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The Omaha Sunday Bee VOL 52 NO. 6. iM4 M ImmMUm sUIUi M. I Ml ll OMAHA, SUNDAY MORNING, JULY 23, 1922. rl Mtll II starti 011, lulu, Ht . M M. "! an) IW. UN N 41 Mt mill Pt U Ssaas HI) assst! Ml, M. FIVE CENTS TO State Runs toF orm in Election Selection of Howell for Sen ate Race Considered at . Evidence of Nebraska's Progress! vi sin. Democrats Fail to Gain By PAUL GREER. Once more the indifferent citizen who layt that it would not do any good for him to -vote that hit ballot would not have any effect on the re sult of the election has been proved wrong. The importance of voting never received better demonstration than in the Nebraska primaries of last iuesday. A mere handful of votes could have changed the results in at least naif a doren important contests in the republican and democratic oar ties. That is only another way of saying that the last lew hundred bal lots decided the fate of the candi v dates. f Interest was more intense and competition for nomination was keen er in the .republican primaries than in the democratic. The question pro pounded by the disappearance of the democratic vote -in the last presiden tial campaign has not yet been an s we red. 1 he Nebraska, primaries have not proved that -the democratic party has recovered its old strength. The final returns will show about 35,000 more republican votes than democratic votes cast in the prima ries. Dire Predictions Fail. On the other hand, the dire pre dictions of the disintegration of the republican party were not borne out, The three congressmen who were candidates for renomination on the . republican ticket were victorious. In f the case of Representative Evans, this was in the face of an aggressive attack by opponents of the Hard inc administration within the party, The same sort of a' fight on the McKelvic state administration, waged by A. H. Byrum, lett him the low man in the governorship contest. His opposition to the code and budget v. system; and his emphasis of the tax ation issue failed to raise the response that some anticipated. Vote Debacle Surprising. The biggest surprise of the elec tion was the debacle of J. N. Norton, who ranfor the governorship nomi nation, on both the democratic and the progressive tickets. The poll of the .third party was negligible and the vote received by the tusion car didates. who also filed on the demo. cratic ticket, likewise was trifling. In many counties the progressive party rotes were so lew as not to be con sidered worth counting in advance of the official recording. On the ba sis of returns at hand it appears that in the senatorial contest Judge Ar thur G. Wray led A. H. Bigelow by two to one, while the fight for gov ernorship honors between W. J. lay lor and Mr. Norton was so close as to be unsettled. Unless the third ' party nominates a new set of candi T dates, under the state law it will not be represented on the ballot for those . positions in whush it fused with the democrats. Where Did Vote Co? ' These details are mainly interesting in their bearing on the question of where the progressive vote went. The only possible explanation is that what may be called the bull moose strength remained in the republican party. . This is demonstrated by the re turns on the senatorship. Here the only candidate who could by any stretching of the term be called a standpatter was A. W. Jeffens. He ran a poor second to R. B. Howell and was closely followed by Clarence 'A. Davis. C. H. Gustafson, long known as a farm leader in Nebraska, attracted more than 18,000 progres sive votes. It is on the strength of the Howell victory that George Grimes, editor of the Platte Valley Daily News of Scottsbluff, makes the following comment: "Nebraska republicans are tne same kind of republicans as those of Indiana, and Iowa, and North Da kota, and Pennsylvania. They are pregressive republicans. So much was indicated by the premanes of Tuesday, when the old guard, as rep resented by A. W. Jefferis, was un able to take advantage of the split in the opposition ranks, and lost the senatorial nomination to R. Beecher Howell." Drawing Much Comment. This was an event that aroused national interest and is drawing com ment from newspapers everywhere. The New York Evening Post, under the heading, "Nebraska Reaffirms Her Faith." leads itse editorial col umn with these remarks: "In naming R. B. Howell as their candidate for the senate, Nebraska republicans are not staging a party revolution. The sensational outcome of Tuesday's primary would have been Mr. Howell's defeat. For a dec ade Howell has been republican na tional committeeman from