™r”c“L The Omaha Morning . >ee
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VOL. 62—NO. 264. SST." V. -TaT?. iTivf. OMAHA, SATURDAY, APRIL 21, 1923.* g>„r & S,."* TWQ CENTS '■ >
Uncle Sam
Will Make
Ocean Dry
Long Arm of Navy Will Sweep
Atlantic Clean of Rum
Runners and Liquor
Pirates, i
Act and Talk Afterwards
B.v rnitersul Seri ire.
Washington, April 20.—The long
arm of the United tilates navy is to
reach out into the Atlantic and sweep
It clean of rum runner* and rum
pirates, it was revealed at the White
House today.
This decision was reached at a meet
ing of President Harding with his
cabinet, at which it was decided that
the government must take extreme
measures to protrtct its coast frojn
wholesale liquor smuggling.
Within a week, it was learned, a
mosquito fleet of great proportion will
c lear for action ami literally comb the
coast line, both within and outside
the three-mile limit. Should it be
, route necessary they w il not hesitate
to go into action and stake old-fash
•lotted navy gunnery with the audaci
ous tactics of the modern turn fleet.
May Tighten I p Clearances.
While this step is being executed
the government hopes to he able,
through negotiations with the British
and French, to make It extremely dif
ficult for a ship to get clearance pa
pers for a liquor cargo unless it is
certain that it is going to a destina
tion where liquor may be .legally im
ported.
Such negotiations have been under
way for several weeks and have
reached the point where officials be
lieve they will terminate In victory
for the T'nited States. One of the
principal complaints raised by the
United States, it is stated, is the large
quantity df liquor which is shipped
to British possessions near the Ameri
can coast. If these shipments can
be materially curtailed, as asked by
the United States, the principal source
of supply will be cut off.
Will Protect Coast
But whether the British and French
come to terms or not, the United
States plans to protect its coast line
against a system of piracy, smug
gling anrl bootlegging that harkens
hack to the days of piiates on the
Spanish main.
The president let it he knows that
he is thoroughly aroused over the
situation and will take such artion as
the o--a aslon warrants and explain
sftrrs aid*.
As an initial step tn'e nfy will he'
asked to declare war on rum runner*
within the three-mile limit. By plan
ing sufficient numbers of ships along
the roast they can effectively prevent
landings There are how teadv for
sea service, a great number of sub
marine chasers which ran develop
speed that will make them the equal
of any of the rum runners.
Will Watch Vessels.
As a second step it is planned to
spot each ship that approaches the
American coast with a cargo of
liquor aboard. \\ hib the ship will
not be seized or attacked while out
side. the navy ships will hover about
to see that the cargo is not unloaded
and sent to tile shore by smaller
craft.
Tlip dapper captain of his majesty's
ship Tsatar, now hovering off the jer
sey coast and would-be host to hry
Director Vanfield when he visited the
rum fleet, will receive particular at
tention. The saucy conversation he
tarried on for a brief interval may lie
continued Indefinitely, for h» will al
ways have ns his shadow one of the
t'nited Slates ships.
Similar attention will be paid to
that mystery ship, sometime* called
the "Gray Ghost,” which rum runners
complain is just a plain, old fashioned
pirate. It looms up out of the mist,
sweeps down on the unsuspecting
vmn fleet and lays them board and
hoard, departing with the valuable
cargo, presumably for an American
port.
Postwar Adjustment Over.
Armour President Says
Chicago, April 20,—Armour & Co.
nan shown a profit for the last seven
month* and there no longer Is reason
to doubt that the postwar adjust
ment i" over, K. Iidton White, pf< i
dent of tiie company, reported to the
stockholders in annual meeting.
Tim consolidated balance sheet of
Armour & Co. of Illinois, Armour &
I'n, of Delaware and their subsidiaries
and for half Interest In the Soclertad
Khontma LabUnca for the year end
ing December 21. 1922, placed surplus
(It $10.276,402 The surplus on Oc
tober 29, 1921. was placed at $r>3,
4.V4.697. Current assets. Including
• ash, of $33.972.6,79, were placed at
$167,067,931, and current liabilities at
$77 106,469.
Several practical farmers, bankers
sml business men were added to the
Hoard of directors of the company.
Youth I)i<-d of Beating
iu Reformatory, charge
Orlando, Kin., April 26 -Tile 20
year-old son of Mr. and Mr JatncH
Patterson, who died Tuesday in the
Ionia (Mich) reformatory, was the vic
tim of an Inhuman beating in which
which several reformatory officials
took part, according to a letter re
reived by the hoy a parents from an
other Inmate today.
