l'HE.BEE: OMAHA? SATURDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1920.
Albania Elected
( . league Member
By Assembly
Difference Between Commis
ion and Council Over Man-
dates May Be Settled '
X ' Soon. '
Geneva, Dec. 17. (By The As
sociated PressJ Albania -was elect
ed a member of the league of na
tions by the assembly this morning.
Immediately after the opening. of
today's session, Lord Robert Cecil,
although appointed to make a re
' port on the admission of Albania to
, the league, declared he disagreed
with the report of the committee,
which was adverse to according Al
bania membership. He asked the
assembly to elect Albania a mem
ber. Differences between the council
cf the league of nations and the as
sembly regarding mandates were be
fore the assembly when it met here
today. After a long debate during
yesterday's session, regarding the
report of the mandates commission
. complaining of the council's refusal
to submit a draft of the mandates
. for Syria, Mesopotamia and Pales
tine, except under certain conditions,'
the matter was left over for settle-
silent today! if possible
Bitterly Scored Council i
. The-original Report of the man
dates commission was a sharp ar
raignment of the council, bat the
language used was considerably
softened 1y the full commission
following the debate on the floor of
the assembly. The council declined
to submit (traits of the mandates
except oh a promise by the com
mission that no reference to the
provisions .of the mandates would
be made in the report of the as
sembly, , , if !
J Disposal of this question, action on
two more applications for member:
ship and decision j relative to - the
league budget were all that remained
today to be disposed of during this
i session of the assembly. Hope was
f expressed this morn'ng that this
work might be finished today so thai )
tomorrow s nnal session might be
devoted to the ceremonies of closing.
N The action of the committee in
recommending the rejection of the
1.' -i . e r . .
applications 01 Baltic states ana
Georgia WuS due largely to Ameri
can influence. The committee had
before it document containing thi
note sent on August 10 to the Ital
ian: ambassador by Bainbridge
Colby, American secretary of state,
who stated the United States' policy
- was that decision should be held in
abeyance concerning territories
carved out of the former Russian
empirer v; : - -
N. W. Rowell of Canada also
pleaded Albania's case and he, with
Lord Robert Cecil, for the first time
found support from pother 'delega
tions of the British esrtpure on Vcon-
tested question.
Ukraine Refused Place.
Pelegate Jnman of India dwell;
upon the excellent impression the ad-
, mission of Albania would make upon
Mohammedans throughout tfye
world. Rene Viviani of France and
Signor Schantzer of Italy rallied o
the support of the Cecil proposition
These factors broke down all oppo
sition and Albania was elected unani
mously. The applications of Azerbaijan, the
Ukrame and Lichtestein, the little
Tyrolean principality, for member
ship in the league were rejected. .
Power Company Rate
Hearing Adjourned
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mony having been that, in his judg
ment, the Nebraska Power Co. is
entitled to a depreciation reserve of
5 per cent a year, on the depreciable
. ' property. . ;
"It is impossible to determine just
what a fair depreciation r,ate should
be," Mr. Henderson said. "But the.
New York, public utilities commis
sion and various other commissions
have accepted 5 per cent and I have
referred to various court decisions
in which this rate has been .rec
ognized. The best minds of the
. country seem to focus on 5 per cent"
Y Efficiency Maintained.
Mr. Henderson stated that the
plant has been maintained to 100
per cent efficiency and he elaborated
on the thought that the "art" of pro
ducing electrical energy is, still in
an experimental stage: that the per
' cent of electrical energy now obtained-from
coal used is comparatively
small to that which engineers ex
pect will be attained as the industry
progresses. , ..
One of the exhibits offered by the
" company yesterday afternoon show
ed that the prospective costs of fuel,
labor and taxes in 1921, based on
operating conditions for that year,
will be $2,070,000; and applying 1920
prices to next year's operating con
ditions, the total is given as $1,894.
