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sass- The Omaha Morn ng Jee r~££-T-~ I • 14 OMR RniTIflN .»mw «n »■»»«»« " wm »■. n .. ■-»" ■ ■ "»■ ■ ■ ' • » ' ~~~ vol m. Naan* omaha, Tin mmiu m mi u, mi. • i \\<» «• m* wurtMUl ■ n - —— - *•— _£____„ ^ >'* * *** *"»*»» »* **■»% *■ » *■» * "■’•** ... - , ... i«.-, »•* »***.. ■ m _ i SOVIET BEHIND SENATE INQUIRY --- I Red Charge Is Made by Daugherty Brookhart am! Vt heeler Re flect Influence of ‘Friends in M o a e o w." Says Ousted Cabinet Officer. Treason Stalks, He Says It may farly be Inferred that one :,t«p In thl* direction was to eauture. by deceit and design, aa many mein bore of the eenalo of the United siatea aa possible and to spread throughout Washington city and lit the cloakrooms of congress a poison ruf ns deadly as that which sapped' and destroyed brave soldiers In the late war. "I have been advised," he added, "that a rcaolutlon condemning the attorney general was prepared even before the hearings before the Invee ligation committee commenced. ’ "Wanted Nothing Hid." Declaring that had there been any indication that the committee Inves tlgatlon of the Department of Justice would he conducted with falrneaa and along proper linen, Mr. Daugherty said It had been Ida Intention "to make public the private business tranaactlona of my life." "I would not havo consented to do thla," he said, "except for the fact that while I held office I did not want any man to feet that there was anything In my private or official life that I was disposed to conceal from a curious public. I did not abandon my Intention to declare my private business transaction* oven when tho nrifair methods of the majority of the V heeler committee became plain. "Hut now, having withstood the mr trmjr-st until forced off my official feel. 1 deny I he right of the commit t'-c to Investigate toy private life or s.-riit nine my personal business tians u< lion*, though 1 inn willing and anxious that my official acta while attorney general of the United Plate* eh,ill be I in eel (gated and *crutln*)*ed by the pubi c,” HIGHJACKERS GET LOAD OF LIQUOR Butler, N. J., April 23,—Beven ban dit* Tueadny night Held up the .Inpaneae butler !n the country home of Milton F\ Untermoyer, New York Block Exchange member, five mllea outaide of Butler and loaded $40,000 worth of wine# and liquor* on a truck and acdnn automobile. The truck ran out of gaaolln* and when the bandlta could not aecure a eupply from Mr, t'ntermcyer'a gurdener, they aband oned the truck and fled with the ec ho n load of liquor. V/OMAN BANDIT PLEADS GUILTY New York, April 23.—The bandit -nicer* of Celia and Edwerd Cooney, arreated In .lackeonvllle. came to * hink close today when they pleaded guilty to robbery In the flrat degree, They will be sentenced Tueeday. They repudiated attorney* who ap p. ned In court and attempted to enter pleas of not guilty for them. Earlier In the day 13 pereon# Indentlfied Mra. Cooney as th* "bob l -d haired bandit." We Have With Ue rji Edgar A. Walz. Now York, Hotel Credit Man. Although entirely deaf, Mr. Wal*. president of th* Hotel Credit better company, the International Hotel Brokerage company and th* National Hotel Keeper*' Protective aeeoctgtlon, has ovarcom# thl* handicap and built up the** organization which are etich big cog* In th* hotel buelnea* of the country. Mr. Welz, borr In Owatonna, Minn., I* «» year* old. Forty-five year* ego ba waa a cowboy In Arizona end New Mexico, and experienced th# dlfflcul Ilea of ralalng cattle at a period when guerrilla warfare wa* In progrea* In southern New Mexico. When th# Carlzozo cattle and ranch of 1,000.000 acre#, of which he had charge, were eold to aome English men, Mr. W*lr moved to California with hi* wife and two aona, and en gaged In th# Inaurance business. Ear trouble resulted In hla complat# deaf naee. but. undaunted, he eold out hla hualnea* on th* west coaat and went to New York, where h* originated * and founded hie preeent concern#. Mr. Walz now hae flva aona, all aiding him In hla huelneea. "We ere .1uat like al* brother*.” he aald, amll ing happily. "I play tennle and golf with them, even though I am 40. It waa my ambition to found bualneeae* }n wbl-b my eon# could he associated won me, end 1 have succeeded.” Buffaloes Beat 1 Indians by 10 to 9 Th* Omaha Wggtern laagu* Buf falne* turned on the Oklahoma City Indian* Wednesday In tha a*oon<j gam# at Oklahoma City and by tj ninth Inning rally defeated the Ret^ Skin*. 