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of. Battistini visited the ponti.f
lidnight. He found the restless.
of the patient had increased. Ills
e was satisfactory, out respin-
was frequent and difficult.
I am not able to say whether the
tiff will iurvive the night,", he
d. "The state of mind of his holl
as is perfectly quiet. He smile I
nd exchanged playful words with
hose around his bedside. The ad-
nmistration of oxygen gave hirr
S'eat relief."
Koine. J.iu. 20. "li it pleases the
Lord that I shall work again for I lis
church. I am ready; if lie says it is
cough, let His will be done.''
These were the tinal words of Toiie
Benedict when the cardinals with
tl'ew from his chamber this evening.
Retains Consc;ousness. .
The .Wocialcd Press was told
that he regained consciousness.
Professor Ettore Marchiafava, one
of the physicians in attendance on
the nope this evening, still was sonic-
v hat hopeful as to the outcome.
"There is a thread of hope." lie said.
lie auucci mat inc-iomiii was re
sisting his ailment with great forti
tude. The patient obtained a little
rest early in the evening but he was
no better nor yet any worse, the
doctor said.
All the cardinals of the curia re
mained at the Vatican throughout
the afternoon, and this, evening
many of them were present in the
antechamber to the sick room.
All the cardinals concurred in the
opinion that there was still a ray of
hope but that the condition of the
patient .-was m6st despecate. Al
though his breathing' continued (HT-:
v -fjpift, the fact that he had' been able
Jft throw off some of the lung coii
''gestion brightened the spirits of the
' pontifical court.
Uudden Change for. Worse.'
During the early hours of this
morning, towards 4 a. in., there was
a s'.idden change for the worse arid
the bronchial affection, from which
his holiness had been suffering for
several days, spread to his lungs.
The pontiff asked for and received
the last sacrament, insisting upon
(Turn to Pago Two, Column Two.)
Indian Poet Scores
Four-Power Treaty
Washington, Jan. 20. Warning
against the four-power Pacific treaty
drafted by the armament conference
and similar pacts is being sounded
in India by Sir Rabindranath Tagore,
. poet and dramatist and Nobel prize,
winner, according to the American
commission to promote self govern
ment in India. In a communica
tion received today by the commis
sion, the celebrated writer said:
, "Power has to be made secure not
only against power, but also against
weakness; for there lies the peril of
its losing balance. The wtak are
as great a danger for the strong as
quicksands for an elephant. The
people who grow accustomed to
wield absolute power over others
are not to forget that by doing so
they generate an unseen force which
some "day rends that power into
pieces. ,-''.-'
"Politicians calculate upon the
number of mailed hands that are
kept on the sword hilts; they do not
possess that bird-eye to see the great
invisible hand that clasps in silence
the hand of the helpless and waits
for its time. The stroug'-form their
league by a combination of powers,
driving the weak to form their own
league alone with their God. The
west seems unconscious that science,
by providing it with more and more
power, is tempting it to suicide, en
couraging it to accept the chal-
" ienge of the disarmed, not knowing
that the challenge comes from a
higher source."
Charles and Zita Warned.
Berne. Jam 20. (By A. P.)
. Former Emperor Charles of Austria
Hungary and his wife. Zita, will be
deported to an island much more
r.tiiAtA frnm Pnrnnp fhan fartpira trt
which they are now exiled, if there
is any further attempt at restoration
of their throne in the" states forming
the former empire. Zita, who came
here to be at the bedside of her son,
Robert, lias so been informed by the
Swiss government, which transmitted
to her a statement made by. the Brit
ish, French and Italian ambassadors
here.
Former Instructor Held j
for Death of Schoolboy.
Gates villc, Tcx JanJ 20. H. C I
Twyman, former military instructor j
at the Texas juvenile training school i
here, was charged with murder in
connection with the dea'h of Dell i
Thames, 14. of Beaumont in an in- !
iictment returned late yesterday, j
The boy died at the school Jcp
Icmbcr 25, "by bring choked," ac- j
c-rdiuf to the indictment.
I Catholic Church Head
Nejr De?,h at Vatican
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Sliaulung Controversy and
Question of Forlifieatiohs in
Pacific Practically Only
ProMcms Now Unsettled.
By GRAFTON WILCOX.
Omnha Bee lntd Wire.
