Nebraska Newspapers

    The Omaha. Daily Bee
VOL. 51 NO. 202.
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TWO CENTS
"Dirty Joe"
Is Sought in
Taylor Case
Artiwtiet of Narcotic Yeneeri
in Hollywood Probel
Promise Surprising
Development!.
Guards at Minter Home
Br EDWARD DOHERTV.
l.o Angrl... Feb. 7.-Whi!e
the body of William Desmond Tay.
lor, murdtreU film director, was ne
lint borne to tli' vault in Hollywood
tciinirry hue t hi afternoon, the po
lice ami the nhiTilt men were re
peating for the hundredth time, "We
I to icar up mi myncry kc
lure nifc'Iit.
Drmiiv Sheriff Harvey Bell as-
r.rlid he had information that there
a a woman at the bottom of the
i mvitrrv. thai l-.dward r. ands,
nought' by the police, had nothing to
!o with the affair. He expected to
make an arrest, he aid, within a few
injurs.
taut. David L. Adam, directing
the police. inited that Sand, the
fugitive valet, wanted for twice rob-
liing hi master and sending him
threatening letters, was the man who
.could solve the crime, ana tnc oniy
tne who could.
Actres la Questioned.
An artres. who had been acverely
rritlcil a rw niirlit aoo. wa nue.
tioned again today. -It is believed
l:cr sweetheart may have known
of the murder. He ws
;,.-,l,-m. nt Tavlor. it ill said.
The "tip" that Sand was hiding
near Carlin.. Kev., was proved false.
The man ws not Sand. He was
much shorter, and he had a wooden
leg.
! U rmorted that new evidence
a to the activities of the nicotic
..,l.r u-Virt are nlentiful in Holly-
.vnH had nromised surprising de
velopments; but there was nothing
definite. J ,
The police were looking for a man
said to be known as "Dirty Joe.
who they believe, can tell something
about Taylor'i personal habits, about
.u. n vtin railed at his cozy
bachelor apartments when the shades
had been drawn, about tne men ic
pitted to be jealous of htm.
nt thr- actors and actresses
who have been patronizing this ped
dler are being nought,-the ponce Be
lieving it possible they may talk, it
rightly handled."
Detectives Guard Star.
Mary Miles Minter, the film star
who became hysterical, i when she
heard of Taylor- death, has shut
herself up in her home and tour
private detectives stand on guard to
keep everybody away. ' '
Since it became known that Mary
had, written to, Taylor, she will see
nobody. ' ' ' , '
A letter with her butterfly crest,
signed "Yours always, Mary, was
found in one of the numerous books
in the Taylor library. '
"Dearest." it said. "I love you, I
love you, I love you."
There were nine little crosses lor
nine little kisses, and one big cross
with an exclamation point at the bot
tom of the letter. ' .'
Mary has not admitted she sent
lliis letter. Neither has she dented
it She has denied, however, that
she loved Taylor in the sense the
word is usually used. She loved him
as a big. strong, kind man, she says,
a brilliant, courteous, charming
"uncle." She" never was engaged to
him. He never made love to her.
Kissed Tiny Handkerchief.
Henry Pcavey, Taylor's valet and
cook, was questioned again today,
but the only new thing he told was
that. Taylor kept a tiny lace hand
kerchief, and that he used to kiss.it
often, reverently. .
It may have, been one sent him
by his daughter, Ethel Daisy, who is
(Turn to Pe Thre. Column Thre.)
15 or 20 Thought Death
Toll in Richmond Fire
. Richmond, Va., Feb. 7. Three
persons are known to be dead and at
least 25 inj'.red in a fire here early
today which destroyed the Lexington
hotel and several adjoining buildings
with a loss estimated at $150,000.
A. wall at the fire escape collapsed
and is believed to have entombed
several persons.' Many were injured
by .leaping from windows. Tl
names quickly spread to the Savings
bank of Richmond, the Pearl laun
dry the Co-Operative exchange, the
Anderson-Wilson Paper . company
plant .and the Clyde W. Saunders
printing plant, all of ' which were
badly damaged. . , '. ' ' -
Suit Against Governor
of Mississippi Is Set
Jackson, Miss., Feb. 7. The $iuu,
000 damage suit filed against Gov.
