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The Omaha Daily Bee VOI 30 NO. 255. Una H SwetCtiM MkHM Mil iS. IMS. II Oath P. 0. VUt Art f Mink I. IS7t. OMAHA, MONDAY, APRIL 11, 1921. By Milt (I in". ln,l 4th Xam. Oallr SuiifV. W: DiMy 0lr. W: uiDy. 14 Outildt 4th Zn (I MD. DalUr Ml SuMu, lit; Dally Onl. t!2s tuitaj Only, ii THREE CENTS Sales Tax Proposed Bv Smoot Utah Senator to Introduce Hill Calling for One Per Cent Levy on All Turnovers Over $6,000. Says Plan Very Simple ChU-Hgo Tribune-Omaha lire Leased Mire. Washington, April 10. Text of the sales tax bill to be introduced by Senator Smoot of Utah in the senate tomorrow, was made public tonight. The bill imposes a tax of I per cent on all turnovers with an an nual exemption of $6,000, the effect of this being to exempt Miiallcr farm ers and tradesmen. It has been es timated that the 1' per rent would yield more than $2,000,000,000 annu ally. In a statement in behalf of the general sales tax plan, Senator Smoot "declares that its advantages arc ex treme simplicity of assessment and collection, at low tax rate, applying uniforinally on all commodities, and absence of complicated features which makes it difficult for the tax payer to know at any time what his tax liabilities ate. While the bill, as it will be intro duced, provides for a tax of 1 per cent. Senator Smoot indicates that the rate might be limited to one-half of per cent or other alternatives might be adopted. Three Alternatives. In his statement he proposes three alternative propositions, as follows: 1. A rate of one-half of 1 per cent but not to exceed 1 per cent, on all sales without distinction of integrated or unintegrated concerns. 2. A rate ot three-fourths of 1 per cent, but not to exceed 1 1-2 per cent, with a credit for taxes pre viously paid on goods bought for resale. 3. A rate of 1 per cent but not to exceed 2 per cent, without distinc tion of integrated or unintegrated concerns, but exemption for each dealer on the first $50,000 of annual sales. "For simplicity of administration and collection of the tax, I have concluded to support the first named plan, and for the purposes of this bill have specified a rate of 1 per cent," said Senator Smoot. "If, at any time the amount to be raised from such a tax is to be reduced or increased, the only .amendment re quired would be to change the rata of tax. "The bill follows closely the pro visions of the Philippine sales tax which today is the most satisfac tory tax to all classes and the most productive that is imposed in the is lands." Quarterly Payments. Merchants and others making sales subject to the tax would make quar terly payments to the government under the terms of the bill. The bill exempts sates and leases made by the United States govern- Vurn to I'ace Two, Column live.) Anti-Hip Regulation Puts Crimp in New York Wet Goods Industry 4 hirnRo Tribune-Omaha Bee Leased Wire. N'cw York, April 10. The police in the last three days, have done more to cramp the ambitions of those who do not believe in the Volstead act and its New York state supplement thru the whole. United States gov ernment did in mote than a year. They have made more than 200 ar . tests and have seized evidence which is gradually turning police stations into storehouses of great value. Three important innovations in the hunt for contraband liqnor were ap parent in the arrests lists.' " Detectives now are arresting buy ers as well as sellers. This is under the new state law provision cf hav ing "possession." - They are searching suspicious looking persons, and took one man in custody in the lobby of the Hotel onYn?odore whom they accuse of having a" quart "on the hip." Also they are watching the en trances to some of our best-known cabarets. North Platte Defeats Hastings in Debate North Platte, Neb.. April 10. (Special.) Nonh Platte High school, defending the negative side of literary test question, won the west central district championship from Hastings High school debaters. Hastings debaters were, Dorothy Hunt, Eugene Staley and George Bruntz. North Platte debaters were, Frances Edwards, Emmett Moody and George Dent. Paul Good, attor ney of Lincoln and former Nebras ka debater and Rhode scholarship winner, was judge. Church Near Minden Gives -Reception for New Pastor Minden, Neb., April 10. (Spe cial.) The Bethany church, nine miles from Minden, gave a reception for the new pastor, Rev. P. W. Westerberg of Paxton, 111. He suc ceeds Rev, C. A. Lonnquist who has directed the church affairs for 25 years and is now serving at Axtell, where he has charge of the Beth phage mission, the largest institu tion of its kind in the world. Marconi Plant Burns. Salt Lake City, April 10. The Western Marconi Manufacturing company factory here was practi cally destroyed by fire this after noon. The fire was of unknown on 4in and is believed to have developed in the basement of the building, while the factory caretaker was at iuncn. Damage is estimated at $150, Lincoln Police Free Man Too Soon; Wanted At Illinois Prison Lincoln, April 10. After holding John West, alias Edward Roberts, in jail as a suspect until Friday night, Lincoln police released him only to receive notice Saturday from Joliet. 