The Omaha Daily Bee
VOL. 50 NO. 212.
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THREE. CENTS
New PartvHJFist Fig
Is
Formed
By Womenji
Orgniatiotl Perfected Whose
Principal Objective Is
Reinoal of Legal Dis
abilities of Sex.
Old Name Is Retained
111 Tile Aaoriutt Vint,
Wellington, Feb. 18. The polir-l
ical life of the; National Woman's '
party passed away today. A new or- i
Sanitation, bearing the name and I
colors of the old, was born tonight I
The new prganization, its leaders
.-.aid, w ill function with the energy of I
the old, the only difference being in j
i!s objective, w hich was described '
as tiie removal ot the; legal dis
abilities of women of America.
Spirjicd discussions marked the
transformation from the old to the j
new, each step being subject to .many j
speeches and careful analysis of the
oouvci.tion leaders. The leaders were
determined that the machinery ;
created eight years ago to work fori
the enfranchisement of women I
should not pass into control of!
radical or militarist hands.
Disarmament Rejected
The first light developed when the
minority opinion of the resolutions
committee was filed.' It specified
that the immediate work of the new
organization should be in behalf of
"disarmament" rather than the purely
feminist program urged by the ma
jority committee members. finally
it was voted to acecpt the latter and
tciect the disarmament proposal.
Discussions covered a wide range
of subjects including an association
of nations, birth control, plans for
electing women to congress and
other federat and state offices until
their representation should be equal
to that of the men; the rewriting
existing I laws regulating divorce,
guardianship of. children, sexual
morality and changing standards to
permit women to have full partner
ship under the- law of family in
comes. ... e
A resolution embodying many ot
these questions and specifying them
tin- "nrnirram of working" for the
new organization was introduced as
an amendment to the majority report
by
t . C rystal kastman oi
New
York. It was defeated by a voic oi
170 to 95, after extended discussions
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which reached tever pnen ai
In its place the convention adopted
the conservative statement of the rnai
jority report declaring merely that
the immediate work of the new or:
sanitation be the removal of the
legal disabilities of women.
Other Provisions Adopted.
Other provisions of the report as
adopted, were: ,
"That the National Woman s
partv, having accomplished the ob
ject 'for which it vas organized, now
disband. ; "..:., u. ,.r.
- -That a new orgaiiu- : - -
ated and its executive co., ,
empowered to dispose ot
all prop-
.vt of the Natioual
Woman's
-That the political enfranchise
meat of women having been won m
the United States, this new organ
ization work for the equality ol
women and see that such equality be
won and maintained in any associa
tion of nations that may be cstab-
lished." . .
Later a temporary constitution
was drafted by Mrs.. Donal R.
Hooker. Baltimore, and adopted. It
differed from the old constitution
only as the purposes of the organiza
tion made necessary, and provided
for the maintenance of the organiza
tion's chapters throughout the
country.
The convention adjourned alter a
dinner and ceremony in honor of
the members who had served as
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...:.. t-. 1 Whitp House
irrtKisir uvp-s,. ,
anH ntlirr nublic buildings in search
of support for the Susan B. An
thonv amendment. Many of the ( "
".i.Uc" liad .served iail sentences f
and proudly .displayed their records'
as they passed, by in line tonignt to ;
tinguished service medal" .for pftst
services. ' , '
Parachute Saves Flyer
When MaU Airplane, Falls'
Mendota, Minn.. Feb. 18. When
his air mail plane developed engine
trouble three mites south of here to
day. Pilot C. C. Eversole leaped to
safety in a parachute from a height
of 3.000 feet
Eversole. who was flying from ;
Minneapolis and St. Paul to Chica-
go. made the leap after his plane had j
gone into a nose dive.
Bolshevik Convoys Appear on
J rf
m i r, ci
eastern UlacK Sea snore
Constantinople. Feb. 18. Bolshevik j
convoys, consisting of two submarine
chasers and two gunboats, have ap-I
peared on the trade routes between j
Thebizond, on the eastern shore of t
,,- 151, M, .. in m-nrnUl- nn
the northeast coast.
Public Health Surgeon
t i i . . rr.
