Nebraska Newspapers

    ; _ Sunday Bee
VOL. 52—NO. 42._Sir p. ^8o!0nunrAV, X'Z *&£ -_ OMAHA, SUNDAY
ILL
Vet Bureau
Is Problem
for Harding
Probe of Soldiers’ Relief
Agency Holds Balance of
Public’s Faith in Presi
dent, Says Sullivan.
Appointments Personal
By MARK SllWjVAN.
President Hording, whtn he returns
lo Washington, will bo free from the!
presence of congress. To that extent |
ho will bo relieved from tho strain
which has developed in tho relations !
between him and tho senate and i
house. To that extent also he w ill j
have an opportunity to make his ow n :
personal impression on the country, i
not obscured by the impression that
congress makes. For eight months
Harding will be the whole republican !
f party so far as the country goes it
in office.
President Harding's friends count a 1
good deal on this condition. They i
think that when the public gets a 1
clear picture of Harding and his ad- (
ministration—when all the news that1
comes out of Washington deals with
his administration only and is not
obscured or confused by the news of 1
what congress is doing—tin* public ■
‘'will then think more favorably of
Harding, his cabinet and tho work
they do.
I'nilie Findings Arouse Interest.
There may be a good deal In this
At the same time, when Harding re
turns, while he will be free from con
gress, he will nevertheless have to
face a world of difficulties and em- !
barrassments. Not only are there |
ahead of him many complex public
uuestions for decision; in addition ,
.there are to be several Investigations i
conducted by committees of congress
or otherwise the outcome of which ;
may \itally affect the public's judg
ment about the success of the ad- ,
ministration. Of these investigations 1
he one that just notv is most dis- '
Hissed in Washington is that which
proposes to go with exceptional tlior- !
oughneis into Uie management of
the war veterans' bureau. If a frac- 1
lion of the rumors and allegations
concerning the war veterans' bureau
(hat float about Washington turn ortt
to be well founded then it will fol
low that the public knowledge of the :
facts will have an unhappy effect on
the public confidence In Harding's ad
ministrative ability and his Judgment
of men. The men whom Harding
chose to manage the war veterans'
bureau were, in a peculiar and inti
mate sense, personal appointments.
If the coming Investigation shows that
these men have failed to do well it
must he a cause not only of grief and
humiliation to Harding himself^ hut
will also furnish material for acute
, iticism of his administration. If
ould he made clt#tr, of course, that
these allegations are as yet wholly ;
in the field «.f ex parte charges. Also
i- is among the possibilities that the
investigation may place the blatne in
• tlier i|uarfers than on the men whom
Harding appointed personally.
Iliireau Is Hig Item.
The war veterans' bureau is an lm .
• en.se Institution. Omitting the treas
my itself, it pays out more money
-him any other one government In
itut ion. When .Harding came info
• fflce there vfns already much com
plaint of lick of efficiency in it. That
• arly talk, it should he said, went no
further then to suv that the manage
ment was slow and cumbersome. This ,
was no serious reflection on any, be
cause the institution was then in its
beginning. Some hundreds of thou
sands of cases had piled up, on which
the bureau ought to have taken ac
tion. but had not yet found time. The
.-leaning up of these delayed cases
uas very much on Harding s mind. •
The veterans were muttering about
them, with just cause.
When Harding came Into office aud
mad.- his new appointments to man
age the bureau he thought he vas do*
j, well. There was freguent evidence
f a kind of naive confidence that the
management of the war veterans'
bureau was going to be <>ne °* ,hr
outstanding triumphs of His* admin
Let ration. He used to tell with s dis
faction bow fast the delayed cases
were being of an<1 more-lnaii
. ne of his messages to congress re
,T.,n. to fan. “•■*<•" ' """’O' "l,r'■’
(.asoline Production
Sets New High Record
Washington, Murrh *1 —Gasoline
production in the lotted States at
tained n new high record In January,
then «23.M*,33l gallons were pro
duced, the Interior department an
nounced this afternoon. Reserve
„,ocks on February 1 In 301 reftnerle*
were estimated at 1,002,357.272 gallons
increase or 119.000.000 gallons over
January 1. The January production
was c per cent lighter than that in
December* 1022.
Highlit Death ill Rig 4 Wreck.
