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=■™ - . the Omaha ftgrning Bee VOL. 53—NO. 127. * ™3« “ Tt£T XT'S 1WV,! OMAHA, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1923.* Si,.IT.,1/. \Ti.r ft "A.W ..VT^.V,t.,? fl/TS TWO CffNTS * •rT*'£S.cS2l£*" __ ■ -- _ Tribute Is Paid Dead by Coolidge Wreath Is Laid on Tomb of Unknown Soldier to Mem« ory of Those Who Died That End Might tome. Rosebud From Women Washington, Nov. 11.—President Coolldge laid a wreath today on the tomb of the Unknown “Soldier at Ar lington as the Armistice day tribute of the American people to the mem ory of “those who did not see, but died that the end might come." The act of tribute to the dead of the world >var was performed by the chief with little ceremony and in strict accord with the custom estab lished a year ago by President Hard ing. Several thousand people attended services held at Arlington in the me morial amphitheater in the afternoon any many more gathered on nearby slopes heard the service of song, prayer and address through ampli fiers mounted on the top of the struc ture. Bishop William McDowell of the Methodist Episcopal church made the principal address, an appeal to the American people to keep the faith with the time, when .he tendency is strong “to lapse back on to ordinari ness of aspiration, Into complacency of soul, when the glory of conflict has passed. "Idealism so often fails In the long pull, In the patient and creative en durance to the end, in the days that •how no heroism but only toil and effort. Bishop McDowell said. "That is the test that is upon us now," Brief ceremonies were held at ths the tomb of the Unknown Soldier, at the conclusion of the amphitheater services and numerous veterans' or ganizations’ added their wreaths to ttie mound of tributes which grew steadily higher from the time the president laid the ^national wreath.’’ Leaving the White House at 10, Mr. Coolldge arrived at Arlington before many of the thousands, who gath ered there in observance of the fifth anniversary of the ending of the world conflict. He was accompanied by Mrs. Coolldge, his military and •^Wival aides, and Secretary Weeks of the War department and Acting Sec retary Roosevelt of the Navy depart ment. The party entered the cemetery at the south gate, where an escort of cavalry awaited and drove along the wide avenue from which stretch on either side, row on row, the world war dead who were brought home to rest. The motor cars Slatted near the memorial amphitheater, and the chief executive and his party ad lanced on foot to the tomb of th«> Unknown Soldier, about which stood an honor guard of marines at atten tion. The president stopped a few feet in front of the tomb with Secretary Weeks to his right and Secretary Roosevelt to his left. Then, with heads uncovered and with the presi dent bearing the wreath, a masalvo circle of white chrysanthemums, the three walked to the tomb and the president laid the floral tribute on Its marble top. Mr. Cbolldge stood with bowed head for a minute and then Raised his hand in salute to the hon bred dead. The president was turning to leave, when Mrs. Coolidge stepped to. the tornb and laid beside the wreath a white rosebud, the special tribute of American womanhood to the un known dead. President and Mrs. Coolldge, upon their return td the city, went to tho First Congregational church, whero they participated in Armistice day services and heard a sermon by the ^yuiastor, Rev. Jason Noble Pierce, on ihe subject: “Lest We Forget.” Lincoln Fireman Sues for $50,000 for life’s Affection Lincoln, Nov. 11.—Herman H. Mey ers, a member of the Lincoln fire department, today filed suit In the district court for fr>0,000 damages from J. H. Castle, charging the latter witty alienation of the affections of Meyers’ wife. His petition represents l.'astle as a man of wealth. Meyers was arrested Friday following an altercation In which he Is alleged to have knocked Castle down with a piece of gagplpe when he asserts lie found Castle and Mrs^Mevers riding together. He says Castle attempted to shoot him, hut the revolver fail ed to explode. Son of General Wood Will Wed Show Girl; Loves at First Siffht Lancaster, Pa., Nov. 11.—Leonard Wood, Jr., announced that he will wed Dolores Graves, comedienne In the Wood Stock company, next Wednesday. Miss Graves Is a .Sari Francisco girl who has been playing the lend ing role in the company which dis banded. “I met her In a New York hoiking office," Wood said, "when I was se lecting the cast for my first, produc tion. It was a case of love at first light Just like in the plays.” * Wood has received the paternal blessing from his father, the gover nor general the Philippines. Miss Graves Is a graduate of the Cniver •lty of California Prominent Wholesaler Who Died Yesterday J Woman Motorist Falls 18 Feet Car of Nebraska City Girl Gets Out of Control at I Syracuse Bridge. Syracuse, Neb., Nov. 11.