==~~ The Omaha Corning Bee VOL 53 NO 141 om »• iwM-aw Matta» mu n. in. at OMAHA WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 28 1023 • »> «' ™'>: &•"> •"« *■»«•>. M; *«>«•». 1250. within th. tin »»• TWO TENTS '■ G"*"* IU co.ntu Biutm VV7LI. Ud A»Z. Onmtu r 0 UUw A|( „ -gflt| ^ l<7J UfflAtlft, W CtUii E-oiZ-rt I , i-HKJ V&rnDDU 4-0, Oal.lda th. 4 th Zona (I VMf): Dally and laaday. Ill: laaday aaly. M 1WU ^31X13 (*„„ t, ...hara All-Party Rule Fails in Germany New Chancellor Is Unable to Form Cabinet and Quits —Reichstag Holds Firm Crip. Ebert Power Tottering By I ill..thh 1 Nenit'r. Berlin, Nov. 27.—Overwhelmed by a storm of opposition, both front home and abroad. especially front America, Dr. Heinrich F. Albert to day gave up his chancellorship and returned his appointment to Presi dent Kbert. With that Kbert's attempt to form a super party government which would he independent of the eternal Mprf^tarty squabbles in the reichstag, col lapsed, and made a confused situation more confounded. It is reported that Albert's retire ment fallowed a visit by General Von Keeckt, whom the nationalists open lv filled upon to intervene, and whose powers Albert was scheduled to take over, but the report was denied to. night in high government circles. Albert's retirement is a great vic tory for the reichstag which almost unanimously rejected Albert personal ly and resented the attempt of the president to ignore it in the forma tion of the new government. By the same token it was a great defeat for Kbert whose position heretofore, that of the one authority in Germdny still respected, is now badly shaken. The nationalists accuse him of act ing more as a socialist than as presi dent and demand that he quit. But while the reichstag is able to over throw one cabinet and prevent the for mation of another, it is unable to produce a cabinet of its own. Party differences based on insuper able problems confronting the repub lic are too deep and of too long stand ing to permit of any agreement. Kvery hour brings a new candidate > for the chancellorship but none :s able thus far to get majority backing even to make a start. The situation is grave, «s revolu tionary elements are likely to utilize tlie confusion for an attempt to Seize control. Communist demons! rations, which the Berlin police announced had been -ordered from Moscow by the execu c ommittee of the communist In ternationals, today actually started, hut fizzled. A nigh of 2,000 gathered near the former kaiser’s palace, but were easily scattered by the mobilized . police. President Kbert is exiiccted to send an ultimatum to the reichstag to find its own chancellor or be dissolved. He would then either keep Stresemann or name his own man. The leading reichstag candidate at this hour is Adam Stegerwald, former Prussian premier, hut his chances are slim. Funeral for Iowa Economist Is Held Washington, la., Nov. 27.—The fu neral of Clifford Thorne. Iowa econo mist and rate expert who died on No vember 13 in London, was Ijeld here af 2 u’cloc k this afternoon with friends and associates of the late at torney from throughout the middle west attending. A. Sykes, president of the corn belt meat producers as sociation of Ida Grove, spoke briefly, Scores of Washington residents came to view the body as it lay in state. Pool Hall Owner Sued. Nellie Miller filed suit in district court yesterday against Jack Miller, proprietor of a pool hall at 716 South Sixteenth street, alleging that he nagged her, knocked her down, whipped her with a broom, choked N^Jier and threatened to kill her. They 1 'were married by mutual agreement and without ceremony June 5. 1921, she says. ' C. of C. Thanksgiving. Annual Thanksgiving dinner of the Omaha Chamber of Commerce will he held today noon In the Cham ber dining room. l)r. Frank (1. Smith, pastor of First Central Congregational church, will address the chamber, while the new Technical High school orchf^tra will present a musical pro gram. A Sample of Reader Friendship Last week we published in this space an article which told that Mrs. Baker of 308 S. 38th St. h^d rented her room in one day by using a Bee Want Ad. Mrs. Baker had a friend who had spent over $30*00 in other sources endeavoring to rent her room. Mrs. Baker suggested that this' friend of hers use an Omaha Bee Ad, and, sure enough, The Omaha Bee Want Ad rented the room IN ONE DAY at a cost of fifteen _- n._ mm_ *_ __ try The Omaha Bee FIRST. Rhone AT 10J|0 and see— you’ll he pleased. *** IT’S RESULTS THAT COUNT F# * % Farmers in Sorry Fix, Says Johnson In talking of the farm situation, Senator Johnson said: “In a portion of our country devoted to the raising, of wheat the conditions since 19110 have been most deplorable. Not only has there been