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The Oma a Morning Bee -—— ---.--— - ^ VOL. 53—NO. 160. * T'S^XTS WnS OMAHA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 20. 1923.* $!•£&"& 7.ir’*«.*"<’ “t.V'f.Mw ’iiifTtt.oJ «V*« TWO CENTS - VT£l''SAXT r i Democracy in East for Underwood Ex-Attorney General Palmer's Support to Senator or Mo Adoo to Be Factor in Pennsylvania. No Howling Over Bonus By MARK SULLIVAN. Philadelphia. Dec. 19.—The most apparent development within demo cratic circles in Pennsylvania is a recent and strong disposition to center on Underwood as the con tender against McAdoo. This is also true In New England and elsewhere in the east, except, of course, in Jk"' York, where Gov. A1 Smith con ^^*^mucs to be assured of the delegates from the state which regards him in a very real sense as a favorite son. But these New York delegates also, when and if Smith Is eliminated in the convention, will tend strongly to support Underwood. The whole recent tendency in the east is to see x the fight as one between McAdoo and Underwood with Underwood rela tively stronger, as compared with McAdoo, than is the case in the west. News of McAdoo’s formal candi dacy reached Pennsylvania at the precise moment when the destination of the 76 delegates of this second largest state is just beginning to crystallze. Who’s Palmer’s Choice? For the immediate present, the largest question In this field Is: Will former Attorney General Mitchell Palmer be for McAdoo or for Under wood? Palmer has but recently re turned from Europe, and la described by the local politician* as engaged In a prooess of ’’taking Bounding*.” The attitude Palmer takec will not only have weight In his own state of Pennsylvania, but also to some de gree In other state*, In 1920 Palmer was himself a can didate tor the democrat!* presi dential nomination. As such, during the first six ballots of the 1920 con vention Palmer had the second larg est number of delegatee, being next below McAdoo and ahead of Cox, who subeequently won. Palmer con tinued to be one of three leaders un til the 38th ballot, when he wlth ^rtrew. Pl^^Palmer served with McAdoo as a member of Wilson’s cabinet. As against this reason for being favor able to McAdoo, Palmer Is known to be personally close to Underwood, and is believed to prefer Underwood's position on many public questions rather than McAdoo’s. Fight Loom* Over McAdoo. Tf Palmer enlists behind McAdoo probably the bulk of Pennsylvania’s delegates would bo carried for the lat ter. If Palmer enlists for Underwood there will be a fight, In which Mc Adoo would probably be held down to half the Pennsylvania delegation. Other than Palmer, the strongest democratic figure in Pennsylvania, in some Respects stronger than Palmer, is Vance McCormick, owner and editor of the Harrisburg Patriot, and chairman of the democratic national committee which managed Wilson’s campaign so successfully in 1916. 'In past years McCormick and Palmer have usually been together. Everybody regards McCormick as a strong Wilson man and a strong McAdoo man. Everybody anticipates that McCormick will be for McAdoo, whoever else is or isn’t. Competent judges believe that If the Pennsyl vania situation should develop into a contest between McCormick on be half of McAdoo, and Palmer on be half of Underwood, the former could comfortably get at least half and probably more of the delegates for McAdoo. ^ If this dispatch seems to put etn RlQ|4;asis on leaders other than on popu lar strength. It Is because of the ob vious fact that Pennsylvania, being a state where the democrats are al most always the minority party, its democratic politics are largely a mat ter of leaders and organizations. As respects popular favor, the division betwron- McAdoo and Underwood Is much the same as elsewhere. No Struggle Over Bonus. For example, the railroad workers are for McAdoo, while the railroad owners are for Underwood. But the fact, generally lost sight of. Is that In Pennsylvania, certainly, and prob ably also in the country taken as a whole, the railroad owners are more numerous than tho railroad workers. The ownership of the Pennsylvania railroad, for example, Is extremely widely distributed among mnny