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THREE CENTS
Alien Bill
House Cut
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Will Perseverance Win ?
Ask Wilson
For Invoice
GfWarFund
House Passes Resolution Call
ing on President for Itemized
Statement of $150,000,000
Voted by Congress. ' ,
Hot Debate on Question
Memorial to Women
Approved
Unveiled in Capital
(Wfucised
& 4VJV,
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By House
Members Opposiug Measure
Urge That State Keep Hands
Off Delicate Situation; Say
'.'Menace"- Remote. .
Time of Leases Extended
Lincoln, Neb., Feb. IS. (Special.)
the lower House, in com
mittee of the whole, passed the alien
land bill today by a vote of 65 to
27 after ;two; hours' debate.1
, Trior to the debate on the merits
of iht measure. Representative Da
visj author of the bill, injected
amendments which extended the
time of Japanese leases and mort
gages to five yers, instead of two.
and provided that the provisions of
tins bill woul-1 never rise up to
challenge any future treaties entered
into by the l.nTted States with for
eign countries.
' A handful of almond-eyed Ne
braska Japanei?, who. have been
hauntihfj legislative balls for a
week, listened attentively to argu
ments. - . . - , .
; " Urge "Hands Off."
Representative Perkins pointed to
action by the legislatures of Wash
ington," Utah and other states in
keeping their hands off a delicate
international situation.
Representative Williams implored
the republcan legislature to refuse
to embarras the incoming adminis
tration by sanctioning a bill which
on the face of it carries a def to the
growing, ambitious nation.
Representative Rodman also im
plored members to "keep out of an
international affair" and declared
that if treaties did not exist which
perntitted alions of certan other
countries to own land in America
he would insist that all alien land
owners in Nebraska be included in
an amendment which would bar
them .from acquiring future ' titles
to Nebraska lanes.
Say Menace Remote.
Other opponents of the bill point
ed to the fact that in recent years
the Japanese population in Nebras
ka had decreased from 1.000 to S00
and a "yellow menace" in this state
was as remote as satvation for the
kaiser." , - v. 1 '
But Representatives ' Anderson,
the speaker: Osterman, a democrat;
Davis," author of the; bill; Hoffr
meister, a democrat, aiid numerous
republicans declared the passage of
the bill would merely point out to
the administration the desires, of the
voters.
They held " that the time, to nip.
trouble ay when it wa bufklmc
; -sma norAvncn'ir'was-oiocrrnnig.- jney
down of the hill woald be used as
argument against barring Japanese
land owning in future treaties and
would . not indicate sympathy for
their white brothers" ' in California
where ,the .only, other, bill of, its
kind is-ona state; statute-book.-Arguments
Pro. and Con.
bankers ana business men irom
North Platte and other towns in
Nebraska had written . letters to
members- for and against the bill.
Some declared the Japanese should
be given credit for "making garden
spots of arid lands ,that easy-going
'Americans wouldn't touch." Others
fought against Jpaanesc land owning-
on the ground that their mode of
lining without silk stockings for the
pirl children and automobiles and
other luxuries was a menace to the
"American standard of living." The
hilt must now be considered in the
s .r.te. - '
Pomp and Splendor of
Prewar Days Seen in
Canadian Parliament
Ottawa, -Feb. 15! The fifth ses
sion ofthe 13th Canadian parliament
c.pencd today amid the pomp and
spleudor of prewar ..days, and was
addressed by the Duke of Devon
shire, governor-general. The duke
advocated a revision of the customs
tariff, but declared the "principte of
protection must be constantly main
tained." ,.. ' . .. .
He referred to the relative pros
perity of Canada and its comparative
freedom from unrest.
. Unemployment has received care
ful consideration." he declared. "Of
the charges' for relief of general un
employment,, measures have been
taken to bear a substantial share
and special measures were taken to
assist disabled ex-service men.
