*
rigntion this coming summer Tim
moisture further put a stop t.> ti
costly blowing of dud and .cl
storms hv recent h.gh winds that
hnve removed n. u h t .• h top •-** 1 from
farms and made e\p*r«n\n ivpai a * i
drainage ditches at .1 * liannels peers
sary.
For the first t in* n re* ent hintor>
the farmers irru‘ati«*u «i ?rl» t H
fimiing it nerc try t-> th<*lg*- • .* *i
from its p^ain c-h.ttim N l*!*\. uuo
them 1»v the f n mu gc <f l,**u
week
I I Iim lies of smm I ill**
lam .In. Neh, .Mmh 2! \ 1*
In* h fall of snow • vi \ w. stern Ne
binska is reported by nurhogum i ni
way off:- i.*ls here 1* is rai l th*
heavy mow storm has already
i eadird Xuioi i in Hamilton county
'Live l |> Wine or Leave I . S.**
Italian Accepts Ultimatum of Justice of Peace by
Selling Possessions for Move to Mexico.
1
I*’» “no, rH| , Mai.1i " 1 TakuiK n
juatjir nf the pence at his word
when told to "rt\ i' up w ue c»r leave
ilia c»»unti*y." H A Oliver a leader
In tha munt> M Italian « olonv. Is
bound fora land whine be tan make
ami drink Ida wine
\fter hi* v ine lul l been driMmyrd
by a I'ounly uk'lit In a raid and he
bad bei n taken before 14 justice
and fined Oliver was Riven a
lecture by the justice on the Yob
Hfeui art and th® constitution and
fid vie. d to im to a country where
In roultl drink wllir UlUuoleWvt’d. "if
5 on mu$i drlid
<' 4 the in4l day nisei ltd mu
ndwrtlaoment In a nrwspnpii offer
Init to pi'll lii* 20 in i f h f'f grape*. n
$•'*.000 bungalow ami nimpli if iijiiip
P ent nf tbf rufur fU win* h
expert* *fllil |m $|0.00tl below tiu*
i • 11 value of the pro|rt»r?y
Tin advI'ltlppini'iit paid, in part
’ l.i*tf ii. laugh if Vi»ti want I
don’t nm* 1 nut Italian. ! lik*
iv tin* and Mr. Volwtead want* m« to
di in.% water. I won t do it. .In'*!
for that I pi’ll. . Then 1 go t“
Mrxlt'ii, wlmt' l • an * 11 Ink what l
pleape."
‘Went y fi v i n! hi r Itah ill* w i11 j* n
in 4ap
i U'do 1
Hall to Manage
State Finances
Dcf.-ateil ( amiiilali- for State
I rra-tirer Vimr-l "Di-pu
li" I>\ Hr\ail.
*»l*#riat (n Th* (inmh» IWe.
L Mutch "1.— Appointment
f • k Hal!, clef* ated democratic
* diJ.it*’ for state treasurer at the
*! * :• * tern, to tire j. sm n of deputy
■ ■ . f f . n • * a salary • f
*3,006 a year, was announced today
by Governor Bryan.
,M H ill *ak» -* charge **f the «ame
duties- handled bv Phil Bross under
?h. b>* liter a Iiii,nfstmri«e; However.
:)’? governor repented the tactics
.!«!■ p*«d y**t* rd iy in the appointn •nt
f Id-y Cochran as deputy state en*
K nee: a» d Grant I, Shumwjy as
deputy secretary of agriculture, jn
,o... lit .1 1* put v S' or < * try <-f f
t a\oid :-»Mess.ty of submit*
u the mv to the s* n.*c* for con
firm tt.on.
Mr. H ! ov*-s n Franklin county
?yl at o < turn* was slate treasurer.
I!.-' pi -1, tment b^i on;* s effective
Fr da;..
Th« jp'Nrrno;- a!*-* appointed Wil
im K.t\an <>( <>maha as Omaha box
ing * » inml>«icmer. t" succeed John
Kilinurt.n The Kt\.«n appointment
!• .*< -mies . ffr. tiv*> Aprd I. It carries
a H.ila;y of $100 a month.
Italian shi|> Miainlniu-il;
Ml MchiImt' of Cr«-w Saw-tl
ll> tllf \«MH lltlfll I'ff**
N<-w Voik. Match 21 —The Italian
freight* r Ciuha. reported in distress
Tip s-i \ about fioo miles off llotkon,
li,: Icn nlmndoned at sea and the
• w of to r< *cued by the steamships
Presidente ' IS
\ \* : • • message conveying this
news was received late this afternoon
f ont s |h*sidente Wilson by agents
• <f the freighter.
I: Huiha, a \* *cl if 4.337 tons.
