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Omaha daily bee., 1922-01-31
De Valera Says Fate Of
Erin Up to Election

Paris. Jan. jO.-lBy The 4. P.)-
In a statement 10 the Echo DE Paris
Eamon DE Valera says; my policy
IN Ireland is 10 win iull independence
Tor which we have struggled Tor
years. The republic OF Ireland eK-
lists. An attempt Is being made
substitute Tor this another sp
government. All my efforts -
preserve il as Il j.. without s,,,Ap,
ting the modification OF anytht
senlial in the constitution.
In addition. and il is grand task.
we are going TO work TO get the &C.
public OF ireland recognized by for
eign governments
IL was pointed out that IN view OF
the Anglo.lrish pact /, would be dit-
hcult or impossible for foreign gov
ernments 10 recognize the Irish re-
public, 10 which Mr.. De Valera re-
piled:
The pact in question is as yet only
product. not ratified by the people.
Until Ireland has decided on this
subject | consider the agreement
null and void. In the near future
the date has not yet been hxed-thc
men aud women OF Ireland will vote
and thus make known their sen,i-
ments on the agreement proposed by
England. That general election will
decide tho fate OF ireland"
Omaha daily bee., 1922-01-31
Mary Pickford's
Divorce Case Now
Under Amusement
Arguments on Motion to Sci
Aside Decree of Film
Star Completed by
Attorneys.

Carson, New, Jan. 50.-The Ne,
vada supreme court, after hearing
oral arguments today OIL motion o.
Attorney General Fowler to have
the divorce obtained by Miss Mary
Pickford at Mindcn, March 2, 1920
annulled, took the case under ad-
visemcnt.
The court has three months in
which to make decision, unless the
case is re-submitted before tha,
time.
Fowler contended that the divorce
OF Miss Pickford from Owen Z.
Moore, another motion picture ac-
tor. was obtained by fraud, since she
deliberately swore she had no other
residence than Genoa, New, al
Though she and her husband were
bonahde residents of Los Angeles
The Nevada supreme court, and
the appellata courts of other states
had declared the state to be a third
party in divorce case, he said, and
lie intervened since Miss Pickford
had flouted the laws OF Nevada.
Gavin McNab OF San Francisco.
attorney for Miss Pickford, asserted
that the attorney generals act was
"gratuitous and meddlesome action
and interference by a stranger, with
out warrant in law and against pub
lie policy" He declared that the at.
torney general could not have ap-
pearcd in the divorce action for either
side or as independent interyenor,
and the district courts action was
irrevocably final since neither party
had appealed.
Robert Richards. deputy state at
lorney general, opened the arguments
tor the state and P. A. McCarran,
former chief justice of the Nevada
supreme court, followed McNab, say
:ug that there was no aggrieved party
in the case, and therefore no founda-
tion for the suit to annul the divorce
decree.
Omaha daily bee., 1922-01-31
Decries Dragging
New Capitol Into
Political Fight
W. H: Thompson, Democratic
National Committeeman De.
plores in Legislature Action
Of Own Party Members.

Lincoln. Jan. 50.-(Special Tcle.
gram. wv. H. Thompson OF Grand
Island, democratic national commit
tceman, in an address before JOINT
session of the house and senate to-
day, deplored the attempts OF cer-
tain seli-seeking politicians OF his
own party to inject the building OF
Nebraska's new state house into
politics. :,
Rather, it is something we should
all unit upon and look at from a
business and patriotic angle. not
from political angle" he said.
These remarks were made when
Thompson, as a member OF the state
capitol committee, explained details
of the statehouse plans in compli-
ancc with request from members.
Defends Tower Plan.
Thompson explained that the COM
tcmplated tower as a money saver
instead of money waster, as
charged. :,
The tower he explained, will hold
Offices, and every foot will be utii,
lied, while If dome were erected
it would be useless and be. good tor
nothing except ornamentation.
Figures were read showing that
prices OF materials used in construc-
ton of the capitol, and the labor
necessary had dropped large per-
centages and were only ll.25 per
cent in excess of the prewar prices
Of 1915
Falling Prices Expected.
Continuing, If was explained that
this year excavations and foundation
work would comprise about all that
could be done, and the steel and
other materials which will include
most of the expense will be pur-
chased months from now when the
fall in prices promise to be even
greater.
An attempt is being made to tic
up the new statehouse appropriation
and delay work one or two years
The statehousc appropriation bill.
around which the fight viii center, is
TO be considered Immediately after
final disposition of the gasoline tax
bill
Omaha daily bee., 1922-01-31

