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Omaha daily bee., 1922-03-12

Keep the sunfowers growing or
the prairies." said Seven Anderton
the farmer poet OF Clay county, IN
an address before a meeting OF the
Goodiellowship club OF Miller Park
Presbyterian church held al the
home OF Ralph Beekley. 2734 Bau-
man avenue, last night, His plea was
for the fostering OF native talent by
providing an appreciatiye audience
at home instead Of forcing them by
neglect TO emigrate 10 New York
and other eastern centers. Mr.. An
derton is the author OF the humorous
rhymed prose feature published in
The Bee under the title OF SILLY
Songs" That he has the courage
OF his convictions about the middle
west is proved by his recent refusal
OF an attractive offer to remove
from the farm near Edgar to New
York city.
81 never miss chance to brag
about the middle west. OF which | am
a part" Mr.. Anderton continued.
However, ] am going to pass over
the outstanding talent that we have
produced very briefly, for all OF you
are familiar with Mark Twain,
James Whitcomb Riley. Hamlin Gar
land, Maud Adams. Villa Gather,
Abraham Lincoln, Champ Clark and
the practically endless list Of famous
men and women who first saw the
light in our own beloved portion OF
the country, the corn belt.
Buying Power Only Boast.
"Truc. New York, that metropolis
sometimes referred TO as Hickvilc-
on-the- Hudson, has, since it first be-
Omaha daily bee., 1922-03-12
Member Supreme Courcil
Scottish Rite Masons Die:

Frank Cargill Patton, SD, sover-
cign grand inspector general in Ne
braska, Scottish Rite Masons, has
word from Washington of the death
OF Charles c. Homer of Baltimore,
who held a similar position with the
rite in Maryland. Mr. Homer was
also past grand master of Masons
in Maryland, and was president of
the Second National bank of Balti-
more. He was buried with full Ma
sonic honors Sunday afternoon
Omaha daily bee., 1922-03-12
Victory for
COP. Next
Fall Seen
SUI States by Expert
,,,Vl Am:' :, ,ublicans Will
-. asSl- 9TH Houses
After Election.
Discomfort Is Vanishing
BY ARTHUR SEARS HENNING.
Omaha lice IrassI Mir~.

Washington, March ii,-After
surveying the political situation in
IS states in the last six weeks have
formed the conclusion that the re-
publieans probably will retain con-
troll OF congress in the election next
fali.
With only one-third OF the sem
ators 10 be elected the republicans
are in no danger OF losing the senate.
in which they now hold a majority
OF %. Their majority in the senate
in the next congress. according 20
present indications. will not be IA.
from that figure. There are two or
three states in which they may lose
seats, but there are two or three
other states in which they may gain
seats.
When set out on my tour ]
thought. from the reports OF popu-
lar discomfort which had been reach
ing Washington, that the loss OF the
house by the republicans was not
unlikely ! came back with dccid-
edly different impression.
/ found widespread dissatisfaction
among the farmers because OF low
prices for their products. among. la
boring men because OF uncmploy-
ment and among business men be-
cause OF the s,agnation Of business.
[ found evidence of the customary
tendency 10 hold the party in power
10 blame for existing evils.
Panaceas Losing Interest
! also found, however, that the
popular discomfort was beginning to
be dissipated. This change was con-
spicuous in the great agricultural
states where the prices of all farm
products, except cattle, are rapidly
getting back to prewar levels, caus-
ing the farmers 10 lose interest IN
legislation for the stabilization ,oi
prices and other panaceas, the de-
mand for which was born OF the
farmers desperation.
Evidence also was not wanting ,
that the popular discomfort at Its
peak was not Of the character or
volume calculated to work party
oycrturn in the house. In not
state I visited did ! find the dem-
ocratic leaders encouraged to be-
lieve it would be possible tor thef
nartv 20 do more. than regain the
seats in normally democratic. DIS
tricts they lost in the Harding, land
slide. That would still leave the re-
publicans with comfortable ma
iority in the house.
Can Lose SO Seats.
In the house now there are 5o/ re-
publicans and l27 democrats, re-
publican majority of l8O. In the last
congress the republicans had ma
ority of 49, The Harding landslide
Turn to Page Six, Column one)
Omaha daily bee., 1922-03-12
Air Mail Pilot Forced
to Land by Blizzard

