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TV a K i n e I- i i Tax Commissioner on i iVF i i r i I I r Livestock Men to Open
II rill Ul 11U4UUIU1C3 ' tt ' vu-vviumy wvtitfuty
Facing Taxi'
P r o b 1 e m
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.! 11 ,!,c National I nr-taik Inducer
uetii)n I How Much (ov
ernmciit Cotl (!au lie Cut
Without Injuring Pub
lic Sf nice.
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I I'M W, J I. Ohorne, Mate t ci"-j
! ijiiiiiifr, to cau-li ih "imamttl'tr1 i
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i iifHiKn. Mi aniiugnini
J that J'p IkuJ writtrn to numr roit
i riijil ftrior4tiitp for iuiiim ol
ibuska tml,iiililiT and i learning';
much nunc about the wealth of Cf-, .. . ttt i i- . v
urn Nrbra.k.in tl.au be ever, I moll Ui IiCi.lI l.tini.lte IIU'-
: dieimrd could lie true. I
' Tin stock. uhJt provUioiu of ;
Seiui File i5. in subject to one- i
fifth .the U placed nil lanuililc:
properly. Another plan i to get'
iroin county trriirrr the amount
Governor Shows
Figures lo Prove
Hard Times Past
Ha Turned Corner on '
Way to Permanent
Pnperily.
Lincoln. March 10 Nebraska lias
turned the corner ami is now well
on the way hack to normal and
permanent prosperity, says tiovernor
McKclvie in a statement isued to
day. nmitinR appended figure which
indicate an increase of from S 1-2
to (S per rent in the prices of farm
products and livestock.
nil the exception nt poultry and
v.-
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Bee Series Tells Facts
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Hlrtr ln lAlnlUin In NvlirilMliil, ililgitrij
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Hiltl mill la irtrli rlmrlv M lili'lllr
if mhmi thp tntm uri, hy Hiry um unit
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R PAIji. hRKEH. I
' The biKRi'st itirstioii before the
people of Nebraska is taxation.
Without doubt every candidate fur
entice in the next catnpaiKii, whether
for Mate, county or local office, will
promise reduction in H"vernment
com. That this is sure is lunti
hy the jockeying that is Riling en
in f.-ont of the grandstand before th ' '.
race begins ., ... ,
What the iiitellincnt jniblic wi'l MeKchie Keporti iNelraka
PQte bctorc the campaign gets crv
far i that none of these men is
Koinjr to the trouble to outline a
fir finite program of retrenchment.
Politician prefer to ileal in gen
eralities. There never has been an
election day on which lower taxes
were not promised and how many
administration can the voter name
that actually fulfilled their pledges
of decreasing public expenditures?
For more than 35 years taxes have
brrn growing larger and larger, not
only in Nebraska, hut in all other
states; in the national government,
and in Europe. It hasn't made any
difference what party was in power;
socialists have been no more able
than other parties whether called
republicans, democrats, liberals, con
servatives or coalitionists to lessen
levies on the property of the people.
- Cause for Alarm.
There is cause tor alarm in this
mounting tax bill and in the dis
satisfaction with government which
it arouses. In part, however, the in
creaie ha been a result of natural
growth. Government does more for
the people than it used to. Al
though this tendency is frequently
condemned as paternalism, yet the
majority at least endorses such
added public expense a that which
protects its health and life by sani
tary devices, and inspection.
The things the government is ex
pected to do have been added to
each1 year. All the old functions
are retained and new cue added.
Public buildings are finer than bc
otV : Oil; may think back n titt
meager education afforded his father
or mother and contrast the wonder
ful facilities of our schools today.
These have come in response to pub
lic sentiment the same force that
has replaced httted, miry roads with
yad and splendid highways.
' Taxes High.
Taxe-H" Nebraska are high. This
would be 'We alarming but for the
fact that the people actually are tak
ing a personal intencst in the prob-
(Continned on rage Two, Column Two.)
Tabulate Vole Tuesday i 01 's
and ttuiiiber oi county warrant is
nurd to wholesale paper, drug and
machinery firm . I h'c warrants
arc Milijrct to a miail tux under
;h' new law.
.tertiii(! explaining the new tax
provision luce been held bv (.)
home ami hi helper at ncoln,, plf ,ej ,0li , ,iy f,M4, (tll;t,s tl
(.rand bland. Ludijcport, Alliance. . ..
NtJury.
