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The Omaha Vs >rning Dee r:r™“ ^ —RouBwau. ^ __ VOL. 54—NO. 155. OMAHA, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1924.* TWO CENTS lD ^SSSSh«nl.,,^*fc ^ J GOMPERS.IN’ORED DEAD, RALLIES Brandeis to Take Over BurgessJNash Surplus Merchandising Cor poration of New York Are Co-Purchasers; No i Statements Made. Sale Not Yet Confirmed ,r. I.. Brandeis ft Sons and the Sur plu Merchandising corporation of New York purchased stock of the Burgess Nasli store Thursday morning with a r* joint bid of $1,080,000. Herbert S. Daniel, receiver, closed the sale following the making of this hid, and will report It to B. H. Dun ham, referee In bankruptcy, for ap proval Thursday afternoon. Until the sale is confirmed by D.un ham neither the Brandeis nor the Sur plus Merchandisng officials would make a statement regarding the fu ture of the business. In Private Office. Receiver Daniel opened the sale at 10:30 In private offices at the Burgess Nash store, with a large crowd with in and without the offices. The first and only other bid con sidered was one made by the Surplus Merchandising corporation, amounting to $1,075,000. A few minutes later. John L. Kennedy, representing the Brandeis interests, arose and an nounced that the J. l>. Brandeis ft Sons and the Surplus Merchandising corporation wished to make a joint hid, increasing the former hid by $5,000. He explained that the two con cerns were making the bid on an equal basis, each with one-half interest la It. There were no further bids. General Creditors. Among the assets reserved by the receiver In the sals are cash de posits amounting to approximately $499,000. The assets for sale were merchandise, commissary supplies, account* and contracts receivable, ’ sundry notes, *tatlonerv, deposits on furniture sales In process of manufac ture, furniture, fixtures and equip ment and prepaid unexplred insur »nre, which is estimated to total $1.1*0,21* In value. The deal places holders of the profit-sharing stock, whose interests total approximately $158,000, In the role of g^teral creditors. Company liabilities are said to total $2,800,000. Effort to Continue. In placing the joint bid Mr. Ken nedy Indicated that an effort would be made to continue the operation of the store. Neither he nor George Brandeis woul3 go into this matter until a little later, however. Mark Woods, speaking for tho | Woods Brothers, declared that the sale was entirely satisfactory to them. ‘•We’ve got the brains and we've got the money,” he said. “All now depends on the terms of leases.” S. M. Goldberg of the Goldberg en terprises, was among those present at the sale. He declined to state his connection with the transaction at present, declaring, however, that he considered the deal a satisfactory one. T. P. Redmond of the Burgess-Nash company declared he had no definite plans for the future, and that such plans would l>e contingent on de velopments of the near future. Re celver Daniel, in reading the order of sale, explained that It was ordered under a perishable property clause on the theory that now, dur ^ lng the Christmas shopping season. It could he sold for more than at any other time. Text of Bid. The bid signed by representative* of Brandeis and Surplus Merchandis ing corporation representative* read* as follows: “J. li. Brandeis ft 80s, and the Surplus Merchandising^ corporation, jointly, each with one-half Interest, bid $1,080,000 on exactly che terms end conditions outlined In the New York bid of the Surplus Merchandise 9 corporation, and accept the reserva tions as outlined in the information furnished by the receiver. “On this hid should be credited the cash items reserved by the receiver.” Crediting the cash Item* reserved from sale amounting to $499,000 to the ■ bid the amount to be paid by the buyers Is reduced to $581,000. Snow Delays Husking. Callaway, Dec. 11.