tens of thousands of men and women who have a, f >w shares each. Another tendency that strikes the observer here is the disposition to regard the bonus Issues as not very menacing in tho political sense. Some competent New Jersey politicians Claim that ttie number of eX snldlers who want tho bonus is less formid able than those who either oppose It or take no interest in it. Outside of polities, but destined probably to affect politics, tfie must noticeable recent development In the east Is the growth of the Ku Klux Klan. In southern New Jersey and In rural Pennsylvania the klan Is de veloping with a speed and vitality similar to what has already happened the west anil southwest. Haiti in Norfolk Norfolk, Neb., Dec. 19,—A worm rain fell In north Nebraska thi* eve rung. i Rainbow Queen Cadets of Ord Ord, Neb., Dee. ID.—The Rainbow Queen cadets of Ord, Neb., promise to be close rivals to the Hastings Girls' Cadet corps. While the organi zation is but a few weeks old, the girls have appeared at several func tions to a pleased audience. The cadets are sponsored by the Ord Community Service club. Capt. Charles S. Watson's Is commander. Four members are not In the picture. The club expects to have at least 2t> girls in the corps by spring. Ord Is noted for it* pretty girls. A glance at the few In the picture will prove the statement. Top row, left to right: Mina Milli gan, Flora Leggett, Eveline Bradt, Alice Palmatier, Dorothy Bo<Juet and Mabel Huff. Front row, left to right: Opal Haught, Cnrlotte Baird. Fern Milli gan, Alice Johnson, Virginia Flllinger and Frances Byrnes. ^ Capt, Charles H. Watson. Tax Plan to Get Consideration in Congress Before Bonus Bill Soldiers’ Measure Handed Blow by Secretary Mellon Who Tells Representative of Huge Cost and Burden It Would Place on People. Washington, Deo. 19. — Soldiers' bonus legislation received a setback today with the refusal of the house ways and means committee to give it right of way was over administrative provisions of the treasury's tax bill. The committee declined, however, to sidetrack It until a decision Is reached as to what changes should be made In tax rates. The bonus was given another jolt by Secretary Mellon who declared In a letter to Representative Andrew, republican, Massachusetts, that If the compensation measure vetoed by President Harding were enacted the direct cost would total $6,400,626,444, and would average $225,000,000 for the first four years. Mr. Mellon’s letter In which he re iterated that passage of a bonus bill probably would prevent "any reduc tion of federal taxes upon a compre hensive plan In this generation," was in reply to an Inquiry from Mr. Andrew as to whether previous esti mates of treasury experts of the prob able cost were accurate. Discuss Tax Plan First. Under the program adopted at a two hour session of the ways and means committee, which must ap Cut in Acreage of Winter Wheat 5,00p,000 Acres Less Sown This Year Than Last, Report Shows. Washington, Dec. 19. — American farmers have sown 12.6 per cent less winter wheat this fall than they did last year, the Department of Agricul ture announced on the basis of re ports from agents throughout the country. The total area sown this fall Is 40,191,009 acres, compared with 45, 950.000 acres in the fall of 1922. Con dition of wheat crop December 1 was .18, compared with 79 5 December 1, 1922, and a 10-year average of 86.5. The area of rye sown this fall is 4.377.000 acres, which Is 15.1 per cent less than the revised estimated area sown in the fall of 1922, vix., 5,157,000 acres. Condition of the rye crop was 89 9 compared with 84.3 December, 1922, and a 10-year average of 89.9. Huskers to Play Oregon Turkey Day Lincoln, Dec. 19.—The University of Nebraska foot ball schedule whs completed tonight when a message was received from the Oregon Agri cultural college that the Oregon Ag gles will accept the offer of Nebraska to come here for a game next Thanksgiving. MarripJ in Council Bluffs Thu following persona obtained marriage licenses In Council Hluffa yesterday: Name ami Address. Age r. L. Campbell, Terumseh. Neb.31 Kdna Ito*acher, Norfolk, Neb . 22 Chester Hanford, Council Bluff*. 21 Rose Jay, Council Bluffs. 