The Omaha Morning Hee I—=~| I CITY EDITION VOl754—NO 190. OMAHA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 22, 1925. * TWO CENTS1" 0rT*.hc*n"l mMwh«?Jutf*' >- -' • ‘ » V*> *_I Row Looms OverChange! in Vote Law! Opponents of Proposal to I Eliminate Oral \ tiling in Douglas Count) Gather in Lincoln. Chambers Sponsors Bill By P. V. POWELL, C'orreh|»ontlt*nt of Tit** Omtiha H**e. J.lncoln, Jan. 23.—Rumblings of a lively row in the Dougins county delegation were heard today following a brief visit in legislative halls 1>> Robert Smith, clerk of the Douglas county district court and political lieutenant of Senator K. R. Howell. Smith's visit was preliminary to wag ing a lively fight against the Cham bers bill in the senate which woqld eliminate the "word of mouth" provi sion in election laws which pertains to Douglas county exclusively. ' I ruler the present statutes voters of iioiiglus county, unable to rend or write, must state v rbally to an elec tion official for whom they desire to vole and flic official in the election poll will mark the ballot accordingly. In oilier counties voters may go to the polls wilh a list of their selections end present such list to election of ficials with instructions ihal an X be placed after the names of their fa vorites. Those behind the Chambers bill say the present statute Is an insult to the intelligence and honesty of Doug las county electors. Members aligned with Smith assert the special provi | rion pertaining to Douglas county j was Inserted in the election laws for the purpose of eliminating "gang 'I voting and repeal of the special prod-1 •ion will he fatal to "anti-gang*' can ! didates. First debate on the bill wall j he held when it comes up in the committee on privileges and elections in the senate. _ Rankers Active. Threatened passage of the Me Fad den hill in the national congress is precipitating national hankers of Ne braska Into state legislation fur the 'first time in history, according to Senator Clarence Bliss of Buffalo, chairman of the hanking committee. The McFadden bill aims to make na tional bankers amenable to state hanking laws, according to Senator Bliss. "As a i'“*ult national hankers are coming to Lincoln and laking an active, aggressire interest In the hanking laws of Nebraska,” Senator Bliss said. The house Judiciary committee killed the anti capital punishment bill without a record vote. Consideration of this measure has occupied the time of this committee to date. Iu4.be lower house a bill by Reece j of Cherry county, which seeks to make life miserable for Hie illicit fur trapper, was advanced to third rend I log. Revenue derived from trapping amounts to approximately $1,000,000 per annum, according to Reece. Finance Body on Tour, The law- place." a fine of from *1 to $500 on persons who trap or hunt fur-bearing animals without permis sion from the landowner. A trespass ing law now In effect with a penalty attached amounting to $10 is entirely inadequate, Reece told members of tbs lower house. Another bill advanced to third read ing in the house dispenses with the "by petition” method of Issuing school bonds in cities with a popuia tion less than 25,000. The same bill further calls for a majority of (JO 2 3 iTiirn to Pm* Two. Column Two } We Have With Us Today Hr. H. C. Swearingen, Fit. Paul, Minn., Chairman of the fienrinl Council of Prewbylerian Church of I’nited State*. Dr. Swearingen 1* here to attend the meeting of the Omaha Presby tery whose jurisdiction extends to Columbus and Falls City. He will be the speaker at a dinner In First Pres byterian church Thursday night at It 30. Ai chairman of the committee of the general council of the Presby terian church of this country, he holds s posttion of considerable responsl bility. Thi* general council Is the directive force of the policies of the ‘church. The Mlnnestoa divine Is pastor nr the House of Hope at St. Paul and Is n speaker wilh a convincing styb of •listbin and delivery. Phillip II. Kolil. % Former Treasurer of Hie I.ion Itoinllnii Company , Wayne, Neb. ^ Mr. Kohl, former state senator from Wayne, Nob., speakei of tbc house and treasurer of the Non Bonding company, was a visitor in Omaha Wednesday. The former senator Is now head f4 a Colorado land company and visited many of his former friends while "n route to Cheyenne, Wyo Many Omahane have purebused land from Kohl »lnc# he became head of a new iand company at Denver Cohv DEFENSE RESTS IN FORBES CASE By .