111., that he was wanted for violating a parole granted by the Illinois pen itentiary authorities. West was arrested Thursday night in company with two other men, all of whom represented themselves as seeking work. When released West wept for joy and hurried away, his haste causing the .Lincoln captain oi police to remark he had been allowed to eo too soon. Today's advices from Joliet said West had served two terms in San Quentin prison. the communica tion said West would probably be found m company with Red Carr, also wanted as a special friend of Harry Emmcrson, who the letter said escaped from Illinois penitentiary of ficials while being taken as a witness in a Chicago murder case. Thomas Carr was the name given by one of West s companions. He was also re leased. ' Fifth Victim of Bluffs Bridge is Killed in Crash B. W. Stewart Instantly Killed When His Auto Strikes Cen tral Girder of Thirteenth Street Structure. The central span of the Broad way . bridge over Indian creek at Thirteenth street, Council Bluffs, registered its fifth fatality early Sunday morning when B. W. Stew art, 26, 2417 Avenue E, Council Bluffs, was instantly . killed as be drove his car at terrific speed against the sloping steel girder. The momentum carried the car to the top of the span, nearly 20 feet above the pavement, smashed the danger signal lights and wrecked a huge sign board placed on the sum mit of the girder. The car might have gone over the whole span and slipped safely down on the opposite incline if the way had. been clear. The impact against the strong frame work of the sign turned the car over and it ended its aerial flight by dropping to the pavement. Stewart's skull was crushed and his face so disfigured as to make identification impossible at the time. His identity was not disclosed un til acquaintances recognized him by his clothing after the body had been taken to the morgue of Henry Cut ler, coroner. The identification plate on the dash of the car bore the same of C L. Crowley, proprietor of the Douglas garage, 622 West Broad way. The car was owned by Crow ley. Car Was Speeding. Stewart was employed in the ga rage and frequently drove the car. He was returning from an after midnight trip to Omaha and was alone when the accident occurred. C. H.'Berke, 1317 West Broadway, was one of the eyewitnesses. He. said Stewart approached the bridge at the utmost speed of the car, more than 60 miles an hour. The. car struck the girder in such a way that it bal anced perfectly as it shotup the in cline. It met no obstruction until it smashed into the steel framework of the sign. The victim was thoroughly familiar with the bridge. The garage where he is employed is only a few. blocks away and he had driven over the structure hundreds of times. . He had been previously employed by the Wickham firm and had lived in the Bluffs 14 years. He was unmarried and had served overseas -during .the war wirh the Dodge engineers. He is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Stewart, 2417 Avenue D; two brothers, H. C. Stewart of Council Bluffs and J. F. Stewart of Omaha, and one sister, Mrs. H. R. Joseph of Moline. 111. He was born in King City, Mo., and had been a resident of Council Bluffs since 1907. He was a member of the First Christian church. The funeral will be held at the Cutler chapel, Tues day at 2 p. m. Service will be con ducted by the pastor of the Christian church, Rev. C. O. Stuckenbruck. Burial will be in Walnut Hill ceme tery, - Four Others Killed. - The previous fatalities, caused by the central girder, occurred aft er midnight on March 4, 1919, .when a" car driven by Tom Allen flew through the air nearly 75 feet after striking the girder. Allen, Edgar Hutchins and Mrs. John Brock were instantly killed and Edward Shank died soon after being taken to the hospital. Brock was the only person in the car who escaped fatal injuries. A suit for $50,000 damages, brought by the administrator