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Uryan Declares
Harding Mistaken
on Genoa Confab
Srml Lfllcr to Kfiutie!
Urging That United Slate
Semi Rrjrf tentative
PraUri League.
H lb AUl4 tf.
Lincoln, Miy I. In letter to
, l'rril?nt Harding made ullic
m u-t night, ilium jeiuiing
trjn iimn Hut a rrirecntuv
of the United .Sutr lie rnt I tin?
tifno lonlcrfnce, not neitarily to
hind tint country 14 the conclusion!
of that conference, but to idvi.e with
tlie nation! of Luro in an effort to
m Mir about the rehabilitation of Hie
world. Mr. Bryan tell the prem
dmt it h a a national and interna
lion.il calamity that the L'nited States
iil not enter I fir league ot nations
the responsibility for which, be ,
rrti "about equally with the repub
ficaui and democrat," "But the
mistake of the pat," he auM,
"should not prevent wuir action in
the present and future.
lie winter front the pecch of
l.loyd (leoree at Genoa, in which
the British prime minister deplored
the ahencc of the l'nited State at
the ronfrrrnce, and add: "lie
(Uoyd Gcoikc) i dealing Mitli a
very trying ituation and lie needs
the help of the tinted Mates. , It
would not burl us to have a repre
sentative there if he went empowered
to advise only and with the under
landing that our nation is not bound
by any conclusion readied, excrp
as our people, acting iIiicukIi con
gres and the picsidcnV or at a rci
crenduni, may expressly approve.
"Calamity to Spurn League."
"The failure of the United States
to enter the league of nations was
a national and international calamity,
the responsibility for which was di
vided between the refusal of repub
licans to ratify the covenant without
reservations and the refusal of the
democrats to ratify the treaty with
reservations. The covenant .was so
much more important than the res
ervations that it was unspeakable
folly for cither side to subordinate
the idea of international co-operation
to the minor details about which
they differed.
"The league permitted any nation
to withdraw on two years notice. If
the treaty had been accepted, with
out reservations, onr nation could
have made its stay in the, league de
pendent upon such changes as it de
sired.
"Both Sides to Blame."
''Likewise, if our nation had rati
fied the treaty with reservations the
reservations could have been
changed afterwards. As it is, both
sides will share in history the shame
of shirking a solemn responsibility.
"But a mistake in the past should
not prevent wiser action in the pres
ent and future. It matters little
whether it is called a league of na
tions or an association of nations or
anything else. Our nation should
use its influence in aiding to secure
world peace. - Lloyd George is right
when he says: 'America could exer
cise an influence no other country
could command. She could come
here free and with the prestige which
comes from her independent position,
she would come with the voice ol
peace.'
Says Peace Was .Possible.
"What excuse can this nation give
before the final judgment bar for its
failure to respond to such a call of
duty at such a time?-
"The day after the armistice was
signed Lloyd George announced that
the treaty of peace should inaugurate
on earth the rule of the Prince of
l'cace and President Wilson submit
ted his approval of the lofty senti
ment. But the treaty of Versailles
did not inaugurate the reign of the
I'rincc of Peace. The gaping wounds
and the hot blood, the spirit of re;
venge and the remembrance of in
juries that had been inflicted ob
scured the path of peace. The allies
lost a golden opportunity to lay the
foundation for an enduring peace In
friendship and co-operation. The
arms conference took a step toward
disarmament on sea, but it failed to
reduce land ' armaments, without
which world peace is impossible.
Now the opportunity comes again,
the world is wiser-a wisdom that
has come, partly from reflection and
partly from a clearer understanding
of the conditioiu (hat bar progress
in Any other direction, or along any
other line. , - ,
,. World Anthem Needed.
."The world has been wearing the
devil's yoke and the devil's burden
has become too heavy to be borne.
Christ's yoke is not only easy, but
his burden, is the only bearable one.
.The world needs an anthem in which
.the world can join and there is no
other than the one that startled the
shepherds at Bethlehem : 'Peace on
Earth, Good Will Toward Men.'
i "The world must get back to God
md find its hope bf reconstruction in
.he promise of universal brother-
hood- "
"Mr. President, you are A Chris
tian and your sense of responsibility
to God must soon compel you to
propose an appeal to the estranged
nations to forget the past and. with
an eye single to the world's future
welfare, begin the work of friendly
co-operation in the upbuilding of
Europe. You made a splendid begin
ning. in calling the amis conference,
but what will its work avail if Eu
rope is to become again a slaughter
house?' And how shall we escape,
made up as our population is of
he blood that will be mingled on
lattlcfields, if Europe again beats
icr plowshares into swords?
