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Voluntary
Pooling of
Graiii Urged
Counsel jfor. Growers Organ
ization Says Compulsory
Combine Would. Make
Hypocrites of Farmers.
Clashes With Nebraskan
, .A clash over the pooling of grain,
between Clifford Thorne, : general
counsel for the United States Grain
Growers, incorporated, and J. L.
Hull of Holstein, Neb., who is a
leader in a compulsory pooling or
ganization known as the Wheat
Growers association, enlivened the
meeting of 700 members and manag-
Vrrs of co-operative country elevators
held in the Rome hotel yesterday.
Mr. Thome took the position that
pooling for export was legal, but
that any plan for nation-wide pool
ing might be broken by the courts.
-"I urge local communities to, give
voluntary pooling a fair trial," said
jMr, Thome, "but I believe that the
farmer should be free to choose and
' i ot bind himself as he docs under
the compulsory plan. I wonder if the
farmers were hypocrites and con
demned trusts only because they
could not have one of their own?
Do you think it is not right for oil
and steel trusts to exist, but that a
farmers' trust is all right. All thef
hard-headed, keen-minded, business
like farmers who do not want any
special privileges for themselves
stand up."
Attacks Optional Clause.
The whole audience appeared to
rise. , It was later, while questions
were flying thick and fast that Mr.
Hull rose to attack the optional
pooling clause on the ground that
a pool would not have any effect
unless it was absolutely known how
much wheat was going to be held.
Mr. Thome answered the question
; to the satisfaction of most of the
crowd, and if', was evident 'that ad
' vocates of compulsory pooling were
" few.
The meeting, which was under the
auspices of the Nebraska Co-operative
Grain and Live Stock association,
'ot which J. S. Canaday of Minden
'h president and J. W. Shorthill of
Omaha is secretary, was purely edu
cational. No action toward support
or rejection of the national gr,ain
marketing plan was taken, but tha
delegates will discuss the question
in their own -localities and decide on
action there. Nebraska has 628 co
operative farmers -elevators ,
' $325,000 Working Fund. .;.,;
Membership in the United States
Grain Growers requires a subscrip
tion of $10, Mr. Thome said. He
ocTl.ilo,. that At VI (KM fnrmir in
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- Nebraska joined., a working fund of
" $325,000 to finance the movement of
the crops through a farmers' termi
nal agency would be available. For
the first time if was, made known
that a subsidiary finance corporation
which is to provide credit facilities
would sell stock at $100 a share. This
- subscription is voluntary and the
money is to be used to assist mem
bers to hold or market their grain
and to help secure lerminal facilities.
'' Mr. Thome referred to the state
ment that Nebraska farmers had in-
- vested $90,000,000 in blue sky securi-
, ,' (Torn to Par Two. Column One.)
Ex-Legislator and
County Attorney of
Polk Dies at Osceola
Osceola, Neb., April .22. (Special
i- Telegram.) E. L. King, 66, former
. state legislator, county attorney, and
'one of the most prominent men in
Polk-county, died at his home to
night following a stroke of apoplexy.
He lived, but 10 minutes after be
ing stricken. -
Mr. King "was born in Iowa, mov
ing to Osceola in 1879. He was a
graduate of .Iowa, ; State university.
He served" m the lower house of
the Nebraska legislature during the
, term bearinninir in 1887 and served
two terms.. 1913 to 1917, in the state
senate, being a member of the com
mission to recodify the state sta
tutes five years ago. The other two
members on the commission werS
. Judge Post of Columbus and Judge
Broady of Lincoln. Mr. King was
Polk county attorney for -. several
vears and was a member' of the
Oscoota city ouncil at one time. "
He is survived by his wife, a son,
W. R. King. .Omaha attorney, and
a daughter, Mr'Reuling.