\*iM)4-hiteil Pre*s. Chicago, Jan. 21.—The defense rest ed today in the veterans’ bureau con piracy trial without having called Charles R. Forbes, former director of the veterans* bureau, or J. W. Thompson, codefendant, to the stand. The sudden termination of the de fense case, was a surprise to the pros ecution, as it had been indicated that both defendants would take the sta nd. The trial now is in its ninth week and 4J witnesses were railed by the defense. Youmr Soldier Who Stole for Baby to Trial Fatlirr-in-Law Puts I p Bondi for Sergeant; ^ ife Wlv>se Infant Pied Stands I»y Him. - * I "Were going out and start over again and I'm going straight this time." declared Sergeant .1 nines A. Reeves. 24. ns he and his wife left the federal building Wednesday morning. Reeves had just been released by T'nited States Commissioner Nelson on bond of $1,500 given by Ills father inlaw, William A. Lewis, farmer, liv ing 20 miles east of Council Bluffs. The young man Is charged with forging government pension checks, lie spent last night in the county jail. Wife Is Loyal. In a statement to Secret Service Agent Dave Dickinson, he said he cashed five checks for $50 each to pay mounting expenses while his wife was in a hospital and through the birth and death of their baby. "Certainly I wiil stand by him for I know brighter days are ahead. We have had misfortunes, but everything Is going to be all right," said Mrs. Reeves, petite and modtshly dressed in furs, ehie hat and Mack satin slip tiers. She is employed In the North western -Mutual Life insurance of fice, Council Bluffs. They entered an automobile with their attorney and were taken to Council Bluffs where their home is at 51S North Eighth street. Position Awaits Him. "Sergeant Reeves' position is wait ing for him and his pay is going light on," said Capt. M. Weinberg in charge of the surgeon's offer, quartermaster’s department of the army, Twenty second and Hickory street. Until a man is eonvicted of a charge, the army considers him in nocent. Sergeant Reeves' record has been good during his four years in the army. Lie just had some hard luck." The young wife was waiting in the t'nited States ^Marshal's office when the sergeant was brought in Wed nesday morning. She threw- her arms around him and then his fath er in-law shook hands with him. It was said that Mr. Lewis will pay the forged checks. The origin;.! pavee, William If Ayres, losing noth tug. according to Agent Dickinson, lias Learned Lesson. "The banks that cashed the forged checks are liable for the money," ne said. Dr. A. P. Pinto, city health eras tnlssioner, expressed interest in the case. It w-as because of their belief in Pinto's advice to married folks to "raise children" that they got into difficulties, Reeves said, expressing I unshaken belief in this 'idea even though their hahv did not live. "I hope things won't go too hard with the young man." he said. "Of course taking money that doesn't belong to us is a serious offense hut I think this young man, with a good record otherwise, has learned his lesson and that Justice may be tem pered with mercy.” Veteran Newspaper Camera Mail Is Dead New York, Jan. 21, f.eorge 1’nlnier 7U, one of the pioneers in introducing half lone cuts in newspapers «ml snlij lo have lieeij the first man to use the camera In obtaining news pic tures, died today in a Brooklyn hns pital, J’rlor to his retirement five weeks ago. Palmer was head of the chemical researgi* bureau of the Hcarst newspapers Palmer was bom In England, and aa a youth sailed before the mast for 10 year*. H* entered newspaper work In the early 80s as a writer of humorous tales of the seas for the San Francisco Examiner. In 1887 Palmer married Miss Vir ginia Burke of San Francisco, an aunt of "Billie" Burke, the actress Mrs, Palmer died In 1912. Married in Council Hluffe. The following r»**r Not'* obtained tnar rijiifi* ll< i nufa in t’mjni il Kliiffn ycatH • my. • 'liifitfn I ***v i*. Fullerton, Nub.21 I I. t It i 'unbuilt n. Fullerton, ,\«b.. IK lift ViYi'tml Mil«1 |r»r. < >111,t . 