The Omaha Datli Bee
VOL. 51 NO. 171.
OMAHA, TUESDAY, JANUARY 3, 1922.
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Mellon May
S u c c eed
Penrose
llcignafioii of Secretary of
Treasury to Become Peiiii
. , lvauia Senator Ton
idcred IArly.
Sproul, Urged for Place
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Washington,- J in. 2.-Andrew M
fellon.' of I'ittfr 4ur(;. present secre
tary of the trcakury, U looked Upon!
s the mot rfuhabtc successor to
Senator Bute" Penrose, who diet
here Saturday night.
i vfrim' Snroul wilt haic the ao-
t . ..... i.. r. n . i... i
I ll Itll' .H VI niiiuv unv IU llll IHl
vaeamyy tintit the next regular elec
tion 'm November. It will bi? t!ic
sccoAid time during 'a few mont!'
jUa't lie has been called upon to d-j
' this, having bad to fill the vacancy
tausci by the recent death ot j
Pennsylvania' other senator, Phil-:
under Uiae Knox.
Rumors of Resignation.
It is no secret that Secretary Mel
lon has been anxious to rclinquis'i
bis position in the cabinet and there
rave been, in fact, many minors thai.
, be was about to resign, lie was u
close friend of .Senator Penrose
through whose influence be. was
named to the Treasury portfolio, and
h also close friend of Governor
Sprout. '
- It is thought that he might accept
t!.e appointment to a senate as a
way to relieve himself of the cabinet
position and still be identified with
the Harding' administration.
Sprout Urged for Seat.
llarrislmrg, Venn., Jan 2. Gov
ernor William C. Sproul will likely
take over the mantle of United States
Senator Boies Penrose as leader of
the republican parly in Pennsylvania
r-.nd most likely be the successor of
Penrose in the United States senate.
Whether Sproul will resign as rov
errror to accept the appointment to
the scat left vacant by , Penrose's
death Saturday night, or make a
short-term appointment and become
a candidate at the November election
lor the Penrose place, will not be de
lidcd until after a thorough canvass
of the political situation and a con-'-'fcicrence
with republican leaders.
Governor Sproul Saturday was be
; iug urged by hundreds of friends to
- accept the senate seat, but he has re
lused to make a statement on the se
lection ' of . Penrose's successor.
Strong efforts, it is understood are
being made to secure thq appoint
mcnt of John Wanamakcr, the Phila
;dlpUia merchant-' and former- post
, j itiasVcr general during the administra-
. tion of President Harrison, to-the
1,1 fihort term which would expire w ith
the election of a- successor next No
t ventber. " ' ""' '' - ! !
Penrosi Funeral.
Philadelphia, Jan! 2. Arrange
ments for the-funeral of Senator
Penrose were still incomplete today.
It was decided, however, that it
should be strictly private in accord
ance with his oft-expressed wish.
' In making this announcement
Leighton C. Taylor, for many years
the senator's private secretary, said
tl at only, members of the family and
friends would attend the service and
that a congressional delegation prob
ably would not come here for the
burial. The date for burial would
be fixed, Mr. Taylor said, after hear-.
iug from relatives in the west. :
. eanwhile the body Of the former j
senator, encased in -a mctallia cottin
covered with purple cloth, lay in his
bachelor home here. No crept or
Dowers marked the presence of death
in the old-fashioned . brick . bouse,.
from which from a sick bed he baa
i communicated with republican lead
ers in the convention at Chicago
which made Harding presidents
Expressions of Regret.
Expressions of regret at his death
continued to pour in today from all
sections of the country. Noiie ot
them was made public by bis rela
tives. '
. Governor Sproul said he had not
decided on Senator Penrose's succes
sor. Under the law'thc governor t
empowered to make an appointment
to till the vacancy until the next
general election, which "will be held
in November. ' ' V
Plan Launched to Defeat
Lodge for' Renomination
Worcester. Mass.. Jan. 2. A
campaign to defeat senator ioage
for renomination at the republican
primary next fall was launched here
todav at a meeting of the - council
presidents in Worcester county oi
the American Association for the
Recognition of the Irish' Republic.