Bank Robbed of $7,2.76.
Perry, Kan , April 20,- The JbtDk of
Perry here, whs robbed of approxi
mately |7,2r»« in cn*h. All telephone
wires leading out of the town were
rut by the bandits and tha robbery
whk not discovered until tha bank
r p**ned.
Life Termer Freed
from Nebraska Pen
Special Diapnlcli to The Oniahtl lief.
Lincoln, April 20.—It. G, Lukens,
who served nearly seven years of a
life sentence on a murder charge,
walked out of the Nebraska peniten
tiary a free man. Half an hour later
he was on his way to St. Louis,
where he is\to accept a responsible,
position.
Lukens made the best of his Incar
ceration at Lancaster, improving his
eat ly training by taking correspon
dence courses in business and selling
and studying business law. Many
offers of good oppositions on the out
side world came to Lukens long be
fore he started his fight for freedom
and long before, the board of pardons
out his sentence down to 10 years.
Many letters recommending Lukens'
pardon were received by the state
board. They came from officials and
prominent citizens—all of them con
vinced that Lukens was a victim of
circumstances and had no part in the
killing of two men following a bank
robbery at Sunol, Neb., in lUlfi. One
letter on file is from Governor Sproul
of Pennsylvania. telling of the
prominence of Lukens' family in the
east.
Lukens had been librarian at the
penitentiary for a number of years.
Recess Is Taken
by Legislature
y
Both Houses Adjourn l ntil
M on day to Permit Work on
Appropriation Bill.
Special Dispatch In The Omaha Rpf.
Lincoln, April 20—The house and
senate adjourn*-*! until Tuesday fin
the purpose of giving the senate fin- ,
ante committee a1' opportunity to
shape the hlanket appropriation bill i
so it may be considered early in tlie
week. \
Much anxiety is felt over the ap
parent inertia of the senate ttiiscel
lanons committee in taking no action
on the Mathers bill providing for a
change in the present system of gov
ernment and the same inertia "f the
house judiciary committee in not fak
ing any action on senate file 2. another
bill changing the present mode of
government.
Republican leaders assert that it
behooves members of these iom
mittees to take action in modifying
the present form of government
which is called for in the republican
state platform.
While It is generally conceded that
no matter what the legislature does.
Governor Bryan will veto the bill In
order to retain thd code and appoint
ive power, it is believed if the repnb-|
licans should make a strenuous effort
to modify the p.esent form, sufficient
democrats may Ignore party ties to
override a veto of ihe governor.
Iowa Bonus Bond
Rate Held Too Low
Mr* Moines, April 20.—The state
council at its regular meeting today |
passed a resolution advising State t
Treasurer W. J. Burbank that It whs
the councils opinion that the state
bonus bonds should he re advertised
for sale at interest • not to egeeed 5
per cent.
The bonds now offered bear 41 i per
cent and bond buyers say this rate
Is too low.
The matter of selling the l»onds,
Including the fixing of the rate of in
terest. rests with the state treasurer. \
A period of silence, then adjourn- ,
mcjit of the sale, was the procedure
today as it had been each day th s
week. In the effort of the state tress- 1
y/pr to dispose of the $22,000,000 bond |
issue. The next call for bids will be j
made tomorrow.
Harvey's C.ifl for Bride.
IX>ndon. April 20.—Ambassador
(ienra* Harvey will present to Lady
Klltalielh Dowe* I,yon, fiancee of the
duke of York, as a wedding gift, the
portrait of the duke, executed hy
.John .Slnsror baiKent.
HAPPYLAND
A department devoted to
the kiddies.
Why not give a thought
. to the .youngsters when you
buy your Sunday paper?
Clean, wholesome, in
structing, interesting, that’s
liappyland.
And it’s all for the chil
dren.
Two magazine pages are
devoted to liappyland each
week in
THE SUNDAY DEE
President
to Explain
Court Plaf
Hurtling Convinced Much of
Opposition lo Membership
in World Tribunal Due to
Lack of Information.
*
Confers V ilihu Root
By Associated Press.
Washington, April 20.—Convinced
that lack of information is responsi
ble for much of the opposition to the
administration plan for American
membership in the permanent court
of international puatice, President
Harding is understood to have deided
to explain the proposal carefully and
in detail at the first favorable oppor
tunity.