Reno, New, March 1l.-Air Mail
Pilot Paul ?. Scott walked into
Dele, Utah, this afternoon, after
spending the night lost in blizzard.
according to wireless dispatches re-
ceived at the Reno air mail field.
He was forced to land yesterday
when he ran into storm and in
walking to Dele, was lost in the
blizzard.
He was uninjurcd and his plane
was not damaged.
Omaha daily bee., 1922-03-12
Havs and u Movie Men
Form New Film Corporation

Albany, N. Y, March ll,-Wiii
n. Havs, former postmaster general,
is named director with IL others.
many them widely-known picture
producers, in new motion picture
corporation chartered today by the
secretary of state. The new cor
poration intends "to foster the COM
mon interests Of those engaged in
the motion picture industry" NO
capital was mentioned in the papers,
The articles of incorporation set
forth that the corporation also is In
tended to improve the motor, pic
ture industry 'by reforming abuses
relating to the industry and by
securing freedom from unjust or un-
lawful exactions."
Omaha daily bee., 1922-03-12
Decision in Suit
Over Permit for
Alcohol Delayed
Rohrer Claims Grand Island
Druggist Drew More Than
Share of Liquor in
1921.

Decision in the mandamus suit in
itiated by Franci. Dunn, Grand Is
land druggist, to force U. S. Rofrer,
federal prohibition director, to issue
him alcohol, is withheld until next
Saturday.
After hearing two hours OF testi-
mony yesterday, Judge J. w. Wood
rough instructed the attorneys TO be
ready to argue the case week from
yesterday.
He indicated that Dunn's attorneys
must prove his property rights are in
volved, else no writ OF mandamus
may issue. Appeal can be made
only to the prohibition commissioner
in Washington otherwise, he stated,
Overdrew Share, Charge.
Both past and present prohibition
directors were on the stand; James
H. Hanley, who gave Dunn his or
iginal permit in 1920, and Rohrer,
who denies recognition to Dunn as
a permittee.
Duilll ilu ilOl Inc dill dppllIdtioH
for a 1922 renewal before December
81, 1921. as provided by law, and be-
sides that, he drew more alcohol than
he was entitled to in 1921" Rohrer
testified.
Permitted 120 Gallons.
He said Dunn was permitted 120
proof gallons, in quarterly periods
of 80 gallons each last year, where
as the records show he obtained $50
proof gallons in the first seven
months of last year. That includes
the first two quarters when Hanley
was still in office, and the month OF
July. Rohrer took office July /.
A proof gallon is almost twice the
amount of a wine or liquid gallon.
Omaha daily bee., 1922-03-12
British Military Critic
o Would Abolish Aircraft

Syracuse, n. Y, March H-Ai'-
craft as we'll as submarines should be
suppressed, not only in war but in
peace, according to Col. Charles c.
Repington, English military critic,
in an interview today.
Aircraft, like submarines, are an
unnitigated curse" Colonel Reping-
ton said. They are of little practi-
cal value in peace. We could do very
well without them. The next war
will be fought in the air unless air.
craft are forbidden and no one can
understand the destruction and havoc
they will cause.
"But l don't think there is going
to be any next war for at least 40
wears"
Omaha daily bee., 1922-03-12
Legion Employment Day"
Is Set Aside by Governor

Lincoln, March 1l.-Designation
of March 20 as American Legion
employment day." upon which day
''the most careful and practical con-
sideration will be given to the sub
ject of employing idle ex-service men
in Nebraska" is contained in a prac-
lamation issued by Governor Nc
Kelvie, at the request of the state
department of the Legion. The day
has been set aside by national head
quarters as employment day" and
all state, municipal, civic and fraternal
organizations have been requested to
cooperate.
Everyone should do his utmost
to see that every ex-service man who
seeks employment at a proper wage
is given an opportunity to work."
reads the proclamation, "and in mat
ters of public employment, it seems
to me to be the first right of cx-
service men, wherever they are ft."
Omaha daily bee., 1922-03-12
l.l52 Persons Given Jobs
in Omaha During February

