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Michigan benatAr Gives De-
taili of CampLgn Against
Ford in Prepared Ad
dress to Asenate.
He Submitfto Questions
"asiiuigton, .,,. 9.-Tru:uan H.
Newberry, who-l'e scat in the wnatc
na been broifrght into . question
through charge Jl of abnormal expen-
""tires in his campaign in 191S, made
.oday to thyi senate his first state
'nent in yn.ionnccti6ti with, those
i Marges ana then for 30 minutes sub
i.nttcd to questioning from the demo
57?'.' sjMc. conducted . by Senator
""hyfl Montana. .
cment, the-delivery of which con-
med half of the hour allotted him.
From the beginning; to the end of the
, " reading in unusual silence pervaded
the chamber. Some 70 odd senators
sat quietly in their places, facing the
j speaker, while hundreds of spectators
looked down from crowded galleries.
Senator Newberry concluded his
statement at 2 o'clock. There was
just one hand clap. Senator Walsh,
democrat, Montana, then began ques
tioning the senator. . Senator Walsh
asked if it were true that he did not
i Ro. on the stand in his trial tt Grand
v Rapids. ' ' . : ;
"It is," Senator Newberry icplied
Senator Walsh then asked why he
did not make before the statement
made today, and Senator - Newberry
replied that he did not ga on . the
- stand at Grand Rapids on advice of
his lawyer, who 'said he "had no in
formation to give" to the jury. .
Requests No Interruptions.
A business man and not an CX'
r erienced public speaker, , Senator
Newberry said he desired- to give the
senate what little information he had
icgarding the charges made against
.'is election. At the . outset he asked
that he be not interrupted until he
concluded his address. -s
"I cannot remain silent any longer
during the consideration of my right
to represent; Michigan," he said. "I
did not vc'intccr to appear before
the committee of the senate , which
ook testimony in this matter, be-
ause 1 really had no intormation
that would assist in the investigatio'r,(
' ,n enarges qiea Dy my opponem.
t seems to me that the time ha
come to speak, because my silence
might ., be misunderstood ; by my
friends. : : ; ' ; ;' , : ' JK s
On the 6th day'of JuW 1917, I
was commissioned a lieutenant com-
tnanrtiM' lit tfri na vv and fin "Tnlv 23.
-f" '1917, I wis assigned to the Third
naval district, with headquarters in
the Brooklyn navy yartk, I immedi
ately took un niv duties and from
that day, July 23,' 1917, until after
the signing fcf the armistice, Novem
ber 11, 1918, I was never in Mich
igan. The primary election and
the general election of 1918. occurred
during my absence. In the early fall
of 1917 I began to receive visits and
letters from men active in public
and political affairs jii Michigan
ursine me to become a candidate on
the republican ticket for senator. I
was not unmindful of the suggested
(Tura to Vf Two. Column Tare.)
i Revenue Agent Held
V for Deaths His Wife
Salt Lake City, Jan. 9. Local
police authorized the statement that
tlicy were holding O. R. Wood, fed
eral reserve agent, in connection
with the-death of his wife, who was
found burned to 'death at their home
here shortly after noon
According to ' the story told by
Wood, the police state,two bandits
entered the apartment and over
no wercd the couple, ' ' tieinjj ' Mrs.'
Wood to a bedpost. . Wood said
, he was knocked unconscious. Fire
men called by the landlady who saw
smoke issuing from the apartment,
dragged the woman's body from the
... bed. - - ! -
The police stated that interroga
tion of other tenants of the apart
ment tlouse failed to elicit that any
body heard men going or. coming
from the Wood apartment. s - ,
'"Sinister Propaganda" on
Arms Meet Is Alleged
Washington, Jan. 9. A ."sinister
propaganda." apparently emanating
from Washington, against both the
purpose and success of the arms
conference, is reaching, through the
mails, the "majority of homes, es
pecially those of foreign-born fami-
i lies." John Barrett, former director
of the Pan-American union, declared
in a statement issued here today
upon his return from a three weeks'
tour of the central west.
