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Inspector
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Veteran Police Officer Dies
Suddenly at
1.
ome News
Comes an,
Shock to
Dcpa
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Overworked by Strike
Inspector of I Police Andrew VC
tullo, 52, died ifuddenly at his home,
302 Seward stlrcrt. at 12:40 jester
day afternoon.
Death was
to an acute attack
of heart
apoplexy,
bailee at C
ublc, augmented by
c had becu to a dinner
ert lodge of the Masons
efore and was in his
the nigl
usual
mood.
Ovo
xcrtion during the present
Jr house strike on the Soulh
. TUgciucr Willi auuiliunai uuii. j
kJ4 fjCJnZ the absence of Chief of Po
0avTicc Dempscy from the city, a.e
"T tnougni to nave comriuuicu o i-
. speetor Pattullo s sudden death.
Family at Bedside.
His wife and two children. John
"and. Andrew, jr., were at his bed-
side when he. breathed his last. D
William N. Anderson had been called
a few minutes before. The police
inspector was dying when the
physician arrived.
He was about the house yesterday
morning and toward noon complain
ed of feeling ill.
. ' Superintendent of Police Henry
Dunn was trying to get Inspector
Pattullo on the phone when he heard
a woman's voice crying over the
wire. It was Mrs. Pattullo.
"Andrew just died," she sobbed..
Dunn Breaks Down.
Commissioner Dunn broke down.
He had been a fellow officer of the
police inspector when, both were
young. .
Inspector Pattullo's death was a
shock in police circles. Saturday he
was at his desk at Central police
station until 6 o'clock. Every day
during the packers strike he : had
arisen at 4 o clock to go to the South
Side station to see that all was well.
On emergency calls to scenes of
disorder or riot, Inspector Pattullo
accompanied his men.
"When Cpmrnissioner Dunn cau
tioned him against overworking him
self, the inspector said. "Well, the
other men are putting in extra time
and I'm right with them." : ;
a Worried bjr Atticks.Q;
. To an intimate friend, Inspector
Pattullo confided that he worried
' -"-qolKMeraMy over -.resent -TsJNatJcs"
nade against his position on f the
police department by City Commis
" sioner Butler. J. Dean Ringer, for
mer police commissioner, appoint
ed Pattullo inspector of police on
January 8, 1920, when the position
was created. It was Inspector Pat
tullo who is credited with injecting
strict discipline in the police de
partment and new methods of han
dling prisoners. He had charge of
all parades and was an exponent of
efficiency in police morale, dress and
equipment
Appointed in 1903.
He was appointed to the Omaha
police department as patrolman on
-January 19, 1903, and was coufirmed
on March 7, 1904. He was made
a detective on August 4, 1904, and
confirmed the following February.
He was made a desk sergeant May
20, 1912, and a " desk captain Sep
tember 14, 1914. Henry Dunn, then
chief of nolice. made Pattullo a cap.
tain July 26, 1917, January 1, 1920,
Pattullo was made inspector of po
. lire. He was slated tobe the next
chief. " . . :'.;,:
Was Pension Secretary.
Inspector Pattullo was also sec
retary of the Police Relief and Pen
sion association for 14 years. He
was a member of Concert lodge of
Masons and of the Elks. " .
Besides his widow and two chil
dren, a sister, Mrs. William Cosh of
Omaha survives. Funeral arrange
ments will be in charge of the Ma
sons. Police Commissioner Henry Dunn
appointed Captain Dillon to assume
Inspector Pattullo's duties tempor
arily. Captains Brines and Dillon
are likely candidates for the vacant
position. ;
Break Reported in Ranks
of Allied Hill Heirs
Sr Pant. Tan. 8. Reports were
current tonight that Walter J. Hill,
youngest son of the late Mrs. James
Hill, has broken relations with the
heirs opposed to Louis W. Hill in
the fight centered in the administra
tion of their mother's estate, and is
prepared to join forces with "L. W.
Hill.
