Nebraska Newspapers

    ™ The Omaha Morning Bee
VOL. 53—NO. 161. Wr.Tt&JFS'&f'n* OMAHA, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 21v; />23. • ft™TWO CENTS '* °;|£*cU£
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Spoils Rule
of Bryans
Hit by Norris
Senator Assails Governor for
Paying Political Debts
at Expense of
Taxpayers.
May Take to Stump
By I’. C. POWELL.
Washington Correspondent. Omaha Hee.
Washington, Dec. 20.—Whether
Senator Ceorgo W. Norris is a can
didate for re-election or not, it Is al
most certain that it an attempt is
made to foist Governor Charles W.
Bryan on the Nebraska electorate a
second time, either as governor or
something else, the Nebraska senator
will take the stump against him.
^Cor the senator looks upon Gov
Bryan and William Jennings
Bryan as exemplifications of follow
ers of the spoils system, which the
senator detests. Whenever the sen
ator speaks of the -spoils system he
rings in the Bryan brothers and
points to their insincerity in support
ing candidates on the democratic
ticket whom they have denounced In
party squabbles.
. Pay Debts at Public Expense.
Why, a republican can t even
raise fish in Nebraska under Govern
or Bryan," the senator said recently
in discussing the spoils system in
vogue under the Bryan regime. He
referred to the discharge of a time
* tried fish hatchery head by Gov
ernor Bryan and the'appointment of
a democrat to succeed him.
Continuing, the senator cited In
stances In his knowledge where the
same tactics were pursued by Wil
liam Jennings Bryan.
"Bryan Is a positive character and
has Hazed the trail many times, but
lie Isn’t any hetter than his brother
when It mines to the spoils system,"
Senator Norris said.
"I know of an Incident In Illinois
where an old woman 83 years old
was given a postoffice at the direc
tion of AVllliam Jennings Bryan be
cause when he was a youth she had
coddled him on her knee. There was
a young man and an efficient man
who was an applicant for the posi
tion.
Robbing Taxpayers. -
"Now it was a wonderful sentiment
that Induced 1 Bryan to give this
woman this position, even though
couldn’t work or give the gov
^^ernment the service demanded. But
it isn’t right to put one’s hand in
someone else’s pocket to pay a sen
timental debt. It Is the public, not
Bryan, who paid that debt.
"How are we to have efficiency In
government as long as such instances
as these abound in our public life?"
Another incident of the sentimental
debts of the Bryans being paid at
public expense, which may form a
part of the senator’s drive against
continuation of the spoils system in
Nebraska, is the act of Governor
Bryan in placing nearly the entire
staff of the Commoner office on the
state payroll after the Commoner was
eold.
The Day in
Washington
Congress recessed over the holi
days.
Department of Agriculture an
nounced that cotton ginned to De
cember 13 totaled 9,548,805 bales.
A hill to create a $50,000,000 fund
to be loaned to fanners of the
northwest was introduced by Rep
resentative Iturtness, republican
North Dakota.
Investigation of Governor General
Wood's Philippine administration
was demanded by Representative
^ Frear, republican, Wisconsin.
Representative Cramton, repuhli
Michigan, introduced a bill In
■ reale a separate prohibition bureau
under supervision of the treasury.
The shipping hoard submitted to
tho senate a list of attorneys em
ployed and their compensation, In
response to a resolution requesting
the information.
Senator Simmons, North Carolina,
ranking democrat on the senate fi
nance committee, declared the dem
ocrats favored a soldiers’ bonus.
Decision of the American Rar As
sociation to travel to ljondon next
July on a llritish ship brought
criticism on the senate floor and at
the shipping hoard.
Kduard P. Farley’s nomination as
chairman of I lie shipping board was
ordered adversely reported by the
senaic 'commerce committee and
President < indulge withdrew nomi
nation for other members.
Nonappearance of Jesse IJver
more, Wall Street operator, as a
witness, caused another postpone
ment of the senate Investigation of
leading of naval oil reserves.
Secretary lliigltess’ disclosure of
a soviet movement to overt brow
tin- American government caused a
debate in tin- senate during which
tile authenticity of the secretary's
evidence was questioned.
Investigation by a house com
mittee of the administration of file
Alaskan fish reserves by the bu
reau of fisheries was proposed in
a resolution introduced by Delegate
Sutherland of Alaska.