j - Mr. Barrett said he also had been
impressed with a "new rapidly growing-
feeling in the central west
against Washington as the capital
and New York as the financial cen
ter of the country." . This, he said,
was due to the serious agricultural
depression and the vigorous opposi
tion of New York to he St Lawrence-Great
Lakes deep waterways
plan, on which. Chicago and the sur
rounding sections has set its heart
Girl, 14, Shot: in Fend Fight
Becklev. W. Va Jan. 9-Murray
Williams ,14, was shot dead, two
houses were reported burned and an
other shattered by ballest at White
Oak Creek, Raleigh , county, last
wight, during a fusillade partiepated
in, the authorities announced, by
members of the Williams, Stover
ristou Cans, long at variance
one another.
umerous affrays m the past 14
years resulted in arrests and prose
cutions, but no coovfettons were
let-Breaking Tug$
to Search Superior
forMiulngOfficial
Fort William. Ont, Jan. 9. Ice-
ur caning lug-Doais, acting on in
structions from the governor of
Minnesota, tale today took up the
search for James Maher. Minnesota
state commissioner at Grand Por
tage, missing on Lake Superoir
since he left Cloud bay December
29.
Donald. Maher, 15, his son, who
had planned to head a searching ex
pedition, yielded to the persuasions
of an uncle and started for his home
in Grand Portage.
Warmly clad and with a lunch
pack on his back, Donald started off
cheerily on the 50-mile walk.
"Old Plummer" a trapper who
was with James Maher on the first
part of the motor boat trip that
ended in Maher's disappearance, de
dared he believed Maher was at
the bottom of the lake."
Deadlock Over
Shantung Issue
- Near Settlement
American Officials to Confer
ence Confident That Agree-.
ment Between China and
Japan Will Be Reached.
By GRAFTON WILCOX.
Chlneta Trlbsw-Omaha Be Lvawtl Wire.
Washington. Jan. 9. American
conference o-'cials confidently ore
dieted -today that the deadlock over
Shantung would be broken. ' They
said they could not conceive that
the.' Taoanese and Chinese states
men here would find it impossible
to reach an agreement, particularly
when they are so- nearly in agree
ment on terms for the restoration
of Shantung to China.
What is believed to be going on
behind "the scenes is a series of in
formal conferences in which Mr.
Hughes, Mr. Balfour, and others
have been persuading the Japanese
and Chinese to make further con
cessions. It is indicated that ' the
Chinese delegates will . accept the
final Japanese proposal with some
modifications.
' As the situation stands, Japan has
offered- to give up all public prop
erties in Kiaochow except a few
buildings for use of a consulate to
be established in " Tsinjr Tao, mar
ket ' structures, etc. Other proper
ties upon which, the Germans spent
millions of marks' and upon which
Japan has. also expended much are
- cog
to be turned over to China without
Tana i... aisn aerA- ta to
L.hma wharves'' and warehouses, es'
timatcd to be worth 50,000.000 gold
marks claiming only indemnification
tor tne .cost, oi permanent- improve
ments made by Japan.
Under the German regime,, the
German language was used in the
customs administration ' and the cus
toms were administered by Germans.
Japan now offers to make the Tsing
J ao customs m every respect an
integral part of the Chinese customs,
asking only the Japanese traders,
some of whom are small merchants
and cannot speak or write Chinese or
the English, communicate witrr the
customs administration in the Jap
anese language.
There are nn China, three kinds o(
railways: full concession -railways
like the Chinese Eastern, which is
Russian; the - South Manchurian,
which is Japanese, and the Shantung
railway, also Japanese; foreign loan
railways and full Chinese railways.
Japan believes that it is legally en
titled to have the ShantunV railway
on the same footing as "the Germans
had it, haing succeeded to all Ger
man rights in Shantung.
"Stolen Kiss" Features ;
Alienation Testimony
Lincoln, Jan. 9. (Special) Stor
ie's of a stolen kiss which she says
she saw her husband, Joseph S.
