The Omaha Daily Bee
VOL. 51 NO. 88.
2 Omahans
In Snlit of
Klux Fees
Ten Dollar Vet Knight Fade
in Four Different Direc
turns Bit Sticks in
Heme City.
2,000 Join in Nebraska
The alluring dream of greit riches
has brought at least two Omaha men
into the ranks of organizer for ths
Knights of the Ku Klux Kl.
In the fantastic language of the in
visible empire the agent, who repre
sents the imperial wizard in the Held,
is known at a "kleagle.' The chief
organizer in a state is termed a
"king kleagle," while "grand Koblin"
is the mother goose title assigned to
the man who is entrusted with the
multiferioua duties of superin tending
. the collection of the gcit from an en
tire district.
There is no grand goblin ;: Ne
braska. The industrious gentleman
who occupies this responsible post
at so much per klansman resides in
Kansas City and does his business
with Omaha by mail.
. Direct From Atlanta.
The king kleagle for the Mate is
F. E. Maxey. Maxey was rent to
Omaha from Atlanta and is In direct
. charge in this state.
The two Omaha men are just plain
kleagles. But the "klcagleV job is
r.ot one to be sneezed at. For the
kleagle receives $4 for each and
every new member he persuades to
join the order of hooded i.ight
gowns. When a new "citizen" joins the in.
visible empire his first official act is
to donate $10. This is the most im
portant part of the ritual and calls
for cash on the spot. The Ku Klux
Maxey Can Keep Office,
But No Initiations Go
F. E. Maxey. king kleagle of
the Ku Klux Klan in Nebraska,
will be permitted to retain his
office in the Baldrige-Wead
building, as long as it just re
mains an office.
- "I won't try to oust Maxey
from the office," said II. H. Bald
rige; owner of the building, "but
I won't permit the klan to hold
any initiations there." ,
. The lease was made without
any knowledge that Maxey was
an organizer for the. lday,JF,.D.
Wead, agent said. J"
lan wm tin . credit, it is no
eleemosynary insmuuun.
', When the $10 Is received it Is im-.
(mediately distributed among those
.deserving citizens of the invisible
empire who have so loyally done
their bit. The kleagle collects his
$4 and gives the other $6 to the king
kleagle. The king kleagle holds out
$1 for himself and sends the remain
ing $5 to the grand goblin. ' The
grand goblin collects SO cents for
his bit and dispatches the $4.50 that
(Turn to Faga Two. Column Five.)
General Staff Plans
For Organzation of
Reserves Announced
Washington, ' Sept. 27. General
aff plans to carry out -organization
.of tlie army reserves provided for
under existing statutes were made
jiublic by Acting Secretary Wain
wright and show that provision has
teen .made for the creation of 27 di
us'ons aggregating about 4,250,000
i.ier..' in which will , be included
all of the old wartime national army
divisions, the numbers and insignia
f which will thus be preserved.
Some 500 regular army officers. and
a number of enlisted ; men already
have been assigned to duty.
The organization of the reserv
follows the lines of the present reg
ular army corps areas, division desig
nations being assigned -in the follow
ing manner:
Third army area: Seventh corps
rtmaho 8Ji Knrth Dakota. Min
nesota and Iowa; 89th, South Dako
. ta, Nebraska and Kansas; 102d, Ar
kansas and Missouri.
Eighth corps: (San Antonio) ; 90th
Texas; 95th. Oklahoma; 103d, Ari
zona. New Mexico and Colorado.
Ninth corps: ' (San Francisco);
91st. California; 96th. Washington
and Oregon;, 104th, Nevada, Utah,
Idaho, Montana and Wyoming.
TwoRed Divisions Ready to
; Enter Turkey if Greeks Win
Batum, Sept. 27. (By the Associ
ate Press. Two divisions of bol
shevik troops are reported to be
encamped on the Turkish frontier
and ready to enter Turkish territory
if the nationalists are defeated by the
Greeks. . r i -
Anti-bolshevikf. who ' were de-
" ported from Constantinople and were
on their way back to Russia, have
-jumped overboard 'along the Turk
ish coast They declare they prefer
staying in Asia Minor to returning
to KUssia as they tear being executed
by the bolsheviki.
