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Omaha daily bee., 1922-01-01
Woman and Man
Slain in House.
Ex-Husband, Attempting Sui.
eide When Found, Sus.
pected of Crime.

Portland, Ore, Dec 31.--Police
today found the body OF the divorced
wife of Charles Wesley Purdin, and
the body OF man they believed 10
be H. w. Sigsby, shot to death in
Mrs. Purdin's home Purdin was
found on the kitchen floor with a
gas tube in his mouth and was taken
TO hospital in a critical condition.
A note was found in the house in
dicating that Purdin had gone there
to get his clothes and found the
other man there. The note said
"thcy tried to kill me and so | did
my best to protect myself and got
wounded, but | think was justified
in doing what I did"
The man thought to be Sigsby
was found dead on the floor OF the
front room. Mrs. Purdin's body was
on the floor of the bedroom,
Police made the discovery in re-
sponse to call from ncighhor.
Omaha daily bee., 1922-01-01
National Farm
Conference Set
for January Is
Grain, Live Stock, TranSporta-
ton Men, Etc, to Be Repre-
sented-Permanent Pol
icies to Be Outlined.

Washington, Dec. 3l.-The ma
tional agricultural conference which
is to be called by Secretary Wallace
in compliance with the request OF
President Harding, probably will
meet in Washington about January
IS and be composed Of between 100
and 80 delegates. The meeting place
has not yet been decided, but will
probably be Washington.
Secretary Wallace was busy today
completing the personnel of the con-
ference which, it is expected, not
only will devise remedial measures
for the present acute agricultural sit
uation, but will also lay down a per-
manent policy which would make
for self-sustaining American
agriculture.
The conference, it is said, will con-
sist not only of farmers but OF cor
related lines in which the farmer is
interested. 1t will include repre-
sentatives of farmers, farmers busi-
ness organizations, leading state
commissioners of agriculture and
residents OF state agricultural col
leges, representatives of the grain,
cotton, live stock and cotton inter-
ests, transportation, packers, grain
dealers, fruit commission men, farm
machinery manufacturers, fertilizer
manufacturers and all interests which
have to do with production, trans
portation, manufacturing and mar
keting of farm products.
Ten days is the minimum time in
which such gathering could com.
plete the work, in the opinion of
some OF the Department OF Agricul-
ture officials.
Omaha daily bee., 1922-01-01
Police andRohrer
Clash When Four
Revelers Jailed
Pri ieners Slipped Over With.
lond Before Chief Is
A<sre; ''No More
He Says.

Prohibition Director y. 5. tohtA
made critical move No. early "A
night in the suppression OF New
Year rcvelcrs, when three of his men,
Federal Agents Moore, Hanning, and
Battin, arrested four men and booked
them at the police station "for in
vestigation and to be held without
bond" The desk sergeants accepted
them before Chief Dempsey could
act.
When Chief Dempsey heard
the details he averred that the
stolen march would be the last such
theft of the evening, and ordered po-
lice station men to accept no more
prisoners from the prohibition en-
forcement office unless bond were
stipulated.
The four men jailed were James
NJ. Archuk. 500 South Twentieth
street; ]. c. Coster, 6l26 Florence
boulevard; w. T. Farley, Continental
h,tel, and Peter Hahn, 160SG Cass
street.
We'll bring 'em in just the same"
said the Rohrar men. They'll be
government prisoners, and beyond
the control of the police"
They won't stay here" said the
police. "Orders is orders, and when
the chief says not to take them unless
bond is stipulated, we won't do it."
The federal men refused details as
to where the arrests were made.
Omaha daily bee., 1922-01-01
Iowa Financier
Hangs Himself
Body Found Suspended From
Garage Rafter by Son
on Farewell Visit.

