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t a WEATHER FORECAST Nebraska—Generally fair Mondays Nfclt STATE H1ST01* " # not mark change in temperature. ICAL SOC UN IV L l^frV * DLD& LINCOLN NEl^111 --—---trr VOL. 53-NO. 121. Entarnd u Saconil-Claaa Matlar May 19. 1998. at OMAHA MONDAY NOVEMRER 5 1 Q23 * •> Mall «l Vaar): Dally and ttaday. Id: Sunday. 12 Jh. *IIMa tka «t» raan. rnmn PPMTQ Id Omaha and Connell Bluffs PNb £,X* Omaha P. 0. Uadar Act af Marsh S. 1979. W.YiArirt, iVlWih I , KJ V EilVIDCilV O, l»<SO. Oafalda tha 4«h Zona (I raar): Oallyand Baaday. Ill; Saaday aaly. M iWU V/iiXN lO Flan Canla (laawhara Coolidge’s ‘Dry’ Plan Is Given Out Federal Forceg to Try “Pre ventive Enforcement” Whil<; States Will Handle Ac tual Violators. 200,000 Officers to Aid By (nlxr-nl Service. Washington. Nov. 4.—The policy of the Coolidge administration for the enforcement of the Volstead law was outlined in a formal statement by Prohibition Commissioner Koy A. Haynes, today. Under the plan the federal govern ment would devote its energies-large to preventive enforcement, while ■i^Kaving to the states the task of look ing after minor violations of the law such as Individual bootlegging, moon Bhining, etc. Commissioner Haynes said: "The fede>al government will make every effort to carry out a program - of co-ordination. The federal gov ernment will assume and discharge '• its full obligation to the limit of Its ability. There are certain phases of the enforcement of the prohibition law for which the federal govern ment is entirely responsible and oth ers for which the states should as- I eume responsibility. lne former, or preventive en forcement, Includes supervision of permits, withdraws Is, ^concentration of bonded whisky, supervision of beverages and industrial alcohol plants, etc.” Pointing out the task that this phase of the undertaking Imposes up on the federal authorities. Commis sioner Haynes said,there are 123.813 permits of all classifications In effect, all of which require careful watching. The bulk of these permits are for the manufacture and withdrawal of bonded whisky for medicinal pur manufacture of cereal beverages, or poses and for export and for the near beer. ' These authorized activities must be ' kept under careful surveillance to 1 prevent the liquor from leaking into • illicit channels and to see that the near beer, which is made by the same 1 process that produces the genuine article, does not lose the "near" be- 1 ^fore it goes out of the brewery. Mr. 1 ^^Traynes said: 1 "These are but a few Illustrations of 'preventive enforcement.' It will 1 be seen that these activities might quite properly require most of the time and energy of the federal force.” ‘ If the state, municipal and county authorities may be depended upon in the main to care for minor vio lations, the "dry” chief declared, ‘‘th»n the federal forcea will be more free to deal with the larger conspir acy violations and border problems and to assail the Illegal traffic at the source." Good progress, Haynes asserted, already has been made In many sec- 1 tions in this work of co-ordination. An inquiry made through the federal prohibition directors in the various states has shown there are 200,000 policemen, sheriffs and deputies, state prohibition officers and other officers authorized to m%ke arrests and un der oathe to uphold and enforce the federal constitution. This potent'al army’s manifest duty, according to the commission er, is to look after violations of the ‘‘dry” law while the "federal force of but 1,522 agents, are all needed ' cn the 'preventive' phase of the ■work.” Haynes’ statement concludes: “If this great army could join bands with the prohibition agents, as was obviously intended by the framers of the 18th amendment and of the Volstead act, no provision be ing made for the building up of a great national constabulary, this ^^fajountry could be combed of violators who now slip through because hands are not Joined.” Gas Hose Disconnected; 4 in Family Asphyxiated New York, Nov. 4.—Four persons were foi^gtl asphyxiated by gas In a tWpstory private dwelling In Brook lyn today. The dead are Mrs. Margaret O'Brien, a widow: her d aughter and ■on and her brother In law, Lawrence OtBrien. , The house was filled with gas, es caping from a hose which had be come dlsconected from a stove heater. In a bedroom on the upper floar the police found another daughter. 