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Alliance Woman Has Hearing on Murder Charge Testimony of Friends Dainag ing Denies Confession Po lice Chief Alleges She Made After Shooting. Alliance, Neb., Dec. 12. (Special Telegram.) Mrs. Evelyn Weiss McElhany, 25, and pretty, was held to the district court on a charge of hrst degree murder, in connection with the fatal shooting of Earl B. Anderson, barber, here last Tuesday morning, following a preliminary trial in county court here. Her trial in district court, which is in session here, has been set for next Wednes day. It will be the first case in the history of Box Butte county, and possibly in western Nebraska, in which a woman had been tried on a first degree murder charge. Four witnesses were examined at the preliminary hearing, three of whom gave strong evidence against , Mrs. McElhancy. Two of 'these were friends of the defendant. Earl B. Anderson was shot to death in an alley att the rear of the Joe Smith pool hall about 1 last Tuesday morning. Mrs. McElhancy is alleged to have told night Chief of Police Eugene Stillwcll, who ar rested her a few minutes after the shooting, "I shot Anderson." She denied making this statement. Friends' Testimony Hurts. The most damaging testimony against Mrs. McElhaney at the pre liminary hearing was given-by her personal friend, Miss Mydia Mike Verdie, who was' Mrs. McElhaney's partner in conducting the Wilson rooming house here, which has borne a nunsavory reputation, and by Tom Gray. Miss Verdie testi fied that Mrs. McElhaney pulled a revolver out of her pocket while the two women were walking along the street a few minutes before the shooting and remarked that if she did not kill Anderson he would kill her. She said Mrs. McElhaney said that it was a case of one or the other getting killed. Miss Verdie left Mrs. McElhaney near the scene of the shooting and went into a restaurant to get some thing to cat. Within a few minutes word came that Anderson had been shot. Miss Verdie then went to the alley at the rear of the pool hall and found Anderson lying on the ground in an unconscious condition. She said Mrs. McElhaney and sev eral other persons were standing over him and that Mrs. McElhaney remarked that she had aimed at his heart. The bullet which killed An derson pierced i his abdomen and lodged in his spine. He died within half an hour after being carried into a pool hall. Says Victim Drunk. Miss Verdie testified that Ander son came to the Wilson rooming house about 5 on the night of the murder in an intoxicated condition and later at 11. He demanded en trance to Mrs. McElhaney's room, she said, and upon being refused kicked a panel out of the door and went in, Later lie left and went down the alley. Mrs. McElhaney and Miss Verdie then left the rooming house together and it was then Mrs. Mc Elhaney remarked that if she didn't kill Anderson he would kill her and that she pulled a revolver put of her pocket and carried it in her hand, Miss Verdie testified. She said Anderson had previously made threats against the woman and was very jealous of her. Tom Gray testified that he was passing the alley where the murder occurred and heard Mrs. McElhaney quarreling with some one a few min utes before the shooting. Persons standing in the alley with Mrs. Mc Elheney, just before the shooting, were Fred Melick, prominent busi ness man of Allian.ce and Heniing ford, and Earl Anderson, testimony showed. When Gray heard the shooting he ( returned to the alley and said he beard Mrs. McElhaney say, "I shot that man and if he dies lAuppose I will be tried for murder." ' After An derson had been carried into the pool hall Gray said the woman called him from across the street and inquired if Anderson1 was dead. Cave Man Tactics. Miss Verdie on cross examination testified that Anderson had "beaten Mrs. McElhaney on several previous occasions, but that she did not know whether or not he had struck her on the night of the murder. She said t the two frequently quar reled. Earl B. Mallet, pool hall employe, testified that Mrs. McElhaney a short time before the shooting passed him on the street and in quired if he had seen Anderson. He said she was carrying something in her hand but he could not see whether it was a revolver or not. He said she told him that she was afraid Anderson would kill her if she didn't get him first. Mallet said that before the shoot ing he advised Mrs. McElhancy to ga'liome and stop quarreling and "tnat she replied that it was no use for her to go home as she was afraid Anderson would follow her there and kill her. Smile Wears Off. Mrs. McElhaney appeared in court stylishly dressed. She did no: wear the smile that she did the day following the shooting and ap peared nervous throughout the hear ing. When the charge of murder was read to her by the county attor ney and she was asked to plead, she replied in a voice scarcely audible, "not guilty." She