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Tariff Bill
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April iO, Mc Cumber
Declare.
Long Debate Expected
hr Tlx AmhuiH lrri.
Vliingiiin, April II. The long
awaited aclminitriinii uriif liill was
rentcd today in the oriulp. Sen
nor Mcl'umbtr. republican. North
Dakota, in M-Aiiiii of the meure
ktiiioimccd thit to itive senator time
t;. tlu.ly it he would not call it up
I ef re .ril .U ome republican
tenners thought it would be pasted
liter about () day of debate, but
i'IIict otitnatc ranged a high as
ihne mouth.
I'.xprrti who aUtcd the senate fi
nance roni.iiittce majority to prepare
thf bill, estimate that the average
oi it rates is (lightly holier than
tin average of the Payne-Aldrich
'law. the lat republican tarilT act.
The Payne-Aldrich level was approx-
:niately 41 per cent, on all dutiahle
:niport and 21 per cent on all im
port free and dutiable. The average
of the democratic Underwood tariff,
which the new hill would replace,
was 37.60 and I4.8S per cent, re
spectively, in 1914, the. first year of
it operation and the only year
when trade was not seriously af
fected by the WorldStar or after the
war condition.
Fordney Bill Rewrite.
Comparing this bill with the
Kordncv measure, which the house
passed last July 21, and of which this
it a rewrite, the expert, estimate
that the average of all rates is lower,
though the specific rates, and more
particularly those on foodstuffs, are
somewhat higlny-. Exact comparisons
"' the ad valorem duties in the two
bills are somewhat different, due to
Hi- fact that the senate committee
. threw "overboard the house American
valuation plan, returning to the for
eign valuation principle. I
While they have not completed all
calculations, treasury experts say
that the senate measure prohablv
would raise between. $330,000,000
rtid $350,000,000 in' revenue as com
pared with the estimate of $300,000,
000 for the Fordney bill and the
'08,000,000 of revenue returned in
th calendar year 1921 from the
joint operation of the Underwood
tkvf and emergency tariff act.
In returning to the foreign valu
ation principle, the senate -committee
; majority carried out suggestions of
. President HaVding last December
for a flexible tariff. Under, special
provisions in the measure, the presi
- lent, in the language of the majority
report, which accompanied the bill,
would be authorized:
Powers of President..
''To modify tariff rates either up
ward or downward within prescribed
limits (50 'per cent) and in accord
ance with definite rules laid down
by congress so that rates may at
n'l times conform to existing condi
tions. "To change the basis for the as
sessment of ad valorem duties on
selected items from the foreign value
to the value of the domestic article
in the American market, when the
foreign value is not a certain basis
for the assessment of duties on such
items. ,
"To impose penally duties or
prohibit the importation of particular
(Turn to Pace Two, Column' On.)
W. V. Mathews Gives Out New
400-Word Prison Statement
. LincolnApril 11. (Special.) W.
V. Mathews, former president of the
defunct Pioneer State bank, gave out
a 400-word typewritten statement
from his prison cell today explaining
again why he pleaded guilty to em
berrleinent. r
"It was not because I nor any of
mv accnnatic h ctatmnt cava m
'!JZ.- u :,. -r ,L. Ji. 1
ln, were gumy oi ine cnarges
brought against us, but for the sake
of the stockholders and cheditors and
the bank guaranty fund of Nebraska,
so that the state officers might begin
straightening up our affairs im
mediately that I pleaded guilty.
"The truth is that I am the heaviest
loser of all. Fraccally everything
I possess is invested in securities of
the institutions connected with" this
, failure."
Woman Victim of Ripper
. Slayer in Manhattan
, New York, April 11. A ripper
murder was added today to the list of
crimes in New York City when the
nude body of Nellie Tracy, 40, was
found in the halt of a tenement on
the West Side near Chatham Square.
She had been stabbed several times,
apparently with a razor. Part of her
clothing lay near thjs body.