of Gas Tax
Enemies of Bill Fail To Force
Snap Vote When Meas.
ure Is Taken Up by
House.
Amendments Defeated

Lincoln. Jan. SO.-(Speeial Tele-
gram.)-Ailempts OF administration
enemies 10 again stiile debate and
put the gasoline tax bill 10 vote
before everyone had an opportunity
10 express their views failed. Az q
tonight many still desired 70 talk and
an adjournment was forced until to-
morrow morning.
After several unsuccessful attempts
were made 10 amend the bill. gen.
eral discussion opened alfalfa
John" Franklin maintained bis usual
record OF talking first and was
against the bill When friends OF the
bill began TO talk. "Alialfa John" de-
manded that debate cease. The
chairman told him blun,ly tina, 9TH
crs beside himself would be given
the privilege OF talking.
Outlines Alternatives.
Dwight p. Griswold declared these
alternatives faced the lower house:
Discontinue road building Alto
gethcr.
Appropriate approximately $1,000
600 raised by taxation on property
owners to continue road building in
1922.
Pass the gasoline tax and force the
users OF roads, the automobilists, TO
pay for them.
Are you going to gig back on the
reducuons you made the other day
and raise the appropriations nearly
Sl,000,000 after you have sent word
out to the public that you had re-
duced appropriations for road build
ing that much?" Griswold asked.
Puts Blunt Question.
"Or are you going to cut taxes on
property so people will be encour-
aged to improve land and build new
homes? You know high taxes on
property have made people fearful OF
building new hcmes or improving
the homes or farms they own"
Wallace of Orleans pleaded with
members who are aspirants for state
Offices to vote their convictions.
Don't vote against this bill Just
because you are candidate and feel
that if you don't commit yourself
you'll get more votes" he said. "The
tax is growing in popularity and
you'll find later on that you'll be
thanked for voting for. the gasoline
tax. | never yet have explained it
to a man who didn't believe it was
good tax.
Declares Tax Is a Relief.
Il vote for a bill if l think it is
good for the farmers. I'm one my
self, and | don't vote on the snap
Judgment of a few who are opposed
to anything that sounds like a tax
and don't realize that the gasoline
tax is relief and not a burden"
Sturdevant of Polk declared the
property Of the farmers bore IS per
cent of the burden of taxation ior
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Omaha daily bee., 1922-01-31
Most Violent Storm In
Years at Los Angeles

Los Angeles, Cal, Jan. 50.-Snow
rain and wind in Los Angeles and
other southern California points yes
terday, last night and early today
combined in the most violent storm
of years. The snow was of brief
duration in the city and fell in only
a few sections.
United States weather bureau
officials said little. if any, damage
was expected to result in the citrus
groves.
Two feet Of snow yesterday on
Mount Lowe, a mile-high mountain
near Pasadena frequented by sight
seers, derailed an excursion train on
the electric line near the summit and
made it necessary for II excursion
lists to walk two and half miles
through the snow.
Omaha daily bee., 1922-01-31
5000 N. Y. Dressmakers
Ordered Out on Strike

New York, Jan. 30-Six thousand
women and girls employed in shops
in the lower Fifth avenue district
were ordered on strike today by the
Ladies' Waist and Dressmakers'
union as protest against proposed
Is per cent wage reduction.
Tomorrow and Wednesday, union
leaders said, the remainder OF the
10000 workers affected by the wage
reduction proposal would be called
out.
Omaha daily bee., 1922-01-31
Supreme Court
Tightens g Up on
Liquor Control
Decision Holds Goods Stored
in Government Warehouses
Cannot Be Withdrawn
for Private Use.

