The Omaha Daily Bee
VOL. 50 -NO. 210.
((era SMtad-Cliu Mtttw 91, IMM. it
Oath r. 0. Cider Ael .1 March 3. 1(79.
OMAHA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1921.
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THREE CENTS
Tariff Bill
Is Passed
By Senate
Emergency Measure to Protect
farmers Carries by Vote of
to 30 After Warm
Debate.
Jarty Lines Are Split
Hy Thai AftBoclhted I'cw,
Washington, D. C, Feb. 16.
Loaded with more than a score of
amendments, the Fordney emergen
cy tariff bill tonight passed the sen
ate. The vote was 4.1 to 30 and the
measure was immediately sent to
conference.
Action n the bill designed ami
rushed through the house as an aid
to the farmer, came after a protract
ed session, during which four repub
lican senators broke from their party
alignment and two of them, Edge of
New Jersey and Moses of Xew
J lainpshirc, bittrrly assailed the
measure and iu republican support-
its. Likewise, solidarity of the dem
ocratic, ranks coiild not ,bc main
tained, nine being recorded for the
hifl.
Roll Call.
The roll call:
Republicans, for: Ball. Borah,
Rrandegec, Capper, Curtis, Elkins,
Fall, France, Ereliughuysen, Good
ing, Gronna, Ha'e, Johnson (Cali
fornia), Joncg (Washington)), Kel
logg,) Kenyon, I .a Follette, Lenroot,
Lodge, McCormick, McCumber, Mc
Lean, McNary. New. Penrose,
Phipps, Poindster, Smoot, Spencer,
Sterling, Sutherland.- Townsc'nd,
Wadsworth and Willis-Total rc-1
publicans for 34
Democrats, for: Aslmrst. Gay,
.Henderson, Jones (New Mexico).
Kendrick, Myers, Pittman, Ransde!'
snd Sheppard. Total democrats tor
Total for, 43. - A
Democrats against: Beckham. Dial,
Fletcher. Gerry. Glass. Harris.
Harrison, Ilellin, Hitchcock, King.
Kiruy, AlcKellar, Overman. Pom
renc. Simmons. Smith (Georeia).
Smith. (South Carolina), Stauley, ;
Swanson, Thomas, Trammel, Un
derwood. Walsh (Massachussets),
AVaish (M'ontana), William's annV
Wolcott. Total democrats against,
26. ;
. Republicans against:' Colt, Edge, '
Keyes and Moses. Total republi-
cans against, 4. '
. j Total against, 30.
. Tl.. A V 11 1
The broadside by Mr. Moses tcm- '.
porarily unsettled the rcpublicaii pro
gram so much that 'three amend
ments offered by Senator Lodge,,
majority leader, were killed. From
the time th vote was called on
ijiese amendments, all of which had
to do with protection for manufact
ured products "of wool, the senate
rode roughshod over all changes
proffered. But it already had ac
cepted so many changes that the
most ardent supporters predicted
iiuiiuii- in gcuui an ag' nt vim
the house. i
It is expected that the conference
commute., wnicn memoes senator
Smoot. will be able tostar't work
with a similar committee from the
house late tomorrow'
Conclude Hearings.
' While' the . senate was debating,
th; house way and means commit-
n-tision of the permanent law. With
ihat work iinished.. Chairman Ford
litv will leave late tomorrow for
;.i!0thij( conference with President-i-icit
Flaiding 'tt St. Augustine. It
is tmderstood he will ask tVr a defi
i ;te expression as to his views On
the legislative program outlined by
republican leaders and whether he
l.ivors consideration by congress of
ts.riif legislation ahead of taxation.
Sioux City Savings
Bank Closes Doors
Sioux t'ity. L Feb. 16. The Un
ion 1 rust and Saving lank of Sioux
City, a state institution, closed its
doors this morning and the Iowa
bank examiner is in charge.
t he liabilities of the bank are
placed at $1,000,000. but no estimate
of assets has been given out. About
$500,000 was on deposit.