The War Finance corporation in
^ U< annual report to congress de
^■^Tini'eil Ilia} repayments received oil
advances reflected Improvement in
agricultural and banking rendi
tions throughout the country.
Edgar Howard Denounces Democratic
Reactionaries in His Maiden Speech
Nebraska Congressman W ins Applause With
Attack on Representative Rainey for Criti
cism of Republican Insurgents.
Washington, Deo. 20.—With his
eyes cast heavenward, his hands fold
ed in saintlike style over his breast,
his voice keyed to soft music and his
hair flying in Washington zephyrs.
Congressman Edgar Howard of Co
lumbus delivered his maiden speerh
in the halls of congress today. Ilis
remarks, which tinged with the words
love, kiss, and other sentimental ex
pressions, won rounds and rounds of
applause.
“no on, go on, I'll give you my
time!" congressmen shouted when Ed
gar was informed at various times
that he had reached the limit in
speech making under the five-minute
rule.
Finally one congressman arose and
demanded the floor saying he had a
government weather report fo put in
the record.
"The gentleman must tell me
whether the report is wet or dry be
fore I yield,” the Columbus man said.
"It promises wind and rain,” tj»e
congressman replied.
“Well, I’ll yield,” Edgar replied.
The Nebraska congressman’s speech
was a scathing denouncement of Rep
resentative Rainey, democratic cau
cus leader, for the latter’s open criti
cism of house republican insurgents
for tying up the organization. Edgar
pointed to the fact that a few days
ago Rainey had applauded the insur
gency of the progressive republicans
in their fight on rules.
‘‘With the cadence of our own hot
kisses of affection upon the cheek of
the listed leader of the progressive re
publicans still reverberating sweetly
through the capitol chambers, my cau
cus leader comes to tell me that the
progressive cheek to which he pressed
a wanton lip Is now a thing unclean,”
Howard said. "He is fickle in his
love making.”
Attention Called to Victories.
“What must be the damage to the
democratic nominee for president in
1924 if this attack shall be permitted
to be regarded ns the heart sentiment
of the democratic membership in con
gress?
"My splendid caucus chairman
should read once again the political
record of the years, and rediscover
the solemn fact that the only demo
cratic victories in 80 years have been
won by aid of progressive republicans.
"Speaking for progressive democrats
In the house, I welcome all progres
sive republicans to our breasts in the
1924 election in the contest between
the common herd on one side and the
questionable hosts on the other.”
Too Many Political
j
Loafers in State,
Mathers Declares
Spoils System of Bryan Ad
ministration Assailed by
Republican Candidate
From Gering.
Gerlng. Neb., Dec. 20.—A. L. Math
ers, republican candidate for govern
or, today Issued a statement setting
out his position clearly and without
equivocation.
"I have been approached relative to
my position on the spoils system, ask
ing me to modify my stand In this
particular, with assurance that If I do
so I would have less opposition In the I
primaries," he said.
"I made but one answer snd herein
restate the same to the women and
men voters of Nebraska. There can
be no satisfactory tax reduction, econ
omy and efficiency in state govern
ment, until the spoils system is
eliminated and the administrative af
fair of the state is taken from the
hands of professional politicians and
political henchmen, and placed in
charge of hard-working and capable
average citizens. ,
"Shall Nebraska have a business ad
ministration or continue a political
monstrosity?
"Not all present and past appointees
are political loafers and political ma
chine henchmen, not all, but an
alarming number are, and hundreds
of thousands of the taxpayers' dollars
are thus consumed—wasted by the
spoils system.
"Above all else, I pledge to the peo
ple of Nebraska, If I am elected gov
ernor, to eliminate the spoils sys
tem and purge the administration of
state affairs of professional politi
cians. clearing the executive depart
ment of machine building polttica,
which has snd continues to drain the
taxpayers' pockets.
"Win or lose. I shall mix no politi
cal medicine with any professional
political group, that would put up
and over their candidate, only to ruin
his official service by dictating his
appointments and administration.
"Because of this positive stand I
have acquired some disfavor. Pro
fessional politicians have frankly told
me that while I may have some com
mon sense, l certainly have no politi
cal sense. Possibly,that Is true. How
ever. I maintain that only after the
spoils system and professional pol
iticians are eliminated from state
government can there i>e efficiency,
economy and satisfactory state ad
ministration.
