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< ED--°N VOL. 54—NO. 163. OMAHA, MONDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1924. *_ TWO CENTS1* - - -/
Officials to
Investigate
Soo Wreck
Death Toll in Plunge of Cafe
Car to River Now Set at
Eight—Pneumonia May
^ Claim Two More.
Battered Coach Raised
Hr PrrM.
Chippewa Falls, Wis., Dec. 21.—
The identification today of the body
of Miss May Morrisey of Stevens
Point, Wis., set the casualties
resulting from the plunge of a Soo
kiine observation car into the Chip
pewa river yesterday definitely at
eight dead and seven Injured. All
passengers of the ill-fated coach have
apparently been accounted for.
Miss Morrisey was a school teacher
at Aberdeen, S. D.( and was on her
way home to spend the Christmas
holidays. Besides Miss Morrisey the
dead are:
Barbara Spencer, baby.
Mrs. Harry Jones. Sioux City, la.
Charles M. Pardoe, Minneapolis,
Miss Florence Higus, daughter of
Pardoe, also of Minneapolis.
Kenneth J. Henderson, Moose .Jaw,
Snsk., Can.
Itichard W. Sharp, Toronto, Ontario
Can.
John Rinine, New York city.
The list of injured showed no
change today. Of these the most seri
ously hurt were M. J. Spencer, dean
of the school of journalism of the
University of Washington, and Harry
Jones, Sioux City. Spencer, whose
wife’s fingers were frozen and whose
baby died in the frigid waters of the
Chippewa, was Injured Internally and
his hands were frozen.
Physicians said, however, that he
would probably recover If pneumonia
did not develop. Jones was suffering
from exposure and bruises, but he too
probably will recover unless pneu
monia sets in.
No Other Bodies Found.
Work of removing the death car
from the river was completed latp
today. Twisted and battered from Its
50-foot plunge from the bridge, after
splitting a switch, the car was
dragged from the water by two huge
cranes despatched here from Minne
apolis and Stevens Point yesterday.
Search of the wreckage failed to
reveal any additional bodies and those
in charge of the work expressed the
belief that all the victims had been
accounted for.
An official Inquiry into the probable
causes of the crash was started to
day with Harold E. Stafford, d;strict
attorney, and officials of the Soo line
pursuing separate investigations.
Mr. Stafford said totiight he was not
ready to make any announcement.
The railroad officials declared their
work also was Incomplete.
Reports Immediately following the
^ wreck la'd the cause to a switch holt,
which, crystallzed by the 15 degrees
below zero temperature, snapped tin
ITuro to Fan Two. Column One.)
DISTRIBUTION
SURVEY PLANNED
Washington, Dec. 21.—Munufartur
era, merchants, economists and repre
sentatives of the consuming public
were Invitee') today by the Chamber of
Commerce of the United States to at
tend a national conference on dis
tributing here January 14 to 15, to
consider future economies and Im
proved methods In marketing.
"Injudicious buying suffers with in
judicious belling and blame for what
appear to he excessive costs,” said
Richard F. Oram, president of the
chamber, In calling the conference.
‘ The problem of distribution cannot
be weighed Intelligently nor can Im
provements of distribution and com
pilation of facts relating to It neces
sary to a conclusion. This can best
be accomplished by those who are
themselves engaged In or familial
with distribution.”
f-—-*—"
We Have
* With Us
Today
A. H. tllank, president
A. H. Blank Enterprises,
lies Moines, la.
A. H. Blank, head of the A. H.
Blank Enterprises, has been Inter
ested In the motion picture business
for 14 years. At present he has SO
I motion picture theaters under his
management. He not only has full
charge of theaters hut has been In
strurnental in the erection of these
theaters throughout the middle west..
He built the Rialto theater In Omaha
and took over the management of the
Htrand 10 years ago. Mr. Blank spent
his boyhood in Council Bluffs, where
a new theater, the Broadway, was
recently built by his company.
In addition to his duties in his com
pany, Mr. Blank Is a director for two
hanks In Des Moines and Is a mem
ber of the executive committee of
Jp First National Pictures corporation.
Tie Is called to New York city every
month to serve on this committee,
lie spends a short time In Omaha
five limes a year.
Mr. Blank Is married and Is the
father of two boys. One of his sons.
A Raymond, was chosen to represent
' the Roy Hcouts of America In Iowa
m I he Internationa) meet held In
» openhagen.
