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People to
Vote Upon
Irish Pact
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Opponents Agree to Submit
Peace Treaty to Citizens
Of Ireland for Rati-fication.
Fight of Living and Dead
Dublin, Dec. 20. (By A. P.)
Deputy John Milroy. speaking in the
dail eireann this afternoon in sup
port of the treaty with England, de
manded and received, from Eamon
de Valera and other opponents of
the treaty their promise to submit
the question of ratification to a vote
of the Irish people.
A private session of the dail eire
ann held late this afternoon was de
voted to discussion of the position
and resources of the Irish republi
can, army in the event the Anglo
Irish treaty, now pending before the
dail, was rejected, it was under
stood after the conclusion of the
session.
By JOHN STEELE.
him jo Tribune (utile, Copyright, 1921.
Dublin, Dec. 20. The struggle ir
dail eircanti over ratification or re
jection of the Anglo-Irish peace
treaty today definitely assumed the
character of a battle between the
living and the dead. The dead were
represented by old men and widows
and the . living1 by young men who
liave fought in the battle for Ire
land's independence and survive!
The living are all in favor of ratifica
tion and the proxies for the dead
against.
So far, I have seen nothing to in
duce me to change my opinion that
the living will win. Occasionally tlii;
proxies for the dead are louder in
their applause, but that is to be ex
pected from men .and women to
v.hom their policies are their re
ligion. ;
' Mrs. O'Callaghan Speaks.
The most dramatic feature of this
morning's session was the speech
made by Mrs. Mary O'Callaghan, the
widow of the murdered lord mayor
, of Limerick. It was a masterpiece
of closely reasoned oratory and even
if it' had not been, Mrs. O'Callaghan's
appearance would have made it effec
tive. She is a Woman of great beauty
and education, she dresses in the
most fashionable Paris mourning and
she: is devoted not only to the mem
ory, of her husband, but to the cause
that both stood for. Add to that a
rear gift for oratory and you have a
combination bound to r affect any
assembly, i ... , " .,
"Docs any one question my right
to criticize and condemn' the treaty?
I want it understood here and now
that I have the clearest right in the
vorld. I paid a big price for the
treaty and my right to stand here.
"Why was my husband murdered?
Why am I a widow? Was it that
1 should stand here and vote to
enter the British empire and take an
oath to become, its faithful citizen?
Shall I see the thing he worked for
and for which I lost my happiness
voted away by young soldiers in
whpm he hadio such hope?"
Urges Rejection at Any Cost.
Before Mrs. O'Callaghan's, an
other speech for the dead was made
by Scan T. Etchingham of Wexford,
(Turn to Paire Threr. Column Two.)
Pershing to Spend
Holidays in Lincoln
Wearing civilian clothes, Gen.
John J. Pershing arrived in Omaha
yesterday on his way to Lincoln to
"spend the holidays with his sisters,
M'ss May Fershing and Mrs. D. M.
Sutler, and his son, Warren. Mrs.
Sutler and his sou met him at the
Union station. - His father-in-law,
Senator Warren of Wyoming, was
w'th him. He expects to remain in
Lincoln till after New Year's.
War Prisoners Included
In Christinas Pardon List
Washington, Dec. 20. Christmas
pardons to' be issued this week by
President Harding will include a
" mmber of persons imprisoned for
Wltion i various war laws, it was
v-wrfd authoritatively today. Whether
1 Eugene V. Debs, former socialist
candidate for president, now in At
lanta penitentiary, would be-among
the number was not stated, although
it was indicated no particular atten
tion was being given to the Debs
' case. Reiteration was made that
no general betowal of amnesty to
the wartime offenders is to be ex
pected and the added statement was
made by a high official that members
of the Industrial Workers of the
World were not regarded as political
prisoners.
Retailers Warned Against
Buying Uninspected Hogs
Dr. C C. Hall, head of the food
inspection bureau of the health de
partment, issued a notice to retail
meat dealers yesterday, warning
them against buying dressed hogs
which do not bear federal or local
inspection tags. The health de
partment received information that
farmers are bringing dressed hogs
to the city for sale. '
Wood Chopper's Eyesight
. Restored by Accident
Greensburg, Ind.. Dec. 20 Al
bert Funk, of this city, was splitting
kindling when a chip flew and struck
l.im in the eye, on which a cataract
had been formed for 21 years. Mr.