of the Hutchin's estate, was tried in the district court in the Bluffs three weeks ago and taken from the jury J when counsel for the city showed that the bridge not only conformed with the law, but is wider and safer than the law requires. The drive ways on either side are nearly 30 feet wide and the state law pre scribes 15 fee. It is a singular coincidence that Crowley, owner of the car wrecked yesterday, was the salesman who sold the automobile to Allen the day before the fatal accident in 1919. Federal Agent Charged With Murder Acquitted Spokane, April 10. After delib eration of nearly 20 hours, a jury in United States district court re turned a verdict of acquittal in the case of James G. Montgomery, fed eral prohibition agent, charged with manslaughter, but disagreed, six to six, in the case of William C Vest, a fellow officer. The charge sgainst the men grew out of the fatal shott ing last May of Ernest Emley of Sppkane at Keller, .Wash, Attention Centers Gi feaceii Much Interest a Stand Hard ing Will Take Toward Ver sailles Treaty in Message To Congress. Both Factions Confident By ARTHUR SEARS HENNING. t'hleaf Tribune-Omaha Bo Leaned Wire. Washington, April 10. While the message President Harding will read to congress on Tuesday will be de voted mainly to domestic reconstruc tion policies, which he deems of paramount importance to the nation, the attention of the world will be centered upon his utterances con cerning the peace program he con templates. . The president has completed the rough draft of. his message which will be revised and sent to the print er tomorrow. He is scheduled to appear before a joint session of the two houses about 1 p. m. Tuesday. There is great curiosity through out the capital as to the final decision reached by the executive on the peace program, a curosity which probably will not be satisfied in any substantial degree before 'the delivery of tltc message. ' Both Sides Confident. The irreconcilables are confident the president .will make clear his complete rejection of the Versailles treaty, and his intention to restore peace with Germany by some such process as that of the Knox resolu tion. Opponents of a separate peace with Germany are equally confident he will shape a course for eventual ratification of the treaty with reserva tions withholding America's adher ence from the league of nations cove nant and such of the peace terms proper as would involve the United States politically, in European af fairs. The onlv point on which there is general agreement is that the Wilson covenant of the league of nations will be definitely rejected. There also is general expectation that the presi dent will declare for the co-operation of the United States with Euro pean nations in the stabilization of world peace. . Factor of Uncertainty. Whether Mr. Harding has been dissuaded in any important respect from the course of action to which he appeared to be committed early last week is the factor t( uncertain ty in, the situatfon tonight.-At that time the president - expressed " the opinion that there is no predfcable basis for an American peace program in the Versailles treaty, particular ly as he also observed that he saw no reason for a marked reVersal of attitude on his previous support ot the Knox resolution. If oeace were to be made by rati fication of the Versailles treaty, evca with radical and far-reaching reser vations, there would be a marked reversal attitude on the Knox resolu tion, for which,' in that event, there would, be no occasion. . .. ' f The president has examined with care the suggestion of ratifying the Versailles treaty for which he voted with reservations, in a way to leave us committed to the enforcement of practically nothing but the repara tions terms and at one time he said that if he could put such a ratifica tion through the senate in a reason ably short time, he would prefer that u. ..... itoIe.J kv nnmerou? LUUl SC. XIC OM u ...