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EntiTc Cabinet Resigns
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AaaartaUS rmi,
4rn, Jan.
IJ.-Prcidrnt Mil
fraud tonight summoned former
'rcvidcut I'oincare to the Elyec
palace and formally asked him to as-
Mime the iak cf. lorinmg a new
French cabinet to replace that of
.ritidc Briand, which resigned to
tUv,
M. I'oincare agreed tentatively to
a-ninic the task, and told Preiidcnt
Milk-rand lie would give a final an
Mrr tomorrow.
I'rcmier Briand submitted hi
r tignalioii to President Millerand
at the Elyec palace after, making a
lengthy statement before the cham
ber of dcputici justifying his attitude
at the Cannes conrcrencc.
Resignation a Surprise.
it developed atter the surprising
and wholly unexpected action of the
premier that he had not tinally deter
mined to resign when he entered the
rhambcr, but that he construed the
opening address of Raoul Peret,
president of the chamber, as an at
lack on the government and plainly
showed his resentment.
In his opening speech M. Peret
yi: , . -
"Wc greet with. joy all closer ties
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between peoples and every defensive
p.ict with a definite objection of pro
tection that adds to the accord no.v
binding tis to our valiant ally. Bel
gium; but the Country would not
consent to undertakings in defiance
f and in violation of rights we deem
rnmrc,cri.tible." . .
The resignation of M. Briand was
accepted by President Mi'llcrand.
The entire French cabinet went
out of office with Premier Briand.
M. Briand's intention to resign was
announced to the chamber at the
close of his hour's speech. The an
nouncement came as an entire sur
prise, as'he had apparently worr the 1
Sympathy of the chamber. His col
leagues of the cabinet were fillcJ
i 'with amazement at his sudden de
termination. ,
Leave Chamber.
M. Briand. after making his an
nouncement left the chamber alone
The members of the cabinet fol
lowed as soon as they had recovered
from their surprise. ;v 1
.Groups of deputies and govern
ment officials speedily gathered in
' excitement at the seriousness of the
situation seeking a way- out of the
difficulty.
The premier first presented the
tjtiestion of the British pact.
"You have been complaining for
three years," he said, . "of not bcins
called upon to share' 'id shaping
French policies. I am bringing you
what you have been demanding for
. three years, and it i up .to you to
say whether you want it or not."
Take It or Leave It.
"As far as I am concerned." ! he
continued, "I am merely making
these explanations to you and do not
(Turn U ! ThrM. Clm rim.)
League Takes Ste,ps
to Check Rum Traffic
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. ' Geneva'. Jan. 12. (By A. . P.)
The question of the- regulation of
the liquor trade with Africa after the
aftermath of the attempt of former
Emoeror Charles at the .restoration
of the Hapsburg dynasty , in Hun
sarj completed yesterday's session
of the league of nations council,
which consisted mostly of Toutine
matters, except. lor a report and a
decision for the neutralization of the
Aland islands, which was the fore
most of the council's business yes
tcrday. . .
- Belgium has been requested by
the council to establish at Brussels
an international office to regulate
the spirits traffic with Africa. The
council, in acknowledging a letter
from Hungary in which it was eon
tended that Sir James Eric Drum
mond, general secretary of the
league, should have summoned the
council at the time former Emper
or Charles made his attempt at the
restoration of the monarchy, replied
that tl.e secretary had no authority
so to act, but that any - way the
council did not desire to discuss the
situation now as it would be use
less. . ' .-
Balf our-llughes Proposals
on Shantung Are Considered
Washington, Jan. iZ (By A. P.)
A series of informal proposals, and
alternatives looking to a compromise
of the Tsing Tao-Tsinan Fu railway
" dispute has been submitted jointly
fiv Arthur T. Balfour and Secretary
Hughes in settlement of the Shan
innr fltiestion and are now nnder
consideration by the Peking and To
kio governments. Definite develop
ment may be expected within the
next few days, tt was learned on
high authority today.
