Today Ealing Makes Appetite. They Killed Gee Jon. Real Tax Collecting. By ARTHUR BRISBANE S.__. In Europe they don’t know what to think about anything. Here some financiers are disturbed by the oil revelations. It worries them to find business men supposed to be intel ligent carrying on illegal practices in such a simple-minded, sure-to-be found-out way. Henry Ford, who mysteriously keeps independent of banks, urges deeper probing of the oil scandal. He thinks ‘‘international banking houses conceived and financed the deal,” and that the deal has some thing to do “with our attitude toward the Mexican difficulty.” You would think American oppor tunities would be sufficient, that men would be content to make $50, 000,000 or $100,000,000, legitimate ly, without stealing oil reserves set aside for national safety. But the French say truly: “Appetite comes with eating.” Nevada killed Gee Jon, Chinese tong murderer, with hydrocyanic gas, at 10 o’clock Friday morning. Mr. Jon, according to guards, “wept a little as he was being placed in the chair.” His tears seemed to ask “Why pick on me?” Doctors say death was painless, but they don't know. Gee Jon lived six minutes after he began breath ing the deadly gas. Where is he now? Somewhere in space telling Confucius about it? If government insitsts on kill ing it should kill as savages usu ally do, choking with a rope, cut ting off the head or in some other savage fashion. Science and scientists should not be disgraced in the operation. While “civilization” was killing a Chinese murderer with poison gas in Nevada, it was killing five ne groes by electricity at Huntsville, Tex. On warden, Walter L. Mil ler, Resigned rather than kill the negroes. Another said: “Pulling the switch of an elec tric chair means nothing to me.” It means something to civiliza tion. Ten thousand years hence this will be spoken of as an age that used to hang, shoot, asphyxiate, kill with electricity and then fool ishly expect criminals, with the un developed mind of children, not to imitate a murderous example set by government itself. There are signs of light here and there. New York city yesterday appropriated $15,000,000 additional for public schools, making $130, 000,000, all together appropriated under the administration of Mayor Hylan. If anything can stop mur der at the top and bottom of the human machine the public school will do it. For the public school spreads knowledge, which is light. “Give light,” said Dante, “and the people will find their own way.” In England they really collect taxes. Guiness’s Brewing company, in 1921, made over seventy-six mil lion dollars profit. The government got $60,000,000 for excise and li cense duties and $70,000,000 for income and excess profits tax—to tal $67,791,000. Guiness had just $7,583,000 left out of $76,384,000. That interests those that suggest solving the prohibition problem by permitting the sale, with heavy tax ation, of light beer. Such a plan would produce $2,000,000,000 a year for the government, discourage whisky-selling bootleggers and, ac cording to Thomas Jefferson, who wrote the Declaration of Indepen dence, it would also encourage real temperance. Prague, amazed, hears of a baby born completely covered with hair. Only doctors and scientists have been allowed to see it. The parents are normal. This news should be kept care fully from W. J. Bryan—also the fact that at a certain stage of their existence before birth, all babies have a complete covering of hair. Nature seems to conspire with Darwin, to force belief in evo lution upon us. (Copyright, 1924.1 Art of Soapmaking Simple to Acquire Htwip ninking is a real art, jet one which can lie easily acquired. As one woman said: "It Is easy to make and economical to use." The University of Nebraska agricultural college ex tension service gives a few suggos tions on the rare necessary In the col lection and preparation of fats. Both animal and vegetable fats may lie used. Burnt or dirty grease can lie clarified by melting, straining, then fiying small pieces of potatoes in it. Fats should he washed free from salt by melting in water, cooling and re moving clear grease from the top. Rancid grease may be purified in the same way with a solution of one part vinegar and five parts water. Meat scraps and cracklings should be kept clean. Circular Gives Advice on Establishing Home Orchard The high price of apples In tho face nf a large crop in most commer cial tipple sections Is