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The Omaha Daily Bee
VOL. 60 NO. 176.
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OMAHA, SATURDAY, JANUARY 8, 1921.
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THREE CENTS
Neglect oi
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Omaha Is
Target of
Lawmakers
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Women Electors to Carry
State. Vote to Washington
Some Nebraska Senators
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a-.jti'wt law
F
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Ten of 14 Bills Introduced in
Lower House Affect Metrop
olis ; Would Regulate Stock
Yards and Elevators.
! Nebraska Federation to Select
Officers at Lincoln, January
27 Youngs Favored as
Next President.
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M i iLy
Adjourn Until Monday
Lincoln, Neb., Jan. 7. (Special)
Omaha members and Omaha bills
dominated the initial introduction of
bills today in the lower house.
A total of 14 bills were introduced.
Seven were introduced by Yeiser of
Omaha, one by Dreuesedow of
, Omaha, and two other bills intro
duced by members not tn the Omaha
elegation directly or vitallv effect
he city of Omaha.
rollowmg the introduction of bills
nd transaction of routine business
fleeting rules to govern the lower
ouse during the session, the house
Ijourned until 2 Monday afternoon.
A bill, was introduced in the
wer legislative house today, the
si uii wmi.ii m can was uiaue lor
oposed legislation. It was soon-
ored by Representative Druesedow
i Omaha and was a bill prepared
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f the Metropolitan Water district.
giving the water district additional
powers to operate a municipal elec
tric light and power system.
Similar to 1915 Bill. ' '
The bill is similar to that which
precipitated a bitter battle in 1915,
resulting in a veto by" Governor
Morehead. It authorizes the water
'district to build and operate an elec
tric plant, using either steam power
cr water power. f
Yeiser of Omaha introduced what
lie termed the to most Important
bills he will present this year.
They are anti-stock yards and
anti-elevator measures intended to
favor the farmers in line with the
policy outlined by Governor Mc
Kelvie. "' -
Yeiser claims that in the past the
farmer shipped his livestock to the
yards or his grain to the terminal
elevator and when " the market
dropped he was forced to suffer the
loss. '
. His two bills would provide that
iwhen the live stock or grain is re
ceived by the packing plant or gram
elevator, if the price drops, it must
be held in storage for the farmer
until he notifies his agents to sell
when the market has returned to a
level suitable to him. .
To Encourage Capital.
. -Upon receipt of the grain or live
Itocit, the . agents attne terminal
the farmer, pending the ordered sale.
There is a similar law " on the
statute books governing elevators.
The Yeiser bill makes the provisions,
compulsory on the elevators instead
of optional. .- .': '
Yeiser also introduced an immi
gration bill to encourage i the en
trance of capital from out of Ne-
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Long Prison Terms
Given Offenders by
Judge R.v R.Dickson
O'Neill, Neb., Jan 7. (Special.)
Five men were given penitentiary
sentences, the maximums of which
aggregate 100 years, by District
Judge R. R. Dickson at Springview
and Ainsworth,' respective county
seats of Keya Paha ' and Brown
counties, at session of the district
court. Four of the convicted ones
were boys- 20 years of age and the
other a farmer whoi had stood high
in his community.
Harrv Lee and Harvey Kunsel
man, 20, both of Springview, were
given sentences of from three to IS
years. They held up a Springview
merchant last week with a shotgun
and took his purse and $67.
Peter Pitcher of Ainsworth was
given from one to 20 years for forg-
inir rhrr inr $20 and David M.
Nix the same for passing the check
lor mm.
Pnarl P Vshit for years a re
spected ranchman residing near Ains
worth, who confessed to cattle
stealing on an extensive scale after
he had been run to cover, received
three sentences of from one to 10
tears each on three distinct counts.
The judge, so that the man could
not be paroled, specified that the sen
tences were not concurrent. ,
Warrant Out for Pastor
Under White Slave Act
Paterson, N. J.. Jan. 7. A warrant
for the arrest of Rev. Cornelius G
Densel, former pastor of the First
Netherlands Reformed church of
Passaic, on the charge of violating
the Mann act, was issued by United
States Commissioner Joseph A. De
laney. The charge against the pastor re
stilted from an investigation of his
alleged elopement on November 12
' with Miss Trina Hannenberg, a
member of the congregation of his
church.
