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The Omaha Morning Jee CITY edition ^ VOL 53. ,NO. 267. OMAHA, FRIDAY, APRIL 11.1024. * TWO CENTS•• 1 1" —*■“*■*Hf Mill U 7Mf)i tHUf H<l M Ilf. WMIHi IN HI —w» Oita<4> 4<h H»,i» <1 V»Ml Dilli aai Nfi4af, III. iaMaf aalf, $• TWO BURN®, ONE FATALLY, IN BLAST Thomas Maintains Slight Lead to Win Nomination McDonald Is Eliminated; Knapp Out Seward Man Chosen Demo cratic Candidate for Sen ate After Thrilling Race; • Johnson Finally W ins. Thorpe Defeats Selleck By Pr««. John J. Thomas of Seward, nomi nated on the face of unofficial re turns as the democratic candidate for Pnlted States senator to oppose Sen ator George W. Norris in the Novem ber election, maintained his lead throughout the day as belated reports trickled into tabulation headquarters, nnd when tabulation ceased early this evening he had a total of 20.992 votes, with 1,829 out of 1.936 precincts re corded. Kenneth McDonald of Bridge port had 18,809. while Trenmor Cone of Valley had 10,301, and D. C. Patterson of Omaha, 8,583. Tabulation of belated election re turns from Tuesday's statewide pri maries cleared up a number of doubt ful and hotly fought contests, includ ing that for republican nomination for secretary of state which unoffi i ial returns showed was won by I.. ] . Johnson of Omaha. A total of 1,844 out of 1,936 pre cincts in the state gave Johnson a count of 26,822 votes compared with his nearest competitor, Harry It. Knapp of Broken Bow, a lead of 1,844 for the Omaha man. which po litical observers did not believe Knapp could overcome when the outstand ing isolated districts sent in their re turns. Trailing Knapp was Joseph V . Mayer of I-incoln, with 21,691, by Woodruff Ball of Valen tine, 11,450, and T. J. Cronin of ( muha with 10.266. lit lor state candidates for nomlna 11 below governor who had close rat—s which remained in the doubt ful column until today, and who were nominated on the face of unof tidal returns, were: William* Successful. George A. Williams, Fairmont, re publican candidate to make the No vember race for lieutenant governor. Williams had 27,753 votes, compared to 19,765 for Grant S. Mears of Wavne. with 1,642 precincts recorded, 16,662 for John M. MacFarland of Omaha and 10,192 for Thomas E. Con ley, also of Omaha. p J. Mnllin, Albion, democratic lieutenant governor candidate, who had 22.397, compared to 15,231 for Frank Mills of Lincoln and 12,625 for James p. Connolly of Omaha, with 1,467 of the 1,936 precincts tabulated. L. A.- Larson of Wellfleet, demo cratic candidate for land commis sioner, whose vote of 27,862 gave him a substantial majority over Warren Higgs of Archer. The latter's vote, with 1,597 precincts in the race en tered on the tabulation sheets, was 22.762. . Three of the doubtful congressional races were also cleared up during the day, It. H. Thorpe of Lincoln defeat ing his fellow townsman, William A. (Turn to Page Three, Column Four.) We Have With Us Today Joseph M. Swenson Burlington, Colo., rity attorney, . hanker and land owper. Joseph M. Swenson was a Swedish t>oy of 13 years when he started •“•*0 make his own way in America. He worked his way through high school .and university and is now an officer of three banks and a wealthy land owner. Born near Stockholm, Sweden, In 1890, he left that country when a boy to seek his fortune in America. He came to Oakland, Neb., where there was a large Swedish settlement and worked on a farm making $55 the first year. For three months through the winter, he attend a coun try school and completed the nine grades the end of the second winter. Mr. Swenson then came to Omaha to enter Central High school when he could speak English only brokenly, lie carried papers and washed dishes to finance himself through school. After graduation ho went to the Uni versity of Nebraska at Lincoln. He was graduated from the college of arts and sciences In 1908 with Phi Beta Kappa honors and from the col lege of law in 1911. All this time he was earning his way through col leap by waiting on table and through the summer making collections