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hire. *' ^ . |,e alwaya land* on hia feet.—
CITY EDITION VOL. 54—NO. 195. OMAHA, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 28, 1925. * TWO CENTS1- -- ZZ_„
27 Millions
Sought for
Biennium
Figure Shows (Jain of $1,227,*
1162, Due to Meager Ap
propriation Two
Year* Ago.
Million More for Roads
n>- P. C. POWELL.
Staff Cnrr*i*t*nnd*nt, The Omaha flee.
Lincoln, Jan. 27.—Governor Adam
McMullen recommended a. total , of
$27,473,808.54 In appropriations for
I lie coming biennium in his budget
message presented today at a joint
session of the house and senate.
His budget will be transformed Im
I mediately into an approprialon bill
'. 10 be referred to the house commit
gi6^me on ways and means. It probably
will remain in that committee until
near the close of the session.
Under the law', the governor's rec
ommendations may be reduced by a
majority vote of house and senate
but they cannot he increased unless
to per cent of the members vote for
the Increase.
The governor. In bis message, stat
ed that *7,872.939.86 of the total is to
be derived from cash and federal
funds and from the proposed gaso
line tax which he estimates will net
$4,000,000 in the biennium, 'ibis
leaves *15,600,868.88 to he taken
from the general fund, Including the
capitol building levy of *1.600.000,
the state university levy of $750,000
and the normal school's levy of $240,
000.
*1,227,362 Increase.
"Comparing the total budget with
the appropriations made by the last
legislature, namely, 126,246,446.10, 1
am recommending an increase of
S1,227.362.35," the governor said.
• The principal Items of increase in
\ nlved in general property taxes are
under two heads, one for state in
situtions and* the other for edtica
ti.-nal institutions.
••The increase for the state Institu
lion? is $465,224.56, the Item of in*
crease for the four normal schools
is $410,000 and the state university
L *1.111,330. In these Increases is
th- total raised by proposed 10-year
building levy of one-eighth mill for
(be university for the next two years
_^id also the biennial total of a levy
one-twenty-fifth of 1 mill for the
normal schools to extend over a like
Ill-year period.
ltiitlglng Over Past Shortage.
• My task in preparing this budget
has been twofold," the governor
said. "It has Involved bridging over
If past period when appropriations
were unjustifiably meager, and. at
th<? Rime time, providing funds lor
reasonable demands of the state.
“The increase of the total appro
rriations of this budget, as com
pared With the total budget Of two
ago, Is undoubtedly more than
it would have been had current ex
ir.n«es of the last biennium been
properly estimated and judiciously
expanded. Under the circumstance*,
1 have been compelled to disregard,
(■„,- as possible, the extension of
pnvn rmcntal activities Into ne*
fi • v :. ego number of projects, com
mendal.le in themselves, have been
,,,-ecl some of which < o dd have been
undertaken with profit to the state
were it not for the fact that homed!
(Turn t„ fag* Two. Colamn Four.)
CANADIAN ROAD
TO ISSUE BONDS
Montreal, Jan- 27.—The Canadian
National Railways company i» about
to offer a bond i"*ue approximating
*35,000,win, the star says today. The
loan is likely to run for 15 years at
5 per cent.
It 1« generally understood, tne
newspaper adds, that part of the Issue
1 is needed for capital improvements
w but that most of the new funds will
to pay off short term notes which
n 7r said to represent advances made
to the railroad by the government.
The Star understands that at lenat
a part of the proposed loan Is to be
sought In the New York market.
DR. SUN YAT SEN
REPORTED DEAD
Br Associated Pres*.
Tokio, Jan. 27.—Dr. Sun Yat-Sen,,
me of China's most noted political
leaders, died at Pekin, according to a
dispatch received here this afternoon
by the Japanese, semiofficial new*
ngency. _
i
.lack Utile and
Paul small—
Song Writers
New York City.
I.lttle and Small, ...Idgels of the
t air' are In Omaha this week plug
ging' their own song selections.
of ths hits accredited to the combin
ation of diminutive mimes are
"Jealous," “Pretty Utile Blue Eyed
Sally," the sequel to "Jealous;
“That'S Why I I .overt You,” and
Lygtnther* equally popular. "Jealous" war,
r " written more than a year ago.
