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The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1924-01-06
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The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1924-01-06
Bryan Backs Down
on Attack on McAdoo
BY X. II. PETERS,
daft Correspondent The Omaha Bee.


Lincoln, Jan. 5.-The assumption
statement declaring candidates allied
with issues growing out OF the war
would not do for the middle west, was
hitting at William Gibbs McAdoo, has
nettled the governor.
In "a lengthy statement. issued to-
day, the governor declares that
there has been a misunderstanding"
and that mo one has a higher regard
for the personal standing and integ-
lfty Of candidates who have been
mentioned
my personal relations with them
are very friendly" he said, 'and have
been for years, and | dld not attack
Them or criticize them.
II was discussing issues and the
importance of considering them in
placo of personalities when / said |
did not believe IA candidate who had
upheld or was identified with war
issues could carry this state and that
his candidacy would probably defeat
all lesser candidates Of the party"
Are you against tho league OF ma
lons2' the governor was asked.
I'm against anything that would
send our farmer boys to fight the
~ les OF Europe at tho bidding Of
6rsdrope," he replied, aud cited an
extract from recent address before
the Farmers Union national conven-
ton at Omaha, when he declared:
II am opposed to all entangling al.
liances that would permit foreign gov
ernmeflts To determine the policies or
action OF the United States
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1924-01-06
Iowa House Votes
for lO-Day Notice
Marriage License
Amendment Requires Posting
Application in Advance
Children of Bluffs Tries
10 Delay Vote.

Des Moines. Jan b.-The Iowa mar
riage law was today amended by the
house OF representatives TO require
applications FOR marriage licenses to
be made al least 10 days in advance
cf their granting The vote was 60
to 36 The house spent the entire
forenoon in debate on the application
provision.
Gallagher Of Iowa county offered
rllcation for license 10 days in ad-
vance and containing a publication
clause by which notice OF application
would be printed In one newspaper
and posted at the courthouse door.
Diltz OF Polk subsequently offered
an amendment clarifying the Ian
guags Of the Gallagher amendment
and this morning withdrew that
amendment in favor Of substitute
by Forsling Of Woodbury.. which
eliminated the publication clause and
merely provided that application
must be made 10 days or more in
advance. The Forsling amendment
was adopted.
II was forced TO a vote after at
tempts by Children OF Pottawattamie
TO defer action. It IS now a part Of
the marriage and incest bill. which
the house still has to adopt or reject.
The house adopted two other amend
ments 10 the marriage bill. by Clark
OF Linn and Children OF Pottawatta.
mic. making minor changes in the
code commission draft.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1924-01-06
Rigid Tax
Bill Is Aim
of Iowa an
Representative Green Will
Seek to Stop Up Leaks in
Mellon Reduction
Program.
Democrats to Fight Plan

Washington, Jan. 5.-The Mellon
tax program viii become a storm cen
ter in congres sunder plans of demo
cratic leaders. They made known to-
day that they were preparing for a
sharp fight against the proposal to
cut in half the present maximum sur
tax rate OF so per cent and in favor
of even greater reduction in the
taxes on small incomes than has been
proposed by the treasury secretary.
At the same time Secretary Mellon
made public a letter to Senator Cou-
zens. republican. Michigan, in which
he renewed his arguments in favor OF
a maximum surtax OF % per cent Mr.
Mellon declared 1t was not those who
have the capital who are hurt by a
system OF wartime high surtaxes.
would benefit by its productive use
who suffer-
Chairman Green OF the house ways
and means committee. formally an
nounced today that he would have
some amendments 10 the Mellon plan
to offer before the committee. which
he said had been progressing quite
rapidly" IN its consideration OF the
treasury bill. He said he would pro-
pose a tax on gifts above a certain
amount. such a tax not being con.
tanned in the draft bills submitted
by the treasury secretary.
Also. Mr.. Green announced that he
would seek to tighten up by amend
ment some of the provisions OF The
easury draft designed to prevent
* evasion. His proposed change
would be aifaed primarily TO prevent
tax evasion through reorganization
of corporations.
Among tho suggestions considered
by the democratic members OF the
ways and means committee in prepar-
ing their program were ones TO in
crease the exemption allowed unnar.
ried persons from 1000 to 50 900
and also to increase the exemption
for married men: TO extend the
earned income" credit Of 25 per cent,
proposed in the bill. definitely to
farmers and small store proprietors.
and TO increase the range OF pro.
posed nuisance tax repeals.
The minority members of the COM
mittee are understood to have agreed
that the maximum surtax rate should
be at least 40 per cent. some of them
favoring a maximum slightly above
that figure.
The democrats drafting a minority
program aid they were prepared to
press for its enactment, fully aware
that President Coolidge was opposed
to any changes In the essential provi.
Ions OF The Mellon draft, as we an
nounced yesterday at the White
House. They said also that they ex-
pected TO have the support OF a SUI
ficient number OF republican insur-
gents and house members from the
central and far west to put over their
amendments.
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WHERE TO FIND
The Big Features ef
THE SUNDAY BEE