Washington, Jan. 30-1ntoXicating
liquors stored in government bonded
warehouses cannot be withdrawn by
the owners for their personal use,
the supreme court today held in a
decision delivered by Justice Nc
Kcnna and dissented to by Justice
McReynolds. Such liquor can only
be transported from the bonded
warehouses, Justice McKenna stated,
TO wholesale druggist for sale to
him for purpose not prohibited"
The court, in a previous decision,
held that owners could withdraw
from private warehouses liquors for
their own consumption or for the use
of their family or bonahde guests. To-
days ruling marks wide distinction
between private and bonded ware
houses.
Justice McKenna said "mere own
ership was not the equivalent" to
possession and declared that under
the Volstead law there must be
ownership and possession in ones
own private dwelling and that char
acter cannot be assigned to the bond
ed houses of the government" The
case did not, he said, have the ef-
feet OF depriving those who held
warehouse certificates of their prop
erty without due process of law, nor
did it amount, he added, to the TAX
ing of private property for public
purposes without just compensation.
Referring to the contention that
the prohibition amendment and the
Volstead act, if applied to liquor,
manufactured and lawfully acquired
before the amendment and the law
became effective, would be void as
taking from property its essential at
tributes of the right to use it, pos
sess it and enjoy it, Justice McKen-
ma stated that the court was mot
disposed to trace the elements OF the
contentious minutely," as they were
all answered by the former decision
OF the court in the national prohibi-
ton cases.
Referring to that part of the law
which permits one to use lawfully
obtained liquor in his home, Justice
McKenna asserted this right cannot
be construed to extend "to liquors
not SO situated, or to put it more
pointedly an intention to make all
bonded warehouses out-buildings OF
its dwellings,"
Omaha daily bee., 1922-01-31
Down With the Pope!'
Cry Of Insane Singer

Rome, Jan. 30.-(By A. P.)-Sud-
denly becoming violently insane, a
member of the pontifcal choir TO-DAY
created a sensation in the Sistine
chapel during the requiem mass for
the late Pope Benedict XIV by shout.
ing. Down with the popew He in
sisted upon leading the procession
out of the chapel, preceding the car
dinals and somewhat roughly elbow
ing Cardinal Vannutelli before he
was overpowered by the Swiss
guard and locked up.
The incident was without prece-
dence in the history of the famous
chapel.
The demented man will be tried
before the vatican justice, Monsig-
nor sanz De Samper, the palace ma
Jor domo, on a charge of creating a
disturbance and probably will be
sent to a sanitarium. Members OF
the vatican household said the man
had been brooding over the death OF
Pope Benedict and had been suffer-
ing from insomnia for week.
Omaha daily bee., 1922-01-31
Court Restraints Picketers
in St. Paul Packing Strike

Minneapolis, Jan. 30.-A tempo
raary Injunction restraining violent
plcketlng by strikers in the South
st. Paul packing plant strike was
issued by Federal Judge Booth here
today and hearing on petition for
a permanent injunction set for Feb
ruary O.. Armour & Co. and Swift &
Co: filed the petition.
The injunction was granted after
afhdavlts had been presented alleging
that since the application for the
temporary injunction was filed last
Thursday packing plant employees
have been attacked and beaten with
clubs, and shots have been fred
through windows of their homes.
Omaha daily bee., 1922-01-31
By PAUL GREER.

