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the Omaha Morning Bee 0 __ __ ^ — - _ VOT. SI? NO 90*1 Entered II SMontf.Claie Matter May 2*, IdW. «t OMAHA KRIHAY MAY 9^ 1 099 * My Malt (I Yanri: Dally and Sunday $5: Sunday. S2 SO. within the «» »nna. TWO CENTS 0r"!™‘cirte «°h!r^ tier?1,1 VUUi 0£-&JO. 0maha p 0 under Art „ Mlr,|, j, |S7». U1V1AHA, fKUJAI, *V1 A I 40, 2 al&O. Outelda the 4th Jaaa (I Yaari: Dally and Sunday. If]; Sunday oaly. *» ' Depression Is Problem of Premier French Action in Ruhr Halt ing International Trade on Which England Thrives— Many Are Unemployed. Chance for Lloyd George llj MARK SULLIVAN. London. May 24.—The central prob lem the new British premier must fa.e is whether tlie country can en dure a long strain of business dept es sion until international trade. on which Britain lives, becomes normal again. The chief impediment to trades becoming normal is the para- < lyzing effect of France's action In the Ruhr. Unless some force outside of France or Germany takes steps to ward ending this and settling the whole reparations question, the tug of war In the Ruhr might last a very long time. So long as it does last, British and every other country interested in in ternational trade will suffer econom ic depression. Over 1,000.000 Idle. Great Britain has now more than 1,000.000 unemployed. These British unemployed art the equivalent to France's devastated districts with the difference, that France's wound is ended and is now being restored, while Britain's unemployment prob lem Is an open wound that must go on until the Ruhr conflict is settled. It is going to be a hard pull for Britain: but it is the practically uni versal testimony of Americans here that Britain has settled down to her old rule, “dogged does it." and will stick it out. Equally universal is the * confidence In Stanley Baldwin's ca pacity to lead Britain through. Lloyd George “Comeback” Postponed. Mr. Baldwin's elevation to the premiership Is believed to postpone the chance of a “comeback'' by Lloyd George. If Britain's unemployment problem ehould develop into a radical movement too extreme for the British temper. It would be interesting to speculate on the possibility of Lloyd George's nompleting the_ circle of hi« political career hy grasping the op irortunity to come hack ns a British Mussolini. (Copyright, It**.) Neuhaus Talks to 250 Teachers _a_ Study of Social Environment Urged in Treatment of Mental Diseases. Study of goctal environment ia as Important aa physical and mental vironment in the treatment of mental' diseases, stated Dr. lleorge E. Neu iiitus, neurologist, speaking to 250 teachers in a t'niverslly of Omaha ex tension class in educational problems at Central High school auditorium, Wednesday. "Modern life, especially that of the well to do. 1s poor training for the growing child. Exciting movies re place healthful exercise to the extent that children of today seem complete ly Ignorant of the real pleasures of play. Their abnormal appetite for en tertainment constitutes a menace to their mental health.” The speaker advocated training, in stead of punishment, to allay fear or other disagreeable traits in sensitive children. "Defects acquired in early childhood from lack of proper training, show up in the crucial adolescent period," he stated. “Here parents and teachers make the mistake. Of treating him like a ’smafl adult' instead of studying Ills primitive lnsllnc-ts as they unfold ’ hemselv cb.” Bandit* Flee With Truck Load of Alcohol Chicago. May 24 -—A mystery truck wild to have been loaded with alcohol allied at $25,000 was driven away from a garage here by four bandits arly today after the quartet had locked John McDonald, night watch n an., in a store room. The watchman * story that the ban dit* banded him a (Ire ax as (hey miprlaoiied him. so he could chop his way oul. piompted (he officers to hold him for further*questioning. "They seemed pretty kind fellows." McDonald said. According to the garage owners, the '.ruck loaded with barrels and cases of dcohol was driven Into the garage hree days ago by a mysterious man • ho Identified himself only as "Mr t^pld." Sydney Cohen Re-Elected Head of Movie Owners New York. May 23.