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N VOL. 51 NO. 168.
Small To
Face But
One Count
Stale Drop Charge of Em
beizleruent Against lllinios
Executive Must Stand
Trial for Conspiracy.
Next Step Due January 7
Hj Ta A Mor Ik) .4 frM.
Waukegsn, III., Dec. 29.Gov.
Len Small today was freed of every
charge against him except that of
conspiring with Lieut. Gov. Fred C
Sterling" and Vernon Curtis to do
fraud the state of $2,000,000 during
Mr. Sterling's term- as state trea
urer. , ' . .
All charges of embciIeincnt dur
ing his own term as stale treasurer
vere striken from the record, partly
by Judge Claire A. Edwards and
partly by the state, and the court
also quashed a charge of operating
a confidence game.
' Tonight Governor Small issued a
statement declaring that "what oc
t urred today in the circuit court of
Lake county will lay bare to the
public mind the methods employed
find the inspiration causing these, in
I'ictments." ,
Date of Trial Uncertain.
The date of his trial on the one
charge remaining slill is uncertain.
Judge Edwards,, in his decision, on
the motion to quash the indictments,
ordered the governor to trial Jan
uary 9 on an indictment charging
l.im with the embezzlement of $500,
000 during the last six months of his
term as sjtatc trcatiurcr.
State's Attorney C. Fred Morti
mer and his assistants staged a vig
orous fight to bring . the governor
to tnav first on the conspiracy
charge, and failing in that, nollcd
the embezzlement indictment ratha
than try it first., James H. Wilker
non, assistant attorney general of
Illinois, one of Mr. Mortimer's aides,
explained to the court the state de
sired to try the conspiracy case first
because all the books and records
needed in it "had been left in the
ireasiircr's office and not carried
away."
Next Step January 7.
The embezzlement indictment,
besides charging . the governor
wilh. misappropriating ' $500,000 .n
state interest money, also alleged he
had destroyed or carried away many
of the records of the treasurer's of
fice. The next step in'thc legal battle
between the governor and his prose
cutors will.be staged here Saturday.
( January 7, when the defense expects
to present a motion asking for sep
arate trials for the governor and Mr.
Curtis, who are both defendants un
der the conspiracy charge. ' , - " '
The decision was marked by a
scathing arraignment of Charles W.
Uyers, county clerk of Sangamon
county, who admitted on the stand
that the records of his oflice contain
ing the minutes of the county board
w hich selected therand jurors who
subsequently " indicted the governor
. and his fellow.. defendants had been
altered. -' . . ,
" Waling Witness." M
'IIc was a willing witness," Judge
Edwards said, "willing to commit
perjury to face even the charge ot
falsifying the records of his office, :n
(Turn t PaB Two. Column Ht.)
Milwaukee Road Cuts
Freight Rates Jan. I
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
railroad announced yesterday that re
" ductions in freight rates will be
made January 1, in accordance with
recent Interstate Commerce 1 com
mission orders relative to grain and
grain products. Reductions amount
approximately to ,13 per cent on
wheat, 21 per cent on coarse grains
and 10 per cent on other t-rm prod
ucts. Live stock, where a 20 per cent
reduction already is in effect, will be
continued- at existing . rates until
June 30; in Other cases there will be
a 10 per cent cut on live stock rates.
Happiness Not Found in
High Places, Says Harding
Marion, - O., Dec. .29. President
Harding in a holiday greeting " to
Martin L. Miller, 77, oldest employe
of the Marion Star, the president's
newspaper, said that experience has
taught him that there is "even more
happiness in some of our humbler
pursuits than there is in assuming
responsibility in high places."
The greeting, received by Mr.
Miller today, was in response to one
he had sent the president a few days
ago. .
Miller, a compositor, was one of
the employes of the Star when Mr.
Harding first became connected with
it in 1884.
Farmers' Council Opposed
To Curtailment of Acreage
New York, Dec 29. The "curtail
ment of the acreage devoted to
staple farm products, suggested by
the secretary of agriculture, would be
evidence that our civilization has
sone to smash," Benjamin ,C.
Marsh, managing director of trfc
Farmers National council, declared
in a statement today.