19 Donald Hopping. Underwood, la. 21 Kdna Carllle. Underwood, la. 2I Clarence Crons, Logan, la. 23 finII Dcllehay. Logan. l<t... 21 Alfred Peck, Council Bluff*. 23 Murlll Flynn, Council Bluffs. 27 Karl Conover, Lincoln. Neb...,. 22 Nola Hlet*. Lincoln. Neb. 21 Cheater Porter, Omaha. 37 Kvh Croft. Omaha. :i& W. It Htelnke. Council Hluffa ..... 4* Julia Burk, Omaha.. 3# Curl Nelson, 'Wayne. Neb ... 2 3 Anna Miller. Wlnalde, Neb....,. IN Cecil Braves, Omaha 2* Margaret Robertson. Omaha. .’I Louie Rock. Avorn. la. 32 Brace Harris, Avoch, ];i. 19 John Dougherty, Stafford, Neb. f»r» Id i. Crandall, Jackson Vticli.....37 AI hill Walla, Mnrae H'uff. Neb. .22 Lucelle I.eBrnnde. Moiae llluff. Neb 19 V K Lun«h|Ulat, Bradshaw, Neb. 2* May Brabham. Bradshaw, Neb. 23 prove revenue legislation before it can be taken up by the house, several weeks will be devoted to committee consideration of the tax bill's adminis trative features. Then the question of whether a bonus bill is to be re ported will be In order, consideration of tax rates to follow. Bonus proponents In the commit tee made several unsuccessful efforts to have that legislation given priority. At the immediate outset Representa tive Frear, republican insurgent, Wis consin, projjrmed that the committee proceed to consideration of the bonus bill. After his motion iiad been re jected Representative Oldfield, demo crat. Arkansas, suggested that it be taken up by the committee either on Jsnuary 4 or 15, while Representative Carew, democrat. New York, proposed that consideration should begin by January 10. All three resolutions were voted down, and the committee then re jected a motion by Representative Dickinson, democrat, Missouri, that a bonus bill should be reported to the house by February 10. Frear for Bonus Priority. The motion to defer action on the bonus bill until sfter all provisions of the tax bill had been considered was offered by Representative Tllsen. re publican. Connecticut, but a majority preferred a plan to pass first on the administrative features, then to reach a decision as to a bonus and finally to determine what reductions should be made in tax schedules. In the voting on resolutions to give the bonus priority the republican com mtf'tee members, with the exception of Mr. Frear, voted In the negative. They had the support of two demo crats—Representatives Garner ofj Texas, ranking minority member of the committee, and Collier of Missis sippi. This lineup resulted In the rejec tiqn of the various motions by a 15 to H vote, as one republican, ISacharaoh, New Jersey, and two democrats. Tague of Massachusetts and Casey of Pennsylvania, were absent. Defense in Souder Trial Opens Case Attorneys for Former Lincoln County Treasurer Intro duce Character Wit nesses. Had Good Reputation By AHorlMlnl Trees. North Platte, Neb., Dec. 19.—Attor orneys for Samuel M. Souder. former county treasurer, this afternoon be gan presentation of direct testimony which they hope will acquit him at his trial In connection with the burn ing of the old county courthouse here last April 29 and 30. Character witnesses Including E. F. Seeberger, president of the First Na tional bank of North Platte, and J. G. Swope, clothing merchant, de clared Mr. Souder had a good reputa tion before the fire. Seeberger had heard of an examination being made of country affairs and of talk "that it was not necessary" to Investigate Souder’s office. Croos-examined by Special Prose cutor W. A. Prince of Grand Island, Mr. Seeberger said that before the fire he never had heard Souder had spent a "considerable" sum on race horses. W. R. Maloney, furniture dealer, who testified he never heard anything detrimental of Souder prior to the blaze, was asked by Mr. Prlnre relative to race horses and replied he had heard Souder had spent money for "fancy" horses. Testimony, which, according to At torney Robert Beatty, is intended to show the prosecution's Investigators "passed up" paper* which might help Souder's defense, was given by O. F. Scholte, of near North Platte, a for mer courthouse Janitor, who de scribed three trips h« made to the city dump to search for various articles for Soud»r. Tapers Are Recovered. After detailing how he end Amne Foster, accompanied