This is the first break in the ranks
of the allied heirs, who. under the
leadership of James N. Hill of New
York, eldest son, are seeking to oust
L, W. Hill from the management of
the Hill properties, where he was
placed by his father before the death
of the "empire builder." ' The allied
heirs are in the majority without
Walter and Mrs. Mary H. Hill, who
originally joined with Louis.
Gen. Pershing Spends Busy
Day in Lone Star State
San Antonio, Tex Jan. 8. Gen.
John J. Pershing today inspected five
military camps in and near San An
tonio, saw the famous Second divi
sion parade in his honor, was treated
to a flyhjR circus by Kelly field avi
ators, witnessed a balloon flight from
Urooks field, met old acquaintances
at Fort Sam Houston, and tonight
was guest at a bamjB't given bv the
San Antonio Chamber of Commerce.
General Pershing and his party fn
cludinjr Charles G. Dawes, director
of the budsret, left tonight for Fort
SiU, Okl t inspee the school of
fatal .
Veteran Policeman
Dies of Heart Attack
Andrew Pattullo.
Diamonds Worth
11,200 Taken in
Dundee Holdup
Hidden in William B. McCabe
Garage Bandits Wait for
- Victims Woman Saves
Jewelry.
William B. McCabe, Mrs. Mc
Cabe, and McCabc's stepfather, Wil
liam A. Mathcny, 5023 Burt street,
were held up and robbed of dia
monds worth $1,200 and $50 in
money by' two gunmen, who were
hidden in the McCabe garage when
the family drove home at 1 Sunday
morning.
Mrs. McCabe saved her diamonds
by putting them In her mouth. She
refused to give their value. Matherry
also slipped a diamond from his fin
ger and thought he dropped it in his
collar. It was later found in the
snow.
Matheny stepped from the car
to open the garage doors. As he
opened them the two bandits step
ped out, one of them covering Ma
theny and the other swinging a gun
on Mr. and Mrs. McCabe.
Get Diamond Ring.
"Stepout," the bandit said to
them.
Mr. and Mrs. McCabe got out,
and the bandit, still holding the pis
tol on both, ordered MqCabe to de
liver his valuables. The bandit was
given McCabe's $1,000 ring and his
wallet containing $50.
. "That's all," he said.
"Your watch vour. ' watch.". . the
tfandit' sho! SitcV ' quickly." "
Well, you've spt the drop on me,
old man, and you can make me give
it up, but it was a present from my
mother and I'd like to keep it.
- The bandit relented. v .
With the watch . argument con
cluded McCabe mustered the courage
to ask for his lodge cards. They
were in the wallet.
"No," the bandit said, "I'll mail
'cm to yon.
"Be a good sport," pleaded McCabe,
but the bandit was obdurate:
Woman Saves Jewels.
. "All right," he said, and turned his
attention to Mrs. McCabe. He gave
her hands a rigid search, but said
nothing. She had slipped her dia
monds from her fingers while the
man was occupied with her husband.
Meanwhile the other bandit had
relieved Matheny of a diamond pin
valued at $200.
The job done, both bandits warned
their victims to stay where they were
and not to make a noise. They dashed
from the McCabe yard and to a big
car parked in a dark part of the
street, and were driven away. Mc
Cabe told police two other men
were waiting in the bandits' car. .
Official of Defunct Bank
Sentenced to Penitentiary
Tacoma. Jan. 8. Gustaf Lind
berg, wholesale grocer and timber
operator, was sentenced to from one
to five years in the state peniten
tiary for - feloniously borrowing
$13,000 from the defunct Scandinavian-American
bank. Lindberg was'
formerly vice president -and' a di
rector of the bank and was found
guilty by a superipr court jury re
cently. He is the second; person
sentenced to prison following-the
bank failure, Ole S. Larson, presi
dent of the bank, already being un
der sentence. Lindberg's attorneys
gave notice of appeal.
Fourteen-Year-Old Boy
Charged With Homicide
New York, Jan. 7. Theodore C
Friedman, jr., 14. was formally
charged with homicide tonight as the
outgrowth of a fist fight with Harold
Cisney, his playfellow, in the base
ment cf a high school yesterday.
Cisney was felled by a blow on the
chin, dying without regaining con
sciousness. An autopsy today re
vealed a fractured skull
Young Friedman was turned over
to the Children's society.
