^ “Powder River”---Tonight’s the Night---“Bad Jim” Dahlman Will Shoot Up Auditorium for the American Legion ^ WEATHER_FORECAST 14 17 fY\/| \ 14 A A/ I 117X111X11^ T fc 1717 THOUGHT FOR THE DAY. A A X £2/ V^/ 1V1 ii X 1 x\ ■ - ^Xv-L^ X-i J—W X-/ XJ> ^ rjotbm.bA'hw"h r,'A«c<- by ■■— um«"8~ «rsrats1" CITY EDITION , VQL. 53 NO. 222. OMAHA. SATURDAY, MARCH 1, 1924. *** TWO CENTS" °rj;.hc«i *!!«■!•«." V___J .... ■— ^ By Mall (1 Yaar): Dally and Sunday. 15; Sunday. IS.SO. within tha 4th ion*. Outaida tha 4fh Zona (1 Y*ar)! Ball* and Sunday., SIS: Sunday only. IS. , ■ ■■ ■■ ■ _ PASS G. O. P. TAX PLAN-CUT ’23 RATES INCREASE OF WHEAT TARIFF IS FORECAST AT WHITE HOUSE vRate May Be Hiked to 45 Cents President Expects Report on Wheat Duty Today—ill Act Within 48 Hours. Step Toward Farm Relief By Associated Cress. Washington. Feb. 29.—An increase In the tariff rates on wheat a.s a result of the tariff commission's in vestigation was forecast today at the White House. l* Th# commission’s conclusions are Vfc understood to show a difference in u* the production cost of wheat in J Canada and in the I'nlted States greater than is represented in the present duty of 30 cents a bushel. W heat Council Activities Ended Chicago. Feb. 29—Termination nniivitiou nr the wheat council *IUU» O “» --- First Farm Relief Measure, largely through th« efforts of ator K. B. iioweu, me nime no.wi became busy today In ascertaining from tha tariff commission If any delay waa threatened In finishing the report. It was stated at the com mission that the final checking of the report was under way tonight arid everything Indicated it would he delivered to President Cool id ge some time tomorrow. This assurance hy the tarrlf com mission to the White House of prompt delivery of the report tomorrow, coupled with the official statement from the White House thaj the re port would call for Immediate atten tion and action Is basis for the con fidenca in official Mrc-les tonight that the first of the many contemplated steps for farm relief will he a higher wheat tariff, ordered probably within 48 hours. Oil Scandal Interfere*. Senators representing agricultural states were balk'd again today in getting the Norbec-k farm relief bill » before the senate fur consideration because of contlru | debate (J[1 Teapot Dome scandal, p.crtp ularly the lesolutlon calling f-n an investiga tion of Attorney Hetieral Harry 3 latigherty. This has made ' e third consecu tive day that democratic members have Insisted on prolonging the ■>< bate In face Of pro ■• >-! from .-o-natcii Uicbl of North Dac.ot.-,, Xnrbeck (,f South Dakota, who have pleadec! for a temporary dl--,mtlmmnce ot politics In the senate and action |n behalf of stricken wheat farmers ol the northwest. Yesterday Henatoi Xorheck was promised consideration of the bill today, but 'he promise wai t lot kept._ Japanese J’rinrr Die*. Toklo, Mac. 1-- I’rlnc-e Masayosh f Jtlstsukata. nn'> _',r *h» ho hac been critically 111 hr several days died today. m . 1 Eight Babies If ill Be Shy of Birthdays; One Saved by 20 Minutes -—-' Eight babies born in Omaha yester day won't have another official birth day for four years. That is going to rause grief, but they don’t appear to be giving the matter much thought Just yet. There Is a disappointed mother at Swedish Mission hospital. Instead of a Heap Year baby, the child turned out to lie just an ordinary March 1 baby, being born less than -0 minutes past midnight. But It's a wonder ful baby just the same. Ask the mother. University hospital wins the laur els. with five contributions to the added census of Omaha. One was born at Clarkston Memorial, one at Stewart Maternity and one at Paxton Memorial hospital. Those at University hospital were to Mr. and Mrs. William Meaner, a girl; Mr. and Mrs. Eewis Easton, 1724 South Fourth street, a girl; to Mr. end Mrs. E. W. Williams, 1416 South Twentieth street, a girl; to Mr. and Mis. Elmer Utteht, 1521 South Fourth street, a girl, and to Mr. and Mrs. Corliss Murphy, a boy. At the Clarkson hospital a baby girl was born to Mr. and Mrs. G. O. Holmes, 4214 North Twenty first street. At the Paxton Memorial hospital a baby girl was born to Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Albright. At the Stewart Maternity hospital Sentent . IA>a Angela*, Feb.”-?