Washington, Jan. 20. Delegates to
the conference are so anxious to con
clude their work here that all are
exerting their influence o induce an
early settlement of he fortifications
c'isputc and the Shantung contro
versy. All are in agreement that il
these obstructions could be removed
the remaining work on the agenda
could be transacted in 10 days, in
cluding the ninerpower -treaty ,o-i
China and the far east and the Siber
ian question.
It is practically certain there wilt
be only two more plenary sessions,
one to dispose of the naval limita
tion part and fortifications agreement
and the other to ratify agreements on
far eastern affairs.
With respect to t'.e fortifications
agreement, it was stated today the
conference is still waiting word from
the Japanese government relating to
proposed definition of Pacific terri
tory to be included, but there is a
growing conviction that this word
will not conic until Shantung and
other 'Chinese questions; .have been
settled. .
Expect Settlement Soon.
As. for Shantung, Chinese and Jap
anese conferees, it Mas lcafned to
day, lock for a settlement of the ob
structive railway issue early next
week. This expectation is shared by
Secretary Hughes and Mr. Balfour,
and the whole Shantung problem
will be out of the way within a week.
This, it is believed, would serve as
an accelerator on all other problems
and point to final adjournment, of
the conference soon after February 1,
Today the committee on the -.far
cast made progress with respect to
the Huges resolution calling for list
ing with the conference by the pow
ers, all treaties, commitments and
arrangements with China. A resolu
tion was submitted and discussed.
Xo opposition was voiced to the res-
(Turn to race Two, Column On.)
MAYNARD never be-
fore had realized that
there could be a tra- .
sredy in pigs. He won
dered how Mrs. Tolly
was going to find the
money for her rent.
The Fulfilled
by Charle Sxby
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Another BLUE RIBBON story in
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Secretary of Agriculture Al
lege, Some Cniianic
Are Charging Fanner
F.xtortioiiate Interest.
Says TerrnUniushficdSoullcrn part
Mr Tfc A.rUI4 rt. ;
Wa-hinnton. Jan. 2. - Fann i
liraiu'init came to thf trout today,.
iih the amiiHiiucment by Secretary j
Wallace tlut be would lay I'Clu-
the national arKcu!iwe confrren e;
fext week charge that certain con--
panics loaning money on larm niori
Sages were takmg advantage of the
V'esent crii to charge . "extortion
ate" interest rate.
The Agricultural department aUi
made public information it had gat'i.
ered nhowing that the banks of tbe
thiited Stale bad outstanding ap
proximately $3,809,801,415 personal
and collateral loans to farmers ami
t.447.4SJ.9o in farm mortgage
joans at the end of 1920.
"In all lines of business" the sci
ictary declared, "we find predatory
individuals who serk opportunities to
take advantage of the misfortunes rf
other, Wc expect that from men ot
a certain type, but it is a real sho'fc
to note that the same sort of thing is
new bcinir done bv some insurance
companies and farm mortgage loai.
companies of .whom wc have a right
:o expect a higher cotie ot einics.
Some Good Companies.
These charges, he added, did wt
innlv to all comoanies making loans
to farmers, for .some, he said, wee
dcing t'c right thing and helping tl.e
farmers all they could. Others, how
ever, he asserted, "are taking ad
vantage of the farmer's distress to
heartlessly extort a rate of interest
and terms of loans which cannot be
justified."
Charles iv,Karrett, president ot t.ie
National Board of Farm Organiza
tions and president ot tne Aationai
farmers' union, also issued a state
ment in which he declared that the
irovcrnment had "ditched" the farm
ers "because, through the federal re
serve board and other agencies, it al
lowed a ruinous (artificial deflation to
Lring agriculture' to its present de
plorable straits."
Real success for the conference, he.
asserted, would be possible only if a
plan is evolved through whicu
speedy aid will be given the farm,
fo that they can continue as produc
ers of food and clothing materials for
this country and for a large part ot
the world."
Women to Attend.
Secretary Wallace also made pub
lic the names of 26 women, who, he
announced, ' would probably partici
pate in the conference as delegates.
Acceptances have already been re
ceived from the majority.
Among the names were "Mrs. W.
G. Jamicson of La Vcta, Colo.; Mrs.
George Frccdhoff of Yearingtoti,
Nev., cattle ranchers; Mrs. W. C.
