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RIFT SEEN IN
Bryan Snag
to G. 0. P.
in Congress
Regulars Effected Truce With
Insurgents When Rebel
Democratic Bloc Loomed
as Certain to Exist.
Third Party Is Intimated
By MARK SULLIVAN.
Washington, Dec. 17.—What is
about to happen in congress is largely
the result of a brief but energetic
outburst of activity on the part of a
man whose first emergence in public
life was 2S years ago, namely, Wil
liam Jennings Bryan.
The regular democratic organiza
tion had adopted a plan of letting the
l*^publlcans fight their family row
out among themselves. They regard
ed It as the better policy for them as
the minority party to avoid having
any responsibility for the work of a
congress whose cause they felt sure
would be unsatisfactory to the pub
lic.
They thought they would be more
certain to win a majority for their
own party In the elections next fall
if they should let the country get
a clear picture of the republican par
ty with a majority but unable to
function because of prolonged Inter
nal factionalism.
Bo long as this was the democratic
attitude, the regular republicans felt
they could “stand off’’ the l,aFollet
te Insurgents indefinitely, and this
was their program.
Hryan in Missionary Role.
But Mr. Bryan, as & mere flitting
episode of his career, In a mere touch
and go interlude between lecture trips
in distant part* of the country, drop
ped into Washington, began to move
about the capitol with the evangeli
cal zeal of battle In his eye, and In
.l few hours changed the whole eit
uation.
WJiat Mr. Bryan saw, from a point
uf view different from that of the
11 gular democratic leaders, was a
little group of insurgents, nominally
lepubllcans to be sure, but neverthe
less Insurgent republicans, fighting
.gainst the accepted order of things
and trying to entrench themselves
for bringing what they, equally with
Bryan, regard a progressive legisla
tion.
jgytfdr. Bryan’s missionary work
among individual democratic con
gressmen began to develop a kind of
democratic insurgency. It becabne eo
apparent that Mr. Bryan'e work
might turn the democrats from neu
trality to alliance with the La Follette
•usurgents, that the regular repub
lican leaders within a few hurried
(Turn to Pan Two, Column Three.)
Nebraska Com Sent
Over Entire Nation
Ears of Nebraska corn are being
eent all over the United States by
Fred H. Richards, president of the
Nebraska association of real estate
boards, to show the standard of corn
Quality In Nebraska.
This corn was raised on a 152-acre
field on tha Keene Brothers Platte
Valley farm a few miles east of Fre
mont. According to Mr. Richards,
the farm produced an average of 70
bushels an acre, a total of 10,640
bushels for the tract. At the market
price of 66 cents a bushel, this Is
nearly $46 an acre.
Samples of oom being mailed nut
ars of the cattle corn variety. The
ears run 12 to 12 Inches In length.
Among recipients of these samples
ars the National City bank of New
York and Congressman Sears of the
congressional district Including Oma
ha. *
Five Hurt Is Accident
•*6 Toll in Lincoln Sunday
Lincoln, Dec. 17—Miss Maxine
Hays of Hollywood. Cal., a university
student, today returned to her home
from a hospital after being severely
cut about the head and face In an
automobile accident Sunday night.
Five other persons were Injured in
Sunday night automobile accidents,
police reports today showed
John Bills was Injured Internally.
Marine and Katherine Strauch were
cut about the face, scalp and arms.
Henry Lar«l>ee and Mrs. E. O. W'eln
koM wire cut about the face.
Married in Council Bluffs.