VANDERLIP ILL;
OYSTERS BLAMED
By VnlTWaal Service.
New York, Dec. 21.—Oysters have
been proved to have been the source
of the typhoid against which Frank
A. Vanderlip, former president of the
National City bank, is battling at his
country home in Scarborough, ac
cording to a statement by his physi
cian tonight.
"Mr. Vanderlip is critically ill.” Dr.
Norman Barnesby said. "He runs an
extremely high temperature and re
quires constant attention. We will
not be able to tell for another week
just what the outcome will lie."
October Freight
Traffic Heaviest
Largest Shipments Ever Re
ported in Single Month;
Prompt Delivery Saves.
Washington, Dec. 21.—Railroad
freight traffic in October was the
largest for any single month ever re
ported, it was announced today by
the American Railway association,
and the expeditious manner in which
it was handled saved the shippers of
the country mlllons of dollars through
prompt delivery of commodities to
market.
The new record, the statement
said, was made possible by prompt
loading and unloading of freight
cars, by speeding up car movements,
and by increasing the load carried
per train.
The daily average movement per
freight car in October was 30.7 miles,
the greatest for any month in his
tory save October last year, when the
record was equaled.
In analyzing the various branches
of the service which contributed to
the record for the month, the asso
ciation brought Out that there was a
daily average surplus of 100,000
freight cars as compared with 27,000
for October, 1923, and about 200,000
freight cara were in need of repair
during the period, an Increase of
45,000 over the same month last year.
When these points are considered,
the statement said, “the average
movement of freight cars'in October
this year was even somewhat higher
than the figure 30.7 would seem to In
dicate.”
MOTORIST HITS
MAN; DRIVES OFF
Dlncoln, Dec. 21.—James Drown, 58,
sustained a fractured leg, a broken
nose and other Injuries late last night
when he was knoceked down by an
automobile and left lying In the street
by the driver, whom It Is alleged
turned out his lights and sped away
without offering assistance to the in
jured man.
Everet Hunt, alleged to have been
the driver, was later arrested and
placed In the city jail on the order of
County Attbrney Matson. He did not
deny knocking down Mr. Brown, but
said he did not turn off the lights of
his car.
The accident was }he third of the
kind within a few days where the car
driver failed to offer assistance to
the victim, one young man being
killed, but the man responsible has
not been apprehended.
Nationalists of Germany
Have Distinctive Drink
Berlin, Dec. 21.—"Drink Old Frit*'
cordial and show you are a national
1st," Is the slogan of a liquor man
ufacturer, who says he put his prod
uct oh the market at the request of
the nationalist societies which desired
a distinctive drink for their party
members. The liquor bottles bear the
picture of Frederick the Great.
The manufactuier of the beverage
gave the enemies of the nationalists
an opening when he explained that
the liquor was formerly called "half
and half," The anti-nationalist pa
pers declared the drink was an espe
cially fitting one for the nationalists,
half of whose members In the reichs
tag voted for the Dawes plan and
half against It.
Nation Spends More for
Gosmetics and Perfumes
Washington, Dec. 21.—The nation
spent considerably more than *117,
176,741 for Its perfumes, cosmetics
and toilet preparations last year, ac
cording to figures made public today
by the census bureau, showing nil
Increase over 1921 of approximately
126,000,000. The total In that year
was (90.766.06.'l.
The figures revealed that *428,102.
073 was spent In 1923 for druggist
preparations of all kinds, Including
cosmetics, putent medicines and com
pounds, hs compared with *341,472,
204 In 1921.
The manufacturing census Is taken
every two years, and the figures rep
resent the wholesale prices of the
goods.
Poultry Exhibit to Be
Held Despite Embargo
IJncoln, Dec. 21.—II. C, Wlttnmn,
secretary of the Nebraska Htate Poul
try association, said today tbs an
nual exhibit of Ilia association will
bn held here ns originally planned,
regardless of the embargo placed on
Nebraska chickens by New York and
oilier stales. The meeting will be
held January 5 to it officers of the
association said they had been unable
to find any trace of disease among
Nebraska Joultry, as alleged bv au
thorities of New Yolk city, and they
I see no reason for abandoning or post
poning the exhibit.
Committed
Places 0. K.
on Russia
British Labor Group, After
Tour, Reports Millions
Could Be Invested Safe
ly in Soviet Industries.
Opponents Jeer Report
By ROBERT J. I'RKVV.
Vnli'crsul Service staff f orre.pomlent.