Man Drops From Speeding
Train. Is Severely Hurt
Grand Island, N't;h., Gee. 20.—A
special dispatch from Ellsworth states
that Sam Evans of Corbin, Ky.. either
jumped or fell off Burlington train
No. 42, and lies seriously Injured at
Mullen.
The train was under full speed,
but Evans was missed soon and the
train slopped, reversed and found
Evans. It could not he ascertained
from him of the art was accidental
or Intentional. Evans boarded the
train at Alliance.
Married in Council Muffs
The following peraona obtained rnnr
riagn Ilmnaea in Counrll Hluffa yeatarday.
Arthur Jamba. Yutnn, Nab .* ?!
Genevieve Gorman. Mead, Neb .
J B, Greer, Council Hluffa .33
Tloae Bogga. Council Hluffa . 3^
* >1 lie Klngey. Holden Mo...,.J*
Kvn Clark, Sioux Kalla. 8 I>.33
Mlchral Haller, Imnver. Colo.*}
Gea Glttllab, Cincinnati. 5
Arthur Peteraen. c»inaha .
Helen Gray, Omaha. ••••“'
Alfred Chrlatenaen. I.IndMay, Neb.2J
Carey Thomiixln. Albion, Neb.-1
Charles Scott, Manning, la .jj
Margaret <lalwltx»r, Manning. la ..
Alfred Caatero. Omaha.23
Maigaiet Deigned. Council Hluffa ...IH
Oacnr Nordatrotn. Arcadia, Neb.. ...14
Anna Tun . Arcadia, Neb 3«
Jaiii** Wiaharrt. Omaha 4-i
. • lemom, * tmiha.HO
\ of r ' ■ go' Omaha ' I
MIW1 ■ • d Byrn*. Omaha .22
Overall Junta Hancock, In . . 23
Patella l.thnhnnli. Walnut, la II
I1 tlWHrtl B*at*ftth. Aurora, Neb ■ 24
Floienca ftuaaell. Marietta, Neb.22
Probe of
Gov. Wood
Demanded
Charge Made in Congress He
Exploited Philippines to
Settle His Political Cam
paign Debts.
Accused of Dictatorship
By rniveynal Service.
Washington. Dec. 20.—All Indica
tions of grave scandals In the ad
ministration of Governor General
Leonard Wood. In the Philippine Is
lands were brought to the surface
here today In a demand for a con
gressional Investigation.
A resolution proposing an Inquiry
by the house rules committee was
Introduced by Hepresentatlve James
A. Frear, progressive republican. Wis
consin, who stated that he would
press for action when congress re
convene* after the Christmas holi
days. The resolution, containing
about 5.000 words and *1 specifica
tions of the charges against Governor
Wood, Is one of the longest docu
ments of the kind on record.
The high apot is the Implied charge
that Wood has used his high office
to give concessions for exploitation
of the Philippines in repayment of
his obligations to contributors to his
$1,773,000 campaign fund when he
ran for the republican presidential
nomination In 1920.
Planned to Float Loan.
The flat charge la made that Gov
ernor Wood demanded the floating of
a Philippine loan In the United States
and then directed that the proceeds.
*31.449.219. be deposited, much of It
not subject to check, in banks and
trust companies In this country,
"designated by him and the secretary
of war."
The resolution undertakes to place
upon the governor-general responsi
bility for press dispatches from Man
ila purporting to show that he. in In
vestigating the records of the Philip
pine independence commission, had
found secret information that sen
ators and representatives were on the
payroll of *he commission.
If he has such evidence1. Repre
sentative Frear demands, the propos
ed Investigation should be held to re
<iulre him to produce It
Assumed Role of Dictator.
Among other charges preferred
against Wood are:
J; "Usurpation of law."
2 "Overruling the legal reports of
officials.”
3. "Assuming the role of dictator,
both of legislation to be ennrted and
to he repealed, and of rights and
privileges to he granted favored In
dividuals and private Interest*.''
4. "Aided In bringing shout condl
tlons that threatened the failure of
tlie Phllllplne national hank."
5. "Endeavored to turn over the
management of the Manila ralroad
company to the .T. O. White Manage
ment corporation. New York, under
conditions detrimental to the In
terests of the Philippine government
and ngnlnst the protest of the Fill
plno people."
6. "Attempted to force the sale of
the Philippine sugar control* against
the protest of the Filipino people."