' French Disappointed at
TJ. S. Answer to 'Gernyray
Paris, April 22. By The Associ
ated Press.) French '.official .circles
expressed disappointment today that
the American reply to. Germany's
lequest for mediation was not a
categoric ' refusal.'1 as had been ex
pected here. The regrets wefe miti
gated, however, 'by satisfaction .that
the United States was displaying an
-active interest in the reparations
question. - -
The American answer is interpret
v ed here as an invitation to Germany
to resume negotiations with the al-
lies. It is thought the United States
. will not continue the conversation
with Germany except jn accord with
the allies. Secretary of State Hughes
is understood in authoritative Quar
ters here to have assured Ambas
sador Jusserand to this effect ;
British Coal Miners Are i -Near
Strike Settlement
London April 22. (By The Asso
ciated Press.) By invitation of Pre
' mier Lloyd George the British mine
owners and the leaders of the
Miners federation met with him thi
afternoon for discussion of the coal
'situation. The conference was ad
journed at about 5 p. m.. but it was
stated sufficient orosrress had been
made to justify a further meeting, j
which probably will be held Mon
. . I lawall
Omrta P. O.
Berlin Papers Had No . ' j
Hope of U. S. Mediation
Berlin, April 22. (By The Asso-;
ciated Press.) The trend of the
comment in this jijorning's' Eerlin
newspapers on Germany's appeal to
President Harding for mediation in
the reparations question, written in
the absence of knowledge of what
the American reply would be, was
skeptical of any good coming from
the German move. , . '"
The nationalist press recalls the
appeal made by Germany to Presi
dent Wi! son in 1918, just before the
close of the war, .and asks why Ger
many is placing herself helpless in
the hands of an ally of her enemies.
The liberal newspapers declare,
however, that it furnished! an un
exampled demonstration ofj Ger
many's good faith in America's con
ception of fair play. ' . "
The Pan-German Deutsche Zei
tung captions its comment, "Ger
many's Capitulation to Washington."
Any German Plan
Submitted to U.S.
MustSuit Allies
Government Authorities Ex
pect Definite Proposals on "
Reparations May Be
Received Today)
' Washington, April 22. Any
reparations proposals the I German
government' may submit to the
United States for transmission to the
allies must be of a character those
governments will be willing to con
sider and therefore, before being
formally presented to the powers as
a whole, their general nature will
probably be made cle'ar to the gov
ernments separately.
Pending a reparations offer which
it was expected might be received
tomorrow as a result of , 'the German
cabinet council meeting, official com
ment was withheld. It was known,
however, that diplomatic representa
tives here of the allied governments
exchanged opinions on Secretary
Hughes' reply to Germany ft appeal
for intervention and it is understood
tfce situation had been discussed in
formally by offic,ials of the United
States and those of the interested
European nations.
Accept United States Viewpoint,
The declaration of Dr. Simons,
German foreign minister, in the
reichstai'that in drawing up a basis
of its proposition the Gorman ovt
eminent "must go to the extreme
limits of what'.the German people
can furnish in the way of repara
tions," ,wa Interpreted here a an
acceptance in, principle at least, of
the American position recently stated
that the United States stands, with
the allies, in holding Germarfy .re
sponsible for the war, and therefore
morally bound to make restitution
to the full extent- of her ability to
pav. : :;v 0 "'".-.'
The American government,
also understood, does not propose
to disassociate- herself from the
allies in the matter of certain eco
nomic adjustments growing out of
the war, and therefore whatever
reparations prooosals from Germany
she may place before the allied gov
ernments wilt first be carefully .con
sidered in the light of their common
interests. ; It will not be Enough, t
was explained, that thep4an meets
the approval of American students of
reparations. V Moreover, the United
States. will not' sponsor any plan
suggested by Germany and will not
assume anv obligation which might
prove embarrassing in bringing
reparation proposals 6 the attention
of the allies. r ."l
Copies of Reply Sent Abroad.
. Copies of Secretary, Hughes'. reply
to the German memorandum request
ing American mediation were sent
today to American diplomats abroad
for their information and were fur
iished diplomatic representatives here
of foreign powers for transmission
to their governments.
he promptness. of the American
renlv decliniivtr-to act as mediator,
but offering to consider bringing to
the. attention .of .the allies j any
reparations :Q proposals Germany
might make," was commented upon
favorably here. . ,
Reports indicate no prospect' of
lessening of the llied deiftands.
Premiers Briand of France and Lloyd
George ; of England , will , discuss
reparations Sunday . and the general
reparations council is to be .held
early next week. Meanwhile, French
forces, are understood to be prepar
ing to extend their occupation of
German 'territory May 1, if the Ger
man position is unsatisfactory.