for hi agency and selling atereoptlcon view's from door to door. lie went to Sidney, Neb., after com pleting his law course and took part In development wr>rk of 4'lieyenne county for 10 years. Then be wenl , -e. Burlington, Colo., where he 1m at present city attorney, lie also is vice isaSblent of the Stock Grow er’s trank of Burlington, president of the Farmers' State bank of Strnms burg, Neb., and the Farmers' state bank of Flagler, Colo., and owner and piatiager of 80 farms In Colorado. He Is Interested In the development of eastern Colorado ramie 4 Evidently There Is No Such Thing as Honor Among Thieves WE CARRY BURCiCAR* INSURANCE,DON Y VIE, EDWARD?' i~YES.WHvj) WELL SOMEBODY^ BEEN IN THE HOUSE AND TAKEN TOUR DRESS SUIT AND A SURCjLAR MAS STOLEN] MV DRCSS SUIT » _j Z^s. AND THEY'BROKE OPEN YOUR CELLAR ETTE AMD I | I TOOK. *LL “YOUR_. 1 | reserve STOCK. •would voo nvnDI SPELUNC. THAT LAStJ please’ CXf Woman Killed by “Best Friend ’ —- r Slayer Says She Planned Shooting to Attract Atten tion to Book. Portland, Ore., April 10.—Mrs, Kva Bradley. 65, was shot and killed io her home today and Miss Nora Hol lis,, 49, a Monographer, told polire she did the shooting, Mis* Hollis rame here seven year* ago from At lanta, Ga, Miss Mollis surrendered to police. She wild she wrote a hook called "The Living God Is Satan, the Evil One." and told the police she had shot Mrs. Bradley, her best friend, to draw attention of the world to Ihg book. At pojllre headquarter*, where first degree murder charge* were being prepared agaln*t her. Miss Hollis ap peared remorseful. Tears stood on her cheek*. "I would have killed myself too." she said, "only It cam« to me that If I did, there would be no one left to carry on the work." Police, after hearing the woman's life story said they believed her troubles started seventeen year* ago when her far* was torn and scarred as the result of g wreck In Kansas City. C. H. DIETRICH DIES IN FALL Special Dispatch to The Omaha Dee. Hastings, Neb., April 10.—Charles 1(. Dietrich filed suddenly of apoplexy at noon today, following a fall on the sidewalk a* he was returning to his home from a visit down town. Mr. Dietrich was elected governor In 1*99 when the republicans broke an extended period of democratic or fusion rule and shortly after his In auguration, following a deadlock In the legislature, tvaa elected United United Statea aenator to fill the un expired term of M. L. Hayward, who died, •« He wns a pioneer of Hastings and for years wns active In politics. Muny Court to Close. Municipal court* In th* city hall will l»c cloaed on Friday on account of the death of .Judge VV, F. Wapplch. r - Palm Hrach Urn Lays t'nfc of I nusual Size -— Cnlumbua, Neb,, April 10.—A hen * ••Kir. m*»aurlng ••Itiht ln< hr* in cli • iimfereni-# one way and aeven Inrhea the other. vt«* iU*<n\er*d In * neet on * farm at the home of Mr* Mtnll Hnetti her of the Palm llenrh neigh j horhoorl. The or* «a» laid by * | lihod* inland red. SOL BLOOM HOLDS SEAT IN CONGRESS Washington, April 10—The repub lican organization In the house was routed again today by a coalition of democrats and, republican Insurgents, and by a margin of 12 votes Sol Bloom, democrat, retained his seat ns a representative from the Nine teenth New York district. The contest of former Representa tive Walter M. Chandler, Bloom's op ponent at the polls, was thrown out hy a vote of 210 to IS*. Democrat* lined up solidly for Bloom. Seven republican insurgents and two others also swung the! rsupport to him. The vote, however, developed the first split on an Important issue among the insurgents this season, more than half of those who held out ngainst the re election of Speaker Gll lett declining to bolt with their lead* er. Representative Nelson of Wiscon sin. who spoke tor nearly an hour In support of Bloom's claim to his seat. $4,902,907,000 IN BANK RESOURCES 'Washington, April 10.