The. Omaha Daily Bee
VOL. 5 1 -NO. 18.
OMAHA, MONDAY, JANUARY 16, 1922.
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Cabinet Ts
Completed
Two MioHtari aud Four IV
der-Secreiariea of State
Dropped From Cabinet
Formcd by Poincarf.
Hold Fif jt Session Today
Paris, Jan. 13, After a conference
vith M. Birthou and other support,
rri lating, unlfl midnight,' M. I'oin-
are anno-f .red'hin cabinet had been
Icfinitely f jtnSnl at follows:
Prermcf and MinUler of Foreign
Affairs- M. IViiicare .
JutiJ" and Alsace-Lorraine
Louis Juartliou '. . . , , '
Interior M. Maunoury." ,
Firaiice-tlurlea Dc Lastcyric.
W'ir and l'cnsiou Andre Magi
nut. Marine M. Kaibirli.
t Sericulture Adolphe . Clicron.
'labor Alexandre Berard.
Instruction Leon . Hrrard.
Colonies Albert Sarraut.
Public Works M. ! Troequcr.
'iminiercr- I.ucicii Dior.
Liberated Regions M. Rcihcl.
The tirl niect'ng will be held to
morrow. ,
Message Sent to Sarraut
M. Maginot will be minister of
war and director of pensions, the
pcitsiom miniswry bring eliminated
from the cabinet. A mrssaKe has
been sent to M. Sarraut at Wash
ington, asking him officially if Iip de
sires to remain at the head of the
ministry of the colonics.
Alsace Lorraine. " t lie first time
since 180, will be administrated so
tar ;is justice is concerned, under
the ministry of justice at Paris, M.
Poincare haing decided that the re
deemed provinces shall be treated
like the old drpartment, eliminating
German laws and court code. Elim
ination of two ministries and four
under secretaries of state is expected
"to prove a saving to the. French
budget of 7.0Wi,iHX) francs.
a Many Difficulties.
'WfVine arw-tiSf hcen meeting
with unexpected difticU.'ties in the
formation of his cabinet.', but these
are of a political character. '. ...
Andre Tardieu declined to accept
the. ministry ot liberated regwoa
alter having consulted with M. .Ck-i
menceau. .
the. ministry of liberated rcgfdni,
Th fart tbat M. lo nrarc of lereJ
tliree of the most important nort
folios, after foreign affairs which he
takes for himself, to men of little ex
perience in political affairs, is re
Karded as significant that he intends
10 have his .own '' way ac far as
FiVncli policy is concenftd. "
'Ns in accordance with estublished
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'Ika Aaaarl.
iJr "Tn-inciplc', cabinets arc bound by tlic
decisions of their predecessors, tne
t.lcnoa economic conference will be
France will seek to limit the disc us
licld. It is probable, however, that
s,ion to purely economic and financial
matters, to the exclusion of political
problems. This, it is explained, M.
Poincare made clear to Mr. Lloyd
George. It is also considered like
ly that M. Poincare will not represent
France personally. I
M. Poincare engaged in a lengthy
conversation with the British pre
mier. What conclusion was reached
is not known,, but M. Poincare. in a
statement declared that 'intcrnation
'al questions henceforth will be
settled," as heretofore, through am
bassadors." : . . i
This, in the expressed opinion oi
the premier designate, would mean
the virtual disappearance ot he su
preme council, although ..headed:
"There must be one final meeting
should the 'French viewpoint prevail,
und I have good reasons to behewc it
,'. :n tr at Crrat Britain is con-
ccrncd." He thought there Jiad-becn-
too many meetings oi xnc inun.
onri h Hrircfl a return to
V 1 1
The conference, turned out to be
quite a success for the new premier,
' t: tn. the Vrrnch view, as he
inmronilv convinced Mr.. J-ioyq.
George that it would -be, .construed
... .1.. Cnnrl, nation a. unfortunate
u.. klmuir i inimical - to niru
personally, should Mr. Lloyd George
meet Jix-fremier unaim- aim,
tj,h,- nrman rcnreseniatlvc. .
t mnemirnce M. Bnan'I s visu
to the British embassy was merely a
:t r.,.i;nn ftiirinff which he had
- u.:-t infArmal talk With the
British premier. Mr. Lloyd George
did not meet the Germans.
