*5g£] The Omai-ia Corning Dee ' CITY tPtTtow \ni .,!, NO. 269. OMAHA “ \N. IPRII 14 1124 * l u .» « \ i s» HUS** _ ' ^ % **•••’•• *M Kl ft* *• (I !••*»* *»# •—I** III- MI» |l Jap Protest Due to Be Overridden Exclusion Policy to Be Con sidered Today in Senate Conference of Both ' Parties. Bill Passes House 4 to 1 Washington, April 13.—The Semite is face to face with the problem of whether the Japanese exclusion pol wjoy ]g to be written into law. Organization republicans, who have rallied around their chief to give bat tle to the coalition of insurgents in their own party and the democrats on the revenue bureau Investigating question, will go Into conference to morrow, to undertake to reach an agreement with respect to Japanese exclusion. Whatever the outcome of that con ference, most leaders at the capito! foresaw an affirmative vote on the exclusion question, despite the vigor ous and almost blunt protest from the Japanese government transmitted to the house and senate last week by Secretary Hughes. The Japanese- protest was without effect upon the vote in the house, which passed the immigration bill with its exclusion provision by a margin of more than four to one. There was no reference in the debate to the communication from Ambas sador Hanihara and only brief and casual discussion of the exclusion question. Mother Slashes Throats of Four; Attempts Suicide Brooding Over Crop Failure Believed to Have De ranged Mind of Illi nois Womaji. Chicago. April 13 —Her mind de ranged over financial worries, Mrs. Sven Carlson, 32, slashed the throats of her four small children nnd her own. The youngest child. 4, was dead when neighbors, attract ed by the screams of one of the older children, arrived at the Carlson home. Mrs. Carlson and the two older children have a chance to re cover, physicians said. The Carlsons are tenant farmers near Wheaton, 111. "It all goes hack to the crop failure last year,” the husband de clared. “We had a nice little farm of out own, did pretty well, and then every thing went wrong. We couldn't even get what it cost us to raise the crops and so we sold our farm and rented a piece of land. "Mrs. Carlson brooded over our troubles. The doctor* told^me she was losing her mind and that I should Jiave taken her away. Now it is loo late.” In none of the cases did Mrs. Carl son sever the Jugular vein, phy sicians declared, due to the trem bling hand with which she wielded the razor. Former President Dies. San Salvador, Republic of Salvador, April 13.—The death at San Jose, Costa Rica, of Rafael Igleslas, former president of Costa Rica, was announc ed here. We Have With Us Today Slwrwood Eddy New York |Y. M. C. A. Worker Born In Leavenworth, Kao., January U, 1871, Mr. Eddy has traveled over a large portion of th# world, engaged In Y. M. C. A. and relief work, much of which he performed without remuneration. He has received two degree* from Wooster college and two degrees from Yale university. In 1898 he married Maude Arden of Worcestershire, England, and spent 19 years In Indiu as national secretary of the Y. M. C. A. He was appointed secretary of Y. M. C. A. work for Asia In 1911, work ing among students of Japan, Korea, C'hinu, India, the Near East and Ilussta, an honorary position without salary. By reiiuest lie addressed the Chinese provincial parliaments, hoards of trade and other government bodies. He has written a number of books. Including "The Awakening of India.” "Suffering and the ** War, * “With Our Soldiers In France” and "Everybody’s World.” Other of his hooks have lieen pub lished in India and England. Mr. Eddy has been carrying on a campaign among students at Uni versity of Nebraska at Lincoln, and spoke in Omaha during bis visit her*. Pride Goeth Before a Fall. IMPORTANT LOOICINC. , document it'll 0E A NICE thing* to keep in the FAMILV RECORD^ , Morut / to«*4MfA7 o**' • •* OH 1 SUPPOSE THE 1000 WILL INCLUDE ROOSEYElT, rockefeller^ EDISON, VUILSON / oe wEY, lENOARD WOOD ETC • ETC r Wt Lt l WONOE* MOvi Tniy OUT ABOUT Mfc' J CaOES HONIt £ARIT 70 TELL WIFE ABOUT HIS GREAT HONOR. 1 fOMARA SIMPJMNS, FOREMAN OP TmE j OoTTLiNCi WORKS, DORM. ETC •••_• ... . ... DP ERASSMUSSEN pickle BERRt famous as pain*.ESS ■ DENTIST • - ...» . ADOlF hoffenCotiom, successful pants Button jnventop and MANUFACTURER--- KOPHSROtf IRNENTOR OF whiskBRPom container 1 ...... J OSCAR Pi PP, PROMINENT Ai j Elocutionist and PaRlor. ' ^ \_ENTER T ----J read INC. TmE ' ^ " ' r 'IDOO MEN OF NOTE * =X» p_J Senator Smoot to Oppose Bonus Finance Chairman Refuses to Handle Hill—Up in Sen ate This W eek. Washington, April 13.