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The Omaha Norning Bee T ^ ^ ^ ing to he a great nation, unless it is - - prepared to play a It real part.—Theo . _IWW VOL. 53. NO. 285. OMAHA, WEDNESDAY, MAY 14, 1924. * TWO CENTS'* v_:_/ __ By Mall (1 Taar): Daily and Sunday. >5; Sunday. 12.SO. within tba 4th aone. Outride (ha 4th Zot>a (1 Team Dafl» and Bondar. Ill: Sunday only, <». I Poincare to Quit Post on June 4 Premier Interprets Left Bloc Victory in Elections as Re pudiation of His Government. Ministry Also to Resign By Associated Press. ' Paris. May 13.—Premier Poincare and his recently reoganized ministry will step from power June 4. The premier interpreted the ma jority given to the parties of the left in Sunday’s parliamentary elections rv as a repudiation of his government and forthwith decided to resign. His decision was ratified at the council of ministers held today in the paiace of the Elysee, under the chairman ship of President Millerand. The new chamber of deputies will meet on June 2 to elect its president, officials and secretaries, and then ad journ until June 4. when the new president will deliver the opening ad dress. The first official business transacted will be when M. Poincare reads his declaration of resignation. June 4 was the earliest constitu tional date the government could have chosen to resign. The cabinet deliberated an hour and a quarter on the question whether it would b« possible to resign. It was finally decided it would not be ac cording to precedent to open a ministerial crisis before the new chamber had assembled and before the various groups had organized and positions had been taken with refer ence to a governmental combination. The ministers all agreed, however, that they could in the meantime only undertake to care for current business in their departments, leaving all prob lems involving questions of policy for Today's action of the cabinet is regarded as making the meeting which was to occur between Premiers Poincare and Macdonald on May 19 impossible. The leaders of the major ity which will make up the eventual government bloc in the chamber are understood all to favor the applica tion of the Hawes reparation plan. ,\s there is more than the mere de .» tails of the execution of this plan to be discussed between the French and Jlritlsdi premiers. Premier Poincare considered there was no longer the necessary authority in his hands to c.induct the negotiations. % By UKOKGK B. II01.MF.!*. InliTnutiennl »sy Si'TV lip Staff CorrcsiMilulent. Washington, May 13.— While it would neither be polite nor diplo matically possible to say so publicly, it Is a scarcely disguised fact that of ficials of the American government contemplate the fall of the Poincare ministry In France with considerable satisfaction. M. Poincare, with his rigidly fixed policies on reparations, armament, French security and interallied war debts, has clashed frequently and vio lently with American policy on these issues during the past few years and Ills impending retirement, now set for June 1, was frankly looked upon by American officials today as clearing away some of the major obstacles in the pathway of international accord. For one thing, it was said today, the stepping down of the militant French premier brings appreciably nearer a second international confer ence for the limitation of armament. Officials here were hopeful, too, that in the matter of war debts the new French ministry will he more tractable. France owes the United .States more than $4,000,000,000, on which no payments have been made, either in principal or interest, for five *4,rears, despite persistent efforts by this government to arrange an under standing. Poincare has always stub bornly held out thst when Germany paid France, France would pay the United States. r We Have With Us Today Pr. .Morria Nielsen, Blair, Neb. Doctor of Medicine. Doctors who are content to be Just good, general practitioners are fewer now than In the days before special lste began occupying the medical stage so prominently. But there are still doctors who devote their lives to ministering to the general ailments of their communities, and in many esses they have gained a respect and affec tion which they would not surrender for any amount of fame. Such