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Norris Raps
Proposals
of Hoover
uggflion i to Conduct of
liig HusuifM Organisation!
Scored by Nebraska
Senator.
Nullify Anti-Trust Laws
By GRAFTON WILCOX.
Omaha Baa ! 4 Vt in.
Washington, Feb. 19. Secretary
. Commerce Hoover's recent u
&rtion lo Attorney General Daugh
Tty at lo the conduct of big busi
ness organizations would nullify the
.Sherman antitrui law, in the opinion
of Senator Norri of Nebraska.
After studying the letter written
by Secretary Hoover to Attorney
ji-neral Datighrrty relating to oper
ations of big business, Senator Nor
ris has risen to protect against it as
s proposal to permit organized busi
ness activities which would make
the famous Ciary dinners sink into in-
signilicance and kill competition as
"drai as a door nail."
Senator Norris. admitting that At
torney General Daugherty has not
committed himself to Secretary
Hoover's Ideas, voices the hope that
he will not, and has served notice
that he. for one, will cry out against
the adoption of any mch liberal pol
icy toward trusts as the Hoover let
ter would sanction.
Repealed by Hoover.
"It is quite evident to rue." said
Senator Norris. in commenting on
Secretary Hoover's letter, that what
ever, if anything, is left of the Sher
man anti-trust law as it applies to big
business, has been repealed by Mr.
Hoover. If it means anything, it
means that in the future no attempt
will be made to prosecute bier busi
ness because it combines or (o.ins a
monopoly, providing it is done ac
cording to the methods mapped out
in Mr. Hoover's letter, which mraas
in effect, as I understand it, that busi
ness concerns that want t.. combine
and form a trust or a monopoly have
only to announce that ttiir combina
tion is not in restraint oftracle and is
not a monopoly, at least as tar as can
be ascertained by outside observa
tion." The Hoover letter referred to out
lined to the kttorucy genera! certain
things that, in the judgment of Secre
tary Hoover, corporations and or
ganization could do without viola
tion of the Sherman act, and tailed
upon the attorney general for his
opinion. "
Outline of Activities.
Some of these activities ontlincd
Ly Mr. Hopvcr were"
Establishment .of.. ataudard -sys-j
. tern of cost accounting ' through
trade associations.
Collection by trade associations of
credit information as to financial re
sponsibility of - those using - the
products of the industry.
Co-operative advertising by a
trade association for promotion of
trade of its members.
Representation by trade associa
tion 'of its members in matters, of
legislation, rate litigation and 'rail
road transportation questions..
Collection of statistics from each
(Tarn to Vitgm Two. Column One.)
Woman Gives Up Income
lo Marry Man of Choice
Worcester, Mass., Feb. 19.
Whether she should remain single
all her life and accept the annual in
come of a trust fund of $60,000 cre
ated by the will of her former fian
cee or marry and forfeit it, is no
longer a problem, if ever it was one,
for Miss Eleanor Berlin, 21, of this
city. , .
She was married in New York city
today to Raymond L. Goding, a
Worcester real estate broker, by
whom she was employed as a sten
ographer. The will of Charles A. Hamilton
of Chicago, to whom Miss Berlin
was engaged, provided' that if she
made her home with his mother in
Chicago and never married, she
would have the income of a trust
fund of $60,000. The will decreed
that Miss Berlin should make her
decision when she became 21.
Rockefellers Millions Stand in Way
of Romance of His Granddaughter
Daughter of Harold McCormick Will Have to Dring
Intended Husband to America or Forfeit
Interest in Fortune of Oil King.
Nebraska Credit Men to
Meet in Lincoln February 22
Lincoln, Neb., Feb. 19. How to
prevent failures in business, assist
the man who has slipped,.. educate
the youth, stabilize credits, and ham
mer home the ethics of business, are
a few of the subjects that will be
discussed at the annual meeting here
of the Nebraska Credit Men's asso
ciation, February 22. J. H. Tregoe,
secretary of the national association,
will be the principal speaker. Mr.
Tregoe supervises the operation of
10 departments of the national asso
ciation, which maintains a central
credit interchange bureau at St.
