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Omaha daily bee., 1922-02-26
Staying of
husband
Justified
Verdict in Case Says That
Mrs. Nalien Killed Mate
in self.Delense-Lad
Tesiifies.
Says Act Followed Abuse

A eoroner's jury. after inquiring
into the death OF Emil valien, re-
snrned = verdict Saturday afternoon
al the l.. !. Stack mortuary, find
ihg that Mrs. Lillian Valien, his wife,
killed him in seif-deiense. The Jury
recommended that she be discharged
ifom custody. She was given her
freedom Immediately after the In.
quest. but will appear IN police court
Monday. as a matter OF form. 10 be
discharged.
Mrs, Nalicn, a small woman. was
perfectly calm as she told on the
witness stand OF the killing. They
lived upstairs at 2752 Parker s,reer.
Her husband came home intoxicated
al 2'20 Saturday morning. accom-.
panied by Thomas Sedgwiek, 5424
Decatur street. They are both iron
moulders and had been at a labor
temple meeting.
Dragged Her From Bed.
He asked me why the fire was
out and then demanded something
10 eat" said Mrs. Naien without a
tremor. He dragged me on, OF bed
and struck me on both cheeks. That
was nothing new; he's done il for
years. The two children woke up
and began to cry.
Then l went to a closet aud got
the revolver. The time had come.
lie saw me with il and dared me
10 shoot. pulled the trigger as
he stood beside the bureau. lie fell.
Benny, Our boy who is II, ran
10 his father and cried, daddy,
daddy, why did you keep abusing
mama sol? Mary who is 5, poor
child, just cried"
Mrs. Valien said her husband has
been corresponding with another
woman for several years. She has
one letter of % pages written by the
woman to Nalien, she said.
Thomas Chadwick, the man who |
came home with Valien and who fled |
after the shooting, testified that after
he aud Nalien were at the Labor
temple meeting they drank about a
pint OF corn whisky.
Benny. II. Testifies. |
Benny, IL, testified, when l woke
UP father was striking mother and
when he hit her he asked if she
didn't wish she could do it to him.
Father has been drunk often"
Even Nalien's mother, Mrs. Edith
Naiicn. and his sister, Mrs. Clara
oaeger, sided with Mrs, Valien.
we know she shot in self-de-
iensc." said the mother-in-law.
Rudolph Lefeyre, Mrs. Valien's
father, admitted that he gave his
laughter the revolver some time ago.
Omaha daily bee., 1922-02-26
Harding Favors
Naval Strength
of 10000 or Over
President Attempts 10 Smooth
Out Differences Existing
Between Department and
Members of Congress.
Ly the Associated Press.

Washington, Feb. 25.--President
Harding inaugurated an effort today
to reconcile wide differences of opin-
ion between the Navy department
and congress as to the size and cost
of the navy for the next fiscal year.
At White House conference with
republican members of the house
naval committee and Representative
Mondell of Wyoming, the republican
leader, the president, seeking to
compromise what some members
have described as "the extreme
views" is said to have declared that
with the size of the navy fixed by
the arms conference, the total en-
listed personnel ought not to be less
than $4,000.
Secretary DENLY, in outlining de-
partment needs to the committee, has
insisted on an enlisted strength of
$4,000 and the present officer per-
sonnel, including $40 members Of
the first class at Annapolis to be
graduated in June. Chairman Butler
and other members of the committee
have insisted, however, that Mr..
Denby's figures for an appropriation
bill carrying a total of $350,000,000
were too high, and reports have
reached the president that con-
siderable number of house members
were demanding a cut so sweeping
that there might be funds enough in
the new navy bill for only 10000
men.
Stand Pat on Figures.
In the face of determined opposi-
ton to his estimate, Mr.. DENLY and
Admiral Coontz, chief of naval oper-
ations, announced that they stood
pat on the figures. 1t was because
of this situation that the president
called in the republican committee
men with whom he conferred for an
hour and half in general ex-
change of views.
The feeling prevailed in some
quarters tonight that the president
had hit upon an easy basis of COM
promise and had let it be known he
would not approve a bill that might
scrap" the navy below
the arms conference point through
failure to provide sufficient men to
man the Is battleships and other
craft allotted the United States by
agreement.
As the real fight over the size and
cost of the navy will be before the
subcommittee on appropriations, of
which Representative Kelley, repub-
lican, Michigan. is chairman, there
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Omaha daily bee., 1922-02-26
Girls Clothing Catches
Fire: Burns Nav Be Fatal