Smith, bestow on- the lips of Mrs.
Cora Perry, were told on the witness
stand in district court todayVin the
$10,000 alienation of . affection suit
brought against Mrs. Perry by Mrs.
Smith. . - - v..
Mr3. Perrv is an organist in a
University ; Place church. ' Both
families live at University Place.
Mrs. Smith testified that everything
was serene until Mrs.. Perry entered
her home and the two families be
came friends, the frienship growing
into love between her husband and
Mrs Perry.-she charged. Now, she
says, she has to take in washings to
support herself and children.
Prince of Wales Shoots
His First Tiger in India
Bombay, Jan. 9. The ' prince of
Wales shot his first tiger while on a
bunt in Nepal Terai. The animal
measured nine feet six inches from
nose to end-of tail .
Footprint Made by .
Kangaroo' Granddad
, It Found in England
London, Jan. ' 9. A foot print
made by an animal believed by sci
entist to be that of the grand father
of the kangaroo species ;has r jusf
been touna in an ancient lagoon in
the Hastings ' district. -
The animal which made the im
print many thousands 'of years ago
is called by experts the Iguanodon.
one of the members of the- dinausor
family, of which numerous traces
hare been found in America and
reconstructed in American museums.
The ignaoodon is supposed ' to
hare bees 20 to JO feet is height
His foot print, a cast of which has
just been exhibited to the members
of the Geologists association here,
covered an area of nearly four square
feet.
Imprints of his toes indicated that
this isjnanodon was in rapid motion,
suggesting the possibility that an
ancient sabre toothed tiger was en
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Naval Pact
Void in Case
of Warfare
Five-Power Treaty Provides
Should Signatory Nation
Engage in Conflict Obli
gations Halt.
Plan Acceptance , Soon
By ARTHUR SEARS HENNING.
Chime TrlbaiM-Omaha H Lmawl Wir.
Washington, Jan. 9. The text of
the five-power treaty reducing and
limiting naval armaments was sub
mitted to the delegations to the in
ternational conference today, with a
view to its formal acceptance at a
plenary, session" Thursday.
The treaty, which consists of 25
articles and contains about 3,000
words, conforms in general to th
original Hughes' .proposal except ir
regard to aggregate tonnage of sub
marines and othef auxiliaries, which
is not limited,'
The treaty is to remain in force
IS years. The first 10 years will be
the naval holiday, during which con
struction of capital ships will be
generally suspended. During the re
maining five years the powers will
be at liberty to make replacements
in conformity to detailed rules em
bodied in the agreement.
In no sense an offensive or de
fensive alliance, the treaty, neither
by express provision nor implied
tion, proposes any common military
action by the powers, There are two
provisions, however, for consultation
concerning amendment of the agree
ment and for suspension of its obli
gations in the event of war.
Amendments Provided for.
"If the neels of any of the sign
tory powers. . the treaty provides,
are materially affected so far as
the questiofi of naval defense is con
cerned, during the , term of the
treaty, as a result of some change
of circumstances which arises the
nations signatory to the agreement
shall confer for the purposes of con
sidering the treaty and of 'amend
ing it by mutual agreement if that
should be- considered necessary."
Illustration of the change of cir
cumstances" contemplated would be
development of a large navy by a
nonsignatory nation or an invention
revolutionizing warfare.
It is further provided that "if any
of- the signatory powers should be
come engaged , in war involving
naval operations,", such , power or
powers "may give notice to the
other contracting powers of its or
their suspension" of the obligations
of the treaty. In. this " case, "the
other contracting powers agree to
confer, among themselves as to what
(Ton te Page Two, Column fitx.) .
Fremont Divorcee
; Licensed to Wed
Ethel Smersh to Marry Son of
David City Merchant
at Chicago.