Des Moines, Dec. 31.-(Special. y
James B. Uhl, Mitchcllville retired
farmer, hnancier and pioneer, COM
mitted suicide by hanging himself
from a rafter in a garage at his home.
His body was discovered about 8
p. IN. and physicians who fastened to
the home declared he had been dead
for approximately two hours.
The body was discovered by his
son, Edwin ]. Uhl, of Minneapolis,
who left Des Moines Fridsv morning
to dr4ve 70 Mitchellvil.c for a last
5rief Visit with his father before rd-
turning to his own home after a
holiday visit with relatives here.
The suicide is believed to have
been the result of dependency over
i'll health that had depressed Mr.. Uhl
for many months.
He recently had been advised Of
the hopelessness of his condition by
doctors at Rochester and had spent
several weeks at Hills retreat in
Des Moines, prior to his return TO
his home at Mitchellville.
Omaha daily bee., 1922-01-01
BY EDGAR c. SNYDER.
Correspondent Omaha Bee.

Washington. Dec. 3l.-(Special
Telegram. )-Congress when it reas-
sembles on Tuesday, after the
Christmas recess. will begin its long
regular session, lasting, in all prob
ability, well into June.
While much OF great value to the
country has been accomplished thas
lar by the congress which convened
in April, 1921, much remains to be
accomplished before the party now
in power, in all branches of the
government, will feel content TO
submit, its achievements to the peo-
pie for ratification at the polls IN
November.
The beginning Of the 9th con-
gress marked the first period in more
than eight years that the republicans
held power in both executive and
legislative branches. They had over
whelming majorities in both cham-
bers and, except for internal dis
sensions, were able TO function with
little interference from the demo-
Gratis. The period marked, as well,
the creation OF new relationship
between the president and congress,
the executive entering upon his du-
ties with the avowed purpose of re-
storing 10 the law-making bodies
prerogatives which he declared had
Omaha daily bee., 1922-01-01
.Six-Power
Treaty Is
Pact Would Definitely AL
locate zap Gables TO
U. S., Japan and
Netherlands.
Draft Under Discussion

Washington, Dec. 3l.-The scope
OF the Washington negotiations over
the former German cable properties
in the Pacific, centering in the island
OF Yap, has been broadened into 4
proposed six-powcr treaty definitely
allccating German holdings between
the United States, Japan and the
Netherlands.
A tentative draft OF the treaty was
considered at a meeting today OF the
heads OF the American, Japanese.
Netherlands. British, French and
Italian delegations and although
final approval awaits further word
from foreign capitals, the proposal
found general acceptance.
Disposal of Gables.
Under the ALLEGATION, which goes
much farther than the separate Yap
treaty negotiated between the
United States and Japan. the Ameri-
can government is to have full con-
troll OF the cable between lap and
the American island of Guam. Japan
is to secure the line known as the
Yap-Shanghai cable, now diverted to
connect zap with the Japanese Loo
choo islands and the Netherlands
is to have the line from Jap to Nc
nado City on the Dutch islands OF
Cclebes.
1t is indicated that the provisions
of the American Japanese settlement
which give the United States general
cable and wireless rights on Yap,
probably will be incorporated in
separate treaty between those two
powers.
Powers Favor Treaty.
The broader question of distrib-
uting all German cable holdings is
one in which all the principa I'D
and associated powers, as well a. -
Netherlands are concerned under TIL,
terms of the Versailles peace treaty.
By that treaty Germany renounced
her rights to the cables jointly to the
principal powers-the United States,
Great Britain, Japan, France and
Italy. Interest of the Netherlands
lies in the fact that her nationals
held a minority OF stock in the Ger
man-Dutch corporation owning the
lines before the war.
By the new treaty il is proposed
that the Netherlands is to receive the
Nap- Menado properties outright, III
exchange fer her partia! prcwar in
terest in ali three lines. The Brit
ish, French and Italian governments
would renounce their undivided
shares in the properties to the United
States and Japan.
1t was said that all appeared to
look upon the plan with favor.
Omaha daily bee., 1922-01-01
Prizes Doubled
in 1921 Amateur
Photo Contest
The Bee Offers SIPS for Best
Pictures by Nebraska and
Iowa Amateur Camera
Artists.