The British premier .cami here
with ratification of the policy of a
moratorium for Germany tentatively
jrranted by the reparations commis
. sion but met with strong opposition
r tr n:nr iv-hn ararucd tliat
aH not naid to the -limit
of its capacity and that some means
must be tounu ior uB......
ts Tti fnnr.lusion in
r ranee s uuium. . ,
. rirrlM. winch have rallied
cuick anrl Tfalian views. IS
. to mc Jii - -
that France stands alone on the rep
aration problems
Legion Condemns Drive
for Memorial; Fund
Washington, Jan. 15. Attempts at
this time to gain the aid of the states
in raising funds to erect a memorial
building here to those who served in
the world war. as contemplated by
he George Washington Memorial
ocia'tiol. were - condemned by
the Amencan Le The na
the Clan. tno"cu , . .
HaXft enactment of adequate
"?.rrV"L-ri..:- fnr h d sab ed and
relief icki3wiiv" w- z -icuti
vB j-.i--.ono as -a.ru as
the
unempioyeu ; -.. -
of a nanus. .
Corn Eaters to Meet.
Lincoln. Jan., '5.t-" f
the Corn Eaters' Society of Amenca.
recently organized he, is the object
of a convention for February U to
which delegates -from all the corn
belt states will ba invited.
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mowers brect
Bcllcvuc Vocational School for Disabled Soldiers
Opens With Comforts of Home Feminine
Touches Make Place Attractive.
"Welcome, Buddies !'
Thii, in letters of gold, ou huge
buket of American beauty roses, u
the local Legion's greeting to 54 Mir
veterans who arrived today to enter
the Bellevue Vocational school.
And since no place is home with
out a mother, Lncle bam has. even
provided her.
Hie it Mr. May -ft ice Allen,
familiarly known "Mother" Allen
to hundreds of disabled service men
of the it. Louis dutrict.
'I inniM ah Ia tliat 'mtf tlAi'
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16 of lher are from St. l-oui
are saieiy inttaneij in weir new
home," she explained.
Real Mother on Staff.
Ou the permanent ' staff w ill be
another, a real, war mother, Mrs.
Uella C. Webater, aUo of St. Louis.
She gave her only son, an officer in
the intelligence service after the bat
tle of the Argoime.
"Perhaps it will comfort the moth
ers of the boys who will come here
to know that other mothers are here
to look after their bos, as if they
wer thrir vrrv own." said Mrs.
! Webster earnestly,
i A constant stream of callers
! climbed the picturesque hills of the
j old college campus, yesterday, to
I inspect the new government school.
1 "This is not a hospital." Dexter
i Buell, in charge, .emphasized in a
brief. talk to visitors, lie bespoke
"friendly interest" in behalf of the
men who arrive today, but cautioned
kindiy-intentiont'd people about
"feeling sorry" for the men. "That's
not the kind of attention they need,"
lie said.
Wholesome recreation and friendly
Delegates Feel
Shantung Issue
Near Settlement
rrcsent Week May Briug
Practical Solution of All
Problems Before Arm
Conference.
B.r Th AKH'lld TrM.
Washington, Jan. 15. If the Shan
tting conversations make the, prog
for hv conference leaders
- . "h wt two or three days,
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"Vlnc . " V . "K1""
arfl Hollltion.
Confidence that the bhantung proo-
Um U nearincr a settlement was ap
parent in most Ciiartcr.s tonight, dele
gates tecling tliat wun xnc oincr iai
eastern, questions in abeyaace, the
separate ' exchanges between the
Chinese and Japanese over me ior-
mer German- icaseiioici woiiia nc
pressed forward rapidly.
Neither ot the two groups aireci-.y
int,rairr1 waa -nrenarcd to say an
agreement was in sight, but they evi
denced a nope mat tresn msirucuons
from Tokio and Peking expected
hourly, might help materially. '. ;
Little Delay Expected.
Wlion st.3ntiincr is out of tilt wa"
!,nrt nrrhans sooner, the far eastern
committee will resume its considera
tion of other problems ot the Uncnt,
with all delegates in a position io
present their views , quickly. Uit
most of the remaining issues, mo
delegations have informed them
selves thoroughly .regarding the
views of other groups and the pros
pect tor an agreement.