Residents said they had seen her
walking with a man a few hours
. prior to the discovery of the body.-
i ne Doay ot a man witn nis inroai
ilashed was discovered today in a
cellar on East Eleventh street.
He had been dead some time. In
the pool of congealed blood that sur
rounded the body the police found
the footprints of the murderer.
Two Soldiers Are Killed f
in Pyrotechnics Explosion
San Antonio. Tex.. Aoril If. A
lf-,.tt rrtt-pt whtrh frtt hart- anit
ignited three large piles of pyrotech-
tncs.
, Was me i.dudc nt cApiuaivu
subsequent death of two men
and
and
serious injury ot 11 at Uamp
, Buuuis.
Fifty soldiers, assisting in staging
a night demonstration, were suddenly
surrounded by a fiery furnace of ex
plosives, with skyrockets shooting in
every direction, star shells bursting
and signal lights exploding. They
were froced to brave this inferno to
ave themselves.
Tyndall Story, who Mondiy thot
himself in the brain, and hit wife,
Mabel, who took from him one re
volver with which he had threatened
her just before he killed himself with
another gun. Inserted is little Merle,
mention of whose name caused Story
to hesitate and saved the mother's
life. i
lnquirv into the death of Tyndall
Story, 27. shot Monday afternoon,
resulted in a verdict of suicide by a
coroner's jury at the Cole-McKay
vndcrtaking parlors yesterday after
noon.
Goinir to 2303 Horcncc boulevard
where Mrs. Story has been staying
with friends. Story pleaded with his
wife to withdraw her suit for divorce,
filed three weeks ago. She refused,
and Story whipped out a revolver.
Disarmament Is
Soviet Demand
at Genoa Meet
Chitcheriu, Head of Soviet
Envoys, Declares Disarma
ment Must Be Taken Up
Before Reconstruction.
Genoa. April 11. (By A. P
George Thitchcrin, head of . the Rus
sian soviet delegation . to the eco
nomic conference, issued a statement
today declaring it useless to discuss
the reconstruction of Europe with
out also discussing disarmament.
Amelioration of present conditions
is impossible while "the imperialistic
countries" contnue vast expenditures
for the maintenance of large armies,
he said. ' '
The principal committee' of the
conference, composed of the chief
delegates of all the states representr
ed, and attended 'by the experts of
the various delegations, assembled
this morning in the Talaizo Realc..
Considerable importance is atuched
to the deliberations of thiscommit
tee. .
Extraordinary police prccautians
were taken at the palace and mili
tary forces lined the main street
leading to the meeting place. t A
large crowd assebled along Balbi.
Russian Commission.
Consideration of the Russian qucs
kv id international economic
and financial conference began to
day with the meeting ot tne Kussian
commission apointed yesterday by
the conference chairman, Premier
Facta of Italy. .
Admission Opposed. '
Admission of Russian nad German
representatives to the principal com
mittee of economic conference was
strongly opposed today by both
French and Belgian representatives.
Premier Lloyd George, together
with Premier Facta and Foreign
Minister Schanzer of Italy, inter
vened, however, and their concilia
tory attitude finally resulted iin the
admission of both the Russians and
the Germans. " ' ' t ' :
Opposed to the presence 'of ? the
delegates from the two countries was
an outgrowth of the Franco-Russian
incident at the opening session of the
conference. MjBarthou. for France,
but more especially M." Theunys,' for '
Belgium, placed themselves in oppo
sition to the German and Russian
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threatening to kill her. She men
tioned her 4-year-old daughter,
Merle, wrested the gun from him and
left the room. Story took another
revolver from his coat and shot him
self through the brain.
Mrs. Story, who has been hysteri
cal since her husband's death, was
held at the police station overnight
pending the coroner's inquest. She
will leave soon to live with her
mother. Mrs. M. E. Whitlock, in Sut
ton, Neb.
Levee Breaks at
Beardstown as
Winds Lash Water
23 City Blocks Covered by
Water Four Feet Deep
Inhabitants Escape Rush
of Flood.
(By the Associated Treu.)