—Sydney S. , Cohen of New York today was re elected president of Motion Picture ' Owners' Association of America. Joseph Mogler of St. Louis was unanimously elected vice president. Anti-Semitic Rioting. Jewish Telegraphic Aganr). Burharlsl, May 24.—Serious fig'it lng broke out anew on the campus of Iturharfst university when anti-Semi tic students of the commercial, chem leal and mlneralollgwl departments hurled bomb* containing odorous Chemicals at Jews In classes. Might Jawtiah student* were badly hurl. Tri Diva Candidate for Seat in Parliament Mine. Nellie Melba. Mine. Nellie Melba. priina donna, who is at the seaside in Frig land, re cuperating from her recent illness, is reported to intend to run for parlia ment at the first opportunity. Three Women Die in Vain Effort to Rescue Mother Aged Woman and Grown Daughters Burned to Death When Flames Destroy Cottage. Mountain Igike Park, Mil., May 24, Tragedy stalked in the yiafh of pleasure here today and as a result Mrs. Mary O'Connor, 04, and her three grown daughters, who arrived this morning for <t summer'* vacation, are dead. The four met death when burning* leaves ignited accumulated gas in the cottage occupied by Mr*. O'Connor. The three daughters were some dis tance from the cottage when the ex plosion occurred. When they reached the building it was a mass of flaims. Disregarding their own safety, the daughters rushed into the cottage In an attempt to resells their mother. They never came nut. / The dead beside Mrs. O'Connor wilio lived nt Clarksburg. W. Ya., are: Miss Kate O'Connor, Clarksburg. Mrs. Jett Grannon. Fairmont,- W. Va. Mrs. Mary F. Kooney, Clarksburg. When rescuers removed the four bodies from the debris late today $2,000 in gold was found hidden in a chimney. It was turned over to au thorities. Several other cottages near the one occupied by the victims also were de stroyed. Heavy Rains Wash Out Rail and Wagon Bridges Grand Island, Neb.. May 24—Heavy rainfall on the Union Paclflo branch road north of Grand Island and on the Burlington west have caused the washing out of wagon roads and bridges and, on the branch road, of railroad bridges and culverts. Over two miles of railroad in the vicinity of Dannebrog is in bad condition. A bridge is washed out between St. Paul and Loup City. At Cnlro, 7 Inches of rain has fallen since Sunday, 4.35 inches in about a day. At Pamte brog, there was a similarly heavy rain and Oak creek has become a river. Two feet of water swept the Hannebrog business section all night. Heaver creek at Ravenna is very1 high. Railroad men report especially heavy rain at Broken Row. amount ing to a cloudburst. 20th ChihF Horn to Woman; May Live; All Others Pied El Paso, Tex., May 24.—Physicians attending Mrs. Tatra Valles of El Paso, said today her daughter, born yesterday, has a good chance to live. I The child is the 20th born to Mr. and Mrs. Valles. All the others died it j birth or ^oon after. Want a Good Laugh? I Follow “ The Nebbs1 | | U • \ r « Aia you following the adventure* lot "Th. NcIiIih?" Turn to the comic page and enjoy a good, wholesome chuckle. A new comic csrtoon, hut a good one jplx clays a week—si* laugh* a week. ■ -V - a h a n s ^4»'' Greeted by Big Crowds Business Is Chief Concern in Western Nebraska—Poli ties Talked Only as Business Proposition. Successful Year Is Seen Hy PAUL (iKKKH. Specie I IftiMpatcb to The Oinulm lire. Kearney. Neb.. May 24.—No political spellbinder could draw the crovJkte that gre« t fhe Omaha trade excursion on its way through Nebraska. One, who was out in the a^ite during the late political campaign, cannot hut 4>e struck with the fact that the people put greater enthusiasm into business than politics. The job of making a living is the chief concern of almost every man, and when any group such as the farmers plunge Into politics, it is largely a business matter with them. Certain things, however, cannot lie done by political action. No one will assert, for instance, that crops grow better under one administration than another. And It is on the product of the Helds and |>astures that the pros perity of Nebraska depends. Further more. full employment in the cities of this and other state* is