22 IniK-tU* MII'ImII, i tm.ihn . . . . I lr it rik II I KiD u I. Oiimhtt •••••##•*• 2K Ll4>her, 4'olumbliH, N* l> . !!si Albeit Nelenri Amlrrrnn. < trust hu f»0 llutrieU l.nvhr, OjtihHh . . SI John L. Karloff Mend. Neb. It one 4^umh*( Aahlnml, Neb. :c> I Ip in win II 4‘vfttw, TClkhotn, Neb 4 Henrietta F. Ohrn. Yu tan. Neb. INI Kmery l.nwrrnie Mrdlln. Hughes for a copy *>f the much dis cussed Paris reparations agreement \vllh such information concerning its negotiation "as may be relevant to a full untierstanding of its terms.” Secretary Hughes declined to dls^ cuss the senate’s action, but it was suggested in some yuTi^ars that the secretary of state would lake full ad i vantage of the clause in the resolu tion calling for the text anti report | “if not incompatible with the public! interest." Measure* Opposed. While the secretary has announced that lie will • ike public the text of the agreement an soon as it is fe reived from Paris, some administra tion supporters contend that pub lication of the details of the actual negotiations between Ambassador Kellogg, the secretary of state designate, and the representatives of the allied and associated powers would not be desirable. Senate irreconcilables, who have do dared their sole purpose is to get the facts so as to determine whether the agreement does in fact commit the iViitod States in the settlement of the reparations problem, refused to indi cate what course of action they might pursue shauld Hr. Hughes take that position. Further Action Forseen. I There were suggestions, however, that the measure adopted today might be followed later by one in which the senate would declare that in its judge ment the executive department of the government exceeded its authority in negotiating the agreement with out the advice and consent of con gress. In this connection it was pointed out that congress had assumed full authority over the settlement of the war debts to the I nited States by the allied and associated powers and that the Paris agreement dealt vslih the debt of Germany for the maintenance of the American army of occupation on the Rhine. SENATE RATIFIES DOMINICAN PACT Washington, Jan. 21.—The senate today ratified treaties with the Dominican republic confirming the evacuation of American military lories and describing the method for the refunding of the Dominican debt totaling $25,900,090. I'nder t tie terms of the refunding treaty, the president of the l'nlted States will rippoint n general receiver of Dominican customs to collect all customs duties in the republic until the payment or retirement of all bonds issued for the refunding of Its present obll'Tations. The general rereiver will apply the sum so collected first to the payment of expenses of the receivership; sec ond. to payment of interest on all bonds outstanding: third to payment of the Annual funds provided for amortization of these bonds, includ ing Interest upon all bonds held In the sinking fund and fourth, to pur chase and cancellation or retirement and cancellation of any of the new issue of bonds as may bo directed by the Dominican government. The re mainder would tie paid to the Dominican government. I'nder an additional article of the pact, the public debt of the Domini can republic could not lie Increased without consent of the l'nlted States until all bonds ef the present debt have been paid. Survivorn of Wrecked Shifts Reach (!oa»t Port Hy I nicerSRl Service. Mexico City, Jan. 21—Reports to the secretary of communication an nounre the arrival at Payo Obispo of the survivors of ships wrecked In the recent severe storms In the Gulf of Mexico. The arrivals include the sur vivors of the yacht, Ruth, which was wrecked December 27. Dr. William F Lorenz, of Madison, AVIs., chairman of the AVlsconsin state hoard of con trol, who was held hy Yucatan au thorltles on suspicion of filibustering, was a passenger on the Ruth. New Range Kinder Will Re Tested on Cruiser Horheiitcr, N V . Jan 21 A now ran*** llnd#?r. *ald to mirpmut any In ji!ho by th«* niiviPM of iho world. h*»vj Iih'ii perfected by * at thn I In MW'h & Isoinb optical plant bar* (The rfovlci* will be* teatrd «»n th«» ■rout t*rul>mr 1s*»xltiKlnn. New Rill Introduced May Stop Rig Atilt. Race Indiana poll*, .1 in. 21 A bill which | would prohibit tb«» holding of th# 500 ntllft r;nr at thn Indlannpolla motor speedway »»n Memorial day waa In Iroducad In the hmift* of tha Indiana Irglalat ura \ CM n FA Mil A—Am \<»ti proUeMnl PUttcr have »h* hrakm mlinad a* lt*vb#M»>« K*rvlc* Ufa Mon. Awn fcllaet r*r and Hadb« Cory. «lid Hdta•/ tftAd vtuiMmtat* D,vV xA SEEKING VETS HOSPITAL My I nlvrnml Servlrr, Washington, Jan. 21.