—Comhusklng rill he delayed for at least 10 flays Sy the snow, as most of It la entirely severed up and large drifts are In the fields. • We Have . With Us Today < l'uld Wachtel, •Minting Engineer, gen York City. I mill tfnchtcl, New York, account ing e*p«it, wag aent to Omaha hy New York lnUi»*ta fo Inveatlgnte the Rurgeaa-Naah coi. any prior to Itr i tain Thursday mornli. Mr. War-htel la 4! and graduate •f Columbia unlverelt.v. He In i mem ber of the 1 nlon league and •* the New York republican columUiee. I t—■—— Cross-Word Puzzles Old Stuff, Says Professor Chicago, Dec. 11.—And comes Paid Shnry, head of the Greek de partment of the I'nlversity of Chi cago, to shatter another illusion and take the novelty out of the lat est fad—cross-word puixles. "Whaddayemiean new?" says Shory in effect, at least. For, according to him, cross-word pnules made up of papyrus were the rage in Greece 1,500 years ago. Sister of McCoy Forgets Talk on Night of Slaying As Witness for State, She Fails to Give Damaging Evi dence Against Her Brother in Court. Los Angeles, Dec. 11.—Under tlie fire of direct examination of the prosecution, Mrs. Jennie Thomas, sister of Kid McCoy, ex-fighter, charged with the murder of Theresa Mors, divorced wife of an antique dealer, late today testified that she “was not able to slate" what her hro'ther hud toid her after Mrs. Mors had died with a bullet through her brain. She was a witness for the prosecution. The records of the grand jury of August 13, which indicted McCoy, dis closed a direct question to Mrs. Thomas: "You did not believe your brother when he told you that he had killer! a woman, did you?” “Certainly nrft,” she repiled. On a question from the defense asking whether her brother had told her that he had killed a woman, she answered negatively. She answered the prosecution to day that she was "not able to state, and did not remember what he said” on the night he came to her home in a disheveled, intoxicated condition, to make a will, leave his valuables, in cluding the jewelry Mrs. Mors hail formerly wbrn, and threaten to "end It all.” ^ Throughout the entire ordeal on the witness stand. Mrs. 1’homas, n frail little woman, was evidently laboring under an intense emotional strain, while her brother, at the end of the counsel table, smiled back re assuringly at her. Once during the day there flashed before the jury a handful of the jew elry, encrusted with sparklfrig gems, whlgh has figured so prominently and enigmatically in the killing of Mrs. Mors. The valuables consisted of a watch fob, a brooch resembling a quail and a bar pin, all heavily set with precious stores. The collection, the prosecution con tends, and according to testimony, was worn daily by Mrs. Mors and is alleged to have been taken from the body by McCoy after the woman Was slain. Mrs. Thomas, the sister, testified that McCoy gave her the Jew'elry on the night he visited her house, made the will and announced his intention of "ending it all because Theresa was dead.” RUM AND AUTOS WILL NOT MIX Motorists who are convicted of driving an automible while intoxicat ed need hope for no mercy in South Omaha police court. Judge Dlneen announced Thursday morning that every such offense would meet with a jail sentence. He put this program Into effect by sentencing H. E. Bllllngton, 4725 South Twenty-first street, to spend 15 days In jail. Bllllngton had plead ed guilty to the charge. St. Louis Insurance Man Breaks World's Record Information reached Omaha today that David Albersteln of St. 1/Oule, Mo., representing the Bankers He serve I.lfe company of Omaha, has Just broken the world's record for written and completed applications secured In a month'e time. Starring on November 10 Mr. Alber steln wrote his first, day 24 applies ttons, nnd closed the 30 day period with s total of 331 applications of which 324 were completed. His highest single day total was 41, and his lowest day six. Mr. Albersteln is receiving warm congratulations from Insurance men upon his great achievement. The previous world's record was recently held by a Bouth Carolina man whd attained a record of 320 applications. Red River Oil Field Lease Hearing* Held Washington, Dee. 11.