Begs President to Pray.
"You are a man of prayer, Mr.
('resident you are the first president
to include the Lord's prayer in a
public address; I beg you td turn
ide a moment from things exclu
sively national and ask for guidance
in this world crisis. 'Who knoweth
.vhether thou art not come to the
kingdom for such a time as this.'
"With assurance of respect, I am,
my dear Mr. President, very truly
vours,
"WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN."
Mr. Brvan this morning addressed
a meeting of Y. M. C A. men and
this evening spoke at the First Bap
tist church. He left late tonight
tor Kansas City.
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California Has
Most Stations
Uroihlt-at!iig Set Are Itu tea-
ing in Number in U. S.
Total I. 167. .
Willi the government ituiuK new
l.ien.ci tor1 broadcasting stations
every day, radio aniatrurt should
have no trouble in hearing at least
thoe ktatioiK not (ar distant from
tlx-iii. Up to the middle of April
r7 liiriuri had hern iurd iPtcinc
ally for the M-nding of music and
entertainment feature at Jo meters,
a bulletin Mate. Such station ex-
it in two-thirds of the state.
It U fpecicd that Omaha will
scon boat of wvcral high-powered
transmitting stations so that the
farmer and rancher with an ordi
nary receiving set may listen in on
the bruadtating of market reports,
lews and entertainment. A it I
now, the radio enthusiast who it far
fioui i broadcasting station must
have a rather high-powered receiving
set to hear the station back east.
Important Stations.
California lias 37 licensed stations,
while Ohio comes next with 14.
I'cnniylvaiiia has 12 and New York
II. a bulletin states. Among the
most important station are in or
near Sprincfiehf. Mass.: New York
City; Schenectady, N. Y.; Washing
ton, D. C; Pittsburgh, Detroit, Chi
cago. Kansas City, Dallas, Tex.;
Indian Princess
Sole Heir to Big
Estate of Crokcr
Former Tammany Chief Cut
Off Children Without Cent;
Properly Transferred to
Wife Before Death.
New York, May 1. Richard
Crokcr cut off his children without
cent. An estate va'lucd at more
than $3,000,000 will go in its en
tirety to the young Indian princess
widow of the former Tammany hall
leader.
Richard Crokcr, jr., eldest of the
Crokcr children, in announcing this
yesterdav, added' that when his
father died all his property had
passed into the control of the com
paratively young woman he married
in 1914, but six veeks after the
death in Austria of the mother of his
children.
Evidently deeply affected byMlie
news of his father's sudden death,
the son spoke of the love which he
and his brother and sisters cherish
ed always for their father, despite
the hotly contested litigation in
which his children made Croker de
fendant after his second marriage,
of which none of them approved.
Will there be a contest over your
father's will if no provision is made
for. the children? the elder Lroker
son was asked. '
Doubts Will Left.
"That is a matter I dislike to dis
cuss at this time," he replied, "but
I do not think m father left a
will. To my mind there is nothing
of material value left for him to dis
pose of by his will.
Lourt proceedings at West rami
Beach, Fla., a year ago disclosed that
the two miles of Croker's, Palm
Beach water front property, valued
now at nearly $2,000,000. was held
jointly by Croker and his wife. Upon
his death it passedautomatically into
the possession of the widow.
Shortly after his marriage, the 500-
acre estate at Glencairn with all its
buildings, blooded horses, cattle and
other livestock, was presented to
Mrs. Croker. Since the power of at
torney formerly held by Richard
Croker, jr., was taken irom him by
his father and transferred ; to his
wife, all of his financial matters, in
cluding the purchase and disposal of
American public utility securities val
ued at hundreds of thousands of dol
lars, has been handled by the old
political leader' Indian wife.'-.
Elks Pass $700,000 Mitrk
in Bond Selling Drive
The Elks' bond selling totals
passed the $700,000 mark at noon
yesterday. The Elks are raising
$1,000,000 with which to build a new
club house.
The team headed by.,' William
Keane. captain in Maj. Herbert
Daniel's division, reported raising its
quota of $50,100 at the noonday
luncheon yesterday. This team is
the first to raise its quota.