Recently they returned to Passaic,
the pastor to his wife and family,
and Miss Hannenberg to her parents.
Since then the girl has brought a
breach of promise action for $25,000
damages against the minister.
Tm'o Smugglers Killed
In Fight With Rangers
Laredo, Tex., Jan. 7. Two liquor
smugglers were killed in a gun fight
with Captain Ryan and six Tews
Rangers in Zapata county, 60 miles
east of Laredo. Several smugglers
escaped. None of the rangers were
injured.
Rangers killed two pack horses
and two' pack mules,, capturing a
large quantity of.whisky in the packs.
The fight took place 25 miles from
. the Mexican border. The dead
tmtfStet gel
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2rS. Zfraper Smith.
' Licoln, Neb., Jan. 7. Two women,
Mrs. Hiland H. Wheeler of Lincoln
and Mrs. Draper Smith of Omaha,
will be the electors to carry to Wash
ington, the vote cast for Harming and
Secretary of
State Pardon
Board Resigns
Reorganization and - Differ
ences With Governor Cause
E. M. Johnson to Return
N . To Ministry.
Lincoln, Neb., Jani 7. (Special.)
Secretary E. M. Johnson of Beth
any, for the last six years chaplain
and secretary of the state board of
pardons .and' paroles, today, an
nounced that he was retiring from
the work to return to the religious
field..
For 16 years, before taking up the
work at the penitentiary, Secretary
Johnson served as minister of the
Christian church. Mr. Johnson's re
tirement , follows . the . reorganization
of ' the newly-created hoard -of par-;
dons and paroles, including Gov
ernor McKelvie, Secretary of State
Amsberry and "Attorney General
Clarence A. Davis.
While itv was .conceded -that the
new board will require the services
of a secretary, it was also known
that, the board will not retain Mr.
Johnson and, that the services 'of his
stenographer. Miss Luverene Polk,
would also be dispensed with. -
Mr.-Johnson was chaplain of the
penitentiary from 1914 to 1917, and
was then made chief clerk of the
board of charities and corrections.
He was retained when the code law
went into effect and has been under
Secretary Antles of the welfare de
partment. All of the duties hereto
fore exercised by Mr. Antles and
Mr. Johnson will be taken over by
the new board. ,t .
Relations between " Mr. Johnson
and Governor . McKelvie were
strained when the famous Kirk case
was at its height., Johnson was sent
to Omaha to secure a report on the
proposed Kirk release after attor
neys for Kirk had made representa
tions to the governor in behalf of the
application : for release. Johnson
claimed he had filed an adverse re
port with the governor's secretary,
Phil Bross, opposing the release, but
the report failed to show up and the
governor and his private secretary
denied having ever seen it. -
Omaha Man Hit by
Woman's Car Near
Death at Lincoln
Lincoln. Tan. 7. (Special,) Niles
I. Case, 2874 Corby street, Omaha,
lies near death in a hospital here as
the result of an automobile acci
dent shortly after noon today.
Case suffered several broken ribs
when he was struck while filling the
gasoline tank on the rear of his car, by
another automobile driven by Dr.
Catherine H. K. Wolfe, health sup
crvisor cjf : the Lincoln . public
schools.
Several of the ribs punctured the
injured man's lungs and his condi
tion is reported 'critical at the hos
pital. Case's wife and child have been
summoned here from Omaha be
cause of his condition.
A heavy flurry of snow is blamed
for the accident by , witnes?es who
saw Dr. Wolfe drive her car into
Cale, striking him to. the pavement.
Man Convicted of Stealing
Diamonds Valued at $2,850
Salt Lake City. Jan.. 7. Joseph
Wallace, 25, accused of stealing
$2,850 worth of diamonds from David
Clemens of Denver in a local hotel
on September 3, was found guilty by
a jury in the district court today. The
theft was accomplished by Wallace
striking Clemens over the head sev
eral times with a revolver. The of
fense on which, Wallace was convict
ed entails a term of not less than 20
years, - .