10 to 9. Roblnaon got foui( hit* out of five time* to hat. while f!rlega clouted out three hit*, Botl play with the Buffalo**. William Tlldeti, national lennl champion rcfuae* to meet with th f,awri Tennis aaaoclntlon official* t talk over hi* amateur atandlng In th aaaoclntlon. Tex Rickard announced Wedneada that lie had signed Floyd Johnso and Honiara for a bout. The Boston Brave* rallied In th ninth Inning Wednesday and noa# the Philadelphia Nationals out of victory. University of Nebraska track atl letea are showing up well In the trj outs for place* on the team* that wl compete In th* Brake relays st Be Moines Friday and Saturday. ■ Bossie Account Audit Confirms $2,200 Shortagi Check of Drivers’ Stubs rJ >eal* 225 Ton* of Munyl Coil Unaccounted 1 for. . ill Shortage of Claud# Boaaia. font® Omaha city clerk, amounting to 12,M In the municipal coal department wfl confirmed In th# official report H ''harks K. Btenlcka, special audlfl employed by the finance departmtH to the city council Wednesday. H These figures check with th* a^B mate made by Mayor Dahlman at B time Boast* wa* arreated on H| charge of ambesslement. Wm The official figures ehow no acco^H of th* sale of 225 tons of Kentu^H coal which Boaaia advertised for ton. There la a deficiency of HlBi lor s car of coal which was soldHH Height. I||| No *9-Ton Records. HI There sre no records of any H|| being sold for )9 a ton. H|| Accounts show that MI9 ton^®| iosl were recalled not ln< ludl|HH tier cent ahlnkage allowed. h*,'BiSi counts ehow only 4.551 tone aoli^^B Check was mad# through UH amounts paid drivers, who retSBj >1.40 per ton for delivering * These records showed th# were paid for delivering rn'u*^E§|l of coal than the sale* account* a^HH wers sold. HH Butler's Shortage KM>lainB|||| Htenkka also snbiultted a retflHHB Hie coal depaitna id, when it w^HHS der tlm Jurisdiction of B. R. Butler. Butler atlow^HHj per cent for shrink***, Hlentck^Hl which wa* not too much, becaue^^r tha duality of coal which was handled. Butler’s account* allow 14 ton* of coal not acounted for. HAWAII ROCKED BY EARTHQUAKES »J ImhIsM rrm. Hilo. T. II., April 23.— liitrLoquake# of severity and considerable duration are continuing In tha Pun* district. The tracks of the Hawaii Consolidated railway at Kapoho were teased about Ilk* wava* and th* aarvlc* had to b* impended R. H. Finch, assistant volcanologist st th* observatory, reports pro cressiva cracking along the Rift lln* eastward frotn Kllauea volcano and th* possibility of *.f low of lava either at Puna or In the ocean off Puna. Thar* are continuous quake* at Kapoho where the resident* spent four days of terror, the window* and door* rattling continually. Th* ground Is warm In hollow placas. Th* Hilo seismograph recorded 10 small tramora last night, correspond Ing to tha tremors which proceeded th# Makaopull crater Row laat year. Homeseekers Attention! W# rati your attention to “this week'a choice value Real Estate page," which runs each Sunday in th# Want Ad section. Each advertiser’s best bargain for th# week I* offered on this page. LOOK FOR IT SUNDAY Iury Declares Harry Thaw Sane; “They Can’t Fool Me,” Says Evelyn B * Inn I In* No Drfinitr Plane I for Future; Sffkn to I Shun AcruMomctl ■ Limelight. Hilladetphla. Pa. Apnl 1,1 Harr. ■'Imn. .lul.tlnnt over a lutv'a vei ^B declaring him aane, said toda' ^Bas no definite plana for the fu ■ but doea hope "to drop out of IHlinelight ^Baw- haa been In tha public eye ■ he ehot and killed Stanford ^He, at the Madlaon Square rooi ^Bn. 18 yeara ago. Ba'i freedom, deeplte the vei SHf tha Jury, I# not yet a reality IHpiUBburgh millionaire, hy dire< Hof Judge Monaghan, wnl con ■l In the cuatody of the Penn I^Btla hoepltal for mental and ^Bua dlaeaaca tinder the original BB of commitment. Thla meant. Hi aald today, that Thnw inuat BH at the Institution final Judg gHof the Gump caae. BHuarl for Evelyn Neehlt, divorced JjHof Thaw, haa requested the |H four da ye’ time In which to §■ motion and reasons for a new B^B No time has been set, however, ^^Baring of the motion. |Hnttc City. S. J. April 13.