by Souder, went to the dump on last June 16, the witness asserted he end Foster found a lot of "muddy and charred papers," most of them under water, which were taken to Mr. Souder * home in an old boiler. On the following day, Sholte and Foster found more papers. The next day Sholte went alone, mak ing further finds. Producing a black sultea*>e containing a mass of papers. Attorney Walter V. Hoagland of counsel for the defense, handed the witness some of them. Sholte testify ing they "looked like" tlj^onee he had found. These Included Keith and Lincoln county Irrigation district bonds and coupons and a paper marked "school district.” Special Prosecutor George Gibbs' cross questioning brought sn admis sion that the piles of debris at the dump contained records that were obsolete. Mr. Gibbs had Sholte look through the mass of papers, this pro cedure resulting In the finding of one paper purporting to bear a 1913 and another on 1693 date. The defense opened Its case short ly after noon, when the state con cluded after Thomas Healey of Den ver. formerly employed In Souders' office, described two visits to the of fice Sunday night. Immediately pre ceding the fire, first with Joseph Souder, brother of the defendant, and the second with Elmer Baker, Souder's deputy. Joseph Souder told Healey, according to the latter's testi mony, he had left Samuel Souder at the courthouse at about 6. 1 liable to Find Souder. Henley declared he and his com panion had been unable to find Sou (Turn to I’ase Two, Column Seven.) SUNNY SIDE UP Jack T,ee, who Is doing the job of seeretarying for Kepresentatlve Sears, writes me a panegyric on '‘American Democracy” as he sees It tn Washing ton. Says he was driving to church In his flivver and came mighty near bumping Into Secretary of State Hughes, who was walking to church. Can easily believe that Secretary Hughes was walking, and that Jack was driving tho flivver, hut that going to church thing arouses my suspic ions. I've known many moan men, but thnnk goodness I never met tip with the Columbus man Kdgur Howard tells about. This particular Columbus man put a hand of crepo around his arm three days liefore Christmas and then went home and told Ills children that Santa Claus was dead. Dleut. Col. Harry O’Neill, K O. T. of Washington. D. C., first assist nnt to Frank Heavls, who has charge of the little matter of prosecuting the war grafters, in town yesterday and enrolled In the "I Knew Him When” c'ub. Harry homesteaded Iti Custer county, clerked In a country store, read law, admitted to the bar, pruc tired In Omaha many years, went to Washington as assistant to A. Mitch ell Calmer, now prosecuting the fraudlsts In the division managed by Frank Keuvls. Harry's hair Is whiter than It used to tie, hut he Is still young in spirit. Hut he tried to make me believe he was hark 111 NelAiska for a few days Just lo look after his farm out near Sutherland. Insists that he is a real "dirt farmer," hut his hands are as white and soft as they used to lie. s Traffic officer at Seventeenth and Douglas during the afternoon hours doesn't Indulge In any gymnastic stunts, hut h« keeps Untile flowing smoothly while looking after his own Comfort. Sloppy Intersection made no never minds to him. He poured a pile pf shavings and wraps at the Inter section and kept his feet firmly Im planted thereon. Friend of mine chides me for so often talking about the old songs and soys a fellow gives away his age when he tells about his youthful favorites. That’s all right with me. 1 would rather he old enough to re member with pleasure the old songs than foolish enough to enjoy some of the Insane songs of today. And Hint's that. A short session with Tom Sturgis yesterday. First acquaint when ho was jiegglng type by hand and I was wolloplng the Omaha pavements ns a reporter. Still reporting, but Tom Is a bloated Insurance peddler. Some body Is to hlaine for Ibis slate of affair*. Must admit being a bit disappointed In Ttev. Mr. Haltzly. It does seem that tie might have figured out some way of better emphasizing the real spirit of Christmas than by trying to make me believe there Is no Santa Claus. If the sanitation and health authnri tics are at all Interested and will