Seaplanes Search for Boat
Of Wealthy. Broker and Party
Miami, Fla4 April 22. Seaplanes
and boats left Miami at daybreak to
day to search the waters Jbetween
here and the Bahama Islands! for
Webb Jay, wealthy Chicago broker,
and a party of four ; who are be
lieved to be missing at sea in a little
speed boat, Sue J. . "' .
The boat left the Bahamas. Sun
dav for Miami. - and was last seen
Sunday afternoon by the cr,ew -of
the schooner Corsair, plying between
the' islands and Miami, in a rough
sea about 11 miles off Bhnini. The
island is about 45" miles from the
coast here. In the boat, with Jay
were his wife and Charles , R. De
shields and wife, also Chicagoans.
Dogs, Lots of Em!
Like dogs? You'll ,fiTid "But.
tr --mm "DimpU." aad "We.
Wee Tom" and some mere of 'em
ia The Bee rotegraTuretsectiea
for Sunday. There' a fall page
of photograph of hifhly prised
Omaha dog.
, For the movie fan atrikinf
photo of five of the most famed
beauties of the screen '
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Vain Art Mnk & 1171.
President
Huge Ta
Harding Realize
tion Back to Non
Problem Discusses Rail
Situation With Cabinet
Transportation - k Key
By ARTHUR SEARS HENNING.
Chlrsfo Tribune-Omaha Bte Leaned Wire.
Washington. April 22.-AVhether
the Cummius-Esch transportation act
is working to the best interest of
the country or needs radicial revision
is a question brought to the fore by
discussion' in the meeting of Presi
dent -Harding with his cabinet today.
The cabinet again discussed ways
and means of getting the country
"back to normalcy" which Mr.
Harding is beginning to realize is
about the biggest job any president
ever' tackled. ,
With the farmers' complaining of
marketing products at a. loss, manu
facturers slackening production and.
all blaming high transportation rates
in large part for business depression,
the president and his advisers are
still Inclined to regard the relief of
the railroads the key of the solu
tion of the whole problem. '
Consequently the railroad question
was chiefly discussed in the cabinet
meeling, but without any tangible re
sult save the airing ot.many views.
The president reiterated his convic
tion that a reduction ot rait rates
would revive business, "but how to
get the rates reduced is a question
that puzzles the executive. '
Doubt Cummins-Esch Act.
It is apparent that the solution of
he railroad problem by the appoint
ed aeencies of law means a long
drawn out process 'which Js beginning
to breed doubts ot the wisdom ot tne
Cummins-Esch transportation act.
Under, tin law, the Interstate
Commerce commission must main
tain rates that provide a guaranteed
return of 6 per cent to the railroads.
Until operating costs are reduced the
commission cannot reduce rates un
less it should be demonstrated that
increased traffic produced by such
reduction would increase revfuue.
Tht hie item in operating costs is
wages, over which the labor board
has independent jurisuicuon. xuc
labor board bases wages on living
costs, not on railroad earnings.
Whether this diversity of super
vision is largely to blame for the dif
firnitw in effecting a speeds relief
of the railroads is a question begin
ning to claim attention and one on
which the forthcoming investigation
cf the railroad situation under tne
Cummins resolution is expected to
throw some light. It is possible that
another overhauling ot the-, trans
portatioii law may be, found neces
sary. , ' . :' '-; ' "V;-"'-';'-" ; , ,
Impressed By, Statements.
The president has been impressed
by statements that consumers are
rot buying coal because, freight rates
are too high and a reduction is be-!
ing awaited; that wheat is selling in
some localities at 65 cents a bushel
because transit rates are prohibitive,
that the California citrus fruit, grow
ers 'have; found . that prices m the
(Ton to Pae Two, Column -Two.)
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Brother of Jeweler
' Arrested as Suspect
: In $235,000 Robbery
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Chicago, April 22,1.60 R?ingold,
brother of J. J. Reingofd, the jewelry
shop, proprietor who was fobbed of
diamonds said to be worth .over
$235,000, today was a. ested by Chief
of Detectives Hughes after question
ing. Young Reingold-was a clerk
in his brother's shop, but was absent
at the time il the robbery. Reingold
was said to have stated that all of the
diamonds were. covered by insurance,
r J. J. Reingold, proprietor' of a
jewelry store on the 15th floor of a
downtown building, reported to To
lice that two bandits robbed him and
Leroy Present, Rochester (N. Y.)
salesman, of jewels valued at $235,
000 today. ; Shortly after . the report
the police arrested Leo' Reingold,
brother, of the jeweler, but refused to
discuss his connection with the case.