Officer Kills Self
Manila, P. I., Jan. 7. Lieut. James
B. Owens of. Baltimore, an officer in
the Philippine Scouts, ended his life
here today. It is believed that fear
of a court-marshal because of ab
sence from his command more than
a week without leave oromnted the
M rn 1 II I I I in. IIIIIMI.ljlillU
Coolidge at the November election.
This was the decision announced to
night by the eight Nebraska electors,
who will hold their formal, meeting
at the state capitol tomorrow.
Girl in Role of
Peacemaker Is
Killed in Resort
Assailant and ,TVo Women
Companions Wreck Auto
. mobile While Trying to .
Make Escape.
1 Washington, . Jan. 7. Attempting
to act as peacemaker between Bar
nett W. Tanner, her escort, and Ed
ward V. Killeen, Mrs. Bessie Harris,
20, and exceptionally handsome, was
shot and instantly killed at Cabin
John roadhouse, just over the dis
trict line in Maryland, early yester
day. Killeen, who is alleged to have
fired the shot intended for Tanner,
is being held by. the Maryland au
thorities, together with several
others who figured in the tragedy.
- Mrs. : Harris; whose . Imsba nL .A
government employe, is in California
seeking to recover from tuberculosisT
accompanied Tanner to the road
house, where he and Killeen quar
reled. ' Killeeh, the police say, pulled
out a revolver and fired just as the
girl rushed between them, the bullet
piercing her heart."
After the shooting Killeen' fled in
his automobile with Mrs. P. J. La
rns, who claims' several cities as her
home, and Mrs. J. W. Chapman of
this city. Speeding 'at 60 miles an
hour, he hit a stone wall, wrecking
the car. The trio .then returned to
the roadhouse, where , they were
placed under arrest.
In the meanwhile Tanner, John
Lorrimer of Fort Wood, N. Y., and
Mrs. Ruth Ludwig, who was a mem
ber of the party, rushed with Mrs.
Harris ' to Georgetown hospital.
Upon learning that the woman was
dead they started back to the road
house, but were arrested on the way.
Banking Committee
Starts Probe of Farm
Organization Funds
Washington, Jan. 7. The house
banking committee undertook to
find out who is financing -the-various
farm organizations which fre
quently call on congress for enact
ment of "special legislation."
It did not get very far, however,
as Ben C. Marsh, executive agent
of the National Farmers union, the
only witness examined, was unable
to give all details offhand.
Marsh's . organization had pro
posed that congress create a com
mittee, with a fund of $800,000 to
finance the export of surplus crops.
Representative Strong, repuhiican
of Kansas, representing a farming
constituency, characterized sortie of
Marsh's statements as "socialistic."
Relief Ship Starts Search
For Missing Mail Steamer
. Washington, Jan. 7. Equipped for
a cruise of months, coastguard cutter
Snohomish will leave Port Angeles,
Wash., tomorrow to search along
the Alaskan coast for the missing
mail boat Pulitzer, which was last
heard from on December 15, when it
entered the Straits of Shelikoff.
The coastguard service announced
that -the relief ship would carrv
enough provisions and fuel to enable
it to continue the search until sum
mer, if that should be necessary.
Observance of First "Dry"
Anniversary Requested
Westerville, O., Jan. 7. Requests
were sent out by Rev. Dr. Howard
H. Russell, chairman, and Anna Gor
don, vice chairman of ihe National
Legislative Conference cf Temper
ance organizations for general ob
servance of the first anniversary of
the advent of national prohibition.
Sunday, January 16. ',
Omaha Ice Cream Company
Buys Plant at Norfolk
Norfolk. Neb., Jan. 7. (Sp?cial
Telegram.) The Graham Ice
Cream company of Omaha has pur
chased the Norfolk Ice Cream com
pany plant and wiil establish a
branch distributing house here for
northern Nebraska and southern
Executive Body Chosen
By PAUL GREER
Lincoln, Jan. 7. (Special Tele
gram.) A new constitution was
adopted by the Nebraska Farm
Bureau federation at the afternoon
meeting today. The ,11 members of
the executive committee will meet
January 27 at Lincoln to thoose the
president, and other officers. Elmer
Youn of Lexington is understood
to be favored for re-election, although
some influences are opposing him
on the score that he is a member of
the Nonpartisan league. v
Indications are that no such lines
will be drawn between different farm
organizations as all of them are co
operating in the federation.
