The Omaha Daily Bee
VOL. 31 NO. 109.
OMAHA. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 22. 1921.
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THREE CENTS
U.S. Troops
In Germany
To Return
Gradual Withdrawal of Amer
ican Soldiers on Rhine to
Begin Within Nett
Two Wcck.
May Leave Small Force
l"hlra Triboro-Omftha Dra Lar4 Wlra.
Washington, Oct 21. American
-troops in Germany are to begin coin
injr home within two weeks.
Thi was authoritatively announc
ed, here today. It docs not mean
tliat the administration has decided
to withdraw all American troops
from Germany, because no decision
ha been reached on that point yet.
Hut it does means that the troops
now in the army of occupation are
to be brought home gradually as
American transports taking supplies
to Germany return.
It u possible that there may be
come exchanges ot troops and that
fresh American forces wll be sent
to Germany, but in any event the
American army on the Rhine will
be materially reduced.' now that
peace between the United States and
Germany will be thoroughly restored
with, the exchange of treaty ratifi
cations within 10 days.
Status Not Changed.
Ratification jof the p.acc treaty,
it was explained in off.cl quarters,
does not materially change the stat
us of the American army of occu
pation in Germany. Germany's po
sition there, technically as a result
tf the armistice, is just the same as
the position of the other allied and
associated powers. But the basis of
America's policy toward ' Germany
r.nd the occuped territory can rea
sonably be assumed to be changed
by the establishment of peace.
For this reason it has been de
cided to besrin a rrturn of the Rhine
troops at once. Transports will not
be rushed to Germany to bring them
home, but as the transports which
go there return they will bring back
contingents of the army of occupa
tion. The process, it was explained,
"will be normal, natural and rather
stW.H-
May Exchrnge Troops.
"It is just now difficult to de
termine how thorough the with
drawal of American troops from
Germany will be," said an official
today. "It is. possible that, we may
exchange some of the troops, leav
ing a small force there for the tinv
being to satisfy all concerned. There
orft- ruxr. between 4.t,0QQan4 .14,0OQ
American, troops there. '....
" The ,are a great many people
who want ' the droops returned for
various '-reasons. " The president
favored return of the troops as soon
a possible because he was unsympa
thetic about' holding them there at
struggling 'for recovery- But it is
well known that Germany is prob
ably more insistent that the Ameri
can troops should remain on the
Rhine than any other 'power. "
"Every nation concerned wants
ns to keep some troops on the Rhine,
and even the troops themselves are
for it. So the definite decision about
complete withdrawal from the army
of occupation has not been made."
'Buffalo BillY Widow ;
Dies at Home in Cody
; At Age of 78 Years
Cody, o.l Oct. 21. Mrs. Louisa
Frederick Cody, 78, widow of Col.
William F. Cody (Buffalo Bill) died
at her home here last night. ;' Heart
disease 'was said by physicians to
have caused her death- '
Mrs.- Cody's r grandchildren and
Tohn Baker, the foster son of Colonel
Codv, were at her bedside when she
. died. Relatives said they expected
Mrs. Cody would he buried beside
her husband on Lookout mountain,
overlooking Denver.
Mrs.- Cody, nee Frcderici. w
born in an old French settlement
near St. Louis. She became tne
bride of William F. Cody March 6,
1866, when the plainsman was only
21 years old. -;-At that time Cody had
alrfsiv killed an ' miun.
4 The Cotivs have had three children,
nil of whom are dead. Colonel Cody
died January 10. 1917. '
For several years Mrs. Cody has
had charge of the three children of
Mr. and Mrs. Fred H. Garlow.
orphaned when their parents died
within a few days of each other.
Other grandchildren surviving are
Cody Boal of North Platte and a
granddaughter living in England.
Wyoming National Guard
Ordered Out to Fight Fire
Cheyenne, Wyo., Oct. 21. Gov
ernor Carey this afternoon ordered
out the Wheatland troop of National
guard cavalry to fight a serious for
est fire raging .near Binford post
office. 100 miles north of Cheyenne.
