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&££& ■ The Omaha \ ’< »rning Bee . vm r,o NO 17o *...«< .. Mtti «.«.r ■» *. •«*«. « OMAHA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 10, 1924. * 4,‘. V^r’i.« 7. *;«r^M,,i..V"UV..V5i.*',u.o; TWO CENTS “ ‘V"!?."1*.?. Lca~l~m V UJj, Oo—“ii V/* J. I o Omaha P. 0. Utica Act of Marta 3. lo/i. 9 _ — Sleet Storm! Moves East! Over State Telephone Companj Reports! Toll W ires ami Poles Down -—5" in Western Part ol State. Zero Predicted by Friday A heavy sleet storm, which is an ; militating telephone service as it I moves, eastward, is approaching Omaha, according to A. F. MeAtlants. . district commercial manager of the Northwestern Bell Telephone com pany. Toll lines are all down and many poles are flat between Norfolk, Neb., and Boncsteel, S. P., while direct toll phone service between Omaha ami Norfolk is also out of order, due to the i sleet. Norfolk is being reached on 1 an indirect wire, however. Between Grand Island and Kearney. ^ sleet has partially destroyed service. ; From west of Kearney no reports J of sleet have reached the local office.' “It will probaly he dose to zero by j Friday morning." said Meterologist rtobins. Snow was falling yesterday at . Valentine, Neb., and there was snow; over Montana, Wyoming, western* Colorado and northern I’tah, The lowest temperature in the! United States was 6 above zero at l’.ismarck, N. P. Eowest recorded on the continent was L'6 below at Prince1 Albert, Can. > Valentine reported IS above; Sheri-1 dan, Wyo., lii above; Miles City, Mont.,| 1 \ above. North Nebraska Tied Up by Storm1 —— Gale. Slccl and Snow Do Dam-' ape to Wires—Mercury Moving Downward. Norfolk, Neh.,. Jan. 9.—Telephone i uinmunication in north Nebraska and f southern South Uakota Is paralyzed as Hi? result of heavy sleet and snow driven by a terrific northwest gale. Tee an inch thick on wires is carrying) ihe main leads to the ground. — Beatrice, Neb., Jan. 9.— Rain has been failing in this section of the slate most of the day with the tem perature gradually falling this eve ning. Farmers say the moisture is of great benefit to winter wheat. . Lincoln. Jan. 9.—A light rain, fol lowed by snow and sleet, a rising wind and lower temperature, marked today the advent of the second severe weather of the winter. The precipitation In Lincoln up to nightfall \v*s light, hut according to reports the entire northwestern sec tion of the state is covered with snow, which is continuing, accompa nied In places by high wind and low er temperature. --- . Updike Goes to Washington to Push Tariff on Wheat* Accompanied by Joseph Swenson, our* of the largest, wheat growers In ('oloradn. X. B. Updike left last night for Washington in the interests of tt*rf wheat tarrif. Representative 'Wil liam \N illiarnsun of South Dakota has introduced a bill for a duty of 50 cents a bushel on Imported wheat. The federal tariff commission also is studying the proposal for larger pro tection for farmers. ^ Norris Petitions Are Out in Otoe County| Dunbar, Neb., Jan. 9.—Petition* for V. A. Selleck of I.lncoln, for con gress from First district, and for the renominatlon of'Senator George W. Norris, are being circulated through out Otoe county. Mr. Selleck Is well known in the First district. R. H. i Thorp* Is the only other candidate' v. ho has filed for congress from the| First district. Beatrice Man Held on Arson Charge Jailed Beatrice, Neb., Jan. 0.—William Mc Kinney, who was arrested on a charge of tiring the barn of Dan Dotlln in west Beatrice, pleaded guilty in the county court this after* noon to the charge of malicious des truction of property,* and waa sentenc • *l to 30 day a in the county jail. Married in Council Bluffs. 'I'll** follow li.u pemon* obtained mat nuK** ll<:en**‘N In Coumll Bluffs yealerday Name end Addrew Air Nu k ('In lulu, Port l>e* Molnc*. I* . ''9 Kyiv iu Hupp. Blair, I*. .29 !■; M l »«nlpi. i tin a hn. ..21 .‘tyrll" Haygne*. Omaha. 21 Oih'ra hrtepf binroln, \>b. 24 Ardoi Heuloy. I.lo»-oln. N«-b.21 l.uwrcn' ** t 'nert, North Heed. N#*b . . 2# Marl* Mvbaffey North Rend. Neb.,.. 22 \\ ,n I.ynn. Omaha .21 burrat la Loin. Omaha... . 21 John Ifervert Omaha . . 2.3 Hove Kudu, Omaha .N. 22 W. If Ahhiuh'C Omaha. .. 