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The Omaha morning bee., 1924-05-05
From State and N0tlOn'
Editorials from Other Newspapers-

much to contented and thrifty home
life should be replanted. This state
especially should remember Mr.. Nor
tons counsel and example with
new pride and engage afresh in ths
business Of planting trees, thus to
make sure that in the days to CONS
new moisture will be attracted, the
bare land be beautified and the. great
American Desert continue to be only
long gone memory.
Reclamation Reform Needed.
From the St Paul Dispatch.
President Coolidge has gone TO the
root Of the difficulty confronting farm
ers on reclaimed lands in the west
with his recommendation for revision
in the reclamation law.
The president rightly contends that
an immediate change in reclamation
policy II imperative to the welfare OF
settlers in these areas. inability of
the farmers TO pay charges assessed
against them and at the same time
maintain themselves and their famil-
les is in no way affected by the pres
ent plan Of temporarily extending the
iiIit " iirtA itAru bbiA-aAADiff. III
the contrary this method only edds 70
their emba arrassment
The new policy suggested conten.
plates adjustment of charges 10 con
form with the crop-producing quail.
ties Of the soil. or with the farmers
ability to pay. Further. the president
urges that a credit fund be established
to enable settlers 10 have improve
ments. livestock and equipment n-ces-
sary.
President Coolidge apparently sp-
preeiates that conditions under which
farming IS impossible exist on some
Of the government irrigated lands, X
is 10 be hoped that congress will heed
his recommendation for enactment Of
remedial legislation without delay.
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-05-05

Madee-Times flies.
Mabel-Well. let il fv. Nv age Is
going 10 remain 22-Boston Tran
script
The bride has = lovely going away
dress, hasn't she?"
Yes. and I'm just Wondering how
lovely her coming -bs ck. home to-
Press.
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-05-05

The II Johnson section of the Cleveland conven-
ton will be small space entirely surrounded by
Coolidge delegates
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-05-05

Reduce taxes. K YOU can:
But II you can't Friend Congressman
Oh. find some Wy and find II quick
To ease up the arithmetic.
Washington Star.
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-05-05

Doetor-HaVe YOU taken every pre-
caution to prevent spread Of conta-
gon In the family
Rastus-Absolutely doctah we've
even bought sanitary cup snd we
all dons drink from it.'-Taeoms
Ledger.
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-05-05
Letters From Our
Readers

All letters must he signed. but name
will he withheld upon request. Com
municHti of 200 words and less
will be given preference.
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-05-05

Mrs. Depeck-Poor young Juhbs hss
heen shamefully 1ilt.d thre. times.
Mr.. Depeclt-He'd better h. care
ful. His luckll be breaking. Life.
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-05-05

4 want nice position said the
oil friend where 7 can meet lot
OF interesting people"
Well. answered Senator Sorghum
thonghtfullv. maybe I could mana ge
IN get YOU placed as member OF the
grand jury. Washington Star.
The dotted line il where you sign
For things You buy.
You get too gay and cannot pay,
Although you try.
The agents calls and fills my halls
With threats condign.
I squlrm and twist, hut can't resist
tie s--Hs=5s-. s....Hs s.,...
Iouiskll lie Courier Journal
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-05-05
SPICE OF LIFE.

.ND II. RRTMBAUGH.
The Washington times., 1924-02-12

COIIupb PVAANA'
"The present situation Is COR
rupt situation" said Senator john
son today on the eve of his de.
narture for the Western trip which
will make or break him. 1t was
manifest that he intended to pun
cut all the stops on the organ OF
the old progressive" denuncia.
tion of ''malefactors OF great
wealth" and that he intended to play
the old progressive" tune or
"Onward, Christian Soldiers" with
all recent accidental petroleum
scandal variations.
Coolidge Managers Claims.
The Coolidge managers have claim
ed that the johnson candidacy was
dead, but Senator johnson today
seemed to know nothing about its
demise and departed in high spirits
to spread through the West the
story of the Administrators al
legged misdoings and alleged ia
vortisms to the super.rich.
Friends Of Calvin Coolidge, when
asked to explain. Senator Johnson's
mystifying hilarity at his own
alleged funeral, said:
HE cannot get the nomination
for himself but he Ia out to make
as much trouble as possible for
Continued on Page Q. Column ~
The Washington times., 1924-02-12
Now In
Control at
Herriin
By International News Service.