Moonshiners Hard Hit
New York. Jan. 12v-Moonshine
makers were hit hard today by po
lice raids in the metropolitan area.
The combined haul included 10
tills with a capacit'df 500 gaHons,
40 barrels of mush, some liquor and
several thousand ;bCjtlfe labels.
Suddenly Resigns
as French Premier
syy
SSih' 3rland
Transport Crook
Weathers Storm
That Sweeps East
Crippled Ship Making Prog
ress Toward New York ;
f Gotham Is Swept' by
' 90-Mile Gale.
Washington, Jan. . 12. A radio
gram from the transport Crook re
ceived here at 8:30 a. m. today said
the crippled shin was making favor
able headway. "The Rale reached
the ship last night,", the message
said, "but did not .cause it to show
up perceptibly." The transport's
position 'was' given as 235 'mile's cast
of New York. -
The War department yesterday
sent the transport 5t. Mihicl to .stand
by the. Crook, -and several, .oeean
liners were reported to be near the
vessel. Heavy cross seas' with a
strong westward, " 'cut down the
Crook's speed last night. - The St.
Mihiel, too,, was 'slowed down by the
storm. i ,.
Because of the reduced speed they
did not expect the Crook to arrive
here before Saturday.
, . Gale Hits Gotham
New York, Jan. 12. j.nis section
was lashed yesterday by the worst
gale of the winter a gale that at 2
o'clock yesterday afternoon reached
a velocity of 90 miles an hour off
Sandy Hook. . " '
, Ushered in with snow that later
turned, to hail and rain, the storm
buffeted New Yorkers without mer
cy,, hurling many to the." ground.
Window glass fell tinkling into the
street, mail package boxes were
blown- over and traffic generally
hampered. Many pedestrian? were
injured. y . - , .
: " Pedestrians Injured.
Tom Breeti, 23, despite his best ef
forts, was blown into a tr.xicab that
stood nearby with its door open.
The machine took him to a hcspital,
where he was treated for severe con
tusions. - , " : . .'"'!.
- Wind-borne missiles of .various
kinds' knocked several pedestrians
down. One, Anna La Cart,' 14, was
killed by a blow, from a limb of a
tree. ; - .- . . ' '.' . ' -.'1'. .
Several persons were hurt when
portions, of roots and building cor
nices were' blown . jnto the street.
. One Death. .
Philadelphia, Jan. 12. One death
and damage estimated at thousands
of dollars resulted from the storm
that swept through eastern Penn
sylvania, southern New Jersey and
Delaware yesterday.
Telephone and t telegraph com
panies' reported the heaviest damage
from broken wires. 1 . .
The Jersey 'coast was, whipped by
a gale, reports from that section said,
(Ton .to Pag Three, i Grioin Six.)
Homes of
Comfort
fMany helpful suggestions
.for peraons planning new
homes for '1922 are eon-
tainad in a "Home -of Corn-;
fort" aerie atartini in The4
Bee next Sunday. .(
H A sketch and floor plan of
one home of moderate cost"
will bepublished each- Sun
day. The plans har; bean
especially prepared te'meet
climatic . and otner eon-.
ditions of this particular
territory. The designs are
new and all of the homes
economical to build. Mod
ern conveniences for cabinet
work, breakfast alcoves,
etc., are provided.
f Detailed working drawings .
for construction of homes
included in the series may ,
be obtained from Adams A
Kelly, Omaha.
Farmers'
Exchange
Is Saved
Union Agrees to Grant Exten
sion of Three Years With
out Interest on Note
of $99,000. I .
Finance Plan Explained
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The future of the Farmers' Union
State exchange was assured for at
least three years more, when dele
gates to the annual convention of the
Farmers union at the Castle hotel
voted yesterday to extend a $99,000
note against the exchange foe three
years without interest
Members of the boards of direc
tors of the exchange had failed to
jcome to an agreement after an ai!
i morning session Thursday w ith offi
c'als of the local barjk holding .1
note tor ?u.wu against tne ex
change.
