The Omaha Daily Bee
VOL. 60 NO. 256.
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Will Probe
JShooting
Coroner's Jury Recommends
That Officer Be Held Pend
ing Inquiry Into Killing
Of Joyrider.
Investigation Under Way
A coronner's jury sitting yesterday
found Detective John Herdzina re
sponsible for the death of Joseph
Howard, 717 South Tbitry-fiirst
street, shot by the officer Saturday
night, on the South Side, and recom
mended that he be held for further
investigation.
The, inquest at Gentleman's mortu
ary, Thirty-fourth and Farnam
streets, lasted three hours.
The rooms were crowded.
When Paul Steinwender, deputy
county attorney, ordered the at
tendants from the room while the
jury deliberated, Samuel B. Howard,
aged father of the dead youth, at
tempted to speak.
"I just want to express myself,"
Mr. Howard declared when Detective
I'almtag requested him to leave the
room.
Police on Guard.
A squadron of police in uniform
and every city detective, were dis
patched to the scene of the. inquest
to guard against possible outbreak.
Police Commissioner Ringer, Chief
of Police Eberstein and Inspector of
. Police Andrew Pattullo were inter
ested spectators.
The gist of the testimony extract
ed from witnesses was that Howard
and a party of youths became em
' broiled in an altercation with Detec-
tive Herdzina at Thirty-third and L.
streets late Saturday night when the
detective leaped on the running board
of their car to arrest them.
Clifton Hannon, 3424 Jackson
street; Paul Kane, 3106 Marcy
street, and John Welsh, 3561 Howard
street, are still in hospitals recover
ing from gunshot wounds inflicted
by Herdzina.
Young Men Testify.
Francis Welsh, 1043 Park avenue,
and Leslie Norgard, 3120 Leaven
worth street, uninjured members of
the party, were principal witnesses.
"Hannon was driving the car away
from John Kosiol's soft drink par
lor," testified young Welsh. "John
nie Welsh was in the front seat with
him. Howard, Kane and I were in
the rear. Suddenly someone jumped
to the running board of the car and
told us t.o halt. I thought he was
one of a gang that we had trouble
with on the corner. He fell over the
side of the car. A mement later, he
fired shots through the crowd of us."
Young Howard, according to testi
mony offered by Dr. S. McCIene
ghan, was shot once through the
left breast and twice -through the.
left arm. It was a steel jacket
bullet that caused the youth's death
within a few rrfinutes after the shoot
ing. Dr. McClcneghan said. ;
Not until yesterday afternoon was
(Turn in Pnic Two, Column Six.)
British Premier
Attends Conference
On Coal Mine Strike
London, April 11. (By The Asso
ciated Press.) The respechve con
tentions of the mine owners and
striing miners are in the hands of
the premier, who is to take them un
der advisement, and meet represen
tatives of the two. sides in the coal
rlmiff tomorrow.
Tho conference of the owners and
miners, with government officials
participating, met this morning and
at the request of the premier sub
mitted in the afternoon statements
of their cases, which Mr.. Lloyd
George has arranged to discuss with
them separately tomorrow, after
which the joint conference will be
resumed.
Prespects, therefore, are favorable,
although it is to early to say that
the crisis has been averted. Mine
owners, even if they were willing to
make new wage proposals, were un
prepared with any concrete scheme
and present indications are that the
conference proceedings will be pro
tracted. '
Man Receives Fatal Burns
While Rescuing His Baby
Hastings, Neb.. April ll-(Spe-i
cial Teegrarn.) Oman Goble met a
1 hero's death in a hospital here last
night. He was horribly burned by
an explosion when he attempted to
kindle a fire with kerosene and,
though charred flesh was dropping
from his hands and feet, he re
mained to save his baby. After
carrying out the child he went back
to the burning house to make sure
that his wife had escaped. The man
died from the burns shortly after
wards. He was the driver of a
laundry wagon. ,
Employe of Demp6ter Mill
Company Seriously 111
Beatrice, Neb., April 11. (Spe
cial) Word has been received here
from Omaha announcing the serious
illness of B. G. King of this city.
Mr. King was formerly branch
hemse manager for the Dempster
Mill Manufacturing- company at
Omaha, but was transferred to hi
old home in Beatrice some time ago.