HERRIN, Ills, Feb. 12.-An
armed citizenry again held RESPONSE
BILE for the latest of the recurrent
disorders in Williamson county, to-
day was being ousted by patrolling
guardsmen as Maj. Gen. Milton J.
Foreman and the troops Of his COM
mand advanced their program Of en-
forced order. -
The situation lacked little of
actual martial law, though the
technical declaration Of 1t was not
made by General Foreman. Civil
officers and courts were told to
proceed with their duties and given
the military force as backing.
s. Glenn Young, khan raider who
announced himself chief Of police
and dictator of Herrin after temper
airy disappearance Of Police Chief
John Ford Friday, was en- route to
Washington, shorn Of his dictatorlaI
powers by the militia, General Fore
man announced the reinstatement
of Ford as police chief, while Young,
with his wife and baby, left Herrin
saying he would stop at his home
is Marion before going to Washing
ton to seek injunctions against
fifty-four places where bootlegging
and moonshining had been dis
covered in Williamson county.
All citizens deputized by Young
and by the rival forces have been
ordered to disarm and consign their
tin stars to the rubbish heap.
Coroner w. T. MCGOWAN, acting
sheriff and the only civil officer
functioning after the wholesale
arrests made by Young, was under
orders of General Foreman to re-
turn Sheriff Galligan and four de-
puties from the jail at Urbana,
ILL.,, where they had been taken by
Young.
One of Young's last acts. the ar.
rest of Mayor A. I. Pace, named
yesterday as foreman Of the coro'
ner's jury, was nullified by PAGES
release by the militia, and the jury
continued it's. investigation into the
Staying Of Constable eagle in the
outbreak Friday night.
After his resignation" as acting
police chief had been accepted
Young was ordered to disarm, but
refused. He went Immediately Il
Justice Hicks and secured authority
to continue wearing two large pis
tolls in holsters strapped to his legs
Williamson county rumor malsei
Young a. marked man. There II
talk Of price OF $4,000 placed o.
his head by his enemies.
The Washington times., 1924-02-12
CASE
WITNESS
TELLSOF
POST
Senate Committee Brings Out
New Angle in Teapot Dome
Investigation.

Silas II. Strawn, one Of the spec
cial counsel appointed by Presi-
dent Coolidge to handle the Gov.
ernment's oil cases, is a director
of both the First Trust and Saw
ings Bank and the First National
Bank, Of Chicago, in which the
Standard Oil Company Of In
diana is a heavy depositOr, It de-
veloped today.
Melvin A. Traylor, president
of the Trust Bank, and Edward E.
Brown, vice president Of the First
National Bank, both testified to
this at the Public Lands Com
mittee's hearing today. Brown
said the Standards financial trans
actions with his bank run 'into
millions daily" The Senate itself
was not in session, but the COM
mittee continued its probe into
former Secretary Falls affairs.
Witnesses were grilled on the sale
Of New Mexico paper.
Carl MCGEE, New Mexico news
paper editor. who previously told
Of Falls "straitened financial con-
dition" and Of the "dilapidated con-
dition" Of his ranch in 1920, was
recalled to the witness stand. In Feb
ruary, 1920, MCGEE purchased an
which Fall had a $4,000 interest.
Melvin A. Traylor, president OF
the First Trust and Savings Bank,
Of Chicago, was summoned to the
stand ahead Of MCGEE. Traylor's
bank, in which Silas H. Strawn, one
Of the counsel appointed by Presi"
dent Coolidge to prosecute the Cow
ernment's oil cases, is a director
handled the financial transactions
for the sale Of McGee's paper, the
Albuquerque Morning Journal, to
Sidney M. Well. Of Albuquerque, Tor
5000, 900 in May, 1922. At the res
quest Of We'll, the negotiations were
handled in strictest confidence
Traylor said.
MCGEE purchased the paper from
ex-Secretary OF Interior Albert b.
Fall in February, 1920.
Are Standard Oil Banks
In the sale agreement, MCGEE
agreed to dismiss two aibel suits
against the paper.
The paper was paid for by drafts
on bonds Of the New Mexico In
dustrial Trust Company, a holding
company owning the Morning
Journal.
Traylor said drafts were received
in payment as follows:
| First National Bank of Tulsa,
Okla. $21,1S0; Citizens National
BAND Of Albuquerque, $60,975;
state National Bank of Albuquer.
que, $21, 1853; First National Bank or
| Albuquerque, @8,196.
Under questioning by Senator
Walsh Dem.) of Montana, Traylor
admitted his bank and First MAJ
tional Bank OF Chicago, with which
II is affiliated, 'are the Chicago
banks of the Standard Oil Com
pany of Indiana"
"Can you conceive why two citts
zens of Albuquerque would go to
Chicago to handle the negotiations?"
asked Walsh.
"No. albuquerque has good bank.
ing facilities" replied Traylor.
Edward T.. Browns, vice president
of the First National Bank Of Chi
cago, said in reply to a question
by Walsh that his bank had no
record that the, Standard on OF
Indiana had drawn checks "toa
The Washington times., 1924-02-12