TonsUitis Girl of Deft
. Fingers, Busy in Chicago
Chicago, Feb. ,15. "Oh, doctor,
j-ou're hurting me " ;
That is what Miss Bessie Alma
Rcta. who is known to police as "the
tonsilitis" girL.told a dozeu South
Side physicians during the past few
days as they leaned over, her to treat
her throat. Then she would squirm.
and wave her hands around the doc
tors as if in extreme pain.
After their client had left the doc
tors would find their pocketbooks and
watches missing. Eight pocketbooks
and five watches belonging to the
doctors who had treated the "tonsi
litis girl" were recovered today by
police in pawnshops. ,
$1.23 Dividend to Be Paid
By Standard Oil Company
New York. Feb. 15. An initial div
idend of $1.25 a share on common
stock of $25 par value was declared
today at a meeting of the directors
of the Standard Oil company of New
Jersey. It corresponds with the
quarterly dividend of. $5 a share paid
on the old $100 par common.
The regular quartely dividend of
$1.75 a share on preferred stock also
was declared. " -
Washington, Feb. "13. Women of
the world gathered here today to pay
tribute to America's pioneer suffa
gists. ... -
Woman takes her place in national
history today, for a national memori
al to women was unveiled in the
rotunda of .the canitot. where it will
stand with stautes of - Washington,
Lincoln and other great and historic
Americans.
Elizabeth Cady Stanton, I.ucrctir.
Mott and Susan B. Anthony, pio
neers of the suffrage movement in
America which led to victory last
August after years of struggle, are
immortalized in the statue which will
tonight be placed in the national hall
of honor. The statue Is the gift of
the national woman's party and the
ceremonies are the result of the unit
ed efforts of the women of 40 great
national women s organizations.
Descendants of the pioneer suffra
gists will be among those who will
pay tribute with wreaths, including
Rail Labor Board
Hears Appeal for
Wage Reduction
Case of Atlantic, Birming-1
ham & Atlanta Road Re-'
garded as of Extreme
rtance.
Chicago," Feb. 15. The railroad
labor board heard arguments on . the
Atlantic, ' Birmingham & Atlanta
railroad's plea for permission to re
duce wages. The case, is said by
railroad men to be of greater impor
tance than any other single line dis
pute yet brought before the board.
The argument hinged on whether
the board had jurisdiction over the
road's financial status. The road de
clared a wage reduction was made
imperative because it faced a month
ly deficiLof $100,000. .
As stated by Col. B. L. Bugg,
president, the road's position was:
'Is the board going to disregard con
ditions of traffic? Is the board to fix
rates regardless of the railroad's
earning power? If the board can fix
wages without regard to other con
ditions than the claims of the em
ployes, .then it is just as well that
we have no representation here.
When a cord is, around a railroad's
neck, strangling it to death, the
board should give relief."
For the employes, W. S. Carter,
president of the Brotherhood of Lo
comotive Firemen and Eugincmcil,
stated his casp as follows: ,
"It has never before been sug
gested that wages be made to de
pend on the financial condition of a
road. We are willing to make a test
case before the courts on the consti
tutionality of the transportation act.
This road is advocating a sliding
scale on the basis of the road's con
dition. Tlicy now ask that the board
allow them to take back the basis on
which ihe Interstate Commerce com
mission increased railroad rates."
Last of Annual Supply
Bills Reaches House
. Washington. Feb. 15. The last of
the. 13. annual supply bills reached
the house today, the appropriations
committee , repeating the fortifica
tions "measure. It carries $S,058,000,
a decrease of $27.61 9.000 from esti
mates, and $10,775,000 less than the
appropriation made a year ago."
Of the. total ?4,022,600rfs for de
fenses on the coast of the United
States, approximately . $2,000,000 for
field artillery and ammunition, $300.
000 for proving grounds, $1,160,000
for the coast defense of insular pos
sessions and.$619,250 for the Pana
ma canal. .;',''
Obr,egon Plans to Pay All
Who 'Lost Land to Carranza
Mexico City, Feb. 15. AH land
owners in Mexico who were deprived
of their property as a result of de
crees issued during the Carranza ad
ministration would be paid Under the
provisions-of a bill submitted to the
presidential legal staff today by Pres
ident Obregon. Should the staff ap
prove of the measure it will be pre
sented to congress.
