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Omaha daily bee., 1920-12-24
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Discussion of Compensation
For Former Soldiers Blamed
= For Present Low Prices
On Liberty Bonds.
u. S. Facing Huge Deficit
by The Associated Press.

Washington, Dec. 23.-Market
prices of liberty bonds and other
government securities we're said in
statement today by Secretary
Houston to be suffering as result
of the continued discussion Of the
soldiers bonus and the various legis-
rhtive measures for the relief of the
farmers, such as the revival of the
war finance corporation.
Enactment into law of either OF
these propositions, the treasury Sec
retary declared, would necessitate
floatation by the government of a
loan which would add to the amount
of government securities now out
standing and cause consequent re-
action in the market for government
bonds.
Necessity of bond issue to fin
ancG a soldiers monus, Mr. Houston
ksaid, is readily understood, but it
would be equally necessary for the
government to borrow in order to
enable the war finance corporation
to function. The corporation. he
said, has about $370,O00000 in book
credits against the treasury, but to
resume its activities it would have
either to issue bonds of its own to
obtain funds or call upon the treas
try. for its balance, in whichc case
the, treasury would be foreed to is
sue certificates of indebtedness in
order to raise the money
Opposes Foreign Credit.
The secretary also said he was
opposed to the various proposals for
extending credit to foreign nations
on the basis of government funds,
the administration having decided
there should be an end to foreign
loans.
Discussing a sales tax to provide
government revenues, subject now
under consideration by the house
ways and means committee. the Sec
retary declared himself opposed to
general sales tax, on the ground
that it was contrary to the theory
of progressive taxation. He added,
however, that he favored I selected
sales tax, applicable to certain class
es of articles not necessaries of life
which, he said, would keep the bur
den of the tax from those unable to
pay.
Declaring that the government faces
deficit of S2,100,000,0G0 for'the cur
rent fiscal Sears Secretary Houston
warned the senate finance committee
that congress should avoid putting
heavier burden on the Treas
ury department The estimate came
as surprise to the committee. as
it was nearly $1,000,000,000 greater
than that recently estimated.by Sen,
ator McCumber, North Dakota, one
ofits members. :
More Revenue Necessary.
| For the fiscal year ending June
so, 1922, the treasury had estimated
Turn to Page Two. Column Three.)
Omaha daily bee., 1920-12-24
Crazed Man
Stays Wife
and Babes
Bradshaw Farmer, Unable to
Meet Payments on Land,
Brutally Murders Family
And Takes Own Life.
Jury Finds Him Insane

York, Neb., Dec. 23.-(Special
Telegram } - Carl Nicholson, 39
farmer, murdered his wife and three
children at the home of his father
in-law, c. Z. plank, at Bradshaw,
nine miles west of here, at this
morning by striking them on the
head with hammer and then cutting
their throats, according to a jury
empanelled by c. F. Stroman, ex-
officio coroner. He then killed him
self.
The jury found that he was in
sane at the time.
Nicholson was working farm be-
longing to his father-ir- law, three
miles west of Bradshaw. About
month ago he moved his family to
the Plank home and made the trip
to the farm each night and morning
to care for the stock.
This morning he returned from the
farm about 7, went upstairs to the
bedroom his family occupied in the
Plank home and beat his wife over
the head with hammer until she
died.
Kills Sleeping Children.
He then cut the throats of his
three children, Irene, IL: Madeline,
4, and Naacy, | month, as they lay
sleeping. The instrument with which,
he cut their throats has not been
found.
After brutally numbering his fam
lily, he went downstairs. and meet
ing his mother-in-law in the kitchen,
starting a fire in the kitchen range,
he nodded good morning to her,
and smilingly said:
Guess I'll 60 down and fix the
furnace"
Two shots heard. is
He went into the basement and a
few moments later Mrs. Plank heard
o shot. As she rushed toward the
basement a second shot was fired.
Nicholsen's body was found on the
basement floor in pool of blood
One bullet from 5000 rifle, lying
nearby, had penetrated the thigh.
The other had pierced the forehead.
Neighbors sly Nicholson had been
acting qucerly for the past few
months. They believe he suffered
temporary fit of insanity which led
him to commit this crime.
Reports of financial depression,
caused by the farmers inability TO
make payments on tract of land
he owns are blamed for his actions.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-12-24
Fiancee Of Late Nat
Goodwin Is Awarded
Property Of Actor

