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-V i ... ... .... IP Omaha Dai VOL. 60 NO. 165. mln u $won4-Cltn Mlt.r May 31, 1906. at Umiha r. 0. UMr Act ( Mirth 3, 1179. OMAHA, MONDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1920. By Mall (I yr). Imldt 4th Xiw Ortiy Surnli!-. t Only, tt: utDtt. $4 fluttift 41k (oh (I War). Daily Md Suatfty. DM, 0l . 513. Only. U ' THREE CENTS r rr- Bee THE ly t ITT A. risoner Fits Self For Career Man Serving in Nebraska Prison for Complicity in Murder Spends Time in Learning Profession. Hopes for Vindication i . Lincoln. Neb., Dec. 26. Four years in prison have not lud a de pressing effect upon the life of R.- G. Lukins, 34, serving life for complic ity in a double murder at Sunol. Neb. Always hopeful that he would be vindicated and paroled, Lukins ou entering the penitentiary sat out to fit himself for a. business career. Ie 'has completed j correspondence courses in modern business, adver tising and expert letter writing, and has hopes of soon being released that he may demonstrate his ability. In a limited way Lukins' ability has been tested and has not been found wanting. Prison welfare work ers have made it possible for him to write advertising and business let ters durinor his soare time at the prison. He is writing newspaper and mfside advertising copy for sev eral Lincoln business houses. Ad vertising experts say his work is ex ceptionally good. Several of bis ad vertisements have been copyrighted. Positions Awaiting Him. If Lukini is released, ; he has at least two executive positions wait ing for him. A local furniture store has promised him $200 a month to take charge of its advertising, and an insurance company of Kansas has offered him $200 a month and com missions to come to Hutchinson to write advertising and take charge of its sales force., i Lukins is not only a' writer of un usual ability but is an artist and art photographer as well. He draws all his own sketches for his advertising "layouts." His art work is not that of an amateur. Engravers have writ ten Lfukins complimenting, him on hh technical judgement in the execu tion of his drawings To the adver tising reading public. Lukins' art work' is as good as the best appear ing, in daily newspapers and street car signs. Prisoner's Story Unusual. Lukins story ?is unusual. , G. E. McFadden, a prison welfare worker, is authority for the statement that Lukins' forefathers were among the best known early settlers of Penn sylvania. A monument was recently erected at Germantown, Pa., in honor of the original 13 families to settle that famous old town. Lukins is a descendant of one of these fam- . . ilies. His parents are now living in JJhiIadelphra,erthrrrrctH known, ; On leaving school at the age of 19, Lukins, who says he completed one year in cbllege, decided to go to sea for bis health. He planned first to make but -two trips to Cuba and then settle flown in business with relatives The sea so attracted him that he did not give it up until he had completed two trips around the world. When he did settle down it (Torn to Face Two. Column Two.) Power Permits Applications for Development Of More Than Twelve Mil lion Horsepower Filed. Washington, Dec. , 26. Applica tions for permits looking towaiM , de velopment of more than 12,000,000 horsepower, sufficient to supply 20 cities the size of Chicago, had been filed under the federal waterpower act with the federal power commis sion up to December 18, the commis sion announced. Completion of the contemplated plans, the commission estimates, will advance waterpower development fey more than 40 per cent and will in volve an investment of $1,200,000,000. The projects range from a small 10-horsepower plant for a colony of summer cottages in Wyoming, to the storage of the waters of the er Colorado and its tributaries ic'a nuge reservoir ana me aevciop- . - ? . j j it. j ment of more than 3,000,000 horse power by the utilization of the water m the drop of 2,600 feet. Twenty-seven states in addition to Alaska and the District of Columbia are reported in the 129 applications. California leads in the number of permits with 35, New York is second with 13, Washington third with 12. Alaska and Montana are represented with 10 permits each, while from Idaho there were 7 and from Arizona 6. Diaz Is Contemplating Revolution in Mexico Mexico City., Dec. 26. Felix Diaz, onetime revolutionary leader, who. after his capture in the state of Vera Cruz, was deported to Cuba, has arrived in Guatemala ami is said to be contemplating aggression against the Mexican government, ac cording to reports last night. Candido Aguilar, son-in-law of the ta President Carranza. is known UV 1 " U.l-..1.. 