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' *> £ * t ^ .=r“" The Omaha Corning Bee -u — ■ - ■■ ■ ■- ■ ■ ----‘ " T'r\I -o i nrr Intarad aa Sacand-Claia Maftar Mu 2*. INI. at H ’ll A H A PRITIAV flPTORPR 10 1 Q9*1 * "» Mall (I Yaar): Dally and Sunday. S3: Sunday. I2.M, wllWa tha 41 n ruua. riiniA CENTS •• OaiaUa and Ctuneii Sluft* VOL. o3-NO. 107. Oaiaha " T Undar Ant of Mareh 3, 1171. UiYlAnA, 1*KIL»AI, UtlUDCiH 1 .f, Outaldt lha 4tk Zona (I Yaar): Dally and Sunday. SI2: Sunday only. SI i W U tlrlMO Fiaa Cant a Elan*f>era .Bavarians and Saxons Have Split Diplomatic Relations Are Severed and Minister and Charge d’Affaires Re called From Post*. New Outbreaks Feared By AHO.Iatrd Press. Berlin, Oct. 18.—Diplomatic rela tions between Bavaria and Saxony have been severed. Saxony today dismissed its charge d'affaires to Bavaria and announced the appointment of a new minister, whereupon the Bavarian government replied, declining to receive the new minlsetr as long as the communist party was represented in the Saxon ministry. At the same time it re called the Bavarian minister from Dresden. By I'niverwal Hertlre. 1 Berlin, Oct. 18.—Food riots were re ported from Dresden, the capital of Saxony, this afternoon, at the same tlrns the 8axon cabinet was reiterat ing its open defence of the. Berlin government, and while the Strese mann dictatorial cabinet was in ses sion trying to evolve a plan to stamp out resistance to its authority In Saxony. Orders having been issued by the central government, directing General •Mueller, commander of the relch swehr In Saxony, to suppress at once, ** the armed proletarian groups known as "hunderschaften,'’ in Saxony, the government was awaiting with some trepidation the result of their action. Following on the heels of the order to General Mueller late last night, 23 battalions of the reichswehr were or dered to entrain from Berlin for Dresden and ether Saxon points to re inforce the seven battalions already under General Mueller. The situation in Saxony was ag gravated today by radical speeches in ihe diet by members of the commun ism-socialist cabinet, including fiery remarks by Premier Zeigner and Min ister of Finance Boettcher, both of whom aesailed the central govern ment, and In addition attacked the Bavarian nationalist#, charging that tha nationalists are threatening armed action to eetablish a monarchy. Zeig ner, In his speech, demanded action by tha Berlin government to head off the monarchist movsment. Minister of Finance Boettcher, in a sensational speech, aald: “I warn the German government that It la playing a dangeroua game towarde tha workers. "Labor Is In a blttar mood and a storm may break at any minute. When the storm break# labor will march with a united front and at a P^flven signal.’’ > Further rioting at various indus trial center# gave new cause for alarm. At Mannheim, where 10 were re ported dead as the result of riots and clashes with the police last night, and where 100 mef Injuries, there was m continued unrest today. New out breaks were momentarily expected in spite of the fact that the death pen alty was decreed by the military com mand for any person guilty of incit ing strikes or riots. At Gelsenkirchen the police head quarter# were stormed by* a mob of angry men and women. Three of the rioters were wounded when the po lice fired Into the mob. Rioting, ascribed to the communists, broke out in the north German city ' of Helde. Minor food riots were reported from Leipzig. Claim Life’s Savings Went toHebb Motor Company Lincoln, Oct. 18—Almeda S. Hin man of Wymore, Neb., testifying for the government in Its rase against former directors of the llebb Motors company, told today hoiy she and her husband had Invested the sav ings of a lifetime on the strength of romisee of stock salesmen employed v the company. She Invested, In ^ 1, 8800 In liberty bonde and a real estate mortgage valued at $2,000. ^Beatrice Man Charged With Stealing Check gpeelsl IHt> patch to The Omaha Bee. Beatrice. Neb.. Oct. IS.—Frank Vicars was lodged in the county jail today charged with stealing a check amounting to $49.50 from the grocery store of Montgomery & Pauley. He stoutly denies his guilt. He Is out on *2,000 bond, pending a hearing of a former case in the supreme court, In which he was found guilty of a box robbery a year ajco Jayhawkera Ready By A.wH:lat«d I’rew. Lawrence, Kan., Oct. 18.