Reports from Wheatland said one
ranch, including its buildings, had
wbcen consumed by flames and many
others were endangered.
The fire broke out this morning.
The district is heavily wooded.
Falling Rock Wrecks Train;
Four Killed Two Injured
Winnipeg, Man., Oct. 21. Four
men were killed and two injured
when a Canadian. Pacific railway
freight train was caught by falling
rock in a tunnel one mile east ot
I'allwer, B. C, last night according
to advices received today.
' Employ New Teacher
West Toint Neb, Oct. 21 (Spe-1
ciaL) George A. Racely of Spencer,
a graduate of the state nnivcrsity,
was elected to teach manual training
r.nd coach-athletics in the high school
, here, to fill the vacancy caused by
the resigaation of Professor Long.
Sinn Fdn Conference
Resumed and Adjourned
London, Oct 21. Representative!
of the Dail Eireann and tlx British
government resumed at noon today
their conference relative to a basis
unon which niiitht be built I lasting
peace In'lre'and, but after an hour
and a mil adjourned until next Mon
day. Since the last meeting of the
conferees adjourned early this week
committees charged with examina
tion of definite subject have been
hard at work. .
Sinn Fein headquarters here, in
a statement today, declared only
minor breaches of the truce had been
committed on the Sinn Fein side and
charges serious breaches against the
crown forces.
These latter breaches, the state
ment said, were "not the result of
Irish provocation, but definitely in
stigated and encouraged by a high
source in Dublin Castle."
State Bankers
Demand Lower
Discount Rate
Resolution Drafted at Fre
mont Meeting Ask Equal
Footing With Chicago
District.
Fremont, Neb, Oct 21. (Special
Telegram.) The committee appoint
ed by Governor McKelvie at a meet
ing of -Nebraska bankers held m
Omaha, for the purpose of consider
ing the financial situation, consist
ing of C. K. Burnhain, president of
Norfolk National bank, chairman;
Bert A. Wilcox, vice president of the
Omaha National bank; John M.
Flannigan, cashier of the Citizens
Bank of Stuart; J. E. Hart, secre
tary of trade and commerce; Dan
V. Stephens, ex-congressman and
president of the Fremont State bank.
together with Governor s. K. Mc
Kelvie. who is cx-ofticio member of
the committee, met in Fremont Fri
day for the purpose of drafting res
olutions embodying the sentiment
of the bankers and farmers pf Ne
braska at their meeting in Omaha a
few weeks ago".
This committee Has drafted resolu
tions to' be presented to. Governor
Miller of the federal reserve bank of
Kansas City demanding that the
mlcs for rediscount by the federal
reserve bank be so modified that
the conditions existing in Nebraska
may be met as the federal reserve
act contemplated they should be met
in he present -financial crisis. Brief
ly, the committee demands that the
discount rate be reduced from 8 per
cent to 5 IrZ per cent on an equal
looting within tlie Chicago district.
Second, liberalizing of the rules in
order that the. farmers of the stale,
whose Droducts have shrunk 200 and
300 per cent, can secure more liber
al credits than they have been able
to secure under present rules.
No Benefit to Farmers-
The committee had evidence be
fore it indicating that probably 90
per cent of the farmers of Nebraska
were unable to furnish negotiable
paper that would be acceptable to the
federal reserve bank under present
rules. The law contemplated that
in a crisis of this character the fed'
eral reserve bank would be a bul
wark of strength, furnishing credit
to country banks and they in turn
furnishing" credit to the agricultural
interests of the state, but the rules
orovided bv the federal reserve bank
make practically 90 per cent of this
paper unavailable and tne country
banks are unable to take any more
of it because they cannot secure ade
quate rediscount privileges.