a physician is Dr. Nielsen, president of the Nebraska State Medl cat association, who Is In Omaha for the 56th annual convention of that organIzatlon. Dr. Nielsen was horn In Denmark In 1S75, cams to Omaha with his patents at the age of 7 years and was educated here. He received his medical education lit the University of Nebraska College of Medicine and then practiced In Bel den. Neb., for seven years, thus earn , lug rnoufch money to enable him to take a post graduate course in Har vard and to study a year in Kurope. He then returned to Rlair, where he has engaged in general practice ever since. Dr. Nielsen is married and has four guns. For the last two year* he has hern president of the board of roun •dors of the state medical association. 1 White Sox Break Yanks’ Winning Streak v' Chicago White Sox broke the win ning streak of the New York Yan kees, defeating them 7 to 5 yesterday. Falk hit two home runs with Sheely on base both times. Babe Ruth slammed out his eighth homer of the season. Denver, by virtue of its 12 to 5 vic tory over Lincoln, took possession of first place in the league standing for the first time in three years. Lin coln's pitcher proved ineffective at times, his bases on balls proving costly. Pitcher Danforth won his fourth successive victory nf the season yes terday ul)t]i tlie Browns defeated the Red Sox, 5 to 3. Nellie Morse, winner of the Preak ness handicap, will be a starter in the Kentucky derby Saturday, accord ing to announcement made yester day by H. C. (Bud) Fisher, owner of the filly. All the latent news in the world of sport will he found on pages ft and 9. Fraud Charged in Boat Sale bv j Shipping Board Vessel on High Seas When Advertised on Block, For mer Board Employe Testifies. Washington, May 13.—The house committee investigating the shipping board was told- today by J. Harry Philbin, manager of the ship sales de partment of the board, that the steam er City of Los Angeles, sold for $100. 000 to the Los Angeles Steamship company, was on the high seas dur ing the 10-day period she was adver tised for sale in July, 1923. "For all practical purposes that ad vertlsement was utterly worthless and futile?" Representative Davia, demo crat, Tennessee, asked. "Yes, sir," Philbin replied. The committee prosecutor declared that nobody on the Atlantic coast could have arrived on the Pacific c®ast in time to examine the ship, and the witness agreed. Appraised at $200,000, While *2,492,000 was spent to con vert’the ship into an oil burner and for repairs done by the Los Angeles Ship Building company, it was ap praised at $200,000, Mr. Davis de veloped from the witness. Capt. A. F. Pillsbuj-y made the appraisal for the board. Philbin said. "And this Captain Plllsbury was the man representing the Los Angeles Steamship company which had the vessel under operating contract?” asked Mr. Davis. “That is right; but it was a coin c'ience." Philbin said. Davis asked If the City of Los Angeles was not a more valuable ship than the City of Honolulu, another ship operated for the board by the Los Angeles Steamship company which was destroyed by fire at sea and appraised at $500,000. "They were about on a par and were virtually sister ships,” the witness answered. "Was Commissioner Lissner of the board on the sales committee which sold th City of Los Angeles?" “Yes.” "He also resides at Los Angeles? ' "I understand so. Additional Repaiik. The prosecutor later developed testimony that additional repairs made on the ship brought the total spent on it before sale to $2,816,000. "After having spent this much, not considering its previous value," Davia insisted, "we sold it for $100,000 at a time when it was making a nice profit. Consequently this Lissner statement in defens* or apology, which 1 am reading, says the cost of this work was in excess of $2,000,000, was simply misleading to the extent of $816,000. That is a specious way of telling a half truth.” Continuing his reading of the Lis sner report, which said If the vessel was not sold, it would be necessary to scrap it. Davis said neither the operator nor the fleet corporation wanted to do that because the vessel was making a profit. OFFICERS TO HALT STATE HOUSE ROW Providence, R. I., May 13.