-- " ' senators, however, that a prpp6sal to ratify any part of the treaty would precipitate a prolonged con test in the senate, whereas a peace program based on the Knox resolu tion or some variation thereof, would produce little opposition. Might Call Conference. One course of procedure that has been under serious consideration at the White House is a congressional declaration of peace with Germany, to be followed by an economic conference of the United States and Jno between the United States and the allies for the solution of the finan cial problems in Europe m which the payment of the American loans to the allies is involved. It has been suggested that such a conference might lead to' a formal understand ing between the United tSates and the allies, by which the United States would accept the reparations, and economic provisions of the Versailles treaty without underwriting the pro visions which would involve us po litically in European affairs. The president has stated to the ad vocates of the Knox resolution that he desires no adoption of this meas ure for the' reason that the peace pro gram of the United States is depend ent in some important respects upon the outcome of negotiations with the allies on . pending matters of con troversy, presumably in particular, the Yap and other mandates disputes. Secretary of State Hughes is un derstood to have asked for delay in order to give him a free hand in deal ing diplomatically with these, prob lems. Stockholders May Operate ' Co-Operative Stores Fargo, N. D., April 10. Stockhold ers in 12 of the 37 co-operative stores in North Dakota operated by the Consumers United Stores company, have made arrangements to take over the 12 stores and operate them in dependently, Alfred Knutson, an or ganizer for the company, said today. The plan will be submitted to Judge Moellring afMinot. it was said. ' Osage Retired Farmer Found Hanging in Barn Osage, la., April 10. Ema Cleav er, 61, a wealthy retired farmer, hung himself in a barn. He was tound by his 10-year-old daughter. No cause is known. He leaves a ywidow and two daughters, . , v Six City Commissioners dill jlr W. G. Ure. Harry B. William G. Use Three years a city commissioner, head of the de partment of accounts and finances. Formerly treasurer of the City of Omaha and the County of Douglas for two terms. In earlier years a state senator and a county commis sioner. A man of admitted superior ability, of unquestioned integrity and with an enviable record of un selfish public service. Harry B. Zimman Three years a city commissioner, superintendent of the department" of fire protec tion and building inspection. Formerly a city councilman urder the councilmam'c form of govern ment and at one time acting mayor and mayor during the ill ness and following the death of Mayor Moores. Recognized as an expert in details of municipal gov ernment; of liberal and tolerant opinion; fortunate in holding for many years the confidence of the mass of the people. Thomas Falconer Three years a city commissioner, superintendent of parks, boulevards and recreation. Hampered by funds which were not increased since pre-war days in spjte of the doubling of materials and labor essential to the mainte nance of boulevards. Has extended the park and playground system and prepared program for further development. Railroads Show $7,205,000 Loss During February r Total of 106 Lines Failed to Earn Expenses and Taxes, Report to Commerce Commission Say. Washington, April 10. Railroads suffered a deficit in February , of $7,205,000, while 106 out of 200 re porting' to the interstate commerce commission failed to earn expenses and taxes, as against a deficit of $1,167,800 for January, with 109 out of 202 failing to make expenses, ac cording to tabulations made public tonight by the Association of Rail way Executives; Of the 106 roads reported as fail ing to make expenses, 46 were in eastern, 16 in southern and 44 in western districts.' lhe 200 roads represent 235,562 miles. The carriers, according to the tab ulation, iell short $63,804,000 of earn ing the amount estimated under the increased rates fixed by the commis sion. Total operating revenues were giv en as $406,658,000, a decrease of 41-2 per cent, as compared with February, 1920, while operating ex penses were $385,878,000, a decrease of 7 1-2 per cent compared with Feb ruary a year ago. The net railway operating deficit,, however, was re duced 561-2 per cent, compared with February, 1920, when it totaled $16,561,000. "With onlv the report from the Southern Pacific steamship lines lack ing, the statement said, operating revenues for western district carriers were $155,548,000, or a decrease of 10.3 per cent compared with those for February a year ago. The total operating expenses were $140,967,000, or a decrease' of 8.6 per'cSnt com pared with the same previous month. The net operating income for the 84 roads reporting, to the commission was $2,058,000, which was a decrease of 73.6 per cent, compared with that for February last year." Officers of Chicago To Fight Desperadoes From New "Pill Boxes" Chicago Tribune-Omaha Bee Leated Wire. Chicago, April 10. In the war on Chicago desperadoes there will soon be ready