'Conditions in Erin Frightful. j-. Howard Declares Former Omalian, Now in Dub lin, Says People Determined To arry on Fight for Freedom. By JOHN LESTER. lilcagn Tribune-Omaha Br l.raid Wlr. Uubliu, Jan. M Jerry Howard of Omaha, a former member of" the legislature, who is visiting Ireland, states that conditions of military terrorism in Dublin are frightful, but finds the people strongly deter strtiRRlc. mined to carry on the national Father Dominick, chaplain of the late Lord Mayor MacSwcncy of Cork during his Brixton prison hunger strike, was sentenced to five years,, penal servitude by thcjmilitary court martial which tried him. Two years of the sentence was remitted. The priest was recently tried fdr having written a letter to a friend in London explaining the Irish cause. This letter was opened by the censor and Father Dominick was ar rested. He also had in posession, Memorandum on the Irish national position which he declared was dic tated by Mayor Mac Sweney,. shortly before his death. An armored military lorry was ambushed at Teieuure, a residential section of Dubliih and in the fight which ensued the officers and J2 men in the lorry were wounded, hut succeeded in reachnur their barracks. The attackers used revolvers from behind a broken wall. None of them are reported iniured or captured,,. Carson Defends Reorisals. Tr London, Jan. 30. Sir Edward Larson speaking at iorquay last night, warned his audience against reports that the coalition govern- mctit was doomed. He defended the -reprisals policy ci the government in Ireland and attacked newspapers which called attention to reprisals. "I am almost ashamed to stand he- fore a civilized audience when I read of - crimes committed by my jown countrymen and at the same time read of British stateincn and prom inent men going tnrough the conn try weakening the authority of the executives, by talking about the re prisals. 1 consider their actions the ' lowest possible degradation of politic cal life.' The ..speaker said further, if the lush give up murders the govern- - . 1 1 t- II .! he did not believe the home rule for iieiana was gooa poucy ana mat :he was too old to organize the Uls- 'Tfr parliament, although it would be me crowning act oi wyears or pud- nc me. Germany to FighVPlan Of Reparations Payment (Continued from Vt One.) eminent to raise funds through pawning the entire statelf necessary. Heretofore the reparations commis sion, which controls everything of value in . Austria, hasbarred the Vienna government from pawning heirjoomsv such s Gobelin tapestries, palaces, chateaus and museums, to American millionaires. , The ItaliansJvWho are the princi pal Austrian creditors, now realize the hopelessness of everrcollecting anything and they have agred to let Austria try to pledge , its assets. A five months' extension has been granted to Germany to disarm by Marshal Foch and Field Marshal Wilson's report has been adopted. Reparations Plan-Will Help Remove Uncertainty lly Th Aolatd rrefm. Washington, Jan. SO. Fixing of Germany's reparations, treasury of ficials said, should go far to wards removing the uncertainty in Europe. If a certain income can be assured the allielhcy said, the proc ess of unwindii'.ff vthe tangle left by the war can,' in fhe-Jr opinion, pro- ceed with good prospects' of success. Except indirectly, however, offi cials said the fixing of the repara tions would be without effect on the liquidation of the $10,000,000,000 war loan to the allies by this country. The moral effect of the settlement contended might. somewhat contend ed might somewhat accelerate pay ment by the alUes. v The United Stares, officials said, has consistently held that no scheme for liquidating the allied loan would be acceptable which made payment contingent on Germany fulfilling her reparations obligations. , S i May Extend War Act for Control of rrnmigration (Continued from race One.) " longs. "Such alien," says the bill, "shall be considered as entitled to admission whether or not he is the bearer of a valid passport of docu ment in the nature of a passport."' Mondell Files Report. Die existing immigration law ex empts "from exclusion if otherwise admissible "persons convicted or who admit the commission or who teach or advocate the commission of an offense purely political." Notwithstanding the exemption of political refugees Representative Madden of Illinois filed a minority report on the pending vise bill, con tending that the