—Gov ernor Flynn today directed High Sheriff Jonathan Andrew* of Provi dence county to order every available deputy sheriff to the senate chamber at. the state house, where democrats and republicans are threatening each nthpr in the bitterest political fight In the history of the slate. The gov ernor told Sheriff Andrews that fail ure to comply with his orders would result in dismissal of the sheriff's force and the calling of the national guard to take its place. Married in Council fluffs. The following peraona obtained m*r rla«* Hcenaea |n Council Flluffa. Robert. Atkina. !»*■ I* 22 Marl Kelly. Hr* Molnna, In 21 Nipbn*r Cadftfihtnd, Omuht . 1.11 (Iran Hyabertn*. UmaliH . fnhn Harnlah. Lancaatar, Pa . *J9 Marjjarert Rider Omaha . 2K WJ1I I’HUlnnn. Hethnny, Neb 21 Maria l>ennla, IfavalorU, Neb, . I* Albert Pofereon Omaha 10 Martha Sweener. Omaha . 26 H Rorray. Omaha .2.1 Rlaw'h ifntiaor. Omaha 21 Ala*and*r Paalraer, Omaha . in T treat Rif ha, Omaha . 4ft From Force Economy and Friction Rea sons Given by Dunn— Sergeant and Lieuten ant Icluded. To Take Effect Friday Twenty-one members of the police department were dismissed, effective Friday morning, by the city council Tuesday morning, pursuant to a reso. lution offered by Police Commissioner Henry W. Dunn. The resignation of Sergt. John Coffey was accepted and he was al lowed a pension of >85 per month. All of those dismissed were patrol men except Lieut. A. C. Anderson and Sergt. Philip Went*. The list follows: J. J. Wavrin, John H. Graham. Wil liam Victor, F. M. Bradley, J. J. Dudley, Anton F. Franrl, CltdMes F. Walker, Charles Whalen, A. I*. Paul son, James T. Murphy, A. J. Sinclair. C. C. Dudley, F. A. Helsler, Robert F. Rowers, E. A. Carter, Peter Mc Guire. W. R. Vance, E. A. Widtnan and V A. Searl. Sources of Dissension The vote on Dunn's resolution was j to 1, Butler dissenting and the mayor being absent. Police Commissioner Dunn offered this statement in connection with his action in reducing the police force: “I am doing this for economic rea sons and to promote harmony. In se lecting the men to be dismissed I am acting as any business man would do when there are men who are con tinuous sources of dissension. You can't have harmony when you have men who are keeping the department in a turmoil. Some of these should have been let eut long ago, but were retained through a sense of charity.” Further Retrenchment Dunn added that the funds of his department made it absolutely neces sary that ho reduce the force. He indicated that further retrenchment may be necessary. He will not fill the two vacant sergeant ships this year. The night Ford car squad probably will be eliminated In the Interests of economy. The action of the council was ac companied by brief comment, Com missioner Butler noting that some of the men dismissed half been in the service for years, and Commissioner Dunn explaining his action. ‘‘Human Semaphore” Goes. Lieutenant Anderson, who was dis missed, has had charge of the identi fication bureau. Wentz has been serving as sergeant at the old South Side station. Wavrin and Victor are patrolmen. Graham Is traffic officer at Sixteenth and Howard streets. Bradley is a motorcycle officer. J. J. Dudley, now patrolman, gained promi nence while directing traffic at Six teenth and Farnam streets. Framl and Walker were formerly detectives and are now patrolmen. AVhalen. now patrolman, was special office man for J. Dean Ringer when he was po lice commissioner. Paulson is known as the "Sergeant Aork" of the police department. Sin gle handed he arrested 25 men charg ed with gambling. Murphy was a de tective and ia now a patrolman. St. Clair was a sergeant under Butler • ind since reduced to patrolman. Dud ley, Helsler and Bowers are patrol men, Helsler formerly being ‘‘clean up'' man along Douglas street. Mc Guire was head of the morals squad when Butler was police commissioner and Inter worked out of Captain A’an Deusen'a office aa detective. Vance was motorcycle aergeant un der Butler and reduced to motorcycle officer when Butler was transferred back. Widtnan was reinstated to the police department six months sgo as patrolman. Searl served as member of Butler's moral squad and is now a patrolman. Anderson Indicated Tuesday that he would take the council’s decision to court. "I want to say that there Is law' and Justice in the district court, if,there isn’t in the city council," said Anderson. "I have tried to do my work well, without being hampered by petty polities. "I want to deny that I worked for Butler or any other commissioner. 