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CITY EDITION y VOL. 53—NO. 35 " OMAHA. SUNDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY HL 1924. * FIVE CENTS y ** ' " "^“h'.Vwm.^whitu.r.
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Mellon Bill
Up in House
Thursday
Will Be Kept Before Body
Until Disposed of, Repub
lican Leaders Inform
Cooldige.
25 Per Cent Surtax Lost
^ By Associated Press.
Washington, Feb. fl.— Decision by
republican house leaders lo take up
the Mellon tax hill ip the house next
Thursday and to hold it before that
body until dispoKd of was communi
cated to President Coolidgo today by
! to presen lull vc I.oiigworth of Ohio,
the republican leader, and chairman
Snell of the house rules Committee.
The two house leaders discussed
with the presioent the legislative pro
gram of their body and told hint that
an attempt would be made to consider
major tegisatlon in this order:
Taxes, immigration. Muscle Shoals
and soldier bonus, with appropriation
measures sandwiched in between.
The president also was told that
house leaders proposed to make every
effort to adjourn by June 1 and that
they considered tax legislation as of
supreme importance.
In discussing with the executive
tlie possibility of passage of the Mel
lon bill, Kepresentative Longworth,
declared that it would be impossible
to obtain house approval for the sur
tax rate of 25 per 'cent embodied in
the Mellon hill and recommended by
the president. The best possible rate
to he hoped for, Mr. I.ongworth said,
would lie more than 25 per cent, but
considerably less than 4t per cent as
proposed by the democrats.
The leaders plan on taking up tire
tax bill to sidetrack temporarily ap
propriation measures but to consider
the supply bills, should the tax debate
he prolonged. No arrangements thus
far have been made for the placing
of railroad legislation on t lie pro
gram.
* Actress Sells
Papers to Help v
Free Shoe Fund
Pupils in School for the Deaf
Take Up Substantial Col
lection for Worthy
Cause.
Vlrrttilr Acknowledged . U.3I4.M
A Pruml Inliiinl friend ... 2.0b |
He l.>lr AIiIm. Ornhcnni theater 33.*b |
\ Krirnil. David City. Neb. ft.nn1
< brinttun Kiiilmviir boy* uod girl*
of School for the Ornf, Coun- .
eii niurr* inn
l'lieo«bire I’eter-on. ( iinlnm. Neb. 2.on
Norma lledluod. Cerewn. Neb. . 1.»0
V. V It. .... ...... | 10"
Mrtliodi-I loilirr1 Aid. Nlrkrr
•on. Neb. »•—
Total . $1,838.12
Young folks at the Iowa School for
the Deaf contributed $12.16 to The
Umaha Bee Free Shoe fund.
De Lyle Alda, actress at the Or
pheum last week, sold papers on the
street and turned in $33 10 to help
buy shoes for the tiny waifs of the
city.
An aid society and Individuals add
ed their gifts to the sum so that
enough money came in the last few
days to provide several children with
the shoes they need so badly.
Officially the fund doses today for
the season, lint If you want to ton
tribute, there )s still plenty of time.
^ Address checks or cash to The Oma
ha Bee. ('hecks may be written to
“Free Shoe Fund.**
Committeeman to Run
for Supreme Court
Grand Island, Neb.. Feb. 0 W. II.
Thompson, democratic national com
mitteeman from ^Nebraska, announc
ed today lie would not be a candidate
for re-election at the April 8 primary,
hot instead would seek nomination aa
judge of tlic state supreme court.
Former Omaha Woman, Head
of Denver High School, Dies
Mrs. Sarah M. Keirn, 5J, principal
nf the Junior High school at Den
ver, Colo,, daughter of Mrs. Saruh
jlnod. t’fimi Temple1 on avenue, died
J- 1111r1 Iny ut her home hi Denvei, *ie
iordln« to information received here,
air-*. Keirn formerly was Miss Clam
l;.«id "f Omolia.
She Is survived by three children,
i er mother, a elster, Mary .1. itood
< f Omaha, who left Saturday for Den
ver, and another sister, Mrs. Oliver
Cook "f Pittsburgh, formerly connect
ed with Hie Omaha, library.
