RUSSIA DEFIES WORLD.
A SORRY BUTTERFLY.
OLD MAN-YOUNG HORSE.
SLAVE TRADE REVISED.
By ARTHUR BRISBANE
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Sikobski, prime minister of Po
land, officially warns Russia not to
execute the Roman Catholic arch
bishop and other Roman Catholic
priests sentenced by the bolshevik
government to be executed within
48 hours. There is in that a possi
bility of another war. Poland is
much wrought up over the con
demnation of the Roman Catholic
priests who are Poles. They were
guaranteed by the Russian govern
ment freedom in the exercise of
their religion, which presumably
meant freedom from confiscation of.
church treasures.
The trial of the Roman Catholic
archbishop and other priests as
; Walter Duranty describes it in the
New York Times, was most drama
tic. The priests of the Roman
Catholic church did not submit as
meekly as the prieses of the
Greek Catholic church have done.
To the public prosecutor one of
the accused, Father Kochieyvo,
said:
“First, last and always, I am a
priest, and as such recognize no
mundane authority. You may do
with me as you will, but I make
appeal to a higher tribunal than
yours.” . .
In America, long ago, mission
aries among the Indians talked in
that way to savages by whom they
knew they would presently be
burned and otherwise tortured.
The bolshevik prosecutor de
manded the death penalty for the
defiant priest and his archbishop,
saying: , „
“I demand the death penalty.
We decline to accept the principle
of Catholic law, that a Roman
Catholic priest is responsible only
to the pope and able to ignore na
tional laws.”
In spite of the soviet prosecu
tor’s fury, the correspondent pre
dicts that the death penalty will
not be inflicted upon any Roman
Catholic priest. The action of the
Polish government may save the
condemned men's lives, but it is
not likely. The bolsheviki defy the
world and its public opinion.
How little Russia cares about
the threats or opinions of outside
nations is shown by its threat to
blow up the Japanese cruiser Niz
zhin, now in Vladivostok harbor,
unless its captain stops sending
wireless messages to Japanese mer
chants.
Miss “Dot” King, described by
reporters as “the Broadway but
terfly,” received several presents
from one man, just before another
man chloroformed her, probably to
get for blackmail purposes letters
that the first man had written to
her. The last presents included r
$1,000 bond, some jewelry, $700
in cash. .. ,
The dead “butterfly" the day
before had said to one of her
friends, “I feel sorry for poor girls
that have to work.” She would
not feel so sorry' for them if she
could read the newspapers telling
of her own sad and tragic end.
There are many things worse than
"being compelled to work.
A horse jvt 13 is as old as a man
at 50, but a horse at 13 is a dif
ferent animal from a man of 50
physically. A man 50 years old,
as trainers of professional athletes
will tell you, might as well be
1,000 so far as staying qualities
are concerned.
The other day a horse 13 years
old won the grand national steeple
chase in England, a race that puts
1he greatest strain on a horse's
courage, stamina, nerve and en
durance.
Why does a race horse last and
win in spite of age? Why do pro
fessional athletes and many others
go to pieces in the 30s? The an
swer is that the horse, after he has
won a race and perhaps $ 1,000,
000 for his owner, goea on eating
oats and hay and drinking water.
The man that wins heavily eats
and drinks up what he has won.
The league of nations interests
itst'U- ill many things, but doesn’t
•eem to get much done. For in
stance, the league intends to
“Stop the traffic in human be
ings.'’ That’s a good intention.
Meanwhile the slave trade has been
revived in Africa on a big scale.
Thousands of human beings are
regularly marketed in Abyssinia.
Monthly shipments of slaves pass
through French Somaliland, the
local sultan collecting *1 a head
on all slaves shipped to Arabia.
Ill Madagascar slave hunting and
exporting is a regular, profitable
business.