FARLEY IS
SOUGHT
Britain Seeks World Confer
ence to Aid in Rehabilita-
ton of Europe.
By DAVID M. CHURCH.
InAarnn tsonal Navva Service. s8

LONDON FEB. 12.-Great
Britain Is considering the details
Of memorandum appealing for
d world conferences - assist ia
the reconstruction Of Europe,
Premier Ramsay Macdonald an
nounced in the House Of Com
mons this afternoon.
He said the prospects for such
an international conference are
promising, and that Great Britain
welcomes support from all
quarters for the movement.
Negotiating With Germany.
Revelation was made in commons
this afternoon that Great Britain
has entered into direct negotiations
with Germany regarding repara-
tons.
Chancellor of the Exchequer
Philip Snowden announced that
Representations are being made to
Germany in reference to Germany's
refusal to honor reparations obliga.
TONS"
The first parliamentary session
under Great Britain's first Labor
government got down to business
Immediately after it was eNened.
Accomplishments Cited.
The accomplishment Of the Labor
government so far were grouped
roughly. <
/. Recognition Of Soviet Russia.
2. More cordial relations estab-
lished with France and settlement
OF the Rhineland-P alatinate Ques-
ton.
8. Appointment Of committees 70
deal with unemployment and the
housing shortage.
4. Settlement Of the railway
strike.
1t is generally admitted that the
Labor government has proved more
popular than was believed possible
at the time Of the election. Il has
not tried to put into force any OF
the policies demanded by the radical
element.
Radicals FESTIVE.
The Labor cabinet, in fact, has
been so conservative that the com.
munist wing is threatening trouble
In Commons.
Bitter debate upon the govern.
ment's policies will be Forthcoming
in the next few days.
There was an early rush for seats
in Commons, Lady Astor arriving
at GAO o'clock. Lady Terrington
and Mrs. Thomas Wintringham
were on hand twenty minutes later
More than 100 members were in
their seats before o'clock.
The Washington times., 1924-02-12
ILLNESS CAUSES
GAMBLER CASE
!. DELAY
MiIIionaire's Wife Ready to
Testify, But Chief Wit
ness Is Sick.
BY B. v. STRUDIvANT.
International News Service.

