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v Shipyards Labor
I To Try to Revive
; Building of Boats
I Unions to Hold Meet in Wash
jngton Tomorrow Willing
to Co-Operate With Ship-
builders, They Say.
"Washington, Jin. 19. A meeting
of the heads of international union
whosje members are employed in th
shipbuilding trades ha becV called
for.tomorrow to consider the indus
trial situation growing out of-the
continued depression i: American
sliipyards, it was annui ced today V
American Federation of Lab-r head
quarters. "
" The purpose of labor, it was
stated, MS to co-opernte cordialh
ivith the shipbuilders in the effort to
reduce the cost of production to a
point where the industry may be re
vitalixtd. .
- Charles M. Schwabof the Beth
lehem Shipbuilding compat y was
said to have expressed th opinion
to union officials that the present
price, of $190 to $200 pet deadweight
ton would have to be reduced to
$130 per deadweight ton if the yards
VVC1C IU LUIIIiliui. v(;.iniivH.f
2 The statement was also made :n
preliminary conferences today thar
not a private contract nan oeen
glaced with the larger building com
panies in the past month.
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Immediate Probe of
Department of Justice
f ;vUrged by'New Yorker
: r New York, Jan, 19.--An imtnedt
s ite congressional investigation of
ie Department of Justice and the
I office of the alien property custodian,
I" was recommended by Samuel Un-
fcrmyer, in an address last night. Mr,
Uotermyer, who as chief counsel in
: (he legislative committee's investig.t
l tjcin of the alleged "building trust"
r bas obtained numerous indictments,
declared he had not direct legal evi
dence against the two departments.
: f There has never been a govern-
mental department, , national or
Estate," he said, "so urgently in need
i of. immediate and painstakjng in-
vestigation as are t-.ose of the alien
? property custodian and the Depart-!
e .'nient of Justicer-datirtor from the en!
? actment of the alien property eusto
, dian law. But the investigations
i'fnust be conducted, if at all. under
v. skillful searching and strictly non
" partisan direction, with the aid of
Jr. experienced counsel."
1 Youth Given Life Term
b 1 1 On Charge of Murder
St. Louis, "Jart. 19. Albert Ellis.
21, charged with first-degree murder
for the death of his former sweet
heart, Edna Ellis, 18, was found
guilty by a jury in circuit tourt and
his punishment fixed at life impris
onment. The body of the girl was
tound in a vacant lot near her home
here, November 5. . 1
' The verdict was returned about
four hours after the case went to
the Ellis' counsel announced
an antral would be taken.
Authorities described the Ellis
murder as one of the most brutal
in the history of -local criminal, an
nals. Troops Called to Quell -
Strike m Mason City
Des Moines Jan. , 19. (Special !
Telegram.) A reauest for troops to j
quell a strikeln Mason City was re
ceived at' the governor's office this
morning, but recalled later in the
day. At the Decker, & Song pack
ing plant in MaseflCity about 200 J
men are out on a strike, according to
a dispatch received from tnere this
afternoon, and a number are work
in? in spite of the strike. ' t ,
The walkout of half of the force
occurred last Tuesday and f ince then 1
the strikers have picketed tht plant
with strong lines and threatened
those who still remained at work,
according to the message.
40 Persons Caught in Raid
On Wets at Leavenworth
Leavenworth. Kan.,' Jan. 19. For.
ty persons were in jail here, today
awaiting summons into police court
on charges growing out.-bf whole
sale liquor raids carried out here
and in nearby towns last night by
officers working under orders of
ii; S. Hopkins, Kansas attorney j
general and Col. K, M. Munson, j
commander of the military post "at
fori Leavenworth. At nearly every
J)Uce visited the raiders were mis
taken for bandits. At one place, the
man behind' the bar slipped to a
telephone and called the police.
Ustate of Revolutionary
; War Veteran Is Settled
Fargo. N. D., Jan. 18. An estate
'of $300,000,000 of Jacob Baker, revo-
Uutionary war veteranv is soon to be
- divided among 300 heirs, Mrs. J. A.