Nebraska. Moreover, Nebraska's one republican senator is George W. Norris, who comes close to being the leading progressive republican in the senate. Under these circumstances, for Ne braska republicans to have nominat ed a standpatter to make the race against Senator Hitchcock would have been a step backward. In a year in which progressives are win ning victories in unaccustomed places, it would have been a strange phe- lln to tS TV. Colaian fir.' The Coal Cr The coal strike menaces the heal'. -u(l gen- eral welfare of America. The crisis ioc approaching; it is here. Unless full production of fuel is immediately resumed, the coming winter will be one of misery, stagna tion and horror. President Harding speaks for the people in this great emergency. The nation shall not freeze. Regardless of party or politics, the president is the logical and perhaps the only man capable of solving this tremendous problem. Small talk and petty bickering must be abandoned. Criti cism that weakens his hand in this crisis strikes at the roots of government and works injury to the public as a whole, including both employers and unionists. The shutdown of the unionized coal mines is now in its fourth month, with neither side willing to submit to conciliatory intervention such as President Harding first suggested. Sweeping aside the details, it becomes apparent that the struggle is between two fundamental theories the question of unionism or no unionism. On one front are the organized miners striving to mass into their union all the men who dig coal. Confronting them are the operators who wish to free themselves from the restraints and con ditions .of the United Mine Workers. President Harding followed the example of President Roosevelt in his first proposal that the miners return to their task at the old schedule, waiting the final settlement of the controversy by a mixed board of inquiry. The people must stand behind the president and demand that miners and operators get together. Representatives of all the operators must be brought together in conference with representatives of the miners. None of them is great enough to say to the people, "You shall not have coal except upon our terms." President Harding proposed an adjustment board composed of representatives of the miners, the operators, and the public. This is fair, and such a commission should go to the very bottom. This issue cannot be downed by force, nor disregarded in safety. The first thing is to dig coal. While that is being done, the whole system by which the nation's coal supply is mined and distributed should be overhauled. Democracy Itself is endangered by these private in dustrial wars. President Harding speaks for the people and public opinion should back him up. Tears and Laughter on Good Will Omaha's Delegation, Fourth Largest in Country, Leaves Handkerchiefs Dabbed to Eyes as Popu . lar Young. Women Begin Trip. Five of the eight winners of The Omaha Bee's Good Will election said goodbye to friends who assembled in Burlington station at 6:30 last evening to see them start on the tirst lap of their journey td France, lears and laughter, jests and ear nest solicitations, flowers and more tears all cmbined in this departure caused even the station attendants. usually unmoved by iarewell demon strations, to stop work and look on. In the group of friends which awaited the departure of the train were mothers, vivacious girl friends and here and there a father, proud that his daughter had be!n chosen to go on this mission of charity and good will, but secretly wishing, per haps, that he might draw forth a handkerchief and brush hastily at his eyes. Miss Rice in Tears. At the first "all-a-board," the srirls mounted the steps of their car. Sev eral established themselves at an open window and continued to con verse with their friends. Miss Ella Fenn and Miss Irene Rice lingered on the platform smiling bravely until the train began to move. The Miss Fenn turned awa yand Miss Rice openly applied a handkerchief to her eyes. Wear Silver KiDDons. A tinv blue and silver ribbon, let tered "Good Will Delegation," was worn by each girl. Portmanteaus fur nished by the American Committee for Devastated France, carrying the precious wardrobe of the delegates, were hustled into the Pullman by grinning "red caps," who seemed to have entered into the spirit of the de parture. Joe Mik, veteran station master, bustled about as he seldom bustles. Many of the delegates friends fol lowed the train until it was moving rapidly. Will Join Others. . Miss Nellie B. Donn, Miss Eliza beth Kauffman and Miss Anna Mc Namara waved from their open win dow until waving was no longer of