The following persona obtained mar*
rli'go licenses in Council Bluffa yesterday:
Fred Slpp, Lincoln. Neb... *•
lyfin Bftlra, Lincoln. Neb. 16
ItH'ry Yawver. Friend, Neb.21
learl Engluinsupt, Heaver Crossing,
Neb...* 22
Wigao Hansen. Plalnvlew. Neb.21
Verna FuertenaU, Plalnvlew. Neb.21
I.awrem* Gurnaey, Madison. Neb. . 24
Ituth Htevena. Madison, Neb.12
Richard I,ante.. Mason City, Is . 21
Edith Kaufman, Knnsas City, Mo. .... 21
lames Greening. Ogden, Uteh .27
Bernice Klley, Chicago. Ill. 21
Francis Halsey. Omaha .• •• 24
f.ula McDermott, »>mah* . 17
Herbert Bowen. Omaha . ...•••••• 21
Helen I’flefer. TKUmseh, Neb.21
Cberlea Krsealnek. South Omaha ...... 36
Hose Hainan, Omaha . 23
H, F. Douty. Fremont. Neb.27
Clga Clark. Fremont, Neb . 1*
Oscar Vogel. Council Bluffa . 63
Katharine McGee, Council Bluffa .... 64
l.ynton Ayres. Omaha . 23
Ardytho Cooley, Omaha . 21
Albert Fowler. Tekameh. Neb.22
Nonna MaManlgal. Tpltatnah, Neb. ... 13
William Brown, Omaha . *6
Willi* Gater. Omaha .. 25
George Urlnltlow. ('lattamouth Neb ,. 21
Callscn11, Flint, Mich.21
Waldo. Nebraska city. Neb.44
Bilk Johnson. Nebraska City, Neb.36
William Gunter, Omaha . 33
foVnitiM Coleman (inisha . 3 7
)van Armstrong. Alva. Neb.. 31
Mabel Hunt. Elmwood. Net. . .... . 13
flat. n<« luncom, Council Bluffs . ... 21
fyuweita l.aweoo, Council muffs .IS
Fear Is Felt Over
• Health of Clemenceau
Hy VnlvrrMt! Sffdf*.
Paris, Dec. 17—Condition of Georges
Olemenceau tonight is giving rise to
anxiety, owing to the fact that com
plications are feared as a result of
the bullet which was fired at him in
1919 and which is still lodged close to
the lung, defying all efforts at re
moval. *
The “Tiger” will he radiographed
in an efort to find whether the auto
mobile accident, in which he figured
yesterday, dislodged the bullet, as
he seems to have difficulty In breath
ing.
Students
Accused of
Setting Fire
Wesleyan Chancellor Asserts
Stadium Blaze Was
of Incendiary
Origin.
New Structure Desired
Dlncoln. Dec. 17.—Chancellor I. B.
Schreokengast of Nebraska Wesleyan
university today Issued a statement
concerning rumors that fire which
destroyed the athletic field grand
stand was of Incendiary origin. He
declared, "We know nothing of the
origin of the fire."
Rumors were current that students,
who had been agitating for a new
stadium, had set the fire early Sun
day morning. The stadium was val
ued at only $100.
"There was no Insurance," the
chancellor's statement says, “the
main loss was In several hundred
dollars worth of athletic equipment
which belonged to the student body.
"A group of students had organised
recently to offer their services to tear
down the old stand, if the college
authorities would begin the first unit
of a concrete stadium this summer.”
The chancellor’s statement declares
there was a tractor stored under the
g^ndstand and that oil from this,
may have been the aource of the fire.
It concludes with th* declaration
that "If this destruction was an act
of vandalism, the college authorities
will be very glad to see the guilty
party punished."
College Fire Believed
* of Incendiary Origin
1,1 ncoin, Dec. 17.—Doss through fire
at the horse barn of the college of
agriculture hurt night was es
timated at $3,$20 by officials of the
college today. The loss Includes a
purebred horse valued at $300.
Fire authorities today stated they
are at a loss to understand reasons
for the fire, and advance the theory
of Incendiarism.
Woman Slightly Injured
When Hit by Automobile
Mrs. Alfred Munsey, 1420 North
Eighteenth street, was struck and
slightly Injured by an automobile
driven by nn unidentified motorist, as
she stepped from the curbing at
Eighteenth and Cuming streets Mon
day afternoon. Police allege the car
was traveling on the wrong side of
the street.