PART ONE.
Page g---Editosiai.
Page Animal Feeder at Riveryiew
Park. Saved From Charging Buffalo
by Dog, Rcscnes Pet From Wolves.
PART TWO.
Page 4, 2 and 3--sports.
Page 6--tutomobile Section.
Pag. 6--u. q. Wells Tells How Party
strafegisfs save Britain by Doing
Nothing: Mark sullivan Writes
About the Political Situation In This
tointry: lloyd George Discusses
Possibility of Liberal Labor toaii-
tion In Britain: Nirulent Trades
Against Woman aud Ways OF To
day by Rupert Hughes.
Page 7--NarItets.
Pages u and D---aisssIfied Advertising.
Page I0--rhi- Weeks Radio FRO
grams.
PART THREE.
Pages I to d--socIety.
Page b--shopping with Polly.
Page a--"Strletly tiearions." story by
Henry klfchsl Webster, what
News OF the hinito;" by %. q. Me
Page 5-IInppyinnd for Kiddics.
Pages y and D--Noyies.
Page iD--Amusemsnt-.
PART -FOUR.
Four Pages of Most Popular Comics.
ALCOGKANuKE SECTION.
-Four Pages of Graphic News illus
trntiom
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1924-01-06
State Leaders of
Legion to Hold
Meet at Lincoln
Adjusted Compensation and
Tax Reduction Plan TO Be
Discussed Tomorrow by
Executive Body.

Lincoln, Jan. 5.-Members of the
state executive committee of the Ne
braska American legion will gather
in Lincoln Monday to act on several
legion and to make plans for the
work of the organization during 1924.
Prof. Charles w. Taylor. depart
ment commander. who called the
meeting. will preside.
Among matters to come before the
board viii be a consideration Of pend
ing legislative matters at Washing
ton. The Nebraska legion is keeping
In close contact with its committee
at Washington and is watching the
adjusted compensation fight with In
terest.
An important message from Wash
ington regarding the Mellon letter
on the proposed legion bill IS In the
hands OF the commander and will
he discussed at the meeting Other
matters TO be considered will be the
complaint against the Gering post
for endorsing political candidates, and
the promotion OF the survey for dis
abled now being carried on In the
sstate.
Among those who will be present
are Prof. Charlse w. Taylor, Lin
coin; Frank B. O'Connell. Lipcoln;
Guy c. Chambers. Lincoln: Frank
Perkins. Fremont, Robert Driscoll,
Nebraska City; Carl McGrew. Seward:
Paul Jordon. Omaha; Rev. Erwin
Englis, Aurora; Lloyd Peterson. Ne
hraska City; Harry Ball. Lincoln;
Frank Landers, Omaha; Harold Ger
hart, Newman Grove. II. l.. Norval.
Seward. c. c. Frazier, Aurora;
Charles Epperson. Jr,' Clay Center;
l.. T.. Chadderdon. Holdrege; w. 1r!
stebblns, Gotheuburg; William Nc
Nichols, Lexington; Frank A. War
ner. Norfolk; Lloyd Kaln, Gothen-
burg: Fred Witt, Nebraska City. and
Charles Courtney. kearney.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1924-01-06