— Hil in a glittering dancing cog |Hvf blue, and surrounded by din B^Bthe Palais Royal cabaret, where H^Brfonns nightly. Evelyn Neshlt. H^Bed wife of Harry K. Thaw, said ^Bght that the Philadelphia verdict H^Bie was sane proved again the BH of his mllliona. "There waa Harry K. Thaw. dirty work at tha crossroads," aha aald. Mies Neablt said ehe would con tinue to fight to keep Thaw locked up and to establish her son. Russell's, right to share in tha Thaw fortune. "It aeetn* to me that some one laid down on the case." she said. ' Thaw waa not croae-ejuunined, and I waa not called at all. What else could tha Jury do? They can't fool me. I've had too many deals of this kind. This has happened before. But I'm Just beginning my legal battle." "We won't have to wait long for another scandal like the Gump case." she said.' "Thaw Is far worse now than ever before. Taka hts action when ha broke down In court today, for Instance. One look was sufficient. I know him." Washington, April II.- Kapendlture of $1,704,000 annually try tha aaora tary of agriculture for protection and reforest rat Ion of timber lands would lie authorised under a bill passed by the house today and aant to tha sen ate. Mildreds Attend Mjites for Conv ict -jTvBons From All Walks of wift Pay Last Tribute to Convicted “Con” Man. Denver. Colo . April II —Hundreds friends of the late Lou Blondger. . convicted confidence gang chief in who died in the atate penlten ary at Canon City laat Sunday, to ly rj-owded Into tha Immaculate onceptlon cathedral here to pav islr laat reapeets to him. Bualneaa ten, profeaalonal men. city, atate and ederal official*, rich men. poor men. ten and women from all atrataa of oclety wefe there aa the kindly bene Ictlon waa aald over all that waa hortal of Blondger. who for yeare f realdence In Denver had counted II alllio ah hie friend*. Person* who had felt the benefit* f hla charltlea. person* who had iet him in bualneea channel*, *11 'ere ther* to pay him honor. Rloptfger was a veteran of the civil ar, and an honor guard of tha vet rana of that war attended the funer I and a section of the c.hurrh waa amoved for member* of tha O A. R. Two Children Burn. I.ewl*ton. Idaho, April 23— Clasped In each other’* arm*, Nola Rauch, 7. and her brother. An*on. 11, were found burned to death In the ruins of a large residence which was de stroyed by Are here today. King Opens British Fair as Soldier Faints From Two Hours at “Attention” Princess Mary, Soon Again Expecting Arrival of Stork, Gets Mqpt Applause. Royal Message Heard'Round the World. World's Most Dazzling Spectacle. London, April 21—Th# opening of tha Brltlah Kmplr* exhibition today by King Cleorg# wax unquestionably tha moat lmpreaalva epectarl# #x#r eprrnd lafor human balnga, Kor month# th whole exhibition haa beau dearrlbed a* th# "allow Window of th# empire,'’ a phraa# fellrltnualy coined by th# prince of Wale#. Bmnrtty gowned woman and allW hatted beau bruminele from Mayfair ground their dreaa alioe# Into unfin ished cinder path# until they were rut to ribbon*. Although rain threat erdad, cloud# of dual awlrled up and down the allay# between tha building* and at time# th# air waa filled with exrelalor, wrapping paper and nil lm ■ glnabln kind# of debrl* from truck* unloading belated exhibit*. The crowd, eetlmated at 200.000, found non* of th# principal building* ev^n half ready, whll# moat of the con ceaalona In th# amiiaement park, m rludlng th# much-exploited pnlare of b#auly. were not open at all. Two Ilmira at Attention. Th# wonder ahow liegnn on lime to th# moment. 