Tenth of Vt'oiler Fr
Walkout Ciilen New
Agreement MauV.
a.oii:iiiiii, which (jrvw nut tt the
f.irnvrV lic.Mi', marketing font,
nunee of I J, rfpi'tunteil liy the
Ami nun farm liuruil iedeiation,
iJeorge V, linby. iVthuge, 111,;
Warn ii 1'rjl.b, DeUvan, tieorie
MtKrrrow. IVwaukee, Ww; .
SU. Ii!a Griwe. Ij : M. far, K.
sex. la, and I tal k t'oyitc, Mont-
rue, 14., were lpiune uirrcior
e t ltu-o eiiuipany.
II r Th Auurialnl I'im..
Inibanapoli, Mate!) IiI.TIk tiike
vote ol ioit cu.u uiinns
. I .1 . I. . .... I
l icreu iiirougiKHit ii:r roinnry, ami
! though the exact return uill not be
known for a week, official of the
I I'nitrd Mine Woiker. of America
How 16 Tries to
Blast Downtown
Denver Hank Safe
It Must Be the Coal Man
here believe that nine-tenth or more j Alone, V ottlli Mows Way Half
Tlirotili Vault Hefore
rrijrlitenetl Away by Noise
tlf l'AploMOtH.
of thp workers cast their ballot lor
a walkout on April 1. tinlc a new
wage agreement is madi in the mean
time. Chance of gef.ius; a wage confer
ence with the operator of the cen
tral competitive field, comprising
western IVnnsylvania. Ohio. In
diana and Illinois, seemed remote to
the union chief for no change in the
attitude of operator oppo-ing the
conference resulted from the appeal
! of Secretary of Labor Davis asking
the two sides to get together. I ne
only possibility oi a conference, as
viewed by union officials, was for the
government to call hotli operators
and miner to Washington, but no
Denver. Colo., March 1(). Harry
Singer, 16. arrester! at 4 o'clock thi
morning, i said by police to have
cotifi'sscd to an attempt made last
night to roii the valuts of the
Metropolitan State hank.
Singer, according to the police,
declared that lie had worked without
the aid of an accomplice and had
drilled and blasted half way through
the giant walls of the vault before
he became frightened away by the
detonations of nitroglycerine which
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Indian Political Crisis
Vexes British Ministry
London, March 10. (By A. V.)
There were no further developments
in the India political crisis tonight.
It was stated authoratatively that an
announcement of the name of the
successor of Edwin S. Montagu as
secretary fof India had been post-
j . -i ir i -.1 .. T .
P Z i tu !. ZZyr show an unusual improvement
was added that it was virtually cer-1 , . . , . J! .
templated.
Demand Wage Increase.
What may happen in the Pennsyl
vania anthracite field depend on the
dairy products, respectively, snow- outcome of lit'.' meeting between
nig decreases ol . and S3 per cent.
.".II Nebraska products are growing
ttndi r "favorable conditions," the
.statement declare!1.
"The total value of all crops and
Mve on November 1. 1921 , was
$.W22S.(W(. while the total value on
March' 1. 192.'. was $457,585,000."
the statement reads. "Corn shows
an increase of 85 per cent, the high
est, and mule an Increase of 5 1-2
per cent, the lowest."
Benefit 'Farmers.
Admitting that a portion of these
products already have been disposed
of, not only on November 1. last,
hut in a larger measure on March 1.
the governor points ouf that it is im
portant to note that the items, ap
proximating the larger amount of the
increase, arc most largely in the
hands of the farmer at the present
time. The decrease in value of poultry-
an dt dairy products aggregates
father large, the governor states, but
there is still a margin of profit in
these branches.
"These figures do not include the
value, of products carried over from
1920. which is an important factor,
as in corn alone, the carry-over is
estimated to have been 25 per cent,"
according to the statement. "An
other significant fact is that while
the prices of farm products have in
creased, the prices of things for
which these products must be ex
changed, have declined. This read
justment of exchange values is of
basic importance and is perhaps the
most significant indication of a re
turn to normal prosperity."
Farmers Make Profit.
There is profit now in nearly all
branches of farming, states the gov
ernor, and with these facts in hand,
it would be fair to assume that there
will be a gradual recovery from the
i low ebb that was reached in 1921,
j and there is every reason to expect
! that business in this immediate field
, i .... i "
one at union ncamtuauers .m .o. , ,e , alK.m,jg l0 cffcct
iiiicriiLuuiu mrti j"iu a s.iu i ... -itr:ini'e
tain the new secretary would not be j
Andrew Bonar Law. I he eventual
resignation of the Earl of Reading
as viceroy of India is still regarded
as inevitable.