Executive Committee.
The executive committee for the
central district consists of Mr.
Young and D. O. Dodge of Wood
River: for the southeast section. C.
H. Gustafson, Lincoln:. J. D. Nor
ton, Polk; C. Crocker of Filley;
western section, Miss Anna Tur
eens, Minatare: T. Pedrett, Kimball:
northeast section, E.H. Grible, South
Sioux City, and C. ,Y. 1 hompson
West Point; south section, Mrs. M.
E. Graham, Danbury, and George
Briggs, Clay Center.
The committee's first act was to
reduce the pay of solicitors from $8
a day and expenses to $6.
In adoctinK the resolutions, a
flurry was caused by the ineffectual
opposition of Judge F. S. Baird of
Chadron to the recommendation that
the party circle be left off the ballot.
He also had pushed a resolution
calling for a protective tariff on
farm products, which was ignored in
the committee's report, handed in by
C. Y. Thompson. ,
Declare Against Tariff.
The legislative committee, of
which J. D. Norton of Osceola was
chairman, declared that a tariff was
not the best solution for the farmers'
trouble, and proposed market reform
instead. This recommendation was
adoptedj as were also the following:
Simplified income tax law, retention
of excess profit tax, opposition to
sales tax, pure fabric law, law assur
ing right of -collective bargaining,
amendment of Esch-Cummins act to
remove any fixed return, co-operative
state banks, law 'defining ' co
operative and mutual organifcatforrs,;
recommendation of $500,000 for state
tuberculosis examination and other
sanitary measures for live stock,
amendment to keep 7s per cent of
auto license . money for country
roads, permit to allow university re
gents to buy serum, development of
v.aier power.
Recommendations of Committee.
The resolutions committee called
attention to the. responsibilities, and
interests of women's public affairs,
proposed establishment of a legisla
tive body to study rulings of all
commissions and legislation by the
state and nation, 'declared for the
taking of a referendum of all num
bers to decide any question of pol
icy, endorsed the proposed increase
of the federal farm loan limit to
$25,000, asked for a marketing bureau
and a farmer board to watch blue
sky sales. Farmer representation on
all public boards was also suggested.
H. C. Wallace Speaks.
"For 70 years the farmers of Amer
ica have been sejling their grain and
live siulr at man wusi ui pruuut-
tion," Henry C. Wallace declared in
a speech before 500 members of the
Nebraska Farm Bureau federation at
the state farm here today. "If the
farmer had adopted an accounting
system such as is used by any busi
ness man, charging interest on his
land and capital invested, and also
a fair rate for his labor, he would
havefehown a loss in all except ex
ceptional cases."
Mr. Wallace, who looms large in
the public eye as the chief contender
for the position of the post of secre
tary of agriculture under President
elect War;en G. Harding, received
careful attention, as the feeling was
general that he was outlining the
platform on which he would stand if
assigned to office. His explanation
that 4hile the farmers had not
profited directly from their crops,
the increase in the value of their
lands had compensated ( them was
followed by the warning that they
could no longer depend on farm
lands increasing in value, but must
make their profit from production.
Must Adopt Business Methods. ,
"Farmers have been willing to acr
cept low prices on their crops be
cause of the home value of the farm
as a place to live and bring up their
children, and its advance in value,"
he said. "The time was when a
young farmer could make a small
payment on a place, just enough
to hang on with, deny himself, his
wife and his children most of the
comforts and all the luxuries of life,
and finally become a land owner,
seeing it grow in value, and in his
old age move to town and live on
the rent. That time has gone by in
the United States. Farming must
be put on a business basis, for it is
the biggest business in the world."