’ • Sitvirday (join Portland,
Maine for (iurgenti and Trapani,
i w h * * .< go of gram
IIrai in” on t orli>- Itiplit
In \ nlr I>air\ Sloi' k 0,.n.«
lb u in., on the right of !,rHoy Co
\ • \ - * 1 i" "Cu ^ .a th of
stork in the Alamito Purv company
!*• tan W o.lsa day in lhstrict Judge
I t k ialds « ourt IVtver of Herbert
1‘annl. o', nvn . to vote the stock
held l \ the defunct Waterloo Cream
ery company also must be decided
I'wo 11 i'll I on I Ini" 1 .liarcr.
Metnphc Penn . Marth 21 Jlln
kiiwliiu; and Ma\ Stepmau were ar
H’8t-d t<\ * • ff- depute ' here today
m .mm- on With the Semite of a
• luantiu of narcotic drugs whose
value was estimated at ftiO.000. The
Uii-U were held without ball pending
hear an: is fore a federal court Thurs
dav t n a charge of violating the imi
oqiie act.
( .n I 11 i«-\ i x I’Ii-juI 1. li 111 \.
S|M'i iiil ll f« I b»» I'niilni Hr*.
I . « ll M.'i'Ji 1 • \ ’va
Huberts and lieuben Idbcrt>. both of
Hulo. ph oted guiltv when Arraigned
befoie iJinlrut Judge Kaper on the
i harg*' *'f burglarising a Hurltngton
ln*\ 4 ar i - ir Unto a year ago. 8rn
c 040 poped
\ceused in Fraud
Case Denv Basis
for Prosecution
Vrguincnts Heard for Most of
Defendant' Charged W ith
lilegaliv ( >ing Mail- to
Promote Stock.
If Thnma» 1! Matters did anything
w. g in * h#» flotation of the Colonial
Tn.ti** : & Coal < orporation ho is im*
m prom f
v V
Slv ’well « !-«* f hi" c«*mey*. argued
! v af * ’ n . i before Federal
Judge Woodrough
This was one if numerous argu
i • s 1 ti* rn ' * f**r .*> defendants
whose trial on charges of using the
mails to defraud in the Colonial and
<>lher pi emotion* * being held. The
1 ■ r me after Special
A*«!*tart I'nited States Attorney
1 k»taey had made the opening state
ment to th** jury of what the govern
Went f\p" tn to prove.
Mach of the defendants had an
.. > _ n • i * why * he g. \ eminent had
?u> ia**t a gams! him. Court ad
journed for the day before a;l w*re
finished
On behalf of Willard V Mathews
his attorney. Kd V. Smith, argv.ed
tl * the i; diet me r: was wrong be
.i\js- it rhai.ip * hint with being in*
\M\od in two st pat ate and distinct
<'Otisp*ia« it «
Mow a« . ord.ng to the government s
a 'gatium. Mathews. Matters and
i-thers Incorporated the Colonial Tim
ber A tVal corporation in 1919 and
issued millions < f dollars worth of
stocks and bonds and arranged a cam
paign to sell them, was to 11 in the
« pemng statement to the jury.
Mr Horsey declared the inccrpo*
lators put no money into the concern,
hut took hundreds of thousands of
dollars out by taking cash from the
Pioneer State lutnk and depositing in
it* place bond* of the Colonial con
mn at par.
Tim Colonial concern, according to
a ' glow ing ‘ prospectus he said.
Maimed to own thousands of acres
■ >f land in West Virginia Rut it
had no title he said For on tins
land were at least do*rn coal mines
in operation, five branches of the
Chesapeake A Ohio railroad and thou
'and* of people “
Among the salaries drawn by the
li.-motes* he said, were Willard V
Mathews $1000 a month: Ralph Sun
deiland. $500 a month: Walter 1
Stickel. $5i>n a month. James R Hib
son, $5,000 a \ear.
The Weather
KiirrrMt.
Net r isk a Fartlx cloudy Thuradax
a lid li'd.-i' wanner in wcat portion
Thin sdA' colder Fndax or Friday
night
low.i I rsettled Thins.Ia> proba
Idv min tw rg«l and central portion*
turning to allow, evTder in oaat and
ceiitrAl I*'»tioii*«, Friday ixarlly wlOnd)
Hour lx TriuperaluiYv
a • m St 1 l» n« II
<1 • ni SI t »». m. <1
: n m. St S |» m IH
Man* M 4 |«. m t$
*» « »« M & »* m 1«
l« » i*i II < p. m if
II * m. 4*1 1 it m. 11
ii »>>«• ,
Mathers Is
V i e t o rin
House Fight
Grouping of Curtailed State
Activities lender Consti
tutional Officers Ac
cepted. to 4">.