The explanation contemplated b;/
the chief executive is expected to take
the form of a letter or an address,
more probably the latter. It is con
sidered unlikely that the presidential
pronouncement will be delayed until
the proposed western speaking trip to
start the middle of une.
Some of the president's advisers aro
of the opinion that It should be made
in the near future and this opinion !
became more decided after Representa
tive Will it. Wood of Indiana, chair
man of the republican congressional
commute, during a cal at the White
House today, asserted that the world
court proposition had aroused more
opposition among republicans in the
middlewest than the league of nations.
T(» .Make Addresses.
The president has accepted sc$$t&l
invitations to make addrescs. ionic
of them only tentatively, within the j
next few weeks. A dozen or more
additional invitations have b* on ten
dered.
Two opportunities to obtain any de
tailed information tho president might
desire in connection with th»- prepara
!. n of a statement of the administra
tion plan, as submitted to the senate
shortly before the adjournment of
congress, wire afforded today in con
ferences held by the executive with
Elihu Hoot and Secretary Hughes.
Mr. Harding was In conference for I
half an hour with Mr. Hoot, who was
the single American who sat on the
commission that drafted the statute
outlining the procedure, membership |
and other details of the international
court. The former secretary of state
after his confernce declined to discuss |
his conversation with the president '
beyond saying that he called to pay
his respects, but it was assumed tlia/'1
the court proposal entered Into the j
discussions.
The conference wi'h Mr. Knot was
followed by a i all st the White House
by Secretary Hughe*. It was con
sidered probable that Mr Hughes
may have dlivered some information
on the world court proposal requested
by the president earlier in the day
at the cabinet meeting.
Harding's Stand I nehanged.
Nothing developed after Representa
tive Wood's call to indicate that his
warning that continued advocacy of
the court proposal by the administra- j
tlon would bring about a schism In ;
the republican party had any (ffect,
on the president. Mr. Wood frankly
said he anticipated no weaker.Ing on I
the part of the president arid later In
the day a White House spokesman,
without mentioning the rail of the;
committee chairman, said the -execu
tive recived many visitors hearing
pessimistic views and often was a
"rather helpless victim ’ to their j
representations.
Mr. Wood, on leaving the White
House, explained that the views that
he had presented were purely his j
personal ideas, hut added that scores
of telegrams from republican leaders
and confernces held during a recent
trip to Indiana had convinced him
that he stood far from alone In be
lieving that the rnurt issue was I
freighted with danger to the solidarity
of the republican party and to Its suc
cess In the 1924 campaign.
Custer County Club Women
Hold Meeting at Broken Bow
Special hUpatch to The Omaha
Broken Bow, April 20.—I he third
semiannual convention of Foster
Foutity Federation of Women's Flubs
was held here wih a largo represents* j
tk»n of club women present. The fed- <
eratU'ii now has 13 clubs, represent-1
ing more than 600 women. Mrs H. j
T. Morton, soloist; Miss Helen Hin- j
son, reader, and Mrs. H F. Farr,
accompanist, gave a 30 minute con- j
cert In the evening, a* n prelude to
the address by the state president of ,
women's clubs, Mrs. Edgar F. Fenny
of Fullerton.
Former Stale Lawmaker
Injured by Automobile i
Special I’UpHfeli to The OitiHlm lice.
Red flood. Neb., April Jo.—-J. t,.
Grandstaff of Rladen, former mem* |
her of tho state legislature, was !
seriously* Injured l»y ho automobile ;
hut is reported to have n good chance j
fir recovery. Mr. Grandstaff, who
is about 75 years obi and partly blind,
stopped In front of a slowly moving
car niul was rolled about 10 feet. Ills
head was bruised, one ear nearly
torn off and a hip was broken.
Two Licensed to Preach
at Methodist Conference
Special IH«pnf< h lo The Omaha Hr«*
< 'amhrigde. Neb., April 20. - The |
llobhege district conference of the
Methodist Episcopal church was held
In the new church of Famhrblgc.
Thera were over 200 In attendance
Two young men were licensed to
preach. Ford McCory of Orleans, and
Paul Foupfland of Holdrchu'
The problems of the local church
! were discussed by men who ar® do*
I ing the Job.
!l
Free State Applies
fo- Jnto League
gue circles are said to be fa
..irable to the request and It nppenra
probable that the free state will he
admitted without opposition at the
next assembly.