the agricultural de pression that now and again comes in cycles, hut there lias been stark want. Farmers in Sorry Fix. “Many whose farms haye been sub ject to mortgage have. lost them; many more have seen the savings of years swept away; and others, after devoting their lives In toll and thrift to the most essential of a nation’s industries, find themselves facing bankruptcy and ruin. Dire necessity In some localities has reduced Ihe standard of living to the lowest pos sible point. t ‘‘The most callous and thoughtless of those charged with official duties or Invested with official power cannot he blind to the unfortunate conditions, nor deaf to llie appeal those very conditions make. The firm resolve to do everything that can he soundly and justly done abides with us all. The difficulties confronting us are not in the will to aid, but in the variety and sometimes fantastic character of the remedies suggested. “I rame from a state with a soli of such marvelous fertility that nearly every endeavor in intensive cultiva tion Is there practiced. We learned long ago that our citrus and decidu ous fruits, our raisins, our almonds, our walnuts, could not he successfully marketed- in Individualistic competi tion, gnd that prosperity could come only to those who were engaged in the scientific and technical tilling* of the soli, by union and cooperation. Under an able ami farseeing mar ket director, while I was governor of that state, various of the horticul tural interests were organized and out of these organizrtlons have come, perhaps to the most highly developed point, co-operative marketing. Kx actly the same course I would like to see attempted by our wheat farmers." Actress Ba^Iv Hurt in From Horse -_ • lies Moines, la., Nov, 27.—Mrs. Henry Poole of Lies Moines, formerly Miss Eleanor Hrent, second woman of the princess players, was seriously in jured late yesterday when she was thrown from a riding horse at the stnte lair grounds. She was not missed until her horse returned to the stables riderless when a search revealed her lying at the side of the road unconscious. She was resting easily today. Her husband. Henry Poole, whom she married last spring Is a mine owner here. Firemen Are Praised for Care at Owen Home Fire, resulting from an overheated chimney, caused slight damage to the residence of Dr. F. Owen. 2H1 Em met street, ^yesterday. Mrs. Owen and her daughter. Mrs. Arnos Thomas, with her two daugh ters were in the house at the time. The children were asleep and were carried nut. Mrs. Owen speakR highly of the rapid and care'ful work of firemen In quenching the blaze, which dam aged the billiard room on the third floor bf the building. District Judge Doss (iocs Back to School Days Judge Goss in criminal court yes tenlay went back to his days as a school master. When a spectator In court started to leave the court room a bailiff ordered him to sit down until the judge said he could go. "We’ll play school.” said Judge Goss. “Now the jury can file out, next the prisoner, and then the re mainder of the court." Order was restored In the court. Hit Scored by Gouche, in HeaV^T _ Defense Witne. etify Salesman's SigiiK . e to Warrants Afe For geries. Jusy May Get Case Today North Platte. Neb.. Nov. 27.—Four witnesses for the defense of Carl R. Goucher. salesman for the Omaha Printing company, on trial in district court here charged with aiding and abetting forgery, testified this after noon that signatures on two of the seven warrants that the state alleges Goucher cashed, and appropriated for his own use. are forgeries. Two of tlie witnesses testified as handwriting experts. They were Charles M. Fixa, auditor of the Mer chants National hank of Omaha, and I,. K. Mehlnian. assistant cashier of the pltte Valley National bank of this city. . Others were H. lj. Rhodes, credit manager for the printing com pany, and County Clprk Harry Knapp of Broken Bow. They testified that they were familiar with the signatura and handwriting of Goucher. Knapp said he had known- Goucher for 3j years and that they were reared to gether at Wahoo. Tlie testimony* came as a distinct surprise to tlie prosecution. Ilomer Sullivan of Broken Bow. attorney for Goucher. previously stated tiiat Goucher had a right to i ash company warrants. Testimony presented this afternoon. It was pointed out, Is in tended to show tinjt someone other .than Goucher and company officials had cashed at least two warrants pre sented as evidence by the state against ! Goucher. The defense introduced considerable evidence and testimony tending to dis credit that given by former county clerk Arthur S. Allen, whom Goucher is alleged to have Influenced In com mitting forgeries. It was brought out that Allen is under indictment on nine