Columbus, O., March 31 The death
here this morning of William I., Set
liert Cincinnati, raised the total num
ber of dead 10 eight In she wreck of
t he Southwestern I.Imlted, fast Hlg
Four trnin, which was derailed after
it struck an automobile here yester
day.
A N«-tv Name fur Parliament.
1,011 don, March St.—Jack Jones, the
"stormy petrel” of ifie house of com
110ms, denis with but collegiies In no
kid-glove fashimi, but ha caused
something of h sensation when he
jfcsr.ed to pail lament as "a profiteers'
•o\ 1st '*
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Premier Lenine Near
Death, Latest Report
Nicolai J-ienine.
II.v Internal ionjll Nrn s Hmirr,
liOiitlon, March 31.—Nicolai re
nine's condition is steadily becoming
worse and it is believed that death
cannot lx* held more than a few days
longer, said a ( cmrai News Dispatch
from Stockholm today quoting advices
received there from Moscow.
A telegram direct from Moscow said
that l.enlne’a temperature had risen !
to !*!) and that this increase had ex
erted a weakening effect upon his
general condition.
There is much political activity at
Moscow and I’ctrograd. According to
advices from Copenhagen, quoting the
Danish newspaper Polltiken, steps al
ready have been taken by I,eon Trot7
ky, commissar for war, to establish
a military dictatorship in the event
of l.enine’s death.
Moscow, March 31.—The bulletin
Issued last evening by the physicians
in attendance upon Nicolai famine,
tile premier, said the patient yester
day had shown h certain amount of
general weakness.
Defense Lawyers
w
Move to Reverse
Bunco Verdict
Complete Transcript of K\i
ilcnco to Cost $1,000
Grand Jury to Resume
Inquiry Monday.
Denver, March 31.—While the Den
ver ■ county grand jury, investigat
ing alleged attempts to bribe the Jure
which convicted 20 members of a
nation-wide confidence band here last
Wednesday, remained adjourned to
day until Monday, attorneys for tn:
convicted men made their It: -c def
inite move. s<ding to obt.Ui. re
versal of the verdict.
I’reparatory to filing motion f a
new trial, counsel for the prisonei i or
dered a compute transcript of the
case, the trial of which lasted two
months. The transcript, covering
about 3.300 pages of legal arguments
and evidence, will be made • valla bits
tn the attorneys at a cost of approx
imately J4.000.
Tlie grand jury investigation, to be
resumed Monday, is expected in of
ficial circles to lie followed by a sen
sation that will surpass even the dra
matic story of the confidence ring,
from the time of the capture of its
members last August to their con
viction last Wednesday. Names of
men prominent In politics and socie
ty have been linked with the activi
ties of th» bunco men during the Inst
few days.
The l'nitc,| Wales government made
first claim to the vast sums alleged
to tie owned by members of the mg
as a result of their failure to pay i
Income. local, general and special
taxes In recent years.
—.— -.--—
Aviators
World Speed Records
Dayton. O. Match 31 la a *pec
tacular aerial derby, army avlat* re
.from McCoolP field today set new
world speed records for 500 and 1,000
kilometers distance, far eclipsing
those made this week hv French avi
ators at the Villa tlauvage nirdome.
Unofficial* figures tonight showed
that Lieutenant Akx Pearson' com
pleted 500 kilometer* in one hour, 50
minutes. 13 7 10 seconds, making ap
proximately ion miles an houif and
that Lieutenant Hardld Harris and
Civilian Pilot Ralph Lockwood travel
ed 1,000 kftorneters in 4 hours! 52
minutes. 35,24 second*, averaging ,
vround 120 miles an hour.
Qldeat <m Fellow iii I s.
Kxpires ul Age of 103 ^ <;ii>
Bon ora, Uni., March 31. — I tern a
Fox, said to have been the oldest odd
Fellow In the United States. died here,
age 103 years.
He was born In Di istol counts*. Mas
aftchusetts, and Joined Friendship
Indg* No. 10 in Richmond, V«r, in
J847.
lie came around Cape H'-rn tn\
tCalifornia in 1840.
l ife at Itnllin" Field.
Washington, March 31 The photo
graphic laboratory. « hangar and two
airplanes were destroyed In a fire to
day at Rolling field. Damage to war
contract records stored In the burned
structure ha* not tarn ascertained.
None nf th« personnel was sern>usl>
I injured* I
Wilson to
Take Hand
in( Campaign
Former President Makes Mi
raculous^strides Toward Re
covery of Health; Rumors
He Will Be Candidate.
