THE BEE: OMAHA, SATURDAY, JULY 16, 1921.
Soldier Bonus
Bill Put on Shelf
After Hot Fidit
Near Battle Between Reed
And McCumber Features
Debate on Request of
President for Delay.
(Continued From Tt One.)
again as soon as the tax, tariff and
refunding questions were out of the
way. Here Senator Reed entered the
arena.
"Since the senator from North
Dakota states," said Senator Reed,
"that this bill is not to pass until our
foreign debts are refunded, it may be
of interest to him to know that the
secretary of the treasury objects to
a limitation of his powers to five
years, saying that it may require
more than that time to get these
matters adjusted."
"I know there is no such state
ment," retorted Senator McCumber.
"It seems to be t'e'tinK to be a
habit in this chamber," said Senator
Reed, "when I make a statement of
fact for somebody to get up and say
it's not true. The habit may be in
dulged once too often some of these
fine days."
"If the senatorhinks," said Mc
Cumber, "that it will be indulged in
once too often in my debate and in
what I have said, the senator is en
tirely mistaken in the character of
the man he is dealing with. If the
senator from Missouri wants to call
me to order he may do that outside
and his call will be accepted."
"With reference to the physical
courage and prowess of the senator
from North Dakota, he is at perfect
liberty to narade it here in the senate
thamber to his heart's content," Sen
ator Reed declared.
"But the senator challenged me
and I will meet him outside, per
sisted the pugnacious Dakotan.
End of Round Two.
This ended round two.
There was a brief truce while Sen
ator Reed discussed some of the
technical features of the situation.
The row bjazed up hotter than ever
a few minutes later, however, when
Senator Reed declared:
"I never saw a blackguard yet that
didn't want to go outside to settle
something."
Senator McCumber leaped to his
feet and moved across the chamber
toward Senator Reed. Senator Will
inms of Mississippi, democrat, came
down the aisle between the two sen
atorial gladiators, bent on stopping
the bout. Senator Tom Watson of
Georgia assumed the role of second
to Senator Reed. He hurried to the
side of the Missourian, charging that
Senator McCumber had been insult
ing in his speech and had been the
aggressor.
Senators moved up to get ringside
seats while the vice president pound
ed for order. Suddenly, however,
Senator McCumber held out the olive
branch. He proposed that he and
Senator Reed examine the steno
graphic record of the bout. The rec
"brd was read and peace negotiations
proceeded apace. Senator Ree4 ad
mitted Senator McCumber's remarks
did not sound so bad as he thought
and he apologized.
Peace Declared.
"Anything I have said offending
the dignity of the senator," said; Sen
ator Reed," I withdraw."
'I am glad," said Senator Robinson,
"the senators, have concluded not to
go outside."
"The outside is so large," said
Senator Reedf "that it is a very safe
place to go."
Befwe the final roll call was tak
en on Senator Penrose's motion to
recommit the bonus bill, the senate
voted down an amendment offered
by . Senator Kenyon of Iowa, defi
nitely instructing the finance com
mittee to report the bill back to the
senate on the first Monday in Jan
uary. The vote was 69 to 7.
Senator Pittman of Nevada, dem
ocrat, gave notice that .' regularly
'once a week he would move to dis
charge the finance committee from
consideration of the bonus bill and
endeavor in this way to bring it
again before the senate.
How Senators Voted.
The roll call follows:
For recommittal, republicans r
Ball, Borah, Brandegee, Calder,
Cameron, Cummins, Curtis; Dilling
ham, Edge, Ernst, Fernald, Freling
huysen, Gooding, Hale, Kellogg,
Kenyon, Keyes, Knox, Ledge, Mc
Cormick, McKinley, McNary, Moses,
Nelson, New, Nicholson, Norbeck,
Oddie, Penrose, Poindexter, Short
ridge, Smott, Stanficld, Sterling,
Wadsworth, Warren, Watson (Indi
ana), Weller and Willis 39.
Democrats:
Dial, Glass, King, Myers, Sim
mons, Swanson, Underwood and
Williams 8.
Total for recommittal 47.