call on me. I'll point out an amusement plare or Iwo whose managers evident ly think that ventilation and sanita lion Hre something soil behind the prescription cases Merely to avoid delay and confu slon 1 seize this occasion to Ktuto that Christmas presents Intended for me may be sent In care of The Omaha Hoc. with every assmancc that I will receive them If 1 got down ahead of a couple of associates I might name, but won't until l catch them at It. VV. M. M. Just What He Needed for Christmas Senate Takes Recess Unable to Break Tieup Election of Interstate Com merce Committee Head Is Put Off Until After Holidays. Washington. Per. 19.—Unable after IS ballot* to break the deadlock over the chairmanship of the Interstate commerce committee. the senate agreed today to defer further ballot ing until after the Christmas receea of congress, which begins tomorrow and ends January 3. Meantime there will he a renewal of pfforta to unravel the tangle Into which the senate was precipitated 10 days ago, but In view of the failure of all paat prophecies no one appeared willing to ventuc. a prediction aa to how the problem finally will be solved. Two ballots today failed to show any material change In the altuntlon. Senators Cummins, republican. Iowa, and Smith, democrat. South Carolina, again ran almost neck and neck, with Senator Couxen*. republican, Michi gan. Ir-alling the field, having the sup port of only the republican Insurgents and five other uncalled liberals on the majority side of the chamber. After the second ballot and while Senator Ix>dge of Massachusetts, re publican leader, was seeking to move for an executive session, the flood gate* were opened for democratic oratory for the first time this session. In starting the discussion. Senator Reed, democrat, Missouri, referred to I he continued Imllotlng as "child's play" anil gave notice that after the holidays he would move for the senate to proceed to the puhllc business. Other democrats charged that the republican majority was unable to organize the senate This brought a retort from Senator Rrookhart. Iowa, republican Insurgent, that the repub Means were not wholly to blame for the deadlock, since one democratic senator. Bruce. Maryland, had re fused to support Senator Smith at a time when one vote wbvld have elected him. After the senate went into execu tive session It got Into another row over confirmation of postmasters, but finally approved the appointment of 704 of them. In a session continuing more than two hours Methods of selecting postmasters In the southern states and charges that former serv lie men have been discriminated against In appointments formed the chief subject of controversy. Senator McKellar, democrat, Ten neaaee, offered a reaolutifn under which the postmaster general would he directed to furnish the sonata "at the earliest practical moment" the names of all first, second and third class postmasters appointed since March 4, 1921. and selected over "one or more ex service men higher on the eligible lists " Action on the result! tlon was deferred |{(*«lri(T 1 nut It Dip* limit 1!«*«*, Nil*. I >«m\ 111 >?ohn Imiuic Patrli'k Mi k«*i n.in. young sen of Mr nt»«1 Mr*. John McKern*n. old i«**i dent* »>f Ilciitrlcp, died after a brief Illness of putumunla. k Coolidge League Makes Strides Frank L. Reavis, former Nebras ka congressman. Is expected in Omaha during the first week in January to taka active part in the Coolidge campaign organization work in this slate. it is probable that he will address a public meeting of the Coolidge league of Nebraeka which is being formed. James W. Good, now located in Chicago, and who served as congress man from Iowa, will he western man ager of the Coolidge pre-convention campaign. The Coolidge league of Nebraska will comprise many local clubs throughout the state Several of these clubs already have been started, one at Fremont having been the first in Nebraska The league will have its headquarters in Omaha. Papillinn Hunil Issue ^ ins Papilllon. Neb., I>'c. 19.