IS uruerea xo vo 10 navre
Washingtou, Feb. IS. Surgeon
Burr Ferguson of the public health
service has been ordered to Havre,
France, from Rotterdam. It was an
nounced today in connection with en
forcement of American quarantine
regulations on outbound ships. . (. -
Texs Bank Closed . A
Ransrcr. Tex.. Feh. 18. The First
National bank of Ranger did. not
o6en today. and officials said the in
stitution would be taken over by a
federat bank examiner. Suspension
is the result of failure to realize
on loans and a "run" yesterday,
officers said, adding, that the bank is
solvent. In its last report the bank
had deposits of $f.500.000..and as
tets of nearly $3,000,000,
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uciuic kjcnaic iuua)
, Washington, Feb. 18. The immi
gration restriction Mil is to be taken
uo tomorrow in tlic senate with the
' vnirtatifM nf ilisnnot in a trw
ours, according to plans annotinced
v Senator Dillingham, republican,
'ermoiit. in charge of the measure.
1 he Di insham substitute for the
fntinemi Kilt had ton nosition in the
j senate calendar today. bvut was laid
I asiue to permit passage oi urgem
i appropriation "bills. .Senator Dill-
ingham, in announcing to the senate
that the legislatiou'would be pressed
1 tomorrow, said conference!! witli
senators had indicated that its dis
position would require only a short
time.
Opponents of the measure, how
ever, have indicated they were pre
pared to stage a hard fight.
Henrv Starr, Bank
Bandit; Fatally
! Shot in Hol(l Up;
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'Two Companion of Famous
Oklahoma uobber Sur
rounded by Posse - in
Arkansas Wood.
Harrison., Ark., Feb. 18. Henry
Starr, notorious Oklahoma bandit,
was probably fatally wounded today
when, with two other men, lie backed
otlicials of the People's bank of Har
rison into the vault while attempting
to .rob the institution. One pfficial
v7io had hidden a rifle in the vault
obtained the weapon and shot Starr
down and opened ; (ire at the other
two, who escaped.'
Starr, lying wounded on a bed at
the county jail, admitted his identity,
but refused to give any information
concerning his companions, who. are
now surrounded in a wood, two miles
south of the town, -by ian armed
posse of more than 100 men.
Starr underwent an operation at
the jail, made in an effort to save his
life, and dictated, telegrams to his
wife at Tulsa and his son, Henry
Starr, jr., at Oklahoma City, telling
them that he was dying. He was
shot just below the heart.
"I always expected to die with my
boots on," Starr told officers here.
At the jail it was said Starr gave
the names of his two companions as
Buch Davis and Tom Jones.
Oklahoma City. Ok!., Feb. 18.
Henry Starr, Oklahoma outlaw, re
ported fatally shot at Harrison. Ark.,
today, was pardoned two years ago
by Governor Robertson from a 25
year sentence on a bank, robbery
charge. It was the second- parole
for Starr, he having been freed from
prison in -territorial 'days, by presi
dential, pardon on I similar charge.
Six Men Are Indicted
, In Connection With
' Liberty Bond Thefts
Memphis, Tenn., Feb: 18. Indict-
ments were returncd ;u the shelbv
com .
i T t r i .
"Vy
jr., a banker, M. IJ.
Joseph, a local jeweler. R. E. Priddy.
a bond broker, If. D. Nolen, a drug
store owner, and two pther men
whose names were withheld, in con
nection with the disposal here of
Liberty bonds, identified as part of
the loot obtained when a broker's
messenger was held up in Brooklyn,
X'ovember 3, and robbed of $466,000
in bonds.
Joseph is alleged to have tendered
$65,000 in bonds to Priddy. at the
solicitation of Huntley, who, in turn,
said he acted us agent for a man
known as "Anderson."
Nolen is said to have given John
E. McCall. jr., a local attorney, an
other lot of about $100,000 to b dis
posed of. Both McCall and Nolen,
in published statements, ' declared
they had no intimation the bonds
were stolen.
oldest Weather of
Wmter Is Forecast
' For Coming Week
Washington. Feb. 18. The cold
est weather of the winter may be exj
pected over much of the country east
ol the Rooky mountains during the
next week, according to a special bul
letin forecast issued today by ' the
weather bureau. The cold wave will
extend southward over gulf and
south Atlantic states and carry freez
ing temperatures to the coast the
first part of the week, the bulletin
said.