Reingold told the police two ban
dits entered the store and after forc
ing Present and himself into a private
office, ransacked the 'place.' , 5 Present
told the police he lost two wallets of
uncut diamonds, worth $200,000.
Reingold said "his loss would "ftotal
$35,000, covered by insurance, j :
Premiers Conference Has v.
-N Taken on Added Interest
London, April . 22. -Dramatic ' ef
forts on the part of Germany to in
duce the United States' to arbitrate,
the reparations question between
Berlin and the entente governments
and the refusal of the Washington
government to sit in judgment on
the problem have lent new interest
to the conference at Lympne on
Sunday, between Premiers Briand of
France and Lloyd George of Great
Britain." ; i
The expressed desire of the United
States that 'there be "an ' immediate
resumption.vof negotiations," make
it probable that Lloyd George and
M. Briand will Jind themselves called
upon to make some sort of answer.
Emho8atng Machine Drops 12
Stories; Plows Through alk
.New York, April Z2.-rA fascinated
crowd' of pedestrians today watched
a four-ton embossing machine as it
was swung out from a twelfth story
window. After dangling a moment
from ropes the huge "bulk of steel
crashed downward:; when the . sup
ports broke, and bored through the
sidewalk, and basement' into the ub
basement where it was stopped by a
water main.
- The impact, punctured the Water
Jtmain sending a geiser ot water tu
Jfcct-above the jidcwjilk,
Faced
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OMAHA, . SATURDAY,
Cashier of Defunct :
Bank Gves Self Up
Sterling. 111., April 22 Hugh E.
Paddock, former cashier of the bank
ot Prophetstown, in one of the big-
rain centers in the state,-has
rrcd to Sheriff P. A. Whit-
,'hitcside county.
ccks ago Paddock and his
eorge E. Paddock, former
iter they had been' indicted .by the
grand jury on several charges of em
bezzlement and confidence game. It
is. estimated depositors lost $150,000
when, the bank tailed late last yean
MTs- George E. Paddock' was
buried at Prophetstown this morn
ing. . Young Paddock was not al
lowed to attend the funeral sericc.
He- went to Prophetstown before he
gave himself tip for a last look a(
his mother. '
Life With Aged .
Husband Related
Bv Mrs. Stokes
Defendant , TegUfies Wealthy
Mate Made Chicken Farm'
6ut of JHotel Apartment
- , Denies All Charges.
Chicago Trlbune-Onjaha Bee leased Wire.
New York, April 22. Life with an
aged, rich husband was- described in
detail by pretty and young Mrs.
Helen Elwood Stokes today in de
fense of tha W'. t. D. Stokes divorce
suit... . .. f 7 -;,
Mrs., Stokes;- dressed in a blue
tailored suit trimmed with lace, her
luxuriant' hair topped by a natty
brown turban,1 told of the romance.
marriage and troubles in her hie
M'th the elderly millionaire.
At the same time, she denied every
enc of the stories of many cores
pondents. - Those' "peeping scenes."
affectionate greetings for male call
ers tat the Stokes home, ... bathing
beach events and auto rides all re
lated by witnesses for Stokes, were
one and all., denied as fabrications
and part of. a "framed up" ca-se.' I
How Mrs. Stokes, tlfen Hejen El
wood, familiarly known to friends as
"Carrots," because of her, luxurious
red hair, met the elderly-rich hotel
owner, was first told by Mrs., Stokes
in her testimony,
"He followed me up in the elevator
in .the Ansonia hotel (owned by
Stokes) in September. 1910, a few
days after I reached the hotel," said
Mrs. Stokes. ' '
. She explained 'that she was at the
hotel with Mrs. Henricksf following
a trip to Cuba.. j" -
"After xthat day' Mr. -Stokes' r&
lowed me, -he called on the HeiA
dricks and thus I met him," she con
tinued. Explaining her reason for refus-
ing to live at the Ansonia soon after
her marriage "to Stokes, she said:
"I would not return because of
the chickens that were kept there."