London, Dec. 21.—"Millions of new
capital could he invested properly and
safely in the development of the en
ormous economic possibilities In lius
sia, and would fully justify the claim
made on behalf of British labor that
Russia, under soviet rule, so far, has
improved the material and moral con
dltions of It* people as to have now
earned a permanent place among Eu
ropean nations.”
This Is the gist of a remarkable
statement issued by the trades union
mission which has just returned from
a six-weeks’ tour of Russia. The party
consisted of seven prominent labor of
ficials and their statement caused
considerable annoyance to the politi
clans who are uncompromisingly op
posed to the soviets.
Sir William Joynaon-Hicks, home
secretary, sarcastically asks why the
mission did not remain in Russia,
since the country Is becoming such a
paradise. Importance is attached to
the report which It will strongly In
fluence the policy of the labor party
in the house of commons. The state
ment says:
Budget Almost Balanced.
"Conditions have enormously im
proved in Russia since the visit of the
British delegation in 1920. The finan
cial stability of Russia is more se
cure than was expected. The Rus
sians have almost balanced their
budget and have restored their pro
duction, relative to the prewar stand
ard, at a rate which compares favor
ably with the minora] European av
erage.
“Industrial undertakings are being
developed rapidly, especially electrical
power equipment. The high degree ol
organizing am] administrative capac
Ity and the enthusiasm of the work
er* under the new eystem of state
ownership, deeply impressed the del
egates.
. "Housing condition* for workers
are being rapidly improved and great
efforts are being made to eliminate
Illiteracy. AVotkmen's clubs, holiday
homea and rest houses are being used
for the education of illiterates, in
cluding children and adult*.
Religious Freedom.
‘Religious institution* have com
plete freedom to exercise their re
ligious beliefs. Every effort la be
Ing made to improve the moral life
of Russia and proposition gambling
and other vices are being eliminated
rapidly by state regulations.”
The signers of the report ar* A. A.
Portlcello, A. Rramley, Hen Tillett, A
A. Findlay, Herbert Smith and J.
Turner.
Rational opinion here that the
committee is biased over the soviets
because labor* plan to establish nn
shackled relations with Russia and
therefor* suppressed any criticisms
they might liuve felt they could have
made of conditions they found.
(>n the other hand, their report is
directly contrary to alleged facts as
printed daily by the great majority of
London newspapers regarding -the
all-pervading misery and want, the
vice, economic prostration, and the
Impending downfall of the eoviet
regime.
LI. S. Naval Maneuver* in
Jap Water* Protested
By A«M*r.l«t*d PraM.
Tokto, Dec. 21.—The Tal Bel so
ciety. in a public meeting this after
noon. adopted a resolution of protest
against the 1925 American naval m»
neuvera In the Pacific, expressing
hope that they be abandoned "out
of due regard for International mor
allty and In the cause of world
peace.”
A committee was appointed to pre
sent copies of the resolution to United
Htatea Ambassador Kdger A. Ban
croft and to the ambassadors of those
countries participating In the Wash
Ington conference.
Hill W'ould Compensate
Officer* Disabled in W'ar
Washington. Dec. 21—Senator Bur
sum, republican, Now Mexico, expects
to bring >tp for passage at this ses
sion of congress his bill for retire
jtfknt and compensation of emergency
officers disabled In the world war.
The entire cost of the measure,
Senator Bui sum said yesterday,
would lie about HdO.OOO annually,
and-as now drafted the legislation
provides that benefits of the legisla
tion he confined to officers yho suf
fered a disability of at least JO per
cent in line of duty.
Poultry Show a Sneers*.
Sperlti I h> Tl»* Omith* B**.
Orel, Neb., Dec. 21 Th* Ord Foul
try a how wm held In till* city on
W*dii®od®y. Thu rod® y ond Krldoy.
Th® exhibit* oxetpt tonally fin*
l>i41 th*' Mfondom* woo quit* omit 11
owing lo lit#* liu ktiiMH h iwthrr A
bunqiipi of th* Poultry noooriotlon
woo h*ld in lb#* MHhndlot rhuivh on
Thin mint ii 1 kItt - T.-ilk® \v#*r#» mini#* by
c r i »«!«■• r#ti)Mt> Mg#oi(, K\it Hniltb
and Mrs. A. W. CornelL
ij
i *'N?athan Arrives in New York
'* With 11,000 Bags of Christmas Mail
Bishop Charles F. Brent of Buffalo, Delegate to the Opium
Conference at Geneva, and Mrs. Henry Rogers Are Among
the Passengers on the Liner.