' The situation among the farmers
was set forth by a committee repre
senting various farm- organizations
of the state, who had voluntarily
come to the meeting. Among these
oreanizations was the Nebraska
Farm Bureau federation, .represented
by H. D. j-utc, secretary; the fte
braska Farmers Co-Operative 'Grain
and Live Stock State association was
represented by J. W. Shorthill, sec
retary; the ) Farmers Union of Ne
braska was represented by C, S. Os
borne, president; the Midwest Milk
Producers association , was- repre
sented by John Frazeur. These gen
tlemen ail conveyed to the commit
tee a uniform report of the great
stress under which the agricultural
interest of the state are now labor
ing and -with one - voice de
manded a liberalizing of the credit
situation by the government's own
institution, the federal reserve bank
of Kansas City.,' . ' '- ;
Will Ack Co-Operation.
- It was the concensus of -the opin
ion of all that the reserve city banks
had done their best to support the
agricultural interests of the state,
but with the Federal Reserve bank
acting in a negative way and refus
ing to co-operate with them by giv
ing reasonably liberal discount rates
and credit, they have been "unable to
render, the agricultural interesct of
the state- the necessary support that
they ate entitled to.' It is the in
tention of the committee to carry
this protest into every state which
is a member of,, the 10th district, in
cluding Nebraska, Kansas, Okla
homa, Colorado. - Wyoming and a
part of Missouri. It was pointed
out to the committee that territory
served by other federal reserve
banks had been reasonably and lib
erally served and credit had beeu
available, where in this district de
mands for liquidation had been up
permost in the minds of our federal
bank, '
It is believed by many people who
have , had dealings . with . Governor
Miller of the Federal Reserve bank,
that he views with contempt the
recommendations of the carious fin
ancial interests of this district who
are charged with the responsibility
of maintaining our institutions in a
solvent condition.
One of the objects of the commit
tee's efforts is to secure a liberal
policy comparable to that that was
pursued by the federal bank when it
was first opened in order that the
present crisis which the bank itself
has brought upon the district mitrht
be alleviated-
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Property Worth Million
Charges of gross mismanagement
of the $1,000,000 James E. Uaum
estate, embracing the Raum Iron
company, are made against David
A. Baum, administrator, and brother
of the dead man, in a petition filed
yesterday in county court by other
neir.
The petition asserts that through
fraudulent and long-continued prac
tices, David has milked the estate
of hundreds of thousands of dollars,
clothing his moves in secrecy which
even attorneys for the other licirs
have been unable to penetrate.
They ask his removal as adminis
trator, and that he be compelled to
make a striet accounting to the other
heirs, and that he be forced to re
store stocks and funds which he is
p.tleRed to have . obtained through
juggling subsidiary companies.
Say Claims False.
Among other accusations in the
petition is the charge that David
Baum presented false claims against
the estate, which he induced the
other heirs to sign, thereby cliinmat
ing the necessity of proof.
Brought to an accounting, the pe
tition alleges, he claimed that lie
handled the estate secretly to con
ceal from the other heirs a transac
tion whereby he declared James E.
Baum defrauded him of certain cor
porate stock many years ago, but
later, according to the petition, he
admitted this story to be false, and
stated he was trying to avoid pay
ment of excessive income tax.
The heirs who ask his removal
are Otilia F. Baum, widow of James
E. Baum; James E. Baum. jr.,
Brownie Elizabeth Rouse and Kath-
erine L. Baum. They ask that James
E. Baum; James E. Baum, jr.;
be appointed administrators "dc
bonis non" in his place.
Secured All Papers.
Immediately upon James Bantu's
death, the' petition alleges, David
Baum became possessed ot all papers
connected with the estate, which pa
pers, except those-which have been
grudgingly exhibited to attorneys for
the other heirs, have since been with
held. ' - - ' ' :
L JnipHcit,fait. which 1.fother Jieifs
nan in .waviu is Riven as me reason
for their concurrence in all his sug
gestions and requests relative to the
estate's management and disposal.,
David Baum remained ' in New
York when the other members of
the family returned- to Omaha for
the funeral, it is charged, for the
express purpose of becoming pos
sessed of every scrap of paper that
might divulge some information con
cerning the estate.
