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" The Omaha Tv1orning Bee VOL. 53 NO. 153. tltiSl m teond"ctYaa Ai\t£ ill'i, OMAHA, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1 £*23. • Han Cl Year): Dally and Sunday. SS; Sunday. 12 *0. within the 4|li tune. TWO CENTS ** Omaha ere Connell Biyfte _ , Entered ae Second Claw Matter May 28. IW6. ai » 9 ^ A Outelde the 4th Zone (I Vadflr Dally and Sunday. |I2: Sunday ealy. 85 1 VjEaiH I O Five Ceata Eleewhera RATE WAR STILL B LOCKS SENATE 1-—- LL -:-:-—---.---a ___ Johnson Is Out to Scalp Coolidge President Placed on Defense of Guarding G. 0. P. Lau rels in Race for Nom ination. Senator to Seek West r.y MARK SULLIVAN. Washington, Dec. 11. — By no means are all republican leaders satisfied with the turn events have taken. Some of them would have preferred that Coolidge should not be a candidate in the formal sense. They assume that Coolidge will not make any trips through the country, nor otherwise he an active candidate ^gpn the slam-bang sense that Johnson Is. To this extent, the elder guar dians of the republicans party's for tunes are glad. But they would have preferred it if active work in behalf of Coolidge's nomination could have been kept even more in the back ground. Their theory is in two sentences: First, Coolidge cannot be nominated unless ha makes a good president: and second, if Coolidge is a good president, no ona else can take the nomination away from him. Since Coolidge's nomination depends so completely on the record he makes as president, these leaders would have preferred to let the outcome be determined by that alone. To Be Effective Campaign. It is now settled, however, that there will be an energetic and thorough going Coolidge organization on a nation-wide scale under the management of his friend, the repub lican national committeeman from Massachusetts, William M. Butler. The truth, It is not possible for Coolidge to be completely passive. H.s hand is really forced by provi sions of the South Dakota, Maryland and some other state jlrlmary laws, which require him to answer specific ally "yes'' or “no" to the question w hether he will accept the nomina tion. All his friends say, and some of them have already made public the confident anticipation that coincident with the setting up of Mr. Butler's organization the coming week, Mr. Coolidge will • farmally say “yes." Thereafter, these friends my, Mr. 'oolidgo will formally say “yes." business of being as good a president as lie knows how. and will trust the rest to Mr. Butler s energy and the will of the people. Coolidge Against Johnson. These developments will complete the picture of the coming year on the republican side. It will now he cer tain that there will be two nation wide candidacies for the reublican nomination fighting each other in all ' the states, Coolidge's and Johnson’s. In the Judgment of the writer, it can now he taken for granted that these will he the only nation-wide candi dacies. Ail others will be confined to local states on a "favorite son" basis. The widely antiriated candidacy of Gov ernor Pinchot on a nation-wide basis does not now seem probable. Pin chot will almost certainly be a candi date in his own state of Pennsyl vania. but probably not outside It. La Follette will be a candidate on a slightly more than a single state basis, but short of a nation-wide basis. La Follette will certainly run in Wis consin and probably In a few neigh boring states like Minnesota, the liukotas, and Nebraska. But this, or very little more, will be the extent of La Follette's candidacy. The big fight will he Coolidge ver sus Johnson. Superficially it looks like sheer folly for Johnson to try to take the nomination away from a president secure In his office and with the public favor among repub lican voters generally sympathetic to him. . To Flay on Km ot ion pf. ’ Johnson will make a world of trouble for Coolldge. Johnson will be personally on the stump, and Coolldge will not. Johnaon's speech making, emotion-rousing capacity Is ari Immense asset In the sort of fight he expects to make. Further than this. Johnson will have resource* and professional political management to an extent exceeding what flcneral Wood bad in 1920. With this equipment, Johnson is certain to win some of the state pri maries. Tf Johnson should prove that he cun take, say a. third, or a half, of the delegates away from I ‘oolidge In Ohio, and a similar fraction In New Jersey, he