— Headed by '•*' i’ ’*on Sterling and Norbeck nf South Dakota, a delegation of repre Hent.itives and South Dakota citizens called on President Doolldge today to reromnientl that a projected hos pital for tubercular world war veter ans be built at Hot Springs, S. D. The group particularly urged cli matic conditions as a reason for se lection of Hot Spring.**, together with the fact that a soldiers' home already is located there. Money for the hos j pital is contained in a fund of $1,200, ' non set aside by the veterans' bureau for construction of throe hospitals in North and South Dakota, Minnesota and Montana. Testimony Against Senator in Liquor Trial Discredited Government W itness, Testify ing in Rum Gase, Admits Being Convicted of Halit Larceny. Jersey City, N. J.. Jan. 51.—Lionel Wilson, a Treasury department agent, who said lie saw $3,8UO paid to .Sen ator Kdward I. Kdwards, democrat of New Jersey, for 100 cases of Scotch whisky, admitted today tinder cross examination in the Weehawken rum ring trial here that he on one occa sion had been convicted of petit lar ceny. Counsel for the government, whose witness he is, announced that it was unknown to them when Wilson gave the Kdwards testimony that he had been convicted of sueh an of fense. The admission was given lust after court opened and when George T Vickers, special government prose cutor, was about to sum his rase against 10 Weehawken policemen. William Griffin, accused as director of the alleged rum ring, and another, Harry Stearns of Weehawken, who are on trial. Admits Conviction. George Cutley of defense counsel asked that the slimming up tie halted to permit %ilm to question Wilson. The latter admitted In answer to a query that he had been convicted on July 13, 1913. "Were you not arrested for robbing coin boxes of the New- York Telephone company?" Cutley asked the witness, ami later put the question this way: "Were you not discharged for rob bing boxes nf the New York Tele phone company?” "That was the complaint," Wilson responded. "But. you were discharged?” "Yes." Moves to Strike. Cutley then moved that the test: many of Wilson and Charles Hurl hurt, another treasury department agent, concerning Senator Kdwards. be stricken from the record and the .jury lie instructed to biing In a vei diet for the defense. The lawyer told that the grand jury should hate known of the identity of Senator Kdwards In Its investiga tion. Hrlor to the actual trial, an •'unknown man" was mentioned fre quently 111 the evidence as one of the backers of the ring. The court overruled Cutley's mo tlon. ■Washington, Jan. 21 —Senator Ed ward I. Edwards, democrat, New Jer sey, charged with being the "head" of the New Jersey rum ring, will not attend" the Jersey City liquor trial unless his testimony li requested by a "responsible party," be told Inter national News Service this afternoon. The senator, who attended today's session of the senate "aa usual." said he was not "personally Interested" In the testimony given against him by | government agents. JACKSON NEW FAIR BOARD SECRETARY Lincoln. Jan. 21.—Senator E H. Purcell of Broken Bow, editor, was elected president of the Stale Board of Agriculture at Its annual meeting today. George Jackson of Lincoln was elected secretary to succeed E. R. Danielson, resigned. The secre tary a ealary Is JLOOO per year. House Passes Bill for New Embassy in Tokio Washington, Jan. 21.—A hill an thorlslng appropriation of $1,250,000 for construction of a new American embassy and consulate general In Tokio was passed late today by the house and sent to the senate. TIip measure would direct the sec velary of state to acquire land ad Joining the site of the former Ameri can embassy and such olhei land as muv be necessary for llui m-w build Inga. Tbe offices of tbe American em bassy bn \-e been situated in a hotel -luce the earthquake In September. 