Ethel B.J Smersh, divorced wife of
Stanley B. Smersh and prominent in
the younger fashionable set of Fre
mont, Neb., and Benjamin O. Stoops,
son of Charles Stoops, leading cloth
ing merchant .of David City, Neb.,
we're licensed to wet yesterday at
Chicago. ' ' " -
Plans of Cupid evidently had been
delayed as Mrs. Smersh, known as
a !"gay young divorcee," is said' to
have announced some time ago at
Fremont that she was to be married
at the Hotel Conant in Omaha during
the holidays. Her trousseau of ex
pensive and beautiful gowns already
had been made up at that time.
Mrs. Smersh, daughter of Charles
Brugh, wealthy retired farmer of
Fremont, was married to Stanley
Smersh, druggist, in Omaha Aueust
9, 1910. They lived in Fremont for
some time, where the husband
operated a dnifr store. Later they
moved to Salt Lake City.
The wife was granted a divorce
January 10, 1916. She claimed that
er husband had failed to support
her and their daughter. Ruth Eliza
beth, now J 1... She ajso charged that
her husband consorted with other
women and had a "vicious and vul
gar character.
Smersh is now said to be operat
ing a drug store at Hordville, Neb.
Mr. stoops, the prospective groom
has been employed in his father's
store at David City. H wife died
about a year ago. He. has a small
child. Rumors of the wedding have
been current at David City, it is re
ported there.
j Motorcycle Climbs to- Top
of Winter-Locked Pikes Peak
Colorado Springs, Colo., Jan. 9.
lne winter-locked summit of ir'ikes
Peak was . conquered yesterday by
motorcyclists for the first time, as
far as is known" here, when Ralph
Young and William Grover made the
ascent in five ' hours. The return
trip was made in two hours.
Okama Still Alive. - 2
Tokio, Jan. 8. Marquis OkumV
the aged statesman, .- whose condi
tion of coma led to reports of death,
was still alive at 5 o'clock this after
noon. - .
.The death of the marquis had been
announced from Tokio and post
humous honors had been bestowed
on him by the regent, Prince Hiro
hito, in" the name of the emperor,'
following which the marquis' physi
cian announced that the patient hid
emerged ivam the coma which on
January 6 was mistakes for death.
Cronin Riuhes Home
to Open Court; Court
Off; Now He's Mad
United States Marshal Dennis
fronin't usual sunny Irish disposi
tion wis clouded yesterday. And
with good reiiton.
His first visit to Washington, D,
C, cut down to 24 hours by necessity
ol being home in time to open
in the Grand Island disf4
the marshal hurr- ' ,iYVl.
raoital only to fi.
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federal judges, hrt 0t - re
mained until the fJV .. rebruary.
"All I had time to do after my of
ficial business was over was to take
one peep at the Congressional lib
rary, said the marshal ruefully.
Cronin left here last Monday
night with Chief of Tolice Dempsey
to escort a federal prisoner, and
was back in Omaha Sunday. Dep
uties'' in the marshal's office did not
learn court was postponed until after
Cronin had started back west. '
Wallace Urges
Freight Rate
Readjustment
Secretary of Agriculture Says
Roads Must Reduce Costs
Rather Than Increase
Charges.
Philadelphia, Jan. 9. To bnnj
about a normal adjustment in agri
culture and, through it, in industry,
railroad deficits "must be met by
reductions in operating costs rather
than by advances in rates," Secretary
Wallace of the Department of Agri
culture, declared in an address tp
night. Agriculture, he said, urgently
needs the adjustment of freight rae
on farm products to a point at whic!
thev bear about the same ratio
the Drice the fanner received for
those products as prevailed befor.
the war.
It would be better for all interests.
he continued, if. dunne the recon
struction period, a general price level
about 60 per cent above the prewar
normal could be established and
farm prices brought up to this level
rather than vthat other prices be
forced down to the level of aencul
tural products. But this seems im
possible at present, he said,-so "other
prices must come down as agricul
tural pnef s come up until the normai
relation is restored.
