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The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-02-23
Debt Refunding
Plans Approved
byU.S.C Congress g
Agreement With Great Britain
Only Awaits Signature of
Harding to Make Pact
Effective.

Washington. Feb. eaa.--Ihe British
debt funding arrangement tonight
was one step nearer completion. con
gressional approval of tho act ratify-
ing the recently negotiated settlement
with Great Britain having been COM
pleted today. Only the signature Of
President Harding Is required 70 per-
nit the treasury TO exchange formal
settlement agreements. Congressional
action vas completed when the house
accepted senate changes in the Brit
ish settlement bill without modifica-
ton.
As a result Of the conGr essional ap-
proval and with the signature of the
president assumed to be certain. treas
ury officials began the drafting Of the
indentures which are 10 be exehan ged
between the United States and Great
Britain and which will put into oper-
alton the program for refunding over
s. years the British wartime debt OF
$4,000. 900 900.
The indentures VIII cmbody the
terms accepted by the British govern
ment and prescribe the methods Of
payment. all OF which were tentatively
worked out between the two deb,
funding commissions IN their recent
negotiations. British internal bonds
covering tho amount Of the debit will
he deposited with the United states
treasury.
Under Secretary Gilbert of the
treasury was unable 10 state tho date
on which the agreement viii 90 into
operation. A series OF conferences Is
being held between officials Of the
treasury and 4. Rowe. Dutton. the
British treasury representative. who
remained here after his commission s
work was concluded. and these confer
ences Will determine the final form Of
the agreement which VIII put into
legal form the terms agreed 70 IN tho
negotiations. The British govern.
ment probably will be represented hy
Sir Auckland Geddes. i;s ambassador
here. in formally signing THE doea
ment which puts the funding plan into
oDeration
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-02-23
Three Missing. Dozen Hurt,
in Powder Plant Explosion

Alton III, Feb. s.-LPl-Throc
men have not been accounted for and
about dozen were injured in the *.
plosion this afternoon az the riant
OF the Illinois Powder Manutaotuii Ing
company, near Grafton. i6 miles from
here. according TO J. ". Woods. cor
ductor OF n Chicago, Peoria 4 st.
Louis passenger train. which arriscd
here lato today.
The train. which runs from Grafton
to Alton. was held UP at Grafton
moro than an hour. ho said oshcr
explosions were feared. None u tho
injured are said TO be serious Those
reported missing; George Hoffnaglo.
Noah Johnson and Sidney Livh.. all
employees of tho company. Johnson
went to work at tho powder Plant
Wednesday. it was said.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-02-23

Is Challenged
by Farm Bloc
Nebraskan Leader in Fight for
ot.Anderson Rural
Credits Bill in Lower
House.
BY GEORGE +. AUTHIER.
IN shfnrton CORE snondeut Thu f1,.s,,a n


Washington, Feb. 22.-fspecial.l-
Administration interferencs With the
rural credit legislation program in the
house resulted in challenge 10 the
organization leadership today by the
farm bloc.
Although plans for a republican eau
Gus and a finbuster have been post
poned. the farm bloc forces, under the
leadership OF Representatives Ander.
son of Nebraska, Dowell and Dickln-
son Of Iowa and others, declared they
would fight the administration pro.
gram on the floor. The banking and
currency committee. which is cred.
tied by the insurgents with respond.
ing TO the suggestions of Secretary
Of the Treasury Mellon. has decided
to report the Capper bill with some
minor amendments. and will refuse
support for the Lenroot-Anderson bill.
The latter measure Is the one de-
manded by the farm bloc.
Differ on Legislation.
At the same time. differences of
opinion between Secretary aieuon
and the federal reserve board on
rural credit legislation developed TO-
day. Following the Mellon letter ..
few days ago opposing the saiient
features of the LenrootAnderson bill.
the federal reserve board came out
with a strong statement today in
favor of system OF intermediate
credit for the agricultural industry.
Recognizing that the banking and
currency committee win not let the
Lenroot.Anderson bill out of commit
tee. the farm bloc insurgents propose
to move its substitution for the Cap
per bill. which the committee will APP
prove and which the farm bloc lead
ers say is makeshift legislation. This
viii precipitate a vigorous struggle
on the fioe-. which threatens to te.
feat all attempts TO pass rural credit
legislation in this session.
Representative Doweil. one OF the
farm bloc leaders. declared every
available influence that can be mus
tered will be marshaled against the
anti-rural credit forces. While no.
talking fllbuster openly. there are
intimations that everything else will
be stopped until the farm bloc ia sat!s-
fled.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-02-23
Confessed Slayer of Four
Surrenders in Baltimore

