The Omaha Daily Bee
VOL. 51 NO. 9.
tnttni H Samf-CliM Mttttr Mu H. IMS. at
0tk( P. 0. Uaaw Act Mink 3. 1171.
OMAHA, TUESDAY, JUNE 28, 1921.'
By Mil l r). Dally Saay, I7.M; Dally !. II:
Sunday. 2.M; t Hlll ll 0IU Stattt, Caaaia M MulM.
THREE CENTS
3
4
hone Rate
Hearing Is
Concluded
Kail Commission Takes North
western Bell Company's
Request for Surcharge and
Raises Under Advisement.
Many Protest Increase
Lincoln, June 27. (Special Tele
gram.) Representatives of a hard
pressed public and officers of the
Northwestern Bell Telephone com
pany exchanged blows until a late
hour'tonight before the state railway
commission in the application of the
telephone company for a continuation
of its 10 per cent surcharge and a
biff increase in its person-to-person
calls. The commission took the ap
plication under advisement.
J. A. Kuhn, representative of the
Omaha Grain Exchange, declared
that body was struggling to keep its
am n m Kit A a? taaa 4h Aeaa 1O1T0 Atf
that the persons-to-person calls, es
sential to its business would run into
thousands of dollars in .extra ex
penses.
t "And ultimately we must tax this
I increase to the farmers," Kuhn said.
"But look what you grain fellows
made during the war; you increased
prices five and six times more than
we could." Guy H. Pratt, vice presi
dent fo the telephone company said.
' Shows Price Decrease.
: F. T. Coates. Grand Island whole
' sale fruit dealer, read figures show
ing that food which can be purchased
for $1.50 today cost $2.87, May 20,
1920; clothes costing $1.90 today
cost $3.47 in 1920. Totalling a se
ries of figures, he declared that nec
essities of life costing $1.62 today
cost $2.72 May 20. 1920. ,
"The farmer, the merchant and the
wholesaler are all feeling these re
ductions and why should a public
utilities jump in and want an in
crease?" Coates asked.
Replying to a statement by Vice
President Pratt that wages of line
men and others ' had not been re
duced, Coates asked:
"Why not? The railroad men's
wages and those of many other men
are being reduced and in Grand
Island business men are reducing
wages from 20 to 10 per cent. I
must accept a reduction in wages
July 1." .
Admits Some Lower. . . .
Pratt admitted that prices of some
materials were lower, although de
nying that ; the price ' of telephone
poles had decreased. Instead, he de
clared, his company was paying 20
.cent more ior poies man it aia a
"You don v want to lower the
wages of the telephone girls, who al-
ways nave uccn unuu)wu,uwvut
The attorney for the company asked.
"No, sir, I don't," Coates replied,
"and that's what you fellows are
harping on now the poor telephone
girls. They get little enough as it is.
But we have men in our employ who
must exercise the same intelligence
that some of your $160 a month men
do, who are getting only $75 a
month in Grand Island."
Questions Asked.
F. M. Deweese, representing the
Farm bureau and rural subscribers,
asked Pratt these questions:
"Why can the farmers in Hamil
ton county operate a company sys
tem and charge $1 a month while you
charge $1.97 a month?" -
"Why can Dodge county farmers
operate a line at $1.25 a month
against your $1.97 a month?"
"Why does the Lincoln telephone
and telegraph charge $1.60 a month
for their farm phones and you
charge $1.97 a month?"
"YVhy did the Lincoln company,
which operates in one town in Ham
ilton county, reduce its price from
$1.60 a month in that county to $1
a month?"
i'tstt declared that tlw farm lines
ti'.-mti! nnt nav r1iviHfnr1 if if enn-
D
I si'lered as many items of expense as
" his company did and declared they
ti:dn'r furnish the service bis com
pany c'id. . ,
The reasons his company . barged
more for rural service than the Lin
coln company was beca'isc telephone
girls cost more in the Norrh Platte
the commission.
Protest Formally Filed.
D. J. Trailsty of the Grand Island
Chamber of Commerce formally
filed the protest of that body and the
St. Paul, Neb., Chamber of Com
merce against the application of the
company.
Prattt stated that the pcrsons-to-person
call took 54 per cent more
time of the operator than the ordi
nary long distance call and that at
present it cost patrons only 25 per
cent more. For the time being the
company is asking only 40 per cent
more than for regular calls, he said.