—The Interim department hearing to determine whether any of the 137 claimants Ore entitled to leases and permits In the south half of the Red River oil field isle today took up conelderatlon of the Burk divide company esse. On account of conflicting claims to the section Bought by this concern, argu ments on this claim are expected to continue throughout tomfjf-mw. Torringlon Store Rnldx'd. Bridgeport, Dec. II Thieves • n tered the store of tli» Torrlnglon Dry Hoods company and carried oil ft 4no worth of merchandise In •* trunk. Naval Brf* Is Passed by Senate Expenditure of $110,000,000 Authorized by Measure for Larger Sea Force; 8 Cruisers, 6 Cunbouts. 6 Battleships Converted Washington, Dec. 11.—Tile senate approved today the naval construc tion bill authorizing a program ex pected to cost $110,000,000. The bill provides for construction of eight light cruisers and six gun bo'ats to be used on the Yangtse river in China and the conversion of six battleships ffotn coal to oil burners. The measure was passed by the house and senate last session but was held up by a motion by Senator King, democrat, Y’tah to reconsider which was defeated today. Appropriations for the program will tie asked in the navy supply bill fov next fiscal year. Chairman Hale of the naval committee announced. Senator King reiterated his opposi tion today, demanding "an exhaustive and comprehensive Investigation of the conduct of the Navy department." He declared the department "inef ficient and not up to the standards expected by the American people.” "There is a feeling." he continued, "that there is inefficiency in the per sonnel of the navy. In my mind there has been a distinct deteriora tion in the navy in the last four years." He favored consideration by the navy of the air and submarine prob lems and served notice that when the navy supply measure came up he would ask further Inquiry Into navy condition!. Chairman Hale said Senator King s resolution for a naval Inquiry “would receive every consideration when it came before the committee." CONTRACTS LET FOR NEW HIGHWAY Washington, Kan., Dec. JJ.—A con tract. amounting to $125,OOP, was let bv llie Washington county commis sioners here, after a two-day session for the building of 11 miles of fed eral aid highway, the first of the kind in this county. The new road will start at a point two miles north of Morrowville, and pass west through Haddam, to the west line of Washington county. It will be a graded road and 28 new bridges will be required, six of which will he big concrete. Fifty bidders front Kansas. Mis souri and Nebraska were present, and bidding was spirited. The grading was awarded to the Cook Construc tion company of Ottawa, Kan., the big bridges and the drainage work to the Wayland Bridge company, of Washington, Kan., and the smaller bridge work to the Interstate Bridge company of Fairhury. With open weather work on the project Is expected to be started in the near future. JOBLESS, WOMAN JUMPS OFF PIER Chicago, Dec. 11.—Her health broken ami her position lost, Mis* Josephine Tassert, 28, gave up the unequal struggle against life today and committed sufcldw hy Jumping into Uake Michigan. Witnesses testifying at the coroner's Inquest said Miss Tassert walked out to the end of a long pier, stood gazing at the water for a time, and then leaped Into the water. Her body was recovered by members of the United States coast guard. Judge Moss lo Hold Brief Court Session at Beatrice Beatrice, Dec. 11.—Judge W. .1 Moss of Knlrhuxv t* holding a brief term of district Court here. He will rail the docket and take up 20 divorce cases. The case of the state against Kd ward Schtjermann, DeWItt farmer, charged with the murder of Oeorgc Relnmiller at DeWItt last October will probHhly he set for trial at this lertn of court. One of the (list official nets of the court was to appoint Dr. .1. I. Me Olrr, ex Judge Pemberton and Ills triet clerk l.cnlinrt as member* of the Insanity Commission, f----- ' Seven Couple* Weil Over 50 Years Form C.luh ot Patvnee City ___ Pawnee City, I tec. II A* the r e suit of' their chance meeting nt the golden wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Austin Smith In this city last week, seven couple* who nr* resident* of Pnwnee City, *nd who have all celebrated their fiftieth wed ding nnnlversm-y, formed a rluh end pledged themselves to meet once s year as long as they continued to live here The pioneer realdents who are the club'* charter