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The Washington times., 1923-03-15
FREED ON SIS, 900 BOND
IN INCOME TAX CASES

William e. McReynolds and 10.
seph McReynolds, automobile manu-.
facturers and dealers of 1923 L
street northwest, indicted for al.
legged Irregularities in connection
with income tax returns, today gave
bail of $4,000 each in Criminal
Court, No. /, Justice Stafford pre-
siding, with their father Robert Nc
Reynolds. qualifying as surety.
No date was set for their arraign.
ment
The Washington times., 1923-03-15
KILLS BRoTHER-IN-LAW
AND SELF. WOUNDS WIFE

RENSSELAER,, N. Y, March 49,
James Lanahan, twenty-five. today
shot and killed his brother.in-law,
James Hart, twenty-one; shot his
wife, Rose, twenty-five, through the
mouth, and then killed himself with
bullet through his brain.
Mrs. Lanahan will die. No reason
Tor the crime has been learned by
the police.
The Washington times., 1923-03-15
EARTHQUAKE SHOCKS
REPORTED IN DALMATIA

ROME, March 15.--Earthquake
shocks were reported today from
Dalmatia.
Dalmatia lies at the head OF the
Adriatic Sea. It was formerly part
OF the Austrian coast but IL now
Jugo.Slav territory.
The Washington times., 1923-03-15
EASTERN HIGH TEAM GREETS
CHICAGO RIVALS
BY SKILLET FINN, ESQ.
BY "SKILLET'1
is Washington /"

$50 this is Washington"
This from the ruby lips of wee Chick Steuber 85-pound
mascot of the Tden High School basketball Chicago
which trunded into Union Station Broadway
today for the of meeting championship
Eastern High School five Coliseum
The Washington times., 1923-03-15
MEDIATION
BY GROUP
BERI IN
HOPE
Great Britain stIIl Discusses
ACCESSIBILITY 81 Intervention
IL Ruhr Zone.

~ 1ntsknts IonI News Service.
KlBNDON. March While no
formal pfoposnls Iiaye come from
Germany Tor settlement Of the
the way IS still open for any offer
naier Bcnhr Law stated - the
House Of 0OnlraoIls this afternoon.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-12-20
Soviet Aims
to Bid
for Trade
Designs to Raise Red Flag
Over White House" Pre-
vents Russ Recognition,
Hughes Says.
Planned to Equip Army

Washington. Dec. 19 = Intercepted
soviet instructions from Russia to the
workers party Of America. outlining
detailed plans for a proletarian revo-
luton in America to raise the red
flag over the White House" were
made public today by the State de.
partment in support of Secretary
Hughes refusal yesterday TO enter
into any negotiations with soviet
Russia.
The departments announcement
said that the Department Of Justice
has assured the State department
Of the authenticity Of these instruc-
TONS
Part of the program outlined pro
yided for the organiza ton among in
dustrial workers in the United States
of fighting" units.
The members Of the fighting units
in addition TO all other matters. tb.
instructions said. must once a wee.
he given instructions in shooting ana
receive some instruction in pioneer
work (sapper work."
Summarizing the results to be Of,
tanned. the document said:
We are firmly convinced that
work in the direction designated by
US will give enormous results in the
sense of preparing thousands of new
propaganists. future leaders OF the
military forces Of the party and faith
full fighters during the social resolu.
ton"
The communist instructions wer.
made public al the State department
without further explanation than was
necessary 10 directly connect this rev
olutionary project with the soviet
government at Moseow.
The publication. however. was in
tended by Secretary Hughes to dis
close the definite basis upon which
rested the charge made in his com
munication 10 Tchitcherin. the soviet
foreign minister. that the Moscow
government was continuing 10 con.
duct revolutionary propaganda in the
United States.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-12-20
The Day in
Washington
Investigation OF diploma mills"

