THE BEK: OMAHA. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1921. Democratic Chief , Attacks G. 0. P. Administration National Chairman Kmtws HrpuMiran Hide aiyl Com jurcs it Vith Wilson's AthievemeWK Catholic Church Permits 'Mixed-Marriage' in Denver Hy Tlx Awm-IjHI 'I'm. Nashville. Trnu., Ptc. f 2L De claring tliat "Hie time' lia come uhni j.atriotV' citictis and demo crat! should ii!ulRe in plain talki'ii,' Judge Cordell Hull, chairman of the democratic national committer, to niiflit reviewed fhe republican ad ministration since" March and coiu- jiared this with the "unparalleled achievement" of the democrats in the previous eiRfit years. The address was delivered at a dinner Kiven by the sUatc democratic executive coinmittce m honor of Chairman Hull. It was -accepted gen erally as the opening of the con Kressional pre-election tampaign by the new chairman, who ent into the public questions which he said faced the government and explained the attitude his party would take. Further relief for farmers, adequate aid for veterans, reduction tit taxes and a remedy tor the situation re sulting from the Hood of tax exempt securities were among issues he out lined. Friends of Ex-Soldiers. "Democrats are the loyal and con sistent friends of the ex-service men," he declared. "F.ver solocitous of their welfare, the democratic party, when in power, did more to advance the interests of farmers than had been done in all the previous history of the nation and had planned to do much more if it had remained in power," he said. "Urcrent and deserved relief as to farm credits, better and cheaper warehousing; and marketing facilities these and like measures of aid should have been given to avoid and relieve the present unparalleled dis tress. "The burden of our public debt should be adjusted so as not to be oppressive to the American tax naver 1-ihnriiic under panic condi tions. the states, rather than the federal government, should be urged to deal by a uniform policy, with the crrnwitlff evi 1 of local tax ex empt securities." Results of the last national elec tion, he asserted, were secured by "criminal malignity and reckless falsehood" by the republican leaders. People Suffer Losses. "It was not so much the demo cratic party; it was the American people who have suffered the colossal and incalculable losses that resulted from democratic defeat," lie declared. "It i beyond the power of whole sale abuse, falsehood and detraction long to dim the glory of the eight years unparalleled achievement of the national democracy. The work of constructive, patriotic statesmanship accomplished by that party will stand out in clearer perspective during the coming years." . "If w holesale breach oi solemn and unqualified promises to the people (vt!t"tct a statutory crime, ne said, "every, reactionary republican leader, state and national, would, un der a pica of guilty, be in the custody of the law tonight. "The disappointed farmer now .reads the accounts of his industrial ruin by the light of his burning corn. Millions of losers are frequenting the souphouscs, breadlines and auction block. Business has discovered that it was crucified on the cross of poli tics." Big Slump in Business. Under republican leadership, he said, American foreign commerce "has slumped $6,000,000,000 in the last 12 months," and an "almost verti cal slump in prices in America from .10 to 50 per1 cent and in pur ehasintr oower of farm pro ducts, of 66 per cent quick ly followed." For two years prior to March. 1921. he said, the only remedy offered by republican leaders for post-war conditions was "an anti auated high tariff and the archaic doctrine of commercial isolation." "The country is in sad and urgent need, he said, ot more education and more co-operation on the part of the individuals and business with re spect to our public affairs. An in tellizent understanding and whole hearted co-operation on their part would soon improve the government 100 oer cent. The democratic party, he said, still holds to its belief in a tariff for revenue only, for economy in govern mental expenditures, for "equal rights to all and special privileges to none." "The recent democratic administra tion has not yet received credit for its many great accomplishments, he said, "but whatever its defamors niav say, even the school children will soon learn that in 1912 our national wealth was $187,000,000,000 and in 1920, when the republican admimstra tion was chosen, it was $330,000,000, POO: in 1911 our loreign trade was $3,850,000,000 and in 1920 it was ?13,- 500,000,000." I I I d ( v : M Hiss Gliys QuenfcU and Verxer ZHZteA Denver, Dec. 28. All precedent in Catholic church custom in Colorado was broken hrre w hen erner '.. Kced, jr., and Gladys Quentell were united in marriage in the Cathedral ot the immaculate U3nccption ty Key. Father. O'Dwyer, Reed is the son of tlie late Vcrner Z. Reed, one of Denver's wealthiest men. Miss Quentell is a former resident of New York City. Young Reed is a Protestant and his bride is a member of the Catholic faith, and the so-called "mixed mar riage" before the altar of a Roma i Catholic church has created extensive comment. . Today's ceremony, according to prominent Catholics, marks an inno vation in ecclesiastical procedure in the Catholic diocese of Colorado. . It has been generally understood that no Catholic can marry one outside the fafth without a special dispensation. This dispensation, it is said, has never previously permitted of the contract ing parties being united within the portals of the church. A "mixed marriage" may be performed by ' a priest of the church in the home or in the sacristy of the church, but not before the altar, according-to rules laid down by Catholic clergy. In explaining the situation, Bishop J. Henry Tihcn, D. D.. of the Col orado Catholic diocese, issued the following statement: "The Reed family asked the priv ilege of having the ceremony per formed in the Cathedral of the Jm maculate Conception, and in appre ciation and gratitude I saw fit to grant the request. "Mr. Reed is not a Catholic, and the procedure allowing the 'mixed marriage' before the altar in the cathedral is against church custom. J he dispensation, however, was granted in appreciation of the great gifts given this parish by the bride groom's father, the late Verner Z. Keed, who was not a Catholic at the time the gifts were made, although he died a member of the faith, "We expect much from a Catholic, but from a man not a member of our church we have no right to expect anything, and Mr. Reed was lavish in his assistance to the cathedral. "The man or the community that can show no appreciation and no gratitude is, indeed, to be pitied. They are beautitul things.' Young Reed resigned from Yale university two months ago upon the announcement of his engagement to Miss Quentell. Sad Christmas Becomes Joyful Body of 'Father' That ot Stranger New York, Dec. 28. For a few days prior to Christmas it looked like a sad Yulctide for James Crowder, a' painter living on West Tenth street. He received a telephone call that his father had been hit by a taxicab in Krooklyn and taken to a hospital, lie dropped his brushes and l;urned to the hospital. . , "Too ill to be seen," was the an swer at the hospital. Crowder the next day was in formed that his father had . passed away. At the hospital he was re fused permission to view the body. However, he" arrainged for a big fu neral. All the immediate family was informed of the time of the burial service. One of the daughters approached the bier to view for the last time her father. She lifted her black veil, faltered a step and then shrieked and fainted. The son, Jim, then approached the casket. He peered lino the velvet lined box. lie looked first at the minister with the Bible opened and ready to proceed. "What does this mean?" he asked. "That man is not my father." A sweeper at the hospital ward where Jim's dad was resting from his injury, accidentally knocked off the number on his bed. In replac ing it she placed it on the wrong bed. The elder Crowder got well and enjoyed a happy Christmas with his family. Question Which Takes Five Hours to Read at Burch Trial Los Angeles. Cal.. Dec. 28. A hypothetical Question which, it was read, was exnected to , be put to read, w asexpeceted to be put to alienists called by the defense tdday nt the trial of Arthur C. Burch. charged with the murder of J. Bel- tort Kennedy. Insanity is an clement in Burch's d'T'nse. and on this question the a!:en:sls arc expected to base their opinions as to his mental condition. Work of laying a foundation for introduction of the question took place yesterday when the defendant's lather Rer. William A. Burch of F.vanston. IlL, gave a detailed ac count of hi? son's life, and declared beiicved him insane. D-. Claries Little Dies. Wabash, Ind, Dec. 28. Dr. Charles Little, "8. pastor of the Wabash rrcsbyterian church for 50 years ami former moderator of the Fresbyterian Church of the United States, died nddenly at his home here today. i LaiMlva BROMO OI'l-NINE Tablet Tr- t-- . ( i- nNDICPf J CinK ' I ITT T ' ! ' J - towio Iftxittv tad (t-r-r, dfrtmyrr. Tha Bti h.rv th. uroatur? of E. W. tr. B ur rn nt BROMO.) 