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The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-05-09
China Will.
PayRansonn
to Bandits
Prime Minister of Pckin Gov
crnmcnt Agrees TO All De,
mands Presented by
Alien Diplomats.
u. S. Not to Use Troops

Washington. May s-The Pekin
government has promised to pay the
ransom demanded by Chinese bandits
who captured American citizens and
a number Of foreign nationals after
wrecking the Shanghai-Pekin express
Sunday morning. the State depart
inent was advised late today by Jacob
G. Schurman, American minister at
Pekin.
The Chinese prime minister also
has agreed to act as rapidly as posi-
-XsSi in meeting all demands presented
by the Portuguese minister at Pekin
dean of the diplomatic corps there,
and has given assurances that the
Pekin government intends to dismiss
he civil and military governors of
Shantung province.
Saturday Last Day.
The Portuguese minister informed
the Chinese foreign office. according
10 State department advices. that the
corps of foreign diplomats at Pekin
reserved the right over and above
any moral and material damages
claimed to demand a progressive in
demnity for every day after the 18th
of May that the foreigners remain
captive"
The plight of the Americans and
other foreigners taken prisoner was
described by Secretary Hughes to
President Harding and cabinet Off
GERS at their meeting today at the
White House. Later, President Hard
ing was said to have told callers that
the situation in China was both diff
ficult and annoying and that the gov
erninent here was doing everything
possible to protect its nationals in
China and to deal with the conditions
there which have brought about
chaos and banditry.
Financing Is Needed.
II was said to be President Har-
ding's hope that the situation in
'~snina might he relieved by the in
vestment of strong powers in the
present admittedly weak central gov
eminent. One way OF aiding the
Pekin government to gain stability. it
was suggested. would he the exten-
sion of necessary financial assistance
py lne lnleTndtiDTlai banking cOnSOl-
tium. There was no intimatien. how
ever. that the Washington govern
nent would propose such a step to
the bankers interested in China.
Reports from Minister Schurman
and press dispatches lessened the ten
sion and anxiety which yesterday was
keyed high in Washington. Word
that Chinese troops had surrounded
he bandits and were actually en-
gagged in efforts to liberate the prison
ers led to the hope and belief among
some officials that the captives soon
would be freed.
Troops Not Needed.
These reports were welcomed by
War department officials. who had
seriously contemplated the posslbil-
ity Of using American troops in China
in conjunction with those Of other ma
tons and in cooperation with the
Pekin government. The turn of
events brought the statement from
Acting Secretary Davis that the War
department had received no informa-
ton which would warrant the sending
Of reinforcements TO the American
'ofces In China.
Use OF American troops. It was said
would be ordered with the greatest
~ Turn to Page Two. Column Three)
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-05-09
Standard Oil Boosts PAY.

lhIcago, NAV " WACO increaae
averaging cents an hour and ~
fectlng $4,000 employees was an
nounoed here today by the standard
oil company Of Indiana. Tho in
crease will add $500 uea to the an
nad payrons ef the company
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-05-09
Italians Kill 200 Rebels.

Rome. May S.-lifteen hundred
rebels were defeated and 200 killed ey
the Italians in their latest operation
in Tripoh. involving the occupation
Of an advanced point, il is announced
In the official statement today char.
aeierlsing the latest developments
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-05-09
Transit. S. Train
Record Is Made

Chicago. May s.-Another transcon.
tlnental speed record-this one on land
was established today when a spe.
cial train carrying David Benton
Jones, seriously Ill with cancer. ar.
rived here today from Los Angeles
in AZ hours and II minutes running
time. including stops for water and
to change engines. The previous iec.
ord Of ~ hours and 81 minutes. in.
Guiding no stops. was made in July.
1906. by Death Valley Scotty."
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-05-09
Vegetables and Early Fruit
Damaged by Cold Weather
AnealnI nlanna..li n III. n.,,ah.. NJ.

Norfolk, Neh, May S.--Freezlng
weather has damaged early frult and
vegetables IN some parts of northern
Nebraska and southern South Dakota.
Snow fell az Bonesteel s H., and
water IN this locality had cover.
ing Of ice this morning.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-05-09

Winter overcoats. which had
been filled with moth balls and,
placed away carefully in clothes
cabinets. were rushed into use
Tuesday morning.
Tenants and employees in down.
town office buildings greeted warm
ing radiators with gleeful shouts.
Coal companies reported several
rush calls for coal 20 keep house
holds warm.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-05-09
Frost Last Night
Expected to Kill
Fruit Blossoms
Fair and Freezing Tempera-
iure Forecast-Cloudiness
Alone Would Save
Buds. Says Robins.