necessary if farmers are to receive an adequate proHt from their output. Rains Are Beneficial. The general rains of the last week have set I lie stage for a good year in Nebraska. The damage wrought by the dry winter and the late frost is being repaired by replanting, and a feeling of optimism exists. It is liest. however, not to exaggerate the promt s of the future, Speaking gen erally, a suoessful crop this year means that the farmers will be en abled to meet the interest on their debts. It will require one or two more good yeuht to produce a gen eral paying off of obligations. It is on this goal, and not on any question of a political nature, that the people of western Nebraska have set their eyes. There ts, It is true, a prevalent Idea that the western part of !hr state should assert itself more i^Hitlcally. perhaps, by furnish Ing the next governor—hut even that is a business matter, due to the feel ing that greater understanding of the needs of this section is necessary. Of cnuise, none of the business men on this trade excursion attempts to talk politics with his customers. Some of these customers are political figures, too, hut they have put all that behind them and are confining their efforts to their private business. This morn ing at Ogallala. J. S. Kroh, a slate senator, was found busy at his office in the Keith County News. Interested in I arming. Asked by the newspaper men about tlie pollth-al situation, he replied that politic* waa dead. A freight train carrying 20 cars of cattle to market at South Omaha whistled by. That was deemed more Important than politl, -. Out at tiering the day before A. X. Mathers, speaker of the house, stood in Ins bank aad discussed earnestly the late frost that had nipped 12.non acres of sugar beets hi the valley. The condition of crops and the in crease in dairying and diversified farming w as I lie topic of his conver sation. Favors short Itallol. IV. M. Stehhlns, former candidate for state treasurer, was found in hia implement storp at Gothenburg. He wanted to talk afiout the oil pipe line that Is being built from Salt Greek field, north of Casper, Wyn , down the iTurn In I'ngr Ten, ( nltmtn sis.) Fire Destroys Part of Fort Madison Hail Bridge Fort Madison. Ia., May 24.—Fire destroyed 200 feet of the Atchison, Topeka A Santa Fe mile long hrldg* over the Mississippi river here early today. The blaze w as discov» red on the cast piling approach alsnit mid night. At 4 a. m. the fire was under control. The main structure built of steel wns not damaged. Grew* started to work lo repair the damage early today Meanwhile Santa Fe trains will use the (‘hlcago, Burlington & Quincy tracks from here Y> Galesburg. Ill The west approach to the bridge was not touched by the fire Westbound Santa Fo trains will run on their own tracks after crossing the river hero on the Burlington bridge. Officials of the road have not de termined the value of the property damaged. Dam in Oklahoma Town Break*; Community Flooded Oklahoma f.*lty, Okl., May 24.—A re port received at. the Fnlted States marshal s off!#** here today says that Hums creek darn had broken at Hauls Valley. Okl . and that a portion of , tii** town was flooded. Telephone com munication with the city has been cut • iff. The report said that four fe«*t of \vat«r was In the Southwestern He! I Teh phone company's nffloe. H If bit llll Del* if. O. I’. Flint. II) A uMie ltite«| l*rm*. Ghicago. May VI -< *. II. Huston of * huttaiinog.i. Tenn., former assistant secretary of the Department of Com mere®, today was appointed chairman 1 of the ways and means committee of ihe t* publican national eominittce. Ills election was announced by John T. Adams, national chairman, who ! conferred with Fred W. I phum, uu 11tonal tr«’surer i Du jorced on Third Floor, Gets License on Second and Is Married on First K1 Paso, Tex., May 24.—Joseph A. Marlon entered tho courthouse today and took the elevator to the third floor. There Judge \V. 1*. Howe granted him a divorce from his wife, from whom he had been separated for three years. Marlott then went to the ' second floor of the building and obtained a marriage license. Then he went to the tlrst floor where Judge J. M. Heaver pronounced him and Miss Mary Senior man and wife. -1 Harding Pleads for More Interest in Government Redecliration of People to Aims of Administration Urged —Pershing Explains Pur pose of Reserve Army. By AMtociatrd Prfim. , Washington, May 24.