5* 1 .1 Vivian lt«l» r. Council Bluff*. 20 II IS. Odckley. Pvru. N*b.. . 27 Viola Copvon. Pvru. Nab. 2fi Boy Plumh. Oakland, I*. 2.1 opal* Poller. Oakland. |h. 19 i !i over fiorann- n, Manlev. I*. 2* Mabel boon. Manley, la . 4 Albert barber. Council Bluff*....... . 22 Stall* OCibtf" Amleranl. la. 1> I )t neat Hhieben. Manawa. fa . I1 Olady* Hoiix. Manawa. I* . 1* Kant llernlrh'k I.lncoln. f eh .4f Anna V.'phI herly. I.lneolu. Neb.& ,1 *►■••• Mr I HUH It) in. Mrniha .. . *’ violence iivtr. Omaha... • Carpenter Falls From 25-Foot Scaffold Dixon Fox, 24, 4303, Q street, fell 25 feel front a scaffold at the new I’hlcago Burlington & Quincy viaduct under construction at Forty-fourth and Q streets at 12:30 today, lighting on a pile of lumber. He was nuconscious when picked up by fellow employes. He was taken to South Sale hospital by Police Sur geon Young. He received severe gashes about '.he head, anti possible internal In juries. Politics Is injected in Road Probe i Member of House Fund Body Charges No Assistance Civen by Finance Department in Deficit Inquiry. Bryan Is Again Absent l.lnnoln, Jan. 9.—Politics, which! were kepi in the background at ye* ferday's hearing of the senate inves-' tigation committee, assumed control of the meeting today, filling the rec ord with charge and counter charge. Governor Bryan was again absent —in fact, lie <lld not arrive at his office until some time after the hear ing had adjourned—hut three of his appointees were on hand to deny charges made yesterday. A report by Federal Engineers Shoemaker and Wonders, who arc! checking.State Engineer R. U Coch ran's figures, given out recently by the governor, w as not ready, but will be presented before final adjourn ment. The engineers were at work until midnight last night and ap peared at the department of public works early this morning, ready to continue. Representative Allen Burke of Cuming county, member of the ap-j propriations committee, opened the session today with an outline of a conversation with ths governor dur ing which he was told that there would be a deficiency in the road funds. lie replied that there was a large amount rrf federal money due the state which would apply on claims, but Bryan discounted his contention by maintaining that the federal gov ernment would pay in full. "He said he would hold the legisla ture responsible for whatever fol lowed In the road program,"’ the wit ness testified. "Did you argue with film about responsibility?" he was asked by a member of the committee. "No, I didn't; none can argue w-lth the gov ernor. You should know that," was the reply. , Burke declared that he and his committee had received no assistance from the finance department during their Investigation of Bryan's claim of a deficiency, which brought Secretary of Finance Hall to his feet with an angry denial. "Any citizen of this state has ac cess to the records," he declared, "pro vided he applies to the head of the department," and asked Burke when he had experienced his difficulty. Burke's reply set a date prior to Hall's incumbency and the secretary of finance subsided. Mellon Tax Plan Hit by Farm Union Repeal of Esch-(ainunins Law and Discontinuance of Tax Exempt Securities Favored in Resolutions. Want Records Published C. .1. Osborn was re-elected president of the Formers’ union of Nebraska at tile annual meeting of the iininii last night at the Castle hotel. The election was made unanimous on motion of his opponent. E. M. Pollard. II. I.. Keeney, Cowles, Neb., was chosen a director. He formerly •was sice president of tile union. , The Mellon tax plan was formally opposed by members of the Nebraska Farmers’ union in annual convention at the Swedish auditorium yesterday. "We are in favor of the excess profits tax and are opposed to a lower surtax.” read the resolution proposed by the legislative commit tee. Other resolutions follow: Repeal of the Esh Cummins law; reduction of freight rates; return to the state railway commission the rate-making powers. Want All Knuds Taxed. Make subject to tax all national, state and local bonds. Examine immigration at its source, in foreign ports, as to mental and physical qualifications, and inten t.ons towards American citizenship, j