Beardstown, 111., April 11. Blown
into a fury by a high wind which
sprung up about 9 this morning, the
Illinois river forced its way through
Bcardstown's levee at 11 today,
flooding 25 city blocks under a -feet
sheet of water. '
Waves four feet high beat down
the barricade of sandbags which for
a week h,ad withstood the pressure of
the highest water since 1844. This
blow came after the hopes of the in
habitants had been buoyed up by the
falling of the river level, as a result
of the breaking of dikes at Havana
:-.n-.! Meredosia.
At 9:45 o'clock this morning, Col.
S. O. Tripp, representing Adjutant
General Black,- said the river had
fallen one and one-half inches since
last night. Wind at that time, how
ever, Vas blowing such a gale, that
he declared there was positively no
hope that the levee i would last
through the day.
No One Injured. .
V.It gave way at 11:10 o'clock. The
rush of watei through the breach
caught no one, according to reports,
as all the workers had been driven
back from their places shortly after
the windstorm started. They gave
way to wind and water, after with
standing the water alone, for six
long days and nights. " r
Mayor Wesley, Perry said there
was nothing to.be done, Every pre
caution had been taken, and that the
people were meeting the flood with
their accustomed coolness, gained by
experience in previous years.
Families made homeless are liv
ing in tents or are being cared for
by their; neighbors. ,
; Wind at Joplin.
Joplin, Mo.,; April 11. Damage
that will run into the thousands of
dollars was caused by a severe wind
storm that swept the tristate mining
district of Missouri, Oklahoma and
Kansas last .night and early today.
Reports today were that w-hole or
chards in , some sections had been
uprooted, telephone poles leveled
and small buildings wrecked.
Snow at Sioux City.
iSioux City, la.. April 11. Prop
erty loss of from $200,000 to $300,000
is left in the wake of the snowstorm
which struck Sioux City last night
an! early today. Telephone compa
nies were the heaviest sufferers. The
Sioux City ; Telephone company
places its loss in the city alone from
$50,000 to $75,000, according to -J.
H. Rae, vice president and manager.
'The Northwestern Bell Telephone
company is a heavy sufferer in north
west Iowa, South, Dakota, southern
Minnesota and eastern Nebraska. (
. Stel Merger Announced ' -
New York, April 11. The 'Rep
logle SteeJ' company has taken over
the Empire Steel and Iron company,
it was officially announced yesterday.
LL Leonard Replogle will continue
as chairman of the Replogle; com
pany and Leonard Peckitt, president
of the Empire company has been
elected resident of the Rcoloele.
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May Impeach Daugherly
Omaha Br I, t4 M Iro.
Washington,' Ap il II. Threats to
impeach Attorney General - Dauiih
crty and denuudt for wholoale
court-martial in the War department
were made in the. house today by
Representative Woodruff. Michigan,
and Representative Johnion, South
Dakota, two republican exservice
men.
They jointly oflrcd a resolution
to appoint a select, committee of the
house to investigate the liquidation
of contracts under the jurisdiction of
Secretary of War. Week., Atorney
General Daugherty,, Secretary of the
Navy Denhy and Alien property
Cutodian Miller.
Representative Johnson charged
that the War department in dispos
ing of surplus property, is preceding
in much tne same manner mat u aid
under the reoime Of Newton D,
Baker. "Favored buyers' are given
valuable contracts without compcti
tive bidding and goods worth mil
lions are sold for a mere song to
those w ho have the "inside track," he
asserted. Cajidy costing $44,000, and
nlH for S3J5. and canned meat cost
ing 43 cents a pound and sold for
4 cents a pound, were cited by John
son as typical instances.
Cite Lincoln Motors. '
Woodruff availed the attorney
general for faifnre to prosecute vio
lators of the law. tic wasv particu
larly aroused by the inactivity of the
Department of Justice toward the
Lincoln Motor company, reccntl pur
chased by Henry Ford for $8,000,000.
The company. Woodruff insisted,
owes the government $9,188,561,
which it was over-paid in contracts
for their air service.