"Ankle Curtains" Installed '
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, Around Court JuryJSox
Springfield. O., Feb. 18. Keeping
the promise he made to women ju-
irons three weeks ago Judge F. W.
;. f n,nmnn n ic rr.rt nil
uciuer or common uicis cuuu, uau
.anke curtains" installed. The jury
bloxis now surrounded by a green
curtain.
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Double Election Board
- t:ii pQCi,J r(llrnn
! Dill 1 aSSCQ in UrCgOO
Salem. Ore. Feb. 18. A bill pro
viding for a double clectiou board
system for counting ballots on elec- I
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uon aays in uregon, passed oy roin
houses of the legislature, was senl
to tl governot- today.
Last Chance
Today
' You still have a chance at the
$50 in priies in The Bee's con
test for Nebraska and Iowa a ma
"teur photographers. .
But there's need for speed if
you want to jump into the cora
p;tition. This is the last day the con
test remains open. Pictures must
be mailed before midnight to
night in order to be considered
in the awarding of prizes.
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Commissioner
Omaha City
Fails to Get Battle From
Lincoln Landlords Kent
' Regulation Urged. -
Charge Big Rent Profits
Lincoln'. Feb. 18,-r- Special Telc-
I gram.) 'ity , Commissioner Dan
! Butler of Omaha olfereV tpnight
i to use fists in settling a landlord-
i tenant argument with W. B. Shurt-
leff, Lincoln apartment house owiicr,
! and . another Lincoln apartment I
i house owner, following the hearing i
on', the Foster rent regulatory bill I
kj before the judiciary committee, of the j
lower house.
Shurtleff and the other Liucoln
man began to talk valuation, interest i
on investments and other things to'
Butler after the meeting. j
, "I spend half my time arguing;
with Omahs landlords. Butler said,
"and I'll not talk it over with you."
.But they insisted,
j "Butler , pushed his 250 pounds
through the crowded committee
room. Standing at the door,- he
shouted:
No One Will Fight.
"I'll settle things outside in the
good oM-fashioned way with you
landlords, if you want to," 'but no
one offered to accept his invitation.
"Then when I got outside I found
W. W. Whittaker of the tenants'
league surrounded by a bunch of
Omaha landlords," Butler said.
Whittaker told them a few things
and used some of our war-coined
words in addressing them. "And
say," Butler continued, "I waited
around there for 15 minutes for them
to start something with Whittaker
You know.1 still like a fight now
and then." ,
Members of .the Omaha -Tenants'
league at the committee hearing
snapped out many pithy statements
and charges. Representative Harry
Foster, City Commissioner Dna But
ler, V. W. Whittaker and Earl Whit
taker appeared for the league in
what they termed a concentrated
drive against the "rent hogs." Fol
lowing are some of, the high lights
of their statements:
Charge Big Profits.
"Apartment house owners in
Omaha are making from 40 to 80
per cent on their investments. The
owner of the Birchwood apartment
is one making 80 per cent on ' his
investment.
"In the event the Foster bill doesn't
pass' we beg the legislature to pass
a resolution calling for a' committee
to investigate rental conditions in
Omaha." , .
"While the whole country is pray-
inor for a reduction in prices, owners ,
of certain downtown Omaha office
buildings are demanding that renters
sign new year leases in which the
rent is hosted from 100 to 150 per i
cent. -
"In one particular instance, a man
who has been renting an office in !
a well-known Omaha office building j
for S85 a month, is fronted with a,;
proposition to sicn a lease for the!
vsame ottice at a rental ot $iev.:)U:
a month. Th name of the landlord
can be given if desired." (None of the
name.)
Rightfully Public Utility.
Apartment houses arc rightfully
public utilities under present city
living conditions. . They should Jle
controlled as such. One apartment
house owner in Omaha rents apart
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President of Boston
Bank Charges Closing
Result of Conspiracy
Boston. Mass., Feb. 18. The Tre
1 mont Trust company remained, closed
'today and Simon Swig, vice president
1 tt? !