Employment for 1,l52 persons was
obtained in February by various
Omaha organizations. The Colored
Commercial club has sent letters to
all business houses, asking them to
give first choice of employment to
Omahans and not to hire those from
other places. This organization found
work for 223 in February and had
445 applications. :.
The free employment bureau in
the city hall placed 285 in Jobs in
February, the Y. M. c. A., 1856; the
American Legion, $50; the Saliva
ton Army, 90.
Omaha daily bee., 1922-03-12
Automobile Crashes Into
Plate Glass Store Window

A coupe, driven by R. L. Vankat,
employc OF the Gordon Tire station,
1928 Farnam street, crashed into a
Seventeenth street plate glass win
dow OF the Brandeis stores Satur-
dav afternoon The window was
smashed, but the car and driver
were uninjured.
Nankat said he was trying to get
ont of the way OF truck and lost
control of his car. Though the
sidewalk is usually we'll covered
with pedestrians, no one was in the
nath Of the car at the time.
Omaha daily bee., 1922-03-12
Nebraska City Farmer
Has Lord for Attorney

Nebraska City, Neb., March IL
Especial. flames Lawson told Judge
Bischof in county court that the
Lord was his guide in legal as well
as spiritual affairs. Lawson was in
court to answer forcible detention
and entry summons.
81 need no attorney of the mortal
sort" said Lawson. Il put my faith
in God Almighty. I have my trust
in the Creator. He'll take care of
nv caee
Omaha daily bee., 1922-03-12
Massachusetts Industries
Endorse Waterway Project

Boston, March 1.-THE St. Law
renee waterway project is desirable
from the standpoint Of the country
as a whole and is feasible as All
engineering feat, in the opinion of
committee appointed by the Asso-
ciated Industries of Massachusetts,
The committees report, submitted
yesterday. concluded also that the
cost of the project would be reason
Omaha daily bee., 1922-03-12

A precious bit of advice from the
sncients is that kings should shear
rot skin, their sheep. Applied to
Nebraska this is warning 10 the
various sets OF officers, state and
local. not TO pitch their expenditures
50 high as 10 discourage further
production OF taxable wealth, which
is 10 say, the growth OF more wool.
In some cases the various gather
efs are taking hide and all. Although
these instances are not as numerous
as partisan agiiators would have II
believed, yet this does not lessen the
pain for those comparative few who
are undergoing the skinning pro-
cess.
There is the example Of a Richard
son county farmer who bought 100
acres just outside the city limits OF
Falls City. but within the town
school district. This man owes
$4,000 on his place and is paying
about 500 interest each year. His
taxes, state. county and school,
amount to $45. 1t is easy to see
that his property is being con-
iscatcd.
Local Taxes Highest.
Over in Jefferson county records
il the county treasurer's office show
that the total tax for all purposes
on quarter section OF land
varies from $50 to $500. Those
farms most heavily taxed arc the
ones near towns having high
schools. The most astonishing in
stance is that OF Henry Germer who
owns 100 acres near Plymouth. The
total of his tax is 1850, OF which S234
is collected for local school pur-
poses.
Scattered instances such as these
are what aroused keen public In
terest in taxation. Now that the
people have begun to interest them
selves, it is pretty thoroughly under
stood that the states expenditures
are comparatively unimportant, IN
that the tax levies of local gov
crnments arc al least five times as
great. -s.-
The most promising field for
economy is in the governments
aearest the citizen. Not only are
the amounts OF money involved
sruaicr, out the smaller conlmun:-
tics naturally would be thought
more directly subject to local senti-
ment.
Township Meeting.
The smallest unit of government,
IN Nebraska is the township. Only
A few of the counties still maintain
this form, of organization. almost the
sole function OF which is the con-
struction of highways. A visit to
Clay county on the day set for the
annual meeting at which the town
Turn to Page Six, Column Two)
Omaha daily bee., 1922-03-12
Four Are Held in Theft
of Clothing From Boxcars

