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The Omaha Mirni ng _iee VOL. 53—NO. 83. jgT ?. TtSTSTS OMAHA, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1923. «&T1 £ r’kTS STS TWO CENTS - •%»£!, 'SZSJT* G. 0. P. POLITICAL CAMPAIGN OPENED _® -* Iron Fist of Walton Nails Klan Oklahoma Governor Orders Field Artillery to State House to Prevent House Session. War Rumblings Heard By Associated Press. Oklahoma City, Okl., Sept. 20.— Sensational testimony exposing the Inner workings of the Ku Klux Klan in Oklahoma City and designed to show that the secret organization has directed mob violence was made pub lic tonight by Gov. J. C. Walton. The testimony was taken by the military court sitting here and was given out by the governor “that the people may know the purpose" of the klan. In a preface to the testimony, Gov ernor Walton declared the burden of tht fight against the klan had fallen upon himself and upon Aldrich Blake, his counsellor, making It nec essary for him to appeal for financial aid. "Every effort is being made to cripple us financially so that we can jf <j41 continue the fight,” the sorer tlor said. Calls for Funds. I call upon the people who believe In a representative form of govern ment immediately to assist us finan cially and to make all remittance to Mrs. Aldrich Blake, Oklahoma City, Okla. Aldrich Blake himself is ab sent from the city at this time and .probably will be for some days." “So far as I am concerned," Gov ernor Walton declared, “I have crossed the Rubicon and it is a fight to the finish.” t “Jewett (N. C. Jewett, grand dragon of the realm of the klan) and his crowd have turned the fight over to thte klan newspapers and the klan members of the legislature. "Jewett and his 'Invisible empire' shall not pass in this state. "If necessary I shall arm every man In this state who is opposed to his empire." By Universal Service. Oklahoma City, Okl., Sept. 20.— Gov. J. C. Walton, militant governor of Oklahoma and implacable foe of the invisible empire, met tonight the threat of impeachment by a defiant legislature with a gesture of the mailed fist. ■ Military reinforcements came to the capital Jonight to strengthen the “ring of steel” which the governor has drawn around the state house through his power as commander of the military during martial law. A detachment of the One hundred fifty-eighth field artillery arrived from the armory at Kingfisher. Official announcement of the ar rival of these additional troops was made from military headquarters here. Other troops are expected to lie brought into the city within sev eral hours. By this move observers of the sit uation sec physical confirmation of the governor's full determination to lirevent by armed force convening of the house of representatives for the avowed purpose of instituting im peachment proceedings. More Troops Mobilized. “1-lxtra troops are now being mobil ized here and I do not propose to per mit this unlawful and treasonable as sembly,” the governor declared today. W. D. McBee and Frank M. Boyer, leaders of the hostile quorum of legislators, had previously issued a .-nil for assembly of the lower house at the capttol Wednesday and fol lowed it with this assertion: "It is checked to the governor. It is his move next.” Thus Oklahoma stood at Runny jtiede tonight the breadth of the state torn by bitter conflict and smolder ing war—neighbor arrayed against fterghbor for an issue that each de fines as the preservation of its “magna charta” and which each Is equally prepared physically to defend. Law or Lawlessness. "Autocracy or democracy, cry tne enemies of Jack Walton, a paradoxi cal character, a picturesque figure—a man who opposes capital punishment, who Issues pardons and paroles out of a heart he says responds to the pleas of the underdog, the ill-fated fellow, and yet has swept his state with mar tial law. "Government by and for the people or by the pagan power of fear, hatred and rebellion,” cry those aligned with the governr, quoting literally from their militant leader. The first definite move of the legis lative branch of the government challenging the executive arm of Ok lahoma came when half a dozen wil ful men, grouped in a smoke-filled room where they had labored for 36 hours, sent out their call for assem bly of the lower bouse of the legis lature In the face of the governor s threat to use tlies military to prevent such a measure. Tonight it was said from their headquarters that tile quorum was far iti excess of the needed number. More than 7(f members of the house •were said to have responded to the call- thus far and other telegraphic acceptances were arriving hourly. (Copyright, 1923.) Wymore Mayor Injured Wymore, Neb., Hcpt. 30. B. O. -,-Joull, Wymore druggist, who also is mayor of the city, while assisting one of his glaziers to set a large glass j„ » window last Wednesday, sus tained a badly tnsahed foot when the gl:,-s fell and struck him on top of the Instep. No bonce were broken. Driver of Death Auto Remains in Seclusion Ernest Grainger. Ernie Grainger, driver of the au tomobile in which two University of Xehnuka students were killed, re main* In seclusion at his home in Lincoln and is reported to be in an extremely nervous state. A charge of manslaughter has been filed against him. ■ ■. --__ Speed Demanded in Dismissal of Col. Tom Majors John Shroyer, Farmers’ Upion Representative, Urges Gov ernor to Take Imme diate Action. Special Dispatch to The Omaha Bee. Lincoln, Sept. 20.