(Gossip Says Fx-Kaiscr
Anti Wife Quarreling
Doom, 11 ollf* r»*l. lroh. ft. UrporlH
fp.it .i rupMirr* has fX-i-urriHJ or is
1 iiiuinent l»ptwp**n I hr former Mm
j . if»r William ;jn<I 11 I’l im oMs Her
mine, hin >vlfr, havo no foundation,
^ ;u'(!ordiiiK to Hi*' In *d inforniHlIon
liw-p. Ah for a long tint** pavt, how
ivpi*. the vIIIhko in Koeaipiiij* of
91 rallied relation*. and It 1h irmarUo*!
flint the roil|dp wdrtoin k>» out toffftthi'r
,,i„j it la re-ported that the ex-kalaer
tli plain an unbearable tamper.
'Shall This Government Live or Die?
Art unlearned king is a crowned ass.—Henry I.
i.
When Government Was an Ordinance of Kings.
DWARD I of England had a pretty clear head for a 13th
century king. His mother told him that a blind man had re
ceived his sight by making a pilgrimage to the tomb of Henry
III, Edward's father.
"If I knew my father." said Edward, "he would have been
more likely to put the pilgrim's eyes nut than restore sight to them."
Four centuries were to go by before England was to have another king
with a head as free from false notions about the kingly power. William
III was indut%d, against his will, to lay his hand on a sick man who be
lieved his malady would vanish at the royal touch.
"God give you better health,” said William, as ho touched the sufferer,
“and more sense."
These kings were exceptions. Most of the others believed, or pretended
to believe, they were the personal representatives of heaven on earth.”
"Kings,” said James I, "are not
only Cod’s lieutenants upon earth and
sit ifpon Cod's throne, but even by
Clod Himself they are called gods."
This itame monarch expressed the
interesting view that he was Eng
land's husband, and that as his lawful
wife the realm was bound to live in
due submission to him.
"1 am the head," explained this
Scotch pedant, who had the rickets,
legion to Explain
Proposed Bonus
at Mass Meeting
Provisions of Measure Before
Congress Will Be Outlined
to Ex-Service Men
« February 25.
A mass meeting will be held at the
City auditorium on the evening of
the evening of February 23 by the
three local posts of the American Le
gion, to whi< h the people of Omaha
tire invited to hear why the adjusteil
compensation bill is thought by the
legion to be Just and why it should
be passed. Full explanations of the
bill will be given, showing the op
tion* ex-service men may have If the
bill la passed.
More than 3.000 members of the
Omaha post, Theodore Roosevelt post,
and booth Omaha post are c.-pected^
to be present. Leo Bozell, command
er of the Omaha post, will preside.
There will be other speakers for the
evening. Any one opposed to the
passage of the bill will be permitted
to give his reasons to the audience.
The rnasa meeting Is one of a se
lies held by the 11,000 American
Legion posts throughout the coun
try for the purpi se of giving full cv
planations In regard to the bill to
those who do not understand Its con
tints.
It Is sponsored by the national or
ganization of the legion, to put aside
alleged propaganda against the ad
justed compensation bill for cx-serV
ice men.
Sam Reynolds. paRt commander of
the Omaha post, will give a short talk
at radio station WOA1V, giving facts
of the bill on Monday night for the
dinner program.
On Lincoln’s birthday, Tuesday, a
program of information on the bill
will he given at 7 p. m.. at radio sta
tion WAAW at the Omaha Crain ex
change by the associated American
Legion posts of Omaha.
Women's Peace Union Tlnlers
Protest on Gas Execution
New York, Feb. 3.—A telegram pro
tecting against the execution of Gee
Jon by lethal gas nt Carson City yes
terday was sent to Governor Horug
ham of Nevada today by the Women's
Peace Union. It said:
“An opponents «»f all capital punish
ment we believe that violence and the
destruction of human life are never
justified and we strongly' denounce the
execution of Gee Jon by lethal gas.
We express by protest against this
j experiment having been tried upon .1
defenseless C’hlricsc.”
WHERE TO FIND
THE BIG FEATURES OF
THE SVNDA Y REE
IWICT ONI*;.
I'uicr K— I.dilm in I
I'hki'm 10 nod 11 —— 1C • «I Ktliilf find
ltnslnr«a Nina.
r.XitT two.
I’Ktcrn I. 1 nml A—MjM»rI*•
I'Him A—AuliMnobile NtIIok.
I'iigo <1—( biirlrr >l#*inl»rrt» Olrbralu
f.riiiu lMrliung«‘ VmiluTiwri .
