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,s=~ The Omaha Morning Bee vol. 63 no. 181. jar s •rtv'sr *"rv, « n«? omaha, Monday, January 14, 1924 *g;,r' ai 'snjrr, rjrrv.’.rj two cents u or,a,«& House Rules Fight Will Start Today Democrats a n d Insurgents Unite Against Regular Republicans to Change Restrictive Rules. Senate Will Start Work Washington, Jan. 13.—The rules fight In the house, forced by the re publican Insurgents ns a condition to the re-election of Speaker Gillett, break tomorrow. It will center ’’on the report of the rules committee which m unsatisfactory to both the insurgents and the democrats. The main points at issue are the recommendation of the committee that petitions for the discharge of committees from the consideration of the legislation must bear 150 signa tures and its refusal to repeal the 1Tnderwood rule, which restricts amendments from the floor to the tariff and revenue bills. .Many Amendment* I rged. Amendments to the rules will be offered by both the democrats and tlic Insurgents. The democrats will pro pose repeal of the Underwood rule and a minimum for signatures on pe titions seeking the discharge of com mittees below the figure fixed by the rules committee. The Insurgents plan to support both these moves, and of fer a number of additional rules amendments. With a member of their party elected aa chairman of the senate in tersate commerce committee over Senator Cummins, republican, Iowa, democratic leaders said today they would not press at this time for the election of a president pro tern, the office now held by Mr. Cummins. With this prospective fight out of the way, the senate will be able to pro ceed with its business In the regular course. As yet, it has received no Im portant legislation from any of its committees. rian Shoals Hearing. Muscle Shoals and Russian recogni tion will be the most important sub jects to come before the committees in congress during the week. On ^Qjesday, the house military commit will begin consideration of the Ford and other offers, for the govern ment nitrate project on the Tennes see river. The senate foreign rela tions subcommittee, to which has l>een referred the Borah resolution proposing a declaration In favor of recognition of the soviet government, will probably be called together to morrow by Chairman Borah' with a view to beginning public hearings Tuesday. House and senate committees will continue their consideration of farm relief measures. The house agrlcul ture committee will hold further hear ings on the Burtness bill, proposing government loans to enable w'heat growers of the northwest to enter the dairying livestock business. The sen ate agriculture committee will go forward with Us hearings on a similar measure by Senator Norberk, repub lican, South Dakota, and the Norris Slnclalr bill which will provide for a government corporation to buy and sell farm products. Mellon Tax Hearings Will Start Today Washington, Jan. 13.—Ths house ways and means committee will get down to eases tomorrow on the Mel Ion tax bill. Views of Interested parties will be presented on proposals of the treas ury secretary for reductions In tax grates. While- several score of wit Elyses have asked to he heard, the committee so limited the time of eai h that the public bearings probably will be concluded this week. While the hearings are In progress republicans on the committee will continue their efforts to reach an agreement as to what modification, If any, should be made In the bill. A majority of the republicans believe a compromise Is necessary, particu larly on the surtax rates In order to avoid a long fight In the house dur ing which radical changes In the measure might be effected. No Clue Has Been Found to South Dakota Dortor Sioux City, in., Jan. 13.—No clew to the whereabouts of Dr. F. E Fyle. (iedde* (H. 1M physician, missing sdnco December II, has been found despite the fact that friends of the doctor conducted a wide search for hVn. The doctor on December 10, last, drove his car to Sioux t'ity to take j. patient there for special treatment. The next day he visited the office of a Sioux Flty physician, and since that time lots not been seen. To add to the mystery, the oar driven by the doctor has never been located. Duane College Trustees to Keep School at Crete Lincoln, Jan. 13.