Transport
Problems
Discussed
Farm Bureau President Tells
of Interest of Farmers at
Middle West Foreign
Trade Conference.
Farmers Must Pay Bill
The American farmer Is vitally In
terested In the transportation prob
lem; he includes in that interest both
Inland and ocean trade paths, de
clared O. K. Bradfute, president of the
American Farm Bureau federation,
speaking before the Middle West For
eign Trade conference yesterday af
ternoon at Hotel Fontenelle.
The speaker called attention to the
fact that one-half of the exports of
the T'nlted States are agricultural He
stated that farmers consume a great
part of the steadily (trowing imports.
"In the last 10 years,” said Mr.
Bradfute. "the farmer has Increased
his production efficiency 20 per cent.
Price Is tlie factor in the farm situa
tion. The farmer pay* the freight
both ways.
"A carload of hogs are shipped to
Chicago from Nebraska, for example.
The commission man. after deducting
the freight, takes out his dues. The
farmer gets the rest.
“Wheat farmers of Kansas and Ne
braska get the aAme price for their
product in Omaha that they get in
Liverpool, less the freight to Liver
pool.
Farmer la Factor,
"In the past the farmer has not
been articulate, but now he is organ
izing. Is acquiring leaders to speak for
his organization. He has a force to
be reckoned with.
"Distribution of the sale of crops
throughout the year as farmers are
beginning to do even now. will do
much to help alleviate the present
conditions. This plan haa many evi
dent advantage* over the old plan at
dumping goods and posaibly flooding
the market. The new plan also will
do away with the former freight car
shortage.”
Railroads have about reached the
pinnacle of their efficiency, stated Mr.
firaflfute; not so the farm, but tnery
must be a provision made so that It
may reach Us goel, he urged.
He told of the recommendation by
the recent farm meet In Chicago of
the Great I^akee-St. Lawrence water
way project, the utilization of inland
highway! and river navigation. Much
of the usual crops do not require \
speedy transportation, the speaker
pointed out, and water transports
would be noticeably cheaper.
Railroads Must Decide.
"Agriculture in the past has asked
freight rate reduction." said the farm
bureau president. “It ha* been ans
wered by the railroads to the effect
that the suggestion was impossible.
If that is true, the farmer must find
ether means of transporting his pro
ducts to distribution points. This
matter is entirely up to the railroads
“A profitable foreign market is
practically a thing of the past. This
situation will continue until curren
cy Is stabilized. It Is encouraging to
note that now, wheat sent abroad is
more evenly distributed than form
erly. This enables the price to re
main more or less uniform through
out the year.
"Other wheat growing countries are
gradually recovering. With some of
these, such as Hussia, American can
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P SUNNY SIDE UP
As regarding the question, "Is a
bullhead a young catfish, or a catfish
an old bullhead,” a Daniel has come
to judgment. Bill O'Brien, who
knows all there la to know shout
fish, and who was Nebraska's fish
commissioner until there arose a man
who knew more about flah culture
than Bill can ever hope to know,
comes forward with the remark that
the bullhead is really a small species
of the catfish family: In fact, the
most diminutive of sd catflshes but
one of the most valuable. "It nears
the same relation to the catfish fam
ily that the Shetland pony does to
the horse family,” explains Mr.
O’Brien. Having had the question
settled by sn expert, I don't want
to hpar any more about It until the
fishing aeason opens next spring
Then I'll be open to suggestions and
Invitations.
flelency of the fellows who set the
different scenes for the various acts.
Congenial hunch, the actors and nr
tresses who make up the bill. Per
haps you've noticed the talent out In
front looking toward the w^tigs and
moving their lips. They are "kid
ding” their fellows In the wings. The
audience does not hear all the good
Jokes, many of them being reserved
for professional ears. I heard some
of them, and got plenty of good
Inughs. Have often wondered how
they managed to make the programs
come out even every performance.