"Millions of people are starving in
the world and millions are underfed
in the United States," he said. "We
must immediately have the govern
ment guarantee the wheat growers
the cost of production and control
v heat products through to thc city
bakers." ; J
New Low Sugar Record. (
New York. Dec 29. Prices for re-
tinrd sugar declined to another new
low record today, whed a local r-e-j
liner reduced the' list quotation lfc.
point, to the basis of 4.80c for Anc !
grauululc
f atorad M SaMad.Clett
QmH P. 0. Vim
40 Years In Prison
Sentence Given Man
For Window-Breaking
Parry Sound, Ont, Dec 29.
Forty years in the penitentiary
waa the sentence imposed by Po
lice Magistrate Oeofje Moore yes
terday on Stephen Zowisluk, who
pleaded fuijty to smashing 21
windows, "in order to earn term
in a nice warm jail ior the winter."
He wn convicted of 10 charge
and sentenced to serve a term of
four year on each, the sentence
to run consecutively.
Toronto, Dec. 29. W. E. Raney,
attorney general of Ontario, an
nounced last night lie would con
duct an investigation into the case
of Stephen Zowisluk, sentenced at
Parry Sound to serve 40 years for
window smashing. He' described
the penalty as "extraordinary" for
uch an offense.
Anns Conference
Asked to Probe
Siberian Tangle
'
Brief Against Japanese Gov
ernment Submitted by Dele
gation of Non-Bolshevik
Russian Citizens.
By GRAFTON WILCOX.
Washington.- Dec. ' 29. A brief
against the Japanese government in
its Siberian operations has been
submitted to the Washington confer
ence by an organization of nou
bolshevik. Russians who plead that
the conference give serious consid
eration to the far east Russian situa
tion before adjournment is permitted.
How far the conference will get
with this phase of its agenda is ex
tremely problematical, inasmuch as
Japan takes the position that the
Siberian and Saghalicn situations are
matters between Japan and Russia
and cannot be settled until there is
a recognized Russian government to
deal with them.
Summing up the Japanese occupa
tion of Siberia, which began in Au
gust, 1918, when the Japanese landed
troops at Vladivostok simultaneously
with American and other allied
troops, the brief against Japan says:
"Japan's aims in Siberia are politi
cal and strategic. The Japanese
militarists who directed Japan's pol
icy in the Russian far cast are striv
ing to establish Japanese domination
all along the Pacific coast of Asia
and to transform the Sea of Japan
into a mare clausum. - A glance at
the map shows that by occupying
the mouth of. the Amur on the one
hand and the- Vladivostok sector on
the other, the Japanese hold the two
most .important gateways to the
Amur, and maritime provinces, gain
ing thereby a commanding strategical
position in the Russian far east."
Detailed history f the Japanese
occupation of Saghalien are cited to
prove that the Japanese there have
closed all Rjiissian institutions . and
abolished all Russian authority,
"The character of the Japanese ac
tivities in the Russian far cast, espe
cially in Saghalicn," says the report,
"shows clearly that the intervention
which was originally intended to be
of a temporary nature has gradually
been transformed into a regular oc
cupation, with definite and far-reaching
designs."
Landis Grants Stay
In Stock Yards Act
. .
" Chicago, ' Dec. 29.--Opcration of
the packers and stock yards act will
not begin before January 18. A stay
order effective until that date was
granted today by Federal Judge K.
M. , Landis after consultation with
Judges Evans and Fitzhenry. The
three judges, sitting en banc, : re
cently denied a petition for a per
manent injunction restraining the
district attorney and the secretary
of agriculture from enforcing the
law.
The court granted the stay crder
pending an appeal to the United
States supreme court, which will de
cide the test case involved. The law
is based on the assumption that the
commission men conduct an inter
state business, while the commis
sion men assert their business is
local only.
U. S. Bankers Interested
In Loan to East Indies
New York, Dec. 29. Several
groups of Wall street bankers are
interested in a proposed" loan of ap
proximately $50,000,000 to the Dutch
East Indies government, to be tjffer
ed in this market in the near future,
it was learned today from a trust
worthy financial source.
A dispatch from The Hague today
stated that parliament had passed the
bill authorizing negotiation of a
$100,000,000 loan in the United States
for use of the Dutch Eastndies.
Lanhara, tall and large
handed, sat "by the
lamp repairing a ridic
ulously little pair of
overalls. .
Reading Sign
By KENNETH B. CLARKE
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Proposal by Great P -
To Use UndcrK
Againtt Cora rat v
Seconded by U. S.
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Hushes ravors ocneme
By ARTHUR SEARS 11ENNING
(hliato Trthane-Omaha lira Iurd W Ira.