Legion of Valor Members ..
" Open Two-Day Convention
Boston, Sept. 27. Heroes of land
and sea, members of the Army and
Navy Legion of Valor of the United
States, comorisinir those who have
i i i .i - : i .-J
ueen iwirucu inc congrcssiuuai mcu-
al of honor or the distinguished serv
ice cross, opened a two-day conven
tion today. . J '-'
A plan to continue the life of the
organization by creation of a second
class of membership, to which lineal
iescendants of the members would
!e eligible, will be considered.
I.MW h UMfCtut
0M P.
Wife of Invalid Yank
Offers to Sell Self
For Operation Money
Little Rock. Ark.. Sept. 27. Mr
Madctyn Taylor, ii yean oM of
Suece, Ark., in a letter to the Ar
kansas Gazette here, offers to tell
herself into servitude for two years
to any one who will place her invalid
husband in a hospital and provide
funds for an operation. Her hus
band, she wrote, is a former trvice
man, honorably discharged from the
navy, after 14 months over ser. lie
received an injury to his spine after
returning home and has been help
lets since, she said. Iter only con
ditions are that the party with whom
the contracts to give her labor for
two yean and the nature of the work
be "respectable."
Eastern Bankers
On Trip to Coast
Entertained Here
Well-Knowu Financiers Are
Among Visitors; Nebrakans
And lowuns Join Excur
sion to Convention.'
Bankers from the iniddlewe&tern
and eastern states who arrived in
Omaha yesterday afternoon, 302
strong, in two special trains, found
a warm ' welcome awaiting them
from Omaha bankers when they
alighted at the Union and Burlington
stations. Committees from the tanks
conducted the visiting bankers to
waiting automobiles in whic;i they
were taken about the city.
The visiting bankers are on the
way to Los Angeles, where they
will attend the 47th annual conven
tion of the American Bankers' as
sociation October 3 to 7.
Many of the bankers who had
probably heard of the excellence of
Omaha golf courses previous to
their coming to Omaha had their golf
clubs ready when they left tha tram.
Others jhad even changed into golf
togs.
Reception at Blacks tons.
Some of the bankers took auto
mobile rides around the city while
others and their' wives and members
of their families attended a recep
tion given in their honor at ' the
Blackstone hotel in the afternoon.
Led by Walter W. Head, the
Omaha bankers, presidents, vice
presidents and cashiers who met the
visitors, proved themselves elficicnt
traffic officers as they directed the
movements of the many automobiles
which had been pressed into service
and placed at the disposal of the visi
tors. '" '
Those on the Iowa-Minnesota-Kebraska
special 'were; W. H. Mc
Donald, North Platte; F. A. Leise,
Fordyce; Mr. and Mrs. Harry S.
Byrne, Omaha; Mr. and Mrs. Rollie
Ley, "Wayne; Mr. and Mrs. W. H.
Lamed, Haigler; Mr. and Mrs.
George Liggett, Utica; Mr. and Mrs.
Arthur Jensen, Minden; Mr. and
Mrs. C. H, Randall, Randolph; Miss
Harriet Stuart, Randolph; L. M.
Meilenz, G. H. Yates, W. B. Hughes,
Omaha; Mr. and Mrs. W. E.
Rhoades, Omaha; W. A. Taylor,
Hastings; A. D. Marvel, Hastings;
J. T.. May, Fremont; J. M. Flan
nigan, Stuart; Mr. and Mrs. F. E.
Hovey, South Omaha; H. L. Jarobe,
St. Joseph ; Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Pat
terson, Araphoe; Mr. and Mrs. C. E.
Butler. Weeping Water; Mr. and
Mrs. Frank Pilger, PiercejMr. and
Mrs. C. M. M cFarland, Chicago;
Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Brinkman, - Mr.
and Mrs. J. F. Coad, Omaha; Mr.
and ; Mrs. A. D. Whitney, V. F.