The Bee announces today the
opening of its 1922 Amateur Photo
graphers' contest, expected to out
rival even the pronounced success OF
last years competition.
Prizes this year will be more than
double those offered in 1921 and
conditions of the contest will BE- so
elastic as to allow every amateur
camera artist in the two states an or
portunity to capture prize.
The 1921 contest brought in more
than 700 pictures, so many of them
Of high quality that selection of the
prize winner was difficult task. An
even g<eater number OF entries is
hoped for this year.
There is no limit on the number of
photographs each contestant may
enter.
First prize will be $50, second prize
SIS, and third prize SIS. There will
be five prizes OF S. each and 25
prizes of ST each.
The contest will be open until
February /.
Following are the conditions:
Photographs must have been taken
iii Nebraska or Iowa by Nebraska
or Iowa amateurs.
1t is not necessary that the amateur
photographer do his own developing.
There is no restriction regarding
size Of the photographs, nor upon the
number to be entered by each con-
testant.
Photographs entered in the con-
test may have been taken before or
after the opening Of the competition.
The contest is open to both adults
and children
Photographs may be brought or
mailed to The Bee office. They
must reach this office rot later than
midnight January 81.
Prize winning photographs will be
published in The Rotogravure sec
ton OF the Sunday Bee.
Address mailed photos to ANA
teur Photographers Contest Editor,
The Bee.
Films are not desired. Enter prints
only.
All photographs entered become
the property of The Bee They will
not be returned, unless accompanied
by postage,
Omaha daily bee., 1922-01-01
Livestock Judging Will
Feature Breeders Meeting

Lincoln, Dec. 5l.-Two judging
contests in which cash prizes will
be awarded winners on point ba-
sis above a certain percentage, will
be among features OF the livestock
meetings, January 3 to s, of the
Nebraska Improved Livestock
Breeders association.
The horse judging contest will
occur January a. with w. 5. Corsa
of Illinois as official judge, and the
hog Judging contest will be held
January 5. About II head of pure
bred fillies will be entered in the
horse contest. The hog judging will
be exclusively a fat barrow contest,
it is announced. A class OF four
from each the Duroc Jersey, Poland
China, Hampshire and Chester White
breeds will be judged. some of which
arc international winners.
Omaha daily bee., 1922-01-01
Rum Squad Chief
Could Use One or
Two Anna Eva Fays

If Scrg. Frank Williams, in charge
OF the morals squad at Central police
station, would investigate. every
liquor complaint he received through
the mail, by telephone or don't men,
ton my name" folks, he'd need a
compass, a magic divining rod and
an Anna Eva Fay to locate the
alcoholic nuisance.
The hefty sergeant admitted as
much yesterday upon receipt of 4
complaint through the mail that read:
Dear Sir: They're selling booze
on North Twenty-eighth avenue.
Kindly investigate" :"
Williams grunted.
"Yep, North Twenty-eighth ave-
rue covers a lot of territory" he
said, as he tore up the letter.
Omaha daily bee., 1922-01-01
Moslem Chief Pleads
For Indian Republic

Ahmedabad, British India, Dec.
M.-(By A. PA plea for an In
dian republic to be called the United
States OF India, to be declared Janu-
ary /, and to be attained by guerilla
warfare, ii necessary was the princi-
pal feature of the address Of Presi-
dent Hazrat Mohani of the all-ln-
dia mosiem league in opening the
annual session Of the league here to-
day.
Mohani invited Mohandas Gand-
hi, leader OF the non-co-operation-
lists movement. who was present to
form a parallel government with its
own parliament and armies. Mohani
admitted that such government
could not be maintained by peace
ful means. -.
Omaha daily bee., 1922-01-01
Special Legislative
Session January "a