—A road ster, driven by Miss Taylor of Ne braska City, went into a dry drain age ditch lateral a mile and a half south "of town Friday afternoon and was badly wrecked. By nothing short of a miracle its driver escaped with a bad shaking up and a few bruises on her fingers. She was en route south -on the Cook road and after crossing the bridge proper over the drainage ditch lost control of her car. The bridge spanning the lateral is about 30 yards south of the main ditch', and in endeavoring to right l he skidding ear which had swerved to the left, she missed the second bridge. Turning over one and a half times the enr landed on its side 18 feet below the bridge Miss Taylor ■wait able to get "but ot the car, climb the bank and catch a ride to town. So deep and narrow Is the place where the car lies that it had to be tnken apart and removed piecemeal. Examples Are Given of Tax Reduction Plan Washington, Nov. 11.—Here Is what Secretary Mellon's tax reduc tion problem will mean to a salaried taxpayer, married and having two children: la come Present T«x Sa-vlnir $ 4.001).I 20.00.$ 15.24 :,.nnn. «».nn. 20.74 6.000 . HI.*#. 66.00 7.000 . ... 0.000 . 276.00. 132 00 3.000 . 166.00. 177.00 10.000. 466.00. 222 00 The tax on incomes of $1,000 and $2,000, while affected by the reduction of the normal law, are not Included In the treasury estimate. V. Death Ends Career of GH. Pickens As Head of Paxton & Gal lagher, Pioneer Merchant Was Widely Known in Middle West. Funeral on Tuesday Charles Henry Pickens, president of Paxton & Gallagher, wholestfle grocers, and who for the past 44 years has been continuously con nected with that firm, died at his homp, 112 North Thirty ninth street, at 11 o'clock Sunday morning. Funeral services will be held at the home Wednesday at 2:30 p. ih.. Burial will be private. Mr. Pickens has been in ill health for practically two years. Last Jan uary he was forced to retire from his business duties on account of his health. In February, accompanied by Mrs. Pickens, he went fo Cali fornia where he remained for two months, hoping that the change in climate might be beneficial to his health, hile for a time it seemed that some benefits had been derived, it was not long after his return that ho slowly began to lose strength. Mr. Pickens was 67 years old, hav ing been born in Detroit, Mich., Feb ruary 21, 1856. He came to Omaha with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jona than Pickens in 1866, finding here a little town upon the western fron tier, containing few elements that in dicated its future progress and de velopment. He attended the public schools in Omaha. Pioneer Newsboy. When 15 years of age he entered the employ of The Omaha Bee, and on the afternoon of June 19, 1871, he dis tributed the first 1,000 copies of that paper. His route was in the vicinity of the old Union Paejfic shops. He frequently related how he would ride down there on his horse with his bundle of papers, and as expressed In his own lunguage, "I would raise such a big hullabaloo that someone would open the gates and let me in." He would then ride his horse right into the shops and deliver the papers in person to his subscribers. “The first few editions of the paper,” he stated, were given away, following which a rate of 15 rents a Week was the fee Othef facts re lated by Mr. Pickens about The Omaha Ifee were that forms for the first edition were made up In a room of the old Cedar Rapids house on Twelfth street, between Dodge and Douglas. A negro by the name of Richmond carried the forms across to the old Redfield Printing company, half a block away. At that time Mr. Pickens stated that the late Kdward Rosewater wrote all the articles, was reporter, city and managing editor, and business and advertising mana ger at the same time, Afr. Pickens was the first "circulation depart ment” The Omaha Bee ever had. Shortly after the start of the paper an assistant to Afr. Pickens was added, the name of whofrt passed en tirely from M. Pickens’ memory. Early Memories of Omaha. Oeorge Francis Train, promoter, who was active In Omaha life, was a persona! friend of Air. Pickens. Ninth CTtirn to 1’ige Two, Column Five.) - SUNNY SIDE UP % A man is soon to startle the peo ple of Lincoln by driving s. car through the business section while he is blindfolded. A blindfolded pedestrian in Omaha