Funk was surprised to find that the
accident had restored his sight The
ound. which caused the restoration
of the man's sight, is cot serious.
Mayor 111 at Home.
Mayor James C. Dahlman is con
fined to his home with a severe cold.
Overseas Vet Describes
Executions in France
Philadelphia!! Testifies He Does Not Know Whether
Any of Men Had Been Tried by Court-Martial
-Lynching "to Save Officer"
Described.
Washington, Dec. 20. George II. Taylor of Philadel
phia, who served overseas, told a senate committee today that
he saw with his own eyes 12 American soldiers hanged
around Ia-SurTille, France, from April to June, 1919, but
was unable to say whether any of them had been convicted
by court-martial.
Une ot tne soldiers hanged, lie dc-
clarcd, was tried for assault on a
French girl by a French court mar
tial at which one American officer
was present. Taylor gave the name
of the soldier and said he was a ser
geant from Detroit, Mich., but the
committee decided to omit the name
from its records.
Robt. A. Harrison of Wilmington,
N. C, testified that in 1917, he wit
nessed the lynching in France of a
soldier. The victim was a Mexican
from El Paso or Eagle Pass, Tex.,
who was charged with a crime
against a woman and not tried.
"Hanged to Save Officer."
"I was told that the man had to
be hanged to save some officer from
being cashiered," Harrison declared
Through a pair of field glasses,
Harrison said he saw the lynching
in which 30 men took part. -
"It was a nice little necktie
party," he said, "I sk v the body later
with a rope around the neck.
Taylor, the first witness also de
clared he saw two executions at
Camp Wilson.
The first was on April 1, 1919, he
said, and the entire command was
ordered to the gallows to witness it.
."They had a double line of soldiers
at the sallows," he said, "and Major
Ross was in command. The man
hanged was a negro. A chaplain
went to the scaffold and prayed and'
then they hanged him."
"Was the man hanged tried by
court martial?" Chairman Brandegee
asked.
"I don't know," Taylor replied.
Taylor said the second hanging
was similar to the first.
Col. Walter Bethel, General Persh-
Settlement of
Shantung Issue
Rests With Tokio
Negotiations Between Japa
ivese and Chinese Dele gates.
Come to Halt Both
. Sides Far Apart.
Hy The AsHiriatnl Tm.
Washington, Dec. 20. Settlement
of the Shantung controversy now
rests with Tokio.
Conversations between the Japa
nese and Chinese delegates, which
tiai'o Hppii nroreedine for three
weeks outside the conference under
the "good offices of Arthur J. Bal
four of Great Britain and Mr.
Hughes, late today came to a sudden
halt with both delegations far apart
over the payment for and administra
tion of the Tsingtao-Tsinanfu rail
day, the heart of the dispute.
After a session lasting more than
three hours and a half, the Japanese
delegates announced they could .'go
nn fnrihpr without instructions from
Tokio. The meeting then adjourned
"sine die ' without agreeing on tne
major issues. .
"We got to the point where we
could not proceed," said Dr. Koo of
the Chinese delegation.
The principal stumbling block,
which was regarded tonight as
threatening the Shantung negotia
tions, was the Japanese proposal
that Japanese experts be appointed
by the Chinese in the service of the
railway. -
"We have already gone beyond our
instructions and can go no further
without receiving instructions from
Tokio," said Mr. Hanihara, Japanese
delegate. "Wre have made concession
after concession until we can make
no more. The Chinese delegates
have receded on no point."
Replying to a question, Mr. Hani
hara said that the Japanese consid
ered the question of appointment of
a Japanese traffic manager of the
railway as "essential to an agree
ment" as a safeguard to efficient
operation of the road and to assure
protection to the Japanese financial
interests involved.
Bombing in N. Y. Arouses
Fear of Wall Street Blast
New York. Dec. 20. Damage es
timated at $5,000 was done by the
explosion early today of a bomb
which had been thrown or placed in
the hallway of a building on Grand
rtrct Thr rnnc of the exolosion
i was only one block from police head
quarters and the explosion gave ot-
hcers there a scare, as some oi mem
believed for a few minutes that
threats to bomb Wall street had been
carried out
Anti-Lynching Bill Debate
Is Limited to 10 Hours
Washington. Dec. 20. After a
bitter fight the house last night vot
ed to take up the Dyer anti-Iynching
bill under a rule limiting general de
bate to 10 hours. Leaders, however,
have agreed that the measure will
not be pressed to a final vote before
the Christmas recess.