Broken Bow, Neb., Feb. 25.-(Spe-
cial) l)-Caroline Cook, IS, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. George Cook, until re-
Gently residents of the northwestern
part of Custer county, was perhaps
fatally burned while trying to re-
kindle a fire with kerosene at the
new home in Snider, Colo. The girl
ran from the house, but was caught
by her brother and thrown INTO an
irrigation ditch nearby and the flames
extinguished.
Omaha daily bee., 1922-02-26
WHERE TO FIND
The Big Features of
THE SUNDAY BEE

PART ONE.
Nebraska Farm News Page 8.
Land Bank OF Omaha Attains First
Place Page 10.
PART TWO.
Society and News for Women
Pages 1 to 4.
Shopping With Polly Page 4.
"Their Treasures Here Below" Blue
Ribbon short story by Elizabeth
Jordon Page s.
$780, 900 Reward" final installment
Of serial by Henry G. Rowland
Page Q.
"The Married Life Of Helen and
Warren" Pare 7.
For Live Boys of Omaha Page Z.
Editorial Comment Page s.
Amusements Pages ., 10 and IL.
"Happyland," for the children
Page IL.
PART THREE.
Sports News and Feature.
Pages 1, 2 and 3.
or Especial Interest to Motorists
Page 4.
Want Ads Pages 5, s and Z.
Markets and Financial rPAxe ..
Omaha daily bee., 1922-02-26
Trouble Looms
in Negotiations
Over 'Tangier
Conflict Possibility Between
France and Spain in Mo-
rocco; May Bring Tri-
pariile Conference.

By GRAFTON WILCOX.
Omaha Bes Leased Wire.

Washington, Feb. 25.-Great Brit
ain, according 10 advices reaching
here from London, is bringing pres
sure TO bear on France 10 secure its
agreement to tripartite conference
with Spain for settlement OF the Tan
gier question.
France, according to diplomatic
information. is showing considerable
hesitancy about participating in such
a conference, realizing that il in
wolves consequences OF vast import
ance to its Mediterranean and near
eastern policy. The tension between
Great Britain and France over the
Tangier question has been consider
able, but that between France and
Spain has recently grown to such
proportions, especially as regards
representatives OF the two powers in
the international zone, that there is
now a general realization that Dip
lonatic action is necessary to fore
stall the possibility Of conflict.
Say France Favored.
As the international zone OF Tan
gier is under the sultan for purposes
of administration and as the sultan
is largely under French influence,
because of the French protectorate
over the greater part of Morocco, the
administration OF the zone, though
nominally Moorish. has in reality
smacked very strongly of French
control, with the result that French
interests are alleged to have re-
ceived especially favored treatment.
Charges are made that the French
have consistently supported the sui
tan's authority over the zone to
greater extent than is warranted by
the convention OF 1912, which estab-
lished the zone, thus making a prac-
tical French administration OF the
oretically international zone.
Information from French sources
in Morocco indicates that the French
hope for ultimate abandonment by
the Spaniards OF their zone in Mo-
rocco as result of reverses in en-
gagements with the natives. Such a
result, it is said, would seriously at
feet control of the Straits OF Gibral-
tar by Great Britain, which is largely
responsible for establishment of the
Spanish and the international zones.
The main purpose of this was to Gre
ate a buffer between French Mo-
rocco and the straits.
British Fears Increased.
The establishment of a French
naval base on the straits, obviously,
would neutralize to a considerable
extent the value of Gibraltar as key
position in the. Mediterranean. Brit
ish apprehensions, especially among
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Omaha daily bee., 1922-02-26
Trainload of Cattle Sent
to Coast From Scottsbluff

According to information received
at the stockyards from Scottsbluff,
a trainload of cattle. were shipped
to Los Angeles from the Scots
bluff stcckyards last week. The
shipment was made over the Bur-
lington and it was estimated the
trip would take los hours. the train
being a special stock train with all
necessary rights Of way privileges.
The cars of the train were decorat-
ed and each bore large banners on
either side with inscription, Pulp
fed cattle from Scottsbluff to Los
Angeles" Superintendent Miller of
the Burlington was on hand to see
the big train safely on its jour
ney.
Omaha daily bee., 1922-02-26
North Platte School Head
Will Resign Post July ]

North Platte, Neb., Feb. rs
Especial. &c. L. Littel, for two
years superintendent Of the city
schools, has rendered his resignation
to become effective July !. Mr..
Littel has had several offers to en-
gage in commercial ,ines, but has
not yet decided whether to accept
one of these or to take post-grad-
uate course at Harvard. For the
past year North Platte has paid its
superintendent $4,000.
Omaha daily bee., 1922-02-26
Three Nebraska City Men
File for CITY Commission