30c Packer Workmen at Ottumwa Quit Strike Ottumwa, la., Dec. 28. Officers of the local union of the Amalga mated Association of Meat Cutters and Butcher Workmen of North America, called off the strike at the John Morrell Packing house late last night, following secret vote of the strikers at a meeting last night which is said to have been favorable to returning to work. The strike has been in progress 10 weeks and followed a dispute over conditions in the women's sections of the pork trimming department, augmented by an earlier reduction of guaranteed time from 40 to 32 hours a week.' $100,000,000 Spent for Toys in U. S. During 1921 Kew York, Dec. 28. More than $100,000,000 was spent by the Amer ican people for toys and games dur ing 1921, the National City bank has figured. The value of toys made here in 1919 was given as $46,000,000 compared with $14,000,000 five years previously when Germany sent America great cargoes 6f toys. Capital invested in the American industry advanced from $10,000,000 in 1914 to $25,000,000 in 1919. Exports of American toys jumped from less than $1,000,000 in 1913 10 H000,0t0 last year. Dail Leaders Agree to Ratify Treaty, Report London, Dec. 28. (By A. P.) It has been learned from a reliable source, says a Central News dis patch from Dublin today, that at a secret meeting of the dail eirrean leaders, representing both the sup porters and opponents of the Anglo Irish treaty, a compromise was reached which will insure the ratifi cation of the pact Southern California Gets Relief From Rains San Francisco. Dec. 28. Swollen streams, which closed highway traf fic in several parts of southern Cali fornia, were receding last night and reports indicate the storm had passed. Railroad traffic over the Santa Fe between San Diego and Los Angeles was resumed. Impounded waters released from the Devils Gate storm dam near Pasadena sent a head of water into the Los Angeles river which trapped seven, children. They were rescued bv firemen with ropes from one of the city bridges, over what is or dinarily a dry bed. Woodrow Wilson Observes 65th Birthday Quietly Washington. Dec. 28. Former President Wilson today quietly cel ebrated his 65th birthday at his home here. While no deviation trom the daily program of the Wilson household was planned, many cablegrams, tel egrams and letters containing greet ing were denverea at ine nsuu home on S trect during the day. Several of the more intimate friends of Mr. AYilson called to extend their Sinn Fein Clubs Vote Approval of Treaty Belfast, Dec. 28. (By A. P.) A convention of Sinn Fein clubs of north Donegal, held at Buncrana, has adopted a resolution by unani mous vote expressing satisfaction with the Irish peace treaty as em bodying the essential of Ireland's freedom. The resolution called upon the six dad eireann members representing the district to use their influence to bring about ratification. Failure to do this, the resolution stated, would be regarded as betrayal or the best interests of the country. New York Liquor Vendor Held on Homicide Charge Man Goes Blind, Then Dies in N. Y. Hospital From Holiday Drinks Woman Victim Of Wood Alcohol. New York. Dec. 28.-Xcw York' holiday fatalities from poisonous liiiior increased to four last night. One alleged vendor of the fatal liquor is being held on homicide charge. . . Frank and John Tiffany, brothers, according to the story told by their widows, bought a pint ot supposed whisky from John Huron in prep aration for a Chribtmas celebration. They sampled the stuff and became sick. Frank died shortly after. John was blinded, but lingered for several hours before he died. Huron was arrested. ' Edward Gillece was admitted to Belle vuc hospital yesterday after noon and assigned to an alcoholic ward. Becoming blind, he told of taking several holiday drinks, but expired before he could direct the police to their source. Mrs. Ritchie Rvan died at her home, where she had been attended