Judge Fines Self for ; -Violating
Traffic Law
Augusta, Ga., Feb. 14. Police
Judge L. L. Kent, who. found himstlf
guilty today of violating the traffic
law on evidence submitted by the
policeman," docketed the case
and imposed the usual fine. Fe
paid, ; ,
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Miss Eleanor Anthony, grandniece
of Susan B. Anthony, and Mrs. Nora
Blatch Barnye, granddaughter of
Elizabeth Cady Stanton.
. Miss Jane Addams of Chicago will
presided at the . ceremonies. Other
central figures were Miss Alice Paul
of the national woman's party; Mrs.
Adelaide Johnson, sculptress of the
statue; wives of -cabinet members
and women of the diplomatic corps.
Widow of Slain .
Detective Takes
Witness Stand
Mrs. Arthur Cooper Tells of
. Hearing Husband
Jden
Man - tifv Johnson
as
,WJi& Shot Hun.:
Mrs. Mary E. Cooper, widow of
City Detective Arthur Cooper,' wept
as she testified yesterday afternoon
in District Judge Troup's court,
where Norman Johnson is . being
tried for the murder of Cooper, the
night of January 28, at Eighteenth
and Howard streets.
A pathetic little figure was Mrs.
Cooper, her face very pale beneath
her black hat veil. She seemed to
try to avoid looking at the slayer
oi her husband, but once her troubled
eyes turned and darted an angry
look at tlft big fellow who slouched
in a chair, beside his little mother.
. Testifies to Identification.
Mrs. Cooper testified- that she was
at the hospital when her husband,
a few moments before he died, iden
tified Johnson as the man who shot
him. .
"When thev brought this"
"Defendant?" prompted County At
torney Shotwell.
"Yes." she resumed, after a mo
ment of weeping, "when they brought
him in, Arthur said to John Pszan
owski, 'Johnnie, that is the man'."
Detectives Ben Danbaum and Fred
Palmtag testified that Johnson conr
fessed to having shot Cooper.
Signed Statement Introduced.
Johnson's signed statement made
immediately after the shooting was
introduced. He said that he ran
and as he ran he thought he saw
Cooper trying to pull his revolver.
Johnson - then shot before Cooper
fired, according to the confession.
Two other women joined the
mother of Johnsof yesterday after
noon. They declined to give their
names, but stated they are; sisters
of the mother.
The prosecution rested shortly be- j
fore 5 yesterday afternoon. The de
fense, beginning this morning, will
introduce its witnesses, in an ef
fort to prove Johnson was insane, j
Taking of evidence will probably be
concluded today.
Oil Purchasing Agents
Announce Further Decline
Pittsburgh,. Pa., Feb. . 15. Reduc
tions of from 10 to 50, cents in the
prices of crude oil wcje announced
here today by the principal purchas
ing agencies. Pennsylvania crude
received a cut of 50 cents a barrel,
making the new price $3.75. ,
Other reductions included' Cabell,
$2.21; Somerset, $2; Somerset light,
$2.25, and, Ragland, $1.15. Ragland
was cute 10 cents a barrel, while the
other grades were reduced 25 cents
a barrel
Congregation Worships
Amid Fire Ruins of Church
San Francisco, Feb. 15. Although
the little building occupied by the
Glad Tidings Mission, in a congest
ed quarter of this city, virtually was
destroyed early ,-today, services were
uninterrupted. Assembling several
hours after the' fire, the" congrega
tion knelt amid the scorched and water-soaked
debris for its usual Sun
day worship. '
The fire started from a- gasoline
stove in living quarters above the
mission and did damage estimated
at $5,000.
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Appropriation as Passed Will
Meaw Scrapping of All
Naval Aviation, Of
t . ficer Declares.
H
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arms commercial nans
By ARTHUR SEARS HENNING.