! of the bank, declared the closm
! the result of a conspiracy an
j the depositors of the $17,000,000 jn
tne vaults would be paid in tun. inc j
j suspension caused no flurry in bank-;
ling circles today.
Bank Commissioner Allen, who an-;
nounced last night that violation of
state banking laws and impairment
of the bank's capital had caused his
action, issued a statement this aft
ernoon, saying:
"The closing of the Tremont Trust
company in no way affects any oth
er trust company, national bank or
savings bank in Boston or elsewhere.
I believe the banking situation to be
sound." ' ,
Sisters Leave $59,000
To Provide Public Park
Rockford. 111., Feb. 18. Approxi-
jmately $59,000 was bequeathed for
3 nublic nark m Helena. Mont., hv
a public park in Helena, Mont., by
the joint will of the Misses Mary 1.
and Anna Beattie. sisters, disposing
of a $400,000 estate, filed 'today. The
park would be a memorial to her
brothers. Alexander H., Edward W.
and George D. Beattie, former resi
dents of Helena. Practically all of
the remainder of the estate was left
for charitable, educational and re-
ljgous purposes in Illinois.
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Man Confesses to Murder;
Body Found Hidden in Barn
Bangor, Me., Feb. 18. Nelson E.
Knights of Dexter confessed that he
had killed Alfred Corson, 65, and
taken the body in a trunk to the house
of. his mother-in-law .'in Canaan,
where it was hidden in a barn, ac
cording to Sheriff Fernandez. The
body, wrapped in quilts, was found
in the placwdesigr.aled.
Boy'Arrested for Theft
Of Securities From Father
Spokane, Feb. 18. Elliott Mich
ener, IS, was arrested at Northport,
Wash., charged with the theft - of
$14,600 in securities from his father.
Securities valued at $14,500 were
found ia hit Douuiiao.
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Bull
-iPW Files Complaint
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gamst judge Lanais
ashineton. Feb.. 18 Formal
complaint acainst Federal Judge i
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J.aiiu.is Hi iiikaKU iui ilia mnui
i in the case of an Ottawa, 111., bank
j clerk charged with embezzlement is j
made in a letter sent to the Depart- .
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(.Dial, democrat, South Carolina.
! 1'ne letter was not made public,
; but Senator Dial was understood to
tnrtut ,-vf liKhr. Innatr In. -.nil r, I im
nave oi'jefien particularly io,juuge
Landis' statement that the bank
diftxtors were directly responsible
for the clerk's thefts because they
allowed him it salary of only $90 a
month. Senator Dial has contended
that such a remark from the bench
would tend to increase xrime.
Germany Must Pay
To Limit. Promise
Of Lloyd George
Premier, in . Parliament
Speech, Explains Repara
tion Demands in Answer
ing an Attack on Policy.
London, Feb. "18. (fly The Associated-
Press.) Premier Lloyd
George declared in the House of
Commons tod;:y that he stood by his
pledge that Germany must pay to
the limit of its capacity.
The prime minister was discussing
the German reparations question in
answering Horatio Bottomley's ar
raignment of the government's pol
icy of alleged ineptitude in regard to
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lorcuig vjennany 10 coiupiy wiiii me i
reparations demands, the provision
for the itrial of war criminals and
othenportions of the peace treaty.
The allies, continued the premier,
had taken tin: 'best advice available
and haJ summoned the ablest men
To he found, upon whose advice the
present demands had been made, and
the VljVes were carrying out the
peace terms to the utmost of their
nower.
1 Has Delivered Bonds. ;
uermany, ne poimeu out, uuu uc
livered bpnds to the allies, but the
value of these bonds depended upon
the value of the German security at
the present moment. Raw materials,
ships, property of other sort and coal
also had been delivered. lidded the
premier, and the question Iwas what
was their value. ,
Tells of Difficulties. .
Mr. Lloyd George laid stress upon
the difficulty of exacting an indem
nity in another country and secur
ing its payment here. '
"Yofl can easily collect in Ger
many any indemnity you impose
within reasonable limits," added the
premier, "but how are you going to
transfer it hete? There ; is much
loose thinking on this subject.