Amend federal reserve bank law to provide for election of members of the various boards*by districts: forbid interlocking of directorate* of reserve bonks; complete district con trol of its own bank. Immediate action by congress to give farmer* * better market for their produce. tSate laws Favored. Recommendation for the state: More power to county road officers in expenditure of funds; less atten tion to trunk highways paralleling railroads and more money spent on rural post roads. Repeal of law taxing Intangible property at one-fourth value, and making it subject to same tax as other property. Increase of duties and powers of local school boards in shaping courses of study and directing affairs: opposi tlon to the so-called county unit plan of organization and administration of schools. Would Change l.eglslalure. Creation of a one-house legislature of 100 members, elected on a non pulltical ballot. Publication In the Farmers’ union paper of the findings of the com mittee that Investigated the admin istration of the stale university and state normal schools. A state income tax law. This was agreed in principle, but the leglsla tive committee was instructed to make a new resolution #or future sc tlon. Questioning of all state and legis lative candidates on various public questions by a questionnaire to be compiled by the union board; publica tion of records of senators in last session. (ontniission Firms Profitable. The meeting voted down a resolu tion asking repeal of law exempting SUNNY SIDE UP U in- ■ ~ ’ — I ■ ■■ I ■' ■■ A ead, gray day. Weeping skies and streets running with water. Electric lights all going In the big buildings, and shining througli the haze like ghost lights up O’Neill way. Pedestrians walking with bowed heads in the drizzle, bumping into one another, then sidestepping into pools of water with an accompani ment of language calculated to dry up the atmosphere. Only the sun niest dispositions able to quell a grouch, and chronic grouches fairly exuding ill feeling, thus adding to the dismal gloom of the day. If Old Prnb Koblns is responsible for it he must be remonstrated with, and se verely. Shades of the “Private Secretary,” who was always looking for his go loshes. Department store displayed a big assortment In r prominent win dow, and placarded it as » bargain sale of “Goiislashes." May have been a bit of humor, the streets being in a rather soupy condition. More j likely that the proofreader up in the advertising department nodded. Must rail Dick Metcalfe's attention to it. John Sweet occupies space in the Nebraska Pity Press to say that It 1m honest and unhorsed opinion that the coldest spot In the world is the corner of n tee nth and Harney, Omaha, nt midnight, and sneeringly adds that it is none of my business what he was doing there at midnight. To which retorts I to the effort that it's as much my business what he was doing there as it is possible for ol’ John Sweet to express an un biased opinion on anything n tall Senator IJoagland of North Platte in town on important business, thus enabling me to meet him nt a big show simp where be was evidently transacting the most of It. Jeering feminine laughter from a familiar quarter greeted me when I read aloud Herb Hoover s plaint that l'tide Ham could not induce the women, bless ’em, to worn '*\<|«kin garments If Herb will fmni h me wayii and means will asuuis him o a. feminine wearer for one sealskin coa t. Chamber of Commerce declares Omaha’s per capita wealth to he >5,000. Must call Monty Taneock into consultation. There is a discrepancy of something like $4,996.50 some where and something must he done about it. Mere bggoshells. to l>o sure, ! hut must insist on accuracy in sta tistics. , IJttlc gleam of sunshine to lighten the gloom of a drab day. John Penz from the old home town dropped In and gossiped a bit. Px service man who won wrestling honors in the A. W. F.t amusement promotor and all around good fellow. Came down to transact a little business before the military powers that hr. Dandified young man posing on southwest corner of Douglas and Seventeenth streets, evidently bent on giving the passing female popula tion a view of his sartorial investment and pulchritudinous perfection. Pit* 