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The Omaha Daily Bee VOL. 50 NO. 286. Government yictorious In Tax Suits Amounts Paid Slates Caunot Be Deducted From Fed cral Income Levy Mil lions Hang on Ruling. Decision On "Capital" Washington, May 16. Through decisions of the supreme court to day the government wop two im portant victories in controversies in volving interpretation of income pro visions of the revenue acts of 1916 and 1917, Increased value of a Capital asset could not be added to "invested capital," the court ruled in the ap peal of The La. Belle Iron Works, I an Ohio concern, from a ruling by treasury officials, but on the con trary must be considered in com puting profits of the corporation on which the taxes were to be assessed. In the other decision the court ruled that inheritance or succession taxes, paid to a state could not be deducted fron, the "net estate taxed under the revenue act." Importance Emphasized. This suit was characterized by a high government official as the "most important legal suit affecting federal finances to arise in several decades." The specific point at issue was whether ore land in the Mesabi range of Minnesota, purchased tor $190,000 prior to 1904 could be re turned by the iron company at a new vaulation of $10,000,000 in 1917, the increase being covered by a stock issue and carried under in vested capital,. "We think the meaning of the act as to 'invested capital" is clear," said Justice Pitney in delivering the de cision. "It defined this term to mean, 0) actual cash paid in, (2) actual cash value at the time of payment of as sets other than cash paid and (3) paid in or earned surplus and undi vided profits used or employed in the business but not to include money or other property borrowed. Definition of "Invest." "When speaking of the capital of a business corporation or partner- imp, to invest imports lying out ot money or money's worth with a view to obtaining income or profit from the conduct of a business. 'To adhere to this restricted mean ing and avoid exaggerated valuation the draftsman of the act'resorted to ""the test of including nothing but money or money's worth actually contributed or converted " in ex change for shares ; of Capital stock or actually acquire" through the business activities of thVcorporation or partnership and coming in abextra by wav of increase over the original capital stock. How consistently this was carried out is evident when -section 207 is examined. "The same controlling thought is . carried into the i -oviso. Every line shows evidence of a legislative pur pose to confine the account to, such items as were. paid for in stock or - for shares issued for it, and to their values 'at time of such pay men.'."' . Millions Hang on Ruling. Hundreds of millions of dollars in ta::es hung on the decision, there being but few partnerships or cor porations which 'did not have on tiieir books an item showing ma tr.id summarizing from appreciated '-wire of capital assets. . The- inheritance 'tax case was 1 .-ought to the supreme court -by i:.ecutors of the estate of the late ). Harscn Purdy of Xew York. No less than five states had col lated tax on. the turnover of por ivtns Of the estate within their juns t'ictton and the executors claimed all t'.tcse sums should be deducted be fore federal taxes on the "net es tate" could be legally computed. Re fusal of tax .collectors to this con tintion was upheld by the Treas ury , department and the federal courts, and today by the supreme court. German Papers Pleased i At Utterances of Premier Berlin, May 16. German newspa pers express pleasure over declara tions made on Friday by Prime Min ister Lloyd George of Great Britain relative to the situation in Upper Silelsia, but most of them give warning against a German march into Silesia, unless such movement should be requested by the entente powers. They declare that-such an advance would result in war with both France and Poland. Irishman, Condemned Early Saturday, Executed Monday Cork, Ireland, May 16. Daniel O'Brien of Knockandlane Liscar rol, County Cork, was tried by drumhead court-martial Saturday and executed in the Cork dention barracks at 8 o'clock this moaning. O'Brien met death bravely, main taining the same attitude that he displayed at his trial when in an swering the request to plead he re plied: "I have no defense; I was caught as a soldier and you can try me. Compulsory Vaccination Upheld By Denver Judge Denver, May 16. In a decision handed down in the district court today, Judge Clarence J. Morely held valid the Denver city ordinance em powering the school board to re quire vaccination before a child be admitted to the schools. The or dinance is not an unreasonable re striction upon private rights or be liefs, the judge ruled. British Stamp Out Raids. Constantinople, May 16. British patrol are busy suppressing na tionalist hands which . have been raiding villages in the outskirts of his city,' . talaraa Hotarf-Claw lUttw May M. JH. ft Oaialia P. 0. Uaaar Act af atarth 9. 1479. Mrs. Helen Cox Mahoney Dies Very Suddenly Dayton, O., May 16. Mrs. Helen Cox Mahoney, 25, daughter of for mer Governor-James M. Cox, demo cratic candidate ior president last fall, died suddenly at her home in Oakwood, a suburb, early today. She had apparently been in good health until the moment of her death. Her husband, D. J. Mahoney, is general manager of the former governor's newspaper here. Move for Recall Of New Lincoln Mayor Assured Preparation of Petitions for Ousting of Zehrung and In stalling of Muny Plants Voted at Mass Meeting. Lincoln, ' May 16. (Special Tele gram.) Circulation of a recall peti tion against Mayor Frank C. Zeh, rung became a certainty tonight at a big mass meeting held at a Lincoln hotel. At the same time, circulation of a referendum petition, empowering Lincoln city commissioners to install a municipal ice plant, raun'cipal coal plant and public market, was assured. Orators stirred their hearers to a frenzy by charging that the people of Lincoln faced a fight against all public' service corporations of the city, all newspapers and all commer cial houses. Cries of "Throw him out ' were heard in the hall when someone said that a hostile newspaper reporter was in the room endeavoring to in terrupt the speeches. Several people jumped to their feet and demandeed that all reporters be taken to the front of the room. Others, however, smoothed ovei the trouble, declaring that the 'newspaper men were in another part of the room. A resolution was adopted giving committee of five power to grant recalt petitions and referendum peti tions on the proposed municipal plants. These petitions will be hand ed to workers at a meeting within a few days. speakers charged that Mayor Zehrung is a "spineless public offi cial and always has been" and a man that corporations want as mayor. One orator asserted that C. W. Bryan stood for what the people showed they wanted in the recent election. The committee of five must decide whether they shall institute a recall petition against .enrung and the four commissioners : or whether against the- mayor only. Over 500 persons attended tnc mass meeting. , Curtis Publishing Company Pressmen Go On Strike Philadelphia, Mav 16. Pressmen employed by ilie Curtis Publishing company went on strike today for the 44-hour week. None of the fore men composing the executive staff of the plant quit, and a few of the pressmen remained at work, the company said. New York City Loses. Washington, May 16. The su preme court today dismissed for want of jurisdiction appeal of the city of New York 'from decrees of lower courts holding that the 80-cent gas law was unconstitutional. The dis missal was, ordered on the ground that the city had no property or other legal interest in the suit. AN EVEN START Right now is the time for action on the part of any person who has not yet started in the Help Your self Campaign. . The Special Additional Awards of a $1,625.00 Overland Sedan and a $1,350.00 Gardner Five Passenger Car. for the largest amount " in , cash subscriptions during the next three weeks, permits of. an even start on these two awards and the Big Extra Vote Offer will give you a large number of votes to apply on the Capi tal and District Awards. See the Special Offer on page 4 and the standing of members on page 10. " 1 -i i ... .Helen J W J Cox Inspectors 0 r d e r e d To Omaha Will Continue Investigation of Western Branches After They Complete Chicago Hearing.' Pilots May Take Action ' Investigation of charges made asrainst air mail officials is to be transferred to Omaha. Fostal inspectors, starting the in vestigation at Chicago, were given orders yesterday by Chief