member* are Mr. and Mr*. Austin Smith. Mr anil Mi* T A. I St Ini Mr. and Mrs (1 A. I Moss. Mi and Mrs. .1 It. I.ltlh, Mi. and Mr* ft I' Stratton, Mr and Vlr* U XV I 'oltlus and Mi end Mrs XX V. %Cr*a, 1 agenics Plan of Health Head Creates Furore Among Omahans City in Uproar Over Proposal to Annul Childless Marriages —License Clerk Declares Himself Ahead of Doctor in Demand for Strict Rules. Spirited discussion was started by Health Commissioner A. S. Pinto, when he announced Wednesday his ideas on physical examination of those contemplating marriage, and revocation of marriage licenses in case of deliberate avoid ance of the responsibilities of parenthood. Among the many comments heard, there is a alight balance of opinion (hat the doctor Is right in his contention for state wide physical examinations ■>f applicants for marriage licenses. In the main, there was general assent to his entire program, although some thought the commissioner was too radical or that he could not obtain the ends desired through law. Nu Thought of Home. The doctor charged that many women who are In business, take unto themselves husbands and then continue In their work with no thought •if establishing a home and family. He charged that many are married merely to legalize a condition which Is not otherwise permitted by law. One of the commentators on the Pinto plan Insisted that it Is not possible to legislate for the little fellow with a bow’ and arrow. Several believe that the health commissioner's two-year revocation proposal is not nracycal The weight of comment is In favor of Dr. Pinto, even among those who say -Ills program could not be carried out by law. Dr. Pinto’s utterances have taken Omaha by the ears. Some of the comments follow: Would Make It stricter. Herbert H. (Cupid) Stubendorff, marriage license clerk, endorses Dr. Pinto's program, but would make It stricter. He would establish a state board which would make all physical examinations of applicants for mar riage permits. "Jf the matter Is left In the hands of the private physicians, any appli cant will he able to obtain a permit, whether he is physically fit or not,” StUbendorff said. "The state board would not l>e so likely to grant per mits through personal friendship." Stubendorff heartily approved of the two-year limit on childless matches, and agreed with Dr. Pinto that apartment houses and business careers for women are responsible for most of the divorces. 4 Judge Scoffs Plan. Judge I,. B. Day, of the domestic relations court, scoffed at Dr. Pinto's plans. “It is ridiculous." he said. “The two-year limit Is entirely Impractical, even if it were advsable. As for apartments and business careers, they are not menaces. Women nowa days are more Independent, ond this (Turn to f*HCr Pour, Column Our.I Cash Wheat Sells for $1.70 in Omaha Carload of Grain From Wy oming Brings Season's Highest Price. Cash wheat reached a price of $1.70 on the floor of the Omaha Grain ex change Thursday. A carload of wheat shipped from Sheridan, Wyo.. was »old hjr Harry Ooohrane of the Nebraska Consoli dated MUIs company to C. N. Ogden of the Vincent Grain company. This was the highest cash price paid for any of this year's crop of wheat in Omaha. Jt Is to be shipped to an outside mill. LONDON IN GRIP OF HEAVY FOG By Associated Press. London, Dec. 11.—London today was still in the grip of one of the worst fogs In years. It descended upon the city Tuesday night and continued throughout yesterday and this morn ing. Thousands were delayed In going to work because of the burdening of the subways with unwonted number, and the virtual paralysis of the omnibus and tramway services. Buses were able only to crawl, snail like, through the Inky mist, occasionally bumping the curbs and one another. Several persons were injuiefl In col lisions yesterday. Telegraphic reports Indicate the fog extends to a large degree iver half of Europe. The cost to London ts estimated at $5,000,000. Much ehlpping Is held up and the crews of many vessels fog bound in the Thames are short of food. AIRPLANE SPEED RECORD BROKEN ny A ..or In led Pye... Marseilles, France, Dec. 11.