Investigation OF diploma mills"
was ordered by the senate.
Senator Ladd, republican. North
Dakota, demanded shipping board
representation for farmers and ship
pers of the interior.
Northwestern members of the
senate and house drafted n bill for
n $50. .000. 600 loan fund To aid wheat
farm diversification.
Failing 10 elect n chairman OF the
interstate commerce committee, the
senate decided TO defer further bal.
loting until after holidays.
\ senate subcommittee Of five
was appointed 10 consider the con.
test brought by q. r.. II. Pcddy
over the seat Of Senator Mayfield.
democrat, Texas.
The house ways and means com.
mittee voted tn consider the admin.
istrative features of the tax law
before taking up the question of n
soldiers honus bill.
Crop diversification and cooper
ative marketing were recommended
In n statement by the farm loan
board rs the basis on which 10
huild sound agricultural pros
perity.
The Department ot Agriculture
announced that winter wheat
acreage sown this fall was i0,ia1..
o00 or is.6 per cent less than the
revised area sown last fall.
Secretary Mellon offered reinstate-
ment TO James l.. Wilmeth. former
head of the bureau of engraving
and printing. and will make similar
offers TO all the others Of the EN-
ployes who we're dismissed In
March. t9ss.
The State department made pub.
lie intercepted soviet communica.
tions fro,a Russia 20 the workers
party Of America giving detailed
plans for fcm"n'inr - prolctarian
revolution In America
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-12-20
Tax Plan to Get Consideration in
Congress Before Bonus Bill
Soldiers Measure Handed Blov by Secretary Mellon Who
Tells Representative of Huge Cost and Burden 1t
Would Place People,

Washington, Dec. 19. - Soldiers
bonus legislation received a setback
today with the refusal of the house
ways and means committee to give 1t
right of way was over administrative
provisions of the treasury's tax bill.
Tho COMMITTEES declined, however. to
sidetrack It until a decision Is reached
as to what changes should be made
In tax rates.
The bonus was given another Jolt
by Secretary Mellon who declared in
a letter to Representative Andrew.
republican, Massachusetts,, that II the
compensation measure vetoed by
President Harding were enacted the
direct cost would total $1,000, SIS. .444.
and would average 1925 5.00o. 900 for the
first four years.
Mr.. MELONS letter In which he re-
iterated that passage Of a bonus bill
probably would prevent ANY reduc-
ton of federal taxes upon a compre-
hensive plan in this generation" was
In reply to an inquiry from Mr..
Andrew as to whether previous esti-
mates Of treasury experts of the prob.
able cost were accurate.
Discuss Tax Plan First.
Under the program adopted at a
two hour session of the ways and
means committee, which must ap-
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-12-20
Coolidge League
Makes Strides

Frank L. Reavis, former Nebras-
ka congressman. is expected in Omaha
during the first week in January
to take active part in the Coolidge
campaign organization work in this
state. 1t is probable that he will
address a public meeting of the
Coolidge league Of Nebraska which Is
being formed.
James W. Good. now located in
Chicago. and who served as congress
man from Iowa. will be western man.
ager of the Coolidge pre-convention
campaign.
The Coolidge lea que Of Nebraska
will comprise many local clubs
throughout the state. Several Of these
clubs already have been started. one
at Fremont having been the first in
Nebra ska. The league will have its
headquarters in Omaha.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-12-20
Chief of Police
Goes on Trial

Trial OF Alvin Jones. chief Of police
at Plattsmouth. on charge OF violating
the liquor laws and perjury. began
there Wednesday.
Jones was indicted recently by the
grand jury-the first 10 be called in
nearly 80 years-which returned in
|dictments against many Cass county
officers.
Mrs. Julia Kaufman. charged with
manufacturing and giving away in
toxicating liquors. was found guilty
last evening. Sheriff c. D. Quinfon
Of Cass county was indicted by the
grand jury siong with Jones and
Mrs. Kaufman. The sheriff Was
charged with having protected
Mrs Kaufman from arrest and prose
cution as a result OF her alleged i
licit liquor business.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-12-20
Senate Takes
Recess Unable
to Break Tieup
Election of Interstate Com.
merce Committee Head Is
Put Off Until After
Holidays.