- Hill, one of the heirs, said here to
? aiay. Mr. Baker received 5,000 acres
'f of land on which Chillicothe, O.,
2 jiow stands, and 600 acres in Phila
' aielphia, for services in the revolu
? Hon and the war of 1812, according
r jto Mrs. Hill. He leased the entire
.property for 99 years . just before
-Tie died and the least expired several
- "days ago. -
z Boris Is Nice Chap, But That
r Is AllSays Brother of Girl
: Athens, Jan. ' 19. Reports that
i 'Princess Marie of Roumania was
.-v :brtrothed to King Boris of Bulgaria
J Sand previous, rumors that she might
-be 'engaged toPrince Regent Alex
r Sander of Serbia, were denied by her
v jbrother. Prince Carol, here today.
i r '"Boris is a very nice fellow, but
' : ats marriage to my sister is impos
r. siMe, said tbe pnnee.
i jTrainloads of ; Supplies
ill' On Way to Polish Forces
; London, Jan.' 19.Xrains are ar
l riving daily in Danzig, loaded wkh
iartillery supplies, bomb throwers
nd ammunition for the Polish army,
; ;saya a wireless from Moscowy qwot
?- iing reports frdm Danzig. The Poy
lish army, the dispatch adds, is hur
Tedly being twganized tmder the
direction of, Frcnci officers, 1
Drug Addiction Is Habit
Not Disease, Says Expert
Physically Impossible to
Thow Off Slavery
Unaided.
By MARGERY REX.
Inlernaftoiml Ntwi Aorvk. I '
New York, Jan. 19. Habit, so the
dictionary tells . us, is a regular or
fixed mode of action. It may be
physical or mental, or a combination
of the two .
In, another definition, habits are
those inborn, infused and, last, the
acquired ones, which are made !y a
repetition of acts
To this last-named group may be
added the most pernicious and oow-
J erful of all habits, that of narcotic
drug using. -
Psychological Basis.
Yet for years this "repetition of
acts" piercing flesh with needles
filled with forgetfulness, inhaling
white powders that bring oblivion
has been called a "disease." Nar
cotic addiction, classed as a disease,
therefore hts been treated accord
ingly. Miss Sara Graham Mulhill, deputy
commissioner lof the ' New York-
state department of narcotic drun
control, has demonstrated in thou
sands of instances that it is not a
disease, but merely a habit, which
has a psychological as well as physi
cal basis. , 1 i
This official has undertaken the
difficult and thankless role of eman
cipator, to free the narcotic addict
f .'om the enslavement of his habit.
Like other sincere crusaders, the
deputy commissioner, besides giving
away a large part of her private for
tune, has deprived herself of life-long
friendships and denied herself the
delights of socill intercourse. Di
vested of all other claims upon her
time, attention and service, the dep
uty commissioner is devoting her
self .whole-heartedly to her chosen
work. '
Registering Addicts.
"You may ask. me," sa:d the dep
uty commissioner, "why addicts are
allowed to be registered and be given
the drug by law. Because Ve have no
hospital except the jail hospitals pn
Rikcr's and Black will's ' islands,
where even the most refined men
and women often unfortunate vic
tims must he sent for treatment.
"Besides the undcsirableness of as
sociation with criminals, there are
no facilities af either of these insti
tutions for occupational therapy, vo
cational training, nor can the addict
remain longer than three months. If
in the present conditions the addicts
were not allowed to register and re
ceive their prescriptions frorrv phy
sicians and their drugs from chem
ists they would fait into the hands
of unscrupulous peddlers and receive
larger amounts of drug than they are
now allowed by law. .
, "Too long has the addict, the slave
of habit,' been treated by the police
and considered by the public at large
as though he were a criminal. ' Too
long has he been scorned, jeereH at
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Increase in House
Membership Beaten
x (Cftntlnaed frem tint Pace.)
to eight stares. California gets 3,
Michigan 2, Ohio 2 and Connecticut,
New. Jersey, Ncfrth Carolina, Texas
and Washington, one each.-,
v Nebraskans Against Plan.
The Nebraska' members were solid
ly against the Barbour amendment
with the exception of Representative
Reavis, who was paired with Repre
sentative Winslow of Massachusetts.
Every Iowa member also voted
against the amendment, with the ex
ception - of Ramseyer, Good and
Boise, who were in favor of keep
ing the house membership as at
present, even though the increased
ratio of representation will reduce
Iowa's delegation by one.