sat with her face in her hands most of the time and did not once, smile throughout the hearing, which lasted more than two hours. " . Her husband, L. A. McElhaney, who operates a tailor shop at Edge mont, S. D., and who has not lived with his wife for some time, followed the hearing closely. At the close of the hearing they embraced each other. She laid her head on his shoulder and they stood for some minutes with their arms around each other. She daubed her eyes with a handkerchief frequently. Mr. Mc Elhaney has stated that he will do everything in his power to free his wife on the murder charge. The prosecution was conducted by the county commissioners to assist County Attorney Lee Basye. Mr. Basye is the attorney who prose cuted Allen Cole and Vincent Oram mer on a murder charge, j Win $100? Here's Your Chance! Guess the identity of the moving picture star, a part of whose picture is shown below. Sixty pictures will be shown, two each day. The individual who guesses the largest number correctly wins f 100. Other prizes are: Second $50 Fifth '. $10 Third $25 Twenty-five next $5 each Fifty next Autographed picture! Fourth $15 of the start. The rules are simple. Fill out the Attached blank. Be sure to sign your name and address. Mail it to The Bee "Movie Contest Editor" with in three days of publication. Place your name and the numbers of the pictures on the outside of the envelope. k&) . - Movie Contest Coupon No. 17 is No.' 18 is ('onr .1. (Your Street Addren.) Fill in this entry blank and mail Bee." Write YOUR NAME and the on outside of envelope. Two pictures will be published TWO MORE PICTURES Tarzan Feature is Hit of Singer Show At Gayety Theater The much heralded "Jack" Sing er's Show" with Harry Lander and his brother, Willie, opened at the Oayety theater yesterday and it scored a complete triumph. The Scenic and costume equipments must be seen to be fully appreciated, two of the sceiiic high lights being "Outing Inn" and "The House of a Thousand Candles." The honors of the show went to Harry Lander, one of ithe best tramp comedians. He is a fun wiz ard and works hard every second to create laughter. His "laughing elephant" was again the laugh hit of the show, although his "New YVay to Catch a Woman" novelty did not fall short of copping the honors"': In his brother, Willie, he has an able assistant. One of the most amazing acts ever witnessed on the burlesque stage is that presented by Tarzan, the human ape. He can box and some of his poses while wearing the gloves would do credit to a champion. Besides, he rides a bi cycle at break-neck speed about the stage; does a few acrobatic stunts and ends his acts by lighting a cigar and smoking it. Sam Wilson, negro comedian, re peated his success of last year when he sang jazz songs in Yiddish. The cast throughout is a capable one, Ameta Pynes scoring heavily in two new dance numbers. Hen rietta Byron and her songs won favor. Others in the cast are Bobby Moore, Leo F. Daly and Robert C. Miller. Then there is the usual chorus of beauties. Mystery Surrounds Death Of Wealthy Chicago Widow Chicago, Dec. 12. Mystery at taches to the death of Mrs. C. A. Reynolds, 33, widow of a wealthy coal dealer, who was found dead on the floor of her luxuriously ap pointed dining room. Two burners of the kitchen range were wide open and the house was full of gas. Mrs. Reynolds was fully dressed, and on her fingers were diamonds worth thousands of dollars. There was no indication that she had taken her own life. On a stand near her body was her hat and scarf, indicat ing she had either just come in or was preparing to go out when over come. There were no marks of violence. Mrs. Wilcox Elected Head Of American War Mothers Mrs. W. A. Wilcox was elected president of the Omaha chapter of American War Mothers at a meet ing held in the memorial room of the court house. Other officers officers elected are: Mrs. M. E. Lewis, lirst vice president; Mrs. L. Bullock, second vice president; Mrs. Weeks. corresponding secretary; Mrs. James Shields, record secre tary; Mrs. Harmon, treasurer; Mrs. Leaverton and Mrs. Hinzic, histori ans, and Mrs. Neihart and Mrs. Wolfe, auditors. Federal Judge Raises Car Fare in Des Moines Des Moines. Ia., Dec. 12. (Special Telegram.) judge Martin J. Wade of the United States federal court issued an order late Saturday grant ing the Des Moines Street Railway company an 8-cent fare, 10 tickets for 75 cents, live tickets for 38 cents. The court also orders an increase in the service of 40 per cent. The order will ' become effective Monday, If ' Name.) (City or Town.) to "Movie Contest Editor, Omaha numbers of THESE TICTURES each day for 30 days. IN TOMORROW'S BEE. Three Holdups and Store Robbery Are Reported to Police Four robberies were reported to police rlate Saturday night. - H. B. Nelson, living at the Ham ilton annex, Twenty-fourth and Far tiara streets, was held up at Twenty-second and Davenport streets by two men who attacked him when they found no valuables in his pock ets. Nelson resisted for a few mo ments and then broke away and fled. A lone bandit entered the store of Charles Horwich, 2108 N street. South Side, and, covering the pro prietor with a revolver, robbed the cash register of $80. The man, who was about 24, made'his escape. John Navarsky, 1413 Westerfield street, was held up and robbed of $38 by two men at Thirteenth and Deer Park boulevard, rolice were sum moned, but were unable to find the bandits fvhom Navarsky said had dis appeared into Riverview park.