Washington. Dec 1s.-Unable after
2b ballots 10 break the deadlock over
the craftsmanship Of the interstate
commerce committee. the senate
agreed today to defer further ballot
ing until after the Christmas recess
of congress. which begins tomorrow
and ends January ).
Meantime there viii be a renewal
of efforts TO unravel the tangle into
which the senate was precipitated 10
days ago. but in view of the failure
Of all past prophecies no one appeared
willing to venture n prediction as TO
how the problem finally will be solved.
Two ballots today failed TO show
any material change in the situation
Senators Cummins, republican. Iowa.
and Smith, democrat, South Carolina,
again ran almost neck and neck. with
Senator Couzens. republican, Michi-
gan. trailing the field. having the sup
port OF only the republican insurgents
and five other socalled liberals on
the majority side OF the chamber.
After the second ballot and while
Senator Lodge OF Massachusetts. re-
publican leader. was seeking to move
for an executive session, the flood
gates were opened for democratic
oratery for the first time this session.
In starting the discussion. Senator
Reed, democrat, Missouri, referred to
the continued balloting as child s
play" and gave notice that after the
holidays he would move for the senate
TO proceed to the public business.
Other democrats charged that the
republican majority was unable to
organize the senate This brought n
retort from Senator Brook hart, Iowa.
republican insurgent. that the repub-
licans were not wholly to blame for
the deadlock. since one democratic
senator. Bruce. Maryland. had re-
fused to support Senator Smith at a
time when one vote would have
elected him.
After the senate went into exeeu-
tive session 1t got into another row
over confirmation Of postmasters, but
finally approved the appointment Of
704 of them. in session continuing
more than two hours Methods OF
selecting postmasters In the southern
states and charges that former serv.
ice men have been Disseminated
against in appointments formed tho
chief subject OF controversy.
Senator Mcclellan. democrat. Ten
nessee, offered n resolution under
which the postmaster general would
be directed To furnish the senate "at
the earliest practical moment" the
names OF all first. second and third
class postmastors appointed since
March 4, 1921, and selected over "one
or more ex.service men higher ON the
eligible lists" Action ON the resolu-
ton was deferred
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-12-20

prove revenue legislation before IL can
be taken up by the house, several
weeks will be devoted to committee
consideration of the tax bills admins
trative features. Then the question
Of whether a bonus bill Is to be re-
ported will be In order. consideration
of tax rates to follow.
Bonus proponents in the commit
tee made several unsuccessful efforts
to have that legislation given priority
At the immediate outset Representa-
two Frear. republican insurgent. Wis.
consin. proposed that the committee
proceed to consideration of the bonus
bin. After his motion had been re-
1ected Representative Oldfield. demo-
crat. Arkansas, suggested that 1t be
taken up by the committee either on
January or Is. while Representative
Carew, democrat. New York, proposed
that consideration should begin by
January 10.
All three resolutions were voted
down. and the committee then re-
jected a motion by Representative
Dickinson, democrat, Missouri, that a
bonus bill should be reported to the
house by February 10.
Frear for Bonus Priority.
The motion to defer action on the
bonus bill until after all provisions of
the tax bill had been considered was
offered by Representative Tilsen, re-
publican. Connecticut. but majority
preferred a plan to pass first on the
administrative features. then to reach
a decision as to a bonus and finally
TO determine what reductions should
be made in tax schedules.
In the voting on resolutions to give
the bonus priority the republican com
mktee members, with the exception
OF Mr.. Frear. voted in the negative.
They had the support of two demo-
crats-Representa Garner Of
Texas. ranking minority member of
the committee. and Collier of Missis-
sippi.
This lineup resulted in the rejec-
tiqn OF the various motions by Is to
8 vote, as one republican. Bacharach.
New Jersey, and two democrats.
Tague Of Massachusetts and Casey Of
Pennsylvania, were absent.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-12-20
:: SUNNY SIDE UP ::

Jack Lee, who Is doing the job of
secretarying for Representative Sears.
writes me a panegyric on American
ton. Says he was driving to church
in his flivver and came mighty near
humping into Secretary OF State
Hughes. who was walking to church.
Can easily believe that Secretary
Hughes was walking. and that Jack
was driving the flivver. but that going
to church thing arouses my suspic-
ions.
I've known many mean men. but
thank goodness | never met up with
the Columbus man Edgar Howard
tells about. This particular Columbus
man put a band OF crepe around his
arm three days before Christmas and
then went home and told his children
that Santa Claus was dead.
Lieut.. Col. Harry O'Neill. X. o. T.
c.. OF Washington. d. c.. first assist
ant to Frank Reavis. who has charge
of the little matter OF prosecuting the
war grafters. in town yesterday and
club. Harry homesteaded in Custer
county. clerked in a country store.
read law, admitted to the bar. prac-
ticed in Omaha many years. went to
Washington as assistant to A. Mitch
ell Palmer, now prosecuting the
fraudists in the division managed by
Frank Reavls. Harry's hair is whittier
than II used to be, but he Is stlll young
IN spirit. But he tried To make me
believe he was back In Nebfaska for
n few days just to look after his farm
out near Sutherland. Insists that he
Is n real dirt farmer" but his hands
are as white and soft as they used
to be.
l. Traffic officer at Seventeenth and
Douglas during the afternoon hours
doesn't indulge in any gymnastic
stunts, but he keeps traffic flowing
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-12-20
Cut in Acreage
of Winter Wheat
100000 Acres Less Sown
This Year Than Last,
Report Shows.