All fruit trees in blossom were
doomed to freeze Tuesday night.
the weather burea declared Tuesday
in recording temperatures among the
very coolest ever registered here in
May
The thermometer stood at IS Tues
day morning. Though this was the Of
fetal reading. Meterologist Robins re-
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-05-09
Mother. 3 Tots Die in Fire.

Derry Pa. May s.-A mother and
three small children were burned 10
death here today when fire destroyed
tho home of Perry wormen Penn.
sylyania railroad laborer
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-05-09

For "a hours ending , m, May s.
its2
Temperature.
NHghrsf. a.; lowest aks mean. e.. ner-
mai go, total excess since January 1.
Z aS
Relative Humidity. rcrcentaxe.
ssnf Sa. uoan- -. n rn 81
recipitatioR, lnshss and Hundrrdths
Total .nA foiaa ssnee January Z { rs.
deficiency .aE
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-05-09
Be a Paying
Guest"

4 In England people who rent
rooms in the better class
homes are called "paying
guests"
4 Become a paying guest" to
some Omaha family who is
advertising their spare room
for rent in the want" Ad
columns of The Omaha Bee.
You'll find them congenial--
hospitable-homelike.
4 1t isn't difficult to find
room that spells home to
you. All you have to do is
consult the Rooms for
Rent" advertisements in The
Omaha Bee.
7 And, il you have spare
room vacant, phone AT 1000
and dictate your Room for
Rent" advertisement to one
of our experienced ad takers.
Omaha Bee WANT" Ads
Bring Better Results al
Lesser Cost
Gunnison news-champion., 1923-04-20

partment under the Executive, will be
magnified and enlarged.
5. The Tax Commission is abolish
ed, which would be sufficient reason
for vetoing the Lambert Bill if no
other reason existed. Your Executive
regards this commission as very usefu.
and one whose work it would be diff
cult to delegate to a single commits
sioner TO be appointed by the Central
Administrative Cabinet. This commits
sion has accomplished great good il.
equaliZing assessments and in COM
pelling corporations TO pay their just
snare of taxation. The abolition OF
this commission would destroy what il
has taken decade to build up.
The constitutional amendment adopt.
ed in 1915 provides that the State
Board of Equalization shall not assess
property, yet the Lambert Bill creates
a central administrative cabinet with
the same personnel as the State Boar!
of Equalization and provides that this
cabinet shall appoint one Tax Commits
sioner, in place of the present TaS
Commission, who shall assess the cor.
porations of the state, provision
clearly in conflict with the constitu-
tional amendment referred to.
The Inheritance Tax Department il
taken OF of the Attorney Generals Of
flee, where. by its very nature and b!
previous stature, it belongs.
Z. The whole bill from the stand
point of consolidation is loosely drawn
A proper administrative code bill re
qires much more thought than is evi,
denced by the Lambert Bill and, to b,
through, should be much longer thai
the present bill.
had hoped that thru joint discus
sion of measure of this kind pro
per bill would be drawn, and to tha
end requested a conference with tn,
Republican members of the Legislator,
upon the subject, but was told in eff
Gunnison news-champion., 1923-04-20
Skslsto. View Of New Curtiss
Pursuit Plane. Showing Metal
Construction.

The test performance Of q new
Curtiss Pursuit Plane has caused a
sensation in the Army and Navy ser
vices. Ever since the Pulitzer Race
q Detroit, in which new all-Ameri-
can motor finished in the first four
places, It has been expected that
military planes Of . super-type would
make their appearances at almost any
time. The actual performance Of the
first pursuit ship OF . series surpasses
expectation.
In many respects, this aeroplane Il
. departure from precedent. It uses
the same Cuftiss motor used in the
racing ships ct Detroit It II equipped
with wing radiators. the most radical
advance IN the nj Of. cooling motor
since 1917, and which reduces the
res&skanee Of IL aif almost to ssro.
TASoo features WaEs Axpeetsd. Tia
eonstxuetsoa. Aevsye. Z 9id 20 pa
Ot&x685Atoo - ~ Aeoee 3ss {
Seziod q tvsnty y1afa 4 'lSeissary.
Gunnison news-champion., 1923-04-20