,' The Stokes' apartment at the An
sonia was absolutely filthy, according
to Mrs.- Stokes.' . She said that her
husband was given to .unusual hob
bies and that one of them "was- the
maintenance' of a - miniature chicken
farm, in the apartment. He had 45
hens' and several; roosters thei'e,- she
said, and - they . constituted such a
nuisance in the place that she was
unable' to eat there 'and 'frequently
went put to - luncheon because she,
could not stand the barnyard; aroma.1
-';7 i; Denies Charges. ''
( Practically all her other testimony
was in denial of the truth of testi
mony ' of . StoTces witnesses.- She
characterized as unqualifiedly false,
any suggestion or statement that she
had been unduly inimate With Edgar
T. Wallace or George .Schroter, two
of the correspondens in, the Case. She
swore that she w-sfs in Colorado , in
that' part of 1917 when one of the
witnesses testified i chaff eur drove
her to Long Beach with Schroter and
a Mrs. 'Kearny ?r' "-;' "'
Mrs. Stokes related k incidents 'of
her Girlhood life in DenVer. her year
at the - national parks, at. Washing-
ton, D. C arid a trip ttf Jturope, tnat
ended, she. went at once to the matter
of . her acquaaintance with Edgar .T.
Wallace, one ' of the three remaining
co-respondents in the case. ' ;
Mrs, Stokes was asked:
"Was there ev'er any intimacy of
any character, at any time, between
you and Mr.j Wallace?" .
"Absolutely never. I was at no time
alone with, him," was her reply.
" Testifying thajfshe had never ppsed
in the nude for the art'St, S. Mont
gomerV Roo.sevelt or any , other
painter, Mrs. Stokes . identified a
large, fully v clothed oil painting
shown in court, as" the. only picture
6i herself painted by Mr. Roosevelt.
WHEN. "Handsome'
Jack" Cudahy.end-
ed his life, with a
shotgun charge Wednesday
afternoon he closed; a ca
reer, turbulent, spectacular
and replete .with sensation
al details. M : ';
' For 20 year his exploits
and the famous Eddie Cud.
ahy kidnaping case, have
furnished thrilling newspa
per stories that have kept
the-, millionaire Cudahy
family in the public spot
light. :.;.-V-V;;'
Many of these Stormy and
exciting events were close
ly connected with Omaha.
The widow of "Handsome
Jack" is a former Omaha
girl. - Omahans will be in
tensely interested in a fea
ture story on the Cudahy
familv history offered in
The Bee for next Sunday.
APRIL 23, .1921.
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Haywood Thought
To Be in America
I Search
of Radical Centers of
Country Ordered for "Big
Bill" in Hiding.' "
, By Ihe AmnmMud TrM. - ';
; Chicago, April : 22.-i-Fedctal oll'i
cials today announced that they vycie
requesting .exhaustive ' investigations
of headquarters of radicals in various
cities throughout. thicountry in tlvj
belief that "Big BilrlayWood I.
W, W.; chief, reported yesterday 16
have - fled to Russia when he was
about ' to"1, begin a 20-year peniten
tiary sentence, was being concealed
in this country . in" connection witli
alleged plans for a May day demon
strations 'V:,- ',.'., ,-
Four Ask' Pardons. .
Washington,. April 22. Applica
tion for full pardons for four I. W..
WsV convicted in Chicago with
William t. Haywood, were made to
day .to the Department of Justice by
their counsel, Harry, Weinberger of
New j I York, who declared ' theri
"was not a scintilla of evidence"
against them. . ' 1
The men are CHdrles Ashleigh of
New York, Jadk Law of Pittsburgh,
Vincent St John ; of Chicago and
Giovanni Bajdaizi of New Yorlc,
who are ordered to-begin their sen
tence tLeaven worth Monday..
; Forfeit Bonds Monday. ! " '
' Chicago,' - April . 22. William D ;
Haywood,," h V, W. chief, who is
believed to have gone to Russia just
as he was about to begin a 20-year
penitentiary sentence for; obstructing
the war draft," must surrender by
Monday or hia $15,000 bonds will be
forfeited and he will officially become
a fugitive from' justice," the district
attorney announced today,, ,: i
. Haywood's counsel. received word
yesterday that Haywood had reached
Russia, but said they thought he had
gone on a personal mission.'-Efforts
now are being made to reach him
personally by, cable. '. ? s:
PostoflSce Robbed;
Yeggs Bloy Open Safe
Yeggs Thursday night blew open the
safe in the postoffice at Plattsmouth,
Neb., and according to the postmast
er, R. M. Hoban, obtained loot esti
mated at between $4,000 and $5,000.