—A special election was held hire for the pur pose of voting ISO,000 in bonds to build 12 miles of gravel road In the Papilllon precincts, ’ilie road will connect Papilllon with Omaha. The election went over by a 3 to 1 ma jority. The Day in Washington ! r".. ■■■ ■ Investigation of "diploma mills" was «>rdered by the senate. Senator I,aild, republican. North Dakota, demanded shipping hoard representation for farmers and ship pers of the Interior. Northwestern members of the senate and house drafted a bill tor a $.>0,000,000 loan fund to aid wheat (arm diversification Failing to elect a chairman of the interstate commerce committee, the senate decided to defer further Hal toting until after holidays. \ senate subcommittee of five was appointed to consider the con test brought hv (5. K. It Peddi over the seat of Senator Mayfield, democrat, Texas. The house ways and means com mlttec voted to consider the admin istrative features of the tax law before taking up tlie question of a soldiers' bonus bill. Crop lies rrsiflration and co-oper ative marketing were recommended in a statement h.v the farm loan board as the basis on which to build a sound agricultural pros perlfy. Tlie Department of Vgrirulturr announced that winter wheat acreage sown this (all was 10,191. 000 or l?.t> per rent less than the revised area sown last fall. Secretary Mellon offered reinstate ment to .lames I VV ilineth, former head of the bureau of engraving and printing, and will make similar offers to all file others of the cm ployes who were dismissed In March. l!*'!i. Tin- State department made pub 1 Intercepted soviet communica tions from Russia to tlie workers’ party of Vnieclca glrint detailed plans for bin-minr .« proletarian reyulutiun III America. 0 i Nebraska News Nubbins RAVENNA In spite of the fact there is no snow for Santa Claus sleigh, t'hristmas spirit is rife in ltavenna. Every business house has planted an evergreen in the flag socket and all the windows are dressed. The platform Is being erect ed for the municipal Christmas tree exercises, which are planned on a Mg scale. With a big week ahead, all the business men are on their toes and next Monday evening expect to show the people of ltavenna and sur | rounding conutry a good time. OAKLAND—Rusinesa men here | were busy decorating today and placing 100 electric lights on the 35 toot community Christmas tree On Saturday night Santa Claus will dis tribute i indy, apples and nuts to the children. BEATRICE — Washington camp No. X. Woodmen of the World, met and elected these officers; J. H Coomes, consul commander; August Smith, advisory lieutenant; O. M Lash, banker; L. TVthoud. clerk; W. A. Arpke, escort; A. E. Arpke. watch man; W. L Leigh, J. B- High and William Atwater, managers; A. E Claussem physician. BEATRICE—Maurice Kokerly has purchased the cigar store and factory of Cullen A Look at 409 Court street and has assumed charge The retir ing firm Is one of the oldest In the city, having been engaged In busi ness here for years. BEATRICE—Phyllis Maxine Poth ist. little daughter of Mr. and Mrs Milton Pothast of this city, fell from a teeter-totter while playing at Bel videre Si hool and fractured her arm AN YMORE—Evelyn, year-old daugh KNIUOITT- The Enlrchlld Brick company of this place has Just began filling an order for six carloads of fancy fnce brick which will be used for the front surface finish of a new school building at Ortavla. The building already liaa been started l’I,A bN VIEW’—Workmen here lost control of a big, overhead cable of wires and It fell to the sidewalk on Main street with a crash. Several persons who were watching the work men and some w ho were passing on the street, barely escaped being hit by the cable. The Plalnvlew Tele phone company, having Installed a new underground Cable, is removing the old one. which haa been sold to a company In Stanton. KEARNEY—Trying to rescue a > amera from a burning tent resulted In Charles Evans, a student at the Teachers' college severely burning both hands. The tent and contents were totally destroyed Evans and his brother made it their home while attending school here PI.MNYIEW 'The high dramatic club held an entertainment at the high school auditorium. Wednesday even big when two piav s were presented ' Two Crooks and a l«8dy." a clever detective play, and "The Turtle I'ovc an Interesting Chinese prvaluc lion, welt presented. I Soviet Aims Bar to Bid ’ for Trade Designs to "Raise Red Flag Over White House*’ Pre vents Russ Recognition, Hughes Says. Planned to Equip Army Washington. Dec. 19. — Intercepted soviet instructions from Russia to the workers’ pltrty of America, outlining detailed plans for a proletarian revo lution in America to '"raise the red flag over the White House” were made public today by the State de partment In support of Secretary Hughes' refusal yesterday to enter into any negotiations with soviet Russia, The department's announcement Raid that the Department of Justice 'has assured the State department of the authenticity of these lnrtru tions.” Part of the program outlined pro vided for the organization among in dustrial workers in the United States of ‘'fighting" units. "The members of the fighting units x in add.tion to all other matters.''"t'u»- ' instructions said, must once a weei !>e given instructions in shooting an* receive some instruction in pioneer work (sapper work).” Summarizing the results to be ole tained, the document said: “We are firmly convinced that work in the direction designated by us will give enormous results in the sense of preparing thousands of new propaganists. future leaders of the military forces of the party and faith ful fighters during the social revolu tion.” The communist instructions were made public at the State department without further explanation than wa* necessary to directly connect this rev olutionary project with the soviet government at Moat-ow. The publication, however, was in tended by Secretary Hughes to dis close the definite basis upon which rested the charge made in his com munication to Tchitcherin. the soviet foreign minister, that the Mos -w ‘ government was continuing to con duct revolut.onary propaganda in the United States. Chief of Police Goes on Trial Trial of Alvin Jones, chief of police at Piattsmouth, on charge of violating the liquor laws and perjury, began there Wednesday. Jones was Indicted recently by the grand jury—the first to be called in nearly JO years—which returned in dictments against many Cass county officers. Mrs. Julia Kaufman, charged with manufacturing and giving away in toxicating liquors, was found guilty last evening Sheriff C. P. Quinton of Cass county was indicted by the grand jury along with Jones and Mrs. Kaufman. The sheriff was charg’d w.th having "protected' Mrs. Kiaufmai# fr m arrest and ; «■ cution as a result of her alleged il licit liquor business Nebraskan I« Officer «• f Midwest Horticulturists Kansas City. Pec 1?—A pemia nent organization to be known as the central states horticultural expositlor was formed at a conference of hern eulturlsts from Missouri, Kansas. Ne braska, Iowa. Oklahoma and Arkan saf* T. J. Talbert of the University ot Missouri. Columbia, was elected pros dent and R. F. Howard of the Uni versify of Nebraska, Lincoln, vice president. J. Ham Lewis in Demer Denver. Colo.. IV. is,—J.' Ham;! ton Lewis, former l'nited States sens tor from Illinois snd widely knowr politician, is in Denver as tb- repre «*■ tativ* of a proup of Chicapo and New York stockholders in the r. sanitation plan for the Denver A Rio Grand Western rallroid. He de c.ared himself today against the pro posed merger of the road with the Missouri Pacific. Married at Sidney. Ia. Shena loah. Ia . Pec. IS.'—Four Ne I niskans evadsd the marriage laws of their home state and were married at Sidney. Fred Haperman of Syra Ieuse Neb . and Apnea Puvopel of Otoe [City. Neb. and Joy Rakes and Cass- • Rawlings of Nehraska City. Vi ine Poured in Sewer Beatrice, Neb.. LVc. i *• Twenty two gwUon» of win* te'.sed by officer* in th* ct;iar of Janifs Knlo*d*8 Crook resident of Boa trice. \ni poured into th* tenor Friday by 01 drr of Judge Kills. K&lctMea wa* fined JIM and 00*1*. The Weather ■F*r 34 hou-a end.nr at T jv m !>♦ ram bar If Tfauwrmtupr Hftheat. 43; h ntjii. if mean. 4t i* vr. nial. T»'ta< January ] < *4L. . llumidil' . I'riyrnutr T a fn M Noon. I? I i 4#. rreetpltatkui. Iiu'hf* and linnilrulil « » » . I* T *\ %trve Jannai \ 1. ^4* I40.M ft Hourly fi*Mi|M'rati<rr« * a m 4 m ill . . 4<* M m ..40 * » m 41 4 c m. 4« 1" * IV 4 ■' U • I" . 41 il Bv^D 4MM,4i 1 * w * i». m. 1 «v in < p w * »v m. > n m IV Try * * U*