1022. and are entirely Inadequate, the State department Informed tin- hmi«r foreign affairs committee The "I fices of the consulate general In Tokio ore In one of tbe few offl e buildings nut destroyed by Hie earth quake. hut t tier a I mu no- Inadequate. I,anti Miiv Bp Purrbasptl \rljnininp Fori Bliss Washington. Jan 21 Approprl* linn of I .bill, flan fo,- purchase of land adjoining Fort Bliss, Tex would he ’ -uthori.-.ed undei a till pussed today I by the Uvuse Girl Slayer Wins First ILegal Fight Devotee of Jazz Vi lio Sliot Her Mother Vi ill Have Her Hearing in (iourt for Juveniles. Spectators Throng Room Hj Intermit inmil >pw* Service. San Francisco, Jan. 21.—Dorothy Lllingson won her first fight with the courts today in her buttle to [stave off a long prison term. While she looked on In a state of great nervousness, her father. Jo seph. testified that the jazzland girl who murdered her mother was only 16. Police Judge Lazarus immediate ly ordered the young matricide’s case transferred to the juvenile court, where the child slayer wil appear to morrow. With twitching dingers ,-ind a pul siting throat, the slaver entered and left tlm crowded court room under | heavy polic e guard. Court Kooui Cleared. At one time during the brief court session, at which the father was the only person examined, the Judge was forced to order the court room clear ed, as the crowd milled around seek ing a view of the child defendant. Dorothy, dressed in a rust-colored suit, with a small toque pulled down over her bobbed red hair, looked pale and thin after her days in prison She wore no makeup and showed only a slight resemblance to t*ie "queen of dance” she had been pic tured before her mad flight down the trail of jazz ended when she shot her mother. Ellin730n, who pressed the* girl's hand as he walked past her to the witness stand, was questioned by the girl’s attorney, Alexander Moslin and y\ Id his daughter would not he IT until April 3. Waits for \ttorney. With her face hidden by the pro tec ting arm of Policewoman Sulilvm. Dorothy went at once from the court room to her prison room, where she awaited her attorney for n confer j ence at which plans for her hearing , tomorrow were to he mafle. f Spectators climbed onto chairs and hung to stairway railing as thoi mother killer walked past them. A man who hurled an oath at the gii!| was beaten dov\ s by an officer and ; ejected from tHe court building. Neai | rioting followed the brief court sev session as Dorothy's guard fought for a path through the crowd. San Francisco. Jan ?! —Efforts of the defense to put Dorothy Elllngson 16 ve«rold mother slayer, under the "lie detector” were stopped today by the authorities. Captain of Detective* Duncan Matb^ eson Issued orders forbidding use of the "lie detector" in the rase *»f the "Jazz maniac,” who confessed mur dering bet* mother, after defense at torneys intimated that she might he shielding another person. Just before she was to enter police court for a preliminary examination to determine her age so the rase may he referred to the juvenile eoort. the child defendant ate n breakfast and appeared In the city prison women s dormitory In n new dress ready for her ordeal. INCREASED WHEAT AREAS IN FRANCE Washington, Jan. 21. — Increased' winter wheat acreage In France has brought the total area in in northern hemisphere countries to 77.799,000 acres on the basis of reports to the Department of Agriculture. Fast win ter 75.500,000* acres were planted. The 10 countries which included the United States and Canada repre sent more than 40 per cent of the to tal wheal mretge In the northern hemisphere excepting Russia and <’hi tin The French area is placed at 1.1 3.10.000 acres against I2.SO2.00O last winter The department has not received complete reports from Italy. North Africa and India which normally plant more than 50.000.OOQ acres to winter wheat. Wheeler to \ppear Before Grand Jury in Capitol Washington, Jan. 21 - Steps to tub poena Senator Wheeler of Montana for appearance before a federal grand i Jury here, have been taken by repre sentatives of the Department of Jus tice in a further proceeding related to the (,isr already pending against him in Montana. Although no subpoena pctunlh has been served on the senator, he hill l*e given an opportunity to appear he fore the grand Jury along with Oor don t'nmplvcll, indicted pith hint in Montana, and otheis Subpoenas for several of ihe pros' peefive witnesses have been Issued and tin* case will t»e placed before the grand Jury here e'arlv next month Whether the pending case in i Montana will b<- dismiss.