Edgar. Neb.. Jan. 50-(Speeial.)--
Travelling statesmen ceased over a
year ago 20 boast about the size oi
their orders and entered on a rivalry
10 telling the ,sllest tale OF hard luck,
hut within the last week or so they
have begun TO whisper TO each other
that trade has been picking up. They
don't boast OF il. however. seeming
10 fear that ii they do their luck may
change.
Their secret. however. cannot be
Kept. Just as an indication, the sta
tion agent for one OF the railroads
entering Edgar reveals that within
the last few days heavier shipments
oi dry goods and hardware than have
been seen in long time have been
received. More carloads OF farm
products also have been moved to
the market cities. A through freight
train from California has had so
much business that it is now run
ming in two sections. Hotels arc
filling up with commercial guests
and the clerks in nearly every town
say that one after another drum
mer" coniides that he is having in
creased sales.
Much Corn Held.
As is general through Nebraska, a
great deal OF corn is being held on
the farms OF Clay county. Once this
starts to market. as much OF it will
il the ambition OF price Of 50 cents
a bushcl is realized. there will be
considerable more money. Accord
ing 10 Fred Sigman, farmer living
near here, there may be less corn
planted this spring. He foresees a
replanting of the alfalfa fields and
pastures that were plowed up during
the war when the government was
urging farmers to produce grain to
the utmost.
Lots OF farmers have no pasture
now, hardly a place to turn out
work horse" he declares. There
probably will be an increase in milk
COWS, with tendency toward small
er farms, more thorough cultivation
and less employment of hired labor.
There are many things about the
farming business that make prcdic-
tons risky. For instance, the dry
winter has put the wheat that was
planted here last fall in doubt. The
dirt is said to be blowing from the
roots in some parts Of this county.
If rains or snow should come too
late it would be necessary to plant
good bit OF corn i'll these fields. At
all events, something of food value
will be produced.
Tenants Hard Hit.
Thousands OF acres in this county
arc owned by Mrs. Clara B. Fort,
who lives in Illinois, and there are a
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Omaha daily bee., 1922-01-31
Propose Federal License
to Hunt Migratory Birds

Washington, Jan. 30.-Passage OF
the ew-Anthony bill to provide tor
federal licenses to hunt migratory
birds and for the establishment of
game refugees and public shooting
grounds for such birds would affect
about 100000 American sportsmen,
the bureau OF biological survey,
United States Department OF Agricul-
ture. estimates. The bill has been
favorably reported by the senate COM
mittee ON public lands and surveys.
In the house the bill is in the COM
mittec on agriculture.
The bill provides that each hunter
OF migratory birds shall obtain a
federal license, at cost Of 81 for the
season, the license to be issued at
any postoffice in the United States.
Omaha daily bee., 1922-01-31
Older Senators Refuse to
Be Deferred by HEAVY Snow

Washington, Jan. 30.--While most
of their younger colleagues in con.
gress reported that they were
showed in" by the blizzard, the
three Oldest senators surprised at.
taches at the capitol by appearing at
their desks as usual Saturday.
They were Senators Warren oi
Wyoming, 79; Nelson of Minnesota
and Page of Vermont, both 7o. As
other senator's struggled into the
capitol from time to time, the three
patriarchs declared that they were
too used to billiards at home to be
snow bound" here.
Omaha daily bee., 1922-01-31
Muratore Operated on

New York, Jan. 30.-Lucien Mura-
tore, premier tenor of the Chicago
Opera company, was operated upon
for acute appendicitis at the Audu-
bon hospital today. He was taken
from his apartment in the Ritz Carl
ton hotel at noon and placed on the
operating table early this afternoon.
Mrs. Muratore Lena Cavaliera)
accompanied her husband in the am
bulance 10 the hospital.
The operation was reported "en-
tirely successful" by the physicians.
They added that the attack was
acute AID a delay OF three more
hours would have been fatal.
Omaha daily bee., 1922-01-31
Final Preparations Begun
for Meeting Of Cardinals