7. "Having maintained an auto
cratic direction of the Philippine gov
ernnient through officer* of the
American army.”
Kiwaui* Club Give* $.r>0
to Tim Omaha Bt*e Shoe Flint!
Directors of the Klwnnls club st
their meeting this week voted to give
*r,0 to the Free Shoe fund of The
Omaha Uee. At the noon luncheon
today at Hotel Rome the election
of officers will he the feature event,.
Plans also were made to help tn
giving n riulsimn* party for children
at the detention hum*
Souder Has
Day inCourt;
Takes Stand
Former Lincoln County Of
ficial in Effort to Under
mine State's
Charges.
Denies He Set Fire
By AvnOfiated PreM.
North Platte, Neb., Dec. 20.—S. M.
Souder had his day In court Thurs
day, testifying in his own beahlf, In
an effort to undermine the state’s
contention that he burned the old
Lincoln county courthouse last April
29-30 in an effort to cover up a short
age of funds as county treasurer.
Mr. Souder detailed his activities
from the time he took a teachers’
course at Hastings college until the
Sunday night of the Are. He also
went Into the affairs of the county
treasurer’s office, asserting he had
paid from his personal account vari
ous sums for claims against the
County Fair association, which was
"always behind’’ in its financial af
fairs.
Various checks in this connection,
including one in favor of W, W.
Hunter of near North Platte, for a
county fair premium, were introduced
as evidence by the defense, without
any objection being voiced by counsel
for the prosecution, after the defend
ant had stated he had been "unfortu
nate” enough to have been treasurer
of the County Fair association.
“I did not!” was Souder’s emphatic
reply, given three successive times.
In response to questions of Victor
Halligan, one of.h!s counsel, who had
asked If he set tne courthouse on fire,
if he hart hart knowledge It was to
he burned or if he knew the books
of his office were being carried to
the top part of the building.
Denies Making Remark.
It la the mate's theory that Souder,
whose office was located on the first
floor, ^carried county records upstairs
to bum and In this regard intro
duced testimony that he remarked
after the fire that no one man carried
the books upstairs. Souder, however,
testified what he really said was if
they had been carried ui>sta!rs "no
one man did it."
Declaring In effect he appreciated
It looked "peculiar” that a hatch of
checks given by various persons for
tax payments were deposited to his
personal account. Mr. Souder ex
plained he sometimes on Saturday
night would give his own checks in
payment for claims sgainst Lincoln
county.
Mr. Souder also declared that dur
ing the period of financial depression,
his office received checks for which
there were no funds and he put in hiB
personal checks to cover the amounts
and took chances of getting th# mon
ey back. Sometimes he had the per
son given a had check do work for
the county and obtain reimbursement
!n that manner.
After asserting under Defense At
torney Halllgan's direct examination
that the county bridge, road dragging
and general fund were without money
for some time, the latter being over
drawn on an average of between $40,
000 anil $50,000 for two years pre
vious. Mr. 8ouder gave his explana
tion of what the state refers to as
"atylus” receipts.
Used Difference, Is Charge.
The state's contention !« Bouder was
able to make duplicate tax receipt*
for small amounts for which a state
examiner could charge him. Hf was
accused of using the dlffe ence to cov
er up funds already taken. Souder
told the Jury the money was to take
rare of warrants against county funds
that were overdrawn. An original re
ceipt of former Governor Keith Nev
ille for a considerable sum and a
paper purporting to be the duplicate
for a smaller amount were mentioned
In this connection. The wsrrnnls
were carried as cssh snd not charged
at the time to the accounts, against
which they were drawn.
Bonder was on the stand from 10:40
until recess late today. He told the
Jury of going to the office after 0:00
p. m. the Sunday of the fire to look
up some land Information for his
brother Joseph and W. J. ITendv of
(he ITendv Ogler automobile sales
campnny. He declared he did not re
call making a remark to Hendy on
the preceding day that l| would he %
terrible thing If the courthouse would
bum, but If he did. It would have no
significance, a* a possibility Of ttie
building burning was common talk,
especially by advocates of e new
courthouse
Souder's cross examination by W
A Prince of Grand Island, special
prosecutor, was taken up Into In the
afternoon. It resulted In an admls
slon from him that ha knew on Sit
urday befm-e the fire that the books,
In which the state claims Irregulari
ties were found, would l>« Investi
gated. elthough he declnreil there w is
"nothing I «M ashamed of." Mr,
Prince also asked If ha did not know
the law preecr lied he had no right
to use eounty funds In personal trans
actions. He replied by saying be did.