About twenty-five councils were
represented.
John F. Harrigan, state president,
said the resolution' embodying the
recommendations which was adopte
hv the mectinc. was aimed at Sena
tor Lodge as a punishment for his j
statement that the resolution of Sen- j
- ator Norris to recognize the indc-1
nendence of Ireland would remain
in the foreign rclatious committee
"a long time." ' . . !
rearcuers r an 10 r ma
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Macon Han 1 bought Mam
Maeon. Ga.. Jan. 2. No trace bad
been found of A. P. Sexton, missuig
president of the Stxion riant com-
pany of Va'dosta at the end of 24
hours' search by scores of persons
in Vii ritv and vicinitr. Relatives
of the missing man arrived here yes
tfrda and joined in the search from
Roysin to Macon, over which Sex
tnn is betieved to have traveled on
his ir to the city.
The hunt for Sexton nas started
Saturday afternoon upon receipt by
t'le police of an anonymous letter
hieh read: - -
"You'll rind a deserted car ncar'athem plarcd. at the same time
' e i-orir e street bridge. Ow ner's
Vod; in tamp. Sorry I had to
rt Kobbcry is the inouc.
May Quit Cabinet
to Become Senator
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Penrose Last of.
Eastern "Bosses"
Who Ruled Senate
Passing of Pennsylvania Sen
ator Ends Kra Character
ized by Domination of
Great Political Leaders.
By ARTHUR SEARS HENNING.
ChlrnKo Trlbune-Oinahn Bi I.wifd'Wlre.
, Washington, Jan 2. The passing
of Koies Penrose marks the end of
an era charctcrized .by the domina
tion of the senate by eastern senators
who were thcntselvcs great political
bosses. It' directs attention to the
rise of the west to commanding in
fluence in congress, a process that
has been in progress noticeably for a
decade.
Penrose was the last of the east
ern bosses who dominated the re
publican party, for a generation and
shaped legislation in the senate. The
group included such men as Aldrich
of Rhode Island, Quay of Pennsyl
vania, Hale of Maine and Piatt of
New York, a quartet which ruled
congress with -an iron hand aitd dic
tated the high protective tariff and
other legislation on which' the in-i
dustrial ; and' financial . interests
the east' waxed f at,r' ?v"
of
" Successor to Quay."
" Penrose succeeded Ouay as boss
of Pennsylvania and rose to be-grand
marshal of the old guard in and ont
of the senate. ' But it was not long ;
before the twilight of the bosses set
in with the progressive revolution
during the, Roosevelt and Taft ad
ministrations and Penrose found
himself the sole survivor of the old
oligarchy. While he lingered the
figures of the eastern leaders faded,
from the picture and were replaced
by western men . ' . i
With Penrose gone there is not a
man left in the senate, who holds bis
state politically in the hollow of his
hand. The oiily man of the eastern
leaders left is Senator Lodge of
Massachusetts, and he is not boss of
tlw: state and never has been. He is
the republican, leader of the senate.
but while be reigns, he does not rule.
Western Men Now Leaders.
The outstanding leaders of the
senate today are such men of the
west as Cummins and Kenyon ot
Iowa.. McCumher of North Dakota,
who succeeds Pentose as chairman
of the finance committee, Lenroot ot
Wisconsin, Smoot of Utah. Watson
of-Indiana. Borah of Idaho. John
son of California. and .Warren of
Wyoming. ' . ..
Senator W atson ot Indiana tans
heir to the mantle pf Penrose as
leader of the conservative element
in the senate, and the day is probably
not far distant when he will suc
ceed Senator Lodge as republican
leader. His influence commands , a
wider grasp than did that of Pen
rose, for Watson can count oil the
support of more progressive repub
licans than .could the Pennsylvania
boss at auy period of his career.