1'mjc** 7—Ktor* of (Ml .Hfiindol Told It*
MorU Hull it an; II. I*. 7V#*II» H«>t
t*Mir«»p<*'a lirrol Mny Kindi** I «»*»*
mil11Uni : "( hunifiiiHtt «*f *• Kaw
1.0*1 I HUM'#." I»> O. II, Mi lnltr*-.
I'iiu** H—Maritrik. •
I'lUrr* 0. Ill Mini II—On*«dflrd \*l»or
iTftinjf.
run iHid i .
I'uKit I (« 5— .Ho«'l«*|t
I'll ICO 0—Hfi«*|i|»inic With I'nll.t .
f'.iffo 7—“ I'lif .Intr J**«.*»i»l> n**." H|**rt
l»v Idfi >1. Kitin'*! .\l*« Mnrlln, "On
liroHnia,"
I'mk•* H—IIii|i|m liintl f*»r Kiddi*-**
l*Mir«*« 0, JO nml II — >l*»tl«**» mill I l»**i»
i«*r*.
I'HK« It—Mualr iiimI ICodlo Nimi*.
run i oi i;
Four I'mk*-* of Mokl I'oiMilnr I omui.
M.( 0(.|(\VI Id; HbA TION
Itnir ril|i| of lirNiihlo >f*i lllna
irallvM.
whose tongue was too large for his
mouth and who screamed at the sight
of a sword, "and England is my
body.”
Shakespeare makes Richard TI say:
Not all the water in the rough
rude sea
Can wash the balm off from an
anointed king.
Thus there was a time when it was
pretended, and believed by many, that
among other hlessings that of gov
ernment proceeded from the king. lie
pave its benefits of his grace, and
could at Ills pleasure withhold them.
The nation did not exist. The very
soil belonged to the king as lord
paramount of all. His subjects must
consult him itefore they could dispose
of what was their own. Even the
hand of an heiress was the king's
to bestow, find Richard I raised
money for his crusades virtually by
selling rich subjects in marriage. He
sold titles and offices, and in course
of time his sneeessors came to sell
legislation, pretty much as political
brokers whom we hail bosses sell It
today.
How did it come that out of such
a- situation developed government
such as we know today? How did
our ancestors break away from the
divine right of kings? At what price
did they gain for us the freedom- we
have in this, our America?
These are questions we shall con
sider in a series of informal articles
on this government of ours. Perhaps
then we shall be in a position to un
derstand better what a preclou* thing
this freedom is.
If a man from Mars had visited
our ancestors a few hundred years
ago he might have thought the situ
ation hopeless.
William Rufus, urged to do some
thing desired by his court, could re
ply that he would not do It, because
he knew of no reason why he should.
Henry IPs adviser* told him that
the will of the king was law, that he
(Turn to rage Four, Column Two !
Minority Flays
Shoals to .Ford
Military Affairs Brnlv Report
Says Offer Amounts l»
“Enormous Gift. ’
IIv AuMtrlafed PlfM.
Washington, Feb. 9.—Tbe McKw
•/. ie bill authorizing acceptance of
Henry Ford's offer for the govern
ment's war time project at Muscle
Shoals, Ala., Is emphatically opposed
In a minority report submitted today
by members of the house military
committee.
Comparing the Ford offer with that
of the Southern Power companies,
but without specifically endorsing any
of the four proposals which have
Iren made for operation of the Mus
cle Shoals plants, the report declares
that nccsptance of the Detroit man
ufacturer's bid would amount "to a
gift of enormous property and Indus
trial advantage to a private citizen
from Ihe resources of the United
States." The power companies’ pro
posal, as compared with the Ford
bid. it says, offers "savings to the
government" amounting to *34.21$.
0<m for 5*1 years and *75,860.000 for 100
years. ■
Representative Hull, republican,
lows, who conalstently has opposed
the Ford offer, presented the minor
ity report, In which lie was Joined by
Representatives Morin and Uansley,
Pennsylvania; Hill. Maryland; Froth
Ingbom, Massachusetts, and Wain
wrlglit. New York, all republicans.