Detectives w. L. Smith and M.
f. Anderson recovered recently "a
suits of clothes said TO have been
stolen from boxcars. Four Italians
giving the following names are being
held for investigation in the case:
Joe Guglio, 1909 South Ninth street;
Joe Gusta, 72l Hickory street; Joe
Puglicic and Tony Giovanni, both
living at go Hickory street.
Omaha daily bee., 1922-03-12
Telephone Rate Hearing
Called in Lincoln April II

Lincoln. March 1l.-(Special leie.
sram.1-Hearing on application OF
the Northwestern Bell Telephone
company for permanent increase III
rates will open April II at Lincoln,
it was announced by the state rail-
way commission. The company also
has an application on file asking IN
creases in certain of its toll rates. The
applications will be contested by rep
resentatives of numerous Nebraska
towns
Omaha daily bee., 1922-03-12
Radio Concert to Reach
Audience Within 900 Miles

A radio concert will be given next
Tuesday evening at at the Omaha
grain exchange to an audience scat
tered within a radius Of coo miles Of
Omaha. 1t will be the first concert
of its kind to be given here.
Everyone with receiving radio ap-
paratus for 800 meter waves is in
vited to tune up and invite the
friends and neighbors in, whether
they live in Omaha, Council Bluffs,
Chicago Kansas City North Platte
or anywhere within 900 miles.
The J. r. Wilderman six-plece
orchestra will entertain, assisted by
the Gram Exchange Glee club.
Omaha daily bee., 1922-03-12
Men Wound Each Other in
- 10-M;nute Knife Battle

Steve Smith and Sam Bedre
fought for 10 minutes in a house at
1520 Capitol avenue yesterday alter
noon. cutting each other badly with
a knife mhieh they gained possession
OF alternately. =,
Edward NJ. Fisher, street rail-
way cmploye. arrived on the scene;
took the knife from the men ana
called police. The fighters wounds
were dressed at the police station
and they were jailed on charges oil
beinr drunk and fighting.
Omaha daily bee., 1922-03-12
Arkansas Sheriff and
Deputy Slain by Robbers

Clarendon, Ark, March L.
Sheriff James Ryals and Jack Camp,
special deputy, today were shot and
killed and William Camp, another
deputy and father of Jack, was prob
ably fatally wounded at Monroe,
nea, here, while attempting to arrest
two unidentified men wanted on
robbery charge. The bandits es-
caned abandoning their automobile.
Omaha daily bee., 1922-03-12
Indicted Stock Salesman
Surrenders in Lincoln

Lincoln, March 1l.-David w.
Simpson, whose address IS reported
as Oregon, Mo-, today surrendered
to Lancaster county officials on a
grand jury Indictment charging
Simpson with obtaining property un-
der false pretenses. Sale OF stock
in questionable enterprise is con-
tained in the indictment.
Omaha daily bee., 1922-03-12
Six Taken in Robbery
Of Train Passengers

St. Louis, March l1,-Six arrests
have been made today in connection
with the holdup last night OF linn
tied electric train near Eagle Park
ILL.,, in which Samuel H. Wyss, pres,
;dent OF the Alton Banking and Trust
company, was robbed of S5,5oo.
About 50 passengers in the two
coaches were forced to hold up their
hands.
Wyss was the only passenger rob-
he'd. A woman offered the bandits
her purse, but one replied, keep 1t
kid, we only want big dough"
Omaha daily bee., 1922-03-12
Taylor Will Represent
Nebraska at Rail Meeting

Lincoln, March ll.-(SpeciaI. y
H. G. Taylor, chairman of the
State Railway commission, will go
to Washington, d. G., Monday 10
attend a meeting of representatives
of state commissions for the pur-
pose OF ascertaining where federal
control OF railroads ends and state
control begins. Following this con-
ference the various state officials
will meet with the Interstate Com
merce commission in an endeavor to
reach an agreement on this puzzling
subject.
Omaha daily bee., 1922-03-12
WHERE TO FIND
The Big Features of
THE SUNDAY BEE
FART ONE.