Lee M. Russell by Miss Francis C
Birkhead of New Orleans, alleging
seduction, will be called for trial at
the May term of federal court.
Miss Birkhead M in New Orleans
and is said to be a hopeless invalid
as a result of the two operations.
In a lengthy statement issued last
night bitterly denouncing the charge
of Miss Birkhead as "an infamous
blackmail," Governor Russell said
that Howard Williams, editor of the
Hattiesburg American, and John R.
Tally, a prominent attorney of that
city, have been Miss Birdhead's chief
counsellors of late. .
Mr. Tally said he knew nothing
about the case.
New York City Aldermen
Request Beer and Wine
New .York, Feb. 7. The board of
aldermen adopted a resolution call
ing upon congress to amend the Vol--stead
act so as to permit-sale of
beej and light wines. .
Confesses Her Love
for Slain Movie Man
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Mary Miles Minteu
Cost of Vet Bonus
Is Estimated at
$2,500,000,000
Total-Predicted by Officers
Based on Assumption 50 Per
Cent of Men-Would
- Take Cash.
Washington. Feb. 7. The soldiers'
bonus would cost the federal gov'
ernnicnt approximately $2,500,000,
000 on the basis of estimates pre
pared for the house ways and means
committee by fiscal officers of the
army, navy and marine corps.
. This total, predicted upon the as
sumption that 50 per cent of the men
who served with the army and. 75
per' cent of those who saw service
with tnc navy and marine corps,
will take cash. American Legion of
ficcrs have estimated that not more
than half, of-the army men would
elect the cash provision, and, they
took issQe today before the com
mittee uith Viavy and marine corps
officers who figured that 75 per cent
or the men w ho served in those serv
ices would elect to take money.
Capt. .Phillip' Williams of the navy
bureau of ' navigation estimated the
cost of the bonus for the men who
served with the navy at $277,699,142
and Mai. R. B. Putnam, assistant
paymaster of the , marine corps,
placed the cost for marine corps vet
erans at $38,877,592.
Brigadier Gen. Lord, budget officer
of. the war. department,. ; previously
had estimated, that the cost in the
case of men serving with the army
would be $2,227,105,000. ,
With the examination " of Capt,
Williams and Maj. Putnam and sev
eral other witnesses, the committee
broueht the bonus hearings to a
close. The committee will meet to
morrow to consider the provisions
of the bill, and the 'majority mem
bers soon . will -. begin conferences
with the republican-members of the
senate finance committee on meth
ods of financing' the bonus. - ;x ,
Election of Delegates 7
tor urain Urowers on
Lincoln, Feb. 7. Members of the
United . States Grain Growers,
Inc., in Nebraska were meet
ing today to , elect ,, delegates
to . six congressional : conven
tions to be held February 20, . 21,
23 and 24. Delegates elected to dis
trict, conventions w-ilk be empowered
to cast one vote for each of the mem
bers he represents. There are a'ooat
8,000 members in Nebraska." Dele
gates to the first annual convention
to be held in Chicago,' March 21,
will be elected at the district meet
ing. '
All farmers who became members
of the organization prior to January
18 will have a vote in the local units
and will be Qualified to serve as con
gressional district or national dele-'!
gates The. 44 delegates from dis
tricts one- and three,, will meet at
Omaha, February' 20. One hundred
and eight : delegates from districts
one and four- will meet, here, Feb
ruary 21; 40 delegates from the Fifth
district at Oxford, February 23, and
23 delegates, from the Sixth district
at : Sidney, February 24, according' to
announcement of headquarters. '
I he number ot memoers to oe rcp-.
resented at the Qmajia meeting is
placed at 2,000; .Lincoln; 4,000; Ox
ford,, l,30OanSMney:200. ' , ; .
