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the Omaha M< irning Bee VOL. 53—NO. 179. £5? ?. XTtSTsn 'miS’ *T«j? OMAHA, FRIDAY, JANUARY 11, 1924. * RJT.ii ZTm TWO CENTS • VST^i -— - - - - - _ —. - - -— —-— , \ -s > 11 ■ ■ — ■ - » ' Candidacy of Pinchot Hard Fought Personal Following ami Drys Waging Campaign to Force Entrance Into Race for Presidency This Week. Opposed by Leaders By MARK SII.LIVAN. Philadelphia, Jan. 10.—Whether the republican presidential situation will go on as it now is, with Coolidge, Johnson and T.a Follette the only ^•"chtrants, or whether it will he made more complex by the entrance of Governor I’inchot, is being decided here In Pennsylvania this week. Aa an incident of this decision, it is being determined whether or not prohibition and law enforcement will be a major issue in this presi dential year. Here in Pennsylvania there is, on the one hand, Pinchot himself, with a small group of devoted friends nnd a large group of equally devoted fol lowers. Concessions Offered. On the other hand, there is all the rest of the republican party, includ ing what is left of the old Penrose machine, plus Secretary Mellon, plus Senaton Heed, plua Senator Pepi>er. These latter compose a wide range of political thought, but they are all united in earnestly wanting to pre vent Gifford Pinchot from entering the presidential race. They are will ing to make generous concessions to keep Governor Pinrhot from being a candidate against Coolldge . They are willing to send Tlnchot as a delegate. They are willing to let him name a reasonable number of his friends as delegates. They are willing to make other promises having to do with matters within the state that are Im portant to Mr. Pinchot’i happiness and success as governor. This group controls about every thing there la in the nature of re publican organization in Pennsyl vanla. Although Mr. Pinchot, as governor of the state, has more than 16,000 employes under him, he has ■v nothing in the way of organization. In a fight between Pinchot’s lack of efc^F organization and his opponents’ com pleteness of organization it Is com monly said by politicians that Mr. Pinchot could not possibly hope to get more than a quarter, at the out side. of the state's 76 delegates. As against this, Mr. Plnchot's friends i eply that the politicians talked this same why when Mr. Pinchot made his apparently hopeless, but ultimate ly successful race for governor. Drys Behind Pinchot. Tire persons who are Implacably determined that Mr. Pinchot shall enter and make the race are chiefly the drys. The hulk of the church people In Pennsylvania are in an al most camp meeting fervor about pro hibition .and law enforcement. They s.av that President Coolldge and (sec retary Mellon are enforcing prohibi tion in the way a hank president would enforce It. They want it en forced, to use their own phrase, In the spirit and manner in which Christ drove the money changers out of the temple. They believe Mr. Pinchot would supply this spirit, nnd so they demand that Mr. Pinchot carry him self and the prohibition enforcement Issue Into Ihe national presidential race. Some practical politicians predict that Mr. Pinchot must do this, no matter how hopeless his prospects may seem from the point of view of organization. They say that if he lets this year go by without making a fight, both himself and ftls prohi bition Issue will he bottled up by the regular party forces, and he will end ^fctlie year as a dead rock in the pit, both as respects whatever personal ambitions he may have arid also as respects his issues. If Mr. Pinchot does not enter the race, fully 70 out of Pennsylvania's 76 delegates will be for Coo'idge. They may be uninstructed, but Coolldge will he their choice. Senator Johnsons friends have made no move toward making any fight in the state, and there Is very liille Johnson sentiment. Small Town* Complain of Delay* in Coal Shipment* Columbus, Nob., .fan. 1ft.—Report* from small towns in 1h« Columbus territory are that ralIroa.il lines are discriminating against them in coal deliveries while the larger towns gel their shipments promptly. Railroad men deiiar* mine* ship orders by turn as they arrive, clalining that shipments of oil kinds are moving freely. <rirl Accused of Forging Brother's i\ame Arrested * Beatrice, Nrti., .Ian. 10.