The India incident has intensified
the strong feeling between the lib-
come.
"The need in Nebraska of funds
from the War Finance corporation
v-.l IT have passed when the corpora
1 oil's existence will terminate July
1." according to the governor, who
adds that demands upon the cor-
At
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eral and conservative vviugs oi me ., Dpr,tion now arc rajrjlv receding.
coalition ministry. I ne imerat news-; T)ie s(atcmellt aiso points out tne
papers, without exception, lament j ccm(Iit;on 0f statc miancos. showing
that Mr. Montagu allowed himself ia 19 pcr ccnt icga reserve over a
to be drawn irfto a "false step. ,15 per cellt requirement, and with
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He Valera Refuses to Reply
to Griffith on Limerick
Dublin. March 10. (By A. P.)
T.amon De Valera. the former repub
lican president, declared today he
would issue no statement in answer
1q that of Arthur Griffith, president
of the Dail Eireann, on the Limerick
situation until such time as the con
troversy would not embarrass the
difficult position
' Mr. Griffith's statement, iAsued
last night, declared the situation in
Limerick was "largely the outcome
of incitement to indiscipline indulged
in or sponsored by some of Eamon
De Valera's supporters." He added:
"If Mr. De Valera will even now
condemn the mutiny in the army the
danger of the situation in Limerick
will be considerably lessened. ;
Situation in Limerick !
Is Quiet But Critical;
; Limerick, March 10.-(By A. P.) j
The situation in Limerick today
was quiet, but still critical. Business ;
has suffered since the advent of the i
hostile forces and the traders express j
themsebes as anxious for peace.
Quartermaster Hurley was re-;
leased from Tipperary yesteraay
after four days' hunger strike, Capt.
O'Shaughncssy, the liason officer,
who was arrested on Monday, has
started a hunger strike and his cany j
liberation is expected. j
Five-Inch Snowfall Is ' ,
. Reported at Fairbury j
Fairbury. March 10. (Special.) j
Five inches of snow fcll Friday I
morning in this part of Nebraska. ;
The temperature was so warm that ;
the snow partially melted as it fell !
and none of it drifted. This is the
kind of moisture needed for fair
wheat i
increased deposits and a lssencd de
mand for loans lopally, some of the
stronger banks have been able to
seek outside investments and buy
commercial paper quite freely.
15 Days Between Death of
Pope and Election Fixed
Rome, March 10. (By A. P.) A
papal decree will be made public
shortly extending to 15 days the in
terval between the death of a pope
and the beginning of the sacred con
clave tQ elect his successor, Cardi
nal O'Connell, archbishop of Boston,
told The Associated Press today.
The decree, the cardinal added,
also will grant the sacred college the
power to extend this period if neccs-sarw
Tax Facts
No question of govern
ment is of more direct
interest to the people to
day than that' of taxa
tion. Hardly any is more
complicated and 'conse
quently less understood.
To make the facts of
the tax problem clear to
those whom it affects,
The Be 9 starts today a
series of articles by Paul
Greer. This series is de
signed to tell the truth
about taxation.
The first article ap
pears on this page.
Others will follow from
day to day.
union officials and operators at New-
York next Wednesday. To the ex
tent only of having arranged for a
joint conference is the strike sit
uation in the soft and bard coal fields
different, though no referendum vote
was cast by the anthracite miners.
Their convention, however, declared
for a suspension in event a new wage
agreement did not provide for wage
advances. In the soft coal fields the
miners ask the retention of their
present basic wage scales.
Tabulation of the strike vote will
begin next Thursday. Though the
men may be overwhelmingly in fa
vor of the strike, it is not necessari
ly final, for the policv committee has
broad authority for dealing with any
emergency question that may arise
in connection with the strike. How
ever, the union officials have not
manifested any intention of offsetting
the strike .in absence of any confer
ence with the operators.
Operators Ask Decision.
Chicago, March 10. Illinois fuel
operators today asked for the im
mediate acceptance or rejection of
their proposition to meet Illinois min
ers to negotiate a new contract with
the workmen to take the place of
the present contract which expires
the last of this month. The mes
sage was addressed to Frank Far
riugton, president of district 12,
United Mine Workers of America.