—Combined resources and liabilities of the 12 Federal Reserve banks at the close of business April 9 were reported to night b%, the federal reserve board In thousands of dollars, as follows: Resources: Total gold reserves, $3,103,446; reserves other than gold, $P7,97S: tothl reserves, $3,201,421; to tal United States government securi ties, $268,903; total earnings assets, $996,119; total resources, $4Ji02.907. I,labilities: Total deposlW, $2,063, 067: total liabilities,.$4.902,807. Ratio of total reserves to deposits and R-dcral reserve note liabilities combined 79 3 -per rent. Contingent liability on bills pur < haded for foreign correspondents. $14,002.’ FIVE REPORTED DEAD IN WRECK Charlotte, N. CV, April 10—Five peraona are believed to have been killed when Southern railway train No. 3#, New Orleana to New York, I a truck a motor bua at a croaalng. I near Klnga Mountain, N. C., early tonight, according to reporta received here. The victim* were taken on the train to OaatonJn* N. C. The train la due In Charlotte about 1*. but la r* ported late. Drops D.-a.l on Mix l iirtn. Sterling. Neb . April 10.—John Fran ela, :,o, a reaidcnt of thin town for the pa at 2S year*, died auddenly after making an automobile drive Tueadnv ilienth la slid t«» be diiH to heart fall ore Francla drove hip cur front town to hla farm and waa Inape. ting work there when he dropped dead. He leave* a wife Karve Francla. P.ur llngtun at at Ion agent at Adam*, la a brot her, Tax Bill Battle Opens in Senate Widely Differing Measures Reported Out by Oppos ing Parties. Washington. April 10.—The legisla tive light over the Mellon plan broke out In the senate thla afternoon with the reporting from the finance com mittee of the widely different tax hills framed by the republicans and demo crats. The administration bill, csrrying the Mellon rates, was presented by Senator Smoot, republican, of Utah, chairman of the committee, and the democratic bill, lowering the normal Income lax rates and boosting the surtaxes, by Senator Simmons, demo crat. of North Carolina. The republican bill provides normsl taxes of 1 per cent on Incomes up to $4,000 snd s per cent above $4,000. The surtax rates wns started at 1 per rent on $10,000 and graduated up to 25 per cent on Incomes of $100,000 or more. Simmons proponed normal ratea or 2 per cent up to $4,000, 4 per cent be tween 94,000 and $8,000, and I per cent above $8,000. In the aurtax provlalona the demo crat* presented a wholly new method of taxation. Inatead of figuring aur tnxea upon a percentage baale, the democrat* *et definite amount*, cou pled with percentage*, as the ba*l* for levying surtaxes. On net Income of $10,000, the demo crat* proposed no surtnx rate*, but provided a 1 per cent tax on Income* In excess of $10,000 and not exceeding $14,000. COOLIDGE LEAD IN ILLINOIS GROWS fhlragn, April 10—President Cool Idge'a lead over Hiram Johnson In the Illinois primary continued to grow as Additions! returni were re ceived today. For ths republb -in presidential preference 6,028 precincts out of 6.868 tc»ve; With but 102 precincts of 6 668 In the state missing, Iteneen’s lead In the race for republican senatorial nomination, jumped tu 6,766. Riving IJeneen 362,118; Mct'ormlck. 347,3611. Ilrliron Students in Content. Hebron, Nflt . A | i II 10 Hebron High echool held it dcclafrmtot y c«»n (eat to roI* 11 rtt|ii tiMvnUtlvpN to the dlutrlct context which will b«* belt! lit Western, Neb, next week. Helen Mul.lwln won flint pitot* Htid Meryl lAwlexM MH’ond. MirthaWaitcnjwugh i won nrgtnrtrol honnra. Hebron academy and Hebron High •ohonl will aend debating t«ama to Muperlnr to compete in the dlatrlrt j debating conference at Superior on j Friday. Financier of Germany Succumbs Stinnes, “Industrial Kaiser/' Dies Following Three Op erations—Illness Caused by Overwork. Death Big Loss to Nation Hr Ansorlsted Pr«i. Berlin. April 10.