The bank had been doing business
for about three months, being a
merger of the Bennett Loan and
Trust company and the Bankers'
Loan and Trust company. A. T.
Bennett was' president of the merged
institution and bankers attributed
the failure of the bank to inability of
the concern to realise on long time
papef. N '
The bank did not do a large com
mercial business, but dealt largely
in real estate ftivestments. Its de
posits had been shrinking rapidly. '
Wesleyan University
Gym la Damaged by Fire
Lincoln, Feb. 16 (Special ) Fire
at noon today seriously damaged the
gymnasium of Wesleyan university,
University Place.
Vben the blaze was discovered,
flames were shooting out of the east
end of the building. Students and
professors left their class and form
ed an impromtu fire department to
fight the flames. The cause of the
fire is unknown.
.
,Yale University Secretary, Dr.
Anson Phelps Stokes, Quits
Xew Haven, Conn., Feb. 16. The
resignation of the Rev. Dr. Anson
Phelps Stokes, secretary of Yale
university, was announced bv Presi
dent Arthur T. Hadley today. It
has been formally, accepted. Mr.
Stokes has been secretary of Yale
for about 20 years. '
Firm Reduces Dividends
Xew York, Feb. 16. Reduction in
the quarterly common dividend of
the South Porto Rico Sugar cfcm
parw from 3 per cent to Iji per cent
cai?cd a drop in the stock of 7 points
to SO.
Make America
Advice of
i
riarainr fctrontriv UDDosea to Action n
- - O 4 A
Which Would Weaken
In Negotiations With
suspension oi mvy
By ARTHUR SEARS HENNING.
Chiracs Trthone-Omnha, Bee leaned Wire.
Washington, Feb. 16. Keep
America strong and make America
stronger.
This is the substance of the n vice
President-elect Harding has com
municated t republican leaders in
congress, iu connection with pending
legislative questions, action upon
which will atfect the poliries he will
undertake to carry out immediately
after he assumes office on March 4.
Mr. Harding foresees that he is
destined to enter upon a period of
big bargaining with the great pow
ers, transcending in importance in
may respects, the negotitions of the
peace conference at Paris. In thi
bargaining he wants the United
States to be strong enough to com
mand the advantages and concessions
it will seek to win. '
For this reason the president-elect
is opposed even to the temporary
suspension of navy building by the
United States in advance of an inter
national agreemct to reduce naval
armaments, lie is opposed to any
action by congress which would
weaken the position of the United
States or tie his hands in any of the
negotiations with other powers.
Favors World Agreement.
Senator Harding is in favor of the
reduction of armament by agreement,
with Great Britain and Japan pri
marily, and he contemplates propos
ing such reduction, either in negotia
tions with these two powers or in
! general conference on disarmament.
A naval holiday agreement would
benefit Great Britain and Japan.
u-liieh ran i! ifiord to build CN
tensively. more than the United
States, which can afford it. Conse
(jucntlv. Great Britain and Japan
should pro've amenable to reason in
other matters of vital interest to the
United States.
It is Mr. Harding's purpose fo n -
5lThreeDie,5Hurt
As Chinese Tons: r
War Breaks Out
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Three California Towns Are
Scenes of Outbreak of Tong
Wafare Chinatowns
Are Armed Camp's.
San Francisco. Feb. 16.A new j iN-ew yorkj Feb.. 16. Enrico Ca
tong war throughout California, ush- ruso worid famous Metropolitan
eretfln last night,' with' fhrec deaths 0j,era tur, tonight was fighting a
and five men wounded in San Fran-1 gjjm battle with death,
cisco, ,'Los Angeles and Stockton, j Sjricjvc'n last night with a heart
made armed camps of Chinatowns m jattacl following pleurisv, the tenor
lHWhet"sfn7ghtd Chinese in- j his " tel all
habitants of these three cities w ere dajf large oxygen tanks standing m
celebrating Chinese Xew Year with j th s.ch room, the last defenses frorji
gorgeousness and light hearts today death. Doctf Md an anxious con
Lds them entrenched behind closed ailtt ,cjPsscd1 bcl'cf
A.r du.itprrrt wndows and utt-
den deep from possible enemy at
tack. Police departments of all three
cities sent many aoaiuonai anneu
men into Chinese districts to guard
against new attacks. The Xew Year
celebration of the last week -was
forgotten. Death and fear had
ended it. 1
Opens in Frisco.