Baltimore. Feb. 22.-CharIes T. Nc
Candless. G2, Of Hurst. Tex. who con
fessed. according to the police. he
killed four men In Texas and New
Mexico. between 1900 and 1910. and
who claims there is $4,000 reward
for his arrest. surrendered TO tic po-
lice here today. His motive fer sur.
rendering. he is alleged to have told
Siuthorities, was that he Is tired Of
living under assumed names aud tl1at
lie wants to visit his Slyea"-old
mother in Hurst. Tex. who warts him
to atone for his misdeeds before she
dies.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-02-23
Oldest Sovereign Dies.

London. Feb. %. .--tP12King Eha.
am. the oldest sovereign In the worid
and one Of its pioneer prohibltIonirts
as we'll is dead at Sorowe, Bechuanc-
land Ills exact age is unknown. but
he Is believed to have been nearer
100 than 90.
khania, as ruler Of The Dsmang
waite tribe became a Christian when
a young man and throughout his long
life was largely influenced by Eng.
lish missionaries. As boy of II
years no met David Livingstone
while that great misslonory.cxplotpr
was making his first Journey In Goa.
trail Africa
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-02-23
John ID. Rockefeller Holes
l1-Foot Putt ut Beach

! OrInond Reach. Fla. Fob. 22.-John
g. Rockefeller. ST., is back on the golf
links after confinement Of two weeks
with slight touch OF bronchitis
trouble. lie played his regular eight
iiolcs OF golf yesterday. lilo looked
very we'll and was in an especially
genial mood, allowing a moving pic
ture operator 10 take several hundred
feet OF film n he played. In a close
ur on the putting green he dropped n
ball about u feet from tho cup and
holcd Il in ono shot.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-02-23
10 in Counterfeit Money
Ring Arrested Abroad

New York, Feb. 22.--Intornationar
qualifications Of the huge counter .eit-
ing system, which secret service oper.
atives barred Wednesday, were indi-
Gated when Joseph \. Palma, secret
service agent In charge OF the lnyesti-
cation. announced that 16 arrests Lavs
been made abroad. Persons have been
arrested In Egypt. Liverpool. England;
Hamburg, Germany; Havana. Cuba
Australia. the Bahamas. Naples, Italy
and France as result Of clues given
the police of the foreign countries by
secret service agents here, Palma
said.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-02-23
Ex-Barber
as
NJ v Ponzii
:, :.
-
: " II Italian Immigrant in
e. Azied Finance Estimated
to Have Cost Victims
Million.
Hunt Centers on Border

Chicago, Feb. 22.-GP)-An immI.
ago who later became a west side
barber in Chicago, is being sought
along the Mexican border while
bankers and state officials in the east
and middlewest trace his career in
frenzied finance, a career which has
already cost investors from a half
million to a million dollars or more.
The missing barber-banker is Jo.
eeph NJ. Marcino, or Joseph +. Biata,
a dapper man of 27 years. Just little
over five feet tall, and remarkably
broad. IF you see a man about five
feet two. and almost three feet broad.
it's Marcino.' a Burns detective. who
is directing the search. said today.
While detectives are searching for
Marcino, who disappeared in Buf-
falo last Friday after he is alleged
to have peddled nearly 5000, 900 worth
Of stolen securities. Frank l.. Taylor,
ex-railroad fireman, who rose to the
position OF so week president of
the First National bank Of Warren.
Mass. when Marcino obtained control
of te institution, as awaiting arraign-
ment Friday on a charge OF embez-
ziing national bank funds.
Loses More Than Half Million.
Burns agents here figure the known
losses from Marcinos operations at
ss9l 900 and say that they expect
much more 10 appear before the in.
yestigation is complete.
Through manipulation of the funds
of the Niagara Life Insurance COM
pany of Buffalo, they say investors
have lost s24s 900.
The closing OF the Warren (Mass.1
bank last week revealed a shortage OF
s213 900. Taylor claims Marcino
cleaned out the banks vault and later
peddled the securities in and around
Buffalo.
The failure Of the Mechanics and
Merchants bank in Philadelphia on
February l., added another $3.50. 900
to the total.
Congressman Among Victims.
4 New York congressman is said
TO have lost a sum estimated at from
$3.50 900 TO s200. 900 through his faith
in Marcinos schemes.
The detectives are also lnvestigas-
ing the connection between a bank at
Wayawaga. Wis. and the Buffalo In.
surance company. Securities former.
~ owned BY the Wisconsin bank. IN
which Marclno is said TO have Oh
tained a controlling interest about six
month. ago. have turned up In banks
in and around Buffalo. where they are
said to have been pledged by the in.
surance company as security on
loans.
Marcino's career as flnancier. &C.
cording TO Burns men who have bee.
following him for several years. start
cd about 1917 or 1918. when he faith
cred n scheme for starting new
bank at Ottawa. ILL.,. ma buying out
the existing bank. As a result OF thu.
scheme he vas indicted BY the grand
jury for operation Of A confidence
game. but disappeared.
Bobs Up in California.
He was next heard from in Calk
fornla, where the Bank of Paris Cal.
Turn 10 Page Two. Column six)
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-02-23
Evelyn Ncsbit Case Dropped.