woieid nut he able to claim tho nomination, but he might give the republican leaders excuse or rea son to withhold the nomination from Coolldge. It uniat lie conceded ae among the possibilities that Johnson may he aide to make some such showing ss this In tho big doubtful slates. John son's friends think lie can carry In diana. The writer doubts tills; but under tho Interpretation of tho pri mary Law of Indians, Johnson may get some delegatee there. To Meek West's Hacking. Further, It must tgi conceded as among the jsisHibllitlea thst Johnson rosy appeal to the sectional pride of the west. His managers count on saying to the west that this Callfor nia senator presents the first real chance the west has ever had to put one of He own In the White House If Johnson should g»-1 approximate p ly half the delegates from west of the Mississippi, thst would not poiri inula him; but It might bo conetrued ss notice that the weet Is unsympa the!Ic to having a New Kngbindci in the W lute House, Mid might cause g the republican leaders to some third possibility like Not only will the gruell Johnson Is going to make q\T Coolidge be embarrassing ,0 ^ uQl ter personally; it will also be to the fortunes of the republican party in the ensuing election. The main ob jective of the Johnson fight, as freely expressed by his backers and manag ers, is to demonstrate to the republi can leaders that Coolidge is not a strong candidate and cannot win in the subsequent election. Must Guard laurels. Every attack Johnson makes on Coolidge must necessarily he an at tnck on the re'cord of the republican party. Omitting that portion of John son's campaign that he will make on the world court issue, practically ev ery other argument he makes against Coolidge will be an argument in favor of the democrats. It will be, on Johnson’s part, a hit ter fight with every resource of pub licity and slogans, and with every ad vantage seized from whatever unpop ular steps that Coolidge may take. Also, the effort will he made to charge Coolidge as titular head of the parly with the blame for every sin of omis sion or commission on the part of congress. Against all this, it Is vital for Cool idge to do more than merely win. It is almost essential for Coolidge, If he is to be successful. In the ensuing contest with the democrat nominee, not merely to beat Johnson, but to beat him decisively. Skullcap Fame Usurped by Rool, Secretary of State Confuses Spectators With Appearance of Open Rivalry. Lincoln, Pec. 11.—Secretary of State Charles Pool Infringed a Bryan copyright today when he appeared at the parole board hearing wearing a black skull cap. So new was this acquisition that a tag, stating the cap was size 7, was still attached. Governor Bryan has become fa mous throughout the state for the little black cap that protects his bald pate from the elements, ami the ad dition of Pool's cap gave the parole board the appearance of 16th century money lenders about to Interview In digent clients. Only Attorney Gen eral O. 8. Spillman, who completes the board, had sufficient hair to al low his head to appear unadorned before the petitioning inmates of the penitentiary. Unkind spectators, who viewed the skull cap rivalry between the gover nor and the secretary, suggested th&t the two democrats are about to ap pear before their constituents ns op ponents seeking the same political haven. Football Game j Probe Dropped] — No Action Taken on Hastings Grand Island Con troversy. Grand Island, Neb.. Dec. 11.—No action was taken as a result of the conference sought by the Hastings Chamber nf Commerce with the board of governors of the Grand Island chamber, and held here today. The disposition of the Hastings citizens to limit the football controversy as much as possible was heartily second ed. however, by Individual members of the Grand Island board. Xmas Party. Annual Christmas gifts of the Hold Packing company to Its employes will he distributed at. the Yuletide party of the Hold Quality 60 50 club Sunday afternoon, December 23, at 3. in the plant. There will lie a tree and Santa Claus to delight the youngsters, and ; an entertainment for the grownups. The club will distribute candy to the children. I uQ, , * ‘a1.* "f-' T . .Cummins s _ Washington, Dec. It.