(Tun to Fago Two, Column One.) ' . t
Missing Pair Sought
By Beatrice Police
Beatrice, Neb., Sept. 27. (Special
Telegram.) Beatrice police are
looking for Mary Eble, 17, grand
daughter of Police Judge Ellis of,
this city, and Pete Carson, young
Greek, who left the city yesterday ,i
presumably for Omaha to get mar
ried. ;
Miss Eble has been employed in
the candy department of Candyland
confectionery store and Carson has
been working as chef at the Candy-
land cafe. It is said the - couple
quietly slipped out of town - in a
taxi, intending to drive to Lincoln
to board a train for Omaha.
Miss Eble is a daughter of Charles
F. Eble of Fairbury, Neb., and has
made her home with . her grand
father since she was a small child.
Philippine Constabulary
Clash With Band of Moros
Manila, P. I., Sept. 27. (By The
Associated Press.) A -fight between
a detachment of the Philippine con
stabulary and a band of Moros at
Parang island of Jolo, resulted in the
death of a Filipino lieutenant of the
constabulary forces and two mem
bers of the Moro band, according
to advices received here. One Filipino
lieutenant of - constabulary, several
enlisted men and one Moro were
wounded, said the dispatch.
All Gradesof Crude Oil
Are Advanced in Price
Pittsburgh. Pa.. Sept. 27. All
grades of crude oil quoted in the
Pittsburgh market were advanced
today by the principal purchasing
agencies as follows:
Pennsylvania crude, 25c a barrel,
to $2.50; Corning, 25c to $1.45: Ca
belle, 30c to $1.41: Somerset. 10c to
$1.20; Somerset light, ZUc to ?1.45;
Ragland, 25c to 85c.
Increased demand from refineries
was given as the cause of the ad
vance. . "
Road Resumes Dividends.'
New York, Sept 27. The New
York, Ontario & Western Railway
company today declared a 2 per cent
dividend on common stock. This
is the first dividend ou this stock
since April, 1920.. 1
Matter St. It,
M at I.
Wage Cuts
Blamed for
Many Idle
Aversion of Labor to Work at
Reduced Figures Cause of
Unemployment, Declare!
Massachusetts Official.
Government Is Blamed
By Too Aawlat.il lro.
Washington, Sept. 27. Aversion
of labor to accepting work at re
duced wages was assigned as i
cause of wune unemployment by
Koswell F. Phelps, director oi labor
statiktici of the Massachusetts labor
department, the first witness heard
today by the national employment
conference's committee on unem
ployment statistics which act to
work to determine the extent and
volume of the nation's involuntary
idle.
"Unemployment is due i'l some
measure." Mr. I'hclps told the com
mittee, "to the fact that labor will
not accept reduced wages."
Skilled Men Working.
Harry D. Jacobs, president of the
ex-service men's employment bu
reau of New York, the next witness,
estimated that there were 75.000 un-
employed tormer soldiers in .New
York City, and said Ihc establishment
of vocational trainiim schools in
armv camps, as proposed by the
government, would solve the tinem
ployment problem, as far as the un
skilled world war veteran was con
cerned. There was no trouble find
ing work for skilled former service
men. he said.
Mr. Phelps declared that the trou
ble in Massachusetts at present was
not that there was not employment
but that people could not tind jobs
at the wages they wanted, he said.
Government is Blamed.
. He added that some improvement
has been noted in Massachusetts,
where, now the figures show but 1.1
applicants for each position offered
as compared with 36 applicants for
each position in May.
Luther C. Steward, president of
the national federation of federal
employes, presented a prepared
statement m which he declared that
the federal government in its
capacity as employer has been a
contributing cause to the present un
employment situation where it
should ' have- been an alleviating
agency." His statement was referred
to the sub-committee on emergency
state and municipal measures and
public works. . . . '.. '
R. R. Lutz of the national indus
trial ' conference board ' presented a
report by the board of a survey of
the 14,000,000 manufacturing and
building trade workers in the coun
try.
Seek More Witnesses.
On June 1, he said, one quarter of
these wage earners, estimated at
3,500,000, were idle as compared with
a normal unemployment of 1,500,000.
A census made by the board in th
latter part of August and the first
part of September, he added, showed
from 20 to 25 per cent fewer wage
earners employed than in 1920. Nor
mal unemployment in these ; indus
tries, he : stated, was about 12 . per
cent.