Expected to Take Stump
Copyright, 1 ll'.’.'t, hy I III rrnal lonal Nchh
>ervicfw‘
Washington, March 31.—Woodrow
Wilson, whom the world has consid
ered a hopeless invalid for the last
four years, lias made such miraculous
strides toward recovery of his healtli
■•is to insure his active participation in
the 1024 presidential campaign, the
International News Service learned
tonight.
The former president has so far re
gained his health-as to lie available
not only ns :m advisory leader to t^e
democratic forces, but he may even
take tlic pint form for public speeches
during the campaign.
National lenders of the democratic
party are known to be couating upon
the former president to make a num
ber of public appearances if no un
foreseen circumstances intervene. The
prospects were brightened consider
ably when hi* physician recently de
cided tlie former president was rug
ged enough to undertake the speefch
making task, and would not object
to it if Mr. Wilson so inclined.
May He Candidate.
The remarkable improvement, in Mr.
Wilson's condition has even created
talk in the party’s "innermost circles’’
that the former president may be a
candidate again. It was,said that If
Mr. Wilson can demonstrate to the
public his physical ability to undergo
the arduous duties of a presidential
campaign ami to carry out the func
tions of the office, his nomination
would he assured. His closest advis
ers, fur this reason, hope to persuade
him to make a series of public ap
pearantes long before the campaign
begin*. ,
Tlie former president's chief afflic
tion at present is a partial paralysis
”f his b.-ft leg. which prudu-j-.s a slight
limp and interferes with his walk.
1 lecture of his improvement in the
last si* TiWmth*. his physicians are
even hopeful this defect may be en
tirely eliminated. It is said to be
caused by a slight blood clot and
nature Itself may eliminate It at any
•
Kkperts Complete Recovery.
Mr. Wilson himself Is known to
earnestly believe he can completely
recover his health and because of his
optimism his friends have not given
up hope. The former president's “troy
metidous pill to get well" is said to
Is- as much responsible for his im
provement as medical treatments.
“At thn rate of Improvement shown
by Mr. Wilson Jfor the last si* months,
no man can say he will not com
pletely recover.” a nationally known
democratic spokesman and friend of
the former president said tonight.
"His voice is much stronger than on
his last public apix-arance. Armistice
day, last year. He is nble to walk
about, his home unaided and to step
In and out of his automobile without
bel|i. lie lias almost discarded his
ratio except as a protection against
f dls Ills general physical condition
!» splendid anil he Is evidencing a tre
mendous will to get well.
"Mr. Wilson right now Is rugged
enough pti\sir-ally to make public ap
pearances and speeches. His phyal
< inns have evi'n agreed to let him
hi leak and It twill depend on Mr. Wil
sons Inclination tit the time whether
he viill appear publicly during the
campaign. We are hoping he will.
WHERE TO FIND
THE BIG FEATURES OF
THE SUN DA Y BEE
I’ART OMR.
Page I—"An Original Fueler Form.'*
I»y .IiiIiii It. N rlhardt.
Page I—Mark Sullivan'* Weekly
I’nlitlrnl Knlru *
Page (I—Fill tor In I I’ngr,
I* ik** H—Hlufthluar lit Itle I* T hing of
Pant, Hti) * I 1111111.
Page M>—Stephen IftittM k lluinoront
Iv Tell* nf I net Opporlunit|e«.
Page |0—The Omaha lleo Informa
lion lloreuu.
I’ART TWO.
Page* I mnl The Ileal Spurt Page*
In Oinnlia.
Page 4—Automobile New* ,
Page ti—Former Omahiin Hnthra on
llrarli W here I <>lumhu« l.aritlnl In
1104.
Page 6— Market*
Page* 7, It. 0. HI. 11 —W nut \d*.
Page li—Mi-sonrl Klver Ire Oorgr
Move* I lla a Olarler.
PART Til K F.F.
Page* I to II, InrliiaHe—Tlir Ileal
Hiwlety Fnge* In OiiiuIim.
Page 7—Shopping With Folly.
Page* 10 nml II — Inmler Programs In
the I ll life he*.
I*a»;eft H, 1H anil 14*—Theater* ami
Marla*. %
Page IH—Helen anti Warren.
FART Hll 1C.
I our I’ageH of the Heat C omit • In
Omaha.
KOTOOKAY! RK M l I ION.