~—,M1*h Hllsie Ora iff was brought hern yesterday from Lincoln by Sheriff Sailing, charger] with forging the name of her brother to a. rherk for $65 arid nasaing It at .1. Samiah'* millinery store hem. Her parents reside east of Wymore. Beatrice Fireman Drops. Dead at Water Plant Beatrice, Neb., Jon. 10.—1\ t\ Le her, 13, night flioinaii at the « Ity 1waterworks plant, dropped dead of apoplexy shortly before he was to go off duty, Leo Zubin, engineer, tri«•«I l«» re vlve him. Leber in survived by itf* wile and two children, v The Day in Washington The house debated the Interior department appropriation bill. The house ways and means com mittee reported a resolution to pro hibit issuance of tax exempt se curities. House republicans met in con ference to determine whether tax legislation or the soldiers’ bonus should have priority. A favorable report on the Dyer anti-lyurhlng bill was ordered by the house judiciary committee. The supreme court received a brief in opposition to the petition for review of the case of former Governor Walton of Oklahoma. The senate reforestation commit tee submitted its report outlining a forest policy for the nation. Senator l„a Follette of Wisconsin, insurgent republican leader, sub mitted a proposal to fix railroad rates on the basis of cost of serv ice. The senate foreign relations com mittee made plans to hold public hearings on Senator Borah’s Rus sian recognition resolution. Still another proposal for disposi tion of Muscle Shoals was received at the War department. Indiana political leaders held a series of conferences on presidential preference questions. Secretary Mellon informed the budget director that effective pro hibition enforcement depends on strengthening the coast guard fleet. v President I'oolidge approved the shipping board resolution placing operation of the men liant fleet in the hands of the Emergency Fleet corporation. Bryan Is Again Asked to Appear at Road Hearing Date Set for January 16 but Probe May Continue Until Governor Returns from the East. Lincoln, Jan, 10.—The senate com mittee Investigating Nebraska road claims today extended to Governor Bryan a second invitation to appear before it and give testimony. The committee sets January 16 as the date and it is not probable that the governor will have returned from Washington hy that time. When this was pointed out to Senator George Wilkins, secretary of the committee, he said "Well, we can continue the Inves tigation if necessary and give him a chance to appear after he gets back.’’ The committee's letter ■*» the gov ernor denies a statement by him that there was no official report in exis tence when the committee was ap pointed charging discrepancies in the road fund, and cites sections from the house roll to prove the point. The committee's letter In part fol lows: "Do you wish the senate investi gating committee to assume that the alleged large deficits referred to by you before the legislature have now dwindled in your opinion to the al leged deficiency of $295,000, exclu sive of project 66 in the road funds as shown by the report of State Kn gineer t'ochrnn accompanying your comm u n 1 ca t ion ?" Farm-Labor Bank Aim of Nebraskans Finance Body of Farmer's Union to Amend Articles So It Can Become Depository. Osborn Is Optimistic First co-operative bank in Nebras ka will be formed to care for deposits from farm, labor and small shops, if plans of the Farmers' Finance cor poration are realized. This organiza tion is one of the activities sponsored by the Nebraska Farmers’ union. At a meeting of the finance cor poration! following the Nebraska Farmers' union convention in the Castle hotel yesterday, some stock holders suggested that since the cor poration owed more money than it had In Its treasury, It should dissolve. This was contested and a motion was made to amend the articles of incorporation to transform the fi nance corporation to a deposit hank. The body will exist until the articles are amended. Credit Art Deals Blow. Action was taken because of the recent intermediate credit act, which prohibits the finance corporation from functioning as a loan body un less each county board has a capital stock of 110,000. The State exchange board meeting yesterday morning re-elected J. M. Martin,. St. Kdwards. and Laurette La wren son, West Point, as members of the board of directors. John Haverkort turned in his resignation, hut it was not accepted. President C. J. Osborn declared that although the meetings of the Farm ers' union were In the routine of a usual convention, three high points were visible. Profit Is Shown. "The last year was the first since 1019 that the state exchange has op erated with a profit,” he said. "A motion to withdraw from the national body was swamped under the votes opposing the recommendation. “The most noticeable fact, perhaps, is the reorganization of the Farmers’ Union Livestock Commission com panies in Omaha, Sioux City and St. Joseph.” The desire of the farmers attend ing the convention to move ahead as business men and to seek aid through regular businesslike channels, is espe cially Inspiring, declared Mr. Osborn. Norris Petitions Sent to 3,500 G. 0. P. Workers Lincoln, Jan. 10.