The report criticizes the majority for
attempting "to Justify the violation
by the Ford offer of every safeguard
and principle of the federal water
jiowrr act" and declares that the Mc
Kenzie bill gives Mr. Ford a "loop
bole" fo "null" the manufacture of
fertilizer If It should not prove profit
able. Fnrthermoi o it contends "no
one Is In a position to know from
any Statttnenl of Mr. Ft I'd, or any ae
credited representative, whether he
would accept the properl leg coi Hie
terms offered him iti i to pending
bill."
Former Omnium Dies.
Omaha friend* hnvo rrrrivml wnr .
«.f the Month of Mi*, rioorsi fomth
Inn. 6f. formetly n resident of tin
oily. Hi t ‘olorado Hpi Idk**. Folo., 1n*i
\fondny Mn». *‘nii^hhin In Mirvivrd
i by her buelmnd. TIioiiihh, nml «>n
■ tlHiiarbto. Mrs Thoinu* I’m * oil nf
i t.otorndo .Nprlnfci
No Lethal Gas to
Be Used in This State
Ily Inl'ft'mitioiinl News Service.
Jdiicoln, I- el>. 9. — Commenting
on the experiment In lethal gas ex
editions at Carson City, Nev., yester
day, Warden Fenton of the state
penitentiary here said today that
there was no possibility of gas being
used for execution in Nebraska.
"I don’t know a thing about gas
exceutions,” the warden said, "but I
don’t think they will ever discover a
more humane method of execution
than electrocution.”
Former Demo
State Senator
Turns to G. 0. P.
Col. W illiam F. Stoecker Joins
Coolidge League—Conven
tion Candidates Are
Announced.
William F. Stoecker, prominent
Omaha democrat, has joined the
Douglas County Coolidge league. It
!■* announced he will devote money
»ml time toward furthering the candi
dacy of the president.
Mr. Stoecker, who is a former state
senator and wealthy apartment house
owner, called at the headquarters of
the Coolldge league of Nebraska,
1912 Farnam street, and signed a
card. He stated he would go to the
courthouse and rliSnge his registered
party affiliation from democrat to re
publican.
This voluntary action has more
than ordinary political significance on
account of the activity of Mr.
Stoecker for many years in the ranks
of the democratic party. He was
ratryed a colonel on the staff of John
H. Mor<head. democratic governor,
and ho was democratic candidate for
the gubernatorial nomination in 1918.
Confirm* Allegiance.
Confirming his avowed allegiance to
President Coolldge yesterday after
noon. he said: "President Coolldge
has proved his ability. We should
take no chances. I l«elleve he Is. ns
good a man as'we can find for the
iKisition of president. It is my Judg
ment that CoWidgo Is the man to
tiring the country back to normalcy
and I betip-vy that a voter owes his
allegiance to the man before party.
"1 hat Is why I have Joined the Cool
ldge league."
At Coolldge headquarters Mr.
Stoecker told A. J. Dunlap, executive
secretary, that he has met many Ne
braska Germans recently and has
found them strong for Coolldge.
ltoss I* Shotwoli. state organizer
for the Coolidge league, reported that
15 countless have been organized.
There are now 35 clubs affiliated with
the state league. The Douglas county
club has nearly 2.000 members signed.
Richard F. Wood, who has charge of
the organization of Coolldge clubs in
colleges and universities of Nebraska,
will go to Lincoln this week to start
a Coolldge club at the University of
Nebraska. Coolldge petitions are'
being circulated throughout the state
and will be filed soon at Lincoln.
Convention Candidates.
The names of the following men
and women will appear on the pri
mary liallots as candidates for dele
gates to the republican national con
vention. having been selected ss 3
Coolldge delegation:
First District—Mark Woods. Lin
coln: Dwight Dalby, Beatrice.
Second District—HA Malcolm Bald
rige and another to be selected.
Third District—Mrs. Della Moss
man. Madison: Roliort I. Stout, Tn
kamah.
Fourth District—Mis. J. A. Doro
mus, Atirpra; Allen J. Murphy. Dor
Chester.
Fifth District Mrs. Carri# R.
Prince, Grand Island; J. K. Kelly,
McCook. •
HI 8th District—M. P. McDonald.
Kearney: Dr. H. A. Cropsey, Alll
ame.
Dclegatea nl I-arjte—C. F. Reavls,
Lincoln; K. B. Perry, I,Incoin: A. W.
Jefferies, Omaha: Mrs. Draper Smith,
Omaha; George M. Seymour. Klgln
George S. Jttnkin. Hmlthfleld; Mrs.