Refuse Bank's Suggestion.
the banlc suggested mat inc. union
take over the $99,000 m stock and
thus decrease the indebtedness of the
exchange, but the union board re
fused to countenance this.
When the question was referred to
the convention in the afternoon, it
looked as though scenes of disorder
of the previous night at the Audi
torium, when the question arose,
would be repeated.
Daniel Garber, Red Cloud, peace
maker of the night before, agai.i
came to the rescue and moved that
the loan be extended. It was passed
almost unanimously.' By this ar
rangement the exchange is saved,
but the bank becomes a preferred
creditor. ' s
The articles of incorporation of the
$500,000 finance corporation of the
union were read and explained to the
convention by Judge Broady of Lin
coln. The corporation' will begin to
function as soon as SO per .'cent of
the capital stock has been paid in.
The shares will sell at $100.
Operated at, Loss.
Following the final session of the
convention, stockholders of the ex
change went into their annual busi
ness session. Frank Myers, former
manager, read his report. He de
dared that the exchange had been
operated at a loss for the past two
years. He said that the exchange
found itself in the same position as
ether business concerns. Because of
the deflation of- prices, he said,
losses Were unavoidable. Another
reason for the failure of the exchange
to function at a profit was because
the farmers had failed to patronize it.
Stockholders of "the exchange in
surance company are to- hold their
meeting this morning. "
Take Lunch at C. of C.
Farm convention delegates and
business men of Omaha sat down to
gether at a public affairs luncheon at
CTnar in Tm Three, Column Two.)
Doctors Divided,
on Use of Whisky
Replies From 33 States Show
Slight Majority in Favor ,
of Liquor.
By The Auoetated PreM.
Chicago, Jan. 12. Physicians of
o3 states -and the District of Colum
bia, replying to questionnaires sent
ut by the Journal of the American
Medical association, . divided almost
equally, on the question of whether
whisky is a necessary therapeutic
agent. , .
The vote was in favor of whisky,
but by less than a 12 to 11 ratio,
while beer was declared, unnecessary
by approximately a 3 to J majority
and wine was opposed by about a
2 to 1 ratio. Restrictions in pre
scribing whisky were favored by a
majority of approximately' 13 to 9.
Tonight's figures showed that out
of 10,304 questionnaires returned by
physicians in Alabama, Arkansas,
California, Florida, Kentucky. Louis
iana, Maryland, Missouri, Nevada,
New Hampshire, New Mexico. New
York, Wisconsin and the District of
Columbia, 5,577 declared whisky was
a ,necessary therapeutic agent and
4,641 stated that they found it of
no .value. .
Replies had previously been re
ceived from Idaho, Illinois, Indiana,
Kansas,- Maine, Mississippi, Ne
braska, Rhode Island, Arizona. Colo
rado, Connecticut, Delaware, Geor
gia, Iowa. Michigan, Montana. North
Dakota, Ohio and Pennsylvania.
Families of Over 200 Ohio
. - Miners Facing Starvation
.', Pomeroy, O., Jan. 12. Reports
reaching here are that the families
of more than 200 miners are facing
starvation in the Dark Hollow dis
trict at Forest Run, a mining 4own.
The distress is attributed, according
to reports, to be lack of work in the
coal mines, which have been shut
down for some time.
Wohlberg-Masee Again.'
Charles Wohlberg and Jacob
Masse, stock sales promoters, were
expected in Omaha yesterday from
California to give $5,000 bonds each
in two additional federal indictments
returned against them. U. S. Com
missioner Boehler was out ci the city
yesterday, so the bonds will probably !
be arranged today, - . - - -
Radio Message Sent From City Hall
Caught by Ojrrator 993 Miles Away
B. Wl" r
HaVVA filany Replies From Territory
in the Missouri Valley.v
A radio menage sent last FHdar
night from the antennae trctrlird
between the city hall and Davidge
block, acroi F.ighleenth utreet. was
picked up by 1. J. Stkc, jr., liar
veys. Green comity, Pa., 993 miles
from Omaha. '
' The message read:
"Howell. Omaha. Any puking up.
this message . please write. '
The radio station here is located
on' the second floor of the Davidgc
block and is operated bv K. B. How
eU. general manager of the Metro
politan Utilities district, in conjunc
tion with C. B. Hempcl.