Against, Republicans
Bursom, Capper, Elkins, Harreld,
Jones (Washington); Ladd, La Fol
lette, Norris and Sutherland 9.
Democrats
Ashurst, Broussard, Caraway, Cul
berson, Fletcher, Gerry, Harris, Har
rison, Heflin, Hitchcock, Jones
(New Mexico); Kendrick, McKellar,
Pitman, Robinson, Sheppard, Stan
ley, Walsh (Massachusetts); Walsh
(Montana), and Watson (Georgia)
20. -
Total against recommittal, 29. -
' It also was announced that Sena
tors Phipps, republican, Colorado,
and .Townsend. republican, Michi
gan, who were absent, were paired
in favor of recommittal and that
Senators Reed of Missouri and
Trammell, Florida, democrats, were
paired atgainst recommittal.
Polk County Farm Bureau
Conducts Tour of County
Osceola, Neb., July IS. (Special.)
The Polk County Farm bureau
conducted a tour of the county visit
inr at the homes of orominent farm
ers to study live stock and general
farm conditions. 5tate agricultural
organizations, sent the following
speakers to make the trip: E. A. Bur
nett, E. E. Youngs, E. R. Daniel
son, C. W. Pugsley and E. L. Tay
lor. In the evening Dr. Condra
showed motion pictures and an en
tertainment program was carried out
on the court house lawn.
Mrs. Tames E. Wilkins is apromi
nent figure in the lumber industry
Where Mail Driver Was
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The photograph shows the lonely spot in the road near the intersection of Union avenue with Fifth avenue
Baldin, mail driver, was shot down from ambush by an unidentified assassin.
The artist has sketched in the position of Baldin's mail wagon and how the murderer, concealed behind a
brought about his death at 5:25 yesterday morning.
Hoover Outlines
Harding Plan to
Assist Industry
Program Includes Tax Revi
sion, Expense Reduction and
Other Sayings Secretary
Tells Real Estate Men
Chicago, July 15. Points in Presi
dent Harding's program for govern
mental assistance in the recovery of
commerce and industry were out
lined by Secretary Hoover, in an ad
dress here today before the National
association of Real Estate boards.
"This great economic program of
your president includes," Mr. Hoover
said, revision ot our tax system, re
duction of governmental expenditure,
settlement of the tariff, reorganiza
tion of our mercantile marine, re
funding of foreign loans, relief of
the world from armament, assistance
to our farmers by mobilization of
private credit, expeditious settlement
of the obligations of the government
to the railways, encouragement to
development of our great power re
sources, the systematic elimination
of wastes introduction and research
and education upon improvements in
our processes of production and dis-
distnbution.
"Unless we would destroy indi
vidual initiative and drive ourselves
straight into nationalization or pa
ternalism, the government cannot
undertake to reduce or raise wages,
to deal in commodities, no matter
how it is camouflaged."
There are, the secretary continued,
"three fields in which the govern
ment can be of assistance in remedy
ing the housing situation.
"First, the government must as a
matter of primary duty drive every
combination out of business that at
tempts to restrain trade, becond,
the government to some degree di
rectly or indirectly controls or ob
structs the flow of credits and it,
therefore, has a responsibility toward
this part of the problem. Third, the
government can and should interest
itself in dissemination of information,
in scientific study of certain prob
lems in materials and methods and in
co-operation with the industries to
receive voluntary reduction in wastes,
that the costs ot homes may be de
creased." Pawnee City Watermelons
Are Making Rapid Growth
Pawnee City, Neb., July 15.
(Special.) One of the leading farm
ers living near here has 1 a large
watermelon patch which is showing
remarkable growth. He does; not
care to give his name, this decision
being a means of protection. The
other night he measured a big melon
in the patch, and again the next
morning. During the night it had
increased its length justs four inches.
Central City Firemen to
Give Kiddies Pavement Swim
Central City, Neb., July 15. (Spe
cial.) Central City kiddies are to
enjoy a pavement swim, sponsored
by the fire department, each day
during the hot weather. Local men
while visiting in Omaha, where a
like plan is in operation, were
struck by the enjoyment the kiddies
derived from it and returned home
and put the plan into operation.