Washington, Dec. 10. American
farmers have sown 1875 per cent less
winter wheat this fall than they did
last year. the Department OF Agricul
ture announced on the basis of re
ports from agents throughout the
country.
The total area sown this fall is
40,191 900 acres, compared with 45,
100000 acres in the fall Of 1922. Con
dition of wheat crop December 1 was
38, compared with 79.5 December /
1922. and a 10.year average OF S6.5
The area of rye sown this fall is
1877 900 acres, which is 15.1 per cent
less than the revised estimated area
sown in the fall Of 1922, vix., 5,157 ,00(
acres.
Condition of the rye crop was 89s
compared with S4.3 December, 1922
and a 10-year average OF 500.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-12-20

lsmoothly while looking after hi. own
lromfort. Sloppy intersection made no
never minds to him. He poured n pile
section and kept his feet firmly i'm.
planted thereon.
Friend OF mine chides me for so
often talking about the old songs and
says fellow gives away his age
when he tells about his youthful
favorites. That's all right with me.
would rather be old enough to re-
member with pleasure the old songs
than foolish enough to enjoy some
OF the insane songs OF today. And
that's that.
A short session with Tom Sturgls
yesterday. First acquaint when he
WAS pegging type by hand and / was
wolloping the Omaha payements ms
a reporter. Stlll reporting, but Tom
Is n bloated insurance peddler. Some.
body Is to blame for this state of
affairs.
Must admit being n bit disappointed
in Rev. Mr. Baltzly. 1t does seem
that he might have figured out some
way OF better emphasizing the real
Fspirit OF Christmas than by trying
to make me believe there Is no Santa
Claus.
If the sanitation and health authori-
ties are at all interested and will call
on me. I'll point out an amusement
place or two whose managers evident
y think that ventilation and santa
tion are something scid behind the
prescription cases
Merely TO avoid delay ard confu.
sion ! seize this occasion to state that
Christmas presents intended for me
may be sent in care of The Omaha
Bee. with every assurance that | viii
receive them II l get down ahead of
n couple OF associates I might name.
but won't untll | catch them at II.
w. M. M.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-12-20
in
|SouderTriial
"Opens Case
Attorneys for Former Lincoln
County Treasurer Intro
duce Character Wit
DeSseS.
Had Good Reputation

North Platte. Neb., Dec. 19.-Attor-
orneys for Samuel NJ. Souder. former
county treasurer, this afternoon be-
gan presentation of direct testimony
which they hope will acquit him at
his trial in connection with the burn
ing of the old county courthouse here
last April 20 and 80.
Character witnesses including z. r.
Seeberger, president Of the First Ma
tional bank Of North Platte, and j.
G.. Swope, clothing merchant, de.
clared Mr.. Souder had a good reputa-
tion before the fire. Seeberger had
heard of an examination being made
OF country affairs and of talk that
il was not necessary" to investigate
Souder's office.
Cress examined by Special Prose
cutor w. A. Prince of Grand Island.
Mr.. Seeberger said that before the
fire he never had heard Souder had
spent a Considerable" sum on race
horses. w. r. Maloney, furniture
dealer. who testified he never heard
anything detrimental of Souder prior
to the blaze, was asked by Mr.. Prince
relative to race horses and replied
he had heard Souder had spent
money for fancy" horses.
Testimony, which, according to At
torney Robert Beatty, is intended to
show the prosecutions investigators
passed up" papers which might help
Souder's defense, was given by o. F.
Scholte, of near North Platte. for
mer courthouse janitor. who de-
scribed three trips he made TO the
city dump TO search for various
articles for Souder.
Papers Are Recovered.
After detailing how he and Amos
Foster. accompanied by Souder. went
to the dump on last June 16, the
witness asserted he and Foster found
lot of muddy and charred papers,
most OF them under water. which
were taken 10 Mr.. Souder'- home In
an old boiler. On the following day.
Sholte and Foster found more papers.
The next day Sholte went alone, maxi
ing further finds. Producing a black
suitcase containing a mass Of papers.
Attorney Walter v. Hoagland OF
counsel for the defense. handed the
witness some Of them. Sholte testify
ing they looked like" thA ones he
had found. These included Keith
and Lincoln county irrigation district
bonds and coupons and paper
marked school district"
Special Prosecutor George Gibbs
cross-auestioning brought an admis-
sion that the piles OF debris at the
dump contained records that were
obsolete. Mr.. Gibbs had Sholte look
through the mass of papers. this pro-
cedure resulting in the finding OF
one paper purporting to bear 1913
and another on 1893 date.
The defense opened its case short.
ly after noon, when the state con-
cluded after Thomas Healey OF Den
yer, formerly employed In Souders
office. described two visits to the Of
flee Sunday night. Immediately pre-
ceding the fire. first with Joseph
Souder, brother of the defendant,
and the second with Elmer Baker,
Souder's deputy Joseph Souder told
Healey. according to the latter's testi.
mony, he had left Samuel Souder at
the courthouse at about 8.
Unable to Find Souder.
Healey declared he and his com
panion had been unable to find Sou.
Turn to Page Two. Column seven.)
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-12-20
Nebraskan Is Officer of
Midwest Horticulturisty