FART ONE.
Lincoln Statue Donated to Lincoln
G,ads school Page 4.
>., Son youpre,t Omahan for His
Page 6.
Omaha Quintet Answers l.6os'oeo
Ou.stions Year. Page 8.
seyenty-five Miles of Ice In New
Mury Storehouse- Page 3.
PART TWO.
Society and News for women
Pages 1 to 4.
shooninr With Polly Page 5.
"The Wanted Man" Second Install
ment Of Serial by Harris Dickson
Page s.
"rhe Man Killer" Blue Ribbon Short
.on- Page Z.
ra,to-;., Comment- Page q.
Amusements- Pages 9, 10 and IL.
FART THREE.
Sport News and Features
Pages / and 2.
Auto Neys- Page s.
building the Irish Free State" by
Frederick Palmer rage 4.
Real Estate News Page s.
"The Married Life Of Helen and War
rem Page 6.
Want Ads Pages to 3.
Nebraska Farm Lands Show Large In
crease in Value Page Z.
Markets and Financial Page 10.
AUTO SHOW SECTION.
About Omaha's 1879 Automobile Show
and the New Cars Pages 1 TO Is.
"HappyIand., an Hour Of Pleasure for
the Children- Page is.
Omaha daily bee., 1922-03-12
Mother of Five Children
Is Sentenced to Jail

Lincoln. March ll.-(Special: -
Mrs. Frances kliment OF Whber,
mother Of FIVE children, today was
sentenced to 10 days in jail and $500
fine BY Federal Judge T. c. Mum
ger. Mrs. Kliment was charged with
breaking the federal prohibition act.
Omaha daily bee., 1922-03-12
Lincoln School Teacher
Enters Race for State Office

Lincoln, March 1l:-(Speciai')
Miss Ruth Pyrtle, principal OF a
grade school in Lincoln, has filed as
a candidate for state superintendent
Under the law candidates for this
office are nominated on non
nartisan ballot.
Omaha daily bee., 1922-03-12
New York Editor Dies.

New York, March 1l.-Charles A.
Barcher, for many years editor and
publisher of the American CONNER
cial Traveller, died today of throat
trouble. The body will be sent to
Cincinnati, where Mr.. Barcher was
born, orSintermer
Omaha daily bee., 1922-03-12
Fire at Springfield.

Springfield, Neb., March IL
(Special)-Fire destroyed a store
building with contents here. A hotel
and harness shop adjoining were
damaged. Loss $500, partially in
sured. Sparks falling OIL roof from =
chimney caused the fire, 1
Omaha daily bee., 1922-03-12
Revolution Seen
in South African
General Strike
81 Killed and 81 Wounded in
Mine Strike Fighting
Dutch Farmers Join Strik.
crs in Attack.

London, March 11.-(By A. P.)--
The trades union hall at Benoni. nea,
Johannesburg, crowded with South
African gold mine strikers, was
bombed by an aviator today, says z
Central News dispatch from Johan-
nesburg. The majority of those as
sembled were killed and the build
ing was destroyed.
Johannesburg, Union OF South
Africa, March 1l.--Casualties in the
fighting between the striking miners
and police had reached 81 killed and
81 wounded by 9 o'clock last night
when the firing was still continuing.
Of the 81 killed. l9 we're policemen.
By II o'clock, however, the streets
had become deserted and the town
was uncannily quiet. The public
was forbidden use of the streets.
The workers hall at Benoni is re-
ported to have been hit by bomb
dropped from an airplane. The
heaviest Ids udlllSS III llC ulollItL al I
believed to Lave been suffered in the
extreme eastern section OF the Rand.
1t is reported from Benoni that an
airplane has been shot down, the
pilot being killed.
General Beeves, commanding the
Witwaters band, has ordered the
public to remain indoors from 7 p.
m. until 6 a. nj.
Jcphe, a suburb adjoining johann
nesburg, was seething with strikers
this afternoon. Most Of the men
were armed and some carried bombs.
They are credited with planning to
hold up the police in that area so as
to prevent them from reinforcing
other points. particularly Fordsburg,
where intermittent firing was con-
tinuing today. At Brakpan and
Denoi the strikers apparently had
obtained the upper hand, at least
temporarily, and numbers Of dead
and wounded were lying in the
streets.
Omaha daily bee., 1922-03-12
The Weather