New Vurk, Dec. 21.—The United
States liner Leviathan arrived this
afternoon with 11.000 bags of Christ
mas mail and 929 passengers.
Bishop Charles F. Brent of Buf
falo, who attended the narcotic
conference at Geneva, was among
the passengers. In a statement he
said that the first and second opium
conferences cleared the atmosphere
and prepared the way for a solu
tion of the problem.
He said that as a result of the
conferences the present annual
production of opium and other nar
cotics would be curtailed one-tenth.
"It should be stated,” Bishop
Brent pointed out, "that America.
strongly opposed the Idea of the
conference, foreseeing what might
and probably would happen."
Denouncing the first agreement
reached by the conference as a
travesty, he charged India with be
ing responsible for most of its
worst features. Bishop Brent paid
tribute to the parliamentary skill
of Congressman Stephen Porter, of
Pennsylvania, the only American
delegate remaining at Geneva.
Mrs. Henry H. Rogers, mother
in-law of Count Ludwig Salni
Hoogstraoten, returned from Eur
ope with her son, Henry H. Rogers,
jr., who has been preparing for
Oxford.
New Rail Mark in
1925 Is Forecast
Dawes Plan and Increase in
Farm Products Prices to
Swell Carloading?.
New York, Dec. 21.—A new high
water mark of railway traffic is fore
cast fcr 1920 by the committee on
public relations of the eastern rail
roads in its annual review of railroad
operations made public, todaj’.
Adoption of the Dawes plan, pro
viding a market for greater exports
of raw material and restoration of the
purchase power of the farmer through
the Increase in prices of farm prod
ucts, are the chief factors which the
railroad executives believe will swell
carloadings above the record of
50.000. 000 cars, achieved In 1923. In
the year lust closing It is estimated
that carloadings will fall about
1.000. 000 short of last jear's peak.
Kight new traffic records were
established by the railroads during
the last year. These Included the
total number of cars loaded In a sin
gle week: the number loaded with
grain and grain products In a single
week, as well as with merchandise,
less than-carload freight and miscel
laneous freight; the number of freight
cars moved In a single daj’i the
number <*f ton miles of transporta
tion produced |n one month; heavier
shipments of all commodities except
coal, coko and ore, and the main
tenance of a car surplus In the face
of peak loadings.
Net operating Income for the rail
roads Is estimated at 1975,000,000,
compared with f977.000.000 last year.
Net' earnings, the review explains,
were made nut of s ronslderablj
lowgr gross revenue, Indicating a cur
tailment of expenses, while railroad
earning power wao more evenly dls
trlhuted over tha countrj-.
TWO BUILD FIRE
IN CAR; JAILED
Opeeial llli-patch to The Omaha 1W.
Missouri Valley. la.. Dec. 20.—Two
tramps, picked up by railroad detec
tives, were bound over to the grand
Jury by Justice Skelton and sent to
Jail at Ixjgan. When found they were
toasting their shins In front of a Are
they had built on the floor of a brand
new box car.
John Coolidgc Joins
Parents on Mayflower
Washington, Dec. 21.—The May
flower with President and Mr*. Cool
Idge. their son John, and a small
party aboard anchored tonight off
Haines Point on the southern edge
of Washington after having cruised
during the day down the Potomac
to Quantlco, Va.
The yacht left Washington yester
day afternoon and will dock early to
morrow' at the navy yard. After hav
ing crulaed down the river about 40
mllee yesterday afternoon and spend
ing the night off Quantlco. the craft
appeared off Haines Point about 0
thla morning, and remained long
enough to permit a boat to he put off
to the point and take aboard John
Coolldge. who had reached Washing
ton early In the morning from Am
herat college »o spend the holidays
with his parents,
Rrtl Cros* Send* Thousands
of Christmas Parham's
Washington, Dec. 21 To give the
thousand* of dlsnhled service men In
government hospitals, end soldiers,
sailor* and marine* on duty oversea*
a "homelike'’ Christmas, the Amerl
can Red Cross ha* prepared thou
sands of gift package* for distribu
tion.
til addition, the Red Cron* an
nounced today, 100,000 gift, packages
for destitute children In all parts of
the world have been prepared by the
American Junior Red Cross with con
trlhutlons from 5.600.000 school chil
dren. The Christmas hags for the
military outposts contain pipes,
rarors, pla>tng cards, stationery,
pens, key rings and cross wold pur
ale* They nlroadi ire nearing tlo-ir
destinations In China, (loam. Hawaii.