000; applying 1915 prices, $1,046,000
Using 1915 as a coal basis, the fol
lowing annual increases over that
year in fuel expense were offered to
the council for consideration: 1916,
' $45,000; 1917, $124,000; 1918, $265,
000; 1919, $355,000; 1920, $517,000.
fi. Profits Decrease.
Vhe company also stated thai the
excess of increase in operating ex
penses over increase in gross earn
ings, ; for September, October and
November of this year, was $45,947.
Applving the proposed new sched-
ule of rates to the company's busi
ness of 1919, an exhibit shows that
' the additional revenue would have
been $692,840 for that year and a
' larger amount would have been real
ized this year. ... ,
At the conclusion of the hearing
yesterday afternoon Commissioner
Ure asked the company to present to
the council a list of the stockholders,
statement of capitalization author
ized and issued: statement of the
transfer of the plant to the present
company, monthly statements for re-
y cnt years, copies of articles of in?
corporation and mortgages.
t Death Calls Chief Justice
' , i Of Wyoming Supreme Court
' Cheyenne, Dec. 17. Cyrus Beard,
chief justice of the WVojriog sa
' preme court, died at 8:45 clock to
: - nighv He was sick but three days,
; but has been in poor health for sev-
eral years. He was 70 years old and
t has been -on the supreme court bench
for 16 yeys. He was re-elected last
Movembc for a term of eight years.
Bryan Meets With
President-Elect
t
Former Democratic Secretary
of State Gives Ideas On
Peace to Harding.
Marion, O., Dec. ", 17. William
Jennings Bryan, former secretary of
s.ite under President Wilson and
for many years an earnest advocate
of world peace, was called into con
sultation today by President-elect
Harding regarding the plan for an
association of nations.
The first former official of the
democratic administration to be
summoned to the republican presidential-elect's
council table here, Mr.
Bryan brought a fund of special
knowledge by virtue of his exper
iences in negotiating more than a
score of arbitration treaties while he
was head of the Department of
State. It was understood that these
treaties constituted one of the prin
cipal subjects of Mr. Harding's in
quiries. f
A-proposal that nations bind them
selves not to go to war except by
vote of the people has been another
of Mr. Bryan's suggestions as a
basis for a world-league and it is
known that Mr. Harding has con
sidered it in his conference here.
Arriving here late in the forenoon,
Mr. Bryan had most of the re
mainder of the day set aside Jot
him on Mr. Harding's appqintment
schedule. Tonight the two will
sptak from the same nlatform at
a Presbyterian church rally here, j
Liberals Planning .
For Tight in Senate
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warned that it was to be taken up
by the senate." 1 4
) No Definite Action -
No definite action was taken bv
the conference, but it was agreed
that later meetings would be held at
which plans for bringing about a
better co-ordination of the liberal
forces of the country with their rep
resentatives in the house and senate
would be formulated. As ipon as
anything of concrete character has
been , agreed upon by the confer
ence, announcement will be made in
due course, together with -the names
of those present.
. When the senate fight to overturn
passage of the Poindexter bill would
be made, had hot been determined
tonight.
Senator La Follette, who is pre
pared with the backing of the rail
road and other labor influences, to
make a vigorous fight, -with the aid
of Senator Johnson, republican of
California, and others, were studying
senate procedure precedents, in view
of important parliamentary questions
involved. Some thought that the
controversy might be reached to
morrow, but others believed that it
w.ould go over until next week at
least. ,
Geneva High School to v
Stage "The Gypsy Rover"
Geneva. Neb., Dec. 17. (Special.)
"The Gypsy Rover,," ah operetta,
will be given at the city auditorium
btxthe high school under direction
of Miss Elizabeth Hamaan. The cast
is made up "entirely of pupils of the
high school. ' '
Joint Committee
To Confer on Farm
Relief Measures
Emergency Progiam of Tariff
Legislation Planned to Meet
Falling Pripes on Agri-culturalProducts.