avail. And thus did Omaha's good will delegation, fourth largest of all The Joy of Possession ( fiKnow the joy that comes with the possession of a home of your own. H It isn't necessary for any man who has the reputation for honesty to pay for a home in one lump sum. There are plenty of oppor tunities offered through the "Real Estate" columns in the "Want" Ad section of The Omaha Bee whereby he can move right into his own home on making a small down payment and agreeing to pay the balance in month ly installments the same as rent. fTurn NOW to the Real Estate ads and see the list of opportunities offered you. e Editorial:Mq.y!i' Start Girls Journey to France cities in the country, depart on its long j'ourney. The five girls will meet Miss Kath erine O'Brien, Miss Elizabeth Pace and Miss Kathleen Rossiter, the other three winners in The Omaha Bee's election, at th eWaldorf in New York the day before the entire dele gation embarks for France on the steamship La France. Ice Plant Workman Overcome by Fumes William Hildcbrand, 3913 Pinkney street, an employe of the municipal ice-making plant, was overcome by ammonia tumes while workmsr in the ice plant at Twentieth street and Foppleton avenue Saturday evening. He is in St. Joseph hospital in a crit ical condition. N,f Y. Garment Workers to Strike for One Week New York, July 22. The Interna tional Garment Workers' union has ordered its 50,000 members to sus pend work for a week beginning next Tuesday. Nearly 3,000 plants will De artected by the order, which was issued to compel small contrac tors to recognize the union. Em ployers of about 600 large factories already working under union rules say they have agreed to the suspen sion in the hope that it will force small shops to adopt standardized production methods. Walther Leaguers Spent $100,000 While in Omaha The recent international Walther cague convention brought $100,000 in cash to (Jmaha, according to esti mates made by Montagu Tancock, manager of the Chamber of Com merce bureau of publicity. the bureau worked for 17 months advertising the greatness of Omaha, to me more man euu wanner league societies in this country and Canada. This was one reason for the record-breaking attendance. About 2,000 came here for the meet ing. Adjutant General Placed at Nebraska Post Washington. July 22. (Special Telegram.) Col. Joseph E. Janda. adjutant general, is relieved from present duties m the Hawaiian de partment, effective August 24, 1922, and is assigned to duty at the Omaha official post. Office established at St. Columbus, Sarpy county, Neb., with Miss Mary E. O. Mady as postmas ter. Channcey H. Meyers was ap pointed postmaster at Tyrone, Mon roe county, Iowa, vice Carl R. Meirs, resigned. Cloudiness and Showers Forecast for Next "Week Washington. July 22. Weather outlook for the week, beginning Mon day: Uooer Mississippi and lower Mis souri valleys, Rocky mountain and plateau regions: Considerable cloudi ness; scattered showers and thun der storms; temperatures near nor mal Pacific state generally fair tem perature approximately normal. J n Ail j 17 1 ivianapers Are Freed Number of Men Accused in Fremont Abduction Re leased Wintersteen Is Still Held. Strike Closes Factory Fremont, Neb., July 22. (Special Telegram.) Seriousness of the pres ent rail strike made itself definitely evident in Fremont today with the announcement that the Fremont Manufacturing company is forced to cease operations because of lack of steel material. The company man ufactures refrigerators and incubat- ors. I A large numberof employes is thrown out of work as a result. Car loads of sheet steel have been indefi nitely 'delayed, forcing the plant to suspend operattions until another supply of steel arrives. Police Judge A. K. Dame late to day discharged seven of the defend ants alleged to have been members of the band of strikers and sympa thizers which deported 15 employes of the Northwestern railray, said to be strikebreakers, to the borders of Dodge county. Eight men remain to stand trial on the charge of abduction with threats to do bodily harm. Winteister Still Held. The dismissed defendants and Herman Hotm, Owen Satchell, Frank Temple, Joe Wampler, 'Frank Jones, Jack Mahcl and Douglas Genoways. The court overruled Attorney Big elow, representative of the American Federation of Labor in Nebraska, in his motion that Toles P. Winter steen, former deputy sheriff, be also discharged. , The tenseness of the strike situa tion in Fremont has abated for the time being. The crowd at the courthouse was greatly diminished on the second day of the hearing and was made up mostly of striking shopmen and many women, all apparently