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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1921-02-02
State Department to
Leave Jap Question to
New Administration

Washington. Feb. 1.-Statc de
partment officials indicated that the
solution OF the question growing out
OF the enactment, of the California
anti-aiien land law would be left TO
the Harding administration.
Officials said the present negotia-
tons between the American and ia
panese governments were designed
to effect permanent settlement OF a
question which had been open for
nearly so years and that final set
tlement probably would require con-
siderable more time than was left to
the Wilson administration.
Conversations between Ambassa-
dors Shidehara and Morris. which
were concluded last week with the
submission OF their reports and rec
concentrations 70 their governments.
might have to he reopened. If was
indicated. after tie respective gov
ernments had studied the agreement
arrived al
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1921-02-02
Harding Asks for
Special Session of
Senate March 4
Wilson Requested to Convene
Body So 1t Can Confirm
Cabinet and Other Ap-
pointments.

Washington, Feb. IA request
from President-e Harding that a
special session OF the new senate be
called for March TO confirm cabi-
net and ether appointments to be
made by the incoming executive was
conveyed today to President Wilson.
Such a session is customary when
there is a change OF administrations,
and it usually lasts only week at
most. The request was made
through Senator Underwood. demo-
cratic leader.
Nearly a score OF new senator's
were elected last November and i'll
order for them to be here by March
4 the call for the special session
would have to go out lO/ days or
more i'll advance of that date. After
tire present session ends the new
senate would meet ouG the new
members would be sworn in. The
senate then would be ready to act
upon Mr.. Harding's nominations.
The call for the special session of
the new congress will be issued by
Mr.. Harding after his Inauguration.
L is expected that this session will
begin either late i'll March or carly
in ADril
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1921-02-02
japanese TO Fight
Alien Property Bill

Lincoln, Feb. l.-(SpecialD lD-Thc
alien property bill, similar to the
California law, introduced by Repre-
sentative F. 6. Davis of Lincoln
county. will be considered before the
house judiciary committee Thursday
afternoon.
Copies OF letters written to Rep
resentativc Davis from A. S Allen,
county clerk, relative to large guam
titles Of land owned i'll Lincoln
county by Japanese and charging
members OF that race with lodging
personal taxes we're placed on desks
of members today bv Davis.
1t was reported that japanese will
appear before the committee to plead
for their property rights
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1921-02-02
Lincoln, Feb. /. - Especially

Lincoln, Feb. |. - (Special) -
Mayor Ed p. Smiths letter to Rep
rcsentative Dysart, in which the
Omaha chief executive declared his
opposition to House Roll No. l, the
metropolitan water districts cleo
trio light bill. follows:
1.-TWO years ago, when a similar
measure was before the legislature,
| took somewhat of an active part
in opposing it, but because Of the
pendency before the city council Of
the application OF the Nebraska
Power company for an increase in
rates, | have thought it proper to
take no active part in the contro-
vcrsy at this time. But since you
ask my opinion. | sec no reason why
/ should not give it.
II believe in municipal ownership
OF public utilities such as the electric
light plant, and when the time is ripe
for the city to take over this plant,
either by purchase or condemnation.
|. will be in favor of its acquisition
by the city. AS long as it is operated
by private ownership. ! am in favor
of strict regulation of its rates. but
I do not favor House Roll No. |
for the following reasons:
Evils Of Duplication.
First: Where the power to regu-
late exists in the city council. as it
now does, | do not believe the city
of Omaha would profit by having
two separate organizations or COM
peting companies furnishing the
same service to the people. | do
not believe it would be beneficial to
Omaha to have two street car conf
panies, two electric light companies,
or two gas companies. each
occupying our streets and COM
peting with each other for business.
We learned by experience that two
telephone companies were neither
desirable nor profitable. Two com
panies, each seeking to perform the
same public service. will necessarily
result in duplication of equipment
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1921-02-02
Mrs. Harding Opens
NelU Clothes Campaign
From NelU York Hotel

New York, Feb. Mrs. w. G.
Harding began selecting the con-
tents of her White House clothes
cabinet today. She did not 60 shop.
ping, but conducted a hotel suite
campaign for clothes. Modistes,
tailleurs. furriers and jewelers. fol-
lowed one another inio her rooms,
where she Spent nearly eight hours
inspecting their offerings.
Scores Of fabrics, gowns, hats and
a few models were taken to her
suite, but the crowd that momenta-
rily expected Mrs. Harding to ap-
peat for all automobile ride or shop
ping tour waited in vain.
Style dictators predicted that the
laws OF fashion will be blue after
March 4. That is the favorite color
of Mrs. Harding.
Mrs. Harding also made if clear
that there will be no foreign frills
i'll her wardrobe. '1'm 100 per cent
American" she said. Her Jewels
also were "All Americana the
tavorite being colonial types.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1921-02-02
Farmers Will Be
Asked to Donate
Corn for Relief
Nebraskans Urged to Help in
Contributing 100000 Bush.
els of Grain for Hungry
European Riddles.