- K. M.- McGough, 3821 North Twenty-third street, was robbed of $60 and a pair of gold cuff links last night by two highwaymen, who cov ered him with a revolver as he was walking west on Laird between Twenty-third and Twenty-fourth streets. McGough summoned police imme diately, but a search of the neighbor hood proved futile. Department of Justice to Deal With Alleged Spy Washington, Dec. 12. The War department is preparing to turn over to the Department of Justice, the case of John A) Willers, alleged American army deserter and Ger man spy, who in his original en listment gave his address as La Fayette, Ind. The charge of desertion in time of war, punishable by death, will not be dropped, it was said, but will be held over Willers in the event he is not convicted of espionage. Willers is confined on Governors Island under the jurisdiction of General Bullard. Liquor Agent Refuses To Prosecute Sick Man Boston. Dec. 12. William J. McCarthy, prohibition enforcement director, refused to prosecute a sick man in whose home had been found a bedside still and some moonshine whisky. The man was so weak when the officers made the raid that he could not be moved, lie told the officers that his finances would not permit him to purchase whisky on a medical prescription and as he needed whisky to keep him alive he had installed the still. Stock Sale9mfln Gives Up To Answer Indictments Cedar Rapids, Dec. 12. H. C. Beeson, former stock sales agent for the ' Iowa Bankers Mortgage company, returned and surrendered to Sheriff Taylor. Three indict ments were returned against him by the Lynn county grand jury. One charges embezzlement of $19,000 from the company and the other two allege the utterance of forged instruments. Mail Burned, Two Clerks Injured in Explosion Deshler, O., Dec. 12. A large quantity oj, mail was destroyed and two railway mail clerks severely burned when an explosion set fire to a mail car on Baltimore and Ohio train No. 16. The explosion is be lieved to have been caused by the contents of a package in the mail, THE BEE: OMAHA, MONDAY. DECEMBER 13. 1920. Harding to Seek Opinions of Many Men and Women Conferences During Present Week to Include Some of Most Prominent Lead ers in Country. Marion, Dec. 12. As he continued his consultations on an asso ciation of nations. President-elect Harding let it be known that he ex pected to seek opinions of more than 100 men and women before inaugura tion day and that his conference dur ing the coming week would include some of the most notable figures in both political parties. W. J. Bryan, Elihti, Root and Her bert Hoover are among those he will consult virtually at the outset of his ctfort to tind a middle ground on which divergent schools of national thought may unite, Mr. Hoover is to be here tomor row, Mr. Root Monday and Mr. Bryan Friday. From each Mr. liar cling expects to gather much of an informative nature as well as much advice on the practical problems of diplomacy. The appointment with Mr. Bryan, like those of Mr. Hoover and Mr. Root was made at Senator Harding s request. Since the league of nations discussion begun there has been much talk about the Bryan arbitra tion treaties as a 'possible basis fot international amity of a broader scope and it is understood that for one thing the president-elect is anxious tc hear first hand, about ne gotiations from which these pacts re sulted. Mr. Bryan's advice is ex pected to be interesting, in view of his active effort to secure ratifica tion of the Versailles treaty with republican reservations. Mr. Root's position as' secretary of state has been buttressed by sev eral weeks of consultation with lead ing statesmen of Europe in formu lating a world court under the Ver sailles league. Provision for some sucn court nas necn tavorea Dy Air. Harding as part of an international peace movement and the work done is expected to be one of the principal subjects of his talk with Mr. Root. Farmer-Labor Party Complete Plans for Aggressive Campaign Chicago, Dec. 12. The national committee of the farmer labor party completed plans for what it an nounced would be ' an aggressive campaign to organize the party m every state and place full national and state tickets in every election. The proposed oiganization would be effected largely through labor unions, according to an announce ment. ' The