4 1. VVI1IH.V11VII with Aguilar's movements, the war office here has several times an nounced they were watching him. Program to Be Given for Children of Elk Members A program to which all Elk lodge members are invited to bring their children will be given in the lodge hall of the Elks' building Saturday night, January 1. Mr. Francis will appear in a character impersonating dance from the "Wizard of Osi' and Miss Nor ma Mach will portray the "Patch work Girl" ffom the 'same p'-vr Pu pils of Mrs. Keep, dancing ii - a,tior will present four aesthetic daaces. Many Firms Ask Turkey Gobbler Paid PenaltXe al of Of Harding's ;Boyhoodjgj Tax "Fib" ToM by President-Elect Rests Heavily on His Conscience Flat Stone Proves Too Big Temptation for Lad on Christmas Morn ing Nearly Half Century Ago. " , Chlrtfo Trlbtme-Omaha Dm Lmtcd Wire . Marion, O., Dec. 26. The first president couldn't tell a lie the man who wilj be the 29th president not only could but did. That was 45 years ago, but it still rests heavily upon his conscience. Perhaps, if it was only about a cherry tree, the truth would have been easy, but when it was about the prize gander of his grandfather's flock, and when the most lordly turkey gobbler in three counties was made. the innocent vic tim and wheu Grandfather Dicker son was known as an inflexible be liever in the stern method of raising children, the truth would have been folly. Ever ' since Dr. George Tryon Harding had married into the Dick erson family, it was the custom for both families to gather for "Christ mas dinner at Grandfather Dicker son's farm a few miles from Bloom ing Grove. But before the packages dangling from the tree could be opened the Dickerson cows had to be brought in from the pasture. To a 10-year-old grandson this was an ag gravation and young. Warren Gama liel left unwillingly for the cow pas' ture. Flat Stone His Undoing. A flock of geese was strutting in the banyard. In the cowpath lav a flat stone of the "sailer" variety that a dexterous arm could send sail ing over the water for scores of feet There was no water, but there were the noisy, boasting geese, "with no other motive than to silence the silly creatures, young Warren cast the "sailer" idly in their direction. The "sailer" struck grandfather's prize gander just above the neck. - He gave one squawk, circled the. flock and Church Council Raps Movement For "Open Shop" Relations of Employers and Workers Seriously Affected By So-Called "American Plan, "Statement Says. New York, Dec. , 26. The open shop campaign in American industry was criticized as an effort to destroy the organized labor movement in a statement issued bv the commission of the church and social service of ihfi, Fe4fral.CflunciLot.tlie Churches of Christ in America. This counoit is composed of representatives of 31 protestant denominations having a membership of about 19,500,000. The statement follows: ' "The relations between emplbycrs and workers throughout the, United States are seriously affecteif at this moment by a campaign which is be ing conducted for the !op?n shop' policy the so-called 'American plan' of employment These terms are now being frequently used to designate establishments that are de finitely anti-union. Obviousi, a shop' but a 'closed shop' closed shop but a 'closed shop' closed against member's of labor unions. "We feel impelled to call'ptblic attention to the fact that a very widespread impression exists that the present 'open shop campaign is inspired in many quarters by this antagonism to union labor. Many disinterested persons arej convinced that an attempt Is being made to des trop the organized labor movement. Any such attempt must be viewed with apprehension by fair-minded people. ... - "When, for example, an applicant for work is compelled to sign a con tract pledging himself against affili ation with a union, or when a union man is refused employment or dis charged, merely on the ground- of union membership, the employer is using coercive methods .and is vio lating the fundamental pnciple of an open shop. Such action is unfair and inimical to economic freedom and to the interest of society as is corre sponding coercion exercised by labor bodies in behalf of the closed shop. "It seems incumbent upon Christ ian employers to scrutinize carefully any movement, however plausible, which is likely to result in denying to the workers such affiliation as will in their judgment best safeguard their interests and promote their wel fare, and to precipitate disastrous industrial conflicts ,at a time when the county needs good will and co operation between employers and em ployes. . War Orphans Entertained By Senator McCormick Berlin, Dec. 26. United States Senator Medill McCormick enter tained severat hundred war orphans at an old-fashioned Christmas dinner and presented the children with candy, toys and warm clothing. The entertainment was arranged by the Quakers, whom Senator McCormick asked