“Time was when a song plugger
was just a whisky-toned lusty-lunged
obtrusive Individual who sang In pub
Hi- meeting, °r °n streets," said
1 Llltle.
Radio hns elevated the song
salesman ftvio the rank of an artist in
nubile estimation," mJ4 IflAU.
/-;
Operation Restores
Sight of 10 Blind
Children
Denver, Colo., Jan. 27.—Ten
blind children, Inmate* of the Colo
rado home for the deaf and blind
at Colorado Spring*, will see as the
result of operations performed re
cently at tlie t'niversity of Colorado
hospital here, doctors predicted to
day.
Two others a brother and sister
—Russell Richards, 12, and Klverta,
15, are doomed to remain in dark
ness, it was said by surgeons.
While full sight may not be re
stored to all, surgeons and hospital
attaches predicted that the opera
tions could be classed as ‘'success
ful," and that the majority would
regain normal eyesight.
v • --
McMullen Scores
Management of
Banking Bureau
Governor, in Budget Message,
Declares Immediate Reor
ganization of Depart
ment Necessary.
Lincoln, Jan. 27.—Criticism of the
management of the state banking bu
reau and of the insurance and securi
ties bureaus of the state was ev
pressed today by Governor Adam Mc
Mullen while delivering his budget
message at a Joint session of the
house and senate. Complete reorgani
zation in these bureaus is absolutely
necessary, the governor told the legis
lature.
''During the last two years the of
fice force and requisite number of ex
aminers in the hankin gbureau were
reduced to such a point that bank ex
an)inatlons were hurriedly conducted
and examiners' findings were given
scant attention in connection with re
ported irregularities,'' the governor
said.
"The records of thus department
show that 183 banks in the state have
not been examined since June 30, 1924,
and it building and loan associations
and two trust companies have re
ceived no attention whatever sinya
the year 1923.
Need Additional Examiners.
“If the bureau of banking of this
department is to attain the results
desired, it will be necessary to install
an experienced man at Its head w hose
undivided attention can be given ex
aminers’ reports bearing on problems
and, difficulties existing under toe
guaranty system. It also will be nec
essary to Increase the number of ex
aminers from nine to 12, in order that
the 925 banks in the state may be
examined once every six months, as
provided by law.
"The conditions in the insurance
and securities bureaus are similar to
those in the banking division. They
need to be systematized and reorgan
ized in order to function effectively.
Fortunately, this can be done with
out a material Increase In the current
appropriation."
Liquor Law Filed.
In the senate today, Reed of Hen
derson, introduced a bill providing
that six months shall elapse after
service on a defendant before a di
vorce can tie brought t otrial. Janigii
lin of Beatrice introduced a hill mak
ing Incurable Insanity grounds for
divorce action.
Griswold of Sheridan threw a bill
into the hopper, assessing fine* of
from 1600 to *5,000, or a Jail aentence
of from six months to two years for
liquor violator* found guilty of a
second offense.
Tfce reading of the budget and intro
duction of a few bills in the two
houses comprised all work done on
the floor. Committee meetings were
held on the appelate court bill and
the intangible tax repeal bill. N'o ac
tion was taken by the committees.
PAYROLL BANDITS
GET $15,000 CASH
Collinsville, 111., J»n. 27.—William
Mathles, 64, a messenger, was held
up today by several men who escaped
with a mat! pduch believed to contain
$15,000. „
Mathles was en route from the rail
road depot to the Collinsville sta*j®
bank. The money, It was understood,
was to have been used to cash pay
roll checks of the Lumaghl Coal
company of St. Louis, whose mines
are located here.
Mexican Inspectors Find
Old Heraldic Emblems
Rjr t ni versa I Service.
Mexico City, Jan. 27.—Inspectors of
the National Museum have made a
valuable And of old heraldic emblems.
The And rontalns over 200 coats of
arms of the Spanish conquerors, the
Amt colonizers of Mexico. There are
a number of families still living In
Mexico who have the right, to use
shields, coats of arms and other deco
rations.
Droutb Threatens Stock
in Lower California
Han Diego, Cal., Jan. 27.—Unless
there Is ruin soon many cattle now
seeking forage In the hills and moun
tains of lower California will the, ac
cording to word from Knsenda today.
It Is declared lhat feed conditions In
the Mexico stale are serious, many
entile already having perished from
starvation.