Washington, Dec. J7. Leaders of
Liquor Probe at
Ord Gets R&iilts
Nine Men Arrested for Drunk
enness Change Pleas
To Guilty.
Ord, Neb.. Dec. 17. (Special Tel
egram.) "Doc" Thompson, one i
the witnesses in the booze inquiry,
which oponed here Thursday, testi
fied that in two years he has had
.. r , ...... uui one arinK oi inioxicaung liquor,
me senate nnance ana mc nousc ad thathe has not sold, bartered or
ways and means committees will bought in that period of time, any
meet in joint conference today intoxicating liquor. A year ago the
to formulate an emergency program prohibition officers raided his home
.-a tn , i M and confiscated 40 gallons of liquor,
of tariff legislation to act as an em- Ust fal, Thompi0 was pi&ted
bargo and give relief to the farmers in 8ening nqaor.and the probability
from the decline in prices. ' js very strong that County Attorney
Decision-! to hold the conference Hardinbrook will file charges of pei-
was .reached late today by republican :ury aKainst Thompson.
members ot the committees who. Clarence Gano and eight others. :
agrccu inai spceuy acuon was nccrs-1 who were arraigned Monday on in
sary. They determined also to make toxication charges and who p;eaded
the program non-political if the not gujity changed their pleas be
mmority members would co-operate. fore the county judge and ano wa
Primary consideration will be fined 100 and costs and tne other
given on the program to import l!ight defendents were fined $10.
duties on wheat and wool, the pro- Qano pa;d h;s fjne
ducers of which Chairman Fordney ) Xhe sentence 0f the others was
of the ways and means committee suspended until such time as may be
said were now - practically broke ;necessary for the law to be invoked
as the result of falling prices. The . atrainst thera aBai IudKe Gund.
portion ot the program relating to -dsen orom:sed the voung men
Cole and Grammer
Placed in Death CeD
(Continued From Fat Ona.)
to the mode of procedure when a
man held for murder pleads guilty.
Governor McKelvie's death order
is in the form of a reprieve until
Monday. Even though Cole should
be successful in his appeal to the
supreme court it is stated authori
tatively that Grammer will be exe
cuted Monday. '
If Cole and Grammer are executed,
they will be the first to be electro
cuted in Nebraska.
Hanging, as the death penalty for
murder, was abolished by law a num
ber of years ago. It has been more
than three years since Cole and
A -'
Grammer were first sentenced to bi
electrocuted for the murder of Gram1
roer's mother-in-law, Mrs. Vogt.
They' have obtained more than' a
dozen reprieves through court ac
tion. Warden W. T. Fenton of the state
penitentiary does not care to elec
trocute the men.
For that reasou the state has nt
o Boston for Currier, who was here
t,ome time ago, but a last minute re-
grieve necessitated him retuining to
oston without electrocuting tht
men. - f
john Hulburt, txecutioner at the
New York penhentiary in Auburn
has been here twice to electrocute
Cole ajid Grammer, but, like Cur
rier, was compelled to return both
times without doing the work.
Before leaving Lincoln the last
me Hulburt unnounced he would
not come to Nebraska again to ex
ecute either Cole or Grimmer.
Fields Found Guilty 'of
Causing Girl's Death
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tenced. The penalty is one to 10
years in the penitentiary.
County Attorney ShotwelPs only
comment was, "It is a just verdict."
C. A. Ready, stepfather of Ruth
Ayer, immediately telegraphed the
verdict to his wife, the mother of
Ruth.
"My wife has. been in poor health
since this thing "happened," he said,
"and I believe this will cheer her up
a lot."
Mrs. Minnie Deyo. ,?04 North
Sixty-fourth street, at whose home
the illegal operation is alleged to
have been performed .and Francis
W. Alexander, sweetheart of Ruth
Ayer. also are under indictment in
connection with, her death.
Fields was arrested August 11. and
bound over to the district court.