100 Heottlah piper* aweeplng Into th* arena at exactly 10:30 Immediately behind them marched mnaaed guard* band*, 300 of them, playing a* they marclod #nd counter marched on the velvet green font ha It field Detachment* of bln*, jacket#, infantry and the ah force* a followed, the three nervine* lining up on three Ride* of the field faring the royal *tand of ararlet, gold and pur ple. . For two hour* the** m»n *tn«d allffly at attention -a record hereto fore never approached, according to army men. On* ftM» In the air force battalion fainted after* nn hour and fell hack atlff, being rarrled off the field hv flrat aid attendant*. Arena Rock* With ( hrera. The king * addreae waa a wonderful place of perfect enunciation In a aua talned ton*. When within two min utea of Ita nonclualon a mcaacngrr hoy Walked annpplly n round the track, came to attention at the foot of the throne »a ha aaluted, nml then marched atlffly up the atep* and handed the king a telegram, tha huge ar*na rocked with deafening rheara. The telegram Mated that the king'* rneaaage announcing to the dominion* that he jttat that moment had off! dally opened the exhibition had made th# circuit of the world anil Imd been received again at Wembley. When the royal parly left the arena the reception accorded to Prin ce** M*ry aecmcrl to 1 to grealcr than that even given to the king and queen or tha prlnr# of Wale*, t’ndouhtedly • he general knowledge dial Prince** Mary la expecting and her addition to her family accounted for the Ire mtndoua reception. Lutherans Rap School Measure Educational BUI Termed “Menace to Private and Church School*.** Washington. .April SI—Opposition to ths Sterling Reed bill, which would crests s department of education, supervised by a cabinet officer, was voiced today before the house com mittee on education by a group of Lutherans. Among those present were the Rev. J. Frederlo Wenchel of the Evangel! r-al Lutheran synodical conference of North America, C. M. Zorn of Cleve land. O.: Rev. F. J. Lankenau, editor of the Lutheran Pioneer, and Rev. J. C. Bauer of Fort Wayne, Ind Mr. Bauer said he opposed the measure because It Is "potentially a menace to private and church •choola. "I’nder such a system." he •aid, "tha federal government might become hostile to education that Is not tag supported. "Borne Scottlah Bite Masons of the •outhern Jurisdiction and the Ku Klus Klsn are fighting the parochial •choola." Mr. Bauer charged, "In an effort to establish a stats monopoly. "In Mlchlgnn ws have hed to con lend with the Public School Defense league, and In Oregon advertisements •gainst ths privets schools wars ■Igned by P. B. Malcolm. Inspector general for Oregon, of ths Scottish lilts Masons, southern Jurisdiction." BRITISH AIRMAN REACHES KARACHI Karachi, Bombay. India, April 13.— 'Inert M«rUr*n. the Brttlah aviator, vho la attempting a flight around ha world, arrive^ hera at t o'clock hi# avanlng from Bunder Ahbaa. Panda, Bachelor Farmer Found Dead on Hia Doorstep Special ttlepatrli to The Omaha He*. Shenandoah, la., April !3.—When T. I* Keenan of Shenandoah went to tha home of hla brother, John Keenan, 74. a bachelor, cm a farm near Imo gen#, Tueaday. he found hla brother alttlng on the dooratep dead. A atrnke of paralyaia la lhough! to have lieen the cauae. lie had been working with a team In the .card. Mr. Keenan waa horn In Dubuque and came to Fre tnont county 40 yaara ago. Four brother" aurvlve, the other three teeing Peter of l,exlngtnn, Neh,, llenry of lateaan. Mo., and .Taniea of St. I.oula Married . in Council Bluff*. Tha follow ing paraona nbtai *«d mar riai* liranaaa in t »un< It til tiff* ynUflt) Nam* and Addrtan Ago j rtyda tlravaa. fvllirlon N'ah . ... tl i*wandol>n Thomaa. Fiillartnn, Nab ..91 Ifugn Kruagar. Wlanar. Nab.. SI I l.wtma Kind. \\ lanar, Nab.. Sit i harlaa K H<»*a. Omaha . ... U Paarl Whltaall, Omaha ...".. 99 Waltar W**ar». IQImwood, Nah.. 3b riarn Wolkan. Kagla, Nab .. lb John F Mriifin. NnrfnIH. Nab . 91 f.aona M M Hahnka. Plarra, Nab.... 9b fUnidtl f». Ill* k«t*n Omaha .. ..... II A lira Bandar, opialta .... t* f*a%a l«f^c«f\ Bpringftcld. ft P.93 MaoliN Brhmvaltar, IMlgar. Nah . la ill*n F »laln>, Waahlngton. Nat* 5^ llalan porkar. Washing! m. N'al* ..... 91 Oanrga Kantarl*. Omaha , li Martha «>kt>na«. Omaha 31 Itaglnatd W Hard. Framnnt, Nah . . If Marjori* Mooily, ITamont, Nah., .. 19 Marrtn It f.owar Omaha *4 Ida Stafford Omaha "• I 9 Haffaity. Omaha .. 