Col., Dows Seeks Position. s
v to Be Vacated by Kenyon
Des Moines. Ia., Feh. -7. Col.,W.
G. Dows of Cedar Rapids is, seeking
the honor of succeeding. Senator; W.
S. Kenyon. it became, known here to
day. Col. Dows personally called on
Governor Kendall yesterday. John
T.-Adams of Dubuque, chairman of
the national republican' committee,
atso is mentioned f or Senator, 'Ken
yon V seatjJJJ, -
$2;500,0O0 in Gold Sent to ; J
! U. S. by Russia Via Sweden j
' New' 'York, Feb. 7. Gold' bars
valued at $2,500,000, said to have
been held by the Russian soviet gov
ernment and .sent. to. Sweden tor re
minting, . arrived on the steamship
Nyland . from . Stockholm, it was
learned today. The- gold was -consigned
to a local bank -
Harding to
Carry Out
Arms Pact
Work on Fortification uul
Capital Ship Ordered Sua
pended Prfdidrnt Op
poe Reservation!.
Ratification Expected
By GRAFTON 8. WILCOX.
OmaUa IN Utw4 Mir.
Washington, 1. C Fb. 7. rrci
dent Harding eet no tired for any
reservations in the Washington con
ferenre treaties which he will send
to the senate late this wetk.
lit the opinion of the thief exectN
live it now seems likely that two-
third of the senate will concur, al
though there will be a tight made for
a reservation in the four-power
I'acitic treaty, so it will declare that
the agreement of the nations to con.
fer over Pacific differences in no
semie imposes an obligation upon any
power to employ its military hwec.
In making known the president's
belief that the treaties hould be
speedily ratified, without rewrvaiion,
the White House also announced to
day that the chief executive already
had directed that all work on forti
fications, which come under the sta
tus quo agreement of the naval
treaty, be suspended immediately.
This order from the president, will
put an end to fortification construc
tion now in progress on the Island
of Guam and on fortification exten
sions in the Philippine i.slands.
Suspend Ship Building.
It was further stated that the pres
ident nad directed, as lorccast last
week, the suspension of all work on
capital ships - under construction,
which are to be scrapped under the
t i , i
navai agreement, i nis win ne mere
ly a suspension order and will result
in work being done abandoned but
no final order to discontinue the
work and thereby releasing appro
priations therefor will be issued un
til actual ratification of the naval
treaty.
Secretary of War Weeks; in this
connection, announced tonight that
today he had stopped a shipment of
20 155-m guns to the Philippines in
order to live up to the spirit and let
ter of the naval treaty. The guns
were for navaf transport. They will
not be used in the status quo region
of the Pacific. '
Interjects His Speech.
. The president today also took note
6 fthe growing tendency in congress,
imview of the results of the Wash
ington conference, to make further
cuts in army and navy appropria
tions and in the personnel of both i
military arms.
The president , in making known
his, view regarding the necessity for
keeping an adequate military force
took occasion to deny an. interpreta
tion of some of his remarks in ad
journing the conference yesterday,
which pacifist leaders insist, made
him a convert to their cahse. Some
of the pacifists insisted that the pres
ident made himself eligible to their
portals when he said that prepared
ness for peace was. more effective
than preparedness for war.
Today the president, declared that
his remark yesterday was in no cense
the statement of a pacifist, that he
did not believe in complete aban
donment of armies and navies, that
no government shohld abandon its
defense. j '
Scholar Says Humans
Will Die of Thirst
Rerlin. Feb. 7. "Will" the hu
man race eventully .die of thrist?'
is the foreboding question asked by
the French scholar, Marcel, in the
current number of Le Nature. ,
This oroohet of evil bases hi
theory upon the fact that the Desert
of Sahara was fomerly a gigantic
lake, and that the powerful springs
once found in innumeraote caves in
the Pyrenees mountains have now
dried up, leaving distinct traces of
their former activity.