In San Francisco last night the
war opened in a room where there
were, six men. Taking advantage
of the noise .of the Xew Year cele
bration, the six began firing point
blank at each other.1 One was killed,
another may die from wounds, and
two others were seriously wounded
from the fusillade of shots in which
every man. according to the police,
emptied the shots in his revolver at
others of the six.
At Los .Anger's three Chinese
were shot down. One merchant
was killed at a card game, another
as he stood behind the counter of
his shop. The third merchant was
wounded" in another Los Angeles
resort for Chinese. s
One Shot at Stockton.
At Stockton a iong gunman tired
y . .- i i
three bullets into the head of a rival
long man as mc aucr sat wim x u ,
ii;iiu9 I' M'g uuiiiiiiuca, uui 1119
victim will live, it wis said.
The shootincr all occurred within
'Vie space of very few minutes, so
close that the theory was advanced
all had been prearranged.
War among the tongs has threat
ened for months, but recently it was
believed averted through a truce en
tered into by the tongs through po
lice activity. Xow police believe the
tong war will extend over the entire
coast and very possibly to eastern
cities. s .
Probe of Charges Against
'' Health Officer Ordered
Washington, Feb. 16. An investi
gation has been ordered of charges
unbecoming an officer and a gentle
man made against Dr. J. M. Holt
of the public health service, stationed
at Dallas. Surgeon-General Dim
ming said. Beyond the statement
of the formal' charges, the surgeon
general withheld comment, because
he said nothing had been established
against Dr. Holt, who has a record
of 20 ycars in the service. '
Auto Show Dates
Xorfolk, Xeb., Feb. 16. (Special
Telegram.V-At a meeting of the au
tomobile trade, it was decided to
hold the annual Xorfolk automobile
show on April 7, 8 and 9, inclusive.
Rate Hearing February 23
Minneapolis, Feb. 16. A hearing '
on rates of grain and flour from Mis- !
souri river points to Duluth will be
held by Interstate Commerce, com-
nusiuu rcuruary o, according 10
: -: i ? . I ii i!
aiK announcement today. , 1
Stro
PreSiUjent - Elect
i
Position oU
Othej -Vjfainst
i5u vrrogram.
I deavor to sahage some of the na
tional interests sacrificed by Presi
dent Wilson at Paris in pursuance of
his policy of asking hotliing'for the
United States. In addition, the presi
dent will seek advantages for the
nation arising from new conditions.
Matters to Be Considered.
Here are some of the matters he
has in mind:
1. -Disentanglement of the United
States from the ?fairs of Europe,
conclusion of peace with Germany
without ratifying the Versailles
treaty, and creation of a world peace
plan involving none of the vicious
principles of the league of nations.
2. Recognition cf the United States
to exclude such immigrants as" it
pleases and to limit land-holding
rights of aliens, matters now in con
troversy with Japan.
3. Restoration of American rights
in the Pacific, infringed by Japan
control of the. former German is
lands, including Yap, where the Unit
ed States is now denied equal cable
and radio rights hy Japan.
4. AcquieNence bv England in the
exemption of American ships from
payment of Panama canal tolls, an
exemption now contrary to the terms
of the Hay-Paunccfote treaty with
Great Britain.
5. Recognition by Great Britain
and France oi the rights of Ameri
cans to develop oil properties in for
mer possessions of the central pow
ers 'now administered under the al
lied mandates.
6. Equitable division among the
five great powers of the former Gcr-
man caoies. tne controversy over
which has deadlocked" the comnum -
cations conference.
7. Refunding of the $10,000,000
000 American loans to the allies ion
, terms lair to the borrowers with-
out concession of vital American in -
1 terest.