*d depends on dc\elopincnts \rpentiiie W Ik-.il Crop Full* I mlor l‘)2 1 | ,<>% «*1 W**hln*|i>n. .nil "1 Th<" Alton lln<* wIiMi crop <\*» foircnst today In nd\ Iro. to thr Ilap.n lm-nt of Ajrrt riillilir V 191 43* non himhrj* ■'« Mi. nuo.OJu Uutlivla uud«, la, i,'.* trop Lure of Riches Proves Downfall of Young “Napoleon*' of Finance World Youthful New Yorker Charged Vi illi Second Degree Forgery: Tells District Attorney His Money Making Schemes Were Illegal. I5v KAKI. I,. SHAIK, I iiiverMil Service Staff ( orrf*poncl«*nt. Xew Volk. .Jan. 21 I tried to be. .a Napoleon of finance and failed, like many others.” Such was the lament of Moe Tur man. whose dreams of wealth land ed him in the office of District Attorney }Janton today, a prisoner charged with forgery. More than $2,000,000 is said to be involved in his transactions. It was the old game, the lure of huge in terest rates—the game that brought about the downfall of Ponzi of oBa ton; “520 per cent Miller” of New York, and Leo Koretz of Chicago. An indictment charging second degree forgery was returned late today against Turman, who is the 27 year old son of a Chicago rabbi and former secretary of the Brook lyn Jewish center. According to authorities in the district attorney’s office. Turman forged tiie names of well-known men in the business world to notes. i»n which he obtained large sums of money fro mfriends Asked High Interest Kate. Tie* name of T. Crawford Stevens, president of the Westchester Tile company, is said to Have been forget! to notes totalling $32,000. Notes aggregating $35,000 are said to have tiorne the forged name of it. S. Schrader, a Brooklyn manu facturer. More than $6,000 cancelled vouchers are in the possession of the authorities. Turnian declares he had no crim inal intent but was only attempt ing one of the most interesting games of high finance, an<| got be yond his depth. 'T am telling the district attorney everything about my business career, he sa^! today. "The whole matter Involves the fact that I got money from the people who are now complaining about me. and lhat I paid them enormous profits In the shape of usurious interest rales. Admits Illegality. "I tried to he a Napoleon of fi nance and I failed. Now I want lo make a clean breast of my whole operations and do what I ran to make good the losses of my friends." Tile specific charge against Tur man is that he forged the name of Meyer Burnish to a note for 16,000. When the note became due the forgery was discovered. T'nlike Ponzi. Turman does not rontend that his schemes were le gal. When he learned last week that his activities were being in vestigated he made a trip west, vis iting Buffalo. Chieago. Ht. Eoui*, Jefferson City and Kansas City. Then he decided to return and face whatever music was waiting for him. Accompanied by his wife, he went to the district attorney's of fice. Built Ip itig Business. "I want to get it off my mind." he said, "and straighten things out. Some of ihe people, who are complaining against me,. I had to pay interest at the rate of 300 per cent a yene. i made fortunes for others hut nothing for myself." Turman evolved the scheme of borrowing money from his friends and lending it to merchants to en able them to get cash discounts. He received id per cent of the dis count gained and shared the profits with his hackers. Thu* he built up a big business, advertised extensively and made a reputation for enterprise. He or j gam zed the Equity Finance & Serv j ice Co., through which to operate, and became its managing director. This company is said to have lost more than *340.001'. Firemen Argue Over Meeting Date! Inclement Vi eat her. Lejiiun (.atherinp. Reasons Tiled for ami Against Mo\e. spccinl IM*|*atch t« Tli# OmsIiM B##. Hastings, Neb., -Ian 21.