Striking Coal Miners
Vote to Return to Work
Wilkesbarre, Pa, Dec. 20. Sev
eral thousand anthracite miners, wha
have been on strike at eight collieries
of the Lehigh Valley Coal company
ior a week, voted yesterday to re
turn to work Wednesday on condi
tion that officials of the company
take up their grievances immediately.
ng s judge advocate gc.i.rai m
trance, recalled today benrc lln
senate committee, declared that in
time of war court martial deMh sen
tences did not require approval c
the president.
Questioned by Senator Watson,
democrat, Georgia, who laid charges
of illegal executions before the sen
ate, Colonel Bethel said thai after
war conditions had ended, the gov
ernment directed that all sentences
be forwarded to Washington for
review.
Colonel Bethel denied that it was
his inference, as suggested by Sena
tor Watson, that executions were
continuing.
Witnesses Called.
Before going into testimony the
committee listened to the leading of
scores of telegrams to and from wit
nesses respecting their attendance.
Many of them former service men
telegraphed that they were without
funds and in these cases arrange
ments were made to provide the
transportation.
The names of witnesses summoned
for today and tomorrow were called
and there was a shout of "here" from
all parts of the room.
The statement of William Cowles
of Minneapolis that the picture at
Gievres purporting to be of a gal
lows was in reality that of a crane,
was presented.
.Senator Wratson asked for the rec
ords in the trial of the 1 1 Americans
executed in accordance with military
law and was told that they were
ready for presentation to the com
mittee. Harrison, the Wilmington witness
told of another lynching after the.
(Tnrn to Taut Three, Column Five.)
Harding Causes
Uproar By Stand
On Pacific Pact
President Holds Four-Power
Agreement Does Not Apply
To Japanese Mainland;
1 Has No Objections.' 1 '
By ARTHUR SEARS HENNING.
Chicago Tribune-Omaha Bee loosed Wire.
Washington, Dec. 20. President
Harding created a sensation today
by repudiating the understanding of
the American, British and Japanese
delegations to the armament confer
ence that the four-power Pacific
treaty applies to the islands consti
tuting Japan proper, commonly
called the Japanese mainland.
After six hours of excitement in
and about the conference and the
senate, caused by this apparent
clash between the president and his
delegates, Mr. Harding officially an
nounced that he "has no objection
to that construction" of the treaty
which includes Japan proper with
in its purview.
In the period between his two ut
terances, the president had learned
that the American delegation was
instrumental in framing a treaty
which would apply to the Japanese
main islands and that the American
purpose was to insure the applica
tion of the treaty guarantees to the
Hawaiian islands, which are a ter
ritory, not a possession of the Uni
ted States, and which we desire to
fortify as a recognized part of out
frontier.
The White House statement, cor
recting the impression created by
the president's earlier utterance, fol
lows :
"When the president was respond
ing to press inquiries at the after
noon interview today, he expressed
the opinion that the homeland ot
Japan , did not come within the
word's "insular possessions and in
sular dominions' under the four-party
agreement except as territory proper
Tnrn to Paa-e Twelve. Column Two.)
Alcohol Regulation
Relaxation Is Considered
Washington, Dec. 20. Some re
laxation in existing regulations gov
erning the sale of alcohol for med
ical purposes are under considera
tion, it was stated officially yester
day at the treasury. Complaints
from hospitals and medical associa
tions have been received, it was ex
plained, asserting that the present
treasury regulations are unduly
strict and cause unreasonable delay
in the distribution of alcohol for
medical purposes.
Presidential Pardons
For Christmas Prepared
Washington, Dec. 20. Reports
for President Harding in connection
with Christmas pardons for a num
ber of war law offenders were under
stood tonight to have been prepared
by Attorney General Daugherty. Mr.
Daugherty. it was said, planned to
discuss with the president executive
clemency for such offenders and it
was believed the case of Eugene V.