Discovered that each net takes Just
so mui h time, and If til" lime varies
a minute one wav nr the other some
body gels called down Hack slage
Is hIhuiI the qulelcst place In Hie
whole theater, doing hack again
s*tine of these days,'thepnaiiSKeiucnt
permlltlng Mather like to meet the
people on thu quiet, slid on the level.
Moat-'fictor folk are Interesting off
stage, when they are acting natural.
If I have the railroad schedule fig
ured out correctly the Sunshine tllrl
we have been reading so much about
for several day*, Is right now being
called upon to do her darndeat. It
must be looking rather squally for
her and her paramour In the old
home town.
Friend of mine out etate who la
rather Interested In a matter that Is
not a matter of litigation lietween a
friend of his and the Burllngtofq
asked me to visit the road's general
aollcltor and look up a particular
Hern In the papers and correspond
ence. Had no trouble In getting the
files, but one look at them was enough.
When I get three nr four weeks’ leisure
time, with absolutely nothing else to
do, I’ll tackle that two-foot high slack
of twpers and correspondence and en
deavor to locate the particular Item
mentioned by rnv friend. The strange
part of this particular case la that
one party la trying to hava done
whut the other party wants to do
and Is trying to find a legal way
of doing If;
Tom Porter admits to me that he
has purchased a mechanical toy for
hi* son and heir Ihn’t he Is certain
4^ 111 Interest himself If he can frame
up Home scheme to keep the son and
heir from Insisting upon playing with
it all the time.
Fame upon a friend of mine yes
terdny Just as he was purchasing a
"flinch" deck to present to his rhll
dren. Home 10 years ago this same
friend of mine chided me when
I admitted I lull I now and then play
ed pilch with the Mla*ua and the kid
dies In mv own home. Haven't yi-l
succeeded III detecting the difference
between card* with numbers on cm
and raids with pictures and spots on
'em, Am willing, however to be en
lip lit cim' A . M. M,
Use of Proposed State
Seal in Capitol Halted
Lincoln, Dec. 17.—Bertram G.
Goodhue, architect of the new state
capltoi, lias been notified not to In
corporate in mural designs and hard
ware for the building a state seal
designed by him until it is approved
by the legislature, the state eapitol
commission announced today.
Members of the commission have
been under the impression that the
i.ew seal was accepted, hut investi
gation showed that it cannot become
the legal seal of the state until the
old one is abolished and the new de
sign accepted.
In a letter to Goodhue, the com
mission suggests that he continue
with his designs and leave blank
space that was to have been given to
the seal until the matter can be de
finitely decided.
Legal Battles
Feature Trial
at Plattsinouth
Rumors Are Prevalent That
County Attorney Will Re
sign—Woman to Face
Jury Today.
Plattsmouth, Neb., Dec. 17.—Re
sumption of the Indictment case* be
fore District Judge James T. Begley
were resumed / here today. Judge
James B. Raper of Pawnee City sat
on the bench as an advisory council
throughout the day.
Legal battles consumed the greater
part of the day, the attorney* for the
opposing sides arguing two motion*
from the time court convened In the
morning at 10, until 2:30.
Julia Kaufmann. who waa Indicted
on three counts—unlawful possession,
sale and giving away of intoxicating
liquors—wa* placed on trial thla
morning. Attorney A. L. Tldd, who
Is representing her, made a motion
that the caae be heerd before a new
Jury panel, because so many of the
preseht panel were in the courtroom
when Sheriff Qulntln was tried last
week, but was overruled by Judge
Raper, who ruled on all points.
Motions Overruled.
Attorney Tldd then moved to dis
qualify Special Prosecutor D O. Dwy
er and Prosecutor W. R. Patrick of
Papllltan. He Introduced an affidavit
of County Attorney A. Q. Cole, which
declared that the latter was present
and willing to try the caaes on behalf
of the state, while the state offered
testimony concerning reasons for It.
At 2:30, after both motions had
been overruled, a score of extra tales
men of the present Jury panel were
called for examination. The balance
of the afternoon was spent drawing
the Jury, .which was completed at *.