Vlnskn. C.mnl /one. Haiti. Santo I '• >
inlngo and the Virgin Islandi
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Communists Hold
Meeting at Paris
n
-—
Police Attend Session of
Radicals, but There Is No
Disorder to Quell.
—
By A,MM'iuted I’rr.
Paris, Dec. 21.—The communist
party today finished its week ot
propaganda in favor of national and
intei national syndicalism with a
manifestation held Just outside the
walls of Paris, to the northeast on
the bleak Saint Gervais meadows,
which so often leave been the scene
of similar activities. Between 5,000
and 5,500 persons attended the dem
onstration, according to police figures.
Speeches were made from three
stands. Strong Viodie sof police had
been carefully hidden adjacent to the
place* hut their active services were
needed only in giving first aid treat
ment to persons affected by the cold.
The participants in the demonstra
tions dispersed without disorder.
Premier Uerrlott's appeal of atur
day night against panic-mongerlng
with regard to romrnuntsm was re
ceived toda « by the people In accord
ance with party beliefs. To govern
ment supporters it was considered
as disposing of the alleged communist
peril as a reactionary invention, to
the government's opponents it was
declared to tie equivalent to an admis
sion by the government that peril
exists.
lav Utierte this evening congratu
lates Premier Herriot on the legal
action taken against communism and
says it hopes it will not he dropped,
as was the action begun in Conner
tion with "our report that German
airplanes have been flying over
Paris." The newspaper says It will
demand that the assize* court Inves
tigating its charges of communist
activities and that It will call Pre
mier Hcrrtot and hi* closest follow
ers a* witnesses.
WIFE BEATER GETS
30 DAYS IN JAIL
Missouri Valley, la , Deo. 20.—Joe
KeresturJ. *r., was given 30 days in
the county jail by Mayor Kellogg on
a charge of wife beating, the mayor
at the same time admitting that he
was sorry the limit wasn't 30 years.
Mrs. Kerestnrl Is about half the age
of her husband, cannot apeak Eng
lish. and. according to the neighbors,
has been repeatedly kicked out of the
home by Kercsturl during bis drunk
en rages.
A month ago, It Is said, he bent her
and threw her out of the house, Just
two dsys sfter her baby was born.
At that time he was fined for drunk
enness. The last escapade occurred
a few days ago, and her neighbors
Induced her to file a complaint
against him. There are two children,
one 1R months old, the baby a month
old. Kerestnrl works In the shops
here.
Statue of I.atltlie Boy
to (Capital Institute
Host on. Pi*o. 21.—A At At ti** of I^nd
die Hoy, Whit#* House pet of the
Harding Administration, undo from
pennies contributed by newsboy*
throughout the I'nited State*, will he
turned over to the Smithsonian Inatl
tutton At Wnahlngton, where 1/ will
rerun in aa the n«‘ws l toys' memorial to
President Harding, their friend.
The statue W«l to have been pre
aented to .Mia. Harding, had ahe
lived.
Approximately 15,00 newsboy*' pen
nies have already 1>eon conti ihuted.
Fremont Man Overcome
li> ( arlion Monoxide Fumes
Norfolk. Neb., Deo. 21.—due Mach
nmol lor narrowly escaped death from
suffocation when he was overcome
by carbon monoxide fittnea from hie
automobile engine while ho waa tit
ting In the car wanning up the mn
|« hi he In preparation for h tilp Mach
| mueller »*«•. Mentally linked himself In
the coupe amt was unable to gat out
I of the machine.
Brumll (.lieeker (liampiou.
Norfolk Neb lie. '.’I It. D
lhatult 1“ th* N ,\t t\ \ champion j
In the oh* « ket tournament. The final
game look place In the V \t t\ \
building before s large company ofl
SpcclAlO! « I D. W'uHtn of Untile
it'reek M-fcieed the championship
Hint *'li a ltd John t; Muuii . Y ,urii
tHi>, In behalf of the orginlxMloitl
pieMcnted Mr Ihamlt with a stiver
medal*.tint Uopln of iht tournament.I
* i
Albanian
Situation
Is Critical
Council of League Faces
Balkan Conflict Which Will
Require Delicate Handling
to Control.