ATLANTA, Ca, Feb. 1.-THE
ease Of Mrs. Asa G. Gambler,
pretty young wife Of the aged
multi-millionaire Coca Cola king,
charged with Occupancy Of a
dive" after being arrested with
two male companions, today was
postponed indefinitely because Of
Chief Of Police James L.
BeaverB' illness.
Chief Beavers is a material
witness.
Mrs. Gambler Arrives.
Mrs. Gambler drove up in front
Of the police station. where city
court 10 held, in a luxurious
limousine. She was attended by
two women.
The three stepped out and walk
cd to q crowd standing at the
entrance, and Mrs. Gambler timidly
asked where the court room was.
After being told, she and her COM
panions entered.
In the crowded lobby, Mrs.
Gambler was Joined by w. J. Stod-
dard one Of her alleged companions.
The four then went into Chief
Beavers office where they waited
until the case was called.
Although the opening Of court
was postponed one hour, the room
was damned to the doors when
recorder George e. johnson called
the court to order.
Their Case Is Called.
They were kept waiting in Chief
Beavers office only a few minutes
when their case was called, Attor.
neys fon the prosecution made O
motion, asking that the trial be
continued on grounds that CHIEF
Beavers was sick and unable to ap
pear as the material witness.
Counsel for the defense fought
the motion vigorously. asking thai
the case be tried Immediately, but
their protests were unavailing.
The two little girls. twins, toda.
9>Ontinaed on Page = Column -
The Washington times., 1924-02-12
CAR
SOUGHT IN
Staying
Mysterious Stranger May
Hold Key to Death Of
Broadway Butterfly"
By lack gCARBERRY,
InfarnnAa0nrl NaNNn Service.

NEW YORK, Feb. II. Find
the man in the green car y
Fifty picked detectives today
sought to obey that command Of
Detective Inspector John ID.
Coughlin, seeking to solve the
latest tragedy of the white lights
the murder Of Louise Lawson,
broadway butterfly" and former
musical prodigy Of West Texas.
One Friend Not Found.
For the imam in the green car
today presented the one apparently
unsolvable mystery Of the life OF
the beautiful girl found strangled
to death In her apartment.
Louise Lawson had many wealthy
men friends. Police say they have
found all Of these friends but
one-''the man in the green car"
Louise had one friend who want
ed to marry her. He was ''the
boy" from back home. Louise
called him "the pest" Police want
to talk to him, too.
From one of these two extremes
Of the social scale--"the pest" with
his pleas Of marriage, his promises
Of love, and "the man in the green
car" with his gifts of jewels, his
lavish entertainment and his wife,
police believe they may learn at
least something which would aid in
the solution of the crime.
Her Blue Book Found.
Police found Louise's ''little blue
book" In 1t were the names OF
many Of New York's social leaders
their clubs, their silent telephones
Police interviewed all Of these
quietly, tactfully, pledging "nt
publicity" All Of them said they
knew nothing Of the girls death.
But the man In the green car
was not found.
Police say he is about sixty years
| Of age. Tailors and BARRIERS have
made him look much younger-hii
car, q green sedan, driven by a greer
Inverted chauffeur-was at the daily
disposal Of Louise Lawson. Eacf
morning. police learned. the car
sometimes the man was inside, some
times not-drew up to Miss lawson
apartment. But on Thursday-th'
day her lifeless body was found
1 the car did not appear.
"Why?" Coughlin asked.
All Of Louise's friends-the girl
OF Broadway, the ladies of th'
chorus, the sisterhood of the cab
arets, knew of ''the man in the greer
car" None knew his name.
Police this morning telegraphed
number Of midiWestern cities to b.
on the lookout for a pretended physi
clan with a long crime record here
Photograph Partially Identified.
A photograph Of this man wh'
fromerly had offices in the Times
Square district was partly identified
by Thomas Kane, elevator operator
at the apartment where Miss Law
son lived. Kane said the mar
Cooked something like man wht
visited Miss Lawson's apartment
The last heard of this bogus physi
clan was in Youngstown, Ohio.
Inspector Coughlin put little faiti
in the theory that the men witt
killed Miss Lawson were the sam
men who, year ago, murdered
dot" King. also Broadway But
terfly!
While their deaths are strangel!
similar Coughlin believes he sees
different hand in the two crimes.
The Washington times., 1924-02-12
Open "a Campaigns
In East and West
Bv WILLIAM HARD.