Louis, a foreign - credit interchange
bureau in New York, and a Wash
ington bureau. The association to
day hat a membership of about 33,
000, and 134 affiliated organizations,
it is said. ' - -
Campaign Launched for
Study of Constitution
New York, Feb. 19. (Special) A
campaign to have the iegislatuie of
every state pass a bill requiring reg
ular courses of study in the constitu
tion of the United States in private
and public schools, colleges and uni
versities, has been" started by the
National Security League, it was an
nounced today.
Iowa, Illinois, ""Michigan and Ver
mont now have such a law. the
'league's statement said, and as tho
legislatures of only six states are
now in session, it is not expected
that the bill could be placed on the
statute books of all states for sev
eral years. .
Omaha ! Ir4 "lr.
Chicago, Feb. 9.-HaroIJ F. Mc
Coinick, father of Mathilde, 16,
heire, who it in love with and pro
poses to marry Max 0er, 4(i, a rid
ing master of Zurich, Switzerland,
arrived post hate from New York
to talk it over with tats daughter.
It it understood that the father is
not opposed to the marriage, as his
first consideration is the happiness of
his daughter, but it is thought be
will impress her with the fact that
if she becomes the wife of the Swiss,
she will have to bring him to the
United States or forfeit most of her
interest in the millions of her grand
father, John I). Rockefeller, who dis
likes international romances.
Harold McCormick arrived early
Saturday. To avoid the battery
of newspaper reporters awaiting him
at the station, he alighted front the
train when it slowed up at Forty
third street, culled a taxicab and pro
ceeded to t Cyrus H. McCormick
residence, where his daughter i a
guest. He was told she had stead
fastly refused to make any state
ment until she had talked with him.
Surprised at News.
"She's a little wonder,", said her
father. "I don't know how much au
thority fathers have these days. They
have different ideas in Switzerland.
The story of my daughter's engage
ment must have come from Switzer
land. 1 was amazed when I read it
in the eastern papers."
Miss Mathilde greeted him shyly.
She speaks with a mixed Italian-German
accent and admits she has been
very lonely here. "Today when it
snowed, I was glad, but it is not
Svtitt snow. I ,'t U too bad.
How long Vi.i'?VV h" now!"
she asked", as 1 can stand
it. 1
Thfiv '' she expected to re--v
.mlaml soon, but lier
k . v .," ..n questioned apart, !at
fuV ..atically that she will not re
tun? o Switzerland. .
Standing in the way of the romance
1 the stern figure of John U. Rocke
feller, the SS-year-old patriarch, who
is almost a fanatic on the subject of
keeping hi family and bis fortune
safe for Americans. Any of his
grandchildren are welcome to marry
a man as poor as Job's turkey, but
the husband must come to America,
become a cilien and establish an
American family. He docs not ob
ject to American poverty, but he is
unalterably opposed to foreign pov
erty coming to America seeking
money.
Wants Children Reared in U. S.
Mr. Rockefeller's wishes are said
to have figured iui rtantly in the
return of Mr. Kditli Rockefeller
McCormick to Chicago from Switzer
land this fall. For many years, in
timates say, lie has viewed with dis
approval the rearing of his grand
children away from America.
It is known, further, that additional
evidences of a wandering instability
in this same Chicago family have,
at times, disturbed Mr. Rockefeller
mightily. The recent divorce of bis
daughter,- Edith, from the Interna
tional Harvester millionaire was the
first separation in a family record
which the old oil king has boasted
was clean of such difficulties.
It is altogether Hkely a family
council will decide the future of Miss
Mathilde.
Sears Indicates
Mrs. Olds Will Be
Granted Divorce
Also Intimates That Property
Valued at $100,000 Will
Be Divided Equally Be
tween Thein.
E. F: Brailey, Once
Active in Politics,
Dies at Age of 54
Served Six Years as Coroner
and Four Years as Sheriff
Was Prominent Lodge
Member.
District Judge Sears indicated, at
the close of the Olds divorce hear
ing Saturday afternoon, that he
would grant Mrs Mary Ulus, w, a
divorce, and divide the Olds property
equally between Mrs. Olds and her
husband, Edwin Olds, 61, wealthy
retired farmer. The property is es
timated .ajt SUttWJUU--
16 is strange that during this case
Mr. Olds has been painted as a bad
character," said Judge Sears, "when
20 depositions from residents near
his farm at.Winsfde, Neb., state that
they have never heard of Olds beat
ing his wife, or leaving his farm to-
go out on drunken orgies.