Many Jurors were dismissed for hav
ing heard testimony at the Quinton
trial. After the Jury had been com
pleted, court waa adourned until 9
tomorrow morning.
Present In the court room with the
defendant was her husband. Henry,
and 14-year-old daughter, Florence.
Humors hers are thick that County
Attorney Cole will resign. Cole was
indicted for malfeasance of office,
hut escaped trial, when the Indict
ment was dismissed on a technicality.
Three candidates for his office stag
ed machinery In motion In an effort
to land the job.
I rged to Keep Post.
Attorney Tldd. It Is said, has ask
ed the county attorney not to resign
until the trials are completed. When
approached tonight. Attorney Tldd
aald, “I have no statement whatever,
to make on any of the cases now on
trial or to be tried "
The county commissioners will meet
Thursday In special session to draw
another panel of 60. The jtoard also
Is expected to approve the bond of K.
C. Stewart of Cass county.
Cases docketed for the remainder of
the week are Alvin Jones, former po
lice chief, Wednesday; Carl C. Frlcke,
former building and loan Inspector,
Thursday; Constable William tlrehe,
on the second charge of assault and
hntteryj Friday. This week will prob
ably end the present court term, ns
Judgs Begley will be busy elsewhere
In the district next week. All cases
not tried this week will b« carried
over to the January term of court.
Attorneys for Charles Parmalee, for
mer liank head of Cass county. Who
also Is undsr Indictment, filed an affi
davit staling hs Is too 111 to stand
trial. His case was carried over to
the January term.
Train Strike* <!ar; One Killetl
Grand Inland, Neb., I >cc. 17.—John
Knaltckt, RO, carpenter of Kt. Paul,
Neb., today died from Injuries re
ceived three hours esrller when he
waa hurled from an nutoniohlle. Ap
proaching a railroad crossing tie saw
that a train would till him If he
crossed, lie tried to swerve his cur
to the side, striking a ditch. Tin
ear wns hurtled and struck the en
glne.
Kire Sweep* Dakota Town.
Hloux t’lty, In . Dir. 17. Irlr«\ which
awept a jwirt of the buxine** dltdrht
of Marion. H l) . Htinday. « udmmI a
l<utp of $1*000 A building occupied
by Heh h And Horn, hardware, and the
Turner Ciianiiry company, '' in d*
At roved Tb# I. O. o. K, building and
equipment aIau win burned
Iowa Kail Official Dies.
Hloux I’lty. hi . I *et 17- Kiwi Aha
tin. 40, .*tuc111 of the lllinnlA t’cntrnl
railway In Hloux t'ltv f«»»* the lawt 12
yeniA. died of pneumonia Suiubu Mr.
Auntln f ame In Hloux t'lt> (nun NN n
terloo, ln„ whete be perved lit a plm
Hat • HpMilty AN for .« MUO|Im-| of
yeaiA.
The Strain of the Christmas Season Has Begun
v hovm want Times have i
TOLD Nou mot VO COME wo
A TH(t ROOM ACiAiN BEM*£
/CmBiS TMASf.rJ
Prosecution M a y
Complete Case in
Souder Trial Today
Slate V ill Cut Short Exhibits
and Testimony in Effort
to Speed Up
Hearing.
By A ■■nettled frm.
North Platte, Neh., Dee. IT —A com
putation of a hatch of original tax
receipts showed they represented a
total of S15.6t R.21 whereas the corres
ponding duplicate numbers totalled
$25 60, according to testimony given
st this afternoon's session of the trial
of S. M. Souder. former Lincoln coun
ty treasurer, charged with arson In
connection with the court house fire
of last April.
The testimony given hy A. E. Lar
son of Minneapolis, Minn., one of the
public accountants who audited coun
ty affairs and a witness for the state,
was presented in ronnecMtm with thr
prose.-utlon's contention that amounts
represented hy original tax receipts
were used hy Souder to cover up funds
already taken while duplicates for
smaller amounts against which a
state examiner would check, were left.