Inspector Charles J. Claraham, in charge of the special investigating board, to continue their probe into the west, meeting next in Omaha. "We have received no word of the orders," said Supt. William I. Votaw of the Omaha air mail station at Ak Sar-Bcn field this afternoon. No Advance Work. "But if the investigation is to be made national in scope, Omaha will probably be the next point at which the board will meet." Superintendent Votaw doubts if any word will, be sent the Omaha station in advance of the arrival of the board. The board would reach Omaha to day under existing plans, it was said. "We have not completed our in vestigation of charges made against officials in Chicago," Chief Clarahan declared. No Letup in Probe. "In order, however, to make the quiz more national in scope, we have decided to take testimony at other points before completing the probe here." Postmaster General Hays has shown no inclination to call a halt to the investigation until every charge of inefficiency, drunkenness and graft on the part of high officials of the service is investigated, Inspec tor Clarahan declared. Chief Clarahan made his remark on the strength of the orders he has received out of Washington. Affidavits Sought. Pilots and mechanics are being asked for affidavits by the board, it is said. This will necessitate the board being in Omaha several flays to reecive testimony from the flyers who ply between Omaha and Chi cago and Omaha and Cheyenne. Mechanics and pilots in Chicago have been asked, it is reported, to issue statements repudiating charges which C. C. Eversole, discharged pilots and Paul G. Ricfcet, formerly in charge of the rigging at the Min neapolis field, have made. . " Pilots to Meet Reports have even reached the in vestigating board of attempts on the part of officials at Checkerboard field in Chicago to put a stop to in criminating testimony of employes. Pilots flying out of Chicago hate declared they are not in sympathy with Eversole's campaign against the service and that a meeting of their association probably will be held soon at which an effort will be made to oust him from membership. x "Northern Lights" Put English Wires Out of Commission Sunday London, May 16. Telegraph and telephone lines in the British Isles and throughout all northern Europe have been seriously interrupted by the great magnetic storm which vir tually paralyzed wire traffic in ihe United States Saturday night and Sunday. Cables between England and the United States were affected early this morning and transmission was badly delayed. The disturbance is believed to have caused a fire which destroped a tele phone exchange at Karlstad, a Swed ish town about 160 miles west' of Stockholm. The building was totally destroyed. Four American Women in Turkey, Are Nearly Drowned London, May 16. Four Ameri can women, engaged in relief work at ' Constantinople, narrowly es caped drowning in the Bosphorus yesterday, says the Constantinople correspondent of the Daily Mail. They were in a row boat in mid stream when it sprang a leak and quickly sank. A Miss Cushman sank, but upon rising managed to seize her dog by the collar and the, animal dragged her to safety. , Miss Aslers and Mrs. Uhls swam ashore. The fourth member of the party was a Miss CaldwelL, Lloyd George Reported as Willing to Meet De Valera Dublin, May 16. (By The Asso ciated Press.) Premier Lloyd George, says the Freeman's Journal today, has offered to meet Eamonn De Valera, or other Irish leaders, without conditions. Mr. De Valera, adds the newspaper, replied that if j the premier made such a statement . 1 1 1 I -v 1 puDiic, ne vLe vaieraj wouia give a public reply. Colorado Educator Dies At Age of 86 at Denver Home Denver, Colo., May 16. Joseph G Schattuck, prominent educator of thcUniversity of Denver, died here early today. He was 86 years old. He was born at Marlborough, N. H., and came to this state in 1868, organizing the first grade school in northern Colorado. His funeral will be held here Tuesday. Holiday in English Marts. London. May 16. Holiday on the London, Livprnri nd Paris ex changes todaj OMAHA, TUESDAY, MAY 17, 1921. Allied Council to Act On Silesian Problem London, May 16. There may be a full meeting of the supreme allied council for the purpose of discussing the situation which has arisen in Silesia as a result of the Polish re volt there. 