It would be unfair," he continued,
"to say that the unprecendentcd do
prcssion in which we find agricul
ture today is due wholly to the large
increases ' m freight rates imposec
the past three years, but it is fair
to say that these increased charges
are a large factor in retarding agn
cultural recovery, i
ine irouDie now is xnar, wnereis
the prices the farmer receives for
his crops .are lower than before the
war, the price he pays for the things
he needs are from 25 to 75 per cent
above the prewar prices.. Hence, the
purchasing power of the major farm
crops is probably lower than at any
time in our history, . and this has
very much to do with the nation,
wide industrial and business depres
sion, - '.; '- --'
Woman, Ejected by
Mayor, Gets Damages
Lincoln, Jan. 9. (Special.) Mrs.
Lorena Aten was granted a judgment
of $1,900 in district court today
against Mayor Simeon J. Quantock
of University Place for injuries al
leged to have been received in ejec
tion from his office when Mrs. -Aten
called to protest against an ordinance
which barred the keeping of more
thstn one dog in the city limits' of
University Place. Mrs. Aten, testi
mony disclosed, owned numerous
dogs. ,
Uuantock has ' hied notice : for
new trial, alleging the judgment was
excessive. A similar motion- has been
made by Mrs. Aten, who claims the
judgment rendered wasn t sufficient.
Man Charged With Death
of Daughter Is Freed
Madison, -Wis., Jan. 9. Martin
Lemberger, charged with fourth de
gree manslaughter . in connection
with the death of his 7-year-old
old daughter, Anne, in ' 1911, , went
free today without trial when Su
perior Judge Hoppmann dismissed
the charge against him after sustain
ing the plea made by his attorneys
setting up the statute of limitations.
The case against Lemberger was
ended. by the court action today. It
still remains for Governor. Blaine
to jet on the pardon application of
John A. Johnson, who has served
10 years of a life sentence for murder
of the girl. It is expected that the
governor will free him as a result of
developments.
Prize Cow Makes Record
of 19,200 Pounds of Milk
Morgantown, W. Va., Tan. 9.
West Virginia's record milk cow is
Johan Potter Belle, a prize Holsteia
of the herd of L. V. Harner. a dairy-
mah of near Sabraton, which has just
completed a year's registry test with
a record of more .than 19,200 pounds
of milk. The previous state record
was held by Nellie Wayne Uilkje, a
Holstein cow of the same herd, which
completed a year's test this month
with a record of 16,863 pounds of
milk. The previous record was held
by a West Virginia university Hol
stein, with a milk production record
of about 15,000 pounds. :
Second Arbuckle Trial
. Put Over to Wednesday
San Francisco, Jan. 9. The sec
ond manslaughter trial of Roscoe C
Arbuckle, charged with having
caused the death of Miss Virginh
Rappe, Los Angeles motion picture
actress, will begin Wednesday, a
the result of today's procccdincs ii:
the superior court
Vital Problems
to Be Discussed
at Farm Meeting
Grain Marketing, . Finance
Corporation " and Dairying
to Come Up at Educational
' Union Conference.:. -
Problems of vital importance to
Nebraska' farmers will be discussed
at the ninth annual convention of the
Farmers' Educational' and Co-opera
tive State Union of Nebraska, which
opens in Omaha today, according to
t. J. Osborne, state president.
Delegates from 1,472 organizations
will be present and President Os
borne declares this will be one of the
biggest farmers' meetings to be held
in the state this year. , ,
I he delegates will discuss --grain
marketing plans as proposed by the
United States Oram Growers,- Inc., .
Mr. Osborne said, yesterday.
Finance corporation.
"Establishment of a ..farmers'
finance- corporation or investment
company, and a co-operative state
wide bank under the jurisdiction of
the' state banking laws will be other
problems we will attempt to solve.
ihe purpose ot the finance cor
poration will be. to furnish financial
relief for farmers and -will' function
with the War. Finance corporation,
Farmers' union creameries and the
need of a revived interest in dairy
ing in Nebraska will be taken up.
Stockholders of state exchanges.
national co-operative companies -and
auxiliary organizations- will meet
Thursday. Policy holders in , the
Farmers Union co-operative insur
ance company will meet Friday.
, Prof. Frandsen to Speak. .