—Senators Howell and Norris today issued the following explanation of their re fusal to vote for Cummins for chair man of the interstate commeree com mittee: Senator Howell: “As I am opposed to the Esch-Cummins law. I voted for Senator Da Follette, the senior member of the committee, as the one most effective and competent to ac complish my purpose.” Senator Norris: “I believe nearly everyone agrees with me when I state it is a physical Impossibility for Senator Cummins to do justice to this great standing committee and handle the duties of president pro tempore of the senate and vice presi dency. I believe Senator Cummins preferred the speakership and the oid guard wouldn't permit him to re sign as chairman of the interstate commerce committee.” Light Plants in 3 States Sold i Omaha Owners Sell Aberdeen (S. D.) Utility for $949,500. Aberdeen, S. D-, Dec. 11.—Sale of the public utilities companies in Al>erdeen, Watertown, Yankton, in this state, and in Nebraska and Iowa, to the ' Northwestern Public Service company was confirmed today and a formal statement will be forthcoming shortly from th£ new owners which will outline the new statiw of the compuny here, Is was announced to day. The general offices of the North western Public Service company are designated to be at Aberdeen In the organization of the new company, which has been incorporated In Dele ware to take over ownership of these properties purchased front the 1’nion Power and l.ight company of Omaha. Sale of the local plant was com pleted Monday w hen deed was filed j indicating the properly was sold to the new corporation by the Omaha owners for $1*49.500. Although the price was named in the deed as ' $1 and other valuable considerations," the revenue stumps attached thereto indicate the consideration to have been $949,500. According to the understanding of the deal, the transfer included sale of the properties in Yankton, Clark and Watertown .and also sale of the public utilities of the Omaha com pany at North Platte, Neb , a gas and electric plant, the plants at Chariton and OsceoIS, la., and the high lines to a dozen towns out of Chariton. The new company in a sutisldlary of the Albert Emanuel company of New York city. Lincoln Schools May Be Closed J l ark of Operating Funds May] Necessitate Closing \pril I. Lincoln, Dec. 11.—Public, schools In Lincoln may be closed April 1 for lack of operating funds, Klmer F. i Henkle, member* of the board of edu- j cation, stated today. HenRIe at . tributes the financial difficulties of the school board to legislative enact ments which prohibit tax levies In mills, and declare* that the board will have to face a deficiency of approxi mately |170,000 for the taut two yearn. In a statement setting forth the problems faced by the school beard. Henkle declares that only a guar antee by responsible citizens^ t bat money will lie forthcoming for school operation, will prevent the April 1 i losing. _SUNNY SIDE UP' Merchants report holiday tiade far In excess of their expectations. Can well believe It. Tried to fill a little ronmiixalon entrusted to me by an out ataln friend yesterday afternoon Hour and a ball* reaching a glvi n point; feet off the floor most of the time; other feet on mine most of the remaining time; had to float with current as 'twas Impossible to cut ariT>g,a; finally succeeded In making purchase; dropped nickel on floor and couldn't sloop over to regain II Kverylaaly good Matured, t'onaidet able inconvenience, hut feel sorry tor man who accumulates a gt'otich while doln^ t'lirlstmas shopping An hour nr two al the stockyards yesterday. Noticed a number of women who had accompanied their IiunIhiuiIr with stock shipments. Can easily Imagine what happened to goodly portions of (becks received for stilpments when those women came up town to the big stores. Being as yet belter acquainted with country ways than with city ways, ant convinced that those good wives were fairly entitled to all they man aged to get out of those checks. Have made divers and sundry pub lic addresses, but talked Inst night to my largest audience. Do not know how many listened, hut do know that words carried farther than ever be fore. Mllght attack of buck fevoi at the start, and missed a friendly face In the audience hcraum I dldn’1 see any faces Broadcast a roil pie of my own f* elite and halting rhymes ovar the WAAW. JTlrs* thing 1 know somebody will persuade me to go up in an airplane. Have ventured many things in my time, but to date have refused to take chances by dressing tip In a cotton hatting suit nrid playing Santa Clans around a Christmas tree tiederked with fluxing candles Chances of future Imineiation