statement invited all la bor unions to join the effort for idependent political action of the workers by sending delegates to the farmer labor conventions. The plans of the party will be placed be fore every labor union in the coun try. Frank Esper of Illinois resigned as secretary of the nations' commit- j tee, and J. J. Brown of Settle was elected. Members of the executive committee elected included Mrs. Alice Mover, Utah. . Man Murders His Wife And Attempts Suicide La Crosse, Wis., Dec. 12. Mrs. J. C. Myers; 25, of Sparta, Wis., is dead with her head crushed from 1 hammer blows and her husband, 45, farmer, five miles south of Sparta, is suffering from a badly slashed wrist as the result of an alleged murder and attempted suicide. Myers wilt recover. A charge ot murder was placed against him to night. Myers, according to the sheriff, declared Mrs. Myers, who is his sec ond wife, had left him several months ago and he had killed her because she refused to come back and live with him and the five children of his first wife. Important Changes Made In 10 New Scout Cruisers Washington, Dec. 12. Important changes have been made in arma ment of the 10 scout cruisers now under construction for the navy. The vessels will carry 12 instead of 8 6-inch rifles, with the 4 additional guns. mounted forward and aft on twin mounts. The change will increase displace ment to 7,500 tons and cut down the speed from 35 to 33 knots it was said. The first of the type, the Omaha, will be launched at Tacoma, Wash., soon, and it is expected all will be commissioned before 1923. Negro Lahorers of Chicago Offer to Accept Wage Cut Chicago, Dec. 12. More than 70, 000 negro laborers in Chicago and vicinity, anticipating possible loss of work by lessened production, have agreed voluntarily to present their employers an offer to accept a re duction in wages, R. E. Parker, president of the American Unity Labor union, announced. He de clared there already were 100,000 un employed negroes here, and that ths negroes In his organization would accept a 10 per cent cut for un skilled labor and a 15 per cent de crease for skilled workers. York Grocer Plans Two Stores to Solve Credits York, Neb., Dec. 12. (Special.) The storeroom occupied by Etel'3 grocery until it was gutted by fire some time ago, is being remodeled. Mr. Etel will conduct a grocery store on the old stand' for credit customers and will also carry a stock with the public market for cash and carry customers. , At what age should children be told who Santa Claus is? This is a matter that individual parents must decide. Some tell their children from the first, some wait un til the children are 5 or 6 years old, and some do not reveal the pretty secret until the children ask, 'who is anU Claus ?."- i I Parents Problems I Watchman Suffers Concussion of Brain When Struck by Car K - Henry Kopp, block night watch man for the Creighton university, Twenty-fifth and California streets, suffered concussion of the brain and several broken bones Saturday when he was struck by a west-bound Har ney street car. Kopp was crossing California street from the north, between Twenty-sixth and Twenty-seventh, when he was hit by a street car, said to have been traveling down the hill at a high rate of speed. The motor man was A. B. Cummiugs, 4231 Douglas street. Kopp was knocked unconscious and removed immediately to the Ford hospital, where the attending police surgeon, Dr. Kinyon, said his condition was serious. Plea for Erin Addressed to Head of Leasfue Cablegram Sent by Represent ative Mason Asks That Truth i About Conditions in Ire land Be Made Known. Chicago Tribune-Omaha Bee Leased Wire. Washington, Dec. 12. A cables gram calling upon the league of na tions to "permit America to know the truth as to conditions in Ire land" was sent to Paul Hymans, president of the' council of the league of nations, by Representative William E. Mason, Illinois, in his capacity as a member of the house iorcign attairs committee. "Five distinguished, Americans," the cablegram reads, "representing a committee of 100 eminent citizens of all shades of opinion organized to study all phases of the war in Ireland in the interest of internation al understanding and world peace, obtained passports from the Amer ican government for a visit to Eng land and Ireland to make first-hand inquiries. "The British government has re fused vises. America, as evidenced in the recent election, has little faith in the league of nations as at present constituted, believing it dominated by British and other imperialist gov ernments for selfish ends. Can Advance League. "Neverhelcss you and your col leagues at Geneva can do much to advance the league's influence with the common people of the world by affirming the inviolability of interna tional communication of fact and opinion as the fundamental requisite of international understanding and world peace. In the present instance, the league