—Propositions for the removal of Donne college, a Con Kieuattonal denominational school, from the town of Crete to some other location will be 1* niveii no further consideration. It was stated toda.v by trustees of (lie rolli'xe A meeting held Saturday eveiihijr at willed the decision was reached. It was an nouneed by lbs trustees that tlie ounipnlMi for a 1300,000 endowir.ent will In continued, with lh» under fHsndlni tliav tile colleae will remain at Crete - —— Baker Found Guilty on Embezzlement Charge R<r AwMK'lated I'ress. North Platte, Neb., Jan. 13.—The Jury in the Elmer Paker embezzle ment ease at 10:45 Sunday morning handed its verdict of guilty to Judge Tewell, presiding in tho second of Lincoln county's courthouse scandal ca ses. The verdict also charged Maker with embezzlement of $4,000. The verdict was received before a small audience. Attorneys for the de fendant at once declared they would carry the case to the supreme court. Bryan Must Buie on Gun Play of Jerry Howard Labor Head Sa>s Inspector Had No Right to Carry Arms —Action Awaits Return of Governor. Lincoln, Jan. 13.—The action of Jerry Howard, state labor Inspector, In pulling a gun on Harry B. Zlmman of Omaha In a conference between Omaha employers and L. B. Frye, la bor commissioner, January 11, will be taken up with Governor Bryan on his return to Lincoln, a statement issued by Frye declares. Labor inspectors have no right to use or carry guns, the labor com missioner says, and has so informed Howard. His statement follows: “The unpleasantness which oc curred at an informal conference be tween myself and a group of em ployers in Omaha, Friday. January 11, seems to he the result of some recent altercation between Labor Inspector Jerry Howard and Harry B. Zimman of the Brandels store. In connection with thq manner in which Inspector Howard performed his duties. “The duties of the labor inspector do not require or permit of the use of or carrying of firearms as labor inspectors are net vested with po lice powers and Inspector Howard Is so Informed. "The question of the alleged Im proper conduct on the part of In spector Howard will be taken up with the governor on his return Jo the capital. “The purpose of the conference was to meet personally the employers and secure authentic information ns to the number of hours worked by females, time on duty, time off duty, and total hours service required each week by' the various employers to the end that the state female la bor law may be reasonably operative and that' there would he a uniform understanding of Its application." I Dr. Murphree Is Bryan Choice for President Miami, Fla., Jan. 13.—William Jen nines Bryan today announced the name of Dr. A. A. Murphree of Gaines ville. president of the University of Florida, as the Florida candidate he would support for the democratic nom ination for president. 2 Murders After W ife Shot Her Brother, Illinois Husband Killed Her With a Poker. Burned 1 Bodies By l nlv«-r»al Service. Aurora, III., Jan. 13.—Warren J. Lincoln, lawer and horticulturist, whose disappearance caused Interest throughout the country, returned to day with a confession. He had killed his wife, after she had slain her brother, Byron L. Shoup. Both bodies were burned by Lincoln In bis greenhouse furnace, after which he fled. ‘ “I have been through hell and want to confess everything,” Lincoln told the authorities. He then unfolded a startling story. His wife. Mrs. Lina Shoup Lincoln, had not been faithful to him. Her brother, Byron L. Shoup, had come to their house on the night of April 30, 1923. The brother scolded her for her misconduct. “She drew a pistol and shot her brother dead,” Lincoln said. "I picked up a poker and threw it at her, fear ing she would fire another shot. The poker struck her behind the ear and she died almost Instantly.” Confronted with the two bodies. Lin coin said he decided to dispose of them and then disappear, leaving evi dence that would Indicate he had been slain and dragged from bis bedroom window. After cutting the arms snd legs from the bodies of his wife and broth er in-law. he threw them In the green house furnace and kept the fire going until they were consumed. Then, Smearing blood about his bedroom and tearing out a screen, he scattered blta of clothing that would Indicate his body had been dragged to a waiting automobile. Lincoln said, after leaving Aurora, he went to Chicago and roamed about the country. He was In Chicago, when lie decided to confess and gave himself up to the authorities there, who turned him over to the local au thorltlea to whom he confessed. Curry to Be Released to Enter New Prison Idncoln, Jan. 13.