The naval negotiations also appear
to be as good as completed, me
treaty text agreed to by the "big five"
being regarded as virtually certain
.h 9m.rr,-3t of the full naval
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committee and of the plenary session.
Both ot these meetings prooaoiy
,..;n no ' J-irlrl this week. Leaders
planned to et the conference ma
chinery in motion lor nnai aypiovm
of the treaty when Tokio sends ap
proval of the article dealing with
Pacific fortification. .
' Wait Orders From Orient.
Settlement of the Shantung ques
tion still rests largely in the hands
of Arthur J. Balfour and Secretary
Hughes, in the opinion of Chinese
spokesmen. Both the Chinese and
Japanese delegations tonight were
waiting instructions from home as to
the attitude they must take on the
Hughes-Balfour compromise sugges
tions designed to -afford -.a basis for
agreement on' both of the phases of
the problem which, up to now, have
seemed jnsolyable. These phases
touch on the method of payment for
the Tsintao-Tsinanfu railroad and
the nationality of the men who will
hold the positions 'of traffic manager
and chief accountant .for the railroad
after its transfer '.
Whether the Japanese and Chinese
delegates can get together this week
w as said to be dependent, on the na
ture of the instructions from the Pek
ing and Tokio governments.
Hamilton County . Organizes
to Boost Reed for Governor
Aurora, Neb,, -Jan. 15. (Special.)
At a meeting of the Aurora boost
ers of Perry Reed for governor, a
club was formed with George Funk,
president, and James Schoonover.
secretary.' Only a preliminary , cai.
vas of Hamilton couuty . has ' been
made but the republicans seem unan
imous for him. The club will im
mediately begin correspondence with
republicans in other counties seekujg
o train suooort for the Hamilton
Dunbar Community Club
Boosts Anness for Congress
Dunbar, Neb., Jan. 15. (Spechl."i
At a meeting of th Dunbar Cpm
monity club, it was voted unani
mously to get behind the candidacy
of. Wilber W. Anness for congress,
and a committee on resolutions was
appointed consisting of W..F. Gn
ham, chairman; A. Weiler. H. H.
Humphrey and H. S. Westbrook.
s rvr t r .
ao war Yctcrans
intercourse, rather, is what the vet-
erans, many of them shell-shocked
and described as neuro-pychitric j
Cases, will nml, he stated.
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ror this purpose, a jvinna
imming pool and an aib1
irrational director is , .
sw
reerca
Study Course T V
The course of si .
agriculture, animal Ivvv1 .
ticulture, bee raiains -ait
.de
healthful outdoor voca.on the
men
desire. M. O. Kilmer is head of the
atalT of instructors, among whom
are Messrs, William Ellis, I. von,
Wolfe and C. E. Young. Mrs. Web
ster is alo on the teaching staff.
Fontenclle Italic chief of the group
of college dormitories, was spick and
span yesterday, ready for its firnl
inmates. It is in this hall that tin
Womeu's Overseas Service league
(urni.xhcd a recreation room, cur
tained the whole building with gay
cretonnes and provided a phono
graph, chess, checkers and various
other games. Misses Helen Cornell.
Frances Nirmau, Mary Macintosh
and l-aura Crandall put the finishing
touches in sofa pillows, books, ma pa
zincs and growing plants, yester
day. ' .
Plan Music Programs.
The overseas girls plan to give
Sunday afternoon musical entertain
ments each week. A moving picture
machine will be installed and a movie
.'how given for the men tonight so
the first evening- will not drag.
"Miss Julia Knight, for many years
an invalid herself, fashioned dec
orated joke books to be put in each
man's room. . .
Farm Congress
Head Urges Cut
in Corn Acreage
0. G. Smith of Kearney Ad
vises Return to Prewar"
Ba&ii? Alfalfa Sujrgcutcd
as Substitute.
Kearney, Neb., Jan. IS. (Special.)
O. G. Smith, president of the Na
tional Farmers congress, feels the
time has come when farmers are due
to give their corn acreage a rest. In
his opinion it is a mistake to extend
the acreage of com. and curtailment,
over the amount planted last season,
is, in his opinion, advisable.