—Circular letter* have been sent out to more than 3,500 republican precinct worker* asking them to circulate petitions asking for th» nomination of Sena tor George W, Norrla, It became known today. Among the signatories to the let ter I* C. A. Sorenson of Lincoln, former general counsel of the non partisan league of Nebraska. Others nre O. E. Sandall of York. Grant S. Mear* of Wayne, Gus Ruechler of Grand Island, H. Liggett of Ord, Robert Smith. N. C. Pratt and E. L. Burks of Omaha. SUNNY SIDE UP "Ufe,” remarked Dean Noye* Thursday morning, with striking originality, “la just one dad-binged thing after another. Just as T bad finished Up the Job of cleaning the snow and slush from the streets, hero comes another snowstorm. It Just beats—say, I wonder where I put that snow shovel!” A maiden fair was she. And her five buckle goloshes were unbuckled to the lower buckle. Then ehe tried lo lake a short cut across the street nnd stepped Into the snow up to where her skirts stopped short until Dante Fashion decreed otherwise. Unable to distinguish the words she used, but from the expression on her face I judge the words bore s strik ing similarity to those used by the other half when she discovers that my clgaret lias burned another black star on the golden oak library table. Note that the lively boll has been banned In golf. Presume, however, that lively language will still he al lowed when occasion warrants. “Pussyfoot” Johnson, who Insleta that be Is going to live until the Whole world Is dry. says he favors the prohibition of tobacco if It does not Includo cigars, which he smokes nnd enjoys. There, good friends, Is the spirit of the modern reformer anathema upon everything the re former doea not like, but. hold sarred everything lie does like. All of which reminds me of when the Melliodlst quadrennial confer ferenee niet in Omaha some -Hi years -igo. It was proposed that upon one week day to close every business house and manufacturing plant In Omaha and display a. sign, “Closed on account of quadrennial confei < nee.” A committee walled upon Jack MonyliHP. who conducted a to freshiuent parlor on Fifteenth street. “Sure I'll close," s.m.10 Jack, “hut upon one condition.” When asked what the condition was Jack replied: “I'll close and pot the sign In my window If only churches In Umabu that refuse to accept money from the liquor interests will remain open next Sunday, and put up a sign ex plaining why they are open.” Sev eral years later Jack remarked that the committee was taking a long time to deliberate over his proposition. A snowbird drifting in with Thurs day'* storm conveyed the jnfhrmatfcon that Willis Reed of Madison, ex at torney general, was considering the matter of filing for the democratic gubernatorial nomination. The newspaper brethren of Nebras ka will learn with regiet that Miss Lou O'Shea, long connected with the Western Newspaper Union in Ne hraska as secretary to Former Man nger Ceorga Foxworthy at Lincoln and Omaha, and later aa secretary to Manager Shirey of the Omaha of flee, will leave In a few days for Han Francisco, where she will again become Mr. Fox worthy’s secretary. Miss O'Shea 1ms "grown up” In the service of the W. N. IJ., and her courtesy and patience has endeared her to the country brethren through out the state. They will l*e a unit in wishing her success In her new environment. "< i the snow. the snow, the beauti ful enow; how It ball* up my shoes and freezes each too. Let iis gel nut our shotguns and cheerfully g«» on * hunt for the author of ‘MeantIful Snow?’ " — From "Lyrics of s Street Commissioner,” by Dean Noyes Yesterday afternoon a group of delegates to a farmers' meeting stood at Fifteenth and Farnam and ga/.'d at the aerials on lop of the \\ O. \V building. "Ho that’s where we get so many of our concerts from,” said one. "Yes, and from that high It’s Ito wonder they get such a flying start and reach so far," said another. Five of the group of seven said they had radio set*, and one of the two said lie was going to get one before he left town. Truly nature Is getting wonderfully ynd worulei fullei every nay, after a manner of speaking W. M M. f. I Briton Praises U. S. Advertising London, .Ian. 10.—American adver tising received an admiring tribute from Viscount Burnham, president of the Empire Press union, who presid ed last night at the Inaugural ban quet of the international advertising convention, which will meet in I.on don in July. K 1? expected that the convention will be attended by about 2.000 American and Canadian dele gates and 4,000 from other parts of the world. "We do well to emulate America in this great enterprise," Lord Burn ham said, "the cause America taught us to pay to advertising the honor and credit that belong to it in the organization of national abilities. America has raised the advertising calling to the highest plane of trade and business applied as a science to the necessities and luxuries of man kind." Sapiro Declares Pool Law First Duty of Farmers j Co-Operative Leader Says Union Program Is Incom plete—Warning of Alien Colonization Sounded. Lincoln. Jan. 10.—Primary work before Nebraska farmers is the pass age of a new co-operative marketing law that will permit proper incorpora tion, Aaron Sapiro. co-operative mar keting expert, told farmers gathered for Organized Agriculture. Sapiro repeated an assertion made some months ago tn Lincoln that a proper law which was before the last legislature had been killed by the farmers' own leaders and urged his auditors to prevent a repetition in the coming legislature. Sapiro denounced opponent* of co operative marketing who have been attacking him personally. (taps Farmer*' Union. "You must organize by commodity and not by locality,” Sapiro insisted after declaring that the Farmers union hsd not gone far enough in Its co-operative work. "It supplies the first step, but ss far as merchandls ing goes tt is still subject tn the evils of dumping that have kept the farmer from a fair price” - Sapiro waa preceded by Dean Al fred Vivian of the Ohio Agricultural college, who said his text was “The greatest need of the nation Is that there be a happy, prosperous and con tented family in every farm' home.’* Declaring there are not enough men between th» ages of 21 and 35 on the farms he said there were five things needed to keep the farmer's eon from going to the city: an Income equlva lent to one that can be earned In the city, city comforts, schools equal to city schools, a social life as attrac tive as that of the city, and a satis factory religious life. "The greatest menace to America today is to have large sections Pf our country settled with non-English speaking people." he said, after criti cizing programs which would send the Immigrant to tho farm. "We had better let these people settle in the cities where they can be more easily Americanized." Horse Heats Tractor. E. B. Heaton, cooperative market ing director of the American Farm Bureau federation, outlined the pff> per program In detail, for forming co-operative dairy marketing associa tlons. The meeting was attended by ap proxlmately 500 persons amt waa a Joint meeting of all organization# rep lesented at Organized Agriculture. A debate today on the aubject. “He aolved, the tractor Is Impracticable on the Nebraska farm," was decided by the Judges In the affirmative. Chief points of the affirmative Included contentions that the horse was as fast as the tractor In the long run nnd would not Injure the soil, as was possible with the machine. Coolidge Out for Nebraska. Washington. Jnn. 10. — President Coolidge yesterday ended a holidny political fight nnd launched a vigor ous fight for the delegates from Ind lana. Minnesota and Nebraska. For Nebraska. Mr. Coolidge In structed Secretaiy of Agriculture Wallace to go before the farmers and assure them the government has a sound policy to relieve their many woes. Secretary Wallace la to make on address before the Amerlcnn Live stock association at Omaha. He also will attend various meetings of the small fnrm organizations and hold conferences with political leaders. Governor’s Mesage Hiller. Jidkion, Ml**.. .I«n. I0.