—The soldier bonus bill will Join the tax reduction measure on the senate calendar this week and leaders of both parties are prepared to clear the path for their Immediate consideration. Which of the measures will be given precedence will be determined tomorrow or Tuesday by the finance committee while It is likely also that this subject will be discuss^ at the conference of republicans tohiorrow. Announcing his opposition to the bonus bill. Chairman .Smoot of the finance committee, has turned over to Senator Curtis, Kansas, a repub lican member of the committee the handling of the measure. Mr. Curtis said he would report the hill to the senate by Tuesday at the late'sf. Senator Smoot laised his opposition on the failure of the bill to carry a financing insisting its cost could not be met out of regular government funds. The tax reduction measure would not only eat up any treasury surplus next year. Mr. Smoot said, but would go ?50,9S9,000 behind the limit of the estimated surplus. Cost of the bonus bill hss been estimated at 139,000,000 for the first yeur. The report of democrats of the fi nance committee on the revenue hill is expected to be submitted to the senate tomorrow. It will oppose prin cipally the income tax schedulo as fixed by the committee In accordance with the plan of Secretary Mellon. Secretary Simmons, North Carolina, ranking democrat on the committee has framed a substitute which has been agreed to by the democrat members of the committee. 3 PERSONS DEAD IN PLANE CRASH Ardmore, Okl., April 13. — Three persona, said to be from Fort Worth, Tex., worn killed when their airplane fell at Leon, Love county, according to reports reaching here. Their names are unknown here. Aviation officers at Fort Sill, Okl., are invest! gating the accident, 248.301 Surplus Freight (iars Reported March 31 Washington, April 13— Class 1 railroads of the United Slates had 348.301 surplus freight cars In good repair arid available for service on March 31, according to reports filed today hy the carriers with the car service division of the American Rnll way association. This was an Increase of 33,208 cars over the number of surplus cars re period on March 33, st which time there were 313,093. United States Lays Down Firm Policy on Debts No Action by Debtor Nations to Be Permitted Which Will Make America’* Position “Less Favorable.” Washington, April 13.—Ths United States has laid down ths definite policy that It will permit of no action by foreign debtor nations that would make the position of this government "less favorable” with respect to obli gations due It. Kstablishment of ths policy was disclosed today with publication by the American debt commission of communications with the mission from ths kingdom of the Serbs, Croats and Slovens, which last Monday dis cussed a funding arrangement on that country's debt of $61,587,000. The mission left without making any Head way towards a settlement, but carried with It a letter setting forth the American views. "Pending the refunding or satisfac tion of the Indebtedness in ques tion,” the debt commission’s letter said, "the commission assumes the United States may feel assured that no action will be taken by your gov ernment with respect to any of Its Indebtedness heretofore nr hereafter incurred which will result In placing the United States in s less favorable position as a creditor than that which It now occupies.” The paragraph waa regarded aa making it clear that the United States Intends tn retain the priority of ita obligations where such priority exists and that it will accept no second liana that may reault from shifting finan cial arrangements In the reorganiza tion lit any foreign government's debts. It wan Indicated that a majority of the debt commissioners feel further time should bo given foreign powers in which to initiate funding negotia tions because of a hope that settle ment of the reparations problem tnay lie near. The .logo Slav delegation said Ita government expected to offer a funding settlement when the iep.nn flop question la worked out. This situation Was deemed llkaly to afreet the other smaller debtors, so it ap peared probable that the debt com mission would mark time for a while. Mauretania Docked After 60-Hour Battle With Hale London, April 11.—The liner Matin' tnnia was reported anchored at Cher hmtrg at 5:40 this evening. Towed by five powerful tugs, the Mauretania had lain In the channel outside the harbor for 00 hours tight Ing a strong westerly gale ami nar rowly earaped being blown onto the Trench coast. 