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The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-01-25
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Attendance Drops, but Agri-
cultural School Expense
Scars, Committee Reports
to the Lower House.
DR.. Cutter Is Criticised
BY +. {. POWELL.
staff Correspondent The Omaha Rec

Lincoln, Jan. 24.-(SpeciaI-Con
tinued investigation of the state uni
versity by special committee ap.
pointed last week was ordered by the
lower house Of tho state Legislature
today after the committee had barred
part of the evidence il claims to
have procured already. Indicating
extravaganza, junketing trips by
university officials and poor manage
ment.'
The vote was 80 to 10, defeating a
motion by II. Malcolm Baldrige of
Omaha that the committee be dis
charged.
Baldrige supported his motion by
declaring the committee prejudiced
and its unofficial attorney, Frank
Edgerton of Aurora, former legis-
lative lobbyist for homeopathic
physicians, "A man with n personal
grudge against the university.
Baldrige's support however was sim.
ply riddled by the committees re.
port and only a handful voted with
him. OF the ten, four were Douglas
county representatives Allan, Beld.
ing. Baldrige and Dyball. The other
SIX were Dennis Densmore. Essam
Hefferman, Keifer and Wilson of Ian.
caster.
Costs Increase.
The committees report declared
that the student attendance at the
college of agriculture had dropped
80 per cent in five years, while in the
same period the number of faculty
members had increased 80 per cent
and the expense of operation had in
creased nearly 200 per cent. The com.
mittee charged that members of the
faculty were devoting time and at.
tenflon to the care of private or
chards, vineyards and farms, ap.
regarding their university
work as sideline.''
A battery of criticism was turned
upon DR.. Irving S. Cutter. dean OF
the medical college at Omaha and for
several years an opponent of Edger-
tons effort to force the Installation
OF chair of homeopathy in the uni
versity. Cutter had received in one
year total of $3,494S0 for expenses
the committee charged, of which
$3.50 was in payment of personal
losses sustained when fire DESTROYED
the university nurses home. The
committee reported that Cutter had
drawn sS12.45 for travelling expenses
In one year, including Is trips to Lin.
coin and six to Chicago, the latter
principally for the purpose of attend
ing medical conventions or buying
DOCKS and supplies. All other univer-
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President Expected Back
in Executive Offices TODAY

Washingto, ia. 24.-Presidet Hard
ig may be expected to be at his desk
the executive offices Thursday for
the first time since he was taken Ill
by the grippe more than a week ago,
II fair weather prevails. Brig. Gen.
c. E. Sawyer. the White House physi-
clan, said tonight. The president
would have been at his office today,
he added, except for the inclement
weather.
Mr.. Harding attended to a number
of matters in his study signing the
nomination of Judge Edward T. San
ford of Tennessee TO be associate gus.
tice of the supreme court to fill the
vacancy caused by the retirement of
Associate Justice Pitney, and nomi
mating a number of postmasters and
some other federal offiners. He also
signed the interior department ap-
preparation bill and some minor bills.
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Mystery Witness
Reported on Way
to Klan Hearing
Man Who Saw Masked Mob
to Testify-Attorney Gen.
eral to Ask Murder
Indictment,

Bastrop. La, Jan. 24.-tBy A. P.)-
Leon l.. Jones of Moselle, Miss, re-
garded as the mysterious witness. -
was en- route here today to testify at
the open hearing. Jones Is said to be
the owner of the broken down auto
mobile parked near Lake La Fourche
on the night of August "a. 1t is said
that he saw black k-hooded band hay
ing Watt Daniel and +. +. Richard as
prisoners arrive at the lake. The
bodies of Daniel and Richard were
round in Lake La Fourche on Decem-
ber %.
Attorney General Coco said that he
would attempt to obtain an indict.
ment for murder against Capt. ]. X.
Skipwith, head of the Morehousa
parish Ku Klux klan. when evidence
Is placed before the grand jury.
Governor Parker will declare mar.
tial law in Morehouse parish if
threats of any kind are made against
any OF the states witnesses between
adjournment of the Morehouse open
hearing and trial OF persons to be
indicted for alleged participation in
outrages by hooded men in the par.
ish. it was learned today on good
authority.
Adjutant General Toombs of the
Louisiana national guard was en-
route here today from Baton Rouge
with instructions from Governor
Parker. 1t was understood to impart
this information to leaders of the
ku klux Klan and parish officials,
including Capt. j. X. Skipwith, the
exalted cyclops of the khan. and
Sheriff Fred Carpenter. 1t was de-
clared that the governor is deter
mined every state witness shall be
protected.
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Days Activities
in Washington