1 tended to my own business. If they can afford to let me g() and put In “ome Inexperienced officer In ono of the most important branches of the pollen deportment, well enough. But 1 will give them one merry battle, for the city will have to pay me every cent due me, although it will take s little time to collect.” 7 BANDITS GET $17,000 IN CASH Middletown, O.. May 1.1—Seven armed bandits In a large automobile, held UP messengers of the First ami Merchants National hank today, se curing >17,Oho In cash and Jumping Into their automobile eped swiftly south on the Dixie highway. The tank mesaengers, Edward Lalhm and Arthur Fisher, and their fellow employes of the tank, wore re turning from the pnatoffice with the registered mail package containing the currency, which was in $io and >5 notes and >2.000 silver dollais V\ Idle one of the bandits kept the mc-ssengcrs covered others gathered up the packages of money, threw them Into the automobile ami the car waa away, \ “Tired Business Men” Like Seat Before Easel Better Than Theater Front Row Chicago Professional Men Find Relaxation in Painting—Exhibit of Work Refutes Theory That Commerce Robs Man of His “Soul By A. -J. LORENZ, Inivernal Service Slarf Correspondent. Chicago. May 13.—Proverbially "tired business men” don’t always seek relaxation in a musical comedy. Some of them paint. In other words, instead of taking first row seats in a theater, they take seats in front of an artlit's easel. The living refutation of the theory that business robs a man of his "Soul” hangs on the wall of the Car son, Pirie & Scott Co. art galleries to day. Business men who find their re creation in the artist's kit five years ago formed their own club. Every year they stage an exhibit of their canvases. This year's exhibit num bers 77 pictures. Richard Pride, president of the club, for Instance, has a canvas en titled ”A Wisconsin October." In business life Mr. Pride ie manager of a publishing house and an editor. E. O. Drew, secretary of the Illi nois Bell Telephone company, forgets ail about wires and jangling tele plmne bells wtien he dips his brushes and lays on his tints In subject such as "Chicago River, Sunday Morn ing.’* _ Three U. S. Planes Ready to Hop Off on 878-Mile Jump Major Martin Speeding To ward U. S., While Com panions Await Favor- , aide Weather at Attu. * By Associated Press Bremerton, Wash., May 13—r.a<i gleanings at the Puget Sound navy yard here tonight sifted down to MaJ. Frederick E. Martin hastening from Port Mniler. Alaska, to Bellingham. Wash., without stop and three planes that left Santa Monica. Cal.. March 17. under his command to circle the earth all ready to take the air in the morning from Attu island. Alaska.-for Paramashiru island, Japan. The three machines, which reached Attu Friday, had been carefully in spected and repaired and were sup plied with fuel and oil, while their pi lots, Eieut. Igiwell H. Smith, acting commander: Eieut. Eeigh Wade and Eieut. Erik Nelson, were resting In cramped quarters in a camp on Attui at the western end of the Aleutian chain. The latest report* indicated that the weather would permit them to fly tomorrow. The coast guard cutter, Haida, which hastened to Attu from Atka island when the three planes left Atka Friday, was keeping watch over the machines ready at the first possibility of aviation to send a boat ashore for the filer* and their three mechanics. The Jump ahesd of them, STS miles, is the longest of the 37,000 mile route around the world On receiving sn intimation that the presence of Major Martin wa* de sired in Washington, D. C as *oon ! as posslhle, the Pacific American Fisheries company. Bellingham, Is sued orders for the steamer Catherine I)., which Major Martin and his me chanic. Staff Sergt. Alva E. Harvey, boarded last night at Port Moller. to come direct to Bellingham, instead of taking the Inside passage along Alaska and British Columbia. Two stops, at Ketchikan. Alaska, and at Nanaimo, on Van Couver island. B C, were eliminated and three days cut from the passage. The Catherine L>. which was reported to have left Port Moller early today, is expected in Bellingham May 23. WORKMAN SLAYS TWO, KILLS SELF f'hlcfiRn, MAh- 13.