-"Corn acreage has been increased
out of proportion ' during the past
few years," he ' stated.' "Fanners
have been breaking their, hay lauds
and putting them , down to corn.
Several years ago thousands of acres
of alfalfa were winter killed. The
great majority of such acreage has
since been planted to corn. As a
consequence the market now
gutted with corn, far in excess of
the country's normal needs. It .is
time to call a-halt, either rest the
acreage or, better still, get some of
it back into alfalfa."
' - Small Cut Expected.
The opinions of leading hankers
and business men here, toge.thcr with
those of the more successful farmers,
substantiates that of the Farmers
congress president. Despite this
fact it is believed the corn acreage in
this county will he equal to that of
1921 for. the coming year.
Lately some corn has been finding
its way to market but not in propor
tion to the vast quantity raised and
enormous stores held on ali farms.
Where, six months ago farmers were
bewildered at their predicament as
to disposal of corn the banks have
now materially aided in solving their
problem by - advancing loans and
making resumption of live stock
feeding possible.
, There will be a flood of corn to
market should the price reach 50
cents, he raisers apparently being
satisfied to accept such price, even
though it would spell loss to them.
. . Farmers Endorse Plan.
Norfolk, Neb., Jan. 15. (Special."
Corn land in the Norfolk vicinity
will not be allowed to go idle during
1922.' according -to discussions with
fawners on the suggestions of Nel
son B. Updike, member of the cor:i
belt advisory committee of the War
Finance corporation, who believes ii
less corn is . planted for the ; 1922
season better prices will be available
for the Nebraska farmers.
The farmers here appear to be in
(Tnrn Jo re Two, Column One.)
Bride of 17 Kills Self
-' Y v After Leaving Mate
Chicago. Jan.. 15. Dorothy Kurtz
holn, 17, eloped from St. Louis last
Monday with a chauffeur named
Thomas Claussen. ." Her motlicr
traced her to Chicago and prevailed
upon her to return.-- She and Claus
sen were living in a furnished room
and she claimed she was quite happy.
At the railway station the mother',!
attention was relaxed for an instant
and in that brief opportunity the
girl swallowed some poison she had
concealed in the cuff of her. fur coa.
A police ambulance started with her
to the nearest hospital, but she was
dead before . the trip could be com
pleted. '
The girl's mother had -discovered
that Claussen is married. This
knowledge, it is believed, caused the
girl to swallow me poison.
Father and Daughter Hurt
When Litchfield Barn Burns
Callaway, Neb., Jan. 15.--(Specia1.)
In attempting to save two auto
mobiles, when his barn was de
stroyed by fire, William' Miller of
Litchfield was badlv burned about the
fa'je and hands. His small daughter
narrowly escaped death when her
drrs caught fire.
Wilson Is
Eulogized
a l Dinner
r Hitchcock and Harri
peal at Uig Uioqurt
Honor of Thouiat
Jcfffrtton.
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Deplore Third Party Plan
Democrats of Nebraska, 500 strong!
cttended the Jefferson dinner at
Motel Fontenrlle Saturday to do
honor to the memory of Thomas Jef
ferson, their first great leader, and
to hear spcerhes bv Senators G. M.
Hitchcock. Nebraska, and Pat liar
rion of Mississippi.
From the introductory speech 01
Judge W. D. Oldham, toastmastcr,
lauding Thomas JcfWson as "our
pttron saint," to the closing address
of Senator Hitchcock, who alluded to
Woodrow Wilon as Vour great ideal,
i.-t" and expressed a hope for the
return of the "eight golden years
under his administration," the toast
i:ig the paM history of the democratic
ing the pa it history of the dmocratic
tarty and condemning the present
activities of the republicans.
Hope for Breach.
Senator Harrison admitted the do.
teat ailiiiini:-tf red to the democrats at
tl:e.lut national election, but ex
pressed a hope that differences in the
republican ranks would furnish a
breach through which the democrats,
amid regain their former power.
Supplementing the condemnation
uf President I larding's administration,
he condemned the administration of
Governor McKclvie, under who-e
uile, he said, Ncbra.ska wai taxed
heavier than ever before. II de-1
plored the organization of a third
tartv m Nebraska.
