THE BEE: OMAHA. WEDNESDAY. OCTOHEK 12. 1921.
Freedom Asked
For Harvard, Neb.
School Teacher
Hrlfrt Harris Soli a At
torney Tell of Gray
JIaireJ Father Vjit
ing Son's Release.
Lincoln. Oct. '11. (Special Tele
gram.) Herbert S. JUrrut. Wesley
mi univerfity graduate and superin
tendent of chool in half a doen
town in Nebraska, jobbed nt a hear
in? of the ttatr board of pardons and
jjiirolfi at Jud'Te Harry S. Dugan
of Hasting told the board of bis
gray-haired, gray-bearded father
!rayin- for h; on' release from
the ocn'tentiary. ' l'oint'ng to Gov.
crnor McKelvIe; Jtidpre Dugan said: )
"Today, atandiiiK at the doorstep
of hit home in Hastings, this old
father, who loves hi.i ion as all I
lathers do. has his seared, wrinkled
face turned towards the capital city
of N'ebra! a, praying no doubt that
yon release his en.". '
Harr'.s, it is charped,. In a fit 'of
jealousy shot Richard Alter of Har
vard in the back while he was j:t
tng in the rear scat of Akcr's car.
Al:cr. just prior to the shooting, had
called on M'ss Edna Korean, school
teacher, with whom Harris was rt
ported to I infatuated.
Just Wild Fancy.
"It wasn't premeditated it was
just a wild fancy wiiich came into
my head to shoot near the back of j
his head and frighten him," Harris '
told the board. "I shot too close
and graicd his neck." i
a j i it...' '
.- uuzcu c.uzcns ironi Hastings,
the home of Harris, were present to
vouch for his previous good char
acter. Dr. Amy Robinson of Hast
ings told the board she had gone to
school with Harris and knew his
sterling character.
"Now if you will release him 111
mother him," Dr. Robinson sa d.
Harris was arrested in May, 1920.
He was sentenced to from one to
10 years.
Surgeon to Blame.
John G. Hambl'n, charged with
the murder of Kachael Engel, 16,
Grand Island, asked for a commu
tation of his I'fe sentence. An at
torney told the board that a sur
gical instrument, which broke and
remained embedded in the girl's
body, was responsible for her death
and not the bullet fired by Hamblin.
The girl was paralyzed for months
after the shoot ng and then died, the
attorney declared, from another
cause.
The daughter of G. E. Shukert,
Omaha furrier, appeared before the
board and promised to make her
dead father's word good by giving
Nick Macks'navick work. Mack
ainavick is serving from one to seven
years for stealing a fur from Dresher
Brothers, Omaha. Shukert before
his death promised to give him work
if he was paroled.
51 Cases Heard.
There was a totals of 51 cases
lie. : 1. ;
A.. W. Carmlchael, 80, asked the
state board -of pardons arid' paroles
to keep his son-in-law, Harrv Stout,
45, in tiie " state" prison until "my
wife and I die," when he appeared
before the board this morning.
Stout, was sentenced to liie im
prisonment for the murder of hU
wife, Mrs. Ida Stout, and fie wound
ing of his sister-in-law, Miss Marie
Carmichacl.
, The shooting occurred in Lincoln
:n 1914. ..Mrs. Stout and her sis
ter had just stepped from a train
when Stout fired ton them.
, Citizen Committee Protests.
A committee of citizens from De
Witt, Neb., headed by G. N. Ven
ricke, former county attorney of
Saline county, of which DeVVitt is
the county seat, also appeared be
fore the board to protest commuta
tion of Stout'i sentence.
Mrs. C. W. Stout. 80, of DeWitt.
mother of the prisoner, asked the
board that, her son be released. He
always was sweet tampered and kind
hearted, she said. Stout's son,
Lieut George 'Stout, a former of
ficer of the' American Expe-litionary
forre, appeared before the board.
"When 'the tragedy occurred my
younger brother was just 6 years
old," he sard. "Since then I have
supported ,him. . He is not well."
Former Lincoln Policeman.
In his application for a commuta
tion of sentence Stout sa;d he
-wished freedom so he could "re
lieve the older son of the burden of
supporting his invalid youngest son."
Stout is a former member of the
Lincoln police force.- He told the
board he would be re-instated on the
force if he were released.
The prison chaplain testified for
Stout, declaring he was a changed
man, and that he had become a
Christian.
State W. C. T. U. Convention
Has 125 in Attendance
Columbus, Neb., Oct. 11. (Special
Telegram.) The second day of the
W; C. T. U. state convention was
called to order by the president,
Mrs. Leta G. Dyar. Devotional was.
conducted by Rev. Marie Wilcox,
superintendent evangedistic depart
ment Roll call of members and
officers showing 125 in attendance.