Unemployment in Minnesota was
estimated by. J. B. Williams of the
industrial commission of that state
at about 52,000. He declared labor
department estimates of unemploy
ment in Minneapolis, St. Paul and
Duluth were unreliable. -
The commission exhausted the list
of witnesses within an hour and a
half after it convened and adiourned
until." additional, witnesses have been
summoned,
Ledoux mav be eiven a bearino
before the committee seeking to de
termine the volume and extent of un
employment, officials of the confer
ence said today. Coincident with
this statement, Ledoux . announced
that he had issued orders , for a
movement of representatives of the
unemployed on Washington. The
"human documents" in th.. rsu n'
the unemployed, as he called them,
will come to - Washington by motor
trjick and will consist of between 50
and 100 men from Boston, New
York, Philadelphia and Baltimore,
Suspect Denies Guilt in
, Shipping Arms to Ireland
Washington, Sept. 27. Complete
denial of the charge of being en
gaged . in a conspiracy to furnish
arms to British subjects in Ireland,
Upon which George Gordon Rorke
of this city was arrested in New
York last night, was made here by
Rorke's attorney, Guy Mason. They
have arrested the "wrong man"
Mason declared.
Until two or three months ago,
Mr. Mason stated, Rorke W33 sales
man for a New York firm marketing
firearms which he sold on a com
mission basis. - Rorke ' had no
knowledge of the ultimate destina
tion or disposal of guns sold by him,
the attorney added. ,
i .
Tariff Board Chairman
Resigns; Stays as Member
Washington, Sept 27. Thomas
W. Page, of Virginia, appointed
chairman, of the tariff commission by
President Wilson, has resigned from
the chairmanship, but will remain a
member. .
Dr. Page, who is a democrat, is
Understood to have written Mr Har
ding that he felt the pesent adminis
tration should indicate its own de
sires as to a chairman.
Mexicans Slay Two Miner's.
Washington, Sept 27. The kill
ing of two American mining men,
H. C Smith, Vineta, OkL, and E. B.
Kilsingbury, Los Angeles, CaL by
a Mexican at Dolores, Mex was re
ported to the State department to
day by Harry is. Ott, vice consul at
Chihuab.ua. .
OMAHA. WEDNESDAY,
Des Moines to Launch
Advertising Drive for
Industrial Exposition
Pes Moines, Sept. 27. Vlaclng
their faith in newspaper advertising,
Dr Moinea merchants today an
nounced their Intention of launching
hi extekive advertUiug campaign in
un effort to obtain a large attendance
from outlying points in the ktite, for
the first annual Iowa Industrial ex
position, to be held here October 11
to is.
MBuv it made In Iowa," hr
that plain contemplate the la'MjO
and most complete exhibition' .
Iowa-made products ever assembled.
Cattle Raisers
To Get Financial
Relief Quickly
Corporation, Organized to
Handle Loans, Approved
By Bankers of Northwest
Nebraska.
Quick relief for the northwest Ne
braska cattle raisers through the for
mation of a corporation to handle
live stock and, agricultural paper of
Lanks in the northwest part of the
stale, which was practically com
pleted at a meeting of "group six"
bankers at the Hotel fontenelie yes
terday noon, is predicted by Omaha
bankers.
Members in this corporation wi
be confined to bankers in the norlh
west or "cattle country" locality. Ii
will take loans from individuals
throueh local banks in that district.
All loans must he approved by three
local bankers.' and the bankers of
fering the paper for discount must
guarantee payment.
Under War Corporation Rules.
The new corporation will comply
with rules and regulations laid down
by the War Finance corporation, and
loans will be passed on by the Ke
braska committee of the War VI
nance corporation, of which F. W.
Thomas of Omaha is chairman.
The capital stock of the northwest
corporation will probably be abou;
$200,000, with which the organiza
tion expects to finance credit up to
$2,000,000. Almost immediate oper
ation of the corporation is contem
plated. A meeting to be held in a
few days will be devoted to electing
officers and a directorate oi nine
members. - y
- Profits Will Be Small.
'. John M. Flannigan of Stuart, Neb,
one of the leaders in organizing the
corporation, emphasizes that it is
not for profits in view that the cor
poration is being formed. '
"We expect dividends will be very
small, "if there are any at all," said
Mr. Flannigan. ."We hope to have
all banks in . the northwest district
in' the organization. The idea is to
start the How of money to the cat
tle taisers.