New York, Dec. 23.-Mrs. Georgia
L. Gardner, who was engaged to
become the sixth wife of Nat Good
win, actor, is the rightful owner OF
the contents of the apartment which
belonged to Goodwin at the time Of
aaeeath.
This decision was handed down
by Surrogates Cofalan. who at the
same time ruled that Nathaniel c.
Goodwin of Boston, the actors fath-
er, as administrator of his sons es-
tate, must file an accounting for a
Judgment Of Sl5.374 collected by the
actor and turned over to the father
before his death. :
The decisions were made upon oh.
iections filed by Klaw & Erlanger,
theatrical producers, who sought to
collect a claim of $1,000 AGAINST the
estate. Testimony was introduced
10 show that the actor gave, Miss
Gardner his special belongings in ap-
probation of her kindness to him
during his last illness.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-12-24
Demands Of Hard Coal
Miners Are Rejected

Philadelphia, Dec. 23.-Declining
to reopen the award of the United
States Anthracite Coal commission,
the mine operators rejected the de-
mands of the hard coal mine work
ers. for additional wage increases, a
minimum Sc day labor rate and the
establishment of universal eight
hour day.
The operators, however, notified
the miners representatives that they
stood ready to adjust any individual
cases of inequality that may be due
to the application Of the commission
award.
Mine workers representatives told
the operators that they could not ac-
cept any compromise and stood by
their original demands.
They said that the entire matter
would be placed before the unions
general scale committee at special
meeting in Hazelton next Tuesday.
when a definite policy for future
action" will be outlined.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-12-24
Philadelphians Asked to
''Adopt" 100000 Riddles

Philadelphia. Dec. 23.-Philadel-
phia was asked by Herbert Hoover
to adopt" 100000 European. chill
dren until the next harvest. $50
America may complete its relief work
abroad"
In behalf of the European Relief
committee, the cooperative organiza-
ton of all relief committees in Eu-
rope, he made what he termed his
final appeal.
He asked that once again America
give him "the price of one battleship
that the American flag may be plant
ed in IS central European coun-
tries"
Omaha daily bee., 1920-12-24
Y.M.C.A. Is Attacked
By Holy Office In An
~ Official Statement:

Rome, Dec. 23?-The holy Office
issued decree yesterday asking
Catholic bishops 10 watch IAN or
ganization which, while protesting
absolute freedom of thought in re-
ligious matters, instills Indifferent
ism andapostasy to the Catholic re-
ligion in the minds of its adherents. I"
(, The decree mentions the Young
Mems Christian association by name,
saying it is upheld by many Cath
olics who do not know its real ma
ture. The decree says the organiza-
ton corrupts the faith of youths.
Clauses of the canon law which
forbid papers, periodicals and or
ganizations favoring religious radi-
calism and indifferentism are re-
called in the decree, which requests
he bishops to communicate with, the
holy see within six months, the de-
cisions taken on the subject at re-
gional congresses. o.,
Omaha daily bee., 1920-12-24
One Killed, Three
Injured in Texas Oil
Terminal Explosion

Galveston, Tex, Dec. 23.-One
man was killed, three others injured
and property losses estimated at
from 100000 to $3000O0 entailed by
an explosion and fire at the South
ern Pacific oil terminals on the
water front this afternoon. The ex-
plosion occurred on board the barge
Balikaw of the National Oil COM
pany, which was discharging cargo
at a." the Southern Pacific oil
terminal pier.
Burning oil spread along the slip,
setting fire to the tanker Hastnai,
the Moran line steamship FL Oc-
cidente and endangering the British
steamer Aschenberg, which had just
completed loading a cargo of grain
at the Southern Pacific elevator at
the south end of the slip.
The captain OF the Aschenberg made
sensational and successful dash
for safety, driving his ship through
the sheet of burning oil in the slip
to mid-channel an dsafty. Reports
Of several persons being killed and
injured had not been confirmed at
a late hour.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-12-24
Serbian Officers Assume
Command of Wrangel Troops

Rome, Dec, 23.-Serbian officers
have assumed command of the troops
of General Wrangel, who recently
landed at Buccari, six miles south
east Of Fiume, to operate against
Fiume in case of a conflict with the
Quarnero regency, says the Idea
Nazionale's Triest correspondent.
According to the Giorna1e D'Italia
the regency has issued a decree which
extends to Arbe and Veglia the
Fiume constitution. The newspaper
adds that this means virtually an
nexation and destroys the last hope
of those persons who had expected
that D'Annunzio would evacuate the
Islands.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-12-24
First Spell Of
Zero Weather
Strikes Omaha
Mercury Stands at 3 Below
Between S and s Yesterday;
I Cold Wave Scheduled
To Continue.