Martin of Dallas, Tex., chairman ot
the State Federation of Rural Life
clubs; Mrs. O. Edmunds of Harlow
town, Mont.; Mrs. Lula.Kortz-Hud-son
of Simeon, Neb., ranch woman
and president of the Nebraska Home
Economics association; Mrs. Thomas
( Winter of Minneapolis, president
of General Federation of Women's
clubs; Mrs. John Harbert of Man
7anola, Colo.; Mrs. A. C. Wise oC
Clearwater. Kan.; Miss Nealc S.
Knowles of Iowa State college, Ame-s.
Hearing in Strike Case
postponed Until Feb. 2
' Federal Judge Wade yesterday
gavc attorneys . for . the striking
packing house employes 10 days ad
ditional time to prepare to argue the
granting of a temporary injunction.
This question was to' be heard
January 23. The strikers' attorneys
asked the judge to postpone the
hearing till February 2, and he did
so,
. The temporary restraining order,
issued against the strikers, continues
in effect until the hearing of Febru
ary 2. -
Judge Offended When Law
Breaker Wears Uniform
Springfield. 111.. Jan. 20. Fed
eral Judge Fitzhenry took offense at
the United States marine uniform
worn by Leroy Good of Batchtown
when Good appeared before him to
day to plead guilty to the charge of
shipping wild ducks to St. Louis.
"Why are you wearing that uni
form?" the judge asked.
"It is the best I have," Good re
sponded. "You should have had enough
money to buy a different suit to do
vour law breaking in. Your fine is
$50 and 90 days in jail."
Daugherty Orders Probe
; of Bosch Magneto Company
I Boston. Jan. 20. United States
j District Attorney Harris said yester
I day that Attorney General Daugh
j crty had asked him to investigate the
I affairs of the American Bosch Mag-
neto company and that the. books
of the company ' now were in his
possession. Mr. Harris said he was
awaiting instructions from Wash-
ington before proceeding further,
i He said he understood from Mr.
Daugherty that the matter concerned
I is some war conlracV
Hays to Quit Gbinet
forMoviejobMarc
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WaliiniiUn, Jan. 20. l'ouuter
General IUvi jnnouiued today tha'.
hi rrifiuik)ii from the cabinet
would be mule effective March 4, in
oitlrr that hi term of crvice In
the cabinet may intludc one complete
year.
Mr. Ifayi a ' at the White Hcue
today bi contract with ti e National
Aoiiatioii of Motion Picture Pro
diwer and DUtrihuto. t tinned
in New York lat Saturday, but that
I i fore xitfiiinK he talked with Presi
dent Harding by telephone to make
; known to linn that the March 4 date
!j i tNfat-lcry and had been ar
ranged uudrr the romrart.
of California
Sees Snowfall
Citrus Industry Threatened
10 Hclow at Uoie Blizzard
in Michigan Steamers
Detained.
Los Angeles. Jan. 20. Snow flur
ries for the first time in 40 years fell
in nianv narls of southern California
today, including Long Beach. Santa
.Mia, urauge, ruucrion, icuianus
and Anaheim.
San Francisco, Jan. 20. Late last
night reports came in from several
centers of the citrus industry of de
creasing temperatures and apprehen
sions of crop damage. I'reparations
for heavy smudging were made in
many sections ot San Bernardino
comity.
At v'ialia the citrus growers wcrt
reported lighting what was feared to
lc the heaviest frost of the season.
There a court order was, modified to
permit the pumping of water from
an irrigation district's plant to flood
the ground in orchards as an anti
frost measure.
San Bcrnado. Cal., Jan. 20. In an
clTort to prevent frost damage to the
citrus fruit crop, smudging was
started late last night in the Ontario
and Upland sections where the tem
perature was down to -.8 degrees.
Growers declare the situation is se
sious.
Smudging was reported to have
ttarted m several otlier sections. .
10 Below at Boise.
Boise, Idaho, Jan, 20. Boise and
southern Idaho are still in the grip
of severe weather. The official
weather bureau report yesterday re
corded a temperature of 10 below
zero, the lowest point reached since
18W, when the mercury hit the 12
below mark. -
Onlv on one other occasion in the
past 45 years has the thermometer
registered a minimum as low as yes
terday. That was January 16, 1888,
when it was 28 below.