#/—■Herman Roth, Hollywood attorney, recently convicted of having attempted to ex tort rnorTey from Arthur H. Hnwyer, buslneaa manager for the film actreas. Barbara I,aMarr, today waa aen fenced by Judge Ruse Avery to from one to five years In San Quentin prison. Forbes Is Indicted on Bribery Thompson Included in Indict ment—True Bills Returned by Grand Jury Charg ing Conspiracy. ■ | Elias Mortimer Let Out Chicago, Feb. 29. — Charles R. Forbes, former director of the United States veterans' bureau, and JohnW. Thompson of Chicago and St. J.ouis, were indicted today by the federal grand jury, which has spent four weeks investigating the administra tion of Forbes. Forbes and Thompson were joint ly indicted in two true bills charging conspiracy to commit bribery and of fenses against the United States gov ernment in connection with the con struction of veterans' hospitals. A separate indictment against each man also was returned, one charging Thompson with giving a bribe. The indictments, naming Forbes and Thompson, the latter a contrac i obtained veterans' bureau were made public shortly inference between Assistant General Grimm and Attor od Godman, who appeared sntatlfe of the two men the Indictments. >ngre**nien Named. that government funds, 1 for speculation by a gov offidal and that certain money were paid to two of congress were contained ecial grand Jury report, try feels that it will suffice to your honor,” said the •port that they (certain ns) involve speculation by or* officials of the govern •rein It has been asserted il Information was used fo* of speculation; that certain money were paid to two of congress; that possession of on* of the departments a month was had by per Ing no official connection i department: that mofey jted by rertaln individuals leys) for the purpose of ob clemency for prisoners heir intimacy with oflcials; •y was collected by certain i (not attorneys) for obtain, gh such Intimacy permits •atlng liquor.” ilnrtimer Set Out. llctment against Forbes, acceptance of a bribe, de t the former veterans bu itor "unlawfully and felon ppted from John W. Thomp s W. Black, now deceased H. Mortimer, $5,000 against and dignity of the United llctment against Thompson a bribe, in addition to ram 5,000 alleged to have been rhea, outlines payment of Is and traveling expenses" rmer director. llctment also charges that ", Gramer, former general r th* veterans bureau, now tad a promise from Thomp y him "as pretended attor $100,000,” with tha Inten hs part of Forbes snd j divert contracts to his STill Go to Chirago at 'Once to Farr Charges Washington, Feb. 29.—Col. Charles R. Forbes will waive extradition and go immediately to Chicago with hla attorney. Col., J. S. Fa shy Smith, to face charges against him. It was learned tonight. Bossie May Write Story of Loves; Refuses to Talk Before Trial Here New York Newspaper Offers $7,000 for History of Experi ences—Strain of Last 10 ft reks Shown hy Deepening of Facial Lines, Hair Is Grayer and Loss of 4 eight. The Claud* Hosvie who greeted visitor* at the office of his attorney. Itj I liarotto, yesterday afternoon, vas a different Claude Bossie than Omaha was ncustomed to see behind the counter in the office of the city clerk. ' I haven't a single statement to make," he said, as he stood looking ! out of a west window of the City , National bank building, nervously fingering an unlit cigar. The western light showed the line* of his sttong face grown a .little deejier In the last 10 week*. ill* ( l air Is more sprinkled with gray lie bind his ears. He turned from gaging over the city and sat down with his back to the window. The cigar wa* rigidly 1 clenched bciwem his teeth, r Will Not Write Story. « "If I were to write mv story, and i, It certainly la a good story, I wouldn't do It until after tha trial. To do an.vthlriK Ilk* that now would perhapa H(toll my chancea. •'It la not tiniiaipil for lawyer* to take aorne statement made In Inter views and bring It Into the case •• lie smiled, the old Boaale amlle, hut It appeared a trifle forced. '•One reason 1 won't say anything about my story now Is because It would only give people a chance to pick possible holss 111 IIP* story. Offer e4 *7.000 for Story. "It's not because I'm mercenary that 1 won’t write for Omaha pa per*,’’ hi* restless eyes were still for a moment and the hHiut that reached frequently for Ihe clgRr halted In midair. "I wa* offered more tjian $7,000 for one story In New YnrK, which would have been run with pic tures, hut I turned down the oppor tunlty." The strain and snxlsty of the past rid)* hat* left their mark on Claude (Tara