The republicans- had an oppor
tunity to proivde for a net increase
of 22 votes fin the electoral college,
but they failed to' take advantage
of their opportunity in limiting the
size of the house to 435 members,
a combination of republicans and
democrats turning the advantage
held by the republicans back, to the
democrats.
Congressman Andrews, speaking
of the result of the vote, said he
had votd against Nebraska's re
duction in political strength in the
house because Nebraska is a dis
tinctly agricultural state and should
retain the full measure of her present
political strength. He also voted
against the Barbouf amendment be
cause the tendency is strongly
marked toward the increase of
population in the large cities of
the country where the great wealth
and miscellaneous populations of all
nationalities mingle, to the . disad
vantage of the agricultural affairs
of the country.
Cities Gain Votes.
"The Barbour amendment trans
fers 9 votes from the agricultural
states to the large cities of the na
tion," said Mr. Andtews. "The fight
is on and the agricultural interests
in the house should stand united to
defend the fanners of the country."
Congressman McLaughlin sum
med up the situation in a nut
shell when he said the Barbour
amendment seeks to' deprive the
agricultural interests of their rightful
representation. ,. I
Should the senate act on the bill
before the adjournment of the Ne
braska . legislature now sitting, the
legislature- will be expected to re
dlstrict the congressional districts,
giving Nebraska five districts instead
of six, as.the delegation in xlxc house
stands at present, and will ('and in
the 67th congress.
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Seaplane, W, recked on Way '
To Panama, Sunk by Gunfire
San Francisco, Jan. 19. The naval
seaplane NC-5, which was forced
down and wrecked during a group
naval seaplane flight from San Diego
to Balboa, canal zone, has been "sunk
by gunfire," according to a report re
ceived by the naval radio here today.
No explanation of the' message was
received. - - -
Scores Closed Shop.
Chicago.-Jan. 19.-J. H. Gleen.
secretary of the Illinois Manufac
turers' association, . in an address,
said that th closed shop is a burden
on industry. "Unionism means cur
tailment of production and ineffi
ciency " he asserted.
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dafiiftLs..
GfaWtfflkall
an J despised a an especially detesti
ble type of criminal.. He is none of
these characters, per se.
Criminals in Minority.
"There- are, of course, addicts who
are-alsoTriminals, but these ate m
the minority. There are a vast num
ber who, because of their habit only
are social misfits. It is unjust to
throw them into institutions reserved
primarily" for lawbreakers. ,
"It is often difficult to persuade
the addicts to take hospital treat
ment, but by means cither of de
priving them of r thefr registration
cards or by persuasion, many are
induced to place themselves ' in a
hospital where they can be relieved
of their craving, and by this hospit
alization I do not mean that they
must be treated as though suffering
from a disease.
"The actual taking off of the drug
requires but a few days of medical
treatment. v
Na Self Cure.
"But think of the position of such
a person who, after- medical treat
ment, goes out into the world again.
Neither his morale nor his physical
condition is strong. He is out of
touch with, normal life and has no
associations o return to except
those which arc certain tx make him
a prey to vice again.
"The mental as well as the physi
cal desire for this evil habit must
be broken. .
"Find me one instance," says the
deputy commissioner, "of an addict,
old or young, who has cujed him
self permanently by a supreme ef
fort of his will. There are- none.
With all the world against him and
tormented by his habit it is a physi
cal and psychological impossibility
tor him to throw ott his slavery un-
aided,"
Law Machinery of U. S.
Oh Verge of Breakdown
, Cleveland, Jan. i9. The whole tax
collection machinery ot the United
States is on the verge of a break
down, Y)r. T. S. Adams, head of the
department of economics of Yale
university and consulting expert of
the internal revenue'bureau at Wash-,
ington, told Cleveland credit men
and bankers.
To prevent such a breakdown, he
said, two steps must' be taken. The
taxes must be simplified so that they
will be more easily collectible and
the government service must be
made attractive enough in pay ,to
keep the experts which they train.
Utah Solons .to Act on Bill
Prohibiting High Keels
Salt Lake City, Jan. 19. A bilfto
prohibit high heels in Utah which
will probably be introduced tomor
row or next day was made public at
a meeting of representatives of
women's clubs vtfio held a conference
with legislators at the capitol this
evening.