Blanche Williams, Ainsworth.
it Is notable that Mrs. Doremus.
Aurora. Fourth district candidate,
taught President Cotiliilgs tn n New
Kngland country school.
A. J. Ikmahoe of Omaha, who wall
bo an alternate candidate to attend
tin* National convention. Is vice pn-s
ident of tlie Coolidge League of Ne
braska and Is former president of
tlm Central latbor Union of omnlm.
Street r.ar ami Truck (iranli.
A southbound Park car was ©truck j
by a truck loaded with produce Hat
urday afternoon at Sixteenth and
Wehnter streets. The ©mash tore oft
il«e front of the ©licet ear and ©hook
up the occupant©, but no on© was in
jurrd.
Married in Cuimi'il Itlnffi*.
Tha following pei«<na #>t«in »»«-.! i■ ■ |
ring* lleettaen in ('mim'd bluffs \rM©»
Jm y:
Harman H'letd*. Omaha tl
bird la I nrtoo, Coumil bluff* .14
I ilren Will*. Crete. Neb "I
Mildred C'tillcht empire, Martrll, N«»b l
Karl f'onte. Omaha . ......
Kdaltrude Pi*#irhei. I.lmoln ....
John Colter, N itliei InTut. ,N« I*. I
'iuIipw loinean. I.lnrohi • -I i
belha Kfirrl*. Lincoln "i \
l • inra tingjrle ( i »• > ....
I'urilieniH t(e<iii\ immlm .
Aaron V\ *rd Milford. N*rl» ... (
Ithodella flaHei. XPIford. \. I>
Hldne-. Ilutigi-M, I'ourit il IP'iffa ... I
Kranrcn I .•« .vmnci Nrh .l!i
VV 111 In M i 1 I till t IL H II, < nnllH
({real Unfit, • T» i>-> n. Neh
A lit mi K'lvar, He i land N I- .
Mary llnrn* Ah»irumliii', ,\ I • "i
III. hard \V alltPt Cftteeft. la
Hannah HbanmliiR, Cuunctl lllutf* . 19
Pop Kings
Wile Caught
in Rum Raid
•
Mrs. Asa G. Candler, Bride
of ('oca Cola Millionaire,
Found With 2 Men
and Liquor
Trio Released on Bond
By International »wi Rerrlrs. j
Atlanta, Cl., Feb. 9.—Mrs. Asa G.
Candler, bride of less than a year
of the multimillionaire Coca-Cola
king, was arrested here late today
in a fashionable apartment, charged
with "occupancy of a dive." Two men
prominent in Atlanta bosines* circles
also were taken.
She was later liberated on $100 bail.
Mrs Candler was arrested by Chiet
of Police Beavers himself, accompan
ied by one of his assistants after
neighbors bad lodged complaints with
the police.
The officers carried their prisoners
to the police station where the name
"Mrs. Asa G. Candler, sr., aged 34,”
was written down In bold letters.
Alongside of it were two others, "W.
J. Stoddard,” and “G. W. Keeling."
Stoddard is an Atlanta capitalist
of repute and is well known in east
ern social circles. Keeling also is a
prominent Atlantan.
Follows Complaint.
The arrests were made in what
Chief Beavers termed a "raid" in
fashionable apartments on exclusive
Juniper street. Be said the raid fol
lowed complaints of neighbors that a
"liquor party" was being staged In
the apartment.
A quart of "Scotch” liquor was
found. Chief Beavers said, and he is
attempting to determine odwnership
of It. As soon aS this is done, charges
will lie made for violating the pro
hibition law.
Members of the party told officers
that a "Mrs. Kibler” owned the apart
ment but that ahe was out. This wo
man is lieing sought tonight and
Chief Beaver* sa.d she will be
charged with "operating a disorderly
house" if found.
Mrs, Candler plead for mercy when
she was arrested, he said, declaring
the publicity and "scandal" would
ruin her. Be said that although he
was a personal friend of "Mr. Asa's,"
he must do his duly so he took her
with him.
Candler Nervous.
After the three had made bonds
of $100 each they left together.
Candler, his voice trembling, told
International News Service that he
knew nothing of the affair.
"I know nothing about It," he eaid.
"Kill the^tory. Kill it. That's what
I want done."