Gives Benefit of Doubt.
"Surely the neighbors would know
if Olds had done the things credited
him in thiscase."
Judge Sears sent Mr. and Mrs.
Olds into his private office for five
minutes, at the-close of arguments
by attorneys. They came to no
agreement. Olds told his attorneys
thai) Mrs. Olds was willing to give
him another chance, and wanted him
to come back to her.
Robert Olds, a son, was scored
by Judge Sears for striking his fath
er, as was brought out in the testi
mony. Addressing both Mr. and Mrs.
Olds Judge Sears said:
"If you old people would hold to
each other as hard as you fought to
win each other, you would be a happy
couple today. As 1 say this it brings
to memory the . old Jewish couple
that died when th& Titanic sank,
the wife refusing to leave the shi
without her husband.
"You have been a pair of foolish
people," continued Judge Sears. ",
should not have left the farm
where you raised your family.
To Robert, the jon. Judge Sears
said: "If you live'to be 100 year
old you will never find an excuse
for lenocking down your father.
There could be no excuse, except to
protect your mother." .
Settlement Not Agreed on.
Congressman Jefferis, who was co
counsel with Harland Mossman for
Mrs. Olds, left for Washington at
6 last night after spending almost
a week in Omaha on the case. They
were unable to agree with Old's at
torneys on what an equal settlement
of the property would be late yester
day afternoon.
The suit for divorce was brought
by Mrs. Olds. y
Ohio Firm Puts Ban
on Bobbed Tresses
and Short Dresses
Dayton, CT, Feb. 19. Girls em
ployed by the National Cash Regis
ter company are not going to divert
the minds of male employes from
their work.
They have been asked by the
company to forego bobbed hair,
short skirts and it is whispered
silk hose and peek-a-boo waists.
"We had to call a halt didn't
want to make the plant a peek-a-boo
parlor," said one high official.
Girl employes of the factory were
called together this week by the di
rector of their welfare department
and told about the new regulations.
They have taken the order good
naturedly, it is said, and the ruling
is being complied with.
The National Cash Register com
pany, in this step, has followed the
lead of several big department stores
of New York and Chicago.
It is believed, however, to be the
largest industrial plant in the coun
try to place a ban on bobbed tresses.
E. r. Brailey, 54, 214 South Twenty-fourth
street, died at his home at
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E. F. Brailey.
3 Saturday afternoon, after an ex
tended illness.
Mr. Brailey was at one time ac
tive in Douglas rounty politics, hav
ing served as coroner six years be
ginning in 1901 and as sheriff for
the four following years.
He was a prominent member of the
Odd Fellows, and was on the board
of the state home of the order at
York, Neb. He was also prominent
in the Masonic order, a member of
Tangier temple of the Shrine, and
the Eastern Star. He belonged also
to the Elks and several other or
ganizations. Services Under Lodge.
Funeral services will be held at 2
Wednesday afternoon at Kountze
Memorial church, Dr. Oliver D.
Baltzly officiating. Burial at Forest
Lawn cemetery will be under the
auspices of the Odd Fellows.
Mr. Brailey first came to Omah;
as a, student of a commercial col
lege in 1893. He was then em
ployed by the N. P. .Nelson under
taking parlors. Together with W. H.
Dorrance he formed the firm of
Brailey & Dorrance in 1901.
Born in England.
He was born in Bristol, England,
and was brought to Dubuque. Ia.,
with his parents at the age of 12
months. Three years later the family
moved to Boone county to what is
now the town site of Albion, Neb.
He was married in 1900 to Miss
Eleanor Wright, who survives him
with two adopted daughters, Mrs.
H. B. Nilson,-Pacific Junction, la.,
and Edith Brailey of Omaha. A
brother, James, is also a resident of
Omaha.
David City Man Named
Columbus School Principal
David City, Neb., Feb. 19. (Spe
cial.) L. B. Mathews has been
elected principal of. the Columbus
schools to succeed p. L. Webb, who
comes here as superintendent, at a
salary of $2,400 a year. Mr.
Mathews is an ex-service man. and,
excepting the time he was in the
service, has been principal of the
David City schobls for the past six
years. ,- s
Springfield Man Nearly
Loses Life as Home Burns
Springfield, Neb., Feb. 19. (Spe
cial.) Fire destroyed the five-room
home of W. D. Shaal here today.