numerous enough without seeking additional ones. Note that hundreds arc f|o« king t*» the gland clinic in San Francisco. Greatest need ».f the country at this time is a guaranteed common sense serum that is compulsory. Must call attention of Rockefeller Foundation to this Important matter. Matter of house rent worrying light now Am wondering if there In a six ••r tight loom house, modern without frills, within reasonable distance of office, that will rent for what man can pay who in trying to provide for a family of more than average size •in a, salary that Is not large hut per haps more than he earns Until mat ter is satisfactorily solved will suffer from Insomnia. Another Mother Nature query to worry about. Biuct McCulloch wants to know If a spotted channel catfish Is purl catfish and part trout, and If so which Is the greater part. Iteprecatt the action of the step mother who punished her children by branding them with a hot Iron. Re commend the liedslat, hut never fol low' my own sdvlce Am In full fel low ship with the father who admitted that he never struck any of his chll drill «*x< cpt in self defen** W. M M. Trial of Cass County Sheriff Off Indefinite Postponement fol lows Dismissal of Jury When Juror Is Dis qualified. Prejudice Is Charged Special Iti-pati It to The Omaha liee. Plattsrnouth, Neb., Dec. 11.-l..at*> this afternoon, after hearing both sides of a question Involved in an af fidavit accusing Henry Brockman of not being a fair Juror and not <yuall tied to sit on the jury which Its now hearing evidence in the case against Sheriff C. D. Quinton, Judge .1 ames I’. Begley dismissed the jury and In definitely postponed the trial of Sheriff Quinton on charges of mal feasance of office. Brockman, in the affidavit. In ac cused f having expressed an opinion in the case prior to his having 1 .een drawn on the Jury. Witnesses Dismissed. Witnesses in the case have l»^on dismissed and Defense Attorneys Livingston and Judge Paul J< n»en have returned to their homes at >ge braska City. It is probablo that the trial of the case will not I»e r»-mjme*.i this term of district court. During the testimony preceding dismissal of the Jury, Georgia Den son. 16, testified that she frequently visited the home of Julia Kaufrnar* of Plattsrnouth in company -vs-ith Florence Kaufman, a daughter of the family, and that beer and trine were servfd. She was called to teetify In the trial of Sheriff C. D. Quinton, op an indictment charging him wit lx mal feasance in office, one of the colin t s being his alleged failure to a rrcst Julia Kaufman on a charge of boot legging. Fred Kaufman, a relative of Julia Kaufman, testified that he purchased whisky at the Kaufman hom*e. for $1.50 a pint. County Treasurer Testifies. Mrs. Myra Oehring. county- treasur er of Casa county, testified that the sheriff s return of fees to her- offir was always later than the date* ssyrev- j Ified by the statute. She te*tifiy<! that on December 4, 192J. aftei- hi* invlict- J ment. Sheriff Quinton appeared in beer offite and paid in |S9 in fee**, w hir-h he declared had been overlooked in ' his 1921 report. James H. Robertson, clerk of tb«* district court, was railed to the trtand to Identify various oour* ord* referred to in the testimony of j the following witness. O. M. < 'a m5» bell a public accountant of Lincoln who testified that he auditor! the sheriffs hooks and checked the in against the records of the various courts and found many errors. Each alleged error was and entered as evidence. Presentation of the case for tln^ de fense probubly will begin some time* tomorrow. Possibility of a nlgfEvt s*«*n sion of court to speed the* trial, loomed as a possibility this afternon. Court Room Packed. The courtroom was packed again a.f the afternoon session, about M> TJer sons who were In the room dti r 1 ra tc the morning refuslng'to leave for lunch, for fear of being unable to «ic-t in again. Streets in the \lctnlty of tli» courthouse are black with farmers automobiles. Walter Bands, convicted t w l<-». nr bootlegging and named in tiro Indict ment of Sheriff Quinton ns «*ne* < >r the liquor law vlolatnre whom be protected, testified that on tlirs** dir ferent. occasions the sherlfT rsamv* to his house and consumed a quantity of lieer IsMiklng for Still*. On the first occasion, S:md« sai l the slieriff came In search of ** -till. "1 haven't got a still,” Ksnds said he told him. "but I've got some t'Cer and wine.” "’Oh. to hell with beer and wine,’ ’* (Turn to I'oio Two. Column Tw«».) (ieornc W. Fuller Lincoln, Deo. 11.