Columbus Sportsmen Form
Izaak Walton League Branch
Columbus, Neh., Jan. 27.—More
than BO local sportsmen have algned
for membership In a Columbus chap
ter of the Izaak Walton league. It Is
expected that the 100 mark will he
reached In a few days and a meeting
will then ba called to porfset tit* or
■MlMtira.
Demurrer
of Collins
Overrule^
--r 1
Argument of Poffenbargt„
That Indictment Improp
erly Drawn Under
Advisement.
Trial to Start Today
First score In the trials of Keith
Collins and Fred Poffenbarger, jr., on
charges of rifling mail pouches went
to the government.
The hearing of pleas on demurrers
in the two cases opened In federal
court In Council Bluffs yesterday
afternoon. Collins’ demurrer was
overruled by Judge Martin J. Wade
and the two demurrers of PolTen
barger were taken under advisement.
The hearing was first scene of the
second trial of the two young men
on charges growing out of the rob
bery of a mail train in Council Bluffs
In November, 1921. The defendants
were released from the Leavenworth
(Kan.) penitentiary a few months ago,
after serving a portion of the sen
tence meted out after their first trial.
They were arrested again Immediate
ly after leaving the courtroom on a
second indictment obtained after
their imprisonment began. It is on
this indictment that the two are now
to be tried.
Collins Fights Indictment.
Attorneys for the defense argued,
in the Collins case, that the defend
ant was improperly Indicted. They
declared that the indictment did not
identify the mail alleged to have been
stolen as government property. The
Indictment also mentioned removing
mail, although the law made no men
tion of removing mall as part of the
crime.
The prosecution contended that the
indictment was correct. That the
fact that the mall was government
property was Inferred by the very
fact that it was mall and was con
tained in a mail car at the time of
the robbery. The removal of mall
was contained in the interpretation
of the word, steal, they said.
Judge Wade ruled with the prose
cutjon on this point, overruling the
demurrer.
Demurrer Scored.
Ross Mowry, United States district
attorney, flayed the demurrer in the
Poffenbarger case, which contended
that the defendant was falsely indict
ed, in that the Indictment hamed a
Fred A. Poffenbarger as defendant.
The defense pointed out that Fred
Poffenbarger, Jr., had never been
known as Fred A. Poffenbarger.
The prosecution argued that the In
dictment is correct. The rase was
taken under advisement by th« judge.
Rulings on the Poffenbarger Indict
ment will he made this morning. The
Collins trial will likely open this after
noon.
CHILD LABOR LAW
THRICE REJECTED
Bismarck, N. D., Jan. 27.—North
Dakota's senate late today voted
against ratification of the proposed
child labor amendment, 30 to 19.
Olympia. Wash., Jan. 27.—A resolu
tion rejecting a proposed child lal*or
amendment to the federal constitu
tion was adopted by the senate of the
state legislature here today, 27 to ir>.
Later a bill to refer a proposed
child labor amendment to the people
of Washington In the general election
next year passed the senate. 33 to 9.
Hy Associated Prcos.
Topeka, Kan., Jan. 27.—The Kan
sas state senate, by a vote of 30 to
9, late today adopted a house concur
rent resolution rejecting the proposed
federal child labor amendment. The
vote was taken at the close of a four
hour debate and under a point of or
der no consideration was allowed
thereafter of two senate resolutions
proposing submission of the questloh
to the voters and ratification.
STRAY D0G F01LS
STORE BURGLARY
Louisville, Ky„ Jan. 27.—A stray dog
Is wandering around In the heaviest
snow of the winter today, a vaga
bond, when It might have a home as
a reward for Its vigilance last night.
The dog crept Into B. V. Wlnaolw’a
drug store when sleet and snow be
gan to fly. During the night thieves
broke the front door glass and were
frightened away by a bellggerent four
legged defender. When the atore was
opened today for business the dog eyed
bloody finger prints on-the door knob
a moment and trotted sway.
Slate Reserve Bank
Proposed in Wyoming
fly I ill vernal g#rvlc#.
Chpycnnp, Wyo., Jan. 27.—A “atnte
reaerve" hank with all thp functional
of 'i reserve hank la planned j
lor Wyoming. A menaure proponing
i hi* #*atahliahm#nt of aurh a hank han
hfpii prepared for Introduction in the
Icglalatiire by f\ W. Krwln, caahler of
thi« Kiiak Hint** liank. II wan learned
today. It la to lx* brought In within
u few day a.