—The two-year sen tence of Charles Curry, convict, in the Xehraska penitentiary, has been com muted, according to announcement by the state board of pardons and par oles. Curry will he turned over to the Colorado authorities to continue a life sentence for alleged participation In a murder at Denver. According to Col orado prison officials he escaped from the penitentiary of that state several years ago. Curry is the prisoner who recently caused a sensation .by declar ing he knew the secret of the black malllng plot which prompted the act of suicide of Mayor Folsom, of Irving ton, X. J. SUNNY SIDE UP It really happened In a certain office where a number of stenographers are employed, three o? four of them admit ting that they may be classed as "old maids," and at least one of them rather proud of It. During a recent worldwide annlveraary celebration the big chief of the place preeented each one of the stenographers with a box of candy, accompanying each box with a joke. Handing a box to the oee who Is rather proud of her splnster^jcod the big chief asked: "Mlsa Blank, have you ever been kissed?’’ And in stantly she answered hack: "Do you think I wag horn middle aged?" “Underwear for the whole family” was a prominent line in a Bee adver tisement yesterday. All I got to say Is that It is mighty endurable stuff if it will go down the whole line in my family. I can remember the time when one pair of pants would serve two in the family. Dad wearing them first, after which they were passed on to me In condensed form. But I can not remember of any brand of un derwear that ever went the whole dis tance. Two score years dropped from my shoulders Sunday evening. Heard the sound of approaching sleighbelis, and a moment or two later a big bobsled, drawn J<y four prancing and bell be decked horses, went dashing by. The bobsled was packed to the limit with laughing and shouting men ami wo men. If the blamed horses hadn't been going so fast 1 would have grabbed onto the aled and piled III. As It was. I could only watch It until It disappeared over the httl. 1 thought that the only sleighbelis In the world were In museums. Wonder If I could persuade Will Hurley. Kdson Rich, Judge Root, Dick Metcalfe, Will Nor ris, Fred Wright, Judge Sullivan and a few more of the uldtliners to Jrdn me in a bobsled party the next time we have a good fall of enow! All I have lo say about Frank llel vev Is that he. Is very tmapprerlnl Ive. Just 39 years ago Ibis month a posse of Kansas vigilantes chased a hum h of Nebraska liorsellilt ves Ylear hack to Otoe comity. It so happened that I was acquainted with the lender of the posse, and It Is due to that very furl that Ifelvev Is nll\n today lo write such scurrilous things about me. But It Isn't the first Hun, by uqy means, that a man haa been stabbed by on* of his supposed friends. Adam McMullen Is either a new kind of politician nr a poor one. He admitted to me Saturday that he wasn’t a candidate because his friends had drafted him, hut because he wanted to be. He further admit ted that he wouldn't deem It a per sonal sacrifice to serve as governor, hut rather an honor that any man Is warranted In seeking. The admis sion was so unusual that I was stunned for a few minutes. In all my many years of rather Intimate acquaintance with Nebraska politics it was the first time T had met a candidate for high office who did not insist that It meant a great sac rifice for hint to be s candidate or serve If elected. 