Clilraso Trlliune-Omnha, Bev Leased Wire.
Washington, Feb. 15. Naval avia
tion will be scrapped, the navy will
be unable to defend the country and
it will be necessary to abandon the
air defense of the Panama canal, if
the naval appropriation, as passed
by the house yesterday, becomes a
law with its limitation of the funds
for the navv's air service to less
than $7,000,000.
This was the assertion today of
Capt. T. T. Craven, director of
naval aviation, in commenting upon
the house appropriation of $6,915.-
4jI, compared with the department
estimate of $35,000,000.
Captain Craven said that although
it is now proposed to build two
naval airplane carriers at a cost of
$33,000,000 there is no provision for
the design, manufacture or devel
opment of the equipment they are
to carry.
The bill virtually amounts to the
destruction of naval aviation, said
Captain Craven, and its destruction
will mean perhaps a fatal blow to
commercial aeronautics and the air
craft industry without which it is
not practicable to have adequate
aerial defense.
Long Time Neccessary.
It will require from a year to ai
year and a halt to begin to obtain
equipment, he said, even if appro
priations were immediately available.
"Unless . the senate increases the
naval aviation appropriation," said
Director Craven, "we will be com
pelled to relinquish Cocosolo, the
naval air station from which the
aerial defense of the Panama canal
is conducted. Cessation means ex
posure of the canal to attack from
the air, and if attack ever is made
it is certain to be made first through
aerial bombardment.
"The aviation detachments serving
with the Atlantic and Pacific fleets
cannot -be maintained. Present
equipment consists, for the most
part, of planes left over from the
war. ' Under the bill as it now
stands, we have not sufficient funds
to install modern radio on these
planes. The planes themselves, for
the most part, will have to be junked
before the end of the year.
Giant Dirigible Doomed.
"The project to construct one of
the world largest dingibles--the
-li-t in the United States (work
on which had already begun) will
have to be abandoned. Competitions
in naval aircraft design which were
entered into by the American air
craft industry will be-terminated. .
"The result will be serious em
barrassment, possibly fatal injury,
to the lighter and heavier-than-air
aircraft industries in the United
States, to which we must look for
development of our designs and the
manufacture of our equipment.
' "ven the operation of the great
rigid Z-R-2 purchased abroad at a
cost of $2,500,000 will be limited to
the Atlantic coast, as the plans for
an airship terminal in Southern
California will be killed. This means
that the Pacific coast will -be de
prived of the principal clement in
long distance aerial defense.
Adequate Protection Needed.
In pleading for adequate appro
priations, Chief of Engineers. Beach
told the committee: "There is reason
to believe that our outlying posses
sions on the Pacific and especially
Panama, would be attacked in case
of hostilities before there was any
declaration of war and we feel that
those, localities should be provided
wuii certain guns aim ucn mi im
cations that they can be safe against
any sudden or unexpected attack,"
Asked if our fortifications are bet
ter than ever, General Beach replied:
"No, sir; relatively,' I would say
no; because the construction and de
velopment of armament on board of
vessels has brought 14 and 16-inch
guns into use while our fortifica
tions were practically designed With
the 12-inch gun as being the heaviest
armament that was likely to be used.
The recent developments in ord
nance have placed our fortifications
behind in the scale of efficiency."
World Wide Appeal Is
Made to Save Russians
New York, Feb. 15. An appeal
to the nations of the world to aid
Russian refugees was issued today
by the executive committee of the
conference of the All-Russian cAn
stitucnt assembly in Paris. ..The ap
peal, reccive.d by cable by A, J.
Sack, director f the Russian in
formation bureau in the United
States, reveals that there are at
present "1,500,000 Russian refugees,
victims of the world catastrophe
and civil war, saving themselves
from moral torture and mass execu
tions." "To lend them moral support and
to safeguard their existence is the
duty of all civilized mankind, a duty
which-is dictated not only to heart
felt sympathy for these sufferers,
but also by sound statesmanship,"
says the appeal.