Washington, Dec. 29. A proposal
that the five great powers ' pledge
themselves not to employ submarines
against ' commerce, in the event of
war between any two of them, was
made by Great Britain and seconded
by the United Mates sliortiy nctore
adjournment of the conference com
mittce on armament this evening. '
France, Italy and Japan will record
their attitude toward this proposal
when the committee resumes its de
liberations tomorrow. Mr. Hughes
strongly favors placing the "ban on
commerce destruction by submarines
and believes the five principal pow-
ers should set the example to the
world. v.
ThiAnove was made by Mr. Bal
four at the close of a day devoted
to consideration of the Root resolu
tion proposing that international law
be amcidcd to outlaw and punish.as
piracy the use of the submarine
against merchantmen which submit
to visit aid search.
Referred to Committee.
The first section of the Root reso
lution declaring submarines subject
to existing international law on visit
and search of inerchantment and re
moval of non-combatants to a place
of safety before the destruction- of
merchantmen was unanimously ap
proved in principle by the five' dele
gations. On account, however, of
questions raised as to terminology it
was referred to a committee on draft,
of which Mr. Root is chairman, to
prepare for final action. This section
declares the sinking of merchantmen
without .warning . absolutely illegal
When the committee passed to con
sideration of the second section that
proposes to amend international law
so as to prohibit the use of subma
rines against merchant vessels under
any circumstances, a discussion arose
as to the practicability of establish
ing such a prohibition as international
law which is-formed by the slow pro-,
cess of general acceptance of princi
ples by nations. , . '! '
Plan Significant.
Thereupon Mr. Balfour suggested
that in advance of any general ac
ceptance of the prohibition; the-five
powers represented iir- this confer
ence might bind themselves to ab
stain from employing the submarine
against commerce, if war should
arise between any two of them. ,
Unusual significance attaches to
this suggestion by Mr. Balfour , in
view of his charge yesterday that
the French intend to use the sub
marine illegitimately and his asser
tion that in a war between England
and France, the latter's submarines
could destroy "the very existence"
of Britain, t . . v ,. .
. When Mr. Hughes endorsed the
suggestion of. Mr. Balfour, the lat
ter proposed an amendment to the
Root resolution providing that the
five j powers "agree to be bound
(Turn to Pass Iwil Column SeTeii.) , .
Trotzky Warns Nation :
To Prepare for War
Moscow, Dec. 29. (By A. P.)
The soviet army and navy, now to
taling 1,591 men, Ijjiust not be
reduced but, on' the contrary, must
increase training and be prepared for
war next summer in the event that
outside foes carry out their plans to
attack soviet Russia, declared Soviet
Minister of War Trotzky in a. fiery
speech before the ninth all-Russian
congress today. '
Enthusiastic applause greeted
Trotzky when he said the Japanese
were aiding the white guard aggres
sion in the far east and added: i
"The impudent imperalistic beasts
of prey mut know that besides the
four powers which have just con
cluded an-agreement among them
selves there is still- a fifth soviet
Russia and the red army." ..
Man Slain Battling "
Holdupsjor$3 "Roll"
New York, Dec. 29. Charles
Haves, 54, insurance salesman, saved
his $3 "roll" from three armed ban
dits who held him up yesterday near
his home in the Brownsville section
of Brooklyn, but lost , his life.
First beaten with an iron - pipe
and-then shot through the abdomen
as. he continued to struggle with the
holdup men. Haves died in au am
bulance while being rushed to St.
Marys hospital.
Haves was on his way home when
three men set upon him. It was 2
a m. and the street was deserted.
Because the shot aroused the neigh
borhood, the holdup men fled with
out taking their victim's watch or
wallet
Former German Vessels
To Carry Food to Russia
. Washington, Dec. 29. Three
former German ships have been char
tered by the alien property custodian
to the American relief commission to
carry food to Russia. It is under
stood they will sail within the next
two or three days. - .
Chicagoan Heads Engineers
Chicago, Dec. 29. A. J. R. Curtis
of Chicago was installed as president
of the American Society of Agricul
tural Engineers at the 15th annual
meeting of the society here tonight
David Weeks of Mitchell. S. D., was
Clccftd second vice president
. ."