Debs might be given some considera
tion. Price Qui Is Halted -
By Lincoln Conference
Xorfolk. Xeb.. Dec. 20. (Special
Telegram.) The state price investi
gation was delayed here today while
Secretaries Stuhr. Hart and Kennedy
were called back to Lincoln for a
conference. The hearings will be re
sumed Wednesday morning.
France to
Accej
)tU.S.
Proposal
Agrees to Ratio of jfo y
tons m U 3, v' ,
With Ceru V -
vatioi
British Opposed to Subs
lly Til AoMH'luled I'm.)
Washington, Dec. 20. Accept
ance by France, with reservations,
of the American proposal of 175.
0t!0 tons iit capital ships each for
France and Italy, swept the arms
conference forward tonight to its
next major problem the submarine
issue. Italy already has accepted
the 175,lH(0-ton figures, conditioned
only on its acceptance by France.
Formal announcement of French
acceptance and details of French
reservations apparently were re
served bv the subcommittee of 15
for the full naval committee called
to meet Thursday. The subcom
mittee, however, published messages
exchanged by Secretary Hughes
and Premier Briand, which led up
to the action of the French delega
tion. The messages were read and
discussed by the subcommittee, but
the official communique disclosed no
more than the texts of the cable
grams. Conference at Standstill,
The premier's message showed
that reservations attached to ac
ceptance of the 175,000 capital ship
tonnage had to do with "light
cruisers, torpedo boats and sub
marines." This has served to
bring the conference to a standstill
until the submarine issue can be
solved, when the five-power capital
ship agreement will be completed
automatically. It is assumed that
the full naval committee was called
to lay out a program for the discus
sion of submarines and anti-submarine
craft, as the two are inter
woven in French and British
opinion.
Tin's implies that the auxiliary
craft elements of the American plan
must be shaped into agreement be
fore the conference . committee can
return to ratify the capital ship
agreement.
A direct step toward bringing up
the submarine issue in its first phase
the British proposal to abolish
subm.ersible warcraft--was taken to
day. The British delegation asked
that a plenary session be called to
permit presentation of their case.
To Give British Stand.
At such an open session Lord Lee
for the British group will set out
reasons why the British believe sub
marines should bfbanlied. "He will
read a prepared statement, it is un
derstood. But there are indications that wen
in that statement the British will
show lack of conviction that the con
ference will share the British view
on submarines. It will, it is under
stood, set out also the secondary
British proposal that if submarines
are to be retained, the tonnage allot
ments be cut far below the existing
strength principle of the American
proposals.
There is also a suggestion in Brit
ish quarters that should neither view
prevail, the British would deem it
necessary to seek radical increase in
their ' allotments of anti-submarine
craft as a measure of self-defense.
That means more light cruisers and
(Turn to Page Twelve, Column One.)
"Lucky Tommy" O'Connor
Reported in St. Paul
Minneapolis, Dec. 20. Police
headquarters got a thrill when a
nurse who said she had been called
to apartment 2, 1408 Spruce Place, in
the downtown residence district, re
ported that Tommy O'Connor, fug
itive Chicago murderer, was in hid
ing there. She insisted that the
man she had treated was O'Connor.
Lt. Frank Little sent 25 uniformed
police and eight detectives to the
number. The house was surrounded
and the gun squad went into the
apartment prepared to shoot to kill.
Two men and' three women were
found. At police headquarters, the
men proved they had no connection
with O'Connor. The five were re
leased. The tip followed two which
reported O'Connor aboard a street
car bound for St. Paul.
"Farming Out" Work by Rail
Lines Probed in Chicago
Chicago, Dec. 20. (By A. P.)
Economy and efficiency were the
only motives behind adoption of the
contract system of car repair work
established by the Indiana Harbor
Belt railway, George Hannauer, vice
president and general manager of the
road, told the railroad labor board
yesterday in the opening of the test
cn the right of the carriers to "farm
out" work to contractors not under
the. jurisdiction of the board. Twelve
cases of a similar nature, affecting
nine railroads and about 1,000,000
workers, are before the board.
Mr. Hannauer was a witness for
both sides in the controversy.
New Passport Regulations
For Entering Mexico
Washington. Dec. 20. Persons in
tending to enter Mexico must have
passports vised by the Mexican con
sul within whose jurisdiction the
holder resides, the Department of
State was informed. It was said that
the Mexican consuls along the bor
der have discontinued vising the. cer
tified copies of passport applications
and that only full passports vised as
above set -forth are acceptable for
travel m .Mexico.