M. Marcel's theory that the. sur
face of the earth will in time become
an arid waste, is not accented by
other scho ars. who think the phe-
nonena he has observed can be ex
plained by purely local causes.
In any case many centuries win
elapse before this . ' drying up
process is completed, . and by that
time the world will have become so
inured to the hardships of prohibition
as to be imprevious to further calami
ties. .
Close Public Places at Polk .
in "Scarlet Fever Epidemic
Stromsburg, Neb., Feb. 7. (Spe-
cial.)--Polk, a neighboring village,
12 miles wept of btromsburg, is hav-
ine an epidemic ' of scarlet fever
The disease has been prevalent since
Thanksgiving, and reached the epi
demic staee last week. Schools,'
churchs and movies have been closed
by the health authorities. ,
Alleged Iowa Murderer .
, Held in Wichita Prison
Wichita. Kan., Feb. 7. Frank "Fos
ter, m jail here, charged with the
murder of -Patrolman Robert Fitz
patrick November 21, will be turned
over to Iowa officials on the charge
bf killing a farmer in Clark county,
Iowa. October 19. according to a de
cision by James A. Conly, county at
torney nere
Yeggmen Break Into
Bank, Take Away $30,000
Seattle, Wash., Feb. 7. The First
National bank of Poulsbo, Wash.,
was entered last night by bandits
who blew the vault, destroyed 30
safe deposit boxes and escaped with
cash, securities and jewelry to an
amount estimated at $30,000, accord
ing to information received here lo-
"Angel" DamatoTound
Guilty in Fogg Murder
Mike Unite, farmer retoy,
roiitcHfti drug addict, ana in hoy
hood 44) t known as "AnfrC among
hi inttnuirs, was found guiliy ti
niamUuglnrr by a jury in diurnt
rourt Ut tiitfht in connection with
the lUiir.g o( Frank Fcjtf, vclrrtQ
drupel!, who dikcotered my
ierivuly stain in his drui store.
The jury was out four hours. The
fimt bIM was t decide whether or
not I4ma(9 was guilty, it w
9 in J. vote of guilty being In the
nujontv. The second ballot H 10
to 2. The third showed no change.
Then the Jury went to supper. Hie
fourth ballot was 10 Id 2. An sgiee
ntcnt was reached to cut the charge
from tirt degree murder to man-
slaughter and the two "irrcconcil
Mr." wVre won over.
The tiil bfun Ut Monday. Da-
mato swore, and his testimony was
seconded by his parents and brother,
that he was at home in bed on tne
night of the murder.
Harding Names
Diplomats for
Central Powers
Houghton Selected for Cer
mauy; Wathburn to Aub
tria and Brcntano to
Hungary.
Washington, Feb. 7. Diplomatic
representatives to Germany, Austria
and Hungary were nominated today
by President Harding. Alanson D.
Iloughton of New York was select
cd as ambassador to Germany, Al
bert Washburn of Massachusetts as
minister to Austria and Theodore
Hrentano of Illinois as minister to
Hungary.
The president also sent to the sen
ate the nominations of Fred Mor
ris Dearing of Missouri, at present
assistant secretary of state, to he
minister to Portugal and Roy T.
Davis of Missouri to be minister to
Costa Rica.
Confirmation Is Next
Confirmation by the senate of the
nominations of Messrs. Houghton,
Washburn and Brentano and pre
sentation by them of letters of cre
dence to the covcrnments to which
they are to be accredited will com
pletely restore the relations ot the
United States with the former enemy
countries.
The decision of the president to
nominate Mr. . Houghton as ambas
sador to Germany was announced
some time ago. The prospective new
ambassador is serving his second
term as a member of the house from
New York. He has large manufao
turing interests at Corning, N. Y.
and prior to the war made a num
ber of visits to Germany. . .
Mr. Washburn, who was named
for the Vienna post, is an attorney
with offices in New York, although
his home is at Middleboro, Mass.
He formerly served as American
consul at Magdeburg, Germany.