"For almost three months jiow.
to he exact, since December 17. we
have done everything possible to get
negotiations under way." today's
message said. "W have met fully
and completely, every contract re
quirement to secure a conference,
but continue to be absolutely denied
f.ny opportunity to discuss the subject
of wages with the representatives of
our employes.
"We do not proposed to be held
at fault if there is a strike or cessa
tion of work in Illinois mines after
April 1, nor to lend any assistance in
the slightest degree to others that
may contemplate the enforcement of
such a policy.'
Los Angeles Trembles With
Slight Earthquake Shock
Los Angeles, Cal., March 10. A
light earthquake shock was felt herb
at 3:27 o'clock this morning. The
tremor lasted but a few seconds and
no. damage has been reported.
Fresno, Cal., March 10. An
earthquake shock was felt here at
3:25 this morning, but no damage
was done.
Porterfield, Cal., March 30. Resi
dents here were awakened aboiit3:30
o'clock this morning by an earth
quake, which rattled windows, moved
doors off their hinges and threw fur
niture around. People rushed into
the streets, but no damage was reported.
Frightened by Blast.
According to Chic! of Detectives
W. A. K inker, Singer declared that
the last blast which be used had been
so loud that it frightened him. Hear
ing the police riot squad, he dashed
out anil hid on the roo' of the bank
building, which is near the heart of
the downtown business district. After
the police left the building, he says
he jumped fiom the roof to the roof
of an adjoining building, which
houses a restaurant. Then he en
tered a skylight and proceeded to
ritle the cash register of the rcs
turant. He al.o took a waiter's coat
which he found in the building, as
he bad left hi;- own in the bank
building when he escaped. It was
while he was leaving the restaurant
that he was arrested.
Turns Burglar.
In addition to leaving his coat in
the bank building Singer left two
suit cases containing an elaborate set
of burglar tools.
Singer, according to the police,
came to Denver two mouths ago in
search bf v:nrlc. Failing to find it,
he turned burglar, and police arc
authority for the statement that
Singer had confessed to a series of
robberies which for the last two
weeks have been baffling the police.
Twelve Charges Used
to Electrocute Youth
Little Rock, Ark, March 10.
James Wells, 18-ycar-old murderer,
was electrocuted at the statc peniten
tiary after 11 unsuccessful attempts
had been made by an inexperienced
electrician to electrocute him. The
12th attempt, according to witnesses,
was successful.
Giing to the chair singing, he
continued to sing until the first
charge of electricity was sent
through his body. Wells was exam
ined by the state phy.sicians, who
pronounced him still alive.
Another charge of electricity was
sent through his body but with the
same result. Witnesses began to
leave the death room and only a few
were present when the last charges
were sent through his body and
Wells finally was pronounced dead.
Fully 20 minutes were consumed in
putting him to death.
Wells was convicted of killing
Pelcr Trenz, a farmer near Monti
cello. He was one of those who es
caped with Tom Slaughter.
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Democrats Fight
Bill to Increase
Federal Judges
Question of Prohibition En
forcement Involved During
Debate of Measure on
Floor of Senate.
Dissolution of Lincoln
Insurance Company Asked
Lincoln, March 10. Alleging that
in order to protect the stockholders
and creditors of the Bankers' Auto
mobile Insurance company of Lin
coln, it is necessary for the court
to order its dissolution, J. E. Whit
ney, an agent of the department of
trade and commerce, filed a petition
in the district court today for such
an order.
i At the same time he secured a
I court order limiting time for filing
of claims against the company. Mr,
Mortgage Endebtedness
of Merrick County Lowered Whitney said the stockholders had
Central Citv. Neb.. March 10.
(Special.) Following is the Merrick
county mortgage record for Febru
ary: Farm mortgages filed, 24; total
S99.264.54; farm mortgages released,
19; total $180,103.45: city mortgages
filed. 5: total $4,697.55; citv mort-
I gages released, 5; total $3,290; chat
i tel mortgages filed. 70; total $65.
1 567.79; chattel mortgages released,
! 30; total $78,409.70. .
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i Merrick County Township
! Cuts Road Expense in Half
I Central City. Neb., March 10.
; (Special.) At the annual meeting of
I Lone Tree township, called by L. L.
Hensley, clerk, the former levy of
J $7,000 for bridge, road and township
j funds was cut just in half. Resi
j dents of Lone Tree township dc
' clare themselves well satisfied and
1 proud of their 'efforts to try and
curtail public expenditures.