Tavrson, during previous examina
tion, had asserted that he could de
tect on the original receipts indents
tlons, which In his opinion, had been
made by Souder, and explained how
It would be possible, with the aid of
a stylus and copying paper, to make
duplicate receipts without leaving any
writing «n the originals
Include Neville Receipts.
The original tax receipts referred to
bv Mr Tairson Included those of for
mer Onv. Keith Neville, a resident
of North Platte, the Nebrnska Tele
phone company and others Test I
many relative to his tax receipt* was
given hy Mr. Navllle late last Satur
day afternoon wh*h he appeared as
a witness for the prosecution
Further testimony with reference
to the state's contention that money
received from Lincoln county lax
payer* had la-en deposited by Souder
In his personal account at the Union
State hank, n local Institution, was
given nt the afternoon session. T
A. Hrennun, cashier of the bank.
Identified various original depoktt
slip* of Mr. Souder * In this connec
tlnn.
fro** questioning of Mr. It ran nan
by Attorney Walter V. Itoaglnnd of
counsel for the defense, revealed that
the witness had no personal knowl
edge of lhe transactions, and that this
Information win confined to what was
Indicated on the deposit slips them
selves. Mr. Hrennan’a testimony fol
lowed that of taxpayer* who assert
ed they hud given ch'-ck* for no other
purpose than the payment of taxes
Kvaiulner mi Stand.
Another witness for the state was
II r Crandall of Lexington, Neb., a
county treasurer examiner for th*
state, who told of a financial slate
nieitl given him by Sunder In April
of Mils year showing s balmier of
cash and seruiltles on hand for the
trnuulrer's office of fl70,k2K.2a
Quisle ned lit Attorney Ihmgland
lelatlie to Ills cheek up of Hauilrf'i
office. Mi i am dull said Hiiutld** 'a
Statenicut Was but $JU *0 ahull of Ilia
y
flgures, and that Souder gave him a
check to make up the difference.
Mr. Hoagland drew from Mr. Cran
dal an admlnaiun that Souder had "ac
counted for every dollar'’ aa charged
against him by a checkup of dupli
cate receipt* in hi* office. He also
admitted that he had noticed noth
ing Irregular at the time.
This wa* followed hy some re-di
rect examination by \V. A. Prince of
Grand Island, one of the state s spec
ial prosecutors who brought out that
Mr. Crandall's examination waa con
fined to the recorded receipts and dis
bursement* of Souder's office.
Excused for Wedding.
At this point the session was liven
ed up a bit when W. A. Prince grave
Jy announced that Mr Crandall "had
urgent business In Lincoln." that he
was to marry a young lady in that
city anil would like to he excused
from further examination. Judge
Tewell. of Sidney presiding, complied.
That the state will cut short Its
presentation of exhibits and testi
mony in connection with It* efforts to
prove an attempt to cover up a fin
ancial shortage was the motive for
the alleged ertme, and then present
further evidence on the arson charge,
possibly finishing its rase by tomor
row night, was predicted hy G. N
Nlbba of North Plntte, another of the
state's special attorneys.
That the defense will attempt to
show that no one man could have
carried records and other material
to the top floor of the courthouse
because more of their great weight,
and that nomeone else than their
client was involved in the fire, was
Indicated by Attorney Walter V.
Hoagland In uneat^ning Herhscy
Welsh, special deputy employed to
gunrd the building after the fire.
Mr. Hoagland brought out that “there
were tons of debris."
Toward the close of th» seasion, the
state called Karl Brownfield, cashier
of the Bank of Lincoln County of
Hershey for testimony in connection
with Its contention that three 15.000
certificates of deposit of lihalnsge
District No. 1 of Lincoln county were
entered on Sunder s financial state
ment ns belonging to the county.
Reserve Hank Building
for Omaha 1* Advocated
Staff CnrtfiiHHHlfRt to The Omaha flee.