counts, a numlier of which have noth ing to do with the Goucher matter. It was also brought i^ut that there were irregularities In the issuance of warrants on claims against the com pny. a Kvidence was read into the record shnwirtg that Allen was under Indict ment for embezzling several amounts from the county and converting money for his own use. lie has plead ed guilty to two of the charges but has not yet been sentenced, and dur Ing the Goucher trial has appeared a*s a witness for the state. Warrants, which defense witness testified were forgeries of the hand writing of Goucher. were for {618.97 and {490.16. Mr. Kixa described to the Jury the manner in which he arrived at his conclusion that the signatures were forgeries. Today's session was mark ed by several tilts between attorneys. The record in the case had a dozen or more references by defense attorneys charging that prosecution sought to inject prejudicial matter. The state rested the case early this afternoon. Before court adjourned the defense had questioned more than half a dozen witnesses and^announced that it would conclude its testimony tomorrow morning with Goucher tak Ing the stand In his own defense. It appeared probabl tonight that the case woudi be given to the jury some time tomorrow afternoon. Divoree Petitions. Kill* Ilaynfi again*! Mahal Hayna*. ria*»rtlon. Allane IMckovar againat GI<1*on Dlrk Mrr, non*U(>port. SUNNY SIDE UP Just, finished reading that a count of the leaves on an oak tree having a spread of 60 feet revealed upwards of 6.000,000. Making that enumeration strikes me as being the very extreme of futile endeavor, closely seconded by the time wasted in reading the Item. Man has invented phonograph no larger than a watch and It is claimed It will play twelve records carried in the case. We may now expect to see staid and stately men and women waltzing and foxtrotting their way to work. Great display of electrically cooked goods In Nebraska Power company’s windows. Naturally currant cakes predominate. Feel an almost irresist ible impulse to break a window and carry some of the delicacies ohm. Watt! While in this vein submit that fellow who figured out all those egg statistics had to do an awful lot of cackleatlon. After a while T hope to make the arf|ua Infancy of Charley Daugherty. Am ne,ver in tffe same crowd that 1 am not Introduced to him from three to seven times. And every time I meet him he has less on. Blind man a passenger on the Tweti ty-fourth street line. Asks for trans fer west on Lake. Lake street car meets Twenty-fodHli street car at Junction. Conductor helps blind pas senger from car, escorts him across street to waiting car. then cheerily shout* "all right.” and hops his car as it clangs across the Intersection. Passengers ill conductor’s car all smile and rent of their Journey made bright er. Little note |j^orii Warren Hwltsler yielding to me all Halms upon the per simmons, hut advising me not to let them pucker my typewriter. Would have Mr. Bwitsier understand that my typewriter does not consume perslm | mons, or chocolate*, or even chew' j gum. An occasional ribbon satisfies. “Coolldge’s talk to be battle cry.” blurbs The Bee’s headline artist. Tab* talk to date indicates that the battle cry will have to he raised by students of the deaf and dumb schools. Announcement is made that busi ness will halt on Thanksgiving day. Not altogether. Know a man who la going to travel a thousand miles, go lag and coming, just to get busy for an hour or two around a table. The only Thanksgiving dinner this par ticular man missed eating at home was the time he ate Thanksgiving din ner at the Nebraska state prison — as the guest of Warden A1 Heemer. Invited, not compulsory guest. How times change. They are now burning spoiled corn in Turning coun ty. Formerly spoiled corn was im billed, not. burned. An inquiring friend asks me to tell what has become of suspenders, hacks, fine cut, 2f» cent dinners, sn polio, restaurants, handy men. hoots and Imseburner*. I don’t know. Do you? Would advise him to patronise Bee Want Ads if he is really desirous of bicatlng any or all of the Items. Modern Improvements often provo cative of serious trouble. Simply can not dean « dogged pipestem with a bristle from ilip of those patent floor brushes. I'm reeling off the fai flung mil*** to bask again-in loved ones’ smiles, to sit me down once more to dine with that big family of mine. How slow the hours drag away towards that glad Thanksgiving day! Tome weal, come woe, Whatc cr betid* Ilf* holds for me its Sunny Hide And Jo.v still fills my 1 rimming cup t * * hold that Bunny Bide still up. W At M. t Aped Couple Enter Loup 7 * il Hand-in-Hand After > V p Years of Wedded Life ,. ^ -' ilA-'yV‘*-M«i>utch to The Omaha Bee. v Q ;ov. 27.