--Uov. Ln M fluaiMlI * flnnl me**4ig*, rend to tli* Mississippi legislature in Joint Men*inn. wn* pronounced by many members an the hittficst document fv*r addressed t«» that body. Tin gov pi nor rrlticlicd court*, public of flciftl* and Individ till)* Noted Engineer Dies. Add Ian, Midi., .Inn Ift t’hiirles \l licit rjterhpnld, w world known m gineer, who w«* in charge of harbor const ruction work at fllo d* Janeiro, Hrasdl, died *i hid home In !.«»* An* pel**, according to word received h*i* today hy hi* *i*lei. Mrs Henry Pot hnff 1 nfilletl Steel Orders. New York, .1 n11 I ft I nfilled onlci * of the I lilt* t| Hint#** Hleel 'gt porn lion on lieccnilM't* 31. mode public to «Inv. totalled 4.11.7,335* ton - nn In ere iff of 7 b,7 • oiii uwi t hoi*" .it the end of Novtlnbci There’s a Storm Cloud Over in the West AW/, VOtERE - ,-s\ is it y wkatVd I BETTER] SAV? ) Bank Sues Over “Bootleg^ Corn Dixon Institution Appeal* to High Court Over $650 Draft* It Cashed. Lincoln, Jan. 10.—Because Roy Vernon and Iceland Hooker, farmers of Allen. Xeb., were sold corn In stead of com liquor by Ixntia F. John Ron of Sioux City the Laurel Nation il bank of laurel and the Dixon State bank of Dixon ar# In litigation In the Rtate supreme court. Vernon nnd Hooker agreed to pur chase from Johnson for $650. 10 cases if whisky. Vernon, Instead hf tender ing a personal check in payment, went to the Laurel National bank, where he purchased two drafts for the necessary amount. With hi* drafts In his hand, he returned to Allen, where he found Johnson and Hooker awaiting hint md two lmrrels of the fluid stored n his farm wagon. The drafts were handed over and Johnson swung aboard the same train that had brought Leland, headed for Dixon. "After they had driven a little way they investigated their purchase.” Kays the brief filed today in the su preme court, "nnd foiMnl the barrels were filled with shelled corn that had never seen a still." Dismayed hevond measure st the duplicity of Johnson they rushed to i telephone to stop payment on their drafts and on the personal checks given In payment for them. Johnson had not been Idle He presented himself before the paying Idler of the Dixon State hank and demanded his money. The demand aa arefuaed because the drafts hat! not been endorsed, but Johnson re appeared later with Orvnl Reith of Dixon, who identified him ss Roy Vernon. The money was paid over sfter Johnson hsd endorsed the drafts s.« Vernon. Then came a mesange from Laurel Instructing all hanks to stop payment on the drafts Johnson had gone, the money was gone, and the Dixon honk refused to be ttie loser thereby . It entered suit tgalnsl the Laurel hank, hut lost In l he lower court. Today- It appealed lo the aupreme court. Vi nultl KihI S. I*. Crip <mi C. I*. WHuhlngtoii, .Inn. lo—fTlarpnn* H. Sooner, h Mock holder Id the Southern Pacific company, petitioned the *ti liretno court today for nn order to •otnpel the dlaaotutlon of control by llie Southern Pacific over the Centra! Pacific railroad aa directed by a an locnie court declalnn delivered In May. 192?. Look Tieup Ended Mrs. A. I., King of Karnatn street lias ended I lie tieup of capital in rent for vacant housekeeping rooms. Very wisely Mrs. King placed a Room for Rent advertisement in The Omaha Ree and rented her rooms immediately, if you ate carrying dead over head in vacant rooms, phone \T 1000 and place an Omaha Ree For Rent Ad THKY RKNT ROOMS It's Reaulta That Count t Attorneys Stage Battle of Words at Skinner Meet William Ritchie, Jr., and G. P. North Hurl Epithet* in Digruesing Finance* of Packing Company. Strong epithets were applied by William Ritchie. Jr . to G. P North 0 nthe roatrtim of the Swedish audi torium yesterday at a meeting of the stockholders of the Skinner Packing company. North was making a speech. In which he referred to Ritchie s activi ties as “attorney for the Skinners, who skinned you." when Ritchie leai>ed to his feet and demanded; "Do you mean to say I should havs been indicted?" North paused, with hi* hand raised in a gesture; "I'm not saving that," he said. Officers Interfere. Ritchie made a slap at him. .1. N Campbell, president of the Skinner Packing i-ompany. and other directors seated on the platform.separated the two men. I'proar arose among the 200 stockholders In the audience. “Throw him out;" were exclama lions heard. North retired from the platform and sat in the rear of the room, while Ritchie made a speech In which he referred to North