—John Oardnar, I HO. a rata Inspector for tha Illinois Malleabla Iron company, believed to linva bfoimp suddenly daman tad, ruahed Into the ahopa today, ahot and killed Harman Krauac and Renn snla*r Wilcox, workmen, than ruahad out, ran a block to another part of (ha shops and blew out hla own brains. BAPTISTS TO HOLD ANNUAL BANQUET Member* of ths First Kaptlst church will hold their annual hurt ; quet snd business meeting this even !ng st the church. Forty-three church officers will he elected, the future policy of the church determined And affiliation i with the Omaha council of churches will he voted upon All Dirrrtor* of ’Frisco Ruilrontl Art* Re-Klcclcd j St. Fouls, Mo., May 13.— All direr lors of the St. I xml a San Francisco . Hall road company were reelected n t the stockholders’ meeting today. The director* will elect officers in New York In shout in days. The stockholders approved ncqulM tiun of all stork of the Kansas Otv. < 'linton %V Springfield Kall\va> hy the Kansas t’iiy, Fort, Scott A Memphis Railway. « subsidiary of the Frisco, and lenh# of the found road by the Frisco. • 4 "Garden of Dreams," with Us rows of flowers in summer twilight, us the work of J. R. Perry, accountant for the Elgin Watch company. Dike Ed win Wappler, manager of a down town theater, Mr. Perry finds time for art and beauty in nature. Mr. Wappler's canvas is 'A Winter After noon.” • The canvases are not the crude work of amateurs by any means, but for the most part would do credit to the professional. "Every members of the club,' Mr. Pride explained, "is an amateur and more than 30 years of age. ' We now have 160 members, and I believe our work presents an in teresting study in psychology. The work produced is a proof that com petitive business struggles do not stifle the sentiment that lies in the heart of almost every man. "Many of our pictures are memories of childhood, D. H. Bropklns, a watch maker, and oldest member of the club, In point of age, turned to a picture of his youth on the farm when he painted hi« 'The Workers’— the strong canvas,of rt brawny plow man behind a team of straining horses." House May Vote on Farm Relief Bill This Week Steering Committee Agrees to Bring Out McNary-Haugen Measure Friday or Saturday. Washington. May 13—Indications developed today that the McNary ITaugen bill may come to a vote in the house this week. The republican steering committee Tirtuaiiy sgreed I to bring the bill out on the floor eith er next Friday or Saturday, with de bate limited to *w» days. Spokesmen for the farm bloc said they had polled the house and had sufficient votes to pass the measure. Supporters of the bill have been un able to get any Information from the White House a* to President Cool idge's attitude, but Representative Dickinson, republican, Iowa, one of the farm bloc leaders, predicted to day that the McNary-Haugen bill would meet with the president's favor. The farm bloc plans to attempt to put the bill through as it now stands, the house agriculture committee al ready having made many changes. G. 0. P. Controls Tax Conference R«'|»til»lir'an~ Outnumber the Democrat* on Committee Handling Revenue Bill. Washington, May 15.—Republicans relalned control of th* conference on tax reduction bill through appoint ment today hv the senate of three re publicans and two democrats, the same ratio as fixed by the houae. Pointing out the bill as passed by the senate was modeled on the demo cratlc program, the main provisions of which had been opposed by the republican organization. Senator Sim mons, North Carolina, ranking demo crat on the finance committee, had suggested the appointment of three democrats and two republicans. Senator Simmons said he would ac cept the membership named by the senate but If th# democratic sections in the bill were not protected he would ask for dlscharg of the senate conferees and appointment of a 1 democratic majority. STUDENT KILLED ! BY PATROLMAN By Associated Cress. Madlgun. WIs., May IS - Peter Po -cpney, 55, of Two Rivets. WIs,, s student at the University of Wiscon sin, was shot and killed Monday night by Patrick r Powers, a