Amonsr the northwest bankers at
tending the meeting yesterday were
Charles Cornell of Valentine, J. F.
Gallagher of O'Neill. J. A. Tromer-
shauser of Ewing, William F. Par
ker, Nick Uke and Benjamin Mickey,
an oi wood Lake.
Sheriff Believes He
Has Principal in
Booze Traffic Ring
Beatrice. ' Neb.. Sept. 27. f Special
Telegram.) Will Kennedy is in the
county jail here facing . a federal
charge and John Schneider, Ply
mouth farmer, and a number of
others are under surveillance as the
result of investigations made by
snerilt Jimery, who says he believes
the men have been transporting
whisky between Beatrice and Ply
mouth since last January. Schneider
showed Emery $500 in checks -which
he says he paid Kennedy for liquor.
according to the officer. Other ar
rests may follow. . ,
it is alleged that on September 17,
ast, two men named Delano and
Hopkins of DeWitt, bought a quart
of booze at Schneider's place and
that they later returned, passed
themselves off as federal agents and
procured $200 from Schneider m
checks as - hush money. According
to officers, ,the checks were later
turned down at the Farmers State
hank at DcWtit. '
Schneider was fined $100 and costs
at Fairbury after pleading guilty to
a liquor law violation.
New Grain Rate Schedules
. For North Atlantic Issued
Washington, Sept 27. A new
schedule of grain rates for the north
Atlantic ' service, the outcome of a
joint conference of shipping com
panies in New York, recently was
announced today by the shipping
board. Rates on wheat and corn per
hundred pounds will be 17 cents to
the United Kingdom, 16J4 to Ant
werp, and 18 cents to Hamburg.
Wheat flour will come under, the
same rates with the ifsual differential
of 5 cents.
Cuban Bandits Release
Man for $10,000 Ransom
Havana. Sept 27. Two notorious
bandits, Ramon Arroyo and Julio
Ramirez captured Jose Lanteras of
Ceiba Mocha, Matanzas province,
near his home Sunday but released
him .after receiving $10,000 ransom,
according to advices from Matanzas.
In a fight between the bandits and
a detachment sent to capture them.
Sergt. Francisco Sanchez was killed.
Richter Givn 60 Days to File
Appeal From 2-Year Sentence
Federal Judge Woodrough yester
day granted 60 days' 'extension to
William Richter in which to file an
appeal from a two-year sentence in
the federal prison on conviction of
forzics bills of lading.
SEPTEMBER 28, 1921.
"He Loves Us-He Loves Us Not"
..-iOT
Wanderer Loses
Fight for Life
Slayer of Wife and ''Ragged
Stranger' to Hang Friday;
Reprieve Denied.
Springfield, 111., Sept. . 27. Carl
Wandered, convicted slayer of his
wifei her unborn babe and "a ragged
tranger, will go to the , gallows
Friday, according to announcement
from the governor's office. Wanderer
lost his last fight for commutation of
sentence to life imprisonment or an
other reprieve when the division of
pardons and paroles recommended to
Governor Small that Wanderer's pe
titions be denied.
Two petitions were filed with the
governor by W. D. Batholomew,
counsel for the convicted man, a
former soldier. '''-.
One was for commutation of sen
tence to life. The other was for a
further stay . of execution.
Busy With Spirits.
Chicago, Sept. 27. Carl Wanderer
refused to discuss his case when
told he must hang Friday, saying
that he was too busy communing
with spirits.
Wandered was pacing his sell
when newspaper men arrived, and
when they told him that his reprieve
had been denied, he said:
"What of it? -i didnt send any
one to Springfield and I don't want
to be bothered now. I don't like 10
be interrupted when talking with
spirits."
Merchant Marine Officers
Will Speak at Omaha C. of C.
Capt. William H. stayton and
Matthew Hale, members of the ex
ecutive committee and representing
the National Merchant Marine as
-sociation, will address the members
of the executive committee and for
eign trade committee of the Omaha
Chamber of Commerce today noon
Both men have long been con
nected with shipping interests..