'jrle river of water flowing down the 'gutter. Hurrying yellow cab hit the water flying through Hie mugg.N at i nor. Sheets of very moist and muddy water flying through the muggy at mosphere and rendezvousing on per son of pulchritudinous poser. It cab , by did it on purpose ho ought to bs ashamed of himself, but probably Isn’t Have three rousing silent cheers for cabby, myself. Slop* sh»p‘ slop! ■ Through rivers and puddles «»f slush And ho with a \n|rc of most dolorous wail * I sing to you this lugubrious wall While leaky shoes guggle and : gush. IMop! plop! plop! Through slush that's half frozen with cold. I hustled to gather n sunbeam oi i wo • To Just puss along to The Rep rend i pis' view, Through shoos eadl> need t • lw soled W. M* M. from tax household furniture up to $200. Reports from C. Martin. rriJ of the Farmers’ Union ’ tu swion, Sioux City, an field, w ho holds the sat ll-‘* ^ St. Joseph, Mo., were rei , ct \ 1 vention. Both audlte l' showed an appreciable ga A special session was r ,«o tor 7:30 last night to elect officers. Program for Native Residents of State .Lincoln, Jan. 9.—Native eons anil daughters of Nebraska are to have a lending place in the program of the Nebraska State Historical society at ats annual meeting in Lincoln Janu ary 1G. Ry the United States census of 1920 there are 735,442 native-born N> braskans In the state, as compared with 5G0.9O Nebraskans who are not natives. It is 100 years since the first white child was born in Ne braska at Fort Atkinson, 1* miles north of Omaha. It Is nearly 70 years since the first permanent white settlement was established. A native sons’ and. daughters’ luncheon will he one of the events on the Historical society program, gone and daughters of Nebraska are asked to send their names, stating when their parents came to Nebraska, to the secretary of the Nebraska State Historical society, Lincoln, for en rollment. Mr*. H. H. Wheeler, Lincoln, will be toastmlstress. The general topic is “The Relation of Native Sons and Laughters to Nebraska History.” Implement Men Advised to Plan for Big Future Credit* Arc Stressed a* Most Important Part of Business and Care Is Urged in Finaneing. "Why net forget that whteh !• gone anil strive to reach a better and more glorious future?" said President Jtl. E. Southwlek. of Mo bile. la.. In the opening address be fore the convention of Midweat Im plement Dealers* aasodatlon yester day. One hundred and fifty were preaent, and 200 more are expected to arrive before the close of the meet ing Friday. He declared that the buslneaa of financing ahould ha handled aolely by the banka. "If the banka in your community are functioning porperly they will extend the necessary credit to finance ait who are worthy of credit. If the bank refuses to take the note of a customer without your endorsement, why should you be ex pected to do so. I want to tell you. that the nearer you can come to a cash basis, the lesa will be your wor t-lea and the less will be the worries of the houses with whom you deal.” Secretary James Wallace of Coun cil Bluffs and Treasurer J. M. El well of Springfield, Neb. read their annual reports. C. E. Gallagher of Coleridge, Neb., read the report of delegates to the National Federation convention. Question box was In charge of Oscar A. Rystrom of York, Neb. A. T. Jackson or Kmerson Bruno ing company of Rockford, 111., gava a special talk Two of the most important speak ers of tha convention will address the meeting today. H. J. Hodge of Abilene. Kan., aecretary of tha Nn tlonal B'eileratlon of Implement Deal ers. will speak on "What the National Federation Is Doing for the Imple ment Trade. Stanley M. Sellers, De banon. O., ex president of the Na tlonnl Federation of Implement Deal ers, will apeak at the sveping ses slons. Special feature will be musical entertainment by the Autolykus en tertaInert of Tabor collegefl Tabor, ta. Many delegates to the Farmers' union convention were at the City Auditorium yesterday to view the ex hibit of the latest In farm machinery. Dixon County Offh-rra Make Changes for ^ ear I'onca, Neb., Jan. 9.