10 yearg old. She was still alive and by means of arlificlal respiration was brought back to consciousness. Yellow Gah Head to Speak at Club Lunch Wednesday Ham ftouser of the Yellow Cab company, who burns more gasoline than any man In Omaha, and who gives more people rides than any prominent citizen, will address the Omaha Rotary club at Its meeting Wednesday noon In Hotel Fontenells, on the subject of his favorite occu pation. Mr. Houser began life In an Iowa ■village. M ins Aurelia Tinley New Altruea Club Secretary Miss Aurelia Tinley was elected secretary of the Altruaa club at the meeting In Council Bluffs Hhe Will fill the vacancy created by the gesignallon of Miss Freda Khrensteln, who was Injured In a fall down a flight of stairs several wteks ago • ud still is recuperating. t \ Brings Treaty Made by Germany With U. S. Bringing back with him a draft of the first commercial and consular treaty negotiated between Germany and the United States since the War. Dr. Otto Wiedfeldt, ambassador to the United States from Germany, ar rived aboard the 8? S. Resolute. Campaign Heads for Community Chest to Meet Majors and Captains Will Outline Plans at Meeting at Brandeis Restaurant Today. A meeting of the majors and cap tains—60 of them—who will have charge of the 600 workers In the Community Chest campaign, Novem ber 19 to 26. will be held at noon to day at the Brandels restaurant. The captains will report the names of their workers at this meeting. The campaign is for $402,000 to meet the expenses of Omaha’s philan thropic and social welfare agencies for 1924. A meeting of the women majors will be held Wednesday noon at the Uni versity club. Mrs. W. J. Hynes and Mrs. C. M. Wilhelm will have charge of the meeting. Talks will be made by J. E. Davidson, director of the campaign, and Henry Monsky, acting chairman of the permanent chest committee and Omaha Welfare federa tion. Mrs. Hynes and Mrs. Wilhelm and Director Davidson spent Sunday divid ing the residential districts of the city into sections. Eight hundred women under the direction of 27 majors will canvass the residential sections. A minimum of $5 should be given by every family In the city "who does not take charity," was the opinion voiced by the campaign' committee. “This does not mean that persons re siding in Dundo<osnnd other similar districts should>me $6," said Director Davidson. "More than that will be expected from them. Every family, however, can afford to give $5, spread over a year, to aid those less fortunate than they are." $5 Reductoin in Rent In Made by Austin Apartment Another Omaha apartment an nounces a reduction in rent. It Is the Austin apartments. Thir tieth and Davenport streets, owned by the Drake Realty company, which controls and operates a large num ber of other apartments. The reduc tion Is $6 a month. According to Alfred J. Means, Drake rental manager, reductions may also be made on some other apartments. |A11 Speed jRecords in Air Broken I — ! Lieut. Alford J. Williams Sets I Pace of 266.6 Miles an Hour Over Three-Kilometer Course. Previous Mark 259.16 By A*t»uelatctl Pres*. Mitchel Field, N. V., Nov. 4.—I.ieut. Alford J. Williams and Lieut. Harold J. Brow, navy air men, today fought a speed duel in the air, and Williams won after both had smashed world records. Williams, former pitcher for the New York Giants, captured the record of 259.16 miles an hour set by Brow last Friday over a three-kilometer course, lost it again to Brow and re captured It Just as dusk w’as setting in. Williams' unofficial time, which re mains to be homologated, was an average of 266.6 miles an hour over a three-kilometer course. Brow, how ever, traveled faster than ever mortal man had, doing one leg with the wind at a rate of 274.2 miles an hour. Williams today twice Just escaped death, once diving at more than 250 miles an hour to within 10 feet of the ground. His second escape came tho last time he flew the course, when he darted straight through a squad ron of five Martin bombers Just ar riving at the field from Aberdeen, Md. A large crowd watched the com rades wage their friendly war and