He has never fully recovered from
an attack of pneumonia, which he
suffered some time ago. v
Battle Rages 20 Minutes
Around Hotel in Dublin
Dublin, April 11. A baflle raged
for 20 minutes this morning around
the Northwestern hotel, in the North
Wall section here, when civilians
armed with bombs and firearms,
fiercely attacked the hotel, where
government auxiliaries are quartered.
One of the assaulting party was
killed and several were wounded,
1 two of them serously,
Joyrider Killed in
ngni vviin ueiecuve
Ex-Empress of
Germany Dies at
Home in Holland
End Comes to Wife of Ex
Kaiser Just One Year
After She Suffered Her
First Serious Attack.
Doom, Holland, April 11. (By
The Associated Press.) Former
Empress Augusta Victoria of Ger
many died here at 6 o'clock this
morning. By a strange coincidence
the end came just one year after
she suffered her first serious attack
of heart disease.
It was while she was preparing to
enter the house of Doom, the pres
ent home of the former emperor of
Germany, after her long residence
at Amerongen that she was stricken
with what at the time was believed
to be a fatal attack. That was on
April 11, 1920. For a few days,
there were reports that her death
was momentarily expected, but she
rallied, and accompanied her hus
band to Doom on May IS, last.
Funeral at Doom.
Funeral services will be held at
the house of Doom tomorrow, and
will be attended by only members
of her family. The remains will be
taken to Potsdam on Wednesday,
and another funeral service will be
held there.
Former Emperor William and
Prince Adelbert were at the bed
side when the former empress died.
They had been called by Dr. Haes
ner, who attended the former em
press throughout her residence in
Holland. - -
The death came as a shock to the
dwellers in Doom castle as during
last week the patient's condition had
seemed less serious. Nevertheless,
last Saturday Dr. Haesner, after
consultations with Professor Hy-
imans, the Dutch neart specialist,
! thought it advisable to send a mes
I sage to Princess Victoria Louise, the
only daughter ot tne tormer em-
(Turn to Fago Two, Column Four.)
Harding Denies Self
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loLallers as ne Works
On His First Message
! Washington, April 11. While
congress was assembling today in
special session, President Harding
denied himself to callers and worked
on the message he will deliver to
morrow in person to a joint session
of the senate and house.
For manv years Mr. Harding has
Dreoared his speeches and other
documents in long hand and he is
following this custom with his mes
sage, writing with a lead pencil and
turning the finished product over to
stenographers to copy after carefully
revising it. It was indicated that the
message would not be complete
until tonight or possibly tomorrow
Military Honors Extended
Former Premier Viviana
New York, April 11. Military
honors were extended to Rene -Vi-viani,
former premier of France, who
came from Washington to address
an all-American gathering tonight.
He met Gov. N. L. Miller this af
ternoon to inspect officially a de
tachment of New York National
guards in Central Park, most of the
detachment being composed of for
mer soldiers who fought with the
French armies.
New York Police Obtain
16 Dry Law Indictments
New York, April 11. The first
indictments under the new state laws
putting prohibition enforcement di
rectly up to local uthorities were re
turned today.
Sixteen persons were indicted by
the April grand jury, charged with
illrcal liouor transactions.
Since last Tuesday the police have
arrested 102 alleged liquor violators.
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Censorship
Bill KiM
"Highnte" Amendment
Advanced as Substitute
Which May Cause Hot
Battle in House.
Senators Switch Votes
Lincoln. April 11. (Special Tele
gram.) The senate killed the motion
picture censorship bill this afternoon
by advancing the Beebe high li
cense" substitute by a vote of 18
to 155. The defeat of censorship was
brought about by a change in the
votes of Senator Louis Berka of
Omaha and Senator Pickett of Wa7
hoo, who voted against the Beebe
amendment and for censorship
Thursday when the vote was a tie.
Senator Sturm, who was absent
Thursday, voted for-censorship.
If the Beebe substitute passes the
senate on third reading, the house,
which gave censorship a comfortable
majority several weeks ago, will be
asked to concur in the Beebe sub
stitute. That's where the rub will come in.
Fight to Last Ditch.
The procensorship crowd' indicated
tonight the fight would be carried
to the last ditch. If the house re
fuses to concur, it means the probable
appointment of a conference com
mittee, two in favor of censorship
and one against it in the house, two
against censorship and one for in
the senate.