"There is no chance for a third
party in the Mate. It can do no
good," he said. "The democratic
party holds out its arms to these men
and women who arc' dissatisfied."
Refers to Newberry.
He declared the four power pact
of the peaee conference a "Diamv
! thing filched from the league of na
tions and said the seating of benator
Newberry of Michigan was "one of
the blackest pages in the history of
the United States senate."
Mrs. Anna Gray Clark, Ogalalla,
teacher and veteran newspaper
woman, spoke on behalf of the wom
an in the democratic ranks.
"The spirit of Thomas Jefferson
still lives and has never failed the
masses," she said. "Woodrow Wil
son was his illustrious successo'.
While .lefferon belongs to us. Wil
son -helongs to be world. We -are
too near his administration to realize
its grandeur. - History will record
him as a. great man . in spite of his
traducers. There, is a God of justice
that stands between Wilson and con
demnation. "Woman's entrance-into politics
must either elevate politics or low
er womanhood. All the moral forces
of woman's nature will insist in a
cleansing of politics. This is wom
an's psychological time and she is
here," she said.
Dan Stephens Speaks.
In introducing Dan V. Stephens,
of Fremont, ex-congressman. Toast
master , Oldham said he bore the
"tug marks of long service in demo
cratic harness on his withers."
"After many years of wandering
from true Jcffersonian democracy
the party was reunited and took
over the guidance of the nation. The
administration of Woodrow Wilson
was a great one and much construc
tive legislation resulted. .Wilson has
been dogged nearly to his rave by
unfair republican criticism," , Mr.
Stephens said..
He blamed the republican party
for present economic conditions and
condemned Governor McKclvie for
his antagonistic attitude toward the;
agricultural bloc in congress.
Explains Big Majorities.
"The 7,000,000 republican major
ity at the last national election was
not a repudiation of democratic
principals and activities during the
war but a reaction caused by all the
discontents, . grouches and griev
ances arising during the war and its
aftermath." Senator Hitchcock said.
"The condition of the farmers,
workingmcn, industry and com
merce, would be bettered if Presi
dent Harding would do less toward
keeping peace in the republican
ranks and do more toward legisla
tion that would rehabilitate Europe,
thus making a market for America's
surplus products." He also advo
cated k a monetary system through
which nations could' obtain interna
tional credit and thus stabilize busi
ness. ..-.'
Harding Sends Lettfer
to Masons at Lincoln
Washington, Jan. 15. (Special.)
H. O. Ferguson of Lincoln, secretary
of the so-called Disarmament Class
of Masons taking the Scottish Rite
degrees in the Lincoln consistory,
sent a message to President Harding
congratulating him on the movement
inaugurated for a limitation of arma
ment and praying that it might be
the harbinger of peace throughout
the world and asked the president
for'a sentiment that might be at
tached to the class picture.
Through Congressman Reavis the
president has sent the following on a
metal card:
"Fraternal greeting to the disarma
ment class with the hope of growing
fraternity and assured peace.",
Hyers Returns Suspect
of Blue Sky Law Violation
Lincoln. Jan. 15. Perry Anthony,
facing a charge of violating the Ne
braska blue sky law by promoting
the sale of alleged worthless stock,
was returned to Lincoln from Win
nipeg, Manitoba, where he was lo
cated and arrested last week by
State Sheriff Hyers. Anthony con
sented to return without a requisition.
He is in jail here.
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Kansas City Man
Nabbed as Suspect
in Bank Robberv
Police Think Joseph Hunt
ley, Taken at Hotel, Was
Driver for Looters of.
Commercial State. " ,
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Joseph Huntley, alias J. B. King,
Kansas City, was arrested yesterday
morning at 10 in his room at the
Rex hotel, 602 North Sixteenth
street, by Detective Trcglia and
Farmer, as a suspect in the Florence
bank robbery Saturday.
According to police, Huntley reg
istered at the hotel at 5 yesterday
morning, giving the name of King.
f When arrested by detectives, a
loaded ,45-calibcr revolver was
found in his room and about $50 in
cash. Police believe Huntley to be
the driver of the bandit car.