1’olltlc* Is Indeed changing! The other and belter half of the family having set forth her experi ences back stage at the Orpheum, I am now going to make a strenuous effort to visit hack stage at the Oay ety and charm my readers with a story of my experiences. Of cours* It did not offend mo a tall, but it did remind me of how times have changed since I was a yoiyig fellow. The other evening I was unsigned to the task of report ing an entertainment, and it so hap period that the ticket Heller and the ticket taker were youths about half way through their teens. I ex plained my mission to the youthful ticket seller and ha called out his comrade on the door. “This guy's with The Bee; it’s all right, ain’t It?" Of course It. was all right—the ad mission, I mean. But I know what would have happened to a lad who addressed a gray haired man as “this guy’1 85 or 40 years ago. But they Just didn't. And on the way back from that entertainment T passed a. young couple, both well dressed. The young man wore a pained expression on his fare, for It was with extreme difficulty that he kept the young lady on her feet. Hhe sagged and muttered amt slipped, and Indicated a desire to rest by sitting down on the curb. When I wan i youii; fel low’ the girl who drank anything stronger than soda water Wasn't Considered Nice. w M At ,h Newsboy Financier Plans to Surrender Sioux City, la., Jan. 13.—Morris Itkin, former Sioux City newsboy, alleged to have been the go-between in thu sale of the Citizens bank of Parker, S. !>., is on his way to Sioux City from California to surrender to authorities here. Herman Slotsky, Sioux City attor ney, who has been retained by Itkin, announced that lie had received word from his client slating that he was on ills way here to give him self up. Prosecutor Dan Hanson of Par ker, S. D., announced that he want ed it known lie Intended to arrest him, whfjher in Iowa or California. ''I am in Sioux City after the higher ups,” Prosecutor Hanson stated, “and those who signed the 310,000 notes are small fry. 1 can get them any time I want them.” Prince of Wales Sets New Style for Men’s Dressi “Studied Carelessness” Prin cipal Note of English Lead er's Attire While in Paris. Hy l nlTemnl Serylre. Paris, Jan. 13.—Spats are doomed. Such fascinating tidings have been flashed to the sartorial world as a result of the tlslt to Paris of the world’s smartest young man, the prince of Wales. "Smartness” Is Interpreted by the prince to mean "no Frenchy touches.” He wears no form fitting suit#, no patent leather shoe* In the daytime, and has no loud checks In his over coat. He wears soft collars, "butterfly shape’’ bow ties, and black oxford shoes with not more than four but tonholes and with disappearing laces. It Is most essential that the shoes do not look new. They should not even be highly polished and should have a slightly worn appearance. In other words, that which Bond street termed shabblness a short time ago, is now the acme of smartness. Collar 1* Soft. "Studied carelessness” Is the princi pal note of the prince's dally appear ance. He wears white oxford cloth shirts with a soft doublefold collar, refusing to adopt the semi rigid styles in vogue in America. Ills overcoat reaches one inch above the knee. It is double breasted, but the mere suggestion of a belt or half belt would make the prince recoil with horror. His sky grey overcoat Is not edged with either fur or velvet. The prince never adopted his fath er’s aborted attempt to make side pressed trousers fashionable—In fact, the crease In the prince’s trousers Is scarcely discernible. , He does not wear a tie pin—pearl or otherwise—In his cravat. Wears No Morning Coat. Attending a aemlformal reception at the British embassy this morning before church, it was noticed that the prince alone was without a morning coat. affecting a short black Jacket edged with black braid, cut square. He wore quiet striped grey trousers with a vest of the same material as the trousers, and a derby hat with a dark grey band. Last night dining at Herl's res taurant, the prince wore a douhle hreaated dinner Jacket and a white vest with pearl button*. He wore no flower and did not display a watch chain. He had a soft folding black silk hat without gloves. When he dance*, the prince keeps half an arm'* length from hi* part ner. without encircling her waist, hut resting his hand lightly on the glrl'a hip. His favorite drink Is the *aino as his grandfather's—rhampngne cut with vlchy. Good Road* Delegate* Leave Lincoln for Chicago Lincoln, Jan. 13.