Nebraska City, Neb., Feb. Is
Especial Frank A. Bartling, mem-
Der of the city commission; Theodore
Webering, baker, and John Sher-
wood, shoemaker, have filed for COM
missionerships at the spring pri-
mary, March "a Frank Thomas,
mayor, and Bert Ryder, commission
er OF streets, are expected to file
within a few days.
Omaha daily bee., 1922-02-26
Return of Skinner Firm
Certificates Is Sought

A petition directing the Skinner
Packing company and the United
Specialties Construction company OF
Chicago to surrender certificates
amounting to S2,55l75 to Keith Ne
vile, receiver for the Skinner com.
pany, and Frank H. Doerman,
stockholder, was filed in federal
court yesterday. Judge ]. w. Wood
rough signed an order directing the
United States National bank to hold
the certificates until the court de-
cides the matter. The defendants
were given 20 days TO file an an
swer.
The Skinner company had issued
the certificates to the United Spe-
cialties Construction company to
settle a debt.
Omaha daily bee., 1922-02-26
Denver Judge Calls Upon
Klan to Explain Threat

Denver, Feb. 25.-District Attor-
ney Phillip S. Van Cise today called
Upon officers OF the local branch of
the Ku Klux Klan to explain let
ter, purporting to be from that Or
ganization, threatening the life of
Ward Cash. a negro, unless he left
the city. Cash, a janitor, fled to
Ogden, Utah, a few hours after re-
ceiving the letter several days ago.
Omaha daily bee., 1922-02-26
Two Youths Sentenced to
Prison for Hog Stealing

Broken Bow, Neb., Feb. 25.-(Spe-
cial. Fay Mattox and Jesse Stone,
two young men from the Comstock
neighborhood, pleaded guilty before
Judge Hostetler to stealing II hogs
from Byron Glover. They were SEN
fenced to the state reformatory for
a term of one to five years.
Three other boys in the two FAM
lilies, Frank and Elmer Mattox and
Ralph Stone, arrested later on the
charge of hog stealing, have been
bound over to the next term of dis
trict court.
Omaha daily bee., 1922-02-26
EXP acking Plant Worker
Gets 5000 for Loss of Thumb

Nebraska City, Neb., Feb. rs
Especial. .)-Charles Jordan, formerly
employed at the Morton-Gregson
packing plant here, has been award
ed 5000, equivalent to SIS per week,
for injuries received 60 weeks ago,
by the labor commissioner of Ne
braska. Jordan lost his thumb while
employed by the company. Company
officials declare they may appeal
the case to the district court.
Omaha daily bee., 1922-02-26
Thomas Jefferson Club
Is Organized at Norfolk

Norfolk, Neb., Feb. 25.-(Special
Telegram.) - Permanent organiza-
tion of the Thomas Jefferson club
was made here with an advisory
committee of one woman in each
precinct. Following are the perm-
anent officers: E. B. Hansen, Mea-
dow Grove, chairman; Frank Warm
er, Norfolk, secretary; c. ]. Hulac,
Norfolk, treasurer; directors, Halle
Schmidt, Madison; Pat Stanton,
Tilden; F. d. Conley, Madison: T.
B. Hansen, Meadow Grove; I. ].
Witt, Newman Grove; Oscar
Sundcrman, Madison.
Omaha daily bee., 1922-02-26
Bankers of Three Counties
Meet in North Platte

North Platte, Neb., Feb. 25.-(Spe-
cial. Thirty officers and employees
of banks in Lincoln, Keith and Lo-
gan counties held a conference in this
city and discussed problems which
confront them. Prior to the meeting
the visitors were entertained at
dinner by the local bankers.
Omaha daily bee., 1922-02-26
Huge Golden Eagle Caught
in Tran Set for Hawks

Fairbury, Neb., Feb. 25.-(Spe-
cial.)-A large golden eagle. weigh
ing 10 pounds, measuring seven feet
from tip to tip OF the wings and
three feet from the tip OF beak to
end of tail was caught in trap
by r. L. Gray, 10 miles south of
Fairbury. Mr.. Gray had arranged
several steel traps near a dead hen
to catch chicken hawks.
Omaha daily bee., 1922-02-26
Louisiana Minister Given
Coat of Tar and Feathers

Lake Charles, La, Feb. 25.-A
telephone message to the American
Press this afternoon states that the
Rev. w. E. Bennett was taken to
the outskirts OF Derrider this morn,
ing and tarred and feathered by
masked men. Bennett is alleged to
have deserted his family and to have
broken jail in Mississippi some time
AGO
Omaha daily bee., 1922-02-26
Government Party Again
Defeated in Great Britain

London, Feb. 25.-(By A. p
The government today suffered its
third serious electoral defeat by
election within week at the cleo
ton in the Bodwin division of
Cornwall. 1t resulted in the election
Of Isaac Foot, independent liberal,
who received 1881 votes against
16,ol0 votes for Sir Frederick Poole,
coalition unionist.
Omaha daily bee., 1922-02-26
House Building Started

North Platte, Neb., Feb. 25.-(Spe-
cial)-Steel workers have arrived in
the city and are placing in position
the structural steel for Lincoln coun-
ey's new court house. Much OF the
material for the building has been
assembled and the contractors arc
planning to rush the work.
Omaha daily bee., 1922-02-26
Sentenced for Robbery.