—George W Ful ler, Nebraska pioneer and Civil w.tr veteran, died here early Ihle rtiortv ing at the home of hie *1 • i is liter Maude Fuller. Mr Fuller WH* well knxwti ♦»* braaka leglalatore, having -<•>»• v.~.l eight (time In the houae, *' f!r"t of whh h wae ill 1S*t(» Ho * t me to Nehraeka In 1868, going to York eoiinty. The following year lie o. *v< .t lo Seward rourity. where lio r* ~idi'd cntlf alx yeara ago. Fire Destroys Air Mail lliui|(ar at Salt l ake* < ity Halt Lake City, Dec. 11 I Mniay eatlmated at $40,000 wae i huh. •! I • v fire whleh tiatay dealrn> # ■ 4 the hangar of the I idled Hint* • •• i t «t mall aervlce. Klffht plnnee w • i •• aaved through efforta of eni *•!< »ve - aeveral of whom were hum*‘d * I u iitlv or overcome by amoke S* » v > • »*• and from Salt leike will not • •• *<r fiM ted The origin of tlo- f i » c* 1 ■ , not been dete^pilned Loiigihoretnen'o Strikr I ml'. Vancouver, H. <V. Hk. 11 M«*m hera of the In ter nut ion* I l.ot»K^bo» «• ntens aewooint Ion, after ItIuk «•»» ;« etrlke »in«e October f#, r**t»»i t>* 1 ««■ work yeiiterrlny on the Mmr «»* kin^ condition* Hint *t the -am** w ace*' flint prevailed before they v • t«* go on a wulkout The union memlier* ** *t *• meeting |a*t week to net « nt t I.* * 4-x eminent einploynuMit iurnr \ tnedmtn for employment I n - f • I «*f their own legnnry whleh t * * *>*t» %* plug federation tefuaed to i* 'ogulz* Gage County Gravels Cornhusker Highway Wymore. Xeb., Dec. 11.-The Gage county highway commisFionfrs are graveling the Cornhusker highway from the north end of the pavement on Main street at Wymore to Blue Springs. The gravel Is helng sur faced about four inches thick on the road and will eliminate the hard, choppy gumbo surface. Gravel is be ing hauled from a pit near Blue Springs, anti the stretch of highway is now al>out one-half completed. Two Released Su niniarily b\ Parole Board IVIern I *«»■*>> See .Merit ill Pleas Vi ithout 2 slid I Consulta tion-Vi ar \ eteran Freed. Lincoln . Dec. 11.-Charles Sapp, 19, of Boyd county was released by the P&dole loard today without a consul 1 at ion after he had told the board that he was* serving a sentence of 1 to ID years in the penitentiary Tor jail breaking at Monowl, Neb. Asked why he had been placed in jail Sar>p said he had been accused of breaking into a store and carrying oTT an iron saTe. The board looked incredulously at the slim little man. w ho does not weigh much more than 1OO pounds. "liid they ever pr-ove that you did carry <tff a safe?” Governor Bryan asked the prisoner. "N’ot so far ry I know.’* was the reply. “And th- -y sentenced you here for 1 to 1 O years for breaking Jail?” "Tes. sir.'* **I d--n't think there's anything to do here," the governor concluded as he turned to Secretary of Slatp Poole and Attorney General O, s*. Spillman, “but let this man go.” and sifter hav ing secured the consent of the other two memliers of the hoard, told Sapp that he was released. Sapp was the aeoond man to come before the board today, who was re leased without the usual discussion that follows a parole board hearing the other being Thnrnam "Veach, 29, of hmaha. Vewh 1 «» I-een e-rving * tiiree year sentence for burglary. and Harry H 'Ugh. adjutart of the Dougliu roun ty j >- — t of The American I-eglnn, who appeared for b-m. declared that he had been so irfidly wounded In the war that he had a permanent disability rating tie War department. . In addl t ion to m ar wournli that have partial ly paralyred him, \'.-a<-h carries a bullet in bis bead, self i n fl ictert-when he tried to cmirr it «.ulcl<1» nfter hav ing been discharged from the army. hoc-tons have state-1 that it might lee f - ml to attempt to remove the bul led . Hough said. and Veach is sub normal mentally he auee of the wound. He promlse-i the board that should Veach be released he would le placed In an army sanatorium for t re-i tvnent. Oeorge VV, Hoppes-ton of Crawford, w in»se recent appeal to the supreme court against a one to five-ear sen ten re for aasault with intent to do great bodll--- harm w O c d..smlssed, ap |>»-arel »*t-f. >re t lie boanl W ith an nf flda\ It front I .*-sli-- W. IJkotaon. whom he had struck with a rlgiir cutter. In the affidavit. Dotson states that he was willing to drop charges ago .i.it Hopperton art-1 that the day folit-M irtg the all«-ged assault he had been struck in the face with a 1-ase hall lint toy his son-in-law. Jud M« kkI y. >l'd*pert«»n w ,*f January 1. 