for use two portable steel "pill boxes." Incased in one of these, officers can safely move up to the door of the besieged house and smash their way in. The novelty of the device lies largely in patented bullet-proof glass, an inch in thickness. Tests made at short range prove that this glass turns off a .38 caliber bullet, while a .45 bullet mashes itself flat. The shield proper consists of two slabs of sheet steel, impervious to a .45 bullet at 40 feet. , A hinged plate protects the inhabitant of the "pill box" from fire from an upper win dow. There is a nine-inch window for the officer who guides the "pill box" and a number of port holes from which the officer does his shooting. . There are three small wheels and the entire contrivance weighs but 190 pounds. Bank Cashier to Prison Medford. Ore., April 10. William H. Johnson, former cashier of the Bank of Jacksonville, pleaded guilty in circuit court to four of the 30 ! indictments against him for the wrecking of that institution and . was sentenced to an indeterminate sen tence of 10 years. Zimman. J. Dean Ringer. The City A part of a newspaper's duty to its community is to investigate and report to its readers the record of public officials, their strength and their weakness, insofar as these may be ascertainable, their worth as public servants. The Bee is a newspaper, owned in Omaha, with ail its hope of the future centered in Omaha. Naturally it is interested in the conduct of government in Omaha. It wants that government to be fair, wise and honest. Furthermore, it conceives it to be its duty to serve its readers by informing them, insofar as it can and with due regard to its own fallibility, as to their government and the various candidates who would become public officials. In this spirit, The Bee declares its belief that the six city com missioners now candidates for re-election should be re-elected. They deserve it. The interests of the city require it. A mote in a man's eye may hide a skyscraper from his vision. Little things, close at hand, look larger than mountains at a distance. That accounts very largely for much of the criticism that has been leveled at the present city commission. Its conduct has not been per fect. It has not been omniscient nor omnipotent. But if one would realize its worth, one need only recall the record of past administra tions, some bad, some good, some mediocre. Balanced with these, The Bee believes the present city commissioners, now candidates for re-election, stand up as worthy of continued confidence. The Bee is not ready to admit that the city campaign turns upon a single issue. It believes that Omaha's morality is made more by its citizens than by any single public officer. Suppression of vice and crime is one question, an important one. There are others. The administration of a metropolitan city government is a big business problem, no less than one of social welfare. Its management is not to be entrusted to a group of men aligned with each other on the basis of a single issue, with but a single creed. Nor is its management to be changed for a whim or because ot personal prejudice. Much is to be gained by the continuance in office of men who- know their duties, who will not be forced to waste six months or a year in familiarizing themselves with the task before them. The Bee commends to its readers the candidacies of Commis sioners Ure, Zimman, Butler, Ringer, Towl and Falconer. In this campaign these six are not upon one "slate." Neither as candidates nor in office do they always agree with each other upon every problem of administration. But neither do the people whom they represent. These men are fairly representative of the varidus groups which to gether form the community. Together they form a composite which may be depended upon to give Omaha fair government, wise govern ment and honest government. Premier Charged With "Managing" British Strike Prominent Politician Says Coal Mine Tieup ."Biggest Frameup" in History f Of Country. By JOHN STEELE. (Chicago Tribune Cable, Copyright, MSI.) London, April 10. "The biggest frameup in the ' history of British politics" was the description applied to the coal crisis this afternoon by one of the best informed politicians in England, who declares the whole crisis was foreseen and managed by Premier Llovd George, who is plan ning to dissolve parliament in June j and take a chance on a general elec tion securing him a triumph as sav ing the country from anarchy. This man alleges Mr. Lloyd George's private sources of informa tion told him there would be a coal strike