The Omaha Daily Bee
VOL. 50 NO. 262.
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Tax Bill Is
Accepted
By House
Levy on Intangibles Restored
And Reassessment Power
Placed in Hands of State
Authorities.
Omaha Firms Criticised
Lincoln, April 18. (Special Tele
gramsSenate File 65, with a tax
t.n intangibles reincorporated and
with the reassessment power still in
the hands of state authorities, was
recommended for passage in the
lower house of the legislature late
this afternoon by a vote of 59 to 27.
It ended a long day of spirited de
bate and close drawing of party line?,
in which Omaha came in .for ex
tensive undersirable publicity from
many members, who declared that
hife wholesale and retail firms in the
Nebraska matropoli? were fighting
to kill the proposed tax on tan
gibles as well as the reassessment
. i . :.. 4k. .,., i.;it
Virtus 111 die i'i IdA uih.
' Representative Theodore Oster
man, democratic floor leader, voting
fcr an amendment to put the tax on
intangibles back in the bill, turned
his front again and fought desperate
ly to get the bill killed.
r Charged With Playing Politics.
This resulted in aligning Oster
man and the democrats with the cor
porate interests of Nebraska in at
tempting to kill the bill, according
to charges made by republican floor
leaders.
"I looked upon the bill with sus
. f icion until I learned that the demo
crats and Omaha and Lincoln tax
flodgers, had united in fighting it
Representative Grant Mears
of
Wavne said.
. "It certainly is inconsistent and
plainly playing politics for Osternia l
to vote to put in the tax on intan
gibles and then move to kill the bill."
Representative Williams said. "He u
f. imply lining up with the corpora
tions in their desperate efforts to put
it to eternal sleep." ,
"By giving the state power to re
assess property we are giving the
honest taxpayers of Nebraska a
rrachine which will dig up hundreds
of thousands of dollars in property
Iii Omaha and other cities which are
not on the tax rolls by removing
local politics and local pressure from
pssessments," Representative James
Hodman of Kimball declared.
Advances "Cure All."
Osterman, in moving to kill, the
bill, again advanced his income tax
"cure all" as an 11th hour antidote
Jcr the Nebraska taxation, ailment.
To prepare an income tax wouw
lake ,weeks, members declaredin
the closing aUys ef a session which
should be at an end now.
Representative AVH. Byrwn oi
Franklin introduced the amendment
Which again .included. the tax on in
tangibles ,in the big" taxation bill.
His amendment called for assessing
intangible property at three-fifths
the assessment put on tangible
property. Osterman voted for this
amendment. .. . - "
Representative Clark Jeary intro
duced an amendment which would
rut a six-mill tax on intangibles,
jeary declared that the Byrum
amendment would ' chase intangible
j roprrty out of the state. But this
--.-v'mcnt was voted down by
i-tr'y the same vote by which the
Lyriun amendment was adopted.
s Then Jeary supported the bill as
n whole, declaring the principle of
it was v inherently right and again
emphasizing the alignment of demo
crats with corporate interests in at
t noting to kill the reassessment
nr.a other teatures oi inc diii.
Vcte on Measure. '
'They would like to have the rc-ptiltl-caas
1:111 the bill entirely, turn
turtle again and tell the people of
Nebraska that we failed to keep our
constitutional convention pledge to
revamp Nebraska's antiquated tax
laws," Jeary said. "
The vote follows: J . ,
For the bill: Armstrong, Axtel!,
Harbour, Bcthca, Bowman, Byrum,
Davis, Douglas, Downing, , Dysart,
Eppcrsou, Franklin, Frantz, Frazier,
l;ifi"ord. Good. Goodrich. Gould.
Griswold, 'Hakanson, --Hilflard, Ja
cobs. Jeary. Kenciau. ieuwicn,
I.undy. McFarland, McKee, McClel.
tIaa, McLeod. Mears, Mellor, Mick
ey, ; Miner, Morian, Moseley, Mur-
nhv "PrtrUitic Pftnlc 1? AeI T5,melfer
Robertson, Rodman, Ruddy, Sand
rtuist. Smith, Snow, Sommerlad.