Jugo-Slavia Is Blamed
lljr Aft*oeiat*<l
Geneva, Dec. 21c—Actively support
ing Albania's appeal to the league of
nations against Jugoslavia is Dr. B.
Bllnlshtf, Albania’s permanent repre
sentative in Geneva, who spent a
strenuous Sunday circulating infor
mation in an endeavor to Justify the
appeal of Bishop Fan S. Noli, Al
bania’s bishop-premier, for interven
tion.
Dr. Blinishti issued a series of com
muniques fresh from Bishop Noli at
Tirana, insisting that the people of
Albania, far from revolting against
the existing regime, have become
more and more united in "combat
ing the foreign Invader.” Jugo-Slavia
is proclaimed as the invader. Further,
the communiques allege the seizure of
guns near the frontier bearing marks
which prove that they were furnished
by the Jugo-Slavian arrny.
Prisoners captured by Bishop Noli’s
legions are claimed in the commu
niques to have admitted that they
participated in Incursion into Albania
by orders of the commander at Prlz
rend. One of the statements says
that "soldiers of P.ulgarian origin who
had taken refuge in Jugoslavia are
also among the invaders and are in
charge of the heavy and light artil
lery." It declares that, "the entire
transport of munitions and general
war material fs being done by Jugo
slavian automobiles."
Delicacy Required.
Another communique Issued by Dr.
Blinishti characterizes as an inven
tion out of the whole cloth the re
port that the insurgent chiefs at El
Bassan condemned to death Premie I
Noli and all the members of his in
dustry.
Meanwhile the council of tl'e
league of nations, which lias just
completed a Session in itome. finds .it
self confronted with a Balkan con
fllct which it Is recognized will re
quire delicate handling and which,
the arbitration counsel failing, prob
ably will necessitate a special meet
ing of the council.
Prem or Noll himself, who likes to
make t he Journey to Geneva and
whose picturesque and ironical ad
dress at the last assembly of the
council made him the most outstand
ing figure which had visited i,eneva
in some time, still is actively seeking
a loan for his country. As he saun
tered through the street* of the city
hr was easily recognized by his bus! »
black beard and was pointed out by
many as one of the most curious po
litical figures in Europe. Some ad
vice* reaching Geneva insist that the
failure of Premier Noli to raise the
1, an needed to give realization to his
democratic dreams is one of the chief
cause* for his present difficulties.
IsMCieal Sequence.
The Geneva Tribune today de. lure*
that present revolution is a natural
counter coup of the Albanian events
in July; that It Is the logical sequence
of the unceasing struggle* which
smeared with bbxwl the reign of the
Pr,nc« of Weld and brought Into con
flict since the proi lamation of inde
T»rn t«, Ttf. Two. i etomn Three.)
HAMBURG BANK
CLOSES ITS DOORS
Shenandoah. Ia, Dec 2®.—Ham
burg's tang led Ivank affairs were
further complicated this morning
when the Farmer* Saving* hank
failed to open. Withdrawal of fund*
and depletion of ca»h were given by
the board as re*»on* for turning It
over to the state department C. 'V.
Dav.v 1* president. The First Na
tional hank in Hamburg, of which
John Lingo Is president, closed sev
eral mouths ago to readjust tt» af
fairs. It plans to open again Monday.
Presbyterian* in Canada
\ ote on (Jue*tion of 1 nion
Toronto, Out., Doc. 21.—Preabjr*
teriiin ohurohr* throughout CftttAdM
will vote tomorrow on the question of
union with ths Methodists and Con
gregationalltda. A majority of votes
will be required to dft Ido whether
the*®* rhurchen shall abandon their
in ®'*ent Identity to enter the United
rhuroh of ('anatin
Those congregations whose mem*
h»r* voted against ifnlon with the
other denomination* will function
a* imrt of a "continuing Presbyterian
church.” Although the Presbyterian
general naacmhly in committed to
church union, anti unionist* tonight
mild they were confidant that many
churches. itartlculnrly In Ontario,
Will \ote to stay out
\iitoiiu»l>ilt* Hotly t.ompfttiv
Knt Is Closed i orporation
New York. l»c<- ?l The Ih'igg*
Manufacturing company of In troll,
one **f the litig®’*t inamifaetuiera of
close® I nutoinoldle Uxtiei, tomorrow
will i h m»k* from m «'lose<) corpora
floji to nir in whirl) th* pnhllr \% 1 !1
hrt\ v ait Interest INihilq offering ®'f
4(iti.(Htn Hh.i-i* ,-f the ®'®-mpMU' •
et®»® k will be made h\ |®*v ,\i hankei^
at a price of $30 a ehutt.
f- *
Bryan to Move Into
New Quarters
Today
Lincoln, Dec. 21 .—Tomorrow Is
moving day at the state capltol, and
Governor Bryan will lead the way
In abandoning his present quarters
In the old and somewhat decrepit
present building and establish the
executive office In the partly com
pletd but still unfinished new capl
tol. The governor has but a short
time to remain In the rooms made
ready for him. as be retires Janu
ary 8 to be succeeded by Gov.-elect
Adam McMullen.