Four Hurt in Riot as Crowd
Storms St John Tram Cars
St. John. N. B.. Sept. 27. Four
persons were injured m. a not last
night when strike sympathisers at
tacked street cars tilled with pas-
sepgers at the close of a street pa
rade of striking union street car
workers.
The strikers have been out for
some time following a reduction in
wages.
Speaker Urging Pogrom
Against Jews Is Fined
Chicago, Sept. 27. Walter Dom-
browski. a Russian soap box orator,
was fined $100 today for urging Ins
audience to start a pogrom against
West Side Jews. The police said
Dombrowski declared a Ku Klux
Klan leader had instructed him to
speak as he did.
x-College Athletic Star
Falls From Pole, Breaks Neck
Galesbursr. 111.. Sept. 27. Beverly
Higgason of Knoxville, 111., former
Knox college star poTe vaulter, had
his neck broken when he felt from
telephone pole on which he was
working here late yesterday. He
was still alive today, but was un
conscious. Moors Launch Offensive.
Melilla, Sept 27. (By The As-
sociated Press.) Moorish tribesmen
yesterday launched a vigorous attack
upon a Spanish convoy proceeding
into the eastern zone of hostilities
from this city, it is announced offi
cially. The attack, however, was
epulsed and the Moors were driven
off with heavy losses. . I
Hut (t , Put, m
I4.M. W tHH M
Two Seamen Lost'
When Sub Sinks
R-6 of Pacific Fleet Goes
Down in San Pedro Harbor
Tube Left Open.
San Pedro, Sept. 27. Only two
men lost their lives, when the sub
marine R-fr sank- hi San Pedro har
bor last night, it was officially an
nounced by Rear Admiral Herman
O. Stickaey, commander of the Pa
cific fleet. A third man who was
missing and who tor a time was
thought to be a victim of the acci'
dent, has been accounted for, to
gether with all other officers and
men of the submarine,
The dead are:
R. Griffin, seaman, San Pedro,
Cal. .
Vincent Paulsbcrg, seamen, Pow
ers Lake, S. D. .
Griffin was drowned when, as the
R-6 sank, he was thrown into the
harbor waters from the open con
ning tower. Hi body was recov
ered. ,
Paulsberg, it was stated, had un
questionably been caught in the
sinking vessel and bad been drowned
when the water .poured into the
craft ' through open vents and con
ning tower. ' .'
According, to Rear Admiral Stick
ney, the accident resulted from a
torpedo tube having been left opeu
and through which water swept from
a light swell in the harbor.
Through that opening and a num
ber of vents and the conning town,
also unclosed because f the warmth
of the night, the rush of the water
so soon gained great headway and
the craft sank, n two mnutes.
Shutter Left Open.
Washngton, Sept. 27. Snkng of
the submarne R-6 resulted from an
"outboard shutter havng been left
open'" the Navy department was of
fically nformed n . a dspatch from
the commander of the Pacific fleet.
The open-shutter affected an inner
tube door, the dispatch said.
"Due to opening inner tube door,
R-6 sinking, outboard shutter hav
ing been left open and interlocking
devise failing. Ordered court of in
quiry." .,
Judge Bars Ku Klux Klan
Members From His Juries
Chicago, Sept. ' 27. Judge David
yesterday barred members of the Ku
Klux Klan from juries serving in his
court. A negro woman was suing
the city for damages as a result of
the death of her husband in the 1919
race riots.
"Do any of you men belong to-the
Ku Klux Klan, for I want it known
that no member of that organization
is qualified to serve as a juror in this
court," said the judge: .
: r . '-
Beatrice Attorney Will
Enter Race for Congress
Beatrice. Neb.. Sept 27. (Soe-
ciaL) Lloyd Crocker, Beatrice at
torney, lias announced that he will
be a candidate for congress on, the
republican ticket from this district
Crocker has taken little part in pol
itics for some time, being defeated
a few years ago for county attorney.
He is a son of H. F. Crocker, pioneer
of Gage county.
Defective Appeal Bonds
Now Estimated Near 100
The number of appealed cases
from police to district court o- hich
the bonds are defective wii reach
close to 100 instead of 68. District
Judge L. B. Day declared yesterday
Several have already been arrested
and started serving their sentences.
