The Omaha: .Daily Bee
VOL. 50 NO. 58.
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OMAHA, TUESDAY, AUGUST 24, 1920.
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LEGAL FIGHT
Girl Will Spill Wine Upon
POLES ROUT
BOLSHEVIKI
ON VISTULA
The Republican Nominee
COX CHARGES
TO BE PROBED
Racing Balloon In Air
ON SUFFRAGE
f!0W CERTAIN
BY SENATORS
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Hearing on Restraining Order
Next Step in Battle Suf
; fragists Expect to Obtain
Franchise by November.
ANT! SPEAKERS WILL
ATTEND MASS MEETINGS
Thirty-Seven Bolters Wait in
Decatur, Ala., Pending Ex
pression of Opinion on Rati
fication by Constituents.
y.sfiville, Tenn., Aug. 23. Roth
tactions in the Tennessee suffrage
light prepared today for a legal bat-
, tic over ine legislature's ratification
of the federal suffrage amendment.
iuffragists and their opponents were
of the opinion the next step in the
ju.urovcrsy proDably would be the
rearing cn tne temporary writ of in
junction issued Saturday by Judge
i-angrord restraining state officials
from certifying ratification to Wash
ington. . Suffragists today expressed the be-
nei mat litigation would not be pro-
iractea and that ratification by Ten
nessee would be upheld by the courts
n time ior women to vote in Novem
ber.
AnhV.ir t .
ouii-giuiidge iorces nave taken
further steps to prevent certification
of the ratification nf the feHr:ii cf
frag amendment by the Tennessee
legislature,.
t-.i . . . ... .
. unurr an amenaea mil tiled in
court here yesterday Chief Clerks
W. M.Carter and John Green of the
senate and house, respectively, were
uwuc panics to ine temporary in-
Miss Mary Anstead.
U. S. No. 1, Fort Omaha balloon
to be entered . in the international
races in Chicago September 11. will
be christened in the air on a free
flight by Miss.Marv Anstead this
afternoon. .
Miss Anstead, in company with
SrV of t.r?,7,MK 8ver,nor' balloon, from'which she will crack
!f.rueIa"L-.sUt,e.i,nd 1 ,e- sPKers a bottle of champagne on the racin
entrant.
Permission for the free flight of
the two balloons for the exoress
purpose of christening U. S. No. 1
was received at Fort Omaha today
from the War department iii Wash
ington. N '
It had been oreviouslv nlannrt n
christen the $5,000 gas bag while
tied to its moorings.
To Use Airplanes.
A. Leo Stevens, civilian in
structor at Fort Omaha and one of
tne designers of the race balloon an.
nounced . yesterday Gould Dietz,
icsiucnT or uie uniaha Aero club:
tens would fly over the two free
Dauoons tn airplanes tomorrow.
of the senate and house from takintr
any steps toward certifying ratifica
tion to. the secretary of . state at
V ashuigton.
Opponents of suffrage declare that
their 'action in amending the tem
porary injunction will serve to pre-
ent unai legislative action on the
resolution, at least until after the
hearing on the iniunction nroceed-
ings, for which no date has been setr
After receipt here today of an ad
dress to the people of Tennessee
from the 37 bolters at Decatur, Ala.,
urging that mass meetitngs be held
in every county seat next Saturday
to exnress the will of tlie nennl ne
to ratification of the suffrage amend- tayor Smith and Congressman Jef
mwi .anuratitication neacauarters
announced that a corps of sDeakers
would befin immediatejy ji Ipux of
m Biaic. xnc ursi tucciiiik, u was
announced, will be held tonight at
Rock island Umited C fl R RRCAlflMD
From Omah, to fKrn ' " "
Wrecked Near Iowa City HSHING LAWS
Mayor Smith would break a sec
ond bottle of champagne while in
the air, he said, -and allow the
sparkling and precious burgundy
sprinkle the enevelope of the bal
loon. The mayor, Mr. Dietz and the
congressman would be taken on
their flights over the balloons by
mot a. j. Aielson of Council
Bluffs, he declared.
Mayor Professes Ignorance.
v Mayor Smith, however, announced
it was his first knowledge of the
plan, when asked concerning the ar
tair.