of nations is afforded an ex traordinary opportunity to prove to Americans its freedom from British domination by inducing the British government to permit the truth to be known to America as to condi tions in Ireland. "Americans do not accept the is suances trom London as the truth of the situation, and until the Brit ish government-' vouchsafes to the peoples of the world the right of free and untrammcled international communication the people will, in my opinion, continue to consider the world as a vast jail, to which the British government holds the keys." Guests of Honor. Mrs. MacSwiney, widow of the late lord mayor of Cork, and Miss Mary MacSwiney, his sister, who have been giving testimony on Irish conditions before the American in vestigating commission here, were guests of honor at a public reception here today and expect to remain in Washington several days, although their testimony before the commis sion is concluded. Mrs. MacSwiney, in an interview, appealed to the men and women of America to aid in procuring Irish emancipation. She urged them to write to their senators and congress- men on the subject, All Overseas il Records Shattered Cliirago Tribune-Omaha Bee Leased Wire. New York, Dec. 12. Uncle Sam will handle the largest Christmas mail dispatched to foreign countries in the history of the postoffice de partment this year, according to pos tal authorities. Ships leaving the port of New York daily are laden with all classes of mail, ranging from postcards to cumbersome packages and the rush will continue until after the holidays. Nine OJt of the 10 packages sent to Germany contain foodstuffs. Cof fee, sugar, tea, smoked Meats and especially cocoa, soap, lard, con densed milk and chocolate, are ar ticles found on the declaration ags of every package. Articles of wear ing appare arc missing, as are candy and tobacco. Those sent to Poland, however, contain mostly clothing. Voluntary Reductions In Apartment Rents Made Springfield, Mass., Dec. 12. Own ers of four large Springfield apart ment blocks have voluntarily an nounced reduction in' rents and in anticipation of further reductions within the next six months, W. F. Grady, president of the Tenants Protective association has cautioned members to accept no leases for more than six months. Ponzi Begins Serving Five-Year Jail Sentence Plymouth, Mass., Dec. 12. Charles Ponzi entered Saturday upon service of his sentence of five years at the Plymouth county jail that was imposed by the federal court as punishment for the fraud by which he obtained millions of dollars from thousands of persons. Oakland Cattle Men Ship Special Train to Chicago Oakland, Neb.. Dec. 12. (Special.) Thirty-seven cars of cattle were shipped to Chicago from this point by a combination of local stockmen. A special train wa; obtained over the Burlington. J. A. Daniclsou and Walter Magiuson oreanized , the shippers, Vote on Johnson Measure Carried Over to 3 House Plans Final Action on Bill to Suspend Immigra tion for 11 Months , First of Week. Chicago Trlbune-Oinuha Bee Leased Wire. Washington, Dec. 12. By. unani mous consent the house late- this Saturday voted to carry the John son immigration lv'll over until Mon day for a final vote on passage. ,, Consideration of 'the bill was cort cluded, but many members had to leave. Washington and all waited to go on record cither for or against the proposed measure. As finally whipped into shape, the bill provides for suspension of all immigration for a period of 1-4 months, two months of which arc left open to immigrants whomay' be on ships coming to this country or holding passports and waiting for ships at the time of the enactment of the law. The status of Chinese and other Asiatic exclusion is not interfered with by the bill and 8 11 efforts were defeated to have the bill provide against Japanese immi gration. It was decided by the house to leave the question ot Japa nese immigration to the State de partment for settlement with Japan. Before the bill is through the house, a vote will be taken op. whether the suspension shall be for one year, as urged by Representa tive Mann of Illinois, or for two years, as desired by a majority of the members of the house immigra tion committee. Mann has won out temporarily on his fight for the one year suspension, but he is not cer tain of winning finally in the house. Congressman Reavis Asked to Serve on , Reorganization Body Washington, D. C, Dec. 12. (Special Telegram.) Coincident with the action of the house rules committee in giving a privi leged status to the resolution of Representative C. F. Reavis of Ne braska for a special committee to reorganize the administrative depart ment of government, it developed that the Nebraska member had been requested by Speaker Gillettee, to serve on the proposed committee.' Mr. Reavis says that he has not yet decided to accept, being deterred by the great amount of detailed work involved in