"Indemnities can be paid in goods
or service, and that is why we intro
duced an .export tax on Germany's
outeoine coods. that means
1 hat means that
everything it sends out in Koods is
gold, for it gets something for which
there is a gold equivalent."
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viv - fwui.u ju6v .u
Acquitted of Murder
After Second Trial
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ueveianci. reo: io. vv niam
Gannon, chict justice of the mumci
oal court, on trial for the second
time, was acquitted of the charge of
slaying Harold C. Kagy on the
mo'rning of May 8 last, by a jury
of three women and nine men in
common pleas court, after deliberat
ing 21 hours and taking eight bal
lots. The women on the jury refused to
comment on the case.
.The jury in the first K trial was
unable to agree on a verdict after
48 hours deliberation.
Judge ,MoGannon did not sit on
the bentth after he was indicted,
pending the outcome of the trial.
"I expect to resume my position on
the vnunicipal bench after a brief
rest," lie announced after -hearing
the verdict. .
Mystery Still Clouds
Murder, of leachers
Cleveland, O., Feb. 18. The dou
ble murder of Miss Louise Wolf
and i Miss Mabel Foote, Parma
Heights High school teachers, whose
mutilated bodies were found yester
flay morning, remained unsolved to
night. Several suspects were ques
tioned by Sheriff Charles B. Stan
nard, but all proved alibis and were
released.
A trail df footprints which led
from the spot where the bodies were
found, tends to confirm the belief of
the searchers that the crime was com
mitted by one maYi. The traiL led
back to a shagty, where the murder
er is believed to have beet) in hiding
and then into the' woods, whec it
was lost.
Stfyt Nationwide Search
For Missing Texas Man
Fort Worth, Tex.. Feb. 18. A na
tionwide search was srartcd for
Scott Nichols, chief operator for the
Western Union Telegraph company
here, who has been missing since
February 7. Nichols left the main of
fice of the company here atnoon
He later cashed a check for $150 and
has not been seen since that time.
He was formerly with the Associated
Press at Memphis, Tenn., and the
Western Union at El-Paso.
Authorities fear he may have been
kidnaped or murdered.
House Backs Rail Body
In Rate Increase Fight
Lincoln. Neb., Feb. 18. (Special.)
The house, by a vote of 52 to 20,
adopted1 the Williams resolution
backing the railroad commission in
its fight against the recent intrastate
rate hike granted by the Interstate
Commerce commission. Represen
tative Osterroan lost a fight for an
amendment which would strike out
the clause suggesting financial aid to
the commission in its attempt to
1lock the rate increase
' We Used to
sor tLfcr Yim rm
Gall for Meeting
Of Farmers Sent
Out for April 20
President of National Union
Says Action Prompted by
"Perilous Condition of
Agriculture."
Washington, Feb. 18. A call for
a mass meeting here April 20, was
issued to members of the National
Farmers' Union by , its president,
Charles S. Barrett, who declared he
was prompted by "the perilous con
dition of agriculture."
"This is the time'.' the call said,
"when the farmers, like other inter
ests, should in the most forceful
manner compatible with the respect
we always have for authority, im
press upon thi government the
need of legislative measures in behalf
of the noble calling of agriculture."
"A new administration is about
to assume command of agriculture."
it continued. "It takes control in
a time of great national stress, when
deflation, largely artificial, has ac
complished the temporary ruin of
fTlfMtCOtlfl.' flf ill t '1 1-111 fit O M tt t
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m unfint rum rtf f bittcnnrlo t .i,..c i
Interests seeking to "control the
food, clothing, transportation sys
tems and distribution of the nation's
commodities," were?' declared to be
"well entrenched" in Washington
and Mr. Bassett said the farmers
would be "able 'to impress ,upon
congress "that we are a. real power,
with real interests to protect."
; ' It is evident that the packers
Kvill not help us." the call contin-
ued. ''There is no chance that tin:
; :uel men will give us aid and no
i support can be obtained from the
vimuiuci oi -oiunierce oi inc Ulltca
States."
"Come to Washington and' show
the authorities here that you have
the yill and the power to obtain
those, rights which, as citizens of
the United States, you arc entitled
tc."