—The pream ble to the constitution is the best chart for the nation’s course in a pro gram of education and patriotism, President Harding declared today be fore delegates, representing 50 edu rational agencies and organization*, to the third annual conference of }*he National American council. The presi dent made a plea for the rededteo^ion of the people to tho aims of th"ir government, which, he said, would furnish the nation "a eommanmng and dominating national interest" which had been lacking since the world wav. General Pershing. Frank A. VAnd-r lip of New York, president of the council; Commissioner of Kduc<*t|pn Tigert, Hr. C. It. Mann, chairman’of l he civilian splvisory board of fhe army general staff: Hamuel Gotopere, president of the American Feder.Utlnn • f l.altor. and a number of educate! s addressed the meeting. Outlines Aim of Body. Mr. Vanderllp outlined the aim of the council as the promoter of edu cation for citizenship and patriotism by co-ordinating the work of the SO or more organization members. General Pershing explained th' organization of the res rve arm:, which the War department is building up and said it was the best mainstay of the nation. Neglect of the common defense, lie said, has l»een the rause of many of the national dangers snd I uriiens and rejection of Washing ton's advice to be prepared In peace for war had placed the country in danger at least twice, The *uci-i-«« of the nation in this respect, he declared, depends mostly on the quality of Its citizenship. Mr. Yanderlip criticized the ronten lion of soma that the community can not afford for economic reasons, to educate all children. This, ho said would mean the nation lives in hyprocrisy and is not a democracy. President Harding was reelected honorary president of tlis council. Vice President Coolldge, General Persh ing and Secretary Hoover were re iTlirn to rose Two. ( olunin Two). 50,000 Turk Troops Sent Into Thrace H> International New* **«-rxlre. Constantinople, May 2 4—Dti§ to the threat of war between Greer® and Turkey, the Angora government today ordered all Turkish ports clos ed to f-uelgfi vessel* after sunset. Hy Intrrnntionul Vw» Srr\Ire. , Athens. May 24.—Fifty thousand Turkish troops have !>e*»n concentrat ed in Thrace for action against the Greek*, according to a report receiv ed here today frobt Hnlonlkl. The Greek premier denies this cotin try is sending reinforcements to the Maiitza river—the Greco Turkish boundary in Thrace. The situation In the Balkans has hfcoms extremely serious. Advices from Lausanne say allied statesmen are nervous, fearing an outbreak of war. There is anxiety that Bulgarin, Jugo Slavia and KQjuiia may be drag gvd in if a f lash takes pi.ice between Greece and Turkey. I . S. I.a\ * PropofaU Brfon* League Opium CiiiiiiuUmoii Hy I nlooul Mmlff, Geneva, May 21 The opening meeting of the* league of nations opium commission this morning was held In private. The chief feature was the receipt of a letter from the I'nlted States delegation which laid before the commission certain pro posala concerning the traffic in drugs, representing the views of America, and asking early action. The letter from the American dele gat ion expressed the hop® that the sittliigs of the commission would re suit in a mutual understanding 'Die secretary-general, replying, stated that the asseioffly and council of the league laid stress on the value of American cooperation and declared that the presence of American repre sentatives gave hope of real progiess in the fight for reptosslon of the drug evil. The further sittings of the commis sion * ill be made public. Lord Rolirrt Civil Ohs Po*t. London, May 2 4 The < onset x a ! tlve Host says that Lord Hubert Cecil Iliac accepted the office of chancellor I of the duchy of Lanc< ster. This of flee is almost a sinecure and fmiui'ni ly Is given to an experienced purlta i mentarlan whose debating p<*wet is calculated to strengthen the aoxern Intent in the house of commons War Romance of Sunny Florida Is Ended; jBoy Legislator Asks Annulment of Ties Millerand.Turns Down Resignation of M! Poincare French President Refuses to Fu’t Premier and Cabinet Unit Following Squabble (her Marcel Cachin. By Associated I*rr... Paiix, May 14.