President Harding, who has been
Ill with grippe. remained away from
his office. 1nclement weather max
ing it inadvisable for him to ven
ture out was assigned as the reason.
Favorable report of the NorbeclS
bill which would extend $3.50, ,00O. 900
credit to Europe for the purchase of
American farm products was ordered
by the senate agricultural committee.
The senate oil investigating com
mittee was informed that neither
John ID. Rockefeller, sr.. nor John D.
Rockefeller, jr.. owned any stock in
the Standard Oil company of Indiana
Edward 7. Sanford of Tennessee. a
federal district judge since 1908. was
nominated by President Harding to be
an associate justice of the supreme
court to fill the vacancy caused by
Justice Pitney's retirement.
Senator Jones, republican. Washing.
ton, in charge of the administration
shipping bill, announced he would at
tempt to have debate curbed in an ef-
fort to bring senate vote on the
measure in the near future.
AS result of published reports that
police, attempting to stop embassy
liquor" leaks, had seized supplies said
to have reached a bootlegger from
the Cuban legation, the Cuban charge
visited the State department and
later stated he knew nothing of al
legged liquor selling" at the legation.
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Canadian Officials Pledge
Aid to Stop Rum Smuggling

Seattle. Jan. 24.-Canadian officials
have pledged their assistance in a re-
newed war on liquor smugglers operat.
ing between British Columbia points
and states Of the Pacific northwest,
DIR. r. O. Matthews, special assistant
to Prohibition Commissioner Haynes.
announced upon his retrun from a con.
ference with Canadian authorities in
Vancouver.
DIR. Matthews, accompanied by John
b. Marshall, federal prohibition direc-
tor for Alaksa, left today for Juneau.
He said comprehensive campaign
against rum runners in the north.
west would be mapped out.
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u m a n S
Continue
Resistance
Refuse 10 Obey Orders Of Oc-
cupation Officcrs-Dort.
mund Director Of Gus
toms Arrested.
Shortage of Coal Cars

Paris. Jan. 24-By A. Pl-The min.
istry of war today issued communi-
cation To the effect that five detach-
ments of railroad workers each OF
750 men, had been sent to the Ruhr
owing to the partial strike movement
on the German railways.
1T is not" the communication said,
"a question. as stated by some of the
newspapers, OF a mobilization mea-
sure. but of assembling Of the men for
period of instruction of limited du.
ration
The Prague correspondent OF the
Temps says it is confirmed that
number of Czecho Slovakian miners
are being engaged for France and
that the first group left last night.
Continue Resistance.
Dusseldorf. Jan. 24.--(By A. P.l-
With their eyes turned toward the
Mayence court-marital the Germans
in the Ruhr continued their policy of
resistance by refusing to obey the Or
ders of the forces of occupation while
the French proceeded to further re-
pressive measures.
The number of expulsions of of.
ficials since midnight of January 20
now total 3S. The director of Gus
toms OF the Dortmund district has
been arrested, thus recording the first
Incarceration since the industrial mag
mates were taken into custody last
Saturday and held for trial by court
martial.
The instructions received in the
Ruhr from the minister of posts and
telegraphs in Berlin to decline to af-
ford any telephonic communication re-
quested by the French military has
been countered by the French who
have taken charge Of the Bochum,
Dortmund and Essen telephone ex.
changes and are operating .he-n,
Shortage of Cars.
Mining operations throughout the
Ruhr Tuesday reached So per cent of
the normal output: the railroads re.
ceived requests from various mines
for 1865 empty coal cars to lead the
many cars previously loaded have not
days production while the normal de.
mand is $4,000. The general manage
ment of the roalriads had only 10,S26
"empties" available. indicating that
many cars previously loaded have not
been returned to the Ruhr. and many
empty cars had been rushed across
the frontier into Germany before the
French could get complete check
on the roads.
Meat has increased 60 per cent in
price, while fats and lard are getting
very scarce. General Degoutte has
issued orders forbidding the soldiers
to buy milk, except for hospitals, as
there Is also a great shortage of milk
The workers along the Leppe and
Rhine canals today, under instruc-
tions from Berlinfi refused to operate
the dams or load barges with coal
destined for France. A great move
ment of troops is notable throughout
the occupied segion. The French ex-
planned that new troops are arriving
and that forces already on the ground
are choosing better quarters and
more effective positions for the pur-
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Liquor Fleet Menace
to Ocean Steamers