Weeks to Confer
With Ford About
Muscle Shoals
Secretary of War Prepares
Questions ou Nitrate Plant
to Submit to Detroit
. t
Manufacturer.
Washington, Jan. U?. Secretary
Weeks arranged today to confer with
Henrv Ford and his advisers to.
morrow, in an effort to adjust dif
ferences between government of-
ficals and the Detroit manufacturer,
relative to. the latfer's proposal to
purchase and lease the nitrate and
water power projects at Muscle
Shoals, Ala. The conference was ex
pected to conclude the long pending
negotiations and make it possible
for the war secretary to take final
action' within two weeks.
It was stated definitely that un
less alterations were agreed to in
the conference, the offer could not
be submitted to congress with a fav
orable recommendation.
Secretary. Weeks was known to
have prepared a questionnaire to
present to Mr. Ford for answer. The
result of;'-the answers, it was said,
would go far toward bringing the
two groups to an understanding.
Officials described the questions as
aimed at provisions of the offer deal
ing with future operation of the plants
at Muscle Shoals. One was said
to involve the future use of the
plants if experiments provide com
mercial fertilizer compounds could
not be manufactured at a profit.
Along this line, it was understood,
the secretary would asks what Mr.
Ford would decide upon as a sub
stitute product, whether it would be
something for the nati6nal good and
how long he, would be willing to
manufacture fertilizer at a loss and
whether he would he willing to give
a sufficient surety bond to the gov
ernment to guarantee production of
fertilizer compounds despite possible
losses through its continued produc
tion. It was suggested as probable that
M r. Ford would ask for time in
which to study the questions before
attempting ; to- answer them. Two
weeks was said to be a reasonable
allowance for this.
Burch Witnesses Are
Termed 'Liars by Clock'
Los Angeles, Ca!., Jan. 12. "Liars
by the. clock" was the phrase applied
to certain prosecution witnesses yes
terday by Attorney John J. Sullivan
of Seattle, Wash., who was sched
uled to resume today the opening
argument for the defense in the trial
of Arthur C. Burch, charged with the
murder of J. Belton Kennedy.
Mr. Sullivan also contended before
the jury that letters written by Mrs.i
Madalynne Obenchain, co-defendant
with Burch, to Kennedy and intro
duced by the state, indicated "a love
which endured1 to the end," rather
than one which turned, to hate and
resulted, as alleged by the prosecu
tion, in the instigation by her of the
slaying of Kennedy by Burch.
. lhe case is expected to go to the
jury either Friday night or Saturday
morning.
Fight Not Justification
for Discharge of Rail Man
Chicago, Jan. ' 12. If a railroad em
ploye gets into a fight while on duty,
the road is necessarily justified in
discharging him, according to a de
cision of the railroad labor board to
day. George Harmeson, a blacksmith
in the Chicago shops of the North
western, was ordered reinstated after
he was dismissed on November 10,
1920, because he had a fist fight with
a fellow worker.
Gentle Trace of Snow
Reminds Omahans of
Big Blizzard of 1888
Yesterday, was the anniversary
of the "big blizzard" of 1888.
.high spot in the memory of many
Omahans who were "kids" 34
. years ago. :
A 42-mile wind, four inches of
snow and . 27 degrees below zero
was the record, according to
archives of the local weather bu
reau. Street cars stopped running
at 6 JO p. m., and alt train service
ceased.
The trice of snow, which stole in
unawares so far as the weather
forecast was concerned, and a tem
perature ranginr only slightly be
i
t
low freezing was yesterday's con
trast to the big; blizzard.