Exalted Ruler Herbert Daniel and
Chairman Robert Trimble of the
campaign announced that each lodge
in the state will have a special room
in the new Elks' building. .
' Orchard & Wilhelm company
bought $2,500 worth of bonds yester
day, and F. H. Binder, a bond brok
er, purchased $1,000.
Midland Prexy to Speak
' to Omaha Luther League
Dr. E. E. Stauffer, president of
Midland college, Fremont, Neb., will
speak on "Education in the Christian
College" at the first regular meeting
of the Omaha District Luther league '
at Grace Lutheran church, ' 1326
South Twenty-sixth street, Tuesday
evening at 8.
The District Luther league is an
organization of the -young people's
societies in these churches: Kountze
Memorial, Our Redeemer, St. Marks,
Grace, Benson and St. Lukes. Elec
tion of officers for permanent organ
ization will be held at the meeting
Tuesday.
Mexico Welcomes Foreign
Capital, Obregon Declares
Mexico City, May I. (By A. P.)
In an address Saturday night to a
group of American and European
business men who were visiting him
at Chapnltepec castle. President
Obregon declared that Mexico wel
comed with open arms all foreign
capital and was disposed to give all
guarantees, so long as foreigners
acted within the law.
Denver, lt Angeles, San 1 wiui.co
and Seattle,
.Newark, N, J, Is believed la have
the greatct power in transmitting
contrni, ii is license to ue up
to Ihrre kilowatts. A l'iii.bureli
Itation it licensed to use two kilo
watt and a station at Schenectady
one anil one-half wattt. Any one
of these station might be heard for
distance of 2,000 miles, or further.
The United State it practically
atone in the magnitude and type of
in broadcasting development,
Broadcasting reached considerable
proportion drst in Ijernuny. but on
o dirlcreiit basis. The German gov
ernment broadcasted irrand oorra
from Berlin, and then added reports
on market condition, stock quota
tion and governmental activities
In England the postolTice is sending
out concert Irom lew point.
SPARKS
Deshle r. Neb., lias a. large regen
erative ict.
Israel Lovctt, city electrician, is
sue a warning against careless
grounding of receiving; ets. "The
liad-in from the aerial to the recclv
mg set ihould be insulated md run
through a tube, where it entcres the
building, he advises.
A grid leak is a very hiuh. non
inductive resistance connected across
the grid condenser or between the
grid and the filament if a vacuum
valve to permit excessive electrical
charge to leak of! to an external
source, thus assuring (table control
under all operating conditions.
Monarch Garden .
Closed at Plea
of Police Head
Cabaret Regulated According
to Ideas of Broomfield,
Not Welfare Board,
Claims Dunn. .
The closing of the Monarch
cabaret, 107 South Fourteenth street,
was ordered by Superintendent Wal
lace Wilson of the Board of Public
Welfare a week ago. .
"I told Leroy Broomfield that I
would give him until the last of April
to close," said Mr. Wilson.
"My action followed a report from
Inspector Emmet Quinlcy, who told
me that the Monarch has gone be
yond his control. I went down
there myself and found that the
dancers were all whites. You can
imagine what kind of whites would
go to a negro-managed place to
dance. I had reports of intoxicated
persons attending the Monarch.
Manager Broomfield . assured me
when the permit was allowed, that
only blacks would be allowed on the
dance floor."
Week of Grace.
Mr. Wilson explained that he al
lowed Mr. Broomfield a week of
grace to give his employes an op
portunity to find other 'work.
Police Commissioner H.-'W. Dunn
stated that he and Superintendent
Wilson discussed the Monarch
cabaret situation last week and
agreed that it would be in the interest
of public policy to close tne piace.
"I -teceived reports from time to
time from an investigator." said the
police commissioner, so I conferred
with Mr. Wilson. We believed it
would bp wise to take time by the
forelock before something happened
Slumming Parties.
"When vou eet the dregs of two
races together in an . institution of
this kind something is likely to hap
pen. I would not say that all attend
ants of the Monarch were the dregs
of humanty. because there were so-
called slumming parties there' : ana
now and then people, who went out
of curiosity. But the management
had been told to regulate the place
according to the rules of the welfare
board and the result was that the
place was regulated according to the
ideas of Leroy Broomfield." ,
Commissioner Dunn gave the wel
fare board an opportunity to act be
fore he acted. Superintendent Wil
son brought the matter , before the
welfare board before he closed the
place Sunday night. ?