If the conference conimitee fails
to agree that means a long deadlock.
Few new arguments were advanced
. t-i 1 J l:..
today. Senator Berka explained his
change on the proposition to be the
result of a thorough canvass of the
feelings of his constituents in the last
few davs. resulting in the discovery
that censorship" was unpopular among
the masses in Omaha, although
popular among many well-meaning
club and society women. .
"And we must thank these women
for starting agitation which is certain
to end in cleaner pictures," Senator
Berka said.
People Up in Arms.
Senator Pickett declared his week
end visit to Wahoo revealed his con
stituents "in arms" against "creation
of more salaried commissions.
"They believed adoption of the
code bill spelled the end to appoint
ment of commissions and bills," Sen
ator Pickett said.
The senate lobby was filled with
women who sat in the aisles. How
ever, they neglected to applaud, as
was their custom at past sessions,
after a vote was taken on censor
ship. ,
The Beebe substitute provides for
a $1,000 deposit, by film companies
carrying on business in Nebraska.
The governor shall grant these
companies licenses under provisions
of the amendment. In the event
the film companies show pictures of
an "off color" variety, depicting a
long list of penalized and social
crimes and a court finds the com
pany guilty, the license will be for
feited and the film company fined
and forbidden to continue its busi
ness in Nebraska.
Vote on Bill.
The vote follows:
For censorship: Anderson, Brown,
Gannon, Good, Hastings, Johnson,
McGowan. Randall, Robbins, Sturm,
Ulrich, Warner, Watson, Wiltse.
Norval.
Against: Beebe, Berka, Bliss,
Bushee, Cooper, Cronin, Davis, Dut
ton, Halderman, Harriss, Hoagland,
Humphrey, Illiarr, Miller, Pickett,
Reed, Rickard, Saunders.
Omaha Wild Horse Case
Convictions Upheld By
U. S. Supreme Court
Washington, April 11. Conviction
of J. Sydney Smith, Charles M.
ThomDSon and C. A. Smith on
charges of conspiracy to defrau
persons doing ' business with the
United States Live Stock company,
u Nebraska corporation, was in ef
fect affirmed today when the supreme
court refused to review their cases.
J. Sydney. Smith was sentenced to
;scrve two years and pay a fine of
$10,000; Thompson was sentenced to
serve one year and a day, and C. A.
Mnith to serve three months
Japanese Crown Prince
Not to Visit United States
Washington, April 11. Emperor
Yoshinito of Japan, in a letter trans
mitted today to President Harding
by the Japanese embassy here ex
preses keen regret that "unavoid
able circumstances closely connected
with himself - precluded him for the
present from accepting on behalf of
his son, the crown prince of Japan,
the president's invitation to visit the
United States after the completion of
his mission to Europe on which he
embarked March 3.
Limited Hearing in Ore
Case Granted by Courts
Washington, April 11. The su
preme court today granted a limited
rehearing in the Silver King-Conk-ling
mines case. The rehearing will
cover only the question of how much
ore was actually taken by the Silver
King from its neighbor's claim, the
court announced, adding that its re
cent decision as to title to the dis
puted ore beds would not be re
opened. . ""
Daily Earthquakes Rock
Province of Kansu, China
Shanghai, April 11. Minor earth
quakes have occurred daily in the
province of Kansu since the terrific
tremor on December 16 last. Inves
tigators who have visited the earth
quake district report that 16 great
landslides have dammed up the
Tsingning river, and that there is
danger of floods unless work of ex
cavation is immediately begun.
Governor Advises
Legislators To Stay
And 'Clean Up Work'
Lincoln, April li. (Special.)
"From what I can see now, -it would
appear advisable fo remain and clear
up the work," Governor McKelvie
said today when he was asked to
express his views on an extra ses
sion of the legislature to finish the
revenue measures.
The talk of an extra session or
iginated in connection with a cau
cus this evening of farm members of
the house to consider the revenue
bill .which has been passed by the
senate.
Officers Locate
Stills on Farms
Near Florence
Five Men Arrested Said to
Have Offered Bribes; Equip
ment in Operation When
Raid Made.
After a three-months' search for
the source of home-made whisky
that has been sold lately in large
quantities on the South Side, Deputy
Sheriffs Ray Johnson, Lindsay and
Dworsky raided two farms north of
Florence yesterday afternoon, where
they found stills in operation, be
sides mash, corn, prunes and the
necessary utensils for carrying on
the work.