—After 40 years of married life, William F. •t. and bis wife, Mary Tressa, V' Nebraska pioneers, died at Ben et, Nob., this morning within a few hours of each other, united even in deatIg Mr. Deati< was 72 years old and his wife 89, He died at 7:17 a. m., and his wife, unconscious, died at 10:35 without knowledge that her lifelong mate had gone. Police Fear Other Red Bombings Stale Department Told Probe of Philadelphia Outbreak Indicates Further Ter rorist Plots. 6 Anarchists Suspected By VsK'Intnl Frees. Washington, Nov, 27.—Philadelphia police investigating the recent lMirnb Ing of the Italian and Spanish con sulates (ln that city were said in a report to the State department today to be working on the*thecry that the attack was n threat of more serious activities to come. A meeting in Philadelphia of sup posed anarchists, held about a week ago, is being investigated. The po lice, howcrer, were said to believe that the perpetrators of the Phila delphia bombing come from some oth er city. These department reports were contained in a statement front Gov ernor Pinchot in response to the re quest by Secretary Hughes for in formation. The governor's report was transmitted by the department to the Italian and Spanish embassies here. Governor Pinchot said the police and Philadelphia have learned from reliable witnesses, that six men, un identified. arrived in taxicabs at Broad ami Locust streets about mid night last Friday. The witnesses have testified that the six men di vided tlirinsep.es Into two groups, one proceeding towards one of the con sulates and the second towards the other consulate. It was noticed, the report said that one of the men car ried a suspicious looking package. High Grade Beer Makers Supply Omaha United States District Attorney Klnsler admitted yesterday that he has had for sometime considerable evl derne of a clbiue of professional hrewmaaters who are dally making beer for prominent people of Omaha. These men. Klnsler says, were .formerly connected with Omahrf breweries and are said to be rpaking more money than they did during the days previous to the eighteenth amendment, "I am not making It public yet, but my investigators have been collect ing evidence 'for sometime,’’ said Klnsler, Hanks Quit Quoting Mark ll> Associated I'rrw, New York, Nov. 27.—For the first time since the German mark started on Its spectacular decline New York lmnks today refused to even quote It nominally. Previously the hanks, which hail discounted regular deal ings in German exchange, were will ing to make a nominal rate. Today, however. It was Impossible to obtain from them even semblance of a com mercial quotation. One firm doing a general brnkeinge business quoted marks at 20 cents a trillion but that figure was obvious ly too high as compared with the latndon rate and was believed to be the selling price to traveler* going abroad. Dismissal Moved. A motion was mudr before District Judge l.cslie yesterday for dismissal of the case against Steve Hours, charged with shooting with Intent to wound, on the ground that the complaint states he shot W. I,. Tindell, 1114 Dodge street, whereas lie shot Wil liam U Tindell. They nre the smite person. Hours In charged with shoot Ing Tindell at Fourteenth and Douglas slrcels. Two of the bullets entered a Welch restaurant window. Hurt in Auto Accident Beatrice, Neb., Nov. 27.— Herbert Horecher of l.ewlston, Neb., siiatalned a broken collar hone and other Injur ies when hie car turned over on the highway between Virginia and l,ewis ton. The nwichlnc was badly smashed. Horse her was brought to a hospital here for treatment He Is said to have liee.n driving at full speed When tin accident occurred. Tlifliikhgiving Service. Solemn high mass will lie cell hinted Thoieday moVntVig hi 11 ai SI. Cecilia cathedral. The arch bishop will preside WINN'DItS in The Omalin dec's Mcograi lire con test Ini amateur pilotogill pliers, will lie piilnlslKd in The Siuula.i lice, December 7. _W \T( H I'Ott THI'.M!_ Doc Cook Should Have Gone Into Politics—It’s Safer. "come on, take orf YOUR DISGUISE. WE KNOW You. ONS or YOU IS DOC- COOK AND THE other must be the MAN VJHO INVENTED THE GERMAN PAPER MARK . -—M I all LOOK /1 ' LIKE THE WORK \, OP THE SAMS*, 1 PARTY TO ME. iTOTYJal T«WMC,\ TO SELL V ME h THIS. IS IT ALL e Riven Thurwlnv morning at the Hope Mission, IJIfl I bulge street. Rev. T C. Webster, rhaplin of the Methodist hospital, will deliver the fneSMffe. There will also he numerous musical entertainments after the dinner. Boy Dies at Home John 1^. Irving, 4. son of Mr. and Mrs. John Irving, tiled yesterday at frhe home of his parents, lie is sur vived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs John living, and his grandparents. Mr. and Mrs. John c\ olwen. Marriage l.iecn*e Application* M t\ RiatuuMtn Wiohitiiion, Neb. . IT • Mat* Peterson ihtmh.t N eb 'ii Married in Council Bluff* The following persons obtained tnsr 11*4a** llransaa in I’min.il Mluffa tester* •In > Robert Person otnshn 10 MU.il..