to gather together as many of the children as possible and per mit him to show them a good time. Man Outdoes Famous Composition, "Nude Descending Staircase h New York, Dec. 26. The widely famed futuristic composition Nude Descending a Staircase" was out classed in Brooklyn yesterday. Fred crick Boettling didn't even bother with the staircase. He stepped on a cake of soap upon emerging from his bath, skidded across the room, and out through a secopd story win dow to the sidewalk. Although he is 61, Mr. Boettling lives to tell the atory, the surgeons at St. Lukes hospital finding nothing more serious than lacerated shoulders as a result of his slide, 45 Years Ago Still then flopped dead, his feet in the air. Young Warren remembered that he had a previous engagement and ran to the pasture. Returning behind the cows, he found the whole Hard ing and Dickerson families surround ing grandfather and the dead gander. In. accordance with pYudent farm custom the feathers already had been plucked. Grandfather Dickerson was . , , , it not saying mucn, dui ne was loomng at a turkey gobbler that, thinking he was being admired, had spread his tail . feathers. Only Grandfather Dickerson wasn't admiring the bird and his fingers twitched. Man of His Word. ' "I hate to do it," he said at last, rolling up his sleeves, "but I always said if that turkey touched 'another one of my geese, I'd wring his neck, and I'm a man of my word." It is not known just how much stock young Warren Gamaliel put in the story of the cherry tree- Neith er is - it known how much Father Washington believed in the stern method of raising children. As for Grandfather Dickerson, his creed al ready had been put into' practice more than ence. , Young Warren (Gamaliel tried to compromise he's been more suc cessful at ' this method since. He pleaded for the life of the turkey gobbler.. Without casting suspicion elsewhere, he intimated that the tur key was hinocent, but the turkey gobbler died, not by the axe, but with his, neck twisted between firm fingers. Christmas season that year was spoiled for Warren. During ths days that followed he assisted in the digestion of both gander and gob bler, but his heart was not in his work. . ' Irrigation of Western Land Raises Value Prices Increase From $3 to $500 an .Acre Farms F,or k merly Barren Now Pro duce Valuable Crops. Lincoln, Dec, 26. (Special.) Ir rigation in Scotts Bluff and Moril! counties has increased the value of land 10,000 per" cent, according to a late report of R. H. Willis, chief of the bureau of irrigation to. the Stafci department of public work. Land that formerly was a drug on the market at $2 to $5 an acre is now valued at $200 to 500 per acre. . Before the irrigation system was constructed, there was little produc tion in the district. Mr. Willis says the land "produced only a little grass, which if cut would not amount to more than five tons to the quar ter section." The same land now produces 12 to 60 tons of sugar beets to the acre; two to fourtons of alfalfa; 300 to 500 bushels of potatoes, and 60 to 80 bushels of oats -to the acre. Mr. "Willis says the land equals that of any in the state in production. , V 50,000 Acres Cultivated. , There are 65,000 acres in the in state canal district. Of this num ber 63,000 acres are irrigable and ap proximately 50.000 acres are under a high state of, cultivation. The irrigation system is valued at $2,500,000, and is maintained and operated by the levying of special tax assessments. For operation and maintenance, there is a 100-mill levy and an additional 40-mill levy for in terest and construction bonds. These levies are made on the assessed value of the land, which runs from $20 to 60 an acre. - The irrigation tax is paid to the county treasurers along with' the state and county tapes. Landowners cannot pay their state and county taxes without paying their irriga tion tax at the same time. The district is controlled by . a board- of directors, elected by the landowners. This board, consist ing of three members, meet annu ally with the state board of equaliza tion and equalizes the assessments for operating and maintaining the canal lateral and building drainage systems. Sugar Beets On Increase. The increased production of sugar beets in the district prompted the erection of three large sugar facto ries in the district They are located at Mitchell. Scotts Bluff and Ba yard. Two other factories are to he built during the coming year at Minatare, and are expected to "be completed for the 1921 crop. ' The historv of the district dates back to 1887, when a few settlers who formerly lived in the irrigated section of Colorado, moved to west- cm Nebraska and organized a small conipany to irrigate the land from the waters of the North Platte river. Since then there has been a number of organizations, but the control of the. district has always remained with the landowners. Early work on the project was done by the farm ers themselves. Girls Cause Arrest of ' Man Accused of Flirting J. S. Sweedlin. 