Judge Brentano served on the
bench of the superior court of Cook
county, Illinois, for more than 30
years, a portion of the time as chief
justice. -
' Hungary Now Represented.
Although the nominations sent to
the senate today complete the diplo
matic representation of the United
States in the three former enemy
countries, Hungary is the only one
of the three represented in Wash
ington by a ranking diplomat. Count
Laszelo Scechcnyi, husband of, the
former Gladys Vanderbilt, presented
his credentials as Hungarian minis
ter to President Harding January
Austria is represented by a charge
ad interim and Germany's diplomat
ic interests are looked out for by
a charge who took up residence here
in December.
It is the understanding of officials
here that Germany will soon name
a minister at Washington and that
Austria will appoint a minister.
Now for Some Honest Effort With the Oars
Norfolk Board Cuts
Salaries of Teachers
Norfolk, Neb., Feb. 7.-(Special
Telegram.) The board of educa
tion reduced teachers salaries here
61-2 per cent under a new schedule
which was adopted at a regular board
meeting today.
Heirs Sue to Share in Note
for $13,000 Left by Farmer
Columbus, Neb., Feb. 7. (Spe
cial.; a note tor $ 13, wo, given to
the late Peter A. Anderson by
George H. Gutru of Newman Grove,
Neb., .for the purchase of a farm
two years ago, is .the subject of a
suit now pending in the Platte coun
ty district court. The case was
started in probate court in the form
of a claim by the widow, Mrs.
Amanda Anderson, who sets forth
that, prior to his death, Mr. Ander
son had'assigned the note and mort
gage searing it to his sons Am
daughters. Other heirs maintain that
this sum should be distributed
among all the heirs.
Steel Corporation Mills
Reopen on Open Shop Basis
Wheeling,' W. Va., Feb. 7.-Threc
mills of the Yorkville plant of the
Wheeling Steel corporation at York
ville, O:, near here, resumed opera
tions on an open shop basis after
being shut down by a strike of
Amalgamated Association oi Iron,
Steel and Tin workers since July.
Strikers picketed the works, but
there was no disorder.
Sanford - Estate is Valued
at $1,500,000 in Will Filed
Lincoln, Feb, 7. (Special.) The
estate of the late Charles W. San
ford of Lincoln was valued at $1.
500,000 in a will filed in county court
today, in which everything is left to
the management of his wife, Mrs.
Daisy R. Sanford, (
Wealthy Mother
Conies to Fasting
Daughter's Aid
Mrs. L. L. Moore, Parent of
Mrs. Loretta Schreiner of
; Fremont, Incensed Over .
v t. - Court-Treatment.
Indian Aged 137
Dies in Minnesota
it T t -l W
ua-ta-ian-tjewn-wonce . or
"Wrinkled Meat" Remem
bers War of 1812.
Fremont, Neb., Feb. 7. (Special
Telegram.) "The sheep queen of
Wyoming." Mrs. L. L. Moore,
Thcrmopolis, has reached Fremont
to be with her daughter, Mrs. Loret
ta' Schreiner, wealthy Fremont
woman, who has fasted for eight
days following her sentence on a
charge of preventing her 8-year-old
twins frsm attending school.
Mrs. Schreiner has not taken
food since her incarceration and at
the presvit rate it appears as if her
desire no . eat will be absent long
after her sentence expires. She en
tertains visitors arrd is cheerful.' -'
Mrs. Moore is accompanied by her
sister, Mrs. Butler Cromer, wealthy
real estate and stock woman of Cas
per. Mrs. Schreiner's mother rushed
to Fremont after reading reports of
her daughter's fast in western news
paper's. She is greatly incensed over
the manner in ; which her daughter
was treated by the court, and is
threatening dire action as a result
of some of the alleged wrong im
pressions that were given 'out.
Mrs. Moore . and . Mrs. Cromer
want it known that they have 'the
money to fight their case and that
Mrs. Schreiner will not want for
help and advice.
Mrs. Moore is a heavy-set, gray
haired,. jovial type of woman.