Mr. Shaal was alone in the house
at the time of the fire and almost
suffocated before rescued. ;The
firemen were unable to save the I
house or' contents. The loss is es
timated at $3,000, partly covered by
insurance. ,.
Congress to
J 11 11k Old
W a rsliips
j W ill Not Spend Dollar 011
Yrfl I'nable lo Con.
tribute to National Dt.
fciise, Kelley Say.
Annapolis Class Doomed
1 ttr tli AMoriatfil fr.
Washington, Feb. 19. Congress
will not spend one dollar for the
upkeep, next ear, of old warships
that are. unable to contribute to na
tional defense, Chairman Kcllry of
the subcommittee on appropriation,
wiiicii will trame the next navy bill,
announced today.
Opposing the appropriation of
JJ5O.0iW.iHH) asked for by Secretary
Dcnhy, Chairman KcIIcy declined to
indicate how much might be cut
from the secretary' estimate. By
carrying out his program of "junk
ing worthles vessels,' it was inti
mated by the chairman's associates,
however, that the figure would be
reduced to $210,000,000 or possibly
$200,000,000.
"I believe that congress will be
willing to furnish Jhe necessary men
and money for that part of the navy
which has a military value," Mr.
Kcllry declared. "But there are
scores of ships costing millions
every year which are worthless. I
ant not going to vote to keep these
old ships in commission nor will
congress, unless it can be shown
that they can contribute to our na
tional defense."
Annapolis Class Doomed.
Asked how he stood on the Ques
tion of turning the 540 members of
the first class at Annapolis back to
civil life in June, Mr. Kelley said:
"It may Ijc hard, but the first class
will not be commissioned. We will
have to be conservative in cutting
the officered personnel and in tbjs
emergency we cannot swap men for
boys, home of the tirst class may be
taken ia to give a sprinkling of
fresh life and energy, but with the
wholesale reductions necessary the
class will have to go. Its members
have received a fine education. Their
loss will be more sentimental than
financial."
The impression was gained from
the chairman that he believes a
larger number of destroyers could be
laid up than the 100 mentioned by
the secretary of the navy.
"The old rule called for four de
stroyers for each battleship," he
said. "We are to have 18 battle
ships and by applying this rule we
might get along with 72 destroyers
in active commission.
.. ."An enormous -saving can be ef
fected in junking old and worthless
ships, especially some of the older
cruisers, lake the old Ulympia, tor
example. Last year the cost of op
eration was $1,179,000. There is a
fine sentimental demand to save her,
but she ought to be put some place
where there will be no such tax
burden.
"Just go down the line and you
will find other old hulks costing mil
lions of dollars that are not worth a
tinker's damn for defense purposes."
Mr. Kcllcy said, however, he
wanted to emphasize that there
would be no ruthless cutting of ap
propriations and that new ships
which really make up the navy
would be kept in lull commission.
Big Passenger Ships
Reserved From Sale
Washmeton. Feb. 19. Chairman
Lasker announced that none of tie
larger passenger liners now being ad
vertised by the board, together with
virtually the entire shipping board
fleet for sale to the highest bidder,
will be sold until congress acts' on
the ship subsidy plan which Presi
dent Harding expects to submit by
the end of this week.
The larger ships of the ileet include
the leviathan George Washington,
and new vessels of the 535 and 502-
foot class, as allocated to the Mun
sen line. Admiral line and the Pa
cific line. All the vessels of 502
class, Mr. Lasker said, are being ad
vertised with the cargo vessels and
the former German and Austrian
cargo and passenger vessels in con
formity with the Tones act. so that if
favorable action is taken on the sub
sidy proposal, the bids for them will
be in hand.
Highway Men lo Discuss
Direct Line Road at McCook
McCook, Neb. Feb. 19. (Special.)
An important meeting of the
Oberlin-McCook-Maywood-N o r t h
Platte Highway association will be
held in McCook Thursday, February
23, at which time the matter of de
ciding the merits of the Wellfleet or
the Maywood direct line will be con
sidered in the hope of deciding this
mooted and warmly debated mat
ter. '
Hard to Keep His Mind on the Woodpile
y
Wharf Rats, Hunting -in
Big Bands, Kill
Calves in Oregon
Pendlton, Ore., Feb. 19. R. T.