Atlantic City. \. J.. Feb. sa.--Thc
ease against Evelyn Neshit. charged
with disorderly conduct In local
cafe Last Sunday morning. was dis
missed TO-DAY, MisS Noshit claimed
that she had been insulted by Pitts.
burgh man and that she merely re.
scnted bis remarks. Tho charges were
preferred py Two city detectives,
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-02-23
Missing Banker Arrested.

Narycu, Mass, Feb. ss.--N -
Frank J.. Tay,er. president ef =.
FIRST NStoYsl Rsnk - Warren. III.
&c Nrrcst = Chicago. locA, suther.
tics today turned their attention -
: seaVch Ter Joseph n. Msrcsse. Al.
legged 10 Sc the brains behind the d..
appearance or $4,000 81 hOnss sva
securities nou, tho hanks ,surs.
Marclnc. rsrovtei - aaNc "a
faissing >ree feerusis II. wss -.
Ne,ri 60 ~ ou a's Nus 10 ss,aa
America, officials >Sss
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-02-23
Use of Naval Craft Proposed
TO Break Up Smuggling Rings

Washington. Feb. 22.--Use of naval
craft TO break UP the smuggling OF
intoxicants. narcotics and aliens into
this coutry is proposed In n bill intro
duced by Representative Summers. re-
publican, Washington.
Tho vessels so used would be under
The supervision and control OF the
civil officers OF the government charg
I'd with the enforcement Of the pro
hibition and customs laws.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-02-23
Wife of Secretary Davis
Jndcrgocs Minor Operation

Fttshurgh, Fch. l2.--Secretary q
Labor James J. Davis was called here
today from Washington to 500 Mrs.
Davis. Who underwent a minor opera.
lion IN a hospital Mrs. Davis oondi.
tion waa said 10 be much imnrove ed.
She will he in tho hospital for a wccl,
or 10 days more. however.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-02-23
Days Activities
in Washington

In observance Of Washington s
birthday. government activities. ex.
cept congress, eere suspended.
Congressional approval ot the Brit
isli debt funding arrangement was
completed. the house. without 4 rec.
ord vote. accepting central changes
IN the agreement proposal
without Recommendation a sesate
subcommittee reported the contested
nomination OF James G. McNary. New
Mexico banker, 20 be comptroller Of
the currency.
Carrying 1888. sos s49, Of which s7S,-
C75. 900 would he available for refund.
ing internal revenue taxes illegally
collected. the third deficiency sppro.
pr.ation bll was reported % the
house.
Secretary Hoover, j; became
known, told a house epfiatioin
subcommittee he favored development
Of Muscle Shoals but was opposed 10
government operation OF the project.
Tho chipping bill entered It's fourth
day With no signs Of passage as the
result of "A filibuster against he bin
and republicans onsldered The advlsa-
bil!ty of breaking the deadlock by
rocomm.tting the measure. enough
votes for such a sep. it vas said.
having been pledged.
Challenging the right Of Eario +.
Mayfield 70 take his seat IN The next
congress as senator from Texas.
George L. +. PeddY who. as n oppo-
nent of Mayfield IN the \ faHer
election. accused him Of be.ng .ae .,g
Klux klan candidate. filed pape. )
with the senate eontais.ng sweeping
charges against the Khan and 5 Off
GERS
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-02-23
Smokers Of Utah Decide
10 Form "Frecmcns League

Salt Lake city. Feb. ee-peoision
to form the "Freemen's League of
Utah to work for repeal OF the state
anti'cigaret legislation and all other
so'callod freak laws was the out some
OF n meeting OF promincn, salt Lake
city residents today. Tho meeting
was called 10 discuss recent arrests
for violation 81 that section ~ Tho
cisarct law which prohibits smol.lng
In public places,
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-02-23
A. ]. Waters Dies in l.. A.