.There will be a test of this new
power of the west at no distant date
when tne proposal to construct tne
St. Lawrence seaway in co-operation
with Canada comes before congress.
The west is almost solidly in favor
of it while the plan is being fought
in the cast. , ..-";
Head of South Dakota i
Bank Commits Suicide
Pierre, S. D., Jan". 2. B. A. Cum
mins, president of the First National
bank, committed suicide by i shoot
ine with a pistol in a vacant room at
the pacK or ine dhk muming.
cause. has been assigned.
No
'Star Spangled Banner'
Saves "Dry" Officer
From I njury by Diners
2.-r-A fed
. di-n"'.-. .iu.
eral proniomon .agent, soreiy oeaei
by hotel guests - unaware of his
identity, was saved ..fronr personal
'- injury when the orchestra of a ho-j
tel here played lhe.:itar Spangled.
j Banner"'1 on Saturday' and the hotel
Stewart,. R. G.-Jahrhng-switched on
! an illuminated fas. " '
- Two raiding -officers, it -was" learn
cd today, entered the hotel and while
one was- producing credentials- the
other entered the dining ' room and
; began to. seize' drinks" on the table.
the ratter s' action was -resented by
j guests and a rough-and-tumble fight
i was u progress when the .steward
'entered utd ordered the national
! s itching the light on the ftsc' This
do j brought all the guests to their feet
.."U cnicti tne ngnt x
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Thousands
Greeted by
rd injrs
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..ie Houe Tliroa Open to
PuI,,ic for Firsl lXcw Yc"r'
Kcccptioii in Nine
Line Extends for Blocks
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Hf Th .tMoriaiiHi pri.
Washington, Jan. 2. President
and Mrs. Harding threw the Whit'.'
ay for i
it bebll
House open to the public tod
the first New Year's reception
there for nine years. The number
tespomjing to the general invitation
was estimated at 6,500, many of
whom stood for hours in a bitiiu;
wind in a slowly .moving column oi
fours which extended for blocks.
The president and Mrs.- Harding
shook bauds with all, a physical feat
from which they .showed more than
a few signs oi strains at 4 this after
noon, when the last person had
I passed. '
The official section was received
I from 11 to I, and there were approx
imately 2,(X)0 participating in it,
I headed by the cabinet, the diplomatic
corps, members ot congress, : army
and navy officers and higher officials
of the government. The brilliant
uniforms and gala dress kept the big
staterooms full of color, while the
nriveways were jammed with auto
mobiles. The numbers were swclleJ
by the delegates and attendants upon
the arms conference, all resplendent
in orders and decorations. . 4
Doors Opened at 2.
Gates, of the - White House en
closures were swung back at 2 this
afternoon for the public, and lc by
the inevitable small boy, the head of
the long column swept forward -to j
the entrance. A redcoatcd marine
orchesta, divided in two sections,
so that by alternating continuous
music could be maintained, began its
tprogram. .
1 he big doors were propped back
and for two hours the mass moved
through the massive entrance, its in
dividual units jigging under the com
bined stimulus of the music and the
cold.
Secret service men, ushers and
frold-cordcd military aides cut the
Uiuadruple line . down to single file.
enee u was wiiiiin me ciiiiciih.c.
AJndcr their insistent instructions of
"keep . your' , hands' in . sight," - many
developed a tendency to put both
haids in front above the waistline
and1 hold them there. Uniformed
pohVe, meanwhile, combed 'the col
rnin outside for cameras, relentlessly
relieving their bearers or taking the
boxes away for deposit.
Special Attention to Children.
The presidential party stood in
the oval blueroom just 'out Ot hear
ing of the orchestra and the visitors
passed at the rate of 30 to 40 a min
ute. This speed was attained through
the insistent pressure of aides anil
attaches, and the President and Mrs.