Pratt sai dthe company was pay
ing 8 per cent on borrowed money
and while it was only asking a fair
return on valuation of $15,000,000, it
had a riglit to demand a valuation on
a $25,000,000 investment, which, he
declared would take in going value
and present production value.
Detroit Man Nominated
As Ambassador to Japan
Washington, June 27. The nomi
nation of Charles B. Warren of De
troit to -be ambassador to Japan was
sent formally today to the senate by
President . Harding. Announcement
of his selection for the place was
made last week. S. Parket Gilbert,
jr., of New Jersey was nominated
today. by President Harding for the
newly-cre?" post of under secre
tary of thv easury.
New. Cornell President
Ithaca, N. Y., June 27. Dr. Liv
ingston Farrand, prominent Red
Cross worker, today was elected
president of Cornell university to
succeed Dr. Jacob Gould Schurman,
recently appointed minister to China
Japanese Parliament
Members Are Guests
Of House and Senate
Washington, June 27. Members
of the Japanese parliament who are
returning the visit of a group of
members of congress to the Orient
last summer, were received today by
the house and senate, both bodies
recessine for a few minutes so mem
bers could .hold a reception for the
visitors.
The Tapanese delegation first vis
ited the house, occupying seats in
the diplomatic gallery. Members of
the house rose and applauded when
Rmresentative MondcII. the reput
lican leader, called attention to the
presence of the visitors.
"It is a peculiar and especial honor
to have with us members of the leg
islative body of the oldest empire of
the world," said Mr. Mondell, "an
empire now operating under legisla
tive constitutional government, an
empire with which and with whose
people we always have entertained
relations marked by cordiality and
good will.
De Valera Will
Accept Peace
Offer Is Belief
Premier's Offer Creates Pro
found Sensation as It Dis
plays Wonderful Change
In Attitude.
London, June 27. (By the Asso
ciated Press.) -Belief that Eamonn
De Valera, "president of the Irish
republic," will accept Premier Lloyd
George's invitation to come to Lon
don for a conference with the gov-
ernment and Premier Craig of
Ulster, designed to bring about a set
tlement of the Irish problem is ex
pressed in the majority of reports
reaching this city from Dublin.
Lloyd George's invitation caused
a profound sensation in Dublin.
Sources predicting that De Valera
will accept are agreed that he prob
ably will attach sharp conditions to
his acceptance, one being that more
binding guarantees than were con
tained in the premier's letter must
be given for the safe conduct of
certain other Irish leaders and that
he would insist upon release of re
publicans now interned or impris
oned in order that they might ac
company him. It was pointed out
that the wording of the premier's
letter would make it impossible for
him to refuse such a demand.
Show Great .Change.
The prime minister's letter was
regarded here as indication of a re
markable and significant change in
the attitude of the British premier.
In the vent that : De Valera re
fused the premier's invitation it is
senerally believed that the govern
ment will make energetic prepara
tions for a vigorous campaign to
suppress Sinn Fein activivties.
Troops which could be used tor
this purpose are constantly arriving
in. Ireland and the extension of mar
tial law to all of Ireland - except
Ulsted is known to have been con
sirered for some time.
Many Are Anxious.
Moderate Sinn Feiners are repre
sented as being extremely anxious
that De Valera accept the invitation
They can see no possibility of end
ing the conflict under present con
ditions and they fear terrible results
if an intensified military campaign
is begun as a result of rejection of
Lloyd leorge s overtures, u is ue-
clared. .
An authority anonymously quoted
by the Daily Mail, in dispatches
from Dublin, declared that peace
would be possible if the British gov
ernment permitted Ireland to gov
ern herself, excluding only matters
pertaining to foreign relations, the
army, navy and other strategical
considerations and if the six north
ern counties were granted by the
rest of Ireland such measures ot
self arovernment as De Valera has
indicated his willingness to concede
within the limits of an autonomous
Ireland. Such a settlement, how
ever this authority pointed out,
would involve abandonment of the
demand for complete independence
and might for that reason be re
pudiated by the extremists.
ALLAYNE GUERNSEY
heroine of a new serial of sur
- prise, action and mystery.
You will enjoy her ad
ventures. The Bogie of Fear
By Arthur Somen Roche.
Blue
Ribbon
RdScn,
A BLUE RIBBON serial
starting in the. next
SUNDAY BEE
Hughes to
"Stand Pat"
For Treaty
Mexican President's Explana
tion of Plans to Pro!" t
.American Interc
suffic'L4;.