by a private physician. Her illness was diagnosed as wood alcohol poisoning. Fatal Christmas Celebration. London, Ky., Dec. 28. Three men were killed instantly and two others were seriously wounded in a pistol battle at rortcrsburg, Clay county, Monday night, according to friends of the victims who have arrived here from the zone of the shooting. The dead are: Hughcy Hammonds, 60; a son, Samuel Hammonds, and George York. Sol York and his nephew, Ring York, were wounded. The battle, according to witnesses. occurred in the home of Thomas Mar tin, where a number of men reputed to be members of the Martin-Philpot and the Benge clans were holding a Christmas celebration. A dispute is said to have arisen between members of the Hammonds and York families, and one of the Yorks shot Hughey Hammonds and fatally wounded his son. As Sam Hammonds fell to the floor he drew his pistol, according to witnesses, killing George York and wounding two others. No arrests have been made. 50 Hurt in Detroit as Train Jumps Rails Detroit, Mich., Dec. 25. Between 40 and SO persons were injured, some of them seriously when a south bound Detroit United Railway lim ited interurban turned on its side as it rounded a curve at the southern outskirts of Lake Orion, 40 miles northwest of here, shortly before noon todav. Ambulances have been sent to the scene from Flint, Mich. U. S. Attorney at Chicago ". Starts Probe of Retailers Chicago, Dec. 28. The United States district attorney's office yes terday began investigation of rctail ers' associations here to find whether prices are fixed unlawfully. Depart ment of Justice c-mcials said that enough evidence had been gathered to make indictments of some mer chants probable. The investigation was authorised by Attorney General Daugherty. Ambassador Harvey Off For Supreme Council London. Dec. 28. (By A. P.) George Harvey," the American am bassador, accompanied by Mrs. Harvey, left for Cannes, trance, to day. He will act as observer tor the United States at the conference of the supreme council, which will open January 4. Attempt to Limit Submarines Fails (CmkJuumI Iron !( Ou.) this rule treated as piracy. The dele. (Kates gave unanimous assent to this proposal informally, subject to fur til er ronsideratioit of the phraseology. A plenary session of the conference on the naval limitation plan is ckne .a ...... .... at nana, a session which Mr, uallotir promised today to enliven with furth er remarks on the controversy be tween ureat Britain and l-raucc. Summary of Developments. Summarized, the developments in the two sessions of the conference committee today were: . 1. Acceptance bv Frahee of an allowance of 175,000 tons of capiul ships, contingent upon agreement as to the length of the naval holiday and upon liberty of beginning re placements in 1927 instead of Agreement to limit the caliber of capital ship guns to 16 inches. J. failure to agree on limitation of submarine and auxiliary tonnage. 4. Proposal made to limit the siz-j of a war craft except capital ships and airplane carriers, hereafter built, to a displacement of 10,000 tons, wit'.i guns not exceeding eight inches in cauner. 5. Proposal made to atW Great Britain and the United States 80.000 tons each of airplane carriers. Japan 4X,uuo tons, and France and Italy 28, uuu tons each Would Limit Size. 6. Proposal made that airplane carriers lie limited to a displacement ot j.tiuo tons, with guns not cx cceding eight inches in caliber. 7. Proposal made and informally agreed to, that the use of submarines against commerce be barred, the proposal taking the form of the fol lowing resolution drafted by Elihu Koot: "l'he signatory powers desiring to make more effective the rules adopt ed by civilized nations for the pro tection of the lives of neutrals and noncombatants at sea in time of war, declare that among those rules the following are to be deemed an established part of international law: "1. A merchant vessel must be ordered to stop for visit and search to determine its character before it can be captured. "A merchant vessel must not be attacked unless it refuses to stop for visit and search after warning. "A merchant vessel must not be destroyed unless the crew and pas sengers have been first placed in safety. Submarines Not Exempt. "2. Belligerent submarines are not under any circumstances exempt from the universal rules, and if a submarine cannot