—Speed on the part of Gov. Charles W. Bryan in taking action on the demand of poli ticians and representatives of the Farmers’ union for dismissal of Col. Tom Majors of Peru, chairman of the state normal board, was demanded to day by John O. Shroyer of Humboldt, for the Farmers' union. Shroyer charged that either Gover nor Bryan was negligent or members of the normal board were reluctant In discussing the matter and deciding up on action. "The governor has announced he would talk Individually with members of the board regarding our charges against Majors, and few of them have appeared," Shroyer said. "It does seem that members of the board are terribly busy,” the gover nor said. Shroyer threatened to either publish the charges and force the governor to act or appear before the normal board at Its regular meeting at Fre mont, October 8, and demand some ac tion from the board. The governor steadfastly refused to give the public any inkling of the charges. Apparently authentic reports have been received that agents of the guv nor are doing everything possible 10 influence those opposed to Majors to shoulder responsibility'of any ac tion or lack of action on the board and relieve the governor from any responsibility. This attempt ha < been nipped more or less by Representative James Auten of Peru, who Is carry ing around a copy of the state con stitution which sets out clearly that the governor shall remove any state official from office where inefficiency or malfeasance is shown. "I am having a mighty hard time getting those behind the movement to wait a reasonable length of time,” Shroyer said. A number want me to appear before the board at Its Fre mont meeting." Members of the state normal board are: H. K. Reische, Chadron; John M. Matzen, Lincoln; Fred Berry, Wayne; Linn Morris. Kearney; Dan Stephens, Fcrmnnt; E. Ruth Pyrtle, Lincoln. Alleged Narcotics Law Violators Arc Arrested Lincoln, Sept. 20.—George Clark, 54, Wichita, Kan., and Ray Jackson, Kansas City, were arrested here late today In a railroad yard ami are be ing held for federal authorities for violation of the federal narcotic* law. Police allege the two had a quantity of narcotics in the seams of their clothing. Plainview Gngde Pupils Aid Children's Home Fund Plainview', Neb., Sept. 19.—The boys and Kirin of the Plainview grade school sold $60 worth of "hearts” in behalf of the Nebraska Children’s Home society of Omaha, during a day’s campaign here. Room Seekers, Attention Have you received your room list yet? Kaoh week The Omaha Bee prints a full and complete list of the Room for Rent “Want” Ads that have been published in the last week. This list is for your convenience and con tains valuable information for you as to where to locate in Omaha. Get yours now—just step into (he “Want” Ad department or phone AT 1000 and a copy of same will he mailed to you. The Omaha Bee — Insulin Is Explained by Doctors Use of New Drug, Heralded as Diabetes Remedy; Dem onstrated at Medical Meeting Here. Omaha Children Aided Astonishing results produced In Omaha by the use of insulin, the widely heralded new remedy for dia betes, were featured at clinics this morning in connection with the Mis souri Valley Medical association at Lord Lister and St. Joseph hospitals. Two children—Marjorie, 11, and Raymond, 11—who would have been .doomed before the discovery of the new remedy a year ago, were among Revep cases presented at the Lord Lister hospital. A number of cases were also brought in at St. Joseph hospital. Not Permanent Cute. Although injections of insulin pro duce almost immediate relief from the blood poisoning, which is the most alarming feature of diabetes. It does not make a cure, emphasized Dr. Adolph Sachs of the latter Institution. It Is considered by physicians a* an invaluable aid to the dietary treat ment already in use, but does not replace the diet, and is advisable only in the most severe cases, he said. Many diabetics, declared Dr. Sachs, come to the hospital expecting to re ceive a single dose of insulin and be cured for all time. In reality a course of hospital treatment is before them If they are to reach a point where they can exist without daily hypodermic Injections of this expen sive and dangerous substance. Danger of Misuse. The danger of a misuse or the se cretion was among the points raised by Dr. Frank Conlin at the Lord Lister hospital. A little too much of the substance will reduce the sugar In the blood below the normal level and may send the patient Into convulsions. Diabetic patients who are kept on In sulin for a long time can be trained to administer their own injections and remedies, said Dr. Conlin. but they cannot do so without a liberal educa tion in the handling of the secretion. Of the two children who appeared at the Lord Lister hospital. Marjorie. 