Partv Lines Are Drawn
¥
u.v r c rowKLi.
staff Correspondent The Omaha Bee.
Lincoln, March —The Mathers
plan of state government, which call
fti g ping of
tivities under duly elected constitu
tional officers, was accepted today by
the lower house by a vote of J4
io 45
The vote followed a motion for ad
vancement to third reading made by
Garber of lied Cloud. The bill prob
ably will Le. passed on third reading
in the morning and th> n goes to the
senate for consideration.
Straight party lines were drawn
There wasn't a single deserter in the
democratic ranks There were three
republicans who failed to vote with
their party. Nelson of Madison and
Gallagher of Holt county voted with
the democrats, a: ; vVhitebead of
Holdrege left h.s sent and disap
peared before his name was called.
Kill Bryan Key Bill.
Immediately after advancement * t
the Mathers bill, th*- house, at t •
request f t derm-crati-- floor lead*:
voted on the Bryan key bill, calling
for creation of an executive council.
This was killed by a vote in which
the came Iin*>a w»r* noticeable.
Then came a bitter fight over ar*
'.on *ak» n by To-art of Omaha
moving to return all of his :
departmental bills and all Bryan t H?.
excepting the dead 1f v bill, to coni
milter?. The democrats assailed th:«
move on the ground that they did:*. *
want to cooperate v. ith republicans
iti getting the best poss.ble out of al!
Mills However. ?h*» Pysart rrv *.* .
car lied and all bills are m comfhtl
tonight.
"'re trying to be absolutely .
' • S i ■ ■
plained. want i*j study *1 ?•
bills, decide on the most drastic
eliminations i*os«ib!le and take tin
best of both plans. I'll guarantee
f
*han the governor.” «
‘There's just one way we i?. get
nfl
U to pass a l f the governor's : -*
Otherwise he will veto anything y -
can send down to him.
Bryan Kef uses statement.
Tb governor was asked if the -*•
nient made by Keck who is ore - f
his hembmen, wa« correct lie **
cl.netl to deny or confirm.
The belief genera! that the Ketk
statement Is true Thi* is based upo
the sudden action f the governor in
the last two days in apix«.n:.r.g d-ru*
• rats to heads of code departn *nt?
The theory held by many is that
when the governor d.acovercd th*^
Ugiala* ire didn't intend to permit
him the unparalleled appointive pow
er he demaoded. he decided to take
advantage of appointive power grant
ed him under the cod* . place h s
political friends fn office, veto the
Mat hers ] f i
exactly as it stands today. If ?’•
governor can c ntinue to control the
• hnvun’i verity in the house as
he ha? t » date ho wjl V. cp auff; iem
vut.* t< keep the in b: ans fn-m
overriding his veto.
‘There is no doubt. u i«ki th* res
ent code and the bread appo-iniiva
Turn (a !*.%«*» **e\e». I olumn Ii*f I
Hu«ho* < ormt* Statement
British Warships Improved
Washing it r. March II.—On a^ur
; ; iv ♦» from the British government
! : hat * pit.11 ships of the British navy
i have not been subjected to alteration**
[ increasing gun range and defei sive
armament, their publi - stalenter •* to
that effect have been corrected by
: officials of the United States govern
j mailt.
Secretary Hughes, announcing that
>• iti department has hoc*' ad
'vised by the British cc'crnme t » ate*
i goriest! y that no such alterations
[have l>een made, in a statement >cs
t«rda> e< reeled h • refere > e to B
ish ship modification.* in his spec a
\ 1' • • 1 ’
gave hun pleasure to entree* t a >
statement, the wvjytai v *? A - • n
ing whi* a he had “r*". ied uo ”
rifle information which had be'n f. v
r.ished by the No > depar'*s
which, of -carer, the Na\v de-.w
Intent believed to be ent.re’v «
worthy ’
Lincoln Financier Hies
\ftcr 1 \m» ^ car* llino»>
Uocoln.lilan'h 21 -M W Kfelaoin
ore of the trading (Tnanricr.* of
Lincoln and well known UvroughcQi
the slate tn business and banking
circle*, died at hts home here ear**>
today after an illnea* of two > ear*
He veas pres, dent \ t the N ' * **k
State hank and secretary of the N>
hr auk a Central 1'usUtlng and I.oan a*
social ion.
1 if** in I’ri-on 1' i ho* m
Kallicr Mian healh in ' liaii
InifniAlinmil >f»* Vfvkf
Canton. O March 21.—-Offer
l.fe >n the penitentiary without 1' •
of paul.Mi Joseph Kari>. !?. «
Choice between the electric cha : a
confessed murderer « f Mr* rio F «
c;c\ i a *js isa as a* i*ia