Ne
w
U a av -vore
By ARTH
rHfcJ'.'" ifS Hj
HENNING,
Chlcaro Trlbui
iaha Bm Leased Wire.
Washington: June 27. The Har
ding administration, it was learned
today, intends to stand pat on its re
quirement, as a condition precedent
to recognition, that the Obregon
government give signed guarantees
that it will confiscate no American
properties in Mexico.
This disclosure was official in con
nection with President Obregon's
signed article published today, in
which it was stated that Mexico does
not intend and never has intended
to confiscate American oil. minine
and other properties under article 27
of the Carranze constitution nation
alizing natural resources.
Every private right acquired prior
to May 1, 1917, when the new con
slitution was adopted, will be re
spected and fully protected," said the
Obregon statement. 1 he lamous
article 27, one clause of which de
dares the nation's ownership of sub
soil rights in petroleum, wilhtnever
be erven retroactive ettect nor has
it ever been given retroactive effect."
Delay Is Explained.
There has been delay, Obregon
admits, in enacting a law carrying
out the article in the spirit indicated,
but this delay has been due to the
absorption of the Mexican congress
in constructive domestic legislation
and furnished no just ground for the
suspicion that conhscation is con
templated.
"When it (congress) acts on ar
tide 27" said Obregon. "as it will
shortly, the world may rest assured
that the private property rights will
be respected in accordance with the
established principles of civilized
law. Until that, time we feel that
foreign capital should rest content
with an administrative policy that is
safeguarding every property right
and is earnestly seeking to meet ev'
erv iust obluration." .
Obreeon further said that not
only have we made repeated and of
ficial declaration that article U would
not be eiven retroactive effect, but
we have forbidden any action what
soever that might give any, such ap
pearance." These assurances are welcome to
the Harding administration which
cannot understand, however, why
Obregon, if sincere in uttering them
in the newspapers, is unwilling to
write them into a treaty, of - other
formal understanding . with the
United States. Until this is done
the administration is unwilling to
accept the assurances that American
property rights will be respected or
to recognize the Obregon govern
ment. 'It was pointed out that Carranza
gave similar assurances and then
proceeded to issue decrees under
which numerous American oil prop
erties valued at millions of dollars
were liable to confiscation. The
United States protested immediately
and the decrees were not carried
into effect. At the same time they
(Turn to Pace Two, Column FItc.)
Air Services Ready
For Bombing Tests
Washington, June 27. Army and
navy air services reported tonight all
was ready for the bombing tests to
morrow against the battleship Iowa,
which is operated by radio control
from the battleship Ohio, as an en
emy ship approaching American
shores.
Waiting at the land bases for the
signal to start were 26 air machines.
When the signal is received for them
to take the air the Iowa will be be
tween Capes Hatteras and Henlopen,
50 to 100 miles off shore, and steam
ing toward the shore.
With the exception of seven
F-S-L's, operated by army pilots, and
four army dirigibles, the planes will
be in charge of naval pilots. All
will be under the command of Vice
Admiral H. P. Jones, new command
er of the Atlantic fleet, assisted by
Brig. Gen. Mitchell, assistant chief
of the army air service and Captain
Johnson of the navy.
Cotton Credit Situation
Will Be Investigated
Washington, June 27. An investi
gation of the credit situation with
respect to cotton will be made by
Secretary of Commerce Hoover,
Secretary of the Treasury Mellon
and Eugene Meyer, jr., managing
director of the war finance corpor
ation, at the - request of President
Harding.
Secretary Hoover, in announcing
the plans for the inquiry, said that
t is the intention to investigate com
plaints relative to insufficient credit
facilities in the south territory over
present stocks of cotton and to fi
nance the present crop.
Graf Bank Cashier Named
Chief of Banking Bureau
Lincoln, June 27. R. C. King,
cashier of the Bank of Graf, Neb.,
the last three years, has beeen ap
pointed chief of the bureau of bank
ing, state department of trade and
commerce, at a salary of $3,000 a
year. Secretary J. E. Hart of the
department, who has been chief of
the bureau, has relinquished all but
supervisory duties, he announced.