The application was presented by
Michael White, representative of the
free state in Geneva and signed by
the minister of foreign affairs of the
Dublin government.
Simple Dignity
for Bishop Tuttle
FlnffS in St. Louis at, Half
Mast as Cathedral Is
Thronged—Shayler
Takes Part.
Ily RT. REV. E. V. SHAYLER,
Bishop Diocese of Omaha.
Special Dispatch to The Omaha Bee.
St. J.nuis, April 20.—All the flags
of the city are at half mast in rever
ence to the great civic and church
leader, whose voice is now stilled.
Tho sun shines brilliantly upon the
day of his funeral as If heaven it
self were attesting the beauty of
Bishop Tuttle's faith and service in
God and for man.
From the moment of the opening of
the cathedral doors a large concourse
of people from all walks of life knelt
In devotion and viewed the earthly re
mains of a beloved friend. The cas
ket fared the altar and the bishop.
Jn full robes of the episcopal office,
lay alseep therein. Poor and rich,
black gnd white, employer and em
ploye, with groups of children Inter
mingled. paused for a moment, shed
a tear or uttered a prayer,
t hrlst Looks On.
Overshadowing all is the great mar
ble veranda of the cathedral altar. ,n
the very center of which hangs the
form of tho Crucified One, seemingly
looking down in love upon him who
has often said: "My faith looks up to
Thee.”
Hundreds of the clergy are here.
Including bishops from the stretch of
country between the Atlantic and the
Cascade mountains. Bishop Gallor,
president of the national conference;
Bishop Brown of Virginia, chair
man of the house of bishops,
and Bishops Faber, Mize. Ander
son. Partridge, Shayler, Beecher, I
McCormick. Webb, Sherwood, Wise.!
Winchester. Burleson, Thurston.
Longley, Roberts, Denhy, Vincent, and I
Johnson of Missouri, who succeeds'
Bishop Tuttle, constituted the episco-1
pal group. T-he service begat- w h
a procession <>f thceo bishops follow
ing the vested choir of t^irist rathe- 1
rtral, the clergy staff and all the clergy j
nf the diocese of Missouri. The vast ;
cathedral was thronged, thousands of
people thronged the adjacent streets, '
the police maintaining a special guard.
Services Simple.
The services were simple There !
was no *ermon. The simple and un- |
equalled dignity of the Episcopal
burial office sufficed, the cho>r singing
two favorite hymns. "Lead. Kindly
Light" and ' For All the Saints Who
From Their Labor* Rest." the latter
for recession.
The long procession, all the bishops
In vestment*, then proceeded to the
cemetery. Thousands stood with hare
heads as the cortege passed by. The
courtesy and efficiency of the polthe
guards at every street intersection
was an evidence of the passing of a
great citizen.
t'nder the huge elms of Bellefon
taine cemetery the final rites were
held, itishop Johnson read the com
mittal. the hlslinps encircling the sa
cred mound and hack Into the great
distance a throng of the deceased i
bishops friends, friends of all classes
and conditions.
The most informal, vet appropriate ,
*ndlng came at the conclusion of the
funeral service; without Instrument*,
save the human soul, without a
trained quartet or choir to lead, the j
vast eongregHtlon simply, solemnly, i
affectionately, faithfully sang to I
gether. t ho whole of the hymn,
"Nearer My Rod. To Thee."
Wo left his body there sleeping un
der the flowers whose fragrance was
eloquent symbols of a sane and saint
ly life ss a man, and .is an apostolic
bishop of the church of Rod.
(»irl W ins Heart Balm. .
Chicago, April 20.—Iron* McNulty,
pretty 20 year old girl, today won *t
verdict nf $2,500 damage* for breach ;
nf promlae In Judge .Tamca S Bald
win’a court * here. *\!!ss McNulty j
barged eho wn.s "left waiting :«t the*
’hurch" by Kdward J. Hallihmi. 23
, Tic a
I String
' to Your
Finger
an you will not forjret to
place your ‘‘Want'1 Ail in
tomorrow'* Sunday Omaha
Hee.
The “Want" Ad forms
of The Sunday Omaha Bee
will he open until 9 o’clock
tonight.
Phone AT lantic 1000
and aak for a '•Want.” Ad
taker.
Omaha Bee “IVant" Ads
Bring Better Results at
Lesser Cost
As to Increasing the Immigration Limit_
We'd like to tee ju»t a* many enjoy the picnic a» poaaible, but—
It it just at well to load the boat with tome regard to the number of life
preservers and lifeboats \*e carry.