Jackson of the United States
biological survey verified a report of
rat-killing calves in this county.
Several days ago County Agent
Fred Bennion received a complaint
from R. C. Rasmussen of Stanfield
that wharf rats had killed four of
his calves. Upon investigation, the
assistance of the biological survey
was requested.
Jackson found that the rats work
ed in bands, chasing the calves until
they were exhausted and then gnaw
ing the flesh above the hoofs let
ting the animals bleed to death.
' The rats are being exterminated by
a special .noisoninar nroccss. lackson
aid.
Man Shoots and
Kills Son, 8, in
Repairing Pistol
Bullet From Alliance Man's
Revolver Passes Through
Boy's Body and Wall-
Uncle Similarly Shot.
"Alliance, Neb., Feb. 19. (Special.)
Roger Wolford Larkin, 8, son of
Mr. and Mrs. A. Larkin of Alliance,
was accidentally shot and almost in
stantly killed by his father Saturday
night. The father was repairing a
.45-caliber automatic pistol when, in
some manner it was discharged. The
bullet passed through the boys
heart and body, through the back of
the chair on which the boy was sit
ting, and through the wall, lodging
111 a work basket m an adjoining
room.
The boy gasped "Oh, papa," and
died.
According to Sheriff Miller, Lar
kin several years ago accidentally
shot and killed his brother while
handling a revolver.
The parents are grief stricken.
funeral services will be held Mon
day afternoon at 2:30 at the Baptist
church.
Larkin is a railroad brakeman.
New Farm Association
Launched at Chicago
Chicago, Feb. 19. Plans for a new
farmers' organization, to be known
as the United Farmers National
Bloc, were mada here at a conference
of farmers from more than 12
states. Among those present were
A. C. lownley, president ot the non
cartisau league.
The articles adopted at the meet
ing provide for organization from
precincts up to a national committee
with ' a committeeman trom every
state, although it was declared that
th association' would generally en
dorse candidates alreday in the field.
Chicago was selected as the national
headquarters.
The platform of the association
called for government guarantee of
the costVjf Droduction of staple farm
products, taxation of excess profits
and heavy income ana mneritance
taxes, government conservation and
operation cf natural resources and
"restoration to the government of the
power to issue credit and currency
to be furnished the people at cost."
H. Wells Andersons of Genesco,
111., was elected president of the or
ganization. V
Mrs. Myron Hayward
Victim of Pneumonia
Mrs. Myron Hayward died tud
denly Saturday night at her home,
5009 Cass street, of pneumonia. She
had been ill but a few days. She was
formerly Miss Gertrude Freeman of
Racine, .Wis., and was 35 years of
aKe- . , .
Miss Catherine Freeman arrived m
Omaha from Racine when her
sister's condition became critical.
Besides her husband, Mrs. Hay
ward is survived by two children,
Charles, 8. and Jane. 6. -
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Alliance Court House Robhed
of Sugar Seized in Still Raid
' Alliance. Neb., Feb. 19. (Spe
cial.) When Deputy Sheriff T. L.
Miskimcn went on an errand to the
basement of the county court house
he discovered that a burglar hid
stolen the contents of two 100-pound
sacks of granulated sugar and had
filled the sacks with ashes and cin
ders. The sugar had been confis
cated in a raid on a still several
tr.ontns aec
Four Railroad
Employes Killed
in Snowslide
Engine on "Moffat" Line in
Colorado Swept Into .Can
yon Engineer and
Fireman Hurt.
Denver, Feb. 19. Four cmploves
of the Denver and Salt Lake rail
road were killed when a snowslide
struck an engine belonging to that
road near Loop, Colo., early this
morning. The men were swept
down a canyon 700 feet deep. Their
bodies have not yet been recovered.
Those killed were:
PAUL PAULSON of Denver, as
sistant roadmaster.
WILLIAM MONGARVIS, sec
tion foreman.
GEORGp MONGARVIS, sec
tion laborer.
GEORGE KARNABAS, section
laborer.
A. S. Cane and Thomas Con
way, engineer and fireman, respec
tively, of the engine, escaped with
serious injuries and were taken to
their homes in Tabernash. Attend
ing physicians said they would re
cover. The engine had helped an east
bound train over the Continental
Divide and just started back to Ta
bernash. Eight miles west of Cor
ona, Colo., the station on the Con
tinental Divide, the engine ran out
of water as a result of bucking snow
that had been piled on the tracks
by previous slides. The engine was
stopped and the four men who later
were, killed got out to shovel snow
into the tank: The engineer and fire
man got inside the tank to distrib
ute the snow and it was to this
that railroad officials attributed their
escape.