agreed with him absolutely IN his
conclusions and was already on record
90 that effect, 1t was a question in my
mind whether the Assembly would pas
these measures at this time, due H.
the fact that at the last election, the
people voted down a state income tax
y something like $4,000 against 1000
for, or by a vote Of s TO l. Under
these circumstances Il is scarcely o.
BE- expected that the Representatives Of
these same people will pass the bills
10 which the Governor referred. II
was my purpose in the analysis Of the
present state taxes to inform our
leaders As 10 my views on the subject
without the idea Of any immediate re
lief, but for the purpose of having
them concentrate upon this subject
Of taxes so that by the next general
assembly public opinion would be
cTystallzcd either for or against a
state income tax law.
Very briefly | wish TO call attention
to what ] consider has been the trend
Of this assembly and the more i'm
portaut measures which they have
passed.
/. The Water Compact Bills. This
is an attempt on the part Of seven
western states To stop the constant
litigation between states with the COLI
sequent expense on the part of ColoTa-
do in the defense OF her water rights
It can in my opinion be compared 10
the Disarmament Conference which
President Harding and Secretary
Hughes called in Washington, and II
ratified by Arizona and passed by con-
gresS, will be one of the greatest ac-
complishments in Legislation in this
generation.
, When the oath General Assem-
Gunnison news-champion., 1923-04-20
REVIEW Of LEGISLATURE
BY GOV. ROCKWELL

his veto message that he expect tha.
he viii have TO arrwcr 10 the pubic
for having vetoed the measure ami
expects to make It campaign issue
for next election. II j. well, therefore,
that tn" voters Of Western CoioTanu
inform themselves as to the merits Of
these two measures, in order that they
may intclIlgcutIy vote upon them a.
the next election
Another interesting coincidence IS
the fact that two weeks after my let
ters regarding the aggregation Of the
various expenditures for departments
Of state government, followed by the
conclusion Ia which | came that a tax
on Intangible or state income taN
seemed to offer the solution for a
noticeable reduction in property tax
state government, Governor Sweet
read message to the joint assembly
urging the passage Of such a measure
rs the only practical solution OF our
present high property tax. 1t. Of
course, is my duty TO preside at these
joint assemble, Of the House and Sen
att" and when Governor Sweet had
finished has message, he asked me if
would not stat" that | also was III
favor Of "a stat" income tax and tax
on IutangIbics. | told him, however,
that | felt 1t was not my prerogative
TO address the two bodies and while
Gunnison news-champion., 1923-04-20
A HARDWORKINC
PIECE OF PAPER
The Bank Check and How II Per.
forms Many Different Serv.
ices for Business.

Americans are the greatest users
Of bank checks In the world. Less
than eight per cent of all business
transactions in the United States Is
conducted with money. or. to put II
another way. more than nine out OF ten
transactions are conducted With com.
mercial instruments. of which one of
the most important is the check.
The use Of the check has become
universal in America because It is one
OF the simplest yet most efficient bust.
ness devices ever invented. The bank
transactions Of Mr.. Smith, the store.
keeper. illustrate in q general vay
those OF all other business people.
Storekesper Smiths customers pay
him for the goods he sells TO them
both with cash and checks. Al he end
OF the day be counts up the procesds OF
the days business and nnis his salcs
have amounted to. say. 1see. What
does be Do VIII this money! He ewss
. large Part - to The Sehsr huaapess
eoncerns fFyn yhicA - pasehaepd a
Nh2lee2lA -tAA geedA n Il .salljns.
Gunnison news-champion., 1923-04-20

feet, that no conference was desired
and that the Republican majority was
competent to draw its own bill, and
not word Of suggestion was permit
ted from the Democratic Executive or
any of his expert advisers. From this,
1t Is perfectly clear that the Republic
ans intended that this should be a
PARTISAN measure.
3. ! will call particular attention to
the fact that the appointive power III
connection with this bill, wherever it
IS exercised, remains with the Central
Executive Administrative Cabinet.
Such a procedure is unheard of liz
matters of this kinds Appointive pow
err must rest in the hands of an Indi-
vidual, and no appointees Of any con-
sequence can ever emanuate from a
committee. Some one individual must.
be responsible, subject, If desired, To-
the approval of the Senate. This pr,n-
ciple is clearly evident in our present
legislative methods.
9. ! understand that no word was
spoken in defense of the Lambert Bill!
on the floor of either house. This pro-
cedure is difficult to understand, if this
bill is the sincere product of the minds
of the majority of the Legislature
In vetoing this bill. am mindful of
the fact that ! shall have to justify my
act before the people of the state, be-
cause both parties have been unit IN
demanding a reform in administrative
procedure. am perfectly willing to
accept the challenge which the Repub-
I licans have made, and shall be glad
to let the people decide whether the
/ Administrative Code Bill or the Lam
bert Bill offers the best methods for
accomplishing the purpose of reorgan-
ization of state government.
Given under my hand and Executive
seal this ninth day of April A. d. 1928.
tSigned) VIM. f. SWEET,
! Governor of the State of Colorado,
Gunnison news-champion., 1923-04-20
GOVERNOR SWEET TELLS WHY
HE VETOED LAMBERT BILL
lContinued from last week.l