Wentz Embezzlement Trial
To Be Tried in York Monday
York, Neb., Feb. 18. (Special.)
The trial of Charles F. Wentz. who
is charged with embezzling funds
of the Farmers State Bank of Au
rora, will be the most important of
three criminal cases to be tried here
at the session of district court open
ing Mondoy. The case was trans
ferred here from Hamilton county
when Wentz alleged he could not
; set justice in that county. Sixt
1 one cases are set for trial, including
i- divorces, three criminal, Jou
law and 42 miscellaneous. -
Appointment of Fire Chief
' in fTattsmoutn ton tinned
Plattsmouth, Ncb., Fcb. 18. (Spe
cial.) Confirmation of Mayor "H. A.
Schneider's appointment 'off Dr. O.
Sandin as fire chief which has been
hanging fire for. many weeks, has
been effected. Endorsement of Dr.
Sandin by the new business men's
volunteer fire company was respon
sible for the changed sentiment o
enough of th? councilmen to Jjring
about his confirmation. The vote was
8 to 1. .
Stock Sale Guarantees
Building of McCook Hotel
McCbok. Neb.. Feb. 18. (Spe
cial.) A two-daTs' campaign added
$55,000 to the sold stock for the Key-
stone hotel project in McCook, and ' , D ,
absoluely guarantees the comple-f ' War Wnde Divorced
tion of the 6-story building this sum- Madison, Neb.; Fe'... IS Special.)
mer. The building will cost about I Helen Wesf'sn a is: ! ; r, was di
$300,000, and the total of stock sold 7 vorccd from Fr;.: ' V. t: j.- of Nor-
is about $250,000, '
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Railroads Win
. First Decision
Secure Removal of Suit by
State Railway Commission
. To Federal Court. '
I Lmcoki, .Feb. 18. -(Special Teler
gram.)-i-Thc railroads scored first
here this afternoon in the Nebraska
supreme court when they secured a
removal of the suit, brought by the
Nebraska State Railway commission
to prevent the carriers, from putting
higher freight and passenger rates
into effect, to the federal court here.
. The commission had attempted to
secure an injunction against the car
riers putting into effect an order
from the Interstate Commerce com
mission allowing the railroads to
make a' 10 per cent increase in
freight atd' passenger charges. The
Nebraska- supreme court transferred
'the action of the commission on a
petition filed by the railroads, set
ting forth that "the question involved
was purely one of federal jurisdic
tion. The' application of the cariers for
a temporary restraining order to
prevent the railway commission from
interfering with the rate advance
j f fj 111
ordered by federal board conies be-
iore mree teaerai judges m Umaha
next Monday morning at 10.
The Interstate Commerce commis
sion's order was effective March 22.
Chamber of Commerce
Formed at Plattsmouth
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PlatUmot'th. Neb.. Feb. 18. (Spe
cial.) Discarding the name Com
mercial club for "Chamber of Com
merce, Plattsniputh boosters have
reorganized and elected new officers
as folloij: John P. Sattler, presi
dent; Waldemar Soennichsen, vice
president; Claude Smith, secretary,
and R, W. Knorr, treasurer. -Membership
committees have been ap
pointed and a board of directors
named.
During the ' past few -years the
old commercial club has . not held
regular meetings and it is hoped
to inject life into - the Tiew enterprise
by regular monthly. meetings of the
entire club and .-..weekly noonday
luncheons participated in' by the di
rectors and as many of the members
as care to join them. , . -.
A number of plans are under way
including theu rging of State aid in
constructing a free bridge over the
Platte river on the pmaha-Kasas
City highway north of this place.
The organization has secured Ward
Burgess of Omaha to talk to the
members at a noonday; luncheon in
the future.
ijilcCook Water "shortage ,
Troubles Are Solved
McCook. Veh.. Peh: 1S-TI, .;..;
ing ot a.well in the Republican val-
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fles McCook's V.'Ster shortaffp trou
bles for years to come. The well de
livers 750 gallons of underflow water
a minute. It proposed to sink
threcmore wells; guaranteeing an.
increase of 3,000 gallons of water a
min,ute. -
Ordered to.State School
Madison, Neb.,' Fci. 18. (Spe
cial.) Viola Daily. V7. Norfolk de
linquent, was ordered by District
Judge Allen to. the Geneva indus-
J trial school fi
i tains her maji
'f:i:. until she at-
ajority. '
folk,' and granted alimony. ' .