stimulating an interest In the planting of new home orchards. The success of such plant Ing depends upon a wise selection of verities und upon tho rare given them h ter on In cultivating, pruning ami spraying. Before spending time and money on such a venture, consult Circular 1230, “Kstaljllshlng the Horne crehard,” which may ha secured free of charge from county ex ten plan agents or from the University of Ne braska agricultural college, Lincoln. Vets’ Meet in Indiana. Cincinnati, Feb. 10,—Spanish war veterans officials announced that Hie 1024 convention will be held at Michi gan City, Ind., September 7 to 10. >n Invitation has been received from President Zayas to hold thn meeting in Havana, Cuba, hut It wu« deemed Inadvisable to make any change »t this time. Repeal of Law on Lethal Gas Deaths Is Urged Cruelty to Condemned and Danger Pointed Out as Bad Features of Nevada Execution. Carson City, Nev., Fob. 10.—While guards dug a grave In the hillside cemetery at Nevada state prison to day to receive the body of Gee Jon, Chinese victim of the world’s first lethal gas execution, in the Nevada state house here two miles distant, a movement for the repeal of the gas statute was launched. That the deadly gas execution, with its features of horror and terror to its victim and extreme danger to all witnesses and officials in charge, must pass or be made more humane by eliminating strapping in the ‘ eter nity" chair and other alleged cruel features was the opinion of many state officers and legislators who watched the Chinese go to his death. They were behind the steps taken to day to repeal or humanize the law. Opponents of the gas death execution said today that it was ghastly to keep the body of the Chinese strapped in the chair for more than two hours. Governor James G. Scrugham re fused Joday to commit himself on the By International News Service. Nevada, pioneer in lethal gas executions, stood virtually alone today as an advocate of the new method of exacting the life pen alty from condemned criminals. Opinions gathered by Internation al News Sep-ice from governors and high state officials through out the country show no disposi tion in other states to follow in the path Nevada blazed yesterday when Gee Jon, Chinese Tong killer, was gassed to death. "Not without some elements of inhumanity,” "an uncertain ex periment,” “slow and painful,” are the opinions expressed today by some chief executives. For the most part, there was uncertainty on the part of of ficials as to wliat actually oc curred in the death house in the prison house at Carson City when the Chinese murderer was spray ed with the deadly hydrocyanic acid. Authorities of other states are awaiting more complete scien tific verdicts. (Copyright, 19?( ) lethal gas execution. The governor was prostrated during the execution yesterday and today appeared ner vous and depressed. "Lethal gas execution gives a very quick, painless death,” Major D. C. Turner of the United States Veterans bureau at Reno told me,” said the governor. "Major Turner witnessed the execution of Gee Jon and report ed to me that If the body had been given him ten minutes after the Chi nese lost consciousness he could have revived life. He said death was caused by the gas stopping the work of the respiratory organs. X argued with him that this was also true of electrocution and he admitted that was so. He claims to have resuscita ted at least three hydrocyanic gas victims." Nevada’s legislature will meet on January 1925, and at that time ef forts to repeal the gas law will be made, prominent men in Carson City said today. The law was passed in 1921 but its provisions first carried out In Gee Jon’s death. Frank Kern, former deputy attor ney general of Nevada, now living in Fresno, Cal., suggested the law after reading a vague account of a sup posedly deadly gas death in France. No Lethal Gas to Be Used in This State Lincoln, Feb. 10. — Commenting on the experiment in lethal gas ex ecutions 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 executions,’’ the warden said,( "but 1 don't think they will ever discover n more humane method of execution than electrocution." Navy Men on Way to Nome to Make Base in Arrtic Trip Washington, Kelt. 10.