As far as know, no state is now
attempting to reorganize its state
government along the lines provide.!
for in the Lambert Bill; but, on the
contrary, other states are following
the principle of vesting the power and
authority in the office of Governor.
Almost score Of states have adopted
this principle, including Tennessee,
which has jus; passed such bill.
The State Central Purchasing De-
partment, so-called, is q reform in
name only, as it extempts from its
operations all educational, penal, re-
formatory and charitable institutions.
I. The Office Of Budget and Effiei-
ency Commissioner is abolished, in
spite Of the fact that this Office was
Creased under . Republican adminis-
trstion and that under the present COM
1iseisner, the Office Is being moH ably
handed A vast anoprt 81 prelimfl-
ary work has been done in helping tlse
Ilinto1a1ure 70 enaet > mitsble ~
D. fia&ion Bin and during the yiat
lie work Of this Office, which Is T.
Gunnison news-champion., 1923-04-20
Telling Ace Of Trees.

Trees often live TO a great age. and
while they are standing II Is diff
cult matter 10 arrive at their age.
but when they have he"u cut dnr N,
1; is said. the age may he reckonet
~ counting the number 81 riag,
visible In the section Indianapolis
News
Gunnison news-champion., 1923-04-20

soHe % thes. Companies ar. IA NT
Smiths to~n. and others are located
AZ cone distance from IL Even small
bus --ss would be q clumsy. eorpii-
cst.a ara tirne-~sstins affair unies. :.
we're for the facility 81 the bank check.
When Check 10 Useful
NJ smith could pay his bills by
seurLHE cash by mAfi. but this method
Of payment would be uuSise. because
o, the danger OF the money being
lost ~ transit Again. be might 20 out
az buy EXPRESS or postal money or
der '1T the amounts due. but 10 do
Thu rrEglarly would require a great
de- q his time. and would involve
nss.lsss expense Besides. q money
ord does ouiy hal' the work a bank
-he does Although /, is In reality
a -t % check drawn by the CT
pr company. or BY the pos, orlcs
IN favor % some person or arrn. IL Is
no, returned 10 Mr Smith after il has
bee clshsf- but goes back 20 the er-
pr company or to IN. post ofFce
thar issued q. on the other hand. a
Ner".'a .4'..e AANFF III Comes NAfE 10
the bank aEi 10 cancelled Is retained
To Mr Smith. aho can keep It as a re-
esir' 10 proof 0f the { Ct that his bill
has been paid.
Nor- than this, In order TO keep
ArcH- rate records Mr. Smith wants to
hav. one account In which an his re-
ceIf can be- entered and out Of
whh al payments can be made. lie
tbsr. fore sdopts the course that most
9TH business men and women fol
iow He taxes his $500 TO the bank.
whrre # IS safely kept and can be
drawn upon as needed. The teller en-.
ter the amount In a small pass book.
wh.rh is a record OF deposits The
pa book Is Issued In Mr.. Smiths
name and is handed 10 him. togeth r
wira a supply, o, blank checks. Mr.
Smith is now ready to pay his bills
b. checks up 10 a total OF $500.
Gunnison news-champion., 1923-04-20

and taken out of storage, ready to
assemble and fly on twenty-four
hours notice.
This machine is also stated to be-
the frst real fighting ship Of a.
American construction and desien.
While teets are not completed, expStt,
opinion u that it = not only ne.
fastest, but also the nsost Iever{ul
agAdng. ship = existsnes II ~ IA,
Gunnison news-champion., 1923-04-20
A Complete Record