some apprehensions were expressed lest the rivals be parted if they con tlnued tomorrow without time for their Curtiss navy machines to be thoroughly overhauled after the se vere strain to which they have been subjected In the last few days. Under a fair Indian summer sky, the two planes of bright marine blue were wheeled out on the field. Wil liams climbed into his seat and in a few seconds was In the air. When he/landed he had captured Brow’s laurels. Brow shook hands, offered con gratulations and then hopped into his own ship. When he descended, it waa 'Williams’ turn to dispense the congratulations. This he did more heartily, "Guess I'll have to take it away from you again tomorrow, Harold," he said. Then he Jumped into a bigger ship for an exhibition flight over the Bronx, from which he halls. But the lure of the game was too much for him and the home folks had to wait. He craned his neck out of the cock pit, looking at the almost cloudless sky, and then leaped to the ground, tearing off his uniform coat. In shirt sleeves, and with only a helmet, he climbed Into his racer again. Awsy he went and when he came down, he was again champion. "Great work, Al,” cried Brow, ’’Well, Harold, we’re having lots of fun, anyway," replied his rival as the t^ro clasped hands. Then Williams looked around for his coat, collar and lie. The tie for a moment was lost, and this seemed to concern him muqji more than hla two narrow esrapes’from dearth. Again correctly garbed, he climbed Into another machine snd aped away towards the Bronx for his exhibition flight. Coolidge Chrysanthemum Is Finest in the Land When Mrs. Calvin Coolidge visited the Agricultural department’s annual chrysanthemum show in Washington, as the guest of Secretary and Mrs. Wallace, she was honored and sur prised by the announcement that the prize chrysanthemum of the exhibi tion had been named the "Grace Coolidge chrysanthemum." This Is the rare beauty that will bear the name of the first lady of the land. SUNNY SIDE UP Dr. Dexter D. King of York In town to arrange for some big doings for the Odd Fellow*. Achieved dis tinction In the medical corps over seas and I* a lender In American Le gion activities. Says a peculiar habit was contracted by majority of men In the service; a peculiar flexing mo tion of the right wrist, followed by a thrusting sidewise motion of the hand and a peering squint in the eyes. Habit still strong after five years back home, John W, Titman of York, superin tendent of Odd Fellows home In that city. Scores of little folk under hla charge, and that will expluln why he is always so good natured and so In terested in the kiddles. Doing a won derful work without anv ostentation. John Is a hig man In a big job. And to think there wasn't a handy haaeball bat! Young man at schools psgear.t took small mirror from vest pocket. Put some sort of stuff on hi* eyebrow* and smoothed them down; gave careful attention small pimple on chin; combed glossy hnlr back; arranged scarf;' retired mirror to pocket and finished by polishing nailn on coat, sleeve. To the Municipal auditorium Fri day evening to see a wonderful pagenpt. Reminded of that time morn than 30 years ago when good Omahnn* wore a little brick on their bosoms, same denoting fact they had bought a brick for Auditorium Were one myself, but. failed to locate per sonal brick In building. Ou the way to pageant saw one man who waa evidently wearing hi* brick In hi* hat. City Clerk Boss!* urging ua to buy coal now. Doubtless many like me. Keel the Impulse but lack the Im petus. A crowded street car on Karnnm. Krall elderly woman boarda car and looks around for scat. Young fellow seated by side of well decorated girl makes move to arise and give elderly woman hla sent. Well decorater) young thing restrains him. If that young fellow has nny serious Inten tions would advise him to make sud den revision. Thsre I* a private dining room In a well known Omaha cafe, where men charged with the responsibility of looking after the Interests of one of the biggest factors In the west are wont to meet and lunch Dong Im agined that they devoted the lunch eon hour to discussion of weighty subjects. Invited to lunch with them the other day, and discovered that principle topic of discussion wa* golf