Responded to by Man in
xepuei to the mmage were re-
rievrd from many towns in Ne
bracks, Iowa and Miourl, but the
grcato! distance heard from wtt the
t'rniiiiyhania address.
Mr. Howell reported the circum
tauce to the members of the
Metropolitan Utilities board yestcr.
uay aitcrnoon. lie listed titat he
expects to enter upon a series of cx
periments of broadcasting informa
tion by radio.
Mr. Howell Is alto interested in
the radiophone, which is the trans
mitting of the human voice through
imc uir milium me uc ui wires.
Normal Teacher
Is Shot to Death
at Peru College
No" Moth e Known Pistol
Lying ou Breast Purchased
ly Him Was Engaged
to' Be Married.
Peru, Xcb., Jan. 12. (Special.)
Prof. Linn S. Andrews, 24, was found
dead with a bullet wound through
his mouth into his brain, and a 32
calfbre revolver lying on his breast
it 7.:J0 this morning.
he body was found in a clump ot
trees, cast of the Peru rsormal
school atllletic field, by Joe Standley,'
one of Prof. Andrews' students at the
school.
Note From Girl
A coroner's jury returned a ver
dict of death by a gun shot wound.
Evidence was introduced to show
that he bought the revolver at a lo
cal store last night.
A motive has not been discovered.
He left no note.
Among his effects was found a let
ter from a girl, received about a
month ago. . v
Inclined to be Moody. :
Students at the school, where An
drew was professor of agriculture,
say he was inclined to be moody at
times but they had noticed nothing
extraordinary about his actions re
cently.' x
He graduated from the University
of Nebraska last June.
Engaged to Marry.
Lincoln, Jan. . 12. (Special Tele
gram.) Linn Andrews.' teacher
found dead at Peru with a bullet hote
in his body, was engaged to marry
Miss Eva Hufman, a bt. Paul school
teacher, in June, according to a state
ment by her father. Dr. R. r. Huf
man, University Place.
They parted Sunday after spend
ing the Christmas vacation here,
Doctor Hufman said. "They had
not had trouble and both were laugh
ing and discussing their wedding day
when they parted.
Outlines Bright Future.
At the home of Mrs. Margaret
Andrews,, the mother, at University
Place, it was reported a letter re
ceived from -Andrews yesterday was
filled with good cheer and outlines
of a bright future with the girl he
loved and went to school with for
years. '
The father of Andrews is dead. A
sister-lives with the mother- at Uni
versity Place and a brother is in
school work at St. Paul., Miss Huf
man is a Weslcyan university grad
uate. .
Murder Trial Witness
Killed in Accident
Des Moines, Ia Jan. 12. (Spe
cial Telegram.) ' Wray Kcrscher,
star witness for the state in the
murder case against Joe Williams,
negro, for the killing of Miss Sari
Barbara Thorsdalc, June 2, 1921,
was accidentally killed Tuesday at
the Hawkcye . Portland cement
plant.
Kcrscher was working on a
mcnt platform with 20 workmen. Ho
noticed that it was, swaying and or
dered the men, .in his capacity as
foreman, to get off the platform.
They obeyed his instructions and
Kcrscher stepped back on it to see
if it was still swaying. . As he
stepped back the platform fell with
him, and his skull was fractured. He
died almost instantly.. '
He had been subpoened to ap
pear yesterday at the court room of
Judge Thompson to testify against
Williams.
Man Given Six Months Jail
Term for Stealing Milk
Marysville, Cal., Jan. 12. Henry
Thomas was given a sentence of six
months in jail upon being found
guiltyof taking a bottle of milk
from a doorstep. Two other men
have received sentences of three
months for like offenses recently.
"Marysville babies are not going
to be robbed if heavy sentences will
stop these thefts," said Police Judge
Langdonv
Moving Day at City Hall.