Five men found in charge of the
stills were arrested. They are: Art
Marich, 30, 2717 R street, who has
been in this county, but two weeks;
Nick Wasovich, 22, 2705 F street;
Sam Pridbich, 32, 2920 R street;
Mike Sinkovitch. 20. 5316 South
Twenty-eighth street; and Mike Bog-
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danovitch, 5436 R street. Sinkovitch
and Wasovich are Austrians; 'the
other three are Serbians. All said
they are employed at the Armour
Packing company plant.
The stills were still warm when
brought to the court house in a truck
later in the day.
One man is said to have escaped.
Three Ford cars were confiscated in
connection with the raid.
"How much do you want to drop
this matter," asked Pridbich when
Deputy Sheriff Lindsay placed lnm
under arrest," according to the offi
cers. "I'll give you anything I have
if you leave here right now without
saying anything," he is said to have
stated.
Another of the men offered the
deputies $1,000 a piece, they said.
The owners of the two farms
where the raids were made are John
Peterson and Nick Yambris.
The men were charged with un
lawful manufacture and sale of in
toxicating liquor. -
Omaha Charter Bill
Advanced; Muny Milk
Amendment Left Out
Lincoln. April 11 (Special) The
Ct aha charter bill was advanced to
third reading today in the . lower
house with the amendments included
which, were inadvertently, left out
when the bill was advanced to third
reading Thursday.
An effort ot Representative ta
Smith of Omaha to put an amend
ment in the bill permitting the city
council to establish municipal milk
stations, or other municipal enter
prises not included m the bill, was
voted down.
The entire Omaha delegation was
on tne job rvngnt ana early tins
morning. A big representation of
Omaha men was present when the
bill 'was advanced, fearing it would
be the subject of a long and disas
trous debate. John A. Rine, official
pilot of the bill, sat beside Represen
tative Robert Druesedow while the
charter was under discussion.
"It is probable the charter will
go through on third reading tomor
row and will be signed by the gov
ernor by the end of the week,"
Representative Druesedow said to
night. - -
Police Rescue Priest
From Infuriated Mob
Kenosha, Wis., April 11. A crowd
of several hundred persons forced
entrance into the home of Rev.- Peter
Parardi with the announced inten
tion of forcing his removal from the
parish of the Holy Rosary Catholic
church. Archbishop S. G. Messner,
of Milwaukee, it was said, had re
fused a request that he be trans
ferred. The priest, his sister and two
women employed in the home, fled
into the church. They were rescued
by the police, who took them to the
home of another priest. The mob
was finally dispersed when city of
ficials announced that the police
would go to Milwaukee tomorrow to
interview the archbishop,
Jade Jewelry and
"Beauty Plasters"
Take Paris by Storm
Paris,. April 11. The age-old
Hindu maxim that Nothing is per
fect," has suddenly become the slo
gan of Paris society. At fashionable
Longchamps barbarous jade jewelry
and black and yellow plasters like
"beauty spots" marred the perfection
of white young arms, legs and shoul
ders, which, following spring fashion
are mostly bare.
Mile Spinelly, whose legs are world
famous, wore a circular green spot
an inch beneath each knee, while
slender Jane Renouardt, who is of
the Spanish type, wore "beauty
badges" on the left elbow and right
shoulder.
Among Americans who adopted
the fad was seen Mrs. Christian
Hemmick, who was Alice Barney.
She appeared clad in semi-Oriental
garb of black crepe de chine with a
string of Indian beads and a bright
yellow sash
Two
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Creek
Sup
reme Lourt
Orders Haywood
Back to Prison
Refuse to Review Convictions
of 80 I. W. W. Convicted
Of Attempting to Ob
struct Draft.
Cn a Bi6 trfivrr -i r 1 l JIJI
Washington, April II. vvuiiarni'pk f,n li i I
D. Haywood and 79 other Industrial I tOIIll I I 1 ,J1 1 Ijlffllfin 1
Workers of the World convicted be-! XJUXXaUUU
fore-Federal Judge Landis at Chi-j
cago
in 1918 ot attempting to ob-ji
struct the governments prosecution
onvfrnmpnt t nrnsecution
of the war, must return to prison as
a result of the refusal today of the
supreme court to review their con
victions. . '
Haywood, a former secretary of
the I. W. W, and 14 others were
sentenced to 20 years each and fined
sums ranging from $20,000 to.$35,
000. They and others were sent to
the federal penitentiary at Leaven
worth, Kan., but were released on
bail bonds aggregating $500,000
pending the outcome of their ap- j
peals
Evidence Obtained in Raid.