840 South Nine teenth, street, was arrested on com plaint of Hazel and Francis Dickin son, 520 South Thirteenth street, who told police Sweedlin tried to flirt with them at Sixteenth and Leavenworth streets. Sweedlin is charged with drunkenness and is held for investi gation. Dies While Praying. Clinton, la. Dec. 26. When the congregation at midnight mass in St Irenaeus church arose to leave, William Ciirran, an aged parish ioner, was found dead, still btcU iiig as if iu prayer, Pro.babIe Rejection of Sales Revenues And Increased Burden on Net Earnings of Corpora tious Contemplated. No Refunding Act Likely 'v, By ARTHUR SEARS HENRING. CiilruRo Tribune-Omaha lit Leased Wire Washington, Dec. 26 Sentiment in the ways and means committee of the house following the hearings of the last fortnight indicates the fol lowing line of action on tax revision in the next congress: , 1. Repeal of the excess ' profits' taxes. 2. Rejection of a sales tax because of its unpopularity with consumers. 3. Increase in present 10 per cent tax on corporation net earnings and a moderate, possibley graduated, tax on undistributed earnings. 4. No increase in normal tax on individual incomes, but a reduction of surtaxes on large incomes and in crease in the amount of income ex empted frpm taxation. , 5. New exise- taxes and increase in the tax on such articiles as to bacco No Refunding Operations. There will be no refunding op erations during the coming year. Congress will make evident its deter mination that the burden of the war debt shall be passed, along to fu ture generations and that the float ing debt shall not be retired from the proceeds of taxation as rapidly as contemplated by the Treasury department, simply by keeping the revenue down to so low a point that no funds will be available for this purpose. v : . Extensive refunding operations will be undertaken in 1923, when the Victory notes mature, the re publican program being to extend the payment of the war debt over a period of from 40 to 60 years in stead of paying it up in 25 years as contemplated by the secretary of the Treasury department. The belief that the substitute for the excess profits tax will be a flat tax on net earnings of corpora tions, plus a moderate tax on undis tributed earnings is gaining strength among a number gi influential mem bers of the committee. . Two Taxes Likely. . It has been estimated by the Treasury department that a 16 per cen' flat tax - on ne: earnings of corporations would produce as much revenue as the present normal tax of 10 per cent plus the present ex cess profit tax. , In orders however, that the un distributed earnings may not escape,' taxation entirely, the probable out come is that there will be both a flat tax and a tax on undistributed earnings. The present 10 per cent normal tax on corporation earnings probably will be increased, possibly to as much as 15 per cent and a moderate tax on undistributed earn ings added. A tax of 20per cent on undistributed earnings has been under discussion. - There is not the slightest chance of any increase in the normal tax on incomes of individuals, apparently. Action of this sort would not be re lished by the general public and the political effect would be injurious to the republican party. There is con siderable sentiment for an increase in the present exemptions of $1,000 for single persons and $2,000 for these who are married. v. The present surtaxes on large in comes have been generally criticiked. It is probable that the entire cale of surtaxes will be revised. If this is done there may be increases in the lower brackets of j the surtax rates.. , Three Asphyxiated by Gas From Soft C 1 1 oai St. Paul, Dec. 26. Three persons were asphyxiated by coal gas injheir homes here shortly after they' had finished' their Christmas, dinner. Their bodies were discovered by a relative who had come to extend Christmas greetings. The dead were: Mr. and Mrs. ,W. A. Highbergen, each 66 years old, and Miss Oette Armstrong, 68, sister of Mrs. High bergen. The condition of the din ing room table indicated that they had just comoleted dinner when over come by gas. She Admits Samuel Is Good Tailor, But Refuses to Be Bird in Gilded Cage Chicago, Dec. 26. Mrs. Gertrude Rossner stod at the corner of Madir son and Wells streets and aoorisea the world that she positively would not be a bird in a gilded cage for Samuel Markin. ! "I admit Sammy's a classy tailor," she said to all and sundry who cared to listen, "but mjr feeling for him is merely friendship. I told htm I could sever love him. He can take back his gold, for gold will never buy