In a general way.
Panics Accusation.
Bonder denied he handed to Miss
M. 1». Hall, bookkeeper for a bank of
Titusville, Fla., a parknge purporting
to contain coupon* of the Blrdwood
Irrigation district bonds nfter the
fire. He also denied having a "Henry
Keller" receipt from the hank for Hie
coupons when searched In Florida.
Souder declared he never saw such a
receipts I tie atate's contention la he
Why Grandpa Was Late to Dinner
attempted to sell the coupons under
the name of Henry Keller.
Attorney Prince's questioning
brought an admission from Souder
that of the employes In the offlve Just
before the fire the only ones bo kntw
of having the combination to the
money safe were Rimer Baker, his
deputy. Jointly Indicted with him, and
himself, but added lie was unable to
say whether Baker had fold any one
else the combination. The money
safe, Souder said, had contained cer
tlflcate* of deposit representing about
{65,000 and approximately {1,200 in
cash, all of which was reported to
have disappeared.
Pioneer Nebraska
Woman Dies Here
_
Mother of Ed*on Rich of;
U. P., Early Resident of
Brownville, Succumbs.
Mrs. Prudence K. Hich, *3. died ai
the home of her son. Kdson Rich,
1018 South Fifty-second street, Thurs
stay morning. She was the widow of
Wellington Rich, who died 1» year.6
ago.
Bom In Ohio, Mrs. Rich moved
with her parents to Grlggsvllle, 111.,
while she was a small girl. There
she attended school and was later
married to Wellington Rich, who was
a tcarher by profession Mr. and
Mrs. Rich moved to Brownville.
Neb., more than 65 years ago. where
they joined the little band of pioneers,
all expecting Brownville to be the
metropolis of the Missouri valley. The
Rich home In those early days was
a literary and educational center.
During tha later year* of h«r life
Mr*. Rich wa* often th* center of a
group of friends, young and old. who
listened with delight to her remlnls
rence* of early day*. She was In
timately acquainted with moat of the
prominent pioneer men and women of
Nebraska and nothing gave her great
er delight than to tell those about
her some anecdotes and experience*
common to all of them. The dreams
of the early settlers of Hrownvllle
were dissipated, when the railroad*
came and the Utile frontier village
was no longer stt outfitting point for
those treking across the great plain*
Mr. and Mrs. Rich moved to Fall*
City, ami later to Omaha tn order
to give their children the advantage*
of a university education. Since her
husband's death, Mr*. Rich has made
her home with her son. Kdson, ns
slstant general solicitor of the I'nlon
Pacific. Another son. David, a real
dent of Seattle, Is on his way lo Omit
ha to attend the funeral servlets
Saturday,
Waterloo Man Enters
Democratic Senate Race
Lincoln, Pec. HO* Trenmor Con*!
of Waterloo, who Announced recent!.v|
that he w ft a h I'ftiulidAte for ths a**ii
nte on the demo* ratio ticket, today!
I Mild the |f»U filing f« e Mini hie name
whs entered on the monln
Coin* Announced that one of the
primary need a of Nebraska I a the
elimination of speculation and that
he Ia out to *>«• flint it I* curbed bv
proper legislation rIao d-« ln»e.|
that he will “cut out the cHmoiill
and bunk In politics if he Is sleeted
I
Grocer and ^ ife
Are Found Dead in
Store at Lincoln
Suicide Pact or Murder and
Suicide Are Theories
Advanced by
Police.
By Associated Pr«i.
Lincoln. Deo. 20.—Phot to death
and laying aide by aide on the floor
of their living quarter* in the rear
of thel rlittle grocery store, the bodies
of Mr and Mrs. L. R Whitney were
discovered by police early today. Po
lice aay indications pointed to either
a suicide pact or that one had shot
the other and then committed suicide.
Possible theories tf murder or rob
bery were given no credence by po
lice who found considerable cash in
the store and all doors locked.
There were no signs of s struggle.
Two .32 bullets had entered the
back of Mrs. Whitney's head and her
husband had t>een shot once in the
head.