principal topic of discussion. Enjoyed the lunch and company, but rilsap pointed In chief topic discussed Never played golf. Kelt stymied all th» time. Couldn't get teed up. Hlmply run not accustom myself to grabbing a trny imd walking the rout* In n cafeteria. Tiled It again yesler day and caught myself In the act of trying to tip me By the way, la there a rafe In Omaha where they don’t put a lot of that goorv stuff In the bowl with the baked apple? W, M. VL Pleasing Surprises by “Queens of Paris” Pleasing surprises await at the Gayety, where the Queens of Paris opened with a Saturday matinee. The Six Rockets from Belgium, girls all, put on a whirlwind athletic dance, concluding with a musical trio clev erly pedaled from strings of sleigh belli). Rosa Roselia and Ann Myers possess voices as well as figures, and their vocal numbers win deserved ap plause. Miss Myers puts over a couple of unusually clever "blues’’ songs, and Miss Myers' rendition of T Wish I Was the Kid That Played With Chaplin," assisted by a win some chorus, was a decided hit. The Frasier trio present a clever musical specialty and Messrs. Hamp. Calla han and Myers form a trio of com edians that keep thp fun up to con cert pitch all the time. Stunning cos tuming, clever scenic effects and a chorus that Is really worthy of tho costuming, individually and collective ly, make up an entertainment unusu ally worth while. It may not be out of place to mention the canine member of the company. He didn't say a word but dfd win merited ap plause for his acting. The Queens of Paris sing well enough to entertain the blind, but the pleasure Is greatly enhanced by the possession of good eyesight. Only 90’ Students v Now at Bellevue; No New Ones Come By June 1 Will Either Be Abandoned or Convert ed Into Industrial - Home. The vocational school at Bellevue by next June will either be abandoned entirely or converted Into an Indus trial home for ex soldiers, according to word said to emanate from Wash ington. The reason for this Is that the ob ject for which It was established Is nearing accomplishment. A year ago it had 150 students. Today It has only 90 and no new ones are com ing In. Nat Dewell, Omaha commercial photographer, who ha* been In structor in photography and printing at the school. resigned because there are no more student! In photography or printing. x "I resigned because I didn't want to take any salary when there was no work for me to do." said Dewell. The Bellevue school Is employed only to find out what vocation each man Is best fitted for. Men stay there from two months to a year, j They try varlous.thlngs, and, when It is finally determined what they ( are best fitted to do, they are sent to some other school for their In- J struction. If the school should bs converted Into an Industrial home It will house ex-soldiers who are too disabled to follow any vocation. Teachers Name Delegates to Nebraska Association The Second district convention of the Nebraska State Teachers' conven tlon elected the following to the dele gate assembly of representative# of the six district# which now comprise the state association: J. G. Masters, Msry Austin, Jsssle TOsrne, Alice C. Peterson. Belle M. Ryan, Leon O. Smith, Martha Phil lip*. Avis Roberts, J. L. McCrory, R M. Marrs, E. E. McMillan and Ida A. Jones, Omaha; R. R Magee, Columbus; Mrs. Kern Neill, David City; A. H. Waterhouse, Fremont; C. A. Spacht, Nebraska City; O. L. Webb, David City; J. E. Marsh, Fre mont; H. L. Caswell, Auburn; Ber tha Bishop, Pupllllon; B. H. Groves, FaJI# City; W. H. Brokan, Arlington; W. N. Delrell, Peru; Grace McLain. Omaha; R. T. Fpsnot, Schuyler; W. II. Plourd, Fullerton; A. F. Becker, Papllllon; 8. E. Thompson, Omaha; C. T. Andrews, Osceola, Alpha C. Peterson, Plattsmouth; R. B. Bedell, Ashland; T. A. Adams, Wahoo; George DeWolf, Plattsmouth. The delegate assembly of the stgte sssoelatlon trsnsaet# the more Impor tant business of the six district ssso elatlon#. Father’s Diploma Issued in 1861 Hangs in Office An Interesting document hangs In the office of Dr. Donald Macrae, Jr. It le the graduation diploma Issued to hla father In 1861 at the Univer sity of Edinburgh In Hcotland ami bears thn signature of 14 doctors. The name of his father Is Inscribed j as "Donaldum McRae, Scotum," a former spelling of the name. State Official Hurt in Car Crash Will Recover Tocatello, Idaho, Nov. 4 —Nelson Story, Jr., lieutenant governor of Montana, who whs brought to the General hospital at Pocatello this morning, following an automobile Hi dden! near McCsmtnon, Idaho, y»s terday afternoon, In which Id* wife wn* killed and Mr Story aerlously Injured, will recover, according to physicians. Kxtra'litinn Is Denied. Pn rnint*nto, Nov. II (Jovern • *r RlrhirdROti today th tiled the ap plication of th* atato of Illlnnln for nn extradition warrant to return Mr*. Ida McCormick from l«ng Anp« h * to Chicago on n charge of rmltoxH* rnant. Mrs. McCormick recent I v wan r*l*ita*d on h writ of habana corpus granted by a L.ga Angelas court. i Report on Wheat Goes to Coolidge Meyer and Mondell Propose Reduced Production of Bread Grain and Co Operative Marketing. Hopeful for Industry Washington, Nov. 4—Both produc tion and marketing mathods must be revised if there is to be an adequate solution of the wheat problem, in the opinion of the war finance corpora tion investigators who recently toured the wheat growing areas at the re quest of President Coolidge. In a 5.000 word report to the presi dent, made public tonight, the two corporation directors said that' not only should there he an Improved marketing system, but that steps should be taken to adjust American production in times of world over production. Already the directors, Eugene Meyer, Jr., and Frank W. Mondell, have talked over their findings with Mr. Coolidge and it has been Indi cated that after further conferences with private interests concerned, the proposals advanced in the report may form the basis of a definite adminis tration policy of relief. Whether legislation will be ready for presentation at the opening of the next congress however, remains un determined. Seek lasting Solution. The report warned against too much sympathy and emotion In work ing out the problem and urged main tenance of "a thoroughly rational at titude" in efforts to alleviate dis tress. It added that countless means of attaining the end long sought were laid before the two officials in vari ous conferences but most of them were rejected as cures likely to prove more damaging than the disease. What Is l^nured, said the report, la a sound econdtpic solution that will be permanent. "We feel as a result of our trip,” the report continued, “that the solu tion of the whest problem lies along two lines: First the adjustment of production to American needs if the world market Is over-supplied from other producing countries at lower prides than are satisfactory to the American producer under prevailing conditions, and, second, the develop ment of an improved marketing sys tem such as we believe can be brought about by the organization of the producers of the country for the purpose of marketing their wheat under the co-operative marketing plan, making It unnecessary to rely so completely upon the uncertain functioning of the speculative public contract market. Seen as More Hopeful. "It is relatively easy to detect the propose la of those who seek to exploit agricultural dlstrees for their own political purposes. But It Is far more difficult to deal with the proposals of sincere and honest-minded people who seek to solve problems by short cuts which are unsound and which there fore, are bound to be Ineffective." The two officials said their study of agricultural conditions gave them a more hopeful feeling regarding the future of the industry "than many erf those^ interested In certain linen of production are Inclined to believe." Their report alao declared that the higher brackets of the federal income aurtaxea should be reduced and the privilege of issuing tax exempt securi ties abolished. Among the plana for aolvlng the wheat problem given the two officials, these were set out In the report as the more Important; An Increase In the wheal tariff. Government price fixing, accom panied hy the necessary control *f the wheat trade. Government purchase of the so called surplus with the view of ex porting It to foreign countries. Distribu/ion of which it was stated was a profit made by the grain corporation during ita ex istence. Modification of fhe present Im