Food Prices Drop
1 Per Cent Here
Since December
Average Decline of 3 Per Cent
For Entire Country During
January Reported by La
bor Department.
Washington, Feb. 18. Decline of
3 per. cent in retail, food prices in
January, as compared with Decem
ber, was reported by the bureau of
labor statistics of the Department
of Labor.
The greatest decrease, 6 per cent,
was reported for Los Angeles and
Manchester, N. H. The decline in
Boston, Bridgeport, Fall River, Mo
bile. Portland. Me.. Portland, Ore.,
Providence, "Rochester, San Fran
cisco and. Seattle, was 5 per cent;
Atlanta, Columbus, Houston, Little
Rock, Milwaukee, New Haven. Pe
oria. Pittsburgh, Buffalo, Butte,
Charleston, S. C, Cleveland, Den
ver, Detroit, Jacksonville, Kansas
City, Louisville, Memphis, Newark.
Philadelphia, Richmond, St. Paul and
Washington. 3 per cent; Baltimore,
Chicago, Cincinnati, Indianapolis,
Minneapolis, New Orleans. Norfolk,
St. Louis, Scranton and Springfield,
111.. 2 per cent, and Birmingham,
Dallas and Omaha, 1 per "cent.
Of the 44 articles on which prices
vere reported, 27 showed decreases
of which the following were the
most pronounced:
Fresh eggs 14 per cent; lard, 13
per cent; rice, 10 per cent and sugar.
8 per cent. Articles which increased
in price included porkchops and cab
bage, 9 per cent; hens, 6 per cent;
lamb, 4 per cent; rib roast, 3 per
cent and sirloin and round steak,
chuck roast, plate beef and flour,
2 per cent.
Judge Triumphs Over
Mayor in Pardon Dispute
District Judge Troup won a de
cision over Mayor "Smith yesterday,
A pardon issued February 14 by
the mayor to Fred Lee. now in the
county jail for 15 days for operating
an automobile while intoxicated,
was recalled yesterday after the
sheriff's office declined to honor the
mayor's pardon. ' i
Lee was tried 'and sentenced by
j Judge Troup after trial and scn
' tence in police court.
Deputy bhentt icuonaid de
clared the pardon was not obeyed
under the order issued by Judge
Troup some time ago.
Judge Troup and the mayor had
words some time ago over the
power to pardon city prisoners.
The mayor claimed and exercised
i!-'s Pwcr tck pardon prisoners sent
Ic.!"e county ja: on a cay minimus.
,"n5" u,c Vr J?. "F"1"'""
i a t i rr 3 n annpa i in iip tiisiriri rnuri
lalte an appeal to the district
state mittimus.
Pardons in these cases caused
Judge Troup's decision.
The Weather
Forecast.
ProbaWv snow and
much colder
Saturday.
Hourly Trniprratiirfa.
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6 a. in 5? i 2 p. .ni.
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8 tt. Ill 21 I I P. Y.I.
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10 u. in . i. in.
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MilpperV Bulletin.
Protwt ahlpmenti during thu vt Si
to .16 hours frnm Umparaturm fol
low: north njrul ivst. 10 degree: fast
and aouih, 15 den iff 5.
I
Supply Bills
Speeded Up
In Senate
Three Appropriation. Meas
ures Totaling $860,000,000
Arc Passed by Upper
Branch of Congress.
$145,000000" Increase
Washington, J), '.,
Feb. 1.-
-I'.y
the passage in si: hours today
three annual arproi'iiation bills
grfgating more than $S60,000,)nO. th
senate demonstrated its ability to
work when in the mood.
Willi only 1! working days temau. .
inc of the present session, the appro
at ton bills were iiven a char field
in the effort to pass all of the n-gu
ar suodIv measuies by March 4, a
requested by President-elect Hard
il'K.