Gould Dietz was out of the city
yesterday, but is expected to return
today to make the flight.
Congressman Jeffens said vester-
aay ne planned to make the flight
today, but was called out of the city
for that day and would be unable to
take part.
U. S. No. 1 will be freed of its
moorings in the center of the parade
grounds at fort Omaha at 3 p. m.,
providing- weatner conditions are
favorable, Mr. Stevens announced.
OMAHANS FINED
Rocky
Chicago, Aug. 23. The
Mountain Limited on the
Jiland railroad was wrecked
Coralville, three miles west of Iowa
City, la., the Chicago office of the
company announced. No one was
killed. 4
A section of the train was derailed
the local office said. One woman was
believed seriously injured and sever
- al other passengers were badly
bruised. The train was bound from
Denver to Chicago. The wreck oc-
. curred at 10:25 o'clock this morning,
Slavin's Injury Not
Due to Accident, Says
: T . . A . .
uistrict attorney
' New York, Aug. 23. "The Slavin
case was not accident," said District
Attorney Swann this afternoon. "I
know exactly who hit John C. Slavin
and exactly hoAv he came by his in
juries. 1 he evidence is m this ot
fice and as soon as I can get a state
ment from the injured man 1 will
lay the matter before the grand
jury.
"In the event Mr. Salvin should
die, I will present all the facts to the
grand jury or to a city magistrate as
the facts themselves warrant, for
such appropriate action as either the
magistrate or the grand jury may
take. -
British and Greek Forces
Advancing On Eskishehr
Constantinople, Aug. 23 (By The
Associated Press.) British and
Greek columns are advanciftgjn the
direction of Eskishehr, 77 miles
southeast of Brussa, from the Ismid
area to put down a new nationalist
offensive which orr-Saturday resulted
in 20 persons killed, including one
British officer, and 60 wounded.
The offensive against the allies in
that sector began Saturday with a
surprise attack on the Greeks.
French troops are advancing from
Aintab, 60 miles northeast of Aleppo,
to attack Marash, 95 miles north
west of Aleppo. Hard fighting is
reported.
Rock 28 Persons Pay Penalty of
Having no License and
Keeping Undersized
Fish.
Lincoln, ;eb.. Aug. 23. SoeciaU
Twenty-eight Omaha -Dersons wpr
arrested on a charge of illegal fish
im uiu arew nnes ot varvine
.tinounis. according to a renort of
mei uame v arden George Koster,
Jn the bunch was an ex-deoufv
game warden, who gave the name of
c. ieison, according to Mr.
Koster. He was fined for fishincr
without a license. , Other Omaha
people fined for the same offense
were:
G. C. Donovan. Edwarrl Wil
vvayne u. Howard. K. I. Kichards,
Hall. Jack O'Gradv. Tim Ahhott.
joe Bernstein, John bjark, Clarence
fldams. U Kupp, H. Wooley. Max
MOiasmiin. W. f. MclJanirl. AV. M
Jungennan and N. E. Nelson.
I-or havinar undersized fish in
their possession, the following Oma.
ha people paid fines:
G. B. Stillwell. S20 and rnsts- H
J-evy, 13 and costs: Darbv J. B
Brown. H. Rollins, Mrs. L. B. Cas-
scltofl, Irene Bonner, Mrs. - Annie
ford. Jack Toliver. Toseoh Black
and F. J. Shaw. $5 and costs' each.
The cases of L. A. Kline, charted
with having four undersized bass
in his possession, and T. C. Caldwell
charged with fishing without a li
cense, were set for hearing toda'.
William Halev of Norfolk. anil
William McMurray of North Platte
paid fines tor tishinz without a li
cense and Scott Masters of Burwell
contributed on the charge of illegal
fishing.
Several more denutv tame war-
dens are being added to the force
now working under Chief Koster
of the game and fish bureau and a
closer watch than ever wilt be made
to apprehend those who shoot
prairie chicken and ducks before the
local season opens September 16.
Enforcement of Two-Cent
Storm British Consulate
With" Irish Banners
New York, Aug. 23. A "demon-
FarP I aw Plfln Of lllinnk stration was staged today in front
rare Law nan ui Illinois o the British consutate on Wh;,e.