Secretary of State Pool said to
day he expected soon to follow
Governor Bryan, and the other
state officials will follow as accom
modations can be arranged for
them. The incoming legislature,
however, must hold sessions in the
old building. When final adjourn
ment of session comes early next
spring, it is the present Intention to
begin wrecking the original Capi
tol, but the contract for disman
tling has not yet been awarded.
Treasury Relieved
of Heavy Financing
More Than $550,000 in In
terest Sa\ed in 3 Months
Due to I ower Rate.
Washington, Dec. 21.—The treas
ifTy has been “successfully relieved of
excessively heavy financing" for next
March by its recent fiscal operation.
Secretary' Mellon declared tonight in
a formal statement in which it was
disclosed that the total issue of new
bonds in the December program lias
been something more than $750,
000.000.
While the new i3sue of 20 to 30-year
4 per cent bonds was primarily for
refunding purposes, the treasury
sought and obtained an excess of
$220,000,000 in cash. The remainder
of the issue of new bond* was taken
up in refunding early maturing se
curities including third Liberty loan
4‘4 per cent bonds, treasury Botes
of 1925 and certificates or indebted
ness maturing next March 15. With
the cash obtained from the sale of the
news honds. together with the Decent
i>er 15 tax payments, the treasury wtil
be able to meet all requirements un
til March, when another fiscal oper
ation Is due.
As was expected, the bulk of the
refunding accomplished with the new
issue was made up of treasury notes
and certificates of indebtedness. From
these two kinds of paper, some $435,
000.000 was turned in exchange for
the new bonds. The treasury was
gratified that almost $100,000,000 of
the third Liberty's were offered In
exchange.
The se -retary’s statement also
brought out that a sawing of more
than $550,000 in interest would be
accomplished in the next three
months. or the time the maturing se
curities had yet to run. because of
the lower rate of Interest on the new
bonds. ,
LABOR BANK PAYS
FIRST DIVIDEND
n>' V.*oelAted Pre**.
New York, IVc. 21.—The Fedeia
thin bank of New York, a IT,500.000
labor institution founded 15 months
ago," has declared It* first dividend.
Its stock has been placed on au 5
per cent annual basis, Peter J.
Brady, president, announced tonight
in making public the declaration of a
2 per cent dividend for the quarter
ending l»eceinber SI. payable to
stockholders of recfird on that date.
"The earning* of the bank In the
short period of its existence, the
board of directors reported, "have
been sufficient to wipe out its organ!
xntion exjier.se and to show earnings
of 14 per cent on It* outstanding capi
tal after restoration of the surplus
account."
The Federation bank was launched
with a capital and surplus of 5500,000
and Brady remarked that In addition
to profits made, the hank had also
paid 4 per cart on savings deposits
from the outset, and had rendered
various special service*.
Second Tost Flight of
Los Angelos Postponed
By I nltsrMl Vrrtr#.
LakehUrst, lie.’, 21.—High wind*
which raced across the navwl air
station here today and the predic
tion of heavy anew tonight cause.!
another postponement today of the
second lest flight in America of the
dirigible tew Angel."*. The possibil
ity that the weather might clear by
tomorrow gave rise to hope*, that
the trip may be undertaken Monday
afternoon.
Fog at llavro Lifts.
Havre. France. IVc 21—The heavy
fog which had been prevailing for
several days, disappeared this morn
ing, The *< earner Suffren was able to
leave on her Iran# Atlantic voyage
only one tide late
The Weather |
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Food Runs
Out; Signals
Are Frozen
Crack Fliers Running 32
Hours Late in Oklahoma
and Missouri—Tracks
Frequently Blocked.
Backbone of Cold Broken
01.1 Forge. X. Y., Dec. 21.—Winter
officially made its bow in tlie Adiron
dack mountains today. In this littlq
settlement the thermometer today
registered 31 degrees below zero.