The starving kiddles OF Armenia
hold out their hands to the world
begging piteously for food. The
farmers OF Nebraska have been Civ
jen all opportunity to fill those little,
scrawney hands with food by donat-
ing corn for their relief.
| DR.. 7. T. Kirby. Des Moines, rep
resenting the National Near East Re-
| lief council in Illinois, Iowa, Ne
braska, Kansas and Missouri, was in
Omaha yesterday conferring with
d. Burr Jones, state secretary and
director of the, Near East Relief
committee
| Today they will ask all farmers
Of Nebraska to help in donating 500
! 600 bushels of corn to be converted
into corn food products to be
shipped to orphanages, hospitals and
hungry kiddies III the near east.
Last week Dr.. Kirby directed the
shipping of leo tons of corn to
Constantinoplc, where it will be dis
tributed through the famine district.
All Corn Used for Food.
All corn donated by the farmers
in this district will be used as food.
Not one pound will be sold. DR..
Kirby says.
D. Burr Jones will handle all the
shipments of corn and will furnish
any information to farmers inter-
ested in the project. His office is
at S21 Railway Exchange building,
Omaha.
All corn donated from western
Iowa and Nebraska will be convert
ed into edible cereals by the Miller
Cereal Co. of Omaha. The cost Of
conversion. 5 cents a bushel, trans
portation and shipping to Armenia
will be born by the relief COM
mission.
All farmers who can donate
enough corn to make up carload.
are asked to notify D. Burr Jones
in OMAHA and he will direct ship
ping to Omaha.
The corn in each car should either
be all yellow or all white. and does
not require sacking.
MOlStuTe EXtTdCteQ.
When it has been milled. it is
put through process which extracts
the greater portion of moisture It
is then sacked in l0-pound sacks aud
these sacks wrapped in burlap for
shipping. -,
President Howard OF the Ameri-
can Farm Bureau is heartily in fa-
vor of disposing of the excess corn
supplies OF the middlewest in this
manner. He has appointed Can!
Vrooman. former assistant secretary
Of agriculture, to represent the ra-
tional farm bureau in making the
apreal for corn to the farmers.
The plan is to get 100 carloads of
corn from Nebraska within the next
five or six weeks. DR.. Kirby says.
The corn products when shipped
to Armenia 60 20 feed 10000 starv-
ing children in 222 orphanapes and
the inmates OF 90 hospitals. Besides
these institutions there are several
hundred feeding stations and 100000
Russian refugees who fled into Ar
menia when General Wrangle'S
army was destroyed. to be supplied.
There are 600 American men and
women in Armenia directing the
work Of relieving the hunger of Jews
and Christians of the famine stricken
territory.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1921-02-02
BERGER Scores Wilson
For Refusal to Grant
Pardon to Eugene Debs

Milwaukee, Feb. l.-Criticizins
President Wilson for refusing to
commute the sentence of Eugene ".
Debs, Victor L. Berger, in q state
ment issued, expressed hope that The
new administration would take
favorable action in the socialist
cases in general.
"The decision of the supreme
court in the Chicago socialist cases
shows that there are signs OF sanity
returning to some OF the depart
ments of our government, he said.
Sanity will not return to the White
House. however, so long as Wood
row Wilson holds sway there.
at is not too much to expect
nevertheless, that the new national
administration will see the proseca-
ton Of the socialists in general aHd
of Eugene V. Debs in par ocular, in
the proper light
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1921-02-02
Grown Forces in
Ireland Using
T Bloodhounds
Youth Killed in Dublin When
Auxiliary Police Fire
On Congregation Leav-
ing Church.
BY JOHN LESTER.