Harding rose to the occasion, meet
ing the physical test practically with
out flagging. The crowd was cos
mopolitan, representative of many
races and nationalities. The chil
(Turn to Face Two, ColumnOne.)
Burlington Seeks
to Discontinue Four
Trains in
Nebraska
Lincoln. Jan. 2. (Special Tele
gram.) Burlingtpn officials have
served notice on the Nebraska Rai
way commission .that they would
file application to discontinue trains
No. 1 and No. lO.running from
Chicago to, Denver via Omaha, and
trains No. 37 and 38 running from
Lincoln to Ravenna. Lack of busi
ness is given as the reason. ,
Jewelry Salesman Seeks
Divorce; Charges Cruelty
Nicholas C. Campbell, a salesman
for the Byrne-Duff Jewelry com
pany, filed suit in district court yes
terday for a divirce from his wife,
Vcrna, on allegations of cruelty.
They were married in 1909 and have
two children, whose custody he asks.
He says they separated by agree
ment on Christmas day, 1918, and
that she filed suit for divorce eight
months later, but dismissed the suit
tnd they went back to live together.
She charged that he was attentive to
other women, he says. He alleges
she threatened to shoot him and her
self. '..
!Mrs. June Greevy Johnson
at Grandmother's Bedside
Mrs. June Greevy Johnson, with
her small, daughter Dorris, Clayton,
N. M., arrived in Omaha yesterday,
having been called, owing to a ser
ious illness of her grandmother, Mrs.
Martha E. Newton. Mrs. Newton is
at the residence of her son-in-law,
Dr. W. H. Sherraden, 15021 Daven
port street. Her condition -is cnti
I cal .
i Mother of Walker Whiteside
- ! n;Q Aft- ikfrf Tllnnsa
iivg . 1 1 iv i kuvi iuiivdu
Denver, Jan. 2. Mrs. Lcvina J. W.
Whiteside, S3, moiher of Walker
Whiteside, the actor, died here today
after a short illness. She was a di
dect descendant of George Clymer.
one of the signers of the Declaration
of Independence.
Well-Known Playwright Dies
New York. Jan. 2. Requold Wolf,
50. playwright and "dramatic critic,
died of apoplexy today. - He was
dramatic edito of the New York
Morning Telegraph until about a
year ago. He was the author, or
collaborating author of 14 plays.
anion? thrm "The Kambow Oirl
and the "Red W'dow." which he
wrote in collaboration with Chan
amg roiioci.
City o( Panama Shaken;
No Damage Along Canal
' Panama, Jan. 2. (By A. T.) An
eartlnpuke lasting alwjiit a minute
occurred a about 1 this morning,
(.baking up the city but doinjr no
damage either here r along the Pan
ama canal. The center of the hhock
wag ubout 6 niilis dihtant.
A heavy llood was registered t
C.atuii lake, lutwccu 3 cterlay
afterniMiii and 8 this ntorniiig, Ralph
Kirkatrick, in charge of the nictejo
logical and hydroy graphic burcwj of
the canal, reported today. Thin
made it necessary to open (seven of
the spillway gale to let the water
lout, despite the fact that four gates
bad been kept open during the last
fMrKirkpatruk added that thu
has been the heaviest pressure of wa
i experienced bincc the opening of
,lic ean,
Joseph Rusliton.
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Wealthy Lreamery
Man,Succumbs
Fairmont Company Head, Na
tionally Known as Dairy
Products Authority,
Dies at 76.'
Joseph II. Rusliton. one of the
principal owners .of the Fairmont
Creamery company, and chairman of
the concern's board of directors, died
at his home. 930 North Thirty-sixth
street, Omaha, last night at 8. Death
was caused by heart disease.
Mr. Rushton's health had not been
of the best for the past years, anil
Saturday a seizure of the malady
forced him to his bed. His physi
cians at" first held hopes of a recov
ery, but abandoned them yesterday
morning. He was 76 years old.