The Frances Willard progra-n was
adopted by the convention to be
placed in the public schools. Dr.
Jennie Callfas of Oma'-a gave $400
to complete her pledge for the jubilee
fund. . . -
A membership fee of ?1 was
adopted, 50 cents paid to statf fund,
25 cents to country fund and 25 cents
to the local treasurer.
The president delivered her annual
address urging the association to co
operate with the federal officers in
inforcing . prohibition. Dr. Jennie
Callfas oke of the home in Omaha
for working girls.
Two Grand Island Women -
Fined for Shoplifting
Grand Thnd, Neb.. Oct 11.
(Snecirl Telegram.) Marie Smith
and Mrs. Harel Deuberry, both of
whom maintain rooming houses in
the city, were arrested and arraigned
in the police court on the charge of
.L.t:( ti:. :i ...i.
possession of Mrs. Deuberry's car
, in which the stolen goods had been
placed. ', The f-wroer was fined $35
nd the latter $50.
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Repeal Rail Taxes
Adopted by Senate
(CmiUm4 la ObO
days after the passage of Die tilL
Dispoial of these two amendments
contituted practically all progress
made today on the hill itfelf. Sena
tor Smoot, republican; Utah, usdd
much of today explaining his pro
posal for a manufacturers sales tax
and to a political row over the tax
bill between Senators Harrison,
democrat, Mississippi, and Watson,
republican, Indiana.
Twits Republicans.
Twitting the republicans on the
finance committee for accepting the
compromise program, Senator Har
riso i said he had never known the
"old gt-ard" in the senate to be put
to such Utter rout , and surrender
without giving battle. He sail it was
singularly strange that Senator
Lodge, the republican leader, attend
ed the meeting of the agricultural
"bloc" and assisted "in submarining
the finance committee."
Charging that "certain promises"
were made to the "Wall street in
terests'" by the republicans in the
last camraign, the Mississippi sen
ator declared those interests came
to Washington last Mav to have the
"promises" fulfilled, referring to the
White House dinner of May 25, at
tended by prominent eastern bank
ers Senator Watson said that in the
compromise plat the senate republi
cans had practically gone back to
the house bill; that the democrats on
the firance committee had made no
prooosals for improving the measure
while it was before the comittee
and that there was evidence of a fili-.
buster b the democrats against this
ad other measures in an effort to
force the tariff bill over into next
year, as close to election time as pos
sible. Senator Watson said the republi
can had kept in mind "the one great
thing we promised in the. last elec
tion, repeal of the excess profits
tax, and it was for that thing that
wc made some concessions."
?athn, whon rv dence bearing on
the activities of the klq was pre
tented yesterday by Attorney (cn
eral Djusherty to Chairman Camp
bell, alo wii mi hand waiting to
testify.
In opening the hearing Chairman
Campbell explained that mi Tiber
of resolutions had hern introduced
calling for a thorough investigation
of the kUn. The inveatnut on
of whether the order had violated
the postal laws would have attention
Iron the govern nent, the eha'rman
said, as well as charges that Uwlrts
act had been committed by nuk4
men.
Imperial Wizard
Of Klan on Hand
At Congress Probe
Demand Made on Houc Rules
Committee by Congressman
Tague for Investigation
Of Activities.
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Washington, Uft it. uemana tor i. . , .a
an investigation of the activities of Mail OidNS WOITian
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the house rules committee today ty
Representative Tague, democrat, of
Massachusetts.
Called as the first witness at hear
inurs on a number of resolution pro
v:ding for an inquiry by congress.
Mr. Tague said he first directed the
attention of the department of justice
toward the klan prior to change of
administrations last March.
"There is no law to permit men to
po out in the dark and take me or
my family from my home to punish
me whether I am black or white.
Catholic or Jew," Mr Tafue de
clared. "If the charges as published
are true it is time for congress to
put out its hand and stop it"
Founder Is Witness.
William J. Simmons of Georgia,
imperial wizard and founder of the
klan, was among the firs, witnesses
to arrive. He came in with Repre
sentative Upsbaw, democrat, Georgia.
who has introduced a resolution call
ing for an investigation of each and
every secret order in' the United
States. Attorney General Datigherty
also was present at the hearing, which
was delayed tor some time while a
pack of picture men got photographs
of W'ie imperial wizard and the com
mittee. On the objection of Representative
Rodenburg, republican, 111 nois. how
U. S. Delegation
On Disarmament
Plans Conference
be seen, but in any event we pro.
pj.e to aliord the aenitled ii.v
lions a free and unfeuered oppor
tunity I teach the end desired ,
President Hani ng views the ton-
ftrence as an effort to prevent the
natural and commendable rivalry ie
tween the divers races bordering
the Pacific from rtacb:n the stae
of armed conflict. Hi conception.