| l( >timsha . . •» .1 A I .1 li oil I * lit m tin . . MS M.'iia liilltHii i tins bu .Jti ('lauih Miirnliill I nioin \*b . -< Mary .M'.hnm. White l.ok* H t*. S Frank Johnson \\.l)fl.-*i. N*b i*t.iii t r»«n»e l.inoohi. N*t» to •b«»Se »•««!, Hfwsrtl. Neil . b Mini* l.utlwl* St-waiil, Neb .1 hjrnoxt \l .-I lei is i'd Is if Hsrtlis hnsckftedt. McClelland. Is .. IV •s Goodhue Salary Too Expensive, Board Declares 1 State \\ ill Exercise Option anti Pay State Capital Architect Commission on Total Cost. Special Dispatch to The Omaha Bee. Lincoln. Nov. 27.—Following an in vestigation by Walter V.'. Head of Omaha, members of the state capltnl commission, have become convinced that their contract with Architect Bertram O. Goodhue of New York, under which he is paid a salary of $25,000 a year and the salaries of all his assistants working on the Ne braska capitol, together with over head and traveling expense and other items. Is proving too expensive for Ihe state and suggest that a change lie made to a plan whereby a 6 per cent commission Is paid on the final cost of construction, plus some addi tional items. Memlier Head made the proposal at the regular monthly meeting of the hoard, and stated that he had thor oughly Investigated both contracts and believed that the state should ex ercise its option of rejecting the sal ary* contract and adopting the one made on a percentage basis. Hoard Favors ( hange. W. E. Hardy of Lincoln and W. 11. Thompson of Grand Island, other members of the hoarY expressed themselves as favoring the change. Governor Bryan, chairman of the Ixvard. was not present when the IxMird gave the statement to news paper men. but it was understood that tioth he and Stste Engineer Cochran will i-oncurr with the oilier members. The board decided, however to take no Immediate action, but to in vest ig.it e fully before taking final *tmaha women, as a whole, pay out more than that for "beauty specialists" tlleaven save the mark ! cigarsts. perfumes, candy, pet dogs, taxi fares and chewing gum. We are a peace-loving folk. Likewise we are a luxury-loving bunch. Also, wa are a negligent, forgetful, thoughtless, cold hearted human family when we are asked to spend of our much that folks who are really deserving and have so little may actually be kept from starvation, privation and rrlmtnal paths. taaniy concerning the construction mission basis started. Cost to Exceed Estimate. It is expected now that consider ably more than th* $5,000,000 origin ally appropriated in 1919 will be need ed to complete the building according to present plans, members of the com mission assert. To date aproximately $1,093,000 has been expended, and at least that much more will be needed to complete existing contracts on the first section. Head denied, however, that the final outlay would reach $9,000,000, although It was intimated that between $7,000,000 and $*.000,000 might lie necessary. He added that the commission would not undertake to expend more than th© amount ap propriated. Goodhue has received a total of $210.S«7 In the three years ho has been working on the project This is an average of mot© than $70,000 a tear thi\f Ids own $25,tOO salary Diamond Bobbery Suspect* Not Identified by \ ictim William Hoffman, held up and rob bod at th* entram'* of the Vintah a pertinent a Sunday night. Appeared at central station yesterday, but failed to,Identify Wiley Compton and Hubert M Meredith, held in con nection with the crime. He told Chief nf lHdecli\e* Van peuaen not to "wnrry ahout It.*’ It was reported to p«4U c that Hoff man had been rubbed of diamond* valued at $20,000 Voice believe the valuation of the gems wa* consider ably nvereaUmnted. Huffman aaid he planned to leuve fo» Chicago at once. ! The Weather For T4 hnui * end mg t p m IT, 1> $$«!»«• rat «rr. Highest 24 in«o*t »■. mean Tl. nor mil. It Tot** | ru©x» .111,. ,1 a it u a i y «.<• Krlilltr lluniMH* l‘frrrm«*r. 7 1 HI Vl . ' |v Hi %• I’m iiUhiil'Hi litehe* *h«4 HNitilrrilOi* To! A I. T 1-ntAl on,, .. .1 AHUM IV I ■ • 4 A k . . A *S Uonrh Tomiifmlnro & a m Jo 1 1» 43$ J * «». ;* T i> m * « W.V3 > |» ll« $ N 111 2 4 $ |x III ,k * A in , J ,s p m 14 h in . v « »» in 20 n h m j,. 7 t< n 13 noon .4 I pm .. .4 Distrust of Europe Is Uppermost —i— .... r .id i fori i ia ii Lrges Indepen dent Action—Against Con ference—Seeks Bonus and Tax Cut. Wants Aid for Farms By Atintintnl 1‘rees, Chicago, Nov. 27.