Sprick, Staats. Sturdevant, UHstrom,
Wallace. Webster, Westerhoff. Wil
. lirtrw Yeiser. Sneaker Anderson
: ,59. - . .. y.".
Against the. bill: Acton, Beans.
Beckman, Behrens. Bock. Cole,
Dmesedow, Dyball. Foster, Gilmore,
Banner, Hascall, Hoffmeister, John
, son,. Lauritsen, HNelson, Niewedde,
Osterman, O'Gara, Palmer, Peterson,
Randall, Thompson, Vance, Votawj
Wood, Young 27.
Robbers Throw Safe Into
Lake After Looting It
Lincoln,. April 18. (Special)
Robbers removed the safe at the Or
pheum theater yesterday, transported
jt by T automobile to-a Unfrequented
spot in the south part of the city and
after looting it, threw it into a lake.
; The robbers secured over $400, the
evening's receipts.
After looting the safe, which con
tained about $10 in pennjes with
other money, they drove back, into
town and tossed the pennies to news
boys at the corner of Thirteenth and
O streets. ,
"Dollar Year Man" of Food
; Administration Is Dead
; Seattle, Wash., April 18. Harry
Harland Stuart of Seattle, during the
way a "dollar-a-year man" in the
food administration, died yesterday
at Vancouver, B. C, 'as the result of
a fall downstairs at the home of a
friend, according. to word received
here. He was 44 year old and a
tiye of Lawrence, Jsitn
Improvised Burglar '
Trap In Garage Leads
To Suspect' 8 Arrest
New York, April 18. An im
provised shrapnel shell, composed
of buck shot with a liberal charge
of gunpowder concealed in a cash
box of the safe in a. garage here,
today resulted in the arrest of a
man charged with burglary.
Twice recently the garage has
been visited by robbers. The owner
then placed the powder and shot in
the box so that upon opening it, the
charge would detonate, projecting
the shot in a shower.
Early today the watchman heard
a loud report. On entering' the of
fice he found blood on the floor. The
robber had disappeared, faiing to
get any money. Later Joseph
Schmidt applied at a hospital for
treatment and was found to be suf
fering irom several wounds, ap
parently inflicted by buckshot. He
was .arrested.
Claim Skinner
Company Still
Is Mismanaged
Assets Dissipated, Stockhold
ers Charge,, for Benefit of
Officers Employes
( Busy at Checkers.
"High financing" of The Skinner
Packing company did not end with
the reorganization of the various
Skinner companies last fall, if
charges made by a group of stock
holders, in their petition for a receiv
ership in the federal court are proven
true. - '
The stockholders Nebraska farm
ers who invested from $5,000 to
$30,000 each in Skinner stock allege
that the juggling of assets con
demned by the state securities de
partment last June has had new chap
ters added since that date.
The latest installment of which
complaint is made is the formation
of a new corporation, The Omaha
Refrigerating company. This, it is
alleged, is controlled by Paul F.
Skinner personally. tand to it has
been transferred the million dollar
cold storage warehouse at Twelfth
and Dodge streets.
. Has 4,000 Stockholders.
Onlv $5,000,000 in assets remains
in sight to off-set $7,000,000 of
stock issued, according to the peti
tioners claims.
Over 4,000 stockholders in Ne
braska, Iowa and neighboring states
are interested in the proceeding.
The petition alleges that on June
17 of last year, in the midst of the
state's investigation of the company's
financing, its directors employed Paul
F. kinner as penerat manager at a
salary of 418,000 a year, plus 1,000
shares of stock, to be delivered to
him ' at the' fat of -100 each year,
but. with voting power resting m him"
from the start. In addition, the eon
tract with Paul Skinner provided
that he receive 2,500 shares of stock
for a cash payment of only $5,000,
with his personal unsecured note
counting for a balance of $245,000.
Employes Played Ball. -
Skinner, the petitioners allege, had
had no experience as a packing house
manager and was wholly unworthy
of the high salary provided.
Under Skinner's direction, the peti
tion charges, numbers of men wer;
employed between June and Novem
ber to operate the packing plant. It
is further charged "that said packing
house was not being operated and a
lr.rge number of said employes were
engaged solely in playing checkers,
cards, pitching horseshoes, playing
base ball and other games and in
other similar ways passing the time
curing working hours.".