American Representative to "hih he incorporated in his .ddre..
, . to the press congress of the world
Lonsi Jer roller wi rroeedure .at Honolulu, follow
Will Place Canl4 on
TaMe, Face Up.
By ARTHUR SEARS HENNINO.
t klr. TrtbDM-JIraaU Uar4 Hlr
Washington, Oct. II. The pre
liminaries of the Washington con
ference on the limitation of arma
ment will be set in motion tomorrow
when the American dclegat on will
hold its first meeting to consider
questions of policy and procedure.
Upon President Harding and the
American deleuttes Secretary oi
State Hushes, Llihu Root and Sen
also said he had told her he had gone
t'Totifh marriage ceremony with
Miss Masten, although he was mar
ried M the ti re. Mrs. Slick said
her husband feared prosecut:on on a
bigamy charge and that, to help him
out of his difficulties, she had agieed
to get a divrce so that lis might
marry Miss Masten.
Pc?toffice Orders
Wanhlnston, Oct. It. HpclI Tl
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at wnlk-r. 'Rmnn county. Houth Dakota,
with KrJ Pfte-ann at pnMmaater.
The following fourth-clana otoffle
havA become DrimUIenllal anit ealary poal-
.1.. -J j ,u. .v,;in. mum will -rcflve: Iowa. Harpera Ferry.
ever, the wizard and the committee . on' -inie. it ii: Roadiyn. n.ooo:
Kedillnir, tl.oOO; Uyomina. cumDertana,
11,000; Kort Laramie. 11.000.
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Kana City, Oct. II. Misi Haacl
Mastrn, 24, was hhot and fatally
wounded today in a beauty shop
wlierc die was employed. H. H.
Mick, 35, a shoe salesman, aftei
shouting Miss , Masten. shot and
killed himself. Miss Masten died
later.
Slick had driven to the place with
his wife. He left her waiting in
the automobile in which they had
come, saying he had business in the
bt'ilding.
Notes left by Slick refer to Miss
Masten as Slick's wife. Mrs Slick.
band's infatuation for t.ie g.il. a..d f.n' ileJf2P?i"u0' m
elude representatives of the army
Phase cf World Problem,
"We have heard much in recent
years about the problem of the Pa
cilie, whatever that may be. I take
it to be merely a plu.e of the uni
versal problem of the race of men
and nations, wherevrr they arc. It
hard to imagine justifications in
thi day, and age, especially in view
of the world's late unhappy experi
ence, for armed conflict among civ
ilised peoples anywhere and especial
ly among people so widely separated
as those on opposite borders of the
Par lie.
"They represent different races,
social organizations, political sys
tems and modes of thought. He
aters Lodge and Underwood de
voives the respons. ..i.ty oi eaaer- h d ,hcir w d,, varviB
ship in this great in ternational gatli I kVstl.m,, t.rc ,nay well be an amic
ermg and there will be an early , , delfrnliliat on t0 fmd out which
neeting between the executive and communi,y h the most effet ve
he delegation to discuss the po cy f v f J advancement But
to be pursued in guiding the delib- '
erations to a successful conclusion ' im. JtMtJfL0tl
Alio to hi. cliaeiisseH with the nreti- ? 'SF "Sf w a ST W "a
were not included in one group.
W. J. Burns on Hand.
William J. Burns, chief of the De
partment of Justice bureau of investi-
and navy, authorities on internation
a! law and far cistern questions and
other distinguished Americans.
Cards on Table.
"We have no ulterior motives and
when" the conference meets the oth- i
cr rations will find our cards on
the table face up." said one of the
highest officials of the government
"We believe it ought to be possible
to reach an agreement to limit arm
ament, the cost of which is becom
ing a grievous burden for peoples to
bear, and to remove causes of in
ternational friction and misunder
standing which exist in the way
of an agreement on the limitation
of armament. Whether 'he objects
are actually attainable remains to
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The American delegation will be
gin stu y of a large volume of data
on the lim'ta'ion of armament and
Pacific and far eastern question
prepared by the State, War and
Navy departments.
Proceeding on the basis that the
United States will not halt navy
building except in agreement with
oilier raval powers, the navy gC"cral
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native plans of the limitation of con
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the Japanese third. Each of these
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opening of the John O'Connor will
ease, involving an rstatae of "flOO.ODO
for which about ioi' aiicgcii i.tira in
contesting, will be heard by mo
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