Page I—The New« In Flrluree.
I'age 'I—-Iniul* 1C. ItoatHlrk Marl* a
1 Merle* cm Our Neighbor* of the
i aiTtthean
Page :t—Fief lire* From I he Movie
Studio*.
M \l* A/IN I. HF.I TION.
I’m * e 1—Priori*** Aolamla of Italy
I tef if* Prtmtl Family'* Tradition*
by (living Heart to Hashing Cutalrv
Offleer.
Page 2 — Short Mtory by F.lUabeth
.Ionian
Page* 4 anti .V- llappy land for lltr
\ oiing*|er».
Page d—The Altar I hat t laimnl
IttiMiftandft nf Human AhTlm*.
Page i .h o Mtlnlyve Itetral* Stnny
(M'lifli uf I be Comic c arCooni*t*.
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Once more the Ancient Wonder s
Brings back the goose and crane,
Prophetic Sons of Thunder,
Apostles of the Rain.
In many a'battling river
7 he broken gorges boom.
Behold, the Mighty Giver
Emerges from the tomb!
\
Now robins chant the story
Of how the wintry sward
Is litten with the gL>ry \
Of the Angel of me Lord.
i
His countenance is lightning.
And still his robe is snow,
As when the dawn was brightening
7 Wo thousand years ago.
O who can be a stranger ' ,
7 o what has come to pass?
7 he Pity of the Manger
Is mighty in the grass!
Undaunted by Decembers, ^
7 lie sap is faithful yet.
7 he giving Earth remembers
And only men forget! 5
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States and Colleges Make
Rival Claims for Neihardt
Nebraska’s Poet Laurehte, by His Great Epic Genius,
Has Won Widest, Recognition Institutions of
Learning Offer Him Salary
W ilhout Duties,
I
Three states are fighting to claim
John CJ. Neihardt, poet laureate of
Nebraska, as their own. Two great
colleges are hoping to induce him to
accept a resident fellowship at a
salary but with no duties, merely to
attach himself to the faculty and
lend the intellectual influence of his
name.
These 'Three atatea are Nebraska,
Minnesota and Missouri. The two
colleges seeking hint are t’arleton
college of Northfleld. Minn., and the
I'niverslty of Nebraska. ,
Meantime Neihardt remains a quiet
citizen of Missouri. He has a home
in tho Ozark a at Branson, Mo., whero
he jjursues his writing evfry fore
I noon and looks after th- jp.;.* of
his little four ai r*- farm everj uft» r
noon, milking his Jersey cow "Bes
sie." stacking alfalfa for her, or
I chasing down opossurrf in the timber.
Foreign Recognition Virst.
A great awakening has taken
place in' the middle-west as regards
the poet. Nelhardt. Reared a Ne
braska. he wrote lyrics f£ r 2t> years,
and, although s* me. of them w* re
translated into five languages and
have gone round the world, his home
people in Nebraska did not realise
who *wnlked in their midst until be
began to pour forth his ep.es, de
veloping in imperishable verse the
tTurn to I*use Knur, * elm mi nn*
War Referendum
Resolution Killed
\utllor of Kill Kefu-' - In ( .oin
init Self mi Stand During
World War.
H|>e,'lal Il |p Tile Omshlt lies.
I.lnroln, March 31.—Seven demo
crats In the lower house, who i *
pressed the licllef that nn nlflrmutlio
vote would he a slap at Woodrow Wil
son, joined republicans In killing •
hill ill which congress Is lneniorlallcrd
t<\ pass a law calling for a referendum
on declarations of war. The vote wa*
40 to 21 to (postpone Indefinitely.
•facoby of Lancaster, author of the
hilt, declared the world war w.i* ■
war of profiteers. 11• i < Hnldrlce of
Omaha arose.
I want you to answer a i|U''stion
yes or no." Baldrlge asked.
"If you had been asked to vote yes
or gin on the last war how would you
have voted?"
Jacoby refused to answer.
Those voting against the bill were:
Allan, Amsppker. Halley, HnMrige,
Harbour. Beldlng, ftcuahausen, ColUits,
(i. I! : Davis of t'ns«. Donnelly. Dyhall,
Uvsart, Oallagher, Oarbi*r. Orcen,
Hall. Harrington, Hughes. K< < k.
Kelfer. Kendall, laimb l.undy M«
fain, .Mini i North. I’ollard. Reece.