Caruso Fighting
A Grim Battle
tv
tfcHnST llPfllh'
&aujDi uk. am
f
, 1 ;
, Last Rites Administered t0 1
, 1
famous upcra lenor rot
lowing Attack of Heart
' Disease.
" . "
Last rites, already have been admin-
istercd
All day the atmospher of the hotel
lobby was tense with suppressed
anxiety. Attendants bearing floral
tributes and telegrams from friends
slipped through the crowds. Even
! the orchestra downstairs, which gave
operatic selections mane iamous Dy
Caruso, played in muffled tones, al
though the sick man vas far be
yond the sound on the eighteenth
"floor.
Several of his closest friends, with
keen solicitude written on their
faces, vainly sought admission to
Caruso's chambers. Although ,An
tonio Scotti and Enrico Scognarmllo
were allowed to visit his bedside
when it yas thought he might not
rally, his physicians turned back all
callers after their patient appeared
to have passed tlfe crisis. The only
exception was made for Park Ben
jamin, jr., a brother of Mrs. Caruso.
Mrs. Caruso has not left her hus
band's side since the first severe col-
(Tiirn to race Tiro, Column Fire.)
Four of Chicago Gang
Ordered Hanged April 15
of thc fanlous Cardineii gang were
ordered" hanged on April 15 by the
state supreme court. They are Sam
Cardinclli, leader of the notorious
murder band; Joe Constanzo, Sam
Fcrrar and Antonio Lopez. A fifth
man ordered to be hanged on the
same date is Frank Lowhone, con
victed of a murder at Canni, 111.
Cardinclli, former owner of a pool
room, was convicted of the murder
of Andrew P. Bowman, a shopkeeper,
and a customer in the store at the
time of the attempted "holdup.
Nicholas Viani, 19. choir boy, was
convicted of the crime and hanged.
Two others of the gang have been
given life sentences.
Millionaire Broker and
Art Patron Dies in East
Philadelphia. Feb. 18. J. H. Mc
Fadden, sr., 70, millionaire cotton
broker and art patron, died at his
home in Atlantic City today.
His collection of paintings by old
English masters is considered one
of the greatest in America. , In the
medical research world he was look
ed upon as a man who had enabled
great strides to be made in the fight
upon cancer by his generous con
tributions. Mr. McFaddcn gave large sums
of money to the Lister institute in
London, which is devoted to the
study of cancer.
Manhole Blows Up; One Dead
Xew Y ork, Feb. 16. One man was
killed and
crowding
thousands ot persons
lower Broadway dur-
'ing the iooi hour were thrown into
a panic when a manhole blew np.
l j l - .
. li-siury winuuw in a shyscrapct
was broken. -
jress I
' lidteS !
Labor Head
Sentenced
To Prison
Alexandcr Howat and Five Co
Defendants Given Year in
Jail on Contempt of
Court Charges.
Judge Denies New Trial
By The AaaocJatod I'm).
Pittsburg, Kas., Feb. 16. Alex
ander Howat, president of the Kan
sas Miners' union, was found guilty
of contempt of court and sentenced
to jaiKby Judge A. J. Curran of the
Crawford county district court to
day. With Howat were found guilty his
five co-defendants in the contempt
proceedings, all officers of the Kan
sas union They are August Dorchy,
vice president; Willard Titus, John
Fleming, James McWrath and Earl
Maxwell, executive board members.
The calling of a strike in two
miiies. in violation of injunction,
caused the contempt proceeding.
The strike resulted from a contro
versy between, union and operators,
over theSgc of a young miner. The
question of his age affected his rate
of oav. Alt of the defendants were
.sentenced to a year in jail and to
pav the court costs.
joe Bienbrodt, George Chipps
and XV. L. Hassef, officers of a
Crowbars local union tried for con
tempt of court, were found not
guiltv.
Denied New Trial.
Judge Curran overruled motion
for a new trial and instructed the
county attorney to make out com
mitments for the officials. The de-
1 tense filed notice of an appeal.
j The local union othcers were
! charged by the state with fining
i two union members who appealed
a case to the 'industrial court. 1 lie
! union had a provision for a fine in
such cases. The judge held it was
! not proved that the union .members
had bt'en fined.
i Bonds were fixed at $2,000 each.