to r*go Two. Tolonin four.) Cupid Spills Plans of Coed Beauty Contest Choice \ and Lincoln Business Man to Keep Wedding Secret i Mildred Taylor to Marry Wjl liam Bales Grainger in Coun cil Bluffs This Afternoon. Mildred Taylor, picked by James Montgomery Flagg last year a* one of the six most beautiful girls in the University of Nebraska, and William Bates Grainger of Lincoln, will slip quietly across the Missouri this after noon and be married in Council Bluffs. The pair will be accompanied by their parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Taylor and Mr. and Mrs. J. Grainger, end the Rev. Edwin Hart Jenks, who will perform the ceremony. The wedding has been carefully preserved a secret. Guests invited to the dinner this evening at the Bran dels restaurant had no Idea that they were "to dance at a wedding ' until news leaked out through pub lication of/ the Council Bluffs iriar riage licenses. The young couple will leave tonight for a southern honeymoon. They Will spend a short time In Florida, going later to Cuba and Jamaica. On their return to Florida, they will be guests of Mr. and Mrs. John Rus sell of Sanford, Fla , on a yachting trip. They will make their home lti Lincoln. Forty guests will attend the dinner. Mr. Grainger is the scion of one of Lincoln's most prominent families and is engaged with his father in business in Lincoln. Ho sttended the University of Nebraska and the Uni versity of Michigan and le * member of the Phi Delta Theta fraternity. Mrs. Grainger is a graduate of Mil waukee Downer and spent a year in the University of Nebraska where she was affiliated with the Kappa Kappa Gamma. K. W. Taylor ia vice president of the Nye Schneider Jenks Grain com pany of Omaha. M. K. Conley, Turner court, Febru ary 22; apartment of .1. S. Dally. Car lyle apartments, 625 South Eighteenth street, February 23; apartment of Kobert .1. Jeffs, Turner court. Febru ary 26; apartment of Warren Switr.ler. 113 North Thirty first street, Fehru ary 27; and the apartment of It. Crip pen, 2704 Burt street. February 28. Had the unwelcome visitor entered a certain apartment In Turner court Thursday night, he would have been met by gunfire from Detectives Fred Palmtag and William Uurnett. who were waiting for his arrival. Mead was arrested by Detective Joe Hell when he attempted to pawn a revolver stolen from the apartment ot H. Crlppen, 2704 Burt street, Thurs day night In a pawn shop at 316 South Thirteenth street. Detectives traced the coat which Mead was wearing nt the lime of his arrest and found It belonged to a cab driver who roomed with Daugherty. The taxi man said Daugherty was seen to leave the building with his coat on and the arrest of Daugherty as the companion of Mpnd followed. Accident Caused Hums to Mr. and Mrs. Don Havler A police report printed In The Omaha Evening Ree advancing a theory that Mr. and Mrs. Don llnvler had attempted suicide, when they were found yesterday suffering from poison burns was Incorrect, accord ing to Mr. Havler. The hums were caused through an accident Mrs llnvler had reached for an ar ticle on a shelf and knocked over the bottle, emptying H" contents on her head and arm. She scrccmcil and when her husband went to hci as alatance she put her hand, wet with poison, on his f o c First W omaii Seeks State (tffiee tin Party Ticket T.lncohi, Neb . l et. Mrs Clara S Jensen, HI. Paul. Neb., now serving her second term as clerk of Howard county. I" the first woman candidate to file for an elective office on a pat tv ticket In Nebraska this year. She filed In the secretary of state's office today for democratic nomination to the office of slate auditor. Mis Jen sen was deputy clerk of her hnm* county for ss'en jears before slscted to the clerkship The Day in Washington -e The new tax bill, ba»ed on the lainewiirtlt republican compromise, was passed by the house. An increase in tariff rales on wheat as a result of the tariff com mission's investigation was forecast at the W hite House. After five hours of hitler debate the senate recessed until tomorrow without voting on five resolution to investigate the administration of Attorney tieneral Daugherty. It was announced Attorney tien eral Daugherty would he retained on the list of Coolidge delegates-at large from Ohio regardless of the fight between him and certain demo rratir senators as well as some re publicans. The senate ashed that income tax returns of a return of individuals and corporations connected with the oil inquiry lie iqiened to Investiga tion hy the oil committee. The senate oil committee ques tioned A. Mitchell I’almer about his relations as attorney for Kdnard It. Mrljean and further examined Karl C. Schuyler of Denver regarding leases of Teapot Dome territory. It vvaa said at the White House that special government counsel sisin would he appointed to inquire into file validity of title Held hy the Standard Oil company of California to sections of navul nil reserves. Michigan Governor Called to White House T,nnsing. Mich., Keh. 29.