Madison po lireman. The etudent was shot while In the vicinity of the policeman's home about 11:50 o'clock, according to po lice, who immediately began an In j vestlgatlon Posepney was s Junior in the com merce course and is survived by hie parents and one brother and one sis ter at Two Rivers, Wis. * RESCUERS NEAR ENTOMBED MEN CJllm*n, Colo.. May 13—Attempt* wore being made today to dr1\o n pA**ago way through AS foot of poltd rook in order to reacne tho flvo min ora who hitvo horn entombed In tho Ttlack Iron niino of tho Kinphe Zinc company hero for nearly 7A hour*-. Tho Imprisoned lorn lire in good physical condition and aro being *up piled with food, water and clgaicto through a too Inch A A foot pipe. They join In the ringing and joking of tho readier*. It Ia prohibit they will he removed late today. East Still Threatened by Floods Property Damage Mounts to Thousands as Rivers Con tinue to Rise—Water Highest in 30 Years. Hundreds Are Homeless Washington, May 13.—The Po tomac river this afternoon rose 10 feet above its normal level at high tide, reaching the crest of the great est flood in 30 years. Hundreds of persons in George town, a suburb, are homeless, and there has been hundreds of thou sands of dollars' damage to property along the swollen stream. A force of several hundred men was put to work in the Potomac river bottom in an effort to save valuable plant* and shrubs In the government experimental farm. Wheeling, W. Va.. May 13. — A flood stage in May for the first time in the history of the Ohio river is maturing here today. This morning with 27 feet at the wharf and rising, predictions were for 36 feet by to morrow morning, or flood stage. Business houses for a second time this spring are emptying basements, while by night street ear service to some outlying towns will be inter rupted. At Fairmont the Monongahela river has passed the 30 foot mark, with houses entered and gardens destroyed. At Buckhannon. the river invaded the towns, trains were stopped, a number of homes flooded and schools suspended. Grafton reported the Tygarta swol len to within three feet of the high mark In 1912, with homes flooded, while Weston. Piedmont and West port had a stage that touched the March flood mark, the highest flood In 10 years there. The crest of the stage In Wheeling \ will not be reached until tomorrow morning. Gardens all along the Ohio have been swept away with thou sands of dollars low. Hagerstown. Mo.. May 13.—A dam went out at Fisher's Hill, 67 miles from the point where the Shenandoah river meets the Potomac river at Harper's Ferry, this morning. The town of Harper's Ferry Is under six feet of water. All travel over river bridges Vietween Maryland and Vir ginia has halted. Many homes are under water and club houses along the Potomac river have been carried away. Pittsburgh. Pa., May 13—For the first time in May in 66 years the rivers here will reach 26 feet, four feet above flood stage, at 9 this morning, according to local weather bureau officials. They remain sta tionary until noon when the waters will recede. With the lowlands In Pittsburgh and vicinity flooded, the waters stood 25 9 feet at S a. m. Continuous rainfalls over the river's watersheds caused the floods, de clared Weather Forecaster Brotzman. RAILROAD RATES SURVEY ORDERED Washington May IS.—The inter state commerce commission was di rected to make a complete survey of the transportation rate structure with a view to lowering freight rates, in resolutions favorahly reported today from the house lnteri-tnte and foreign commerce committee. This work by the interstate com rnerre commission was suggested by President Coolldge in his message to congress last December as a basis for rate reduction in the Interest of the farm. PLANE OBSERVER KILLED IN CRASH Dft>ton. O.. May 13.— A civilian oh server was instantly killed and a lieu tenant was probably fatally injured here today in a crash se\eral mile* eaat of T»ayton. R E. Anderson tv an killed Lieut Eugene Eoxdale is repented dying. The accident happened near Wil bur Wright field RESOLUTION ASKS TELEPHONE PROBE Washington. May IS.