Calvin Coolidge left here today going East and Hiram
johnson left today going West each candidate thus
going in direction in which he has the most friends
Calvin Coodges speech in New York expected to De
ohnsons speeches in Illinois and subsequently in numerous
other Western States expected to be attempts to arouse
common people, against the element which Hiram john
son will describe benefitng from corrupt business and
The Washington times., 1924-02-12
BLAZE IN PENlTENTIARY
PREClPITATES A PANIC

PITTSBURGH, Feb. IA small
panic was precipitated in the West.
ern Penitentiary at Riverside, near
here, this morning when fire broke
out in the prison laundry, and smoke
curled among the cells. Warden
John Eagan took personal super.
vision of the fire and denied that
it was another attempt Of prisoners
to escape similar to the plan frus.
trated yesterday.
The warden could not be reached
as he was investigating the blaze,
but prison attaches said the fire
had been caused by crossed wires.
None of the prisoners had been re.
leased from their cells when the
fire broke out.
The Washington times., 1924-02-12
MOTHERS Will
HELP BOYS IN
SAVING
Their Encouragement Listed
for Washington Times
Money Club Plan.

: When The Washington Times
started its Savings Club plan it
did 80 with the sincere belief that
It was offering a wonderful oppor.
tunity to the boys Of this city.
But no plan for boys can be sue
cessful without the support of the
mothers of those boys. They must
encourage their sons in taking ad.
vantage Of it's opportunities and
show them that the training they
receive will be Of benefit to them
in later years.
In the early years Of his life
the influences that his mother has
upon him determines all his actions
and in later years that same in.
fluepce IL the cause of his success
or failure.
Ask Aid Of Mothers.
Realizing this The Washington
Times Is calling upon the mothers
of Washington to give their support
to the Savings Club as Government
officials, educational leaders and
business men have given it their in
dorsement.
Through this club your son will
receive an education that he could
not get elsewhere. Among the
things that he will be taught In his
education as q carrier for The Wash.
ington Times are self-reliance, the
ability to make friends and the value
of thrift.
He will learn self.reliance, because
he will own his route, His papers
will be sold to him at q wholesale
rate. After serving his papers he
will make weekly collections, and
the profits will be his.
Sustained by Authorities.
Authorities on child welfare and
the education Of children agree that
boy should be required to earn his
spending money and should not be
given any money that nc does not
earn. They say that this will teach
him to rely upon himself and not
upon others for the satisfaction Of
his wants.
| AS q member OF The Times Saw
ings Club your boy will earn enough
Continued ON Page .. Column 81
The Washington times., 1924-02-12
SCENES AT HERRIN, WHERE kLANSMEN
BATTLED BESIEGED DEPUTIES WHO
SOUGHT REFUGE IN HOSPITAL

Guard in Front Of Herrin Hospital.
(Note the broken window, smashed by bullets)
The Washington times., 1924-02-12
COUNT SALM HAS NOT
ASKED AUSTRIAN LICENSE

VIENNA, Feb. 12.-Official an
nouncement was made today that
the Government has not yet received
any application for q marriage IL
cense for Count Ludwig Salm Won
Hoogstraeten and his bride, the for
,mer Miss Millicent Rogers.
The marriage. which took place in
New York, is invalid In Austria un-
I'll reaffirxned here.
The Washington times., 1924-02-12
SECRET SOCIETY AGENT
SHOOTS WRONG MAN

BALTIMORE, Nd, Feb. 12.-Con-
fronted at the franklin Square Hos
pital here this morning with James
Carwell, whom he shot and fatally
wounded late last night, DomeniclS
Avate, who police believe Is the
operative Of a secret organization,
admitted he had never seen, Car
well before he shot him.
Detectives are working on the
theory that Avate shot Carwell In
mistake for some other man whom
his organization had marked for
death. Carwell is dying.
The Washington times., 1924-02-12
ITALY SENDS MANZoNT
AS ENVOY TO SOVIET

ROME, Feb. 12.-Completing It's
recent action in recognizing Russia,
1t was officially announced To-Day
that Italy will send Count Manzoni
to Moscow Immediately as her am
hassador.
The Washington times., 1924-02-12
THE WEATHER

Fair tonight and Wednes-
day; slightly colder tonight
with freezing temperature;
fresh northwest winds, d.
minishing.
Evening star., 1924-03-27
NORTH CAROLINIANS
HONOR Ex-SECRETARY
Mr.. and Mrs. Josephus Daniels to
Be Guests at Reception To-
morrow Night.