Broken Bow, Neb., Feb. 25.-(Spe-
cial. )-William Conrad, implicated in
the Anderson jewelry store robbery
last August, and who escaped and
later was found at Sioux City,
pleaded guilty to the charge of lar
ceny. and was given from one to
four years in the state reformatory
by Judge Hostetler.5
Omaha daily bee., 1922-02-26
Auxiliary Pumping Plant
Installed at North Platte

North Platte, Neb., Feb. 25.-(Spe-
cial)-The auxiliary pumping plant
installed by the city was given an
official test and proved satisfactory.
The pump throws $50 gallons min
ute against 90-pound pressure, and
water lift of 20 feet. The well is
l47 feet deep.
Omaha daily bee., 1922-02-26
Candidate for Senate
Will Withdraw From Race

Norfolk, Neb., Feb. 25.-(Special
Telegram George N. Beels. who
filed for state senator from the
Seventh district, announced here to.
day that he would withdraw from
the race because of business reasons.
Beels is republican.
Omaha daily bee., 1922-02-26
Rain Benefits Wheat,

Tecumseh, Neb., Feb. 25.-(Spe-
cial. )-Johnson county farmers state
that the inch of rain of Wednesday
was very beneficial to the wheat.
The wheat is in good condition in
this section. -. -.
Omaha daily bee., 1922-02-26
The Weather

Forecast.
Sunday fair; not much change in
Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1922-06-25
COPPER PRODUCERS ARE EAGERLY
AWAITING EFFECT OF ARRIVAL OF
NEW RED METAL ON THE MARKET

two months. When this flow shall be-
gin, the future plans of operators can
be more safely made up, for the ac-
ton of the market upon the new sup
ply should be a criterion of future
occurrences.
A great many mines are operating
on small production schedules, but
porphry properties must of necessity
operate on large production in the
market and its effect on the price and
demand will largely determine future
plans in the copper camps of the south
west.
Meanwhile the production in The
Bisbee district continues at the. same
rate maintained for the past several
months. Payrolls show no decrease
despite the fact that many vacation
requests are being allowed and men
are going to summer resorts for sew
eral weeks. This is accounted for by
the fact that men are bling put on who
fill the place of the vacationists, and
when these men shall return payroll
figures will show a proportionate in.
crease.
Rumors are heard daily Of resump-
ton of activities at the Shattuck- Ari-
IONA, but no official information can
be obtained which would lend truth
full color TO such stories. Operations
at the Wolverine & Arizona have been
curtailed slightly, development being
confined to fewer drifts than for the
past several months.
Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1922-06-25
Humboldt Showing
Much Activity as
Shelter Re-Opens

PRESCOTT, June % The region
contiguous to the Humboldt smelter
is showing greater signs of life than
it has in the past Is months. Such is
the report brought to Prescott by j.
Link Smith, who drove out to Hum
boldt. Mayer, Stoddard and Dewey on
business Tuesday. Smoke is coming
out OF the Humboldt stack, shipments
of ore are arriving at the smelter dai-
", a nine-car shipment of oil reached
Humboldt Tuesday, and business and
commercial conditions in the Mayer
and Humboldt. region are showing an
unusual liveliness, said Smith.
conditions there are better than
they have been in the past Is months.
All the small properties are cleaning
up their assessment work and getting
ready for business. Everything In
mining conditions indicates that ore
shipments will come in to the smelter
i'm great quantities from all the small
properties in the vicinity. Business IN
Mayer last month was better than 1t
Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1922-06-25

without any features worthy of special
mention.
One of the shoveis has progressed
to a point just below the old United
Verde and Pacific railroad grade.
Holiday Plans
1t was announced this morning that
both the big mines will be closed on
July 4 and 5, to allow all employees to
participate in the holiday celebration.
Payday will be on July 8.
J. v. Development Co.
The drift on the 1900 level OF the
United Verde Extension, which will
cross the Jerome Verde line within a
few feet more, has cut ore opened on
the 100 level, on the Extension side
of the line This was expected as the
ore shoot was worked out on the J. v.
side to the property line.
1t is expected that some drifting
will be done to determine the extent
OF the deposit.
Extension Production
Mine production at the Extension
this month will approximate $4,000
tons. AS the ores shipped to the smell
ter have an average copper content
OF about II per cent, this will mean
an output for the month of approx
mately 100000 pounds as stated
above.
Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1922-06-25
SHEA TAKES OVER
GRAND ISLAND; To
up SHAT 7
Underground Workings to Be
Extended; 500 Will Be Put
to Work in Few Months