—A special car car rying delegates In the American good roads congress at Chicago January 15-16. left Lincoln tonight. The del egates will arrive at De« Moines to morrow morning and attend a meet Ing there of the llelrolt Llncoln-Hen ver Highway association. Accident Report False Neighbors of C. R. Hut- • ton took the impression that there had been an accident, hut upon inves tigation it was found that the crowd were renders of Omahn Bee Want Ada who were gathered to rent the va cant rooms which they had seen advertised in the For Rent column. One of the first appli- a cants rented the rooms. If you—want to have n gathering of tenants for your vacant rooms phone AT 1000 and place an Omaha Bee For Rent Ad. Omaha Bee Want Ads HUNT ROOMS. It's Rrault* That Count Heads in Philadelphia Fall as Fighting Marine Warms Up He wants to see for himself, does General Butler (reading), so at this police station he runs through the lieutenant's report line by Hoe. Party'Meeting Bryan’s Object at Washington Governor to Put in No Ex pense Account, Indicating Visit Not a State Matter. By R. H. PETERS. Staff Correspondent The Omaha Bee. Lincoln, .Inn. 13.—The national capital is apparently becoming the fountain head of inspiration these days for Nebraska's democratic can didates who feel the need of great national Issues to bolster up their Im pending campaigns. Trenmore Cone, who is certain that he will he the choice of the demo cratic party for the United States senate. Is already In Washington, and Charles W. Bryan will arrive there Monday morning eearching for the light. Qoveroor Hr yen !■ already fairly certain of his national platform, but since the democratic national commit tee, by a fortuitous circumstanoe will be in session during his visit, he may find a few vote-getting ideas that have not yet come to hie attention. Piqued by a suggestion that he is masking the real purpose of his trip behind a statement that he is going to take up business of pressing lm portance to the state, the governor announced today that he would sub mit no expense vouchers after his return to Lincoln. "To avoid any discussion as to whether I should cancel my plans because of the democratic national committee meeting there, there will be no expenses charged against the state." he said, which was a tacit ad mlsaion that he haa not gone on offi rial buslneas. He had stated, earlier In the day. that lie only charged the state with railroad fare when the trip wna for official -purposes. "I have only been out of the state three times,” declared the governor. In defending hi* trip to Washington, "and I have put in more hour* of work here as governor than sny of my predecessors." The governor'* three Journey* be yond the borders of Nebraska since he took oath of office Include a trip to Washington to the governor*' con ference of President Coolldg*, attend ance at the deep waterway* conven tion at (.’hlcago, and a vacation trip to Minnesota. C ALLA WAT—Corn Is selling for 54 cent* per bushel on the local market. A raise of 7 cents In the last few (lay*. The big storm and no shelling: being done on account of the snow are Riven as the causes. Moonshine cans taken in gambling house raid were scrutinized by Gen eral Butler (left). Swinging his ax for the first time. Brig. Gen. Stnedley P. Butler, now commanding Philadelphia polire, suspended eight police leutenants charged with neglect of duty. Several of tho men suspended have been regarded as politiral favorites. More Snow This Month Than All Last January Snowfall during the first half of January, 1924, has exceeded the total snowfall for either month of January In 1923 or 1922, according to records at the local weather bureau. From January 1 to 12 of 1924 the snowfull In Omaha haa been 8 9-10 Inches. In the month of January, 1923, the snow fall was 7 8-10 Inches and In January. 1922, was 0 2 10 inches. Snowfall for the entire year of 1923 was 45 8 10 inches and for the year 1922 was 10 8-10 iches. Records show that the snowfall from October. 