Los Angeles. Cal. Feb. ga. ].
Waters. president OF the Citizens Na.
tional bank and OF tho Citizens Trust
and Savings bank. and noted figure
in the commercial and industrial life
of Los Angeles. died today after
period Of Illness In which an opera.
ilon proved of no avail. lie was 81
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-02-23

leisure hours TO reflect on the achieve
Tnents OF the pioneers who laid the
cornerstone of this great community.
Appear in Costume Minuet.
Alvin Met2ler, president OF the as
ISOLATION, directed the reunion of
pioneers Robert Berwer's band furn-
ished music. Howard Lindroth and
Dorothy Healy appeared in a costume
mlnuet number. John A. McCreary
and Tom Swift sang some of the old
songs. Dorothy Anderson and Irene
Stewart gave song and dance. Ar
thur and Esther Eagen appeared in a
skit Mrs. Maggie NJ. Leeder sang.
The pioneers enjoyed community
singing and closed their froiic with
oldtime reels and quadrilles.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-02-23
Arrests in Bogus
Money Plot Extend
to Foreign Lands
New York Police Link Coun-
terfeiters With Many Unsolv.
ed Murders-Dragnct
Reaches Large Cities.

New York, Feb. 22.-WIth the inter.
national counterfeiting system wreck
ed by secret service agents. who laid
the workings bare. and with 500 TO
600 persons connected with the ring
in a dozen contries nder arrest. fed.
eral authorities today prepared for
a court fight TO send the counterfeit
ers TO Jail for the maximm term of
45 years.
While court evidence was being set
in order. the dragnet Of the service
extended TO most OF the largest cities
OF the United States to catch hun
dreds OF passers OF counterfeit money.
Joseph Palma. chief of the secret
service sqad which for eight months
tracked the makers and distributors
OF spurious money. gave evidence of
the widespread international rgmiflca-
ton Of the plot b5' announcing that IL
persons had been arrested in England.
France. Egypt. Germany. Cuba. Aus.
tria and the Bahamas. as n result OF
information furnished by The Ameri-
can secret service,
Linked With Murders.
New York police who began an
independent investigation. professed
to find a direct CONNIE ion between
the counterfeit plot aud many hith.
erto unsolved gang murders Of the
past few years.
Sevecal murders wei.o believed 20
have resulted tropl passage OF bogus
money AMI coubic crossing in the
ranks OF the eounterfelters A num-
ber OF crimes. It was said. had been
committed in OF near the Broome
street cafe owned BY John di Rosa
arrested Wednesday as one OF the
gangs large wholesalers OF counter.
felta.
Palma agreed that scores OF i'm.
portant criminals were In the ranks
OF the counterfeitors.
Immigrants Easy Victims.
Immigrants unfamiliar with Amer.
!ean noney, ne said. we're the easiest
victims. but the gang also hunted out
gnall stores kept by aged women and
stores left al times in charge Of CHI.
dren
secret service men are checking up
on all possible sources OF information
thrown open to them by Wednesday =
roundup, 10 ascertain whether the
eounterfeltins conspirators turned
over the vast quantities OF narcotics
they bought TO independent gangs or
whether they used their own nation.
wide organization tor the distribution
OF the drugs
Seizure Of large quantities of coin.-
terfelt Internal revenue stamps.
physicians liquor prescription blanks
and Quebec liquor stamps indicated.
secret service men said. that the coun.
terfelters. In addition to making vas.
purchases OF liquor from interna.
tlonal rum runners. We're also in
league With Illicit manufacturers in
interstate. traf'lc. --- --ss~
Some of the dies used In making
spurious money We're smuggled hero
from Italy IN large chcescs. ofleiats
said 80
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-02-23
Jurors Accepted.

Marion IN. Feh. s.-6pl-Tho sec.
ond panel Of four jurors In the Herrin
mine riots. trial was accented der.
nitely by both the state ard defense
late yesterday afternoon. Elshf az ~
Jurors now have heen oae,eh.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-02-23
Foes Confident
of Power to Kill
Shipping Bill
End Likely to Come Sunday Oh
Motion to Recommit or
Displace Measure With
Other Legislation.