In strong terms. . Arthui Mulllen. attorney for Keith Neville, former receiver of the com pany. addressed the audience, refer ring to North In uncomplimentary terms Answering charges by North that he had received $33,000 fees as attorney for the receiver. Mullen said he received only $20,500 for 30 months of work: that Neville received about $20,000 and \V. t*. Fraser. $10,000. Ritchie said he has received only $3,000 for his work In connection w ith the company. Will Pay Bond Jnteresl. Th'e stockholders voted confidence In tlie hoard of directors and agreed to pay 2 per cent of their stock hold ings to meet Interest on bonds and other necessary expenses to preserve the company. President t'ampbell made a speech In which lie declared his belief that Ills I told company, lesaors of the Skinner plant, made a substantial profit Inst year. The lease provides that stock holders shall get half the profits Pile less* expires next No vember. and if the stockholders can hold on dint long they expect to see the \alue of their stock go up. Married in (Iniuiril HI tiff.-. I h* follow t»>B |tfimni oMutrtfil mar r'Mi* in i‘o»ih i| Bluff* )*at#rria|’. Hall'll Masrnth « Nftpwr W»n ?*. I.mna firlff), Mwftioln# B*»n. W'o. ?| Ala* Nainpav. Omaha J» •‘lara latwe Omaha ... m Karl Nl< hoi*. (ji-Mnwoail Nab. IS Htnlla I'uarr. AahlanO. N>b Rp»h«*U 1'igni. nmaha • » V|o|$f l.tmta. OmRlM ?; Haw Marshall. I.lnroln Nwb. .. 11 Iron* Haurr. I.lnroln. Nab ..,e. 1* Malll# llurlburf. H*»l'#vu#. Nel- . ?i Franca-* Saffron Hrllpvtw* Nat* . It 1 loytl Onllatnorw. I.inmln, Nrh .. SI Alb* Kw shaun l.intoln. Nab. ..... 1* ' A I'miMylin limn ;•*» . ; 4 Vmiiml,' MuIIpiiimv la ... f‘ Kusana I l!**il$ Omaha ... I© » aihrvn Hi»*fk*n. Omaha i'll' l‘onahla«»n I'mmaM Idaho Margaroi /‘rntori man A \ o. a 4a 'olxiiii (loan. Harman Nrh in MIMrnl siuili. rinm; N>h ?.% l.rnfH flMihi, i itinxio. I. V ». * Johnson, Mtoknn lion, .Nfb 23 Trial of Souder Deputy Is Begun Ex-Platte County Official Without Bond in Office, Convicted Clerk Savo. - By Aaaortfttfd Pr»M North Platte, Neb., .Tan. TO—Elmer Baker former deputy treasurer under Samuel M. Souder, who was convicted of embezlement recently, was placed on trial this morning on a charge of embezzling more than $9,100 from the funds which were kept in the treas urer's office. Opening arguments were made to the Jury today by counsel for th* prosecution and defense. Baker's em bezzlements are said to have covered a period of about three years and In all. according to the prosecution, cov ered an amount of $17,190.13. from which the state deducted $5,916 which It said was th# former deputy's sal ary. A. S Allen, former county clerk, who is now under sentence for em bezzlement. was the first witness for the state today. He testified that Maker'! salary was $17>0 a month and that the former deputy did not fur nish bond when he took office. N. Y. Heiress, 20, Weds Count, 40 New York. Ian. 10.—Society was surprised to learn from the news papers today that Miss Milllcent Rogers, JO year-old heiress to the es tate of Colonel and Mis. Henry Hud dleston Rogers, has l*-cn married at 111* municipal building Tuesday to Count T.udwig Balm Von Hoogstralen of Austria, twice her age. who served his country in the world war. Col onel Rogers was left an estate of J40.0OO.OOO by bis father. H. H. Rog ers. a pioneer In Standard oil. It la believed that th# count and his bride are staying at the Ritz Carlton hotel where the bride's par ents have a suite ft la believed that ihe bride's par ent# wars unaware thit th# pair's ac quaintanceship had progresaed so far. Mr. and Mrs. Rogers had invoked passage for themselves and their daughter to mil on th# Majes tic for Korop# Saturday The pas sages were cancelled Count t.udwig was married In 190$ to the Baroness FYanfcenthal hut was divorced front her In 191?. Fruit" Down: Birth Kate l p. Pari#. .Inn. 10 \\ hi!# th# fra no go## <kmn, th# birth late goo# up. Vo cording to offlclnl #tati#tlc# f»r th# flr#t thr## month# of in th# 90 d#|Utrtm#nta. th#r# x\#r# M4.4M birth* Hgaln#t d#«tth<a The Weather For *4 hour# #n<tmi T p m .T»nvi sir is T#Mt|*#r#lwr#. 1 P towref, \* , • no* • n<s mal. ?? r.$t«) ». % »1n. o .iftHunrv 1 •*. Frw, tptt at I**" Intho* mid huntlrfdlhk T«»i#i, 4i T#t#i kino* January i. F. fv.’fe*. ,"vS tlourlv |rmi^ratnr(« f * an Ik 1 I- m • • W ., . 1 i " p tn.,,,,, 11 ? a lit . 