Estate Worth Million.
The estate itself, originally, esti
mated at $250,000. is declared bv Sul
livan, Wright and Thummel, attor
neys for the other heirs, to be acta
ally in the neighborhood of a million.
Daniel Baum, jr., brother of David
Baum, is named in the petition as
his willing and energetic ally in all
his undertakings in connection with
the estate. "Accomplice" is the way
the heirs puts it. . ' .
They charge that he caused the
estate of thjye subsidiary corpora
(Tnrn to Pass Two, Column Two.)
Federal Judge Charged
-With Reckless Driving
Pasadena, Cal., Oct.21. Federal
Judge Page Morris of Duluth,
Minn., pleaded - not guilty to a
charge of reckless driving in the po
lice court here today and his trial
was' set .for November 23. !
,' Judge Morris, who was arrested
yesterday after he had failed totojl
anf give assistance to a - woman
struck by his automobile or to re
port the alleged accident, according
to the police, acted as his own attor
ney when his case was called today
in the police court of Judge Frank
C. Dunham.
His bonds of $1,000, provided yes
terday, were reduced to $500.
. It is charged his automobile
struck Mrs. Elizabeth Holmes. . She
was tieated at the emergency hospi
tal for a bruise on the back. The
injury; according to her physician,
is slitrht.
0 'Judge Morris . said he did net
know his autobomile had struck her
and that he was not trying to avoid J
giving aid or reporting the affair,
when motorcycle officers arrested
him several blocks from the scene
of the alleged accident.
Former Premier of Greece
Welcomed by Countrymen
New York. Oct. 21. Thousands ot
Greeks gave former -Premier Ven-
izelos of Greece a vociferous wel
come when he landed today from the
Aquitania with his bride. He said
his visit had no special significance.
"I am coming to enjoy a rest," he
said. ;
After a short stay in New York
he will go to Santa Barbara. Cal., to
remain until after Christmas. He
will try to visit every -state in the
union and later go to Canada.
World War Vets Establish
Headquarters in Denver
Denver, Oct. 21. Headquarters ot
the western division of the World
War Veterans have been established
in Denver and Emil E. Holmes of
Minneapolis, former secretary of the
national organization, has been
named as manager, it was announced
here today. The western division
i-mbracM all territory west of the
Mississippi river. ,-
I Chln? 10 Pemand Japs
Get Uut ot bhantung
Honolulu, Oct. 21-China'n dele-
gates. U the Washington conference
n the limitation of armaments and
'"' r,lcr" i)4'r will bate their de-
manl ,hat JPa rely withdraw
from Shaumnir. on the contention
j tJ)at )he j4l,aneKe cmpire U the most
I dutiR-r'U kinglo factor endanger
iug tlm peace t-f the orient and the
w..n.L
Ihu was nude clear m a start-
mi (rank statement 1 Dr. Chang
Yu-Vium. the chief counsellor for
lhtf ti,,IKf foreigu ofiicc in I'lking
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the
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persons.- which arrived here
route to Washington.
World Growing
Better Each Day.
Gipsy Asserts
Jesus Still Performing Mir
acles Fuitli Necessary for
Christian Life, Evan
gelist Declares.
"Gud is' working in Omaha. Ilfj
is performing his miracles daily."
declared Gipsv Smith at the noon
day meeting for business men and
women at the Crandeis theater yes
terdav. "Dwi't get in His way and
he will continue o work His won
ders. If you can't help anybody
alonir don't be a stumbling block."
In answer to tnose wno dciiwc me
world is growing more sinful, the
speaker said:
"Jesus is still doing and saying
things. He hasn't left the world
alone. If you haven't seen any of
His miracles performed it is be
cause you haven't been where He is.
"These days are far better than
the old ones. Do you know that
3,000 men and women are being con
verted to Christianity each day?
That's more than they used to con
vert in the old days.
God's Work Seen.