P. H. Callery, defense counsel, said
j it would take 24 hours for the bonds
! to. be furnished. Judge Curraris re
leased the ofnci.ils upon t heir own
recognizance until tomorrow.
Judge Curran, in his decision in
thJe Howt cafe said that the slrike
n j ii.- r -..-j
was cauea lor ir.c purpusc ui cau-
i"g the industrial court law.
. vioiaieo injuncuon.
Howat and the other defendants
he said, had violated the injunction
and all are guilty of contempt of
emirt. . i
The injunction was issued las' !
September by Jv.dge Curran, for
bidding union officials from calling
atrike. It was sought by the state!
.1. c . r.., ,...,T
in me eniorcemcnt or nt industrial
court laws. Howat and three other
officials, on of them being Dor
chy, now are at liberty on bond,
while another case is awaiting hear
ing in the state supreme court. They j
were sent to jail last spring w hen
they refused to obey the order of j
Judge Curran to appear before the
industrial court and testify. They I
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gave bond. i
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VeterailS to Urge Passase of ,
Bonus Bill by Legislature
. V B ""'
At a meeting of thc local post of
the Veterans of Foreign Wars, a
committee was appointed to convene
at once with a like committee from
the World War Veterans and Amer
ican Legion to plan a combined dem
onstration to urge the passane of
u.,,., p.ii x- cj u i
House Roll No. 52, a service bonus
Tli Ur mi
dorsed cn'
The "charter of this post is to be1
held open until March 1 to allow
any eligibles to become charter mem-1
bcrSi I
Xew officers were eledeH in
1
vacancies as follows: Senior vice
commander, A. P. Watts; junior vice
commander. X. R. Edniiston; quar
termaster,. A. M. Summers.
Five Permits Granted to
Sell Stock in Nebraska
Lincoln, Feb. 16 (Special.) Five
Nebraska rornnratimia n-oro rrr-.
permits last week to sell stock by thc I
state nureau ot securities. They are:
rails uty Lo-operative exchange,
$40,000. American Tent & Awning
company, Omaha,. $3.000 common;
$10,000 preferred. F. Johnson coh-
T T t .1 i Ail r.r.i ....
(juuv, iiinuirge, $iuu,uuu, StOCK 0IV1
dend. Farmers Educational & Co-
operative Union, Grand Island, $29,-'
400. j
Wellcr Brothers of Omaha, have
an application pending before the
commission for permission to issue
$275,000 of common stock and $42,
000 qf preferred.
Rate Regulation, Will Be
Discussed in House Today
Lincoln, Feb. 16 (Special.) The
lower house tomorrow will vote
on a resolutionjntroduced today by
Representative Williams of Fillme-fe,
demanding that congress restore the
right of the state to regulate jail
road rates within its borders.
The resolutions also commends
thc state railway commission in its
efforts to curtail another increase of
10 per cent in passenger rates and
20 per cent iii freight rates on intra
state traffic, just ordered by the In
terstate Commerce commission.
sThis resolution will be voted tip
on tomorrow.
VJ?M
Nonpartisan Judiciary
Bill Put on General File
, Lincoln, Xeb., Feb. 16. (Special
Telegram.) The privileges and
elections committee in the house put
a nonpartisan judicary bill on the
general file today without recom
mendation. A new' primary bill a'lso was put
on ceneral file. The bill oronoses
that the three high candidates in the
primary snail DC the candidates 111
. . . . . ...
-;hc gem
ncral election.
; The Commercializing of Our
!
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Thty would lika
They would liko to
77iey tvould like to
And if congrete yield; it will
Ashes Sifted to
Find Evidence
i In Murder Case
County Authorities Search
Ruins of Home (or
' Clue to Solve Indi
ana Tragedy.