—Adju tant Uonnett, the French aviator, broke the world's speed record for one kilometer for airplanes at the Has Astreg airdrome near here today with an average of 449 kilometers per hour. It was announced from the airdrome. The record of 429.025 kilometers has been held by Lieut. A. J. Williams of (he I'nlted States navy, who made it at Mltchel bold, Long Island, N'ovcm her 4. 1921. ■ Datr Set for SrlnipriiiHii Mimlor Trial ul Beatrice hUimlrh (• The Onuthu Hr#. Rea trice, Dec. 11.—Kdward Schutr irfnn, Dewitt farmer, arraigned In dl* trlct court on the charge of inurdet In* Georg* Heinndller at Dewitt laat Oc toher, pleaded not guilty and .Judge Moa* pr»t the rune for hearing Wed neaday, December 17. The court A|> pointed W. A. Yawy to nealat the county attorney tn prosecuting. K. W. Bnrtoa of Wilber will represent the defenae. Mro. Sapp I)i«*»» Suddenly at f arm Ilium* Near Oki*to. Kail. Wyrnore, Dec, 11 Mra. R. K. Sapp, .15, wife of a farmer, living near oke to, Kan , aouthenat of Wymote, died iuddenlv at the farm home Wedne* day. She waa formerly Mtaa Veatn Jatnea, daughter of the lute Kd K Tnm*a. pioneer realdent of Hlue Springe She had been in hrr uaual health the tiny before her death. Sermon Subject-. "The Ten * ’oinmnndiiieiita" will lie the aitbject of Rabbi Kt eib'i i' U I'ohn'a -erinon at Temple large! at * I* in I • Ida\ Ilia * object at lb*' «#rvlce« • t t .m u to, Mnturd*\ will ba "The Stiiitfgia in the Might.'’ Fraud in Stock Sales Charged President of Defunct Hum boldt Brick Company Ar rested at Chicago. Special Dispatch to The Omaha lice. Kails City, Dec. II.—Joseph D. Buckley, president of the defunct Ad vance Brick company of Humboldt, wanted on the charge of selling stock In his firm without authority from the state department of trade and commerce, has been arrested at Chi cago, according to word received hy Sheriff Albert Young. The warrant for Buckley's arrest was drawn on the complaint of John T,. Beard of Humboldt, who is said to have lost 120,000. Total losses to Humboldt men will exceed $40,000, It Is said. The warrant for Buckley's arrest was issus-d November 8 and copies of It were sent to Omaha and Chi oago police. He appeared In Omaha at a Ijankruptcy hearing before Iteeree Dunham Tuesday but left before the warrant could lie served on him. CARIAS LEAVES HONDURAN RACE Washington, Dec. 11.—Withdrawal of General Carlas from the race for the presidency of Honduras, where be has been the outstanding figure in the warfnre of the last year or so was announced today In authentic advices received here. The report said General Cartas def Inltely withdrew his candidacy, I>e ceniher 8, and agreed to support the presidential candidate of the national party. benders of the national party, the report said, had selected Henor I’a* Ibirahona ns their candidate for preal dent and Preaent&rion Quesada for vice president. BRITISH LINER FLOATED AGAIN Ilf * am-11%ted Tress. Southampton, Dec 11. The British: liner Arcadian, which went ashore oo the Shingles near the N'eedlca in a dense fog. was refloated at high tide about 7 30 this evening. It expo Is to land its passenger* at Southamp ton tomorrow morning. OimhIih Kirin to Draw Plans for Kails (lily atrr Plant Kalla City. Dec. 10. -The Prince & Nixon engineering comimny of Omaha has been selected by the city council to draw up plan* and speci fication* for the tr.o.ooo filtration plant lo be added to the present water plant here. The filtration plant I* lo be Completed before July. Tills addition la expected to give th* I alls City water plant a dally ■ Apucity of I.&OO.OOO gallons or more Ilian (nice the present deed. f- y For two boms. In a pltchWaik night, America’s world fliers worked in Ice-cold waters ol Hutch IIiii bur to »nte tin Ir ship* from a snow-filled gab lint one of their many athenlurr* and | hardships I-y|>er|cneed In their his* j tory making lllgtll. Turn lo page I. and read this | cbapler In the Uses of sly daring I airmen. ' Bluffs Mail Robbers to Trial Again Perpetrators of Greatest Theft in History of Service Re arrested After Release From Prison. Held on < Indictment Keith Collins, driver of the motor ear in which the bandits escaped with the loot from America's largest inaH robbery, November 13, 