Mr. McAdoo apparently is going
his own way politically. Fx
President Wilson urges Governor
Sweet of Colorado to appoint his
friend, Thompson, to be senator in
place of Senator Nicholson, de
ceased. Mr. McAdoo, the ex-presi
dent’s son-in-1 aw, t ! graphs Gov
ernor .Sweet asking him to appoint
Mr. Shafroth of Denver, son of
eX-Senator Shafroth. Those that
study politics will sec some mean
ing in this, including the fact that
Mr. McAdoo wants to escape the
“aon-ln-law” badge.
More Sleeping Sickness.
Special I>Upat*h t« The Omaha Bee.
Beatrice, Neb., Marrh 2*.—Mr*. W.
3. Oarss of this city developed a rnui
tit sleeping sieknees and I* In a hos
pital here for treatment. This Is the
third eaao of the disease reported In
this county the past few weeks. One
death has occurred.
Mother iltifEH Unity to Dentil
Chicago, March 2*.— Mis. Kmest
Miller instinctively reached for her
baby, Andrew, U weeks old, in hcr
Sleep and hugged It so forcibly that
the Infant died, It was revealed when
an Investigation wns concluded this
fftenioon. The child was smothered.
Stormy Sessions
of House Marks
End of Uni Probe
'“Mae"’ Baldrige Halts Threat
ened Fight Between Jacohv
of Havelock and \ auce
of Hastings.
ItontimiiHl From !•«*<■ Onr.l
inches ami weighs as much as Jacoby,
hurried between the two.
"Vou fellows behave,” he com
manded.
And the “fight” was over.
Motion Voted Down.
The motion to dismiss the commit
tee carried. 52 to 40. Jacoby then
moved to instruct the committee to
place all documents and records,
gathered by it in its investigation, In
the hands of the chief clerk of the
hi.Bsb, but his motion was voted
down.
During the debate, Hyde of Daw
son, who has a rear seat, called on
Speaker Mathers to force speotatois
in the gallery to quit making so
much noise.
“I've told them to keep still and
they swear at me,” he said.
“Yes, but you can’t push anybody
with your hands.” Hughes of Sarpy
county retorted, "and if you do it
again it will take more than the two
seigeants-at»arms to keep us apart."
"I’m ready for you,” Hyde replied.
The speaker rapped for order. And
that “fight” also was at an end.
Richest American Girl
Weds Newspaper Man
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her. Under the bequest Miss Angell
gets only the Income of the estate un
til she is 31. Then she will get one
fourth of the estate; after four years
she receives another one-fourth and
when she is 40 she Is to come Into pos
session of the remainder.
Educated at Lake Forest.
Miss Angell was born In St.
Charles, the old home of John AV.
Gates. She lived there until three
years ago when she removed with her
parents to the Lake Forest country
estate, as requested by Mrs. Gates,
who wished Miss Angell to be educat
ed at Lake Forest. The Angell's have
their winter home in California.
Mr. Norris, who is 21, is the sou
of Carl Norris, furniture dealer of
St. Ch*les. His parents are only
moderately wealthy. Norris was
educated at St. Charles, having
graduated from the St. Charles high
school. Later he w as gradyated front
the Chicago ncedenty of fine arts. He
is a cartoonist and has been engaged,
in recent months in newspaper and
magazine illustration work.
Noted for Simplicity.
Miss Angell has been noted fur her
i disinclination for ostentation and her
love of her St. Charles home and
friends. AAhen she announced her
I engagement she said:
"l don't want a fancy wedding. I
guess Les and 1 will just go away
I quietly.”
It Is understood the young couple
! plans to live at Alta A'ista. the coun
try palace on the St. Chari'S river
purchased by the Angella some time
! ago.
Miss Ang'U is the (laughter of R.
F. Angell, who manages the Gates
,estate.
Ex-\ ale Football Man
Halts Row of Solons
Malcolm Ilaldrlge.
Women’s Clubs in
Session at McCook
Two-Day Convention of Fifth
District Clubs Hears Big
Program of Addresses.
Special Dispatch to The Omaha Vice.