— Premier Poincare aiul his colleagues in the cabinet to day submitted their resignations to Prr al.-nt Millerand. but the presl- ■ deit declined to accept them. The action of the ministers was til* outcome of the refusal of the sen ata to proceed with tlia trial of Mar c< 1 C'ncbin and other communists charged with illegal acts against the French republic. M. Poincare in formed thu correspondents he inter preted the vote in the senate a* proof want of confidence in the cabinet. . t/ni‘-h ma le it impossible for the ministry to act against communiat ! plots. The ministry remains in office. President Mill»raiid holding that the vote of tin- senate was purely juridical and without political effect. Immediately after the me* tips of j the sen ite. M Pom- are called a coun cil of minister* A hriof di-i usslon took place and then the premier and hi* colleague* proceeded to Elysee paiaee to plat-** their resignations in the hands of the president. Vote on Three Points. The senate, sitting as a high court in secret session, voted relative to the trial of communists on the following points: 1 First, can the court declare Itself ■ romiietent or i n CO nipt tent. second, should the question of competency be I ieferred to a committee; third in the j court competent? The senate voted in the affhmative oil the first question and in the nega tive on the last two questions, the final vote l>eing 14" to 194. Aft*r tile vote was.taken the high court formulated It* decision in sub stance: The matter before the court t» not of a nature reserved for it* examlnu-\ ,tion. hence it is not necessary for the ! court to proceed with the hearing I Thn case against M. Cachin and the 'others should therefore lie sent t*efore a competent tssly for its de< ston.” Isays Germany Musi Pay. Premier Poincare once again told the chamber of deputies that France ' would md reduce It* share of reparu- ! t ons due from Germany except In j aofar as Interallied war debt* were cancelled, and repeated the determina tion of the government to remain In j ■ the Ruhr until France'* *hare was paid. A precedent for such action, he I said, waa provided by the German*! j themselve*. who remained In France I after the war of 1871, until the last ■ I centime of Indemnity wa* paid. The premier declared that condl j j Ilona In the Ruhr, »o far a* they con j earned operation of the railroad* and j i transportation of seized products ! I were Improving lie denied that re j ■lured tlcllvet e* of coal and coke werej ■ seriously crippling the French Iron ■ ! trade and asserted that France was In ! a position to wait as long ns Germany I j was disposed to resist. (Jnvks to l,)uit Imioanne If lntlfiunity l,i\rn l'urkry • Athena. Mny 24 Premier Uuniitnn announcing today that the Crock dele Ration «t Lauoftnnc had been ordered ’•» leave in the* evdwt the oonference ’eclairs in favor of indemnity for Turkey, added that doclalon upon the •IU< sti<»n imint be made by Saturday of thin week. The Creek government, I in* ild, iohpimh 1 burly of action. “('ounterfeit" Hills (Genuine: Spenders Sml New York* May 24.—Michael .1 Sullivan, general manager of the Canadian Shipping cotnpnm of Sa li'iu, Miuh., and l//> Jaroh* of thU city, who were <b tabled upon their arrival oft the ktrniiohi}i llomerir ye*terda> on eharge<i of pacing connterfelt itione). which tliej had be- u pii'swidK m ound a* 'Nou\r it Ira/' wen* nhiHltfil today when they learned the moiioy was genuine. "\m| I threw fl.MMi of it over , hoard!*' .Sullivan ckdainud, aglidftt. I Elaborate Social Affair of Miami Is Followed by Quiet Filing in Dismal Lin coln Court. Special Dispatch to The Omaha Bee. Lincoln, May 24.