Chicago Tribune Cable, Copyrlsft, 1921
Dublin, Feb. l.-Col. Maurice
Moore, who commanded the Con-
nsugtt rangers in the South African
war, was arrested by the military at
his home in Dublin today.
In recent years the colonel has
taken an active interest in the ma
tionalistic movement, and was con-
nected with the nationalist volunteers
in the early days of the war. He is
brother Of George Moore, the ia
nous novelist. r.
Lord Dunsany will be court-mar-
tailed this week charged with al
legged illegal possession of ammuni-
ton.
The kings bench today unani-
mously decided that they were pow
erless to stop the execution OF JOS
eph Murphy, condemned to hang IN
Cork Jail. But the bench held that
the martial had erred in bar
ring the examination of military wit
nesses on testimony previously given,
and recommended that Murphy be
given an opportunity to make further
application under the army act, and
that a reasonable time be granted
for this purpose. Murphy's execu-
ton, at present. is fixed for tomor-
row morning.
Bloodhounds were used in Dublin
Yesterday by crown forces following
the finding OF a mans cap at the
scene of an attack on military at
Terenure. The hounds took auxiliary
police OH a long trail. i'll which they
crossed two thoroughfares, the scent
finally ending at a vacant house,
with no results.
When the congregation was leav-
ing the Catholic cathedral in Dublin,
last night, half dozen shots were
fired by auxiliary police. Thomas
Ivory. Is, who was standing near the
cathedral steps. was shot through the
brain and instantly killed.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1921-02-02
Dissolution of Eastman
Kodak COMPANY Ordered

Buffalo. Feb. Federal Judge
Hazel entered an order in the case
of the United States against the
Eastmas Kodak company under the
Sherman antitrust law. directing
the dissolution OF some OF the com
pauy's lines. The corporation with
REV its appeal to the supreme
court yesterday.
The decree orders the sale of the
Premo factory and the Century,
Folmer and Sclwing factory in
Rochester and the Aristo plant in
jamestown. These lines represent
an investment Of approximately S5'-
$4,000 and the total sales in them
in 1920 totalled more than S7,0O0,oOU,
it was said.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1921-02-02
Woman Serving Lite,
Freed by Confession OF
Another, Dies in Pen

Raleigh, N. G. Feb. l.-Sarah
Wyckoff. 76, is dead today in the
state prison after y years imprison-
ment, during which she FIVE times
declined a pardon, after she had
lived to learn that death bed con-
fession had completely exonerated
her from the charge for which she
was sentenced.
Forty-two years ago Sarah Wyck-
off entered the state prison to
serve liic sentence, as the convict
ed accomplicc in the murder of her
husband in the mountains of North
Carolina. The convicted principal,
a negro, was hanged. Three years
ago from the mountains came word
that a deathbed confession had alb
solved the woman of connection
with the tragedy.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1921-02-02
Southern Pacific to Lay Off
= l.20O Men on Saturday

Sacramento, Cal. Feb. Twelve
hundred men employed in the South
ern Pacific railroad shops here will
be laid off OH February 4. owing to
slump in business, it was an
nounced today by A. d. Williams,
superintendent OF motive power for
the company. ..r.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1921-02-02
Son Of Wealthy Tacoma
Man Kidnapped by Lone
Bandit; Gains Freedom

Tacoma, Wash. Feb. Arthur
Rust, 20. son of w. r. Rust, wealthy
Tacoma resident. was kidnapped here
today by lone bandit and forced,
at the point OF revolver, to write
d note to his father for $4,000 ran
som, according 10 reports to the
police.
Rust later was found bound in
a garage on the tide flats below the
city. He said he had accepted a
strangers invitation of an auto
mobile ride to work, and Immediately
was driven to the garage where he
was tied with rope and heavy
blanket thrown over his head.
After birding the boy, the kid
napers, police believe. left to sum-
mon a messenger to notify Rust's
father. While his captor was away
the boy said he chewed a hole in
the blanket and attracted the at
tention OF negro, who called the
police.
The messenger who took the note
to Rust's father was arrested. The
elder Rust, head OF the big Tacoma
smeltcr, said he would have paid the
ransom
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1921-02-02
70 Radical Deportees
Sail From United States

New York, Feb. 7 Seventy
radicals. including several women.
ordered deported to Russia, lett here
today aboard the steamship Esthona
Tor Libau, Latvia. From there they
will be sent by rail at government
expense as far as Riga and thence
across the Russian frontier. Most
OF the radicals were sent TO the
Ellis island immigration station
from Boston and Philadelphia, where
they have been held.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1921-02-02
Robber Steals $4,000
Jewel Bag on Pullman