The bill is so far-reaching that
the person found with a pair of such
shoes in their possession is subject
to a fine offrom $25 to $500 for
the first conviction and from $500 to
$1,000 for every additional offense,
and imprisonment of from 30 days
to one year. The penalty covers
manufacturers, sellers, wearers and
owners of such shoes. It is drawn
to take effect on and after January
1, 1925. The height of heels per
milted is one and a half inches.
Martens to Have Company v
On His Return to Russia
Washington, Jan. 19. Lidwig C.
A. K. Martens, Russian soviet agent
in this country, who recently was
ordered deported, will be accom
panied by 51 other Russianswhen
he sails Saturday from New York
on the Swedish-American liner
Stockholm, it was learned today.
With Martens will be his wife and
two children and employes in this
country of the Russian soviet gov
ernment who have been recalled.
Eighteen first class cabins have
been reserved for the party and it
is said the transportation cost will
be $180 for each persons, plus a war
tax of $8.
Steamships
Arrival!.
II. Oruieppl Verdi,
Genoa,- Jan.
Tork.
New
Plymouth, Jan.
Gibraltar, Jan.
and Boelon.
Bremerhaven,
17 Rj,ndmKew York.
17. Cretlc, (New "Tork
Jan. It. Susquehanna,
fttw xorK.
Gleecow. Jan. 17. Pretortan, St John.
N. B. .
New Tork, Jan. 11. Stavaneferfjord,
Bergen.
8hanthat, Jan. 15. Amnion Maru, San
PranclKeo: Agamemnon, flan Franclaoo.
Hongkong, Jan. 15. Manila, . Maru,
Setttlo.
, Yokohama, Jan. II. Toyooka Maru,
San Francisco.
London. Jan. 17. Endicott, Seattle.
New Tork, Jan. II. Aeolitu, Beenog
Aire.
Nw . Tork. Jan. II. New Rochelle,
HavrC ,
Marseilles. 'Jan. 14. Ada, New Tork.
Norfolk, Jan. 11. Moeradyk. San Fran-
eleco.
Yokohama. Jan. H. Nile. Seattle. '
Departure.
Martelllea, Jan. 11. Britannia, Nw
Tork.
London, Jan. IS. Ttrltannla. New Tork.
New Tork, Jan, IS. Pannonla. Trieste.
Hoi)gkong. Jan. lu. ArUona Maru, T4
oma. Vnhohema, Jan.. 14. Siberia, Maru, San
Francisco.
New York. Jin.' 1 S. Steelmaker, Van
couver, '
THE BEE: OMAHA, HibriSUAY. JANUARY 20, 1921.
Health Saves Life
Of Y.W. Secretary
Who Took Poison
O'nly Robust Physique Pre
sents Death of Young
Woman Swallowed Drug
While Despondent.' 1
But. for her robust physical con
dition, Miss Winifred Rayn.ond, 23,
recreational secretary and physical
director for the Y. W. C. A. in
Omaha, would have died from the
effects of sclf-poisonmg Tuesday
night, attending physicians say.
In an alleged attempt to end her
life Mis Raymond swallowed .three
teaspoonfuls of poison in her office.
Worry over her success in her work
at the Y. W. .C. A. is . thought to
nave caused her' despondency.-
Miss Mabel Hall, Y -omcer.
heard Miss Raymond in a violent fit
of coughing and upon investigation
found her in a semi-conscious con
dition. Police surgeons were called
and rushed her to St. Catherines
hospital.
Enough to Kill.
According to Police Surgeon Kin
yon, the dose of poison Miss Ray
mond took was more than enough to
kill an ordinary person. r
"Y" executives declared yesterday
that Miss Raymond's work, invojv
inar a combination of social, educa
tional and physical culture, was high
ly efficient. "
"We want her back with us," Mrs.
Ida Mav Camobell. general secre
tary of "the Omaha "district, for the
Y. W. C. A., said. J
Miss Raymond's tamily is prom
inent in social circles at Ames, la.,
her father being head of the history
department at Iowa State college,
Miss Raymond brightened when
her parents visited her early today.
Nervous Temperament.
Mr. Raymond said his daughter
has a nervous teniDerament. He
wished to take her back home for
a complete rest, he said.