Lincoln, Dec. 3l.-(Special. y
The special session of the Nebraska
legislature will be called to meet
Tuesday, January "a.
Governor McKelvie announced
this today after word received from
a majority OF the legislators indi-
Gated that they prefer this date
rather than date in February.
Il hope we can finish the work
and adjourn by the end OF that same
week. the governor said.
Omaha daily bee., 1922-01-01
Ex-Wife of Auto Race Driver
Held on Larceny Charge

Detroit, Dec. 5l.-Car2lk,e Mu1
ray Boyer, divorced vile Not ~
Boyer, millionaire race driver,
detained by police here last night
a charge of larceny. The complain
was filed by w. J. Jury Of Denver
and San Francisco. who alleged Mrs.
Boyer had made extensive purchases
at Detroit stores on his account.
The woman, police said. claimed
Omaha daily bee., 1922-01-01
Phone Surcharge
Is Continued by
Rail Commission
Permission Granted to Con-
tinue Present Rates Until
Ruling Can Be Made on
New Permanent Rate.

Lincoln. Dec. STA Special 1sle7
gram. l-The Nebraska Railway COM
mission granted the Northwestern
Bell Telephone company permission
to continue its 10 per cent war time
surcharge on exchange rates pending
a hearing and decision on the COM
pany's application for permanent and
higher exchange and toll rates.
The old surcharge, under which
the company operated, will expire at
midnight.
The commission ordered the COM
panv to set aside money collected
from the surcharge in a special fund
so il on final hearing the commission
finds contentious of protcsters, that
the company is extravagant,Jts book
keeping figures are flapdoodle and
misrepresentation of real facts, the
commission may order the company
to return any part or all OF tile sur
charge money to its patrons. Keep
ing of the separate fund must begin
tomorrow.
Meet in Omaha.
A date and method of holding final
hearing on application for permanent
increased rates will be decided upon
at a meeting OF protesters, commls-
sioners and company officials at COM
pany headquarters in Omaha Janu-
ary 27.
: In answering the plea of protesters
to take in the human element into
s;deratiop. the commission says;
This was the basis of refusal by
the North Dakota commission to IN
crease rates. The federal court
stepped in without much ceremony
and authorized the company to 60
ahead and charge such rates as It
might propose, restraining the state
from interfering.
: However, the commission Goes nor
hold that if economic conditions con-
.tinuc and still stronger arguments
to bring in the human element IN a
rate decision are presented it might
not follow the suggestion OF protest.
ers. The report reads: mo ques-
ton exists in our minds that we cam
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Omaha daily bee., 1922-01-01
Rome Paper Displeased
at French Stand on Suhs

Rome, Dec. Sl.--Disappointment
over Frances attitude at Washing
ton on the limitation of submarines
was expressed by the Tampo.
THE conference which raised such
high hopes for the limitation of the
terrible competitions in ornaments
leaves the world with bitter taste
of enormous and foolish expenses
for armaments that may prevent the
economic rehabilitation of Europe" !"
says the newspapers editorial.
Omaha daily bee., 1922-01-01
s9O,0OO,O0O Will Be Sought
for Dry Law Enforcement

Washington. Dec. 3l.-An appro-
priation for the enforcement. OF pro-
hibition during the next fiscal year
amounting to So0,000,000, perhaps
slightly more, as compared with tie
Treasury departments request for an
appropriation of Sl0,O00, 900, will be
recommended to the house by its ap-
preparation committee, il was said
today by committee members.
Omaha daily bee., 1922-01-01
Box Butte County FARMERS
Plan Big Coyote Roundup

Alliance, Neh, Dec. 51.3Spe-
cial.)-Four groups of farmers viii
stage big coyote hunt. beginning
at 10 Sundsy morning, and covering
wide ares of the northwestern part
of Box Bite county. Coyotes have
become Unusually numerous this
winter anl are said TO be committing
denredathus among livestock, with
a particular penchant Tor lat young
pigs and chickens.
Omaha daily bee., 1922-01-01
Officer Shoots Two Holdups,