4 England to Stand by Dawes Report % International Chamber of Commerce Believes Plan Is Solution of Problem. London, April 13.—It is learned to night that the cabinet ha# decided to stand by the Dawea report as a whole. The cabinet also regard* American co-operation as essential, and though th* government would lik* to ace some amendments made, it has de cided to waive these rather than Jeopardix# the chanc* of American help. Britain will use every endeavor to get both France and Germany to ac cept the proposala of th* experts. B; Associated Press. Paris, April 13.—Special committee appointed by th# International cham ber of commerce to study th* two re port* of th* experts has reached the unanimous conclusion that these re ports offer a real prospect of provid ing practical measures for removal of obstacles which heretofore have appeared insurmountable In the repa rations settlement. French official circles declare that there Is no question for the present, either of private Interviews between Premiers Poincare. Theunl* and Mac dnnald. or a meeting In the form of an inter allied conference. It is con sldered by the French foreign office that any exchange of views on the experts' reports would be premature until the reparation commission had reached n definitive decision concern Ing the carrying out of the experts' plan. Germany to Accept Plan of Experts bixplaualioii of Details Sought —Six Permits to Be Substi tuted for Classification at Paris Meet. Total Sum in Question By I nhrr.ul fiervlee. Berlin, April 13.—The German gov ernment, it is authoritatively stated expects to send a written communi cation to Paris tomorrow evening of Tuesday stating that Germany ac cepts in principle the experts’ report. The government will advise the al lies that Germany stands ready to co operate in working out the details of reparations on the basis of the Dawes report and will send representatives to participate in the discussion. Opinion is expressed at the foreign office the conference of the premiers of the German states with the na tional government Monday will not alter this decision of the cabinet which is in no small measure due to the attitude taken by Bbert behind the scenes. Six Points liaised. In German banking, industrial end government circles six main points have been raised which it Is declared call for clarification. They are; 1. The total sum which the allies expect Germany shall pay eventually as reparations. 2. The military occupation or con trol of the Ruhr and whether the mil itary can again Intervene In Ger many's economic sovereignty. 8. Demarcation between foreign fi nancial control and German sover eignty in Germany. 4. The grave doubts over the mat ter of giving the railways over to for eign control because of the steadily growing hostility of public opinion. Annuities High, Claim. I. Annuities after ths first year as mentioned in tbs Dawea report are considered top high. «. The Dawea report pre suppose* that Germany's prosperity will con tinually Increase after the so-called moratorium and Germans ask what if the contrary should be true. MATE OF SLAIN WOMAN SOUGHT Kenosha, Wls., April 1*. — H. B Elchelman. whose young wife wm found dead In their home late yes terday, Is being hunted by th* au thorities. A warrant for his arrest on a charge of first degree murder was Issued late today. Elchelman disappeared after hla dismissal from th* witness stand at th* coroner'* Inquest today. Mr*. Elchelman died of F bullet wound through th* heart. Th* au thorities at first believed It was a case of suicide, but today's Inqueat changed this view. The coroner re ported: , "We believe th* husband of th* de ceased fired the shot and recommend that the husband, H. B. Elchelman, he held by the proper authorities to answer to the charge of murder.'* WIFETRIESTOGO TO JAIL WITH MATE Mr*. John Franks. IJncoln. almoat went to jail Saturday night because she refused to leave her husband "In trouble." Frank* and hi* wife had gone to the Rustio Garden dance hall and were asked either to stop dancing or leave the hall. An altercation arose. Frank* was placed under arreat. When th* po lice patrol arrived. Mrs. Franks re fused to stay behind. At Central police station she sought to be placed In the cell with her husband, but when it was ex plained Franks would be released on 115 bond she agreed to keep her lib erty and seek a bondsman. -^ “Ain't Nature Wonderful” By UNCLE PETE. - ----j O'Neill, Neb., April 1*.