—Hugo Stinnes. more closely Identified with German Industrial than any other man. died this evening at 8:10. Indefatigable In his labors he struggled against the Impending end and was conscious to the last. Around him were gathered hts wife and children. To them he had de voted In his later years all the time he could spare from his vast business Interests. There had been no hope for his recovery for many hours and the foremost medical skill could do nothing against the ravages of dis ease. Three major operations had been performed, the first about four weeks ago for gall atones, and it was owing to the Impossibility of keeping the patient quiet, according to the sur geons, that complications arose, ne cessitating further operations, the last one on Sunday. It also was re ported that pneumonia developed. Sole Topic of Discussion. Since the grave nature of Herr Stinnes’ lllneaa became known In Ber lin It had been almost the sole topic of discussion. It far outranged in popular interest the project Just pub lished by the experts' committees for the settlement of the reparation prob lem. The far-reaching business enter prises of the man. his great influence among political leaders and his eccen trlctles had. since the war. taken a strong hold on the German people, and his death, though expected, has caused anxious speculation as to who may arise to take hi* place. The death of Stinnes, at the very moment the procesa of disentangling the reparations knot seems about to enter upon its final stage, la felt In official quarters and industrial circles ns a distinct loss to Germany. What ever the popular or official attitude towards his political orientation, or his far flung economic program may have been, there was a widespread Impression that Stinnes was pre eminently qualified to take an active part In the final adjustment of the problems of which the experts' com mittees have rendered an exhaustive verdict. Worked 16 Ilnur* a Day. Herr Stlnne* per»i*tently refused to enter Into public discussion of the reparation problem* or the French occupation of the Ruhr. He preferred to hold himself In readiness until the moment for ultimate action had nr rived. Even during hi* four years' Incumbency of a seat In the relch stag he declined to participate In Its debate*, nave once when he unfolded hi* program calling for ''more pro duction'' and abolition of the eight hour day law. of which he wa* the unrelenting foe . HI* own working day avemged IS hour*, and he wa* uncompromising In declaring that a uniform eight hour day was viciously Inimical to Germany * economic re covery. Stlnne* w-ould talk freely to news paper men with whom hs was ac quainted. but not for publication. I.lkewlse he w*« always accesslbl* to financial lenders and business men from abroad who mads pilgrimage* to Berlin solely to meet tha man who bad been vaguely dubbed ''the uncrowned monarch of post war Ger many." Began Career on Farm. The great German Industrialist he gan hla career In hla father's coal mine at Muelhelm, where he worked with pick and shovel, shoulder to shoulder with veteran miner*. To his associate* and business ac quaintances, Stlnne* wa* anything I ut a man whom popular legend por trayed as an octopus with widely r unifying tentacle*, clutching madlv at smnkcaack*. hnailng dynatnoes, n<ean liners, hotel properties snd newspaper plant*. “He wn« a hard headed hualnea* man, who espied In the disrupted poet war eronomh a everywhere a fertile Arid for ttin exploitation of hi* on • anny genius for awlftly appraising a situation *nd then applying to It hi* talent for constructive organisation." one of 111* nsaoolnle* In the Ruhr oh served today. Til* Invaalon of the financial world wax of more rerent or rii rrenre The ndmlnlxtratlon of til* diverging interexta will develop upon Id* xmia, Kdniund ami lingo, Jr , the latter at preaenl In charge of 111* father'* nhl|ipltig Interest* In tlamliui'K. Kdmund, the oldest, I* resident general director In Ilerlln of the Htlnne* Intercut* located there I .outing; Follow* \ttark. W.tahingtnn, April ti» Highly revo tionlat* and government *«ddleiR »re dead and looting hat btnken out «* n teatilt of a combined attack by the rebel army agnlnet Tegucigalpa, the capital of llnnurda*. acrmdlng to a dll* pat oh to tha Htate department [tod* v. Plan to Relieve Farmers Offered in Reclamation Committee Report Overhauling of Program, Involving Loss of $27,000,000 and Providing Protection of Further Expenditures Proposed; Completion of (Guernsey Reservoir Recommended. Washington, April 10.