Jury Fails to Reach Verdict
in Norman Mann Act Case
The jury' impaneled yesterday- to
hear the case against Cora Norman,
charged with, violation of the Mann
act, failed to agree and was dismissed
after three hours' deliberation by
Federal Judge Woodrotigh. .' He
stated the case would be tried again.
Seven ballots were taken, the fore
man reported to, the judge. ' The
first stood 5 to 7; the second 6 to '6,
and the others 4 to. 8. .
Mrs. Norman is the wife of Harry
Norman, South Side pool hall pro
prietor. ' '- ' v. ,, j
Farmers Store at. Columbus
Declares Annual Dividend
t Columbus, Neb., ' Feb. 7. (Spe
cial.) Despite the prevailing cry of
money stringency, and ' unsettled
business conditions, the Farmers Un
ion store at Columbus .declared a
substantial dividend at its annual
meeting. No distribution was made,
however, the entire sum being set
aside for a reserve or sinking, fund.
All the officers were re-elected for
the ensuing year.
' ' - '
Lincoln Motory Taken
From Detroit Exchange
Detroit, Feb. 7. The board of gov
ernors of the Detroit Stock Ex
change today removed Lincoln Mo
tor class A stock from the ex
change. . The action was taken, it
was announced, because the $8,000,
000 paid for the property by Henry
Ford was not sufficient to meet lia
bilities of the company and therefore
no money would be forthcoming for
distribution among- stockholders.
Madame Curie Honored.
Paris. Feb. 7. (By A. P.)
Madame Curie, scientist, today was
elected a member of the Academy
of Medicine. It is the first time a
woman has ever been elected a menr
ber ofany Frenci academy,
Cass Lake, Minn.i Feb. 7. Ga-Be
Nah-Gewn-Wonce, also known -as
John Smith, a Chippewa Indian re
puted to be 137, died today after
week s illness with pneumonia.
Smith, whose Indian name meant
"Wrinkled Meat." had been very
active in late years. A vear ago he
became totally blind, but his mind
remained clear and he often recalled
the days when he was a scout for the
Chippewas in the wars with the
Sioux. He also remembered events
of the war of 1812. One of his boasts
was that he had never fought against
the white man.
Up to four years ago he had never
visited a big city. His first trip was
to the Twin Cities. .
A year and a half ago he heturned
to the north woods of Minnesota to
spend his time fishing where he
fished more than a century ago.
He had been married eight times.
He had no children and the only
survivor is Tom Smith, an adopted
son, with whom he lived. -
Funeral services will be held here
Thursday at . the local Catholic
church, which he joined eight years
ago.
The "Old Indian," as he was gen
erally known, was active until six
months ago, since which time he had
not been seen outside his adopted
son s house. - Before that time he had
made ft a practide to meet all trains
entering the village and offer postal
cards for. sale. He claimed to have
met the Schoolcraft and Cass ex
ploration party, which passed through
here about 100 vears ago.
To- iilttstrate his vitality, it is re
lated that seven years ago, when 130,
the "Old Indian was knocked down
by a switch engine. His injuries con
fined him to a hospital for only three
weeks. " '-
Douglas County Leads State
in Vehicle Returns for 1921
...Lincoln, Feb. 7. Douglas county
led the state last year in the num
ber of motor vehicles, licensed, rec
ords of the department of public
works-showing 30,865 issued for a
total of $333,150 in fees. Lancaster
county ranked second with 16,874 li
censes and $180,048 in fees. Licenses
include motor cars, trucks, motorcy
-1 i . . :1 . c
ucs, uctticis, iidiicrs, uanaicis anu
lost plates.
Gage county was issued 5,910,
which returned $61,663; Hall coun
ty, 5,314 for a sum of $54,752; Madi
son "county, 5,056, fees .$55,515;
Platte county, 4,230, ' fees $48,295;
Scotts. .Bluff' county, 3.447. fees $39,-137,-
and -York' county, 4,186, fees
$44.857,' -' :
,The '. grand total was 263,712, for
a 'total of $2,819.628. , . '
No Further Charges to Be j
Preferred Against Howat
Topcka,-Kan., Feb. 6. The 'slate
will prefer no further charges at this
time against Alexander Howat, de
posed Kansas mine union president,
who was released last night from
the Cherokee county jail after, sinn
ing a eace bond Attorney General
Hopkins said today.