—That Hah are poasessed of the same homing In stinct and sense of direction ss carrier plginna was demonstrated last week when l.lwde. lid Peterson's pet brook trout, which waa carried away from her home springs In Inst Safitemlier'a floods and washed some miles down the Catania* river, returned to her home none the worse for the fall and winter spent In strange and foreign waters. Dlr.zlo has made her homo for sov oral years In the big springs on the Petemon ram h Just north of Beaver Flat* and rarely ventured more than • mile down the spring creek which, after n course of three or four miles through the Hats, empties Into ^he Cslamas. During her long residence In the spring pool, from which the ranch house It rtdenlally secure* Ita drink ing water, she ha* become quite well acquainted with the ranch family who keep her supplied with earth worms ami other tidbits in season, and some time* will feed from their hands. She was washed down Into the river and carried a. number of miles In the current of that strenm In the freshet which followed the cloudburst on the lilg day of the Beaver Flats fair and rodeo in the latter part of September and the spring creek froze up In Its lower reaches before she could work her way Imck In the fall. That Fizzle, after spending the win ter far down the river, was able to select her own creek out of the num erous tributaries which empty Into the I'alarnas, on her return, Is con sidered by Doc Wilkinson and other local scientists ns ample proof that fish do possess the homing sense. Fizzle also took occasion to raise a family last fall while away and brought them safely hack with her tills spring. She st present Is busily engaged teaching her B.0O0 little ones how to catch Insects and other min nows littlcr than they tue, % ---V II nrhl blight Vlanr* Hvnrh Svwnril, Alnshn H» A«**trlalr«l I’r* »• Cordova, Alaska, April 13 Four airplanes, composing the United Stales army squadron mak Ing a trip around tna world, ar rived at Seward, Alaska, this aft ernoon at till, t’acHlc coast time according to Information received here. The trip from Sitka was ac complished without mishap, the advices stated. By Associated Press. Sitka, Alaska, April 13.—The four army planes encircling the world hopped off from here at »:50 today on the next leg of their westward Journey. The weather was Ideal. The aviators had an nouneed It was uncertain whether they would stop at Cordova. Sew ard was their destination. .___-_J Recreation for Rich and Poor, Coolidge Plan Committee Named by Presi dent to Co-ordinate All Agencies Concerned ith Out-of-Door Life. Washington. April 13—Declar.ng the federal government should take steps to put out more recreational op portunities within the grasp of the poor, as well as the wealthy, Presi dent Coolidge tonight announced ap pointment of a national policy com mittee on out-of-doors life. The president charged the commit tee with promulgation of "a national policy which should not merely co ordinate under federal guidance all activities In behalf of out door recrea tion, but also formulate a program to serve as a guide for future action. Various agencies of the national government already are concerned with many phases of the out-of door life question and the committee will seek to co-ordinate all that now, in the opirrton of the president. Is dealt with In an Incoherent manner. Committee Personnel. The committee aa selected by tha preaident ia to consist of Secretaries Weeks of the War depart nient, Work of the Interior department, Wallace of the Agricultural department and Hoover of the Commerce department and Assistant Secretary Roosevelt of tha Navy department. The proposal for such a committee was put forward originally by Mr. Roosevelt. Mr. Coolidge announced appoint ment of the committee In a formal statement, which aaid: Character Builder. "Particularly within the last decade the out door recreational spirit among our people has Increased rapidly. The physical vigor, moral strength and clean almpilcity of mind of tha Ameri can people can be immeasurably furthered by the properly developed opportunities for the Ufa In the open, afforded by our forests, mountains and waterways. Life in the open is a great character builder. From such life much of the .American spirit of freedom springs. Furthering the op portunities of all for such life ranks in tha general class with education. "Our aim in this country must be to try to put the chance for out of door pleasure, with all that It means, Within the grasp of the rank and file of our people, the poor man aa wel! aa the rich man." MILL HEAD FINED $50 AT ALBION Lincoln. April IS.