OMAHA. FRIDAY,
Scientists Can Sot
Longer Accept Theory
Of Darwin on Biology
'vonto, Dec. 2. Profenor Wil-
'teson, world famous English
.to the convention of the
can Association for the Ad-
.emeut of Science by declaring
at it was impossible for scientists
ny longer to agree witn prunes
Darwin's theory of the origin cf
species.
He declared that' w bile 40 years
ago the Darwin theory was ircepted
without, question, today scientists
had come to a point where they
were unable to offcrsany explanation
of-the genesis of species.
Professor Bateson admitted that
his words nurkeil him down as an
agnostic, hut maintained there was
nothing left for the scientist of to
day but agnosticism, or, as he called
it, "obscurantism."
Replies Show
Majority For
Extra Session
Governor IMutes Propaganda
Opposing Legislation Sugv
gested to Relieve Tax
Burden in Nebraska. 1
Lincoln,' ' Dee. 29. (Special.)
Governor McKclvie today gave his
batting average with members of
the legislature on legislation pro
posed at the special session of the
legislature. He has received an
swers from about 50 members. Their
opinions, summarized on 'v various
subjects proposed, follow:
Special session: 27 for; four
against, 17 non-committal.
Gasoline tax: 23 for, 11 against,
6 undecided, 8 non-committal.
For change in banking laws: 30
for. 1 against, 17 non-committal.
Cutting down 1922 appropriation
bills: 24 for, 4 against. 20 non-committal.
Reduction in salaries; 27' for, 2
against, 20 non-committal.
School Law Changes.
Governor McKclvie stated that
practically every member had an
idea on certain legislation neces
sary, but that when all ideas were
summed up it was apparent there
was much general dissatisfaction
over school Jaws, particularly the
consolidated school plan and sever
al "suggested changes in that law.
Of course- it is optional with
counties whether they operate under
that Jaw, thegovernor said.
Another plan suggested by sever
al to the governor was to repeal the
four laws passed by the legislature
held up by the Nonpartisan league
referendum. :y ' ' )
' 'Ht was ; apparent from trie tone
of the- letters that much misinforma
tion is being circulated relative ' to
the proposed tax on gasoline," the
governor said. ;MMnay seem to think
it.is merely the levying of an addi
tional tax and does not relieve tne
tax- burden on real property.
I he tact is that it the gasoline
tax is passed it means absolutely
that there will be no levy next year
on property to build roads to meet
federal appropriations, as this money
will come from the gasoline tax
imposed on the users" of roads, the
automobilists. '
"Another bit of misinformation
circulated is that the cost of the
special session will equal the sav
ings on real property by the gasoline
tax. Of course, this is not true, as
the total cost of the session can
not be more than $15,000 as the
membersat a special session cannot
draw salaries in excess of 10 days,
while the gasoline tax will take a
burden of from $750,000 to $1,000,
000 off real property and put it on
automobile owners.
Collection Cost Small.
"Then, there is 'another bit of mis
information which has been circulat
ed to the effect "that the cost of col
lecting the tax will eat up .nearly
all . the proceeds.' That, too, is un
true on the lace of it and figures
from other states show the cost of
collections is infinitesimal. To
day I received a telegram from
Governor Merntt C. Mechem . of
Nfcw Mexico saying the cost of col
lection of the gasoline tax in that
state is a fraction of 1 per cent of
the revenue derived.
"I find that the gasoline tax is in
operation in 12 states: Arizona, Ar
kansas, Connecticut. Florida, Ken
tucky, Colorado, Washington, New
Mexico, Georgia, Montana, Pennsyl
vania and South Dakota.
"A number of new members pre
fer to hold the session in January,
opening it January 18. Whether this
can be done is problematical."
Reparations Body Meets
In Paris on German Debt
" Paris, Dec. 29. (By A. P.) The
allied reparations commission, with
Roland W. Boyden. the American
unofficial representative on the com
mittee in attendance, convened here
this afternoon at 4:30 o'clock. The
meeting was called especially to hear
explanations of Germany's financial
status to be presented by Walter
Rathenau, former German minister
of reconstruction, and Dr. Fischer,
chairman of the German war debt
commission.'
Montana Mines to Resume
Operations January 16
Butte, Mont. Dec. 29. Mines and
reduction plants in the Butte, Great
Falls and Anaconda districts will re
sume January 16, it was announced
today by all the local mining com
panies. Starting January 16, a hori
zontal wage decrease of 50 cents a
shift will go into effect.
Bombing in Belfast.