Koifiin, flourke. Thatcher, Thomsen,
Ward, Whitehead, Wilson of Hawes,
Wilson of Lancaster, Wlngett. \S . p
Wood, Yochutn of Saunders
Tim e M eaMires Pastil
on 'I'llir«l Reading l»\ Home
Mpeelel IMiputeh to Tin* Oinnhii Her.
Lincoln, March 31 The following
hill* were imaged on third reading by
the lower holier:
Ifotiae i oil 37; cutting department of
agriculture Itinpectom to one for each
congrcftsionftt dletrlct
Hotiaeroll 233; lidding $1,800 to tux
roll of TioiigIun coQnty by giving
Sheriff Mike Kndrca authority to em
ploy four more deputies at annual
wtlarlfH of $1,730.
Ilouee roll 271; exempting Boy Scent
marine from damage nuit* growing
nut of ACfitiente which I • fait the
NOOtlt*
HamliO Seize
Kattaae «*lt>\ March 31 Two o«*v
of bandit** obtained ffl.Mci n « a*h in
l wo holdup* of Ijiink v hi
the Artitoutaliilf dletiht tedu>, and
ticR|>t(l with the mope),
*
Bn an Refuse
Butler Request
Deputizing of Onulia Polirc
H' Stale \g<‘llts Not Deemed
Ncee"ar\ li\ ♦Governor.
>l»rrlnl l>i«|»atrli to Mi# Omah;t Itrr.
I' • • '
- "'HT ) ‘ in I ‘.title; chile | «.;» t: \ . -air
t*lt tries \V. Bryan and asked the tat
ter to deputize certain Omaha police
officer* as state Mterlffa.
*‘I atn agkiijg tins of the governor,
hocaus-* 1 believe that officers'
working under jurisdiction «*f state
laws will have ,t wider latitude in
searching in their raids and may, if
it is necessary, go outside up city
limits " (’ommlfusiouer Butler >aid.
After emerging from th«* c ven a s
office, nutlet had nothing to mv The
talking was done hy Governor llrynn.
"It i* ray understanding that it i«
not iHrt'SSiii v for mo to give On. a ha
police officers tire power Ck>ramb»gioner
Butler i^vrr.c that thi • m l . i\*n
them hy Sheriff 1 r-dr* . ’ the governor
said. "However. I will look into the
maltei* t horotighly."
A similar re«iu«-*f was made of the
governor hy f«*inv*r Polk'6 Commit*
winner llem >■ \V. Burn. The or* in*
t»r al^olutdlv ref i » d •" d* 1* *• * t*• this
power to tbinn
Kg>|*tian Nationalist
<lliicl lu lca'fil From 1 \i!<
M.u«,h SI -The foreign of
fire aiinmmtcd that Kald Zagloid
I'aalm. the KgypMan nationalist lend
rr, ham rtvlriiseil from exile at
Uibraltpr. hi* phyaj'tm having re
ported tin neceMHiiy of hi* undergoing
treatment. It I* iindentoanl tbflt Sfcig**"
1 loti) will g«* to Kram'« lmmediat**h
After refusing to obey oidci* to
ref ruin from delivering up» vh«.» n
ndvocnry of noin o niM>n\tlort with fir*
government, Z »g!.‘o|; was arrested at
Cairo in Dtewnbrb 1921, and take1*
to Ceyy»n. Hotpe month* later he ts m
removed to Gibraltar.
Sglmol Bill I \dvamv I
to llunl Bratlin^, in House
^lift »l Igsputeh t«» Tits Oiti.tli* lire,
Idncolii MiUrli r» 1 * Met a* • file 4
extending th<> term of county nuperin
t««tidetit* to four year*, wuh advatn *n|
lo third randliK in the km<r tu>u*e.
•lie origin*) bill g uipted « it' vt«i*
from imliciputin in the election of
•minty Mipoi iniendonl* Tin a purl of
ithe bill wax killed itt the a* *mt» «
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A
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Bloc Plans
to Increase
Ex pense£
Group in Leeit^ature Organize
in Effort lo Put Through
Special Appropria
tion Hills.
Would Aid Institutions
11} P. < . I'OW I.I.I.,
Staff formy'ntijfnt The Omaha life.
I.lncoln, March 31.-—A new bloc—
an appropriations bloc— is in process
of formation in the legislature.