When the opera tftm fiailed, the
Skinner Packing company leased its
$.1,000,000 plant to the Dold racking
company of Buffalo. The lease, it k
charged, provided that the Dold
company furnish $1,000,000 of work
ing capital, on which interest of 6
p.r cent was to be paid. - The Skin
ner company was to pay insurance
(Torn to race Three. Column One) -"(
Passenger Train "Lost"
In Illinois Snowdrift
'
. Aurora, HI., April 18. A Burling
ton, railroad train, which was tost
for a day and a half in a snowdrift
on an Illinois branch line, was lo
cated last, night by the dispatcher
here.. He-was told that the train
was stalled in a drift six feet deep
and 700 feet long on the Oregon
Forreston branch. A force of; men
was sent from Aurora to dig the
train out.- , "
The trail! ran -into the drift early
Saturday morning. The crew could
not get a call for help through as all
the wires had been blown down by
the blizzard. "
None of the passengers suffered to
any great extent, although some be
came quite hungry before they,w?re
rescued. " .
Alexa Stirling Plays Her ;
Jjirst Golf Game in England
London. April 18. Miss Alexa
Stirling, ,United States woman, golf
'.hampion. made her first appearance
on an English course today in- con
nection with a special women-against-mfcn
match - held at . Stoke
Poges. Although defeated by her
male opponent Miss Stirling's play
made . a most favorable hnpressidn.
Miss Stirling drew R. H. Dembnt
morency as opponent and "received
an extra stroke ' at alternate holes
throughout the match which De
montmorency won four up and. three
to play. .
Government Ownership of
'Carriers Urged by Lenroot
Washington. April 18. Senator
Lenroot, republican, Wisconsin, re
introduced today his bill to create a
national railroad corporation to ac
quire any or all carriers,. and operate
them under supervision of the inter
state commerce commission
Woodmen
i t Inj
Facti
'Regulars' and "Insurgents"
Each Elect Complete Set
of Officers at Biennial
, Convention.
Fraser Regime Scored
Columbus, Neb., April 18. (Spe
cial.) Nebraska . Woodmen of the
World split into two factions at
their biennial convention here today,
each claiming to be the body le
gally authorized to transact business
and eah electing a complete set of
officers.
Scenes attending the split were
tumultuous. J. H. Ellsberry of
Omaha was thrown from the stage
runway when he attempted to take
his place as chairman named by the
"insurgents." He suffered bruises
and a sprained knee and declined to
continue in active service.
Both Sides Claim Victory.
Both sides claimed a victory to
night. The "regulars," led by W.
A. Fraser of Omaha, sovereign com
mander, whose administration is the
object of attack by insurgents
throughout the country, declared
that they had 136 delegates regu
larly enrolled. The "insurgents"
claimed 96 delegates and charged
that nearly 75 of the "regulars" had
fraudulent credentials, issued by a
score of camps ' recently organized
in Omaha with only a skeleton or
ganization. When the' split came shortly be
fore noon and the "regulars" left
the hall, it appeared to outside ob
servers that the "insurgents" out
numbered the "regulars" by two to
one.
' Fraser Is Attacked.
Insurgents attacked the admin
istration of VV. A- Fraser and other
soverign officers almost from the mo
ment the convention was opened.
They charged that the head officers
have conducted lodge affairs ex
travagantly, have mismanaged its or
ganization and have raised its in
surance rates unnecessarily and
without proper authority.
1 he convention opened at 10 a.
m. in the opera house. As soon as
preliminary formalities were com
pleted, Larle B. Stiles of Omaha,
state consul, who was presiding, an
nounced an adjournment until . 1 p.
m. At that time, he announced, only
delegates would be admitted whose
credentials had been approved by
the credentials committee. '
"Who are on the credentials com
mittee?" asked Charles Unitt of
Omaha, head of the -"insurgents."
. "The committee will be announced
this afternoon in the regular order."
reljedv Stiles, ij... . .,. . ;.- 'A.,r
' insurgents continue. -Unitt
then moved the appointment
of a credentials committee of(three,
whose names he presented. 'Stiles
ignored the motion and left the
stage.