Nearly all other sections in Boise
valley and in southern Idaho report
lower temperatures than that re
corded here yesterday.
Blizzard in Michigan.
Ludincrton. Mich.. Jan. 20. Pere
Marquette Ferry steamers were held
in port last night owing to tne severe
blizzard that gripped this part of
Michigan. Railroad and highway
traffic-was somewhat interfered with.
The mercury had dropped to zero
last night. .
Mayor of Kansas City
Drops Dead in Office
Kansas City, Jan. 20. Following a
conference with Matthew A. Foster
and Tohn E. Wilson, police commis
sioners, in his office today, Mayor
James S. Cowgill dropped dead of
apoplexy. The mayor was 74 years
old. , ,
Average Value of Crops
Drops 59 Per Cent Since '19
Washington, Jan. 20. There is no
parallel in the records of the bureau
of markets and crop estimates to the
fall of $21.22, or 59 per cent, m the
average value per acre of the 10
crops constituting nine-tenths of all
crop production, which occurred in
the two years from 1919 to 1921, it
was announced today by the Depart
ment of Agriculture. The decline
was found by the department to have
been from $35.74 m 1919 to $14.52 in
1921. .
The general trend of. the average
was downward, the department fig
ures show, from about $14 per acre
in the years immediately following
the civil war to hardly $8 in 1890,
the lowest point in the industrial
depression of that time, it was said.
The average per acre advanced to
$16.49 in 1913 and reached the
"peak," $35.74, in 1919. '
Man Charged With Sending
Poisoned Candy to Ex-Wife
St. Louis, Jan. '20. Harry L. Rolf,
30, was arrested on a federal war
rant here yesterday which charged
him with sending poisoned candy
through the mails to his divorced
wife, Laura Spies.
Uncle Pete, Only 103,
Afraid Glasses Will
Make Him Look Old
Broken Bow, Neb., Jan. 20. (Spe
eail.) Uncle Pete Starr, 103. was in
Broken Bow to have glasses fitted to
iu's eyes and also to prepare to break
n a full set of teeth. He was afraid
the glasses would make him look olf.
hut he thought it was time to get a
jrir anyway.
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When you read in some American paper how shamefully weak
have been, you are surprised to
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Lincoln Lawyer
Loses Own Case
Denied ' Divorce on , Wife's
Charges of Too Much
Mother-in-Law; Wife
' Gels $50 a Month.
Lincolm Jan., 20. (Special Tele
gram.) Thomas Stocker, Lincoln
attorney who conducted his own
divorce trial 1 in district court here
today, was ' denied "a divorce from
his wife, Mrs. Gussie -Stocker. In a
cross petition, Mrs. .Stocker asked
for separate maintenance-which was
granted. Stocker was ordered to
pay her $50 a month. ,
The following are charges pre
ferred against Stocker and his moth
er, with whom Mrs. Stocker . claims
she was forced to live:
Mother-in-law refused to give her
fruit which others ate.
Mother-in-law permitted use of
only one pan of water to wash
baby's clothes.;
Mother-in-law refused use of house
to entertain visitors. s .
Mother-in-law - refused-,- to permit
her to play piano.,"
Mother-in-law refused to. . permit
burning of light- in bedroom after
baby was put to bed.
The young Mrs. Stocker claimed
that a prenuptial agreement was to
the effect that they need not live
with the mother-in-law after the first
year but that w;hcu she quit the
Stocker home - everything indicaed
such a life as above enumerated was
to continue until the end. Stocker
produced letters, which he said were
carbons of letters written before the
marriage, showing that they planned
more than one year at his mother's
home. - ,
Government Files Reply,
to Suit Against Suffrage
Washington. Jan. 20. The gov
ernment filed in the supreme court
today its reply in one of two cases
challenging the constitutionality of
the woman suffrage amendment.
The appeal brought by Charles S.
Fairchild of New York from the Dis
trict of Columbia courts, in his ef
fort to compel the secretary of
state to withdraw the proclamation
announcing ratmcation, snouia oe
dismissed, the government contends.
Withdrawal of the proclamation
would have no effect upon the
aliditv of the amendment, which is
dependent upon its ratification by the
requisite number of states and not
upon any action the secretary of
state may make, the government fur
ther holds. '
Boys, 17, Dive Just Once
Into Lake Erie at Zero
Lorain. O., Jan. 20. With the
thermometer hovering near zero, ;
Earl Meistcr, 17, and Buster Jen
nings, also 17,. opened the 1922 j
swimming season with a plunge into
Lake Eric. One dive was sufficient
o "cool off" the lads.