me." Mr. Markin, of whom more anon, chauffeured a large cast-iron goose in the sartorial establishment of Samuel Shatz, and Mrs. Rossner was employed their as a cutter. Thafwas just before Mr. Markin fell into a mart-hole, while pursuing Mrs. Rossner. "See that shrimp?" she demanded, seizing Traffic Police man Murphy by an arm. "That's Sammy Markin. I want him pinched. He won't take 'no for an answer. He hounds me day and night "Listen, officer, expostulated Mr. Markin, waving his arms wildly, "I love that woman oh, how I Jove that woman I bought her a wrist watth for Christmas and would have bought her a diamond ring." "I'm throuirli with .von." shrilled First Clash on Tariff Bill Due r , In Senate Today Republicans ' Plan Effort to Refer Measure to Finance v Committees Prospects of Denjo Opposition. ' Washington. Dec. 26. Congress will, reassemble tomorrow., after, a brief week-end, but the holiday spirit promises to prevail with little "im oortant business planned until' the new year. Many members will. not return until next week, and .by un written agreement, several hearings and .other affairs will go over. , The opening clash in the setfate on the. emergency tariff bill, which passed the house last week, is . ex pected tomorrow. Blocked by the democrats last week; republicans plan another effort, to, refer the meas ure to the finance committee. Notices accompanied Christmas greetings to all republican senators from Senator Curtis of Kansas, republican whip, urging a solid republican phalanx to morrow to vote the tariff measure into committee.' . ' , Prospects are that there will be a much more solid democratic line up against tariff legislation in the senate than in the house, and repub lican leaders accordingly plan .' to forego final hearings before the com mittee and hasten action in other ways. The majority leaders concede privately that interminable debate in the senate is in prospect. Secretary Houston of the Treasury department, will resume his statement regarding national finances f tomor row before the finance committee. Further hearings in the coal in vestigation of the reconstruction committee may be held this week, but this investigation, with-others suspended by the-holidays; may go over until next week. '-. The house tomorrow will consider minor bills and during the week ex pects to begin ( consideration of its second regular?. appropriation bill, the sundry civil budget.' . All im portant house committee work is suspended until next week. The house is to-work all this week except only, New .Year's day, but the senate may take another week end recess. ! ' . about a man that when he is Jove sick cuts out hearts when he should be cutting out the seats of trous ers 1" . . "I yan to talk, t vant to .talk!" shouted Sammy. "She says I ran after Iier down town and everything, which I don't. It's: a lie, because maybe I like her all right, but is that an excuse that you should run after a woman? No, VI never do such things, and maybe I love her; yes, because she is such a good worker. Sometimes we get so much over work, but she goes right along; she is a fine worker, I'm telling you, but 6he is mistaken if she thinks I love her." , "Aisy, aisy, me boyl" admonished the officer; "ye're sthrippin' ye're gears." "Anyhow I guess she makes mad because I don t give her that dia mond ring. I don't promise nothing of the kind. I ain't such a fool yet, and besides, I'm no Sandy Clothes yet, and besides, she said I took a picture photograph of her when she wasn't looking and ." "Aw g'wan home and lave this woman be, or, I'll bounce me club off ye're bean. Ye talk too much," ssid tH i tadti ti di- cuasioa. J The Guest of Honor! Oil Rush Equals : Land Drawings Many Speculators - Apply, for ' ' Five-Year Leases in Montana. By International New Service. Helena, Mont, Jan. 1. Oil is the tnagnet which has drawn speculators to "apply for five-year' leases ' on Montana land in the last 15 months on 'a scale which nearly equals ' the old rarid- drawfrigs-whicrr- attracted thousands fromv every state in the union a - few years ago when the federal - government conducted gi gantic lotteries in awarding pros pective ' settlers their ( place in ' the list to select homestead entries on Indian reservations. . Land owned by the state has been eagerly sought since one' well came The state board of land commis The State Board of Land Commis sioners has given leases on a ktotal of '307,200 acres of land for an an nual Cental of $60,000.- The' state executed 600 leases. So far, reports received by the board show; that only one leaser has actually started drilling operations on this acreage, which is scattered through ' every county in the. state east of the Rockies. .