1920, in Council Bluffs, is in jail again. Fred Poffenbttrgftr, jr., a member of the bandit gang is also in Jail again. They were both liberated from the federal penitentiary at Leavenworth, Kan., last week atg] were rearrested as the great gate of the institution swung shut behind them. Again the memories of the greatest mail robbery, the sudden leap to notoriety of “the second Carlisle," the heroism of a girl who refused to let her love Interfere with her duty and all the other facts of that day are being remembered, Klin Into Arms of Marshal. Collin* and Poffenbarger had been sentenced to serve 13 and IS years respectively In the Leavenworth penitentiary for the robbery. After they had entered the prison they ap pealed the conviction and, on a lech ideality, had their sentences commut ed to five years each. With good behavior ro help the terms expired simultaneously last week. The boys, they are not yet 25, had paid for the mistake. They were once again free men. The gates of the penitentiary opened for them and they walked forth. The gates closed a burly man stepped up. “All. right boys we'll go to Kansas City now. " he said. The boys had no desire to go to Kansas City. They had visions of Council Bluffs and Omaha. Rut when th» man explained that he wa* a United State* officer and that tliey iverc again under arrest they went along. Ilrld on fhmd. At Kansas City. Kan., they faced the Vnded Stales commissioner, were held under bond of $5,000 each on indictments charging concealing stolen bonds, and were placed In the Kansas City jail In default of the bond. Jane this week or early next we*k they will he brought hack t.^Ooun cil Bluffs where the> win once again fight for their liberty before a jury In federal court. The robbery for which the hoy* were sent to tlie penitentiary was the largest ever perpetrated in America. Th.- loot was something more than I3.00ll.im0. The exact amount of tte loss was never definitely ascertained. tin the night of the roblierv a misty rain filled the air and niHile driving of either trains or autoa_ ales illf ftcuM. Alonzo Qmnby. ai the throttle ul tlie I'hiciico. Burlington A Quincy mail train for Chicago, tiegan to draw his train front the Union Pacific transfer In Council Bluffs. Merle Phillips mail ptl *- • rawled into the i-ng.ne Call am] asked to ride a short way. Quinby w is-Agn-eable. liny Weak 'spot in Crime. After a stop near Indian creel., lie fore the Council Bluffs station Was touched, the t»>\ jumped off the train. A clerk on one of tin mail cars no ticed n mail sack tving by the right tTiirn In I'hip Thu. 1 i.luuni tlm.l INDIAN PAYMENT LAW IS UPHELD Washington, ]►**«■ 11,—The con stitutionality of ttic* law under which the secretary of the interior is authorized to restrict to $1,000 the tegular quarterly pa>menis tnade to Indian* who have not l>een given »er tlficHtc* of competency was sus tained by t lie supreme court today in i* cnrfe brought by Nicholas Webster, an Osjjgo Indian. Fhief Justice Taft at the conclu sion of the argument of counsel for Webster, announced that the court had derided, after a hflef conference • m the bench, that It would sustain the validity of the lews attacked. The chief Justice added. however, that the court would announce later whether the entire proceeding should he dismissed, or transferred to the ctr cuit court of Rp|»eal* for a review of other questions -Involved. Fillinor*- Gouiitv Farm Run-ail ^ «»rk Oiitliiu-ii Geneva. lw, ll. A! the nil dax meeting of the county firm bureau Tunattajr. Prof. It F Filler of l,in coin. spoke on taxation and It. It Gould, supet visor of extension work. *t»oke on agricultural Interest*. Mrs. Wilson Miller, reported on food and nutrition progress during the past v ear and Mrs. F S Manning on poultry. In gixlng hi* opinions on crop con dll Ions in Flllmnra count y last >ear, Flark Yates estimated the Mixing of is00,000 to farmers by fate planting of wheat. Flghty t er cent wn* seeded life i.x avoid tbe Hessian fiv tpenace Officei s elected for tbe vr-at arc I'Ve-d do tit t'lfirk YhIc« vice pres I dent, Ibulw’it 1 lowmth. *«crelary and tteasurer Mif I*«m«i1 Horns execu live for two years Mrs Wtl *on Mill* r, *»»ie vi,ii . Wdiintn |Hh1 leattk and 14*u> HmgoUvpa f Porto Rican Cards Protest Last ‘Election Washington, Dec. 11.