— Don Masked has been appointed deputy county rlerk tn place of Miss Helen Hur ley, resigned. At .a seaalon of the county board of supervisors James Kavanaugh of Waterbury was elect ed chairman for the ensuing year. J. II. Montgomery of Wakefield was elected county highway commissioner. County Clerk (Jeorge Kolmelr, Coun IV Assessor William Vertuml and 8u pervlsor Itiiglcy are In attendance nt the nierllng of county assessors and county hoards of equalisation held In Uncoln. I Thank You! John C. Davidson of Park avenue wnnted to sell his Maxwell t'oupe, so very lngi rally he placed a Want Ad in The Omaha Bee Auto for Sale column. The very next day he phoned in to cancel his advertisement and thank the ad taker, for his coupe wa« sold. It is an unquestioned fact Omaha Bee Want Ads DO gel results and cost less money, loo. Phone AT 1000 place your Want Ad itt The Omaim Bee FIRST. It’s Reaulta That Count l Can’t A- V»0dy Get in as Long as That Crowd Stands on the Rear Platform; V- 1 ' V{V ___ 10 7HO~ARfT~’> I YOU TOWAHT (l[ I TO RlOE'OW ;-| OUR CAP? 1] TO All I *' *. ir S C \V" ' V&»RE'iF,T ViORCbS - u'NtH I Painting Owned by Nebraskan, | Thought a Raphael. Is Pupil s Bs International Nona Hrnirr, New York. Jan. 9 —A sixteenth cen tury painting of the type of Raphael's Rose Madonna, owned by Dr. John Stuart Livingston of Ptattamouth, Neb , and brought here by him to dr ternilne If It was painted by the great master, today was declared to have been the work of t.'dine, an Italian pupil of Raphael. O. Frank Muller, art expert who made the examination, said that had the painting been a genuine Raphael, ita value would have been $500,000. Aa the work of Fdine. its value Is com paratirely small. Muller declared, and he has forwarded his report to Mr Livingston. • The painting probably dates about l-r>60 and Is of the Raphael school of art. but so far as he knows is not a copy of any of Raphael's own can vases. Muller said. Raphael d.ed In the first quarter of the sixteenth cen tury, according to Muller, The Rose Madonna was given to Dr. Livingston by a patient. It is now in the hands of H. A. Hammond ,Kmitl>: for many years restorer of paintings I for the Metroixditan Museum of Art. | The Day in Washington Southern power interest sub mitted a new offer for Mu vie Shoals. Separation of the shipping board and the emergency fleet corpora tion wa* approved by the board. Attorney t.eneral Itaucherty an nounced lie had amide ev idrure to support charge* of communist prop aganda in America. The Interior department appro priation bill, first of the big supply measure* completed in committee, was reported to the house. Republican leaders of Hie house were said to believe It unwise to pay a bonus bill at any time this session. The Philippine Independence mis- | siou made a pica to congress for Independence for Hie Islands in a memorial attacking tiovernor Hen- j rral Wood. The entire session of the house was devoted to eulogies of the late Representative Claude Kilrhin of North Cnroliim. former democratic floor leader. John C O'Hyan. s|ieciiil counsel, was callrd into conference by the ' senate veteran* committee which [ is considering a report to he made oil its Investigation of Hie v der ails' bureau. Senator Mayfield, ilcmorral, Texas, entered a sweeping denial of charge* made against him in the contest growing out of his elrrthm. The long senate deadlock over Hie iulerslate eoinuii-ree rommitli-e was broken by the election as < Itoir maii of a deniiwrat. Senator Ninltli of south Carolina. Tile senate piihllc lands iimuuH tec dci iilrd to send Senator Walsh, 1 democrat. Molilalia, to Palm lleaih to examine halliard It. Mcla-an in I connection with Hie Investigation of naval nil reserve leases j • Wlriiii tienriai Daiiglierly In I no opinion rendered lo Secretary i llooirr defined Hie Imiils w if Ivin w liidi trade association* may I gallin and transmit information. Hovers \ iolttlt* I it" - i'harlotl«\ N r. .Inn 1*. j**nt J merit* n^ainvi II Imxoi* and on#* fight pronioin »v#m »• handed lo tin* M« vkl«*n linn* count) Brand Jin \ today tiui init them with \ioUi title tin North I’m td Ilia >latr> law a B.till'd nrl/* 1 ri-lHi<g ... • Him vv-i 1 i ^cvitl Umu hi tin* til) autliloiiuin Inn Women Leaders in Coolidge Drive Chosen l.incoln, Jan. P.