Atlantic City. n. J., Feb. 1.-The
police of Atlantic City. Philadelphia
and New York. together with rail-
road detectives, are searching for the
robber who stole $4,000 in jewels,
the property of Mrs. NJ. r. Gano of
Philadelphia, last Friday while she
was on her way here in Pullman
car from Philadelphia.
The jewels were in a beaded bag
and Mrs. Gano had gone 10 the
washroom in the car. She laid the
bag down on the stand and a minute
Oh two later left the room. forget
ting the bag. As soon as she dis
covered her loss she hurried back,
but the bag had disappeared.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1921-02-02
IhaLost,
Into River
Stenographer Jumps TO Her
Death From Douglas Street
Bridge to Missouri River
Below.
Brother Explains Cause

In the icc-covercd waters OF The
Missouri river the final chapter II
another broken romance was writ,
ten at 7:20 yesterday morning.
While employees OF the smcltcl
stared amazed a girl calmly climbed
over the guard railing Of the Doug.
las street bridge aud lcapcd into tho
river to her death.
Through an Omaha & Council
Bluffs street railway Communication
book, which was found i'll her purse
the girl was identified as Miss Alice
Hatch, %. 92l Avenue A, Counci
Bluffs.
Disappointment in love was given
as the cause OF the girls act by CO.
workers at the Fairbanks Morse
company, where she was employed
as stenographer, and by her broth
er, Leroy c. Hatch, Oakland court
Council Bluffs.
Inmate of Asylum.
Miss Hatch was committed to the
state insane hospital at Clarinda or
October p, 1914, by the Pottawat-
tamie county insanity commissioner
sitting at Council Bluffs. Informa-
ton was filed by Charles d. Camp
bell, her cousin, who is now city
alderman. DR.. j. NJ. Barstow con-
Quoted the medical examination
which resulted i'll her commitment.
Later she was paroled into the
custody OF Mr.. Campbell upon the
recommendation of DR.. Max E.
Witte, superintendent OF the state
hospital. On February %, 1916, her
parole was extended for six months
and on March 27, 1910, she received
her final discharge from the institu-
ton.
No inquest will be held in tn. case,
according to Henry Cutler, coroner.
Body is Recovered.
The. mutilated body OF the dead
girl was picked UP from the ice in
the river by Emergency officer
Buglewicz and Motorcycle Officer
Emery, who carried her to shacl;
on the east side.
She had missed the stream of
water i'll the center Of the river by a
scant 10 feet. Her life had been
crushed out by the force of her fall.
Bpth legs. arms. spine and her skull
we're fractured.
Smelter employees who saw the
girls fatal leap notified c. E. Har-
yev. SLID Avenue D. Council RIuffs
who ran 10 the bridge and told Jesse
James, l7lo Avenue B, Council
Bluffs.
James notified tie bridge tollman,
who Summoned police, and then, i'll
with Harvey, ran to the
river bank, where they were joined
by Officers Buglewicz and Emery.
Engaged to Beloit Man.
Leroy c. Hatch, the girls brother,
said she had been engaged to Sam
Turn to Page Two. Column Tvo)
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1921-02-02
Mayor Hits
Light Bill
By Letter
r. b. Howell, After Boosting
Smith Not Opposed to II. r.
No. l, ''Astounded''
By Answer.
Committee Has Hearing

Lincoln, Feb. l-(Special) -
AstoniShmcnt anger. and chagrin
registered successfully on the face of
r. b. Howell, manager OF the Oma-
ha Metropolitan water district, at
hearing today before the commit
tee on cities and towns when ]. A.
1, Kennedy counsel for the Nebras-
ka Power Co., read letter from
Mayor Ed 7. Smith of Omaha de-
claring the mayors absolute opposi-
tion to house roll No. /, the water
districts electric light bill.
Time aud again at the hearing
today and at a hearing last week
Howell, with his arm extended and
his finger pointed at officers and
attorneys for the Nebraska Power
Co, shouted: "You will never get
the mayor of Omaha to take any
hand in legislation against this bill
this year as he did two years ago
y 1t was the third utterance OF this
def today which brought Kennedy
to his feet.
II will read for the benefit of Mr..
Howell and members of the commit
Tee a letter from Mayor Smith to
Representative r. B. Dysart," ;" Ken
nedy said ..
Mayor Against Bill. II.
Howell drew back astounded.
Various expressions flashed with
machine gun rapidity across his face.
The large audience Which filled the
room was tittering, with many ap.
plauding. Finally, Howell grinnedi
for Just second. Then. he leaned
against a desk and his fingers nerv-
Nously playing on his lips. as Kennedy
read one driving argument after
another of the mayor OF Omaha
against house roll No. |. =.
Briefly the mayors letter covered
these points,
Omaha wouldn't profit as a
whole with two competing plants
where city council already has
power to regulate rates.
To create a competing plant
would entail years of expenses and
the tearing up of paved streets tor
conducts, at great cost to taN-
payers.
The water board might cut rates
TO big downtown concerns and
force the Nebraska Power Go. to
serve the small property owners.
as the water board couldn't, ana
thereby force the company to raise
rates to small property owners. 4
H. r. No /. would force city
to get street lighting juice from
the water board, no matter what
the competing rate might be.
Howell Astounded.
al admit am astounded." Howell
said.
Then he indulged in scathing de.
nunciation of Mayor Smiths alleged
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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1921-02-02
French Deputies Defeat
Strict Economy Program