Ams Kaymond has Deen witn tue
, W. C. A. since last September.
Miss Raymond s position will be
held open for her, "Y" officials said.
She was urged today to return when
she recovers.,
Miss Raymond is a trraduate of a
normal college at Cedar Rapids, la.
Since coming to Omaha she has
made her home with friends at 302J
Marcy street. - .
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Labor Department Reports
. Decrease in Food Prices
Washington. Jan. 19. An averagt
decrease pi 8 per cent in retail prices
of 22 food articles in December as
compared with November, was noted
in statistics compiled by the Labor
department. Compared to Decem
ber, 1919, the decrease was 10 per
cent.
The products and decreases were:
Oranges 27 per cent; pork chops,
25", sugar, 18; ham, 13; bacon, hut
ter and lard 11; round steak, flour
and bananas 10. Raisins increased
36 per cent, rolled oats, 18 per cent
and storage eggs, cream of wheat
and macaroni. 9 per cent..
Texas Man Sties Widow for
Damages and Heart Balm
Dallas, Tex.; Jan. 19. George M.
Freeland, 45, in a suit for breach of
promise, asks $25,000 punitive and
$1,645 actual damages from Mrs;
Ethel B. Bass, a' widow..
In his petition Freeland says he
proposed marriage to Mrs. Bass on
March 15, 1920, an gave her a ring
costing $680. Later he presented her
with an automobile, he alleges, and
spent considerable money in furnish
ing a home; On September 15. 120,
he says, the woman broke the en
gagement, which caused him, "to
suffer mental anguish, pain, distress
and injury."
Holland Denies Kaiser and
Family Ordered to Leave
The Hague, Jan. 19. The official
correspondence bureau today denied
reports in circulation that the mem
bers of the Hohenzollern family had
been ordered to leave Holland be
cause it was reported the allied
diplomats here informed the Dutch
government that the Hobenzollerns
were planning, a cbunter'-revolution
in Germany.
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(Ri ONEiELEVEN -1 JL
Fifty Years of Know-how
JUST an inside word about One
Eleven. The American To
bacco Company has served the
public with fine tobaccos for
- many years. It commands the
experience and skill ib prepare
and know good cigarettes.
The American Tobacco Com
pany would not give the address
of its home office as' the name of
a new cigarette if it did not believe
. that the blend would please you.
hka mcau Uut if yu don't tile "111" Climrettn, you rtn get your
j . money back boa the dealer.
I Irisll Labor Piirty
kmipq iVImiitpsto
Reprisals Condemned in Ap-
pcal'Sent to Leaders of -
British Unions.
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By JOHN LESTER
New York Timea-t'hicago Tribune (able.
Copyright, l3t. t
Dublin. Jan. 19. The Irish labor
party has ; issued a manifesto to
British labor in connection with a
publicity campaign to be carried on
in England. ' Reference is made to
Great Britain's attempts to holdl
Ireland in the empire by icprisalsof
of shootings, fires and tyranny.
"Only such methods can prevail
in attempting to govern without thr
consentof' the governed,"' says the
manifesto. "We demand freedom be
cause we desire ' our political cul
tural social, and economic lite to
develop in harmony with the gcn;us
of our people. Freedom means the
right to choose, witt.out outside in-
i tervention., the form of government
under which
the Irish nationals
choose to live.
"British workers are urged to take
action immediately or else allow the
name of British democracy to be
Kinked in the minds of men with
czansm and rrussianisfn.
China to Establish
Aerial Mail Service
Chicago TribuM-Omnha Bea Leaeed Wire,
Chicago, Jan. .19. A Chinese
poetess once said in song:' "When
China niovef.ait will move1 the
world." ,
Admittedly -China is far behind the
times in mai;.y things, but the infor
mation came out that China is about
to establish an airplane mail service
between the cities, of Tientsin and
Peking. These cities are about as
far apat as Chicago and New York.
Frank Poletti, postal commissioner
at Peking, is now in this country,
absorbing ' Americin methods of
handling mail. China, he says, does
not intend to purchase its own air
planes at present, but will charter
the best makes of American and
European planes. He admits China
is more than a century" behind the
times in mail service. -
, -1 ; ' "
Lexington Shipping Body '
Reports Successful Year
Lexington, Neb., Jan. 19. (Spe
cial.) At a meeting of the Lexing
ton Shipping association E. E.