Insurgents claimed that they had
been given no information as to
whom- they should file their;, creden
tials with. They decided to con
tinue in session and nominated J. H.
EJsberry of Omaha as chairman.
Accounts conflict as to just what
happened when Elsberry started up
the runway to the stage. Insurgents
claim that "regulars" undertook to
seize him. In any case, in the melee,
Elsberry was thrown from the run
way.,: ' '
"Regulars" Secede.
.Stiles and his- followers then
marched out of the hall. The in
surgents remained in session, named
Charles Grau of Bennington as
chairman and J. H. Wicina of Oma
ha as clerk. .
; Noon came but- the linsurgcnts
stayed in session, fearful that they
would be locked out of the hall if
they left. - Sandwiches were brought
in and they continued their labors.
' At 1' o'clock, an emissary of the
'regulars" arrived. He was refused
admittance, hut left a message, an?
npuncing that the "regulars" were
in session at the Evans hotel and
that the "insurgents" would be ad
mitted if they presented their cre
dentials - at the door. - -
The "insurgents" decided to at
tend the "regulars" meeting and
marched to ' the hotel. When they
arrived,' they found the door shut.
They claim it was locked and that
they were refused admittance. The
"regulars" allege that they would
have been admitted if they had
given up their credentials but that
they refused.
. ' ' i Elect Officers. !
Insurgents elected the following
officers of the state organization: :'
Mead Consul Charles Unitt. Omaha.
Head Adviaer A. A. Werta, Grand la
lard. Head' Banker C.j E. Holland. Falls
Cltr.
Head Clerk J. O. Wolfe. -Head
Kscort W. V. Purdy, Beatrice.
Head" Watchman Tom Adams, Scorts
bluff. Head Sentry William O'Brien, Colura
bu.i. Board of Manag-ere Joseph Wicina,
Omaha; M. W. Piercy. Fullerton; M. V.
Corp. Fatrburys F. B. Williams, Kear
ney; R. O. Knowles. McCook.
tlevatea to National r'amn Clnrmm IV
Haskell, Lincoln, and ' M. L. Endrcs,
Omaha.
Alternate-J. . P. . Greenwood. Beatrice,
and Charlea Grau, Bennington.
Regulars Elect, To. '
The regulars elected the following
officers: - - : ' r J
Head Corsnl Eirle Stiles, Omaha.
Head. Adviser H. O. Smith, Winslde.
Head Banker George R-. Novacek,
Omaha. . .
Head Clerk C. Hollcspell, Benson.
Head Encort R. W. Mefford, Alnsworth.
Head Watchman F. S. Blgelow, Blair.
Head Sentry H. J. Gibson, Tekamah.
Board of Managers S. M. Bixby. Au
burn; M. D. . Sack, ' Gresham ; i George
Christoph. Norfolk: W. B. Rlshell, Flatts
mouth; C. A. Townsend. Page.'
Delegates Fendon B. Fleming, Lincoln,
and P. J. Kelly,' Merna.
"Alternates H. W. Eustice, Auburn, and
Henry Chrlstanson, " Blair. .
Lloyd Maguey of Omaha was
I elected junior pat head consul to
I succeed Ed Walsh, who died re
I centty. , .
The "regulars" adjourned sine die.
The insurgents will meet again to
morrow to complete, plans . . for
wresting Control from" the present
officers.
Spl
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Farrell Deneis He
Will Head Ship Board
ington, April 18. (By. The
lated Press.) James A. Far-
11, president of the United States
Steel corporation, is expected by
high administration officials here to
be named as chairman of the new
shipping board, nominations for
which will be sent to the senate
iate this week by President Harding.
New York, April 18. James A.
Farrell, president of the United
States Steel corporation, declared
late today, he was not considering
acceptance of the position of chair
man of the new. shipping board.
"There is no foundation for such
a report," he said, but declined to
comment on the report current in
financial circles for some time that
the position had been offered him.
Nebraskan
Heads Grain
Sales Body
Incorporation of Grain Grow
ers Effected and Permanent
Officers Elected Gustaf
son President.
Chicago Tribune-Omaha Bee Leased Wire.