kgjslatipn would compel "any hoiest immigrant who is willing and able to comply with our laws of immigration to remain where he is unless he gets the con sent of his master, the king, to tpmc to the United States," He said that citizens of the "Irish republic" would be denied admission because of their inability to secure the British governments approval of their passports. - According to the State department an alien unable to obtain a passport from his government or unwiling to ask one from consideration of personal safety can obtain from an American consul the vise of a cer tificate jn lieu of a passport upo satisfying the consul that he is a bona fide political refugee whose ad mission to the United States is not inimical to public safety.- Wilbur J. Carr. chief of the con tnlar bureau, told the house com mittee that no political refugee had been prevented from seeking asylum here by our passport viser. - Something to Look Forward To If We Delay in Raising the Tariff Whatever praise is said of "Kis met" in its film version believe it. The picture opened yesterday at the Rialto theater with all its her alcTed splendor, centered artisti cally about the beggar, Hajj, played to seuccess by Otis Skinner. The play, visualizes Bagdad of a thousand and one years ago. It of fers appeal through its rich back grounds, its arftry of colorful char acters, its genuinely dramatic con flict and its compelling action. Mr. Skinner certainly gives life to the tale. He should continue to lend his personality to the screen which is iir need of aa artist of his capa bilities. ." . Viola Dina herself in a trains what interest theiV is in "Black mail." which ooened yesterday at the Sim theater. The story is not a new one. If centers on the heroine who. in an atmosphere of crime, inter cepts blackmail tactics of a former pal, and finally finds happiness in love, for the lawyer who has frus trated her plans". The picture is worthy of Miss Da na's vital and vibrant ' personality. Wvndham Standing contributes pleasing performance to the role of -the lawyer. - - . Thomas Meighan plays an effect ive roll not unlike his "Miracle Man" study in "The Frontier of the Stars," which opened yesterday at the Strand theater. His characteri zation of a crook is without parallel. Thvcharacters and settings in the picture give it the life. The story is. not an unusual one, but just another version of a criminal wficMS regener ated through love. . Hunted by a certain detective, the crook, finds escape to a roof of a tenement house and there runs upon the heroine, sister-in-law of the de tective and a cripple; , A ihrill is in-if-rted intri the action of the Story when the crook rescues the crippled girl when the tenement catches fire. Isn't love a wonderful cure? For a scene in the picture shows the heroine, in her eagerness to help the crook, step from her wheel chair and walk. .. ' - ' , . The film" version l "The U, P. Trail," chief attraction at the Moon theater this week, is action through out action that is-reminiscent of early days on western prairies, border town saloons, gun battles vnd Indian fights. The picture is a melodrama to tne core. ' True it is that almost everybody pets shot uo tonsiderable before the end of the last reel and the heroine, Marguerite De La Mottc, has an ad venturous time, but all this is expect ed in a picture of this class. The scenic locations are excellent. Kathlyn Williams as "Beauty," the dance hall favorite, is seen in the most powerful role of her screen career. Robert McKim. as the ' bad ' man, has a traditional part. v ' - I Downtown Programs. Rialto "Kismet," starring Otis Skinner. SUN Viola Dana in "Blackmail. Strand Thomas Meighan in "The Frontier of the Stars. ' Moon "The U. P. Trail." Empress "The Skywaymah." Muse "The Fatal Hour.", Neighborhood Houses. Grand Charles Ray irt "Nineteen and Phyllis." Hamilton "The. Double Adven ture." No. 1. " y Annual Card Party and - Ball Held by Omaha T. P. A. The Travelers' Protective associa tion held its annual card party srnd ball at the Masonic temple Saturday .night, attended by about 450 persons. A collection taken up tor tne two French war orphans which the or ganization havidopted, netted $76. First, second and third prizes tor women winners in the card games went to Mrs. G. A. Walsh. Mrs. John Meyer and Mrs. M. A. Pillsbury, re SDectivelv. C. E. Hutchins was awarded first prize among the men, Joe Cohft second, and O. M. ErTck son, third. Fumes From Heating Stove Overcome Fremont Man Fremont. Neb.. Jan. 30,-?