Man and Woman Killed
Belfast, Dec 20. As a result of
scattered shooting lat night a man
and woman were killed. A woman
who was fhot Saturday died of her
wounds yesterday.
1 Bonus? Well, I Should Say So!! '
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Des Moines Chief
Fired on Monday,
Back on Tuesday
City Council Votes to Rein
state Saunders t Following
Protests From Business
,' Men of Iowa Capital.
Des Moines, ' Dec. 20. (Special
Telegram.) Twenty-four hours
after Roscoe Saunders, chief of the
Des Moines police department, had
been removed from office, the city
council did a complete about face
and voted to reinstate him.
Saunders' removal, the result of
a quarrel over policy with the head
of the safety department, caused
such a storm of public sentiment
among business interests of the city
that the chief was reinstated on the
motion of the man who first asked
his removal.
California Alien Land
' Law Declared Valid
San Francisco, Dec. 20. The con
stitutionality of the California anti
alien land law, forbidding aliens in
eligible to citizenship from owning
or leasing agricultural land, was up
held yesterday by a court of three
federal judges.
Several other states have enacted
laws patterned on the California act.
Stock Exchange Officials
Launch Reform Movement
New York. Dec. 20. Officials of
the New York Stock Exchange
launched a -country-wide reform
movement today when announce-;
ment was made that the stock tick
ers and other wire connections of a
number of non-member, out-of-town
houses had been withdrawn because
of alleged "irregularities."
Names of the offenders and the
specific reasons which led to this
drastic action were not disclosed. In
general, however, they were charged
with having reported transactions to
customers "at prices different from
the actual prices at which such trans
actions took place, to their own profit
and to the injury of their customers.'
Akin White, Pioneer
Of Fairbury, Dead at 80
Fairbury, Dec. 20. (Special.)
Mr. Alvin 'White, a pioneer of Fair
bury, passed away Tuesday. De
cember 20, at his home in this
city at the age of 80 years. He is
survived by six children. George
A. White, Mrs. Frank Wallace and
Mrs. Frank Holman of Fairbury:'
John White of Sioux City, la.; Mrs."
Ed Leet of Lincoln and Mrs. A.
L. DeWitt of Thermopolis, Wyo.
Funeral arrangements have not yet
been made. -
Austin Attorney Dares
K. K. K. to Give Evidence
Austin, Tex., Dec. 20. First of
ficial mention of the Ku Klux Klan
in connection with the death of
Peeler Clayton, taxicab driver, who
was shot to death Thursday night,
was made in justice court when
Warren Moore, attorney ' for the
prosecution, "dared the Ku Klux
Klan either by individual or resolu
tion to come and give all informa-
t'on they have on Clayton's death."
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Woman Killed in Storm
Lone Pine, La.. Dec. 20. A wo
man was killed, several persons were
injured, and much proper: v damage
was caused in a heavy storm ere ,
5 etcrday.
Davis May Enter
Race for Senate
Attorney General Reported to
Have Discussed Candidacy '
In Confidential-Way Here. .
A report that; s'Attorney , Kjcneral
Clarence A. DavSs may, Become- a
candidate fy ' the republican
nomination for United States
senator ' aroused the interest of
political dopesters in Omaha yes
terday. '
Mr. Davis was in Omaha during
the day but left the city late in the
afternoon and could not" be reached
last night. He was said to have
talked confidentially with several
friends relative to his possible can
didacy.. Some time ago the attorney gen
eral said that he would not be a
candidate to succeed himself. His
name has been mentioned as a pos
sible candidate for governor .but the
constitution forbids any executive
state officer from seeking another
state office during his term. Mr.
Davis was elected attorney general
in 1918 and again in 1920. Recently
he directed the probe of corporation
management which, resulted. int over
50 indictments by a Douglas county
grand jury. ;'
Crop Contracts Valid
Under Anti-Alien Law
San Francisco, Dec. 20. The Cali
fornia anti-alien land law does not
prohibit the making of contracts
under which aliens may tenant farm
land and pay their rents with a pro
portion of the crop produced, the
United States district court here" held
in a decision handed down late to
day. , : '
The court, which yesterday affirm
ed the constitutionality of the anti
alen law, today granted a temporary
injunction, restraining state officials
from ; proceeding against J. J.