Deputy Nominated for
Valentine Postmaster
Washington: Jan. & (Special
Telegram.) Congressman Kmkaid
today recommended Ralph R.- Bros
ins for postmaster at Valentine. Mr.
Brosins is a clerk in the Valentine
postoffice and is endorsed by the
American Legion. He served 18
months in the navy during the world
war. . -
Delegation of Zionists
to Be Guests of Balfour
Washington, Tan. 8. A delegation
of Zionists will be the sruests at the
British embassv Wednesday evening,
of Arthur J. "Balfour ho. m 1917,
issued a declaration on behalf of the
British government pledging estab
lishment of a national Jewish home
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Strikers
Sentenced
to Prison
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Three Nebraska City Packing
House Workers Found in
Contempt of Court by
Federal Judge.
6 Men, 9 Women Freed
, Lincoln. Jan. 8. (Special Tele
gram.) FederaP Judge T. C. M lin
ger sentenced three Nebraska City
packing house strikers to 30 days in
the Lancaster county jail for con
tempt of court in failing to obey
restraining orders issued by him
against picketing. The men sen
tenced arc: John Secord, Arthur
Pile and Jay Reeder.
This is the first time the federal
court in Nebraska his interceded
by jail sentence in a strike and fol
lows an opinion a month ago by the
United States supreme court that
picketing must be confined to ont
picket at the entrance and one at
the exit of an institution against
which a strike is directed. ..
Facking house officials claimed
that from 40 to 50 men and women
gathered near the packing plant
early on the morning of December
31, the woriien stopped automobiles
loaded with employes while the men
stood on the. curb. Bricks and bad
language were hurled at the work
ing employes, it was claimed.
Backed by U. S.
"The Nebraska City strikers should
understand that the whole Unit'.!
States is. ready to back the order
and sentence of this court to any
extent necessary," Judge Munger
said.
- "I advise the strikers to do just
what the restraining order says and
not to depend on friendly counsel (
to direct their movements."
Sheriff Ed C Fischer of Nebras
ka City was scored by attorneys for
the packing house" for alleged fail
ure to disperse belligerent crowd
which failure, . it . was claimed, was
costing Otoe couttty hundreds of
dollars every week in the employ
ment of deputies.
That Omaha strikers anticipate a
similar move on the part of pack
ing plants in Omaha was evinced
by the presence ot A. rt. Bigelow,
Omaha labor union attorney, who
aided the defense, but announced he
was not directly representing trie de
fendants. . - ,;
The . three men were granted a
15-dav stay of execution to permit
them to prepare bonds and their at-,,
tornevs to take necessary step! in
perfecting ?ui appeal to -the circuit"
court ot appeals.
Political Fight
on in Cass County
Griswold Attorney Enters in
Race for Senate to Oppose
Newspaper Candidate.
Attanfir Ta . Tan. 8. (SoeciaU
Announcement that William C. Bry
ant, prominent attorney of Griswold,
will be a candidate tor tne repuDii
can nomination for state senator
opens the 1922 political campaign m
Cass counfy.
Entry of Bryant in the senatona.
race means that the present incum
bent, Julins A. Nelson, will have to
fight to retain the position he now
holds. It is generally understood
that the senator will seek another
term. He is now serving his first
One of the phases of the coming
contest ' between- the Griswold law
yer and Senator Nelson, which will
give it added interest, is tne part
the Iowa Homestead will play. The
mthlUtirr nf the lattpr is also owner
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of the daily newspaper here and be
cause of the fact is taking a hand
in county affairs. He sought to gain
control of the LotfMy farm bureau
at its annual meeting nia nere ir.is
week. The result was a complete
rmit for thp Homstpatl. Senator
Nelson,' the Homestead's candidate
for president of the Farm bureau,
was decisively defeated. The strife
stirred uo in the Farm bureau will
carry over into the coming primaries.
Aurora Man and Woman
Fined on Liquor Charge
Aurora, Neb., Jan. 7. (Special.)