Narcotic Act Violators
May Be Kxtruditeil Now
WnshlnCton. Jan. 27.—The senate
today ratified a treaty with (treat
Britain dealing with the extradition
from Canada of persons charged with
violating the Harrison narcotic art.
New Snow in New York.
New York, Jan. 27.—Another hard
snowstorm blustered tnto New Ynrk
Just ns the slreet cleaning depart
was removing the remnants of last
week s fall. The alorm wae general
hers abvut UM *wV *
WHEAT SOARS
NEAR $2 MARK
Chicago. Jan. 27.—Crowds of ex
cited speculative buyers gunning for
$2 a bushel ”•*- ... the mark
* ' LZ.a tad. The
. .‘noDNlI given for
S3.W DOS "1^31 Hungary.
j-j MI'I' ,, g3N reducing
U01SIH ound lt
, „,u00 hush
„„n>• Argentina, a country
itself estimated to he sliort 50,000.000
bushels compared with last year.
After t tie Chicago market had
dosed, it was pointed out that high
as the prices went here today, the ad
vance elsewhere, notably at Winni
peg, had been much more rapid.
The extreme gain in Winnipeg tp
day was 7 1-8 cents a bushel, as
against 3 3-8 cents in Chicago. Tre
mendous selling to realize profits
acted as a big impediment to a run
away market here.
Russia. Bulgaria and Roumania, as
well as Hungary, were represented to
day as having heen turned from ex
porters into importers of wheat. Such
n situation, it was contended In some
quarters, has seldom if ever existed
before.
Muscle Shoals Is
Referred Back to
Senate by House
Conference Proposed to Settle
Differences in Time for
Final Action at This
Cngress Session.
Washington, Jan. 27.—The house
late today, by a vote of 1S1 to 41,
(j-dered the Underwood bill authoriz
ing the lease of Muscle Shoals to pri
vate interests sent to conference
with the senate, in an effort to ad
just differences in time for final ac
tion at this session of congress. The
appointment of house conferences
puts the matter again up to the sen
ate, where the selection of managers
to confer with those of the house is
expected to arousj; considerable dis
cussion.
Fight Over Conferees.
If senate conferees friendly to the
Underwood bill are to be named. It
will he necessary to depart from the
usual custom of selection, since all of
those in regular line for the appoint
ment opposed the measure whesi it
was before the senate.
Supporters of the bill contend that
these senators, headed by Senator
Norris, republican, Nebraska, leaders
of the opposition, could not conscien
tiously represent the senate in con
ference. and they are prepared to
fight for selection of friendly mana
gers on the senate floor if necessary.
Senator Norris tonight declined 4o
discuss his attitude on the selection
of conferees but Indicated lhat he
would object to departure from the
usual practice.
New Measure Perhaps.
The house action today gives the
conferees of the two chambers a
rather free hand In adjusting dif
ferences over Muscle Shoals legisla
tion. since the house measure which
would be present to them will be the
hill passed at the last session accept
ing the bid of Henry Ford, which sub
sequently was withdrawn. This
makes the difference between the
senate and house Involve, in effect, all
of each hill, and It therefore appears
to tie within their power for Ihe con
ferees to work out an entirely new
measure to lie reported back to their
respectlve chambers.
FREIGHT LOADING
STILL INCREASES1
Washington, Jan. 2T.—Loading of
revenue freight by railroads eon
tinues at record htgh levels, amount
ing to 2,630,684 ears In the first three
weeks of January. Tills was an In
crease over the corresponding period
of 1924. the American Hallway asso-,
elation reported tonight, of 157,518 or I
6.4 per rent.
A total of 932,150 ears were loaded j
during the week ending January 17.'
the number being a gain of 37.299 over
the aame week last year hut 657
under the week ending January 10.
Actor (riven $4,000 Verdict
Against Movie Concern
Chicago, Jan. 27.—A verdict of $4,
000 waa returned here today by a jury
which heard the ault of G. M. Ander
son of San Francisco against the Ks
sanny Film Manufacturer company.
Anderion, formerly a moving picture
actor, aued for 130,000, which he
claimed waa due him on a contract
which arranged for tha aale hy him
of an Interest In certain films of
Charles Chaplin.