11, was on the point of sinking into coma when brought to the hospital. She weighed 53 pounds and had 300 milligrams of sugar in the blood, whereas, the normal Is from 80 to 140 milligrams. After a month and three days in the hospital, receiving both insulin and dietary treatment, Mar jorie's blood supply is normal, she has gained 10 pounds and Is able to play' about. Gradually her system is building up a tolerance which will make It possible for her to do with out insulin. Boy Gains Weight. Raymond, 14, Is building a radio set for the hospital and talks shout diabetes like a specialist. When he came he weighed 58 pounds and was so severely ill that he would have been given up as hopeless without the new secretion. With very small doses of insulin and with a low main tenance diet, he is now a lively speci men of boy and is gaining weight in spite of severe diet restrictions. In two cases of diabetic coma ob served near Omaha, continued Dr. Conlin. the diabetic poisons which produced the coma were destroyed In a few hours by insulin. In both cases, however, the patient died be cause the patient had been so weak ened by long poisoning that some thing else gave way, even after the blood was normal. Formerly a pa tient in diabetic coma had no chance of recovery; now he has a chance If insulin is administered early enough. Sources of Supply. Insulin was given to the world about a year ago by Dr. Banning of Philadelphia. At first It could only be manufactured from the pancreas glands of ogen, but now is obtained also frorrv, the pancreas of sharks and even manufactured from vegetables. Forty physicians crowded the tiny clinic room at the Lord Lister hos pital to hear the 1 dure, and nearly as many more were at St. Joseph hospital. Clinics on other subjects were held simultaneously at the»Itni versity of Nebraska hospital and the Methodist hospital. Girl Is Acritlrntally Shot in Foot With Rifle Barn pat on. Neb., Sept. 20 - Maxine Wallace, 8-yearold daughter of Mr. and Mr*. Sterling Wallace of this place, was accidentally shot In the foot when a rifle which had been placed against a post of the porch, fell and discharged, the bullet striking the glil near the ankle. 1 iSO Newspaper Ktlitors Convene at Shmx City Sioux City, Sept. 20.—Sioux City to«Iny welcomed mot* than 150 nowi paper rditori for the opening eeiMion >f the nnmin) throe-day convention of the Trl Stair Editorial alloc la t Ion. The opening bueinreK leiHion of the convention will bo held Friday. Frost Hits Iowa Corn Crop. Lies Moines. Ja., Sept. 19.—Damage Lo the Iowa corn crop, running, In romt neetlons, ns high an HO per cent, »-«s caused by the frosts of last week, iccordlng to the weekly weather and -rop bulletin Issued hero today. Darn ige was most severe in Hie lain plant “d lowlands, where the cool, wet sea ton had gicatly retarded tin- crop. About one third of the state was af tected k Sioux City, la., Sept. 20.—One of the most "'peculiar wills ever filed for probate in Woodbury county came ^to light today when a badly mutilated document, purporting to be the last will of George M. I.yon, who for many years operated a Sun store hero, was filed with the county clerk: Outstanding among the provisions of the will is the request of the de ceased that his remains be cremated by the "boys of ’68," carried to the top of Prospect hill, Sioux City's highest hill, where he spent his boy hood days, and cast to the four winds. ’’It is my further wish,” reads the veteran gunsmith’s will, "that the funeral procession be led by a band directed to play lively music instead of the usual funeral pieces. It is also my wish that Mayor Wallace M. Short conduct the funeral service on Prospect hill. "My executor is directed to erect to my memory in Floyd cemetery a tombstone to cost approximately $5,000, with an appropriate inscrip tion.” Many more peculiar bequests are made. — Rev. Titus Lowe Named Delegate of Methodists Is First Minister Chosen to Attend General Confer ence at Springfield in May. Special lU.palrh to Th« Omaha Bor. Lincoln, Sept. 20.