would sure be out of luck. Another recruit for the I Knsw Him When club In the person of Dan V. Stephens of Fremont, In town to tell the congressional committee on hanking a few things. Not only is Dan a successful banker, but he Is aft author whose books have sold in to the hundreds of thousands. He bought several hundred acres of swampy bottom land on the I’latte ' river, and folks said he wasn’t all there. He tiled the land and the first wheat crop paid for the tiling. First acquaintance with him was when he carried a grip and -sold school sup plies he helped to manufacture. An Omaha woman sues for a di vorce on the ground thnt her hus band uses snuff around the house. If that Is sufficient grounds for a di vorce, what about the woman whose husband spills pipe and clgaret ashes in every room, scatters newspapers recklessly nlmut, never wipes his feet on the mnt at the front door, can’t empty the ashes without tilling the house with dust, leaves the bath room towels sprend out on the floor, throws his oout over the most con venient chair and hollers his head off because he can’t find his slip i pers? I Inquire to know, liecause I am apprehensive. Speaking of prohibition, as i often do, hut seldom as I really would like to do, It hps been a long, long time since 1 saw nn intoxicated man on a depot platform or In a railroad coach. If men are drinking just ns much since prohibition ns they did before, why the scarcity *f drunks on the trains? Must be that men cany their liquor beUer than they used to In the old daVs. A big union depot at 2 a. m. Tired mothers trying to take care of fretful children. Aged woman eagerly look ing for someone who does not come Young couple asleep, locked In loving arms. Hulking man lolled over on neat, while weary wife holds baby and tries to interest restless Jt year old. Uefurred young woman culmly refilling magazine. Happy bunch chattering In a foreign language while eating huge slab* of bread and cheese. Wouldbe masher parading back and forth In front of girls who are plainly dressed and pay no atten tion to youth. Small boy at news stand trying to find something else than chewing gum that a penny will buy. Weary station master trying to answer a dozen questions at once. Train pulls In and great rush for the doors. Majority of people turn weqrlly hack and resumo seats. Wrong train. Everybody tired and miserable. Accumulating a big grouch myself. Train already two hours late, am^getting later. Some thing must he done about it. Will have to get a law pasaed, liaised the curtain and from my berth looked out upon fields bathed In golden sunshine. Much better than gazing out on burp brick walls seen dlmls through smoke-filled shadows. Far flung fields of corn; stacks of hay dotting the broad meadows; while-faced cattle cense grazing long enough to watch the train rush by; a hunch of wild ducks, startled by the locomotives whistle, fly up from a wayside lagoon antf scatter nwny; a frightened rabbit starts scross the right of way am’ disappears Into a cornfield; n little city, white and green and gold In the glorious sun shine. sltpa by the window, the por ter shakes the curtains of the berth; a glorious splashing In the cool water In lhe lavatory; Into the diner, and as 1 ent the wonderful landscape, the whole glorious panorama of Nebras ka, slips past. Wttn every faint click of the revolving wheels 1 am nearer home, on a day when a golden sun liennis down from a c|oiidl*“S sky of blue. It Is the finest season of the year in the best part of the greatest stale In the union. Forgot to resent Mr. Welch's iw inark about the pure cane sugar syr upon Ills baked apples. I am from the beet sugar section. Will I have to look further, or will Mr. Welch ad mit what I know to be true, that he nor any other man can tell the difference between beet and cans sugar of the same giade and grnnu latIon7 W. M. M. Cngland Despairs of Peacce Without Aid of America London, Nov. 11.—"Economic recovery of Europe cannot be achieved without the help and concurrence of the United States," Foreign Secretary Lord Curzon told a delegation from the league of nations, It was revealed by a government statement this after noon. Curzon added: "Great Britain is bending all Its efforts towards securing America’s co-operations." Premier Baldwin said: "Our whole object is to get a settlement. AVlth American help I believe It can be done." Tax Cut Is Urged by Mellon Federal Government Collec tions for Past Two Years More Than Expended, Treasury Discloses. Budget System Success By l olversal Kenlcf. AVashington, Nov. 11.