Autoists in Crash Settle
Arguments With Revolvers
Chicago, Feb. 15. One woman
and four men were wounded today
in a pistol fight after two automo
biles crashed into each other.
After the collision four men
leaped out of each car, according
to witnesses and began firing at
each other. Four were injured, the
woman hurt being a passerby. Po
lice believe the i-';le was "the re
sult of a cane feud.
O'Callaghan Asks
Right to Remain
,. In United States
Petitions State Department to
Change ' His Status Froin
Seaman to That of
Political Refugee.
Washington, Feb. IS. Threatened
by the Department of Labor with
arresf and deportation, Donal J.
O'Callaghan, lord mayor of Cork, ap
pealed to the State department for
a change of his status from that of
"seaman" to political refugee and
for permission to remain indefinitely.
In the petition presented by his at
torneys, Judge Lawless and Michael
Doyle, O'Callaghan protested against
his deportation "at this time, to any
place where he might be exposed to
capture or molestation by the forces
of the' British government."
Presentation of the petition
brought out for the first time that
the time allowed O'Callaghan to de
part had been extended by Secretary
Wilson. It was learned that the ex
piration of the time limit was re
sponsible for this last effort oj
O'Callaghan's counsel to stay his de
parture. In a conference last week between
O'Callaghan's attorneys and Secre
tary Wilson, the mayor was threat
ened with arrest and deportation by
Secretary Wilson, according to
Judge Lawless, who said today that
the secretary was only constrained
to postpone such action by the re
quest of the mayor's attorneys that
further time be granted to permit the
filing of a new petition. The attor
neys at that time argued that too
much publicity had been given to the
time limit fixed for the departure of
the lord mavor to uermit him to
leave in secrecy.'
'Although the State department is
expected to give due consideration to
the brief to be' filed by. the attorneys,
officials have stated informally that
the case was closed so'far as the de
partment was concerned, with the ad
judication of O Callaghan as a
"seaman" by the department.
Charge Liquor at Party;
16 Students Suspended
. Lawrence. Kan:, Feb. 15. The
suspension of 16 men students of the
University of Kansas, who were al
leged to have attended a party near
Lawrence at which liquor flowed
freely, was announced by Chancellor
Lind'cy. .
The decision in the case of 11
women students, who admitted at
tending the party, lias not been an
nounced. Successful Test Made of
Two Conversation Wireless
Los Angeles. Feb. 15. Apparatus
by which it is hoped to make it pos
sible for two or more conversations
to be held simultaneously over the
same wireless set was given a trans-
buiiiincmai ie5i iasi nignt, u was an
nounced here today. by officials of
the American Telegraph and Tele
phone company.
Hides Damaged by Fire
Norfolk, Neb., Feb. 15. (Special
Telegram.) A warehouse belonging
to the Norfolk Hide and Metal com
pany, was badly damaged by a
mysterious blaze. Many hides and
pelts were damascd.
Revolt Occurs in
Tonk in Rajputana
r Mohammedan Ruler Agrees to
People's Dcmands--Thcn
Arrests Leaders.
London, Feb. 15. Revolution has
broken out ill the Indian state of
Tonk, in Rajputana, says a Ructer's
dispatch from Allahabad. After
agreeing to demands of the people,
the Nawab, Mohammedan ruler of
the district, arrested leaders in the
movement, whereupon rioting broke
out. State troops are engaged by
rioters.
People are fleeing toward British
territory. The capital of the district
is located m the city of T. onk, about
50 miles south of Jaipur.
Tonk is one of the 21 Indian states
included in the Rajputana district,
which covers, a vast area in the
northwestern part of the Indian
peninsula. Tonk has an area - of
2.553 square miles and in 1911 had
a population of 303,181. Most of the
population are Hindus.
Giant Plane to Aid
In Search for Missing
American Army Flyer
San "Antonio. Tex., Feb. 15. The
giant Caproni airplane at ' Kelly
l"icld, capable ol staying up nine
hours and equipped with a camera
capable of photographing hundreds
of square miles in a day, will leave
tomorrow for west Texas to' aid
cowboys and 50 government air
planes searching for Lieut. Alex
ander Pearson, jr., missing aviator.