In declaring that the time had
come for the farmer's voice to be
heard on problems of credit, trans
portation and marketing, Mr. Wal
lace asserted that if a strong or
ganization such as the FaTm Bureau
federation, with more than 1,000,000
members, had existed during the
war. many mistakes would have been
avoided. Without criticising the
conduct of the government, he gave
it a his opinion that prices of farm
products were held down and prices
of other goods encouraged by the
cost plus system to rise in order to
increase production. Those who can
control the finances and credits of
Knox Pfopos
es
Investigation of
Cuban Tangle
Pennsylvania Senator .Would
Send Foreign Relations Com
mittee to Probe Affairs of
Washington, .Jan. 7. A ''proposal
that the Cuban relations committee
of the sejiate be sent to, the island
republic to obtain information con
gress may need, if the American gov
ernment is called upon to act be
cause of financial and . political dif
ficulties there, has been made by
Senator Knox, republican, Pennsyl
vania, and will be acted upon im
mediately. " ;
Senator Johnson, republican, Cali
fornia, announced that the commit
tee, which includes Senator Mc
Cormick, republican, Illinois; Under
wood, democrat,' Alabama, and Dial,
democrat, South Carolina, in addi
tion to Senator Knox, would be
asked for a recommendation on
Senator-Knox's proposal.
"Grave accounts, first of the fi
nancial difficulties in Cuba, femd
more lately of the political situation,
have caused a good deal . of con
cern as they have been brought to
the committee," Senator Johnson
said.
"In order to place the United
States in a condition to aid Cuba,
if affirmative action by the gov
ernment is called upon tor the re
lief of the situation, it will be neces
sary to have the facts. It is sug
gested that the committee conduct
such inquiry there as may be pos
sible, and be in a position to in
telligently advise congress; in case
action is sought."
France Will Demand
Strict Fulfillment of
Spa Coal Agreement
Paris, Jan. 7. The French govern
ment has decided to insist upon strict
fulfillment of the Spa agreement con
cerning coal deliveries by Germany,
it was said in an official sircular. The
reparations commission recently
called the attention of the German
government to a shortage of 500,000
tons in deliveries up to January, 1.
The German reply, which has just
been received, says that Germany
will be unable to make up the de
ficiency in the ensuing three months,
as requested by the reparations com
mission. - t
The matter now probably will be
referred to the signers of the Spa
agreement and the' French, it is
understood, will hold that, they can
not forego to any extent, the right
to their share of the coal Germany
agreed to furnish.
Australian Eggs on Sale
By Dealers in Chicago
Chicago, Jan. 7. The first ship
ment of eggs received in Chicago
from Australia was placed on sale
here. Member of a local butter
and egg firm said they found they
could sell the eggs cheaper, and a
test had shown only six spoiled eggs
in 150 dozen and but one was
broken by the long journey.
Mail Car Robbed
New York. Jan. 7. The mail car
of train No. 203, on the Pennsylvania
railroad, was broken into and rifled
by robbers between here and Phila
delphia early today. Officials of the
road at once started an investigation
to dalermint the value or the mail
rJoAn 2tr. Otolites
Oft 4 HA
C8.K35usiee,
Palmer Is Urged
To Investigate
Coal Purchases
Senate . Committee Recom
mends Action Against Prof
iteers Be Taken by Depart
ment of justice.
"Washington, D. C, Jan. 7. Prices
charged the War department for coal
last summer and fall would be in
vestigated by the. Department of
Justice under a recommendation
which Senator Catder of New York,
chairman of the senate coal investi
gating committee, announced today,
had been submitted to the attorney
general. . (
Disclosure as to tin; committee's
action caine during gcr.eral debate
in the senate on coal profiteering,
Senator Calder announcing that the
evidence gathered by his committee
of the army's coal transactions had
been turned over to Justice depart
ment officials, with instruction that
action be taken.
The committee chairman's an
nouncement was followed by a state
ment from Senator Kenyon of Iowa,
member of the committe, that if "the
American people were robbed as the
War department was robbed on coal'
last tall, the robbery ran up to hun
dreds -of millions of dollars."
Taking up the other side of the
controversy, as regards the high
prices charged for coal last year,
Senator Sutherland, republican, West
Virginia -declared that "because
buyers Crowding forward and bid
ding against each other sent the
prices up out of reason, coal opera
tors who stood- back had to take the
money, though they wfre ashamed
to do so."