"Another chapter to the Acts of
the Apostles is being written here
in Omaha. Already God's work is
being seen."
The evangelist told a story of the
faith of an old grandmother whose
little grandson needed a, pair of
shoes. ' , '
Kneeling down in prayer meeting
one night she prayed, Oh, God,
give little Jack a new pair of boots.'
When the lad went to school the
next day the schoolmaster called
him into a room. There he had sev
eral pairs of shoes. 'See which pair
will fit you and then wear it,' the
schoolmaster told the little boy.
; Faith Carries to Victory.
w"Jt is fart& ilrarries yon tf.rt0T
victory," Gipsy Smith said.- .
"Sir Oliver Lodge, tne great
scientist, told mc. one time that
where science was concerned all sen
timentality had to be cast Naside,
Through scientific tests and re
searches I have come to the conclu
sion that we must accept Jesus
Christ.".
At the close of the meeting the
evaueelist asked all who wanted him
to pray for them this afternoon to
arise. More than 30 men and wom
en arose and Gipsy said when he
reached his hotel room he would
pray that they be carried through
the day to a stronger faith.
The attendance at the meeting
yesterday was larger than Thursday.
There will be no more noonday
meetings until next Monday. .
First Entries in Air
Trophy Race Arrive
Here From Factories
. The first of the airplanes entered
in . the Pulitzer trophy contest ; at
the first. ' International Aero Con
gress, to be held on the new Omaha
field, arrived here last night by ex
press. ..
Thcv are two Thomas Morse raon
oplancs, capable of flying through
the a r at the rate of approximately
190 miles per hour. .
Capt. J. A. McCready will pilot
one- and Capt. H. H. Hartney, sec
retary of the Aero Club of America
will flv the other.
The planes werq. constructed 1 at a
cost of nearly ?5U,UUU each.
Two other planes, the Texas Wild
cat and the Cactus Kitten, owned by
S. E. J. Cox of Houston, Tex., have
already been shipped for Omaha
from the Curtiss factory at New York
City, an d will arrive Monday." .
WomaH. Falls From Window
Of Downtown Denver Hotel
Denver, Oct. 21. A stylishly--'
dressed yoitng woman, who had reg
istered as liss Yvonne Lasalle of
New Orleans, fell to the pavemeut
from a window in a local hotel in
the business district this afternoon
and is in the county hospital, where
it was said, she was not expected
to live, rhysicians said her back
is broken. ' ' . . .
Miss Lasalle is believed to be the
daughter of- Mrs. Jean Lasalle of
New Orleans.,, Employes of the
hotel said the girl, who appears to
be about 22 years old, had been at
the hotel about six days. Whether ;
she fell or leaped from the window
has not been determined.
Wood Says Investments
In Philippines Are Safe
' Manila, Oct. 21. Gov. Gen. Leon
ard Wood announced today that he
had sent a cablegram to- Secretary
of War Weeks, denying truth of the
statements made by the American
Chamber , of Commerce here in its
campaign to prevent further invest
ment of American capital in the
islands until their political status as
a territory of the United States Is
settled. The governor general's mes
sage Jo the secretary is as follows:
"Protection as to safety of invest
ments here- is excellent. Conditions
in the islands are stable. I shall,
take , all possible precaution to pro
tect legitimate interests in the Phil-
I irpine:.
"There Isn't
Plans Are Made
By Burlington
To Meet Strike
Mail,' Express and Passengers
Come First Under Instruc
tionsGiyen Nebraska
.Division Officials.
Lincoln, Oct L21. (Special Tele
gram.) Instructions were given offi
cials of the four Nebraska divisions
of the Burlington, railroad as to their
conduct in case a strike is called at
a meeting here today. Plans were
made to keep up at least partial serv
ice. . ' ' - '
The meeting, attending by 40 offi
cers, was called by William F, Thie
hoff of Omaha, general manager of
lines west, in the office of D. Flynn,
general superintendent. Omaha, Lin
coln, Wymore and McCook divisions
were represented.