SaKmac lake, farther north, reported i
28 tslow. There was a heavy snow- ,
fall.
Tulsa, Okla., Dec. 21.—Dost In a
field of frozen sleet and amid tangled
telephone and telegraph wires some
w'here in southwest Missouri, facing
possible but never actual hunger;
never knowing at what moment zome
onrushlng train might crash into
them because block signals were
frozen and broken, passengers on the
Frisco's crack train. "The Meteor,"
arrived in Tulsa at 4:45 Saturday
afternoon, 32 hours and 45 minutes
late.
Closely behind it cams another
cradk Frisco train, No. 7. due here
Friday afternoon at 2:20. And at
midnight Saturday, Frisco offlclajs
were looking for No 403, which left
St. Louis Friday morning. And still
somewhere out in Missouri were an
other "Meteor” and another "No. 7."
which had left St. Louis 24 hours j
after the two trains which reached j
here Saturday afternoon.
Leaving St. Louis the Meteor had
good traveling until about 50 miles
out. Then the train hit ths sleet
storm.
The rails were slippery, wires were
down and going slow and rough,
members of the crew said. Trees and
telegraph wires lay across the track :
everywhere and the train was forced i
many times to come to a sudden stop
to wait for ths crew to clear the
tracks. •
Chicago. Dec. 21.—Chicago emerged
from zero t*niferafure today. Tonight
the sky was overcast, snow threaten
ing
Reports from ths country west of
the Great Lakes Indicated that the
backbone of the cold wave bad been j
broken, although in extreme northern
latitudes belcw-zerci temperature was j
still prevailing. At Minneapolis it i
was 5 degrees below zero, and even
lower temperatures were recorded
further west.
The void wave had reached the At
lantic seaboard, bringing the lowest
temjverature of the season to the Car
olines. Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi
and Florida.
In the Missouri valley, snow waA
reported failing tonight. At Omaha
it w:ls feared sleet would form again,
interfering with wire and rail com
munication. .V light snow was re
ported «t Sioux City. Ia.. with tem
perature of 15 degrees above zero. At
Kansas City the temperature w:# 22
degrees above zero.
Poor Suffer Intensely
Reports of intense suffering among
Chicago * poor continued to pour
into relief headquarters today. Food
and fuel was being sent all day to
needy famil.t-s but the rising tempera
ture was expected to afford some re
lief. The thermomenter showed 10
degrees above zero at 5 tonight. It
was 3 above last night. The cold
wave will continue for several dayf,
although zero temperature may not
lw again recorded in Chicago. *.*•*
Down in the southwest a gradual
rise in temperature was also record
ed. At El Ha si where the thermome
ter had gone as low as 22 above zero
it was 49 hove today but the sky was
overcast. Fort Worth reported a
cold north wind with rising tempera
lure.
Railroad traff.c and wire com
munication was being restored to nor- j
mu! throughout the middle west
where service had been badly crip
pled.
Most through t-a;ns from the west
were nearly on time and trains from i
New York and eastern points wera
about on schedule
Fire In Fort Wayne.
At Fort Wav ne a block of business
houses Was destroyed by fire, ?
Down In the southeastern state*
freezing weather prevailed, with aleei ,
and ce in some parts of the country.
Atlanta. Ga., rei>orted a high wind
with temperature of 12 degrees, freez
ing Freezing weather was also re
ported at New Orleans.
Resumont. Tex, appeared to be the
coldest place in the southwest. A
bulletin tonight mid:
"Temperature zero. Tee still hang
ing on everything." San Antonio,
usually enjoying a e tn 1-t r o p i ca 1
weather, reported sleet last night
with weather cleat and cold today.
l!p in the New- England states* the
gtlp of cold weather was being felt
tonight. The tempe rat tire was 15 de
fies* above zero in New York, with
two deaths attributed to the cold,
Pelow zero weather »>• expected t*»
develop in Maine and tippet New York
atvtc The ex: twine low temi'eraturs
ta just reading those district*. -
Front li lVt'inior Improve*.
Hart*. Dec 21 «htlv one bulletin
" ** Is* Wt1 toriax xmIU - to ih*
condition of 1'tvmter MmW, Tt)l|
Vs-xiti llwxi A otjgVt th*
min .Etiilmit'd to tmptoxr. Th» buN 1
l*tin \xai I b\ .'Of of til*
uumting ph; ticlant ivx-t.'r Rio**.