Prof J. H. Frandsen,- formerly of
the faculty of the state agriculture
college and, now identified with the
Farm Journal, will deliver, an ad
dress on dairying. .
L. is. Barrett, Union City, . Oa.,
president of , the National Farmers'
union, will make ' the . principal
speech this afternoon. -W. C.
Lansdon, Saline, Kan., national lec-.
turer, will speak .Wednesday night
at 8. . .
One of the features of the conven
tion will be the appearance of the
Cuming county brass band under
leadership pf Herman Grosse, West.'
Point. Neb, The band is composed!
of farmers' union boys and this wjll
be its first big engagement. '
Headquarters at Castle.
Headquarters for the delegates will
be maintained at '-the Castle . hotel,
while all sessions will be held at
the Auditorium.
The convention will be opened
formally at 10 this morning with an
nvocation by Rev. Frank G. Smiwi.
pastor of the First Congregational
church, and an address of welcome
by Mayor James C. Dahlman,;.
Radcliffe College Girl
v ; Accidentally Wounded
Cambridge. Mass.. Jan. 9. Miss
Mary Trask of California, a senior at
adcliffe college, is in a hospital to
eht as the result of an accidental
hooting yesterday. " i - :
According to the college authori-
es. Miss lrask was alone m her
room examining a revolver A safety
device was not properly 'set. the
weapon was discharged, and a bullet
entered just above her Tight eye.
J he bullet was removed .today and
tonight hospital physicians said she
ould rectn'pr.
Crimean War Veteran Dies.
Nanaimo, B. C, Jan. 9. James
ewis, 94. one of the last surviving
veterans of the Crimean war. died at
4hc home of a daughter berg today. ,
Europe's Crying Needs
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Lawyer Named to
Succeed Penrose
George W. Pepper, Philadel
phian, Ap'pointed by Sproul
"to Fill Out Term:
Philadelphia, ' Jan. 9. George
Wharton ... Pepper. Philadelphia
lawyer, "was appointed U, rS. sen
ator by Gov. Sproul today, to suc
ceed the late Boies Penrose. Under
the law the appointment . stands un
til a successor is selected ' at the
November election, to fill the unex
pired Penrose term ending in 1927.
George Wharton Pepper is not un
known to many members of the sen
ate. During the time the Versailles
treaty, 'was under consideration Mr.
Pepper attracted wide attention- by
opposing the ratification of the league
of nations covenant in joint' debate
on tlie public platform with Senator
Hitchcock of Nebraska in , thisr city
and with Senator Pomerene of Ohio
in Indianapolis. ;-.,,' - ' ,
Like Boies Penrose,- "Mr. Pepper
conies from an old Philadelphia fam
ily, He will be as years old March
16. He was educated in private
schools and was graduated in 1887
from the University of Pennsylvania,
of which he is now a, trustee, and
from the law department two years
later.. ' . ' " , " .. . ,
.. Mr. Pepper is a prominent member,
of the Episcopal church and an ex
pert on the canonical law of the de
nomination. ; " .
, In his university days Mr. Pepper
was a hammer thrower ori thc Penn
sylvania track team and also played
football. He defended organized
baseball in the Felcral league suits
and had much to do "with the draft
ing of the present national agreement
of the . Arherican and National
leagues. .. ; ' . ,
Governor .Sproul, "in' "announcing
the appointment, said that in order
that there might be a full 'under
standing of the situation lie .'desired
to say that he expected Mr. PeoDer
to be a candidate to fill the unexpired
term of the late Senator Penrose.
$5,000,000 Advanced
to Nebraska Farmers
. , .- 1 1 -.
The War Finance corporation has
approved .$5,000,000 in advances to
Nebraska farmers and stockmen up
to date, according to F. W. Thomas.
chairman of the Omaha agency. .The
Omaha agency has approved $8,800,
000; although $3,800,000 yet remains
to be approved by the Washington
office.' The funds 'are being paid
under the direction of the Federal
Reserve banks .to 512 Nebraska
banks. " ' - ' .