Chicago, April 18. The United
Stales Grain Growers, Inc., the
farmers' new marketing organiza
tion, elected permanent orficers to
t'.ay immediately after the board of
directors had received a telegram
that incorporation had been effected.
C. H. Gustafson, former chairman
of the committee of 17, was elected
president. The other officers are:
J. M. Anderson, St. Paul, Minn., first
vice president; George C. Jewett,
Spokane, Wash., second vice presi
dent! C. H. Hyde, Alva, Okl., third
vice president; W G. Eckhardt, De
kalb, 111., treasurer, and Frank My
ers, Fort Dodge, la., secretary.
The executive committee will be
announced before the close of the
board's session which began today at
LaSaUe . hotel and will probably
last for a week or 10 days.
Provisions are beino; made' to put
the new grain marketing system in
to operation as soon as possible.
Division of finance, organization, in
formation, legal, sale's and pool were
arranged for at today's meeting.
"I am becoming more and more
convinced of the real responsibility
which rests upon each individual
member of the board," said Mr.
Gustafson, in f viewing the details
that must be passed upcm r.t this
session. "We must proceed with
haste and we must bear in mind that
each point' of importance must be
thoroughly analyzed before we pass
upon it." - ... .v - -
Suitable headquarters for the new
organization probably will be ar
ranged for this week. The activi
ties of the committee will center in
Chicago. .
Among, the first details to be con
sidered by the directors is the work
ing out of an adequate scheme to
finance the work, making it possible
for the immediate execution of the
plan looking toward taking care o
the grain farmers who want to nar
ket their grain through the new sys
tem this year.
Newly Elected Head
Of Chinese Republic
May Resign Office
San Francisco, April 18. (By The
Associated Press.) Dr. Sun Yat Sen,
elected "president of the .Chinese re
public" by the jCanton or southern
government, has decided to resign,
according to cable advices received
from Canton today by The Chinese
World, a local Chinese language
daily, newspaper.
He made this decision, according
to the cablegram, because he felt
the Chinese people were not in favor
of his candidacy and because he had
been elected only bjr the votes of
his own faction.
He was to have taken office May
1, .according to a cablegram received
by the Chinese World yesterday.
' Previous advices from Canton
said Dr. Sun Yat Sen would be in
augurated next Wednesday.
Federal Radio Control
Proposed in House Measure
Washington, April 18. Federal
regulation of radio communication
under the direction of the secretary
of commerce is propose din a bill
introduced in the house today. All
wireless stations an doperators vould
be licensed and in framinq the regu
lations' ar.tl supervising -stations the
secretary would have . an advisory
committee of seven. It would be;
made up of representatives the
navy, war, postoffice and commerce
departments and the bureau of stand
ards and two ethers who would be
experts on radio communication.
I. W. W. Pilgrimage to Pen,
At Lavcnworth to Start Soon
Chicago, April 18. A pilgrimage
of about 43 Industrial Workers of
the World to the Leavenworth, Kan.,
federal prison will begin Wednes
day, according to Charles F. Cline,
United States district attorney.
Mr. Cline today received official
copies of the United States suprenv:
court, decision refusing to review the
cases of the I. W. W. convicted in
1918 under the selective service and
espionage acts. Those who have not
served their sentences must return to
the prison. '
MoffaU Road is Still
Blocked by Snowdrifts
Denver, April 18. The Denver A
Sail Lake railroad still w:as blocked
jy snow and landslides today. Train
service has been suspended on the
line since Thursday,' when a rock
slide near Tabernash in Egeria can
yon, covered the tracks. -
WHAT THE. PEACE CONFERENCE DID TO A PEACEFUL LITTLE ISLAND
Copyright: 19Slr By The Chicago Tribune.
Yap
Yap
War on Isthmus
Is Forbidden by
U.S. Government
Reports of Troops . Beinj
, Mobilized Causes Drastic
Action to Be Taken
Here.
. . Bjr The Associated Press. '
Washington, April l8. War be
tvfreeft Panama and Costa' Rica,
growing out of the boundary dis
pute, will not be tolerated by the
United States, it was learned today
authoritatively.