McCook, Neb., March 28, — Seven- j
leenlh annnal convention, Fifth dis- ,
trict Nebraska Federation of Worn-!
oil’s Cluba opened here today with
over 50 delegates present. President,
Mrs. A. .T. .Tenison. Harvard, called:
i onventton to order. Mrs. Jean Jen- j
I sen. Mlndeivdirected the song service.
Mrs. W. A. Prince, Grand Island, led
j devotion*.
Mrs. Dale Boyles, president of Mc
McCook Woman’s club, delivered
greetings. Officers' report were read.
Mrs. Ralph D. Brown. Grate, gave
I an address on “Applied Education.”
i Papers were read on Waterways and
| Irrigation,” by Mrs. J. S. Canaday,
| Minden; on Department Work In a
| Small Club,” by Mrs. H. B. Campbell,
I Clay Center, and Mrs. Earl Lion
lierger, Superior.
In the afternoon, Mrs. C. T,.
Stewart, Clay Center, spoke on legis
lation by way of the home. Papers
were read by Mrs. Luella W. Tilbert,
Kearney, on “Value of Public Welfare
Work to Our State, Shall It Be Abol
ished?” Mrs. Edna Learuan, McCook,
spoke on the "Value of Correct Pos
ture in Children,” Vocational educa
| lion was directed by ^r*. A. H.
j Brooks, Hastings. Classes for expect
| r.nt mothers were Instructed by Dr.
Elizabeth Hohl, McCook. "Causes of
Moral Delinquency In the Teens,” was
■ discussed by Miss Anna Kramph,
i North l’latte. Health poster contest
I was le.t by Miss Ruth Johnson. Mrs.
! C. K. Gityngs, Superior, gave an ad
! dress on “Girls’ Organizations."
In the evening Mayor Frank Real
delivered a welcome address with re
sponse by Mrs. J. R. Bell, Fairfield.
Mrs. Anna R. Morey, Hastings, gave
an address on "American Art," The
session ended with a reception at
which board of directors of McCook
Chamber of Commerce and their wives
were special guests.
Brown stockings should never be
[ ironed.
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Senate Banking
Bill Advanced
to Third Reading
Bryan Opposes Some Provi
sions and Veto Is Possi
ble—Vote Ib Nearly
Unanimous.
Rp«diAl IMspalrh to 11«« Omaha Ilf#.
Lincoln, March 28 — By viva voce
vote and with only scattering oppo
sition, the senate committee substi
tute for II. It. 272. the banking bill,
wag advancer! to third reading. The
indications are that the bill will pass
by a big Vote when it comes before
the senate for finnl pnssgge tomorrow
or the next day.
At the same time, Governor Bryan
was informing newspaper men that
he did not approve of certain pro
visions of the bill and a possible exec
utive veto was anticipated.
Opposition Slight.
Little objection developed to tho
bill in the senate. Senator C. B. An
derson, member of the banking com
mittee and chairman of the revenue
committee, took exception to the pro
vision which gives control of the
bankers’ conservation fund, whh the
indirect bearing which it has on the
guaranty fund, to the bankers’ as-!
sociation committee. Senator Perry
Reed did not like the methods of so
lection of the commission, but in eac-li
instance, no roll call was requested.
“It looks as though the Bankers'
association is pressig for control of
the 18,000,000 of assets now on hand
from failed banks, and ail such funds,
in the future,” Governor Bryan said!
in his statement. ‘ The present bill
also acts up an outside group whose
power supersedes that of the state.
"Appointment of the guaranty fund
commission through the Bankers’ as
•QClatlon will throw a political fight
into that organization - with different
tactions attempting to control the
commission. 1 also cannot harmonize
the name—guaranty fund commission
—with the avowed purpose of the
hankers to keep hands off of this
fund's administration.
Rankers Not Vnanlmou*.