This bloc lias one object in view. It
is to inr-rease the blanket appropria
tion Mil introduced in the lower house
Thursday by Itepresentative* Grant
Mean, its members include, in most
instances, members representing dis
tricts in which state institutions are
located an*! members with pet bills
who arc willing to trade votes on ap
propriations ior votes on their bills.
The bloc so far is working two Iin*s
of strategy. One is to get the state
institutions committee to introduce in
dependent appropriation bills for cer
tain expenditures after attempts to
g't such appropriations in the-blan
ket bill fall. , '
Tins has Imen tried in four specific
.nstanc'-s. Early in the session a sepa
rate appropriation bill for *300.000 for
i radication of bovine tuberculosis was
fought over for two weeks. Finally,
it was killed.
%M**cial ( ar Chartered.
A lore than a month ago the city of
Beatrice c hartered a sp« rial car and
took the entire legislature, including
employes and newspapermen, to the
rity. Arriving there the visitors were
dined and motored and shown the
state institution for f*-*>bl* xninch d.
! wo weeks later arv appropriation
bill calling for 43*000 for purchase of
:dditionnl land for this institution
made its appearance in the lower
house. % It was done absolutely in
dependent of the house finance com
mitfee, which is expected to make
such tecorr.mc ndalions.
Kour days ago this MU was ad
vanced to third reading in tfio lower
in* * * . No on* dnubUtl that the P*nd
k.as heeded. The opposition was
based on the f„gt that a business was
refused to expand during times of
financial stress and public busin*-*®
i.ould be conducfed in the same man
ner. t
About the same time two other
hills, one calling for 430,409 f..r al
ditlonal land for the state asylum at
Norfolk and th** other demanding
400,000 fo build a pew home for
«!• rend* * children < t I.in< <»ln. made
their appearance. Neither of these
bills was recommended by the finance
committee and t*>re signatures of
members yf the committee on state
institutions. Both Governor Bryan
and formey Governor McKelvie re
fused to recommend there expendi
lures in thtur budget estimates.
Hie Surprise.
Y* sferduy. tlii** two bib* were ad
' ancod to third reading. One favorite
explanation made by members in
voting to advance the twm measures
was the fact that if Beatrice was to
g*t jtH appropriation. th*n Norfolk
am! Lincoln's home for depc rwhnt
children should receive consideration.
Tqday, then* w.u* a big surprise.
The -Bi'.oAO appropriating bin f.«r the
Beatrice institution came up fi r third
ivndftig As this appropriation. Ilk*
the Norfolk and Lincoln appropria
tions. was Aot included in the gov
ernof s budget, it required two thirds
vote of the house membership, f>9, to
pi s It. . •
AJemlKre il ‘Appeared when the h.U
came up. like flics l^furc the
onslaught of .an angered housewife.
I *. ‘ niemlters who sfo»>d by tjieir
guns demanded a call of th* house.
This means the *oTgeants ot arms
must ro out and bring back all absent
ipembf rs to vote.
The call was maintained fur *rtn
hour. At the etui of that time there
still were 10 menders missing. The
call was raised. The vote was 4s to
42, 12 below t be requifod number
UtHfwwxy. #
Tiie sudden change of front on. the
Ilea trice bill was accepted by leaders
of the appropriations bloc to ring
death knelt of the Xorf dk a rad Lin
coln bills when they raiiie up for
third reading
However, the other so.Heme move
Is at the loo's comm.aid. Tilts is to
attempt to inseit these appropriations
in the Idnitket npprotniatlcn bill at
the nier time Meantime there i*
much '’foot wc»k" going on ns u Is
■udmittr.ftv a tight to the finish.
The hhiui et n^ipioprlation bill now
In the hands of the printer. It prob
ably will tie roi.sklsred in the bouse
no*! weeV Em h Item will t>e con
rhlered *i pnrnteh
If the bhie falls in the house, tt will
retreat to the senate If iuran mu*
ter suttli lent votes in ti e senate to
raise ami inset^ appropriation* In the
bill there, then the bill must go to'
a conference , oniinittro of both
hrn nebes.