The slide swept the engine from
the tracks and into the canyon. The
engine turned over twice on the way
down, but the men inside were pro
tected by the walls of the tank.
Officials here tonight said that it
was probable neither the bodies nor
the engine could be recovered be
tore spring. The road is commonlv
called the "Moffat."
Fillmore County Roundup
Reports Killing Coyote
Geneva. Neb., Feb. .19. (Special.)
One coyote was shot in the hunt
which covered Stanton and the
north tier of sections in Hamilton
precincts. Two of the animals were
rounded up, but one escaped the
first and second - circles formed
around it. A roundup planned for
next Thursday will cover Libertv
and Glengary townships in Fillmore
county and Turkey Creek and At
lanta in Saline county.
Church of Nazareue Is
Dedicated at Beatrice
Beatrice. Neb., Feb. 19. A lame
audience was in attendance at the
new Church of the Nazarene, which
was dedicated Sundav afternoon at 2
o'clock, Rev. Mr. Goodwin giving
the dedication sermon. A special
musical program was given. The
church was erected at a cost of $12,
000. - t
Fairhury and Geneva Will
Meet in Debate February 28
Geneva, Neb., Feb. 19. (Special.)
A debate will be held here Febru
ary 28, Fairbury and Geneva school
debating teams discussing the ques
tion, "Resolved. That the organized
movement for an open shop should
receive the support of public opin1
'on.
Sentiment for
Mondell Bonus
Plan Growing
Proposal to Finance Initial
Payments Through Cut in
Supply Bills Gaining
By the Aioeliitd Fr.
Washington, Feb. 19. The. sol
diers' bonus situation continued to
be so nebulous that republican house
leaders still were unprepared ven
ture even a guess as to what plan
of financing ultimately would be
agreed upon. It was understood to
be their disposition to let the ques
tion simmer a while longer in the
hope that sentiment would so shapo
itself as to facilitate the task of
those who will frame the measure.
It developed today that beneath
the surface of the storm which has
raged around President Harding's
suggestion that the bonus be fi
nanced by a sales tax, there has
been a lot of quiet talk in support
of th proposal advanced by some
leaders last week that the legislation
be made a general charge against
the treasury with expected savings
through cuts in regular appropria
tion bills relied upon for the financ
ing of a portion of the initial cost.
When first suggested by Repre
sentative Mondell, Wyoming, the
majority house leader, this proposal
seemed to meet with considerable
favor among the rank and file in
the house, but the idea became all
but submerged by the wave of talk
that swept through cloak rooms ai d
corridors after the president's let
ter to Chairman Fordney of the ways
and means committee had reached
the capitol.
Move to Reduce Budgets.
Irrespective of the bonus, there
apparently was a determination in
the house to reduce the estimated
for both the navy and the army and
that possibly $200,000,000 would be
cut out of the supply bills for those
departments alone. Such a sum, it
was said, would go a long way
(Turn to Page Two, Column Three.)
Think Fire in Friend Hotel
Was Effort to Burn Building
Friend, Neb., Feb. 19. (Special.)
Fire last nicht in tlii tVirpp-stnrw
brick hotel here, believed to have
been started in- an effort to destroy
the building, was checker! where it
had started in the garret. Firemen
tound old carpets and rugs saturat
ed with oil. . The proprietor of the
hotel is a newcomer to ih. ritv am!
lfftt Friend by a morning train.
vvnen siremen sought him alter be
iniz called he was in thp hnfpl. kitch
en. He said it could not kr nossihlo
when told the garret was burning.
The hotel carried $20,000 in insur
ance., The new proprietor of the ho
tel, Britton by name, came here re
cently from Waterloo, Ia. The case
is Deing investigated.
The Weather
Nebraska Unsettled Monday and
Tuesday, possibly rain or snow;
not much change in temperature.
Iowa Increasing cloudiness Mon
day followed by rain or snow by
night and on Tuesday; moderate
temperature.