Both governments are understood
to have been informed that the ob
duracy of Panama over acceptance
of the White award, insisted on by
the American government, must
not be made the basis for the re
newal. tf hostilities. '
It was not revealed in what man
ner the United States had made
known its position but it was as
sumed representations had been sent
to both Panama City and San Jose.
Official reports have indicated
peace on the Isthmus was again
about to be disturbed. These said
Papama was mobilizing her army to
meet any aggression from the north
while Costa Rica was assuming a
bellicose attitude and had been as
sured of the active support of Sal
vador, Honduras and Guatemala.
The . American position is under
stood to be that the United States is
bcund by treaty obligations to safe
guard the integrity of Panama arid
that any move by Costa Rica would
justify drastic action. Officials de
cline to indicate what action woulJ
be taken. They are hopeful that ihc
representations made to Panama and
Costa Rica will serve to prevent
armed conflict. "
There is a considerable force of
American troops in the garrison in
the Panama canal zone This is sup
plemented by the force, on the spe
cial service squadron in Central
American waters and in addition the
Atlantic fleet is in Cuban waters.
The imported plar, for support of
Costa Rica by the three Central
American republics was regarded as
having something more than a mere
p.ltruistic object, since they are mem
bers of -the new confederation of
Central America. r Costa Rica is ex
pected, to ratify the confederation
pvet in May and Central American
Vjplomats.' explain that with Costa
R:ca athember; it would be the obli
gation of the other three to give all
srpport possible.
" . i ;
Importer Held on Ship for
, Alleged Attack on Steward
San Francisco, April 18. P. S.
Crawley, Siberian exporter and im
porter, was detained in ycustod
aboard 'the Japanese liner Siberia
Maru for a time soon after that ves
sel arrived in San Francisco bay to
day, as a result of an alleged attack
on a steward.
Senate Confirms Esch r
On Commerce Commission
' Washington, April 18. The nomi
nation of former Representative Esch
of Wisconsin to be a member of the
Interstate Commerce commission was
confirmed late today by the senate
fater unsuccessful opposition by Sen
ator LaFollctte, republican, Wiscon
sin. .
Full Fares for Soldiers . '
Must Be Paid Santa Fe
Washington, April 18. Reversing
the court, of claims, the supreme
court today ruled that in the absence
of a special contract the government
would have to pay regular rates to
the Athison, ropeka and banta re
-railway for transporting soldiers in
,1914 and 1915. ,
" v ' :
before the Peace Conference got buey
after the Peace Conference got baty
Armed Men Seize
Chicago Whisky
Spectacular Raid by 25 Men in
Trucks Nets 200 Cases
Of Liquor.
Chicago Tribune-Omaha Bee Ioed Wire.
Peoria, 111., April 18. Twenty
five men, armed with shotguns and
pistols, swept down on the Corning
distillery today in one of the most
spectacular -raids in ,the history of
Illinois seized 200 tases of liquor
a8 escaped." ' r ,
The whisky, all in quart bottles,
was valued at $28,000.
Three. United States government
watchmen, one prohibition agent
and a special railroad detective made
a vain attempt to fight off the raid
ers. They were, surrounded, cap
tured and locked in a room, while
the, robbers carried cases and bar
rels of liquof out to motor trucks
standing at the loading platform.
The daring of the raid was re
sponsible, for its success. The dis
tillery employes had not yet re
ported for work but it was broad
daylight when the two trucks back
ed up to the platform and the raid
ers rushed the door of the shipping
room. The government watchman,
inside . the building heard the noise,
but. did not suspect that a raid was
the police. Automobiles and motor-One-
of the guards went to the
shipping room to investigate. As
he opened the door he was con
fronted by 25 weapons and forced
back into the building.
- The raiders bound him to an up
right in a storage bin, then circulat
ed noiselessly through the distillery
until they had cut off all the watch
men from the exits. Then closing in,
they forced, the . remaining guards
to throw down their arms.
They worked speedily in the" load
ing of the trucks, and were just
driving away when the day engineer
of the plant arrived. , He released
the' captive watchman, who notified
the pok'ce. Automobiles andv motor
cycles were pressed in a search for
the trucks through the countryside,
but no trace of the, robbers ,was
found. : ,.