Following the, meeting Mr. 'Thic
hoff. announced that the pending
strike had been discussed and that
the first aim of the company would
be to operate mail, express and lim
ited service passenger trains. Freight
trains will be run after the other
service is taken care of, he said.
He expressed the belief that there
would be no shutdown and that a
limited sen-ice will be provided from
the start. ..
"We can't say there will or will
not be a strike, ' Mr. Thiehoff said.
"We are preparing for the emer
gency that threatens. We desire to
give the people the best service pos
sible should such an emergency visit
us." ..'.',.' - -
The entire organization of the Bur
lington will be consolidated into one
department, according to present
plans, if a strike is put into effect.
The united department will .be used
entirely to operate trains.
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Major Shot on Hunting
. Trip Dies of Injuries
.Tacoma. Wash., oct. 21. The ac
cidental shootinar of Mai. Francis T.
Dunigan, Tenth field artillery, while
hunting last Friday in a remote sec
tion of Washington and his death
yesterday was disclosed in an an
nouncement made at Camp Lewis
tonight. He was stationed at Camp
Lewis. 1
Major Dunigan was .rated as a
crack polo player in army circles.
He was 29 "years old and was mar
ried recently to Miss Marion House
of Philadelphia. His widow is pros
trated. - , ,
The officer was shot by Peter Za-
britski. a guide, but the guide is not
charged with any negligence in con
nection with the affair. . -
Fort Crook -Road Warrants
Halted by Injunction
Lincoln. Oct. 21. A decree grant
ing the executive board of the Ne
braska Nonpartisan league a perma
nent injunction against the state au
ditor from issuing warrants on the
$75,000 legislative appropriation to
pave the Fort Croojc road near Oma
ha, signed by District Judge W. M.
Morning, was filed in district court
here. , ,
Admiral Beatty Arrives.
New York, Oct 21. Escorted by
a squadron of American destroyers
which picked the liner Aquitania p
before dawn off Ambros lightship
Admiral Earl Beatur of the British
navy arrived here today as the guest
of the American Legion. The ad
miral will attend the legion conven
tion in Kansas City. J
a Dry Spot in
Moro Runs Amuck and
Kills 1 1 of His Family
Manila, Oct. 20. A Moro named
Andangan becoming suddenly insane
at Cotabato, Island of Mindanao, ran
amuck, killed 11 members of bis
family w-ith a bolo and then commit
ted suicide, according to advices re
ceived, here, by Philippine contabu-
Ury headquarter Andangan' fam
iyVhich he -wiped OUT, consisted of
eight -daughters, one sott and ttvo
graadsons, their ages ranging from
1 to 23 years.
Packer Workmen
Vote for Strike
Result of Recent Ballot Shows
35,354 Favor Walkout to
3,490 Opponents.
Chicago, Oct. 21. Completion of
the strike vote in the packing indus
try taken by the Amalgamated Meat
Cutters and Butcher Workmen was
announced today - by C. J. Hayes,
president. He said the poll stood
35,354 yes, and 3,490 no.
This is the second time within a
few months that the members of the
butcher workers' union have voted
to strike. Last summer plans for a
walkout i virtually ; were complete
when Secretary; Davis called repre
sentatives of the packers and of the
employes into a joint conference at
Washington,"" where . the differences
were settled, the packers agreeing to
extend the Alschuler wartime agree
ment another six months and the
men accepting a wage cut. The ex
tension of this agreement recently
expired.
No comment from representatives
of the packing interests was forth
coming. The attitude of little fear
of the consequences of the strike bal
lot was expressed by a rcoresenta-
tive' of orte of the "big five" concerns."
He said that the ballot Mvas not even
representative of the union employes
and that the total of votes announced
by- Mr. Hayes was only a small
minority of all workers.
A conference of executive officers
and representatives of allied crafts
will be held here , next week, Mr.