Forecast.
Sunday fair and warmer.
Hourly Temperatures.
Omaha daily bee., 1922-03-12

The Times Johannesburg corre-
spondent, on the other hand, acribes
the trouble to a widespread bolshe-
visit plot, and says the Fordsburg
commando regards itself as red
guard. He adds that fighting is in
progress throughout the Rand. He
believes that the police will soon gain
the upper hand i'll johannesburg and
Benoni. but admits that, owing TO the
prevailing chaos, it is very difficult
10 verify the various reports.
Omaha daily bee., 1922-03-12

Rebel
Levies High
Property Taxes So High as to
BE Confiscatory in
Some Parts of
Nebraska.
Local Levies Beat State
BY PAUL GREER.

poiiovinr IL th. second of The lice
s.ri-. OF daily articles telling tho truth
OF Nebraska taNntIon.D
Omaha daily bee., 1922-03-12
Revolutionary Move.

London, March 1.-THE general
strike called by the miners leaders
at johannesburg is, in reality. rev.
olutionary movement, according to
the Capetown correspondent of the
Daily Telegraph. The strike issue
has been eclipsed by the threat
against the state, he says.
There was some speculation over
Premier Smut's delay in proclaiming
martial law, but it is understood he
was actuated by fear that such a
step would precipitate a conflict in
which the strikers, who are mainly
Dutch, might be reinforced from the
Veldt.
The Johannesburg correspondent
of the same newspaper reports that
members of Dutch farmers in the
Bobsburg and Benoni districts have
joined the strikers and formed
mounted commands which attacked
Benoni.
Omaha daily bee., 1922-03-12

gan to obstruet the mouth OF that
river. been able 20 outbid us for the
The Adair County news., 1922-09-12

"Go tell Miss Barbara I'm here and
then feed my horse"
@Yassuh"
Ephraim went swiftly and Erskine
followed along the hedge and through
the rose bushes to the kitchen door,
Barbara, standing in the hall door
way, heard his step.
"Erskine !" she cried softly, and she
came to meet him, with both hands
outstretched, and raised her lovely
face to be kissed. "What are you do
ing here?"
81 am on my way to join General
Lafayette"
"But you will be captured. 1t is dam
gerous The country is full of British
soldiers"
$50 1 know" Erskine said dryly.
''When did you get here"
Twenty minutes ago. 1 would not
have been welcome just then. I wait
ed in the hedge. 1 saw you had COM
pany."
did you see them7' she faltered.
81 even recognized one of them"
Barbara sank into chair, her elbow
on one arm, her chin in her hand, her
face turned, her eyes looking outdoors.
She said nothing, but the toe of her
slipper began to tap the floor gently.
There was no further use for indirec-
tion or concea4ment.
Barbara" Erskine said with some
sternness, and his tone quickened the
tapping of the slipper and made her
little, mouth tighten, what does all
this meanT
did you See," she answered, with
out looking at him, "that the crops
were all destroyed and the cattle and
horses were all gomez"
"Why did they spare the houseY'
The girls bosom rose with one quick,
defiant Intake of breath, and for q
moment she held it.
'Dane Grey saved our home"
'How?"
"He had known Colonel Tarleton in
London and had done something for
him over there"
How did he get in communication
with Colonel Tarleton when he was
an officer in the American armyr r
The girl would not answer.
WAS he taken prisoner" Still she
was silent, for the sarcasm in Frs
kine's voice was angering her.
HE fought once under Benedict