Young was elected president, Hans
Zimmerman, vice president; E. T.
Watkinson, secretary and treasurer,
and Miles 'K'mch a director. At this
meeting the following business state
ment for the year 1920 wa read:
Cars of hogs shipped, 194. Total
number of hftgs shipped, 14,516.
Total number of pounds. 3,666,150.
Jotal amount received tor same,
Star Witness Against 10
Alleged Lynchers Guarded
Jasper. Ala.. Tan. 19 Leslie West,
taxicab driver and principal witness!
a cain st 10 national ifuardsmen un
der arrest in connection wim me
lynching of William Baird, a miner,
last Thursday, was escorted by state
troops today to the court house to
appear before" the grand jury investi
gating the case. The grand jury has
practically completed its investiga
tion. ' . x'
All records for speed in criminal
proceedings in thisslate have been
jmashedV according to authorities.
Northern Pacific Shops
To Go on 5-Dav Week Basis
Spokane, Jan. 49. Mechanical de
partments of the Northern Pacific
railway will be put on a five-day
week basis before the end of the
present month, it was announced by
Charles Donnelly,- president of, the
road. " .
He said, that the proposed change
for which "Slow rail business' is re
sponsible, would involve no decrease
in pay. y
Send Relief Funds
Hastings. Neb.. Jan. 19. (Special
Telegram.) Chairman Lohmanrr
has remitted $4,107 on Adams
county quota for the relief of suffering-
children of Europe. Only
$1,792 remains t'o be raised.
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James McElvey went back' to a cell in Johet prison, Ilhnois, because
he wanted to have, everything "clear" behind him for his bride ind child
that is to come. ' ' '
McElvey escaped from Joliet last May while serving a sentence from
one year to life for highway robbery, A few weeks after his escape he
met a girl and before lone they were married, j
When the escaped convict learned that he was soon to be a father
he told his wife he was a fugitive convict. They talked it over, prayed
together, and it was decided that McElvey was to give himself up.
"I'm proud of you," the girl said as a detective led him away. "You're
just noble; that's what you are. nd I'll be waiting if they keep you
in jail for 20 years." , .
China interested Over .
Death of U. S. Officer
New . York Timen-Chlrnjro Tribune Cable
Copyright.
Shanghai. Tan. 19. The
United
States- cruiser New - Orleans left
here at 6 o'clock yesterday morning
to pick up Admiral Glcaves, who is
aboard the destroyer Elliott, ( and
convey him to Vladivostok.
The killing of "Lieutenant Lang
don has caused much speculation in
China as to what action the Ameri
can government will take. Interest
is keen, due to .the fact that Japan
announced that it would eveauate
Siberia as soon as the Czecho
Slovakian troops left. Japan has not
done this and continues to dominate
the country.
Lexington to Hold Auto
Races Fourth of July
Lexington, Neb., Jan. .19. (Spe
cial.) The Dawson - County Fair
asSociat;ou elected Earl Godfrey of
Cozad anq L). s. Anderson and fc.
C. Van Horn of Lexingon, directors
of the association to serve a three
year term." It was decided to hold
an auto race meet Jiity. 4 at Lexing
ton. . .
Aurora Trust Company
'J Elects New Directors
Aurora. Neb.. Jan. 19. (Special.)
At the annual meeting of the stock
holders of the First Trust company,
the directors were, re-elected as fol
lows: Ei J- Haincr of x Lincoln, E;
A. Steenburg, A O. Hartquest
Charles I'. Craft mul I. J. Refahauge
OtftKndunlStirimti MM J
Jul - TJUMORS are afloat! Choker collars cST
2 XV. will return; sleevec will be long ' ' j ESSf
jj .and flowing ornot at all; circular ; (M
. skirts threaten; the waist'line is going - Jv
TVy ; up or down! Who knows? . j
VV j We do and the proof is here, ready
Gives Self Up
Regulation of Goal
' Industry Endorsed
By Tho A-Hociiied Preei. -
Wasliini?loii. Ta:i. 19. Reputation
j 0f the coal industry as provided in
the fiendm? t.alner bill, was en
dorsed yesterday by heads of two ofToer has grown appreciably, II 7 at
the three government agencies yhich
would be charged with administra
tion ot the measure.