migration laws so as to provide for tlie selective admission of a larger supply of lalair. Organlration and development of co-operative when trnarl,cling as sociations. The report discussed various pro posals at length, but went Into more detail with rcsix'ct to cooperative marketing. It declared tn conclusion that even when* sentiment exists for thrt purchase of the surplus or for price fixing there was general admts slon that a plan contemplating order ly marketing "Is an essential snd fundamental factor" In arriving at a solution. In th« view of the two offi cials it provides the only method hy which the producer can avoid to any extent reliance upon the speculator whom the report described as the "key man" In the industry at present. (’apt. Kilian Assigned Here. Capt James A. Kilian, son of Col. T. N. Kilian of the first Nebraska Infantry In 1X9R. has been assigned to l"ne Sixty sixth cavalry division, organized reserves of the Seventh corps a-ea In Omaha. Captain Klllnn Is a graduate of the Tiplvmlt.v of Missouri nod of the ■ unity school basic course In 1111. inning the year. Captain Klllnyi served In various capacities. Including bat tery commander In the One Hundred Twent y seventh field artillery, com pany commander In the Sixty fourth Pioneer Infantry and saw duty at Hoboken, N .1 . In charge of the officer#1 section and warehouse, 9 -—-e War Heroine Sues Sister for Alleged Theft of Prince’s Love E&Ae-anJLt*ft^f.' -tJ&ZAi• «->•■< I Princess Nicholas von der LlppeLlpskl. 37, formerly the Immensely rich Mrs. Wendell Phillips, New York society leader, who married Prince Nicholas von der Lippe-Lipskl, 30, page to the late cxar. haa filed suit in New York city for 1100,000 against her sister, Mrs. Gertrude Schroeder, a widow, whose husband left her very wealthy. The princes# charges her sister with alienating the affections of her royal husband, declaring she found his clothing In Mrs. Schroeder’s luxurious apartment. The princeee. before her marriage, served In the Women's Overseas Foreign Service hoe pitals in France and was severely wounded at Verdun. She received numer ous decorations for valor. Her only son. an American aviator, was killed in an accident In France. Scar Face Billy, Monster Pet Pickerel, Is Chummy With Dry Creek Rancher Kind Treatment After Wound Inflicted by Carp Fisherman Eight Years Ago Makes Finny Wanderer Real Friend of Benefactor O'Neill, Neb.. Nor. I.—Scar Fare Billy, monster p£t Dickered belonging lb Frank Barrett, Dry cseek ranch man near here, haa come up from hla Dry and Spring creek aummer hunting streams to hibernate in the big reservoir tank of the ranch's •took watering system. As, for many yeana past, the Mg fish was lifted from the shallow watera at the head of Spring creek a few days ago and carried In the arms of his master to ths reaervoir near the ranch build Inga, there to remain until next spring, when he again will be turned I out to keep the carp and other sucker fish from destroying the spawn In the game fish spawning beds of the upper reaches of Spring creek. Scar Face Billy, one of the few pet came fish in America, gets his name from a long white scar which runs diagonally across his nose from be low the right eye to a point Just above the left nostril. It was re reived eight years ago, when he was struck by the spear of a carp fiah erman and nearly killed. He was found, stunned and bleeding, by hla present master a few hours later snd taken to the ranch buildings and ten derly nursed back to health and vigor. The warm frlendahlp which sprang up between the two during the period of convalescence has rip ened Into a real affection, and now the big fish will swim beside hie master as the latter mows along the stream's bank, and catch the panic stricken frogs which spring from In front of the mower sickle Into the water. Billy weighed 17 3 4 pounds when placed In winter quarten recently, and as he weighed two and one-half pounds when rescued eight years ago. his age Is estimated by fish experts at about 11 years. His length la 3*1-4 Inches and he Is not growing as fast the last seversl years as when young er, but gradually Is becoming corpu lent. lie now measures II Inches around the waist, hut this will be somewhat reduced when he comes out of his