Chicago. Aug. 23. Attorneys- for
the state of Illinois will begin a con
test Mn the federal court tomorrow
for the restoration on September 1
of the2-cent passenger fare on the
railroads in the state.
Ten of the roads recently obtained
an" order- restraining the state from
putting the 2-cent law Into effect.
; Blot in M endoza.
Buenos Ayres, Aug. 23. One per
son was killed and four wounded in
a political riot Sunday in Mendoza,
growing out of a dispute over title
to the governorship of that province
unich Governor Paez now fills
hall street bv a handful of women
who paraded up and down the side
walk bearing signs protesting
against imprisonment of Terence
MacSweney, lord mayor of Cork,
who. was convicted of sedition after
a trial by court-martial in Cork this
month. . .
The signs, referring to 'Mac
Sweney, who has been on a hunger
strike since his conviction, read:
"Shall two mayors of Cork be
murdered to sustain British rule?"
"Shall MacSweney die? Shall
MacSweney die?"
"Twenty, million Irishmen - will
know tie reason whji
MEXICO TAKES
STEPS TO FREE
CITIZENS OF U. S,
Federal Forces Pursue Bandit
Leadej Zamora In Attempt
' to Release Americans
Held Captive.
ashington, Aug. 23.-rRespond-
mg to au iniormal communication
from the American embassy at Mex
ico City, the Mexican foreign office
has announced that urgent steps
have been taken to effect the prompt
release of foreigners, including
Americans, reported to have been
kidnaped at Cuale, Jalisco, by
bandits under the leadership of
Zamora, the State department was
advised today.
According to the Mexico City
newspapers 5,000 federal troops un
der General Enrique Estrada, are in
pursuit of the bandits with instruc
tions from the Mexican government
to annihilate the band. The troops
are reported to be already in the
region of Zamora's activities.
Excelsior of Mexico. City stated
that 11 Americans and a British
citizen were being held by the
bandits.
The American embassy repdrted
that the British legation at Mexico
City was notified that the captives
included Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Hoyle, Harry D. Gardner, three
other Americans named Hereval,
Culvert and Dietrich, and a British
subject named W. B. Johnson. No
other names and no further particu
lars of the kidnapping have reached
the State department.
Sugar Refineries
Have Cut Prices
To Meet 17-Cent Basis
New York. Auk. 23. Two hicr
sugar refiners met the cut to 17.10
cents a pound for granulated sugar
made 10, daj, ago by a. leading, re
finer. , -La'te in the afternoon one
made a further cut to 17 cents which
is the lowest figure quoted by any"
refiner.
Raw sugar was unchanged at 12.04
cents for Cuba centrifueal sucar.
duty paid.
Russian Soviet Forces Com
pletely Bottled Up on North
ern Front Gateway of Es
cape Is Now Closed.
75,000 PRISONERS' ARE
, TAKEN BY POLISH A.RMY
Demands of Peace Commis
sioners of Soviet Are Re
fusedHonorable and Dur
able Peace to Be Demanded.
jr Th Aanoriatrd Presi.
Warsaw, Aug. 23. The nrocess of
bottling up the Russian soviet forces
on the- northern front between
Prussia and the Vistula river has
been completed, according: to an offi
cial statement issued just before last
midnight. The Poles have closed
the gateway of escape, taking prison
ers and materials tn such quantities
that it is impossible to count them.
One Polish infantry division alone
took 5,000 prisoners and 16 guns.
The soviet forces which have been
menacing Lemberg from the east
and south, have commenced to re
treat under pressure due, the state
ment says, to the continued Polish
advance along the entire central and
northern fronts. All the Russians
in the Lemberg region are in full re
treat. Pilsudski Takes Cannon.
Twenty-two cannon were taken
during the advance on the central
front under the personal command
of President Pilsudski, the Poles oc
cupying Zambrov and, Mazowizeck,
southeast of Lomza, and crossing the
line of the Narew south of Bialystok,
1A) miles noreast of Warsaw. I he
Russian retreat continues in the gen
eral direction of Grodno and east
ward.