Harrv Devore and Mrs. Charles
Campbell were each fined $100 by
County Judee Teffers for selling
liquor and keeping it for sale. De
vore pleaded not guilty. Witnesses
for the prosecution said they went
to his house and left $4 lying on his
table. In a short time they came
back again and found a bottle of
liquor instead of their $4. The court
held that this was a . sale of liquor
in violation of the. law.
Man Sentenced to Death
for Raid on County Jail
Jackson, Ky., Jan. ' 8. W. D.
Watts was condemned to die
in the electric chair by a jury try
ing him as a member of the band
which v December 10, attacked ths
Breathitt county jail and killed Miss
Maggie Allen, daughter of the
jailer, and Oscar Roberts, the jailer's
nephew.
John Porter, another member of
the band, last week was sentenced
to life imprisonment.
Aurora Lad Loses Leg
Under Treight Train
Aurora. Xeb Jan 8. (Special
Ralph Stieder, the o-year-old son of
Chris Stieder of Aurora, is at the
hospital suffering from the loss or
one hg lost under a Burlington
freight train late Friday evening.
The littlcjellow seems to be get
ting along nicely.
CoUege frl Athlete
Held for Shoplifting
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Constance Convington, 608 North
Seventeenth street, who claims she
va oirce a popular girl athlete in an
eastern college, will again appear in
police court Monday to face a charge
of Hlioplilting.
She was arrested on a similar
charge a week bro.
In a tailored fur coat, which had
a lariie bag, several oilk waists, a
half dozen pair of silk stockings,
two dozen napkins, and two tilk
dresses, were found by police.
"It's easy pickings," she told po
lice. -
Limitation of
Aircraft Found
Impracticable
Subcommittee Opposes Any
i Measures to Define Size
or Number of Heavier-Than-Air
Machines,
By GRAFTON WILCOX.
tlilcaco Tribune-Omaha M Leased Wire.
Washington, Jan. 8. The com
mittee on limitation of armament of
the five powers, after adopting the
American proposal to prohibit the
use of poisonous gas in warfare,
began consideration of the report
of the special subcommittee on air
craft, which held that effective lim
itation of aircraft . is impracticable
except in the case of lighter-than-air
machines, and which proposed a
new treaty to govern the use of
commercial aircraft in war.
The subcommittee, in a volumi
nous report on all phases of the air
craft situation, submitted the fol
lowing conclusion: '
"The committee is of the opinion
that it is not practicable to impose
any effective limitations upon the
numbers or characteristics of air
craft, either commercial or military,
except in the single case of lighter-than-air
craft. '
"The committee is of the opinion
that the use of aircraft in war should
be governed by the rules of war
fare as adopted to aircraft by a fur
ther conference, which should' be
held at a later date."
The conference committee will re
sume consideration of the subcom
mittee recommendations Monday. It
was predicted tonight that it will
not go beyond the report of its sub
committee, which is composed of
experts representing all the partici
pating powers whose conclusions
are regarded as sound.
With respect . to ' lighter-than-air
craft, the subcommittee - admitted
limitation to be possible, but indi
cated it might be unwise to attempt
it because of possible deterring af
fect on legitimate .commercial de
velopment, i -,!-,
"The committee is agreed," said
the report, "that the possibility of
war use for large dirigibles may still
exist. Although in the latter stages
of the world war it appeared at if
the defense had the mastery over at
tack in lighter-than-air craft, the in
troduction of larger craft filled with
noninflammable gas and carrying
their own protective airplanes may
again permit : bombardments being
carried out by dirigibles.
"This committee desires, how
ever, to draw attention to the fact
that ' dirigibles; become increasingly
efficient with increase of size. Any
Mmit which is imposed on the size
of commercial dirigibles must shut
the door on the possibility of their
development for legitimate civiL" en
terprises." , .
Sister of J Mary Pickford
Becomes Bride of Film Actor
Los Angeles, Jan. 8. Lottie Pick
ford, motion picture actress, sister
of Mary Pickford, became the bride
of Alan Forest, also a film player,
here last night. The ceremony took
place at the Hollywood First Meth
odist church. . Many prominent
photo players were present. Mary
Pickford was matron of honor and
Jack Pickford gave the bride away.