Syndicate Will Not Bnv
Coliseum in St. Louis
fit. Louis. Jan. 27.—The deni for
the sals to a New York syndicate of
tha St. Louis Coliseum, scene nf the
1916 democratic national convention.
Is off. said T. P. Pates, president of
the Coliseum company and owner of
the majority stock, lie mild the pm
chase option had expired Sunday and
had not been renewed.
Brooklyn School Children
Nominate llylan President
New York, .Inn, 27. A delegation
of Prooktyn school children called
upon Mayor Jlybin and Informed him
that they hud nominated him for
president. The mayor replied that If
the nomination came from the rlill
dren of the country he would me pt,
but be added that by 1928 nr 19 29
bp believed he would he out of public
life.
Labor Head’s Father Dies.
Coshorfcon, O, .Inn. '7. Hugh
Green, 89. father of President Wll
Ham Green of the American Fedora
It ion of Labor dltd, His ion wm at bis
1 bsdsidt.
Crack Train
Takes Body
of Lane East
Casket Bearing Beloved
Union Pacific Offieial Starts
on Long Journey to
Boyhood Home.
Friends in Special Car
Bearing the body of Charles .1. Lane
toward its final resting place, the Los
Angeles Limited, crack train of the
Union Pacifci, rolled out of the Union
station for Chicago at 7:32 last night,
leaving a large group of officials and
other friends who had come down to
sec the metal casket placed in its
bower of flowers in the car.
A special Pullman was attached "to
the train for the relatives and friends
who are making the trip to Ithaca,
X. Y.
The body will arrive in Ithaca
Thursday morning at 9 and funeral
services there probably will be at
the home of his cousin, George H.
Tuthlll. Afterward the body will he
taken to the little village of I)anby,
10 miles nut of Ithaca, where Charlie
played when he was a child.
There, in a little cemetery on the
hillside, overlooking the hamlet, the
bodies of Mr. Lane's parents have
rested for many years. And there,
beside them, will be laid his body. In
accordance with his wish.
Flags at llalfinast.
First, however, it will be placed
In a vault of the cemetery until a
cement lined grave can be built for
the final interment.
Never has there been a funeral in
Omaha like that of Charles J. Lane,
whose personal qualities rather than
his position as Union Pacific assist
ant freight traffic manager, caused
the wide shrge of feeling toward him.
Flags on all downtown buildings were
at ha if staff. For four hours his body
lay in state In the Fnion Pacific head
quarters building, guarded by SO men
of the Union Pacific's own Company
K. Never before has the body of a
deceased official lain in state in the
headquarters building.
At 1, accompanied by the soldiers,
tha body was taken to the First Pres
bvterian church, which was filled
with a treat audience of friend*.
Church Filled With Flowers.
The entire front of the big church
inside the chancel, the pulpit and
choir loft, were a garden of flowers.
Floral tributes from elaborate wreaths
and deelens <o smaller bouquets
banked the entire space.
Ttev. K. H. Jenks officiated, preach
ing a sermon filled with tributes to
the qualities of the man whirh have
enthroned him in the hearts of so
many friends. The scripture reading
was from the passage beginning. *'l
am the resurrection and the life."
"I cannot say, I will not say that
he Is dead. He la only awakened,"
said Rev. Edwin Jenks. looking down
upon the casket. "The fairest fruit
that the world holds up to its Maker
Is a finished man. Nothing is lost.
Forms change. The rock ribbed
mountains are washed away and
make the fertile plains. So men's
forms change also, hut are not lost.
•■We will miss the hearty hand
clap of Charlie Lane, hie jovial pres
ence, hi« jolly conversation,
llad Vision of s l*oet.
"But Charlie larne still lives lieyond
the misjs of the far-off horizon.
"What a rebuke to the whiners
who say they never had a chance is
the life of this man! Coming to the
west when It was undeveloped, he
(Turn to Page Four, Cnlnmn One.)
FRENCH ENVOY IN
VISIT WITH HUGHES
Washington. Jan. 27.—Emile Pao
schtier. the newly appointed French
ambassador, made his first official rail
today at the 8tat«. department and
remained for more than a half hour
In conference with Secretary Hughes.
The ambassador's call, it was said,
was merely one of courtesy and pre
liminary to his reception at the
White House to present his creden
tials to President t'oolidge. which Is
to be srrangsd by J Butler Wright,
assistant secretary of state.