New York, Jan. 24-Despite the
favorable 'snow screen" off shore.
which prompted the quick dispatch
Of the coast guard cutter Manhattan.
the launch Surveyor, and all other
available craft to Sandy Hook to
block possible attempts to land liquor,
the rum fleet off Sandy Hook rode
idly at anchor today. with ne Gus
toners. The Manhattan returned
with nothing to report.
The fleet. according to observers.
now numbers II ships. three of them
steamers. A little off the regular
transatlantic lane, but directly in the
paths of ships coming in from the
south. the bootlegging craft We're de-
scribed as a greater menace than ever
to navigation in the binding storm.
Small fog signals used on the rum
ships are heard, mariners said, only
few feet away.
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Farm HandH Held
in CirardiDeath
Case at Red Oak
Coroner's Jury Finds Muir.
dered Omahan Slain by
Parties Unknown to
Authorities.

Red Oak, Ia, Jan. 24.-(Special)-
a coroner's jury returned a verdict
this morning that Albert Girardi
to his death at the hands of parties
unknown TO the authorities. A post.
mortem examination showed that
Girardi suffered a crushed skull,
caused by a blunt instrument.
George Austin. employed at the
farm of John Stewart, is being held
at the county Jail in custody of Sher-
iff Arthur Baker. Authorities are re.
newing their investigations at the
scene where Girardi was found dead
in his automobile and also at the
Stewart farm, which marked the end
of the trail taken up by bloodhounds.
After New Evidence.
The hounds led their captors to a
spot on the Stewart farm between
the house and the out buildings. At
this spot were found a piece of cloth,
a chip of wood and a piece OF glass,
smeared with blood, and some silver
dollars.
The inquest was conducted by
County Attorney Fred Bellman and
Coroner Walter Sellergren.
I'VE are after new evidence" was
the only information county authori-
ties would disclose when they started
on their afternoon trip.
Follow Trail Three Times.
The Stewart farm is two miles from
the spot where Girardi's body was
found and where the car later was
burned. The bloodhounds followed the
same trail to the Stewart farm three
times.
Austin is 80 years old and has been
at the Stewart farm since Christmas.
He said he came from Tennessee.
+. 1t is stated that the theory of rob-
berry. on which the authorities are
working. has been strengthened by
the information that Girardi had 5000
when he left Omaha and that no
money was found in his pockets
when the body was discovered by
Raymond Conkling. farmer.
Girardi lived at 1909 South Sixth
street, Omaha,
Funeral services for Girardi will be
held at 1915 Thursday morning from
the family residence and at IL at st.
Annes church. Burial will be in Holy
Sepucher cemetery. He is survived by
his wife. Josephine, one small son
and a daughter.
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Harding Administration
Aiding Sheep hdustr,

spokane, Jan. 24.-Belief that the
Harding administration "has done. or
will soon finish doing all it can to
heip US. was expressed by President
frank j. Hagenbarth of Salt Lake
city before the annual convention of
the National Wool Growers associa.
ton. which opened here today.
The government has and will fur
nish us all the tools and with the ia.
cilities for profitable work" he said
but 1t cannot make us efficient and
economical. We must do that our
selves and in the days when the sun
Is Shining we must not forget that
1t will soon rain"
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N. Y. Manufacturers to Study
Asbestos in Egyptian Tomb

New York. Jan. 24.-In an effort
TO trace the history Of asbestos to
ancient Egypt, John f. Meek. manu-.
Ncturer, planned to sail today for
tho tomb of Tutunkhamen at Luxor.
1T has been found" Mr.. Meek said.
that the bodies of kings were
wrapped in mantles of asbestos to
keep their ashes separated from the
ashes of the funeral pyre and in some
instances asbestos shrouds were used
in the belief that they would protect
the dead from the possible fires of
the hereafter"
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Yanks on Rhine
Start on Journey
to United States
Stars and Stripes Hauled
Down From Headquar.
ters = First Train
Leaves Coblenz.