General loose conduct and the gen
eral character of the patrons were the
reasons, according to the ponce com
missioner, that the place was closed.
Ellis Island Holds German
Woman on Harding Guest List
Washineton. Mav 1 White House
officials were informed today that
one of those on President Harding's
engagement list for the day, Miss
Gertrude" Baer, of Hamburg, a dele
gate to the meeting here of the In
ternational Woman's league, would
be unable to fill the engagement be'
cause of detention at Ellis Island.
Road Conditions
(Furnished by the Omaha Auts Club.)
Lincoln Hichway, East Roads slippery
at Missouri Valley; Denlson to Marshsll
town and Belle Plains roads good; Cedar
Rapids roads Improving;, a lot of drag-gine;
being- done and roads - should be srettinf
in much tetter shape.
Lincoln runway, West Roads slippery t
most points; muddy at Grand Island and
still raining.
o. I D. Highway Roads muddy, use
chains; raining most points.
Highland Cutoff Roads muddy.
Cornhusker Highway Roads fair, muddy
In stretches.
S. Y. A. Rosd Roads Just fair.
O Street Road Muddy.
Omaha-Topeka Highway Roads muddy.
use chains.
George Washington Highwy Roads
still good; weather cloudy; misting at
some points.
Black Hills Trail Roads fair to good
to Norfolk,
King of Trails, North Roads slippery
to Missouri Valley; roans fair north.
King of Trails. South Roads a little
muddy, still raining at Plattsmoutb and
some points south.
Custer Battlefield Highway Roads fair
through Iowa; slippery In some stretches
where It has rained.
Rirer to River Road Roads a little
slippery east out of Council Bluffs; good
to Neota, no rain there or east; Des
Moines roads good; Iowa City reports alt
main dirt roads getting in better shape
very day.
White Pole Road Road a little slip
pery out of Council Bluffs; road work at
quick, also Anita to Adair; made at Des
Moines and east good, to Muscatine.
I. O. A. Shortllne A little rain, but
roads etlll good. , - -
Blue Grass Road Reads fair; no rain
eastern part of state. .
Weather rainy most every .point west
and south, also a few. points eist on ell
highways, but aU roads are passable Pre
dictions tor clearing teda,r.
THE KEK: OMAHA.
The
Dancing Master
By RUBY AY RES.
(cpi'i, );;.
iImi1mm4 (mm tmirfii.i
Elizabeth left the card lying on
the table and went up to her room
There wa a little aorry feeling at
her heart; once the had been only
too anxious to be friend with her
aunt and Dolly; she wondered if it
meant that she wa getting hard and
worldly because fhe no longer cared.
the card were followed by a let
te in the morning.
.My uear tnanemr to Mr. am.
on write, "a bill- bird has been
whispering the mot wonderful
secret to me. Can they be truer
And was I right, after all, when I
prophesied that my country duckling
would blotsom into a swan?"
Mrs, Mason had rather mixed Iter
metaphor, and Khrabctli frowned
over them in perplexity.
"Will you come to tea with me,
dear child? Come tomorrow if you
get my letter in time. Dolly tend
her love, and it longing to ice you,
a I ami Your affectionate Aunt."
Elizabeth read the letter twice be
fore the grasped it meaning. The
balance of the dales had tipped since
he left Iter aunt' house. Then they
had been only too anxious to be rid
of her, and Mrs. Mason had forbid
den her to mention their relation
ship. Now. apparently, they were
ready to proclaim it with pride.
"Come to tea tomorrow," the lc
ter said. That jncant today. Eliza
beth left a little flutter of excite
ment.
Why not go? She was curious to
see what sort of a reception she
would get.
She said nothing about it to
Madame. lAnd. with a quaint feel
ing of bravado, drove all the way to
her aunt's house in a taxicab.
She had taken great pains with
her toilet, and dressed her hair as
fashionably as she could, but when
she found herself once more In the
familiar hall, her heart began to fail
her.
Memories came rushing back.
bringing renewed pain memories of
her first meeting with Pat Royston
and of Dolly's condemnation of him:
memories of his many kindnesses to
her and happy hours which could
never come again.
She felt just as terrified and ner
vous as she had done once .months
before as she heard her name an
nounced at her aunt's drawing room
and saw Mrs. Mason rise to met
her.