Rome, Jan. 30.-(By A. P.)-Final
preparations were begun today for
the convening on Thursday of the
solemn conclave at which the car.
dinals of the Roman Catholic church
will choose a pope to succeed Bene-
dict XIV. The last minute cere-
monials will be preceded by three
solemn requiem masses, the first OF
which took place this morning, with
the cardinals participating.
The beautiful and historic Sistine
chapel, in which the conclave will
meet, has already been fitted with
the long stalls in which the cardinals
will sit while the balloting proceeds.
Minute instructions have been given
out for the performance of the cere-
monial. 1t has been prescribed that
all prelates excepting cardinals will
wear black yestfnents.
Omaha daily bee., 1922-01-31
Colgate Hoyt Dies.

Oyster Bay, N. Y, Jan. 30.-Col-
gate Hoyt banker and director OF
various railroads and industrial COM
panie~, died today at his home after
brief illness. He was born in
Cleveland. O.. in 184S.
In 1924 he was the government
director of the Union Pacific rail-
road. He formerly was a director
OF the Oregon & Transcontinental
railroad and other lines.
Omaha daily bee., 1922-01-31
Colorado River Body to
Hold Hearings in Month

Washington, Jan. 30.-Open hear
ings by the Colorado river commits
sion will be held somewhere in the
Colorado river basin in about a
month, Secretary Hoover announced
today.
The commission met today and
Mr.. Hoover said continued an infor-
NAL discussion of the process of
developing the power and irrigation
possibilities of the Colorado river.
Omaha daily bee., 1922-01-31
Authorized
Probe Falls
Of 'Theater
District Of Columbia Officials
Investigate knickerbocker
Disaster-Congress Also
May Take Hand.
Death Toll Placed at los

Washington, Jan, 50,-lnvestiga'
ton OF the cause OF the knicker'
booker theater disaster. which caused
the death OF more than 100 persons
was begun today by several agencies
OF the District OF Columbia govern.
ment, with the probability that con
gress also might undertake exhaus'
tive inquiry.
The senate is expected TO act to-
morrow on a resolution by Senator
Capper. republican, Kansas, calling
Tor an investigation by senate COM
mittcc.
Faulty Construction Charged.
Despite the announcement by Rep
resentative Mondell. republican
leader, that the house would not au-
thorizc an inquiry until District oi
Columbia officials have concluded
their investigation. Representative
Ryan, republican, New York, charg-
ing that the collapse OF the roof was
due to the faulty construction and
would not have occurred had there
been proper inspection, offered a
resolution proposing an investigation.
District of Columbia commission
,crs declared they woud go into every
phase of the tragedy which occurred
Saturday night when the roof, weight
ed with snow, fell on the audience
OF several hundred, not only to fix
the blame, but to guard against a
possible similar recurrence.
Blames Defect for Fall.
Col. Charles Keller, engineer conf
after surveying the wreck
age, declared he believed the cavein
was caused by defect in material at
some point Of the roofs support.
Plans for the support OF the roof,
he asserted, indicated that the ca
pacity for weight was greatly in ex-
cess of any requirement i'll a climate
like Washington's.
Preliminary TO an investigation, the
federal grand jury examined the
wreckage today.
D. J. Ramsey Nevitt, district coro-
ner, declaring he would spare no
effort in placing responsibility, re-
quested Peyton Gordon, district at
torney, to ask the War department
to assign expert engineers to de-
termine the cause OF the collapse.
Last Body Removed.
Convinced that all bodies had been
removed from the debris the search
Tor dead halted today after 40 hours
work. The last body was removed
last night Building Inspector Healy
ordered the walls razed at once as a
safety precaution.
Recheck of the dead indicated TO-
night that if no more of the injured
died the death toll would be los.
Reports that three additional persons
had died were unverihed. A dozen
persons in hospitals, however, were
reported in a critical condition. E. Fl.
Shaughnessy, second assistant post
master general, was said to be
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Omaha daily bee., 1922-01-31
Illinois Miners Condemn
Lewis Attitude in Kansas