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jPay Debts
j Official Dedurutioii of Ianl.il
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Expert Gives Opinion
Wellington, Feb. 19. Admim-
ill ullMll vinviHis (icin; wuhmh
aa 1-1 -
ly M, toil's i.omiicur. lormri
I'rcucli minister of devastated ie
gioin. that France has no rourcru
with which to pay iu debts, is the
forerunner of an official declara
tion that France i unable to met
its obligations to the United btate.
In an interview cabled to thi
country, M. Louchcur, one of the
naucial authorities of France, de.
dared that nothing is to be gained by
concealing the fact that his govei...
mrnt is unable to meet its financial
obligations.
M. Louchcur'g statement has been
brought to the attention of I'resi.
dent Harding, Secretary of the
Treasury Mellon and Secretary cf
Commerce Hoover, the three offi
cials who will have most to do with
fixing this government's policy when
the time comes to deal definitely
with the allied indebtedness.
McCormick Not Surprised.
Senator McCormick of Illinois,
whose resolution adopted by the
senate January 16, is believed to
have prompted M. Loucheur to pre
sent France's situation, expressed
no surprise when he read the inter
view, "I believe," said Senator McCor
mick, "that this is the first official
intimation we have had from high
French sources that France will not
pay her loan."
He stated that M. Loucheur mere
ly declared publicly, and in a sensa
officially, what other Frenchmen
had been saying privately for
months. He recalled that Paris news
papers lrad suggested, in recent
weeks, that the debt of France
could only be paid if Germany met
its reparations payments and if Rus
sia paid what it had borrowed from
France before the war.
Loans Without Conditions.
The American loans to France,
the senator contends, were made
without conditions as to their re
payment and he urges that France
and other debtor nations should at
least make an effort in good faith to
meet the interest charges.
JThe resolution he pu-t through the
stnate asked the State department to
transmit all information in its pos
session relative to the revenues ex
penditures and deficits of the Euro
pean states showing the annual cost
of land armaments, including both
ordinary and, extraordinary expendi
tures and the sum of interest an
nually due from the several states,
on account of the loans made to
them by the United States.
The secretary of state has not
yet replied to this senate resolution,
but Senator McCormick thinks its
passage, together with a subsequent
statement by him' published in a
Paris newspapc-, possibly facilitated
the expression of the nonpayment
views of M. Loucheur.
Valuable Horses Lost
in Indianapolis Fire
Indianapolis, Feb. 19 The large
brick horse barn at the . Indiana
State Fair grounds here and about
100 valuable hnrsp vr Kiirnpt nqrl.r
today, causing a loss estimated at
$200,000. Three horsemen also were
Diirned. two ot them seriously, in
attempting to rescue the animals.
According to Assistant Fire Chief
Hoyl, the fire started from an oil
Stove in flip Inft anrl t1i flmc
and sleeping hostlers in the burning
The dead horses are said to include
60 of the 67 sent hprp frnm Tamn
Knox for use of Batteries A and C,
several polo ponies. Governor War
rant T. McCrav's riding horse, "The
Great Rose," a $15,000 mare recent
ly, purchased by Thomas D. Tag
gart. son of former United States
Senator Thnmao Tnrrcrart a,,,! :..rJ
show horses owned by Lon McDon
ald. Grand Circuit race driver.
Twenty Millet Canva.es
Are Discovered in France
Paris, Feb. 19. Twenty canvases
of Jean Francois Millet, the painter .
of the famous "Angelus" were re
cently discovered in the garret of the
Cherbourg town hall, where they had
been forgotten under layers of dust
for many years. Cleaned and
framed, they are now exhibited in
the Cherbourg museum.
One series of six paintings is es
pecially interesting. They arc por
traits painted when Millet was 27.
of his mother, great grandmother,
aunt, father-in-law. brother-in-law
and a portrait of himself by him
selr. Millet was a native of Greville, a
little village a few miles from Cher
bourg. Attacks Against British
Subjects in Egypt Continue
London, Feb. 19. A dispatch to
the London Times from Cairo says a
series of attacks on Englishmen dur
ing the last week appears to confirm
statements recently attributed to ir
responsible Egyptian circles that ca
Englishman would be shot daily un
til the return of Said Zaglout Pasha,
former minister of justice, who seme
time ago was arrested by British au
thorities. The dispatch adds that t!iere ap
pears to be no doubt these attacks are
directed against Englishmen irre
spective of their position or character.