Helen Peterson, 14, who saw the
robbery while sitting in a buggy op
posite the bank, will be summoned to
Central police headquarters this
morning to identify the man.
Police said yesterday that Huntley
had been given a 90-day suspended
sentence some time ago and released
when he promised to leave town.
Huntley was silent when ques
tioned by police yesterday.
McLaughlin Busy at
Postal Department
Washington, Jan. 15. (Specials
Congressman McLaughlin has been
busy recently trying to get better
rural delivery service for his constit
uents1 in the Fourth district.. Mc
Laughlin has been able to get a new
rural route out of Davenport, serv
ing 11 families, which becomes ef
fective on January 16, and he has
had created three routes in Saunders
county at Memphis, Yutan and Mal
mo. The Memphis route ' was
abpdoncd during the Wilson ad
ministration. .It was restored when
Ilarding became president buit it
did not serve all the patrons to their
satisfaction so he urged the creation
of additional routes.
Mr. McLaughlin has also, nomi
nated Robert B. Pierce of Wymore
as a midshipman at the naval acad
emy. Mr. Tierce will take his first
examination on February 19.
Des Moines Police Compile .
Prohibition Statistics
Des4 Moines, la., Jan. 15. Police
here report that' there were 585 more
arrests on' charges of drunkenness in
1921 than in the previous year. They
also report that the number has
steadily increased since the Volstead
act went into effect in July, 1919,'and
that the first 15, days in 1922 show
further increases.
At no time during the past year
has the monthly count of drunken
ness cases dropped below 100 and
there were two months, August and
October, when the number topped
the 200 mark. In the previous year
the monthly total dropped below the
100 mark in five instances. 1
Boys Arrested in Probe
of "Shoplifting Ring"!
Three . coys were arrested by
detectives, who believe they have
knowledge of a shoplifting ring here.
The boys arrested were: Lendall
Doxey, 14. Enusch Doxey, 16, 602
North Twenty-third street, and Law
rence Boylan, 15, 4544 North Thir
teenth street.
Nn chares fcaw been filrrl acainst
the boys, who are held for investi
gation.
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inspiring in war
PrtLlYlCIf".
Than in peace.
Runaway Plane
Crashes in Crowd
Woman Killed and One Man
Seriously Injured Thou
sands See Accident.
Fed Bank.'N. J.J'Jan. 15. A run
away airplane, starting from the ice.
crashed Into a crowd, of several hun
dred 1 skaters on .'the- Shrewsbury
river today, killed 'Mrsl'-Anna'X.
Hounihan, severed the riiiht arm oi
her brother, Lawrence I .'on ley,-- aud
slightly injured many, others.
' Thousands of '; persons gathered
along the river bank to witness ice
boat and skating races, saw the ac
cident. I ' ;
The airplane, piloted by James
Casey, former army aviator, mar
ncuvcrcd over the heads of the skat
ers for several hours, then descend
ed. -The crowd gathered around the
machine and rivermen, fearing that
the ice would give way, suggested
that Casey leave. '
He assented, turned the propeller
and jumped for the cockpit. - The
machine swerved and started toward
the crowd. Mrs. Hounihan, with her
husband, brother and two children,
stood in its path.
Conley attempted to drag her to
safety, but both were caught in the
propeller blades." .
Three Divorces Limit
for Soviet Citizens
Riga, - Latvia, Jan. 15. Three di
vorces to any one person are con
sidered the limit' in .soviet Russia, ac
cording to Parley Christenserj of
Chicago, candidate for president of
the United States on the farmer
labor party ticket in 1920, who re
cently spent a month in Moscow.
Mr. Christensen visited several bol
sevik courts. . ' ' '
"It is fairly easy to get a divorce
in soviet Russia," said Mr. Christen
sen, "but I understand the limit is
Ihrce for each person. II a man or
woman lias appeared in the divorce
courts more than three times, he or
she has a very difficult time.
"I visited 'one divorce hearing. It
was extremely-simple. The pair was
separated in half an hour. . On ar
rival in the court room, the man and
woman were separately questioned
by the judge. - He then got them
together and tried to persuade them
that their quarrel'could be 'patched
up, and they might; live together.