Belfast, Dee. 29. There were
further incidents of lawlessness yes
terday evening. Several shots were
fired and a bomb was thrown. No
body was reported injured, but sev
eral shop keepers were held up by
armed met and their cash drawers
ioolcd
DECEMBER 30, .1921.
Just as She Is
Indian Congress
Continues Policy
'i 6i Non-Violence
Nationalists Name- Gandbi
SoleL Executive of Gov
eminent With Extraor
dinary Powers.
By The Afiociat! l'ress.
Ahmcdabad, British India, Dec. 29.
The resolution adopted by the
special committee of the Indian
nationalist congress . yesterday fa
voring continuation of Mahatma
Gandhi's policy,., oft. .non-violence
includes ' a cringe declaring Gandhi
the ' sole executive authority of
the - movement' 'with ' full oowers
over he congress and its organiza
tion. If provides, however, that
neither Gandhi nor any of the leaders
be authorized, in case they are ar
rested, to conclude peace with the
government without previous sanc
tion of the' congress.
At a full session of the Indian na
tional, congress today the' resolution
proposed by Mahatma Gandhi de
claring for continuation of the policy
of non-violence in the effort to obtain
independence from the British em
pire was adopted with only a dozen
dissenting Ivofes.
Believed Wonder- Worker.
London, Dec. 29. The popular be
lief in India that Mohandas Karam
chand Gandhi, the nationalist lead
ed who is styled Mahatma, pos
sesses supernatural powers is grow
ing, writes the Bombay correspond
ent of the Westminster Gazette.
"Mahatma". means "woiiden work
er" and was the title given Gandhi
months ago when there - could "be
(Turn to Pace Two. Column Six.)
Italian Bank Failure
Causes Stir in Rome
Rome, Dec. 29. (By A. P.)-The
closing of the doors of-the Banca
Italiana Di Sconto today croateJ
considerable of a stir in Italian fi
nancial circles. The suspension of
payments followed an announcement,
by : the government of a modified
moratorium: permitting the with
holding of payments by certain cor-,
porations. The bank is one of the
largest in Italy, t
The' Stefani agency says that "the
Italian government has taken steps
to guarantee the creditors of the
bank 'against losses and eyentual'y
to place the bank in a more favorable
position. . " ' '
London, Dec. 29. A dispatch from
Rome to the Central News agency
says a svndicate of banks there- has
collected 180.000,000 lire to restore
the Banca Italiana. Di Sconto." 'The
dispatch- adds that El -Epoca an
nounces that an agreement has been
reached with the current "creditors
of the bank.
Dail W ill Ratify Treaty ' v'
January 3, Is Prediction
London. Dec. 29.- (By A. - P.)
The majority of English newspaper
correspondents in Ireland see in the
growing volume of sentiment for-the
peace treaty an indication that rati
fication will go through easy after
flie dail eireann convenes next Tues
day. Some predict that a vote will
be taken as early as Thursday,' Jan
uary 5. ' '
The increase in the number of ex
pressions by public bodies in favor
of the .pact is emphasized by the cor-"
xspqiijknts. , '
aui (i ...I. a4i)i
wf IV.Mi If tM talaU !
Getting Ireland
New Premier of
Canada Takes Oatli
William - Lyon -King . Sworn
; In to : Succeed! Arthur . 3
. Meiglian.
Ottawa. Obi.; Dec. 29. William
Lyon . McKcnzie King, elected
premier of Canada at the general
election December 6, took the reins
of government from Premier Arthur
Meighan, conservative, today, in the
presence of Baron . Byng ' of Vimy,
governor general of the dominion.
The new premier announced the
following cabinet appointmcnts;-
Minister of' finance, William ' S.
Fielding of Nova Scotia; minister
without portfolio and solicitor gen
eral, Daniel D. MacKenzie of Nova
Scotia; secretary of state, A. B.
Copp of New Brunswick; minister
without portfolio. John Sinclaire of
Prince Edward island; minister with
out portfolio, Raoul Dandurand of
Quebec; minister of. health and
soldiers re-establishment, Henri . S.