—A compre sensiv* overhauling of the govern ment'* reclamation program. Involv ing the charging off as a total loss of J27.3fll.14S of the approximately J150.000,000 invested, and providing measures of relief to thousands of farmers and protection of further fed eral expenditures on irrigation of the arid wastes of the west, is urged in a unanimous report submitted to Secretary Work today by the special advisory committee on reclamation. The committee of ex'perts, now dis banded, has been making a study of the reclamation problem for six months and Its report was presented with the recommendation that It lie used as a basis for prompt remedial legislation. Members of congress from many western states have mads vig orous pleas during the sitting of the committee for aid to the project set tiers and it Is probable that President Coolidge, to whom the report was submitted tonight, will have some recommendation to make to congress in the near future. Wheat closed unchanged to ',c Millions Ik>st. Declaring condition* are serious on many of the 2S projects located in 15 western states, with three already that of the $143,000,000 already spent having failed, the committee stated in building Irrigation works, tIS.501,146 will never be recovered, with a prob able loss of an additional IS,*30,000, the whole representing losses in con struction to supply w ater for lands found to be of little or no return value. The principal recommendation of the committee, of which IJr. Elwood Mead of California, recently named commissioner of the reclamation bu reau, was a memher, is that repay nient of construction costs be based on the actual crop production of the farm lands rather than the present system of a fixed percentage of the construction cost per scrp, which wa sheld to be "Inelastic and unscien tific." Would Kill Id-Year Plan. As a remedy, the committee advo cated abolishment of the 20-year In stallment plan now in operation and the substitution of a system whereby repayments shall be based upon the productive power of the lands Irri gated. without any fixed period when the total Investment shall be returned. The productive power would be de termined from the average gross an (Turn tn Pas# Threw Column One > England Opposes Repairing of Four U. S. Viar Ships Premier Macdonald Declares Reconditioning of Vessel* (.onflicts With Terms of Naval Treaty. Hr I normal Serriew. Washington. April 10. — ftreal Britain, It was officially revealed to day, Is objecting to the recondition ing of the four dreadnaughts which broke down In the recent maneuvers. The question of what course shall he followed has been referred to Sec retary of State Hughes, who recently sustained the British position In com polling the abandonment of the gun elevation plan. Members of the house naval affairs committee, where the matter is pending however, evince greater determination thia time that the American fleet shall be kept in condition for Instant battle duty and even In the face of an adverse report from Secretary Hughes will recom mend some way In which the objec tive may be attained. Holler Trouble Develops. The present controversy with the British Is over the Navy department's recommendation of an appropriation of $11,560,000 for recondition.ng and conversion of the T'tah, Wyoming. Florida and Arkansas into full oil burners. When the fleet was having battle practice In the winter, these vessels developed serious boiler troubles and as a result are unable to taka the r places In the fleet line be cause of the necessity to greatly re duce their speed. When this program was made pub lic. the British immediately took notlre and a few days ago In parlia ment. Tremler Macdonald was asked If the proposed reconditioning as well as gun elevation was not In conflict with the naval treaty negotiated at the Washington limitation of arma ments conference. The premier re plied In the affirmative In both In stances, and It Is reported that repre sentations have been made