Morocco, Ind., lcb. 16. In
the i
ashes of thc farm house in which Mr.
and Mrs. William C. Davis -werc
burned to death on January 21 the
Ncwt," fC0U"Vv" aulhnt'es ,0,df
CarrtirvH for the secret of the tra
gedy. '
Elmer Skinner, county superin
tendent of roads, went to the scene
to supervise the sifting of Uie cinders
amid which the bpdics of the aged
pair were found. It is the theory of
I rosecutor Aiurpny mat bit. ana
Mrs Davjs had deaxl for somc
time wnen tne nouse ournca. inc
search of the. wreckage is thc result
of ,t.his 'f.licf- , . ...
tM,r- Sk,U"C- ,,?,ped t-,,at ,l,,c1.s,,tll,f
f f the a?'1cs ln 1 le ru,us of thc ccI"
lar would reveal an axe or some
Har weapon with whicli tlic couple
might have been murdered.
Prosecutor Murphy who is in
charge of the case against Ralph
Davis, sou of the victims now under
indictment for murder in connection
with the crime, said that new evi
dence indicates that the couple might
have been deaH three days before the
fire destroyed their home.
uliam Bingham, a farmr. told
Jlle Prosecutor that young Davis had
a" argument
with his father and
mother on the Sunday prior to the
hre. Bingham said that the elder
Davis called him on the phone and
asked hint to come over. Bingham
said that he went to the Davis home
and fotfnif the couple greatly
wrought dp over the determination
of Ralph to .leave them and go to
Chicago to find work.
Steamer Sunk at Sea
By Floating Mine
Xew York, Fci. 16. News, , of the
blowing up nt sea on the night of
Frhrnarv 0 nf llip 'fnnr-niasterl
schooner Charles G. F.ndicott, by
a floating mine r.nd of the escape
from death of the 10 members of
the crew, was brought here by the
steamship Munamar, which arrived
wfth the survivors from Havana.
The explosion occurred nor'hwest
of Capf Mays. Cuba, according to
her captain, J. G. Cook.
Standing by in small boats until
the schooner sank out of sight, the
crew hoisted a sail and set out for
Cuba, arriving late the next day at
Antilla.
Ban Against Powder
Big Hit With Mothers
Austin, Tex., Feb. 16.-An order
issued here yesterday by Dr. M. M.
Carrick, state health officer, prohib
iting thc use of rouge and face paw
der by young women employed in
his department. Evidently met 'with
the approval of " mothers, according
to thc doctor. He 'aid he had re
ceived many ' telegrams and letters
'.approving his actirn.
i
K l
i v I u I Ofxwxi nj i ii i li t i .u.i y
to ntc larf factory at tht
imm thriving oawmilU in tko Groat Rodwoodo for
dam Yellowttono park to further their
eitabtieh a precedent which will let down the ban for other invaiione of
national park. .
Mrs. Peete Given
Life Sentenee
Motion for New Trial Denied,;
Appeal Taken and 10
Day Stay Granted.
. Los Angeles, Feb. 16. Mrs. J
Louise L. Peete today ws sentenced !
to imprisonment for life in San '
Quentin penitentiary for the murder i
of Jacob Charles Denton. ,
Superior Judge Frank fC Willis (
pronounced sentence alter he had dc-;
nied a motion for a new trial. Coun
sel for Mrs. Peete announced they
would appeal to the appellate court
for a new trial and a 10-day stay
of execution, was granted.
Misconduct by Thomas L. Wool
wine, district attorney, of the casi
against Mrs. Louise L. Peete, con
victed of thc murder of Jacob
Charles Denton, was alleged by W.
J, Ford, one of her attorneys, in
support of , her motion for a new
trial.
There had been a crime wave.
declared Ford. "Then came
the
finding of thc body. The district
attorney had to find somebody re
sponsible, so he looked around, found
a penniless woman, and hung it on
her."
Dr. I'Oid argued the evidence in
troHuied at the trial only tended
4 had" knowledge of thc crime, but not 1 , h waywardness, w as scarcely
of a nature to involve her as an!fb e ,t0 a" f. the witness stand
to. show the defendant might have
accessory before the fact.
Arguments are expected to con
tinue most of the. day.