about the beginning of April. This was the cause of him attacking the labor party in a speech a month ago. He then definitely put labor in wrong in the eyes of the conser vative Englishmen. At the same time he prepared mil itary measures for a show of deter mination, while not ' neglecting to get in touch with conservative labor leaders, convincing them they would get most of what they wanted with out the necessity of violence. Even this moved just as he had planned. Radicals threatened the destruction of the mines by the withdrawal of the pumpers, justifying his mobiliza tion of troops. Laborites Alarmed. The saner laborities, alarmed at the situation, threw all their weight in favor of a compromise, securing the premier's help and if a settlement arrives within the next day or two as now seems certain, Mr.. Lloyd George will be able to take the credit of saving the country once again. This will commend him to the tory party of which he now plans to as sume definite leadership, abandoning liberalism which is politically dead. The tories are the strongest single party in England today and are like ly to increase in power at the next election. It is also a fact that an election soon will be necessary from a constiitutional point of view. The Irish parliament elected under the home rule act, will cause the with drawal of Irish members from the Westminister parliament, upsetting the balance of the various parties. All factors combine to make June the psychological moment for the world's greatest politician to snatch another triumph. Marking Time. Military preparations are more or less marking time today in view of the imminent settlement of the strike. I visited Kensington gar dens, one of London's great play grounds' where three battalions of guards are under canvas. Large sec tions of the gardens are turned into a military camp and crowds of chil dren and nursemaids assembled this morning to see the picturesque cere mony of mounting guard. These guards are new troops and are little more than boys, as the old conscript war army has been de mobilized and the new troops have seen only a year or less service. However, they -are magnificent physical specimens and the officers say the discipline is worthy of the best traditions of the guard. Manv were resruitmg from the working classes and the otficers fear the re sult of a clash with strikers and pray it will be avoided for the sake Apt the army, Who Deserve Re-election. Dan B. Butler. Roy N. Campaign. British Troops Destroy Houses As Reprisals 'Number of Arrests Made in Upter District Following Ambush on Soldiers . -" Machine Gun Seized Cork, April ; 10. Regular troops under an officer, visited the Upter district, arrested several civilians and burned two farm houses and some produce in reprisal for the ambush of soldiers on March 19 at Cross Barry, midway between Kinsale and Mac Room, in which six soldiers were killed and five wounded. The resi dents were given half an hour to remove their live stock and food. Police discovered a machine gun and ammunition secreted in grounds'' of the agricultural society here. They also removed a motor car used in republican exploits and many bicycles. Houses Bombed. After the attack on a police patrol b'y armed civilians Friday night in Limerick, Colonel Cameron issued instructions enforcing the curfew at 4 p. m., and ordered inhabitants to keep their windows open to avoid damage by explosions. Following this notice, at 6 p. m, explosions were heard. Several houses and business premises were bombed and destroyed. A woman, aged 90. was ejected from one house by soldiers. Auxiliaries horse whipped persons found in the streets. Crown forces were ambuscaded on the road between Middleton and Castle Martyr during the evening. The men in the ambuscade exploded a large mine. The fighting lasted half an hour. Constable Killed. Belfast, April 10. A special Ulster constable was shot dead and three other persons were wounded in an ambush in Crossmaglen, County Armagh, while returning from church today. It is believed some assailants were wounded. The first attempt to enforce the Sinn Fein boycott against English goods occurred in the Killallock, County Limerick, railway statitfii. Goods from Manchester were burred by armed men. The 16 attackers were posted be hind a wall and used rifles and re volvers and grenades, the four con stables replying with revolvers. High School Dramtaic Art Class Presents Two Plays Minden, Neb., April 10. (Spe cial.) The senior dramatic art claS3 of the High school here presented two plays in the school auditorium, a two-act comedy, "Betty's Degree" and a one-act farce. "Surprises." The plays were under the direction of Miss Belle Gingles of Bethany, in structor of English in the High school. The class will give a farce comedy, "Mrs. Briggs.in the Pout- try Yard," Tuesday night. New Treasury Certificates Announced by Secretary Washington, April . 