—Nebraska wo- , men interested in the lenomtnatlon; of President Coolidfe are being or ganized in a drive Inaugurated by! Mrs. William Powell Putnam of Bos ton. Mass., president of the national women's organization which is sup-' IKirting the president. It was announc ed today. The following women have 1-een nominated to take charge of the cam paign In the six congressional dis tricts of the state; First district— Mrs. A. K. Stocker. Nebraska Pity; Second district—Mrs Helen J. Jeffries. Omaha, Third district—Miss Manny IV How. Coleridge: Fourth district—1 .Mrs. Harry Nerval, Seward: Fifth district—Mrs. Charles A. Patterson, Arapahoe; 8lxth district—Mrs. Etta Brooks Reese, Broken Bow. $300,000 Junior High Is Planned for Kearney; Kearney. Neb., .Ian, $—The board r.f education ha* taken initial steps designed to brli\K about the is*U)vnce| of bonds, to the lutn of 1400.000, money to l*c derived from the sale of which will I»e used in erecting; a new*-! junior high school building, at a cost of $100,000. The remaining $100,000 111 bet' used to make needed improvements; and extensions in thu other grade schools. Normal capacity of both the high and Junior high schools have! been exi eeded, e«»ng<.dion prevail os in loth buildings. Miirnctl in I'\|>Iomoii. b>M Point. Neb . .Ian Ilav Paesl was M»vcrel\ hurned on the face and neck when gaasiline which! he was laiuring over drain pipes «»f h water t ink exploded 1 losing his eyes, he dived into a nearby sih»w bank t«» extinguish the fire. Hi* wife I him :cd to the scene and threw s large I coat over her husband. putting out (lie flames rjhe Weather Phi t hour* ta.tit k r t T p m j«nu ! U * v 9 : Trn»|«emtnre ? «t in I ' I otsl «*n ' «in« p i*mii ) ; i. rti> . I**•«*. if i\ or ,• !• **n<t hun«tip«1th» 1 Vf nl. i'*- i'o a! since Junuiri I a .i :'•»!«• . ** * M«iiri» I • me* ilnrr* - : ■ v 1 . .] . .•» p* ’em *«' « « i\i ** 4 e #n '< I 1 » n C: . P | , t - r»v on i * r in x.k I f Souder Sentence 15 to 20 Years at Hard bor Former County Treasurer at North Platte Must Serve Toil}; Prison Term for Incendiarism. Hr AMorkllH Prw« North Platte. Neb., .Ian. 9.—S. M. Souder. former county treasurer, was sentenced to from IS to 10 years !n the penitentiary at hard labor for the crime of arson in connection with the burning of the Lincoln county court house the nigtvjt of April 2$ Souder. » ho was accompanied In the court room by his wife snd two brother*, received*)lie sentence without emotion an.I only broke down and sobbed quietly when he was locked In his cell. Attorneys for Souder declare that the case will surely go to the supreme court and stated that the sentence was excessive. U. S. Pays $35,345 Into State Road Fund Lincoln, Jan. 9.—State Trea.^irer Kobinson today iwtiicd a c heck front the federal government for 135,346, l>e lng payment for the government's one half share of the cost of road building projects In Nebraska. This make* a total of a little in ex cess of $300,000 received by the state from Washington during the present month. Iri^ation District Plan* to Bo Hoard at \\ adiingtou Washington. .Ian 0. — A hearing for the purpose of readjusting tr* finan cial affairs of the Farmers’ Irrigation district in Nebraska and to son aider the advisability of the federal govern* /nent*taking over the project will be held at the IVparament of the In terior building in Washington. Febru ary R. it was announced by the recla mation service today. Democrat Made l C C. Chairman Progressives Demonstrate Con trol nf Balance of Power Is Complete — Nebraskan* \ ote for Couzens. Repeal of Rail Act Seen Washington. Jan. 9.—A democrat, Ellison D. Smith of South Carolina. up* elected today hy the senate a* chairman of the inters.rate oomtnerea ontiiiiitec one of the ranking com mittees of toe nn republican con cretes. Four insu cent republicans and th n two farmer-labor senators threw their support to Smith, thus not only breaking a deadlock which has ex isted since December 10. hut also giving the ountry convincing mani festation that their control of the balance of power in the ss-nate is as complete as is that of the republican nsurgents in the house. On the 32d an dfinal ballot of the deadlock, Albert B. Cummin* of lov a, who had the endorsement of the re publican organization for re-election, eceived