—Short "dummy” practice completed tho Jay liawkers’ training this afternoon be fore they were to board a train for Llncolo. Neb., where they will meet the strong Oornhuskers on Saturday. Tfhe Kansas eleven Is regarded by sportsmen as one of the Itest teams turned nut here in several years. Another Full One “That’s fine,” i*id Mr*. Kir tenbrink, as she instructed" a Bee ad taker to cancel her apartment advertisement. “I only ordered my ad in for three days', but I have rented the apartment, so please take it out.” % Another full^order of satis faction served to a Bee Clas sified Ad user. We can rent YOUR apartment, too. Phone AT 1000 and try it. IT’S RESULTS PER DOLLAR THAT COUNT Drv Law Enforcement to Dominate J Washington Parley of Governors Duty of States to Nab "Hip Pocket” Bootlegger and of Federal 'Government to Stop Rum Flow at Source, * ✓ IVill Be Emphasized. By MARK 81LLIVAN. Washington, Uct. 18.—In spite of some diversion created by the an nouncements which came out of the White House yesterday about freight rates, prohibition enforcement con tinues to be the dominant interest in Washington. The principal spec ulation concerns itself with the con ference of governors at the White House on Saturday and whether that conference will be more or less per functory or will "start something.” This conference did not come about of President Coolidge's initiative. His holding it is a part of hie carrying out of Harding's policies. When Harding first planned it, which was as long ago as last January, he in tended i tto be important and to be a part of his intention to make him self an aggressive leader of dry en forcement. As the program now stands the con ference will be very brief. There is to he merely a luncheon at the White House, followed by a discussion, which discussion will not be open to newspaper reporters. Whether any thing very substantial develops un der these circumstances remains to be seen. Most of the potential im portance depends on what Coolidge says to the governors and on wha. Governor Pinchot says to Coolidge. May Disappoint Drys. In addition to this there is much curiosity as to whether some gov ernors who think differently from Pinchot, such as Governor Ritchie of Maryland and Governor Smith of New York, will repeat the views they have expressed In the past. If Coolldge’s address should have the tendency 'of throwing enforcement back on the state governors It will be a distinct disappointment to Pinchot and the church people who had their conference here last Sat urday, Sunday and Monday. , If President Coolidgo gives this turn to the conference it can be an ticipated with complete confidence that there will oe subsequent develop rqgnts. The-church people have been ail over this matter of the distinction between federal authority and state authority, and they know exactly where they stand and what they want. They have a clear picture of what they think the state can and should do and what they think the .federal government can and should do. They think the big need is up to the fed eral government and they are deter mined to keep putting it up to the federal government until either they get action or satisfy themselves that they can’t get action. IJke Spilled Shot In Plnchot's address last Sunday hs interpolated a vivid and convinc ing figure of speech, that did not ap pear in his prepared address and which enlisted the unqualified appro val /of his audience. He said it is like taking a quart can full of shot and spilling it -on the floor. When it ^has been spilled all over to the country it is up to the governors to pick up the Individual pieces of shot. But the federal government Is able to keep tile shot»in the can. The view of Plnchot and the church people is that the states, through their local police, can and will take care of the little, individual hip^pock et bootlegger; but the federal gov ernment could and ought to take care of the only big sources of supply. As Pinchot put it: i "The principal violations of the li quor law come through bootleggers who obtain liquors or alcohol fn large quantities. They can secure such quantities only through permission of the federal authorities. No liquor can lawfully be manufacture