—Hundreds of Washingtonians in places of promi nence found in their mail today a holiday greeting of an unusual char acter. Neatly printed in old English on card of tlie kind approved by the I jest stationers was this inscription: "Merry Christmas and a happy New Year from the people of I’orto Kloo. "The Porto Rican elections held November 4, 1924, are the greatest outrage upon American citizenship ever committed. “Fraud, violence, corruption, whole sale robbery. “When the time comes and all the facts are laid before you, please help to right the wrong. "Porto Rican elections protest com mittee.” Young Gives His Version of Dawes Reparation Plan Former Agent (senearl Says Honor of Fo.-tering Scheme Vi as Dubious One in Earlier Stages. , m New York, . Dec. 11.—Ow en TV Young. In his first public speech since his return from Europe on No vember 20, tonight gave his version of the Dawes plan at a testimonial dinner tendered him by the business men of New York at the Waldorf Astoria hotel. Young, who was asso ciated with Charles G. Dawes, now vice president, in the convention and drawing up of tlie Dawes plan of reparations payments for Europe and later ad interim agent general of reparations payments, said the Dawes plan itself was a non-political, non military plan which sought to fix the limit ot tlie burden of taxation for debt paying purposes which Ger many should lie asked to impose upon j her industries and which would be reasonably commensurate with the taxation which its neighbors had to impose upon their industries and their people in order to pay their war debts. In this connection Young quoted General Dawes' letter of transmittal: More than this limit could not be • xpected and less than this would relieve Germany from the common hardship uhd give it an unfair ad vantage in the industrial competition of the future.” Honor Dubious at First In siieuking of the popular custom I of lulling it the ' Dawes plan” and the "Dawes committee." Young re vealed that the honor was a dubious | one when it was instituted. "1 remember some time during the fU*t two weeks in Paris.” he said, ‘ when the name of 'experts commit tee' was gradually giving wsjy to the name of ‘Dwwes committee* and when things did not h>ok very hopeful the general said ‘well, let 'em call It tlie D.iwes committee, someone has to stand up . nd take the garbage or the garlands.' Ia*t mo say that when the name 'Dawes' became at tached to the committee It looked as: if the Imiiquets would be all of tod back door variety." Ynung said great credit should be Shen to the creat hinkinc firm 4 vihich hsvg tided in tlie t xecution of tlie plan through ndvames to Ger man', both on public and private credits. Tht sc adv .wire* should con tinue in such amounts a*- may I* deemed from time to time safe ami wise under circumstances then exist ing, he said. They should not l*e over done. If this were done, he said, we could make the German credit situa tion steady rather than fluctuating. Mead) German Growth. The surest rehabilitation of Ger manv will he a steady and healthful growth and there should he no en couragement for it to react from this great depression Into an unhoalthv * loom Young said, and continued: Then. loo. as stated in the plan, the restoration of Germany is not an end1 in itself, it is only a part of the larger problem of the reconst mo! Ion] of Europe. It is not German credit ami German currency alone which need to le restored in order that fi nam-ta! stability may return to the w or Id.” • bir low hunk rate* an <1 our croaily\ tncroa*«M sroki supply will. If rnahio u* not only to ah! our! neighbor*, !>ut to h+lp ourarlvr*. By r**torlni? forrlftn rmttt* wo ill in ! crooar our export markot* particular ! I.v for our cxcca* foot! suppllc* bv "tuMHiinjt forriftn CUrroncloa vrr will! iWBtor* throughout th« wrM the fHw flow of commorittir#, incluritnir roM When that *hall hav* boon done, wo, hoar !r*t tn lh»* country and] rightly of artificial prior xiu! arbitrary Iwitk into*. The Weather | V- - 7 j Bor Zi hou;* T |»- »o , t»«»r 1 \ ■ mrh«| TiTx,| hur>‘1r#<Oh* | T,v,*? ,» i„Ut .Hnuv' 1 !