The trials resulted from a raid on
the offices and homes of members of
the I. W. W. by the Department of
Justice September 5, 1917. A total
of 166 men were brought into court
on charges of violating the selective
service and espionage acts, and V
were convicted. Some served their
sentences.
In appealing to the supreme court
the men argued that the principal
evidence used against them was il
legally obtained in that it was seized
by federal agents during the raid
without search warrants.
Tc Seek General Amnesty.
Chicago, April ll.--A request for.
general amnesty win- be tne next
step in the efforts to save from
prison William D. Haywood and his
associates. This was announced to
day by Otto Christenson, attorney
for Haywood. He said he would at
tend the meeting to be held at Wash
ington April 13, at. which members
of the socialist party intend to re
quest amnesty for Eugene V. Debs
and other prisoners. The appeal for
amnesty for Haywood, - lie said,
would be based on the ground that
he is a. "political prisoner."
Shippers Ask Freight
Rate Adjustment
Hastings, Neb., April 11. (Special
Telegram.) Activities etxending in
various forms for 20 years or more,
looking to an adjustment of freight
rates that would put Hastings and
Grand Island on a parity with Mis
souri river towns on shipments from
paints east and south, have culmin
ated with the filing of a petition by
Hastings and Grand Island shippers,
through their respective traffic bu
reaus, with the Interstate Commerce
commission for a hearing.
The shippers have employed Clif
ford Thorne of Chicago to repre
sent them before the commission.
Mr. Thorne arrived in Hastings
Monday, and met the Hastings ship
pers and a delegation from Grand
Island at the Chamber of Commerce
for conference, .
Hastings to Have Armory .
For National Guard Units
Hastings,. Neb., April 1 1. (Special
Telegram.) Assurance of the erec
tion of an armory here was given
when the armory building company
purchased a building site and an
nounced plans for the construction
of a permanent structure.- The Na
tional guard company recently form
ed here will be retained.
Frisco Hears Opera
San Francisco. Cal April 11. The
Chicago Grand Opera company
opened a two weeks season today
with Verdi's "Otello," Charles Mar
shall, the American dramatic tenor;
Rosa Raisa and Giocomo Rimini
hinging the leads.
Greek Engagements
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lota S.000 in big enagement with Turk.
win $30,000,000 in big engagement with
Offer to Sell Self
In Marriage Lands
Girl Stage Position
New York, April 11. Dorothy
Miller, the Trenton, N, J., girl who
offered to sell herself in marriage for
$1,000, made her Broadway debut
at the Winter Garden tonight.
A theater manager,' who read about j
her in the newspaper, gave her the
$1,000 and a contract. She doesn't
have to marry.
Miss Miller wanted the money to
pay for an operation on her mother.
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Lord Mayor of Cork Must
. Leave Not Later Thau
June 5.
Washington, April 11. Unless!
courts intervene, Donal O'Callaghan, 1
lord mayor of Cork, who came last j
January as a stowaway and without
a passport must depart on or be-
fore june 5
Urders that immigration inspec
tors take O'Callaghan into custody,
should he be found in the United
States after that date, were issued
today by Secretary of Labor Davis.
It also was lisclosed that on last
Wednesday the State department de
nied his petition contending that he
was entitled to asylum in the United
States as a political refugee.
Mayor O'Callaghan was seen to
day, but neither he nor his attorney,
Frank P. Walsh, had any comment
to make. M. F. Doyle, of counsel
for the lord mayor, announced at
Philadelphia, however, that notice
had been served on the Labor de
partment' that a writ of habeas cor
pus would be sought if effort was
made to deport the lord mayor.
"O'Callaghan will remain in this
country until he considers it safe
to return to Ireland," Mr. Doyle
said.