31 l.il’ia Kraiala Omaha...........#.... 11 Omaha in Line of Race Balloons S«M«*n A rim anil I’rivalo Bag* in Air Hying North in National Contest. Planes Smash Records San Antonio, Tex. April 28—The pilot bulloon In the national elimlna tlon balloon rase left Kelly field at 4:43 p. in. and headed a little north west of north, in the general direc tion of Omaha. It la piloted by Lieut. George W McEntyre, who haa for hi* *ld* Lieut. C. S. Woolsey. both, of Brooks field. Capt. H. E. Honeywell, piloting the Kansas City Co-Operative club bal loon, followed at 5:19, and B. H. Four nier of San Antonio, piloting hie own balloon, which is of only 60,000 cubic feet capacity, at 6.22. Honeywell's aide is Capt. T. E. Boudinot of Kelly field and Fournier’s aide Is II. E. Mills of San Antonio. Both balloons headed In a northerly direction. MaJ. Norrnan W. Peek, piloting United States srmy balloon No. 1, left the balloon park at 6:32. Hla aide is IJeut. William A. Gray of Scott field Keek's headquarters are at Akron, O. Fourth Balloon Images. IJeut. Ashley C. McKinley of Scott field, piloting srmy balloon No. 3, got Into the air at 6:3* without difficulty, the big 10,000 foot glob* rising dtrect iy over the huge crowd of spectators, estimated at 05,000. His aide is Lieut. Lawrence A. Lawson. Both are from Scott field. Two minutes later Capt Edmuad W. Hill and hi* aide. IJeut. James F. Powell, both of Scott field, flying army balloon No t, got away. At 14! W. T. Van Orman, piloting Goodyear III. entered by the Good year Tire company, left the field. The aide Is C. K. Wollum. The last balloon left the perk at 5:51. piloted by Herbert Von Thaden. The balloon le entered by the Detroit Aviation club Von Thnden’i side Is Bvend A. IT, Rasmussen, Two Record* Shattered. Shooting around a 45-mlle course, IJeut. O. A. Power# at Kelly field lat* today attained a speed of 174.7 miles an hour and established s world record for the MB3A type of air plane. IJeut, R. L Maughan, holder at the non stop flight record, was only three-tenth of a mile behind the winner. A world's record for speed In a small messenger airplane was estab lished hers today when Lieut. Mat thew Eflnan, air service, piloted on# of the machines at 110 miles an hour over a triangular course, The race course Is 46 miles long, three times around a 15 mile triangle HELEN HOWARD IS WED AT CAPITAL Special IMapBtfTi te Tha Omaha Baa. Washington. April IS.—Mis* Helen Howard, daughter of Congreeeman and Mrs FVtgar Howard of Nebraska, wa# married thla afternoon to Clarence Coen of Creeton. la. They left thla evening for New York on their honey moon. Their home will he at Creeton Nebraskans at the wedding, held *t Congress Hall hotel, were t’ongreae man Bhallenbarger and Miss Grace Bhallenharger, Mr* John H. More head and Congressman Willie C. Basra. Section Hand Has Violin Made 288 Year* Ago Shenandoah. Ta . April IS.—A violin which lacks only 12 years of being S00 years old Is owned h.v Mike Shsfer, Wabash section Land. »AVIthln the liody of the violin can l>e see, by using a flashlight, the label of the maker, the crude old fashioned letter Ing being additional proof of an tiquity. The label reads "Jacobus Taola Mahlnlnl Brescia 1*S« The history of the violin la un known. Shafer got It from a brother In law, who eecured It In Mtaaourt. Tha vtolin te treaaured, not for Its age, but because of Its sweet, pure tones. Plenty of Wine. N«w York, April SI.-- Astonishment at tha abundance of wine offered him In thla country was expressed by Gen I'nille TsufMleh, Wench senator of Ateece. as he sailed today on the Parte for Havre. General TaufTtteb said he had found and drank more wine while In New- York end Wash lugton than had ever been the case before. f The Weather \:-/ |*«r 74 hettre ending 7 p tn April Pr«< l|'1U(lnii Ini hM *» d Mw(t4r«dthe Totgl, non* total nine* JattUkry J, 1**. deficiency. 1 3* Hourly 1 cmprr*t*irr«. 3 a. m. M I p. m A | 4 n tit...... M t p tit ... a.. A3 7 b m. 33 3 p M ...... A 4 A n tit . . .3* « p in.- 3 • A « ttt A 4 3 p m '4 it « m . (1 i iv ni A3 tl • »u, . ., ... 7’ * p nt ,,,, it i l* mttktu ........ ,} A It, la,.II, i Dick Wood Wins Over Kehm By 9 Votes m< h ull F Wood and Kari Krhin will not hate l<> fight It out at pin arhle or mall jongg at 1# paces to determine which shall represent the rit Itrnr) of the Mneleenth district In Hie Nebraska Male legislature. Tile official count, completed Wednesday hj the elec tion commU sloner, revealed that Wood was the choice of Ihc voters hy a margin ol nine votes. In the unoffirtaJ count. Wood and Kehm were tied for the republican nomination at (I votes each, and there waa murh concern In the rival constituencies In the Nine teenth district; hut the election commissioner relieved the suspense Wednesday with the announcement that his recount showed Wood the winner by nine ballots. McNary Measure 9 One Chance for Relief, Says Coad “Not a Menace to Millers as Amended.” Oknahan De clares—Before Bank ing Committee. Special Dispatch to The Omaha Boa. Washington. April S3—W. J. Coad. Omaha miller. Indorsed the McNary Haugben farm relief hill today, fol lowing a conference with official* at the United Btate* Department of Agrl culture. '•The bill, as amended, 1* not • menace to the mining or elevator bualnes* of the country as m> many hav* been led to believe,” said Mr. Coad “Wee* Should Boost " •1 can say honestly that I favor the bill and look upon It aa the on* chance for relief presented to farm er* at this session. True. It le an experiment . But all experiments must b* tried and while It Is poeel Me that Ideas of many person* for farm relief may have been better, the fact remain* thl* la Ih# plan de cided upon, and I think It behoove* the entire middle west to get behind this measure and boost for Ita pass age.” * Mr. Coad la on* of the first millers In the country to com* out In favor of tbg measure. Heretofore opposi tion of millers has been one of the rhlef difficulties with which friends of the bill have had to contend. Asks New Bank Building. Coad cam* to Washington today with Herbert S. Daniel*, former post master, and appeared beror* the hoiiae banking end currency commit tee to urge a favorable report on the reeolutlon «uth"rlxing expenditure of 1450,000 for a new Federal Reserve hank building In Omaha. Former Senator Hitchcock aleo ap peared before the committee. They were eclcclcd In an endeavor to quell democratic opposition to the resolution in committee. There are sufficient republican votes to Insure a favorable report on the reeolutlon. but In order to insure Its pasesg* on the floor of the house It Is necemary to get the entire committee behind it. The committee again delayed action today. Congressman Willis O. Bears, who Intended to leave for Omaha tonight to atteVd the dedication of the new Rika building, will remain In Wash ington until action Is taken. Summary of 7 he Day In Washington The senate pa see-1 the soldier j bonus bill. President Oooildge transmitted to the senate correspondence with | foreign government* concerning ell concession*. The elate department was ad vised that a peace conference had been arranged between the contend ing force# In Honduras A group of Lutherans opposed to the Sterling Reed Mil for a depart nient of education before the house education committee. A call for a national conference on outdoor recreation was issued by President Oooildge to meet in Washington. May 13 to 34. Arguments were concluded In the District of Columbia court of app#4ila In the effort lo eet aside the packers consent devftW, A sustained asaaalt on the Ford bid wsa made hy witnesses who appeared before the aenate agricul ture committee considering the Muscle Shoals situation. The senate committee InvestIgat Ing the Indictment of Brnetor Wheeler, democrat. Montana, ques tioned L, V. Beaulieu. a western at tornev. about Wheeler s lag prac tlcee * Vice Chairman Plummer of the shipping hoard was questioned h> a house Investigating committee about the activities of Senator IVppet republican. lVnn»> l\anla. ns unofficial referee In a claim: caeo Signature of Coolidge Predicted — Rill. Similar to flonae Mr»i urr. Eiprrlrd to Hr Ready for Execu tive Soon. _____ Cash Feature Defeated Hr Cslvsrsal Secrlra