Little hope was held cut yesterday
at the federal weather bureau, Oma-
ha for warmer weather. The forecast
was fair and continued cold tonight
and Friday" ! ~.
Omaha awoke yesterday to ex-
perience the first below zero weather
OF the season. The mercury reg.
istered 3 below from S to s, 2 below
at 9 and l below at 10. At noon the
mercury was lowering around the
zero mark =
The shippers bulletin sent out yes
terday warned against 5 below zero
weather east and south, 10 below
north and Is below west.
Reports received at the weather
bureau yesterday stated it was I6 be-
low zero at North Platte, Neb., in the
morning; 10 below at Valentine; ?
below at Huron, S. D.; IS below at
Lander, Wyo.; % below at Havre,
Mont; II above at Des Moines, La:
II above at Kansas City, Mo-, and
80 above with snow at Chicago.
Trains were running little be-
hind scheduled time yesterday. Air
mail planes were running on time.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-12-24
Omaha Police
Scour City for
Gang Of Bandits
Detectives Arrest Seven Men
Few Minutes After Bold
Daylight Holdup Is Re-
ported to Station.

Following a bold daylight holduf
at Ninth street and Capitol avenue
at 3 yesterday afternoon, city de
tectives flooded the district in theil
search for suspicious characters, ar
resting seven men, two OF whom
were identified at once as highway
men of Wednesday night.
John Novack, railroad man., stop.
ping at the Oxf I'd hotel, was held
up and robbed of $400 on the side
walk in broad daylight at Ninth
street and Capitol avenue at 8 o'clock
Went to Get Drink.
He had met T. c. Cunningham
Sixteenth and California streets, al
the hotel and, according to his story
told police, Cunningham asked him
fif he wanted a drink.
When he replied in the affirmative
he says, Cunningham told him to &C
with him.
He was led to Ninth street ane
Capitol avenue, where Cunningham
disappeared.
Two Mexicans appeared on ths
scene, however. he said, and wl:le
one of them held pistol against Iii:
abdomen, the other searched hi.
pockets and removed roll of bill:
totaling $500 and representing sever.
al months savings.
Reports to Police.
He reported the affair to the DO
lice at once, and Officer Mickels
soon arrested Cunningham.
Detective Pszanowski sent out De.
tectives Anderson, Bolin and Wavrir
at once TO scour the neighborhood
1or the Mexican highwaymen, and
these officers soon returned with SIX
men in tow, They gaze theii
names as:
|, Joe Spencer. l42l South Twelfth
street.
James Carver, Thirty-eighth and
|. Frank.
John Milholm, l07 South Twenty.
eighth. s........
Neeley Payne, 400 North Fifteenth
street.
Lee Latham, us North Fifteenth
street. 4
Leon Kendall, Washington, D. c
Recognizes Two Men.
As the detectives herded their ,1p-
tives into the police headquarters A
Carlson was reporting holdup from
Wednesday night.
Carlson spied Spencer and Carver
There they are now. Those arc
the two men who rolled me-" he
said.
Carlson said he was administered
knockout drops" while eating in a
cafe at Fifteenth and Chicago streets
Wednesday night and robbed of $50
Police officials expressed the be-
life that Cunningham purposely lee
Novack into the arms of the Mexi-
can highwaymen and believe they
have uncovered the inside Of ring
of bandits who have been committing
holdups and burglaries in Omaha this
winter. 80
Further cleanup of this district
was promised last night.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-12-24
Canadian Whisky Ship"
" Is, Ordered Confiscated

Seattle, Dec.s .23.-The Canadian
fishing schooner Canada H., from
which it was alleged christmas
cargo of 200 cases of Canadian
whisky was landed near here De-
cember 20, was ordered confiscated
and sold under the provisions of the
prohibition enforcement act by the
United States district court. Three
members of the crew were fined
$1,000 each.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-12-24
Association of
Nations Opposed
ByFrelinghuysen
Plan Proposed by Harding At.
tackled by New Jersey Sen.
ator in Speech Be-
fore Senate.
Chicago Tribune-o Omaha Bee Leased Wire.