except by federal permission. No alcohol can be produced without a federal permit. All Whisky and alcohol In storage is solely in control of the United States. None can be released from bond, sold, transported or used in manufacture except by federal per mission. Stop Flood at Source "No brewery can operate without a permit from the United States. With the power to issue and the right to act under these permits no state can interfere. Trtte liquor problem ia first of all a national matter and as such cannot be met and solved unless the federal government does it's full part. “It is foolish to expect the stats and municipal police powers to cope with floods of Illegal liquor let loose by the failure of federal agents to dam the flood at its source. Federal (Turn to Page Two, Colqwn glee.) McKelvie Tells of Danger to U. S. in Foreign Trade Former Governor Sayi In dustry Must Undergo Change or American Business Will Suffer. SpeHal Dispatch to The Omaha Be*. Lincoln, Oct. IS.—The east it look ing more hopefully upon the agricul tural regions of the country, accord ing to a statement of former Gov ernor S. R. McKelvie, Issued today. Mr. McKelvie has Just returned from a three weeks' .trip to Chicago. De troit, New York. Boston, Washington and Akron. "Not infrequently it was aaid to me by prominent business mery" Mr. Mc Kelvie declares, "that 'if we want to get a breath of optimism we “have to go west. Down here we sre In the midst of gloom.’ "With factories running overtime! and with wages almost at ths war level. It Is at first difficult to under stand this, but on a closer analysis the reasons become readily apparent. "It la a fact that despite high wages and high commodity prices, the in dustrial districts have not been get ting ahead economically. Wage earn ers for the most part have been ■pending all and more than their in come^- and manufacturers have been finding It Increasingly difficult to com pete with imports that have been pro duced/at a very much lower cost. It Is Imminent, In the minds of the most thoughtful businees executives, that this condition cannot continue, that manufacturers in this country will feel Increasingly the pressure of competition of foreign countries as rapidly as the lattef^get back to work and begin to enter our markets, de splto the tariff. "Thlii mean* one of two things: Either wage*, manufacturing costs and commodity price* mu*t come down or the domestic market will be entered largely by the products of foreign factories. With -labor thor oughly organized and militant In many lines, manufacturers dread the thought of readjusting wages down ward, for It means strikes and almost Interminable labor trouble*. "Moreover, there la -a good iloal to be said on the side of the laboring mnn, for rents are high and will con tlnuo to he so for some time. Also, living cost*, generally, are high. In that labor represents the major por tion of the cost of production, the cost of living will decline somewhat aa wages decline, but this I* s ques tion that Is very difficult to argue, and the employer of labor I* In a very unhappy stale of mind on ac count of the dark cloud that looms up before him. "I called upon President (,'oolldge at the White House and was Invited to dine with him. Frunkly, 1 did most of the talking, but. I was prompted to do tlWs by questions llia't were asked by the president, and the nature of these questions assured me at once that my Interrogator was quite thoroughly Informed upon the moat, pertinent questions of the mo ment, relating to the farmer. Finally, 1 asked him whal he thought would he done for the farmer *t Washing ton, and he promptly replied that an far as he was concerned everything would be done that seemed feasible.’' Pinchot Flays Lax Enforcing of Prohibition Governors' Parley Split by Demand for Action—Wets a Rally to Louisiana Executive. By International Kews Serrler. * West Baden Springs, Ind., Oct. 18. —Prohibition tods? nplit wide open the governors' conference. In spirited discussions, shoving aside those listed In the regular schedule for the meet ing—taxation and agricultural relief —line* were drawn sharply between the so-called dry and' liberal state executives on the liquor law issues. This subject became the paramount theme of the conference. On all sides, especially In informal