Soviet Claim to Fleet
of Wrangel In Denied
lljr Associated Tress. *
Paris. Jan. 27—The soviet govern
ment claim to the wrnr fieet of flen.
Baron Peter Wrangel was denied by
former Premier Poincare Instead of
being admitted, according to docu
ments obtained from the government
achlves by a chamber of deputies
committee and made public today.
(The Wrangel fieet of naval vessels
hss heeit lying at Blserla, Tunis, for
three yearn and Russia recently
asked the French government for the
return of the vessels. Wrangel s
warships took refuge In Rtserta fol
lowing the White army's defeat by
the holehcviat forces).
Pair Confess Crain Thefts.
Voik. Jan 17 llenry Parhy and
Alva I>ur!»y weir nrreeted Sumlav
nlylit at the Henry IMoh farm, nine
ml If** *oui Invent of .York, where, b i*
nlleyiMl they Mete ratty ht atealiny
wheat from the Rich Kranarv. They
i*nnft'Hfle«1 to having etolen about f"a
worth of wheat I! ml eorn In the la at
month, briny inti It to town In their
car. a nark at a time, and aolliny It
at the eleVMtot lloth men are manie«l
ami have families
Married in Conneil Tlluff*.
The follrwlnf p«*iaon» r*btnln*<l mu •
Huge lifonur* in Counell Hluff* ye»t*t ilny:
hffi ritiHiM*. I'rliaroar. N**l» "1
Kitimn Mnltunit. I’llnuone N«»J» 2(1
•fehn |»v> IVksiimh N‘»l* tT
Ulftdyi K.if*Mfu«r<t Tekmimh, Net*
Muffin f* .tawi-n NanU. In '»**
hnrettn l.iMan, Count'll Itluff* ’?
I. W. Cmhan, \#b "i
Huhv r. \'»\ rutin Tlln<*tnfi»M, .
Fr*tl R Kill). Lincoln. N«t>,
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Lady Diana King May Be Wales’ Bride
I.ady Diana King, daughter of the Lari of Lovelaee, and a peeress in
lier own right, is the latest to be pieked by Dame Humor as a wife for the
prinee of Wales. It is reported in laindon that their engagement will be an
nouneed when the prinee returns from his Afriean trip.
California Tax
Held Incorrect
Trra>ur> Fares Refund of 83,
000,000 as Result of Rul
ing of Attorney General.
Washington. Jan. 27. — Attorney
General Stone has held that the fed
eral government's basis of taxing
California estate* under the Cali
fornia community property law is in
correct and the treasury faces refund
ing of taxes [hits collected since the
California law was enacted.
The attorney general expressed no
opinion with rt-spect to the principles
governing the taxation of income de
rived from community property.
Simultaneously with the announce
ment of Sion” s opinion on the estate
tax phase, which was requested hy
the treasury, the latter department
announced it was prepared to seek a
final court determination of the right
of the husband and wife each to make
a separate return ent ering one half
of the community income.
The treasury under Stone's ruling
wall have to refund only about ii.OOO.
000 collected illegally on estate taxes.
Approximately »7T,000.000 is Involved
In the Income tax feature of the two
year-old controversy.
BRITISH FIELD
MARSHAL, DIES
Wlndleshnm. Surrey, Kngland, Jan.
27-—Field Marshal Baron Grenfell
died here tinlay.
Field Marshal Baron Grenfell of
Ktltey tFrancia Wallace Grenfell) saw
service In almost every land In which
British soldiers have been stutloned.
He entered the army when lx years
of age. Ills last active position w is
as commander in chief in Ireland
front 1004 to loos, when he was made
a field marshal. H» was born In 1V41
and et-eated first |.aron of Kiltet In
lOo;,
SHERIFFS OFFICE
IS BURGLARIZED
•Band Island. Nsh . .Ian 17 —,\
distinctly 'new one in the gentle art of
burglary was perpetrated here when
during the night sonteone broke into
tile sheriff s office in the courthouse
by breaking a south side window light
faring the nearby jail building. Kxlt
was made out of one of the basement
doors. Nothing has been found dts
turbed or missing by any of the
officers.
Fortner Chief of Police
Fee B. Carey Dies at York
York. Jan. 27.—Lee B. Carey, for
mer -hlef of police In York, died sun
day following an attack of heart fall
ure while he was In attendance at
the State Firemen’» meeting at Hast |
Ings Thursday. Mr. Carey was |«tst
president of the Firemen's assorts
lion. He was years of age, and is
survived hv his wife and three ehll
dren.