O'Brien, Santa Clara county rancher,
and J, Incuye, a Japanese,- who
sought to' make such a contract, as
alleged 'violators of the law.
The law prohibits owning or leas
ing of lands by aliens ineligible to
citizenship. The court ruled that the
crop contracts, even though they
niighO run for several years, were
not leases. .
Illinois, Bank Is Robbed
Of $15,000 by Unmasked Men
: ' CentrahV 111. Dec. 20. Four unmasked-men.
each-carrying two re
volvers,' robbed- the State ..Bank of
Luka.' northeast of here, late toduv
of $15,000.. . A. fifth bandit watched
outside.' The quintet fled in an auto
mobile. :
Twoho"urs after the robbery ,;t
was reported that two posses follow
ing the. bandits, had entered into a
race with the fleeing bandits.
U. S. Will Take No Part in
Chile, and Peru Controversy
.Washington. Dec. 20. The United
States will take no part in "the contro
versy tetween Chile and Peru in re
gard to Tacna and Arica, it was said
at the State department yesterday.
Reports that those countries were
carrying on a correspondence
through American diplomatic agents
were declared to be unfounded.
Minnesota Bank Robbed.
Minneapolis. Dec. 20. Two men
entered the Liberty State bank late
today and covering several officers
and employes robbed the vaults of
fu.nu. ihc bank was robbed of
two years ago, a
Hyers Won't Place
Entire Squad Here
On New Year's Eve
State Sheriff Says No Advance
"i Notice Will Be Given of
. Where His Revel-Quell-ers
Will Be.
: Lincoln, Dec. 20. (Special Tele
gram.) State Sheriff Gus Hyers,
who has been directed by Governor
McKelvie to use his own discretion
in v'acing his deputies on New
YeaV's eve to stop thirsty revelers,
decllred today he believed it would
be Amwise to put all his men in
Omaha that nicrht.
) "I think it would be poor policy
to state where my men will in ad
vance, as to do so would simply.be
a signal for some other communi
ties to go the limit," Hyers said.
"Then. too. with the warning of
Prohibition Commissioner Rohrer
t& Omahans to behave on Christ
mas eve, the stiff fines imposed re
cently by judges'added.jto the gen
eral character,, and responsibility of
owners of a. majority of Omaha's
hotels, I don't believe there will be
many chances taken.
"However, I .will confer with Mr.
Rohrer, Chief of ' Police". Dempsey
and Sheriff Clark and endeavor to
aid in working out a plan of co
operation so far as is possible."
First Irish Free State
Toast Proposed in London
London, Dec. 20. A toast to the
Irish free state, the first on record,
was given last night at a dinner of
the Society of St. Patrick. It was
proposed by Gen. Sir Hubert de la
Poer Gough, commander of the
British Fifth army during the war
and an Irishman by birth. He ap
pealed to all Englishmen and Irish
men to clasp hands in friendship.
Miss Collins, a sister of Michael
Collins, responded to General
Gough, saying she hoped Irish unity
would be achieved.
Second March of Women in
Kansas Mine Wrar Is in Court
Pittsburg, Kan., Dec. 20. The
procession of women, alleged to
have participated in the marching to
the. mines of the Kansas field early
test week, into the Crawford county
district court continued yesterday.
Late yesterday six women, all of
Capaldo, came into Pittsburg under
escort of deputy sheriffs. They were
charged with unlawful assembly in
connection with marching upon a
mine of the Porphir Coal company
near Capaldo. The women' are all
married.
The Weather
Forecast.
Nebraska: Fair Wednesday, be
coming unsettled Thursday; "some
what wanner Thursday.
Iowa: Fair Wednesday and Thurs
day, but becoming unsettled in west
portion; slightly colder Wednesday
in southeast portion; somewhat
warmer in extreme west portion
Thursday.
Hourly Temperatures.
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Tax Slash
Ordered by
McKelvie
New State Economic to Re
ult in Saving of $1,000,.
000; Departmental Sal
aries Are Cut.