Officers will bring the vfjlms to
Kelly Field and an, examination will
be made to find traces of the miss
ing ship and pilot. The plane will
fly at an altitude of. 10,000 feet. Sug
gestions that the huge, dirigible- at
El Paso be used for cruising through
the desert at a low altitude with
observers will not be carried out,
,it was stated except, as a last, re
sort. Following a telephone call to a
border : station from Balmorhea
that a ranchman had seen a -ship
circling the Davis mountain Thurs
day, four ships were sent to search
in the vicinity of Toyahville, an out
lying post, this morning. v
Jewels Stolen in 1917 Are
Recovered by the Police
Boston, Feb. 15. The mystery of
the missing jewelry, valued at $15.
000. which Mrs. William Littauer
of Washington lost :n September,
1917, while enroute from this city
to New York, was cleared up today.
Detectives identified the jewels
which William Covington, recently
tried to sell here for $150 as-some
of those Mrs. Littauer lost. They
estimated the value of the gems re
covered at $10,D0O. Covington is
being held.
j Giant Ocean Liners May '
, Race to Pacific Coast
Baltimore, Feb.' 15. The Pacific
Mail steamship Golden State and the
Matson liner, Hawkeye State, two of
the latest examples of American
shipbuilding art, sailed from this
port at the same hour, 1 p. tn., on
their maiden voyages, both bound
for San Francisco. All talk of a
race was deprecaled by officials of
the respective companies, but it is
no secret that the rivalry is keen. -
Houston Told to
Withhold Loans
To Other Powers
Senate Formally Notifies Sec
retary to Withhold Further
Payments If ntil Committee
Gives Approval.
Washington, Feb, 15. Secretary
Houston was notified formally t6day
by the senate judiciary committee
that he' "should pay out no more
money on account of any commit
ments of loans to foreign countries
until the facts have been submitted
to this committee and it has had an
opportunity to consider the same and
report to the senate."
The committee's action was by
unanimous vote and was taken on
motion of Senator Reed, democrat,
Missouri, author of a pending reso
lution to stop all advances by the
treasury to the allied governments.
Decision to take immediate and di
rect" action was made by the commit
tee after Senator Brandegee, repub?
lican, Connecticut, had informed it
that Mr. Houston recently had told
the foreign relations, committee that
he felt in honor bound to make ad
ditional advances to the governments
for which credits had been estab
lished if those governments asked
for the money, x
Senators Reed and Brandegee said
$37,000,000 additional could be ad
vanced to foreign governments and
Senator Reed declared the secretary
should be prevented from making
any advances while the committee
was considering legislation to stop
all further loans.
. Secretary Houston promised to
appear tomorrow and bring all doc
uments referring to ,loan negotia
tions with foreign countries.
House to House Soliciting
Is Prohibited in Ireland
Cork, Feb. 15. Street or house-to-house
collections of money for any
purpose have been prohibited by
Major . General Sir Edward Strick
land, military commander of British
forces in Ireland, but it is indicated'
that permission will be granted in
certain cases.
The body of an unknown man was
found in the outskirts of this citv
yesterday. On the clothing was
pinned a placard bearing the word
"Spy"
Astronomer, Credited With
Finding Many Comets, III
Geneva. N. Y., Feb. 15. William
Rolert Brooks, president of astron
omy at Hobart College, reported to
have discovered more comets than
any other living astronomer, is seri
ously ill st his home here.
Prof. Brooks is 77 years old. He
has located 27 comets, many of
these discoveries being made with a
telescope of his own construction.
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Br Tba Aaaoelatfd Treat.
. Washington, Feb. 15. After heat
ed debate, the house late today t
adopted a resolution calling upon
President Wilson for an itemized
statement showing disbursements
and allotments of , the $150,000,000
war funds voted bv congress.