Car Shortage Looms on "
Eve of Big Wheat Drive
Lincoln, July 15. (Special.) A
box car shortage loomed today on
the eve of a big wheat harvest in
Nebraska. Thome A Brown of the
State Railway commission received a
telephone message from Princeton,
Neb., saying there were 10,000
bushels of wheat in an elevator
there and no box cars to move it.
Osceola Farmers Selling
Wheat Direct From Machine
''Osceola, Neb., July 15. (Special)
Much wheat is being marketed
here this week, coming into the ele
vators direct from the threshing ma
chines. It is estimated that not less
than 40,000 bushels will .be shipped
this week. The best yield reported
is 34 bushels to the acre on the M.
Horst farm.
Bee Want Ads Produce Results.
Murder of Baldwin Is
Clouded in Mystery
" (Continued From fas One.)
Third avenue. It runs parallel to
the Northwestern railroad tracks
and is flanked on one side by the
right-of-way and on the other by
vacant lots grown high with weeds.
It-is unpaved and unlighted,a dark,
dismal spot. Baldwin, in "driving
with his loads of mail from the
Union Pacific transfer to the post
office, passed along this street sev
eral times nightly. .
Man Behind Pole. "
Thursday night, on his last trip,
a man was sfanding behind a tele
phone pole, partly concealed by a
patch of weeds, according to foot
prints plainly marked in the soft
earth at the side , of the road. As
the wagon reached this point the
man stepped out into view and the
horse shied to the opposite side of
the road, a fact indicated by the
wheel tracks.
. Baldwin apparently attempted to
draw the heavy army revolver, with
which all postal empldyeS were
equipped recently, since the flap of
his holster was unbuttoned and the
gun had fallen from it when he was
found. There was a revolver shot,
plainly heard by residents in the vi
cinity. The horse continued along
the road at a frightened trot and the
slayer forced his way through the
weeds to Fifth avenue and escaped.
" Hit in Forehead.
The bullet from the assassin's gun
struck Baldwin in the forehead,
passed completely through his head
and tore its way through the top of
the mail wagon. It took a piece of
scalp, to which hair and bits of bone
were clinging, from Baldwin's head
and pinned it to the top of the
wagon cover.
The side of the wagon was
drenched with blood, indicating that
the body of the unconscious driver
had remained propped in the corner
of the seat, his head hanging through
the window at the side, until the
horse reached the Northwestern
tracks at Third avenue. Herethe
jolting of the crossing caused Baldin
to slip from the seat, his toot catch
ing in the shafts. He was dragged
along the pavement by the horse for
about 20 feet before the animal was
halted by shouts of the switchmen.
Seek Unidentified Man. ,
Police say that robbery could not
have been the motive for the shoot
ing, since the mail in the wagon was
not touched, nor was Baldin's watch
or money taken from him. They be
lieve that the crime was premedita
ted murder, and yet his relatives
state that to their knowledge the
mail driver did not have an enemy in
the world. '
Police are seeking an unidentified
man, who called a taxicab to meet
him at Twenty-eighth street and
Broadway about 20 minutes after the
shooting. The driver of the taxi told
police that this man was excited and
nervous. He told the driver to take
him to Omaha as quickly as possi
ble, and instructed him not to stop
at the toll station on the bridge until
the return trip. He left the taxi at
Fourteenth and Farnam streets in
Omaha.
Edward Gilday, who first notified
police of the shooting, says that im
mediately after Baldwin's body was
discovered, a young hobo came walk
ing up the tracks from the transfer.
He told of meeting a negro, who
acted rather suspiciously, at the
bridge just south of where the shoot
ing took place.
Third Clue.
A third clue which police are
tiacing is the report made by resi
dents on Second avenue who saw
two men in a machine driving east
on that street at high speed immedi
ately after the shot was heard. The
car came from the direction of the
spot where Baldin was attacked.