—The state rail way commission has been advised by County Attorney Flory of Boone county that President Vlnsonhaler of the Intrastate Grain and Milling company of Albion, had pleaded guilty to the charge of operating a grain warehouse without a license and was fined $60 and coats, which waa paid. The complaint was made by the county attorney at the instance of the railway commission and attorney general.' Vlnsonhaler was reported as saying the violation would not oc cur again. KEISER APPEAL CONDITIONS SET Wahoo, N'eb., April IS. — Judge Frederick Shepherd, of the district court at Lincoln announced the terms on which the appeal of T,evl Reiser, recently adjudged Incompe lent, can he perfected. He said Reiser could flic a bond for $55,000 and thereby retain control of his property, or he may put up a small bond to cover court costs snd allow the securities to he placed In escrow. A third course Is the filing of g straight appeal and the submission of a nominal bond. BUSSES MAY BUY I K INSURANCE Lincoln. April 13 Hu* line coml I'finle* or their ngenta were ordered to appear l>efore the state railway com ml union to ahow enuae why the comm l** Ion ahould not require all *uch common carrier* to provide ade qiiate liability Insurance- a!*o for such other and further action a* may be deemed proper by the commission In an order made public today. April 26 was the date set for the hearing. Senate Faces Decision of iOpen Breach With Chief Over Inquiry Question r Factors in Senate Struggle Teapot Dome Inquiry reveals Al bert B. Kali arranged for a JIUO.OOO "loan" from Doheny, who was one of lessees of naval oil reserves— leasing of reserves having been authorized by cdhgress. Thie inquiry results in launching of more than a score of "Investi gations." Investigating committees bring before them as witnesses an ex train robber, an ex-German spy, many discharged federal employes and- scores of witnesses who tell wild and extravagant tales. Many of them yere of conversations they alleged they had had with per sons now dead. Democrats take the lead in these investigations and charges are made that they are mainly for par tisan purposes. President accepts the resignation of Edwin Denby, secretary of the navy, and demands the resignation of Harry Daugherty, attorney gen eral. Presidential primaries in state after state in the east, south and middle-west endorse Coolidge. Senator Couzens, member of com mittee investigating income taxes of so-called Mellon companies, after Mellon had given the information asked, secures permission to hire Francis J. Heney as prosecutor and to personally pay him for his work. Mellon protests to the president. Coolidge sends sharp message to tlje senate, denouncing the investi gations a# having degenerated and as being subverslce of law and or der. Senator Watson Introduces a reso lution asking to have the commit tee investigating Income taxes dis charged. Democrats to Introduce a resolu tion giving It more power. Democrats, through Reed of Mis souri. introduce resolution to have presidents' message "expunged from the records." Republicans plan to rally to sup port of ths president and against the democrats. Daugherty Must Give Up Records, Savs Brookhart mf Brother of Attorney-General Will Be Held by Senate Un til He Release* Midland Bank Book*. By ralTnmt ferric*. Washington, April 1*.—Contempt proceedings are scheduled te bs started In th* senate tomorrow against U 8. Daugherty, president of th* Midland National bank at Wash ington Court House, brother of former Attorney General Harry M. Daugh erty. because of his refusal to turn over to th* Brookhart committee the books and records of th* hank. Chairman Smith W. Brookhart of tha Daugherty Investigating commit tee aaid today that action against Mcl 8. Daugherty is a matter of im mediate concern. "Our committee will take every step possible to obtain th* books of th* Midland bank," he said. "We will ask th* senate to order Daugh erty into the hand* of th* sergeant at-arms to be held In custody until th* book* are produced. W* have full power to have those book* pro duce*! and w* are determined to exer cise that power, as w* believe we have found th* right road to th* dis closure of additional official corrup tion. The evidence gathered at Washington Court House in a single day was nothing short of amazing." In tbe meantime Owen J. Roberts and Atle* Pomerene. special counsel, are prepared to go before th* special grand Jury, which is to be impaneled next Wednesday, with evidence ask ing for the Indictment of A. B Fall, former secretary of the Interior; Harry F. Sinclair and K. I., Dohsny for alleged criminal acts in connec tion with the leasing of the naval oil reserve*. Senator William E Borah of Idaho, chairman of th* special committee appointed to Investigate the facts l*a«-k of the Indictment of Senator Wheeler at Great Falls. Mont., ex l>eots to start that Inquiry next week I The Weather V_ For 51 hwirt »n4inc T p ,n April tl rrrclpll.nrr In S». ,p4 *Iun4r*» Januiiv 1 «1#f!clMcy. 