191’ t. from < ; awford, lie was a p<». ] bn M |*r- 'priot.»r. At the time of t he n>si.vu1t I >« *t f**m xx-j** working hr a giii' «t of t allroarl propfity and It h aw 1 *ee n clAtm4k*l that llopjierton :ij*vj ti**«1 >*i rn b* c.iijse h e thought he wa r a strike* breaker. ott era t«» c«»mo bofo? e the board lay w* i e i Wlacli, < »?i ■ a. Telf »rd \V;, rd V A. of (’aaper, NVyo . and Maynartl Brown and Ivan Taybw*. both of f ;rant, Nf*h Sla* k is* serving a j*ent* »up of one to \ on v **ars f«*» larreny, having twi.e ntolon « jg:i i s fnun € iiiihIih firm* Me* v\ a "X*;*r**!#',? five* bench on li i ■■* f iret *»f fe ?«■*». but r«»l lowing the er«‘ond w:» s •*#»»!! to t bo ponitpntiarjr Mis ret'i»w <1 s*in»\vs t hat he r*en pcd tune * k; «» t h«' Institution, t ut w.i ?* pt* k«vd tap tw*» dap later At I 'ea t i it e. 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Souder, former county treasurer, on a charge of arson. Three witnesses who gave testi mony to this effect were Roy Wilson, North Platte chief of police; Emil Traub, head of the city fire depart ment, and Frank Smith of Kimball, Neb., a district court stenographer. One of the fires was at the top of lhe structure and the other at the bottom, the witnesses declared, al though Mr. Smith, under cross * x*|ri ination by Attorney Robert Beatty of counsel for the defense, admitted that he did not stop to qiake any in vestigation of the fire he said he saw in the lower section of the build ing. . Smith, who went to the second story while the blaze was burning, told the jury that the fate of his typewriter was uppermost in his mind and his personal safety enter ed into the matter to some extent as he realized when he ascended the stairs tha* fire was burning beneath them. Smith, accofhpamed by Law rence Payne of North Platte testi fied that the courthouse door was unlocked when they entered Asked by County Attorney Jones if he had noticed any oil cans in the district judge's room on the second floor, Smith replied negatively. Payne, under direct examination by the county attorney, asserted that he saw a light under the stairway which "appeared aa a fire because of smoke coming out.” County Attorney Jones then attempted to bring out whether he could see if there was any connec tion between the light under the stairway and the fire at - the top of the building, but Judge Tewell of Sidney, presiding, sustained an ob jection by the defense. Another witness for the state, Ernest Hincker, a druggist, said he saw a Sight In the south end of the courthouse but, under cross-examina tion by Walter V. Hoagland for the defense, he was unable to nay whether it was a fire. Much of the afternoon session was consumed by the producing of ex hibits by the state which the prose cution allege* were found in the burned building by Fire Chief Traub and the state fire marshal. They consisted of county records, includ ing some charred tax receipts, which Traub declared had been soaked with oil Traub 'said he smelled the odor of oil when he enteied fhe building and that "it s-emed to be upstairs." It was on the second floor of the struc ture, a (wf story brick affair with an attic, that the witness asserted he had found the receipts Ho thoroughly had the receipts been s.wked that the oil would drip from them when they were squeezed the fire chief declared A charred American flag, which the state contended was found In a k»g in the courthouse, was produced hut defense brought out that Traub had not seen it from the night of the fire until It made Its appearance in court tills afternoon and the court temporarily suggwinod an objection to its iiientificSttpn by the witness Traub had iwlared the flag had been soaked In oil and was asked If it still smelled of that odor and re plied that It did. About 100 spectator* were in the court when It adjourned at 5:30 o'clock, with the state producing photographs of the courthouse debris taken hy W. K. Brown, a North Platte phot 'grapher Among tti* spectators waa tile defendant's wife Two More Firr* Follow Suiula) HIh/o at 1\\mor«* >Vvmore, Nrb.. lire 11 Following the two fire alarm* in this city Snn dnv, two weie Rounded Monday. At noon, the teiddrtioe of Ijawrenoe H. kKn»wn( railway hmktman. in the Meat part of Wymote, ratight fire from an overheated flue, and one mom wa* eorchal and amokod up Iwfote the department extinguished the blaze At 4 In the afternoon, the t oof of the home of t 1 Marts, rail way ahop\vork*M of west Wymore. was discovered in flames Tha blare was caused by spark* flying from a chimnt x , said to l»e due to light coal and i heavy draft A hole was burned in the roof Fount) to Srrls Tax?