Washington, l»e(\ J7.-- Senator How
ell nmj Congressman Soar* of Omaha
received telegrams today from T. C.
Byrne and W J, Coad urging them
»o get behind a movement to get a
new building erected for the Federal
Reserve bank «t Omaha They were
advised to call on W, J. Halley of
Atchison, Kan , regional director, who
Is In Washington, to ascertain steps
necessary to obtain this Improvement
for Omaha.
(>otid Rtuiils Officer Named
Norfolk. Neb . Dec 17.— P. F Clem
ent, secretarv treasurer of the Nr
hraska tim'd Hoads asemdatlon hits
been elected field secretary of the as
eoclaUott. according to announcement
by President W. II lllakeman Mr
clement will visit every county In the
stnlo. after which county chairmen
will lie ntnud by the association chief
Two Injured in Accident.
Ilea trice. Neb, l>ec 17 Mrs It
II ItowTimn wan toil About th« fno*
nml nrrk hy Iwlng thrown thi-ongh
i In' wlm1«hitli| of h»M t'Hi m short
ilintiint «• Mouth of hn farm hom#
north of hn r lh*t «on H.tn >. who
wtm «lliving. cmoijioiI with minor
In misor rii«e nm. hin# whs n»*t l»mllv
dstiM|t4.
d
Wheat Tariff Bill
May Be Changed
Williamson to Withdraw Re
peal of Drawback if Seri
ofls Opposition Is Met.
By P. c. POW ISIX.
Washington, Dec. 17.—After a
thorough Investigation, Congressman
Williamson of South Dakota, author
of ths wheat tariff bill, has decided
that if much opposition Is manifest at
the repeal of the drawback provision
in the bill, he will submit to its be
ing withdrawn. y
"My chief aim is to afford immedi
ate relief and that can only be
through a higher wheat tariff.” Wil
liamson said. 'The drawback repeal
is not essential, and to Insure tha im
mediate relief I wlil withdraw the
drawhack repeal section.”
The bill, introduced last week by
Williamson, has been referred to the
ways and means committee of the
house The chairman of thlsvpommlt
tee is Congressman Green of Council
Bluff
McAdoo Files Candidacy
for Race in South Dakota
Boa Angeles. Dec. 17.—William G.
McAdoo tonight announced his can
didacy for democratic presidential
nomination In a telegram'to W. W.
Howes, democratic state chairman.
Pierre. S D.
Mr. McAdoo's formal acceptance of
the platform adopted by the demo
cratic pro pa I committee is already
In the mail en route to Pierre.
Dean of Fillmore County
Bar Retires From Practice
Geneva. N'elj.. Dec. 17—After prac
tlclng law In this locality for 40 years,
K. It. Donisthorps turned over his
practice to Guy A. Hamilton The
dean «f Fillmore county lawyers will
in a few days lie SO years old and
has resigned the office of president
of the t-TUmore county Bar aasoola
tlon after holding the office for JO
years.
Spillman Seeks Re-F.leetion.
l.incoln. IVc 17- Another repub
lican incumbent of the state house
filed for re election today when At
torney General G. S Spillman of
Pierce appeared in the secretary of
state's office with a receipt for the
neceaaarv filing fee
^A oolwine Recovering.
Paris. 1 Vc 17.—Thomas 1 -ee Wool
wine. former !>•* Angeles ptaweetiting
attorney who is ill. was reported to
day to be Improving slowly but sure
ly.
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Compromise on Couzens to
Head Interstate Commerce
Committee Fails—How
ell Also Loses Out.
Washington, Dec. 17 —Deadlock In
the senate over the election of ar.
Interstate commerce committee chair
man continued today but the house
perfected its organisation by approv
ing Ita standing committee slates.
Five more ballots were taken by the
Benate which will resume voting to
morrow with the expectation that
the republican insurgents will give
their support to Senator Smith of
South Carolina, ranking democrat on
the committee. This vote with that
of the democrats would result In hie
election.