The operation for which t he was
prosecuted was performed, it is al
leged, the evening of August 3.
Ruth Ayer died the evening of Au
gust 8 at the home of Mrs. Deyo.
Dr. Fields notified an undertaker, -but
did hot notify the coroner, he
admitted.
An old church in a Michigan citj
has been remodeled into ten living
apartments, each having two rooms
and a bath.
the tariff was declared, however, to
be more comprehensive and to in
elude consideration of protective
levies on scores of other commodi-
the maximum penalty if they were
brought into court again. This of
fense is the second in a week
Their
evies on scores or oiner commooi- chard aea;.t these men.
Vl:vr0SA,D ' :L0IJ n:,fTArerC.t names are Harold Tedro. George
t.u ?t I K 4. -a . j M lligan, John Milligan, fat Pard
of the Underwood tariff act was i de- nu s Kimberl yj Fred Ragan, AbS
Clnt f br1,r ?r,?T t ah; tin, and C. E Gano.
Qne of the forces m the house Jh . . . t bootiegging was
fiS'ftJrtS, wfcF "2C rmif continued9 an5 seven Guesses were
fied itself todav itfio a compact 4 Lew Spencer was cited by
body, which its Ieaders"aeclared v.lle. f contempt M court for
lUZ - SISTaISZ 1 "ot PPring on theP witness stand
ft,Li.!:!pu&n -!l-diSwhen called. He testified that a few
weeks ago he had obtained moon
shine liquor from the negroes con
nected with the paving gang here
He said the stuff looked likewater,
but it made a felliw feel differently
than drinking water.y v
These negroes have been impli
cated in a number of booze charges,
and may be brought back to Ord for
trial at a later date. The county
attorney adjourned the inquiry at
noon and will consider the evidence
which has to far been taken. He
expects to file 'several perjury
charges and . some bootlegging com
plaints as a result df the investiga
tion. - ' ,
U.S. Consuming Too Much
Liquor, Church Men Say
Washington, Dec. 17. The coun
try is consuming too much liquor,
the board of temperance, prohibition.
Washington. Dec. 17. After hear-'and nublic morals of the Methodist-
ing charges of ill-treatment and im ' Episcopal church announced. The
proper housing of disabled ex-sol-1 board will fight next year because
diers, 10,000 of whom were reported j 28,220.909 gallons consumed in 1920
to be suffering in state hospitals andts too much, although the board ad
poorhouses, the house committee on limits -that it is some drop from the-
public buildings voted to report fav- i6U,740,UUUgalIons consumed in 1VJ.
i. t 1. - .in .1 j l , TM 1 1 . - M 1 . .n
cratic members vfrom agricultutftl
districts began consideration oi a
definite policy for dealing with pend
ing relief legislation and a report
i will be prepared b a special com-
imittee for presentation to the full
conference next Monday. '
While these two movemenfsdeal
ing with farmer and business relief
legislation were in progress, the
house banking and currency commit
tee voted to report favorably the
senate resolutiotfdirecting revival of
the war inancci corporation to as
sist in financing the exportation of
agricultural and other products.
Bill to Lease Hospital
For DisabledSoIdiers
Favored by Commtitee
orably the bill authorizing the gov
ernment to lease a proposed ?o,000,
000 hospital. to be erected in New
York city by the state government.
Under the bill the government
would pay the state n annual rental
of 10 .per cent a year on the cost
of construction. Estimates were
submitted showing' that the annual
rental' would total 'the actual cost
of $3,000,000. in the -10-year lease
period specified in the bill.
The board wants a new law to keep
Americans out of the liquor business
in foreign countries where the Unit
ed States' has extra territorial rights.
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Ilet-Grand Turkish Baths. '
lth and Howard Sts., sew manasemoBt.