Work on the Shea mine in Jerome
which has acquired title to the adj
joining Grand Island property for
100000 shares of Shea stock, will be-
gin today, according to the Verde
Copper News
Superintendent Oscar EngeIder
states that the first work done will
be the Strengthening of the shaft and
that Is men will be employed in
three shifts on this work." says the
Verde paper GAS soon as the shaft
is put in proper shape a new rs
horsepower electric hoist which has
been purchased already will be in
stalled, and there will be an immed-
late commencement of new develop
ment
THE most important work will be
the deepening of the shaft, which
will be sunk 400 feet further. It is
intended to rush this work with all
possible speed.
AT the same time the 500 level
tunnel which is now in 1900 feet,
will be extended between 500 and
600 feet further and drifts will be
Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1922-06-25
AriZOnans Fail to
Give Up; Continue
Drilling in Texas

The following from the LometS
| (Tex) Reporter will give an idea O
the troubles that local men are hav
ing in drilling for oil at LOmeta anC
the determined manner in which they
are attacking obstacles:
Operations in the Lometa oil fielC
have become considerably stimulated
within the last few days, following g
natural feeling of depression which
ensued following the finding of more
water of weeks ago.
cat about 3125 feet a sand was
found, as expected, but it contained
water instead of oil, following a trace
OF petroleum above the water. This
did not mean defeat on the project
nor that oil would not be encountered
in good time, but it did mean that the
fluid in the hole would have to be
taken care of before satisfactory drill
ling could proceed. Manager Peter
Johnson left Immediately for Bisbee,
Arizona, to lay matters before officers
OF the company, meanwhile instruct
ing his crew to proceed with the drill,
but to GO slowly and carefully. This
was done in an effort to find some
thing hard upon which to rest inside
casiDz which would be necessary.
Cuttings, procured from this drilling
were procured daily and forwarded to
Mr.. Hatch, the geologist- Exceeding
~ encouraging reports were received
from Mr.. Hatch and the drilling pro-
ceeded until Friday of last week, when
he telegraphed the crew to proceed
no further until casing was put in po-
sition. At this juncture rainbows
were observed on the slush to back
up the biologists opinion that oil for
nations were near.
''Mr. Johnson returned from Arizo-
ma Monday night and is proceeding
with arrangements toward putting in
another string of casing and bringing
in the oil-if it is there, of course.
This additional casing means the
spending much money not heretofore
contemplated and Mr.. Johnson has
not found it an easy matter to COM
mand financial assistance when need
ed
after nearly two years of heart
breaking work and outrageous eX-
pense, the Bisbee hackers are still
game and have never failed to dig up
dinero when called upon, but condi-
lions are not good in the copper coun-
try and raising money there has be-
come more difficult all the while. How
ever, Mr.. Johnson comes back this
week with more dollars Gin the old
tobacco sack and is ready for bust
ness. The Reporter is glad to see
that Lometa people have-at last awak-
ened to the Importance of action i
we are ever to get oil development
here and are taking stock quite liber-
ally in the Johnson project"
Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1922-06-25

Arizona copper producers are watch
in the copper market with interest.
No change is apparent since May, al
though prices have tended to soften
during the past two months. The de-
mand which was looked for so anxious
ly has failed to materialiZe, but no les
sening in the demand of previous
months has occurred. This demand is
not sufficient to cause producers to
feel secure in the resumption of addi-
tional operations, and until a steady
consistent demand is apparent, produ-
GERS cannot afford to enter upon pro-
duction schedules which will assure
the return of normal activities to cop
per camps of the southwest.
Before the war period the demand
was sufficiently constant to assure
sales equalling normal production. A
great portion of this copper went to
Europe and this assured a variation
of but a fraction of a cent in the price
of the metal. The normal surplus was
considered 400 million pounds and the
supply rarely went over that figure.
The surplus today is reported to be
about 500 million pounds, with cop
per coming on the market during June
and July which will possibly raise
this surplus.
Movements of copper from mine to
market requires three to four months
and the resumption of operations in
February and March should call for
the delivery of bullion during the next