gatherings, the national dry act and the "law and order" conference with President Coolldge at the White House Saturday-were the leading topics of de bate. Wide confusion existed among the state chiefs on the challenge of Gov ernor Pinchot of Pennsylvania, charg ing President Coolldge personally with full responsibility for the en forcement of the dry law. In characteristic Rooseveltlan fash ion. the Pennsylvania governor, who acted as spokesman for the "bone dry” element, denounced the present sys tem of enforcement and demanded that in order to make America thoroughly arid, the federal adminis tration extend greater and more har monious co-operation to state agencie* in running down bootlegging and sup pressing Illicit booxe traffic. He lashed verbal rights and left* at the methods used by the prohibition unit In Washington In Issuing with drawal permits Thousands of the per mits, he said, are being forged, with the result that liquor Is being flooded over the country In violation of the laws. To ask the states to stop this traffic, unless more strenuous effort# are made to wipe out the faking, he declared, "Imposes a burden that is stupendous.” ) Plnchot promUwd to Iny iwir* mis condition to President Coolldge at th* White House gathering, with the addi tional Varnlng that he Intended^to speak "straight from the shoulder. The mors liberal forces rallied around Governor Parker of Iyoulelana. When Plnchot remarked that the “fight against liquor Is Just !>egun. Parker prophesied that prohibition seems rertaln to become the major Issue in the 1924 presidential cam paign, and In both parties. Parker held little hope for '*100 p#r cent enforcement.” He thought that the most suitable way to rid the country of the "prohi bition mess" would be to repeal the Volstead act. to permit the manufac ture of Wine and beer, under the strictest governmental supsrvlelnn. Under the Parker flag ware Oov ernors Hyde of Missouri and ftilier of New Jersey. Whatever may be th# political significance of Plnchot’# moves, he made It quite plain today that he pro poses to be one of the "dryest of the drys.” He Intends to carry the dry battle cry all over his own state and loin with the cltlienship confer ence In the nationwide campaign to enforce the liquor law to the very letter. He politely refused to discuss the possibility that hs might be the political standard hearer for the dry wing of the republican party In 1934 Bribery Is Charged in N. J. Arrests Former Secretary to Senator Edwards Among Eight “Highups'’ Accused of Liquor Violations. Sensation Is Created By I'nivtrftal Service. New York, Oct. 18.—Eight men In* eluding Harry B'oley, former secre tary to Senator Edwards of New Jer Key, and now atate superintendent of weights and measures, were arrested late today at the Hotel Pennsylvania by federal Hgents on a charge of bribing or attempting to bribe pro htpftion agents with $80,000 not to rejftrt violations of the dry laws. United States Attorney General Hayward declared after the arrests had been made on a "plant” that the roundup revealed a shocking state of affairs In New Jersey, and perhaps in Pennsylvania, In which state and other officials and1 politicians were tn league with bootleggers. Besides Foley, those arrested In cluded: Herbert Katz, of the Patter son (N. J.) Brewing and Malting com pany; Edward Butler of the Peter Breldt Brewing cwjmpany, Elizabeth, N. J.; Harry Kuller of the Hygla Brewing company of Passaic, N. J.; George Beeber of Elizabeth, N. ,T. Three other men also were ai rested. Charges against somq of those under arrest were conspiracy to bribe prohibition officials to permit the dls tributlon and sale of beer in New Jersey and to prevent the distribu tion in New' Jersey of beer brewed In Pennsylvania. The bribes were al leged to range from *1,000 to *6,000 Federal agents, pretending to fall In with the bribery proposals, claimed to have collected *80,000. Existence In New Jersey of a far icaching scheme. Involving bribery of prohibition aRehts and colluaion with politically prominent persons to frus trate the enforcement of the dry laws was reported to Washington soon after the Investigation was started. A large number of New Jersey brew eries and several large industrial alcohol concerns of New York and New Jersey were reported implicated in the conspiracy. The breweries were said to be pay ing large sums to protect them tn the brewing of Illegally potent beers. The alcohol companies were alleged to be rectifying alcohol Into whisky snd other liquors and using redistilled denatured alcohol and grain aloohol released from bonded warehouses for denaturing purposes. President Pat of Peru It Honor Guest at Dinner Brock. Neb., Oct. 1*.