Contip,r< Upward Climb Here

up by four men at Tenth street and
Capitol avenue.
c. jenkins, 2417 Cass street, taxi
driver, was held up and robbed of SIG
and his taxi at 215 Saturday morning
near Forty eighth and Farnam streets
by a passenger he picked up at 1867
Farnam street.
C. e. Day. 1894 Sahler street. was
knocked senseless by two men at
Thirteenth and Douglas streets, when
he resisted their attempt to take his
gloves from him, he told police. He
was found lying in the street, suffer
fering from exposure. He was held
at central station on a charge of
drunkenness.
Edward Hansen. Twenty-sixth and
Emmett streets, was held for investi-
CATION Friday night after the theft of
SIS was reported from the White
Castle hamburger stand, Tenth and
Harney streets. He is accused of
stealing the money while the proprie-
tors back was turned.
Street Car Burned.
"A street Cdr III the DdrlS dl L WtHly-
fourth and Vinton streets caught fire
at 2 a. m. Saturday, and virtually
destroyed before the blaze was
checked. Alarm was rung in by the
automatic sprinkler system.
Automobiles were stalled in all
parts of the city, many Of them
hopelessly frozen up.
Late Friday afternoon "sundogs'
appeared low in the western sky
They are caused by the refraction
of the suns rays from icy crys-
tails in the clouds. Their appearance
denotes unusual cold.
Another indication of the cold was
the cracking of snow under the feet
of pedestrians in the suburban dis.
tricts.
Cold i'm Iowa.
Des Moines, Ia, Jan. 5.-An Off.
cial temperature of 23 degrees below
zero was recorded here at a. m. to-
day, a record for this winter and the
lowest mark reached in years. The
lowest previous record this season was
IL below.
All Iowa was covered by a frigid
blanket.
New cold record for the year was
set In southwestern Iowa last night,
when the mercury dropped to 22 be-
below zero. Much suffering among
farm stock is reported as a result OF
the low temperature.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1924-01-06
'Tipsters' Spot
Gem Smugglers

New York, Jan. 5.--Greater activity
on the part OF "tipsters" who inform
Treasury department officials OF gem
purchases by wealthy Americans
abroad today was expected to result
from the announcement yesterday
that cooperation between "tipster.
government agents and the American
Jewelers. Protective association led
to the payment by Simon w. Straus,
Investment broker, OF $4,000 In duty
and penalty for failure To declare
jewelry brought from Europe last
November. OF this amount the per,
son who supplied the information VIII
receive s37 500. or % per cent.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1924-01-06
81 Below Zero Is
Coldest in State
Temperature Rises TO a Be
low During Day-Gordon
Has Low Mark.

Norfolk, Neb., Jan. 5.-Thirty-seven
below zero at Gordon, Neb.. last night,
is believed to have been the coldest
reported for the state. Rapid City.
S. D.. reported 40 below.
Ellsworth, Neb.. Jan. 5.-Thirty-
two below at o'clock this morning
marks the coolest record in this vi
cinity for 10 years. Owing to the mild
fall and winter which terminated
week ago with the present severe con-
tinuous cold livestock is not yet expe-
riencing any great hardship.
Indications tonight together with
the assurance of the weather bureau
that rising temperature will prevail
is most promising. for the experience
of the last week has been worse than
for years.
Gibbon. Neb., Jan. 5.--All records
| for a number OF years were broken
last night when the mercury dropped
to % below.
Beaver City, Neb.. Jan. 5.-The
government thermometer showed %
below zero. the coldest here in II
years.
Lincoln, Neb., Jan. 5.-The coolest
weather in five years was experienced
In this city last night when the mer-
curry in the United States weather
bureau thermometer slid down to
10 below zero. Today the extreme
cold had abated somewhat in accord
ance with the prediction of fair and
warmer when the Thermometer reg
istered only below. On December
10, 1919, 20 below was recorded.
Shenandoah, Ia, Jan. b.-The cold
est weather since Sc. Valentines day
1905, was recorded in southwestern
Iowa last night. j. NJ. Darby, gov
ernment weather observer at North
boro. reports 25 below zero. 1t was
80 below in 1909. The temperature
rose to 4 degrees below zero today.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1924-01-06
Two Men Flogged,
Road House Fired

Tampa. Fla, Jan. 5.-Two men
were in a local hospital today recov-
ering from severe decorations and
bruises as a result of fioggings ad-
ministered last night when so masked
men took them from the Green
Lantern. a roadhouse near here. and
administered severe beating. The
roadhouse was burned.
The men--Bert NJ. Banker and
Emil II. Oleson. owner and steward
of the house-were not in n danger
Gus condition. according TO physi-
clans. The loss by fire was estimated
at S35 ,00o.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1924-01-06
Retired Road Employe Is
Remembered by Associates