Washington. FEB. a2.--Benfeted b
another day Of niihusler in the senate,
the administration shipping bill TO
night appeared headed toward its
doom. The end seemed likely not 10
come before sunday on a motion to
reoommit the legislation or 70 displace
+. with another bill.
The fllibuster. which began Monday J
night. continued unabated through
the day and into the night. During
its progress there were a number II
private conferences between repub.
lien senators and later between re-
publican and democratic leaders. in
which negotiations were conducted for
definite action hy Saturday night. -
that the final week Of the session
might be left open 10 tie consider =
ton Of other pressing legislation
Opponents Confident.
Opponents Of the ship bill. after
eanvassins the strength of the.r
forces. openly said for the FIST time
that they had enough votes to Sct
tie measure out OF the way unless is
supporters could obtain some action
upon * within the next two days The
prospect Of its supporters being able
"a 90 this srew darker with each hour
that the flow Of talk continued.
Several senators who have been
mildly favorins the bill privately al.
n'itted during the day tha, they woulG
no, continue their support of the
measure much further. II II continued
20 block other legislation one sena.
ter. Willis. republican. Ohio. stated on
TIE floor that he desired TO develop Il
The In was % be killed hy ahhu.ser.
Ing. TO- II So. he said. there were
many other bills. including some he
was interested in. which would bs
taken up.
Plan TO Hill Bill.
Senator MoKellar. democrat. Ten
nessee. later plainly told the senate
that i was the intention Of those on
posed 10 the legislation In kill 4; b.
any legitimate means and that hs
considered iilitustering legitimate.
The opinion Of senators as 10 the
means Of bringing the ilibuster 10 an
end differed. soVc opposing recon,
initial and fayonne displacement h>
another. hill. Either method. It wa.
generally conceded mean; the death
Of the measure. General sgreemcn'
seemed 10 prevail. however, that moth
ing should be attempted un,il the hi
was given At least another ,hay Of hfe
Prcsidou, Harding had no, been an
praised of the proposed move late IN
'he. day, 50 far. as could he asoer,ained
but Il was thought likely that nu-a
Der OF republican senators would bs
called TO the White House FOR oorter
enoe FRIDAY.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-02-23
Theophile Delcassc Dies.

Parls, Feb. 90. -tP)--Theophila
Delcasse, former plinistcr Of foreign
affairs, died suddenly at Nice. last
evening
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-02-23
The Weather

Forecast.
FRIDAY fair and warmer
Hnurly Tp,nneratur.s
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-02-23
ui'ti> Tells >lar,

At the police station Curtis ;e,c -
story 20 Captain William Russell, iss
said tina; " hsd hccn ias.ns fcr ;f5S
sang ever since they entered seus.
freight cars End stole \ large c0&a.
tity of merchandise svao weeks ago
y kncw Tia, they vouiG come txNk
some tlire s.d 50 ssS, vssteS fos
them. he SO. y missed them ea
,vo nights 20 last nisht ,eok sclEa
<rarr te rax~ Two. coluNa T~rN
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-02-23

IN observance Of Washington s
birthday, government activities. eX-
cept congress. we're suspended.
, 1923-05-11

years with profit and four years wish
loss. That's the condition we have ben
working under and yet kept the lab0rjng
class employed.
To be continued.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-01
CITIZENS ASK MARTIAL LAW BE PROCLAIMED
Declares No Justice Possible On
 Arcount Of kIan

OKLAHOMA CITY, Sept 3O---tB Associated Press. )--A telegram de- claring that conditions in Washing ion county, Oklahoma, were unsafe and deplorable because of alleged ac- tiyities of. the Ku Klux Klan and asking that martial law be estab- jished at once to restore peace and order was made public here tonight by Gov. J. C. Walton. The telegram was signed by 1e citizens It fol- lows:
 conditions in Washington unsafe and deplorable caused by actiVities and domination of the ku l<lux klan. Mysterious deaths have occurred and no solution offered. Floggings nu- merous and no investigations or prosecutions. Jury commissioner ac- knowledges membership in klan. Cit izens threatened and intimidated by it, situation acute. Martial law should be actively established at once to restore peace and order"
 The governor did not indicate whether he would take action Tn re- sponse to the message.
 Simultaneously he made public tes- timony of Roy Montgomery of shaw nee before the military court at OK lahoma City, tending to show that the Shawnee klan had definite or ganization for administering punish ment to victims.
 Montgomery was identified as "as- sistant secretary and captain of the intelligence squad" Montgomery told of whipping.