The ijoot ; included , war saving
stamps and money. '. ;
About 10 days ago an 'uncuccess
ful attempt was made to-blow; the;
same safe. V ' "c 'f- '
Identification of Driver ' ; ;
Of Bomb Wagon Is Failure
Scranton, - Pa.. April , 22.. Three
New, Yorkers, who came here .at the
request of the Department of Justice?
failed today to identify: Tito Ligi,
under arrest here. as. the driver of
the "death wagon" that figured ' in
the Wall street explosion Jast 'Sep
tember. . . ,"; . ,.-. 4
Theatric who declared they had
seen the driver, had expressed be
lief, when shown pictures of Ligi,
that he might-be the man ; . 1 ;
Breckenridge, Texl," Suffers
Fifth " Disastrous Blaze
Breckenridge, Tex., April 22. An
other block in the heart of the busi
ness section was destroyed by fire
here early today. About 20 frame
structures including four hotels, were
burned, at a loss estimated at about
$250,000. Although the registers in
all the hotels were binned, it is be
lieved that all the guests escaped. It
was the fifth serious blaze in this oil
.town recently. $
UU.4t4tti2Mtlf, filU MuiiM.4ii0iMly Oily. 112; SiiniOily.U
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Britain's, Black,Friday ' .
Cpgmcac 16S1; By Tat Caicaf Tribum 1
Turks, Unable
ToPayOfficiakV
v:'-Are'NeGrisis
Governments" Finances Shat-tered-rCivil
arid ' Military
y, Officers (IcfNo Salaries
Army .May Strike. "" W ' -
' Washington, April 22. The.ITer
rible :Turk has gone down .another
notch toward the end of his rope. ?
'i Turkey's finances are., shattered,
and the government . can ' noi longer
pay the salaries of its civil and mili
tary functionarres.'' '': " '' , " .'
Whatever, mav be left .' of ' the
Turkish army may ga. on a. strike.
American consular reports showed
that conditions in Turkey, are" more
chaotic than ever. ' '-' y, . . -.
The Turkish deficit on, account of
unpaid 'salaries for government offi
cers, both- civil and military, extenas
over the past five months. .. A. crisis
of serious orooortions impends, ac
cording to American commissioners
at Constantinople. ...
. Allied high commissioners . at
Constantinople, it was said, now are
considering allowing the Turkish
government to ' raise the "specific"
duties, to render them equivalent ito
an 11 per cent ad valorem duty. ' j '
( Financial relief to some extent
may be realized from collection of
the property" tax from inhabitants of
Constantinople,- and the . revenues
from customs, may lighten the '.bur
den, it was declared.' " 4 -" 5
';- But allied representatives,' the, De
partment of Commerce was adyised,
view the 'situation as -most serious,
for discontent arid disorder among
the people are "growing daily.
Indian CKfs fight ' '
; Canadian Proposal.
' For Governing Tribes
V- Rochester, N. Tc Aprflf 22.-Four,
Indian chiefs from the j six ' nation
confederation of the Braritford reser
vation, Ontario,; jCanada,' are in
Rochester - in conference Ywitht their
attorney, G. P.) Decker. The four
are: Levi . General,; of " the Cayuga
tribe, - deputy -speaker of "the 'j six
nations -council; David ' Hijl, of -the
Scnecas and George" Nash an4 -William
Smith of the, Mohawks. y.They
have been chbsen by -their pebpleTas
the representatives' of thesi nations
in.seekinr arS,etth;me.nt pf the coh
troversyj between the,pepple;of,. the
six nations ad the Canadian govern
ment, r j.' --' '-.'""r"
:H The cen'troversy.; arisesVirom t the
effort " of t thel Canadian government
to force npon the six. nations ' people
avcitizenship which-1 tlieytdo not' de
sire and to' substitute the white'rnan's
government ad .-customs jfor. ..their
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Farmers' Union Would. Make
V Future Tracing 'a Felony
" Washington, v April - 22. Specula
tion in farm, products through; sales
on future exchanges -without actual
ownership of the commodity -would
be. made a felony under, a 'bill n-.dorsed-today
by the National Farm
ers' union convention at .its final ses
sion here. It was announced that the
measure would be introduced in con
gress and would have the united sup
port of the cotton and grain mem
bership ofheTarmersjmion.