10. Seoretary Mellon announced a new issue of treasury certificates amounting to about $1 50:000,000. The new issue wilt be dated April 15, maturing in six months and bearing interest at 5 1-2 per cent. Kenyon Back From Europe. Xew York. April 10. Senator W. S. Kenyon of Iowa was among pas sengers on the United States mail steamer Panhandle. State, which ar rived tonight from London and A. Boulogne, Towl. Thomas Falconer. J. Dean Ringer Three years a city commissioner, superintendent of police and health. None chal lenges his honesty of purpose, al though some criticise his manner of meeting the perplexing and grave problems which necessarily con front his office. Has reorganized the police department and widely extended the work of the health department. His administration unsmirched by scandal affecting his honesty or his purpose to enforce the law. Roy N. Towl Three years a city commissioner in charge of the de partment of public improvements. Formerly a civil engineer with an extensive practice. Has conducted his departmental work without in crease of appropriations since 1918. Has enforced thorough inspection of contractors' work and encour aged plans for future development. Dan B. Butler For nine years a city commissioner, the only mem ber of the commission who has served more than a single term; Formerly, from 1906 until 1912, city clerk. A graduate of Creigh ton university, active in alumni af fairs of that school. For two terms superintendent of the de partment of accounts and finances, for one term head of the depart ment of street maintenance. Man Says Elwell Confession Made To Test His Wife Ray Harris, Who Claimed to ; Have Had Hand in Slay ing Clubman,' Says ... - Story Untrue. -: , . ; ,. - ; . Buffalo, N. Y., April 10. Roy Harris, held by the police on his con fession that he was concerned in the murder of Joseph B. Elwell in New York, today confessed his story is not true. After questioning for two hours by District Attorney Moore, he admitted his original declaration was all false. Mr. Moore sent word to Charles S. Whitman and Captain Carey of the New York police, who were on their way to' Buffalo. Harris gave as his reasons for the hoax, that he had been separated from his wife and had met her again only last week and desired to Jknow whether she would stand by him if he were in serious trouble. He said that if she had not proved "loyal and true blue," he would have gone to the electric chair. Harris confessed the hoax to De tective Oswald of New York, Sat uray night, but the, officer withheld the fact because he wished, he said, to talk with Mr. Whitman and Cap tain Carey; He placed a charge of first degree murder against the pris oner and ordered him held 'incom municado. After a few hours that charge was withdrawn. Oswald said that it was through his wife the prisoner's tale was disproved. He let the woman and the prisoner talk for an hour or so, after which Harris admitted his story was untrue. Harris was returned to his cell and ordered held without bail in solitary confinement. The wife was returned to her celt also. . New Tax Exemption Ordinance Increases Building in New York New York, April 10. In the first five weeks" since the tax exemption ordinance became effective, Febru ary 25, home building here increas ed 76 per cent, compared with a year ago, H. H. Curran, president of the borough of Manhattan, announc ed today. Figures compiled by building bureaus show plans for 3.584 dwellings had been filed in the iive-vek period this year" against 2.020 in 1920. Building of apartment houses, he said, which virtually had stopped in 1920, has begun again. "The steady growth in the build ing of homes," he added, "offers a cheerful exception to the prevail ing pessimism of the reconstruction period. Although we must have apartment houses, the most encour aging result ot the tax exemption is this spring's growth of the lit tle houses. Most of these houses will be owned by the families who live in them." The Weather Forecast Partly cloudy Nebraska and warmer. Monday Hourly Temperatures. a. m SI I p. m . 