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About The Omaha morning bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 17, 1924)
Shooting of Sen. Greene Stirs Capital Solon Walking Along Street Runs Into Gun Battle Be tween IT. S. Agent and Bootleggers. By Associate,1 Press. Washington. Feb. d6.—The prohi bition situation In Washington, for months a center of criticism and con troversy, has culminated in the shoot ing down of a United States senator almost within the shadow of the cap itol. • As a result, the whole muddle of conflicting opinions, charges^ explan ations, denials and counter charges that have characterized efforts to en force the prohibition laws here eeems likely to have a thorough airing In congress. Senator Frank I., Greene of Ver mont was shot in the head last night as a carcontainlng prohibition agents whirled out of an alley Into Pennsylvania avenue In pursuit of another sutomobile suspected of car rying bootleggers. After an X-ray examination, phy sicians announced that the bullet which hit Senator-^reene had not re mained In his head. The discovery was regarded as ex tremely encouraging and those In at ^tendance said they expected him to recover. The senator was walking with his wife when the shooting occurred, less tlifn three blocks from the capltol building. He was hit just over the left eye by a bullet fired from one of the automobiles—apparently by a prohibition agent who was using his revolver freely in an effort to com pel the pursued machine to’ come to a halt. A prohibition agent is under arrest but no formal charges have been placed against him. Endangered by Gun Fights. The Incident was not the first in which the lives of those on the streets her? have been endangered by pistol battles with bootleggers. Mad chases through the center of the city have been numerous. The whole question has been com plicated by a three-cornered row joined in by agents of tho prohibi tion unit, officers of the intelligence division of the Treasury department and the city police. Recently police and prohibition officials engaged In a legal battle In which serious charges were made against members of both forces and several on both sides were suspended. Three deputy United States marshals now are, held under bond on charges of conspiracy to vio late the prohibition laws. Charges of liquor buying by high officials and ordinary citizens alike have been on the Increase. Not long ago it was announced that a list of hundreds of names of prominent boot 1,-g customers had been seized in a police raid, but the superiors of those who .made the raid so successfully shifted responsibility for the list t^l.iekward and forward that the names themselves finally disappeared en tirely from public attention. • Butt of Many Quips. There have bteen repeated demands in congress for an investigation; ADVERTISEMENT. 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Witness Edward McCown, 13, son of Mrs. Edna Mc Cown, 30t5 Sherman avenue, who is exhibiting unmistakable signs of tal ent, according to his instructor. in spite of his tender age, Edward has studied sketchings for two years, and-has turned out some creditable work. He attends all the art exhi bitions in Omaha, and hopes to be come a great artist by tho time he at tains the age of the majority of his classmates. —-----j-a grotesque picturizations of Washing ton floating in a sea of rum havo been published widely and the capital has been the butt of many quips and much ridicule, some of It wholls' based on exaggerations; but every move for a public inquiry into con ditions has for one reason or an other fallen short of the mark. Today it was apparent, however, that the shooting of Senator Greene had deeply stirred those in official positions. Many of his colleagues in the senate and his old friends in the house, where he served for 10 years, said they were ready to demand that something be done. No Liquor in Car. It was not entirely clear whether blame ever could technically be placed where It belongs. Those who were passing along the street at the time ■had only a fleeting glimpse of fly ing automobiles and flashing flra of pistols, and those who took part in the battle told conflicting stories. Two men who were in the car under pur suit said when they subsequently were captured that they had not fired at all, but their story was contradict ed by their pursuers. There was no liquor in the sup posed bootlegger car when it was over hauled. Prohibition agents said the oc cupants of the car were unloading a still. The two men arrested said they had gone into the alley to get ‘‘a copper kettle.” . British Dock Workers Strike London, Feb. 1G.—One hundred and twenty thousand dock workers went on strike at noon today, tying up food shipments and disorganizing traffic out of the coast cities. Representtftlves of the labor gov ernment met representatives of the strikers In a final effort to patch up the differences. It was reported Premier Ramsay MacDonald might Intervene person ally. This is the second strike the new labor government has had to deal with. The railway locomotive engi neers were on strike when the pres ent cabinet came Into power. Leaders of the etrlke claimed that within 24 hours all British ports would be tied up and maritime traf fic would be at a standstill. Representatives of the National Council of Port Labor employes met Minister of Labor Shaw this after noon to discuss the differences. Snow Sunday, Says Weather Man Snow will fall in Omaha Sunday, according to Weatherman M. V. Robins. A slight drop »n temperature after ' the snowfall is the prediction. The weather bureau thermometer register ed 29 above Saturday morning at 7 and had dropped to 27 at noon. The slight drizzle that fell Saturday morn ing made the pavements Icy. Rain fell Saturday morning In Des Moines, Kansas City and In southern Missouri. The coldest spot on the map was 1* below zero at Calgary, Canada. Sister at Mercy Convent Dies Sister Mnry Fitzgerald, 7B, nf the Convent of Mercy died Friday Hhe came to Omaha 44 years ago and taught at the old St. Catherine acad emy, Klghteonth and Cass streets. Hho was a sister Superior from 1886 to 1889 and supervised the building of the present convent at Fifteenth and Castelar streets. Funeral services will be held at 9 Monday morning In the convent. Burial will he In the Holy Sepulrher cemetery. 11 Thought Dead in hire; Two Are Killed in Leap Montpelier, Vt„ Feb. 18.