Peggy Hopkins Sued
For Divorce by Rich
Chicago Lumberman
Chicago, April 11. James Stanley
Joyce, millionaire Chicago lumber
man, filed suit in the superior court
today for annulment of his marriage
to Teggy Hopkins, an actress, charg
ing she- already was married at the
time of her wedding to him and that
this ceremony was performed as part
of a conspiracy through which he
was defrauded of from $500,000 to
$1, 000,000.
Mr. Joyce also charged cruelty
and named several noted persons as
corespondents. Among them were
Evans- Spaulding, New York, an of
ficial of the American Woolen Mills,
Maurine, a dancer, Henri Letellier,
editor of the Paris Journal, and Bar
ton French, described as a "Euro
pean sportsman."
Presbyterian Theologian
Dies Suddenly in Yonkers
New York, April 11, The death
of Dr. W. H. Marquess, 67, Pres
byterian theologian, was announced
today by the Bible Teachers' Train
ing School, of which he was dean.
He died suddenly in Yonkers, New
York, last night, while preparing to
deliver a sermon.
Russia u Soviet Forbids
Americans Crossing Border
New York, April 11. The soviet
government has issued an order pro
hibiting any one from the United
States from crossing the borders of
Russia after April 20, according to
a cable message made public today
by Charles Recht, attorney here for
the Russian soviet government.
David Belasco 111.
New Vork, April 11. David Bel
asco, playwright and theatrical
manager, is ill .with pneumonia, it
became known todav. when he was
reported rccoverio-
Leeds.
'Duke' at Fremont
Sentenced for.
Forging Checks
. .
Confessed Partner, Also Jb ouild !
Guilty, Denies Prisoner's
Testimony That He Was
Unaware of Fraud.
fremont, Jet., April j i. 1.3
Telegram.) Craig Chesterfield
Chester de Granville, alias
Fremont, Neb., April 11. (Special
alias
Virgil
Stillaire, claiming to be the son of
'an fcnglisli lord, was
found guilty
of forgery after an hour s delibera
tion by the jury in district court
here tonight and sentenced to from
one to 20 years in the penitentiary.
Asserting that he was merely em
ployed by James Baird, his confessed
partner in a huge check forgery
escapade, Chesterfield testified in the
trial that he had nothing to do with
the. signing of bogus checks found
in his room when arrested. He
stated that he met Baird in Pitts
burgh while employed by the Wil
son Packing company and left with
him for the west, intending to go to
the coast.
The alleged duke asserted that
when he arrived in , Omaha witb
Baird he was out of funds and need
ed work. As a result, Chesterfield
pointed out, he accepted the offer
of Baird to work for him in the in
terests of the "Commercial Inves'i
.gation . company" of Lincoln, an
ethereal corporation. The English
man stated that they came to Fre
mont with the purpose of locating
here and the money and checks de
posited by him in one of the local
banks was given to him as salary.
He insists that he did not know
whether the checks were good or
not and gave them to the bank for
collection.
Baird, who is under a one to 20
year sentence, took the stand and
apparently made a clean breast of
everything. He admitted that the
entire business was a scheme to
fleece the local banks and testified
that Chesterfield signed some of the
checks with fake names as well as
himself. Jacob Gould, paying teller
of the Pittsburgh bank, testified that
Baird had worked at his institution
about 10 days and departed after he
had stolen signatures from the files.
Baird worked in Pittsburgh und
the name of Farrand Sayre, as book
keeper. Gould identified signatures
of prominent Pittsburgh men that
had been' forged to checks by the
two men amounting to about $15,000.
Baird testified that Chesterfield se
cured blank checks from the Wiison
Packing company while in its em
ploy in Pittsburgh.
Industrial Leader of
Denmark Kills Self
Copenhagen, April 11. M. J. Bal-
Jin, one ot the foremost figures in
Danish industrial life, died early to
day as a result of a self-inflicted bul
let wound. Ballin, who was a native
of Germany, was very proud of the
industrial concern of Ballin's Soen
ner, of which he was the leading
spirit, and was reputed to have spent
his private fortune in a vain atterript
to prevent the decline of the stock of
the company, which was quoted at 60
today against 320 in 1918.
In consequence of his German
sympathies, "illin was prominently
named on the allied "black list" dur
ing the war.
The Weather
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Hourly Temperatures.
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Congress
Is Flooded
With Bills
Sixty-&eventh Session Con
venad Yesterday for All
Summer Meeting Re
publicans Control.