The three bills passed today ycr
i the postoffice luultret carrying $574.
j 000,000, the annual diplomatic ai,i((.
consular bill totalling $10,4Ni.nHi u
its appropriations, and the !f 7C.tt.M
000 deficiency measures.
Senate amenclnivnts incrrased tin
three bills aboi-.t S 145.000,000 ovei
totals .voted by the house, whict
will necessitate adjustments in con
1V VillVV.
House Agrees to Aid.
Co-operation between senate nmjj
house in disposing of the appropri
ation bills was the subject of a con
ference between senate republican
leaders and Representative Mondell,
republican floor leader of the house,
and Chairman Good of the house ap
propriations committee. The house
re i rescn tritivr.s asreed to aid in ex-
' periiting conference action.
All except one ot the appropria
tion bills had passed the house to
night, but the senate still has to pass
six the army, navy, agriculture, riv
ers and harbors, fortifications and
general deficiency measures. Only
two of the regular supply bills, the
annual pension roll and the District
of Columbia budget, have been com
pleted by bo'li bodies of congress
and sent to President Wilson.
Some republican leaders express
j hopes of enacting all of the appropri
i aiion measures before adjournment,
j but others have adbanoncd hope of
I passing the navy bitdgct'and possi
! bly the army bill.. Hearings on Ok
! navy bill were begun today and the
I army bill will be reported out of
j committee early next week.
j Appropriations Routine,
in inc tnree money bills passed
today by the senate, most of the ap
preciations, vver fOutuie and droned
through by reading clerks with little
discussion. Passage of the postoffice
bill was marked by rejection of a
proposed rider to appropriate $100.
000,000 for the federal road building
fund.
The diplomatic bill carried provi
sions authorizing acceptance of J.
Pierpont Morgan's home in London
for an American embassy, for indefi-.
nite extension of the system of re
quiring vise by American consular
officers abroad, of emigrants' pass
ports and creating a commission to
acquire embassy, legation and coiim--lar
buildings in 14 foreign capitals.
Among the items ifi the deficiency
bill as passed, was an increase from
$1,000,000 to $1,450,000 in the prohibi
tion enforcement fjiud and $65,575,000
,u' u trie railroad adminis
tration
of
mail transportation ac-
counts.
Hungary to Resume
Negotiations With
Soviet Russia Soon
Budapest, Feb. 18. Negotiation
between representatives of Hungary
and the Russian, soviet governmein
will be resumed shortly in Reval.
Lsthonia. concerning the formct
i against whom sentences have been
, wiiiiiiir.sdMrs or riungarv,
I imposed
in connection with eiinm
committed under the Bela Kuu ad
ministration. Michael Junghert of the foreign
office, who is representing the gov
ernment in the negotiations, has re
ceived instructions to offer the ex
tradition of 50 prominent cominun
ists,,bcsides Dr. Peter Agoston, for
mer peoples commissary of com
munications and his associates, who
were sentenced to death in Decem
ber last. ' Hope now is expressed
here that the bolsheviki will con
sent to the repatriation of Hun
garian war prisoners.
Man and Woman Arrested .'
As Bank Robber Sitspects
Houston, Tex.. Feb. 18. Detec
tives early today arrested one man
and a . woman here as suspects in
connection with the robbery oP the
Blue Ridge (Tex.) State bank Feb
ruary 15, when R. L. Kirby. bank
teller, was beaten to death with an
iron bar and $.5,500 was stolen. Sher
iff Binford rushed the prisoners out
of town, to prevent a lynching at
tempt.
Com rt Rearrti-d Tin,.,,
' "
.Release From Leavenworth
Leavenworth, Kan., Feb. 18. A.
Kaltschmidt, sentenced to serve four
years in the federal prison here in
connection with a German plot to
blow up the tunnel connecting De
twit with Canada during the world
war, was arrested at the "prison gate
this morning upon his release and
will be held for deportation,
Mexicans Are Threatened
Fort Worth, Tex.. Feb. 18. No
tices threatening death to all Mex
icans in west Texas oil f fields were
posted last night in Eastland. A
skull and cross bones were attached,
to each notice. City and county
officials assured the Mexican popu
lation to remain ami that protection
would be afforded thciu
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