Be then was asked if Mrs. Candler
was ‘at home.
"So. ahe Is not.” he said. ,
"Will she lie there tonight?"
“No—well. 1 can't say. I don't know
where she Is. I haven't see her."
Shocked "Elite.”
Only this week Candler won a suit
in which Mrs. Onezlma Be Boueliel.
New Orleans beauty, sued him for
$500,000, charging breach of promise.
After a week of fervid love letters
which he was alleged to havo written
to her, the Jury returned a verdict In
his favor.
Ba was man led to his present wife
several months ago. The w-eddlngan
nounremerit shocked Atlanta's "elite"
which came without warning. After «
brig/ honeymoon the two returned
here, where they- have been living in
the Candler mansion since. His wife
has twin girls by a former ninrriage,
not yet in their 'teens.
Over 30 Austrians
Die in Avalanches
Vienna, Feb, !>.—Disaster* from
avalanche* of enow nr* reported
throughout the country. The deud tire
mid to .lundier over 3<t. Many bodies
are hurled ro deep under the snow an
to necessitate fcuig salvage wOrK- At
llieflan a passenger train Is hurled
under 00 feet of snow, but no bodies
have been recovered thus far At
Rottenmaniw)n Stvrla, three men and
three school children are reported to
have perished At St. Wolfgang .10
woodmen me buried In n forester's
hut. tmt tlie Inmnlr* signaled that
they nro safe.
Molilalia to 1 o|>\ Hank
< iiiaraulfM' 1 aw of Stair
T*111. .!11 I .'!» *> .latm ~ Ilollnnd
Havre. Mon! . formerly of Hroken
How. Nob.. \ Isited the at ate hail king
department today and obtained cople*
«»f tho Nebraska bunk guarantee law
and told officer* Jhere that It would
l»o lined ah o model ill drafting the
law for Ida at ate.
Mr. Holland expressed confidence
that the guarantee law would help
the brink* and *onHoqtiently the bunt
lies,* of Montuttn.
MoiiDynt (.opirs l aw .
Il» l«Mtrln(nl 1‘irik*
l.iit'oln, .Nidi. I,'«'iii. a Nebraska •
hank gunianti.' law under which d*
nositoiM in more than ♦'»«* filled t^nk*
have received or will receive payment
In full of their account*, oince the
law w.is established, may he the
model fin a similar meanur* in Mon
tam». to h« taken up a* nn Initiative
nieaauie In tho coming «?l«v ilon.
Mrs. Asa G. Candler Arrested
Mr*. \»a I.. < andler, bride nr the rota king, and her twin daughter* hv a
former marriage.
Poll of Senate
Indicates Vote
Against Denbv
Demor Publisher Charges
Sinclair and Standard Oil
Company Conspired to
(^■t Teapot Dome
By Inli-nutioml Vnir#.
Washington. Fvh. S.—The Baval oil
leasing »can.a*I labored today toward
a climaS and new sensations.
To,the mass of revelation* already
unearthed by the senate Investigating
committee, today was added the
charge by bred G. Bonfils, Denver
publisher, that Hairy F. Slnrlalr. the
Pioneer Oil company, the Midwest Re
Idling company, the Standard Oil com
pany of Indiana and other allied con
cerns. worked "in harmony" to trans
fer Teapot Dome to Sinclair interests
and force out other bidders. To this
md, it was said. Sinclair paid mil
lions of dollars In satisfying rival
claims.
At the same time. Bonfils Indignant
ly dented that the policy at his news
paper had been influenced by any cf
the payments made by. Sinclair to
silence other claims, as charged by
Senator I-enroot. republican. Wlscon
s.n. In a hented colloquy with the
publisher.
Other developments were:
1. The senate, after a week of de
bate. reached an agreement to vote
not later than J p. nt. Monday on the
resolution requesting the resignation
or Secretary of the Navy Denby. A
poll of the senate by International
News Service indicates its passage.
2. Information reached by the pub
lic lands committee that S.Qitll.POO bar
rels of nil are in storage at Teapot
1 tome ready to he shipped away, if
possible liefore Injunction suits are
started to prevent further extraction
of oil from the reserve.
it. William Gibbs McAdoo was noti
fied to appear before the committee
Monday to explain hit connection
with the Doherty oil Inter^ts.