I.xpress Messenger Dies
in Bailrtiatl Collision
Atlanta i.i . ,lan *77 — -An express
messenger was Killed and kw0 fire
men Injured slightly this afternoon]
when a passenger and freight train]
collided on ihp Atlanta. Birminghami
A Atlantic railroad near Iambic Hun.I
(la. The accident was due to a ml"
understanding of orders, the \ o and'
.A officials here announced.
Flm Creek to Be Stocked.
H«l c’lottd. Nob, .Ftu. ?T At ?* «•'
• cut meeting of th# Imak Walton
letted*' plan* wrrp mad# for ntvurlm;
nior# trout for Kim <'rrek thin vrar.
It will hr th# f Mirth roriMt't titi\r \ o*r
that trout hnv# l*## n plgntfil In thi*
at. ream Thr l*»igUr I# alao planning,
•>h NowltiK wild tic# «|t*n*r *n#*ma
at*l marshy si>nt» in this vicinity In
*h t to lUma mot* wild tuwl.
Airplane Sent to
Check Epidemic
Diptheria Menaces Population
of Nome, Alaska, Antitoxin
Supply 600 Miles Away.
Il\ AsMrlalnl I'rcus.
Nome. Alaska. J.in. 27.—Nome has
a diphtheria , epidemic, and no anti
toxin. The nearest known supply of
anti toxin is at Anchorage, 600 miles
away, and must come by dog team
Several deaths na\e occurred.
There is only one pbysli ian, and
new cases are appearing daily.
The I'nited States public health
service, in response to a request re
layed by radio, cable and by land
telegraph, has ordered 1,00b,000 anti
toxin unit:- dispatched from Seattle
This must come by way of Seward
and the Alaskan railroad to Nenana.
400 miles away. and thence by dog
team. This would take 7.0 flays.
San Sutherland, delegate in con
friers from Alaska, has sent word that
he is trying to get an airplane to fly
from Fairbanks, Alaska, and pick up
the antitoxin at Nenana. By this
means It would take about a week
to bring the life saving agent front
Seattle.
The one physician had already
shown signs of overwork, and George
S. Maynard, mayor of Nome, has ap
pointed a tutorial health board and
engaged at public expense all the
available nurses.
The schools have been closed and
Nome has been quarantined.
A large percentage of those af
dieted are Eskimos, who In previous
j epidemics here ha\e proved terribly
susceptible to diseases that have
scourged the white ra< e.
The quantity of anti toxin at An
| ( borage is reported small.
SUPPLY MEASURE
PASSED BY HOUSE
Washington. Jrn. 27.—The house
| today disposed of another major ap
proprtatlon hill hy passing the supply
hill for the State. Justice, Commerce
and I .a! * - r departments, carrying a
tolal appropriation of approximately
$71,600,000.
The appropriations for the differ
ent departments are- State. $16,011.
512; Justice. $24.204.822. Commerce.
$22.778,164, .and Haber. $8,602,625.
Hoard to Ha\e Charge
of Hark at Columbus
Columhua. Jan. 27.—I>e\elopment
of the new 80 acre municipal park
and recreation center on the banks
of the Hour river, bought hy the city
last summer, will be directed hy a
lHuml composed of II A. Clarke. 1.
F. Heeler and Ur. F II M trow , i'hr
liontd elected Clarke chairman.
Striking Australian
Seamen Hark at Work
Sydney, Jan. 27, T».v an ov t ,
" helming majority. the striking *** a
men here have decided to return to|
! " ot k .V tliHp.tVh from Melbourne
states* that negotiation* looking!
(toward a settlement of the ehlppuu; I
dispute there are pi^n>dng and
that the end of the trouble ih in *tght
^ oman Hums to Death.
Moncton, N IV. Jan 27 —-One
woman \\:\* burned to death and two
ether* were Injured in a fire at tbej
Windeor hotel.
| Hie Weather
| - -j
v«r» »ndm* 7 p m ,’inmm ’7
it i*Oi III- li#* an,| himdietl'h*
l**«.i 1 <MHt e i«nw«n I t»t3.
ft*l7*
tliiarli t eiM|»erm! iirv*.