—The United States navy's proposed aerial con quest of the Arctic became assured today. While the house naval affairs com mittee was making public a letter from President Coolldge endorsing the expedition, the navy's advance guard wns leaving for Nome, Alaska, to establish an advance fstse and weather forecasting base. It was further revealed that the AH 3, now being built for the United States in Germany, will be here in time to be held In reserve for a quick daeh to the relief of the Shenandoah should it he necessary. The Much Talked of Fall Ranch The much discussed ranch of Ex-Secretary of the Interior Albert I). Fall at Three Rivers, N. M., the expensive improvement of which has figured so largely in the senate oil inquiry, is shown above. To prevent immunity Fall was excused from testifying. ______ Good News for Radio Fans of Omaha The Bee to Have New Receiving Set Arrangements have been made by The Omaha Bee for the Installation of a radio receiving set. This newspaper will be listening in on the same programs as other Omaha radio fans. We will ourselves be as much a radio fan as the most enthusiastic amateur in the city. The set for which arrangements have been made is complete and up to date. Detailed announcements will be made later, describing the make selected. Experts will use this important Omaha event in radio fandom as an opportunity to discuss the best practice In the installation of re ceiving sets. A general gossip or review of radio programs will be printed dally by The Omaha Bee as soon as the receiving set is in working order. The Omaha Bee has been led to make arrangements for telling up a receiving outfit in its own offices, not only for a daily publication of a review of radio programs, but for the general news value of such an equipment. The manner in which the radio fans came to the rescue during the recent severe storm, proved the necessity for such action. To keep abreast of the latest in radio development and secure the interest ing review of radio programs—subscribe now for The Omaha Bee. k_i_ J Around Nebraska’s State House By R. II. PETERS. Stiff Correspondent The Omaha Bee. Lincoln, Feb. 10.—If anyone in Ne braska, at the present time, is more adroit than Charles W. Bryan in the art of “about-face" he has yet to show himself. Not so many weeks ago the governor was calling on high heaven to witness the iniquities of oil companies, whom he would punish by state competition. That waa Just be fore he left for Washington to at tend a meeting of the democratic na tional committee. "Walt until I get back," he threat ened, darkly. Ensued then a long period of wait ing, during which the price continued to mount. At last came the threaten ing movement, but It ramo from Gov ernor MeMaster of South Dakota, who has the faculty of getting away from the post more rapidly than the governor of Nebraska. His telegram to President Coolidge demanding federal action provoked a wild scrambling at the state house. Twenty-four hours later there wns a second telegram In the hands of the president, signed, this time, by Gov ernor Bryan. "Action, not Investigation, is what ' I want," cried the governor in his denunciation of the “slimy oil octo pus. "This is a problem for the federal government: it has gone be yond state control." And. leafing rapidly through the plies of paper that encumbers hij desk, he produced the transcript of a speech delivered at Omaha November 20 to prove that he had foreseen tho action of the oil companies would grow beyond state control. Everyone applauded until more sober reflection hrought the inevitable question. Why did the governor prom , ise state competition in January if he know that federal action was the only thing possible last November? The governor failed to explain, but the* explanations might have been pain ful. To W. H. Thompson of Grand Is land. present democratic national committeeman, goes all honors that may accrue for having been re sponsible for (he surprise of the week. Thompson has been variously men tioned as a candidate for the United States senate, for the governorship, and flnnlly, and definitely, for re elec tion as national committeeman. No one has ever considered him as a potential supreme court Judge, ex cepting possibly a few of his inti mate friends. However, his decision prevents a fight In the democratic party between Arthur F. Mullen and himself, and lerfves the path free of encumbranc for Mullen’s election. The announcement that Mra. K. H. I’enny of Fullerton will be a can didate for republican national com mitteewoman la another blow at demo crats who have been making a play for the women votera by aaaertlng that republican leader* were neglect ing them. The first shock to the democrats came when they discovered that no women have been filed a* candldatea to the national convention, whereas five women candidates are named on the Coolldge slate and several are ex r Complaint Charges Girl Staged Nature Dance at Pomona “Stag” __; Hr Internsttnnsl News Berrlre. I’omona, Cal.. Feb. JO.