Par.s. Feb. 1.-The BRAND gov
ernment failed to obtain compliance
by the chamber OF deputies with the
governments economy program in
its first parliamentary assault on
extravaganza. The effort was
made by Finance Minister Doumer,
when he opposed efforts to raise the
agricultural appropriation for re-
gional Offices from 15,000,000 francs
to last years figure of 22.2000O0
francs. The deputies insisted OH a
larger sum, however. and the min
ister finally consented to the III
crease.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1921-02-02
Missing Teacher Found
In Her Own Apartment
In Hysterical Condition

Miss Lucille Erazin, "a, public
school teacllcer who mysteriously
disappeared Monday morning, was
found in wall compartment in her
flat/a the St. Claire apartments yes
terday morning by her sister, Miss
Elizabeth Eraz;n. and Miss Marie
Hiber. another. teacher.
Police. PiEkerton detectives and
friends had conducted all unavailing
24hour search for the missing girl
She had lain in the compartment
which is low and contains an under
slung bed. the entire time, in the
opinion of her sister. who says she
was not feeling we'll and probably
hid there rather than alarm her.
The girl was i'll hysterical con-
dltion and gave no explanation OF
how or when she entered the wall
compartment.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1921-02-02
Detective Shot
By Thief Loses
Fight for Life
Wife Is at Bedside at Hospi-
tal-Murder Charges Will
Be Filed Against
Assai.ant.

Detective Arthur Cooper died at
PAS yesterday afternoon i'll the
Clarkson Memorial hospital.
At his bedside when the end came
was, his wife.
Detective Cooper was shot in a
revolver duel with Norman "Nels
Johnson, confessed burglar, last
Friday night at Eighteenth and
Howard streets.
His wounds were in the abdomen,
wrist and leg. .
Late Monday afternoon he went
into convulsions, which left him un-
conscious until his death
Comrades Notified.
His comrades on the police force
we're notified at noon yesterday the
end was near and if they wished to
see their friend alive again they
should go to the hospital.
A number of the officers took ad-
vantage of the warning.
Funeral services for the officer
who died in line of duty have not
been arranged, but will probably be
in charge OF the police department.
File Murder Charges.
Johnson. who fired the fatal shot
which killed Cooper, is held for
trial in the district court on two
charges OF burglary.
Murder charges will probably be
filed against him today, according
to the county attorney.
Efforts will be made by the po-
lice department to send Johnson
to the electric chair, Acting Chief
of Detectives Jack Pszanowski de-
clared yesterday afternoon. i'm
mediately after the report of the Of
6cer's death.
In Many Gun Battles.
Detective Cooper was one of the
best-liked men in the department.
He was known as the most ret
icent chap on the force and had
no enemies from the head of the de-
parment down.
He had been in more gun battles
with criminals and desperate char
e.cters in Omaha than any other Of
ficer now on the force.
He was promoted to detective
three years ago when he captured
Roy Green OF Council Bluffs dur
ing a running gun fight through the
yards.
He is survived by his wife and
infant daughter.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1921-02-02
Montana Copper Company
To Suspend Opcration

Butte. Mont. Feb. l.-Zinc ooera-
tions of the Anaconda Copper Min
ing company. will be suspended to-
night. according to an announcement
by the company.
Seven hundred men. 400 OF them
at Great Falls. and 800 in its smelter
here, will be affected. Accumulation
Of large stocks OF zinc was the rea-
son assigned for the shutdown.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1921-02-02
May Tighten Regulations
For Sacramental Wines

p Washington, Feb. New regula-
tions covering the use OF sacranental
wines for the coming Jewish holidays
may be issued by the internal revenue
bureau, as A result of a conference
between bureau officials and delega-
ton OF rabbis from various parts of
the country. Spokesman for the
delegation said prohibition enforce
ment officers had expressed a will
lingness to, adopt any reasonable
regulations consistent with the\ en-
forcement OF prohibition laws.