Polish forces have taken the town
of Gurdusk, about 12 miles north of
Ciechanow, and have cut off retreal
of bolshevik forcesnorthwest and
north of this city ."by the way of
Miawa and Przasnysz.
Meets Resistance,
The 18th Polish division, which
has been attacking Ciechanow, has
been met by desperate resistance on
the part of enemy detachments cov
ering the retreat of the Fourth so
viet army, which last week advanced
along the Prussian frontier until it
threatened the Polish defenses along
the V istula river. After capturine
Ciechanow the Poles advanced rap
idly along flie Vistula river. After
capturing Ciechanow the Poles ad
vanced, rapidly northward and suc
ceeded in cutting the Only direct
railway line eastward from the so
viet positions.
v olunteer' Polish divisions are
now attacking Przasnysz.
.Polish forces Sunday night were
endeavoring to cut off the retreat of
four Russian soviet armies or force
them into German territory. On the
extreme Polish left the soviet cav
alry was defeated and driven out of
PONZI, FINANCE
WIZARD, ADMITS
HIS GAME IS UP
Abandons Bombastic Attitude,
Says Cannot Pay Debts
And Takes Oath of
Bankruptcy. .
(Continued en Pare Two, Colnmn Six.)
Kansas Man Is Found
Burned to Death in
Des Moines Hotel Room
Des Moines, Aug. 23. C. M
Lodge, proprietor of a hotel at Con
cordia, Kan., was burned to death
in a fire of undetermined origin
which had converted his room on
the seventh floor of the Hotel Fort
Des Moines into a smouldering
shell before guests in adioinine
rooms discovered the' blaze about
noon Sunday.
Lodge w-as found bv firemen after
they had battled their way through
tne tiames, lying across the thres
hold of the bathroom, his clothine
burned ott and his flesh incinerated
to a crisp. He was breathing when
he was lifted into an ambulance, but
Qieo on me way to a Hospital.
Hotel officials are of the ooinion
that he fell asleep while smoking
and reading in bed, and that ffte
from his cigarette had ignited the
bed covering.
All the furniture and the walls of
the room wjere burned to a charred
mass, causing a damaee estimated
at $l,JUU.
The New Constitution
Emulation of Locklear
Feat Causes Death
Oelwein. Ia.. Aucr. 23. Cant. T.
L. Adair of Oelwein was killed fit
Spirit Lake yesterday in his first at
tempt at a plane-to-tlane leao. which
was to have been followed by a dive
into the lake. Adair has been giv
ing exhibition flights, with para
chute jumps, for several vears. al
though he had but one arm, and-was
unusually successful. His 18-year-
cia son, Kill'," also a parachute
jumper, announces he will fill his
ither's dates.
(Beginning today Th Be will publish a
tries or explanation of the various
amenament to the state coimtltution pro
noaed by th state, constitutional mnt'an.
tlon and submitted to a vote of the peo
ple, at a special election- to be held Sep
tember 51. This election Is In many re
spects the most Important held In Ne
braska In a (feneration. An intelligent
iftuui. run db cam oniy arter a clear un
demanding of tha various nronnssls uh
mltted. There are 41 proposals and each
i Buufnmea ior separate wte.)
INTRODUCTORY.
The constitutional convention
consisted of 100 members, elected
by the people, following action by
tne iviv legislature. lhe conven
tion spent several weeks in consider
ing the present constitution and
recommended 41 changes.
PROPOSITION NO. 1.
An amendment of Section 6 of
Article 1 of the present constitu
tion. , It authorizes the legislature
to provide that a verdict may-be re
turned in civil cases in any court by
five-sixths of the jury instead of a
unanimous vote.
PROPOSITION NO. 2.
An amendment to "Section 25 of
Article I. It permits the legis
lature to limit the right of aliens to
acquire, own or carry property in
Nebraska. The present constitution
permits no distinction between spe
cial rights s by resident aliens and
citizens. , . , . . .
oston. Aug. 23. Charles Ponzl.
uie Drier millionaire, is done. He
admits it himself. Abandoning, at
last, nis Domuastic attitude, the
coupon king that was, frankly con
fessed today that he could not pay
his debts, was bankrupt in fact, and
then proceeded to take the oath of
bankruptcy.