Wheat Yields 21 Bushels
Harvard, Neb. June 27. (Special
Telegram.) Wheat threshed from
the poorest field at the McKelvie
farm south of Clay Center, Neb.,
home of the Nebraska governor, is
yielding 21 bushels to the acre
1 -
Robison Road Bill
Is Passed by House
After Heated Debate
Washington, June 27. After heat
ed debate the house passed the Rob
ison road bill designed particularly
to keep highways improved by fed
eral funds in good condition. :
Although supported by a majority
of the house roads committee the
bill was vigorously opposed by
Chairman Dunn and other members,
who argued that it would benefit
sparsely settled states at the ex
pense of populous ones.
Representative Ray burn, democrat,
Texas, declared enforcement of the
bill would absolutely wreck the
road system of Texas."
Proponents contended the measure
would facilitate the development of
roads and benefit farmers especially.
Under the measure states would be
Kiven three years in which to estab
lish funds for maintenance of fed
eral aid roads. Should a state, after
proper notification, fail to make the
specified improvements the federal
eovernment would undertake the
work at the state's expense and until
settlement was made no further proi
ects for federal aid construction in
that state would be approved.
Doctors Urged
To Launch Fight
On Volstead Act
President of National Medical
Association Calls Prohibi
tion a Curse in Opening
Convention.
Atlantic City, N. J., June 27. The
doctors of the country were called
uoon todav to unite in an effort to
repeal the Volstead act by JJr. Wal
lace Fritz of Philadelphia, president
1 . . - ....
of the Allied Medical Association
of America, in an address at the an
nual convention of the organization.
He declared the prohibition law was
a curse arid made more drunkards
than did the old laws.
"The precedent established by the
Volstead act," he said, "restricts
medical practice and if the profession
values its therapeutic liberty, it must
meet it with a protest that will com
mand attention. The medical pro
fession should not permit itself to ba
placed in a position before the whole
world as liquor salesmen and drug
stores as saloons.
"From general observation the law
has been a curse to our country. It
has taken awav pure liquor and beer
and has substituted poison and dele
terious liquors. It is causing gam
bling and immorality in the homes.
It is causing death after death of tin
innocent public. It is causing blind
ness by the score. Are the physicians
going to make a stand for the good
of the public health or are we going
to sit quietry-ndsuck our thumbs?
We must decide which is the greater
evil from a medical standpoint: Pro
hibition or home brew."
Convicts to Change
Military Academy
Into Reformatory
Lincoln. Tune 27. (Special Tele
gram.) Convict labor will be Used
to make repairs necessary to trans
form the old Hayward military
academy into a reformatory, A. iu
Allyn; member of the state board of
control announced today.
A wall is the first reauisite. After
it is completed the inmates can be
lodged comfortably in the new
reformatorv while making it a first-
class institution, it was stated.
It is probable from 200 to 300 men
will be placed in the reformatory
when it is completed, although that
many cannot be accommodated at
first. '
N. T. Harmon, formerly deputy
warden of the penitentiary, a demo
crat and at present secretary of the
pardon board; Gus Hyers, state
sheriff, and perhaps the "rUnner up"
in the United States marshalship ap
pointment, are being considered as
the head of the institution.
Climbing Stunt to End
Recruiting Campaign
.
"Climbing Bill" Strother will shin
up the Conant hotel building
Wednesday evening at 7:30. The
exhibition will be under the auspices
of the Nebraska National guard and
will wind up the recruiting campaign
that has been conducted for the past
few weeks.
The program will be opened by
Arthur Hill, manager for the
"human spider," a vocalist of con
siderable fame.
A collection will be taken up after
the performance, half of which will
go to the National guard. Strothers
also will climb some of the other
downtown buildings, announcement
of which will be made later.
Search Imperial Valley
For Missing Surveyor
Brawley, Cal., June 27. Search of
the wastes of the Imperial desert
was begun today for a member of a
surveying party who was reported
missing on the desert by other mem
bers of the party, according to in
formation received here from Har
per's Well, where the surveyors had
been working.
Lad Saves 225-Pound
Man From Drowning
Hastings, Neb., June 27. (Special
Telegram.) Raymond Coffey, 14, is
acclaimed a hero following his res
cue of George Bacon, weighing 225
pounds, from drowning in Crystal
lake, while scores watched him with
out offering assistance. Coffey is a
member of St. Mark Boy Scouts and
learned rescue work as a fart of his
scout training
-
Real News
..a, f ALL ABOUT BAB Vji
f Air roth NOT httag!