Former Secretary of the Navy and
Mrs. Josephus Daniels will be guests
of honor at the North Carolina Society
of Washington meeting tomorrow night,
in the Washington Hotel. The North
Carolina congressional delegation will
be present, 1t is announced, and others
who are expected to attend include
George Gordon Battle, president of the
North Carolina Society of New Yorl,
city; Jacob f. Allen, president of the
society in Philadelphia. and George W
Sparger, president of the society in Bal
timore.
The floor committee is composed OF
James Lee Bo3t. chairman; Col. Terry
Lyon, DR.. Sterling Ruffin, John Burrus
Maj. A. A. Bulwinkle, George McCor-
kle, Jonathan Daniels, William Neal
DR.. Wade II. Atkinson, Bgnall Jones
j. j. Hatch, DIR. NJ. A. Perry, DIR. r.
o. 4. Davis and +. Hunter Creech.
Miss Margaret Pou, daughter of Rep
resentativc and Mrs. Edward W. Pou
or North Carolina, is chairman of the
young ladies' floor committee, and has
rs her assistants Misses Virginia Gar
rett Reba Doughton. Mary Smithwick
Catharine McLanc, Fannie May Trim
Bile. Harriet Mitchell. Milliceut Bailey
Betty Bryant. Pauline Coleman, Mary
Stitt. Emma Stitt, E.ugenia f.cjeune
Calvirie Scott, Vera Bloom and Ann
Parker
Evening star., 1924-03-27
POSTAL NOMINATIONS
ARE SENT TO SENATE
Appointments in Many States In
cluded in List Forwarded
by President.

President Coolidge yesterday sent
the following postmaster nominations
to the Senate: California-Crannell
'Craigie S. Sharp; Biggs, L5Ia p. Neff !;
Cedarville, Thomas J. wyIie; San
Juan Baptista. Anna McMichael
Flprida--lnyerness, Mary T.. Pridgeon
lowa-Macedonia, Mamie Braden:
Newell, Herbert A. Harvey; CIarinda'
Alexander B. Clark; Elliott. Gladdys
w estrope; Marshalltown, Miller s. Nc
Farland; Mount Vernon. Frederick w.
Wodrich. jr. Kansas Oakley, Myron
johnson; Sylvan Grove, Josie II.
Stewart. kentucky-Bardst stown, Rom
aid S. Tuttle. Blooming
Prairie. Albert A. Peterson; West Con.
cord, James NJ Patterson. Louisiana
Bernice, Minnie NJ. Baldwin. Massa
chusetts-Woronoco Wilhelm o. John
son. Missouri-Robertsville. Philip NJ
Beesley; Saint Clair, Obey S. Card
we'll. New York-Massena, Earl G..
Fisher; Peekskill, j. Arthur Haight.
North Dakota-Underwood, Edith M.
Erickson. Ohio-Berlin Heights, Har-
~ II. Hebblethwaite; Edgerton, Rollo
~. Hopkins; Lisbon. John f. Adams;
iStrasburg, Austin II. Bash; Woods
field, Asher .. Farley; Wellington,
iOliver c. Robart. Oklahoma-Lookeb eba,
Ruth j. McLane. PennSylvania-Cora
polls, Laura +. Keith. Tennessee
Bellbuckle. John NJ. Whiteside. YER
mont--Island Pond, David f. Mac
Kenzie. Washington-Brem Ru-
dolph Il. Staub; Sequin, J. Kirk Carr.
Evening star., 1924-03-27
LECTURE ON BRAZIL.
Mitchell Carroll Will Tell of Larg
est Cities.

six Brazilian Cities will be the
subject of a lecture tomorrow after
noon and evening before the National
Geographic Society by Mitchell Car
roll OF Washington, at the New Ma
sonic Temple. DIR. Carroll will de-
scribe the economic achievements and
rich historical records of the three
largest cities in northern Brazil. which
are Bahia, Pernambuco and Para, and
then proceed to Sac Paulo Rio dc
Janeiro and the summer capital at
PetrOpolis. He will make a side trip
TO various coffee plantations and will
describe briefly the Brazilian ccnten-
NAL exposition. The lecture will be
illustrated with slides and motion pic
lures.