* Owed l») Milling*Firm More than f.'.d member* of the N* hrnsk.i mv*.'elation of county com miasoncr*. supervisor* highway com mtaslnnars, county clerks and regm , ters of deed* were in attendance j w hen the association opened lt» ?Sth ! "'till.tl meeting fit the Rome hotel M-sierday afternoon It was the laig •**t first dn> * entoilment in the his j lni*j t*f the organisation. Hecretary i' \ l lnlnutuiat of Whiiri, *ald Moi*» th in 4<*o .ire » xp«« 1 < ti to bt . ii hahd x% hen the convention t§ rt'iuin ed this tnommg 1 Checks Stolen From Lincoln Firm Found Beatrice, Neb., Dec. 11.—While en gaged In removing an old culvert at his farm, two miles north of Beatrice, John T. Jurgens found *385.43 In checks stolen frtyn the Evans Laun dry company offices in Lincoln when robbers blew the safe and es caped with a considerable sum of money last month. The checks will be turned over to Sheriff Tom Car roll. Farm Loan Salary Boost Investigated v Senate Resolution Asks Strict Accounting Before Appoint ments Are Confirmed. * _ Washington, Dec. 11.—Senate pro gressives headed by Senator Howell of Nebraska, announced today that they would oppose the confirmation of appointment of Louis J. Pettijohn of Dodge City, Kan , ap a member of the Federal Farm Loan board until a complete investigation ha* been made of the board's action in in creasing salaries of officials. The board was instructed In a reso lution passed by the senate to give a strict accounting of Its action In authorizing salary increase*. Information received today by the Nebraska delegation in the probe of salary Increases and new positions cheated by the farm loan board and board of directors of ths 12 federal land banks was to the effect that salaries of the 12 presidents had been increased *1,000 per year each during the rcess of congress. Appointments of M. L. Corey, Pettijohn and Landis were all recess appointments and the creation of fiscal agent at a salary of *25,0000 per year was made during the recess. Manufacturers Open Convention Concerns Represented at Lin coln Meet Number 420— ^ ear Increases List* Lincoln. Dec. II.—Members of the Nebraska Manufacturers' association, which 1 deludes 4:0 concerns, met In convention here today. It was the Ilth convention of the organization since Its founding. In review of the activities of the association daring the last year. Com missioner O. H. Zumwinkle told the members that he had visited every manufacturing plant In Nebraska dur ing the hat year to Interest owners In joining the association. The convention was opened by J. W. Sieinhart of Nebraska City, president, who declared that the members were working "within and inside the law and in so doing should have a part in making up the fabric of govern ment which constitutes the regula tory power of the state.” Included among the speakers for the day were O. J. Shaw, general manager of the Lincoln Traction com pany, Prof E. M, Dodd of the 1'nlver sity of Nebraska and H. G. Taylor, chairman'of the state railway com mission. Police to Aid Federal Men Method to circumvent the recent ruling of Federal Judge Woodrough holding the Issuance of search war rants to federal prohibition agent* il legal. was evolved Tuesday morning at a conference at Central station be tween Police Commissioner Henry W Dunn Chief of Police P. H. Dillon, and Federal Prohibition Agent An derson. The plan Is to issue warrants to police officers, who sre “civil off! rers” within the meaning of the law, and after the police collect the evi dence. to turn It over to federal au thorities. \ ernon T.oter Hague Knters Race for Senate TV* Moines, la , IVo. 11.—In the first announcement he ha* author ired fur statewide publication, Yer non Lester Hague.' stockman, of Fairfield, la . today avowed hi* can didney for the Fnited State* senate againat Senator Smith \Y Brook hart of Washington. la Hague was born In Libertyvllle la the son 0f A t; Hague, a Civil war veteran He ho* three brothers Judge I. W ItXgue of Mmden. N'eh MaJ. .1 H Hague of Fort Sam Houa ton and C P. Hague, a (ranker of Fairfield He was graduated from Larson a college in lf?S and later at tended Llinoeton university a'here he vvaa a classmate of Senator Reed of Penngy Ivania. 