4. The public lauds committee will
consider Monday, also, the, nomina
tions of Silas 11. strawm and Atlee
Ponterene. as stMcial counsel to prose
cute the oil cases. There will be oppo
sition to the confirmation.
«. Slock broker* under subpoena
were notified to t>» on hand next
week for examination as lo whnt high
officials profited hi -leala in Sinclair
and Doheny stock.
il. Senator Jones, republican, of
Washington. Introduced an amend
ment to the Robinson resolution
chniinattng <tlte "demand upon Presi
dent Coolldgc," that Denby be ousted.
Ftihstit tiling Instead that "It is the
w nsn of the senate that the public
interest would he served by the rrslg
ration of Secretary Denby ’
I ife of Vi ;ir Finance Body
l.xlcnilod Months hv Senate
Washington, Feb 9 The life of
the War Finance Corporation would
le extended nine months under a re*
elution adopted today by the senate.
1‘ndor existing law, tta operation?
would tarmtnnfc March 1. 1924
Miles City Hunk Closes
Helena. Mont . Feb. 9 Due to con
tent withdrawal of funds by dep°i*l
tor* and because of heavy land and
cattle loans, overdue, the Commercial
National hank in Miles City was up
• hie to open for htudnea* this morn
lug. according to i^po.t continued by
tin* Federal Keaerve bank in Helena,
The Commercial National Imnk was
ieporte<1 to have had footings of
nlxmt >2.000.000. It waw a mtnibrr of
the Federal Kesri ve Ranking ayateili.
and aln'ut 00 da\ s ago altsorbcd the
Mile© City National bank
Swifts to Take
Men From Omaha
for New Plant
ool Pullery May Be Located
Here—Local Official? Know
Nothing About the
Report.
Sioux City, la., Keb- Slatting
in with a forve of from 750 to SbO
tnen, Swift * Co. will begin operat
ing tbe recently acquired Midland
Packing plant In Sioux City about
May 1, according to information re?
ceived today from Swift authorities in
Chicago.
Operating official* of the company
In Chicago, it Is announced, have de
c.ded to transfer front the South
Omaha plant to the Sioux City plant
a considerable proportion of the men
now employed in the calf and sheep
kilting departments. It was explained
that one reason for this move ie to
make room at the Omaha, plant for
the establishment of a wool pullery.
It is expected the force will be in
created to 1.400 men within one year
from the date of opening.
Officials of the Omaha plant seemed
quite unaware last night that change?
were contemplated in the Swift organ
ization.
Oeneral Superintends Wallace said
he had received no information 6u ihc
subject, although he did venture to
predict that ne departments would be
transferred from Omaha.
lu response to a direst Inquiry re
guiding proposed establishment:
of a wool pullery here, he sj •!. ' Not
yet.'1
Fullerton Woman
lor Committee Job
Mrs. K. B. Penney, lloolidge
Supporter, Candidate as Na
tional ('onimittecwomanl
The Coolldge headquarters commit
tee ha* h»4 under constderation for
several day* tbe question of filing
a candidate tor national committee
VA.ioan to t<* voted on at the April
pi ‘nmry.
After a conference with officer* of
the republican state central cenunit
tcc and other prominent republicans.
>'ie matter was t.U.en up with Mrs.
K. R. Penney of Fullerton. Nrb . who
Is at the present time a member of
the republican national advisory com
mittee. by appointment, and who is
aiso a cordial supporter of President
Coolldge.
Mrs. Penney has consented to the
I use of her name n« it candidate for
the position and petitions will be pro
pared at once and circulated itmmgh
|out the state, and In due tune filevl
with the secretary of state
1'nisty Taken to Pen.
Kddit Volk*r, und*r urntnu'f from
t to 10 v6At'» on a rharc# of bur |
islary. who Iias N-^n a trusty- in coun
ly JaII, i\aa taken to tho atmt* pfni
iftntiary to commit* Iua urntciu'*
The Weather_
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Guard Head
Worried at
Situation
"Bloody*" illiamson County
Becomes No Man’s Land
l nder Armed Truce
Forced by Bayonets.
Miners Join in Warfare
By Associatefl rmi.
Springfield. 111., Feb. 9.—Ten more
companies of slate militia late today
were ordered to Williamson county
to augment the the companies al
teady on duty there.