1 Sioux City Editor- Dies . ' .
; Sioux City,'' April 4 22. ' George
Davis. 53, editorial writer, died early
this morning after a-'longf illness. He
had worked on newspapers in many
rf-ittB .f nmintr tir
Remission of Fine
bvtindsey
Juvenile-Judge : Makes Appli
' cation for Sentence Sus-
lensioru
Denver, April 22. ta a formal
application filed in the district court
today, Judge Ben B. - Lindsey of
Denver a ' juvenile court asks that
the "$500 fine imposed upon him for
contempt of court November 15,
1915, either j be .remitted or sus
pended. .. A copy, was sent to the
.' , i , T'V, ; ! .'r C ' Van
fCise, who said a date - for arguing
the, motion would oe set wiuun a
few. days. :' .. . ' . -, :" i
' Permission to file the application
w irranfrH last J Saturdav when
j judge Lindsey appeared with attor
neys ana maue an ' uiai pica . iui
clemency. ..' ; ; . , : ' '
; Judge Lindsey :was conyicted for
contempt ; following his refusal to
reveal ;a, conversation 'with a- small
j-boyj ward of N his ' eourt, whose
mother was on trial , for murden
Chinese Minister
Pledges Friendship of
Government to U. S.
-Chicago, April 22. Expressing" the
hope thaWhe United States will soon
take a 1 more prominent part in far
eastern ; affairs,: Alfred S.' Szo, the
Chinese minister to the United tates,
declared in an address, that his coun-,
try As more friendly, to America than
to any-other nation. ; , ;
f Referring to ; the award of 5han
turiif. to Japan underVthe Versailles
Rreaty. he said that.the Chinese view
shantung as tne L-nrisuan worm
looks upon s Palestine and that there
fore ."the;refusal of the .United States
senate to' ratify the peace, treaty has
called forth innumerable expressions
of appreciation throughout China. ;
" "It is the; greatest hope and wish
of the Chinese people that- America
will 1 take a i much , rrtdre prominent
part in' far eastern affairs from now
on than in'the. past," he said. We
feel ," that American , participation
means the spread of democratic ideas,
the putting 'into 'effect of the" policy
of. equaLopporf unity, for alt and the
protection . of the weak 'against' the
strong." r':.:-:i". 1 - - -;V?.
Rock Island Railroad ;
i .. Consolidates Divisions
' .vChicago, April; '22. To !. obtain
greater efficiency' and economy of
operation the Chicago, Rock Island
anH . Pacific railroad . announced the
'consolidation of several divisions,1 re
ducing their, total number about one
half, f The change " becomes effective
MayvU,- -U . " "'--' : :
The ?new; division will be known
as . the-" Nebraska-Colorado division,
St. k Louis-Kansas City- division, Arkansas-Louisiana
r, division, i Panhandle-Indian
Territory" division and the
El PasdAmarillo'division: -.
-In addition,-thatpart-of the Min
nesota divisionf between Manly and
Short Line' Junction will.be made a
part of the Des Moines Valley .di
vision. , ' ' .v ' ' . r
The Weather
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Anti-Alien
Bill Passed
... .. . , .
By House
i if!- ;,
Amendment to Immigration
Restriction Measure Seek .
ing to Admit Political Re- ?
fugces to U. S. Defeated. 1 v
Three Changes Adopted
' Br Tile AuMMialril Pre.
Washington, April 22. After re
jectinjr an aincndmeut seeking to' adC
mit fa the United States, foreign po
litical refugees the house passed th
immigration restriction bill sub
stantially the same as it went through
last session, only to be given - a'
pocket veto. ' The bill now goes td
the senate, where republican leader
said it would be passed without de
lay- .
The measure is designed to b4
operative for 14 months and would
limit the entry of aliens to 3 per cent
of the number of nationals of any
country, in the United States at th
time of the 1910 census.
