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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.
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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.
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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,
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“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.
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"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.”
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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,
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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.