Concannfcn Bros Adv. ,
Last Day of the V
Junior Shop Sale of
Boys' Clothes
!2 Off
On AH j
Boys' 2 Pant Suib l'
Juvenile Suits
Boys' Overcoats;
Boys' Mackinaws .
s ; Biggest assortment in the city. Styles "and sizes for
every age boy 2 to 18 years.
If you are not prepared Saturday to buy, we have a
lay away department and we wilPhold any garment for
you at the one'-balf off price. . j
$10.00 to $30.00 Boys1 Suits and Overcoats
' Now
$5.00 to $15-00
EXTRA
Those beautiful velvet cor
duroy knlckerbocker pants.
$3.50. Qualities J ijyj
Dark drab color. , .
, . Sizes 7 to 17 years.
EXTRA
Child's macklnaw seta, con
sisting of coat, cap and leg
gins to match Jo nrg
17.50. values.... vOaO
1 ySlzea S to 8.
Barker Clothes Shop"
2nd Floor Securities Bldg.
16th and Farnam.'
Make Them
AH Happy
This Christmas
The Folks at Home!
yi-fm wtfatmncr a ouunv
ba aa a aau
The Highest Class
Talking Machine
in the World
GRAND
375
Other Styles 73 to 1800
(HARFORD
1807jarnamSt.
THOMPSON
BtLDEN &CO:
The True Christmas. Gift
Isnot necessarily expensive, but is chosen
with care. It may be something useful,
but it will have personality.- A bit luxuri
ous, perhaps, but of lasting value. Such
gifts are easily possible here at Thompson
Belden's. -
These Attractive Gifts
for Five Dollars or Less
A Satin "Teddy"
Plesh colored or white,
with two groups of fine
shirring and several
rows of hemaHfcning to
trim . the bodice, has
ribbon, shoulder -straps
and is priced just $5.
For a Man a
Belt and Buckle
A good-looking initialed
style may be had for $5.
Men's Shop Main Floor
A Muffler , .
Of knitted silk, gray,
black, black and red,
black and green com
binations, is $4.85. -
Men's Shop Main Floor .
A Silk Knit Tie
Of fine purse silk in
cross stripes, heather
shades, biasstrioes and
plain color, $4.95.
. Men's Shop Main Floor
A Man's Glove
Of suede, buckskin or
cape stock, priced $5 a
pair. ,
Men's Shop Main Floor
A Glove . "! i:-V
Certificate
Or a pair of single clasp
Trefousse kid gloves in
black, white, mode,
gray, taupe, and pastel,
for $4 or $4.75.
Canteen Boxes :
Smart' square and flat
shapes in dull or shiny
pin seal have vanity fit
tings and are just $5. .
Notions Main Floor
A Silk Jersey
Petticoat, -$5
Slipper Buckles -
Delicrhtful desiirns in
brilliants that are very
effective on black satin
or silver pumps are of
fered for $5 a pair.
V
Shoes Main Floor
Comfy Slippers ,
Of warm felt for men
and of satin or felt for
women come in all
shades, very reasonably
priced from $1.80 to
$3.20 a pair.
Shoe Main Floor
A Knitted Set
For a Baby
A sacciue, a hood and a
pair of bootees, of pink
and white or blue and
white yarn. Warm,
woolly little garments in
a gift box for just $3.50.
Infants' Wear 2d Floor
Children's Gloves
Of warm, heavy kid are
to be had for $2.75 and
$3.25 a pair.
A Coquettish Fan
for Dancing School
Imagine the pride and
joy that a small misst
would find in' a real
ostrich feather fan. "We
Tiave pink, blue, black
or white ones for little
girls and for only $3.50,
too.
North Aisle Maia Floor'
Six Initialed '
Kerchiefs in a Box
And such fine hand
worked initials with a
bit of embroidery be
neath. All on pure Irish
linen, a half dozen for
$3.60.
North Aisle Mala Floor
:l .
Three In Box
Fine Swiss embroidered
aandkerchiefs, three for
$2.25. .
Fine silk Jersey skirts
in splendid shades make
most attractive gifts.