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Negro Tells of ;
Third Degree
Methods of Robb
Witness in Murder Trial Tells
, of Being Taken to Scene
of Crime and Ku Klux
Klan Threat.
N Des 'Moines, : la., Jan. 20.' (Spe
cial Telegram.) A night of terror in
the Toncy woods, where . the mur
dered, body of Sara Thorsdale' was j
found, was told by George Daven
port on the witness stand in the trial
of Joe-Williams, negro, for the crime.
Davenport, accused, of the murder by
Sheriff W. E. Robb and Williams,
was permitted by Judge Thompson
to give full details of the third de
gree methods used upon him by
Sheriff Robb.
Id a low. dramatic voice, with the
eyes of every juryman fixed intent
ly upon him and with Judge Thomp
son listening to every word, Daven
port told his story.
' Taken to Woods.
"I was takcr out.fo the woods,
handcuffed and chained by Robb,
Deputy Frank and Fred Chapman."
he said. "Robb asked me on the way
if I knew of the Ku' Klux Klan. He
said they had 200 members here and
dealt out punishment in their own
manner for crimes like the Thors
dale murder.
" 'We are going to take you out
here and finish you,' Robb told me.
'You won't ' get any trial. We
will take it in our 'own hands.' -
"At the cement plant hill Robb
flashed on and off- the searchlights
of the car three times', saying' it was
a signal for the Ku Klux Klan to
come. ;. -
' Gave Simple Prayer. '
"They took me to the spot where
they said her body was found. They
asked me if I had any last words to
say. I told them I would like to
pray. -. -
"I knelt down and uttered a sim
ple little prayer: 'Oh! Lord. I call
upon you to witness upon this spot
that I am innocent of this crime and
am telling the truth. Forgive these
men, even ' if they are to take my
life. Amen."'
The defense rested its case late to
day and arguments will start Satur
day. - - ; , - 7 ,
Waterway Referred
to House Committee
Washington,. Jan. 20. The report
submitted to congress by the inter
national joint commission on the
proposed St. Lawrence waterway
was referred by Speaker Gillctt to
day to the house interstate commerce
committee of which Representative
Winslow of Massachusetts is chair
man.' This settlement of. a con
troversy which had arisen -over ref
erence of the report was declared
satisfactory by supporters of the wa
terway proposal.
our delegates at the arms conference
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Steel Companies
Ask Cut in Rates
Representative of Manufac
turers Declares Present
Freight Charges Burden.
-Washington,' Jan. 20. Coal produ
ers completed their arguments ir.
'favor ..of lower freight rates before
Jie Interstate Commerce commission
today and gave way, to representa
tives of the steel industry.
Kobert Hula, for iron and steel
manufacturers in the Chicago dis
trict. presented the eeneral conclusion
that "present freight rates are a bur
den which has undoubtedly con
tributed to the existing depression
in industry." r-
Throughout the discussion of coal
Kites, the commission and experts
sought facts as to impending wage
rcducions and possibilities of a strike
about April 1. II. W. Prickett, testi
fying for Wyoming and Utah mine
eperators, urged a rate reduction o
20 per cent in the. territory and said
that the producers had already cut
costs and intended to make lower
wage scales April 1. J. D. A. Mor
row, vice president of the National
Coal association, was recalled for
cross-examination and questioned as
to the possibility of a national con)
strike. He repiled that "he made it
his business to know nothing about
the labor side of the industry," but
fcdded that the operators -expected
vages to be cut then.
Government Stand Toward
War Prisoners Attacked
Washington, Jan. 20. A protest
against the administration's atti
tude toward prisoners convicted un
der wartime laws was made to At
torney General Daugherty yesterday
by a committee representing the
American ' Civil Liberties union,
which is conducting a campaign for
release 'of 118 such persons. The
committee, in a letter to the attorney
general, protesting against state
ments in his memorandum ou the
case of. Eugene 'Debs, .contending
that no distinction can be success
fully made between ; offenders con
vited for essentially the same of
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Fight Gets
Into Senate
Wul-h Introduce KcRolulioti
Calling on President IfnrJ
ing to I'tirnifli Fact
Concerning Situation.