Mrs. Hisel and two of her daugh
ters, Mrs. Katherine Kelly, 1409
Avenue A, and Mrs. Jessie Eiden,
1411 Avenue A, were at his bedside
at the hospital. Three other of her
children are Mrs. Rosie Helms, 1705
Avenue D; Mrs. Ewa Swant, Ty
rone, Okl., and B. . W. Hisel, S
Joseph, Mo.
"I made him promise never to re
sist, bandits," sobbed ?"rs. Hisel hys
terically yesterday. "When they
issued those guns to the postal em
ployes, I made Walter promise that
ne would never draw his revolver if
he was held up, but to let them r,ob
him I" k
Shot Down From Ambush
Miners' Officers
Will Contribute
Pay to Unemployed
Amount Is Expected to Be
Several Thousands Will
Share With Members
Hardships
Indianapolis, Ind., July 15. No
salaries will be accepted by more
than 100 officers of the United Mine
Worker of America for their work
this month "because of the wide
spread unemployment among coal
miners," said today's issue of the
Mine Workers' Journal, official pub
lication of the international union.
Air officials, including the head
officers, members of the interna
tional executive board, organizers
and field workers, according to the
announcement, "have volunteeered
to contribute their entire salaries for
July to the organization in order
that they may share the burden of
hardships with the membership of
the union."
Amount Is Unknown.
The exact amount thus contrib
uted was not. announced, it being
said that some of the officials work
part time on a per diem basis. The
total, however, was expected to come
to several thousand dollars. John
L. Lewis, as president of the union,
receives $666.66 a month, and Philip
Murray, vice president, and William
Green, secretary, each receive
$583.33.
The salaries, it was explained at
the union's headquarters, will re
main in the general fund of the or
ganization, which it was said has re
ceived many calls for relief, but
maintains only one fund for all ex
penditures of the union.
"It has long been the cry of some
people," said the Mine Workers'
Journal today, "that, regardless of
whether the membership wbrked or
not, the salaries of the officers svent
on as usual. Such talk is indulged
in solely for the purpose of creating
distrust of the officers in the minds
of the membership. Their voluntary
action, . however, in . contributing
their entire salary for July should
go far to dissipate such impressions
and prove that the officials feel a
deep, sincere interest in the well
being of the rank and file of the
membership.''
Union headquarters estimated that
not less than 150,000 union miners in
the country are out of work and that
many thousand more work one to
three days a week. Hundreds of
fmines throughout the country are
closed and others are working short
time because of the slack demand
for coal, it was said.
Grain Men Will Reply
To Attack on Dealers
(Tarn to Page Two, Column One.)
tacks directed against grain ex
changes in propaganda now being
sent out.
Explains Silence.
"We hive never retaliated be
cause we have always wanted to
avoid any unpleasant controversies.
From now on the farmer will be
shown conclusively that the grain
exchanges operate for his benefit
and create a market for his pro
ducts, v
"In our publicity campaign we
hope to get closer to the farmer.
It is our hope to establish a school
of instruction that farmers can at
tend and learn everything there is to
know about the inside operations of
grain exchanges."
A committee of education already
has been named and will begin to
function at once. Educational data
will be sent out to all papers from
time to time.
Motion Picture Actress
Hurt in Fall From Horse
Los Angeles, July 15. Mrs. Claire
Windsor, motion picture actress, was
found unconscious last night in a
yard at Hollywood park. She rented
a saddle horse the day before and it
returned riderless. She said that
she was thrown from the horse and
remembers nothing until she awak
ened last night in hospital here.
in Council Bluffs where Walter L.
telegraph pole, fired the shot which
A new unemployment insurance
bill in England capitalizes every man
worker at $4,160 and every woman
worker at' $3,328, and allows them
the income on this amount at 5 per
cent when they are unemployed.
Brazil is as large as the whole of
Europe.
To the Woman Who Travels
Apparel Sales Mean Savings
Apparel of the charm and distinction "one as
sociates with Thompson-Belden merchandise,
at savings you can readily appreciate.
Suits for $10
Dresses $15
Skirts . $5
Blouses $2.95
A Pleasant Place in
.An Ail-Wool
Sweater for
$6.95
, Black, blue and tan
sweater coats that
can be worn either
tuxedo fashion or
closed. In sizes 36
to 46, Saturday,
$6.95.