Three amendments were adopted
by the house. "One would permit :
admission in excess of the 3 per)
cent limit of all aliens clearly prov-4
ing they had been subjected to re"
ligious persecution in their , native
land and were seeking refuge"" here
solely to avoid such' hardships.
' , Children Exempted.
The second would admit children"
of American citizens under, 18 years,
of age, independent of the passage
of limitation, and the third would
give preference to the . families and
relatives of American citizens and,,
former service men honorably dis
charged from the army or navy re
gardless of whetha they had been
naturalized, in determining the ques
tion of admissibility under the re
stricted total.
The principal fight was over an -amendment
offered by Representative!
Sabath, Illinois, ranking democrat on
the immigration committee, to open
the gates to political refugees. This
was lost after a long debate which
was closed by Representative Mon
dell, a republican leader, who said
that under it, even the. former Ger
man emperor could come here. .-
This question was bitterly dis
cussed, Representative, Cockran, derm
ocrat, New York, insisting that tlm
former1 emperor would be met by,
strong hand ready to throw hint
in prison. Mr. Cockran declared that
the one-time emperor was actual'y a
retugce irom tne uimca aiaics.
" Mondell Denounces Plan, -.j -Mr.
Mondell was .vigorous in de
nouncing.the plan tj open the gat'.'
for political refugees. "
. "Under the amendment offered,"
he said, "not only cenild William. th
damned come here, but Charles, lata .
emperor of Austria, and all the kings
and princes who have been spurned ,
and spewed out by the people of Eu- j
rope could come. Not only that, but! '
every Russian ooposcd to the regime)
of Lenine and Ti'otzky,' and all tha
foul hordes that have followed them, ,
could come (in," andt we could not
close the doors againat them, even -though
they were avowed anarch ,
ists. That is what this amendment, -would
do. Of course, Ave all carefor t
America, but the only way twe can'
prove it is not by - words, but by
votes.".-:." . - V-'-j-i -.:.-.' v
Immediately after; the house had '
voted, the amendment down, -Mr.' .
Sabath presented another designed to '
make hwful the entry of Donal J,
O'Callaghan, lord mayor of Cork,,
and permit him to remain as a po
litical refugee. The amendment waj
in the form of a resolution, but when '
it was read, a dozen member "in
all parts of the chamber jumped to'
their feet 1 with cries of "point cf
order." One was sustained and, the
bill was passed without reference -in
any of its sections' to the lord mayor.' .
Nebraska Girl Makes ,
" : Air Flight in Effort
. To Regain SpeecK
Denver, Colo.', April 22. (Special
Telegram.) Miss . Edna . Kemper of
North Bend, Neb., climbed 6,100 feet
abQve Denver i ah airplane in an
attempt to regain her power', ?
speech. Whether the experiment was
a success will not be known for sev
eral days, her physician. Dr. E. D. ,
Starbird, announced Friday. ; '
" The flight was made in a Curtiss--
Humphreys plane, piloted by C, V4
Brown. It lasted for one hour. Ap
proximately 40 minftes was taken in'
climbing 6,100 feet,
Miss Kemper has been afflicted for3
theMast year with semi-paralysis of L
the vocal cords and lias been unablo
to speak above a whisper. She came
here a short time ago to visit friends,
Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Chapin at Aurora,"
She consulted Pr. Starbird, who ad-
vised a trial of the altitude treatments
Poisonus Gas Drives Many ; ,
People From Their Homes
Bound Brook, N. J., April 22.
Phosgene gas escaping from a large
aia iv- tiaut ivi iai.i ijf U9CU iui
the manufacture of war chemicals
near here, drove many people from
their homes early today. Employes ,
of an adjacent factory, equipped with,
gas masks, stopped vthe leak, Dr,
J. T. Leahy, plant v superintendent,
said there was enough was i the
tank to kill the entire population of
Bound Brook. It was fortunate, he
added, that only a slight breeze was
blowing toward the town.
Baltimore Banks Merge
Baltimore, April 22. Announce
ment of the merger of the Merchants
National bank of Baltimore and tha
National Bank of Commerce, with
combined resources of fnore than
$52,000,000, was made today. Thomas ,
Hildt of New York, formerly of this
city, was elected president to suc
ceed John B. Ramsay, president of
the board of the Mer.chantpaaJi
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