This somewhat surprising admis
sion came this afternoon when the
ex-wizard was taken from his jail
cell to the federal building, con
fronted by the receivers for his af
fairs, furnished in black and white
with cold facts as to his liabilities
and asked what he could tell about
the size and location of his assets.
Then it was that Ponzi threw tip his
hands and admitted he couldn't pay.
The receivers had no comment to
make as to what Ponzi had to say
about his assets, nor would they
hazard a guess as to the probable
amount. They did, however, get
right down to work and start a hunt
for those assets. This hunt will be
diligently prosecuted until the last
possible penny is accounted for.
then the receivers will be in some
what of a position to tell how the
wizard stands financially.
A subpoena on bankruptcy pro
ceedings naming Ponzi and Joseph
Daniels as partners, was served on
the former at the jail today. Ponzi
accepted the service with a grin,
which broke into a laugh when he
observed Daniels' name as a partner.
. "Daniels," he commented, inquir
ingly, "that's the fellow that tried
to work a $100,000 job on me, isn't
it?"
Daniels, a Hanover street furni
ture dealer, has sought to establish
recognition of his partnership in the
Ponzi business in a suit which he
filed in the superior court just be
fore the Ponzi business began to
run jnto disaster.
With Ponzi's affairs at last in a
tair way to be straightened out,
those of his imitator, the Old
Colony Foreign Exchange com pan v.
are likewise looking a bit brighter.
John E. Hannigan, appointed today
receiver for the Old Colony com
pany, got right down to work and
already is able to nut his hands on
something like -$20,000 of the com
pany's funds. He proposes to seize
whatever cash he can lay claim to
regardless of who may be its tem
porary custodian.
REVEAL SUICIDE '
PACT WHEN COPS
BREAK INTO ROOM
Find Bodies of Man and
-Woman Dead From
- Gas Fumes.
New York. Auar. 23. Breakins
down the door of a room in a fash
ionable Brooklyn hotel last night,
police feveaJedwhat appears - to
have been the fulfilment of a suicide
pact. The bodies of a man and
.woman were huddled on the bed.
where tnev apparently had laid down
to die. Five gas jets were flowing
and windows and doors had been
sealed.
,The man was identified from a
card in his pocket as Harold E.1
ferry, a former aviation lieutenant
and veteran of the world war. He
was 32 years old.
lhe woman was identified as Mrs.
Alice Deverall, formerly a dress
maker, whose husband is believed to
be in North Carolina. She was
dentified by a ticket for board for a
doz named "Dodo." The animal
firm provfded the identification.
According to the hotel officials.
the couple came there on August 7
and registered as Mr. and Mrs.
Harold Berry. Berlin, Germany.
They appeared happy and congenial.
An aunt of the man identified the
body today and said she last saw
t-erry on Thursday night, when he
had dinner with her. He had been
Irving with her since he returned
from overseas, but lately had been
little at home.
No reason can be learned for theN
suicide.
Kansas City Now 19th
Largest City in America
Washington. Aue. 23. Kansas
City, Mo.. Whose 1920 population
was announced today bv the censua
bureau as 324.410 takes rank as 19th
city of the country. Ten years ago
Kansas i City occupied twentieth
place. The city during the last dec
ade had an increase ""of 76.029. Its
percentage of growth was the small
est in itsSiistqry excepting the dec-
aae euaing wnn tyixj.
Tacoma Pastor Dies
Tacoma. Wash.. Auc. 2.1 Rev
H. C. Rosenberger. oastor of the
East Contrreeational church, rtierl
last night after 50 years in the minis
try. In his half century service he
has preached 7,102 sermons, ban
Used 727 persons, married 450
couples, and made more than 34,000
pastoral cans in lowa, Texas and
Washington. He was anoarefitlv in
good health until three days ago,
Open Hearing on Wage
Demand of Stockyard
Workers at Chicago
Chicago, Aug. 23. Hearine on the
petition of 120.000 stockyard workers
for wage increases approximating 20
per cent ot their present salaries, was
opened today before federal Judge
Samuel Alschuler. The hearinz mav
continue mree weeks.