14 S p m 14 « • in M a p m 14 * • mi . . IS ,v R m i| I* k t»l 14 • p n» i 11 k in IS ! p. ni 13 nuan 13 4pm 11^, Rum Raids to Continue, Agent Says Sheriff Declares Enforcer and His Gunmen Must Go; Klan Leaders Assert He Will Stay. Troops to Remain There By Auwliltd Prm. Marion, III., Jan. 10.—Withdrawal of three companies of National guard who were rushed to Williamson coun ty following a controversy over law enforcement will not be asked until tomorrow at least, according to Sheriff George Galligan. V The sheriff's statement was made early tonight shortly after he had Is sued an ultimatum to alleged boot leggers, whose activities are said to have resulted in the present situa tion, to give up their illicit traffic, and engage In some legitimate business. Both sides to the controversy today remained adamant. Sheriff Galligan asserting he would approve removal of the troops only after citliens would assure him "co-operation.” while fol lowers of S. Glenn Young, dry worker, declared that "co-operation for law en forcement would be forthcoming any time the sheriff gave honest proof he wanted it.” Despite the order of Division Chief W. W. Anderson of the general pro hibition agents, that all raids In the county should cease, and that here after all raids should be conducted by federal agents only,- Young, in a Statement, said that "with or with out federal aid, we're going to con tinue the raids and I'm going to lead them.” The situation today developed Into a verbal war between the opposing forces, Sheriff Galligan declaring that "Young and his gunmen must , go,” while Ku Klux Klan leaders, who have played a prominent part ir the sitpation. asserted that "Young is going to stay." Affidavits concerning 100 alleged attacks upon Italian res.dents of the county, chiefly at Herrin, were ob tained today by John Picoo. Italian consul at Springfield, who assert*! that if hit Investigation yielded com petent proof, legal action wiil be taken against the Ku Klux Klan raiders. Lidit nought on r c? Homestead Taxes Western Nebraska Wants to Know Status of Irrigation Land Under Taft Ruling. Lincoln. Jan. 10.—Western Nebrsa ko counties today asked the attorney general's office If a recent decision of Chief Justice Taft, setting forth that lands taken under the homestead act w hich are to he reclaimed by fed eral Irrigation and on which final proof has been mad*, but no certi cate therefor has been issued because water pavments for construction charges due and past dus have not been paid, are not subject to taxation until such payments are made to the federal government, is applicable te Nebraska land. The decision is from a cas* origin ating In the Salt river project In Ari sona. I'nder the impression that these homestead lands were taxable, as other homestead lands have been for a generation, assessors and boards of commissioners hav# proceeded to place them on the tax list*. In a number of cases lsrga bond Issues have been made for building consolidated *< hoot plants and the basis for the bonds were upon valua tions placed upon these homesteads. The striking of these from the tax lists would leave these school dis tricts with inadequate property to properly take care of the bond Is sues. county commissioners from Scotts Bluff. Morrill and Sioux coun ties say. and would practically repu diate the binds. "To th? Morgue." Say* Man to Taxi Driver: Found Dead Huntington. W. Vs . Jan. 1* — I A. Simms of Savannah. Ga . sum moned a taxicab today, paid the driver in advanced and instructed him to drive about the citj before taking him to an undertaking estab lishment, Thed river followed his instructions and finally reached the undertakers, where It was discov ered Simms had committed suicide by taking i>oison. To Pilot < .oolitlge in N. D. •- N D ' U| H I B live * of Fargo, former governor of North Pakota. will direct the Coolhtge cam paign in ths state during th* com ing presidential race, a special dls ivatch to the Fargo Forum from Wash ington today states. Mr Hanna who has hern sojourning in San Ptego. Pal . left that city last night to re turn to Fgrgo to take charge of the campaign, the dispatch added I i miter Protluction 1 rged. \\ iiphtn^ton. ,1'tn 10 1*1 >*> until* ntm of the for#*(r> |h>I*vv of th# X nitpsl St Men itlKnild ho to n* » :'o*#r nb m putty a* iwvioihk the mi# At *hivh titular \9 phnluitd on (ant au it ex! !*' tht» form of ust, the a*»i* hte reforvMAtkui t'ommittoe sm»W in ;» »0|»v t V.: i M11: • -.1 hIa.v to t \* kPimttv t