Menace to Pacific Pact
Omalm llr 1mm H lr.
Wahingtoii, Jan. .'0. The Shan
tung coiitrovery, which plavi ! Mich
an important part in the defeat of
tne craillcs treaty, Malhcd into thr
M-natc today, to menace ratification
of the various part growing out of
Ihe armament conference.
Senator Walli of Montana, demo-'
crat, introduced a resolution designed
to bring the Shantung dispute, now
raging between the Japanese and
Chinese delegates, into the open. The
resolution called upon President
Harding to furnish the senate with
Ihe facts concerning the situation.
Senator WaUi declared that failure
to adjust V,e differences between
Japan and China would endanger
ratification of the four-power pact
and other agreements resulting from
the conference.
Senator Lodge, republican !cad r
and Senator Underwood, democratic,
leader, delegates to the conference,
both happened to be in the aenate
when Senator Walsh iotroducd the
resolution.
Move to Squelch "Resolution,
They moved promptly and in per
fect unison, to squelch il Each
made a speech opposing action on
the incaure at this time.
General debate ensued, (n which
Mr. Lodge and Mr. Underwood un
dertook to lav before the senate a
clear view of the situation now be
fore the conference. . The debate
brought out the salient fads:
1 hat the conference is unable to
conclude its work because of tlv:
Shantung issue.
That the American delegation
keenly appreciates the importance of
a settlement of the Shantung ques
tion and that it realizes failure to
settle would adversely af feet prospect s
of ratification of the various pacts.
That Japan is unwilling to permit
other nations to intervene in the
controversy and, tinder the terms of
the Vcrsaillers treaty, other nations
are powerless to compel Japan to
submit the Shantung question to a
plenary session, -Hope
for Settlement.
That the' delegates still have high
hopes that a settlement of - the
Shantung question will be reached.
Senator Lodge told the senate the
American delegation had made every
effort to use its good offices in be
half of China but that impenetrable
barriers had been set up by the
Versailles pact.
Senator. Lodge also stated that he
doubted whether pll the details of
the Shantung- negotiations, had been
laid before the president
Senators Borah, Johnson and
Brandcgce "irreconcilables," asked
Senator Lodge numerous questions,
all tending to show that the commit
ments of the Versailles treaty were
menacing the success of the present
conference. As the discussion be
gan to take on a lively aspect, Sena
tor Underwood said:
"Any delegation or governmental
instrumentality which tried right now
to throw this into a plenary session
and force somebody's hand would
be throwing a monkey wrench into
a piece of machinery that may aficct
the world very seriously, whereas,
I think, if it is let alone for a short
time it will work itself out fairly sat
isfactory, at least. I have every rea
son to hope it will, and that a fairly
reasonable settlement can be arrived ,
at."
The resolution was laid en the
table until tomorrow when it prob
ably will be referred to the foreign
relations committee.
Poison Declared Cause of
Mrs. Ryan's Death in Paris
Paris. Jan. 20. (By A.- P.) The
death of Mrs. Thomas Stewart Rya'
known as Miss Audrey Creightor,
yesterday, was due to poisoning, ac
cording to the verdict of the police
surgeon, who performed an auto;)- y
today.
Serious lesions were found in tl.e
stomach and kidneys and the surgeon
lemoved the vital organs for analyst.
The attorney for Mr. Ryan, who i
held by the police a few days age,
after Mrs. Ryan had swallowed
poison, today riled a demand for h;
client's release ob bail. The demand
pointed out that Mrs. Ryan never
stated that she had been terrorized
into swallowing the poison and that
no cries of protest were heard.
Farm Congress Head Leacs
for Washington Meeting
Kearney, Neb.. Jan. 20. (Special.)
O. G. Smith, president of the Na
tional Farmers' congress, left for
Washington to attend the national
.isriculturc conference called !y
President Harding for next week.
Mr. Smith stated before leaving tht
be hoped that an amelioration it
tanner groups would be accom
plished. . ...
Posloffice Orders'
Washington.. Jari. 20. (Sm cial
Telegram.) -The following lomth
class postoffices have become presi
dential offices paying Jfl.(HliJ salarv:
Murdock, Neb.; Denver, la.; Can i
Crock, S. D .
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