The resolution adopted, 211 to 79,
was attacked by democrats, who ;
charged it was put forward to
defame and malign President Wilson
in the closing days of his adminis
tration. Reference to expenditures
bv the American peace commission
at, Paris fanned the flames on the
democratic side and turned, the de
bate into partisan channels. .
Chairman Good of the appropria
tions committee, . who reported : thes ,
resolution introduced by Represen
tative Byrnes, republican, New York,
declared if any injustice had been. '
done the president the democrats
were responsible by attempting to.
create the impression t that "there
was somthing crooked Jn the money
spending," when the resolution did
not intimate that there had been ;
anything improper. . Mr. Good de
clined to offer an amendment calling. ,
on government departments for an
accounting.
Defends President. ' .
Representative Byrnes, republican,
Tennessee, declared that while he
had no objection to adoption of the
resolution, he thought the informa
tion should be sought from the vari
ous departments. The president) he
said, had nothing to do with the
actual spending, that more than four
fifths of the fund had been accounted
for and that it was merely an at
tempt to make it appear he was un
willing to present the record.
"The American people wjll never
forget the great achievements of
Woodrow Wilson," he said, "and his
name will fill the brighest pages of
history after his detractors are dead
and forgotten."
Representative Rogers, republican,
Massachusetts, attacked reported ex
penditures of the peace commission
at the Hotel Crillon in Paris, calling
Attention to an item of $125,000 for
damage to the hotel property. -.
Raps "Confidential Expenses."
"The acting secretary of state was
unable to give details of the Paris
expenditures," he said.- "Wages of
hotel employes amounted to $131,000
and we had to pay for their food. .
There was another item of $14,000
for automobiles, when the streets of
Pariswere overrun with American
cars. Confidential expenses of .-the
presidential party were put down at
$17,534. Why should there be con
fidential expenses of a president to
negotiate on the part of the people,
a treaty of peace?" ". ,
Representative Byrnes, South Car
olina, and Dewalt, Pennsylvania,
democrats, assailed the resolution f
Mr. Byrnes, insisting congress after
the Spanish war "did not attempt to ,
insult McKinley." Mr. Byrnes said
he did not believe there "was a man
small enough to question the honesty
of the president." -
Immodest Dresses
Barred From Church !
In South America
' Chicago Tribune Cable, Cprriht, 1ft I.
Buenos Aaires, Feb. 15. The
archbishop of Buenos Aires jn a
Lenten pastoral letter, denies com
munion to immodestly, dressed
women. ' -y
"The moment has arrived for
adopting severe measures to defend
the sanctity of the church and the
dignity of sacred things since the
present state of affairs cannot con
tinue without impairing Christian
morality and sacred religion,"' ' he
said. .
He instructed the priests, during
Lent, to teach their congregations
the necessity of silence, devoutness
and modesty in the churches and es-; '
pecially during weddings "when the.
lack of these virtues is most notice
able." Concluding, he said that after
Easter no priest, from whatever mo
tive, may give holy communion to
any woman, maiden, or child, Vho
is not drcsscdvthat her arms, shoul
ders and breast shall be completely
covered with a material which is not
transparent.
Oversubscription of U. S.
Certificates Predicted
Washington, Feb. 15. More than
100 per cent over subscription of the
5 1-2 per cent treasury certificates .
maturing July 15, is indicated by
preliminary reports. Secretary Hous
ton said tonight. The issue, dated
February 15, was for about $100,000.- v
000. while total subscriptions, he
said, i aggregate ,' . more than
$200,000,000. .' s .
The over subscription of this
issue, which Mas at the. lowest in
terest rate for a maturity of more
than three months oifered by the.
treasury in nearly- a year, was re
garded by the secretary as showing
that the certificates have become,
securely, ablished as an invest
ment. Coolidge Vacation Ends;
Returns Home With Wife
Asheville, N. C, Feb. 15. Vice
President-elect Coolidge today end
ed his vacation and with Mrs.
Coolidge left for his home in North
ampton, Mass. The vice president
elect soent two week here, his first
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real rest since he was nomiuated.
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