& i. tu, , -•.? | t> ni ... »
New Board
May Foster
Farm Co-op
Agricultural Commission Rec
ommends to (.oolidge tor
ination of Droop to
Develop Market Scheme.
May Plan Extra Session
By I'n^ernal Service.
Washington, Jan, 27.—President
Coolidge tomorrow will forward to
congress the report of his agricul
tural conference containing legisla
tive recommendations w’htch he be
lieves can be embodied into law be
fore the end of the present session.
That the president's optimism is
not shared by legislators was shown
today when after a consultation Sen
ator Curtis and Representative Long
worth, senate and house administra
tion leaders, admitted they had aban
doned hope of putting any farm relief
bills through the upper house before
March 4.
The possibility of an extra session
to consider agricultural measures be
came more apparent as a result of
these developments.
Discussed at Conference.
With the conference report, the
result of yesterday's investigation,
will go a covering letter from the
: president, emphasizing the urgency
of remedial enactments for the
farm industry. The findings of the
I conference w ere discussed by the
j president and members of the houee
'and senate agriculture committees nt
a breakfast conference this morning.
Outstanding recommendations of
the commission, most of them already
embodied In pending legislation, or
known to be acceptable to congress,
are as follows:
1. Creation of a federal co opera
tive marketing board to make avail
able to producera all facilities relating
to the various phases of co-operative
marketing.
2. Intensive development of pro
ducers' marketing associations.
Clearing Houses.
J. Creation of rlearlng houses by
cooperative groups to check loss, un
derproduction of over product ion ot
perishable produeta.
4. Amendment of the agricultural
credits act to make national agrk td
tural credit corporations eligible t»»
rediscount with the federal intermedi
late credit banks.
j 5. Passage of the house resolution
: directing the interstate commerce
commission to bring about adjust
ments in freight rate structure,
which, in the case of raw agricultural
I products, the conference believes to
joe too high.
*. Pas- :ce of a bill, already np
proved by the secretaries of agricul
ture and the interior, by which unap
propriated public domain might b«
placed under lease, and a uniform
policy might be instituted for admin
istration of grazing on public landa
and in the national forest.
Higher Tariffs.
7. Higher tariffs on many group*
, of agricultural products and product*
I derived therefrom.
5. Increase in annual appropria
tkm« for research work by the IV
! partment of Agriculture and *tatr
igrieultuml experiment stations.
Senator Norris, republican progress
J ive, and chairman of the senate
j agriculture committee, was not pr< s
i nt at this morning's meeting. He is
not in sympathy with most of the
I recommendations of the conference.
1 His place was taken by Senator Me
Vary; ranking republican. Several
democratic member* of house and
senate committees attended, and also
s retarv of Agriculture Gore
The conference, it is understood
will continue its’ investigations with a
view to milking further legislative
j recommendations to congress w-hen
j it convene* next IVcemlier.
Tobacco Sales Tax.
Nashville Tcnn.. Jan. 27.—A 1* per
; em special privilege sales tax to be
- levied on tohaevo products in Tennes
| see is provided in a bill passed bv
| the senate of the Tennessee legist*
j lure. The bill was passed by the
houSe iast week.
Summary of
the Day in
Washington
Recommendation* of President
Uoolidgcs agricultural commiseion
were made public. The Underwood
aid for private leasing of MuecP
Shoal* wa* sent to conference by tht
house.
House republican* called a caucus
for February ?7 to select candidates
for speaker and floor leader.
Attorney Oonerat Stone* nomtna
lion to l>e an associate tustice of th
supreme court wa* defatted In the
senate
The house passed the appropriation
bill virrv tng funds Par the depart
menl* of state. Justice, ontmiene *nd
l.iNrr.
Representative* of a pumhcr of
churches appeared before the house
foreign affair* committee to urge
Amecc an participation In the world
court
Indication* pointed to several
changes In kev position* at tire IV
tvartment of Justice Ur addition to the
retirement of Attorney Ueneral Stone
Secretary Wilbur toM the house
military committee that President
Uixdtdge wa* to the bill for
unlfi.avt n •'( rh, mv >r navy *tr
**rv it ee
'•Inal . ongi e-s or.*! a Ion re
taken bv lire senate on passage of
lire Smith lbs h reaolutton looking
uHtmaietv gj 4 I Mir If*™**1,