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OpillaUOn Ol OOViet j
Cities Decreasing
'Washington. ". C. Feb. 16.-r-The
population of Petrograd and Moscow
in soviet Russia, has greatly de
creased, according to Russian news
paper dispatches to the State depart
ment, i
The population of Petrograd is
706.000, 71 per cent less than in 1917,
and in Moscow, the population has
dropped to 1,015.000. about 50 per
cent less. The death rate, the dis
patch said, in Moscow has increased
from eight per 1,000 in 1918 to 22
per 1.000 last year, while in Petro
grad the death fnte was two and one
half limes as great as in Moscow.
The death rate hal also fallen, de
spite increased marriages. The re
ports said that about three-fourths
of the workers in) Russia now arc
women, aged men and children.
Family to Be Reunited
After 8 Years Separation
After eight years' separation. Alpho
Campagna is . preparing to be re
united to his wife, SJhastiana, and
his son, Ahtonirto, 9. IJe parted
from them in Sicily in 1913 and
came to Omaha, where he has Hived
with his wife's brother, Joe Tuglisi,
601 Pierce street, and has worked
jand saved diligently. He-has word
that his family has arrived at Ellis
Island, Xew York, where they are
undergoing quarantine before pro
ceeding to Omaha. " '
Fire at Saskatoon, Sask., 1
Docs Damage of $300,000
Saskatoon, Sask.. Feb. 16. Fin;
which destroyed the Cahill block, a"
department store and other business
places here early today
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damage estimated at f.MW.OOO.
National Parks
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Insanity Plea of
Cooper's Slayer
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i Case of Bandit who Killed
Detective Given Jury With
Instructions to Disregard
Theory of Defense.
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District Judf Troup, late
terdav afternoon, instructed
the j
jury which heard the evidence in
the trial- of Xorman Johnson for
the, murder of City Detective Arthur
Cooper, to disregard Johnson's de
fense of insanity.
'There has been no evidence ad
duced in the Hal to Indicate that
this defendant v.ts insane," said the
judge in the course of his .itastruc
tions. ; .
Arguments !astcd all yesterday
sfternonn and the inrv retired Wor
deliberation at 5:10 o'clock.'
Johnson lumselt was thc principal
witness yesterday morning. Ques
tioned by Public Defender Baldwin,
he related his life of wandering from
city to city, of burglarizing in vari
ous places and of terms in various
penitentiaries aad reform schools.'
His mother, bowed,. with the c9re
t uui sue ivauitcu nidi uc iidu always
I been odd. H;s sister and brother
j also testified. The former is a
school teacher and the latter an an-
tomobile man.
County Attorney Shotwell. scout
ing me uivuiy oi insanity ana point
ing to Mrs. Mary E. Cooper, widow
of the slain detective, demanded the
death penalty for Johnson.
Johnson remarked to a deputy
sheriff coolly:
"I never worried in my life and
I won't worry if I'd get the chair."
Johnson, after he had been on the
witness stand and had been exam
ined and cross-examined, insisted on
testifying to thc actual shooting of
Detective Cooper. His attorney
had not seen fit to have him tes
tify on this point. He was allowed
to take the stand again and related
how he liad shot Cooper at Eight
eenth and Howard streets the night
of January 28.
Rock Island Newspaper
Plant Is Dynamited
Rock Island. III., Feb. 16. The
plant of the Rock Island Xews, a
sensational weekly, was. dynamited
early this morning. --The plai t was
wrecked. but -nt) one was injured.
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and destroyed several years ago. The
editor has been serving a year s.cn
tence for criminal libel.
The Weather
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Bryan Tells
Aim of New
Deni
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Statement Outlines ProgramX
i For Proposed Reorganiza
tion of Party Wanls
! . World Peace. ; . '
Restores "People's Rule"
Lincoln, Xeb., Feb. 1 6. Williai
Jennings Bryan, through his broth,
er, Charles W. Bryan, tonight . is
sued a statement outlining his pro
gram for a national legislative pro
gram for the proposed reorganize
democratic party. The program, the
statement says,, is intended to bring
about world peace, curb the profiteer,
prevent extravagance and waste in
the administration of governmental
affairs and restore "people's rule."