The result of these conferences Is
usually n eonipromlse. Tire result*
ir» teferred t„ tliiytui. Ju.aflches far
eonfmnalhm or rejection !f rejected
new ri nimUlee* are appointed ami
thi» continues until nn agreement ts
l I'fU beil,
Ml during this tune the <a.,'n plant
Inr, time I* getting nearer nml nearer,
the fanner menibcis are getting
wearier and wearier 'nod Ih* wives
and sweethearts- hack home are get
tlnit lonelier And lonelier
Than, after it Is alt done nitd *n
itiicnnit reached, the bill goes to
the governor fop signature or \#to. j
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Omaha Reserve Officer
Is Given Higher Rank
Leo J. Crosby, president of the
1-Kiuglas County Deserve Officers' as
sociation. has been mads a lieuten
ant-colonel of field artillery jn the
Officeres’ Reserve corps.
Lieutenant-Colonel Crosby s mili
tary experience covers a period of
more than 20 years. In 1901, ho en
listed in the L'tah National guard and
went to the Mexican border as first
lieutenant in 1916. During the war,
he s- rved with his regiment as cap
tain of Company J>. After many re
organizations. it emerged as the One
Hundred Twenty seventh Field artil
lery’ and was gent overseas. At the
close rif the war. Colonel Crosby re
turned to Omaha. .
Brit i sli Official
%
at Naples Slain by
l nidentified Man
Robert G. Goldie and ^ ife
V'-ai!ed by 1 nidentified
Man ^ bile Mi Grotto
Near
Ht Aw.M-l.tfd I'ffi*.
I.- ruion, 'March 31—Robert G Hoi
die. British vi -e ci nsul *t Naples,
died today rtf injuries inflicted by a
man who attacked the official while
he was visiting a grotto near the
city in company with his wife, ao
c id.ug to a Central News dispatch
from Naples
When Mr and Mrs. Goldie wero
nearing th» grotto, a- - -rding to the
dispatch, a man leaped at them from
the roadside and "truck the vice con
sul's wife, whereupon the official
seised the man by the throat and a
desperate struggle h«-gnn. The as
sailant sui ceded in freeing himself
from the K.ngiishman's grip and
slashed him with a knife. Then he
fled, leaving the couple lying in the
road
Help quickly arrived and both were
Liken to Napits, but Mr. Goldie soon
succumbed to his Injuries. Mrs Ool
die was severely injured.
Blair Bank Case
Hear in" Mon<la\
1 rial of < laridup 1 ikeU to Be
ttiit Within Tin Dhv
\fl»-r in Blab.
lTtttrinj? of the ra?*1 of K 11. Glar
itly;*', forn.tr of the Hai King
HhUfMi ,t „\ Csistettn in llteir. Which
was doMNi early in march, I’d, itnd
gainst whom th*» Attorney tvnt ra; of
Nebraska tiled chary*-* of fa»-*e state
ments* in connection with the hank. i$
called for next Monday in Rbiii.
At that time tin* b\ at data <*f trial
will tic wi. It probably will be with
in the next days*.
T. »f. Mcfiitire. attorney
general, w ill prose* ut* the >-i*c for
‘too atnte. 1 fowa'll. Smith a S- hall
will act ' nttort ' for Mr » ran- Le
.lnd£*> J. Ri tig* raid, "ill pre*,de
Maryland Snminor Ke*orl
I' I liroatrned l»y Flame*
' * ! V M ►
Kantied by a high w mi fro rhesa
penke hay, lire i t under-• ,tuned or
igin threaten* 1 destruction
of the summer resort heir. The Hel
vetic re hotel \v »s completely destro y
• ’•i. with ai' eatlma.r-d loss of several
thousand dollars. the flumes spread
Ing rapidly to other biuhllngw. Call$
have been made to \\ ashingtou, 30
miles front l>e|'e( f»>t- fir* lighting ap
paratus.
Ham Iter Hunted In Peatli.
Honhlsbmg. (\»l , Maivh 31.—burns
received when be attempted to start
the kitchen fire with distillate twused
the death tvdav of l*cou long, well
known Pcvddsburg rancher.
The Weather
SuinU' partly «»,' w.nni*r
Hourly ToMipomlurv
6 m. m % 17
* *- m is
7 * it* il
In n* IV
* * **% m
l«l *, m *i
11 *. h» Vt
II book .. tj |
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t I*. H» tV
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1 i*. m..%1
1
French Fire !
on Crowd;
37 Injured
Soldier- Torn Guns on Mol»
at Krupp W orks After
Troops Occupy Motor
Gara fie.