Kansas City. Dec IA perma-
nent organization to be known as the
central states horticultural exposition
was formed at conference OF hort
|oulturists from Missouri. Kansas. Ne
brasks. Iowa, Oklahoma and Arkan
saS
T. ]. Talbert OF the University Of
Missouri. Columbia. was elected presi
dent and r. +. Howard of the Uni
versity Of Nebraska. Lincoln. vice
president.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-12-20
]. Ham Lewis In Denver

Denver, Colo. Dec 1s.-J. Hamil.
ten Lewis. former United states sena.
tor from Illinois and widely known
politician, is in Denver as the repre-
sentative of group Of Chicago and
New York stockholders in the reor.
sanitation plan for the Iknver & Rio
Grand Western railr5Ad. He de
cared himself today against the pro
posed merger OF the road with the
Missouri Pacific.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-12-20
Nebraska
News
Nubbins

RANENNA-In spite OF the fact
there is no snow for Santa Claus
sleigh. Christmas spirit is rife in
Ravenna. Every business house has
planted an evergreen in the flag
socket and all the windows are
dressed The platform is being erect
ed for the municipal Christmas tree
exercises. which are planned on a
big scale. With a big week ahead
all the business men are on their toes
and next Monday evening expect to
show the people of Ravenna and sur.
rounding conutry good time.
OAKI.AND-Busine men here
were busy decorating today and
placing 100 electric lights on the 35-
foot community Christmas tree. on
Saturday night Santa Claus will dis
tr.bnie candy. apples and nuts to the
children.
BEATRICE - Washington camp
No s. woodmen OF the World. met
and elected these officers. J. H
Coomes. consul commander: August
smith. advisory lieutenant: o. NJ
Lash. banker: l.. Pethoud. clerk: w
A. Arpke, escort: \. f. Arpke. watch.
man; W. l.. Leigh. J. 3. High and
William Atwater. managers. A. L
Claussen, physician.
BEATRICE-Mauri Eckerly has
purchased the cigar store and factory
of Cullen & Lock at 400 Court street
and has assumed charge. The retir.
ing firm is one OF the oldest in the
city having been engaged in bust
ness here for years.
BEATRICE-Phyllis Maxine Poth
asst. little daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
Milton Pothast of this city. fell from
teeter.totter while playing at Bel
videre school and fractured her arm
WYMoRE-Evelyn. year-old daugh
ENDICoTT-The Fairchild Brick
company Of this place has just began
filling an order for six carloads OF
for the front surface finish OF new
school building at octayia. The
building already has been started.
PLAtNNIEW-Workmen here lost
control of hig, overhead cable OF
wires and II fell to the sidewalk or
Main street with a crash. Severa
persons who were watching the work
men and some who were passing on
the street. barely escaped being hit
by the cable. The Plainview Tele
phone company having Installed a
new underground cable. is removing
the old one. which has been sold &c
n company in Stanton,
KEARNEY-Trying to rescue q
camera from p burning tent resulted
In Charles Evans, student at the
Teachers college severely burning
both hands. The teut and contents
were totally destroyed Evans and
his brother made IT their home while
attending school here.
PLAISNlEW-The high dramatic
club held an entertainment at the higt
school auditorium, "Wednesday even
las when two plays were presented
Two Crooks and Lady" clever
detective play. and The Turtle
Dove" an interesting Chinese produc
ton, We're presented.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-12-20
Papillion Bond Issue Wins

PapillIon. Neb.. Dec. IA special
election was held here for the pur-
pose of voting $4,000 IN bonds TO
build II miles of gravel road in the
Papillion precincts. The road Will
connect Papillion with Omaha. The
election went over by , to l ma
jority.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-12-20
|Huskers to Play
Oregon Turkey Day

Lincoln, Dec. 19.--The University
OF Nebraska foot ball schedule was
completed tonight when a message
was received from the Oregon Agri-
cultural college that the Oregon Ag-
to come here for game next
THANKSGIVING