Park Commissioner Hummel yes
terday moved back to the office he
occupied during his. former incum
bency, room 307, city hall. Municipal
Judge Patrick, who has been occu
pying this office, moved to Mr
Hummel' recent office on the fourth
i.loof- . i
Troops to
Curb Wild
Oil Town
Martial Law Proclaimed in
Mexia, Tex., )X here Hum
Flows Freely and Law .
Us Defied.
Gambling in Full Blast
Austin, Tex., Jan. 12. Martial law
at Mexia, Tex., and the surrounding
oil field was proclaimed today by
Governor Pat M. Neff.
"Open and flagrant violation of the
l.'.w," highway robbery, open gam
bling and selling of liquor were some
of the reasons given by the governor
in his proclamation:
Mexia is an oil town about 100
miles south of Dallas.
Local officers at Mexia, the gov
ernor said, "are either unable or un
willing to maintain and enforce the
law" and there is "imminent danger
of insurrection, tumult, not and
breach of the peace."
No troops had been ordered mo
bilized early today, it was said here.
Martial law became effective at 5
o'clock this morning under the proc
lamation, which specifics justice pre
cincts No. 4, in Limestone county,
and No. 5. in Freestone.
Rangers on Duty.
Brigadier General Woltcrs of
Houston will assume command at
Mexia and has power to call on such
Texas national guards forces as may
be necessary to enforce the law.
Texas rangers have been on duty
in the Mexia oil fields since Satur
day, when, in co-operation with
other officers, licy inaugurated a
cleanup campaign against alleged
saloons and gambling resorts.
Headquarters troop, 56th cavalry,
Texas National Guard, located at
Branham, was ordered to entrain for
Mexia. Mai. Charles Crawford,
assistant adjutant general, said the
troop ot- 40 men will leave Bren
ham this afternoon and should arrive
at Mexia shortly after midnight. .
1 A Wild T6wn. ' i
, Mexia, Tex, ' Jan.'- 12. Texas
rangers on . duty here had a quiet
night, no arrests having been made.
Telegrams announcing establishment
of martial law here and in the adja
cent oil .fields were received this
morning and created no 'tir. Adj.
Gen. Barton and Assistant Attorney
General Clifford Stone returned to
day from Austin, where they con
ferred with Governor Neff over the
situation.
The growth of Mexia was sudden.
Overnight a tented city arose. From
an apparently sleepy little town of
3,000 population in October, 1921,
where old settlers fanned for a liv
ing and eked out a bare existence
from their lands; where they rode
cow horses to "town" and .hitched
them to a hitching post, and where
even the town hall bell had not tolled
for years because of the cobwebs and
bird nests to a bustling city of 30,-
(Turn to Pf Three, Column Three.) '
Misuse of Seienee
Funds Charged
Directors of Mother Church
Reply to Petition for Ap
proval of Accounts.
Boston, Jan. 12. Charges that the
trustees of the Christian Science Pub
lishing society, had donated more
than $25,000 from trust funds to the
business manager of the society anj
various editors in addition to regular
compensation and . that "large and
unreasonable sums" were expended
for a branch office in San Francisco,
were made today by the dirtctors of
the First Church of Christ, Science,
before Judge Crossby of the state
supreme court.
It also was alleged that the trus
tees had "wastefully employed" a
Chicago firm of accountants at more
than $40,000, that the trustees had
paid to John R. Watts, business man
ager of the society, nearly $5,000 in
addition to ' his salary; that $2,500
was donated to Mrs. Clementina
Dixon, wife of an editor, and that
since Lamont Rowland was removed
as trustee, March 17. 1919, he haJ
been paid $500 a month. '
The charges were made in the di
rectors' reply to the petition pf the
society for approval of the accounts
of the trustees. - - ,
St. Louis Aldermen Favor
Sale of Beer and Light Wine
St. Louis, Jan. 12. Missouri's sen
ators and national congressmen to
day were asked to work for the
passage of an amendment to the
Volstead act permitting the manu
facture and sale of . beer and light
wines of more' than one-half' ol 1
per cent alcoholic content in a reso
lution adopted by a special commit
tee of the board of aldermen.