—-Qov. Al*x mdtr J. and Vllowanre of New \|*p*»intee«. it> r. c. row i.i i.. \Vi«*hingt«‘n ( t.rresuadrnt Tlif Omaha Bee Washington. Feb. 29.—Amendment* to the revenue trill Introduced toda> by Fongresman Iioh Simmons of \e brasku. would col salaries and sub sistetue allowance s of a number of new api>olntees |m» .tied for in the measure. The first Simmons amendment call ed for reduction «>f salaries n»ern t*rs of the proposed new board of tax appeals from $10,000 it) $7,500 per year. The s«*i *mi amendment would cut their .subsistence allow ance from $10 to $7 50 per day. • I understand the hill proposes to put this board under the commission er of internal revenue at a salary “qulvalent to thnt of the com miss on #r," Simmons said. “It proposes to 'pay them a salary greater than that ie«-eiv«*d by the Judges of 42 of the supreme courts of our state*. Onlv |four states of the 4S jm»} a salary in ex ess of $10,000. More Than Jutlges l*et. •*We propose to pa> this board a salary of $1,500 a year more than thnt received by a judge of the cir cuit court of appeals and $2,500 more per year than that received by a Judge of the federal district court. It is a salary greater than that re ceived by 400 of our governors. We propose* to pay them MS 13 per cent more salary than is recalved by n senator or a congressman.*’ In reply to Simmons, Represent* (Turn to Page Two. Column Hirer!. r # ^ First Delegation to Convention From G. 0. P. State Picked Abilene, Kan., Feb. 29.—The first delegation to the republican national convention at Cleveland from a republican state was elect ed here today at the Fifth Kansas district convention. Instructions were given the two delegates choe en to support President Coolidge and David W. Mulvaney, present national committeeman, for re ejection. The Coolidge endorsement was unanimous. 1'nited States Senator* Arthur Capper and Charles Curtis and the stale's delegation in the national house of representatives were giv en the convention's written ap proval. ____' General Urging Aid for Former Foes’ Children Gen. Henry T. Allen to Ask Omahans' Support in Drive to Feed Starving Ger man Children. An American army general whp fought Germany now pleads for funds to aid the children of that coun try. He will t>e in Omaha today. MaJ. Gen. Henry T, Allen, retired, was In charge of the prmy of occu potion in Germany after the signing of the armistice, lie has had an op portunity to view the conditions as they developed in the months -that followed. While in Germany he saw children undeifed and in some cases in actual wont of food. He is now national chairman of the Vmeri'-an comialtti’p for relief of German children. Investigation shows that more than 7.900.000 German children are . undernourished and facing starvation. General Allen points out that during the last three months the mortality rate among infants was SO per cent higher than last year. In many towns there Is for the babies but one tenth of the milk supplv received liefore the war. In some of the cit.es one sixth of the school rhildrcn are underfed. General Alien and two memWs of the executive committee of the Ameri can committee for relief of German children will l>e entertained by Garl Gray, president of the I’nion Pacific, at a luncheon this noon at th- Omaha club. Newcomb Garleton, president of the Western frlon Telegraph com puny, and Haven Emerson, national health * Xpert, are the other members of the commit t< e. Those who will attend the luncheon arc G. T Koiintr.e. J. 1.. Kennedy. W. \V. Head. F. P. Hamilton. George Rrandeia, G. M. Hitchcock. Norris Brown, .1. G. Dahiman W, A Fr.«*er, Judge J. W. WoodrOugh. Gen. Hal sted Dorey, F. B Johnson. N. B. I’p dike. John L. Webster. G. F. Weller. W. S. Jardin*. J E. Davidson. W F. Gurley. E. A. Brogan. W. B. T Belt. VI. Buckingham, Gould Dtcta. F. J. Fni rington, G. G. George Hsndell K. Brown. K. IV. Judson, J. B Un'-m. Joseph Barker. Frank S Ke igh. Harry Dnorly. K. Flynn. Charles K. Blark. T G. Bvrne. W. F. B \tci. Harley Gonant. E. G. F.ppley. G. M Durkea. Thom is A. Fry. E. S. Water bury, Amos Thomas, Hird Stryker. 