1 ratle Body I old Vrnioiir \idetl Spokane Business Spokane. Waalt, IVc 1L—Testt many (hut th# entrant"# of Armour «<i tnunpanv into th# local hv##tock bu\ In# field by It* purcha## of the E 11 Stanton lurking plant in 1 PIT. had tended to stimulate trad* in th# l.v# #t»v k Industry and to incrtmn' cun^pt Utlon among th# packer# na# given at * Federal Trade oMmniMion hearing her# t»>day b) wltn#*a*d called by the Spokane t 'hamher of Commerce Meat dealer#. |vt« k#t# of thi# cd> and Mirrounding town# testified to ih y effect Th# rommiaaton ha# ordered Armout A companx to dlatH***' of it* holding# in the local parking pUnt. and th# heating t* on thi* ord+r Insurgents Refuse to Budge Inch Cummins Short of Majority on Third Ballot on Com mittee Charmanship Eleetion. Regulars Are Hopeful Washington, Dec. 11.—Three more ballots today in the senate^ on the eiectlon of a chairman of the inter state commerce committee brought no signs of an immediate break in the deadlock created yesterday when five republican insurgents and the two farmer-labor senators cast their bal lots for Senator DaPollette of Wis consin, leader of the insurgent group. After the senate adjourned there were some informal negotiations look ing to an ending of the tieup, but apparently they were without suc cess. Some of the insurgents said their group would stand pat and would not enter into any agreement under which Senator Cummins, republican, Iowa, would be relieved of the office of president pro tem of the senate, but returned as chairman of the com mittee. Kmphasizlng that they had no ob jection to Mr. Cummins remaining as president pro tem, these Insurgents declared they were interested wholly in drastic revision ifr not repeal of the transportation set. and they de sired to see at the head of the com mittee which handles railroad legis lation a senator in sympathy with their view s. Vote Hardly T'nchanged. In the voting today the lineup was practically the same as yesterday, with the democrats supporting Sen ator Smith of South Carolina for the committee chairmanship, and Senators Brookhart. Iowa; Frazier anil Ladd. North Dakota; Harris and Howell. Nebraska, republicans, and Johnson and Shipstead, Minnesota, farmer labor. voting for LaFoliette. . Cummins received 41 votes osi the first and second ballots today—three short of a necessary majority—while on the third ballot he was four short, with 39 votes. Smith received 39 votes on each ballot. While the fight goes on in the sen ate, y>e interstate commerce com mittee. in the view of Senator Lodge of Massachusetts and other repub lican leaders, is unorganized and con sequently unable to fun'Ucn. This view is disputed by some other sen ators, but in any event there has been no effort to get the committee together to act on nominations of members of the interstate commerce commission and other matter* which have been referred to it by the sen ate. See Escape From Deadlock. Since the insurgents want action on railroad legislation, some repub lican leaders do not believe they will continue their fight for a long period. A way out of the deadlock Is ex pected by these leaders to be found, but they are making no suggestions as to the form It is liksly to take. The senate will meet again at noon tomorrow and will resume the ballot ing during its session, conducting meantime such other business as may be brought before it, such aa the introduction of bills and resolutions. The house continued In recess to day whlie finishing touches were put on the assignments of republicans and demo-rat* to various standing com mittees. Democrats of the house will hold a caucus tomorrow to pass on the committee slates proposed by their members of the ways and means committee. The republican committee on com mittees has about completed its task of makmg assignments, and Is ex pected tomorrow to name the repub lican steering committee and repub lican members of the Important rules committee. Lincoln Mayor Returning Home Chi ago !><• 11—Mayor Trank C. Zehrung of Idnrdn and Mix. Zehrung will depart from Oh, rag o for their home tomorrow evening May, r Zehrung haA been away from I.lneoln more than fO days and hi* Wife aaid he was more than anxious to return to his duties Since ht* ar rival here October 11, he has under gone two operations. lbs condition this forenoon was said to be gratifying I'hirvc* Rob Bishop. Oviedo. 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