We have a great many
styles and colors at S5
and others for only
$3.95.
Apparel Third Floor
'
Clocked Hose
Fine black" silk hose
with hand-embroidered
clox' in black, $5 a pair.
Center Aisle Mala Floor
Plain Silk Hose v
A beautiful aulity, silk'
to the top, $4.25 a pair.
Center Aisle Maia Floor
Djer Kiss Sets
Consisting of toilet
water, powder and tal-
cum, are a compliment
I to feminine daintiness
' $3.25 a set. v
Center Aisle Maia Floor
"Vee-O-Lay"
Fleur de Jasmin pow
der, imnorted fram Vio
letof Paris, is $4.50; a
box. 4
Center Aisle Maia Floor.
The Art Section
, Offers So Many
interesting cift . things
that it is difficult to se
lect any for individual
mention. For instance,
a squatty little incense
burner of fine heavy
brass is $3, a powder
puff nested in a rose
glass vase is $3.50, a
slender, wrought iron
candlestick with a
graceful cup and three
curved feet is priced $3.
a painted newspaper
rack for the breakfast i
table is $2.50, and in
numerable little novel
ties for the home, the
boudoir or the travel-
, er's -bag are being
shown.-v
y ' t Second Floor
Sale of Lace Hosiery
$7 Qualities a Pair
$8.50 and $9 Qualities $6
Pure thread silk to the top
in black and white with
most attractive lace pat
terns. ' Double tops and
3oles assure the best of ,
service. .:
Hosiery Section
s Main Floor
if. . - r"
Jersey Silk Undergarments
At Attractive Savings
$3.50 Jersey Silk VeU, $2.95 Round neck and
bodice top styles, either plain or lace-trimmed, j
$5 Jersey Silk Bloomers, $3.59 Flesh color of a
v fine quality.
$4.65 Jersey Silk Camisoles, $3.59 Delightfully
dainty with lace trimmings.
Second Floor
Saturday a Fine Sale of
Children's Wear
Reductions You Can Depend Upon
New Gingham Dresses ; -
Sizes 6-8-10-12 yeajjsl ' v
Plain shades, plaids and stripes, all from our regu
lar stock; most of the styles are long sleeves.
$4.50 dresses, r $3.69 $8.00 dresses,' $5.98
$5.25 dresses, i $3.98 , $9.50 dresses, $7.49
$6.50 dresses, $4.49 - $11.50 dresses, $8.49
$14.25 dresses, $9.98
Every Winter Coat
Sizes two to fourteen years. .
The newest of styles and best
materials in numerous colors. ;
$20s00 coats, $11.50 $271 xoats, $16.50
$22.5Q coats, $13.75 . $37.50 "coats, $21.50
$24.50 coats, $14.00 $45.00 icoats, $26.00
$55.00 coats, $33.00 ;
Children's Fur Sets
Attractive furs in dark colors $11.50, $13.49.
- $16.50 to $25 a set. ,
Pattern Lengths of
Silks and Dress Goods
A Special Sale Saturday
These patterns are all from our regular stock of 1
desirable new materials of recognized quality.
Patterns of the most choice weaves .
in one to five-yard lengths.
Saturday About Half Price '
Suitable for dresses, coats, blouses, skirts and suits.'
FabrieSectioaa South Aula Mala Floor
Linen Scari $2.25 each "
Reduced from $3, $3.50 and $4
Scalloped and embroidered linen scarfs, attractive
basket and daisy patterns. Three sizes 18x36.
13x45 and 18x54 inches. , .
' . ' . ' ' Liaea Section
Sorosis Shoes $ 1 .45 a Pair
Three hundred pairs of desirable styles in
small sizes. All are button shoes with medium
and low heels and round toes. Women whox
wear small sizes will find this an exceptional
opportunity. , f
Sizes 21r3-31r4
No Exchanges No Refunds --
No Fittings .
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