| Chicago Tribune-Omahs Bee Leased Wire.
Washington. Dec. 23.-Opposition
not only to the Versailles treaty
but to any association of nations
was voiced today by Senator Ere
linghusen, New Jersey, in a speech
in the senate. He has been one oi
President-elect Harding's intimate
friends for years.
In view of this, it was pointed out
that the speech indicated sharp diff.
ference of opinion between the
president-elect and some of his
closest advisers.
AS for the league of nations
Senator Frelinghuysen said, "if
understand the recent election, it
was rejected, and if we are true to
the people, we cannot enter it.
Nv read much in the newspapers
dbou, an association of nations but
l am skeptical that, any association
OF nations can be created which we
can enter without losing our in
dependence, -our influence and our
sovereignty.
Doubtful Of Success.
II doubt whether we can enter a
partnership with other nations whose
principles of government are anti
thetical to our own.
VIII an association of nations
induce Europe to disarm If we do?
Will such an association prevent the
members from taking commercial
and financial advantage of Us when
they have a majority of votes?
Will an association prevent the
members from transferring their
debts. to the taxpayers of this
country? l--
"Will an"association lift the yoke
Of slavery from subject peoples or
will we unwittingly become slave
holders again?
81 am not convinced that such an
association of nations can be shaped
without impairing our form of gov
ernment. ! have given much thought
to the subject and feel that we cam
not join such an association.
Should Stand Alone.
'America should stand alone, if
need be, and stand eternally for the
principles upon which cur govern
ment is founded. Liberty cannot,
must not, be compromised.
"A majority of 100000 in this
land has declared that it must not"
Among other things to which Sen.
ator elinghuysen said the senate
should give its attention were:
Radical reduction d the number
of employees on the government pay
roll.
Agreement with Great Britain and
France for reduction of naval build
ing programs.
Restriction of immigration.
Better credit and marketing facili-
ties for farmers. d
Tariff legislation and tax revi-
sion.
He assaiied employers for taking
advantage of the present depression
to make war on labor unions. .n
Omaha daily bee., 1920-12-24
Protest Made Against
Colony Of Mennonites

Jackson, Miss, Dec. 25.-Protest
against proposed migration of 10000
Mennonites from Manitoba, Can,
to southern Mississippi was tele-
graphed to the State department and
Mississippi members in congress by
the Mississippi division, American
Legion. The message quoted reso-
luton opposing the proposed move
ment OH the ground that the Men
nonites are "undesirables.
The Mennonites were conscien-
t'ous objectors during the, war;" the
resolution said, adding that they
stayed at home while Canada was
being bled in the trenches" and that
they taught only the German lam
guage in their schools and IN many
other respects are unfit to live on
American soil"
Omaha daily bee., 1920-12-24
Farmers Urged to Give,
Wheat for Relief Work

Spokane, Dec. ga CAMPAIGN
among members of the Washington
Farmers union to secure donation
of a sack of wheat from each men,
Der for European childrcn's relief,
was announced by A. D. Cross, sec
retary of the organization, He said
the wheat would be collected by To-
cal unions and shipped to the coast
where il would be exchanged for
flour. He estimated that 10000
bushels of wheat would be donated.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-12-24
Sharp Price Reductions
Reported in Portland

Portland, Ore, Dec. 23.-Pfice re-
ductions approximating, in some
cases, as much as 50 per cent from
yesterdays quotations, prevailed in
the public markets here, following
restoration by order of the city
council, OF The fixing of maximum
prices by the marketmaster. An
organization of marketmen sued in
the circuit court to enjoin the city
from enforcing the order, on the
ground that it lacked authority, but
Judge George Tazwell dismissed the
eu;f -
Omaha daily bee., 1920-12-24
Three Dead, Three Hurt
In Automobile Stage >Wreck

.Hoquiam, Wash. Dec. 2S:-Three
men are dead and three are in the
hospital following an accident in
which an automobile stage went into
the Humptulips river on a bridge 20
miles north of here. At a turn
leading to bridge over the river the
automobile skidded, went through
the bridge railing and fell 50 feet
into shallow water. The stage was
bringing passengers from logging
camps to spend the Christmas sea-
son here.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-12-24
Senate Asks War Department
For Detailed Information

Washington, Dec 25.-The War
department is asked in a resolution
adopted by the senate, for informa-
ton about its alleged failure to
turn over to the shipping board
certain docks, wharves and terminal
facilities as required by the shipping
act. The resolution was offered by
Chairman Jones of the commerce
committee
Omaha daily bee., 1920-12-24
BritaintoBe
Asked For
Explanation
Action of Embassy in Connec-
ton With Cable Disputes
Regarded as Breach of
Diplomatic Courtesy.
Censorship Is Denied