—A romance which opened during the war, when Charles S. Heed, former assistant attorney general and former member of the legislature, wore an officer's uniform on the sun-kissed shores of Florida and his wife, Georgle Elizabeth Lum mus, was the only daughter of a wealthy Miami (Fla.) banker, still in her teens, ended today in the dismal Lancaster county courthouse. Reed Hied a petition |6r an annulment of the marriage, which, at the time of its occurrence, was chronicled in southern newspapers as one of the most elaborate of social affairs in Miami. Following the war, Reed was dis charged from his post in Florida, whgre he wooed and won the beauti ful Florida girl, and returned to his studies In the university law school here, determined to win honors and ■ position so he might make the girl of his choice a home and fireside fitting her position In life. Heed worked and struggled hard fn the university and partially paid his way through school by working. Wins Political Honor*. His home folks in Logan county, in the ^sandhills of Nebraska, took pride In the you'h. and when election time rolled nesr three years ago. Reed, then in the university, was im portuned to become a candidate for the legislature. He saw an opportun ity to climb and Incidentally pay for his senior, year in Ihe law school. Koed tll^d as a republican candidate for the lower house. Heed, then barely 21. returned to his home and fur weeks on horseback talked to the scattered voters in the vast, lonely stretches of his district. He was pitted against a man twice his age and experience in politics. The youth's earnestness and the knowledge that he was a self made university student won him sufficient support to win the election. Wins Recognition. In the 1921 session. Reed made a mark for himself. lfe was the youngest m«nber of the legisla ture. Despite the handicap of vouth, he won instant recognition by his toiuaiori sense view of various **r<>po sltions, his untiring efforts In pushing the I2.h00.0e0 bonus for world war veteran* through that sessli n and his especially i»ae command of himself and clarity of thought expressed e*j (Turn to Fas* T«n, ( olnmn One.) Morris Resigns From Claims Body American Agent on Mixed Commission ill Return to Law Praetiee. Washington, May 24 — Itoliert C. Morris of New York, American agent hefore the American German mix'd claVns commission, today tendered hi* resignation to President Harding An nouncement was made at the Whtte House that he was retiring "at the Insistent call of his personal and pro fessional affairs.’’ The resignation of Mr. Morris was the second among official* of the claims commission within a week. William H Day, former associate Justice of the supreme court, resigned several days ago as umpire of the commission because he felt that a younger and stronger man should ue assigned to the work which involves the settlement of claim* amounting to }1 .firtO.OOO.OOO. As his successor, the president appointed Kdwin P. Parke' of Houston, Tex . who had been the American member of the commission Mr. Morris, since the organisation of the committee last October, has been engaged in preparing briefs on the claims that the American govern ment and Its clttxens have against Germany as the result of war dam ages. and has built up a staff to con duct the presentation of claims. This staff now is funefloning so well that Mr. Mi rris felt tfcnt he could return to his law practice In New York -i Killed in Hrad-on Train Oil'll in Texas Fort Worth, Ti»4- May 24 —Five persona were reported killed In a lund on collision early today between two Texas and Pacific passenger trains near Cisco Help has been sent from here. Two of the identified dead are K C. Reynolds of Fort Worth and Charlie Rnenn. negro porter. llaVry Scott of Cisco was badly Injured. Roth en gineers were badly hurt. The trains which collided were Numbers 15 and IS line of them was on a siding at liotham. seven miles east of Cisco. The other plunged through a switch pill Inn Tex . May 24 —Texas .1 Pacific officials at their general of floes here today requested Sheriff Pan 1 larston to send bloodhounds to Dothan to pick up the trail of parties alleged to have tampered w till a switch at the Ihithan siding. < lusing a collision between two passenger trains, with the loss of at least six lives, early today. So far aa known there ate no hloodhounda available here. l ain .ini I . I t'laiul Dir' i'hioHKo, May 2 4 fclwart) I l.