The decision will also affect ap
proximately ou.uw stockyard em
ployes outside of Chicago who are
said to have agreements with their
employers that they 'will be given
increases corresponding to any
grantea workers here.
lhe increases asked amounts to
virtually $1.00 a day-and will affect
all classes of workers in the yards.
Business agents and representa
tives of unions of Omaha, Kansas
City and other cities will testify at
the hearing.
Disquieting Foreign News
Causes Cotton Market Break
New York, Aug. 23. Unsettling
reports from Liverpool, including
rumors of failures in the Far East,
apprehension of a Rritish coal strike
and a big break in futures led to a
renewal of heavy selling in the local
cotton market this morning. Au
gust showed a break of 100 ooints
at the start and later all active deliv
eries made new low records, with
January selling at 24.58c. or more
than a cent below the closing prices
of Saturday.
Atlantic Gulf Oil Company
Given 15,000,000 Bbl. Order
Washington, Aug. 23. The At
lantic Gulf Oil corporation has been
awarded a contract by the shipping
board for the delivery of 6.000,000
barrels of fuel oil at $1.25 per bar
rel and 9.000.000 barrets of crude
petroleum at the same price at Teco
mate. Mexico, durine the vear he-
innm January
SHOOT "BOOZE"
ACROSS LAKES
IN TORPEDOES
s
Capture of Several Missiles
Filled With Whisky Dis
closes Latest Ruse of
- -Bootleggers.
' I. . i
' Washington, Aug. 23.--Whisky-
hiied torpedoes fired across the
Great Lakes from Canada is the lat
est ruse adopted by bootleggers to
get supplies of liquor into the for
bidden 4 territory of the United
States. Several of the torpedoes
filled with liquor have been captured
oy prohibition entorcement mspec
tors along the shores of the lake.
Maj. A. V. Dalrymple, inspector
for Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin and
Michigan, laid the details of the
scheme before Prohibition Commis
sioner Kramer today. He asked 25
more agents fo the Chicago dis
trict in order to make hiore effective
the blockade on liquor shipments.
"I intercepted one of the torn.
does myself," Major Dalrymple said,
ana ineretore l know what I am
talking about. The Itorpedo leaves
the Canadian shore at a moderate
speed, traveling abbot hree feet un-
oer water, wncn it is near the Mich
igan shore it is nicked uo bv men in
a small boat, who are in the pay of
the smugglers. Agents under my di
rection captured one of these boats
while the crew was engaged in
taking the torpedo out of the water,
lhe Great Lakes are filled with
all kinds of launches encratred in
smuggling liquor from Canada, but
we are tast getting the upper hand.
We seized more than $2,500,000
worm of liquor in the district dur
mg the last few months Tn h
last two weeks we seized over 22,000
cases, we could use many more
men and that is the reason for mv
wsii ,0 wasmngton at this time.
Chicago has only 21 agents and
could easily use 50.
Commissioner Kramer rrM t;r
Dalrymple that the money appropri-
ueu ior tne eniorcement of prohibi
tion did not permit him to appoint
any more agents at this-time. He
saia ne pciieved more men could be
used in the Chicago district to great
advantage, but could not supply any
more now.
Tl. - .....
.me luuuuissioner said that en
torcement Of the nrn i l.iirtn t,..,
throughout the country is going
along "as well as could be expected."
Jewish People Will Ask
Seat In League of Nations
Paris, Auar. 23. ffewich Tf
graphic Agency). The committee
of Jewish delegations meeting here
announced today that it will wage a
campaign to obtain a 3t ;..
league of nations for representatives
oi tne jewisn people. The commit
tee also stated that it was prepared
iamii.il a worn-wide movement
to
among Jews in support of the league.
Plans are being perfected bv-the
committee for the election of Jewish
national councils early next winter
in all countries where Te- I;.,.
From these councils it is prooosed to
create a new committee, nf Tu.;u
delegations.
vThe Weather
Fai
I . m.
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7 a. m.
S a. m.
a. m.
ID i. m.
11 a. m.
Forecast
and 'warmer Tuesday.
Hourly Temperatures.