New York, Dec. 30.-Two holdup
men were shot and seriously wounded
early To-Day when they attempted 20
hold up a Chinese restaurant in
Brooklyn. The men entered the place
and ordered the proprietor to turn
over the nights receipts but the
alarm was given and policeman
rushed TO the scene and shot the two
bandits as they were leaving the
place. They were taken TO a hos
pital.
Omaha daily bee., 1922-01-01
Sea Outlet
For Lakes
Advocated
Congress to c.. CO., eport of
,ya s.'psa,, psa,,'sS; Nv" adian
IA u .,rss s'S'l' land
-..r transportation.
Ship Subsidy Is Asked
BY ARTHUR SEARS HENNING.
cbIenro tribune Omaha Bes Ieased Wire.

Chicago Tribune Omaha bee Leased Wire
Washington, Dec. Sl.-Two legisla.
tive proposals OF great moment, which
are likely 10 become closely inter
related before consideration OF them
has progressed very far, soon will be
before congress. These proposals
are:
/. The construction, in co-opera-
ton with Canada, OF the projected St
Lawrence seaway which would ell
able ocean ships to reach Great Lakes
ports and would cheaper the trans
portation OF grain and other western
products for export.
2. Some form OF subsidy or other
government financial aid TO the de-
velopment OF the American merchant
marine now being formulated by the
shipping board for submission to
congress by the president.
The international joint commits
sion is completing its report advocat-
ing the St. Lawrence seaway and
expects to submit the plans and esti-
mates OF cost to congress about the
middle of January.
Backed by Middle West.
The seaway proposal has the solid
backing OF the middle west and the
far west. The legislatures of score
Of states in this great agrarian en-
pire have memorialized congress to
sanction the project, which would
make ocean ports OF Chicago and
other great trading centers for farm
products situated OIL the Great Lakes.
The opposition to the seaway
emanates from the north Atlantic
seaboard. but mainly from the New
York delegation in congress, which
is intent upon preserving the doml-
nance of New York city as an ex-
porting center and the monopoly OF
the New York barge canal in water
transportation from the Great Lakes
to the eastern seaboard.
Seaboard interests are actively ad-
vocating ship subsidy for the de-
velopment of the American merchant
marine. Opinion in the west does
not appear to have crystallized on
this project UP to date. ] In
dications are not wanting, how
ever, that if the east persists in fight
ing the St. Lawrence seaway de-
gree tof bitterness will be eEgendered
vb1 ! is not unlikely to manifest itself
Hand resistance to tbc subsidy
0sal.
Nelson Has Bill
soon as the report Nof the in
joint commission is made,
SV -senta tive A. P. Nelson, Wiscon-
.f who has repeatedly urged the
Importance of such an inland water
way as a matter OF national defense
as we'll as of public sustenancc, in
dustrial and commercial Importance,
is prepared to introduce bill to
carry those recommendations into
effect.
There is no question" said Mr.
Nelson, that the greatest and most
problem in the economy
of our national life today is the
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Omaha daily bee., 1922-01-01
Priest in Europe During
War Returns to His Parish

Rev. Joseph Nemeth, assistant pas
tor of St. Agies church, Thirty
third and Q streets, has just re-.
turned from Europe Since the out
break OF the war he has been at the
home OF his mother in Hungary.
Father Neueth narrowly escaped
death at the bands of the rcd ter
rorists in Szegei, Hungary. for his
anti-soviet stand. He was arrested,
but was released WIN French troops
took the town.
Omaha daily bee., 1922-01-01
Wealthy Iowa Cattle
Buyer Held for Murder