—Rev. Titus Lowe, formerly of Omaha, was the first delegate to be elected to the general Methodist conference M Springfield, Mass.. In May, at the 11th annual conference of Nebraska Methodist ministers being held here. Eight others will be elected tomor row. Those high in the first ballot were: Chancellor T. B. Schreckengast. University Place; C. C. Clssel, Omaha; H. O. Langley, Central City; Owen Keve, Kearney, and Arthur Atack, Omaha One feature of the conference Is an exhibit by F. A. High, superintendent of the Nebraska anti-saloon league, showing the 111 effects of alcohol upon the ayatem. Mr. High will speak to the ministers tomorrow night on "The Liquor Situation In Nebraska.” Dr. J. D. M. Buckner, former Au rora minister placed on the retired list In Nebraska last year because his preaching was not tn conformity with Methodlat discipline, was present at the conference today. "I am here merely as a member of this conference. As such. I am en titled to sit at Ita meetings and cast my ballot," he said. There la no Inclination displayed by the ministers to reopen the Buckner case. Four Trainmen Killed in Santa Fe Wreck 0 Phoenix. Arlx. Sept. 20.—Four trainmen were killed late today when train No. 3. westbound, the crack Paliforna lmted of the Atchson, To peka A Santa Fe system, was wrecked two miles west of Hot Springs Junc tion. 40 miles north of Phoenix. The train was rounding a curve at a moderate rate of speed, when it suddenly careened and overturned. Tile locomotive fell on its side and three conches crashed Into It. The dead are the engineer and fireman, the train barber and porter. .Vo passengers were Injured, it Is said. Severe Earthquake Shocks Registered in Far East Allahabad. British India. Sept. 19. —A severe earthquake was experienc ed at Bujnurd, Persia. Monday morn Ing. says a dispatch to the Pioneer from Mesheid. No details are con tained In the dispatch. Simultaneously slight shocks also were felt at Mesheid. No damage re suited. Tosses Away Radium Quincy. III., Sept. 20—A nurse re moving h bandage frotn a patient In the office of 1 Jr. 11. P. Blerne care lossly throw It Into the sower, not knowing that attached to It was radium which had been used on the sufferer worth ?3,0(IA. Plumbers were called In and made a search, hut fail ed to And It. Some Promising Material for the First Team Is Beginning to Show Up c? ' HEOUCHT TO MAKS A PRETTY C0O> MAN FOR OUR TEAM. EH5 Bankers Favor Wheat Tariff Higher Rate Will Do No Harm, Omaha Financiers Say * Omaha banker*—those of them who have not already left the city for the national convention—Thursday ex pressed interest In the move made Wednesday in Omaha, when a tele gram was sent to President Coolldge urging the doubling of the present tariff on wheat In order to protect the farmers of the great wheat belt of this country, especially from the flood of Canada’s bumper crop of wheat. "It looks like a move In the right direction," said Ford E. Ilnvey, presi dent of the Stockyards National hank. ’•It Is our fundamental duty to pro tect our farmer* and to keep the prices of their products at a proflt abls level.” Dennis P. Hogan, president of the Federal I>and bank, said: "Agricul ture la the whole basis of our pros perity In this great part of the world. If the farmer doesn't prosper nobody else can. Therefore, a tariff wall that will keep out a superfluous Import of wheat Is a good thing for all of us.” "I favor anything to help the far mer," said H. S. Clark, president of the Corn Exchange National hank. "The tariff Is a deep question and I am not positive It would solve the present difficulty. But it can do no harm.” C. J. Osborn, mansger of the Far mers I'nlon State exchange, said: "The emergency tariff on wheat Is a good move to make at this time.” J. F. Coad, president of the Back ers' National hank said he thought such a move might provoke retails tlon. "I believe In reciprocity with 1 anadn," he said. “Liverpool makes I be wheat market anyway and I doubt if the tariff would do any good in raising the prices of wheat." New Professor Lewis L. McKKTen. new instructor In rhetoric snd Journalism at the I'nl verslty of Omaha, arrived this morn ing. He Is a graduate of Oberlin college, where he majored In sociology and English. He was connected with a "liege paper and also worked as a reporter for the Chicago Tribune. He served lust summer on the roni inlttee on International relations of ilte American Sociological society. “Parson Bob” of Sterling, Neb., HWs to “Spin Yarns” Here Poetry with scarcely a copper In Its pocket la today, na of old. the mis tress of ciiHtlos In Spain, nnd pays well In enlhualnsm, though not In apot caah. If one may judge from the letter received by .lack l,ee from "Parson Bob" of .Sterling. Neb. ,'Pamon Bob," who la otherwise known as the Rev. Phil II. I.nudon, nnd to many Nebraskan* na live pna lor of nil outdoors mid the ginger of pioneer dayg of the stole when men died with their boots on, recently found Ida i'uhIi nniounted to K » cents This would not have troubled him If It were not Unit In- wonted to come to Unmha to attend tits meeting on September 21 of Nehru ska poets. At present he Is trying to dispose of some of Ills worldly goods for Ills rail* ronit fare to the city, and younger Omaha poets are hoping they will bring an unpoettcally high price as they want to hear hla reminiscences of cowboys and squaw men, circuit tiding and two handed shooting. In his letter, "Parson Hob" de scribes himself ns "an old pioneer preacher of the west who never preached for a church or saint y. hut has preached many a sermon at the funeral of a man who ‘died with his boots oil and has married many a squaw to white m» 3 Relay Planes Will Be Used in North Pole Hop Amundsen Plans to Explore Vast Region in All-Metal Ships Next Summer. Seattle. Wash., Sept. 19.