Planes Used to Seek
Trio Who Killed Man
Aberdeen,' S. D., April 18. Au
thorities searched the . country side
about Tacoma Park, 14 miles from
here" in an airplane today for" traces
of three bandits who shot and killed
Clarence Hetland, 36, while attempt
ing to rob the-general store at Ta
coma" Park, late Saturday night. -
A .. dispatch received here from
Mobridgfe said that three .suspects
were being held at that city.
Hetland was shot ., through the
heart ,'when, after 1eing ordered ' to
throw up" his hands, he attempted to
reach . for. a revolver which was. lying
cn ancarby shelf. His wife,' who.
was m the store at th; time, wit
nessed the shooting.
President Harding , Will .
j Review Atlantic Fleet
Washington, April 18. President
Hardin? accepted tonight the invita
tion of Secretary Denby-toreview the
Atlantic fleet. April 28, off the Vir
ginia Capes on its return from Cuban
waters. He will leave on the presi
dential yacht Mayflower the evening
of April -27 and return ' immediately
after reviewing the fleet,, arriving
here April 29. ,
Senate ; Confirms White ,
For Treasurer, of ;U. S.
Washington, April 18. The senate
confirmed tonight the nominations
of Fran!-: White of North Dakota to
be treasurer of the United States, and
of Feter Augustus Jay of1 Rhode
Island, now minister to Salvador, to
be minister to Roumania.
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Laws to Prevent
Rent Gouging
Constitutional
Supreme Court Upholds Anti
Profiteering Laws in New
York and District of
Columbia.
Chirac Tribune-Omaha, Bm Xae Wire.
.iWashington, .April 18. The power
of congress arid the state legislature
to enact anti-profiteering laws to pro
tect tenants from gouging landlords
was upheld . by the United States su
prern court today in -two decisions
by a vote of five to four.""
One of these decisions dealt with
the District of Columbia rent law, en
acted by congress permitting tenants
to remain in possession of rental
property at prewar rates and setSng
up a commission to pass on the qu.
tion of fair rentals.
The other decided a case attack
ing the validity of a similar law en
acted by the New York state as
sembly.' The principle involved in both
cases was the same. The court de
clared both laws constitutional. The
decisions have a nation-wide signifi
cance for the reason that almost ev
ery city in the country has its prob
lem of rent profiteering.
Although the District of Columbi.i
rent law, passed to meet an emer
gency, expires next fall, Senator
Ball, Delaware, announced he would
move at once to extend its life until
he present housing shortage passes.
Ihere is every indication that con
cress, itself containing many mem
bers who have been victimized by
the rent profiteers, will continue the
neasure in effect.
At the same time, i cores of promi
nent Washington landlords who
have boosted rents again and again
during the last few years are liable
io prosecution and heavy fines. They
have been" fighting the Ball act, tooth
ar,d nail, winning their test cases in
the lower courts, only to lose out
refore the highest tribunal. ,
The majority opinion, delivered by
Justice Holmes, justified the laws on
the ground of public interest. It
called attention to the fact that ma
chinery is provided to secure the
landlord a reasonable retqrn and con
tended that the law under attack
went little further than the acts pro
hibiting usury. '
Kansas City Journal Sale
Postponed by Court Order
Kansas City, Mo.,' April 18. The
sale of the Kansas City, Journal at
auction, to satisfy clairrjs of credi
tors, set fot today, was postponed
one week on application in federal
court of F. R. Sebree, attorney for
C. Si Jones, receiver. '
F. R. Morris, attorney, interested
in a plan ' for the purchase of the
property at sale, told the court if
the sale were forced today, his asso
ciates would be unable to bid.
Creditors conferred with a com
mittee which has been advertising
for buyers of bonds to save the
paper from a forced sale. The com
mittee is seeking to raise $250,000. -
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U. S. Barred
FromYapby
Jap Stand
Notes Between Two Countries
Shows Orientals Firm for
Holding Exclusive Con
trol of Island.
Hughes Sent Last Note
By ARTHUR SEARS HENNING.