Ehrenbreitstein. Jan. 24.-By A
drawn from the Rhineland today
ending American military participa
ton in the occupational area.
The withdrawal was signalized BY
the hauling down at noon of the
Stars and Stripes from the castle oi
Ehrnbreitstein, which has been the
American military headquarters since
the beginning of the occupation
Meanwhile the first trains with mem
bers of the expeditionary forces were
leaving Goblenz for Antwerp to board
the transportat st. Mihiel which will
take them home.
The flag came floating gently down
from the staff on the picturesque
castle walls overlooking the Rhine as
tho signal WAS given for striking the
colors. No a shot was fired in
salute, for it was not a martial oc.
casion. There were many moist
eyes among the Americans who
watched the spectacle and their long
time associates among the allied
forces. The British and Belgian
high commissioners for the Rhine.
land kept their word and remained
away because they said they could
not bear to witness the lowering OF
the flag that meant the breaking OF
so many close ties.
Fall In" Means Home.
Inside the fort there was taken
from the white washed walls the
portrait of George Washington the
Americans had hung there on their
coming.
The dawning of the day that was
to see the American garrison march
down the steep slope of Ehrenbreit.
stein, across the Rhine into Coblenz
and thence, in company with the
other units of the Eighth infantry, to
the Antwerp trains, found the Stars
and Stripes hoisted to its accustomed
place at reveille, while doughboy
sentinels still mounted guard at the
sally ports. Their packs were as
ready as at any moment during the
great war, but today the final fall
IN. meant home-the place where,
as many a private put it; a dollar
Is 100 cents and not several thou
sand marks.
Message From Cuno.
Coblenz, Jan. 24.-(By the A. P.N
Maj. Gen. Henry T. Allen received
last evening brief letter from Chan
celior cuno, conveying the compli.
ments of the German government on
the occasion of the departure of the
American forces in Germany and as.
serting that their conduct had been
exemplary.
In reply to a letter from General
De Goutee, Major General Allen said
he would formally turn the American
zone over to the French on January
q or any day thereafter.
1T is with deep regret" he writes,
that | must bring to an end the de-
lightful official relations which have
always existed harmoniously between
us and terminate the services the
American troops commenced in the
war and continued on the Rhine"
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Endres Favors Laws
Expensive to County

Lincoln. Jan. 24.-(Special( Sheriff
Mike Endres, Omaha. appeared ut the
state capitol today. 1t was reported
he is interested in the advancement
of bill to increase taxes of the coun
ty by passing bill introduced today
empowering him to employ % depu-
ties. He also is reported to be against
two bills tending to reducetaxes, the
one taking away his right to collect
so cents day to feed each prisoner
and another reducing his travelling ex-
penses outside of the county from 10
to cents a mile and inside the coun.
ty from Is to 10 cents n mile.
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Missing Russian Refugee
Ships Reach FOrmOsa Por,

Manila. Jan. 24.-By A. P.l-Wire.
less advices received here this eve.
ming from Taiwan, Formosa, said that
three of the missing Russian refugee
ships en- route to nanila from Shang.
hal, had put in there short of fuel.
The message added that two others
were following closely and that the
remaining two were returning to
Shanghai.
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Ex-Chief Of Forger Band
Tries to Sape Nickel;
Ciuen 10 Days in Jail

New York, Jan. 24.-Former head
OF an international band of forgers
and swindlers whose operations netted
them hundreds of thousands of dol
lars, Charles Fischer, 20, old. fell
afoul of the law again for substitute.
ing a brass slug for a nickel in a sub
way turnstile. He was sentenced TO
10 days.
Fischer. according to investigators.
has led a life of crime since IL and
has spent many years in prisons here
and abroad
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Norbeck-Nel
Measure Wins
in Committee
Action Victory for Farm Bloc
Bill Provides Funds to
Finance Foreign Sales
of U. S. Crops.
BY GEORGE +. AUTHIER. M
Washington Correspondent The Omaha Nee.