—Secretary of the Treasury Mellon today recom mended to congress a sweeping pro gram of tax reduction. He revealed that during each of the fiscal years**1922 and 1923, the federal government collected $310, 000,000 more than it expended, and he pointed out the means by which this vast sum may be returned to the per sons who paid. The recommendation, contained In a letter to Representative AVilllam R. tireen of Iowa, slated for the chair manship of the wpys and means com mittee, urges that the reductions he cnme operative with the beginning 'f the tax or calendar year of 1924. It provides for a cut in all taxes, but particularly In taxes on huge In comes, so that this source of rev enue may be turned from tax-free se curities Into Investments which will yield the government a larger In come. Secretary Mellon made it plain that the program would be Impos- ’ sible except for the budget system. Hudget Proves Success. "Th-^p-verhaient of the 1’nited [States Is firmly established on the ba sis of having balanced its budget each year with a reasonable surplus and stands firmly committed to the pol Icy, thus assuring an orderly reduc tion of the war debt out of current revenues," he declared. "AVhat has been done since the establishment of the budget system show* clearly what united effort can accomplish." The program of reduction Is: 1. Make a 25 per <-^it reduction n the tax on earned Incomes, as dis- ; tlnguished from an investment, or' business This means a revenue loss of $97,500,990. 2. AVhere the normal tax on In ! comes Is 4 per cent cut It to $ per cent, and where It Is 8 per cent cut it to 6 per cent, a loss of $91 .<>00,000. 3 Reduce the surtax rates by coin mencing their application at $10,000 instead of $8,000, amt scaling them progressively upwards to 25 per cent of $100,000, a loss of $100,000,000. 4 Limit the deductions of capital losses to 12'i per cent of the loss, an increase of $25,000,000. 5. Limit the deductions from gross incomes for Interest paid during the year and for losses not of a business (Turn to I'sse Too. rotiimn Hli.) Gretna Man Killed in Automobile Crash Gretna. Neh. Not. 11.—John Ron Kufach. 30. non of Mr. and Mra. Joseph Ronguisch, Gretna, was drowned In about three feet of water after nn nutomohlle accident In oyhich his car turned over In n ditch early Sunday. lie 'was returning home with Miss Idn Henderson from a party at the farm home of Have Gard and had only gone a short distance, when the car turned turtle pinning both be neath It. The girl, when she recov- i ered consciousness, wept hack to' third's for help. ^ Funeral services will he held Tues day at 9 at St. Patrick Catholic church. Oretnn, with burial at Forest City cemetery. He le survived l»» his parents, five brothers, Charles. Peter, Andrew, Joseph nnd Paul, nnd two sisters, Mrs, Martin McMann nnd Mrs, John Hchmonlt*. Nebraska City Family on Way to Coast to Reside .Stella. Nell., N’ov. II.—Roy Kd wards, who hHs disposed of Ills furni ture and undertaking business nt Ne braska City, nnd Mrs. Howards and Miss J.urlle, have left by auto for Han Jose, Cal , tp locate permanent ly somewhere In that part of Call fornla, Mr. and Mrs. W. K. Prltts drove along with them to California, to spend the winter, and plan to stop nt Icing Beach. Pah, Born Same Day, in low a. Dim Same J)ay ' HuUmii. Or**. Nov. 11.—(Mfirenre Ackloy and I>*\*«*\ M An demon wore horn the same dity nt GUtirnn. In . y*nr* ngo. They wor#* npigidxn* tint! chum* throughout thaftr live* Moth died h*»fp ttidiiy, Ackley in the Htat* Tuberculoid* *unltajluin nnd Anderson at his t - German Aviator Still Experimenting With Gliders lieutenant Richter, noted German aviator, Is shown trying one out. He hopes to break all records he has made with this new type of air rraft. Father and Son Talk by Banker j Is Broadcast Head Cites Movement an Link With Same Aims as Radio and LTrges Under standing. Hundreds of fathers and sons In Omaha and thousands of fathers and sons from coast to coast heard the message of Walter W. Head, na tional chairman of Father and Son movement, broadcast by radio from station WOAW yesterday morning. Word has gone out that this talk would formally open the week, being observed nation wide for the puriiose of drawing dads and their boys into a -closer comradesh p and better un derstanding. and many a receiving set in mansion and humble cottage,, city dwelling and **\rm house was tuned in fyr the opening message “If fathers and sort* would observe the precept* of father and Son week all the year aro nd. there would be no boy problem ’ declared Mr. Head. “Such 1* the power of this wonder ful Invention—the radio telephone— that the word* which I speak