Cblraa-o Trlbune-Omaia lire Inael IVIrr,
Washington, April 18. That Japan
is determined to retain exclusive con
trol of the island of Yap and to
deny the United States not only
cable rights but the commercial
open door in this and ether formet
German islands in the north Pacific
13 disclosed by the correspondence
between Washington and Tokio,
made public by Secretary of State
Hughes today;
The last of the series of exchanges,
however, is Mr. Hughes' trenchant
note demonstrating that inasmuch
as the United States has not ratified ,
the Versailles treaty it has not given
its assent' to the allocation of the
north Pacific islands to Japan or
to the inclusion in the mandate of
Yap, which President Wilson pre
serves for internationalization..
Have Not Replied.
Japan has not yet replied to the
Hughes note and is already begin
ning to lose the support of the allies.
Italy has taken a stand favorable to
the contentions of the United States
and France has undertaken to ob
tain a review of the matter by the
supreme council. Great Britain has
not indicated its attitude. ' Prayer
ful consideration of the American
demands, however, is not lacking
either in London or Tokio in view
of the attitude of the Harding ad
ministration that it will take no steps
toward partial ratification of the
Versailles treaty until its rights in
the confiscated territories of the cen
tral empries arc conceded by the
allies.
The correspondence made public
begins with a note to Japan Novem
ber 9, 1920, pointing out that Yap
was excluded from the mandate by
the Wilson reservation. Japan re
plied November 19 that Yap was
included by the supreme council on
May 7, 1919, and there is no record
of- a reservation. On December 6
the acting secretary of state rejoined
with a detailed account of the Wil
son reservation
Must Prove Stand.
Japan replied on'-February 26
1921;' that the American government
must prove the supreme council ac
eepted the Wilson reservation..-,
"It must also be remembered,"
says the Japanese note," that if a de
cision in favor of exclusion of the
Island of Yapa question of grave
concent to Japan and one on which
the Japanese delegation invariably
maintained a firm attitude had
leally been made, as is implied by
the argument of the United States,
at the meeting of May 7, at which
Japan was not represented, it .could
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Committees of House
And ' Senate 7 to Meet
On New Movie Measure
Lincoln, April 18. (Special.)
Tentative plans have been made for
the meeting of house and senate con
ference committees on the movie
censorship bill, H. R. 133, which the
senate transformed into a measure
providing for regulation. ,
The committees will meet Tues
day night to thresh out the question
of a board of censors, as opposed to
the substitute bill.. , . 1 ;
The house, refusing to concur in
the senate amendments, appointed
as its conferees the three leading
advocates of censorship J. Reid
Green, Axtell and Good. " The sen
ate named its three leading advo-"
cates of the substitute bill. BeebeC
who , introduced it, Harris and
Bushee. ' ,
Man Who Picks Jury Lists
Scores an Error on This One
Fred Bolster of Wisner, Neb., a
petit juror in federal court, racked
his brain yesterday and sought the
oracle for a solution of something
that troubled him.
"Can't sit on two juries, can I?"
he meekly inquired in the United
States marshal's office.
"Not if we know about it," replied
Miss Kate Gurnett, deputy clerk.
Fred displayed 'papers that sum
moned him to sit on the federal
grand jury when it convenes In
Omaha on April 26.
His name -vas scratched from the
list.
Man Implicated in A. D T.
Robbery Is Put on Trial
Francis J. Welsh was put on trial
before a jury in Judge Troup's court
yesterday, charged with Yeceiving
stolen property.
He is one of the men indicted in
the A. D. T. employes' conspiracy to
rob downtown stores which came to
light last July. .
William Swan, Thomas Robel and
Bernard Dolan are serving sentences
of one to 10 years each in. the peni
tentiary for implication in the case.
Oil Purchasing Agencies
Boost Price 10 to 25 Cent3
Pittsburgh, Ta., April 18. An in
crease in the price of crude oil was
announced here today by the princi
pal purchasing agencies.- The in
crease ranged from 10 to 25 cents a
barrel.
Pennsylvania crude, $3.25, an in
crease of 25c; Cabell, $1.96. an in
crease of 10c; Somerset, $1.75, an
increase of 10c; Somerset light. $J,
an increase of 20c; Ragland. $1.15,
an increase of If
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