New Outbreaks Feared
* _
lit Intf-rnational Nput Vrticf
K.^-en March 31 —Tension in ti e
Huhr was at fevei pitch tonight. fol
lowing an attack by French soldicn
upon a group of Krupp workers, re- ,
suiting jn the death of lo Germans,
the fatal wounding of three other*
and Injuries of 37 others. *
There «ire jn French casualties.
French troops, supported by a mi
chine gun, trad occupied the Krupp
motor lorry garage. 11 the worker*
quit and gathered about the building,
hooting, jeering and shaking them
fista.
Twenty French soldiers sallied
forth. Angered by the threatening
attitude of the Germans, the French
uniimbered the machipe gun. Wit
ness's claim tha* about five of lbs
soldiers opened tire with r.fles, but
International News Service was un
able to confirm officially just what
weapons were employed.
As the gup fire swept the crowd tha
Germans began to run, some of them
dropping beneath the storm of bullets.
The French troop detail that
opened fire was commanded "by a
young ?bmm!ssloned officer.
Frenchmen Beaten.
In one ward of the Krupiy piant
hoepital this afternoon doctors treated
two French engineers and a French '
chaffeur who had been dragged from
their motor car an hour after the
shooting and beaten by a German
crowd. Their injuries were not seri
ous. and they were able to uo to their
quarters, after getting first aid. .Ail
were in civilian clothing.
- Home of the wounded were bay
onet ted by the French. The Inter
national News Service correspondent
-aw one man w :.oso h« i had been
completely transfixed by a bayou*-;.
vie which entered the right ten po
und emerg'd from the right side of
the throat.
The youngest victim was a boy • '
23. who was shot in the stomach.
It was e-tunated that about 5 WO
workers qu.t when the French enter
ed the garage. .For a time they were
orderly. Two representatives of the
workers council repeatedly attempted
to approach the garage, asking the
French to take down the machine gun
uhich had been mounted at the main
doorway. They offered the soldier* a
safe conduct through the crowd. But
;he French threatened to shoot U.e
Corn. - it ' .-y did r.«t fill ba ’
Many German* Trampled.
The French opened fire methodical
ly. Tire terrific havoc wrought by
the bullets showed that careful aim
had been taken. A wave of panto
followed.
Many Germans fell in their flight
ard were trampled under foot.
The French claimed the Germ*! s
directed streams of hot w»*er against
tit# French and i*elted them with
I ri< * and sticks.
This was the first time the French
i ad actually* invaded the sacred pre
cincts" of tiie great Krupp plant.
Hitherto they had contented theni
selvea with post Wig military guanla
around the plant.
A« - .- th# shooting vms over
Bertha Krupp, chief owner of the
plant, hurried to tiie hospital, w hne
«he assisted In caring for the
w our.ded. .
The directorate of Krupps held a
r-..'etiri t. . fieri , and made fv -
ms I protest to the French.
The 1V—• n commandant made a re
port on the affray to headquarter* of
General lVegnutte at Pusseldorf. wiiO.
i.i tun communicated a report to
tie French war office in Part*
Fear* wore felt that the excitement
i .1 r- sentment that have followed the
. ttaek will give way to disorder* en
Sunday It - believed the French
will send additional troops into Kss-n
tonight^
Dope P lends Stealing
Drugs of Physicians
Sk. *1 lUtetldi irt The Omaha IW
Beatrice. Neb . March SI —That dope
fu nds ate operating in lteatriee at vt
xn ,s the t ettef txf the oCflcer* as
1 number txf physicians’ office* h*r a
been robbed of the narcotic drug th*
ixast foxy xxeck«
Dr 1 t Noble of HolmravUle »
the latest \ictim.' H,s office Wa» «j|f
tci.il last p -iht, 400 morphine tablet*
and a supply ,vf cocaine being cartic-4
txx.t' several physi.nans report th t
their ntexlhtac casee have been taker
out of their automobiles and titled of
morphing.
2 Ctillt'cr Souths Motoring
Homo for Faster Killotl
l-anoastrr. Pa March Si—Tw*»
I vtinaylvaula state >i llete student*
wee* Willed and tw.x other* were
eeirtxuslv Mjurwl last right w hefx «
tb.tr motor car crashed turn a t'hrls
(lelphut and Heading tram t'h. e
were returning home for I _t*t.r \ a .
lUm.
( onprt 'stn.ui hips.
rTrarhxUe. Mt. March '
■ nan J M v. cuii;th, of the vntrxi
Michigan duuict, tfjed here it#\ night,
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