They couldn't, see it that way, so the
judge took them itno another room
to sign papers, dissolving their mar
riage." : , ., ..; 6 . ,
West Virginia Officers '
Wounded in Gun Battle
Charleston, V. Va., Jan. 15.
Lane H.. Black and Z. W. Taylor of
the state constabulary were shot and
seriously wounded at Dry Branch,
on Cabin creek, today while attempt
ing to take intoi .custody H. L. AI
ford on a -writ of capias from Logan
county, issued in connection with the
armed march last August. ' .
Col. Jackson Arnold, superintend
ent of public .'safety, in 'a statement
said that tlje troopers were fired on
by two relatives of Alford, who, aft
er wounding - the officers, liberated
the arrested Irian. All three escaped.
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Robber Suspect Chased -
, Into Cellar by Victim
Chased into a cellar of a house at
4916 South .Twenty-first street by
Sabastian'A'eliiida, who claimed that
he was the stickup. man who robbed
him several months ago. John .Mar
tinez was arrested by police a-d held
for investigation.;
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Farm Conference
to Discuss Crop
Insurance Plan
Indemnity as Method of Sta
bilizing Prices to Be Topic
at4 Meeting in Washing
; J r ton, January 23."
Washington, Jan. 15. Insurance of
crops , as a method of stabilizing:
prices of farm products is expected
to be one of many suggestions put
forward at the .national agricultural
conference, which opens January 23,
for inclusion in a permanent national
farm policy. Discussion within the
conference would be expected to de
velop 'whether proponents would
recommend that the insurance be
carried by the farmers co-opera
tively, ; by private companies, or
through ' government aid.
Crop insurance' has been .tested to a
certain extent, it was declared, both
bv mutual farmers , companies and
private insurance companies, and ag
ricultural experts declare it has
proved successful.
Balancing production with con
sumption is another important topic
which leaders expect td come up.
Suggestions likely to come from con
ference delegates, it. was said range
from the old acreage limitation to a
more careful study of world produc
tion and consumption. Along with
this would go crop ' surveys in
America.
Price fixing -was said to be on the
minds of several delegates and while
economists declared all such efforts
have failed in the past, nevertheless
it has failed to settle the demands.
Bills on this subject now before
congress and suggestions , from the"
outside have come for minimum
price guarantees for certain staple
commodities as wheat, corn, cotton
and the like.
Extension of the co-operafive
movement also is expected to be pro
posed." Leaders predict that the labor ques
tion will arise, since the presence of
railway executives. Samuel' Gompers
and of many representative employ
ers will bring the two sides ot the
iquestion together. The farmers, it
was said, are vitally interested in the
labor question.
The purely agricltural nature of
the conference, asriculaural depart
ment officials said, has been kept in
mind and the "dirt farmer" will be
fully represented. ' . ; - j
Frelinghuysen Attacked
.for Loss of Wct" Petition
New-ark," N. J., Jan, IS.-1 That
United States Sena.tor Joseph S.
Frelincrhuvsen of . New Jersey,
"either, dishonestly supressed a peti
tion signed bv 15.000 or more New
Tprcpv vntrs nr was rpsnnnsihlp for
such gross carelessness as to prove!
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himself unworthy of being a member
of the United States senate." was
charge by William R. Stewart,
president of the Anti-Dry League of
New Jersey.
The Weather
'' Forecast'
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ing temperature;..Tucsday, probably
fair' and colder. .
Iowa Fair Monday with rising
temperature; Tuesday, unsettled,
colder in west portion. '
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Approval of
Valuation
Plan Likely
Slightly Modified i'orra .of
American Scheme Fanorcd
by Majorily of Tariff
Kramers.
Some Opposition Voiced
By ARTHUR SEARS KENNING.
fly Omaha Ha la4 Wlr.
Washington, Jan. 15. The Amer
ican valuation plan, in stightly modi
fied form, which it opponent al
Irge will operate to boost price of
imported aud competitive donutic
articles, appears to be or the verge
cf approval by the senate finance -committee.
.