Washington, Jan. 24.-(SpecialE
The senate committee on agriculture
today voted to recommend the passage
of the Norbeck-Nelson bill providing
a $3.50 100000 fund for the purpose of
financing foreign sales of American
crops. Senator Norbeck, republican,
South Dakota, is authorized to attach
the bill as a rider to any measure
pending in the senate which might
give 1t chance to pass. Favorable
action. on this bill is regarded as a
victory by the farm bloc group.
Within this group there is a per-
centage who recognize the value of
and Importance of rural credits to
aid the farmer. and realize that what
he needs is not so much more credit
to contract new debts, but a larger
those he has already incurred. This
bill is designed to meet that situation.
Senator Norbeck introduced it in an
other form, and since then it has
been reintroduced as new bilrs by
Norbeck in the senate and Represent
ative A. p. Nelson of Wisconsin. in
the house.
1t aims to meet the western de.
mand that is clearly manifest for re.
development Of the foreign market.
This Is the cry that has been back of
the western demand for an economic
conference with Europe and purposes
to lend the money on the best Sc
curity obtainable, to finance farm
crops.
1t is Senator Norbeck's idea that
it is well. when setting on credit, to
get every kind of security possible
hence it is proposed to get the guar.
antees of foreign governments, il
possible, on loans, and do without
them if necessary.
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C.O.P.F Firm
For Slash
In Salaries
Party Lines Drawn for First
Time in Lower House
Democrats Repudiatc
Prediction Pledge.
Senate Votes Reduction

Lincoln. Jan. 2f-tSpecial l-Hous,
republicans stood pat today and made
fqod their pledge to the people to re.
rlce salaries and expenditures of state
officials
Democrats. who, during their elec
ton, talked much of high salaries
and, who, through their governor will
get the political plums, stood pat for
high salaries. II was the first time
party lines have been drawn in the
lower house.
The row started when the house be
gan consideration of Senate File l,
passed by the senate. which provides
for substantial reduction of salaries
If code secretaries
Theodore Osterman democrat.
moved that instead of reducing sala-
fies that the bill be repealed. explain
ing fhat the governors budget mes.
sage called for repeal of the code.
Democrats Fear Cut.
Grant Mears. republican, declared
that to date no bill had been in.
trodued by the governor calling for
repeal and change of state govern.
ment and the wise policy was to cut
code salaries so in event the code
wasn't repealed salaries complained
of would stand reduced.
Other speakers exposed what was
termed the bug under the chip
which was the fear of the democrats
that IL the code wasn't repealed and
Governor Bryan did appoint code
secretaries, the democrats appointed
wouldn't get such large salaries.
The state senate spent most of its
time in debate over the Wiltse bill,
reducing the salaries OF state officials
and members Of the judiciary.
Governors Salary Same.
II had previously been amended to
lave the governors salary at $500
year. Under the provisions of the
hill. the other constitutional state of
ficcrs would ddraw $4,000 instead of
$1,000. and district judges would suf-
fer like reduction in pay. Members
o. the supreme court would be slash
ed from $500 to $500 a year
Although opponents of the bill mus
tered sufficient strength yesterday to
get the bill pulled back. they could
not hold their lines today and the bill
was advanced to third reading, with
indications that 1t would finally pass
the upper branch of the legislature.
The test of strength came on an
amendment proposed by Hastings to
leave the salaries at the present
scale. The vote on the Hastings
amendment stood:
Vote i'm Senate.
For-Allen. Anderson. Chambers,
Cooper. Good. Gumb, Hastings, Lar
kin, MCGOWAN, Osborne. Robbins
Saunders, Sturdevant, Thielen, Tomell
-15.
Notwithstanding, Barr, Behrens,
Bliss, Fries. lillian. Johnson. Kroh,
Meacham. Purcell. Reed, Reifenrath,
Rickard. Shellenberger. Smrha. War.
ner. wilkins, Wiltse-1S.
Two republicans. Egger and Mel
son, Joined the democrats on the
Turn to Psse Two, Column Five.)
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L. S. Distributor Reports
Coal Prices on Down Grade

Washington. Jan. 24.--Bituminous
coal prices, which have shown a
strong advancing tendency in recent
weeks, are now turning downward.
according to compilations given out
by f. +. Wadleigh, federal fuel dis
trlbutor. During the week ending
January % available statistics indi-
cate the average price of the product
at the mines was $4.33 a ton, as COM
pared with $4.42 the previous week.
and s4.54 the average price reported
for the week ending January 8.
The drop, Mr.. Nadleigh said, is
considered in trade circles to be due
10 the vanishing fear concerning a
possible strike in the coal fields, mild
weather and better transportation
conditions.