winter lethargy next spring Ills extreme antipathy to carp which Is probably due to being mis taken for one hv the spearman eight veare ago. began to develop soon after his recovery from hts Injuries and when he was placed temporarily in a small pond near the ranrh buildings to regain hts strength. The pond was thickly Infested with them and Hilly made life miserable for the "leather sides'' when not being fed frogs by his master. , The needle like teeth of the picker el, eloping backward, then were aboul a quarter of an Inch long, and the three rowe In eech Jaw were weapons cajiahle even then of Inflicting fatal w-ounda upon hla victims They since have kept pace with his growth, tin ill now he can successfully combat a muskrat, which Is some fighter. Mr Barrett was quick to appreciate the aversion of the pickerel to carp and to capitalise It. He placed the fish In Spring creek, a groat spawn lug bed for game fish, snd by feed Ing tt on frogs each da.v. cemented its frlendahlp. which had first been aroused by stroking Its head and scratching Its sides The pickerel la ns appreciative of these caresses as a pel pig. and In the summer will come up to the stream hank for pelting whenever Its master approaches tt la wary of others, however, and will not permit them to handle It. In fact, aeveral have received lacerating wounds on the hands In attempting to do no. ^Th# Idea of placing the big fish in the tank each winter first was con ceived in 1915. when an early freeze prevented Billy from going from Spring creek to deeper water and It wa* feared that he would be frozen in. Since then he has showed up each fall when he feels th* winter drowsiness coming on. All local fishermen who frequent th* shores of the Elkhorn and its tributaries. Dry creek and Spring creek, realize th# grand work Scar Face Billy le doing as a carp exter minator, and refrain from toss ing spocnhooks or pork rind baits at him. Golden Rule Day * on December 2 Coolidgr Ask* People to Fore go Sunday Dinner to Aid Refugee Children. By ralftml Service. Washington, Nov. 4 —President Coclidge today endorsed th# plan for observing "golden rule Sunday" throughout th# United States, Decem ber 1. On this day people will be called upon to forego their usual Sunday dinner and aat Instead the frugal ra tion of tha parentless refugee chil dren of Greece. Armenia. Syria and Palestine, giving th* difference in cost to th* relief of these boys and gtrla President Coolidge'a endorsement was expressed In the following letter to the near east relief, which bandies contributions: "It Is with a good deal of satisfac tion that I commend your proposal to obaerr# an International golden rule dinner Sunday, on th# Jd of De cember. 1993 I feel sure that this suggestion will meet with very wide spread approval and will bring more closely to mind the charitable require ments of those who are prosperous to those who are In adversity. It sug gest# not only a practical method for help, but the highest expression of sympathy, hy sharing for a lime the privations of others ” Fourteen European nations, ac cording to the near east relief organ! xatlon's announcement, will "Join Mr roolldge In hacking the golden rule." Missouri Vallry Woman Dies Missouri Valley, la., Nov. 3—Mrs. Georg* H Wilson died here today. She Is survived by her hushand and several children, all of whom are her a. The Weather Fi'r J4 hour* • ndlng ? t m N<*t#i» h*r 4. TVwi*ml iifB. lllgh»at. 44 U>n#*r 54 moan. 41 uor m») 44 Total «icru •itno January 1 j RHaitv# Humidity, p#rc*ntag#—f a m . 1 *4 «i*«b 71 ; 7 y «*» . i \ PrtclgttAlton. In< h»* and hundredth* | Total A Total ■.nr# January l. IMt, •»a« **# 1 lo Hourly Trmiu-mturp# A ». m 90 | m m 44 • n. m 9\ turn ? *. m 9A 9 O m 47 I • n. M 94 4 »v m 44 • »m 9? 9 n. n% i: 14 t. n 4# a n n* 4 \ Hum 49 1 t». hi 4A II BOOB ... «« • *. m.44 I Poincare Is Still Firm in Stand Belgium to Withdraw All Support From Rhineland Republic and Favors Hughes’ Proposal. Define French Position By I'nitenul Service. Paris, Nov. 4.