Several have paid then- tones.
. IMi tiy Mt. Ui
M4 aUlai, UMW M .
Railway
Strike
Seems Assured
Vote So Far Counted Shows
Overwhelming Sentiment
In Favor of Walkout.
Chiraco Tribunc-Omnluk Bee Leaded Wire.
Chicago, Sept 27. A strike by the
186,000 members of the Brotherhood
of Railway Trainmen seemed assured
when James Murdock, vice president
of that organization, said a walkout
would be sanctioned by the officers
if the vote indicated , the desire of
the men to quit The vote, so far
counted, is overwhelmingly in favor
of a strike, so it secnii the only ques
tion remaining is the date for the
strike to become effective.
Similar votes are being taken by
the conductors, engineers and fire
men and the switchmen's unions, arid
it is said all of them are strongly in
favor of a strike, but it is practicaly
certain no action will be taken until
after the meting of the four brother
hood chieftains here, October 3.
The opinion prevails that there will
be no general strike until the coun
try is back in normal lines atid traf
fic is running heavily agaia,. but it
is, likely there will be a number of
"runaway" strikes, where the local
unions will take affairs In their own
hands. "
Ravenna Farmer Robbed
of $15 By Two Highwaymen
Ravenna, Neb., Sept 27. (Spe
cial.) George Sielaft, a farmer liv
ing east of Ravenna,' was robbed of
about $15 by two holdups, who
threatened him with a gun' Mr., and
Mrs. Sielaff were, returning home
from town about 9:30 at night when
they were accosted by the bandits
near the Loup river bridge. Follow
ing the holdup George, went to the
nearest farmhouse and tried to se
cure a shotgun, but there, was none
available. , He then returned to
town, but when hfe had secured as
sistance no trace of . the holdups
could be found. .
Demos Not to Make Treaty
Opposition a Party Issue
'Washington,; 'Sept" 27. Demo
cratic', senators in conference today
decided that the peace treaties with
Germany, Austria and Hungary were
not matters for party action. Individ
ual democrats, it was said, would
be left to follow .their own judg
ment in voting on ratification.
Boy Kills Playmate When
. He Hits Him With Base Ball
Sioux City, la., Sept. 27. Anthony
Combs, 12, was accidentally killed
by a base ball thrown by Clyde Bean,
a playmate, at Whitney, la., near
here. ? . , .
The Weather
Forecast
Nebraska Fair Wednesday and
Thursday; warmer Wednesday;
somewhat ' cooler in northwestern
portion Thursday.
Iowa Fair Wednesday and Thurs
day; warmer in west and central por
tions Wednesday and in southeast
portion Thursday.
Hourly Temperatures.
B m.
..Mil p. m.
. .M I p. m.
.. a. at.
a. m.
7 a. m.
. m.
a. at.
1 a. aa.
11 a. m.
Un. ..
I p. a.
.MIS a. m.
.7 f p. m.
.? f 1 p. m. .
.U t p. m.
Highest Tnevday.
Chryenne (II Pueblo ...
Davenport 71; Rapid City
Denver id; Salt Lake
Dei Moinea .! Santa ,
Itodcc city .
lender
North r.atts
Sheridan ..
...I4 Slonx City
..2i Valentine .
...,Jsj".n
THREE CENTS
State Rests
In Trial Of
Arbuckle
Announcement of Proncculioo
Comeii Like Bonilwholl to
To Defence Chamber
maid on Witness Stand.
Expect Star to Be Held
By EDWARD J. DOHERTV.
( hlrao Tribune-Omaha Ilea laaml W ire.
San Francisco, Sept. 27. -Roscoc
(Fatty) Arbuckle, accuncd of the
murder of Mis Virginia Kappe,
Chicago movie actress, will probably
be held to the higher court.
Judge Sylvain Lazarus of the wo
man's court, before whom the pre
liminary hearing on the murder
fharxe ha been conducted, made
this admission this evenini?, after the
state had announced that it had made
out a case and the defense, startled
and unprepared, had asked for an
adjournment and promised to move
for a dismissal of the charge. ' ,
The state's action in closing the
case came at the end of the most sen
sational and dramatic testimony yet
offered, that of Miss Josephine Keza,
a maid at the Hotel Sa. Francis, who
was on duty near Arbtickle's suito
ou the afternoon of September 5,
at or about the time Miss Rappe
suffered the injury from which aha
died.