...ST 1 p. m ,7
B 7 2 p. m 71
6i p. ro A
611 p. m K0
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p. m 7
711 7 p. m 7
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Democratic Nominee Called
Before Committee to Present
Proofs of Allegation of At
tempt to Buy Presidency.
INVESTIGATION WILL'
DELVE INTO ALL ANGLES
Chairmen and Treasurers. of
Both Parties Called Upon to
Bring Books Showing Meth
ods of Financing Campaign.
Chicago, Aug. 23. Chairman Will
Hays and George White of the re
publican and democratic national
committees, respectively; the treas
urer of each committee and the treas
urers of the senatorial and congres-'
sional campaign committees of
each party today were ordered to'
appear before the senate committee
investigating campaign expenditures
here next Monday.
The committee directed them to
bring all books and papers relating;
to campaign collections and expen
ditures. The committee directed Senator
Kenyon, its chairman, to telegraph
Governor James M. Cox, asking hjm
to either appear here next Monday
or send a representative to present
any evidence he may have to, sub
stantiate his charges that the repub
licans are raising a $15,000,000 cam
paign fund.
Senator James A. Reed of Mis
souri announced he had received no
response from Governor Cox to his
message asking that the governor
send the evidence here, today.
Adjourned. Until Monday.
The committee decided to adjourn
until next Monday, when it will start
its work with an investigation of the,
presidential campaign.
As a result of the decision to take
up the presidential campaign first.
Senator Spencer of Missouri, who
earlier in the day announced that he
would resign from the committee,
decided to remain, at least for the
present.
Senator Kenyon began prepara
tion immediately after the committee
adjourned, of a lengthy telegram to
Governor Cox and messages to
Hays, White, Wilbur Marsh of
Iowa, democratic national treasurer;
and Fred Upham of Chicago, repub
lican treasurer, as well as the treas
urers of the senatorial and congres
sional committee. :
The committee leaders were di
rected that, if they found it impos
sible to bring all books and papers
needed by the committee in its in
vestigation, they should request all
contrihutors or other persons know
ing about contributions and expendi
tures, to appear.
The program mapped out by the
committee today is expected to re
quire hearings lastinj several weeks.
Telegram to Cox.
The telegram of Senator Kenyon
to Governor Cox says in part:
"As you know, the senate appoint
ed a committee to investigate Cam
paign expenditures. We had a num
(Contlnued on Pace Two. Colnmn Sevea.)
State Commission
Refuses 35 Per Cent
Increase in Rates
Lincoln, Neb., Aug. 23. (Special.)
Nebraska railroads will not be
granted a uniform 35 per cent in
crease in intrastate freight rates as
the Interstate Commerce commis
sion has allowed them on other
hauls, the Nebraska railway com
mission announced Monday.
The order affecting both frieght
rates and passenger rates, to con
form to the interstate tariff, has not
yet been formulated by the commis
sion.
On passenger rates, however, the
commission has announced that it
will hold it has no jurisdiction be
cause" the state 2-cent fare statute
takes the matter out of its hands.
New interstate freight and passen
ger rates go into effect next Tue..
day.
The railroads are exnected to
bring injunction suits to suspend the
-cent tare law. .
Secretary to Senator
Hitchcock to Job
World-Herald Staff
Washington. Aug. 23. fSneciaf
Telegram). Earl B. Caddis, private
secretary to Senator G. M. Hitch
cock, has resigned to become assist
ant publisher of the senator's news
paper, the Omaha World-Herald. Mr.
t?addts and his family will leave for
Omaha Wednesday or Thursday. He
will assume his new duties Septem
ber 12.
Large Dirigible Hangar
Planned For San Diego
Washington. Attar. 23. Tenta.
tive plans'for the construction of a
large dirigible hangar at the naval
aviation base on North island, San
Diego, Cal., was announced tod.tv
by Secretary Daniels. Although the
army, which also makes use of the
stand as an aviation base. ha rf.
fered some objections to the proj
rct, the secretary said he believed
these could be Trcome thrmiffh
grecment of the ioint aeronautical
board. '
The projected hansar would ha
1.000 feet long and 100 feet high.
ind would be used to house the first
navy dirigible assigned to the Pa '
cmz toast.
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