When tradesmen attempted to
make their morning deliveries they
were unable to gain admission to the
store Police forced open a door and
found the bodies in sleeping garments.
A bed In the room had not been dis
turbed. Mr. Whitney's clothes were
laid out in an orderly manner.
On a phonograph was a dance rec
ord. An alarm clock had dropped to
the floor and was still ticking.
Mr. and Mrs. Whitney are said to
have owned real estate in Lincoln
and to have had bank accounts here.
They formerly lived at Belleville.
Kan . having moved here about two
months ago. when they purchased the
store.
McMullen Probable
Candidate for Governor
Beatrice. Neb , Dec. 10.—Adam Mc
Mullen. Beatrice, who has long been
a leader In the republican organiza
tion In this state, is a probable candi
date for the nomination for governor,
according to an announcement ap
pearing in the Daily Sun here to
morrow, ,
Mr. McMullen, himself, was ailent
today beyond the brief statement that
he has the matter under advisement.
Hnwever. local party leaders seem
convinced that he will enter the race
against Streaker A. N. Mathers.
Scottsbluff. who already haa filed.
A strongly favorable reception for
Mr. McMullen's candidacy is indicated
by conferences held at Lincoln. Oma
ha and elsewhere, according to the
local G. O. P leaders.
Opposing State Senator Charles
Randall for the nomination two years
ago. Mr. McMullen w«* defeated in
one of the closest contest* ever de
veloped In Nebraska politic*. It was
four day* before the result was ascer
tained definitely.
SUNNY SIDE UP _Q
After reviewing a number of
"Christmas honks" In which occupa
tion 1 accumulated large and copious
doses of that tired feeling, 1 am going
to rest iid. beginning the afternoon
of next Tuesday, hy reading for the
steenth time a couple of my old
favorites, noth nre hy Kdward Egglc
stnn. tine Is "The Hooaler School
master." the other "The Circuit
Itldei.'' In so doing I shall not only
recall some pleasant memories hut
escatw the eternal triangle, the eex
problem and cha i ters whose chief
aim In life apt rs to !>e to mix
cocktails and smoke dgnrets.
Incidentally I expect the coming
On the ftrut occasion an unfotfhiK
"■hark" ditched between the Kulo Y
• ml the town of the name name. And
It used to enow much harder In Xe
broska th* n than it d«>#»a now.
A friend long ulnce admitted to the
Inner circle whtepere tc me that hia
Idea of having it rubbed In is to he
Invited to a duck dinner anil then l*e
compelled by force of circumstance*
to pay the host for the entertainment.
IMeaae correct thta sentence: *1 re
celved a lot of package* marked 'Do
not open until Christmas.’ and I
didn't open a single one of them."
Dan the Dip has juqt confided to
twp that he finished hi* Christina*
*h«*plifting last evening, and managed
to pii k up quite a number of bar
gains.
Nebraskan* who express aurpiise at
the length of th* senatorial deadlock
down Washington vv.i> *houM * onault
some of the old timers who remember
the senasot J deadlock In Lincoln
during th«* *e**lon of 1 s**t That dead
lock continued foi M conatcuL\e
*
hours, and that particular ‘•legislative
day" was *5 hours long. Senators
and newspaper reporters had their
meal* sent In un i took tun.* stsr.dinc
natch. 1 winder If Senator Warren
Sw,tiler has atood watch that long
since that memorable day.
It |s greatly to be feared that the
ministerial brethren are getting Into
a snarl that will greatly handicap
them In their efforts to make the
world believe that Christianity will
solve all pimling problems and bring
permanent peace to the world.
Among other things sadly needed
by thl* world are the following: The
nonloseable collar button, the unfray
able'i'ollar, a trouser button that will
rot nay off a toothpick that will be
a match when occasion demand*, a
porcelain tooth that will look aa nat
ural a* life, and a hat that will hang
itself up. By the way. what ha* be
come of the nonreflllable bottle?
Are you old enough to remember
the time when you could huv a very
good negligee *hlrt for SS> cents"
The banishment of the wasa.v.1
bowl nl*o resulted In the famishment
of the wassail howl Lift is full of
compensations.
Note right here my violent protest
against putting the Congressional
Record Into our public schools Core
ful reading thereof too likely to Im
press future cltttens with the notion
that the constitution is p«s*e snd our
boasted representative government a
Joke
"Make (his an electrical Christmas"
is a brilliant sign on a prominent cor
ner. Well. Isn't it“ Rome of the
prices me ahsatuUly shocking
Only three more shopping day* on
lil i'Inis!mas Join the crowds and
do your Christmas shopping surly
W M M.