Walter Nllkin. who retired from
the Union Pacific january ] after
"a years of service. was presented
With set OF solid silver service hy
employees OF the auditing and treasury
department Of tho company.
Tho presentation WAS made az n
meeting at noon and came as a sur.
prise 20 Mr.. Nikn. Al the time Of
his retirement. Mr.. Wilkin was as
sistant auditor.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1924-01-06
No Accidents. Murders or
Successful Suicides Yet

Not an accident. murder. or sue.
oeSsful suicide has been reported 20
police during the first five days 0,
iSs4.
This record Is unique IN the annals
OF tho department. according TO cf-
ficisls.
They believe the cold i> responsi.
hle for marked falling or in petty
crime also
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1924-01-06
South Dakota Graveled
Roads Total l,l84 Miles

Pierre. s. D.. Jan. 5.--Trunk roads,
graveled and complete on the basis
OF permanent construction work.
have reached a total mileage Of 1884
during the flve-year period since the
trunk system was begun under the
state highway department, according
to the first report covering tho entire
period Just compiled by tho depart
ment and complete until January !,
1924
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1924-01-06
Hungry Thieves Drive Off
With Truck of Groceries

Truck belonging 10 the Dodge Mar
ket, iis North sixteenth street. filled
with groceries. was stolen Saturday
afternoon from in front Of e4s3 Dodge
street
The delivery boy took an order Of
groceries to the back door OF the
house When be returned. the truck.
groceries and all. had vanished.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1924-01-06
New Pastor at Geneva.

Geneva, Neb.. Jan. o.--The pastor
recently called to the Congregational
church, Rev David Tudor of West
Point. has notified the trustees he
Will he here. with his family, In time
To preach his first sermon Sunday.
February :. During tho interim the
pulpit viii be supplied by Rev. A.
q. Heyhoe. a professor of Doane col
lego. at crete
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1924-01-06
NenizeIos Is Elected
Head Greek Assembly

London. Jan. 5.-f'ormer Premier
Venizelos of Greece has been elected
president OF the national assembly.
according to an Athens dispatch re-
ceived here this afternoon. II is
understood that the former premier s
willingness To assume tho office in
dieates his willingness TO form n new
coalition cabinet. the dispatch added
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1924-01-06
Relief Is
This Week
Prediction Is for Less Severe
Gold Weather in States
- of Missouri
Valley.
Is Degree Rise in Omaha

The thermometer will rise as high
as 10 above zero at least Sunday.
Meteorologist Robins predicted last
a.ght. This is based largely on a
Wind from the southeast which
sarang up yesterday afternoon.
Temperatures climbed slowly late
yesterday. The official thermometer
showed below at o'clock. below
at 4, 4 below at and 5 below at
sac.
Fair tonight aBd Sunday; rising
temperature. is tae official forecast.
Omaha erawled out from its blan-
kets SATURDAY morning to greet it's
coldest day n six years.
The mercury, after recording 20 be.
low zero at s Saturday morning.
climbed 13 degrees in five hours and
stood at below at l p. m. Saturday.
Continued rise was predicted by M.
mAbins, meterologist.
1T spot on the map Saturday
4 was Moorhead Mimi. where
)nperature was 36 below.
corpus Christi, Tex, the tenn
re was 3S degrees above zero.
Los Angeles 54 above.
riding to the official record, the
Ey in Omaha stood at 20 below
= Saturday morning until s. At
he temperature was 10 below, drop
1g back to 20 below at 8, and rising
- again at 3.
~ in January 1918.
This femrerature has not been re
ordcd in Omaha since January II.
LIS. when the mercury dropped to
= below.
Coolest day in the history OF Oma.
ha was just 40 years ago. on January
5. 1884, when the temperature was
81 below.
Other low temperatures recorded
here were % below on January 13,
1916: q below January IL, 1912; 22
below January "a, 1894; 26 below JAN
uary 10, 1892; 25 below January 10,
1888; 90 below January 2, 1887: "a be.
low January ., 1886; 22 below January
10, 1888; % below January 3. 1879; and
20 below January 2s. 1873.
-3a At Waterloo, la.
Temperature at North Platte was
20 below; at Valentine, 80 below;
Sioux City, "a below; Huron, S. D.,
30 below; Rapid City, A below; chey-
enne, Wyo., 20 above; Denver, IL
above; and Lander. Wyo., 10 below.
The Northwestern Bell Telephone
company reported temperature of
32 below at Waterloo, Ia, with tenn
peraturcs of 22 below at Grand Island
and Des Moines.
Long distance service was slowed
down Saturday morning due eo snap
ping of wires in the intense cold. The
cold contracts the spans of wires,
it was explained. until the tension is
so great that the wires break.
Streets Deserted.
Service over some. routes was
available to all points except Den
yer and New York, however.
Friday night the downtown streets
were virtually deserted. Early Satur
day morning patrolmen. working in
four-hour shifts, were practically the
0Uly persons abroad.
The intense cold even discouraged
house providers, although three hold
UPS were reported to police.
Paul Delwett. Minneapolis, received
n knife wound when he was held
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1924-01-06
The Weather