4 ..4? . ..V) . .S3 ..33 ..ii a. m ; I 2 p. 1 s. m I 3 p. a. m Sit J 4 p. m 32 I 5 p. m. m. i a in..,. n p. m 11 a- ia..,.,....S J 1 p. ra Mis ..M t I S p. ra Policeman Kills Youth On Joyride Joseph Howard Slain by; Detective Herdzina Follow ing (Quarrel at Soft Drink Parlor. Two Others Wounded One youth dead, two seriuusly hurt and three in custody of police is the result of a shooting during an alter cation early Sunday morning be tween City Detective John Herdzina and a party of young men in an au tomobile at Thirty-third and K streets. The victims: Joseph Howard, 22, 717 South Thirty-first street; hpg buyer and son of Samuel R. Howard, coloniza tion agent for the Burlington rail road; shot three times and killed. John Welsh, 21, student, 3561 Howard street; son of John Welsh, federal locomotive inspector; per haps fatally wounded by a bullet wound above the left eve. Paul Kane, 23, 3106 Marcy street; railroad brakenian; seriously wound ed through the right, groin and suf fering from cuts and bruises about the body. Three Under Arrest. ' The following youths are under; arrest in connection with the af fray: Francis Welsh, 22, student, 1043 Park avenue; Clifford Hannon, 24, auto mechanic, 3414, Jones street; William Carpenter, 1023 South Forty-first street. The party of youths had just left the soft drink parlor of John Kosial, Thirty-third and L streets, in their car when they were called to halt. Hannon was driving, a police report states. The shooting began when Herd zina, on his way home at the time, sought to arrest the party for dis turbing the peace. The youths were quarreling noisily among them selves. Leaps on Moving Car. . The detective chased after the car and leaped to the running board at Thirty-third, and K streets, near a fire hall. He was dragged into the tonneau by the youths and beaten over the head with a beer bottle, ac cording to a police report. "I had to defend myself," said Herdzina. 'T told them I was an officer and showed my badge. Ail inc lime tney kept beating me. 1 hey had me bent oyer the side of the car and one of them said 'to h with the police and struck me over the head with a bottle. I pulled my gun and shot over my head." Herd zina is suffering from cuts and bruises about the head and chest. Three of Herdzina's shots are said , to have struck young Howard, one in the right breast and two in the . right arm. He died several min utes later in the fire hall. When the shooting started, ac cording to a police report, the un (Turn to rase Two, Column Tour.) Col. Chomely-Jones Reappointed Chief Of Insurance Bureau Chlcag-o Tribune-Omaha Bee Leaned Wire, Washington, April 10. Secretary Mallon announced the reappoint ment of Col. R. G. Chomely-Jones of New York, as director of the bureau of war risk insurance, who re-entered upon the duties of his of fice at once. He was returned to the depart ment at the request of the secre tary to assist in, carrying out the recommendations of the special com mittee appointed by the president, of which Gen. Charles G. Dawes was chairman. The committee ad vised that the task of providing medical and surgical treatment for disabled war veterans should be tak en over at once by the bureau of war risk insurance under the pres ent law, pending action by congress upon the other recommendations of the committee, which include the merging of all government departs ments dealing with soldier relief in to one to be known as the veteran service administration. Plans Made for .Woodmen Convention at Columbus Columbus, Neb., April 10. (Spe cial.) Arrangements are about com pleted for the entertainment of the state convention of the Woodmen of the World here April 18 and 19. Civie and fraternal orders are uniting in arranging an elaborate entertainment program for the several hundred delegates expected to attend. Local musicians have agreed to give a musical program. Twenty -Three Are Arrested On Charge of Inciting Riot Philadelphia, April 10. Twenty three men, alleged to have been leaders of a procession of 150 men and women which, the police say, was marching toward cramp ship yard, were arrested todav. charged with inciting to riot. Thev were held for a hearing. The police dis posed the procession without much trouble. Ex-Superintendent of U. S. Prisons Has New Position Washington. April 10. Denver S. Dickerson of Nevada, former super intendent of federal prisons, accept ed today the managing directorship of the Prisoners' Relief society. Grade Pupils Entertain. Mason City, Neb., April 10.-(Special.) The regular monthly meeting of the Parent-Teachers' association was hold at the high school. An ex cellent program was CICSCAtld tX the grade pupjls . ?' 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