—Premier Poincare's refusal to adopt the Hughes scheme for a committee of expert* to go Into the reparations question, has created a Franco-Belgian spilt. The schism between the two na tions who defied foreign opinion by entering the Ruhr looks so serious to many observers that they believe a definite break Is Imminent. According to the Quotidlen, three grave differences have arisen between Premiers Poincare and Theunis: 1. —Belgium contests France'* In tention to restrict the experts' in quiry. 2. —Belgium has decided to with draw all support from the Rhineland republic movement, which has been given strong French backing, moral and otherwise. 3-—Belgium believes the experts should consider a reduction of Ger many's total debts to the allies. The final point is expected to be the rock on which the Franco-Belgian alliance will finally split. By Associated Press. Brlve. France, Nov. 4 —Premier Poincare, speaking at the unveiling of a monument to the war dear at Brive today, again defined his posi tion as regards German reparations. He did not show the slightest varia tion in his speech from his previous declarations. M. Poincare made no direct refer ence to the question of limitation of the powers of the expert committee. , which has been the subject of much argument during the past two or three days. In fact, he never re ferred directly to the United States, except when he said he had made it a point to leave no room for ambig uity on these matter* in the inter ests of France and “the allies nr.d I associates “ Whenever he used the word ' capacity’’ the premier always placed the word “present' before It. The premier said the experts c-m mittee of the reparation commission must not be permitted to become the Indirect mean* of raising the quee tion of the amount of Germany's debt, nor must France be despoiled of her guarantees prior to the total pay ment of rpaoitarsfe J2'*S ment of reparations. Slick to Treaty. J France, M. Poincare said. would remain within ^he framework of thf treaty "before-,' during and after" the work of th* expert* committee. In hi* epeecr. M Poincare dealt with what he called "Germany* ibraxen propaganda attempt" to bring | about Anglo-Saxon pity by Issuing 0 j lustrated leaflta showing it had paid in cash and kind to an amount of 5«.000,000,000 gold mark*. He quot ed th* reparation commission's stat istics putting the amount paid at un der t. 000.000,000 gold marks, of which France, he said, had only re eelred 244,000.000 net above the ex penses of the army of occupation and advance*. With a seeming touch of ecorn. M. Poincare dismissed the British not* with reference to an Independent Rhineland'by remarking that he was unable to grasp the reasoning of It. which appeared to him contrary to the principles of th* rights of th# people*. Protection No4 Promised. "Wa never promised to protect th* German constitution against th* Ger mans. nor even th# unity tf oh# retch; and th# Initiatives taken by th* Germanic states do not excuss ths *11 Is# from obssrvtng toward ons an other th# treaty they signed," he declared. "It la now more than four year* since Germany solemnly undertook at ' sreaille* to repair th# damage sli# caused. It accepted the figure of Its debt as detsrmtned by the com mission on reparations and ^rrce.1 to give this commission an order for 100,000,000.000 gold marks aa th* minimum of its guarantee. But once th# signature* were given, lta only sort has been to avoid paying. Fortunately, the prymtsr continued. 4he reparation committee exists and It* conscientious invest igation* Showed ttie total paid to the end of June. 1*21. wa* *.S4».*11.000 gold marks, of which 0,2**,001.000 w « cash for division among the allies. Franc* had received in cash and kind, Including armistice deliveries and the value of th* Sarre mines, f.1*2.4*2.000 gold marks, from which must be deducted 1 *0* 4*4 000 for the cost occupation and advances, so that there remained only a little more than 244,000.000 marks. "Compare that with what we paid tn 1*70." the premier exclaimed Rain and Snow Make Road* Impassaldr Near Sidney 8-dnev, Neb., Nov*. I - The rva--* of Chevron# county ate In the worst condition ever known, due to th# rains and snows of the past month. For four weeks the fa, >err havw found It impossible to get Into their field* for any purpose and a* a re suit, threshing and corn picking h*» been delayed Teams could not haul i «n empty wagon in the corn fields and roads were such that the win-A [ could nol be hauled to town.