Inquiry from Senator Borah, re
publican, Idaho, as to other action by
the committee brought the further
announcement from Chairman Cal
der that legislation was being pro
posed to prevent a repetition of the
situation which confronted consum
ers last year.
Aerial Mail Service
In Attacked in House
Washington, Jan. 7. The speed
iest method of transporting mail be
tween New York and Chicago is by
train, not by. air, Chairman Madden
of the appropriations subcommittee,
declared in the house, in explaining
provisions of the postoffice appro
priation bill, carrying a totaiof $573,
964,721. ;
Cos,t of airplane mail is at the rate
of $5 a ton-mile, . compared with a
rail rate of 7 cents a ton-mile, Ml.
Madden said, and if all mail were
carried bv air the cost would be
$10,000,000,000 a year, with actual
receipts around $450,000,000.
Aside from the cost, Mr. Madden
declared, that while most folk might
think so, there was no timesaving
by air in the New York-Chicago
service.
City Manager Endorsed by
' 13 Norfolk Organizations
Norfolk, Neb., Jan. 7. (Special
Telegram.) Thirteen organized
bodies have endorsed the city man
ager plan of government, on which
citizens will vcte here on Janu
ary 22.
Rice Sent to Europe
Houston, Tex., Tan. 7. Texas
rice is being rushfd to Europe to
ave the lives of 3,000,000 starving
children of central and eastern Eu
rope, according to an announce-
Cateace G.CBtiss.
$219,000,000
Available for
Road Building
-.
No Further Appropriation at
Present Session of Congress
. Likely Nebraska Has
' $4,183,000 Balance.
Washington, -Jan. 7. (Special
Telegram) The . committee on
roads of the house is not disposed
at this session to recommend n ap
propriation of additional- funds for
carrying on the work for highway
improvements under the act which
provides for federal aid for state
highway improvements. This atti
tude is taken because of the fact
that of $266,000,000 appropriated dur
ing the past four years less than
$50,000,000 has thus far been paid out
of the treasury, leaving a balance of
$219,000,000 still available.
The original allotment for Ne
braska was $5,866,761. Of this
amount the United States treasury
has paid out $1,681,847, leaving a
balance still be to be expended of
$4,185,000.
South Dakota's original allotment
was $4,452,883 of which amount
$279,000 has been paid to, the state
authorities, leaving still ' available
$4,174,706. - -
Iowa's original allotment was $7,
939,343. There has been expended
of that amount up to November 30
last, $704,200, leaving still available
nearly $7,250,000. i-'
Under these circumstances, liich
are typical of the entire country,
the committee does not feel it is
necessary to load the appropriation
bill by recommending additional ap
propriations for improvement of the
country's highways, especially as the
still unexpended funds are sufficient
to cover the improvements likely to
be made in the next two years.
American Dancer
Burned With Vitriol
By Jealous Woman
London. Jan. 7. Madame Lanrka
De Kurylo, 'an American exhibition
dancer operating at the Ritz, was
assailed in her apartments at Bays
Water, according to the Daily Ex
press, by a heavily veiled, woman,
who made an attempt to throw
vitriol into the dancer's face and
eyes.
The assailant escaped in the dark
ness. - 1
Gage County Farmers Are
Ready to DrUl Oil Well
Wymoit-, Neb., Jan. 7. (Special.)
Boiler, engine and tools arc being
hauled out to the test oil well on the
east side of the city, and while the
matter of changing the officers for
active management has not yet been
decided, it is expected that an agree
ment will ? reached in a few days.
Negotiations are still going on be
tween the leaseholders and the land
owners and strenuous efforts are-being
made to come to an agreement
before January 12, at which time
most of the leases will expire.'
The Weather
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Ex-Soldiers
Is -Charged
None of Money Appropriated
Yet Used for Care of Wound
ed Veterans, New York
Doctor Says.
Many Sent to Asylums
Rjr The AuMMtlated Ttnt,
Washington, Jan. 7. Not a ceni ,
of the money so far appropriated
by congress for the care of war
veterans suffering from disability or
wounds incurred in service, . has
been spent for hospitals for the
treatment of insane, the commerce
committee was informed by Dr.