—The pro P* al to c hange the meeting time of the Nebraska Volunteer Firemen's association from January to October proved more difficult to solve than was expected when it was taken up as a special order in the convention this afternoon. Supporters of the proposal insisted that storms are so often encountered In January that a change is impera tive i»ne delegate named a half dozen or more firemen who had died of pneumonia after returning from the conventions in the last f»*w year*. Opponents pointed out that since the Amen-an Legh»n meets in Octo ber and there are many who wish to attend both conventions, it would tie inadvisable for the firemen to pick that month. It had been planned to take a vote this afternoon, but as Hastings school children had previously been invited to hear a special program by Harr> Ropers the fire clown, decision was deferred until tomorrow. Registration of accredited delegate* has passed the 900 ‘mark today and It was said hv officers that attend ance of delegates and others combined is a third larger than any previous gathering. V ice President Rundln of Mitchell is presiding on aci'ount of the Illness of President Lee ('airy of York. A seven-foot ke\ to the hearth and home* of Hastings was presented by Mayor Ingraham last night ami ac • epted b> Mr. Rundln. with the re mark that it was big enough to un lock heaven for all volunteer firemen. In the wrestling match. John lVsek defeated Tony WToblewakl in straight fall*. Tonight a musical program was given for the firemen by Hastings talent. Kcllogg Kntrrtains American Newspapermen By t nlvmiil x#rvir#. London Jan. 21—Amlvassador Kel loss bad* a formal farewell lo tha American ne« spapermen In l.ondon "hrn lie linnn. Jan ;t. Th# state senate tabled n bill to prohibit PUblU poolroom snd lailuid lulls l»v m Up uf 22 to T, Enjnnemen Get Pa\ Increase llinploy cs of Burlington Given 3 Per Gent Boost. Flynn Announces. Knglnemen employed on the Chi rago. Burlington & Quincy railroad will gef an increase in pay of 5 per cent. This covers the entire system. Superintendent Flynn gave out the information lat«* Wednesday after noon. The conference had been in progress in Omaha several days be tween representatives of the men and the company. Agreement was prac tically reached Tuesday afternoon, but some details were yet to lx* ad justed. and these were attended to on Wednesday and a satisfactory set tlement reached. Along with the Increase In pay go some changes In w iking rules Just what amount is involved in dollars and cent a could not Im» stated by Mr. Flynn, ns the totals have not been figured out yet. JAPS PLEASED BY PANAMA COURTESY Washington. Jan 21.—The Japan | pee trading squadron, which is now j en route to San Francisco, had a very pleasant stay in Fanama. Rear Admiral Irwin, commander of the Canal rone naval district, report ed to the department today, adding that the visiting officers and men were ‘ seemingly well pleased and very appreciative of the courtesies shown them. ' b> the American and 1’anaman officials, “No friction occurred between Japanese and Aetnricnns n» {'ana mans." he added, “and the visit was productive of the most amtonlde re lations.” GENERAL STRIKE VETOED BY MINERS Wllkea Barr*, Pa . Jan. il.—'There "ill be no general strike of the tn.ne worker* of district No. 1 In connec tion with the 11,000 men now out in the Pituton section, it was decide.: *t a meeting of the general grlevan • committees here tonight. Assembly of Albania Proclaims It Republic III* rrf** Rome. Jan :i —The national as sentbly of MUmia has unanimous’, proclaimed that country a rapuhllc. according to semi-official dispatches reci Ived here this evening from Tirana. Bancroft Nominated. Washington. .Tan II —The n.umn Iton of Kdgar S Bancroft of lllii -i« to t>e ambassador to Japan was con firmed today by lb* senate. The Weather V_> V.' *i hour* ? r m 5! Itfj. Wt* it*it*t l#n tilth mi an.1 hun.tr«4th* if*l»l * f«'i«l tint* .1*nu*?v 1 Oil. *1* ftv t s **• Hoiifb TcnmcnttniY* ft • • wi .' * J i» i*t 4 ft » ro ; ? * v 4» y • wt .. t? i v *** 4* • « m . . '4 t p m i' ' , 11 *00* ...... it I a. at. Authorizes Coolidge to Act at Once Amendment to Appropriation Bill for Navy Provide* for Second Conference on Arms Limitation. Land Forces Included ■Washington, Jan. 21.