—The Peru ''ommerclal club gave a chicken pie dinner at the Methodist church par lore for the school men of southeast ern Nebraska. The dinner was given In honor of President W. R. Pste of the Peru State Normal, and waa at tended by nearly all of the school meft of this part of the state. Presi dent Pate has the work well In hand at Peru and Is very popular with the normal faculty and students, as well as with the citizens of Peru, aa evi denced by the action of the Commer cial club in the meeting of last night. Day of Broken Bow Name Will Be Alumni Event Aurora, Neb., Oct. 1R—At the Rot ary club meeting It was decided that an effort would be made to have all of the business houses In town close during the afternoon when the foot ball team of Aurora playa the Broken Bow or Hastings here. The day will be made a homecoming day for alum ni of the Aurora high school, and with all of the business houses closed, It Is anticipated that there will be m large and enthuslaifflc crowd at the football game. “NAME IT” COLUMN , ..■■■ ■ t ■ ■■■. Headline in evening edition: "Bays wife wanted his money; sues for dl vorce." Know a man right here In Omaha whose wife la always asking hfm for money. Doesn't know what she does with all the money she asks for. Hasn't given her any yet. To dinner with little party of thea trical friends. Jolly folk. Beam to be as human as the rest of us. Pre fer their company to that of some people who profess to look down on stage folk. Interrupted Kdson Rich yesterday while he was trying to untangle knotty legal problem for Union Pa cific. I-ong since discovered that the higher up you go the easier It is to secure a hearing. My opinion Is. that Is one of the reasons men get to be among the higher ups Valuable sug gestion here for some clerks In Oraa ha stores. My Idea of embarrassing a man la for his wife to delegate him to pur chase something for her In the wo man's wear section of a big de|>art ment store. Met A. A. Miller and J. C. Pedersen from old horns town of Oaring Both here on Important business and both hoping that business will hold them until Baturday noon, ap they can go home by way of IJncoln and see the football game. Often wonder If this llrnd business man stuff gets by with Krl* ud Wife. Just like a cool breese through the open window to meet this pair* Friend tells me he asked for two pais of butter with his hard rolls yesterday morning, and the girl wanted to know If he was the fellow who wrote that stuff for The Omaha Bee. Keel flattered myrfelf, but won der how my friend felt. Nothing exciting Rliuiit Are trucks motor driven raring down street Vounger generation will never know the real thrills we oldsters had when the big Are horses went galloping What You Trying to Do, Governor, Upset the Band Wagon i + . I I—--1 I_I Fanner Is Shot by Hired Hand J During Quarrel Both Men Said to Have Bren Drinking—Wounded Man Drives Car to Town. • —■— North Platt*. Neh., Oot. 1*—Chea ter Porter, farmer living 15 mile* southwest of thie city, is in a critical condition from a bullet wound re ceived from a revolver In the hand* of Tom Howard, who had been em ployed on the Porter farm. It Is said that both men, while un der the Influenc# of liquor, started for North Platte, and when four miles south of tsrwn became involved In a dispute. Howard asked to be let out of the car. and as he stepped to the ground. Porter says Howard pulled a gun and shot him, the bail entering below the stomach and lodging in the back. Howard then walked away and Porter, though suf fering intense agony, drove the car to the sheriff* office and reported the shooting Sheriff Berth* and two deputle^atarted a search for Howard, which cBntlnued all night and until noon today, when he waa discovered In a canyon about 15 miles southeast of where the shooting occurred. How ard haf lived in this section of the state for severe! years, snd at time* has