Farm Bureau President
to Address Community Club
West Point. Neb.. March 10.
(Special.) J. N. Norton, president
of the Nebraska Farm Bureau feder
eration, will address an open meet
ing of the Community club on
"Community Co-Operation-' Mon-
agreed that dissolution was the most
practical step to take to protect
themselves and creditors. The state
department of trade and commerce 1
took over tne attairs ot tne com
pany in December.
Washington, March 10. A new
fight, involving enforcement of pro
hibition, opened today in the senate
during consideration of a bill to
authorize 19 additional federal dis
trict judges. Democratic senators
opened fire on the bill immediately,
some opposing more judges, others
criticising the assignment proposed
for the extra judges and others op
posing a provision which, it is said,
might place "dry" judges in "wet"
states, or vice versa.
The prohibition enforcement ques
tion was brought up by Senator
Broussard. democrat, Louisiana, one
of the leading opponents of the Vol
stead law. lie said the bill's provi
sion authorizing the chief justice of
the supreme court to assign district
judges to work in other than their
own states might result in trials by
judges who were "not in accord with
the ideas of the community."
Senator Caraway, democrat, Ar
kansas, said he had been approached
by a man urging support of the bill
and told that "the only excuse" for
the assignment provision was to meet
a situation, caused by refusal of cer
tain judges to enforce the law.
Students LTphold Faculty
in Suspending Dances
Hastings, Neb., March 10. (Spe
cial Telegram.) Students of Hast
ings college endorsed the action of
the faculty, by which about a score
of students were suspended for two
weeks for attending a dance given
for the Order of De Molay.
The vote of the students' followed
a petition by the business men of
Hastings protesting against the sus
pension. The bar against attendance
at or participation in dances is an
old one at the college and the pen
alty of suspension was adopted by
the students a year ago.
Omaha School Teacher
Will Be Parish Worker
Wrest Point. Neb., March 10 (Spe
cial.) Miss Mabel Braxda. who has
been teaching in the Omaha schools'
during the past year, resigned the
position there and has accepted ine
position as parish worker to assist
W. F. Rangeler, pastor of Grace
Lutheran church here.
ON opposite sides of t Lake Marmion, in Mississippi,
are two huge estates Bennington, owned by Maj.
Kenneth Stark, and Marmion, owned by Gen. Bob Clay
ton. Their owners have been at feud for many years.
First there was a political row, then a bitter lawsuit over
a boundary, then a duel that left Maj. Stark with a stiff
leg, while Gen. Clayton fled to Salamanca, in Latin
America, with his tiny son, Stuart. As the story opens,
old Uncle Nat, Maj. Stark's colored servant, is dozing by
the roadside when two constables ride up in an automo
bile. They have heard that Stuart Clayton has returned
to Marmion, and they question Uncle Nat. They also
question Florian Razilly. a Creole, who, with his beauti
ful wife, Adelaide, is the guest of Maj. Stark and his
lovely daughter, Barbara. They leave after arranging a
rendezvous with Uncle Nat and later with Razilly. Uncle
Nat tells his story at Bennington House and it causes
Adelaide and Barbara to become strangely excited. There
are hints of a mysterious tryst in the woods surrounding
the lake.
The second installment of "The Wanted Man,"
thrilling serial by Harris Dickson, appears in
NEXT SUNDAY'S BEE
Kinkaid Explains
Irrigation Bill
Water Users on North Platte
. May Derive Benef its From
Proposed Pact.
Washiirglon, March 10. (Special
Telegram.) Congressman Kinkaid,
in response to a question whether
the so-called Raker bill, amendatory
of the reclamation act permitting the
secretary of the interior to enter into
a contract with any regularly or
ganized irrigation district, would af
fect the water users on the North
Platte project in Nebraska, said:
"If the water users of the North
Platte will substitute the district sys
tem as provided by the bill for the
present way of paying for the water,
they will be entitled to the benefits
thereof, which means that the water
users may borrow money from, the
federal land banks."
Judge Kinkaid said that the friends
of the measure had been trying to get
some such bill through congress for
the last four years. Two years ago
they were defeated because of cer
tain objectionable features of the
measure and consequently they set
about to meet these objections in the
bill reported from Judge Kinkaid's
committee.