Tariff BilTTo Front
IXy The Alworlutttd Ptn.
Washington, April 11. The Sixty
seventh congress convened today
with a few departures from prece
dent and adjourned until tomorrow,
when at 1 o'clock a joint session will
hear President Harding deliver his
message.
Appointment of committee! to
notity the president of the assem
bling of the extra session, re-election
of Speaker Gillett and other republi.
can officers of the house, introduc
tion of hundreds of bills and resolu
tions in the house and organization
affairs were principal features of 'lo"
day's session. The senate, organized
liy the republicans at the extra ses
sion last month, was in session only
20 minutes. Crowds thronged tho
galleries.
President Harding's message to
morrow is to be the signal for tho
beginning of work. A great crush
at the house chamber for the first
appearance of the new executive be
iore congress is expected. Admis
sion is to be by card only.
Colombian Treaty First.
The senate also will get down to
business tomorrow, when bills and
resolutions are to be introduced and
debite begun on the $25,000,000
Colombian treaty. Senator Lodge,
republican leader, gave notice today
lhat he would move for open discus
sion and make the initial speech fof
ratification. The final vote will como
April 20, under agreement.
1'he emergency tariff bill, intro'
duced today, is to be the house'l
first business. Debate is to start
Wednesday and leaders hope fof
prompt passage. Chairman Pen-
tose of the senate finance commit
tee said tonight that the bill also
1 would be rushed through the senate.
He also announced the finance com
mittee would meet Wednesday to
take up internal revenue revision.
Majority Overwhelming.
In the opening preliminaries the
overwhelming republican majorities
of 22 in the senate and about 170
in the house worked with precision.
Speaker Gillett was re-elected. 298 to'
122, with Representative Kitchin.
North Carolina, democratic floor
leader, his perfunctory opponent.
Representative London, New York,
only socialist member, voted "pres
ent." The republicans also bowled
over an attempt by Representative
Flood, democrat, Virginia, to inves
tigate the election of Representative
R. E. Bird, republican, Kansas, who
it was said spent more than $10,000
in his election campaign in violation
of the corrupt practices act.
In the senate republicans held off
attempts to introduce bills and other
business.
All house committees were organ
ized today, but the senate commit
tees went over because of a desire
of the republicans to increase their
representation on the 10 principal
ones.
The crowded house galleries ap
plauded when Miss Alice M. Robert
son, republican of the Second Okla
, homa district, the only woman mem
ber of congress appeared.
'Miss Robertson was one of the
(Turn to Pa Two. Column Two.)
Mail Robbers To Be
Held Until All Missing
Bonds Are Recovered
Fred Poffenbarger and Keith Col
lins, now serving prison sentences
at Leavenworth for complicity in the
sensational Council Bluffs mail rob
bery last November, will be held
under new indictments on May 4,
at Des Moines, la., until all of the
missing bonds lost in the robbery
are recovered, according to word re
ceived by government authorities in
Omaha yesterday from E. G. Moon,
United States district attorney at
Ottumwa, la.
The district attorney is following
instructions from Attorney General
Daughtery in Washington on the "
matter.
According to the decision of the
attorney general, neither Poffen
barger nor Collins will have any
chance of parole until the missing
bonds are recovered.
Excavation Reaches' Depth
Of 25 Feet on Capitol Site
Lincoln, April 11. (Special.)
The big mechanical exca'ator on the
capitol grounds, which for two weeks
has been digging a hole 23 feet in
diameter for a study of the soil
foundation of the new $5,000,000
capital, has reached a depth of 35
feet.
Diggers have only five feet more
to go and they will reach water and
another stratum of sandstone of a
much firmer texture than that which
has been encounte?ed heretofore.
The last 10 feet has been blasted
through a rough sandstone- forma
tion. Studies will be made of this sand
stone formation to determine its
abijity to support the foundation of
the new building.
Youth Whose Parole Caused
Landis Criticism Sentenced
Chicago, April 11. James Carey,
the 19-year-old bank cashier 0)f Ot
tawa. III., whose theft of about $96,
000 last November was followed bv
widespread criticism of Judie Landis
i w,un ,,,c ,at,fr prni'tt'i he youth-
ful culprit to return home pending
' ."-enteuce. was todav senlcnced bv
Judge Landis to serve- one year in
the national training school for loys
at Washington, D. C.