Body in Casket Filled -
With Alcohol in River
Vicksburg, Miss., Jan. 12. A me
tallic casket in which the body of a
young woman was found preserved
in alcohol was discovered by a rail
road repair gang near Delta Point,
La., according to word receive here
tonight. The casket -apparently had
dropped into the Mississippi river
when part of a nearby grave yard
caved in, trainmen said
Michigan Senator
Held "Duly Elected"
. av . - m
Smoot Would Give
President Right
to Change Tariff
Amendments to Fordney Bill
Proposed by Utah Sena
tor in Accordance With
Harding's Views.
Washington, Jan. 12. -Broad pow
ers are asked by President Harding
in administering, the proposed new
tariff la to meet changing world
conditions which congress could
not anticipate, would be granted un
der amendments to the Fordney bill
proposed today . by . Senator Smoot
of Utah, ranking republican on the
senate. . finance committee, "
- The president-would be authorized
to increase or decrease tariff rates
by not exceeding 50 per cnt of the
rates fixed in thebill; to proclaim
American valuation as the basis for
assessing duties on any given Mst
of imports: to change rates. within
the limit of 50 per cent to meet sit
uations arising m American markets
from depreciated foreign exchanges;
to prevent dumping in American
markets and discrimination against
American foreign commerce by for
eign countries. ,
Adjustment of rates to equalize
differences in trade of specified ar
ticles in the United States and competing-foreign
countries could be
made only after investigation and
hearing and would not be effective
until 30 days of their proclamation.
Thirty days also would have t
elapse . before adjusted - raUsbe
cause of depreciated currency, would"
conic into effect and before pro
claimed valuation could be put into
force.
Senator Smoot also offered an
amendment to the American valua
tion section- of the Fordney bill,
proposing that where the duty is
based upon or regulated in any man
ner by the value of-the- imported
merchandise the duty would be as
sessed on actual market value of the
wholesale price thereof at the time
of the exportation in the principal
market or markets of the United
States."
Fuller ton Threatens
Telephone "Strike"
. Fullerton. Neb., Jan. 12. (Spe
cial.) Patrons of . the Northwestern
Bell Telephone company at a mass
meeting here threatened to discon
tinue service if the state railway
commission permitted an .increase ,of
rates "or continuation-of the 10 per
cent surtax. Officials of the com
pany addressed the meeting. ;
The resolutions further requested
Governor McKelvie in his-' call for a
special session of the . legislature to
include a measure tor the regulation
of the telephone ; companies of the
itate and pass relief measures for the
patrons. , , . -.
Copper Passed Gold Test, N
Pawnhroker; Tells Police
St. Louis. Jan.. 12.-Fifty, pounds
pf brass passed a gold .test applied
by John Miller, assayer'and pawn
broker, and was bought .by .; him
for $7,000, according to his report to
police yesterday. Miller- said the
chemicals he used evidently had been
tampered with. Two men asked
$13,000 for the meal,' he said.
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Henry Ford
Defeated
in Contest
Senate Declares Michigan Man
Entitled to Placo by Vote
of 6 to 11 Nebraikan
Oppose Seating.
Expenses Are Criticised
By Th. AuwIaM rrM.
Washington, Jan. 12. Truman II.
Newberry was dclared by the sen
ate today to be entitled to the se-t
which he now holds and which was
made th basis of a contest by Hen
ry Ford, his democratic opponent
in the 1918 Michigan senatorial elec
tion. The vole was 46 to 41.
AH of Senator Newberry's sup
porters were republicans. The a!
most solid democratic membership
were joined by nine republicans in
opposition. Ihese were: Boran, cap
per, Jones ot Washington, R.cnyn,
Ladd. La Follette, Norbeck, Nor-
ris and Sutherland. '
Excessive Expenditures Condemned.
The senate acted on a -resolution
sponsored by republican leaders, as
serting that Mr. Newberry was en
titled to his scat, but amended in
last-minute conferences so as to con
demn excess expenditure of funds
in senatorial campaigns.