1922, to the spring of 1923 including the month of April was 37 7-10 inches. In com parison the snowfall for October, No vember and December of 1923 wne 8 7-10 Inches. Requisition for Ranker. Pierre S. D.. .1kn 13 —Governor Me Master today Issued a requisition for Frank A. Beddow of Sioux City, want ed In eonnectlon with the wrecking of the Citizens’ State Bank of Parker. S D. Smart Carp in Holt County Migrating From Frozen Lakes Into Deeper V!ater Moisture to Lubricate Gills Taken From Snow Through K hich They Must Flounder in Their Cold Winter Journey O'Neill, Neb., Jan. 13 —Driven to seek deeper waters, that they may survive the winter, carp from Qoow nnd Chain lake*, south of Chambers In Holt county, are migrating tip the deep snow-drifted valleys to the west ward, toward Swan and Whipple’s lakes, which ate of sufficient depth that they never freeze over entirely. The extreme cold weather of the last several weeks has frozen many of the shallower lakes entirely over and sonic of them Into solid bodies of Ice. (kxuwi and Chain lakes are among the latter. The carp, evidently possessed «>f some unknown sense which en ables them to fort ell the weather, be gan their migration several days be fore the last extremely cold period and natives estimate that several weeks will ho required for them to make the journey of «o tidies or more to their destinations. The enrp, according !•* local an thorities. is the Intellectual of the fish famtlv. am! Is possessed of a tnucb higher mentality than the game fishes mu< It as the I^ims. pickerel and irout, tils Intellectuality' being demon st rated by the fact thut he Is not to lie lured by artificial baits. Neither Is he attracted by a halt In which (lie hook Is the least exposed or the line st nil visible as connected there to. lie foods In shallow waters, most frequently with Ids luo'k ami Kills partially exposed to the air and can live Indefinitely with barely sufficient moisture to keep Ida Kills lubricated Tina he Is able to secure from the snow through which he flounders In his winter migration. The migration while uncommon. Is not unusual In severe xvlntera, aivordlng to carp fishermen, and almost always In dicates a prolonged spell of very cold weather. Swan lake, toward which the mi gratory fish are progressing a few milea each day. formerly was one of the extremely thickly populated carp lakes of the state Several years nso the fish were seined from It under the supervision of the slate fish and game department, and It was then restocked with buss and other same fish. t'nlvss the nilgiailon of the carp can be diverted to some other hody of water It Is feared that the work of establishing the game fish | in Swan lake will coins to naught. % Strait at Panama Plea of French Editor New York. Jan. 13.—Lieut.-Col. Philippe Bunau Varilla. French sol dier-editor-engineer. who helped De Lesseps dream the original Panama canal, arrived on the steamship Paris today lo begin a campaign for re placement of the existing lock canal with a strait, connecting the Atlan tic and Pacific oceans by a one level waterway. His campaign will be opened in Cincinnati next Saturday l>efore the Commercial club, where 23 years ago he took part In the controversy as to the nature of the canal, still to be constructed, advocating the less cost ly lock system that ultimately was adopted. "I thought then." he explained to day, "that the lock system would serve for a good many years. But I was wrong. In ISIS the tonnage that pa-ssed through the Panama canal reaehod the gigantic figure of 24. 000,000. Thus, before 11s 10th year. Us tonnage exceeded that of {he Suex canal in its 55th year, by 1.000,000 tons." The transforms! ion. he added would cost $1,000,000,000, but. he said, ' none of it need come out of the ll'nited States treasury; canal traffic would not be Interrupted five min utca by the rebuilding, and the wa terway would pay for itself." Indiana Family Perishes When Train Hit* Auto Blcknetl. Ind., Jan. IS.—An entire family of nix persona was killed, five of them almost instantly, when the automobile In which they were riding was struck by Chicago A Kastem Illi nois trasn No. HI at a crossing near here todnv The machine was thrown 30 feet against an Iron semaphore post and was hit a second time and carried 50 feet farther before the train was stopped. Ford's Deposits in V \. Hunks OuH $115,000 New York. Jan. 13 Henry Ford's deposits in New York hanks total only $115,000. It was disclosed toda\ . Ar gumrnts wove heard In the federal court on a motion to vacate an attach ment against this amount. The war rant was obtained by Herman Bern stein, editor of tty- Jewish Tribune. In connection with hts $100,000 libel suit against the manufacturer. domicil of \mhu**ador* to donsidcr tiernmn Nolo I'aris, Jan. IS The council of am bassador* will