County Agent Resigns
When Salary Reduced
Aurora, Neb., Jan. 8. (Special.)
C. E. Quinn, who has been county
agent here for several years, has re
signed because of the action of the
hoard in reducing his salary from
$3,000 to $2,500. Frank Rundle,
county assessor, ha,s been chosen as
temporary county agent pending the
selection of a successor.
Ten Elders of Reformed Church
Drink Varnish During Communion
Oak Stain Placed in Cups by Mistake New Panic
Caused When Victims Fall to Floor
ih Front of Pulpit. .
ChifSca Tribune-Omaha Bee Leae4 Wire.
Grand Rapids, Mich, Jan. 8. Ten
elders of the Seventh Reformed
church here were seriously poisoned
and two may die, as the result of
drinking oak stain varnish for sacra
mental wine at the morning service
today.
The men staggered from the pulpit
where they took the communion
draught and dropped to the floor
while the congregation was thrown
into an uproar.
Women rushed toward the church
vestry to escape the mad scene which
ensued and men rushed to the aid
of the fallen church officers.
The poisoned elders are:
D. J. Vaderwert, John Riewold, S.
Folkerstama, Henry Tcrkeurst, John
Bosth, R. Drufyn, J. Holtgensteger,
C Heemstro, R. Dofeo and H.
Hoggswers..
It is said that a new elder of the
church went to the store room just
before t!nf morning servi and
picked up a jug of the stain contain
ing a large quantity of turpentine
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NineYear-Old Lad Tells bf
Stealing $50,000 From :
Mason City Postoffice.
Mason City, la., Jan. 8. (Special.)
-Cecil Jensen, 9, son of John Jen
sen, ' confessed to looting postoffice
boxes of checks, , mortgages and
other securities valued at $50,000.
Checks for $7,000 were found in a
dresser drawer at his home and $25,
000 worth of checks was found in a
paper baler at the postoffice. Other
securities in the baler brought the
total up to $50,000.
The boy in his confession told
of removing first-class mail from
the boxes and throwing the opened
letters and their ; contents that he
did not want into thfe waste basket.
Thus .they found their way to the
baler.
Suspicion was first drawn to the
boy when he attempted to cash a
check for $5.89 on a hardware store
in payment for a pair of skates. Ex
amined by postal inspectors, police,
his parents and Probation Officer
Alice M. Oleson, he told a fanciful
tale of watching a stranger plant
the loot in an alley back of his home
and said that Tie was given the check
by the stranger. He so steadfastly
maintained his stand that he was
about to be released when he sur
prised the officers by confessing.
What action the officials will take
in view' of the boy's age has not
been determined. He is in the cus
today of the probation officer.
Bread Drops in Quaker City.
Philadelphia, Jan. 8. The 5-cent
loaf of bread returned here today.
The prewar price was announced by
one of the large department stores
for the 16-ounce loaf.
and paint by mistake. The sacra
mental wine for communion is kept
on a shelf just above 11 the -varnish;
which bad been used recently in re
pairing the pulpit and wood .work of
the church. i
The pastor had jnst completed his
morning sermon and communion
was served when John Riewold, the
first elder to collapse, fell at the foot
of the "pulpit.
Immediately the congregation was
in an uproar an as men rushed for
ward to pick up the fallen elder, the
other nine succumbed to -the effects
of the poison and women began to
stampede from the church. . -
Dr. E. J. Vryckard was called and
had two taken to hospitals and the
rest removed to their homes. . El
der Folkerstama and Elder Riewold
are not expected to live and the other J
tight are called seriously ill."
Rev. Mr. Candummel, pastor of th
church, said that he would nuke an
investigation to determine just what
elder was responsible "for the drastic
mistake,
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Question in Ireland
Eamoon de Valera.
Gold From Lead Possibility, .
Princeton Professor Says
Princeton, N J. Jan. 8. So great
have been the advances of modern
science that it would not prove sur
prising if in the near future chemists
can make, gold from lead, Hugh S.