Edgar E. Clark, chairman of the
Interstate Commerce commission, and
Dr. G. O. Smith, director of the
geological survey, both of which
agendes, together with the federal
tra'de'eommission, Would be called on
to enforce the regulatory provisions,
told the senate iranufacturers com
mittee that the bill, as drafted, would
be workable. . ,
Dawson County Pure-Bred
Breeders Hold Banquet
Cozad, Neb., Jan. 19. (Special.)
The annual banquet and meeting
of the Dawson County Pure Bred
Live Stock Breeders' " association,
was attended by nearly 200 purebred
live stock enthusiasts. A number of
professors from the state farm at
Lincoln were present and gave ad
dresses. Hansen Potoffice and
; Store Robbed of $154.70
1 Tastings, Neb., Jan. 19. (Special
Telegram.) The John Adrian" gen
eral merchandise store at Hansen,
near hcrewas'. robbed of 70 cents
and goods valued at $150 last night.
The Hansen pestoffice in the store
was robber of &4,
Police Break Up j
Crowd at Trial
Of Peete Woman
Los Angeles, Cat, Jan. 19. More
than 1,000 men and women sought
admittance today, to the trial of Mrs.
Louise L. Peete of Denver, charged
with the murder of Jacob C. Denton,
mining promoter. : Police reserves
were summoned to aid deputy,
sheriffs in dispersing the crowd.
The line of those who sought the
125 seats reserved in the court room
for spectators, began forming at 5
o'clock, five hours before the trial
began. Counsel predicted it wcuM
be three davs before a jury is ob-
tallied. Th vc
posed of men.
cnire called was com-
The district attorney said he ex
pected to produce witnesses to sup
port his allegation thaf Mrs. Peete
shot Denton while a tenant in the
Denton house and that Mrs. Peete
disposed of the property belonging
to Denton after the date of the al
leged murder. Denton's body was
found in the cellar of his home in
board enclosures. r
Chamber of Commerce
At Grand Island Elects
Grand Island,. Xeb.. Ian. 19. (Sue-
rial.l Thf firanr! 1 lrnifl ( "!ianihr
of Commerce closed a very success
ful year with an annual dinner and
election of officers,. The outgoing
president. J. R. Geddes, reported it
gneeral on the activities and the ten
tative budget for the rnsuing year
For 1920 the roster- of activitie;
called --for $15,000. of which $5.00("
was added to a former $5,000 toi"
permanent road surfacing in con nee
tion with other projects.- For 1921
tin's $5,000 has been elimiKstcdc Kf
forts are now being made, in con- .
junction with outlying rural dis
tricts, to obtaih a paved . road to
the Grand Island cemetery i!i!r;n'
the "coming building season.
"C. 'T. Flower, insurance, was
elected president, 1. "L. Brown oi
the Brown Fruit Co., and A. F.
Buecliler of the independent with
drawing their names to make it
unanimous; M. J. Egge, vice presi
dent, and Frank Geary, treasursr.
A board of 25 directors will select
the commissioner, D. J. Traill, the
present commissioner, having: no op
position for that office. The chaui-
tending the 192(1
the 1921 meeting.
meeting and 197
Hamilton County Phone
Company Holds Meeting
Aurora, Neb,, Jan, 19. The an
nual meeting of the stockholders of
the Hamilton County Farmers Tele
phone association was held here.
Farmers from all over theV county
were present. This company is the
largest co-operative telephone com
pany in the state.. It covers the eiir
tire county with the exception ot a
small territory just east and north
of Hampton. The affairs of the com
pany were reported by the officers
to be in excellent condition.
Woman and Small Children
Barely Escape Burning Home
Alliance. Neb., Jan. 19. (Special
Telegram.) The farm home of Roy
Garwood, six miles east of here, was
completely destroyed by fire start
ing from an overheated kitchen stove;
Mr. Garwood had stone to the barn to ,
do the chores and his wife and two
small children, who were still in bed,
barely escaped with their lives, Mr.
Garwod pulling them out through
a W1UUUW JUJl uuui int. uniia v i p
the room in which they were sleeping
fell tn. All of the household goods
was destroyed.
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