While not in the exact form oi
American valuation provided by the
Fordner bill, under w hich the value
would be estimated on the basis of
what it would cost to manufacture
the same article with American
labor and in American factories, the
scheme is an American valuation
plan in the sense that it contemplates
the use of the American selling price
of the imported articles as the basi".'
for ascssing ad valorem duty.
The manufacturing interests are
not o well pleased with the proposed
substitute as with the original plan.
Duties in many caej will not be
boosted to the same levels as if the
value of the comparable America,
made article were the basis.
Furnishes Protection. 'j-
However, the manufacturers figure
that the importers will sell their
goods for almost as much as conL-1
petitive American articles wouln
cost, thus furnishing a basis ot
valuation providing much greater
protection to the American manu
facturer with a moderate rate of duty
than if a somewhat higher duty w ere
imposed on the low foreign 'cost.
The importers find almost as many
objections to the proposed substitute
plan as to the original American
valuation plan. Approval of the
proposed substitute will, in effect, be
a sweeping victory for the advocate?
of American valuation. ' ,.
Republican members of the sen
ate finance committee hope to reach
a final decision on the question J:
American valuation tomorrow, or in
any event, by the middle of the week. '
Members of the committee said tOr
day that all indications point to the '
approval of the American selling
price plan as embodied in amend
ments offered by Senator, Smoot of
Utah and approved by Marion Dev
ries, presiding judge of the. United.
States court of customs appeals, an'!,
by Thomas O.-Marvin and Willian
Burgess. the two members of lb
tariff commission, appointed b.'
President Ilarding. . .
Alternative Remains. --. '
The alternative which remains un
der consideration is the retention of
the foreign invoice value with the
addition of the flexible tariff provi
sions contemplated under the oth
er, scheme, including authority to
the president to assess equalizing du
ties to offset low valuations due to
depreciated currencies of : foreign
countries. Under this plan the pres
ident would bexgiven authority, in
the case of merchandise, imported '
from the country whose currency
has depreciated more than 5 per cent,
to levy a duty of 1 per cent addi
tional for each poiVit of deprecia
tion in the value of the foreign cur
rency. This depreciated currency (
provision is slightly different from
that in the most recent amendment
offered by Senator Smoot, which
gives the president power to impose
equalizing duties up to 50 per cent
of the value of the imported article. -
While the plan of retaining the
foreign invoice value with a flexible,
tariff and depreciated currency provi-
sions attachd has some support . in
the committee, Senator McCumber
of North Dakota, the acting chair
man; Senator Smoot. Senator Wat
on of Indiana and other leading re
publicans on the committee indicate
that the trend of opinion Is toward
the' approval of the American sell- -ing
price plan.' . '-- - ' i
Oil Firm Negotiates 1
$10,000,000 Mortgage
New Castle. Pa.. Tan. 15. A notice
of a mortgage of $10,000,000 on prop
erty of the Transcontinental "OI
company was filed in the office Of t
tbo recorder of deeds. The nder
w-riicrs were said to be Equitable).
Trusv company and, John Armstrong" "
of New York city. '' ' if;
The money raised through tWp
mortgage, it was said, was to be used -
as. "working capital" by ths a-qhi-pany
throughout its holdings in New
lork. Aew Jersey, ' Pciinsy!van'..f.
West Virginia, Oklahoma and Tc ;a. y
The'capital will be obtained, it m
stated, through bonds to mature in ,
10 years at 8 per cent. . - . . ' ; 1
Minnesota Bankers Urge
Financial Aid to Farmers
Ortonville. Minn... Tan. .IS'. A trlr.
gate convention of western " Minn j-,
sota bankers and farmers sent a 'onjj
telegram of appeal to President
Harding, emphasizing the necessity
for financial assistance to the
farmers. .
The telegram expresses the .belief. .
that official Washington ands eastern " '
business interests are unaware 6i
ibis "calamity" and details the predic
ament of the farmers, "particular'
the grain growers of the northwest, v
Man Hurt When Car Hits
Another Parked af Curb
John. Needham. 3128 Corby strce;,
was injured , when au iautomu- '
bile lie was driving ran into
another machine parked at Twentv
second and Burdette street, JPhysi5
cians say his skull may be fractured.
The machine, -which belonged to '
Bruce Kinley, Patrick avenue, was
parked by tkt eurb. .
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