-, .' When the rush for leases started the state leased a section of land for the annual rental of $100, requiring 10 per. cent royalty of all oil and gas with a; renewal privilege at the end of five years without any drill ing required. When the demand exceeded all expectations and grew 41U0 a bus iness which began to compare with the old time gold rushes, the state land board changed the lease. Since March 8, 1920, the board cut the acreage to 320 acres for each lease, demands drilling started within 18 months; and a 15 ner cent royalty is now demanded. The an nual rental is the same, but the lease goes to the highest bidder at the end of five years. Under' the '.first, form' for leases 252,000 acres 'were leased. New York Criminals : On HoEday Vacation 1 New York, Dec. 26. New York's coterie of criminals-at-large, with one exception, spent Christmas at homej police reports indicated tonight-' - Police officials claimed the appar ent cessation of outlawry bore, out the prediction of Commissioner En right that the recent bustling activity of the lawless was nothing more than a Christmas drive .tor; ''their; wives and kiddies." ; -', -. One burglary, -believed to have been perpetrated 4his ' morning at about the-same .time Santa Claus was negotiating the Jast chimney, was reported. Diamonds,-Liberty bonds and moueyx, the value of which has been undetermined, .were '.taken frorn the safe of a -wholesale clothing mer chant in East Fourteenth street . Police Sav Prohibition ! 'H Agent Committed Suicide Bayonne,' N. J., Dec. 26. J. F. McGuiness, whose body- was found in Newark bay with a hole tlyrough his head, committed' suicide, police here stated .tonight. 'The family .of the dead man, who was a prohibition enforcement officer, believe that he was murdered.--'v .! . , Retired Farmer Dies. John Rudolph Faith, 75, 2787 Dav enport street, 'retired farmer, died at his home yesterday. Mr. Faith was born' in Germany,' coming to this country as a boy. ', Funeral services will be held at Duffy and Johnston's chapel - this afternoon at 3. The bodv wilt be Ulrea to East!, NeU, foe frttlWn , Railway Outlook For Coming Year Reported Bright No Further' Requests for Freight ' or Passenger Rate , I Increase Contemplated, . Chairman Says. '- . Washington, Dec. . 26.' American railroads are Completing a. successful year and have no intention of asking for another general rate increase, Thomas de Witt Cuyler, chairman of the Association of Railway Execu tives, declared in a statement review ing the 1920 situaon. , The year,' Chairman Cuyler as serted,' saw American railroads placed again under private operation and saw them move, a larger' grcss tonnage than ever before and also establish new records in transporti cion from each car. These records, he Etlded, were not achieved ,bv the railroads alone, but with the aid of shippers and with " "the dav ' nnl night, rain or-shine, rfforts of hun- creds of thousands of employes," Plan to Cut Expenses. : In refeS-ring to reports that the railroads plau to ask for further rate increases, the chairman said: "I know of no movement by he railroads for a general increase in rates, nor do I expect any. It is true ranroad companies are not yet re ceiving from the increased rates, any- inmg -iiKe tne (y per cent return needed. But the railway executives ealize they are trustees of a ereat public interest in the reduction of r.ulroad operating expenses to the lowest possible figure, and every ef fort. will be made to , accomplish" this iy turther economies and efficiency. ' Achievements of the railroads since tlieir return, to private ofieration March 1, were set forth as follows: Increased , average movement er freight car, per day, 6.3 miles, from ii.S to 28.6 miles. Increased the average load per 1.7 tons from 28.3 to 30 tons. car Better Car Movement -Made substantial reductions in un serviceable locomotives. 1 - Reduced the accumulation of load 5?7 unmved . to'Kht cars from 103,237 on March 1, to 21,991 on December X of .which only 6,386 .w,ere . detrained because of-inability 0 t , railr0ads to move them. ' Relocated approximately 180,000 box cars for the movement of farm products. ; . . Relocated approximately 180,000 T" lP car to Keep up the produc- Moved the third highest coal pro duction in the history. rSnnt rwn- C Crv (uia run v,m sk'wi'u.vaaj extra on improvements for the maintenance 01 iracics, Bridges, cars and locomo-tives.-- -' . Vice President-Elect and 'i Family Spend Quiet Day r iMortliampton, Mass., Dec. 26. xne vice president-elect. Governor Coolidge, had a quiet family observ ance of Christmas at his home hi this city. With Mrs.. Coolidge, the governor came from Boston Mast night to spend Christmas eve with his two sows, who are in school here, and today they, were joined by his father, Col. J. C Coojidge' of Ply mouth, Vt. '. The Weather Forecast. Nebraska Continued cold. Hourly Trmperatorci. S a. nt,., a. m.. 7 a. m,, I . m., I a. m . . , It a. m.. 11 n. . 