"If the attorney general does not
look fully to the interests of the gov-
rnnipnt in t us case ana auow ra
courts to determine to what extent
this company js indebted to tne
government, I shall .consider mm
guilty ot maiicasance m omtc m
shall mnv his impeachment upon
these grounds,", Woodruff declared.
Woodruff luxmsnea me nousc
with1 a detailed history of the Bosch
Mocmi.tn HpsI. The Bosch Magneto
company wa- sold by. former At
torney General Palmer and former
AHrn ProDertv' Custodian Garvan
to Martin E. Kern, a close personal
friend of Palnaer.- for $4,150,000,
about half of its value, according to
Woodruff. The transaction was
handled by thef brokerage firm of
Hornblower & Weeks, of which
Secretary of War Weeks w-as for
merly a member: The profits of the
Hornblower & Weeks firm on the
deal were about $1,000,000, accord
ing to Woodruff.
Read Woodruff Letters.
"Mr. Kern returned from Europe
some time ago," Woodruff continued.
He is still at liberty enjoying tne
profit and fruits of the manipula
tions. While he was in Europe it
appears that he wrote some letters
which were intercepted and finally
passed into the hands of public au
thorities. To show the audacity of
the man and the influence which he
thinks ,he has on public officials, I
will quote from these letters.
"Writing from the Hotel Maurice,
Paris, underi date of January 27,
1922. to one of his attorneys in a
Pennsylvania town, he' says among
other things, 'Call Griffiths in. You
can trust hirm. Of course, he wants
to loot out for himself. He always
does. 4 purely there must be some
way to make the . attorney general
see reason.'
"Again writing from the same
pHe to the same person, he says:
'Murray seems to have lost his head
entirely, as have . , Why don't
Murray and all interests take John
W. Weeks to Daugherty and put a
quietus on this thing?'
"Ihe Murray he rcters to was one
of the men who was associated with
him in a deal, and who was after
wards president of the Bosch Mag
neto, company. ; The, other gentle
men he refers to are respectively the
secretary of war and tfw attorney
general and think upon which he
wished a quietus put evidently was
the. agitation, in the public press for
criminal prosecution by the Depart
ment of Justice in connection with
the matter and civil proceedines to
set the sale aside."
- Refuse Congress Aid.
Representative Johnson said the
administration had refused . to aid
congress in bringing fraud and cor
ruption to light. He rapped Secre
tary Weeks, General Pershing and
Budget Director Dawes particularly.
(Tnra to Pae Two, 'Column Flve.
Two Women Hurt Before Lawyer
Downs Warlike Lincoln Cow
" Lincoln, Neb., April 11. (Special.)
TTwo women were seriously injured
and O street was panic stricken be
fore Barton Green, attorney, subdued
a wild cow which this morning es
caped from a Lincoln packing .house.
Jhe cow, red-eyed and bellowing
like the sterner sex of its species,
charged up O street, scattering
crowds on all sides. Traffic police
men gave the cow the stop signal
without avail. '
At Twelfth and O streets the mad
dened bossy charged on a woman and
knocked her down, then dashed wild
ly on to Thirteenth street, where an
other woman was knocked to the
street. -.
Volunteer matadors gathered on all
tides, but failed to impede the cow's
progress. At Fifteenth and Q streets
"Chinatown Gertie,"
Saved From Death by
Salvation Army, Dies
New York, April 11. "China
town Gertie," one of this city's
underworld fig ures until 11 years
ago, when she became a Salvation
Army worker,' is dead. One bliz
zardy night in 1911, "Gertie,"
weary of her miserable existence,
purchased a phial of poison and
sauntered down the Bowery to
ward her quarters.
She stopped at Pell street, an
entrance to Chinatown, where a
Salvation Army, band was conduct
ing a meeting. She threw the
phial in the snow "and followed
them.
And so Gertie, pickpocket and
concert hall woma l, was con
verted. ,
Sunday she conducted a meet
ing on the Bowery, told the story
of her life and converted several
human derelicts.
