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
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Hit of Singer Show
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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,
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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 ?."-
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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 '
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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.
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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.
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