Taylor, associate professor of phys
ical chemestry of Princeton univer
sity, declared ( in a lecture. Re
cent discoveries of radium. X-rays
and electrons hive so modified the
views of chemists regarding matter,
he said, that light has been thrown
on subjects '," that heretofore .' were
mainly philosophical speculation.
"When' the chemist has perfected
his controV over the nucleus of the
atom, the problem of transmutation
will be solved." he said. "It will be
as casv to change lead into gold as
i it is today to synthenizc water.
j Attempt Made to Dynamite
Cold Spring Dam at St. Cloud
St, Cloud,- Minn;, Jan. '8. An un
successful attempt was made early
today to dynamite the Cold Spring
dam over the Sauk river, near here.
Window in nearby buildings were
shattered, but no serious damage
was caused to the dam.
There is no clew as to who set
the dynamite charge. On February
1, 1921, 'an explosion at the dam
caused $10,000 damage. The perpe
trators were never apprehended.
The Cold Spring dam has been
the subject of litigation for more
than 25 years. Farmers sought the
removai'of the dam on the pie that
meadow lands were flooded y its in
stallation. T
Geneva Wolf Hunt
Geneva. Nsfb.. Jan. 8. (Special.)
Six square mile of ground east of
town was hunted for wolves and one
shot. An .organized band of near
ly 500 men took part in the hunt and
scores of rabbits wcr kiile4.
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De Valera Plans
: to Continue Fight
Against Britain j
Resignation From Dail Does
Not Take Official Form
Future Course Main
.. Topic of Interest. 1
. Br The Awoclated FreM.
Dublin, Jan. 8. The peace treaty
has been ratified and prayers of
thanksgiving went up from the peo
ple in all the churches today, but
Ireland continues to face internation
al disorganization, giving rise to the
greatest anxiety. .
The split in the Dail Eireann has
been heightened and intensified by
ithe voteron the treaty, and the future
was never more obscure. , '. At dif
ferent hours today the two factions
held conferences. The ; dail will
meet again tomorrow. .
It has become apparent that Eam
monn De Valera's resignation as presi
dent of the republic tendered to the
dail Friday did nojt take an official
form and the outstanding question is
whether he will make effective his
expressed intention to resign, and if
he does not, what will become of the
dail. Many believe that the op
ponents of the treaty plan to keep
the Sinn Fein parliament in being
while supporters of the treaty en
deavor to establish a provisoinal gov
ernment and carry out . the peace
agreement. -- - - - - ' "
Resignation Specific. -
v 'Mr. De Valira's 'resignation ten
dered to the dail .was specific he
consented, however, -to postpone ac
tion on condition that a' vote on th
treaty should be taken 5. within 48
(Tara to Pane Two, Calama Oae.)
Farmers Would Abolish .
County .Assessor ship
Aurora, Neb., Jan. 8. (Special.)
A signed petition has been circulated
here asking that the offices of county
assessor, agricultural agentaand road
commissioner, be abolished in Ham
ilton county. The petition is ad
dressed to the legislature and has
been signed by many farmers. An
other petition, signed by 354 farm
ers, has been presented to the county
commissioners asking for an appro
priation of $5,000 to continue the
j work of the farm bureau
1,133 Mortgages Filed
in Nuckolls County, 1921
Nelson, Neb.. Jan. 8. (Special.)
Records for Nuckolls county show
1.133 mortgages filed yast year and
603 of them released. In 1920 there
were 1.075 filed and 690 released.
These figures include both farm and
city mortgages.
The Weather
Forecast.
Nebraska Fair Monday and prob
ably Tuesday, not much change in
temperature. . '
Iowa Generally fair Monday and
probably Tuesday; somewhat warm
er Monday in north central portion.
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Agreement
Reached on
Bonus Bill
Plan for Aid to ExService
Men Worked Out at White
House Conference With -Republican
Leaders. -
To Push Plan in Senate
Washington. Jan, 8. A seneral
agreement for the enactment of a
bonus bill for former service men
early in the present session of con
gress, it was indicated, had been
reached at the conclusion of a White
House dinner conference between
President Harding and a number of
senators, representatives and mem
bers of the cabinet.