—President Coolldge is authorized and requested tn call a second arms conference un der an amendment to the naval ap propriation bill approved today by the senate without either dlscusedon or a record vote liefore that measure was passed. At the same time. Senator Me Kellar, democrat, Tennessee, offered a resolution requesting the president to inform the senate if the last arms conference treaty limiting the navies of the great powers was violated by Orent Britain in the construction "f the liodney and the Nelson, which have been described in the senate a« combination battleships and an craft carriers The resolution went over under the rules, hut Senator Me Kellar said he would press fot early action on it. Accepted by Chairman. The amendment relating to a si ond arms conference which would deal with both land and naval forces was sponsored by Senator King, democrat, Utah, and accepted without objection by Chairman Hale of the naval committee. While President Coolidge has indi cated that he favored a second con ferenoe, administration officials have made it plain that he did not consider the time appropriate For that reason a.\ministration senators had been ex petted to oppose the King amend ment. Bill Passage Expedited. While no formal explanation was given, it was understood that these senators offered no resistance to thi proposal, in the hope of expediting passage of the bill. They had been informed that unless the amendment was written into the measure the. would be a protracted fight from the democratic side. A similar proposal, relating only to sea forces, however. wa« incorporat ed in the last annual n; \al suppt bill, but the house did not include it in the pending measure, and it is the expectation of some senators, at leas' that the King amendment will be eliminated when the bill is vonsidere ' by house and senate conferees. OPIUM MEETING IS DEADLOCKED By \MOfiatf4] Prr»«, Geneva. Jan. 21 —Despue French afl Swedish effort* at mediation th« international opium inference ad journed today until Saturday in am thin? hut a conciliatory mood and with many of the delegates still j»es slmDtlo ns to the outt"ome Stephen H. Porter, head of the American delegation, described the situation to night ns "distinctly tk.seouraging.*’ The recess of the plenary sessions wis taken until Saturday »n motion of Sweden, hacked by the other Scan dinavian countries. It was taken in order to find a means for elucidating and coordinating the proposals, declarations and suggestions before the conference on the question of the suppression of opium smoking in *♦ • far east which has become :h#» pivotal problem and may eventually cause the collapse of the conference. Summary of the Day in Washington The honor ix»*=sr.l -> bill to prnnw tr l>nwrtlon and eonufrvinion of I hrllutt. A bill for n ne« Vmrrii«n consulate general in Tokio paseevl the house. The senate rejected a proposal te I w ithhold funds to maintain marines in Haiti. A senate elect.ons subcommittee t ecommended the seating of Senator MavfieM. democrat. Texas. The senate idled on Secretarv I Hughes for information on t^e pa' t I of republic in agreement. Heber H Yotaw 1 pother in law of the late President Harding resigned 1 as superintendent of prisons The naval bii. containing a re quest that Ttesul^nt Cool idee call an arms conference, passe! the senate, j Members of the senate foreign ^re* a t foils committer and others w ere in vtted to a night dinner at the Whpc House The senate ratified trestles w ii » (the IVuumican republic on evaeuatkm r of A men. Min tiwpx ami refunding the lVimlnionn debt. Senator ShipMead, former labor, Minnesota. rburgfd the increastsl priors for stocks and bond* were the result of a ato> k gambling boom.’* Senator McKetlar. democrat. Ten nessce. presented a resolution asking President ibxduijre to investigate I whet her Kngtand violated the arms treaty in building the battleship* i Kodne> and Nelson. Just he dtoartnient took star** "* subpoena Senate* Wheeler den* Montana ' a per a -afore • g ' •* jur> bay tn . on naot ,.>n e* v t h tbe |hiHUC *UU« i&dulUKItt feiUV.