ror "a hOar. ending al =. m. ssna.
arN s
TemperstNre+ Nixeess. --ss fNwesf
So mean. Ia uefmai 20 total as.
ftclvnrN sinee January &. t9H
Precipitation. tneees ana sana~ssths--
Total none. tctal since January J. ftks
normal
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1924-01-06
| ALWAYS WILL!

Mrs. G. White of Davenport Street feels that
way about it. Mrs White has just rented her
rooms with an Omaha Bee Want Ad. The
ad was published in the morning, by noon the
rooms were rented Mrs White says that she
always will advertise in The Bee first because
she tried both other papers this time without
a bit of success She is right, too. Phone
AT lantic 1000 and try for yourself.
IT'S RESlI rs THAT COUNT
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1924-01-06
Sinister Shadow
of Dope" Falls
ON Dimes Shooting
Wounded Clubman Says He
Had Been Watching Mabel
Normand TO See if She
Was ION H." Police Say.
n, International News service.

Los Angeles. Cal. Jan. THE sin
lister figure Of dope" tonight cast its
gnarled and twisted shadow across
the shooting and serious wounding of
Courtland :. Dimes, wealthy Denver
oil man. by Horace A. Greer. chauf-
fenr for Mabel Normand. while a CAV
party. attended by Miss Sormand and
Edna Purvianee. was IN progress at
Dimes apartment here. New Years
night.
From frequent statements dropped
by both Dimes and Greer of their own
volition when questioned by detee-
tives. Assistant Captain of Detectives
Herman Cline declared tonight the
police were endeavoring to probe fur
ther into the Dimes shooting, and that
IL they have not gotten all the facts
leading TO the affair they hope 10
do SO.
Watching Mabel.
Cline tonight released for the first
time portions of statements made by
Greer and Dimes. in which Dimes ad-
mitted he and the girl he played
around with presumably Miss pur-
vianee. had been watching Miss Nor
mand for some time 10 see IL she was
addicted TO dope"
Greer. on the other hand. admitted
that twice he had threatened to quit
Miss eNormand's employ because he
was worried over what she and her
associates were doing. About a week
before the shooting. he said. he helped
her into her room after she had at
tended party" and that he told her
then he would quit as her chauffeur
unless she ceased running around to
these parties and with those people. :"
He said Miss Normand Mt that time
asked him not 20 scold her.
In Lively Tilt.
Il was also disclosed IN the new
information given out by Cline that
while Dimes was in the receiving hos
pital Immediately after the shooting.
Greer and the wounded man were
confronted and, in lively verbal tilt
between them. Dimes accused Greer Of
being "hopped up" Greer retorted
that he could not say everything be-
fore these people" This statement by
Greer led the officers to believe they
have not gotten all the facts in tho
case.
The police In their Investigation de-
clared they now think they have auf.
ficient reason 10 believe that Dimes
and Miss Puryiance. in their desire
to protect Miss Normand. suspected
Greer as being an unfit associate for
her. md that Greer. ON the other
hand suspected them Of the same
thing.
As far as her being ON the old
DOPE Dimes said in tho statement
given out by cline tonight, II have
been unable 10 find Il. The girl have
been playing around with. and my
self, have watched her for a."
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1924-01-06

Norfolk, Neb.. Jan. 5.-Thirty-seven
below zero at Gordon, Neb., last night,
is believed to have been the coldest
reported for the state. Rapid CITY,
s. D.. reported 40 below.