Thomas W. Salmon of New York,
advisor on mental diseases to the
Rockefeller Foundation. The state
ment was made at a hearing on the
Rogers bill to consolidate into one .
bureau the several agencies dealing
with relief for former service men,
Asa result of this failure to prd- -vide
proper facilities. Dr. Salmon,
added, veterans suffering from men
tal and nervous disorders are ir.
many instances, being committed
by the government to institutions in
which criminal insane, drug addicts
and vicious degenerates are seg- -legated.
,
In addition to Dr. Salmpn, thost
who urged passage of . the bill in
cluded H. A. Pattison of New York
supervisor of medical service of th.
National Tuberculosis association;
F. AV. Galbraith, national comman
der of the American Legion, and
several other officers of the lattei
organization.
Urges Government Hospitals. -
Mr. Pattison stressed the need fox
government hospitals for the treat
ment of veterans, while Mr. Gal
braith suggested that decentraliza
tion of authority in dealing with, ,
difabled men had put many of them
in a "frightful" predicament.
Dr. Salmon, who was in charge
of the treatment of neuro-psychia-ric
cases in the American expedi
tionary forces, gave a graphic de
scription of the plight of men suf
fering from shell shock and other
mental and nervous troubles.
In declaring that the government
was obliged to send insane veterans
to local asylums, alms houses and
sanitariums operated for private gain.
Dr. Salmon said:
"Men so committed, as a rule, are
never visited by federal officials to
fee whether tbey are properly cared ,
for- or whether the institutions in
which they' are confined are even
fireproof, or fit for human beings." '
He added that in some instances
proprietors of private sanitariums
were pocketing as profit as much aa
60 cents on each dollar received for
the care of ex-soldiers.
. . "Insane Paupers."
Dr. Salmon also charged that
under the present method, insane
service men must be adjudged "in
sane paupers" in court before they
can be committed to state or county
asylums. -
"Many a mother has told me," he
said, "that she would rather see her
son under a cross in France than to
have him adjudged an insane pauper
and committed to a state Institu
tion." As a result of this sentiment,
he added, some men are "lurking at-
home, afraid to come forward,, get
ting worse all the time."
Discussing the tuberculosis situa-
tion. Dr. Pattison denied what he
said was a common theory that
many service men are tubercular as
a result of having been gassed in
France. Gas has little to do with
bringing on tuberculosis, he d
clared.
Wolf of Wall Street lf
Starts Fight to Keep
Out of Penitentiary,
New York, Jan. 7. David Lamar, '
known as the "wolf of Wall street,"
whose sentence of one year in the
federal penitentiary at Treittotir
N. J., is scheduled to begin Jann
ary 10, surrendered yesterday to the
United States marshal ,and immedi
ately set in motion another move in
his fight to halt the sentence.
Through his personal counsel La-
mar procured a writ' of habeas cor
pus, which will be argued Saturday
before Federal Judge Mantou. His
bail of $25,000 was renewed and he
was released. Lamar, convicted in
1917 with Franz von Rintelin and
others of conspiring to restrain for
eign trade and commerce,, after hav
ing been brought from Atlanta
prison to face trial, claims in his ap
plication for the writ his sentence in
Atlanta and Trenton ran concur
rently. De Valera Invited to
Meet Premier Is Word
London, Jan. 7. Eamonn De Val
era, "president of the Irish republic,"
is reported to have been invited to
come to London to confer with the
prime minister, David Lloyd George,
says the Westminster Gazette today.
Father Michael O'Flanagan. "vice
president of the Irish republic," is
expected to arrive here today, and
his coming is said to be in connec
tion with new peace discussions.
Po6tal Union to Hold
1924 Meet in Stockholm
Madrid, Jan. 7. Stockholm was
chosen as the scene.of the next con
gress of the International Postal
union and delegates will gather there
in 1924.
Treasurer Burke Retire
Washington. Jan. 7. John1 B:rke,
treasurer of the United States since
1913, retired today, his resignation
having been accepted by President
Wilson. Mr. Burke has entered a
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