—Capt. Roald Amundsen’s plans for an air plane flight across the north pole from Spitsbergen to Alaska next sum mer, contemplates the use of three all metal planes in relays, he an nounced today, following a confer ence with Haaekon H. Hammer, his business representative. An attempt to fly from Wainwright, Alaska, to Spitsbergen last summer was frus trated by an accident to the explor er's airplane in a test flight. Captain Amundsen explained that the purpose of the proposed flight was to discover what lay within the 1.000,000 square miles of the unex plored polar basin. Hammer, who made several flights northward from Spitsbergen last year, said that while he had found no new lands, he did dls cover that many islands show-n on maps and charts in reality did not exist. Captain Amundsen said that with Hammer he would return to Norway soon to perfect plans for next sum nier 'i flight. Hammer said the thre* all-metal planes to he. used In the relay flight are already under con struction In Germany. Bases for the three planes will be selected later when full details of the trip are worked out. Bakers Must Sell Full Weight Loaf Two Grant! Giant! Firms Warned That Bread Must Conform to Law. Lincoln. Sept. 20.—Two break lark ing companies at Grand Island. Neb., have been found to lie selling bread which Is under (lie weight set by Ne braska law. the atato agricultural de partment announced today. The de-| partment will require the companies to conform, and falling that, they will lie prosecuted, it was said at the state house. The agricultural department has re ceived a reply from a IVnver baking company, which had shipped short weight bread Into the western part of the state, saying that they would comply with the Nebraska Igw. Com panies in St. Joseph. Mo., and Topeka, Kan., which also send bread Into ths stale, have not replied to the de part IlieiU" letters requesting revised weights on loaves. It was said. Iowa Shipper anti Buyer Are Pleased ith Crops, Prices Two loads of fine feeder cattle, averaging BOO to t.OM) pounds, were brought to the Omaha yards by \V. S. Itosengrant of Gtinlen Grove. In. He said Decatur county has good etops and would do the usual amount of livestock feeding. I Prisoner Pleads I for Law Respect Robber Serving Penitentiary Sentence Asks All Americans to Revere Statutes. Uncoln, Sept. 20.—B. Clark, prisoner N’o. 8284 at the Nebraska state peni tentiary, In a letter made public to day by County Attorney C. E. Mat son, makes a pita to all Americans to ''let reverence of the law become the political religion of the nation." Clark, who ie serving a 15-year sentence for robbery, following two years served in the Minnesota peni tentiary, heard the address made at the prison last Sunday by County At torney Matson. He wrote to the county attorney, commenting on the speech, w hich was one In observance of "Constitution week." The prisoner expressed the hope that there "shall arise some great statesman who will introduce in\o American schools a greater spirit of reverence for law " "You may be astonished that a convict and a habitual criminal, so called, entertains such sentiments, but yet, I am an American and I hope some day to be worthy of the name," the letter concluded. Wet Spell Lets Up; to Be Wanner Today "No more rain for a day or so," said M. B. Stubbs, first assistant weather observer, yesterday. Omaha is just recovering from a rainy spell. lTn paved streets are still muddy. The forecast for today Is for warmer weather. Films for Farmer Chicago. 111.. Sept. JO—The use of moving pictures as a means of edu cating the farmer anil of bringing the farmers' story before the public was discussed today by delegates to a publicity convention of the Amerl can Farm Bureau federation. Thirty state farm bureaus were represented and with them met county agents O. E. Bradfute. president. \Y. H JValker, vice president, and Gray Sil ver. Washington representative, were among the speakers. Already the American farm bureau federation conducts probably the largest non theatrical distributing of moving pictures in the United States, according to Sam Card, publicity sec retary for the federation. This dis trlbutlon is carried on through the various county farm bureaus by light motor cars which carry the projector to district school houses for exhibitions. The Weather For :« hears ending at 7 p in . Sep HifhAtt, rt|; lowest. ||; rnran. • «. nor Tm' ** Total »tnc# Jinuvry 1. IIaUU>a tlumtiim Percent af*—7 a. m, *». n«wti 7 4. 