In his statement accompanying the
proposed platform the former scc-n-tary
of state says, "The party can
not run with water that has passed'
ever the dam."
"Neither can it be made a tail
to anybody's candidacy," the state
ment continues. Referring to the
national committee meetings planned
shortly, it says:
"If "the members have no higher
purpose than to give some presiden
tial candidate the inside track it
would be better not to get togeth'jj "
Take Peoples' Side. ' "
. The party "must take the people's
side of every question," it says, and
it must "purge the organization of
the representatives of special inter
ests so that the people will believe
in the party s sincerity.
Mr. Bryan's proposed program
contains 22 planks on national sub
jects including a referendum on war,
disarmament by agreement with lead- ,
ing nations, national primary law,
limitation of the presidential term to
six years with no re-election, and
legislation opposed to profiteering,
gambling, in foodstuffs and military
! training.
I The proposed national legislative
i program follows:
Peace Program A league of na
tions or an association of nations
providing for arbitration of all dis
pute's that can tie arbitrated and an
investigation of all others as pro
vided for in the plan of thc 30
j peace treaties, each nation reserving
! the right to accept or reject the
i findings.
! "Disarmament The United Stales
j should immediately endeavor to as
1 scmble the representatives of the
leading nations of the world in a
I sincere effort to bring about dis
j armament.
rvxicicnuuin on war.
I , "A Refe.rnluni on War We
; favor a national referendum on waf
J before a declaration of war can be
.. i- i 1 . i
' ""u: r euiigrcss uuiess tne country
i ;vaded hv a foreicm W
"Limit Term of President The -president
of the United States should
be limited to one term of not piore
j than six- years by making him m
. eligible for re-election, and the in-
; auguration of the president and the
j (Turn to rage Two. Column Two)
Bridge Factions
In Merrv Battle
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Northsiders Win in House
After Inspection Tour
Southsiders Win in Senate.
Lincoln. Feb. 16. (Special.)
Factions favoring two sites for ths
proposed state aid birdge across th
Platte river between Douglas and
Saunders counties were active today
and the present status of the measure
before the legislature is hard to de
termine. The house committee on roads and
bridges visited the two proposed
sites, one just north of the Burling
ton railroad and- the other farther
north. On their return to Lincoln
they recommended the bill for passage-favoring
the southern site
While the house committee was in
Omaha on the inspection tour the
taction favoring the northern site ap
peared before the senate committee
which was considering an indentical
bill. After the hearing the commit
tee recommended that the bill favor
ing the south site be indefinitely post
poned. v
Representative I. A. Medlar of
Omaha, sponsor for the bill in the
house, after hearing of the senate
action said that the faction favoring
the bill was not "given a fair shake"
in the senate.
Four Charged With Fraud
In Selling Oil Stocks
Denver, Feb. 16. John E. LaShar.
! a prominent Denver promoter and
I real estate dealer; his wife, Mrs. M.
1 E. LaShar; AV. H. Gill, a Greeley
i merchant and land owner, and W. H
Salisbury of Greeley, a salesman,
were arrested on indictments re
turned by the Weld county grand
jury, charging fraud in the sale of
oil stocks in companies organized bv
LaShar. Investments in the LaShar
companies are said to amount to be-
,wcen and $..00.000,
State Editors Oppose
Movie Censorship Bill
Lincoln. Xeb., Feb. lo. (Special
Telegram.) O. O. Buck, secretary
of tfre Xcbraska Press association,
and Frank Kclvry appeared before
the house committee considering the
children's code and protested against
thc movie censorship bill.
Aliens Sent to Jail
I Laredo, Tex., Feb. 16. Twelve
j aliens, arrested Monday and Tues
day, while attempting i illegally to
: enter the United Stairs from Mcs.-
ico by wadiu? the Hio Grande five
f miles below L;iredo, vvere remanded
to jail iu default of ?500 bond each