Harding Names Home Town -Priest
Agent at Tangier
Washington, Feb. 7. Rev. Joseph
M. Denning of Marion, O., was,
nominated by President Harding to
be agent and consul-general at Tan
gier, Morroco." Mr. -Denning is ;.as--tor
of St. Marys Catholic church at
Marion and has been a liic-lonB
Vriend of the president K- '
-.f
King Has Praise
for Arms Meet in
Parliament Talk
Pays High Tribute to Accom
plishraents Speaks on Irish
; Treaty and Pact With"
f.,- .France.
. London, -Feb. (By A. P.)
Prime. Minister Lloyd George, speak
ing at : the opening session of the
house of' commons .this afternoon,
termed the Washington conference
one of ' the greatest achievements
ever registered in the history of the
world. .
Alluding to the house of lords, Mr.
Lloyd George said he felt doubly
committed to its reform. .
, London, Feb. 7. (By The A. P.)
The imperial parliament, which
was prorogued December .19 to await
action on the Irish treaty by the Dail
Kireann, was reopened today with
the reading of the speech , from the
throne by King George.
Regarding the Irish treaty, the
king said, parliament would be called
upon to consider such measures as
may be n?cessary?to give effect to
the agreement.. He also- touched
upon- the negotiations for a pact with
France to guarantee action , in the
event of an unprovoked attack by
Germany 'and paid ; high tribute to
the accomplishment of the : Washing
ton .conference. . .
Sleeping Sickness
Is Raging in .Russia
Moscow, Feb. 7. Sleeping sick
ness. is appearing in Kussia on a
scale which would cause srreat alarm
in a country less hardened to whole.
sale deaths through starvation and
typhus. Attention ' was especially
called to the epidemic through the
death recently of Dr. D. Gorkhoff,
professor of surgery and gynecology
at Moscow university.
Ihe . disease appeared in the
Ukraine in considerable proportions
two years .ago . and later spread
northward. ' .
About .70 per cent of the victims
die. In Moscow one young woman
who had the malady lay unconscious
for nearly three months. Her life
was despaired of but she suddenly
raiiica ana in a lew aays was wen. .
Eight Buildings Destroyed
. by Fire in Anchorage
Anchorage, Alaska, Feb. 7. Firs
that originated in the. Royal cafe at
this morning had at noon swept
the block between' D and E stfeets
and destroyed eight, buildines. Sol
diers-stationed here assisted firemen
in fighting the flames.
New Party
Organizes
in Custer
fnvadct Sixth DiMrit t and
IS'auii'i Peraonnel Lead
en Against Fusion
With Old Panic.
The Weather
Forecast. . .- . .
Iowa: Generally fair Vednesdav
and Thursday; warmer Wednesday;
colder in northwest portion' Thursday.
Nebraska; Fair Wednesday:
Thursday unsettled and colder.
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Advise 'Middle of Road'
By EDWARD BLACK.
Klarf IcrtwpMMlmt, lmah H.
Broken How, Neb.. Feb. 7,-lSnc-cial
Telegram,) The jtrogrr4iv
party was rtialilikhed today in Cut-.-r
county and the Sixth cnngreoiunal
district by formal urguiiuaiiuii
provided by law.
For the county organization l.o
signed the roll, of which 5K were
residents of Iiroken Bow. The con
gressional district roll rail contained
112 name of persons from varioi
counties of this expansive district.
C. W. P.rai of Broken How was
named as the new county chair"ui,
and F. A. Amshcrry, couiin or '.lie
secretary of slate, is secretary.
This is the third county organoid
by the new party.