«' lan«1, <1, a \rt*i.in mom her of Uir Clm'ftfco InmiiI of tindr who Inst AitfcUM, Uu'U tud ilenty today. I ■ —-==n.„,„- J C/ias.S.OPeeq? 4 O tjkA* American Takes Latest Demand of Bandits to Pekin Negotiations for Release of Prisoners Renewed—U. S. Minister Advises Against Use of Soldiers. By I nlrrrsal Vn lrf. Pekin. May 24 —With several of the Atm nan and foreign bandit cap tives in the Shantung hills reported ill, new negotiations were begun to night for their release when J. B. Powell, American newspaper man, ar rived at Tsao-Chwang with the latest demands of the ber jlts. Powell, according to th« report reaching here, is accompanied by an escort from the bandit troop, and after presenting the terms of thg brigands to the Chinese officials will return to the stronghold of the out law* in the hill* near Lincheng The Ameri -an minister. TV. Jacob tb'Vid Schurmar., has advised the State department st Washington against the use of troops to effect the release of the captives, pointing out that this action might mean death to the prisoners, and the small t-hame of effe. ting the capture of the her.dits in the wild country in which they are entrenched. Protests Xgainst firing. Mr. k. hurmsn also sent a rote to the Chinese authorities pr- testing against the firing by Chinese troops in the vicinity of the outlaws' camp. He declared it endangered the cap tives and also was a breach of the agreement made with the outlaws to Suspend military operations pending the outcome of the negotiations for the release of the captives The foreign diplomats are faced with the undeniable fact that subtle politics is now being used with ttie American and other prisoners as pawns, but under the conditions they are helpless to do any more thifh urge action upon the Pekin government or begin direct neg Cations with the bandits. The Inte rnational Chamber of Com mcroe st Shanghai has nddiessed to tbe government here a protest which say*: “The ch*ml>er expresses abhorrence over the outrage i>erpetratrd at I.in rhe-ng It desires tv emphasize- Chi na s complete tjlsregirrit of the i.bem! treatment accorded her bv the pow ers at the Washington conference, which is now regarded by officials as a sign of weakness. May Suspend Agreement*. That Vi. \v. an.l the recent att:.0h upon an express train apparently makes it necessary that the Wash ington conference agreements should he sun,* nded until there is paclfk-a tion. It Is necessary under present conditions to establish international forts and garrisons along the rail ways. Foreign settlements no longer should protect political agitators " The Italian Chamber of Commerce at Shanghai has sent the following message to Home: "Catastrophe and loss of national and foreign prestige are threatened in China We urge that unconditional support bo given to any action taken by the lthlun ambassador at lVKin " Russia to Ask American Recognition, knissin Hints Hi Inter. Nf»* vr\ Ire. leomlnn. May £4 —I.ernM Kra**in. apeclnl envoy of Soviet Russia. Inti* mail'd fotlnv m nn exclusive inter view w ith International New * Scrv.oe that Moscow will ehortly rr-ike over tures to Washington rtHiuominu rec ofnitlon of the imviet jrovernmont. The Weather Vor 51 hour* end n* at : p t* V»t ?4 i»;s, Tmtiicnu arts. H.fhcsf ft, iiMti f*: nor in*!. T»>t*l ft *•** mtur Ununn 1. j pa HfUtitr II ti m id it» IVnculait* T h m «• N.vh it T v m M. 1'nvltillatliiB, Inch*** Hud llinxitctiilu i- Total nine* January I. * m r. Iluwrlt Tcmtirralvrc* .> « m n < n .H 1 * **» .. • < n, v. * * m ....... »t I* * «".;•* 11 * m *>•! K «ltu%n t* I »' m . , ,«* 3 n m........, 3 n m *« i iv in... » n * v m . ♦ * ♦‘l' m ^ * J v w • * i m M arr« nt ' I* M t ttvwnn* «“ pKYfAlHItt ** I ft* I j^4f* niv ** ' l.ftn4t» ,. «tl l*u*hU* Cll* M r« t« fntriilin ? • \*:*bub« .. (4 Murderers in Line for Free dom Former Omalm Man Breaks From Cell and Is Battering Way Out W hen W ar den Intervenes. Bank Robber Is Leader S(M*cia| Bi.patrli to The Omaha Bor. Idncoln, May 24 — An attempt tt break from the state penitentiary was halted last night by the vigilance of a member of the night patrol, and tha prisoner was returned to Baf«* keep ing, after surrendering to Warden