gone under the name* of Fred Teal and Fred Blehl. and It said to have been Involved In a shooting af fair between two gangs of rival boot leggers at Grand Island. down street to a lire. Teel sorry for the youngsters, but glad for the old horses. Passed man and woman on stair way leading to second story restau rant. Man middle aged; woman young er. gaudily dressed and handpalnted. Stricken look on man's face; disdain ful look on woman's fare. Heard man say, "I hope you will not live long enough to ruin another man's life.” Sensed a tragedy, with per haps a broken hearted wife and moth ar In fha background, hut went on. Deep sympathy for broken-hearted wlfs. If thers Is one, but not s bit for man who fell for blandishments of painted female. Impressed with the number of ca fes, restaurants, chop suey parlors and hamburger joints In Omaha. Wonder If ths casual amT brief via itora do not get the Impression that OmahanR live to eet. Across the brekfast table from Robert K. l.ee Herdman. A little older hut doesn't look K, and still keeps pretty accurste track of things iiolltl < al Recalled some old battles In which we fought together, he with a commis sion and ma a buck private. No oc casion for pernicious act|o|ty these days, so conversation did not turn on politics. Into a department store to make a small purchase. Hope some day to Inquire of floorwalker for direction* without a quiver In my voice Then over to hank to buy draft, very small. Hops some dsy to arrive si tmsttlon whereby ! may t«e| I really don't have to take off my hat when ap proaching a banker at hit desk. Keeling somewhat slushed. Asked young lady In store to wisp a parcel wo 1 might send II hy parcel post. Request compiled with, hut young lady smilingly' refused modest lip of fered I'nusual experience and some what ftnsi ruled nvr. Must recom mend young lady for promotion W. M. M. Transfer of Old Soldiers Is for Their Own Good — ! I Control Bnartt Believe* They I Reeeive Better Cau: at State Home During Winter. •portal UUpatrh to The itnialm Bee. Grand Island, Neb., Oct, 18.—Ac-j tion taken by the state board of control In ordering pged veterans and their wives living in rented cottages adjacent to the soMier#' home here to move into .state quarters during the < oM winter months was an attempt to better their condition rather than injure them, as has been charged by certain persons living here. The average veteran Is i>a#t *3 years of age. Practically all are feeble , and the only re.non that they have lived in cottages was the fact that there w as not "sufficient room at the home for them. This summer the new hospital was completed at rhe home. The quarter^, of the old hospital have been ar ranged into barracks, the t>oar<l of control believing that those outside the home would be better satisfied. In many quarters It is charged that owners of house# rented by the vet; erans adjacent to the home are be hind the protest filed with the state board of control Kveryone conversant with the situ ation knows that the board ot con trol, in building the new hospital for the purpose of getting more room for quartering the rapidly aging veteran# and their wlvas. was actuated by the best motives. A majority of the officers at the home are republicans, the board thus far absolutely refusing to "play pol ities” In appointing and retaining of ficials in any of the state Institu tion# The fact that Governor Bryan has come out In favor of property owner# anxious to continue collecting rental# from the old soldieis la looked upon with suspicion by many residents here as a pretext to force the board of control to oust republican office hold ers and replace them with "deserving democrats.'’ Aged Man Is Badly Burned ^ hile Lighting His Pipe "perlal Itlspatrh la The Omaha Her. Haul rice. Neb.. Oct. 18.—While lighting his pipe fur a morning smoke at hi* home eight miles northeast of Ueutrlce today, John Watjes. 87. was seriously burned on the chest, left aide and abdomen when the match ignited his clothing. It is thought he will recover. H oman Who W on S/wusc of Another After Balm Suit, Awarded Divorce Weal Point, Neb.. Oct. 1*.