to the State department, although this Is not yet confirmed. Hughes In Give Opinion, Secretary Hughes was Invited to appear before the naval affairs com mittee today. He replied that he could not go before the committee, hut If I he committee should send him a copy of the bill and a memorandum on the Navy department's program, he would prepare a formal opinion on the State department's attitude. Thla suggestion was compiled with and the committee hopes for a reply within a day or two. Today the committee called Into conference behind closed doors Sec retary of the Navy Wilbur, Assistant Secretary Roosevelt and th* ranking admirals of the department, who yes terday Urged early artlon on the pro gram Secretary Wilbur's first formal recommendation to congress was mad* In n letter to the house com mittee. dated Marcit 27. asking for tills proponed appropriation 'Character Through Camping* Motto of M. C. \. Camp* t'ohiinbii*. N#*b . April 10.—IVrim n«nt 1nv#*ttn*ntn of $30,060 hi** i#pr# In thin ymr'ft equipment at( t’anip Hhfliloti, eolith nf t'olumhtm i*hnnii'(er Through l umping’* !• th# motto mtoptr'd bv th# #t*t# officer* of the V. M tr \ for tli# 11 *t*te teligiou# mn*1 * *. |.»| eervice m#*tlnn* !«» he tifld in th# t'iinp thl# Piminirr. Athudniu# at th# trt*#ti»tiH « #i P#« •#«! to #*t#r4 th# 1,606 nmk tbti year New Oil Policy Announced bv r Navy Secretary J y No More Leases to Be Made Without His Personal Ap proval, Wilbur De clares. Washington. April 10.—A new nav al oil policy, designed to safeguard the government against any such bases as those granted under former Secretary Denby. was announced to day by Secretary Wilbur. lit a letter to Senator Hale of Maine, chairman of the senate naval committee. Mr. Wilbur declared that "no leases or contracts will be made ' by the Navy department without the personal approval of the secretary of the navy. Referring to the Teapot Dome liti gation now pending. Secretary Wilbur salil he would avoid "in every way any act or proceeding which will In any way Involve the rights of the government In auch litigation and will avoid any conduct which may In any way lnterefere with the conten tions advanced by the attorneys for the government." • The question a* to whether or not the oil reserves should be managed by the Navy department or the De partment of the Interior or the ex tent to which theae departments should co-operate In the further man agement of the reserves,” the letter saiJ, "Is involved in the pending liti gation and the secretary of the navy and the Navy department will be guided by the judgment in the afore mentioned litigation, unless in the meantime congress enacts legislation for the control of such reserves.” For the information of the secret senate committee. Secretary Wilbur said it should be stated that "both reserves numbers 1 (California) and t (Teapot, Wyoming) contain large quantities of all that can be pre served In the ground, at leaat for the present.” Reserve number I (Califor nia), he stated, "presents a different situation by reaaona of the leasee to the Honolulu Oil company.” NEW JUNIOR HIGH TO BE CONSTRUCTED Beatrice, Neb.. April 10—After de liberating for hours on bid* submitted for the construction of the Junior High school building and the remodel ing of the ward building*, the hoard of education awarded the contract for the Junior High school building, to Gordon A Walker of Satina, Kan , and the ward buildings to Conn A llohertson of Beatrice. The Junior build ng is to cost approximately $210,000 and the ward buildings $»0 • 00O. Fifty bid* wc*e submitted. Work will start at once, tt was announced today. Thieves knter (iamcr. Beatrice, Neb . April 10— Thieves entered Clark's garage at Fllley, Neb . last night, stole two auto tires, a shot gun. rilled the money drawer of $1 4S In cash and escaped Kntrnnoe was gained through a front window. I The Weather ) 's-■ itM°r ** *,our* T r m it. tn« Kra utt.l h itndr*'!' f (nf«l •!!!» • Jiinuirv 1, 1 |>: dtflrltftt 4. (ii llourls Trmitfiahirfi lam It ■ a 1ft 41 Tam ia • am it 4 a I * i» i m 4» I Ham IT I II n»ot ..II 1 tv m |« t I* » II I r m |!» 