—Cone res "ional Investigation of telephone rates and service throughout the United States and of the organisation of tho American Telephone and Telegraph company, and Its relations with other corporations, was proposed today by Representative O'Connor, democrat. New York. FRENCH AIRMAN REACHES HANOI Associated Press Shanghai, May 1J.—I.laut. Pelletier Delay, tiring from Parla to Toklo, haa arrived at Hanoi. French IndoChlna. from Saigon. CochinChina, according to word received here. Mat I artMi al Nasiraliail. llumbay. India. May If A Stuart j.WarTeorrn. the British aviator at tempting an eastward round tlie world fits III arrived today at N aslra bad. In Bengal, British India, about *00 mile* northeast of valcul^ Death of Ex-President of China Is Rumored p: ■ -n By Associated l'ress. Hong Kong, May 13.—Dr. Sun Yat Sen, president of the southern gov ernment of China, Is seriously ill with brain fever, but there la no confirma tion of his death, which has been re ported. His death, should it occur, would he kept (secret as long as possible, as the news would very probably lead to chaos in Canton. Doctor Says Boil Canned Goods to Check Botulism State Medical Association Clinics at Omaha Hospi tals Today: Annual Banquet Tonight. An outbreak of botulism in west ern Nebraska was tb# subject of the first lecture of the Tuesday afternoon session of the Nebraska State Medi cal association at Hotel Fontenelte. Dr. A. L. Cooper of Morrill delivered this lecture, explaining that botulism, resulting from eating unheated canned string beans in a salad occurred In Morrill In October-of 19?3. and caused the deaths of three persons. Careful sterilization of food at can ning time, and beating it to the boil ing point for a few minutes on open ing before use were urged by Dr. Cooper as a means of avoiding all this type of poisoning. Other speakers during the afternoon session were Dr. H. A. Wigtnn of Omaha. Dr. L. M. Steams of Kear ney. Dr. Edmund G. Zimmerer of Lincoln. Dr. A. G. Lueschen of Colum bus and C. H. Raiiard of Omaha. Although several lectures were de livered Tuesday morning, the conven tion was formally opened by Dr. Mor ris Nielsen, president, shortly after noon, invocation by Rev. Lloyd B. Holaappie, an address of welcome by Mayor Dahlman and a 1 espense by Dr. baiden Stark of Hartingten made up the opening exercises. Clinics will be held at the follow ing hospitals today: L'niversity of Nebraska. Clarkson Memorial. Metho dist. Immanuel. Lord Lister, Swedish Mission, Wise Memorial, Radium, Presbyterian and St. Josephs. The regular program will be continued at Hotel Fontenelle this afternoon, with lectures by six doctors, includ ing Dr. Ralph Webster of Chicago. On the program for Tuesday night were dinners of the county society secretaries, with Dr. R. B. Adams prs siding, and the State Society of Medi cal Women. The annual banquet will lie held tonight with addresses by Dr. Niel sen and Dr. Webster. REBEL LEADERS REPORTED SHOT H? AMorl«t«4 Tr+m Mexico City. May is—Gen For tunalo Maycotte. one of the leading military commander* of the De K Huffta rebellion, wa* executed after * court martial at Toohutla. Oaxaca yesterday, according to a report to the war department from Gen. A1 berto Guarjardo. With him were ex ecuted hi* chief of ataff. I.eovtgildo Avila, and Manuel Flore* Simmons' Brother I rirs to Savr Him rrf«. Rutte. Neb. May IS—Byrd Sim mon* of Junction City. Or*., conferred here today with a number* of attor nev* in an effort to aid them in their efforta to prevent electrocution of hie brother Walter Ray Simmons, under sentence to die May S3 for the alleged murder of Frank Pa hi, a Royd county garni:* man. laiter h* left for Un eoln, where an application for a re prieve la pending, for consultation with Edward T. Holme*, a IJneoln attorney, f The Weather ] 4 hour* »n<ling 7 p t' Mar 13 • 1 • ti'lvlfglttw. And fcum1r*£th» Total. M. total .1 a r u a .' * , pi thf, -?.,■> vv Hour) < l'mipr* nt iirr* J» A m. . 4 3 \ p n» 43 * * to 4 ’ p « «t « ’* r «« 4 A W 14 4 P ir 4 4 • « • \ « ♦ • * ' ' • * P- W 4 4 1 • ’ll.* « pm 4 12 noon 41 I p. m ... . 