—Mrs. Rose R Wendt, who a few year* ago was defendant In a auit for alienation of affections brought by the wife of Arthur B. Went, wae granted a dl coroa from the latter In district court here thle week. Th# alienation suit «a« carried to the supreme court and the Plaintiff was awarded a judgment of $3,#00 again#! Ihe woman who later married the plaint iff» former hiislmnd. The rase was one of the most sensational dlvore# trials In the history of the county In the decree Just k>anted Mr#. Wendt, she was awarded $1,000 all ninny, custody of Ihelr children and $35 a month for their aupport. Mi Wandt 'figured In two divorce suits prior to the on# this week. 0 Hastings Girls Are Decorated at Frisco Meet Lqpion Emblem Pinned on Each Eadet by National Eommander Owsley— Receives Ovation. San Francisco, Cal., Oct. It—Nebras ka* girl cadet*, already flushed from basking in the limelight during the fifth annual convention of the Ameri can Legion here, rose to their great est triumph today when they were de corated by Alvin Owsley, national le gion commander, on the convention platform. Commander Ow-ley personally pin ned the legion decoration on the breast of each of the Hastings girls and their commander. VlaJ. Lawrence Jones, while a battery of cameras perpetuated the event and thousands of delegates and guests applauded. The decoration look place Just prior to the convening of the morning ses sion. \ The cadets performed last night before 15 000 gathered on the conven tion floor and gallery of the Knight* of Columbus show and dance. When their drill was completed they were accorded an ovation that lasted sev eral minutes. The cadets began establishing prec edents by parading aero** the con \entlon platform yesterday mornihg and set a second precedent in being decorated by the national commander, according to regular attendant* at1 legion conventions. Mayor Itolph lias given the girls the free.torn of the city and all offi cial legion cars have been placed at j their disposal. So prououneed a hit have the girls made that a movement is now on foot arising the 22 Nebraska delegates to have the cadets recognised as a per manent Institution of the stale de partment id the legion. Moat of the 360 visiting legion naires from Nebraska will leave for ilfcir home* at the conclusion of Fri day'* final session. In most cases they will take the route via Los An geles. permitting them a short stay there and in the Grand canyon. » Record Stork Shipment Handled at Sidney. Neb. Sidney. Neb.. t>uf. IB—At one time this week, there were 600 head of oat tla in the Sidney stockyard* for ship ment to St. Joseph. Mo., and *<*.' head of Cheyenne county h.>g* for ship ment to San Francisco. This i* a i ecord for hog shipment* from Chey enne county and the first time linos the "cow days" that so many cattle were shipped «t one time. Christian Ministerial Body Meets at Bethany Bethanyv. Neb.. Oct. IS—The Ne braska Ministerial association of the Christian churches of Nebraska met In annual session here. Dr. Adrian Nr wen a la the chief lecturer on the piogram. Dr. TS. M. Yocum of St. Louie also will give two addresses The Weather v For f4 hour*, ttulinf ? P m , October 14. > twniifnUMrr 44; 44 m»«n. &•: »or> m»l. 14 d#f trncv nine* .Iinuin I. t K Nolntt'o HhiwMIIi. tVroewf***. 7 * Hi . 44 Noon 4 7, T » 44 rr«>l|»l|«H»*n t*vhr» mol Htin«lr#»’1|b* Taml. A Tot*! 4(nc4 January l. s*Tl; I 4, llourl* Trn»>H*nil«rw ft t. m «* * * m. .4«| * • *14 <*« < • m ... 44 * a. m 4,’ 1W A TO 4 • II I W 1|l I is auon . SS 1 5: *.11 t f* t ; « »» U Klan Given Knockout by Legion Hooded Bands Are Branded Un-American in Resolution Mentioning No Name of Mob Order. Religious Point Raised San Francisco, Oct. 18—A verbal battle over pro-Ku KIux Klaa ar.d antl-klan reaolutlons, in which the press of the country was charged with trying to split the American Le gion «ver the klan question, raged for several hours at the fourth day's session of the fifth annual American Legion convention, resulting in adop tion of the "Michigan" anti klan reso lution which avoids using the name of the hooded order. A to.al of 5»33 delegates ^made it know 11 tiiat while the legion objects to the klan order. It will not de fiounce it through a resolution which calls a spade a spade. With equal force it voted down a resolution the Oklahoma delegates introduced to offset a denunciatory resolution of fered by Charles F. Kendrick of San Francisco. The resolution, which was carried by a roar of "ayea" to the weak cry of a score of "noes." was as follows: Declared l n-Americaii. "Resolved, by the American Legipn In national convention assembled that we consider aqy Individual, group of individuals or organization which creates or fosters racial, religjpus or class strife among our people, or which takes into their own hands the enforcement of law, determination of guilt or infliction of punishment, to lie un-American, a menace to our lib erties and destructive of our funda mental law, and be it further "Resolved, that we consider suv h action by any individual, group or organization, to be inconsistent with the ideals and purposes of the Amer ican Legion." The Kendrick resolution, which wan lost on a roll call vote, SI 3 to HI. with 36 not voting, was as follow*; Re*oIved. that the Ku Klux Klan is an organiaztton which Is destruc tive to American principles and ideal*, and Is unfair to hundreds of thou sands of our comrades In arms dur ing the world war. This convention. ' therefore, most unequivocally de nounce* the Ku Klux Klan as being an un-American organization and un worthy of membership by loya! American citizen*." Nebraska. Iowa Split. Major Kendrick cast a lone ballot for his resolution in the California delegation, .the other 36 delegates voting no. The Nebraska delegatee voted 1 for and J1 against the Kend rick resolution; Iowa voted 45 in fs vor of it and I against. The Oklahoma resolution, voted % down, was submitted by E. W. Whit ney of Oklahoma, who stated he was a member of the klan, The reeolu tion follows • "Whereas, the Con vent.on of the American Legion recognises the right* of the members thereof to then own free opinion iu matters of re ligion and politic*, and "Whereas, the basis of inetnbv ship in the American Legion is sen ice. irrespective of the religion oi politic* of the members, now, ther fore, be It resolved, that For "Tolerance, pood W i|l.“ "The America* Legion adhere? te its original purpose and stands for the sendee man irrespective of be lief m religion or politic* and wel comes all such to its fold. Tliat wit. in ibis foM the question of such be lief or affiliation be never raised to the lneudii e or hurt of any one. but thin the spirit of tolerance and good nil! he extended to all. irrespective of their belief in or adherence to ' :tnj society or organization whatsc * e«'er, so long sa the same does not i on flirt with allegiunee to God and the government of the t'uited States. Major Kendrick accused the 1+ gionnaires of "pussy footing" on the Ku Klux Klait question ard an nounced that he was there "to teai the mask off things and sec Just w here we are. Far be It from me to inject into the contention a religious issue However, much as 1 desire that such not be the case, there is » religious Issue here and there has '■een one for more thou two years. The only wSy to meet the t.-sue U u* nteet |t sqtfu-ely. meet it face to face, the same as we met other issues in times gone by. "We can't pussyfoot in this or ganisation and get anywhere. l«i tear the mask off of things and see Just where w-e are. "You all know just as well as l do, what happened In New Orleans. You know perfectly well that Bill (William) 1 vegan'a candidacy was proposed down there and the most important factor regarding him was his religion." Major Kendrick withdrew the state ment when it was objected to b\ California delegates and said: "1 withdraw the statement that you a" know it and merely that I know It and let me get a little -lower to home with you. In Kansas City my name was proposed throughout the con vention as candidate for commander and all sales 1 fetmd my religion «nt of vital Interest to men ‘n deciding whether they should or should no: consider me as a possible command er. "This is not a small matter io some little village. It has got so that s great state had to declare martial law becouae of It and other slates are considering the quwstlou in a gtfeat statewide wsv and it U hlgu lime that the American legion, if It stand* for the things ft say* r stands for. if it has what w« thought It had it| the war. if It has courage on both ends of «hs gun. If It has that. It will stand up and stop uuum - footing and com* out fn the open shout these things that are dent trac tive to out American government an to our conslltutter