4 t* m ll l * » it • »' n 11 ♦ i m ,,,,,,,I| 4 r *« ...... (» Oil Turns Woman Into Living Pyre ___ Mrs. Lillian Ericksen, 18. of 1 Council Bluffs. Wrapped in Flames When Kerosene Ignites;Child May Die. Rescue Efforts Futile Mrs UUian Erickson, 1*. will dif and her year-old child, Albert, Jr., is in critical condition as the result of burns sustained when kerosene ex ploded in the Erickson home, Takoraa addition. Lake Manawa, late Thurs day afternoon. The husband. Albert. 20, was slightly burned about the face when he endeavored to save hie wife, but his injuries are slight, according to police surgeon, Robert S. Moth who atteded him. Mrs. Ericksen was endeavoring to kindle a fire in a coal range through using kerosene, when it exploded be cause of live coals that the woman believed had been extinguished. In a flash she was enveloped in flames that spread to the child beside her. Her husband, working In a garage near the home, and attracted by her screams for help, broke in a window to come to her assistance, but his efforts to save her from fatal burns were unavailing. * The child waa removed from the fiercely burning home, with burns about the face and bead that may prove fatal, physicians, who were railed, declare. The little cottage In which the couple lived was completely de stroyed before fire equipment arrived. Both mother and child were ruahed to Jennie Edmundsen hos pital. where hasty examination led physicians to announce that there was no hope for Mrs. Ericksen's re covery. Four U. S. Planes Arrive at Sitka _ Rouml-^ orlil Fliers Make 300 Mile Jump From Prince Rupert in Four Hours. Br AuwItM Pm. Sitka. Alaska. April 10.—The four United States army airplanes flying around the world, which arrived here at 12:45 p. m. today from Prince Rupert, B. C., were to remain here for the night at least before resuming their westward journey. The planes flew the 300 miles from Prince Rupert, B C.. in four house snd 21 minutes. The time here is an hour later than at Prince Rupert. The next stop Is to be Cordova. Alaska. 475 miles northwest of here. Sitka was the capital of Alaska when the United States bought the territory fmm Russia in 18*7. The landing today was without in cident and the weather good. By AmrlsM Pro*. Toklo, April 10—The American de stroyers Pope and John D. Ford, car rying supplies for the American round the world aviators, left Koko ham.1 today for their posts In the Kurile islands, north of Japan. The Ford will go to Paramashiru Island, the Americans' first stopping pine* in Japanese territory, and the Pope to Kettobu. the second stopping place. Four more I'nlted States destroyers are due at Yokohama shortly. They sill take up stations In Japanese waters to be In positions for render ing any aid needed by tha fliers in their transit across Japan. r Summary of The Day In Washington Sol Bloom, democrat. New TorV. won his fight to retain hta seat In the house. Secretary Work's advisory com mutes recommended sweeping change* In reclamation policy. The senate finance committee put over until Saturdar consideration of the soldier bonus bill. A house committee heard testi mony in regard to Secretary Wal lace's administration of the packers and stockyards act. Secretary Wilbur announced a new policy designed to prevent leases similar to those granted un der former Secretary Penby. Secretary Wilbur and Assistant Secretary Roosevelt discussed the navy modernisation program with the house naval committee. Senator Johnson, republican. Cali fornia. in a statement annoum-ad he was not ' quitting In what I am attempting to do politically." t'h i rman \' it* n of the senate committee Investigating the Inter nal revenue bureau introduced a resolution for discharge of the committee. The committee to Investigate the Indictment of Senator Wheeler, democrat of Montana, was ap pointed w tth Senator Borah, repub lican. Idaho, as chairman Ths lav bill was reported by ihe aerate llnanoe committee and Sen Stor Simmons demo : It, North Carolina introduced a substitute for the demiK rata, 1