—Senator Hiram Johnson, in his first public address since announcing his candidacy fot the republican nomination for presi dent, tonight condemned the foreign policy at Washington which he said had been attempting to commit Amer ica to ‘‘undisclosed European adven tures” ever since the armistice. It is the first duty of citizens to resist this policy, he said in an address to the Cook County Real Estate board. Senator Johnson went on record, not only advocating the national bonus and also a definite reduction in taxes, but outlined his ideas of how these two things could be accomplished. He also advocated a constitutional amendment that would make child labor laws and women's minimum wage law's legal: suggested remedies for farmers’ troubles, and then launch ed into an attack on the administra tion policy toward the European sit uation and also against America join ing the reparations conference. ”1 do not protest against an Amer ican policy toward Europe," said Sen ator Johnson. "I protest against an American policy which does not know what it is. and which seeks to discover it»elf, or to hide Itself, by first going into a conference with Europe. Would Doom America. ‘‘It is humiliating that we cannot speak our mind, save with the consent of other nations, or in conjunction with them. If an administration dost not like an existing situation abroad, why not say so? Ciur position in the world Is such.-our financial and poten itiai power so great, that our utter ances wotjld he of supreme impor tance. Throw it into conference wh«r* there are no morals, where it is In helpless minority, antf it is lost. •’It is undeniably to the interest of every country that all other e- un tries should be prosperous and that the world should be at peace. If the administration at Washington, out its knowledge of the diplomatic facts, is able to see In Europe an oppor tunity for American action. I ask it to say precisely and definitely w-hat that opportunity is and what that ac tion should be. Its endeavor has been merely to put us into interna tional organisations of which the ulti t mate action Is unknown, or. at least, t undeclared. "What I venture to denounce 1* the continuous effort to postpone having an American poller in favor of go.ng into European international organi zations where the policy reached is bound to be not Amriecan but Euro pean.’’ In taking up the bonus and taxa tion questions. Senator Johnson said: Obliged to Pay Bonus. "The responsible heads of the domi nant political party have for some years pledget! themselves and then party to the soldiers' adjusted com pensation act. You may say it Is un wise. It is emotionally and normally impelling and long ago It was decreed by those In command of th* govern ment to be Just It constitutes now in reality a promise, a solemn pledge and we must keep faith. But a brief period ago it*was insisted we should delay, not deny it because the money was not forthcoming. The passage of the act. you may assert, to be fi nancially bad. but our pretexts ar.d delays, our shifting* and evasions are morally worse. But we can reduce taxes and we will, I hope, reduce them." Senator Johnson then read figures computed by the Treasury department and the American I.egton, and said: "If the computations be correct, we may do our duty by the soldiers to whom we were so grateful while they fought, and of whom some are sc forgetful now. and still reduce tax ation. In round numbers 15,600.(100 ar# paying taxes on incomes under $10, l>00. Three hundred and thirty thou sand pay on incomes exceeding $10,000 By reducing in the manner that has t>een suggested, the taxes of those 11,100.00# we would reduce the gov ernment's revenue $1«O.OOO,O0O, There is, according to the figures of the Monetary of the treasury, a surplus of $300,000,000. Upon the basis of every computation, this surplus is suf ficient to jhstlfy the tax reduction im I mediately to the 15,(00,000 of our ! people most needing it and to pay, too, the Installment required under it he adjusted compensation act. Taxes must bo reduced. We stand for tax reduction that is Just, and we stand for the good faith of the American people." Senator Johnson, early tn his ad dress. said that "what 1 stay tonight is In no sense a political platform.’’ tor lower Kales Senator Johnson also discussed the agricultural situation, saying: "when agriculture languishes the nation is ill. It is obvious that the farmer lias been compelled to sell for less than the coat of production. Some would have the America^ taxpayer !generally make up to the farmer that which is unjustly taken from 1:an, t rsi hy the railroad oompauhs. ami, Mvmidly. in the middlemen, I do mil wish t.i >mb*rk the government on this kind of enterprise. The ini tial step is the relief of the fcirmer tn iTats l« I'm* 1 l stems Used