Sinn Fein Clubs are Urged
to Smoke Irish Cigarets
London, - Jan. . 9. The Dail
Eireann publicity department re
cently issued a circular, drawn up by
the minister1 of labor,' calling upon
members of the Sinn- Fein clubs to
smoke Irish -cigarets . and ? cigars
only, and staring that hands are being.-dismiss.ed-from
Irish factories
''in consequence of an attempt by the
enenry to recapture Irish trade.1 -
A list is' givcn of Dublin; Cork and
Dundalk manufacturers and brands.
Agricultural Industries -.
in - Argentina "Alarming",
; Washingtoli, Jan. 9. Conditions in
Argentina's -"agricultural industries
were described as "alarming' by
Commercial -Attache Feely in a sum
mary of ".the general situation made
public by the'eommerce department.
."There is J'lrttle to ' indicate," ho
said", "that tlie. situation has experi
enced any general improvement dur
ing the past month,'
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Youth Says Mob
Attacked Him at
Nebraska City
Companion Still , Held by
Gang, Asserts Boy From
Country Seeking Work
at Packing Plant.
Lincoln, Jan. 9. (Special Tele
grahi.')Dofhar Jones, .16, told Dep
uty. United States Marshal J. C.
McClung that he was badly beaten
hv a mnh at Nebraska Citv early this
morning, and his companion, Elmer
Murdock, 18, is still in tne nanas oi
the mob so far sre he knows.
Jones said that the two left Lin
coln following an offer of employ
ment in the Nebraska City packing
house, against which a -strike is directed.'-
: ' ' - : -Vv ' '
'When we arrived there was a
crowd at the depot arid a man step
ped up and volunteered to take us
safely to the plant," Jones said. "We
were no sooner away irom tne ngnis
Of the station than a man struck
vat, knocked me down and other
men kicked me. Murdock exper
ienced similar treatment.
"Some of the men were drunk and
stopped to take a drink- while they
abused us.- I broke away; and ran
to the station. - One of the men said:
"Tell 'those Lincoln officers if they
come 'down w e'll do the same thing
to them." ' -
Both' boys live on a farm near
here. ' . '
State Sheriff Gus' Hyers denied to
day" that state deputies were in Ne
braska City aiding in protecting
property and1 lives during the pack
ing house strike.
"The sheriff there asked me if . I
had a list of available men and 1
told him 'yes.' and if any of the men
on that list were summoned to Ne
braska City they were called by the
sheriff," Hyers said.
Anv exDense attached for the hir
ing of deputies will be paid by Otoe
county, it was stated. - - -
Son of U. S. Marshal
AccidentallyJKiUed
Rosalie;. Neb.,' Jan. 9. (Special.)
Eugene Gannon. -only son 'of Deputy
U. S. Marshal' John G. Gannon of
KRosalie, was found dead near Ban
croft, the top of his head having been
blown off by, a hotgun.; It is sup
posed that Gannon, walking to Ban
croft from "his borne' west of Rosalie,
carrying the shotgun, - slipped
and fell and that both barrels
discharged, the shot hitting hinvft.ea,'n . sc0.Tts f mon!v 0:d"
were
just back of . the templeN He is be
lieved to have died instantly. ,
' Gannon is survived by his wife and
one child. ..' Marshal Gannon,- the
father,' was elected state senator at
the last election. , . .-' --:
The Weather
Forecast
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De Valera
Scoffs at
War Talk
Resigned President of Irish
Republic Says Rumors of
Fraticidal Strife Are
' Nonsense.
Beaten for Re-Election
Dr Th AMtatd I'rrM.
Dublin, Jan. 9. Ireland tonight is
without a government of its own.
Eamonn Dc Valera resigned the
presidency and the proposal for his
re-election to that office, which in
cludes the office of premier, was de
feated in the Dail Eireann by a vote
by a vote of 00 to 58.
Mr. De Valera made it clear that
all the members of the ministry,
w hethcr they voted for or against the
treaty, went out of office with him.