Washington, Dec. Z3.-Offlcial
cognizance was taken today by the
State department of the action of the
British embassy in writing directly
tc Chairman kellogg of the@senafe
committee investis ating cable COM
munications. denying testimony of
witnesses that British authorities I'M
posed censorship on cable mes
sages coming to the United States
from Great Britain.
At the departments request Sena-
tor Kellogg sent TO Acting Secretary
Davis a copy of the embassy's, letter,
together with transcript OF the testi-
1uony of officials of the American
cable companies that censorship
was imposed. Mr.. Davis conferred
,Sbbday with Assistant Secretary Merle
H. Smith. in charge of western EURO
pean affairs, and Fred X. Nelson. At,
The time, however, the letter from
Senator Kellogg had not reached
the department.
! Will Ask Explanation
Officials declined to discuss the in
cident, but il was indicated that the
= embassy would be asked for an ex-
planation of what was regarded as
breach of diplomatic courtesy. A
similar course was followed recently
when DR.. Julio Bianchi, the Guate-
malan minister, took up directly with
Senator Moses of New Hampshire,
discussion of the seWkor's resolu-
ton asking the State department fos
information concerning the detention
Of former President Cabrera by the
present authorities in Guatemala.
1t was clear, however, that the
two incidents were not regarded as
within the. same category, as one
dealt, with contemplated action by
the legislative branch of the govern
ment, whereas the other had only to
dc with an effort to correct what
was regarded by the embassy as er-
roneous information which had been
given to senate committee in the
course of hearing.
Officials also indicated their be-
lief that there was some reasonable
explanation of the embassy's action
in dealing directly with Senator
Kellogg instead of through the
State department
Letters Kept Secret.
Neither the embassy's letter nor
AtAt written by Senator Kellogg to
Mr.. Davis was made public. The
former was understood to have been
signed by r. Leslie Craige, first Sec
retary Of the embassy. and it was
dispatched after public statement
had been made at the embassy that
such a communication would be
sent Enclosed with the embassy's
letter was a newspaper dispatch
printed in this country quoting a
high official of Scotland Yard as
denying that there wasfa censorship
on cablegrams originating in the
British Isles for the United States.
Despite this denial, Senator Kel-
logg. in his letter to Secretary
Davis, asked the State department to
inquire of the embassy whether a
censorship existed as testified to by
Newcomb Carlton, president of the
Western Union Telegraph company,
and John Goldhammer, secretary of
the Commercial Cable company. :
While this incident was rnder
consideration by department. off
Gals, announcement was made that
the incident of the call Of DR.. Bi-
anchi on Senator Moses had been
closed "in view of the minister's ex-
PLANTATION and apology"
Omaha daily bee., 1920-12-24
War Risk Insurance Checks
Rushed Out for Christina.

Washington, Dec, 25.-War risk
bureau clerks rushed work on mail.
ing out checks to former service
men or their beft6ciaries this month
as a measure of Christmas cheer,
getting out total of 343, $40 Decem-
Der payment checks for more than
$l5,0OO,000 up to December Is, it was
announced by the bureau.
On December 20, the bureau had
328,607 active accounts, it was said,
and now has paid out since its opera
tons began, total of 1881 ,606,o58.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-12-24
Atlantic Woman Wills
$500 to Erect New Church

Atlantic, Ia, Dec. 23.-(SpecialD
Five hundred dollars has been
given to the First Presbyterian
church here in the will Of Mrs. Lou-
ise Weaver, pioneer resident, who
died recently. The amount is to be
used only toward the erection and
equipment OF new hurch building.
The residue Of the eAate is given to
relatives.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-12-24
Bank Is Closed;
Cashier Under Arrest

Plentywood, Mont, Dec. 25.-The
Sheridan County State bank of
Plentywood was closed and Chester
], Beiseker, the cashier. was ar
rested today, charged with making
false reports to the state banking
department
Officials in charge OF the bank,
according to the county attorney,
have found shortages in excess Of
Omaha daily bee., 1920-12-24
Man Celebrates His
Birthday by Kicking
Hat Off of Tall Man

Lancaster, Cal, Dec. 23.-T. w.
Edwards, realty operator. celebrated
the 74th anniversary of his birth
here today by kicking a hat from
the head OF. a mau six feet two
inches tall, without losing his bal
ance. ...- ......... :
"When I am 100 years old" re-
marked Mr.. Edwards, II shall take
On q much tsllS nspj
Omaha daily bee., 1920-12-24
Silk Mills Will Reopen
Under Wage Reductions

Shamokin, Pa, Dec. 23.-J H. and
[. X. Eagle, silk manufacturers. an
nounced that their mills at Shamo-
kin. Trvorkin and Kulpmont. will re-
sumo operations Monday, after
suspension of nine weeks. At the
same time executives stated there
would be IS per cent reduction in
wages with an increase in the work
ing schedule from 48 to so hours
week, this action being necessary
to meet present market prices on
silk"