The order was issued hy Adjutant
General Mailt, following a telephonic
conversation with Col. Albert Culbert
son, who is in charge of flie troops
at llerrin, and who stated the situa
tion was not as satisfactory as rie
•ired.
By International New* Service.
Herrin. III., Feb. 3.—"Bloody'’ Wil
liamson county became a wide flung
no man's land under an armed truce
."gain tonight, with five companies of
the 130th Illinois infantry in com
mand of Herrin, Sheriff George Galil
ean under arrest/ on a murder com
1 Hefty ^warrant, the county outwardly
peaceful, but with quiet menace just
under the surface, held there by the
threat of bayonets and army rifles.
The troops, under Coi. A. L. Cul
bertson. reported the situation "well
in hand." after a night of terror, in
which Constable Caesar Cagle was
shot dead. Deputy Sheriff John Lay
man probably mortally Vounded. and
other feudists, members of the Ku
Kins Klaq. reported wounded.
Miners Join War.
Militant miners of the Herrin, Mur
physboro and Johnson City districts
have been added to the warring fac
tions. and tonight, after a general
walkout from the mines t after
noon, were weighing with which sids
to cast their strength in the inter- ’
recine battles. They have said they
will not return to work until "Bloody
Williamson” is cleaned up.
f5, Glenn Young, klan raider, who
led an attack on the Herrin hospital,
whcjl Deputy Layman was taken, ana
"h^ was driven off to await arrival
of tnsipi when e.ght other deputies
opened fire, was expected to direct
fresh activity of the raiders following
his serving of a warrant on Sheriff
Galligan at Carbondaie.
It was Young's activities which led
to the declaration of martial law in
Williamson county several week* ago,
when residents resented what thev
claimed was wanton despoiling of
home* in the raids, it wag Young's
raiders whose assaults upon homes
of French born residents of the Joka
ston City territory led to a protest
to Ambassador Jusserand at Wash
ington.
“(nhl-Monded Murder."
Young stated that the killing of
Constable Cagle was “coldblooded
murder,'' that the constable's little
son had been sent to the officers
home to tell him he was needed down
town. and that the officer had been
shot from ambush when he arrived
in front of the Jefferson hotel.
Sheriff Galligan. after his arrest,
told another story:
"1 was called from Marion to Her
rin last night on information that *
meeting of the Knights of the Flam
ing Circle, an Antlkl.in organisation.
whs being held. John l-ayman. a
deputy, and 1 attended th* meeting
and toM them the thing to do was
to lay dow,n and be ••■eaceable.
"While w* were talking some om
came running into the hall and said
Glenn Young and his crowd of gun
men were coming up tho stairs. Lay
man ami 1 left the hall and at the
top of the stairs met FY>rd and Crane
of the Herrin police, waving guns,
boutig was not there.
I ini land Piisoners*
' 1 grabbed Crain and Uaymat
grabbed Ford. A shot was fired and
l-avman said, ‘they hate cot nr*.
Georg*.* Isymnn said he knew the
officer »ho fired the shot. Ford ran
down the stairs and at the bottom
ol the steps found Jim Stephen, sn
ot her policeman.
"The crowd below dispersed and
fled is soon as the shot was fired
I took charge of Crain. Stephen and
Ford. Members of the Flaming Circle
came running out -f the halt anr
demanded she puson-ra, say ng they
were going to lynch them.
•‘There waa a ear standing by ant1
I ask-1 tha dri'er to take u» and
the t>ri»'ner#. We dr> \e to Mariotv
where 1 called for the "rnilttla and i*
Murphy .boro, where w* held tha pris
oners."
The sheriff denied tha! ha »as »
nirmler of e ther the klan or till
Flaming c'lr*'*.
Dili'li Diggers Arc Given
(>rtler« to Protect Fi?h
l.ineoln. Feh 9 — IMobtng com
panies are being Instructed to screen
irrigation ditch opening* so that f}»h
may not swim Into th# iri gallon
dlteto* >--‘f*tar> of Agriculture
hhumwuy announced |vt»\ Shum
wav as id aportwum see protester
that the f »*■ i o tc'C's > *H'«
ditches and die on the fields she*
the water spread* out
W antlerer V-k* Hunk.
Frank Soiera of W ells. Minn., ap
plied at potto* station for a .ell with
a bunk n it s tud.' Us said ha
had lwen on hi* feet sir • Yu stub, r
and had new her* to g*