His check will be received at any
bank where the indorsement OF the
person to whom Il Is made payable
(Which Is written or stamped on the
back OF the check. Is known 10 be
rsnuine. The bank receiving tn.
check will either pay or credit 1t to
the psyee. and then send II on to the
bank in which Mr. Smith deposits hi.
money, where the amount will be d..
Quoted from his $500 balance. The
check. after being properly cancelled.
will be returned TO him at the end OF
the month. He will then have a com.
plete record showing that he deposit.
ed $500. that he drew checks OF. say.
$3.50 to pay some OF his bills, that he
has a balance left OF $3.50 and that his
bills have been duly paid as shown by
the cancelled checks with the indorse,
ments upon them.
The bank will pay all checks pre-.
s"ntsd TO II bearing Mr.. Smiths sig.
nature as given on his signature card
In any sums cover by the amount OF
his bank balance. which he contin.
ually Increases by deposits and de
. GftasfH Nv GhsGh. lraNn against MS
account This process o; making de-
posits and issuing checks continues
day after day. both the deposition and
the bank keeping their own records.
Millions OF such transactions are
handled every day by the banks and
trust companies OF the United Sta'es.
In one year more than two hundred
and ffty billions OF dollars In checks
have passed through the New York
Clearing House alone. Payments NJ
these vast sums are made without the
use OF any actual money. wonder
ful system has been bull, up by the
use OF the small slip ~ paper we call
the bank check. The check Is essen
tfal to the business and commercial
life OF the present day
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-04-24
GEORGIA COLLEGE
Of AGRICULTURE
NEEDS MORE FUNDS

ATHENS, Ga, April 21.-The
needs of the Georgia State College
of Agriculture were never more
pressing or urgent than at this time
because more demands are being
made upon that institution than at
any time in it's previous history,
states DR.. Andrew NJ. Soule, presi-
dent of the college, declaring. that
the agricultural situation in this
country is such as to cause alarm
in the minds of all far-seeing indi-
viduals.
In endeavoring to show the needs
of the college of agriculture, Dr.
Soule said: "It is again worth while
to emphasize the fact that Florida,
North Carolina. kentucky, Tennessee
and Alabama, our neighboring and
contingent states, are spending infin'
itely more on their colleges of agrl-
culture than is apportioned in Geor-
gia. A recent inspection of the North
Carolina Agricultural and Mechani-
Cd COl1SSS SIlOWCo lIlC IllclL AZ AAeAo Oh
ready spent several hundred thou
sand dollars for a new building pro-
gram and that $1,300,000 more had
been provided by the legislature for
this purpose to be expended within
the next six years.
Enlargement Needed
astonishing as it may seem, we
have a larger and more representa-
tive body of students pursuing work
in our college of agriculture and the
work associated Herewith than they
have in North Carolina, or any of
the other states mentioned. Not only
do we need a. very substatial in
crease in our support fund, but we
need an enlargement of the resources
at our command for reserach. Pro
vision should be made Immediately
for the institution of building pro
gram on the basis as outlined:
Enlargement of womans build
ing, 100000; installation for fire pro-
lection, $25, 900; purchase of land adj
joining college, $25,000; completion
Of veterinary building and hospital,
$100,000; removal and construction
of adequate power plant, $4,000;
erection of mems dormitory, $780,
0G0; agricultural science building,
$3.50, 900; extension division building,
100000; enlargement of woman's
building, 100000; research laborato.
ries, $100,000; completion and equip
ment of engineering building, $780,
900, or a total of $1,000,0 900"
Agricultural Situation
With reference to the agricultural
situation which he said is the cause
of alarm to all far-seeing individuals,
DIR. Soule says:
Something must be done to i'm
prove the status Of the producer,
Something must be done to increase
interest in open country. Unless
some savant can shortly find a way
Of manufacturing human food out
of the air, we are likely to go short
on ratiOns. But that is not all.
There is a great danger that our
supply Of raw materials will be to-
tally inadequate to meet our needs
at an early date. The people of
Georgia cannot complacently sit by
and see this situation develop and
proceed unhampered. According to
the conclusions Of our economists,
the remedy can best be applied
through the medium of agricultural
education'
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-04-24
FIFTEEN SURRENDER
IN FATAL K|DNAP |NC;
3 IN OTHER STATES

BASTROP, La, April 20.-All of
the eighteen defendants charged
with various crimes in connection
with Morehouse parish mob activi-
ties had surrendered Friday and
were under bonds or within reach
of the district courts jurisdiction,
except DIR. B. NJ. McKoin, student at
Johns Hopkins university; Laurie
Calhoun, at Laferia, Texas, and Ed
Ivey, at Natchez Miss. The three
who are outside of the parish are
expected to return soon and make
bond for their appearance at the
trials, which probably will be held
at the October term.
The smallest amount of bond re-
uuired was $500, for Charles Rodg-
ers. charged with assault, While the
highest was $7,100, furnished by
Captain ]. K. Skipwith, exalted cy-
clops of the Morehouse parish
branch of the Ku Klux Khan,
against whom thirteen bills were
filed.
1t was said today that the state
might ask a change of venue to
Monroe for the trial of the men &C.
cused OF the outrages which culmi-
mated in the murders of Watt Dan
:el and II. r. Richards last August.