in good humor. Lively Tilt Caused. Atempts to confuse the witnesses on thepaft'of the 'tlerense in- the identification of the defendants was the cause of a lively tilt in today's session. Harry Sawyer, one of the strikers included among those ar rested, and named frequently on the witness stand, changed from a blue to a white shirt during a recess, he fact was noticed by Albert Boscoe. star witness of the orosecu tion, when he repeatedly identified Sawyer as one of the active mem bers of the alleged abductors. At the afternoon session the defendants ap peared at the hearing with each wearing white shirts and white ties Further testimony in the case will be heard Monday morning. One Killed, Two Injured in Wreck of Airplane Framingham, Mass., July 22. Zenos R. Miller of Boston, pilot ot an airplane that crashed in a quag mire near the Framingham flying field, was pinned under the wreckage and died before he could be released. Dr. Clarence Gamble of Pasadena, Cal.. one of the two passengers, was probably fatally injured. The other. Ralph K. Miller, a brother of the pilot, escaped with painful cuts and bruises. Wife Says Mate Spending His Inheritance in Travel -Bedford. Ia.. July 22. (Special.) jennie c. uaugneriy oi inis aiace, iu ... , . 11TT11 T f T" T-v , . i .1 1 a suit lor divorce against wiiDur iee Daugherty, charges that her hus band recently inherited about $3,500, and $1,600 previously, which he soent in travel and for personal use. At this time he is spending his money in travel through the west, she al leges. The Daughertys were mar ried 26 years ago. Mrs. Daugherty asks $300 temporary alimony and $2,500 permanent alimony, also the custody of two minor children. WHERE TO FIND THE BIG FEATURES OF THE SUNDAY BEE PART ONE. Girl Trained for Mothering Fire Or phaned Children Pace 4. Editorial Comment Pae . Hundred Hope for Cam at Prayer Jiovena Pae . PART TWO. S parti News and Feature. Pages 1 and 2. For Ura Boys of Omaha Pae S. Of Especial Interest to Motorists Tagfm 4 and 8. Real Estate and Builders' News Pan S. Latest State Ejection Returns Page 7. Want Ads Pases 7, S and 9. Market and Financial Face 10. PART THREE. Society and Jfewa for Women Paces, 1. 2, , 4 and S. Amusements Faces S and 7. "The Married Lire of Helen and Warren" Pace . "Diary at a MotIb Fan, by Olodys Hall Pace S. MAGAZINE SECTION. "The 10.000 Beauty." Bine Ribbon short story by Henry Kltehell Web ster Page 1. "Happrlaad'' race S. "The Teenie Weenies" race 4. Catonta for the Kiddies Pace 5. Letter From Little Folk' Pace S. "The Romance af a Million Dollars," serial by Elizabeth Pejeans Face 7. The Mewhorter Denies Being Implicated in Lutz Poisoning Recaptured Convict Declares He Was in Council Bluffs When Fatal Dose Forced on Woman. Lincoln, July 22. (Special Tele gram.) Charles Mewhorter, escaped convict, captured single-handed at Manhattan, Kan., this morning by Gus Miller, superintendent of the men's reformatory, denied he poured poison down the throat of Mrs. Charles Lutz of Louisville. "I never was in Louisville in my life and the day of the murder or suicide I was at Council Bluffs," Mewhorter said. Mewhorter refused to discuss the charge that he fought a woman in a Lincoln apartment house and ran when her husband entered the apart ment. A cap, identified as the one worn by Mewhorter when he es caped July 8, was found in the apartment. Mewhorter ate dinner with rela tives near Beatrice last night. After he left their house Sheriff Jack Emery of Beatrice was notified. He notified State bhenff (jus flyers. Hyers had been ordered by Governor McKelvie to remain in Lincoln to be ready for instant action in railroad strike troubles. Hyers notified Mil ler. Miller took three deputies to Be atrice last night and scoured the town. The search took him to the Union Pacific yards as a circus train was pulling out. Miller jumped on the train and rode on it to Manhat tan. When day began to break Mil ler hid behind a boxcar, from where he could jvatch employes leave their sleeping cars. Mewhorter emerged and was cov cred by Miller. Mewhorter had been working for the circus four days. ' ' Mewhorter had been on parole and had trouble with his employer. He was returned to the reformatory July 7, and escaped the next night. Miller put him in the penitentiary today. Wisconsin Labor Favors Modification of Dry Act Oshkosh. Wis., Julv 22. (By A. P.) The Wisconsin Federation of Labor went on record as unanimously in favor of modification of the Vol stead act to permit manufacture and sale of light wines and beer at the closing session of a four days' con vention. The convention also went on record as opposed to the sales tax