« ;V| I <ttftrli»i%4 *, t *4 v llt'wrp Xvm|thi'itl hit* * « m 1 'm 4 • iii . : * « |», m ?| IA a n* * |» v»* *. t J v 11 aers .II 4 u. u ..o.M,.i'j Labor Head Recovering Says Report After Day of Conflicting Dis patcher, Official? of Rail road Announce News of Death Was Unfounded. Condition Not Critical Kl Paso. Tex.. Deo. 11.—A private advice received by union labor offi cials o£ El Paso this afternoon from ■Mexico City stated that Samuel Gompers. American Federation of Labor chief, was seriously ill. but bad not succumbed. The message state that word had just been received that tlie train was nearing Monterey, Nuevo Ij&ju, and Gompers was rest ing well. San Antonio, Tex., Dee. It.— Samuel Gompers. veteran United States labor leader, is rapidly im proving according to a telegram re celveb by the general agent of tho National Lines of Mexico at Nuevo ljuredo at 4 this afternoon. The mes sage was from the conductor of the train. His condition was not criti cal. The telegram said Gompers will bo visited by physicians when the train reaches Saltillo late this afternoon. By JEFF MLEMORK* former t onjerr—mmn from Texas. By Initerssl Servile. Laredo, Tex.. Dee. 11.—' Gompers' condition is greatly improved and he Is expected td reach Laredo tomorrow morning ” That is the text of a private mes sage received at 3 this evening at Nuevo Laredo, Mexico, Just across the border from here. The message was sent from the Bernado railroad etatioji through which Gompers' train had passed. ' By l ilirml Serrtre. Mexico City, Dec. 11—After a day of conflicting reports, the offices of tho Nexlca* National railway* an nounosd late this afternoon that Samuel Gompers, president of tho American Federation of Labor, who left here last night In a critical con dition, was still alive but "extremely low."’ The report to the National railways came as a result of investigation of a telegram received this morning by General Gomez, stating that Gompers had died at San Nicolas, a small town near San Luis Potoal. The train carrying the Gompers party is expected to reach Laredo. Tex., tomorrow morning, the National railways announcement said. MAN STILL HELD IN BLACKMAIL PLOT t’ouncii Bluffs police are still hold ing Hal Epperson, alias. Harry Sin clair. who was arrested in Omaha Monday night for Questioning re garding art alleged blackmailing scheme. H* i» being questioned re garding checks which lie is alleg-d to have passed In Council Aiuffa Mary Carlson, his supposed wife, was released by police after ques tioning, and i» said to hate returned to her former home at Trsynor, la. MASONS TO HOLD YULETIDE PARTY I‘eilevue Chapter No. 7 and Ul.rene* chapter No f.l of Koval Arch Mason* will hold u Christmas party at \la s-mie tempi- at S p. nj. December 27. The drill corps of Mount Calvary oomniundery No. 1 will give an ex hibition. V -- Summary of the Day in Washington The senate considered the >fus « Shoals MU. The senate approved the naval oort. struotion hill authorizing a $ 116.hho . 000 program. Reallocation of radio hroadcasurg wave longtIts vvas abandoned by tha commerce department. The advisory Council of the Nation al conference on outdoor tecreatb'n began a two-day meeting. It was decided to appoint a congres sional committee to Investigate tha question of a permanent housing pro gram ft»r the army. TJquor treaties with Canada, Frahce. the Xetheilands and VWnan.a were approved by the aenata foreign relations committee The house passed the agriculture appropriation hill carrying tSP.htH*. ooo for road ,'otistruction and |44 eot1, m»o for ether purysvees. The treasury accepted Ma;«vpri\» of lti nlsh Chancellor v'hurchill on allied debts as “ohv Iona and logical" and withheld further iMtiiQktnt Conmtlaston'Pr Benson of the ship ping hoard before a house commit ter opposed separation of the hoard fr«'m operations of tho merchant fleet. Commence department figures pise ed the death rate In the registration « >■< of the t piled States in tfsj gt is ' ivet I <v*vt> against 11 t in t?ft, IS.stmH.t, c.encrwl New Jt w*» learned. Witt advise congvwss that t«* tin I esse postal »»av , to,-reseed rates on nvui Viii l'# >*u