"When we came to consider the
bill, under the call of committees last
Wednesday, we had to fight our op
ponents of two years ago just the
same," said the Sixth district repre
sentative, who nevertheless congrat
ulated the friends of the measure that
they were able to master votes
enough to pass it.
McLaughlin Wins Fight
for Hearing on Rail Bill
Washington. March 10. (Special
Telegram.) Through the activity of
Congressman McLaughlin of Ne
braska, who is championing the fight
of the travelingmen of the country
for an interchangeable mileage book
of 1,000 to 5,000 miles, the interstate
and foreign commerce committee ot
the house capitulated today, Chair
man Winslow agreeing to hold a
one-day hearing on the senate bill,
fixing March 21 for the hearing.
While recognizing the pressure
that Mr. McLaughlin brought on
the chairman, Mr. Winslow said it
had been an invioluable rule of the
committee not to report a measure
until hearings had been had. Mr.
McLaughlin was greatly pleased with
the situation and readily acquiesced
in the chairman's decision to hear
both sides.
Feeling High in Crawford
Against Alleged Assailant
Crawford, Neb., March 10. Fol
lowing complaint of the 8-year-old
daughter of Mrs. White, a widow,
that she had . been assaulted by
Frank Propse. ' Propse w as arrested
by Chief of Police Horton. The al
leged assault took place several
days ago, according to the child. Be
cause of feeling against the accused
man Sheriff Canfield today had him
removed to Chadron. -The condition
of the girl is said to be serious.
Central City School Head
Will Not Accept Salary Cut
Central City, Neb.. March 10.
(Special.) Miss Beulah Dexter, for
three years superintendent of the
public schools, has notified the
Board of Education she will not be
a candidate for re-election. Tfi3
salaries of the present teaching force
will -be reduced approximately 7 per
cent and those of newly elected
teachers about 10 per cenV
Consideration of
Soldiers' Bonus
Bill Postponed
House Ways and Means Com
mittee to Take Up Com
promise Measure on
Monday.
Washington, March 10. Announce
ment by Chairman Fordncy that the
house ways and means committee
would meet Monday, instead of to
morrow, to consider the compromise
soldier bonus bill, was the chief de
velopment today in the bonus situa
tion. Inability of several committee mem
bers to be 011 hand tomorrow prompt
ed postponement of the meeting, ac
cording to the chairman, who de
clared, however, that the delay in
obtaining committee action on the
bill would in no way affect the pro
gram, which calls for a vote in the
house within 10 days.
Favorable Report Assured.
Favorable report on Monday by
the committee of the revised bill, is
assured, committee members agreed.
They generally were of the opinion
that 110 further changes of. conse
quence would be made in the meas
ure. Several committee members are
expected to vote against reporting the
bill to the house, but a safe majority
is said to feel that the measure is a
"satisfactory" compromise.
Mr. Fordncy, on his return from
a western trip, refused to commer
on the announced intention of Comp
troller of the Currency Cnssinger to
advise national banks not to accept
certificates as security- fot loans to
former service men.
Plan Vote on March 20.
Representative Mondell, republican
leader, said that plans for a house
vote on the bill, under suspension of
the rules on March 20, were un
changed. As this program would
bar amendments, leaders expressed
the opinion that there was no possi
bility of a tax-raising provision being
attached.
With debate limited to less than an
hour under the suspension of the
rules program, various members of
the house are expected to take ad
vantage of lulls in debate to air their
views on the bonus question. Sev
eral members are said to be plan
ning to comment on the stand taken
by Comptroller Crissingcr.
Building Exposition at
Hastings Draws 4,000
Hastings, Neb., March 10. (Spe
cial Telegram.) Nearly 4.000 per
sons attended the home builders' ex
position on the first day. Greater
numbers went through the armory
today, where 40 Hastings firms en
gaged in the building industry have
exhibits. The exposition will close
Saturday night.
II. P. OFFICE
IS ROBBED
OF $14,000
Cniiiliiiialioii of Nron;: Hoi
I (r u.trtlc-il bv Time I .oik I
! Rcb'ari by Jimmy Vol
i rutiue Tliif.
Loot Is Payroll Money
Hetwceil Sl.l.tHHl ,.n. $1 4,thMl mi
i:iI WJs j.toh-11 fimn 1 b.g sale ii the
office of the a"il.mt ic:i-iiur i f
the I'nioii iWilie i.ii!io;ul estenljy
nioriiiiij;.