Decorah, Ia. Dec. 3l.-B. F.
Kneeskern of Castalia, Ia, one of the
wealthiest cattle buyers in north
eastern Iowa, was arrested early to-
day in connection with the murder
on December II of Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Van Brocklin at their home
near Frankville. The nature Of The
evidence against Kneeskern has Tot
been divulged.
Omaha daily bee., 1922-01-01

uCHI
Record Shows Progress.
An examination OF the record II
congress shows the following as the
most important OF its accomplish
ments:
Revision OF tax laws, which il is
claimed. will reduce the tax burden
curing the coming calendar year BY
1885, 100000 the revision being ac.
eompanied by repeal OF the trans
portation and excess profits taxes,
and reduction OF surtax ratification
OF the Colombian treaty, and pay
mcnt to that country of S25,000,0Q0,
settling a long standing dispute.
Enactment OF budget law de-
signed to put the business affairs
OF the government on a business ba-
sis, and permit scientific appropria-
ton of funds.
Passage of the peace resolution
and ratification Of treaties establish.
ing peace with the central pow
erS.
Establishment OF a veterans bu-
reau, under which are consolidated
all soldier relief agencies.
Enactment of the immigration re-
striction law; passage of the anti
beer bill, forbidding use of beer as
medicine and correcting defects in
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Omaha daily bee., 1922-01-01
snsas Governor Attacks
Statement by Col. LAMA

Fopeli J. Kan. Dec. 5l.-Gov.
nrv Allen, in a statement is
ID isS night. characterizes as an
aes ssary and gratuitous insult
ls itement regarding the Thirty
h vision made yesterday bv Col.
I LAMA before the annual con-
j. N of the American Historical
o iafion in ST. Louis.
{ one LAMA said in his address
Il fevsrybody blundered" in the
nsy-hith division and that it was
/ ifswi for reorganization.
Omaha daily bee., 1922-01-01
.kyards Worker
Given Beating by Mob

r'ned with rocks and bricks. a
i. OF men set upon Joseph Lett
Twenty-sixth and Q streets,
rdav afternoon at Thirtieth
s streets and beat him severe
Re was taken to South Side po-
ssation, where his lacerated
Is ani bruised face and eyes
re treated, then he was taken
u
i not a strikcbreaker," he
Of iincd to police. 81 know of no
Is for this outrage" Leztos
H., iB the stockyards.
Omaha daily bee., 1922-01-01
Ship Firm Goes to Court to
Force Sale of Wooden Fleet

Washington, Dec. Sl.-The Ship
Construction and Trading company
filed suit in the supreme court OF
the District of Columbia today for a
mandamus against the Shipping
Board Emergency Fleet corporation
to compel the execution OF con-
tract for the sale of the approximate
ly 2S5 ships comprising the famous
wooden fleet" which was built dur
ing the war emergency and which
the government has been trying to
oct rid OF ever since.
Omaha daily bee., 1922-01-01
Schuyler Man is Killed
bv Speeding Autoist

Schuyler, Neb., Dec. 3l.-(Special
Telegram. Fired NJ. Sehase was
struck by an automobile running at
high speed on the Butler county
road and died three hours later in
a hospital here. The identity of the
driver was not learned. Mr.. Sehase
was a single man living with hi,
parents, NJ. and Mrs. Fritz Sc
hasc.
Omaha daily bee., 1922-01-01
Radiophone Used Between
San Antonio and Denver

San Antonio, Tex, Dec. 5i.-The
tirst radiophone message to be re-
ceived by the giant radio tower al
Fort Sam Houston came in Friday
night from the Fitzsimmons general
hospital at Denver. The voice was
clear and distinct and no trouble was
experienced in understanding the
sender.
Omaha daily bee., 1922-01-01
Petitions Are Circulated
to Employ County Agent

Lodgepole, Ncb., Dec. Sl.-(Spe-
cial. "A petition is being circulated
among the farmers to MAINTAIN
county agency work another year.
1t is thought that the 800 names
required will be easily obtained, as
such work in this county has proven
very satisfactory.
Omaha daily bee., 1922-01-01
Rancher Offers TO Trade
Ton of Coal for Ton Of Corn

Callaway, Neb., Dec. Il.-(Spe-
ciaL) &C. n. Waller Of Buffalo. Wyo.,
has been in Callaway and Broken
Bow offering TO trade ton of coal
fer 4 ton OF corn. He is feeding
lsree number Of cattle on his ranch.
which is in the coal mining district.