Hayes said. ; '
A strike of oackine house em-"
ployes at the John Morrcll company
plant at Otlumwa, la., which began
this week, Hayes said, was the most
important strike in the industry since
the war. He reported 1,000 men out
U. S. High Court Asked to
Speed Industrial Court Case
Topeka, Kan, Oct. 21. The
United .States supreme court will be
asked to advance the hearing on the
appeal of Alexander Howat to test
the constitutionality of the Kansas
court "of industrial relations accord
ing to a statement by Governor
Allen today.
' Reports that industrial court rep
resentatives would consult railroad
brotherhood heads regarding their
attitude toward the Kansas indus
trial court law, during the threat
ened rail strike, could not be con-J
hrmed tonight. . When oilers and
engine men were called out a year
or more ago the members in Kan
sas were ordered not to strike, but
to carry their grievances to the In
dustrial court.
Diaz Reviews Cadets
West Point. N. Y.; Oct. 21. Gen
eral Oiaz- of Italy today reviewed
cadets of the United" States military
academy and with members of his
party made an inspection tour of
the academy buildings. He returned
to New York tonight.
Sight, Noah"
Governor Grants
Extradition for
Wohlberg-Masse
Promoters of Potash Company
Must Return Here to Face
Indictments Returned
By Crand Jury
Governor William D. Stephens of
California issued an -extradition war
rant -yesterday for the return to
Omaha of Jacob Masse and Charles
Wohlberg.
Wohlberg and Masse were indict
ed by the Douglas county grand,
jury on charges of aiding and abet
ting a felony, in the failure of the
Missouri Valley Cattle Loan com
pany, with which they were promi
nently identified. - .
County Attorney Shotwell and
Sheriff Clark left for Sacramento
soon after the adjournment of the
Douglas county grand jury w-ith a
requisition for the two men.
In granting the application of Ne
braska for extradition papers the
governor ignored the protest of Mar
shall Stimson, attorney for Masse
and Wohlberg, ..who claimed that to
remove them from California would
be an interferenie with the jurisdic
tional rights of- the federal court of
Los Angeles, where the defendants
were arrested on charge of using the
mails to defraud. The "men are at
liberty under bonds of $25,000 each.
Lloyd George to Sail
For U. S. November 5
London, Oct". 21. (By The As-!
sociated Press.) Prime Minister!
Lloyd George has decided definitely,
it was stated today, to leave for
Washington, November 5, on the
hner Aquatama, arriving in tune, it
is said for the afternoon session of
the armaments conference on - it
onenine dav. November 11.
It is expected A. J. Balfour, of
the British delation, will accom
pany the prime . minister. Airs.
Lloyd George probably will sail
with her husband.
The premier's plan . is naturally
subject to change if unforeseen cir
cumstances should arise. . . .
Mr! Lloyd George expects to be
absent five weeks.-.-, including the
time required for the journey to and
from. America.
The Aqualania is due to arrive
at New York the morning of No
vember 11. - ""
. The secretariat of the delegation
and most of the other members of
the entourage . will leave England
next Wednesday.
- Burke Named Abstractor.
Charles S. Burke, 2886 Webster
street, has" been appointed city ab
stractor to succeed the late Frank
Mahoney. . .
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U. S. Moves
To Prevent
Rail Strike
Labor Hoard Asututt Juris
diction and Prohibits Men
From Quitting Pending
Conference Oct. 26.
Surprise to Union Chiefs
I lljr The AMorlatH Ttt.
i ChiVacro. Oct. 21. The iiovein-
mcnt today moved to prevent a rail
road strike and to enlorce obedience
I... .ml rsi.i.l n( ,1frr.a rif
the railroad labor board, the board
announcing it had assumed full juris
dition in the rail crisis and ordering
the workers not to strike pending a
conference of union heads and rail
chiefs, which it called for Octo
ber 26.
A decision from this conference
will not be announced until after
October 30. the scheduled Mrike
date, board members said, declaring
that in this way a walk-out would
be averted unless the unions defied
the board's orders not to strike pend
ing a ruling.