Sunday night she died of heart
disease.
Former Service Men to
Guard Canadian Border
New York, April 10; With the
announcement that he was about to
"reorganize the whole system and
shoot in every direction." -Prohibition
Enforcement Director Ralph A.- Day
made a public request for 100 former
service men who can leave immedi
ately for' service on the Canadian
border.
"I am going to enforce the Vol
stead law," Day stated, "and any
one who tries to sell or transport
liquor illegally will get in the way
of a bullet."
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Dublin Lord Mayor Asks
Parley on Southern Strife
Belfast, April 11. (By A. P.)
Lord Mayor O'Neill of Dublin has
issued invitations to prominent lead
ers of the opposing parties of south
ern Ireland to meet for discussion
of the entire political situation with a
view to reaching unity, it was learned
here this afternoon. . It s stated on
reliable authority that Michael Col
lins ,has accepted the invitation.'
Eamonn De Valera, Charles Bur
gess, Michael Collins and Arthur
Griffith all accepted the lord, mayor's
invitation.
Luis Borno Elected
President of Hayti
Cape Haitien, Republic of Hayti,
April 11. (By A. P.) Luis Borno,
a prominent Haitien attorney and a
member of the present cabinet, has
been elected president of the republic
of Hayti by unanimous vote in suc
cession to Sudre D'Artieuenave.
'whose term expires next, month.
the cow Hooked about, then, with a
final challenging "bellow," dashed to
ward the residence districts.
Fearing for chjldren at play, bus
iness men who had witnessed the
cow's progress up O street leaped
into cars and dashed ahead, warning
the children into their homes. Bar
ton Green was one of these.'
As he passed his home he leaped
from his automobile, ran into 'the
house and procured a revolver. Thus
armed he cautiously approached the
cow and fired several shots.
And with a protesting "moo" the
bossy sank to the pavement, dead.
The two women injured weic
Ukcn to hospitals. The first is said
to have received a broken back; the
second intttnal injuries.
Train Derailed
on Northwestern
Four or Five Persons Injured
in Wreck of Continental
Limited.
Chicago. April 11. The Chicago
Northwestern Continental Limited
from the Pacific coast to Chicago
was derailed near Watkins, la., to
day and four or five passengers were
injured, according to officials' -report
received at the road's local of
fice here. Wrecking trains were sent
from Boone, la., and from Clinton,
la., carrying doctors with orders to
take the injured to Cedar Rapids
hospitals if their condition was seri
ous. A broken railcaused the wreck.
Jobless Vets Urged to
Return to Home Towns
Indianapolis, Ihd.,' April 11. Ex
service men of the- country were
asked to go back to their home town
and get a job in an appeal which
Hanford MacNider, national8 com
mander of the American Legion, to
day asked The Associated-Press ; to
broadcast to the jobless ' veterans
who, he said, are congregating in the
larger cities, where the unemploy
ment situation is becoming: worse.
The legion's effort to find employ
ment for the 700,000 jobless ex-service
men, begun three weeks ago, i
gaining in effectiveness, Mr. Mac
Nider said. ,
"But -the stiffest problem," ' Mr.
MacNider continued, "has been' the
floater. In order to benefit the
worthy the first principle of our ef
fort has. been for every community
to take care of its own." .
Senate Authorizes Probe
of Federal Reserve Board
' Washington, April 11. Investiga
tion 4 of the administration's federal
reserve board and the comptroller
of the currency were authorized by
the senate which adopted" a resolu
tion by. Chairman McLean of the
banking and currency committee, a
proposal submitted to the 'senate
nearly a year ago.
Indications were, however, that no
immediate steps in the investigation
are contemplated by the banking
committee to which the work falls.
The McLeaiii resolution was one of
nearly half a dozen proposing a
general inquiry into affairs of the
reserve . board and .reserve system
and was pending longer than any
other. " '
North "Atlantic Ship Lanes
Diverted to Avoid Icebergs
Washington. April 11. Steamship
traffic in the north Atlantic will.be
moved 60 miles south of the present
double steamship lane -through the
xe danger zone of the Grand banks
under advisory instructions sent out
by the hydrographic office. The east
bound traffic to Europe made the
change, effective last Saturday. The
westbound lane will move April IS.