Dawes Busy on
Plan to Reduce
U. S. Spending
-
President to Preside at Con
ference of Cabinet Members
With Budget Director
Next Friday.
Washington, June 27. Plans for
the establishment of the new federal
budget system operative next Fri
day took tangible form today.
Charles G. Dawes, director of the
budget, at the request of the presi-;
dent called a conference tor
Wednesday of all cabinet members
and other executive administrative
officials, at which President Harding
will preside. The president directed
Mr. Dawes to draft a tentative form
for the new budget within the next
30 days, with estimates of the abso'
lute minimum of government funds
needed for the fiscal year beginning
July 1.
A White House statement called
attention to the necessity for econ
omy in governmental expenditures
and said that the tentative form of
the budget should point the way "as
would be done in any ordinary busi
ness. It is understood that at the
conference soirfcthmsr of the nature
of the expected cut in spending will
be brought out as well as the de
tailed plans of the budget machinery.
"The president does not assume,"
the statement said, "as has been the
custom under the old system with
individual departments, that the min
imum of governmental expenditures
in the year is the amount fixed by
congress.
The maximum of the budget Mr.
Harding has asked to have drafted is
expected to be below" the minimum
amount provided for in existing con
gressional appropriations, the state
ment added, while the economies
thus anticipated will thus be carried
on into an alternative draft of the
budget for the fiscal year beginning
Tulv 1. 1922.
It was made plain by Mr. Dawes
associates that he intends to impress
upon the heads and subordinate of
ficials ofHthe "spending" depart
ments of the government the full
meaning of the word economy.
"It's the first time its ever been
done, but it won't be the last. It's
a business affair and ought to be
done in a business way," Mr. Dawes
said. '
State Police in Charge
Of Tonopah Mining Camp
Tonopah, Nev., June 27. " Fifty
state policemen arrived here today
from Reno, Nev.. to. assume control
of the mine strike situation which
was precipitated by a wage reduc
tion April 16. The police were dis
patched following complaint from
mine owners that their 350 employes
had been assaulted and intimidated.
Approximately 20 miners are arriving
daily in Tonopah to act as strike
breakers, - the mine owners an
nounced. Governor Boyle notified
the owners today that the workers
are entitled to protection, and the
state will give it to them.
Barrows Forced to Rest
From Veterans', Body Work
Lincoln, June 27. (Special Tele
gram.) Lieut. Gov. P. A. Barrows
arrived in Lincoln today from Flint,
Mich., where he has been engaged
in building up the Sons of Veterans,
of which he is commander-in-chief.
His return is said to have been caused
by his physicians who prescribed a
rest. ,
Governor Will Speak at
Picnic of Rail Employes
Linloln,' June 27. (Special Tele
gram.) Governor McKelvie left to
night for McCook, where he will
speak tomorrow morning at the
fourth annual picnic of the McCook
division of railroad employes 1
'. l
Woman Elected
Head of Baptists
At Des Moines
Mrs. Montgomery of Roches-
ter, N. Y., First of Sex to
Be So Honored by
Northern Convention.
Des Moines, June 27. Mrs. Mont
gomery of Rochester, N. Y., was
elected president of the Northern
Baptists on the first ballot. Other
officers elected ( include: First vice
president, Corwin S. Shanks, Seattle
Wash., and treasurer, Frank L.
Miner, Des Moines, la.
Mrs. Montgomery has the distmc
tion of being the first woman ever
named to head the northern conven
tion.
The American Baptist Home Mis
sion society . elect ;d Charles B.
Brock of Denver. Colo., president,
Others elected included Rev. W. B.
Hinson of Portland, Ore., first vice
president.
Mrs. G. W. Coleman of Boston
was elected president of the Ameri
can Baptist Missionary society.
North Platte Man
Makes Parachute Drop
From Airplane Here
From a height of 900 feet yester-
dav afternoon. Qyde Dunan of
North Platte, Neb., made a safe
parachute drop from an airplane
piloted by G. E. (Buck) Weaver of
Wichita, Kan.
The drop was made on Ak-Sar
Ben field and was witnessed by a
small crowd.
The parachute used was a new
type of Japanese silk. A novel
spring attachment releases the bag
when the wearer releases a catch
H. M. Hardin of Minneapolis, in
ventor of the parachute, gave dem
onstrations of its mechanism yester
day.