and as favoring a soldiers' bonus to be raised by higher income and in heritance taxes. Around- the-World Flyer Resumes Flight in India London, July 22. Maj. W. T. Blake, the British aviator who is at tempting to fly around the world, resumed his flight today from Kara chi, India, where fie landed last Tues day, says a dispatch from Karachi Pillars of the Temple " rlM, mi ) White Warrant Issued; Editor Gives Bonds V Emporia, Kan., July 22. (By A P.) A warrant charging William Allen White, author and editor, with violation of the industrial court law in displaying a placard sympathizing with the striking railroad shopmen, was issued in district court here late Saturday. Mr. White, through his attorney, immediately gave bond for his ap pearance when the case is called for trial in district court here next Oc tober. 1 5 Gallons of Alcohol and Big Car Taken Fifteen gallons of grain alcohol and a big touring car were confiscat ed Saturday afternoon when federal agents seized D. J. Green, 4422 South Twenty-first street, and Sam Wink- ler, 3802 South Twenty-eighth street The men were held for illegal posses sion'and transportation of alcohol. Patrolmen Suspended for Violating Strike Orders Ncal Hayes and and William Galsche, patrolmen, were suspended yesterday for five days for violat ing orders. Assigned to Chicago, Minneapolis & (Jmaha railroad shops guard duty, the patrolmen were reported to have waited at the Webster street station an hour and a half for a switch en gine instead of walking the mile and a half to the shops. "The strike might have been over," declared M. F. Dempsey, chief of po lice, commenting on the suspensions. County Attorney Fight Is Close at West Point West Point, Neb., July 22. (Spe cial lelegram.) Robert K. Moodie received the nomination for county attorney on the democratic ticket, leading his opponent by seven votes. At the close of the primary Tuesday, Casimir. Zacek, his opponent, was in the lead two votes. Today the mail votes were canvassed, placing Moodie in the lead. It was the big fight on the ticket this year, so much so that two-thirds of the ballots cast were democratic. Life Prisoner Drops Dead Ossinine. N. Y.. July 22 Martin Smith, who had served 14 years f a life sentence for a murder committed in Nassau county, dropped dead in Sing Sing prison hose house of heart failure. Smith had never had a visitor call on him at the prison during his term, which began in 1908. j General Welcomed San Juan, July 22. Rear Admiral Newton A. McCully and his staff was tendered a luncheon by Governor E. Mont Reily, followed by a military review. A special session ot the leg islature has been convened to wel come the Americans. Admiral Mc Cullv is the first admiral to visit 1 the island in 20 years. End of Hard Coal Strike to Be Aim of Meet Monday Conference in Which Lewis Will Participate; to Be Held Either at New York' or Scranton, Pa. Washington, July 22. In an ef fort to bring about a resumption of mining operations in the anthracite cial fields, a conference, in which John L. Lewis, head of the United Mine Workers, is expected to partici pate, will be held Monday either in Scranton, Pa.,' or New York, John F. Durkan, mayor of Scranton,' Pa., an nounced today after he had conferred with President Harding regarding the situation. Mr. Durkan is one of the five may ors of cities in the anthracite region of Pennsylvania who have been ne gotiating with miners' representatives and operators in an effort to bring about a reesumption of operations. The Scranton mayor has conferred with Mr. Lewis and said today he' was certain the miners leader would attend the conference. He did not know whether operators would be present. Explains to President. Mr. Durkan said he had gone over the entire situation with the president and had explained to him the plan he and his colleagues had in mind for bringing about a cessation of the anthracite suspension. He declined to Tlisclose details of their plan. The outlook is very bright, said Mr. Durkan after his interview with the president. He expressed con fidence that a substantial progress would be- made at Monday's confer ence. After his interview at the White House Mr. Durkan returned to Scranton. Washington, July 22. While pre pared to wait for 10 days or two weeks, according to present indica tions, to test the success of efforts to resume production in bituminous mines befofe adopting any drastic (Turn to Pace Two, Colomn Four.) Final. Plans Will Be Laid Monday for Press Meets Final arrangements will be made Monday at a meeting of the Cham ber of Commerce subcommittee for the entertainment of the Nebraska and Iowa Press association, which