—While the "Main street” folks of Pomona won dered on what necks the ax of the district attorney’s office would fall next the widespread investigation of "Immorality,'’ strip poker ami liquor drinking "wild parlies" Involving high school youths, young girls and business men, several developments occurred tonight which provided new themes for fireside gossip regarding "the big scandal." Two of the most Important of these were: 1. George R. Tyler, an officer of the l’otnona lodge of the Woodmen of the World, ewore to a complaint charging William O. Olbba, a I,os Angi lca entertainment booking agent, with taking a fair young dancer to a lodge “stag" night celebration of llie Woodmen and having her perform In tho nude. '■!. Fifteen additional complaint* i harglng youth* and older men with contributing to the delinquency of Elsie and Allta Brunton, minor I'o niona High school girls, were Issued t>y Deputy District Attorney J. W. Joss In axis Angeles. It was an nounced that nine of those accused In 15 complaints issued on Thursday have been taken Into custody. Orville Wyatt, a high school boy, waa ar rested In Riverside last night. In tiling his complaint against the entertainment booking agent, Tyler alleged that Ulbhs was hlrisl to put on n program at the lodge affair, held about 10 nights ago, and brought Ids own company here from Dos Angeles. The nature dunes, in which tno artiste, who linn performed many times in I,os Angeles, was entirely unclothed, was a feature that hsd not been announced, Tyler d*«dated. Home of the lodge tnerl sat In startled amazement, Tyler explained, while a few were ho overcome by the rmbnr rassment of the occasion that they left the room. Deputy District Attorney Josa would not reveal any of the names of the men and youths nunied In the con tributing complaints issued today. pected to appear among the Hiram Johnson candidates. Hiram Johnson will be in the stato a week from tomorrow. He is defin itely announced to speak in Lincoln and is expected to give an address in Omaha also. It will bo interesting to observe the reception that will be accorded Johnson. The California senator was victori ous in Nebraska at the 1920 prefer ential primaries, defeating a strong Wood organization. Now, however, every report show's Johnson’s star to be on the wane and Comldye in the ascendency. Perhaps such re ports are erroneous, and then, again, perhaps they are not. If leaders of Nebraska’s progressive partly kept hurrying Into the secre tary of state's office to file petitions for democratic office seekers there will be little need for the proposed convention at Grand Island. Their activity last week was like a Yale “tap-day” with Bryan, Edgar Howard, and Charles VV. Pool playing the role of "tappees." One caustic observer, witnessing the performance, had the following to say. "They'd better get on as many tickets as they can. They need to.” Those who read the political carda and attempt to foretell the future are congratulating themselves over their success with C. II. Gustafson. Gus tafson. It will he recalled, was the first republican to announce his can didacy for the United States senate. The entrance of Senator Norris Into the contest stopped that so Gustaf son was figured for a gubernatorial candidate. Now Gustafson comes to the state house with his filing fee for gover nor In his hand and announces that he will r9n true to advance infoi - (nation. Despite a vigorous denial from Charles Graff of Bancroft that he would he a candidate for governor against Charles W. Bryan, rumors of his Impending candidacy will not down. Graff's entrance Into the race for the democratic nomination would make It Interesting to say the least Sows Net Good Prices at Sale at Chappell —:—- • Chappell, Neb., Feb. 10—The F W. Barnes annual thoroughbred sow sab; was held Thursday, February 7, at his farm 10 miles north of Chappell. The enle was conducted by Cols. \V. M. Putman, J. M. Brownell and J. A. t'lemani and the.offcrlngs brought an average price of 147.4S per head. This has been the highest average prlco paid for thoroughbred stock In the western part of the state, but they were extremely weighty for their ages and the breeding Is originated from one of the very best strains in the state. There were buyers froip several of the western counties. In-' eluding the northern port of Colorado. Owing to the large corn crop raised In Deuel county this year, the farm ers are diversifying considerably more and are also branching out. Into the poultry, dairy and hog business. Lillian Gish to Wed. Florence, Italy, Feb, 10.