14 1 1 * Houri* Trp^liirw, • • w....41 1pm . Tt • • ni ...... II }pm u •. m........ I) s p. m 4* m.44 1 |« m * j • * • . • 44 ip m 1 o m m •» f ♦> p m *1 » »> J* t p » ;» 1* boob ........ .1 • < Democrats Insistent Upon Pressing Resolution Giving Mellon Committee Authori ty to Employ Counsel. Forces Rally for Battle Washington. April 13.— President Coolidge faces to morrow the supreme crisis of his political career. In the fight which he launched against the “subversion” of the senate in his message to r > Pinchot Admits He Recommended Heney to Senator Couzens Harrisburg. Pa., April 1J.—Gov ernor Pinchot fn a statement to night admitted he recommended to Pnlted States Senator Couzens of Michigan the name of Francis J. Heney of San Francisco as special counsel to the senate committee investigating the internal revenue bureau, as Senator Watson, re publican, Indiana, asserted on the floor of the senate yesterday. After the investigation started. Governor Pinchot said, he got In touch with Senator Couzens "on the question of prohibition en forcement and on that alone," and that he suggested Mr. Heney a a man whom the senator's com mittee 'Would be fortunate to se cure as counsel ' At the same time, the governor took issue with Senator Watson's reference to prohibition enforce ment in his address yesterday, de claring “every seif respecting law abiding American must resent tbe spectacle of a senator of the Cnited States publicly confessing that be 'does not eiTwct the con ■titutlon to be obeyed." l m that body on Friday, it may be that he will have to carry the load alone. Republics senators have pledged support. In a caucus to be held tomorrow^jt may be that plans will be perfect ed for aiding him in his strug gle. How far can these plans succeed? This is the question that interests official Wash ington, in fact the entire na tion. It is certain th* democrat* will stand behind Senator Walsh, who has denounced the president's message s* •arrogant." Where will tha "insurg ents” lino up? In the coming contest m the senate will they vote with th* republicans to support the president, or with the democrats against him? Coolidge May Re Isolated. Should they vote with th# demo crats—and thus give the seal of ap proval to the continuation of that "government by investigation," which "la no government." in th# words of Secretary Mellon, th# president will be practically Isolated and compelled to carry on the fight unaided, at least In an official sense. One thing seems certain, th# presi dent must follow through. Th# Rooseveltian big stick which he has grasped cannot safely be laid aside. It may be that Coolidge, endorsed by the republican voters, a# shown in the primaries, has determined to make use of the same sort of tactios that won him fame In his handling of the Boston police strike. Indicated by Opening Gat Ills opening gun. fired In hi* sharp message to the senate on Friday, in which he referred to the oourse of the Investigations aa leading to "law lessness,’' would seem to indicate such a course. No doubt he expected the sort of retort that has com# from Senators (Tara te Pag* TVs. Cetasaa Peer.) VISITORS BARRED AT BISHOP’S ROOM Condition of Bishop Homar C. Stunt*, who is in a serious condition at ‘ Methodist hospital, was reported unchanged Saturday night. H# Is per mitted to see no visitors except mem bers of his family, but a part of tha many floral offerings which are being sent to him are placed in his room. From One State Prison to Another for This Omahan Earl Becker. former Omahan, stopped a short time In his native city Saturday in custody of Arthur Muchow. deputy warden of the Sioux Falls iS. B.1 penitentiary. Becker t* on his way hack to the penitentiary to finish a term for burglary More than two roars ngo Becker escaped from the South l\*kot* insti tution. tie made his way into Okla homa. where he was arrested for robbing a store and sentenced to two years. Muchow met Becker at the gates of the Oklahoma penitentiary when h« was released. %