, ' The Store for Blouses
Laces for
- 5c and 10c
Valenciennes, filet
and cotton torchons
are on sale in the cen
ter aisle for 5c and
10c a yard.
July Sale of
Corsets
Including many of our
better models as well
. as less expensive cor
sets. The reductions
mean a saving of im
portance, prices are
very low.
Corsat Section
Second Floor
Jap Newspapers
Much Perturbed
Over Conference
Government's Reply Said to
Make Reservations Con- .
cerning Far East
Questions.
Tokio, July 14.-(By The As
sociated Press.) Japan's answer to
President Harding's proposal for a
conference on limitation of arma
ments, which has been forwarded to
Washington, while accepting the
suggestion for an armament con
ference, says the Jjji Shlmpo today,
makes reservations concerning gen
eral far eastern concerns until more
has been learned as to the scope and
nature of the question to he con
sidered.
What the significance is of Presi
dent Harding's call for a far eastern
conference and how such a con
ference would affect Japan's future
are the queries dominating public
discussion. The trend of this dis
cussion creates the impression that
while Japan anticipated the call and
is particularly desirous of reaching
workable understanding witn
America, she is surprised at the in
clusion of Italy, France and China
in the invitation and looks with
trepidation on an international ex
amination of a magnitude promis
ing to exceed preconceived ideas into
tar eastern questions.
Oenerally speaking, the tear is
voiced that Japan may be forced to
play a lone hand and have another
diplomatic battle on her hands, simi
lar to that at the Paris peace confer
ences besides being placed constantly
on the defensive as regards her far
eastern rights. In an article which
seems to reflect the representative
view, the Nichi Njchi Shimbun de
clares that so long as the powers
practice radical discrimination against
Japanese in the United States, Cana
da, Australia, New Zealand and else
where, while demanding the enforce
ment of equal privileges and equal
opportunities in the far east, Japan
should carefully consider before join
ing in such a conference.
If, however, says the newspaper,
$18.75
$19.50
$8.95
$5
$29.50
$25
$10
$7.50
$59.50
$29.50
$15
v$10
Which to Seek Savings
Flouncings of
Organdy $2.95
Colored organdy
flouncings, skirt
length, are ruffled
and tucked and may
be had in maize,
copen, pink and nile,
in the July sale for
$2.95 a yard.
Embroidered white
o r g an dy flouncings
are also $2.95.
' North Aisle Main Floor
Children's Socks
50c and 85c
Half socks in plain
shades and with
fancy tops, 50c. Boys
and misses' three
quarter socks, heavy
ribbed or two-toned
effects are 85c a pr.
White Hosiery
White silk boot hose
with lisle tops and
soles, 75c a pair.
White silk lisle hose,
very sheer and fine,
have garter tops and
double soles, $1.25.
the powers intend to abolish the ex
isting limitation on the Japanese, es
tablish a world-wide open door princi
ple and recognize the equalities of
the Japanese with other peoples, then
the otfer should be accepted.
Hides Thrown Off Free
List in Tariff Bill
' (Continued Jrom Page One.) 1
and on the heels of an 11-hour sit
ting yesterday, ended the hope of
democrats of a chance to demand
a vote on amendments generally,
After discussion had been running
for two hours, Representative Gar
rett of Tennessee, the acting demo
cratic leader, offered a motion to
close debate at once, so that the
house might have an opportunity to
work on the bill under the tive-min
ute rule, according to the legist
tive custom.
Republicans Win.
The republicans countered with a
motion for two additional hours ot
debate and got it by a party vote.
Then when the vote was taken Mr.
Garrett insisted tW the house keep
on the job, but all he could do was
to force a roll call, which showed
republicans voting solidly to quit.
Thirty-one members took part in
the day's talk, some defending and
some flayiner the hide tax. Under
the rule, by which the Fordney bill
has the right of way, another vote
will be demanded in the house proper
next Thursday, the action today be
ing in committee of the whole. Op
ponents of the duty said, however,
they had little hope of defeating it
then.