-(Special Telegram.) Arthur Cederdahl, pro prietor ot the rremont Morage ga rage, narrowly escaped asphyxiation here, when he fell asleep from gas fumes caused by the drafts on a coal heater being closed too tight.' The fumes awoke him and as he stagger ed from the room toward the main part of the garage he feW to v the fement floor unconscious cutting a deep gash in his ic-rehead. Miners employed in a coal mine at Freeland. Pa., are ' carried to and from their work in tsxicabs at their employers' expense. V ; . 1 T 'tf owdown on lanir ' Expected in Senate (Continued from Page Onf.) president the application-of the law to particular cases," said"" Mr. Cul bertson. "The mere possibility of the imposition of maximum or 1.-. J . . . .' ."11 . .... .1 ......,. f - the united states and its products without formal action, equality oit treatment. When agreements with in the provisions of thei law are en tered into, however, neither the rafti-' ticatiorr of the senate nor the approval-of congress shtuld be re quired. , "The law should be sufficiently all inclusive to enable1 the presidcnt to penalize, not merely opeu-discrim-iuations, but" also discriminations more or less concealed jn customs regulations transportation rates sanitary provisions and even in clas sification where the effect is to place a distinctively American product at a ierious disadvantage in competi tion with substitutes. High or pro hibitive duties on cottonseed oil and much lower duties on competing vegetable oils ,in ,certain European countries, is a ease in point. "Congress- should enumerate the articles or commodities on which the maximum or penalty duties may be imposed and should specify the upward limifl of these duties. A variety of products should be named, selected with, a view to inflicting in operation the maximum penatty'on foreign countries -, discriminating against us, and the minimum injury on the American ccyisumer. "Again these products m,.the max imum tariff should be cho'sen from those which, are imported in subJ stantial amounts from more than one source, in order that the im position of the additional duties on imports from any one source shall result in a division; of that trade to another country yithout great in convenience to importers and con sumers in the United States. ' "An 1 imported commodity which is -klso produced ih; large amounts in this country and the production of which could be increased, would be Suitable for the list, even though it were imported ftionv a single coun try. An example of a commodity, which should not be included in the list is jute, f India is the only source of jute and the imposition of a maximum duty on its importa tion would not seriously affect the producers in India and would fall entireTyupon the American consum er." ' ' . .. Peruvian Battleships to - Greet United States Fleet ' Callao, Penir Jan. 30. Several Peruvian warships sailed out of this port today to . welcome tlit United Statos Atlantic fleet,' which is on its way to visit Callao. Several yessels filled with sightseers have also sailed to meet the; fleet. The advanced guard of the United States warships arrived. here ioday. .the squadron comprising the transports Solace, Prometheus, Bridge,' Biazos and Proteus. V Storm Lake Patriotic Bodies Plan Celebration Storin Lake, la., Jan. 30. (Spe cialsThe Gr A. R. and VV. R, C. posts in this city. are planning a joint celebration oiXineolri's and Wash ington's birthday February 12 in the Commercial club rooms.- Thtfy are preparing a program of ninsic and speaking. The American legion, the Service Stir, legion, the '" Spanisrr American ; war veterans and . other patriotic organizations will attend. Man Injured by Truck Walter Nieuhouse, 78, 709. North Sixteenth street, was knocked down and bruised at Sixteenth and Burt streets Saturday night by !an Igo express truck driven by L. A. With row. Nieuhouse was. taken to the police' station and given medical attention. ' ' ibis milk to & cup and a half of water and your hove 3en3id aw THE -BKli: OMAHA, A1UMUAY. JANUAKY SI, IVZl. Coroner's Jury Hoick Girl for Death of Mother j Fifteen-Year-Old Lass Tells Conflicting Stories Self-De-.fense Claimed in One Version of Tragedy. Oak Creek, Colo.. Jan. 30. Fitteen ycar old Annie Mudra, undersized and unkempt, was a stolid witness of the coroner's inquest which charged her with the murder of her