There was nobody else in the
room for which she was unspeak
ably grateful; but she turned a cool
cheek to her aunt's effusive kiss.
Was the whole world a sham she
asked herself impatiently, and why
should such hypocrisy be coun
tenanced? "So sweet of you to come, dear,"
Mrs. Mason cooed. She took her
niece's hand and drew her down to
the big couch. "Let me look at you.
How you have altered! Elizabeth,
you are quite pretty I"
Elizabeth said: "Oh, ami?" belp
lcssly. The old fear of her aunt was
still with her; she felt unhappy and
ill at case.
"And what are all these wonderful
stories I have been hearing of you?"
Mrs. Mason went on in her most
sugary voice. "You must tell me all
about it. I am so proud of you,
Elizabeth" .
Elizabeth flushed; words of bitter
reminder rose to her .lips, but -she
checked them.
"I'm afraid I haven't anything to
tell," she said painfully. "I'm work
ing very hard that is all."
, Mrs. Mason tapped her cheek in
playful reproof.
"You think it's a secret," she said.
"My dear, I assure you everyone
knows about it everyone! The
dear duchess! So sweet of her to
give you such an opportunity. We
shall be there, of course. Dolly is
so' excited about it."
Elizabeth looked at her aunt help
lessly. Madame had so "impressed
upon her that the whole affair was
to be keot a secret that she could
not understand how any knowledge
of it had leaked out. She had, not
learned that the. surest method of
publicity is to try to keep a thing a
profound secret.
"Such a fortunate, fortunate little
girl'" Mrs. Mason , went on, with a
sort of purr. "I have told everyone
about you, Elizabeth how that you
came to me as a shy little mouse
from the country; how that I took
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TUESDAY, MAY ". irs:.
yoy to your firtt dance am jntro,
tinted tou to Mr. Koyitou. and,
iter all. out of common iutue to
the man, we must admit that in the
lirtt place at least lie was instrumm
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(t emiaued la Ta It (' .)
Bankers to Visit
Group Meetings
Special Pullman Car Will He
IVI on Trip to Mi Cook,
Kearney anil Lincoln.
A ccil rulliitaii tar will make
the circuit ot three group meetings
to be held by the Nebraska tiaukcrs
association at Mcfook, Kearney and
Lincoln, May 2J-.'5. according to an
announcement by William II.
Hughes, secretary.
The train leaves Omaha oil Mon
day afternoon, May and arrives
in McCook at midnight. After the
meeting at McCook the next day
the car will leave in the evening, ar
riving at Kearney Wednesday morn
ing. Leaving Kearney Wednesday
evening the party is schedurfd to ar
rive at Lincoln Thursday morning.
After the meeting at Lincoln the
car is to be pulled into Omaha wltere
it may be occupied until I'riday
morning.
Round-trip reservations from
Omaha on this car will cost $55 and
from Lincoln, $50, it was announced
by Mr. Hughes. Reservations may
be made through C F. Brinkman of
the United States National bank,
who is making the railroad arrange
incuts.
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Appeal to Friends
of Proliiliitiou
Situation Challrfigc to .uw
ninl Orilcr, Statement f
Anti-Saloon League
' Declare.
Owalt H l-t4 W
W'ahiinitti, May I, I he lcgi
lative committee of the anti-Saloon
lea.-ue lias iucd a tail to the "Irirndt
of prohibition ruioi cement,' urging
them to rally isaiiut the wet enemy
in the comiiitf political primary con;
tct throughout the country.
"The situation which confronts the
people," say the legislative commit
tee, "in the primaries which lake
place brtwern now and October to
nominate 4.15 cougrruirii and .14
United State sciuior. ts a dul
ler t;c to the dirndl of law and or
der. , .
"The retention of the eighteenth
amendment in the conntitution does
not of itself insure prohibition. While
two-thirds of .congress would be re
quired to resubmit the eighteenth
amendment for repeal, neverthe
less a bare majority can weaken or
repeal the law to enforce it.
"Thirty-four avowed national or
gauiatious are now at work to dis
credit the prohibition amendment to
the constitution of the United States
to nullify its purpose and defeat
its enforcement by the nomination
election of wet congressmen and
United Slates senators."
"The written declaration of the
Association- Against the I'rohibition
Amendment leading this fight, is.
first, to repeal the Voltcad act;
second, to leave to every state the
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