1 Dispatches from Paris indicate that Premier Briand intends to lay the situation before the French Chamber of Deputies when it meets Thursday. There has been an ex change of views between the French and British governments, but sug gestions that a'mceting be held have been met with the assertions in Paris that it would be impossible for the French premier to discuss the Silesian affair with Mr. Lloyd George until after Thursday. Advices over the week-end' ap peared to indicate a cessation of lighting in Up"per Silesia, but there was nothing to show that the Poles were withdrawing from regions they occupied during the past two weeks. T Finds Husband Dead on Bed on Returning Home Suicide of Former Cattle Speculator Believed Due to 111 Health; Spent $1,000 On False Teeth in Year. Returning homei from a shopping tour late yesterday afternoon, Mrs. Jacob Rothschild, Drake court, found her husband lying dead on a bed with a bullet hole in the center of his forehead, a revolver clutched in his right hand and a Sunday newspaper in the left. According to relatives, Mr. Roths child had been suffering ill health for the last two years. He is said to have spent $1,000 in the last year in an attempt to cure a case of pyorrhea, buying 28 sets of false teeth, none of which gave satisfac tion. It -is supposed that despond ency over his ill health led the man to commit suicide. Sol S. Goldstrom, 115 South Thirty-seventh street, stated last night that at 4 yesterday afternoon Mrs. Rothschild had asked her husband to accompany her downtown to do some shopping. According' to Gold strom, the husband said he would first shave and then meet Mrs, Rothschild down town. Found Door Locked. At 5 Mrs. Rothschild returned and found the door of their apartment locked. She pushed out the kev and when she entered found her husband lying dead on the bed. The bodv was fully dressed, including an over coat. The hat was lying nearby. According to Goldstrom, Roths child was for 20 years a cattle specu lator -on-the South Side; where he was connected with the Wertheimer & Degen firm. According to another relative he was a retired saloon keeper. Mrs, Rothschijd, who was over come by grief, Said she could not account for her husband's act.; She said he had never threatened to com mit suicide and that she knew of nothing which would have influenced him to take his life. He was well-to-do, relatives, said.- Knew Little of Man. Neighbors in the apartment said they knew little of Rothschild. "I cannot account for my brother-in-law's act," Meyer Klein, 3510 Harney street, said last night. "He was 'well-fixed' and I'm positive he had no domestic trouble. I'm very sure it was his poor health that actuated him." Mrs. Klein expressed the possi bility of some domestic trouble, however. Rothschild was 52 years old. He was born in Pittsburgh, Pa. His father, Louis Rothschild, who en gaged in the cattle business here about 25 years agof died two years ago. Jacob is survived by his mother, Mrs. Louis Rothschild, and three sisters, Mrs. E. A. Sampson, Salt Lake City; Mrs. Sol S. Goldstrom, Mrs. Meyer Kleitj and Mrs. Harry Hirsch of Omaha. Committee Rejects Linney Nomination Chicago Tribune-Omaha Bee Leased Wire. Washington, May 16. Tbe senate judiciary committee voted today to i eject President Hading's nomination of Frank Linney to be United States district attorney in North Carolina. It was decided, however, to hold this action in abeyance to allow Mr. Linney to be heard in his own be half. ' Members of the committee were of the opinion, however, that the action would stand.' Protests against confirmation of Linncy's nomination were made by negro clergymen and evidence was presented to show that Linney had promised to connive with North Carolina democrats to deny negroes the right to vote in violation of the 15th amendment. Shoemakers Union Meets At St. Louis; Fight Wage Cuts St. Louis, May 16. Delegates from the United States and' Canada met here today in convention of the Boot and Shoe Workers union for the announced purpose of devising methods to strengthen ,thc organiza tion, and protect the wage scales of their craft. Approximately 50,000 workers were represented, it was said. Record Writh 199 Full Loops Mincola, N. Y., May 16. Laura Bromwell, 23, broke the world's loop-the-loop record w hen her air plane, starting at