The season when the bergs break
loose and sometimes force their way
into the ordinary lanes of steamship
travel is near at hand ,and the hydro
graphic office welcomed the change
Former Louisville Editor
Leaves $228,500 Estate
Louisville, Ky., April 11. Henry
Watterson, former editor of the
Louisville Courier Journal, left an
estate of $228,500,, mostly in govern
ment securities. ' according to the
terms of his will probated in county
court here today. The income from
$200,000 is left to Mrs. Wftterson
during her life.
Registration Urged
as Means of Checking
National Crtime Wave
Chicago, April 11. Registration
anc? numbering of every citizen and
the permanent incarceration of per
sons convicted of three or more
crimes were urced bv speakers before
the law enforcement commission of
tne American Bar association yes
terday. volume of crime in our large cities is
the result 'of years of mollycoddling
and sympathy by misinformed and ill
advised meddlers," declared Edwin
W. Sims, president of the Chicago
crime commission.
The meeting was attended by noted
criminologists, lawyers, judges and
law enforcement officers from all
parts of the country. It was called
to consider means for stamping out
crime. ,
Butler Facing Deportation
v Just Thinks He's Lovesick
New York, April 11. August
Probst, the Swiss waiter of the Roll
ing Rock club near Pittsburgh, now.
detained on Ellis island, was exam
ined by alienists for the second time
yesterday. He had previously been
certified as insane by three doctors
of the United States public health
service and it was 6n a plea by his
lawyer, Bernard H. Sandler, that
Washington ordered a second exam
ination. Dr. Gregory of Bellevue hospital
gave as his opinion that Probst was
not. suffering from paranoia, but from
a type of pseudo-paranoia. This
alienist said Probst had an "iinag
inated case of lovesickness." The ob
ject of his "love madness" is Miss
Virginia Craigic McKay, daughter
of a wealthy Pittsburgh family. t
Disgusted Democrats Talk
of Fenton.for Governor
Lincoln, April 11. (Special Tele
gram.) Certain democrats, disgust
ed with the attempts of J. N. Nor
ton to ride the democratic as well as
the third party ticket 'to achieve the
governorship of Nebraska, were talk
ing tonight of Warden W. T. Fen-
ton asjhe democratic nominee. Fen
ton, they say, never straddled the
fence and was so darned good" the
republicans had to hold him during
the McKelvie administration. The
warden refused. to make any state
ment on his possible candidacy.
Cleveland to Run City
Work on Open Shop Basis
Cleveland, April 11. Open shoo
condidtios will prevail in all city de
velopments during 1922 as a result
of a decision reached at a board of
control meeting yesterday morning.
the board decided to disregard all
agreements now in effect with the
various unions, but agreed to pay
union wage scales throughout the
various departments. ,
Drug Store" Robbed ,
Central City, Neb.. April 11.
(Special.) The R. Tooiey drug
store was robbed of $5 by burglars
who gained entrance by breaking a
plate glass in a rear door. It is
thought the thieves were in quest
of narcotics as a prescription case
in which Mr. Toolcy had been keep
ing these drugs, had been rifled.
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Arthur NVrav.
Bryan Gives Interview
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Lincoln. April 1 1. (Special Tele
tfram )-J. X. Xorton, ioitffcd po- .
( liiu.il lii.uni-l nf Xebiaska, mint
I till the voter whom he loves niont.
i lie third parly, headed by Arthur
vi G. Wray t York, third patty caudi
I dale for I'nited States kenator, or
liilbrrt M. Ilitcluork, admitted to
In- the democratic candidate for
I'nited State enator.
That wan the Matt'tni'iit of both
third party and democratic leaders
toii'Kht on the eve of a statement
o he iMied tomorrow by Xorton.