Confab That May End Tieup
Of British Miners Starts
London, June 27. (By The Asso
ciated Press.) The conference of
the coal mine owners, the striking
miners and representatives ot tne
government in another effort to
reach a solution of the coal strike
commenced this morning. Newspa
pers predicted confidently that a set
tlement of the dispute would result.
It was unofficially stated that .the
miners have abandoned their demand
for a national wage pool, which has
long stood in the way of peace, and
that the government has renewed its
offer of a subsidy of 10,000,000,
provided a speedy agreement is
reached.
Estate of Olive Thomas Is
Sued for Furnishing Bill
New York, June 27. Suit was
filed today in supreme court by ad
ministrators of the estate of David
Neuman for. $9,473 against the estate
of Olive Thomas, motion picture
actress.
This sum. the plaintiffs allege, is
due for work and goods supplied in
1919 and 1920 - in furnishing the
actress's home.
Edwards Says Any Move to
Stop Fight Is Waste of Time
Jersey City, N. J., June 27. Gov
ernor towards today declared tnat
any attempt to stop the Carpentier
Dempsey fight would be a waste of
time. - .
"Of course I don't know what Mr.
Howard has up his sleeve," said the
governor. ihis exhibition, 1 . can
say, will be conducted strictly ac
cording to law, I am sure, pf that,"
ft
Italian Cabinet
Quits as Vote of
Confidence Lost
Expression Follows Heated
Debate During Which Gov
ernment's Foreign Policy
Is Bitterly Attacked.
Rome, June 27. (By The Asso
ciated Press.) The cabinet today
decided to resign as a result yester
day in the Chamber of Deputies on
the question of confidence in the
gcvefpment which was regarded as
unfavorable.
The expression from the chamber
followed debate on the reply to the
speech from the throne in which the
government's foreign policy was at
tacked in some sections, and as
warmly defeated in others.
The vote was 234 to 200 in favor
of the government, but the cabinet
considered the majority too small to
justify continuance in power. .
The chief opposition was ex
pressed against the Jugo-Slav treaty
of Rapallo. -
Deputy Turati, the socialist lead
er, moved the resolution on which
the chamber voted.
It read: "
"The chamber affirming itself flat
ly opp'osed to the government's atti
tude' and action, in foreign as well
as interna, economic and social pol
icy, passed to the order ci the day."
Premier Giolitti stated that the gov
ernment regarded the motion as a
matter of confidence. That part of
it affecting the government s foreign
policy was defeated by a vote of 234
to 200. The remainder of the reso
lution was thrown out by a big ma
jority.
Retrenchment Policy
Adopted by Jap Navy
Tokio, June 27. (By The Asso
dated Press.) According to the
newspaper, the navy department has
decided to effect a decisive retrench
ment of expenditure, and to this end
the following measures will be taken:
To abolish the second squadron
and to unite the warships thereof into
several flotilla.
To establish reserve squadrons.
To lessen active service from the
present four years to three years and
to lengthen reserve service.
To postpone the construction of
destroyers. '
. To reform the organic system of
naval arsenals in order to minimize
the expenditure for the construction
of warships.
To lessen the organic sale of the
Chinkai and Port Arthur fortresses.
No official information concerning
these matters have been announced.
Two Cadet Pilots Killed
When Plane Falls to Earth
Sacramento, Cal., June 27. Flying
Cadets Harold T. Page of Union
City, Mich., and Joseph W. Weath
erby of Fort Davis, Tex., were
killed instantly today when their air
plane crashed to earth near Visalia,
approximately ZOO miles south of
here, it was announced at Mather
Field, headquarters of the 91st Aero
squadron. The men were starting
a flight from Visalia to Sacramento
when the plane fell.
The Weather -
Forecast
continued
"Fair
and
warm Tucs-
day. ,
Hourly Temperatures.
0 . m..
a. m.
7 a. m .
. m.
m, m.
10 a. in.
p. m. .
. .114
.
,.7
.
. .M
..90
. .M
..SI
S p. m. .
S p. m . .
4 p. m . .
p. m..
p. m . .
T P. m . .
t- p. ..
..14
,.75
..7
. .7
II
M (uoon) SS
Anti-Beer
diii rasseu
By House
Use of Beverage for Medicinal
Purpose Is Ended by
Vote of 250
To 93.
Reavis Charges Gag Rule
Chicago Trlbane-Omaba Be Iad Wire.