here in Omaha may lie heard from one coast to the other, from the international boundary on the south to the Cana dian border on the north, and far beyond. The radio has annihilated distance In communication through the air. The National Father nnd Son movement—of which I am proud to serve as chairman—purposes to annihilate the distance which separ ates father and son. That is the aim of tne Father and Son movement—to bring futher* and sons closer to gether. "A father should lie the com panion, the teacher, the adviser and the Inspiration of hi* son. He should he willing to m>et hia son In com panionship on the latter's own ground, participating In hi* thoughts, sharing in his Joys, sympathising In his sorrows lie should he suffi ciently Intelligent to teach hts son. drawing upon the fund of his wider knowledge and experience for the enrichment of the boy's mind. He should command his son's confidence and respect. In order that he may be nble to advise him and in order that his advice will be ac cepted. He should so order hia own life that hia example will always be an Inspiration to a Ilf* of true Christian service. “Manifestly this Ideal of father hood cannot he announced in a single week. Manifestly It Is not an Ideal limited, in the scope of it* Influence, to those who hear the physical Rela tion of father and son. It l» an Ideal for a whole year of service—for a lifetime. It is an Ideal for the man who ha* no son, to observe In his attitude toward boys and young men with whom he conies In contact —particularly with those who have no fnthers—a* well as for the man who has a son of hi* own blood “The father who exemplifies the Ideals of the Father and Son move ment S2 weeks In the year may rest assured that his son will resjtond with true filial devotion, respect snd obedience- which Is the son's contri bution to the Ideal Father and Ron relationship. The man, without ■ son, who exemplifies these Ideals in hi* relations with other men nnd hoys, is certain of n favored place on the roll of those who render real service to mankind, to country and to Ood." llev. It. It Hrnwn conducted chapel radio service with appropriate mu sic nnd sermon preceding the talk. A radio address will he hiondcaat each night under the auspice* of the Unmha father and son commit ft* from station WOAW. About lull of these Father and Son banquets will ho held during the week.' 1 Four Father and Son banquets will he held tonight, one at the llethany Presbyterian * lunch with I'r. Jam** M, Wllscn as principal Speaker. One hundred fnthers and sons are ex peeled. Seventy five fathers and sons hi* being planned for at the St Paul Kplscopal church tonight, when Kd ward K. McMillan, new principal of North High school, will give the prin cipal nddress. Jlev. Stanley P. Jones, Flock of Swearing Crows Threatens to Drive Teacher Away From School Pupils Are Learning Profanity From Black Pests and She's Afraid Parents Will Blame It on Her—Ready to Quit. O'Neill. Neb., Nov. 11.—Miss Grace j Full, teacher in Lost Pond school dis trict, south of here, has tendered her resignation to the school board, to take effect at once, unless the board agrees to exterminate the flock of swearing crows which Infest the big cottonwood grove Just across the road from the schoolhouse. Her reason is that th* younger pupils are acquiring a fluency in pro fanity, for which she Is afraid the ! arents will blame her if the true cause Is not at removed. In fact, several of the mothers have not been speaking to the teacher of late and one little miss, after springing a ''cuss" word st tlie supper table, received a w binning for falslfving rely The flock of swearing crows dales back for about five years, in which time it has been napldly increasing, but it is only in lie last two years that it has become/ obnoxious. A lit tle over five years ggo. William Jenks and family, who resided near the schoolhouse, moved away, aliandon ing a pet crow. The crow was a nestling when found beneath a tiee by Mr. Jenks nlmut seven years ago and was easily domesticated. It be ame his constant companion, follow ing him about the fields and ranch buildings. The inherent imitative trait of the crow family was particularly strong in the pet crow, which was a lady crow, and it soon acquired a small vocabulary, which Increased as time went by. The bird also was Imitative of the moods of its friend and learned to speak more vehemently when labor ing under the stress of great emotion. Machinery had- a fascination for the bird, and through this it learned to swear, as Mr. Jenks did bis own re pair work on his automobile. Its somewhat lurid vocabulary