the height of 8.000 feet, performed 199 loops before landing. The flight took place at Curtiss Field. Miss - Bromwell wore the uniform of lieutenant in the New York aerial police department. Last year she established a record of 88 loops. . Her flight today con sumed one hour ,and JO minutes, Some Suggestions Pat a large export tax on tomiet Put m 7S per Put a large tax on American expatriate who get their money out of thi Put a largo tax on violator French Soldiers Attack Germans In Upper Sjlesia Cavalry" Saher Civilians Fol lowing Riots Caused by Newspaper Reports Poles Excited. By L. C. WALTER. Chicago Tribune Cable, Copyright, 1921. Silesia, May 16. The French mili Silesia, May 15. The French mili tary are busy sabering Beuthen's dis contented civilians today. The trouble is spreading throughout the Korfanty kingdom, following publi cation of General Lerond's denial that the plebiscite commission had fixed the armistice demarcations giving Korfanty joint military and civil rule of Silesia. " German reports say the Polish population in the revolting area is excited by the increasing possibili ties of counter uprisings soon. 4 T'rouble came .when newsboys, peddling German papers, shouted "Korfanty trick." There were col lisions in the streets of Beuthen, Kattowitz and other cities. One in surgent was shot in Beuthen and several Germans were sabered by French cavalry, when a crowd at tacked a convoy bring money to the insurgents. ' Cavalry Disperses Mob. At the sound of rifles, thousands assembled in the square with cries of "Kill the dogs." The insurgents has- liilv constructed a barricade before the bank, using their own wagons and passing vehicles. Suddenly a French cavalry patrol of 100 troop ers swept into the crowds and used sabers freely. Later a funeral procession, for a dead insurgent was attacked. A French patrol arrived. The crowd yelled "Down writh France. Down with Poland." The French dispersed the mob. Another sabering took place in the station when a group of Germans tried to drag the driver from the hearse. Throughout the afternoon and evening, the French cavalry continuously dispersed the civilians in Beuthen and other cities where feeling was high against the insur gents. , ' Socialists Lay Claim To An Italian Victory Rome, May 16. Reports qf social ist successes at Turin, : Florence and Bologifa in the parliamentary elec tions held yesterday have:-been re ceived, but constitutionalists of this city went to bed last night firm in f their belief that their party would hold a comiortablc working majority in the next Chamber of Deputies. There were quite serious riots in a number of Tuscan and Piedmontese cities where socialists and com munists clashed with the fascisti or extreme" nationalists. Frisco Surgeon, Pioneer in . Phthisis Fight Dies: Age 68 i San Francisco, May 16. Dr. Harry T. Sherman, aged 68 years, widely knownsurgeon and specialist, died here early today after an illness of two weeks. Dr. Sherman was a pioneer in the Society for Prevention of Tuberculosis and a regent of the American College of Surgeon ... Until Jul.. . ky Mall (I Vr.l. Daily lsaa.. iJM: Bully Oalir. :" Ottilia 4th Zaaa (I aar). Dally aad Suatfu. t6; Dally Only. Sli; Sunaay Only. tJ for Shifting Taxes Cotvhrht: MSI: By Toe Chicago Tribuna.1 who take great turn of monty out of their way back. oent tax on American fortune marrying abroad. of the eighteenth . amendment. Thi Prowlers Damage Luxurious Home Nye Residence -at F remont Ransacked During Family's Absence. Fremont, Neb May 16. (Special Telegram.) Damage of $500 was done last night to the residence of Ray Nye of the Nye, Schneider, Fowler Grain company in the ab sence of the entire family. Prowlers gained enl ncc by prying open a front window, . Authorities are unable to deter mine how much was stolen, but the appearance . of the second floor, which looks as if a hurricane had struck the place, shows that the bur glars were looking tor some certain article. Expensice wardrobes were strewn about the floors, closets and cabinets jimmied and furniture bad ly wrecked by the prowlers, who evi dently had searched everywhere. Valuable cut glass and silverware on the ' lower floor had been untouched.