Beland of Quebec; minister of jus
tice, Sir Lomer Gouin of Quebec;
minister of customs and excise,
Jacques Bureau of Quebec; minister
of marine and fisheries, Ernest La
pointe of ;Quebec; minister of trade
and' commerce, James A. Robb of
Quebec; minister of militia and de
fense and minister of the naval serv
ice, George P. Graham of Ontario;
postniaster, general,' Charles Murphy
of Ontario: minister without port
folio. Thomas A Low of Ontario;
minister . of railways and canals,
William C. Kennedy of Ontario;
minister of labor, James Murdock of
Ontario; minister of agriculture, Wil
liam R. Motherwell of Saskatchewan;
minister of the interior, mines and
superintendent, general of" Indian
affairs, Charles Stewart of -Alberta;
minister of; public 'works, Hewitt
Bostock of British -Columbia.. .1
Harding Proposed as .
' Peru-Chile'Arbiter-
Lima, Peru, Dec. 29. (By A. P.)
Peru in a new note to Chile proposes
that the president of ..the ; United
States be asked - to .. act '.' as final
arbiter of all differences- between1 the
two countries, no appeal berne al
lowed from his decision. J ; The -note
is in reply to Chile's communication
accepting the principle of arbitration
and that plan : that each v country
name a plenipotentiary to meet in
Washington to- establis'-the "basis
and purpose", of arbitration. '"
"The Peruvian reply proposes that
each nation, before naming a pleni
potentiary, : cable to Secretary
Hughe, soliciting the consent .of the
United States for holding 'the nego
tiations in Washington i and; also,
asking President Harding to act as
arbiter. .. '
Aid of U; S. Attorneys General
To Be Sought in Priee Probe
- 'Washington, Dec. 29. Aid of the
attorneys general' of the- various
states will be relied upon- by the
Justice department . in an effort to
readjust-re'ail prices of .the necessities-
of : life. Attorney General
Da liberty said 'today.
Mr. Dau'gherty said he expected to
publish a table of the cost' of neces
sities food, fuel, shoes and cloth
ing to . the consumer in different
localities as compared with the pro
duction f-osts of these commodities.
Publication of retail prices was ex
pected by Mr. Daugherty to have a
salutary, -effect upon profiteering
prices. .'Already, he said, announce
ment; of "the department's investiga-
ion bzl some cttcct. f
Ik 4lk (mUI Mi
UallaS !!,
Quieted Down
War Finance Fund
Farmers' Godsend,
Banker Declares
John P. Cobb Says Loan Cor
poration Has Also Strength
ened Small ; Banks
. ' Of State. ?
"The War Finance corporation is
a godsend to many farmers who,
otherwise would have to be sold out
or ship their products at-a ruinous
sacrifice in order to meet their
debts," said John P. Cobb, one of
the most conservative country bank
ers of the state, on a visit to Oma
ha yesterday. , Mr. Cobb is ' presi
dent of the American Exchange
bank of Elmwood. -
The War Finance corporation, he
declared, has also strengthened many
small banks that made the mistake of
lending . so freely that now they
cither have to collect on agricultural
paper or get funds ' through the gov
ernment; "While I am not in sympathy with
issuing tax , free securities," Mr.
Cobb- said, "the present emergency
is one that can best be met by the
war. finance loans. T believe that
more diversified farming should be
encouraged. We probably, will see
more grass and less corn. Loans
for encouraging the use of the cow,
the pig and the' chicken will do a
great deal of good."v - -
More than one-tWrd of the banks
in Nebraska have now made loans
through the War Finance corpora
tion, according to F. W. Thomas,
regional chairman of the organiza
tion. Advauces paid to ' country
banks yesterday totaled $427,000. In
some districts bankers have not yet
made use ' of ' their ,rediscounting
privileges, but many new- applica
tions are coming in each day. ,
Widow of Famous Packer
- - Seriously 111 at Pasadena
Los Angeles, Dec 29. (Special
Telegram.) Mrs.: Johu . R. Cudahy,
widow of the famous packer,- is seri
ously ill "at a hospital in Pasadena,
it became' known' here Jast night.
Mrs. Cudahy' has been in the institu
tion :for 'several days and her friends
decline to disclose the; nature of her
ailment or her chances for recovery,
merely confining themselves to the
admission that her condition is seri
ous. .. . .' ' i
Her condition mayi upset plans for
the approaching marriage of young
Jack Cudahv and Miss Louise Fran
ces, St. Louis heiress. .
v The Weather
Forecast.
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portion Saturday.
Iowa Fair Friday and probably
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TWO CENTS
Have Heart
Is Plea of
Patron s
Telephone Subscriber. Ack
Commission to Coutidcr .
' Human Element in Rub
iug on Kate Increase.