the undertaking, which is the first attempt to put the government on a systematic basis since the days of Alexander Ham ilton. The committee will be confronted by a work of sheer drudgery, ac cording to Mr. Reavis, requiring the almost constant attention of its membership for the next two years. He estimates that the elimination of duplications will save the govern ment $1,000,000 a day. "Tubby" Clark Found Not Guilty of Charge Of Robbing Empress After deliberating from 5 Saturday afternoon until 8:15 the jury re turned a verdict of not guilty in the case of Glen (Tubby) Clark, tried on a charge of robbing the Empress theater the night of October 24. Two masked men 'covered" Wal fied, Ledoux, owner and manager of the theater, with revolvers in the private office that night as he was stowing $3,143, two days' receipts, in the safe. They forced him into an inner office and bound him. Then they escaped with the money. Clark, who has been arrested fre quently heretofore on various charges, presented an alibi as his chief defense. Manager Ledoux was positive in his identification of Clark as one of the robbers. Reed Named Head of County Farm Bureau C. A. Reed of Washington town ship was elected president of the Douglas County Farm bureau at the annual meeting held in the court house Saturday afternoon. The organization decided to have a membership campaign the latter part of January. A small member ship fee will be f'.xed and all farm ers in the county will be invited to join the bureau. Permanent head quarters will also be maintained. Other officers were elected as fol lows: Secretary, William Biettger, Florence township,, and treasurer, C B. Noycs, Washington township. The following'men from the town ships indicated, were elected: Vice presidents, William Kempke, Wash ington; Fred Obit, Jefferson; N. C. Wickland. Valley; Will Lonergan, Union; J. C. McArdlc, McArdle; John Burgschat. Florence; Charles Saunders, Chicago; Hans Pahl, Douglas; August Doll, Millard; Frank Safford, Waterloo. Two School Boys Are Held, For Death of Playmate Detroit, Dec. 12. Clyde Santure and Henry Damaszcwski, 12 and 14. respectively, were sent to the detention home for boys to await the coroner's inquest into the death of their playmate, Raymond Klein schmidt. 9. Questioning the boys brought the explanation, according to the au thorities, that Klcinschmidt was a brilliant pupil and that this aroused the jealousy of the lads detained, who. it is said, attacked Raymond on his way home. Hoover Urges Churches To Aid in Relief Work Chicago, Dec. 12. Herbert Hoov er, chairman of the European relief council, issued an appeal to all churches to observe December 19 a:i national collection day and to take part in the campaign to raise $33, 000,000 as America's Christmas pres ent to European children The cam paign will extend over the holidays, collections being made in all public places and through civic organizations. Sanitation Lost Art in Many Cafes Thousands of Pounds of De composed Food Seized in New York Restaurants. New York, Dec. 12. Thousands of pounds of decomposed, moldy and poisoned food have been condemned in New York restaurants, groceries and butcher shops within 10 months, Ole Salthe, acting director of the bu reau of food and drugs of the health department, declared in a report which pointed out "an unusual con dition of unsanitatiou." in many restaurants the director said he found sanitation a lost art. More than 1,001). conviction were ob tained during the 10 months against restauranteurs charged with improp er cleansing of utensils and dishes. Tvnical instances of unsanitation cited by Mr. Salthe are: "One thousand pounds of dirty and wormy candies taken from a con fectionery store. , Seven pounds of bad eggs taken from 'a bakery and 90 pounds of moldy eggs from another. Chopptd, meat containing sulphur dioxide to conceal taint, taken from a butcher shop. More than 7.000 pounds of decayed fish condemned in a large fish store. Conviction of a pickle manufacture who used second-hand barrels, fol lowing the investigation of the ill ness f many families from arsenic poisoning.' They ate pickles taken from a barrcM originally, used by a chemical company. i ' i 1 , Kincaid Would Stop ? Short Forfeitures of ( Water Right Titles Washington. Dec. 12. (Special Telegram.) With a view of afford ing relief to water users wno are se riously perturbed over recent action of the reclamation service with ref erence to water rights, Judge Kin raid introduced a bill vitally affect ing the North Platte and kin dred governmental activities by pro hibiting the government from fore closing under one year's notice on the lien which it holds on account of construction charge. The bill seeks to amend the drastic features of the act of 1912. which would automatically cause the for feiture of the title when the construc tion charges are not met by the wa ter user. Judge Kincaid's bill has the