mother, Mrs. Frank Mudra." in a little ranch home iu -Twenty-Mile park, sonic 15 miles from here. She was brought back today after her father- had discovered that his wife had been tlbad for three week?, the victim"' of his Czecho-Slovak daughter whose infatuation for a neighbor ranch hand the mother had opposed because the latter was German-Slovak. Frank Mudra, a miner, had been working here in a urine, leaving his wife and the younger children at the ranch. Thursday night the girl drove into town and told Mudra his wife wanted him. Questioning ty Mudra bought out that Mrs. Mudra was dead and her body buried in a refuse pile behind thc-stable. Faced with the partly decomposed body, with two bullet wounds in the back, Annfe- confessed, 'according to the father and today the coroner and sheriff's officers from Steamboat Springs cameto take change of the case. - ) - On the tedious jouprley into town, the girl told three conflicting 'stories of the: tragedy, none agreeing, with the version the father gave yester day. One was that the shooting was an accident, another that . she was shooting at a coyote and alhird that she shot in self-defense after a quar rel with her mother."- Orchestra Concert . Tickets Now on Sale Subscription blanks for ticltets to the Toscanini and La Scala orches tra conctrt February 25 will be mail ed Monday by the Amercan Legion to members of the Tuesday Musical club, Fine Arts society, Drama League Shrine, Knights of Colum bus, andother organizations. Reservations will be made at the Auditorium for subscriptions as soon as they are received at the box of fice. . Coupon tickets to be exchanged at the box office for reservations arc now on sale at Beaton's Drug store, Hospe's Music store, Merritt's Sixteenth street, Drug store, and Mickel's Victiola store. Members of the Junior Lfiaeue J will . be in charge of- the coupon P tiIVf cola Oficamiti..... ...t1 Isa .a.v.. ivvuvi vanuua vv ill ui; placed pn general sale at the box office February 15. . K Community Store in Storm Lake Is Sold Storm Lake, fa.. Jan. .30. (Spe cial.) John C. Bell, former owner Of the City "grocery and bakery here, wfuch was sold out to the Com munity Stores of Iowa, has filed suit against Greek Beaston, Com munity Stores of Iowa, Inc., and A. G. Perry, trustee, for $4,000, with 7 and 8 per cent interest since August 10, 1920. Mr. Bell, who is now in California, claims that the amount is due on nine promissory -notes, which were secured by chattel mortgages, that included about all the equipment and necessary fixtures for running a, grocery story and bakery. The peti tion asserts that there are other claims against the" defendant, but that his are preferred over them. y " Mr. Bell sold his store to the Corh munity Stores of Iowa last August, and the firm sold a large-number of memberships irt. Storm Lake and tor a while did a brisk business. Al though one or two of the stores have been closed, the Storm Lake store is still operating. Man Accused of Cheating In Card Came Dismissed New York, Jan. 30. Indictment a J'ear ago of Louis KrohnbergT waist manufacturer, charged with cheating with marked cards in a stud poker game,was dismissed by Judge Mc Intyre for lack of proper and suf ficient evidence. Permission was given to resubmit the case. Krohnberg was accused of having won between $12,000 and $13,000 by cheating with marked cards. "It is 'not' an offense to play with marked cards," Judge McTnttye said. "It only becomes such when one uses them knowingly and with intent to cheat, or by making false pretense, or by doing an act amount ing to fraud. The evidence' does not show that the defendant fur nished the cards." v Legion "Auxiliary Formed. Lodge Pole, Neb., Jan. 30. (Spe cial.) A woman's auxiliary of the American Legion' post has been or ganized here, with MrS. P. H. Bar-, rett, president and Miss Laura Kintz, secretarv. ' Serve fruit with LORNA DOONE Biscuit and learn what real short bread is.' They have a wonderful flavor, with just-ehough richness. NATIONAL BISCUIT COMPANY Snakes Leave Haunts; Sure Sign of Spring O'Neill, Neb.. Jan. 30. (Special.) Snakess along the Niobrara river bottoms already have broken their period of hibernation and spring is lure, whether the calendar . says so or not, according to trappers who have been spending the winter sea son on the river. A large bullsnake, extremely active,' was killed on the river, five miles west of Butte, on January 9, and it was brought to -Butte and exhibited, - j Trappers dcclar?' that they have , lulled several this year and tliat tney have encountered other hibernating animals and reptiles that evidently have concluded winter is over. Snakes in this latitude rarely come out of their winter sleep until well along in April or even May. v Letter Writer Is Shot in Gun Fight Ft. Dodge, la.. Jan. 30. Albert Stillion, a married- man. was be lieved near death today and a com panion was sought as a result of a gnu battle last night with three of ficers. Stillion and a deputy sher iff were wounded, the latter slightly iu the encounter which followed the receipt of blackmailing letters by Mack Hurlbut and J. Rifssell. promineu merchants. The letters threatened that the recipients would be "pumped Mil of hot lead." unless Russell placed $1,000 an.d Hurlbut $500 at a desig nated spot. j Gambling Houge at Wymore Raided; Players Pay Fines Wymore, Neb., Jan. 30. (Spe cial.) Officers raidrd a room over the Brown pool hall early Saturday and arrested seven men on the charge of gambling. Poker para phernalia was seized. The gamblers paid fines of $25 and costs each in police court. A few weeks ago three bandits held up 25 men in the same room and escaped with $600. Do You-Believe in Fortune Telling I y A pack The Desperation of Loneliness Only those who have been lonely know real heart-sickness. In "Miss Wife O' Mine" by Frank R. Adams, you may read about a girl so desperately lonely that in the greatest crisis of her life under 'V the most harrowing circumstances imag- v What Does A shrieking note sounds from the com ' pressed air of the calliope augmented by the band, then tumbling and shoutingthe clowns come forth, and one of tbm is trundling a baby carriage wjth a two year old child, in it, his chubby face smeared with clown-white, and, perhaps, squeezed in his arms is a baby lion. Then it is that Fourteen Great Features In February" Cosmopolitan- which you can buy today there are fourteen great features, each written by a world famous author for . America's Greatest Magazine. Among the contributors to this issue are Fannie Hurst, Dana Gatlin, Frank R. Adams, Courtney vv j r ;ifSflf ERIC NELSON, Distributor jSJffWr Roail Humps Arc Planned to Stop Auto Accidents Senator Asks Law to . Place Concrete Bumps 100 Feet ) On Each Side of Rail' ro'ad Crossings. Des Moines, la., Jan. 30. (Spe cial Telegram.) A hump in the road on each side of the railroad crossings will be constructed in Iowa to pre vent acidents, if the legislature fases- a bill presented by Senator Schafter. The object of the bill is to make it imperative for speeding motorists to slow down as they ap proach the'erossing. v The humps are to be built of con crete, six inches above the level of the road, so that no auto could pass without danger of accident unless it was being driven at a moderate speed. They would be constructed at intervals about 100 feet on each side of the crossing N Permit Foreign Language. A bil introduced in the lower house would permit instruction in foreign languages in all public schools. The legislature passed a law during the war ' that foreign languages could only be taught in secondfiry or high schools. The proposed law would repeal this. i - Atlantic Senator Hurt. Senator J. AxNelon of Atlantic was caught between two street cars while, crossing the street here late today and scrfdusly, if not fatally, injured. It was reported at the hos pital that his skull was fractured. He was unconscious' when picked up. Senator Nelson had just lefty the state house and was on his way to his apartments. He is vice presi dent of the Farmers Savings bank at Atlantic. Twenty per cent of the entire operating forces of the Rock Island Fannie Hurst Sver Wrote MISS HURST is famous for uncommon stories about common people, but she never wrote a more unconventional story than "Guilty" which appears in the current number of Cosmopolitan. One of the most discussed questions of the day is the theme of this unusual story, and it is handled by Miss Hurst so frankly and in such a startling manner that you can never forget iu This is the sort of story that makes literature, and if you don't read anything else in any other magazine get Cosmopolitan and read "Guilty." of cards and an amateur fortune teller brought Corrina Foster and Andy Ben son together. Andy may have thought he did the wooing but as 0anasGatlin says Every Woman Say "America's "Nearly Everybody worth while