Mr. Rusliton was one of the most
widely know-n creamery men in the
United States, and his company, the
Fairmont, was among the first larga
ones to become established in the
country. He was reported to be a
millionaire.
Born in England.
He was brought from Manchester,
England, his birthplace, in 1851, a
babe in arms, when his parents came
to this country and settled in Mor
ris. III. He was then but 2 years
old . ...
He received his early education in
the district schools of Illinois and
then attended Jennings seminary.
Aurora, III. Following his graduation
he taught school at Piano', in the
same state; becoming later superin
tendent of. the schools there, which
post he retained for six years.
During his leisure time he . read
law, ' and in 1880 be successfully
passed the examination for the Illi
nois. state ..bar and was. admitted' to
practice. ; '.- . - - :."
Nebraska Lured Him. .
Nebraska lllred him three years
after his admittance to the' bar, and
in 1883 he left Aurora, where he
had been practicing, and.opcned bis
office at Fairmont.
In the year following bis arrival
at Fairmont he started, in-conjunction
with three other men. all of
whom have since died, the Fairmont
creamery. The capital then was $5,-
OUO. Under his management the
concern prospered. -and in . 1908 the
offices were moved to Omaha. To
day tlie creamery has branches from
Spokane, Wash., to Boston, and its
capital has grown to, $6,000,000, with
an anuual business of $30,000,000.
Married Lisbon Girl.
While still in Illinois, and short
ly after he graduated from the
Jennings seminary, Mr. Rusliton
married Miss , Minnie Putt of Lis
bon. 111. Six children vi-ere born
four of them still living. A baby
girt, Maude, died in infancy, and
Alice, the wife of J. W. Seacrest,
Lincoln, died last year. Another
daughter, Mrs. J. V. Cortelyou, lives
at Manhattan, Kan. Three, sons.
two of whom' were engaged with
their father in the affairs ' of the
Fairmont company, also. survive him.
They are Howard, Raymond and
Lvell, all of this city.
Three brothers also survive the
dead capitalist, they being Robert
of Adell, Wis., James "and William,
Minooka. 111., and George L. Rush-
ton of Omaha.
Funeral arrangements have not yet
been made.
Dawes and Party Visit -Pershing
in Lincoln
Lincoln, Jan. 2. (Special.) Four
teen eastern business men, including
CWirles G. Dawes, director of the
national budget, arrived lat today
for a short visit with General Per
shing, who spent the holidays here.
Tuesday the entire party will leave
(.on a special train' for a short tour of
the south. -Mr. Dawes also is a for
mer Lincoln man.
The Story of
Ninette
This is the title of the
new. serial which has
been written for 'The
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RUBY M. AY RES
author of "The Fortune
Hunter," "The Remem
bered Kiss" and "A
Man's Way." ' " .
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Merger of Four
Large Chicago ;
Banks Announced
Continental and ' Ctnmnercial
National and Savings Take
Over Fort Dearhorn
Institutions
Chicago,' Jan 2. The Continental
and Commercial National bank and
the Continental and '.Commercil'
Trust and Savings bank tonight .an
nounced that they had taken over
the, Fort Dearborn Trust and Sav
ings' bank, .George M. Reynolds?
president,-said that the Continental'
and Commercial institutions guaran
teed all deposits in the Fort Dear-,
born 'bank's.' ,'V!
The statement was followed by n
announcement from .the clearing
house committee that it had-investigated
the condition of. four other
banks in Chicago, itj which- William
A. Tilden,' president of ' the Fort
Dearborn bank, is interested, and
found them sound.
The Fort Dearborn National banii
had deposits of $5M24.749.86 on
September .6, "1921, the date -of the
last vnational . bank- call., and. ,totaL
resources of $75,169,070.44. - The
Fort Dearborn Trust and Savings
bank had resources of $10.1 16,386.30
andr deposits 'of $9,001,09676.. 1 .