23,000 Are
Homeless in
Havoc Area
Four Towns on Ecuadar
Colombian Border Laid
TX aste by Temblar—Huge
(.racks Swallow Lake.
Death List May Increase
Hv Cnivyr.al k-f.
Bogota. Colombia, Dec. 20.—With
four towns completely wiped out of
existence, with 3.000 persons dead and
more than 23,000 reported «9 having
lost their homes, late reports reach
ing here indicate the extent of devas
tation in the wake of the earthquake
on the Ecuador-Colombian front.er.
Near Tulcan great fissures opened
in the surface of the earth, and one
large lake, Bake Grandes, emptied it*
waters into the openings, entirely
disappearing.
New and liter estimates, according
to advices arriving from Ecuador,
may increase the estimate of dead
and homeleg*.
Norris Denies
Hughes" Charge
of Soviet Plot
Nebraskan and Senator Boral
Say Proof of Communist
Aims Against United
States Lacking.
Washington. Dec. DO—'The State
department's charge of revolutionary
soviet propaganda in the United
States startled diplomatic circles her*
today, launched the new senate upon
its first debate over foreign affair*
and resulted in a promise of furthei
disclosure* that will bring the whol*
problem of lussia or.ce more into re
view before the American public.
Senators who repeatedly have urgeq
formal recognition of the soviet re
ginie in Russia started the senate de
bate by assailing Secretary Hughes
disclosure of soviet “instructions’'
for a movement designed t raise the
red fiag over the Whits House.
Both Senator Borali. republican
Idaho, and Senator Norrisfl repub
llcan. Nebraska, openly charged that
there was no proof of such activities
and although no general reply cam*
from administration quarters. Sen
ator l odge. Massachusetts, republican
floor leader, announced that a sweep
ing Inquiry into the entire Russia;
question would be undertaken by the
foreign relations committee
Has Goods on Moscow.
it was disclosed that the State d*
partment had additional ammunition
in reserve fer the expected battle
over recognition. In cooperation with
the Department of Justice; Secrets .y
Hughes has been collecting evidence
’hit he believes will establish beyond
doubt the direct responsibility of Mos
cow for a well-defined movement to
ur.dermire the government of the
United States
Whether the house will take up the
question through an inquiry hy Its
foreign affairs committee was not in
dicated although a resolution was re
ferred to the committee upon Its in
troduction today by Representative
Britten, republican, Illinois calling
upm the secretary- of state an(* ths
attorney general for data and infor
mation in their possession on soviet
activities and propaganda in this
country.
The vehicle for the senate foreign
relations committee investigation w.H
be a resolution by Senator Borah urg
ing that President Coolidge extend
recognition to the Russian soviet gov
ernment.
Rorah Denies Charge.
eenaior Borah told the senate today
that after mature investigation he
was oonvinced the Russian soviet had
not been s party within the last three
' ““np* to any movement directed to
ward the overthrow of the American
government.
I'hlcago. Dec Ifl —Charges that the
leat. r i««uM yesterday by Secretary
"f States Hughes exposing an alleged
Plot by soviet Russia to overthrow
the American government for com
munism was a forgery and part of a
fra me up "on the part of the Coolldge
administration against the recognition
of Russia" Is continued in a state
mrnt Issued tonight ur.der the name
■f the central executive commlcee of
the Workers Party of America, and
signed hy C K. Ruthenberg. execu
tive secretary.
Indianapolis I>ec ^—"Secretary
f State Hughes’ dlsch-sures regard
ing plans of the Russian soviet re
gime "to sei.e control of the V’nlted
States destroy American institution*
and hoist the red flag of communism
over the White House confirm* in
every way the expose which the fnu
ed Mine Workers of. Amor a made
public through the pies* last Septen.
her says a statement given out at
the headquarter* of the Veiled Mmo
Worker*.
t mint) Viii'iit Re-FI octet!.
Be*triOS. Neb. 1 Vs t \d
rist of this eit\ wa« reelected county
agent here yesterday at a meeting of
the farm bureau diiwtor* for the
eventh consecutive sear hia avia
j will be f 500 pe annul*.
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