By calling for a man-to-man count,
the democrats forced a march down
the aisle, which showed the follow
ing republican members of the ways
and means committee standing out
to keep hides on the free list:
Green Iowa, ranking republican:
Hawley Washington, Copley Illinois,
Watson Pennsylvania, Tilson Con
necticut, Treadway Massachusetts,
Moss New York and Houghton New
York. Representative Longworth,
republican, Ohio, another member,
did not vote. Representative Mann,
epublican, Illinois, minority leader
in democratic days, and Represeenta-
tive Robertson, republican, Okla
homa, the woman member, stood
with the losing side. 1
July Reduction
on Silks
Crepe de Chine for $1.95 a yard
White, tan, brown, gray, pink, navy, tangerine,
rose, nile, gold, light blue and apricot, exquisite
shades and quality, 40 inches wide, $1.95 a yard.
Fairy Spun, Saturday, $3.25
A satin finished j'ersey weave that will drape well
and wear splendidly. In white, navy, tan, mo
hawk, brown, rose, French blue, gray and black,
40 inches wide, $3.25.
Silk Remnant on Sale
ft --
Pieces left from our July sales in usable lengths
for blouses, skirts and dresses. Greatly reduced.
The Men's Shop Is Holding
Clearance Sales Saturday
A Shirt Sale
$2.15 to $9.35
Materials and colors too
numerous to mention
from Arrow, Eagle, Earl
& Wilson andingly.
Soft Collars, 25c
Arrow and Earl & Wil
son collars in a great va
riety of styles, sizes
132 to 20.
Pajamas for $2.15
Some are soiled and
mussed and in odd pat
terns. Faultless, Brigh
ton and Universal
makes in sizes 15 to 18.
Worth While Reductions
On Sorosis Slippers
Two-strap pumps in black or brown
with military heels '
Brown kid two-strap pumps with
baby French heels
Brown kid pumps with suede quar
ters have oaby French heels
Sport oxfords of white Nile cloth
with brown leather trimmings
Dentist Charged
With Murder as
Car Is Wrecked
Headless Body of Man Found
Beneath Burned Auto, Leads
To Filing of Information
Against Man
Roseburg, Ore., July 15. A
warrant was issued last night for
the arrest of Dr. R. M. Brumfield,
a dentist. following the finding of
his wrecked and burned automobile
beside the road near here with the
headless body of a man beneath it.
The warrant charged Brumfield
vith the murder of Dennis Russell,
a laborer, and it is based on the
theory, Sheriff Stamer- said, that
Brumfield killed Russell at the
latter's home and hauled the body
in his car to the scene of the wreck,
where he blew off the head with a
stick of dynamite, after placing his
own ring and other identifying ar
ticles on the slain man's body.
Investigation disclosed, the sher
iff said, that Brumfield was heavily
involved financially and that he
carried life and accident insurance
to the amount of $26,000 in favor of
his wife. Mrs. Brumfield today
identified the headless trunk found
beneath the automobile as that of
her husband, although other persons
who knew both men said it was
that of Russell.
Martial Law May Be Used to
(uiet Jap amp Disorders
Kobe, Japan, July 15. Demonstra
tions in connection with the closing
down of the great Kawaski dock
yard, employing 20,000 men, con
tinue. The disorders are becoming .
so threatening that the authorities
are considering the advisability of
imposing martial law.
Chicago Woman Convicted
Of Murdering Husband
Chicago, July 15. Mrs. Dora Wa
terman was last night found guilty cf
slaying her husband. She was ac
cused of hacking him to death with
a meat cleaver to obtain possession
of his property.
Neckwear for
65c to $3.35
All of our new summer
neckwear, knitted or
silk in bows and four-in-hands.
Important re
ductions make the new
low prices range from
65c to $3.35.
Nightshirts, $1.55
Cool fabrics in Faultless
or Universal garments,
sizes 15 to 20.
Bathing Suits
Are All $5
All that remain in stock
most attractive values
at this price.
$7.85
a pair
$8.85
a pair
$8.85
a pair
$6.95
a pair
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