Senator Newberry in the follow
ing statement hailed the senate's ac
tion as a vindication:
"My heart is filled with thank
fulness that the three years and four
months of persecution have ended in
complete vindication and . exonera
tion of myself and all concerned.
Result of Roll Call,.
The roll call follows:
For sfiting Senator Newberry:
Republican? B all, Brandegce,
Bursum, Catder, Cameron, Colt,
Cumminj, Curtis, Dillingham, Edge,
Elkins, Ernst, Fernald, France,
Frelinghuysen, Gooding, Hale, Har
reld, Kellogg, Keyes. Lenrool,
Lodge, McCormick. McCuniber, Mc-
Kinley, McLean, McNary,-, Nelson,
New, Nicholson, Oddies Page, Pip
per Phipps, Poindexter, Shortridgc,
Smoot, Spencer, Stanfield, Sterling, '
Townsend, Wadsworth, Warren,
Watson of Indiana, Weller and Wil
lis Total, 46. i
Against Republicans : Borah, Cap
per, Jones of Washington, Kenyoi1,
Ladd, La Follette, Norbeck, Norrta
and Southerland nine. '
Democrats: Ashurst, BroussarJ,
Caraway. Culberson, Dial, Fletcher.
Gerry, Glass, Harris, Harrison. He!- .
lin, Hitchcock, Jones of New Mexico,
King, McKellar, Myers, Overman,
Owen. Pittsman, Pomerene, Rain
dell, Robinson. Sheppard, Shields,
Simmons, Smith, Swanson, Tram
vncll, Underwood, Walsh of Massa
chusetts, Walsh of . Montana and
Williams 32. , -
Six Senators Paired.
Six senators were paired, the three
republicans. Crow of Pennsylvania. '
DuPont, Delaware, and Moses ol
New Hampshire, beitir paired for
Senator Newberry with Senators
Kendrick of Wyoming, Stanley, Ken
tucky, and Reed of Missouri, against.
Three senators were: absent and
rot 'voting. They were: Senators
Newberry, Johnson of California, re
publicans, and Watson, democrat.
Georgia. , Announcement was- made
originally that Senator Watson was
paired - with Senator Norbeck but
later it was announced on the floor
that Mr. Watson did not wish a pair
and Senator Norback voted.
Vote on Resolution.
The senate's final vote cam n;t
the following resolution, amended by '
Senator Spencer, republican, Mis- '
(Turn to Pmro Three, Cotamm Iw.)
Late Senator Penrose
Left Fortune in Cash
.Washington, Jan. 12. Boies Peu) '
rose, late United States senator from
Pennsylvania, had $226,100 in cash is)
a safe deposit box of the Amerieasj
Security and Trust company here, ii
became known today through the fil
ing of a report by Theodore Cogs
' wen, ucputy registrar of wills. Ac
cording to the deputy registrar, the
money includes five $10,000 notes
with the balance in bills of $1,000.
.$000 and $100. . ,.
Pope Congratulates King
, on Aglo-Irish Peace Pact
London, Jan. 12. (By A. P.)
The following telegram from Pope
Bennedict to King George, con
gratulating him upon the conclusion
of the Anglo-Irish treaty, was made
public here tonight: ,. -
"Overjoyed at the agreement
happily reached regarding Ireland,
we .congratulate "Your Majesty
warmly ou having contributed ef
fectively to this great work of
peace." . .-'.
The king replied as follows:,
"I thank Your Holiness 'warmly
for the kind message which, afforded
me sincere gratification." J i
Illinois Miners to Send
Relief tt Kansas Men '
Pittsburg, Kan., Jan. 12i A tele
gram, was received by the llouat t
headquarters yesterday' from Presi
dent Frank Farrington of the lllinow
miners, announcing that- $45,000
worth of provisions had been ordered
shipped to Kansas for the relief ot
the Howai followers, it was an
nounced af the headquarters