was v. hat caused Mrs. Jenks to insist that it be left behind when the family moved back east after having made their stake. Abandoned, the crow took up its domicile in the grtjve near the echoolhouee and also took unto itself a nice. Natural!, the little crows w hich were the result of this happy union, soon began to Imitate their mother, who always swore in stead of cawing when excited, and their offspring to the present day have continued the practice. They became sufficiently numerous last fail for the school children to notice and also to discover that a | torrent of pr-fanity was due when-i ever the flock was disturbed. Since j then the teacher has prohibited the pupils from throwing sticks at the birds during recess, but every day j some one breaks the rule, to the great detriment of the school's morale. [ she pastor, will act as toastmaster and also will lea.! the singing. Sev eral fathers and sons at the banquet will make short talks One hundred twenty-five fathers and son* will sit down together at Miller Park Presby terian church tonight, when Victor H. Smith will make the main address. Pearl Methodist church will hate 200 fathers and sons at their banquet to night. when Rev. Paul Calhoun will give the main address. Rev. Paul Calhoun and .1. R Cain jr., apparently will divide honors this week at the various banquets. Both of them are scheduled every night in the week and the contest will ba close to see which of them makes lhe most addresses. Dr. Calhoun Is the pastor of the First Presbyterian church of Council Bluffs, and Mr. Cain Is vice president of the Peters National hank. Nebraska Team Wins Com Contest Honors Lincoln Nov. II.—Nebraska Boys' and Girls’ club corn won the grand championship of the United States In' the Interstate Corn club show competition at the l/oulsiana state fair, according to an announcement received by the agricultural extension service. Tha winning brings a silver loving cup to the tnte. Two of the three winning exhibits were grown In latneasler county. Nebraska won (lrst and second on yellow and second on white coni. Louisiana won sec ond aa a alate. with a first, second and third individual prise. !>eonard Bchoenlehor and Harry Graham, both of Bethany. Neb. won first and second on their exhlhits of yellow corn. They belong to the same corn cltib. ,f. II. Graham Is their local leader. Paul Sulx of Alexandria won second on his exhibit af white corn. Thirty five dollars and three ribbon* go to these boys for their good showing. Nebraska made 10 entries of white and yellow corn In this show. The exhibitors were Leonard Schoenleber. Bethany; Harry Graham. Bethany; Lawrence Schoenleber. Bethany, Paul Hills, Alexandria: Calvin Sulx. Alex andria; Clyde Parmlnter. Bethany; Fred Lundcen, H airlock, and Harold Tlmblln, Alvo. Twenty H ornrs Dir in Mliancr I.ivory Kirr AUlnnc*. Neb. Nov. U Thu Phil Hpn livery Imrn burned to the ground (hip morn IP g Twenty heud of horses died In the Home*. The cause is unkno* n Equal Rights Bill ^ ill Be Introduced Senator Curtis ami Represen tative Vntfaony Agree to Take \ction in Congress. H. I nltfrnil Srrrlce. W Nov. 1!—Sf nator Curtis of Kansu a. republican whip, agreed today to introduce before the Renate the proposed equal rights amendment to the federal constitu tion. Representative Anthony, also of Kansas, has promised to take similar action In the house. The amendment is hacked by the National Woman's party, under the leadership of Mis.' O. H. P. Belmont of New York. "We feel that we are very fortu nate in having two such splendid champions to lead the equal rights tight in congress," said Mrs Belmont today In commenting upon the decla rations by the two Kansas legislators. "It is particularly lining that Representative Anthony should Intro duce the amendment, since ha has Inherited the principles of equality between men and women from his runt, Susan }t Anthony, who worked consistently for suffrage for CO yesrs. "U Is also very fitting that Senator Curtis should do so. hi cause he w as one of our greatest sources of strength during the fight for suf fl age." The woman's parts is collecting pledges of support from members of congress and political leaders throughout tl*o country. Lloyd Maguey Arrested. Uoyd Magney, the attorney. »■»« arrested Saturday night for speeding The Weather ! For 14 hour* on.lip* T r m Nov*m h«r 11. T f mfwratvr*. HiphrM, lowrot. ; mean. : nor m»l 41. Total *\. <*** *:i.c* Jinu*r) Hrlnthr HiimltHtf. reoritfn#*. Turn r« n<>on. •: T v m., f * . liillntloM litrltr* »n«1 Humlre»lfh% Toini, o Total i*m> « JinMr)' l. IO.qt; Hourly Tertiperatum. ■i t. m. # n nt. 1 m m. * n. nt « » nt 1« n nt II • I It wwa I p. • • I k ( I 3 I* •**. «*•••*.