The action was taken following re
ceipt from Washington of informa
tion that every interested branch oi
,!, rr.M..mnlf.,it uTHtltf li.?rlr till. ItAaril
in its attempts to settle the rail dif
ficulties, members declared.
While both carriers and unions
promptly announced they would com
ply with the order citing them to ap
pear before the board Wednesday, W.
G. Lee, president of the brotherhood
of Kailroad Trainmen, one of tie or
ganizations which has called a strike,
in a statement gi''n out in Cleveland,
askey by what authority anyone could
compel a man to work and pointed
out that the right to strike had been
upheld by the United States supreme
court.
Texas Men to Quit.
Trainmen on the International and
Great Northern, a Texas road, pre
pared to carry out plans to strike
tomorrow and the Maintenance of
Way and the Firemen's unions, rep
resenting 400,000 rail workers, an
nounced that they would join the
proposed walk-out October 30.
These two groups are part of the
11 unions numbering three-fourthe
of the frail employes, which voted to
strike, but have not issued a'etrijte
call.
Besides stepping Into the breach
between the carriers and the five
unions which have cajled a strike
the trainmen, the f switchmen, the
engineers, the firemen and the con
, .. i j
-flutters vur-noor- Dpam. sjuumauiy
ordered the Trembnt and Gulf rail
road, a 67-mile line in Louisiana,
to rescind its order installing an
open shop, effective tonight.
No Penalties Provided.
If the unions choose to carry
through strike plans which the board
asked them to defer, members of the
board said that the noxt move would
Imve to come from Washington, in
timating today's action exhausted
their attempts to furnish-the teeth
which the transportation act creat
ing the board was said by many to
lack. At the same time it was point
ed out that the transportation act
gives the board power to cite the
interested parties for alleged viola
tion of its rulings, as it did in call
ing next .Wednesday's conference,
but provides uo penalties for viola
tions of its decrees. "
In connection with the labor board
to defer strike action, it was pointed
out that the "Big Five" union chiefs
yesterday informed the board that
the strike could not be postponed, as
no arrangements for such a contin
gency had been made, although it
tj t. ....I. j . ...
cuuia oe seuieu. : .
The board's announcement came
as one of the most sensational de
velopments in the rail crisis. It was
issued virtually without warning and
at a time when the consensus had
been that this governmental agency
had, met an impasse in its attempts
to settle the crisis when its confer
ence yesterday with union chiefs was
adjourned with the announcement
that no-results had been attained. '
Surprise jo Leaders. .
Coming as the first instance where
the board so decisively expressed au-v
thority which manv railroad and la
bor men had maintained it did net
possess, the board's action found most
of the interested leaders too astound
ed to comment.
Tonight local railroad president?
refused to discuss the announcement
other than to say that it would be
complied with by them. They de
clared that they had not violated the
board's decision and took the atti
tude that the citation really was di
rected at the unions alone, saying
that carriers were called in simply
because it was necessary to have
both sides represented. ITnder such,
conditions, they said, it would e
unethical to comment upon the an
nouncement or to attempt to inter
pret it. . .-'
- Action of the United Brotherhood
of Maintenance of Way employes
and the International Brotherhood
of Stationary Firemen and Oilers in
announcing that they would join a
walkout, was looked on by labor
leaders as especially significant, one
chief professing to see in it. a possi
ble healing of any breaks which
might haye existed between the 11
standard unions which had voted for
a strike without calling one, and the
"Big Five." Leaders of several of
these organizations had announced
that fhey would attempt to keep their
men from walking out despite over
whelming strike votes and had ex
pressed hope that if their attempts
were successful, their failure to sup
port the "Big Five" might avert a .'
walkout. .
Meetings Stormy.
Otliejr union leaders, however, said
that it was by no means certain a
yet that a majority of the 11 organi
zations would walk out It became
known that the mectini of the con
ference committee of 100 of the six.
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