' Lest there should be any doubt,
William Cosgrove, minister of local
government, who daily, he said, was
sending out letters from his depart
ment to Irish public bodies, asked if
all that was to stop. De Valera re
plied it must stop until successors
of the former ministers were ap
pointed. The vote on Dc Valera's resignation
was doubtful until the figures were
announced, inc imuuu utitgan-s
who signed the treaty, were divided,
four voting against De Valera, and
one, Robert C. Barton, in his favor.
Mr. De Valera, himself, refrained
from . voting, while Liam Roisitc,
member for Cork, city, when his
name was called, said he would not
take the responsibility for plunging
Ireland into fratricidal strife.
, Tribute to De Valera.
Cheering followed the announce
ment of the figures. Both Griffith
and Collins were quick to pay tribute
of admiration to Mr. De Valera while
the whole assembly arose and ap
plauded hiin. '
A noteworthy feature of Mr. De
Valera's later statement was that talk
of fratricidal strife was all nonsense;
the. Irish people would know how
to conduct themselves.
The course to which the former
dent appoint his own ministers. He
opponents was to appoint a presi
dent in his place and let that presi
dent apoint his own ministers. He
accepted defeat in good spirit and
oledced his support to the new gov
ernment so long as it was marching
along the road to Irish independence
He explained his reasons for assent
ing to a motion for his re-election
were the same for declining to go tc
' London on the delegation, his idea
being to keep reserve power in
the interests of the Irish republic
behind the men in contact with the
British ministers.. , ;
Griffith Mentioned.
It soon became evident that the
supporters of the treaty were not
anxious to submit any names for the
presidency. Richard Mulcahy, chief
(Turn to Pare Two, Column Ont.)
Wholesale Prices of
Eggs Drop Sharply
Kansas City, Jan. 9, Wholesale
prices for eggs dropped five cents or
more a dozen here today, firsts sell
ing as low as 28 cents. Late in the
day buyers were unwilling to pur
chase even at that ' price. Selected
esse lots to grocers sold at 34 to 3f.
cents. . ; , ' '
Chicago, Jan. 9. Conditions in tht
egg market are ''almost panicky.'
due to heavy offerings of fresh egg
and consequent unloading of storac1!
eggs, according to S. E. Davis, sccre--
tary of the Chicago Butter and Egg
board.
There was a marked decline in
fresh eggs today, he said, with heavv
offerings, and the price of Aprii
futures was 22 cents, compared with
41 cents last year. The eggs, he said.
were also ot much better quality.
West Viginia Mail Carrier
Attacked by' Highwayman
Wcllsburg. W. Va., Jan. 9,-Hcr-man
Williams, a rural mail carrier,
was attacked -by highwayman
shortly after noon today. - He was
knocked down and as he fell reached
for his pistol. - The highwayman fleet
and Williams went to a nearby
house, where he collapsed. Physi
cians said his skull was fractvrcd.
Approximately $2,000 is Isaid to
have been included in the mail Wil
liams carried.
Former Postmaster Held
on Charge of Forging Orders
New Orleans, Jan, 9. Carl L,
Ivoran. former postmaster of Har
ding Grove, S. D., was arrested by
federal agents - and charged with
blanks, forging them, and cashing
tnem here.
Federal agents say he has cashed
money orders here that total thou
sands of dollars. In each case th
order was made' out for less than
$100.
Victory of Andrew Jackson
Over British Celebrated
' New Orleans. Jan. 9. The 107th
anniversary of the victory of Gen.
Andrew Jackson's forces over the
British at .Chalmette, near New Or-'
leans, was celebrated here yesterday
with religious services at several
Catholic churches, and by the dedi
cation of a new Knights of Colum
bus building. '
Squawman Slayer Escapes
From Asylum at Norfolk
Norfolk. Neb.. Jan. 9. fSpecial
Telegram.) Gustave Bahr, Squaw-
man slayer of Percy Steifel at Pierce.
escaped from the ' insane hospital
here. Search is being made for him
hi the vicinity of his old home sear
h loom field. 4
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