* ^ i* ^ ^ t%. 3 |* W k « I P' W- • <«• • i• * M1 Unhooded Issue Call to Battle (Notable Array of Educators., Business and Professional Men and Clergymen on Committee. 200 Branches Started By InlifrBal fterrtc*. Washington, Nov. 11.—Unmaskec and unhooded and sounding a clar ion call to battle, in glaring contrast to the secret midnight meetir*- or Stone mountain when the Ku KIux Klan was formed a few years ago, the National Vigilance association came into being today with the avowed purpose of killing the klan. Behind the war on the klan is de clared to be a notable array of edu cators. business and professional men, clergymen and laymen in all sections of the country. Directors Are Prominent. Among those listed as members of the national committee, which is the governing body of the assocl ,tion, are Dr. R. B von Klelnsmld, presi of the University of Southern California; Judge Francis K. Mancu so of the general sessions court of New York; Rust Rhees, president of the University of Rochester; Ellen F. Pendleton, president of Wellesley col lege. Massachusetts; E. P. Tivnan, president of Fordham university Prof. H. S. Graves of Yale; Dr. Stephen L. Penros;, president of Whitman college, Washington state; Pauline Kelp, president of Mills col lege, California; Thomas H. Cannon. Chicago; Clara D. Maxwell, president general of the Colonial Daughters of America; Dr. R. A. Milliken. presi dent of the California Institute of Technology; Dr. D. H. Barrows, pres ident of the University of California; Dr. H. A. Garfield, president of Wil liams college; H. Loring Young, speaker of the Massachusetts house of representatives; Frederick Dodd, New York; Prof. James E. Lough. New York university: David Sara off, president of the Radio Corporation of America. E. F. Corcoran is the directing vice preaident in charge of the national headquarters which has been opened here. Frank C. Sindori of Washing ton Is national secretary. Corcoran formerly was a Philadelphia new* paper man. He also has had consld erahle experience as an organizer and publicity director. The opening announcement of the association promises a haul* to death with the Ku Klux. who are denounc ed as having created "one of the most dangerous situations confronting the economic life of the country." Dis integration of all "kindred organiza «" tions ‘ llkew-ise will tie fought for. il is stated. A country wide eampalgr with this end in view i» planned at once. tOO Brazil Councils. Two hundred branch councils o: the association. In a large number ol states and cities, are said to 1* a! ready in the process of formation The national officers also assert that the Influence of the movement against the klan already has made it self felt In certain sections of the country. In proset uting the campaign against the klan. the association wU move along these definite lines: 1. Passage of anti masking biito toy states legislatures, making it un lawful to appear on highways weal ing masks or hoods. 2. Enactment of laws compelling such secret organisations to make public their membership rosters. S. Congressional action to bring mob violence under federal statute with prosecutions of offenders in t'nlted States courts. 4. Propagation of faith in resjiect for and obedience to the institution* I of government w .th the weapons o| ••ducatlon, agitation and organisation — Mrs. Harriett Bartlett Addresses Theosophist* ■Mi's Harriett Bartlett. Saturday, at Theosophlft, hall, declared the oeophy does not take the stand ot sc.ence against occult investigation, but holds science plus careful occult investigation bridges the gap science cannot fill. "Dr. Bose. Hindu scientist, has d « covered metals have a definite lengih of life an<^ then die." she satd. "Sclent «is are beginning to acknowl edge the consciousness In plants which enables them to select just the food they need from the ground.” First Apartment House Is Opened at Kearney Kearney. Neb.. Nov 11 —The Wa demar apartments were opened to tha public this week The building, rep-1 resenting Kearney's first apartment house, is jointly owned by Roy Bod In-on and Heniy Knutien and Invol ve.! an expenditure in excess of 11-0 000. It contains If apartments of five rooms each and is modem In every detail The building Is of press ed brick, with Bedford stone facing. Speaker Sa>s 1 owden Has Support of Man in Rae« Fort Wayne, lnd . Nov 11.—D. O. Stevenson national lecturer f-'r tha klan. said here that Frank O. l.owden. former governor of Itli nola, would Ive a candidate for pre>. dent on a program approved by the klan.