7 p n. m FreolpltAtlon. In. hep «n.t lluiuitedthr— Total, o|; total nine a .Unturv 1. sill; d«f lepcj S.TI Hourly Trmprmliirrs. fc • tn.I' b ft *. m. f. ft f » tu •• * * m. 9 n m .S:» n IU. M. 1 m in...4Ti II oora .I» I P m%. <<♦ t IV III . * lv in . .► * * l* ID .. & iv m 5 iv »« * P m....... «r < p. m ......' , %i Johnson to Try to Win Nebraska Club to Back Californian for Presidency Will Be Formed in State, Organizer Says. ! Farm Relief Is Pledged Special Dispatch to The Omaha Dec. Lincoln, Sept. 20.—Hiram Johnson, i'nlted States senator from California, will be active in attempting to elect a delegation in Nebraska to the 're publican national convention pledged to vote for him for president. An nouncement of this fact was made | oday by John O. Maher of Lincoln, : who succeeded In electing delegates to the national convention four years ago instructed for Johnson. Maher asserted he had received letters from at least a dozen coun ties urging organization of a John son-for-President club Immediately. So far, according to Maher, the or ganization has not been perfected. “However, there is no doubt but thab it .will," Maher aald. “Those writing to me are person* identified with the Johnson clubs four years ago. “This year the paramount Issue In Nebraska will be a platform giving the American farmer more money for his products and cutting down the profits of the middleman.” Maher until four years ago was identified with the democratic party. He Joined the republican ranks when the Teague of nations issue was raised and with the aid of Frank A. Har rison. formerly of Lincoln, organized the Johnsonfor-President clubs, with a slogan to "Maintain American in dependence from European brawls.” After the nomination and election of Warren G. Harding, Maher was one of the men called to Marion to confer with the president before his inauguration. Corfu Seizure Doomed League c Senator Johnson Raps Trib unal in Speech in His Na tive State. Sacramento, Cal.. Sept. 20.—United State* Senator Hiram N. Johnson of California, speaking on the league of nations at a luncheon here today, declared "when Musasolinl bombarded Corfu he shot up the moribund league of nations. The Italian cannon dra matically demonstrated to the world what was before known, what had many times been proven, but what the internationalist* failed to understand or wilfully refused to recognize." Since the establishment of the league. Senator Johnson continued, "eight member states have resorted to arms in volation of the covenant and in no instance has any attempt been made to penalize the offenders.” The senator asserted Lord Cecil now is endeavoring to have adopted ’“a new provision of the covenant, by which force, that is, soidiers. could be requisitioned in different zones to compel obedience to the league'* man dates." "I cannot repeat too often." con tinued the senator, "that thi* so called court is not a court at all. It can act. as its chief spokesman. Lord Cecil, says, only when it is asked to do so by nations in dispute. The great nations. England. France. Italy and JApan. have practically declined to submit to its compulsory jurisdic tion." Rail Body to Conduct Grain Rate Hearing Hpeeial nispatek to The Omaha flee. Lincoln. Sept. 20—Representatives of the Burlington. Union Pacific. Mis souri Pacific and Northwestern rail roads have been summoned to ap pear before the Nebraskav railway commission Oclolwr 2. to discuss re adjustment of grain rates int<* Oma ha. Present rates are reported to be inequitable, growing out of the re duction made in eastern Nebraska rates several months ago. Protest Rum Smuggling. London, Sept 10,—The International Methodist corn ml t tee representing the Methodist conference* of all the coun tries in the world met at Westminster today and passed a resolution protest ing against the smuggling of liquor into the United States by cittrens of other countries, pledging its support to the Methodist churches in America in obtaining enforcement of the pro hibition law The hope is expressed that the ne gotiations between the United State* and Canada will result in the early suppression of smuggling across lha border. Schoolboys for Fire Fighters. San F ranctsco, Sept SO — Forest and brush tires in central California raged yesterday along a line of about K>0 miles and beside* taking down many ranch houses destroyed numer ous bridges A fire which is menacing six towns is being fought in Marin county, to the north of San Francisco All boy» o\er 14 base l<een dis missed from schools In the county and are aiding the fliy fighters, who In clude soldiei s from Fort Faker and the UrcsKilo of Sau 1 <■ r*»