- ' ' The home was in charge of Ed Bertelson, custodian, of the pface, whose suspicions w7ere aroused this morning when he found curtains drawn tight in the sun parlor. His investigation of the unusual circum stances ; led to the discovery. ' County officialss searched for fin ger prints, but wee baffled. The bur glars had evidently used gloves in handling.articles. Mr. Nye is hurry ing home from Chicago todetermine the exact loss. ,,The Nye residence was pictured in last Sunday's rotagravure section of The Bee and is one of the most luxurious in this vicinity. British Gunboats Sent to Fight in Kwang Tung Region Washington, May 16. British authorities at Hongkong have sent river gunboats to operate against the southern China forces in Kwang Tung province according to a cabled message -of protest from Dr. Sun Yat Sen, south Chinese leader, re ceived here by his agent Ma Soo. Please appeal to the people ot the United States to-help stop this crime" the message, said, "and also wire the British government plead ing that this inhuman act be stopped immediately." , Roumanian Communists Arc . Arrested in Police Drive Bucharest,- May 16. The police today entered the Roumanian com munist, congfess and arrested 72 persons, including three members of the chamber of- deputies, after the minority members of the con gress had protested against the val idity ot a vote dv tne majority m favor of unqualified -adherence to the third internationale. ,' The police allege that the communists have re ceived a subsidy in. jewels from Moscow. - . United. Brethren Pastors Ali'nrtloil Ernr Tnproaia - Indianapolis. Ind.. May 16.-A 40 PT cent increase of salaries was granted today to the principal offi cers of the United Urethren church by delegates to the quadrennial con ference. Thirty officers will receive the advances. Under the new salary scale, bish ops will .receive $4,500-annually and the secretaries of numerous boards and committees $3,300. to Somebody Else the country and chtai tho evotom on country and $pmd it eUewhere, would yield a ttaggering turn. Bondsof9I.W.W. Are Forfeited By Court Order Failure to Report at Leaven worth Prison Cost Back- ers of . Radicals -$75,000. Chicago, May 16. Bonds aggre gating $75,000 for missing members of the Industrial Workers of the World, who are under prison sen tences, were 'ordered forfeited today by the federal district court of ap peals. The cases of nin men, in cluding William D. Haywood, who is believed to be in Russia, were affected. All were supposed to re port at the Leavenworth (Kan.) penitentiary following the recent su preme court decision refusing to re view their conviction for conspiracy to obstruct the war draft. The men. whose bonds were for feited were: William D. Haywood, " $15,000; Vladimir Lossieff, Chicago, $10,000; George Andreychine, Chicago, $15, 000; Charles Roth Fisher, Chicago, $5,000; Leo Laukki, Duluth. $5,000; Fred Jaakkola, Duluth, $10,000; J. H. Beyer, Seattle, Wash., $10,000; Grover ' Perry, Phoenix, Ariz., $5,000; Herbert McCutcheon, Miami, Minn., $5,000. Eighteenth Amendment Strengthened by Court 'Washington, May .-"-Thc re quirement that the prohibition amendment be ratified within seven yjars by three-fourths of the states does not invalidate the entire meas ure, the supreme court today ruled. The decision was given in the ap peal of J. J. Dillon of San Fran cisco trom decisions in lower courts refusing his petition .for a writ of habeas corpus on the ground that the limitation made the; amendment invalid. . f , ' Canadian Police Fear . ' j Attempt to Blow Up Canal j Welland, Qnt., May 16. .Canadian police searched the Welland canal for 1.400 pounds of dynamite stolen Friday night'- from the government stores' near Allanburg. Sever al years ago, an attempt to wretk the canal by explosives was made at Thorold, a few'tnilesfrom Allanburg. Miners' Head Says Miners '' In Oklahoma Are Starving Muskogee, Okl., May 16. John AVilkinson, president of District 21, United Mine Workers of America, issued a statement here yesterday in which he said "there are miners in Oklahoma who are actually starv ing." The Weather Forecast Probably showers and warmer Tuesday. ' Hourly Temperatures. A a. m . . . a. m. . . 1 a. m. . , a. m. . . ..4(1 ..4(1 . .47 ..50 ..S4 . ..W . . ....8(1 6 ....7 ,...