meet at nn earlv date to consider Germany's reply to the couticll'a note cornering the resump lion of activities of the Interalllevi mil itary control commission In Germany. Indignities Are Told in Confession Assault* Upon Herself anti Two Sisters Led to Slaying. Mrs. Tony Salerno Telb Police. Bootleg Queen Is Held Pete A. Sfras, 30, 723 Pierce stree*, is dead from two pistol wounds; Louise Salerno, 21, wife of Tony 8a lerno, 706 Pierce street, and a niece of the lain man, is charged with mur der. Several other underworld char acters are involved In the latest maze of blood, lust and brutal passion to culminate in the addition yesterday afternoon of another victim to the swelling list of fued fatalities. Sfras met his death at the hands of Mrs. Salerno in the front yard of her home, in retaliation for a series of brutal attacks upon her and her two small sisters, Antoinette and Helen Pirrucello. 10 and 15, respec tivelv, which extended over a period of 12 years, and after he had threat ened her life yesterday if she attempt, ed to expose him, according to con fession made to police by Mrs. Sa lerno last night. Louise VIneequerra, notorious as Omaha's "bootleg queen," and a cousin of Mrs. Salerno, who was present dur ing the shooting, is being held by po lice as a witness. The shooting occurred about 2:40 o’clock. Sfras was pronounced dead by Police Surgeon Grier, when police arrived at the scene a few minutes later. One bullet had entered the right breast and the other the right abdomen. Less than an hour after the shoot lng. Mrs. Salerno and Louise Vinci querra appeared at the police station and surrendered to Police Captain Thorpe. Mrs. Salerno turned over to police the two weapons with which she admitted she had shot Sfras. On# gun contained three discharged car- ’ | triage* and the other two. the re mOmnr chambers, being loaded Following the shooting, spas stag gered to a pool hall at 1124 South Eleventh street, where he fell to the floor, and a few minutes later died in the arms of Sehastino Mondolfo. tll2 South Eighth street, who rushed to his side and raised the wounded man's head to his lap. Five shota were fired by Mrs. Sa lerno, two striking Spas, and a third wounding Louise Marino, 16. 1231 Seventh street. In the upper arm. as she was crossing the street with her sister. Lena. Officers4 Re-Elected by Retail Grocers Director* of the Omaha Retail Gro cer*' association met test week at the association offices. Twenty-eighth and Farnam streets, and re-elected the same officers who served las vear for the ensuing year, aa follows: C. F. Kelley, president. Sam Rosen bluni, vice president: slam Sommer, treasurer, nnd John Ek, secretary. Eouis Sommer and Richard Jep*on, new members of th* board, con gratulated old board members on th* success of the association's activities during 1*23, when sssets war* in creased by or.e third over the preced ing year. V et Force? Are I'nited in Effort to Modify Dry Law By Associated Cress. New- York. Jan. IS.—I.abor, taw and capital have joined in a natlon " .do concerted effort for the ntodif cation of the Volstead act. it was an nounced by Austin ti. Fox, chairman of the Itoai-d of the Moderation league The American Federation of Labor, the Constitutional IJberty league, the Association Against the Prohibition Amendment and the Moderstlo: league have combined their forces for the campaign, he said. The legl* lative committee of the combined or ganizations w ill ask for hearing# be fore the resolutions committee of both the republican and democratt. national convention* to urge the; request for a national expression or the subjevt. . Hopkiu* Erato* for Tulsa to But (*a* for ( ity Sale City Commissioner John Hopkti s left Saturday night for T,;isn Ok I , and other point* in the oil fields, to Investigate gasoline selling condition* at the reflnnerie* He will endeavor to obtain s favor .tide contract with an independent company, to supply the city govern ment here with gasoline which can be retailed at a price heloar the price* now being charged at the local flllit , stations. The price of gasoline e».« increase-1 2 cents a gallon In Omaha vests day. w The Weather F*r 5 4 hour* ma r* 'v • j,.rwnr i.\ T*mp»r*tur# hl|h#it. n. JTM'i, tt>. nr>i mil. 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