only 29 votes a* against 3t» for South and six for Senator Coil ;rn, republican. Michigan .who had ben the third choice of the insur gent*. Smith received only on» vote arore than the necessary majority of the 74 aerators voting. Organization Nearly t joinplete. With the deadlock broken, organ. /.alien of the 68th rongTess is com plete except for an < \pe, ted fight over the office of senator-president protem. The situation as to this mat ter was somewhat obscure tonight. Senator Cummins is without the en dorsement of the republican party ■ onferenc* for tills place, as party leaders i.axe held an election to be unnecessary. With the Iowa senator deposed from the chairmanship of the committee which handies railroad legislation, the insurgen’s liave indi cated they would support him fof re election as cresident pro teni. but there have been rumblings of some opposition from the republican or ganization. Whether Senator Couzens remains as a member of the Interstate Cot - meee committee which handle* rail road legislation, wa* quenlittned *o day in th* senate by some of the in surgent* Republican organization leaders hold, however, that he is a member despite his defeat fohr th* chairmanship. On the ballot which elaetehr Senator Smith, one democrat. Bruce of Mahry land. x-oted for Senator Cummin as he had done sine* carl yin the dead lock. when the insurgents threw their strength to the South Carolina senator and failed to eleet him by a margi nof one vote, g.nce that time the insurgents had supported in turn. Senator La Follette of Wisconsin, their recognized leader; Senator How ell of Nebraska and Senator Couzens.. The republicans x-oting for Smith today were Brookhart. Iowa; Frazie* and Ladd. North Dakota, and La Fol lette. Wisconsin. Senator Norris. Ne braska. another of the insurgent bloc, continued to xote for Couzens .as d;d Senators Gooding. Idaho; Capper, Kansas; Howell. Nebraska: Jones. Washington, and Norbeck. South Da kota. On the other two ballots takerx during the day the Insurgents sup ported Couzens. hiliMsIiei Precedent. Behef. If there are precedents for the election by the senate of a commit tee chairman from the party oppo site to that in control, officials fail to recall :t, and they have been unab'e to find a record of It in thejr scardt of senate files. ; Early organization of the Inter state Commerce committee Is looked for and pressure immediately will be | brought (on approval of hills amend ing if not repealing the thransport.i ■ lion act. It would appear that a majority of the committee is favor able to the repeal of the so-called rate I making section of that act and per : i aps some other changes, hut wheth er a straight repeal measure can be i voted on seems doubtful. Chairman Smith was one of these who fought the transportation act, | both in the committee and on the 'floor of the senate .and :t waa be | cause of his position on the measure ■ that Senator 1-s Kollette f rom his . s-c'K room publich endorsed Mr. I Smith for the chathrmanship last I month, declaring his election would ■ be a “dear cut vlcuwy for the pro ' gressix es.'' Mark Your Vote on Bok Peace Plan and Mail Ballot to The Bee THF PLAN IN BRIEF The Omaha Morning Bee r,'r°*'V . . . V1 , . „ The Evening Bee l 1 hat the l n»ted Mate* *h* tni’oe n diatelv enter th-* Permanent t ourt of Ir- Omaha, Neh. tematinnal .»u*tiee. under the condition* V"r!. *"H rr**'- no you approve the win- Yes dent Hardin* in rehmare. 1?" rr 1 * II Th.t »,tho.K (.-.-mint » n-mher of nin*r plan in substance* No 1 th league ol nation* a* at preaent eon- — atituted. the Vnlted State* shall offer to extern! It* preaant co-operation with the < Put an \ in aide the proper So*' Vague and participate in the w- of the league a* a hod, of mu* via' *' N4BW . ninitllioni which ri».«» pnst. I Substitute moral fore* and public opinion for the militarv and economic force *»» gmally mi plied in \rticle* \ \ihilv>< ' and \\ I Safeguard the Moiu.tr itwt'ne \. -.-f l«d fitatn a ill aaaume no obligation* under th •easy of V*r*» lie* except b« act of 'Slaic I ,,i'opo*e tl «t membership in the 'eag ; should be opened to all naimns. S Provide for the continuing dexclop . # * -M t.f ,i.lr.*n.iti. '■» l.« '•'••• • -