Heard Woman'a Voice.
"I heard a woman's voice," sh
said. "I t came through the door to
me as I was passing."
The court room was startled. Nt
one had ever seeu the witness before,
no one but the members of District
Attorney Matthew Brady's staff. No
one had ever heard of her.
"It was a woman's voice," said
Assistant District Attorney Golden,
calji and unmoved. "Go on. Did
you hear another voice?"
"Yes, a man's."
"What did the man say?"
"The man He said, 'shut up!'"
"You went to the door and listen
ed and heard everything?"
"Yes."
"Did you hear anything else?"'
"I heard talking and laughing,
music, dancing, doors slamming,
things like that. But in the Other
rooms, 1220 and 1221"
"That's all."
Arbuckle was rubbing his red
chins. Striates nf mrtiito tfinwxt
" - 1 . . . . unv.u V. .
tlipni frnm ttiA neiM n( k:
frank Dommguez, his chief coursel,
appeared utterly bewildered, c The
spectators were leaning fmnaiUT
.... ..v.. ,,.w .J.lL.t V. ui llJQ illlKCl.
drinking in every word.
Sticks to Story. .
' Miss Keza, a large woman 'in a
blue dress splashed with white, her
string of pearl beads, her gray el-
dais, and her wide black sailor hat,
sat a little conscious of the crowded
room, a bit amused, perhaps, a bis
delighted at the bombshell she had
exploded, with an evident sense of
her own importance.
Dominguez took the witness. He
questioned her at length, but only
made her testimony stand out the
plainer. Every question brought
more dynamite for the defense. Hu
dropped her suddenly and finally
after she had stated she did not al-
ways listen at doors and explained:
"But when there's music and danc-'
ing and loud talking yon gometimes
want to listen."
State Rests Case.
Miss Zey Prevost and Miss Alice
Blake, members of the party in Ar
buckles suite, had preceded the
chambermaid and had given damag
ing testimony against Arbuckle. It
had been a terrible dav for Arbnrk-le.
and for his wife who sat beside him
all through it, and then came . th-4
lmai blast, uttered in the calm, slow,
steady voice of the prosecutor;
"The state believes it has presented
enough evidence in this hearing. The
state believes .your honor can judge
from the testimony offered, here
whether or not the defendant should
be held to the higher court and on
what charge. The state is through.".
Dominsruez looked at Golden a
if he had not. heard or as if he did
not believe. "Fatty" turned around
in his chair. "Fatty's" wife looked
up at Golden suddenly, then turned
her head. ". Dominguez jumped up.
gasped as though for breath, and
shouted. , , , :
He declared it was unfair and un"
just He declared the state's star
witness, Mrs. Maude Delmont, had
not been called as a witness, Mrs.
Delmont who had signed the com
plaint charging "Fatty" with mur
der, Mrs. Delmont who had been in
the room all , the time, had seen ev
erything, knew everything. He en
treated Brady in the name of justice,,
and fair play and the people of the '
wonaertui state of California to put
(Torn ta Page Two, folnma Seren.)
Mine Workers End Debate
Of Four Days by Roll Call
Indianapolis. Sept. 27. Bv an
overwhelming vote further debate on
the Kansas strike cases that have
been before the convention of the
United Mine Workers of America
for four days, was shut off soon after
porters of Alexander Howat, presi
dent of. the Kansas district, then .
won a roll call vote. It was expected
most of the day would be necessary "
for the roll call.
Three Youths Accuced of
Stealing Fairbiry Auto
Fairbury. Neb.. Sent 27
cial.) James Casey of Fairbury,
Sam Beck of Superior and F.tnw
towards ot Boston, are in the Fair
7 (bury jail on charges of stealing" an
---""-"" uayusi tnurcu
while Charles McGce, the owner,
was attending services. The boya
are 18 years old each.
Thev U-ri .nnraA.. .! .t . . ,
eb, while filling the car with
iou i a garage.