capture a mer chant vessel in comformity with these rnles, the existing law of na tions requires it to desist from at tack and from capture and to per mit the merchant vessel to proceed tfnmolested. "The signatory powers invite the adherence of all other civilized pow ers to the foregoing statement of established law, to the end that there may be a clear public understanding throughout the world of the stan dards of conduct by which the public opinion of the world is to pass judg ment upon future belligerents. , ' "The signatory powers recognize the practical impossibility of using submarines as commerce destroyers without violating the requirements universally accepted by civilized na tions tor the protection ot the lives of neutrals and non-combatants, and to the end that the prohibition of such use shall be universally accept ed as a part of the law of nations, they declare their asent to such pro hibition and invite all other nations to adhere thereto. r, , "The signatory powers, desiring to insure the enforcement of the hu mane rules declared by them with respect to the prohibition of the use of submarines in warfare, further de clare that any persons in the service of any powers adonting these rules who, shall violate any of the rules thus 'adopted, whether or not such person is under orders of a govern-1 mental superior, shall be deemed to have violated the laws of war and shall be liable to trial and punish ment as if for an act of piracy and may be brought to trial ln-fore the Civil or military authorities of any such power within th jurisdiction oi wmvn lie may ic unuui. Phone.Fund Subject Of Inquiry at Lincoln ((.'iMillnusd From. rug Our.) western operated on a flat salary plan. "Would such a plan adopted by you cut down your labor bill?" he was asked. - "I am not prepared to, fay," he replied. l'he book cot of the plant for No vember, on which the AM per cent dividend was declared, was $16,292, 7M.07. The gross revenue was $.106.47175 and the net revenue, f56.0-4J.67. Asked if among the expenses charged to Nebraska those of maintaining and operating the new building at Nineteenth and Douglas streets, Omaha, were included, Liv ermore said, "no." The other stales were charged a certain per cent for rent ,of the building in accordance to amount of space occupied by depart ments handling their work. Childe Asks Questions. C. F. Childe of the Omaha Cham her of Commerce pointed out that when the old Nebraska Telephone company was absorbed bv die North western it had $11,000,000 in .stock outstanding on which the company was paying 7 per cent, against the 4.1.1 per cent at present.' "I suppose the public must ante again in a short time for Ihc increase of $2,000,000 or $.1,000,000 for the new phone system in Omaha, he said, "so as to make suitable divi dends." Then the company had its inning for a few minutes. L. G. Woodford. cost engineer, took the stand and de clared that if the public desired to take the reproduction cost for the Nebraska holdings, instead of the book value of $16,292,761.07, it would find that the company would be de manding dividends on a plant from 40 to 50 per cent higher. Woodford has never figured the reproduction cost of the Nebraska holdings, but he has those in Minnesota and based his estimate on his Minnesota experience. State Is Interested. "That means if everything" were new in the plant it would cost that much without taking out the value of equipment worn but not used out in the present plant," he was asked. les, lie replied. Representatives of the nublic out side of Omaha at the meeting who alternated in cross-examininir the only two witnesses at the session to day were: Ex-Senator J. II. Kent, J-ullcrton; Ex-Senator John F. Cor- deal, McCook; Dale P. Stough. Howard county; 1). J. Trail, Grand Island; W. H. Young. Fremont: 1 reanmore kohn. Douelas enmity William E. Sliumaii,, North Platte; Lamont Stephens, Loup City; P. K Romig, Alliance; Ralph A. Hagart. St. Paul; Donald Mapes, Norfolk; John J. Gross. West Point; C. J. Larson, Wakefield; Harry Storm, Oakland, and Howard Chatt,, Teka malt. Strikes Threatened. "There will be 60 or 70 Bloom fields in Nebraska if the commission allows the company-to get awav with this," declared Gale P. Stoueh of Howard county. Bloomfield is the town where the subscribers all struck and had their, telephones re moved when a raise in rates was