Washington, June 27. The house
tonight by a vote of 2S0 to 93, voted
that beer and light wines shall not
be used as medicine in the United
States.
It passed the Willis-Campbell bill,
supplementing the Volstead prohibi
tion enforcement act, to forestall the
execution of a regulation providing
for the prescription of beer and light
wines as medicine as held by former
Attorney General Palmer to be with
in the law.
The bill has not yet passed the
senate, but is expected to be consid
ered by that body in the near future.
Meanwhile regulations to - permit
prescription of beer and light wines
are being held up by the commis
sioner of internal revenue.
The vote came after four hours of
debate, during which heated inter
changes, charges and counter-charges,
were the order, and the discussion
rajjged from Rameses I of Egypt to
Cannonism. .
Reavis Charges "Gag Rale."
Representative Reavis of Nebras
ka, republican, a member of the
judiciary committee whose original
bill to supplement the Volstead act
was rejected by the rules committee,
complained that the gag rule of the
days of Cannonism had returned, but
that instead of one man. the speaker
dominating, the rules committee had
assumed this function. i
The Nebraskan said that he stood
humiliated before the house since
the rules committee not only tells
the judiciary committee what it can
not do, but also what it must do. The
judiciary committee, he said, had
given careful consideration to its
bill for three weeks, only to be told
by the rules committee it could not
come up on the floor, and that the
Campbell bill, introduced by Mr.
Campbell, chairman of the rules com
mittee, was all the legislation that
could be had on that subject. . ,
Mr. Campbell replying to Reavis
denied that the rules committee un
dertook to act as "czar" of the
house. At the same time, he pointed
out . that the rules committee 18
months ago had caused ill-feeling in
the judiciary committee because it re-
tn allnw thf nM war-tifri ad
dition bill, reported favorably by the
tommuiee to come up ior aciKni.1
Blanton Backs Nebraska.
"Not a man today would say that
bill should pass," declared Mr. Camp
bell, waving his arms.
"I would," interjected Mr. Blan
ton of Texas.
"That shows there is only one
then," said Mr. Campbell, "for if the
gentlemen from Texas supported it
no one else would.
Af th nntcpf nf ill riphati Mr.
Volstead explained the purposes and
the expected- operation of the pro
posed bill. Representative Voight
of Wisconsin, an opponent of the
(Torn to Pat Two. Column Oaf.)
Chicago Political
Slaying Baffles
Detectives on Case
Chicago THbunr-Omaha B Leaae Wlr
Chicago, June 27. Baffled at even
turn by the proverbial silence that
follows every assassin in the Italian
district and more especially the poli
tical murders in the 19th ward, de
tectives, after 24 hours active en
deavor, admit they are no nearer the
solution of the killing of Joseph
Laspisa than they were when they
began. ,
This is the fifth of a series of poli
tical slayings in the 19th ward. Las
pisa was a close friend of Anthony
D'Andrea, former powerful labor and
political leader, who was assassined
a few weeks ago.
Laspisa had been one of D' An
drea's body guards. Sunday he was
riding in his automobile, when two
men riding with him fired several
shots into the back of bis head,
jumped from the machine and es-
Doubtless there are hundreds of
persons in the district who know '
why Laspisa was assassinated and
who did the work, but no one talks.
To talk in the 19th ward is to sigr
one's own death warrant.
Postmistress and Husband
On Trial for $10,000 Theft
Chicago, June 27. Irene McCau
liff Inks, postmistress of Franklin
Park, IIl and her husband Merl B.
Inks, will appear for trial tomorrow
before Federal Judge Landis in con
nection with the disappearance of
$10,000 of government money from
the postoffice a year ago. Postal
authorities discovered the shortage
in January, 1920, and the next day
the postmistress disappeared.
Nebraska National Guard
Will Camp at Camp Dodge
Lincoln, June 27. The Nebraska
National guard regiment, consisting
of 19 companies and 1,500 men. will
hold its summer camp at Camp
Dodge, Des Moines. August 17 to
31, joining with the Iowa guard for
the training period, according to
Adjt. Gen. H. J. Paul.
Professor Seeks Oil
Lincoln, June 27. (Special Tele
gram.) The summer finds Dr. G.
. Condra of the state university,
seeking coal and oil near the follow
ing Nebraska towns: Blue Springs.
Peru, Table Rock, Chadron, Stock
ville, Basett and Chadroa, .