J. II. Edmiston of North Platte.
Mate chairman, and F. L. Bollen cf
Lincoln, chairman of the state ex
ecutive committee, assisted in the or
ganization work.
Leaders and members of the pro
gressive party cherish the "Big Si".
as the district wherein their party
was cradled anil born. They refer
to the palm days 6f posmlism, whf n
O. M. Kern, "eo1 boftoo statesman."
was elected H eongress from the
district. Kern lived near Broken
Bow.
Today Custer county has J. D.
Ream, one of the leaders of the Non
partisan league, also W. J. Taylor,
a real "dirt" farmer, who served to
day as chairman of the resolutions
committee.
dthejj members of the resolutions
committee were Ross Mooro, John
Dietz, Mrs. S. A. Dean of Brokin
Bow, and Dr. A. L. Matthews o
Callaway.
Rail Question Brings Ripple.
The resolutions committee caused
a ripple during the afternoon session
by omitting reference to the rail
roads. Some of the delegates thought
this was an egregious error, whi:h
Chairman' Taylor of the conimitt-e
skillfully parried. He asserted the
question was too big to cover by
resolutions. After the railroads had
been cursed and blessed, Taylor of
fered one amendment, and W. E.
Dunning of Broken . Bow another.
One was against a guarantee of rail
road capitalization, and the other was
a declaration for lower railroad rates.
Some of the delegates wanted to
go on record in fevor of a flat re
duction of -20 per cent in railroad
rates, and others thought the con
vention should temper its wrath wit-i
a modicum of care. The result v as
a compromise and a declaration for
a "radical reduction."
The resolution referred to "violent
deflation of our currency," reduction
of state expenses to a prewar basis,
and a demand for "the personal serv
ices ot ail state and county officers.
As a policy of politics in the coining
state campaign, the resolution said,
"we are unalterably opposed to fu
sion with, or the endorsement of any
candidate of cither of the old par
ties." .The resolution reads: "The Custer
county .progrtVives went on record
as against fusiiV.i with any other
party or endorsement of any candi
date 'who is. not pledged to the
Party.". ' ,'-..
"We must keep in the middle of the
road," adjured . County Chairman
Beal.
May Trot Beal Out.
"If we fuse it will spell ruin," said
Mr. Taylor. .
C. W. Beal, county chairman, is
being discussed as a probable con
gressional candidate in the Sixth. He
has lived in Custer county 35 years
and was elected four , times to the
state legislature, twice as a populist
and twice as a democrat. He was a
(Turn to Pat Three. Colnmn Tiro.)
Mill Strikers Persuade -
More Employes to Quit
Providence, R. I., Feb. 7. Strik
ers from villages nearby marched
to Apponaug today, forced the clos
ing of the Narraganstt Cotton cotu- '
pany, a small tie fabric mill and in
duced most of the workers in the
Aononanc blparhprv tri nnit fun.
1 i J w -..'
vass of the strike situation in Rhode
island today indicated 24 nulls and
bleacheries,- employing between 10,
000 and 11,000 hands, are closed. The
walkouts followed announcement o
wage reductions.
$20,000,000 Appropriation
for Capitol Passes House
Washington, Feb. 7. The house
today passed the District of Colum
bia' appropriation bill carrying ap
proximately $20,000,000 for the gov
ernment of the national capital dur
ing the coming fiscal year. The
measure was the fourth of the an
nual supply bills to be sent to the
senate this session.
Hibernians Send Message
of Felicitation to Pope
Indianapolis. Ind.. Feb. 7. James
Deery, national president of the An
cient Order of Hibernians, today
sent .this message to Cardinal Ga?
parri at Ronie:
Your eminence will please con
vey to his holiness,' Pius XI, the
heartfelt felicitations of the Anciont
Order of Hibernians in America."
Firemen Battle Flames
With Temperature 50 Below
Dawson, Y. T., Feh. 7. Fire last
night destroyed the Empire block,
one of Dawson's landmarks. Fire
men fought the flames in a SO below
rero temperature. The block was
originally g ained at $30,000,