1 .co Borell. K. E. Calvin. W. M. Jef fers. 11. M. Adams. N 11. laromis. II. A. Scundrett. Gol. G G Kinney. Fort Crook: Mai. O. B. Rucker, Fort Omaha; Allan Tukey. Invitations were addressed to the following, who are out of the < tty and will nut le aide to he present: Ward M. Burgess, W. J. Goad. Gen. George B. Duncan. E. T. Rector. A. G. Scott, V'. 11. Davis. O. Barmettlei. Ford llo vev. F. 1' Wead. R. G. Peters Senate Has Violent Session Over Proposal for Probe of Daugherty Debates Marked by Exchanges of Hitler Personalities W ith Frequent Outbursts From Galleries—Adoption of Resolution for lurestigatitm Expected Tinlay, Washington, —The row oxer Attorney (Jen••ral I Daugherty plunged the senate into a violent ses slon today—almost unprecedented for the exchanges of hitter personalities and charge* of misconduct. As a re suit notion xxas forced oxer until to morrow on tlte proposal for an Inves tlgation of Daugherty's official record ; The storm which oroko about the I investigation resolution of Henator \N heeler swept over all boundaries of j senate i tiles and decorum. Theto Were charge* and countercharges of j attempts to "pack** the Investigating j committee, there were attacks upon j numerous officials present and past from the White House down, and upon the personal conduct and nffilla tiona of presidential candidates and senators. For more than fixe hours the hittle i aged, amid frequent outbursts from crowded galleries despite repeated warnings and threats ftom the chair. x The senate recessed tonight with the debate in full awing. but w ith adop tlon of the Int estlgatloi resolution in prospect tomorrow after another hectic iterltvd of diaruaalnn. New t'harge Mule. Most of today'* hattleflehl tt.i* the attorney general's official record* In tarlous malteiw, Itiel-tdlng the oil aeanditl Many old charges wei* re pented and one new accusation was made by Senator lleflin. democrat, Alabama, who declared the attorney gen ant I had written a letier seeking to protect from prosecution an tin Identified republican .talional commit teeman of the west. Senator lleflin said he had t-een a teller to a western district attorney saying that ant favors to the commi'leemsn would 'r, loth of Minnesota. voted (Turn t« Hit, Two. Column Two.) ) - --— — f j Rabbi Cohn Preaches * | on 29th of February Rabbi Frederick Cohn delivered a ttrmi-n last right which dealt with | the ;?th of February. •'It is an extra day that God gave [ you." he said. "He gives it to you ; every fourth year. Just what did )<>u do with it? Did you do a good turn during the day? Did you make some advancement; not material, but moral? What did you do with itT’ "Every day is given to us by God." he said. ith every day we should strive to do good; to make progress along moral rather than material lines. Every day we should do some thing to make this world a better place n which to live Thev are God | given days, ever}’ °ne of them. We j-hotild do good on every one of them." British Women Gam Lower Voting Age London. Feb. £9—The bill giving votes to women at the age of 21 In stead of 2o as at present, passed Ih# second reading In the house of com mons today hy a vote of to 72. The measure will add 4. SO©,* ©00 \ote§ to the British elec torate. giving women the preponder ance with an aggreg;te of 12.40©. —Ten tnors members of the bouse have Joined th« "committee of «o - formed yesterday to obtain modification of the Volstead act to |iermit J T?. per cent beverage*, it was antiounce.) today by Repre sentative Hill, republican, Mary land, a lender in the movement. The additional members are Repre ! shntativea Black, Bloom. t'apew, Cleary. Cullen, C.rimtt, l.iudsay. O Oon nell and Quayle. democrats. of tb« New York delegation, and Kagan, democrat. New Jersev, Nominations (.onfirmed. Washington, Feb "* - Nomination! of Charles It Warren to he amhama dor to Mexicvv an,I William I'hiUlpa R f Is- oildr to Belgium were con- m firmed tea lay by the senate , For ft hem* ending at T a «• .. _ Trogi raft. Big heat I. t„n.,c J« Me,*, «f V el lii*l V* Tot.I Jet , .a,. • n-* J.se ars I. n Henri. Trmeeastsren. • • t* • *» 1 e m .... IX •an, vv ! r m • « nv 1, Ip**. ,, if '•n. 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