The cifc i- ioiird with a tint
loik. origni.illv mi to jt laiuii't be
(,prwd until 1 a. m.
Ioit the ate was not llon. No
nitroglycerine tr but glar tool trie
used 011 the mysterious job. It wa
inn mil by menu f the combination,
which, detective bcliee, was worked
by iiK4iis of sound and touch.
Tbete is a!-o a theory that it 111.' y
have been an 'nsidc job.
Shops' Payroll Taken.
The sifc coiiti.incd the puro'l of
the shops, Veterd.iy wa- lo be pav
day. T h" men at the shops are tv'd
in vouchers, which are cashed fMi
the tieasurer's office,
There is only on' uah Inu-n in 1 lis
entire 12-story building, and one ele
vator operator r.t tiittht.
1 he oflicc of the assistant treasurer
is on the (seventh tloor.
W. II. Sanford i ao-i-t.mt treas
urer and lias occupied this position
for tnanv jcar. 1 1 is chief clerk is
I!. II. Khoades. '1 hcv are the onlv
tr.ru who knew the combination of
the looted sate.
A record of the combination, how
ever, was krpt in a huge safe in a
corner of the office. T his safe was
left unlocked Thur-.d,iy night, ac
cording to reliable information given
Out at noon yesterday,
Employes Lose Bonds.
W. If. Sanford. assi.-tant treasurer,
personally lost $52 in gold, a $50
check and numerous tax receipts,
while other ejnploycs in the oflicc
lo.st Liberty bonds which had been
kept in the vault for them.
The cracksmen overlooked be
tween $700 and $800 in silver which
was in sacks in the safe.
A large corps of city detectives
headed by M. E. Anderson and W. ,
E. Smith and aided by r.iilroad de
tectives went to work on the case
tight after the robbery was discov
ered from 8 yesterday morning when
Mr. Sanford and his clerks arrived
at the office. .
A number of finger prints were
found. Photographs of these were
taken by Bcrtillon Officer Al Ander
son. Doors Are Locked.
Neither of the two doors of the of
fice was open this morning. How
the robber could have entered from
(ContiuiiPil on I'hbh Two. Column One.)
Norris Has Bill for
U. S. Control of Shoals
Washington. March 10. Chair
man Norris of the senate agricul
ture committee announced in the
senate today that he was presenting
for submission to his committee a
bill creating a government owned
corporation empowered to develop
and operate the Muscle Shoals ni
trate and water power project. Mr.
Norris added that he was not pre
pared to say that he favored opera
tion by a governmental corporation
as against acceptance of offers of
private interests to the same end,
but believed such a proposition
worth the senate's studv.
The Weather
Forecast
Saturday fair and warmer.
Hourly Ttmprraturts.
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33 a p. m
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Star Witness in Box Car
Thefts Is Shot to Death
Fort Worth, Tex., March 10. C.
A. Barngrovc, star witness for the
federal government in a series oi box
car thefts trials, which were to have
started in United States district
court Monday, was shot to death this
afternoon in the Fort Worth & Den
ver railroad yards. The killing is a
mystery, the police said. Barngrove
was also the star witness for the
government in another series of cases
that were tried at the last term of
federal court here and resulted i '
many convictions.
Hundreds of Wild Horses
Perish Because of Cold
Sacramento, Cal., March 10. Hun
dreds of wild horses have perished
of starvation on the Owyhee desert,
as a result of deep snow and cold,
according to dispatches from Winne
mucca, Nev. Stockman arriving at
Winnemucca .brought in reports of
the loss to livestock. The cold
weather hardened the snow to such
a degree that horses were unable
to reach the grass. Numerous cat
tle and sheep also were lost through
the record-breaking snow and cold
in February.
Near East Organization in
Jeffer son County for Corn
Fairbury. Neb.. March 10. (Spe
cial.) B. S. Vargabedian of Omaha. ,
representative of the near cast relief
commission, has been organizing Jef
ferson county for the corn campaign.
Rev. P. A. Davies of Fairbury is
county chairman. Two cars have
been shipped out of Jansen. one from
Plymouth, one from Harbine. The
banks of each town and all farmers'
elevators will receive the cash or
grain.
Swan, la., Banker Fatally
Injured in Auto Crash
Carlisle, la.. March 10. Frank
kidgway, president of the Swan Sav
ings bank of Swan. Ia.. was fatally
injured when an automobile in which
be was riding collided with another
car and turned turtle ne;r Old Avon
last night
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