will meet here August 31 to Septem ber 1. George Foxworthy of the Western Newspaper Union is the committee chairman. The Weather Forecast. Sunday fair and warmer. Hourly Temperature! M I 1 n. ni ..SI ..at ..at ..as . as ..aa ..as ..87 a. m. 7 a. m M a. m t a. m la a m II a. m It noon. 1 I t p. m 71 71 7t 7 7 SO I p. m ... P. 5 n. p. 7 n. p. Secretary Acting as Medi a tor ITead of Labor Department Confers With Executive Members of Shopmen' Union at Mooscheart, 111. Every Angle Discussed Aurora. III., July 2--(By A. P.) B. M. Jewell, head of the striking railway shopmen and members of his executive committee, went into conference on the strike situation with James J. Davis, secretary of iabor, at Mooscheart, near here late Saturday. Mr. Jewell and the international presidents of the shopcrafts organi zations, and Timothy Healy of the Firemen and Oiler's union, arrived at Mooscheart by automobile imme diately after Secretary Davis had concluded a conference with W. L. McMenimen, labor member of the United States Railroad Labor board. Mr. McMenimen was accompanied by Oscar Nelson, a conciliator for the Department of Labor, and it was reported that another conciliator at Chicago had invited the union lead ers to Moosehcart at Mr. Davis' request. Following their conference Secre tary Davis and Mr. McMenimen said that every angle of the rail situation had been discussed. Secretary Davis said A he desired all the information possible on the subject and that this was one reason for the confer ence with Mr. McMenimen. Asked about peace prospects, Secretary Davis said: "You never can tell what will hap pen when one acts as a conciliator." Hooper Gives Harding Details of Situation . Washington, July - 22. Chairman Hooper of the railroad labor board presented to President Harding in a , four-hour conference today details of the rail strike situation, reporting on the controversy between the unioi workers and the executives from tlkt inception to the present time. Leaving the White House' after the conference the labor board chains-tt told newspaper men that "natur3jr I do not feel at liberty to discuss dV tails of the conference," and declined to state whether the president had in mind any future conferences or give any inkling as to what the adminis tration program might be. He did say, however, that he was returning to Chicago tonight. Get Restraining Order. San Francisco, July 22. The Pull man company, in its declaration that its employes are walking out throughout the country in sympathy with the striking railroad shopmen, obtained a restraining order today in the United States district court from Judge Maurice T. Dooling against in- . (Turn to Pace Two. Column Three.) Employe Burned in Paint Factory Fire Dewey Mosley, employe, was dan gerously burned when fire broke out in a huge varnish vat in the Barker Evans paint factory iu Ralston at 2:10 yesterday afternoon. Moslcy's burns were received when he rushed to the roaring vat, from which flames leaped scores of feet into the air, and tried to smother the blaze by imposing a lid on it. Ralston firemen extinguished the fire after $400 damage had been done. The injured man was taken to the South Omaha hospital, where he was said to be in a dangerous condition. His burns are chiefly on the face and arms. Nearly 200 Seek Posts as Strike Deputies Applicants to be sworn in as deputy United States marshals for special strike duty continued to apply at Marshal Cronin's office yesterday but no appointments were announced" pending further orders trom Attor ney General Daugherty. Cronin estimates nearly 200 have applied since Friday morning. Governor to Dedicate Capitol Armistice Day Lincoln, July 22. (Special.) Fol lowing the signing of a contract with the J. H. Weise company, Omaha, for erection of superstructure of the new state house, Governor McKelvie, chairman of the state capitol com mission, announced that the corner stone of the jiew building will be laid Armistice day, November 11. "The building will be dedicated to the veterans of the world war," the governor said, "and the dedication will be under auspices of the state capitol commission." The contract calls for completion of the work within two years. It also provides for a flat rate for stone used to avoid a flutuating market. Randall Leads in Buffalo County Official Canvass Kearney, Neb. July 22. (Special Telegram.) The official count on republican governor in Buftalo coun ty is: Randall. 1,139; McMullen. 962. Republican state treasurer: Stebbins, 963; Robinson, 574. Republican attor ney general: Spillman, 903; Dorsey, . 557. Democratic attorney general1 McDonald, 279; Flcharty, 263,