'George M. "'Reynolds, chairman ol
the board of directors, oi the Con
tinental .and Commercial bank and
of-the Continental and Commercial
Trust' and' Savings' bank,, made the
following statement: .
"The Continental and Commercial
National bank and the Continental
Trust and Savings banfc have takn
over the Jorf Dearborn National
bank' and jthe Fort Dearborn Tru.it;
and Savings bank, respectively, as at
the close of business, December 3i,
1921. ,
"Al deposits in the Fort Dearborn
National bank and in the Fort Dear
born Trust -and Savings li'ank'Jiav?
been guaranteed by .the Continental
and Commercial National bank, and
the Continental and. Commercial
Trust and Savings bank?rcspcctive!v,
and checks drawn against, accounts
in the Fort Dearborn National bank
will be honored by the Continental
and Commercial National bank, and
deposits,.. including- savings account,
in the Fort Dearborn Trust and Sav
ings bank-will be placed to the credit
of the depositors on the books of the
Continental and Commercial Trut
and Savings bank. "
"The business heretofore carried
on by the Fort Dearborn 'National'
bank and the Fort Dearborn Trust
land Savings bank. will: hereafter bv'
conducted by the Continental and
Commercial National ' bank and the
Continental - and - Commercial Trut
' and.- Saving bank, respectively, - at
, their office."' . - ' -
Four Killed in Explosion .
rirniinghani. Ala., Jan. 2. Four
miners were killed and four others
injured in an" explosion in the Do
cena mine of the Tennessee Coal,
Iron and Kaiload Cunipanv.
" ' . ' . y
(Oprif ht. fey lt Chicago Tnbun
Emerson Woman
Loses in Suit to
Share Big Estate
Coiirt; ' Decides .That Mrs.
Schwab of Kansas City
Is Legal Heir to
$500,000. - .
Emerson, la., Jan. 2. (Special.)
Mrs. Lulu- Whipple of .Enicrson will
not jsbare in. 'the $500,000 estate left
by Mi's. Serena White,' who died re
cently at her home in, Missouri and
iwlio,; was ','aK relative, of the local
'woman. The suit brought : by Mrs.
W'hipple and other relatives,- in which
they sought to have Mrs. White's will
set aside has been lost by tjicm;
ThctVill of Mrs. White, provided
that' the "e'ntirestate, valued al $500,
000, ;wa5 to. go to a niece, Mrs. Min
nie ' Schwab, of Kansas City. " In
the suit contesting the validity of the
will,' it was alleged by Mrs., Wrhipple
and her co-plaintiffs that. the instru-
,ment .was -the result of undue influ
ence, surrounding Mrs.-. W.hite when
she executed it. ' ' '
-Joined with Mrs. Whipple, in. the
effort.! to. '-break the will were , her
brother.; Alva Alvin.. of .Carjoii, and
Mr? and Mrs. Charles Moore'of Red
Oik'. The first two, arf sister and
brother of Mrs. Schwab. Moore is a
cousin.-,'
Sheriff jiri Villisca Feud
in. Race for Legislature
Red Qak',!Wjan.- 2. (Special.")
Sheriff Ed Peterson, a leading fig
ure in the Wilkerson-Jones feud, an
aftermath of 'the Villisca ax-murder
case, will; bri a icandidatc at the com
ing June primaries for the republican
nomination for state , representative.
Representative E. A. Larson will not
seelo another '.term. , Deputy Sherifi
J. A. JJakcr will bc a candidate for
the nomination for sheriff. ,
Three Brothers Identified
':'. as Illiinois Bank Robbers
' 'Juka. III., Jan. 2. Three brothers,
,Earl,;Edward and Lex Hall of Flora,
today were identified as the robbers,
of ' ibq State Bank of Iuka. .who
escaped with $20,000 on- December
20. after a thrilling chase led by Miss
Mildred. Kelly, a bank employe. They
we're taken to Salem, in default of
$20,000 bond each., . , .