reads Cosmopolitan1 railroad iu this district will be laid otf temporarily February X as te su!t of the present business depres sion, it was announced today. The men will be re-cinployed as soon as business conditions improve, it was stated. Approximately 300 men have al ready been discharged fntn the Kock Island shops at Valy June-, tiou. The exact number the new cut will alfcct is not known. Parolo Violator Held. J. C. Stewart, 21, Chicago parole violator, and, R E. Donohoe, 24, Sionx City, were arreted , here, charged with piwsuiST worthless checks. They were captured by Rube Smith, clothier, after a hand-to-hand battle in his store. TRc men approached Smith Mid informed him that they .were strangers in town and wanted to cash the check. "Is the check good?" Smith asked. ''Certainly," Donohoe replied. "As a matter of business I would like to call the iau.k," Smith said. As he reached for the telephone Stewart landed a blow on his jaw. With the assistance of A clerk Smith' was able to. down both men and summoned the police. '. , Carmen Asli Raise. " An , increase of 10 cents an hour was asked, by employes of the Des Moines city railway today. 'The car men were granted a 20-cent raise last fall and recently the faxes in Des Moines were raised to 8 Cents. Quick Gets Caught, But I hpeedy Delay Lscapes Columbus, ().. Jan. 30. yuick va sIcHv and Delay was prompt. ' The result was that Gcorg; II Quick was arrested while 'Aithur Delay got away. C. H. Kelly told the jVilice that Quick and Delay, local negroes, were seen stealing potatoes from his commission house-at No. ..19 Fast Naghten street. Although Quick was quick in pleading for irtercy, Delay, also, was quick in making his escape via a train. ' ' i While tho arresting officers de layed their quest for Delay, they were. quick' in getting Quick to the police station. I ) The ZMost 'Daring - in "A Dark: Man in Her knows what goes on in a woman's mind. If you think you understand women, read this story in February Cosmopolitan. 1- inable, she married whom do you suppose? A burglar. We wouldn't for the world tell you any more about the plot because you will want to read the story yourself. You will find it in February Cosmopolitan. at the Circus Z the remark is sure to come. The remark consists of five words, but every woman says them at the circus, and you will have to read Courtney Ryley Cooper's The Heir to he Ballyhoo" in February Cosmopolitan tat find out just what those words are and to learn more about circuses than you ever dreamed existed. Ryley Cooper, Meredith Nicholson, Edgar A. Guest, Peter B. Kyn, . Elinor Glyn, Perceval Gibbon, E. Phillips Oppenheim, Lilian. Lauferty, Arthur Somers Roche, William MacHarg and P. G. Wodehouse. Greatest Magazine Get your copy today (jlenwood Farmers v Holding Grain for Advance in Prices (ilenwood, la., Tan. 30. (Special. j General economic conditions have improved very little here within the last month. A little more grain is coming iu from farmers who must I move March U or those pressed by ! soine debt, orthe more prosperous man who is moving surplus grain that is endangered by being on the ground or poorly covered. Live stock is being marketed more freely, but neither grain r.or live stock sale compare with the sales of a year ao. An estimate of the best informed men is that two-thirds of the com and more than one-half of the wheal is being held. Hay is practically all unsold. There is no apparent united effort made by holders to keep grain and farm products oif the market. An undercurrent is noted to keep every thing back, hoping ior a better market. ' At the farm bureau Meeting held here seeding down tliff land was talked, and one well-informed farm er predicted many unrented farms this year. Conditions may improve to that all the cultivated land will be put tosomc use, but the day of cash rent teems to be past. Crop rent is the basis of practically all offered contracts. -PReconuneiidalion for Pardon , Of Debs Sent to President Washington, Jan. 30. Attorney General Palmer's recommendation on a pardon for Eugene V. Debs, now in Atlanta prison, was expected by Department of Jnstice official to reach President Wilson by Mon day. The attorney general has com pleted his study of the case, officials said, and has drafted his recommen dations. A full record of Debs' case has been prepared for the president, officials declared. Harvard . created club 20 years ago. an automobile Story Future" who