or- . dered. "It is not only unjust, but it is ' poor business for the company to try j to boost the rates," declared Stough. "It would result in loss of 25 per cent of the telephone subscribers The telephone company ought to be willing, if necessary, to suffer a loss j in these times when 70 per cent of ' the people are losing money on in- j vestments and business and farms." i Mr. Morsman pointed out that.' wniie rates and prices in numerous lines were boosted 50 to UK) per cent during the war, the telephone company was allowed an nuria.e ol only m per rent. 1 Ins ml sum cicnt, he said. If the 10 per cent si'tkharKe is ordered discontinued. the company would luxe to operate at a loss right now, he declared, W. C Lambert, corporation coun sel for the rity of Omaha ; C. K. Childe, representing the Clumber of Commerce, and John Kuhn, rep. resenting the Omaha Grain F--change, are among Omaha. at the hearing. Court Action Threatened. When the heating resumed this uft ernoan, K. M, Morsman warned the commission that it would do well to grant the company's request for continuation of the 10 per cent sur charge pending final hearing and de cision on the increase. Because, he said, "if you don t allow it, we'll go into the tederal court and we'll get it, too, just like the company did in Minnesota. r Hohlrcge Commercial Club Protects. Phone Rales Rooht lloldrcgc, Neb., Dec. 28. (Special Telegram.) At a speri.il meeting c-f the directors of the Hoi Irege Com mercial club the secretary of the club, A. II. Held, was instructed to send the following message relative to the proposed increase in telephone rates to the Nebraska State Railway commission. Inasmuch as the railway commis sion has been intrusted with the re sponsibility of protecting the inter ests of the people, vc do not feel that we should be asked to submit figures showing why telephone rates should not be raised. Under exist ing circumstances, when all costs arc going down, wc do not believe that rates should be raised." Feeling has run very high over this matter and tentative plans made to circulate petitions for the re moval of nhoucs in case the increase is granted. Publishers Attacked During Tariff Hearing ( uutiiiuril I rum 'a l)t ) saying he would leave that to thtf committer. He contended that tho industry was in bad shape as a re suit of competition from tier"'i,iy, Sweden, Norway and Finland, as srrting paper made lit those enn tries could be sold here for from $10 to $20 below the cost of production here. Keep Duty on Hides, Shoe inannftictiircrs were given to understand by Acting Chairman Mc Cumber that hides would not be on the free li-t when ' the permanent tariiT bill is reported to the senate. Charles F., Jours of Whitman, Mass., representing the National Hoot and Shoe Manufacturers' as sociation, declared that the result of a duty on hide.-, would be to place control of the shoe industry into the hands of the big meat packers with out any benefit heingi derived bv the cattle raisers. Senators apparently did not agree with this conclusion. Through John S. Kent of Brock ton, Mass., the manufacturers' asso. nation asked for a 15 per crnt duty on shoes and boots, declaring that this was necessary to equalize differ ence in labor costs in the United State and foreign countries. Members of the committee sug gested that there be a duty on hides with a compensatory rate on shoes, but Mr. Jones declared there could be no compensatory duty. He as serted that with an import duty im posed foreign manufacturers could buy hides in the American market cheaper than the domestic manufac turers could and that the export business ot the American manufac turers would be destroyed. The world uses up an average of .1.000,000 needles a day. Xavan. County Meath, Ireland. Dec. 28. The urban council of Navan has adopted a resolution favoring ratification of the Anglo Irish peace treaty. Don't Buy Unripe and Bitter Grapefruit When you can get the rich, juicy, finely flavored kind known as When serving don't use much sugar it isn't re quired with this variety. Buy by the box it keeps for weeks. TRIMBLE BROS. Omaha, Nebraska Of Vital Interest to You H For sixty-five years this bank has had in. mind at all times the best interests of its depositors. If Safety and service have ever been the watchword of the officers and directors. 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