Fire Destroy s B 1 ock .
. Wiljonv OklaJan.' 2. Fire which
broke out in a -vulcanizing plant here
today-destroyed an entire block, of,
frame business houses on Main,r0dcr )n vrtn and" wc-t portion"
V,T-TSK- a" ,cst,ma,pd ,oss ' of Wednesday unsettled and colder.
.'K-O.tw, Several garages,- two room- u ,
iug. houses,, a, filling, station- and a' -i
j i i t.. -.
, giwi.u uaiiu minimi cr aiuic
were among the buildings consumed.
A 'high wind and low water
t-rrssur. handicapped the firemen.
wo i ot "wnom were scTiy . Durnec
ore Is Given
Eiglit-Year Term
in Fort Madison
j jiidge Cullison Also Pipes
; Convicted Farm Bandit .
;! $1,000 and Assesses
Trial Costs.
George Moore, convicted cf man
slaughter by a jury recently :or the
part he" played in the ' gun Battle
following a raid on the Lena Schnei
der farm, was sentenced t,o eight
years in the tort Madison state
prison vesterday by Judge George
'!W. Cullison in district court.'
j' In-addition to the sentence Judge.
Cullison also fined Moore $1,000 and
assessed, hun' the costs of "the trial.
The fine and assessment will stand
as a judgment against any property
Moore may acquire. He is now con
sidered a pauper., ,
Before pronouncing sentence Judge
Cullison considered a motion enter
ed 4y Moore's attorneys- seeking a
new trial. The . motion was over
ruled. . .
! There still stands against Moore a
grand jury indictment charging him
with assault with intent to murder,
but it is doubtful if this clurgeiwill
be pressed at the expiration of
Moore's term, officials believing, that
the gathering together of the state's
witnesses would be too much of a
task eight years hence..
; Two' Firemen Killed When
Engines on Run Collide
: CliicSgo, Jan. 2. Two firemen
were killed,- one probably fatally in
jured and seven others hurt badly
last night when two fire engines
crashed together while responding to
a false alarm. - For many months
there had been friendly rivalry be
tween "the members of the two com
panies as to which would be first to
reach a fire in their joint district, ,
Chimneys at Chamberlain ,
Wrecked by Earth Shocks
? Chamberlain,' S. D.. Jan. 2. A pro
nounced earthquakelasting about 55
seconds, was felt here' at 9:5Q'th's
morning.-. Many, b.rick .chimneys
wjere' tumbled down, dishes were
.?haken from cupboard shelves, snd
:hoUse plants thrown to the floor by
the tremors." v -
The Weather
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day; Wednesday unsettled, colder in
cast and south portions. ,
Iowa: Rain or snow Tuesdav
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Franco-Jap,
Alii mice
Confirmed
Tranxlatioii of Ajirmiienl AU
nioi-t Identical Will Chita
Document Held by
Slate Department.
Regarded as Authentic
By PHILIP KINSLEY.
I hli-mo Trllnliir-OiiiKliK Urn I4mmiI Vttir.
Washington. Jan, 2. The alleged
secret alliance between France and
Japan concerning the Kusian situa
tion which, if it cxi.sls, would sub
vert the four-powYr treaty and under
mine the work of the conference,
was the chief topic of discussion in
diplomatic Washington today.
"Wluie i,s oiir proof?" the dele
gates of the Chila republic who made
public notes and treaties purporting
to show the l'rancu-J.ipaiie-e agree
ment, were aikcd. They bad none.
They had the documents and believ
ed them id bo true, that was all.
l!ut from an unexpected nource.
American and independent, came a
measure of corroboration. It is
slated on entirely reliable authority
that there is at present reposing in
the American stale department tiles
a translation of an agreement which
follows almo.st exactly the lines of
the Chita documents.