—Death toll of the fire which destroyed a four story building was placed at It tonight, but only two of the nine bodies thought to be in the ruins had been recovered. Walter Washburn anil Mrs. J. F. Waterman were killed when they leaped from windows, missing the fire net spread to receive them. Russ Red Plot Bared in Japan By AiMneinted Press. Toklo, Fob. 16.—Discovery of * well formulated plot to form a communist government In Japan, supported by Russian communists, has resulted in the indictment of 29 Japanese com munists on a charge ,o( plotting to form a secret party, according to the published announcement of the re suits of an examination conducted by the Tokio district court and details printed by vernacular newspapers here. The official published announce ment failed to furnish details of evi dence against the prisoners. The vernacular press asserts, how ever, that a plot has been disclosed which had already developed to the point where a premier and other prospective leaders had been selected for the government to be set Up by the communists with the aid of Rus sian adherents. The plot was nipped in its formative stage, however. -. Washington, Feb. 1G.—All efforts to reduce tsrifT rates on dairy prod ucts and vegetable oils will be op posed and an attempt will be made to raise the status of the bureau of .animal Industry of the Department of Agriculture!by the new American Dairy federation, organization of which has Just been completed. The federation, it was announced today, will act as’a national council representing large units and organ! zations in the industry. More Trouble at Herrin Predicted Marlon, III., Feb. 18.—Citizens com mittees are continuing their efforts to restore orderly government In Williamson county, scene of a clash a week ago betweert Kt* k^ix lv%n and anti klan factions which resulted in military occupation. Representatives of the cities and towns of the rounty are to meet here tonight to "try and agree on a plan for rebuilding the civil law enforce ment machinery. Chicago, Feb. 16.—S. Glenn Young, Klux Klan head prohibition raider in Williamson county, predicts a recur rence of trouble there after the with drawal of National Guard troops sent there as a result of a clash between klan and antl-klnn factions. He says bo la here to confer with government officials. • Little Hope for Bishop Stuntz Howard Rushton of Omaha, who accompanied Mrs. Homer Stuntz to the bedside of the bishop, has sent word to Rev. C. C. 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Mrs. Caroline Leflang, the first wife, who brought suit for divorce in Omaha, introduced the name of * Martha” in the testimony, which lasted eight days. This winter Mrs. Caroline Leflang and her son, Chester, 17, who have,been living in Omaha, left to make their home in California. Mrs* Leflang said sTio wanted to get her son away from a "gay crowd” at Central High school. Leflang’s second wife, formerly Martha Halloy of Chicago, sued him for divorce three months after their Marriage, alleging that her husband heat and kicked her and was Insanely Jealous. Father In West. Mr. Leflang's father, E. V. F. Leflang of Omaha. Is spending the v inter in California. The Leflangs formerly lived in Lex ington, N'eb.. where they occupied the finest home in town and were leaders of local society. Their business In terests in stock and grain mills are retained. Film Actress Weeps Real Tears in Court ifarlmra I«» Marr. I>os Angeles, Cal., Feb. 16.—Barbara J,a Alurr, film actress, wept so stead ily1 on the witness stand In the trial of Herman Roth, charged with at tempting to extort'money from Arthur H. Sawyer, Miss La Marr’s manager, that court was adjourned to give the actress time to regain her composure. ----- House Votes to Washington, Feb. 16.—Without de bate the' house adopted today the Walsh resolution directing the begin ning of proceedings to recover sec tlons ltj,and 36, wl\hln naval oil re serve Mo. 1, In California, now op erated by the Standard Oil Company of California. The measure now goes to President Cooildge, who is directed by its terms to Instruct special government - coun sel to prosecute the proceedings. Steps to recover the two sections were taken late in the Wilso® ad ministration. but Alltert B. Fall, as secretary of the Interior, dismissed the proceedings on motion of counsel for the Standard Oil company. The two sections, which are within Carter Has Keys to Tut’s Tomb, But Egyptians Bar His Entrance By Associated Press. London, Eeb. 16.—The dispute be tween Howard Carter and Egyptian officials over conditions surrounding work in the tomb of Tut-Ankh-Amen has reached a deadlock, according to dispatches received here, and the pe culiar position of the moment is that Carter holds the keys to the tomb but is not allowed to enter. Mr. Carter, according to the Cairo correspondent of the Daily Mail, wrote to Premier Said Zagloul Pasha, threat ening to take legal action against the government, to which the premier replied that Carter was free to take action hut the government was de termined that the appointed days for visiting the tomb be observed. He add ed “I am sorry to have to remind you that the tomb is not your property. The science which you rightly in voke cannet conceive that owing to the incident over the visits whom you wished to favor, you and your colleagues will abandon your invest! gallon*. In which not only Egypt but the whole world is interested.” The Cairo correspondent of the Morning Post reports that the Egyp tlon cabinet decided that Mr. Carter’s action in closing the tomb on his own initiative constituted infringement of contract and that the government consequently is fi’ee to continue the work Itself if it wishes, a course to which the Egyptian press Is strongly urging it. The correspondent says, however, that Carter probably will be given the option of continuing the work, subject to certain definite con ditions. # By AkMK-ialrd Pie**. Luxor, Egypt, Feb. 16.—Regarding the difficulties between Howard Car ter and the Egyptian government In connection with the tomb of Tut Ankh-Amen, the Associated Press was officially Informed today that the Egyptian government had decided to take energetic steps to fulfill what It considers are its obligations toward science and the public. the confines of reserve No. 1 but not a part of it, were ceded by the federal government to California upon statehood as school and nonmineral lands. Oil subsequently was found and the Standard Oil company began development of the fields under state grant. ^ ins 1.000.000 Francs. London, Keb. 16.—James ])ona*hu<\ son In-law of the late K. W. 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