Springfield, III. Jan. S0.-Illinoi,
miners voted 1858 to S,sSS against
the policies in Kansas of John l..
Lewis, international president of the
United Mine Workers. in the recent
referendum, union tel1ers announced
today. The vote for financial aid for
Kansas miners from the Illinois
miners treasury was 33,462 to 1867
in favcr of the aid.
Omaha daily bee., 1922-01-31
European Conditions
Imnroying. Hoover Saws

Atlanta, Ga, Jan. 3O.-"It is gen
orally accepted that the European
economic situation is gradually adj.
Justing itself and becoming little
more stable" Secretary Hoover de-
elared in letter to DR.. A. M. Soule,
president of the Georgia State Col.
legc OF Agriculture, made public
yesterday.
until definite policies are adopt
ed regarding German reparations
ard other important economic mat
ters are settled" the letter continued,
1T will be too early to make 4
prophecy as to how conditions will
affect our trade for 1922"
Omaha daily bee., 1922-01-31
Oldest Man in St. Louis =
Dies at Age of Ill Years

St. Louis, Jan. 50.-Simon Sobel-
man, Ill, said to have been the old
est man in St. Louis, died today from
a complication of ailments superin-
duced by old age. He is survived by
four generations. Sobelman, in an
interview once, was quoted as saying
his father lived l0l years, one
brother, IA and another, ITO. 1--WE
were all hearty eaters" he was
quoted as saying.
Omaha daily bee., 1922-01-31
Cracksmen Use Dummy Safe
to Fool Philadelphia Cops

Philadelphia, Jan. 30.-Cracksmen
placed dummy safe of cardboard
Aand oil cloth in the window Of the
United Motor Service corporation to-
day to fool the police aud robbed
the real safe in the rear Of the plant.
They escaped with a code book for
making keys for ignition locks and
$500 in money, bonds and jewelry.
Omaha daily bee., 1922-01-31
Loot Dental Offices Of
$1,000 Cash and Gold

Norfolk. Ncb., Jan. 50 = Especial
Telegram )-Robbers made clean
sweep of dental Offices here during
the night, netting about $1,000 IN
cash and gold. Several safes were
broken open. The offices were locat-
cd in four separate buildings, the
entrances of which were conspicuous
" marked with chalk crosses, indi-
eating preliminary plans Of what
police say was an organized raid.
Omaha daily bee., 1922-01-31
Minneapolis Man Stays Big
Timber Wolf With Hands

Minneapolis, Jan. 30.--Using only
his gloved hands, Arthur Lener, Min
neapolis, killed large timber wolf
within the city limits, the first in
stance of its kind for more than a
decade. He slew the animal by
grasping its hind legs and crashing
its head against an iron railing when
it attacked him. He collected $3.50
bounty.
Omaha daily bee., 1922-01-31
White House Reception
Called Off by Harding

Washington, Jan. 30.-Declaring
"there is so much of grief in Wash
ington today" President Harding to-
day announced postponement of a
reception tonight at the White
House at which Washington resi-
dents of Ohio birth were to meet in
observance of the birthday OF Presi-
dent Mckinley.
Omaha daily bee., 1922-01-31
Burlington Cuts Wages of
Clerks One to Seven Cents

Lincoln, Jan. 80. : (SpeciaL)-A
slash of to cents an hour ii
y;ages of all clerks employed by the
Burlington, effective February |,
was announced today. Approx
mately 200 clerks employed in Lin
colin and 500 in Nebraska are affect
ed by the order.
Omaha daily bee., 1922-01-31
Seventh Man Gets Life Term
for Oklahoma Lynching

Oklahoma City, Okl., Jan. 80
Robert McAllister, the seventh man
10 receive a life term in the peniten-
tiary for completely in the lynching
here the night of January IA OF a
nonunion packing house worker, was
sentenced today when he entered a
plea Of guilty to a charge of murder
before District Judge phelps.