Outline of Agreem .t.
The contents are slated as follows:
"It is an agreement between Kap
pcl officers (anti-bolshevik Russians)
and Japanese, with French officers
present, in which the Russians
agreed to put themselves under the
command of the Japanese provided
they were paid, the French and Jap
anese assuming payment jointly."
This agreement is' dated January
21. 1921.
In the Chita document under date
of January 6, 1921, the Japanese mil
itary mission in I'aris cables the
Tokio ministry as follows.
"We have arrived at a satisfactory
agreement with the FVcnch regard
ing the evacuation of Wrangcl (anti
bolshevik Russian trqpps, kept by
the French at Constantinople). The
French cannot support the army any
longer, the situation is very difficult,
and the French wish to use it for
their benefit. - In our opinion the plan
proposed by the French is acceptable
but only in' case the French will
support us by all means in the Si
berian question. The French project
will be transmitted today in cipher.'
Strong Denial Made.
On the sending of the Wrang;
troops from Constantinople to V.ladU
vostock, the French far eastern ex
pert, M. Kammerer, put in an ex
plicit denial. -It is stated, however
that it is a fact well established h
papers published in Japan and Chhu
that one shipload of Wrangel soldif rs
did arrive in Vladivostock. Rcclnt
American Stale department ' fliV"
patches state that Wrangel 'soldier;
are now operating with the Russiau
white army against the Chita troop...
In a letter written by an Americar
in Vladivostock, a man formerly it.
the government service, dated Octo
ber 25, 1921, it is stated:
"In the meantime, the remnants of
the W'rangel army are being dumped
down here in Vladivostok. The new
army will be used to conquer bolshe
vism, which march is to commence
from Vladivostok. In this matter u
appears that" Japan is not altogether'.)
willing supporter, because the polic
of Russian territorial integrity does
not meet with Japan's plans."
Regarded as True.
In British and Chinese quarters to
day it was the inclination to regarc
the Chfta documents as largely true
The Chita delegates stated that they
made them public after they ha.t
knocked twice at the door of the
conference, offering to show their
proofs. They had been turned down
tiv Mr. Hucrhes and had come to life
M. Sarraut. chief of hc French
delegation, wrote a letter to Mr.
Hughes today, calling attention to
the publication of the .Chita papers
and stating:
"It is my duty to inform you that
the documents are gross fabrications
and that since5 the moment when ths
cllied governments carried ou a pol
icy of military intervention in Siberia
with t the co-operation of the United
States directed only against Ger
many and not at all with the aim of
intervention in the internal politics
of the Russian people, no agreement
has either been reached or negotiates
by France with any government re
garding the status or destiny of Si'
bcria." y
Nebraska Manager for
Nonpartisan League Quits
ui.iv3iJaui-io,
Lincoln, Jan. 2. (Special.) Jesse
Johnson, .Nebraska manager for
the Nonpartisan league, has tendered
his resignation, clfectivc rcbruary
22, it was announced today by the
state executive committee. A suc
cessor will be chosen by the ne
committee to be elected at the stale
convention scheduled .for Februarr
22. Mr. Johnson, said he was to re
turn tro his former position as ficM
ivlan for a farm publication.
Chicago Bakers to Operate
Plant to Assist Strikers
Chicago, Jan. 2. Union . bakers
who have been on strike since June
will purchase and operate a baking
plant to provide employment for the
strikers and offer competition to em
ployers who failed to deal with tint
strikers, it was announced at a meet
ing of the Chicago Federation of La
bor yesterday.
.. Bangs' Condition Better.
Atlantic City, N. I.." Jan. 2. ?oh'
j Kendrick Hngs. lecturer ami author,
.resident of Vcntnur city, who Satu
day underwent an operation for in-
livlinal trouble, was slightly beite
today. Ilopilal olliiials were
ready to s-ay that he was cntiieh out
inf danger .howecr.