Next Session in Omaha
Lincoln. Dec. 29. (Special Tele
gram.) Impassioned pleas by rep
resentatives of-7.000, Northwester
Brit Telephone company patrons for
the State Railway commission in
"have a heart" for the public's de
pleted treasury as well as that o't
the company concluded the hearing
on the application of the company
for permanent increased -rates and
continuation of the 10 per cent sur
charge until a decision is reached on
permanent rates.
Decision on the surcharge must be
made in the next two days as :t
Cut for Bloomddd
Lincoln, Dec. 2.The state
railway commission today issued
an order reducing the telephone
rates at Bloomfield, Neb., where
a telephone "strike" was declared
by patrons several months ago.
At that time practically all tele
phone users had them removed as
protest against the high rates.
For some time the company re
fused to ask for a reduction of
rates, tftit finally filed a petition
for a small reduction, which wee
granted today. The reduction
asked for by the company was
not for the full amount demanded
by the patrons.
expires January 1. The next step
towards final hearing on permanent
rates will be taken January 27, when
representatives of protestors, ' the
commission and officers of thecom
pany will meet at the company
headquarters in Omaha, where pro
testors, through the commission, will
demand certain information prepara
tory for final hearing and where,
probably a date for final hearing
will be decided upon. '-
"For the first time, the commit
sion is asked to take a new element
into consideration in a rate case, Oie
public expediency of ; the situation
;:s an outgrowth of nation-wide de
pression," Fred Dewees of the state
Farm Bureal, said. "On the one,
hand .you have the company, which
presents figures showing a meager
dividend on investment,, demanding
more money from a public which
for the most part is losing on in
vestment, i -Similar
to Rail Problem, a
"The same situation faced the in
terstate Contyierce commission when
representatives of the middle wrtt
pleaded for reduction in freight
rates. I was there and saw railroad
attorneys put up an even poorer
argument than the telephone com
pany's attorneys -do and present fig
ures showing even less dividends on
r.lleged investments than this com
pany did. But the commission took
in the human element, the public
expediency, and despite the showing
of the railroads ordered a big cut m
freight rates. So you have yoir
precendent in permitting public c.T
pediency to enter into a rate case es
tablished by the Interstate. Com
merce commission."
Tremore Cohn of Douglas county,
in speaking of the small dividends
(Turn to Pace Two. Column Tnr.l -
Debs Keeps Open House
To Greet Old Friends
Terre Haute, Ind.. Dec. '29. Eu
gene V. Debs, socialist leader, kept .
open house for friends and neigh
bors today, his first day at home
since 'his release from prison, to
which he was sentenced for his anti
war speech in 1918. His plans for
the future were not considered and
he said he was uncertain when he
would make a definite announce- '
ment. -
Manv friend iiter! him rl,ir,'no-
the day, these visits followinir last
mgni s Dig oemonstration ot wel
come. ;
The orison suit b.ifl !pn
carded by Mr. Debs for better-fitting
garments.
Chicago, Dec. 29. Eugene V.
Debs will make a national tour under
auspices cf the socialist party, it
was anilounrrrl ipr tnrlau at .lit";. I
, .vuu. .. . iiaiivnai
socialist headquarters.- O..C. Wilson, j
state secretary for' Illinois said thatr
members of the nartv's iut,'nl
executive committee expected to meet',
with Mr. Debs in a few days to workr
out details of his future work with
tne party.
Court of Appeals Sustains -Denver
3-Cent Tram Fare
St. Louis. Dec. 29. The United
States circuit court of appeals today
confirmed the order of District Judge
Lewis of Denver granting the Den
ver Tramway company an injunction
against the city and county of Den
ver and permitting the company to
establish an 8-cent maximum fare
instead of a 6-cent fare.
The company is in the hands of a
receiver. The court held that a city
franchise ordinance, which provides
for a maximum 6-cent fare, was not
in the form of a contract, and it
there were a contract, it would be
Toid because of lacks of niutunlity.
Determine Sex of Unborn .
New Haven, Conn Dec. 2V. It
is pos: ible to determine the sex of an
unborn infant by observation of the
stage of the development tf its bones
by means of the X-ray, Dr. J. W.
Tryor of the University of Kenlucky
told the American Association of
Anatomists here today. . He cx-
nlainprl that 4h hrn. nf t1 i..al.
osify more quickly than lhcc of
tic itiaici
it
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