"All of the state bankers are to
contribute to the conservation fund,
which is to be controlled entirely by
the commission. Many of the bankers
of the state, some inside and some
anlside a if the commission, have filed
'protests with mo against the passage
of this bill. They cannot afford to
make those protests publicly, they
say, for fear of antagonizing powerful
banking group*. But the bankers of
the state are not at all unanimous on
the subject.”
The senate banking committee is
Still holding its substitute to W. F, 105.
the original Banking association bill.
As rewritten, tills leaves appointment
of the guaranty fund commission to
the governor with no strings attached,
and the commission has only advisory
power. It was worked out by the
committee after tSovernor Bryan in
timated he would veto the original
bill*
Tliresheriuen’s Bill Passed.
Special Ill-patch to The Omaha lie*
Lincoln, March 28.—A bill was pass
ed on third reading hv t lie* lows r house
today which gives fhreshertnen a lien
on the grain they thresh.
Political Measure Passed.
Lincoln, March 28. — The lower
house, by a vote of 55 to 40, passed a
bill on third reading today which alml
islies the party circle on ballols. The
bill now goes to the senate for consid
eration.
Pool Hall Closing
Bill Is Postponed
Y. M. C. A. Leader Active in
Fight to Keep Recreation
Places Open at Night.
Lincoln, March 2*.—The aehale
committee on child welfare voted to
night to indefinitely postpone the
Sturdevant bill, which would force
closing of pool halls in the atate from
8 in the evening until « in the morn
ing.
There was a hot debate. Senator
Sturdevant, white-haired iind BO, as
serted that in many pool halls gam
bling and bootlegging prevailed and
men and boys should lie at home after
8 in the evening, and if his bill were
passed, they would be at home.
Arrayed against him were Senator
James flood of Chadron, a member of
tlie state executive committee of the
Voting Men's Christian association,
and Senator John L. I.arkln of Oma
ha,'representing the stockyards dis
trict of South Omaha.
Senator flood denied that he had
ever seen gambling or bootlegging In
pool halls he had visited, lie assert
ed evening recreation was necessary
ml straight pool and billiards could
be cluseed as necessary recreation.
Senator Larkin pictured the labor
ing men in his district, who stopped
work at a or 6 In the evening, ale
their dinners and sought recreation
where jmssilile for a few hours.
"The only legitimate recreation out
side the pool halls open for my people
is the picture shows," Larkin said.
"I haven't any briefs for pool hall
proprietors that permit rowdyism.
"Guess, gentlemen, if the pool halls
were closed at 8. where the men and
b$ys would be forced to seek recrea
tion."
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Purcell Real Estate
Bill Passes Senate
Kperial llispairh to Th« Onlu
Lincoln, lterrh 2*.—The senate |
passed Senator 1’urcell's hill to allow
county hoard* to appoint a elasalfic-a
tlon board to classify all real estate
in 40-acre tracts. If thia procedure Is ,
followed. It will establish equitable
land values for taxation purposes for j
all time.
These bills were also passed oil ,
third reading in the upper branch:
Senate file 140; which relieves clerks
of district courts from making trial
dockets previous to the first day of1
court.
Senate file 293, by Warner and An
derson: requiring city treasurers of
Cities under 40.090 to publish annual
statements.
Lincoln Dollar Las Case
Made $40,000 Court Costs
Sperlot Kispatrh to The Oin.-lb* Brf.
Lincoln, March 21.—According to
eatimutes made l>y attorney* for tho
city and the Lincoln Oaa com pan)'•
the court costs In the Lincoln dollar
ga* litigation have amounted to J40,
000, The attorney* are holding a *e
rie* of conference* to fix the amount
of co*t the company must refund the
city. When the final payment of the
remnant of the 16-year-old gas ca*«
remnant of the ltlyearold gas cae«
will have Iteen settled and dismissed
Fined on Hunt Charge.
Sam t'amoto, *01 South Seventh
street, was fined *100 In municipal
court Wednesday for illegal posses
sion of liquor.
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