44 Plan to Pack Convention Is Charged Senator Underwood Makes Public Alleged Secret Or ders of Georgia Kleagle, Naming McAdoo. Georgian Defies Ku KIux Washington. May 13—The Ku Klux Kian issue in connection with the democratic presidential nomination was brought further Into the oper to day by the national organization in charge of the candidacy of Senator Underwood. In a statement issued from Its head quarters here, captiqned “an Issue that cannot bo evaded.” ths Under wood organization declared: "The klan Is packing delegates to protect its interests” at the New York oonvention: that In Indiana the klan mobilized In the republican primaries and has a complete state tickdt In the field; that In the recent Illinois primar the klan Issued Instruction# to klansmen as to how to vote, and In stances the recent state convention In Georgia, which ousted Clark Howell as national committeeman and elected in his place John S. Cohen. The text of the statement follows: "As evidence that the vcdce of the klan will be heard In the New York convention. Is the fact that wherever possible the klan is 'packing' delega tions to protect its interests there. The Georgia delegation will be a militant klan organization. The fol lowing order, issued to klan members of the Georgia state convention, con trolled b the klan, makes this clear: Instructed to Scan I Jet. “ 'You are hereby instructed to ecan the list of delegatee named to the state democratic convention from your county end ascertain the names of klansmen appearing thereon end issue to them the following instruc tions: " 'No district caucus will be held prior to the convention. Such caucus will take place at the convention, as provided in the progiam "'It is the earnest desire of Mr. McAdoo that hia friends elect Maj. John S. Cohen as national committee man. Major Cohen Is s high call Christian gentleman, a member of the North Avenue Presbyterian church of Atlanta and in every sense is accept able to us and we are assured that if he goes to New York the k'.ar's interests will be ably protected. " Therefore, before electing a man for district delegate, the klansman voting should assure himself as to the stand such delegate will tak<^ with referenre to Major COhen and con sequently the Interests of the klar. "Everyone Must Do Bit." “ 'Those who for financial reasons will be unable to attend should have their expenses paid by the local klav This is a time when every one raus1 do his bit and the klan expects that every man will do his duty.' "'Nathan Bedford 11. Forrest. " 'Grand dragon, realm of Georg.. "Why should the klan'e interests at New York require protection a: more than the interests of the Ma sonic order, the Odd Fellows the Elks, the Knights of Columbus the Young Men's Hebrew asisociation i : any other order or fraternity? "The kian itself Is making the Issue. It must be met at New York determinedly and w ithout evasion or equivocation. Senator Underwood claims no more right than any other candidate to demand his nomina*ioj: from the democratic convention. Bt Senator Underwood has a right to expect the democratic contention to tell the klan In no uncertain terms that It does rot delegate to the klan the right to veto over his candidacy “The klan Itself places the issue squarely before the democratic con vention. If It be not met; if a plank similar to the one of 1S5«. when 'know-nothlnglsm' was rampant, be not enacted Into tbe democratic plat form. it will be—srid rightly *n— heralded as a klan victory. It will mean a surrender of the most prec lout principle# of democracy to the 'dragons.' the kleagles' and the 'cyclop*' of the 'invisible empire' BYRN RETURNS FROM CAPITAL Edward W Byrn Chief of th* TV partment of Justice of th* Omaha S' virion returned Monday to hi# cffle*. •Where were you?" h# was aaked "T’mph," Byrn replied. "Were you in Washington to teati fy before the oil ln\estimating commit tee*" he wa* asked "I'niph." th* agent replied "Pld you find much on your trip*'* he was queried "I found on my desk a summon* to appear for jury service in the Potig las county court." finally spoke Byrn It was reported that he wa* In Washington conferring with th# IV partment of Justice 1,1 Eastern Star Meets. Lincoln. May IS—The fortieTKTtT nual session of the grand chapter of jthe Order of Eastern Star opened here ; today with approximately SCO dels Rate* in attendance, The meeting, which is to l.a«t three days- is heir* held .at the Scottish Bite temple j Hltualtaiic and ceremonial work of ‘•lie fraternal organization 1* being j intermingled wit* add!eeae* by prone nact Eastern Stir* and Mueu.