—Charles H. Duell, New York elnema magnate, and 1,1 Ilian finish, eereen actress, both stopping at the Grand hotel here, nro to be married in the not distant fu ture. Miss Gish astonished several ac quaintances who hail not hoard of growing rumors in New York, by In troducing Mr. Ducll as her fiance. Miss Gish said the marriage would lake place before summer. Dry Work to (»o ()n. OIovoihvIHp, N X . K* b. 10 A spe clal executive committee will direct the activities of the Anti Saloon league of Ntw York. itending appoint mcmt of n successor to W illiam H. Andftrimn, who resigned I'Vbnmty f». It wh« announced hero today by Kev. W'llil«m C. Spicer, vice prcttklont of the longue. tfiiTnnn |U*e PlSO'Sthl* prescription i|iilckly] V relieve* children end mlultt. V ApiMinni syrup. NoorUiefc 3S(d>wlACi $it*g gold Mrs. Buell’s Books Seized by Omaha Lawyer for $900 J Retired Farmer Says Purpose of Son’s Suit Defeated Because the Marriage Came Later. Arthur C. Panroast, an Omaha at torney, admitted Saturday night that last fall he foreclosed a chattel mort gage for $900 on the office furniture and books of Mrs. Irene Buell, 48, an Ashland attorney, who married Levi Keiscr, "9, retired farmer, last Wednesday in Council Bluffs. The judgment was paid outside of court about that time. This Is In line with dispatches from Wahoo last night regarding the sitlt filed there by Reiser's son, Harry, to have a guardian appointed to keep him from wasting his property "up on a designing woman who has led him to believe she is enamoured of him and has Induced him to deliver to her thousands of dollars." The petition does not name Mrs. Buell. The marria/fe took place sir*ce the suit was filed. Attorneys for Reiser indicated that this fact will defeat the object of the suit. Hearing has been set for next Friday. Witnesses will also be introduced to testify to Reiser's mental soundness. Mrs. Buell has established a repu tation as a vigorous legal battler. High Court Suspends Sentence of Parmele IJncoln, Neb., Feb. JO.—Attorneys for Charles C. Parmele. former lJlatt»mouth banker, convicted of em bezzlement and sentenced to serve one to three years In the state peni tentiary, Saturday filed with the su preme court an appeal from the con viction and a bill of exceptions, ask ing at the same time for a writ of error and suspension of sentence. Following the usual rule of the court the request was granted and the case referred hack to the district court of Cass county on the matter of fixing a satisfactory bond to tn sure Mr. Parmele's appearance when wanted. The appeal sets up a long list of alleged errors that are declared to have marked his trial, charging ad mission of Improper evidence and failure to give proper Instructions. Boy Scouts Hold 5th Fire-Making Contest Fifth content in fire by friction for the Koine Miller cup was held by the boy scouts In Omaha at the north entrance to the courthouse Satur day. Th» contestants were John Kmer Irk, Fred Boutin, Janies McMullen, Henry Merriman, Eugene Freeman, Oeorgn Olien, Richard Shadle and Harold Draggoo. The cup again goes to Harold Drag goo, Ashland Park troop No. 1, who made hls fire In 3S 3-5 seconds. James McMullen wss second, and Eu gene Freeman third. In a special trial against time, Draggoo made hls fire In 22 4 5 sec onds. This time Is the fastest for flre-hy friction that has ever been made by an Omaha scout In an of ficial trial. Girl’s Locks Shorn; Shearer Is Sought Lincoln, Feb. 10.—Police early to day were searching for the man who seized Norma Klein, pretty high school girl of Milford, Neb, and cut off her hair with a pair of sclseors late last night while the girl ecrenmed for help. Miss Klein was bordering on hyi* terta as a result of her experience. II was said the man made no other attempt to Injure her. Women's Pence Union Enters Protest on (»as Execution New York, Kel). 10.- A telegram protesting against the execution of (Jea Jon by »**thal ga* at Camon City !ri|I|M •I** 1 ' f r jp Hft »t vour g?** «•* » <*» t++A M