Fenton and Deputy Warden Kavan augh. It is the opinion of penitenitary guards that had the break succeed ed. three men waiting death in the electric chair and three others of the more desperate criminals would have escaped. Inside the prison wall is a building known as the Jail. In it are kept men sentenced to death and thosC who w-,11 not obey prison rules. It replaces the "hole" or dungeon used in prisons be fore the more modern methods of treating prisoners humanely vas adopted. Court in Prison. Each morning at the Nebraska pris on, Warden Kenton presides as Judge to rule upon any eharg'-s of mis conduct agairtst prisoners. Three weeks ago. B»n King, sentenced to 10 years from Burt county on June €, 1022, for robbing a bank at Decatur, became angered at a guard who ac cused him of “laying down" in hia work in the prison shirt factory. He seized n < bair and broke one of the sewing machines. For this offense, he was given an indeterminate sentence in the jail by the warden. East night. King broke up Ms bod and using the legs managed to spread the liars on his cell far enough to escape and gain entrance to the cor ridor. This corridor gave him access to the cells of the condemned mur derers and other criminals sentenced to the jail. A hall Rnd chain U kept ,n the corridor and it is believed that King expected to use this in freeing the other convicts and then breaking through the bars on the windows of the building. Escape Was Ph«mM«. Ha4 they teen able to get through the window. It would have been pos sible for them to crawl from window to window and reach the prison fur niture factory and make their way to an easy jump to the prison wail and freedom. The right patrol kept within lh« Prison wails heard the noise of King breaking loose and summoned the warden and deputy. With drawn re voIvbts they entered the jail. King surrendered when faced by the of fi -ers He refused to give information regarding his plans or the number in the plot. « Sentenced in Omaha. King was first sentenced froi Omaha in 191* on a charge of break ing and entering. He was paroled and bfoke the terms of the parole almost immediately, disappearing for sever.! years. He -was next seen in 1922 when three rnen held up the cashier of the bank at Decatur. A po-se. formed immediately aft r the robbery, engaged in a gun hauls with King and his two companions All were wounded and captured ar.o given 10 years sentences in pnsoa The >ther meml>ers of the gang, w !* are now in prison, are Louis Clareot and Godfrey Persinek. Over 75 buck shot were removed from Glarent s body. Bankers Reject Bryan Commission Choice Norfolk. *Vh May 14—State bank ers of group throe at a meeting last mv-ht s.-!. , !, ,1 Jabe H. Gibson. Nor h'lk: Wood Cone*. J'ierrb. and R. W, I.ey of Wayne as candidates for the state guarantee fund commission. Charles McLeod. Stanton, the gover nors appointee, receive,! the low vote. Secretary Hart of Ijnooln and C. K Burnham. Norfolk, were the speak ers of the meeting Hart declared that the guarantee fund commission baa done goo.! work and that the con dition of state hanks is very goo,!. He called attention to heavy buying of automobiles, to which he said the people of the wtate were married Ho sol Nebraska people have absolute confidence In th* guarantee fund. Mr Burnham discussed taxation questions. W itsliington (K;m.) Merchant Dul» Life l*y Drowning Social ItUpstch te The Omaha Pee. Washington. Kin. May 14—C. R Jackson. *S. widely known merchant, prominent socially and financially, committed suicide here during th* night He-was last seen at IS Wed nesday. night leaving his home. N.'l having returned this morning, th* mayor called ,-duetts together at th* courthouse square and later seaivh era found Jackson * body, partly sub merge,! in a twofnot ditch of wat«r pear th* Missouri Pacific depot H* I had been a partner In the firm of Jackson .V Shepard. largest dry goods merchant* here, the store employing IV el> k- He w * si ipemls i of Iks I’reshytet Ian chnivh and Raster* Star I,six* aVd had lived here many year* lie is survived by his wife ’a \\ ashingdou. and lw,« ,laughters. Mrs James McBride of Concordia and Mrs Vi 'ii M -w of Lo* Ar.g r ;**,