effect of stopping action on the part of the reclamation service pend ing its consideration and final dis1 position. More Hospitals for Ex-Soldiers Urged by Healtb Department 'Washington, Dec. 12. Additional hospital facilities for former service men and women and appointment of an administrative head for the three major agencies involved in re habilitation work are recommended by Dr. Hugh S. Cumming, surgeon- general of the public health service, in his an'nual resport sent to congress congress by the lreasury depart ment. Dr. Cumming savs the war risk insurance bureau, the federal board for vocational education and the public health service should operate under an administrative head "as co ordinate and independent bureaus in close co-operation." Emphasizing the need for addi tional hospital facilities, Dr. Cum ming points out that 20,000 patients were receiving hospital care from the public health service on last July 1, as compared with 2,000 in Octo ber, 1919. , Caruso Bursts Blood Vessel in His Throat New York. Dec. 12. Enrico Ca ruso, tenor, bursted a blood vessel in his throat while singing at the Brooklyn Academy of Music Satur day night. The performance was stopped. The accident which it was said is not serious, occurred during the first act of Donizetti's "L'EIhir D'Amore," but the singer did not stop until the end of the act. A physician then told him it would be unwise to continue, for if he did so the result might prove serious. In addition, the blood in his throat in terfered with his vocalization. vThe manager in dismissing the au dience said: "Mr. Caruso assures me he :s will ing, and even anxious, to finish, if you wish him to. It is for you to decide." j "No," came the answer. MOT M R u St. Louis Jacksonville Express' FROM ST. LOUIS OR CHICAGO TO mk , VU the Scenic Route Louisville & Nashville R. r. Through sleeping eM. observation cars and coaches. Dmint car semce of Unusual excellence. Round trip tickets on sale da , loreater variety routes than any other line. Attractive (ours to Central America. Cuba. Mobile. New Or. 114: I leans rensacola and the full partkulirs, rates, F. M. ' P. W. 332 MlllVU' . For 1 141 A Another Warm Debate Held at League Session Cuhan Representative Get Applause hy Asserting As- sembly Is Able to Decide j Course of Procedure. i Geneva. Dec. 12. The manner of choosing the four elective membern of the league of nations council dc veloped a long and earnest debatu in the assembly in which Di," ily in which DiA , o. Cuba; Dr. WellA lina; A. J. Balfour, lward D. Miller, Aim Anstides Aguero ineton Koo. C hi England, and Ed straha, were the principal partici pants. The Cuban delegate was applaud ed when he contended that the as sembly was able to decide for itself what its procedure should be. Mr, Balfour said he doubted ths right of this assembly to commit future assemblies by fixing the term of membership in the council be yond one year or by appointing members from different parts of the world as proposed. II. Branting, Sweden, held that the adoption of the clause attribu1- ing three members to Europe and the Americas and one to Asia amounted to an amendment of thu covenant. World disarmament must be a slow and gradual process, the league commission which has been delib erating on it for more than three weeks decided. Opinions of leading members are that neither the politi- ?1 situation nor public opinion is yet .ady for full realization of that ob ject. In fact, even beginning reduction of armaments is not considered pos sible by the commission at present Accordingly the program to be pre sented to the assembly is to proceed in three stages. The first involves an agreement between the powers to make no further increase in arma ment. The second will provide a gradual, reduction on a basis to be laid down by the armament commis sion. The third will provide for' gen eral and complete disarmament when it may be found that the situation permits it. Vigorous Attack Launched Against Secretary Payne Salt Lake City, Dec. 12. A vig orous attack on John Barton Payne, secretary of the interior, charges of commercialism in the conduct ot Yellowstone park and alleged mis representation of facts on the part of nationally circulated magazines and by national park officials, was made by Jerome, G. Locks of Livingstonej Mont., a director of the Northwest ern Reclamation league and execu tive of the Yellowstone irrigation service. Charges were made by Locke in an address before-the exec- utive committer of the Western States Reclamation service in session , here. Oppose Industrial Court. Des Moines. Ia., Dec 12. "The Kime industrial court bill is not a square dear and labor cannot ac cept . it." said Fred Canfield of Cedar Rapids, president Iowa State Federation of Labor. How To Get Rid Of Your Cold The quick way Js to use Dr. King's New Discovery DON'T fool with a cold. 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