The insurgents today supported
first Senator Howell, republican, Ne
braska, and then Senator Couzens. re
publican, Michigan, who on the last
ballot received a total of 12 votes.
In addition to that of the insurgents
he drew support from Senators Cum
mins. Iowa, who has been endorsed
by the republican party conference
for the chairmanship; Gooding, Idaho;
Jones, Washington; Norbeek, South
Dakota, and Borah, Idaho.
Cummins Nearly Wins.
On the first ballot today Senator
Cummins lacked only two votes of
the majority necessary for election.
Forty-three senators supported him
as against 39 for Senator Smith; six
for Senator Howell and one for Sen
ator Couzens.
Smith held his strength on the sec
ond ballot, but Senator Cummins lost
two votes which were transferred to
Senator Couzens, whose total was
nine. Howell's vote dropped to one.
On the third ballot the vote was:
Cummins. 39: Smith. 3S: Couzens, 11
On the fourth It was Cummins. ?*•:
Smith. 39; Couzens, 11. The fifth
ballet—the 14th since the deadlock
began—found Cummins and Smith
again tied with 3$ each while Couzens'
vote was Increased to 12.
On all of the ballots the democrats
voted solidly for Senator Smith, ex
cept Senator Bruce of Maryland who
continued to support Senator Cum
mins.
Insurgent on Buies Bod? .
The house wound up Its organiza
tion which had been hanging fire for
two weeks in quick order. Democrats
demanded debate on tha republican
commute* assignments which >ad
been revised to include Representa
tive Nelson, Wisconsin, insurgent
leader, on the rules committee but
failed to delay the ratification vote,
the insurgents with three exceptions
I voting with the republican organiza
tion. The democratic slates were ap
proved by a viva voce vote.
The house action enabled commit
tees confronted with pressing legisla
tion finally to get down to work, the
appropriations committee tweeting at
once to perfect its *rganfxation. Pi
! vision of the committee into subcom
mittees for the framing of the annual
supply bills will be completed tomor
row.
The ways and means committee
which must pass on revenue legisla
tion before It can be considered by the
house, will hold its initial meeting to
morrow with the prospect that an ef
fort will be made to give the soldier*’
bonus hill priority over the Mellon lax
reduction program. —
Bonus Before Tax but.
Two members of the committee—
Frear, Wisconsin, republican insur
gent. and Rainey, democrat. Illinois—
announced today that they would of
fer resolutions to sidetrack tax revi
sion until the bonus hill I* offered to
the house. Favorable committee *■ -
tion will be sought by bonus propon
ent* on the measure Introduced by
Repreaentative McKenaie. republican.
Illinois, which in its essential features
is the same as the bill vetoed by Pres
ident Harding.
In mapping its legislative program,
the wavs and means committee will
be urged by some of its membership
to delay action on the proposed con
stitutional amendment which would
prohibit further Issuance of tax ex
empt securities, until an authoritative
opinion can be obtained as to whether
adoption of such an amendment is
necessary.
Refers renewing tlie vots today on
the Interstate commerce committee
chairmanship the senate reelected it*
officers with the exception of a pres
ident pro tem. Senator I*>dge of
Masaaehuaetta. republican leader, an
nounced that republicans regarded as
nnneoeaaary the re election of Sen
ator Cummins as ths pres; '< nt rrd
tem.
Westerner Remo Choice.
The democrat* In party conference
have selected Senate l'ittman of Ne
vada aa their candidate fcr r resident
pro tein and they plan to move for
an election after the interstate com
merce committee chairman ha* been
selected
The vote tod^V on the senate oft
cers indicated, however, that their
move would he unaucemfbl All of
the republican Insurgents and the two
farmer labor senator* fom Mmntwu,
Rhlpatead and Johnson. voted with re
publican organisation aerator* for the
re election of senate officer* Some
leader* of the Insurgents have ».ud
from i he first th«\ were not opposed
to Senator Cummins a* president |o o
trait.