I he kituatiou as outlined by mem
jber of both parties follow:
Norton has tiled as democratic
: nominee for governor, and the head
of the democratic ticket is ex
pected to be (filbert M. Hitch
cock, charged by the third party
chairman as being the "worst
reactionary and political hypocrite on
the political map of Nebraska."
Norton has admitted that he will
accept the third party nomination for
governor. As a result of his ac
ceptance, Arthur G. Wray has with-
drawn as the third party candidate,
and has announced as the third party
candidate for United States senator.
Wray, in withdrawing, stated that
he did so with the understanding
Norton would be the third party can
didate for governor.
Law Is Laid Down.
J. 11. Edmisten, third parly chair
man, has stated bluntly, "Norton
cannot support Hitchcock, the polit
ical hypocrite, and receive our en
dorsement." Democrats in Lincoln declare that
"Norton has filed as a democratic
nominee for governor aid he must
support Hitchcock or receive the
famous Hitchcock and Mullen
'double cross.' "
Norton, who filed as a candidate
24 hours ago, is reported to be a
man on the verge of hysteria tonight
endeavoring to explain how he can
ride the democratic and the .third
party horse to water. His original
plan was to give a statement to
newspaper men early Tuesday morn
ing, explaining his attempt to plav
both ends and the middle. At oom
Tuesday his explanation ' was not ,
satisfactory to him and he an- -pounced
that he would explain his
reasons for carrying water for the-
third party and the democratic party
on Wednesday, There is some doubt
here tonight as to whether he will
have his explanation ready by Wed
nesday. J. H. Edmisten; chairman of the
third party central committee, who
has been asked a dozen times today
whether the third party has surren
dered to the Hitchcock influence,
said: . '-
"Norton can't support Hitchcock
?nd receive the support of the third
party."- , ,
Bryan may become the democratic
nominee for governor should Norton
refuse to endorse Hitchcock, politi
cians predict.-
Rising Temperature for
Tomorrow Predicted Here
The coldest place in Nebraska
Monday night -was North' Platte,
with a temperature of 28. Grand
Island reported 31. " ".'
Omaha's coldest was 33. The
weather bureau predicted continued
cold yesterday, but a rising tempera
ture for today.
Goodland, Kan., reported a foot of
snow on the ground yesterday morn
ing. This is in northwestern Kan
sas. .
I Hughes Warns Against
House Cut on JNavy
.Washington, April 11. Reduction ;
of navy personnel to 67.JJ00 enlisted -men
as provided in r the naval ap
propriation bill now' being consid
ered by the house would reduce the
American navy below the 5-5-3 ra
tio established by the arms confer
ence and "would be most unjust to
the interests of the United States," y
Secretary Hughes ? today wrote ' ;
Representative Rogers, republican,
Massachusetts. " -
New York Police Reserves .
to Patrol Streets at Night
New York, April 11. With the
missioner Enright has directed Spe-
cial Deputy Rodman Wanamaker to
call out the 5,000 police reserves to
patrol the streets at night. Enright
has asked the reserves to turn over
their automobiles and horses for
police work. ' .
Seventy-five motorcycle, cops have
been put on continual patrol duty
and large numbers of target practice
clubs have been formed by citizens.
Major Thought Suicide.
San Francisco, April 11. Mai.
Frank W. Duryea, 49, was found
dead today in his room at the Pre
sido military reservation here, with
a revolver in his hand. Fellow of
ficers say he committed suicide. He
was the son of the late General Dur
yea, a civil war veteran and a mem
ber of the family owning the Dur
yea Starch Manufacturing company
in New York City. His wife lives
at 145 West Twelfth street. New York ,
City, and he has a son, Wright Dur
yea. in business in New York. Major
Duryea was an overseas veteran.
New High School Planned
B i gsp ring. Neb.. April 11.
(Special Telegram.) Ralph Noyer.
superintendent of the Scottsbluff
schools, gave a lecture here to a
large audience on the high school
situation. An election has been
called for Afril 15 to vote bonds
for a $60,000-school building here.