Washington. April *3 —The senate today passed tha eoldlar bonus Mil providing for a paid up Insurance pob Icy for each veteran by a rota at IT to 17. Tha vote was reached at tha and ad anothar day of animated debate In whleh Senator Underwood of Ala bams took a moat conspicuous part In opposition to any bonus for ea se rrloe man. Considerable Impatience was rnani fested by tha frienda of tha measure over tha dilatory tactics resorted to by some of tha senators to delay pass age. lying before tha final roll call there were calls for "ruts, vote." from tha floor, whfl# the galleries Joined In, In subdued tones. When tha vota was announced there was a great sigh of relief throughout the chamber, as the fight for adjust* •d compensation bad been a long and bitter one. In which all aorta of In fluences were brought to bear. Legion Pleased. Officials of tba American I/egloa who watched tha battle from tha gal leries were much pleased with tha outcome. Senator Copeland of New York made a frantic effort to have his cash bonus plan adopted. Ha made a fervent speech. In which ha denounced tha newspapers for con demning hla proposal. After much effort he succeeded In getting a roll call and tie proposal waa rejected. 41 to 3*. Republican leaders advleed demo eratlc senators that President Cool Idg* is lean likely to veto the Mil than any other proposal which might be devised. Friends or the bonus pre dict that tha president will sign the measure. Tha measure now goes to confer ence. where the minor differences be tween it and the house bill will 1»e Ironed out. It la expected ft artII he In the hands of the president before tha end of tha week. On tha final roll call tha opposition dwindled to a comparatively small number. Several senators who have bean bitter opponents of a bonus threw their support hack of ths In surance plan on the belief that M win not place sn unreasonable burden upon the taxpayers and will not have a deleterious effect upon industry. Play PonUra, Pom* democratic senator* *ontln u*d to play politic* with th* m#«»ur* until th# final rot#. Senator F. V Slmmona of North Carotin* declared th# Mil wa» * makeshift and tha* •there will he another opportunity when th# senate will hare a ehanee to vote on th# proposition when th* senator* will not be fettered and re trained by threat# from th* Whit* Houae.’* TVmnoratic leader* hotly declared boldy they win offer a autwtttuie measure "when they get Into power " They freely predicted they wfll hare chanr# of th# rein# of government in the next congrew, when th# "#*-**r rlc« men will get their full measure of Justice." Wy *—*iM Praa*. Washington. April $$-— The bonus measure paeacd by th* eenat* today provide* for cash payment* to vet eran* not entitled to more than $50 In adjusted service compensation and SO year endowment pollde* to other* The rot* on final passage was *7 te 1T. For th# bonue: Republican*— Brandeg*#. Bursum, Cameron. Capper. Colt. Cummin*. Curtta. Dale. Edge. Elkina, Ernal, Fern aid. Few. flooding. Hale. Howell, .lone* of Washington. Keys*. Lodge. McKlnler. McLean. McNarry. Nor heck. Oddi*. Phlppa Short ridge, Smoot. Spencer. Standfteld. Sterling Wadeworth. Warren and WlHIa—*1 Favorable Democrat*. Democrats—Adama, A»hur*t Rrou# aard. Caraway. Copeland. Dill. Ferrle. Fletcher. George, Gerry. Harris. Har rison. Hedtn. Jone* of New Mexico. Kendrick. McKeUar. Mayfield. Ne*l*. Overman, Owen. Pittman. Ralaton. Rnrvedell, Sheppard Simmon*. Smith Stanley, Stephen* Trammell. Walsh of Masasrhusett*. Walah of Montana and W heeler—*1. Farmer labor—Johnson of Minne sota and Shlpatead—I Total. $7. Against the bnnua: Republican*—Ball, Borah, Fdg*. !Krnut, Fernald. Pepper. Smoot and ! Wadsworth—$. Democrat*—Bayard. Bruce, Dial. Edward*. Olaa*. Kirs# Shield* Swan ten and 1'nderwood—$ Total. 17. , Ht'ltl mi Robbery ( barge I (lien wood. |a.. \prll SI.—A man *r retted at Heating*. .n whoa* pvt* j *ion were article* alleged to have been *tolen at a Malvern atore. baa I l>oen lodged In Jail Ivera to a«*it trial He la au*pectrd of having cop* j •’*<1 three (ilennood stores last Fvi da» He gave the name of ArthdV | H*> a ai d.