(M . . . . d.1 ....83 ....84 t p. ; p. 4 p. p. p. a. 1(1 a. m. 11 a. m. 1 P. v; .M4 Ik THREE CENTS r Naval Bill Is Opposed Stubbornly Adoeates of Borah Proposal For Disarmament Confer ence Prevent Measure From Making Progress. Amendments Pending Washington, May 16. The $500, 000,000 naval appropriation bill was unable today to make headway against opposition from advocates of the Borah proposal for a disarma ment conference and reduction in appropriations. Addresses by Senators Pomerene, democrat, Ohio, and La Follette, re publican. Wisconsin, prevented. amendments from being reached and when adjournment was taken the lat ter had not finished. It was expect ed, however, amendments would be reached later tomorrow. Both senators declared great ex penditures were unnecessary and in expedient. Senator Poni'.rene- sup ported the Borah amendment, and advocated one of his own to clothe the president with authority to sus pend capital ship construction for six months. Calls Program Wasteful Senator La Follette declared that the navy building program was a "waste of the people's money." Capi tal ships would become obsolete in five years, he said, adding that with development of air craft, submarines and seacoast defenses, the United States would be impregnable from , attack. - Senator Pomerene said rejection of the Borah amendment would "practi cally close the door of hope of the world for disarmament." Demands for disarmament finaljv caused Senator Poindexter, repub lican,' in charge of the bill, to state that no information had been sub mitted to Show extravagance in the proposed naval purchases. Says "Yap" Is Bugbear. Senator Pomerene replied that when "officers with cold lace whU. pered 'Yap' members of the naval committee had hysteria and voted for large appropriations." Senator I Borah intericcted that- military expenditures were holding up projects like soldier relief, west ern reclamation and other develop- ' menis. Senator La Follette said "ereat fi nancial interests" desired a powerful navy to protect their interests. He introduced an amendment, nrovidmo that none of the American war craft should be used to "coerce or compel collection" of any private claim! grant or concession. Two Killed in Blast As 25 Quarts of Nitro .Explode Near Casper Casper, Wyo., May 16. Nelson S. Glass, 30, and an unidentified man were killed and the village of Bon neville, 100 miles northwest of Cas per, was rocked Sunday by an ex plosion of 25 quarts of nitroglycer ine, which the two men were tak ing to a storage plant at Thermopo- i's. wyo., irom tne nianutacturing plant here. The men were riding in an automobile at the time of the explosion. ' Glass companion is believed to have been a stranger who was given a "lift." ! A holle 20 feet deep and 30 feet wide was dug into the ground. The explosion occurred near the Bonne ville railroad station. Several build ings were damaged and doors and windows blown in. Seven were cut by flying glass. ' . Mexican Catholics to Mourn for Those Slain Mexico City, May 16. All Catho lics in the republic are urged in a manifesto issued from the local headquarters of the Catholic women of Mexico to observe May 17, 18 and 19 as days of mourning "for the vic tims of Thursday's rioting at Mpreha, capital of the state of Michoacan. Catholics who had as sembled there in a demonstration against the alleged desecration of cnurcnes were fired upon by fed eral troops and radicals and" more ' than a score were killed. The secretary of -war returned yesterday for Morelia, where ke conducted an investigation. Wholesale Prices Show Further Decline in April Washington, May 16. Wholesale prices for April showed a decline of 5 per cent from March and 42 per cent from April, 1920. in figures made public today by the Depart ment of Labor. A decline of 43 1-2 per cent was shown from the high peak prices of last. May. Farm products showed the largest de crease in April, with a drop of 8 per cent. Milwaukee Women Strike For Lower Meat Prices Milwaukee, Wis., May 16. Mil waukee women who are determined, to do without meat three days a week until retail prices come down in conformity with wholesale prices, began their strike, according to Mrs -F. E. Howe, president of the Wom en's Fair Price league. . Volcano is Active. ' Mexico City, May 16. The volca no of Colima, in Jalisco, long inac tive. i. in eruption. Ashes are coming ; from the crater and the phenomenon is accompanied by strong rumblings.' An earthquake of'20 seconds duration was registered Saturday evening throughout Jalisco. s