Governor Talks Turkey'
Lincoln, Dec. 20. (Special Tele
gram.) Conservatively, $1,000,00(1
will be lopped off the 1922 tax roll
as a result of a "cold turkey" talk
by Governor McKelvie this after
noon to principal state expending
agencies in which lie declared the
taxpayer must have relief and it be
hooved the state to lo its bit in pro
viding it. '
Another $1,000,000 will be taken
off the farmer and small home
owner for road construction,, the
burden, to be borne by the automo
bilist, by the governor's proposed
tax on gasoline,
A 5 per cent reduction in wages,
the falling of prices of food and other
materials, and economies of a dozen
other sorts, all combined, will bring
about the huge cut in state expendi
tures in 1922.
$1,000 to Be Exempt.
It was practically agreed at this
afternoon's meeting that every state
employe would undergo a S per cent
reduction in salary, $1,000 of each
salary to be exempt.. Thus, a code
secretary getting $5,000 a year will
he reduced $400, and a $1,500
stenographer ' will be reduced $25.
The total saving on this reduction
will be approximately $164,000 in
1922.
The department heads were in
structed to prepare a detailed report
within two weeks itemizing the re
ductions they can undergo, so ar
rangements may be made to intro
duce reduced appropriation bills at
the special session.
Governor McKelvie opened the
meeting by declaring the financial
depression coupled with the present"
state of public mind threatened to
force the next regular legislature to
so reduce appropriations that the
cduoational, charitable and admin
istrative machinery of " the state
might be crippled for years to
come. x
Says Curtailment Needed.
"It is our duty to curtail every
possible expenditure at this time
and relieve the taxpayer in every
way possible," the Governor said,
"and we should effect more than
the ordinary economies."
Then, Phil Bross, secretary of
finance, read an estimate on the
total expenditures of each agency '
at the end of the fiscal year, based
upon their expenditures for the fust
five months.
Thanks to the budget system
initiated by Governor McKelvie,
which forces all agents to divkit.
appropriations quarterly, and holds
them responsible for coming out
even, the report of Bross showed
that a majority of the agencies were
running on less than the appropria
tion. University Exceeds Allotment.
The only agent expending an ex
cess was the University, Bross rc-
(Turn to Page Three, Column Two.)
Revolution Reported
Raging in Portugal
London, Dec. 20. A revolution has
broken out in Portugal, according
to a dispatch to the Daily Chronicle
from Paris. It began with cannonad-
inc alone the Tao-no rt'vpr onA o,ra
Tcasualties have resulted to bo,th sides
The hospitals are crowded with
wounded and dying. The 'dispatch
adds that Cunha Leal, who formed a
temporary ministry last week, was
attacked in the Carlos barracks and
he and his followers were compelled .
to retreat. The fate of the premier
is not? known;
Banker Accused of Attempt '
To Bribe City Marshal
Terrell. Tex.. Dec' 20. A charge
of attempted bribery had been filed
here against Mont Berg, Loyalton,
Cal., banker, arrested two weeks ago
in connection with a reported short
age in a Loyalton bank. City Mar
shal Roiisseaux, who made the arrest,
charges that Berg offered him $2,000
and an automobile if "he would turn
his back" on Berg at the time of
the arrest. r .
Trial of Mrs. Obenchain
Continued to February 1.1
Los Angeles, Cal., Dec. 20. The
case of Mrs. Madelynne Obenchain,
accused jointly with Arthur C.
Burch with the murder of J. Belton
Kennedy, was continued today in the
superior court to February 15, which,
date was agreed on by the court,
and opposing counsel as the earliest
possible. .
Former U. S. "Dry" Officer
Sentenced to Seven Years
Milwaukee, Dec. 20. Bert P. Her
zog, former federal prohibition en
forcement officer, recently convicted
cf accepting bribes aggregating $16.--500
in connection with an alleged
whisky ring( today was denied a
new trial and sentenced to serve
seven years in federal prison and
fined $16,000. ;
Rain in California.
Los Angeles. Dec. 20. Rain con- '
tinued to fall today in southern Cal
ifornia but reports indicated that the
damage would not be as great as
had at first been indicated. The
precipitation at Mount v;ic.
tinued heavy and since the storm
began Saturday 16.39 inches have
hrrn rrrnrrlcH In T,. A ..f .1.
(.fall was .73 inches. - -