The plan contemplates, it was un
derstood, that the cost of the bonus
will be defrayed, if possible, from re
ceipts from the allied , debts to the
United States.
If these are not sufficient, it was
said, it was tentatively suggested
that a sales tax might be supported
by the administration.
Agreements Provisional
All the agreements reached were v
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those who attended, and subject .to
revision if a further convass of sen
timent among republicans in the
house and senate makes it necessary. "
Other items of legislation under
discussion include the permanent
tariff and the refunding bill for the
allied debt.
The conference lasted from 7 Until
miumgnt, ana inose present saiu m.u
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tive situation was discussed, althoughy
it was not the intention to draw uo
plans or a definite program until
other conferences have been held. '
It was indicated that President
Harding will call in other represen
tatives and senators later to give a
broader scope to the discussions. '
Plan Early Action. -
The bonus bill, it was said, would
probably be brought up in the , sen
ate in the very near future as a re-
suit of the negotiations tonight. "
In the party were five senator?',
seven representatives, Attorney Gen
eral Daugherty, Secretary Weeks
and Chairman John T. Adams cf.
the republican national committee. '
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Massachusetts; Watson, Indiana; '
McCumbcr, North Dakota; Curtis,
Kansas;' : Brandegee, Connecticut.
From the house came Speaker Gi!-
lett, - Majority Leader Mondell.
Chairman Fordney of the ways an t
mens committee, Chairman Maddca ,
of ,the appropriations committer.
Chairman Anderson of the joint
congressional commission, which :,s
investigating the '. agricultural situa
tion, and Representatives Darrow.
Pennsylvania, and Saunders, Indiana.
Fordney Calls Meeting
on Coming Legislation
tlilearo Tribune-Omaha Bee Leaeed Wire.
Washington, Jan. - 8. Chairman
Fordney has called a meeting of the
ways and means committee for next
Tuesday to consider the legislative
program for the session and par
ticularly the . soldiers' bonus issnr
which is the most pressing one before
the committee. ;
Many house members are insist
ing that the committee take up the
bonus question with a view to find
ing means for financing the long de.
layed relief to service men as soon a
possible. Representative Mondell,
majority leader, said Thursday that
a bonus bill certainly would be piss
ed at this session, and Mr. Fordnev,
before the Christmas, holidays, an
nounced that his committee would
take up the subject in earnest' at
once. " ' -' - - T- ;
Elks Purchase Site for
Memorial to Wat Heroes
Chicago, Jan. 8. Nine hundred
thouand members of the Benevolent
and Protective Order of Elks were
notified today by the national me
morial commission of the order that
the site for the $3,000,000 memorial
to their war dead was selected and
paid for today. The site is on Lake
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onuic uuvc, near iiucoin parK. Inr
memorial will house a chapel with
the names of 70.000 Elks in the world
war and the 1,000 dead engraved in
bronze around the walls. The build
ing will house the executive offices
of the order and will also be perma-'
nent edjtorial offices for the Elks'
magazine.
Ouster Proceedings Filed 1
Against Chief of Police
Ardmore. Ok!., Jan. 8. Ouster '
charges were filed today ' against
Chief of Police W. H. Hignight of
Ardmore by Elmer E. Fulton, as
sistant attorney general. .
Three charges are cited: Failure to
enforce the prohibitory laws; fail
ure to enforce city and state laws
against gambling and failure to close
disreputable houses and enforce laws
governing them.
Mother of Two Former U. S.
Senators Dies in Florida
Miami, Fla.. Jan. 8. Mrs. J. R.
Bryan, 73, said to be the only woman
in the country who had two sons
serve in the United States senate,
died today after a brief illness. She
was the mother of former Senators
Nathan P. Bryan and William James
Bryan, the lattered deceased, both of
whom went to the senate from Flor
ida. Strike Leader Arrested.
Chicago. Jan. 8. Frank J. Mc
Elroy. chairman of the grievance
committee, representing unions in
volved in the stockyards strike, was
arrested today in police court when,
ft is charged, he attempted to intimi
date lawyers prosecuting strikers.
He will face a charge of disorderly
wodjet, according to lbs pelktt,
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