111 . . 13 BOOA,,, 1 P. ra. . I p. m. . t p. m., 4 p. m. , 5 p. m.. t v. m., T p. m . . ..tT . . H ..It ..11 ..13 ..) . . K ..JO ..31 ..1 . .18 ..18 .19 Regu lars Advance on D'Aiiim izicJ Fiume Expected t Fall With in Next 2 1 Hours Govern 1 uient Troops Closing in Gradually. , Aviation Field Captured - By The Aiwoclntnl Pre". Trieste, Dec. 26.-Italian regularji have' reached the factories on the . edge of riutne and are closing hi -' gradually on the D'Annunzion strongholds. It is expected Fiumc will be taken this evening or tomor- row. , . , , , Troops Advance. Udine, Italy, Dec. 26. Genera! Caviglia's regular Italian forces ad vanced two kilometers today without firing a shot, in a combined land amli naval movement to close in on Gabriele D'Annuuzio, Fiume insur-, gent leader, whose men retired. The Fiume triangle now is cut off and the poet's aviation . field cap- tured' The plan . of General - Caviglia is gradually to tighten his grip on Fiume until D'Annunzio is helpless. His men advanced today from the north, cutting off the top of the tri- . angle of which Fiume is formed and occupied Grohnico, Santa Groce and San Mattia. The aviation field cap- , tured is at Grohnico. The-D'Au-nunzio troops evacuated these points without offering resistance. ' , Movement General. . At points from the shore north ward the D'Annunzio line gave way . and the regulars advanced half a kilometer. It was a simultaneous movement - . The movement from Udine was effected by an overwhelming body 1 of troops which advanced on the thinly-held ' ine of d'Annunzi's , legionairies. The advance was ac complished principally by Alpini " vho occupied the high land cover ing the rugged territory back of Fiumc, including two ranges of hills. Toward the sea, the regulars' line is held by royal guards and car bineers, " ' While the troops advanced on the hilly ground overlooking the sea, the Italian fleet kept silent guard in Fiume bay. It is reported orders to the Italian regulars are not to fire unless pro voked. D'Annunzio's spokesmen say he has ordered Ms officers nC to fire until he so orders. Better Business ! . Conditions Neai: Industry Has Weathered 1920 - Storm, Federal Reserve Bank Statement Says. i - Cleveland, Dec. 26. The fourtfi federal reserve bank, in its monthly; summary of business conditions, says' business has weathered the storm of 120, and that an era of stabilized '' business condtions is in sight. "VVe are still sailing the sea of readjustment' the statement' says, "some squalls have blown up, but the business ship has successfully weathered the storm thus far." "The fact remains, however," it continues, in concluding its general survey of the situation "that we are still on the sea and cannot leave the ship until we reach port" ' ''We 1 believe land is. in sight and that within a reasonable time we shall sifely reach rehige in the harbor of stalilized business." While the year "has been one of surprising -developments to many," , says the statement, "there !s nothing but what students of business con ditions had expected. "A substantial liquidation has taken place and tho1 damage done as com--parcd with the good accomplished, has been surprisingly small," it sas. American Army Flyer Wins Free-For-All for Albert Hays Trophy Long Beach, Cat, Dec. 26. Flying at a speed of 146.8 miles an hour, fyieutvE. E. Bratten, U. S. AJ avia tor, won Jthe 106-mile free-for-all race for the Albert H. Hays chal-, !nge trophy, the oper.ing event of the three-day . national winter air tournament at Daugherty field here. Thirteen fliers started, 12 being army men. Eleven finished. Lieut. Bratten's tune for the 106 miles, flown over a triangular course. was 4U minutes i seconds. The order in which the other leaders fin ished and their time were: Capt. vL. H. Smith. 41 minutes 37 seconds; Lieut. Harold Brand, 42 minutes Lieut. Y. A. Pitts. 42 min utes 24 seconds; Lieut. Milo N. Clark, 42 minutes 49 seconds - Lieuts. A: Lee Foster and R. S. 1 Worthington w.re forced to descend because of engine trouble. The fliers Were aided on the long kg of the course by a strong tail wind. On 4be other K'gs the-v were protected from the wind by hills. The first six machines') to finish were American built, equipped with 400-horse power Liberty nlotors. Man Suspected of Orpheum Theater Robbery Arrested Elmer Cavanaugh, who told po lice that he is an actor at the Palm tbeater, was arrested, suspected of being the man who entered a dressing-room of the Orpheum last Wed nesday night and stole a violin, two bows, a box of strings and a package ' of makeup powder. Cavanaugh was "camping" near the stage door lasj night, according to the attendant who called the police. He is' being held for investigation, but assert his innocence ' " . V ' V 3