Rebel Chieftain
in Cork Captured
Uon Mranv, One r M< -i
Prominent of Remaining
Leaders. Is Prisoner.
By AftMM-iiitrd TffM.
Dublin, April 20,—Con Meany, one
of the most prominent remaining
le. J' rs nf the irregulars was arresti l
yesterday by a party of national army
troop* at Ouraneduff near Millstreet,
en*t of Killarney. It was announced
today. Till* is considered one of the
most Important capture* made in
< 'ork county. Meany participated in
many of the »mhush>s agglnst tho
Britiah force*.
By AewiMlnl Press.
London. April 20,—Irish irregulars
today attacked te Waterford-Ftoh
guard passenger steamer Great West
ern ns she was proceeding slowly
down the river Suir from Waterford,
says an Kvening News dispatch from
Fishguard. The steamer escaped
without casualties, ,
Dublin. April 20—Irish republican
women prisoners today invoked the
hunger strike against the free state
Mrs, Despard, aged sister of Field
Marshal Lord French, had a bed car
ried to the outside of Kilrnanhan Jail,
announcing that she would remain
there upon hunger strike until three
other women irregulars Inside tho
prison were liberated.
The women piiaoners are on hunger
strike also.
Aviator to Make Another
Attempt to Reach 10 Starving
Northport, ML h . April 20.—Lieut.
Hassell Meredith. tho HVt.itor who
last February fl« w u«ros« the Mato
to Beaver Islam! to rat ty a doctor to
Jc*s Ftde, reported dying there, was
to hojte off at SelfrldRi* Field today
In a Riant do llaviland army plane
in a second attempt to carry aid to
the nine men and one woman ie
ported starving on South Fox island.
The plane which left the field yester
day and crashed through the ice in
attempting to land lure, was aban
doned last night. It was thru that
Lieut. K C. Whitehead, pilot, file
phoned a request that another plane
be sent.
Hlanlnn to \ck I.r^idalion
to Han Marathon Daurin;:
Washington. April 20.—After watch
; mg Washington’s marathon dancers
; twin* into tlteir -totli hour in their of
| f**rts to establish a new world rec
ord. Kept enentHil\ o Thomas L. Blan
ton, democrat, Texas, announced he
• would urge legislation In the next
congress to prohibit such long-dig
tnn«*w contests. Blanton described the
mat tt lit*11 i mil toi i ,i !.• ”
< niiimniis kilis Dry Hill
hy l.taHot of I’.Hi to I I
London. April 20—For the fits!
I line in itm history the house of com
mon* today debated liptmt prohibition
bill anil at the expiration of the li cit
incuts on il hilled I lie me.inure by
rejecting its second reading, 236 in II
The bill was that recently mho
duced by Vtlwaitl Neluyingeniir «>t
Ihiticdee, who has dexohvd Ids life to
the cause of prohibition.
Rain Over State
of Great Benefit
to Small Grain
Mni'ture C.lieehs Fwo-Dav
Dust Storm That Damaged
Wheat - Snow Falls
' at Ellsworth.
Lincoln, April -0—Growing sn.all
train in Nebraska was greatly bene
fited by rail h. ranging from showers
to approximately half an Inch which
were received today in practically
every section of the state, according
■ to weather reports.
Following a two day duet and wind
storm, which threatened considerable
damage to winter wheat, the surface
moisture ha* halted blowing in wheat
fields in most localities.
Government reports showed 4^ of
an inch at Valentine and 48 at
N<*rthp! itte. Other cities reporting
• '
«’ook. Hasting*, Central Norfolk and
Grand Island.
General rams are bsdlv needed in
the wintern section of the state.
Which i reported several in * -
short of moistur*
sporlal liUpntrh l« The Omaha H#*e.
0 Neill. Neb . April 2<L—A slow
tain, which began falling here thurs
| day night and which still continues in
, terinittentlv, materially benefits hay
meadows ami puts fields in excellent
condition for plowing and seedin. The
I pain was needed.
1 teal rice. Neb. April 20—Folb wing
i wind and duet storm of two days,
a crop saving rain fell in this section
of the state. This moisture cornea at
a time when it will, save much of the
wheat, as farmers say the high wind
l as damaged it In some localities.
K1 Is worth. Neb . April 20—From 82
.ib"t' at I in the after noon and a
l heavy fall of snow nt midnight mark
ed the two extremes of Aprils most
eratlc weather display in this vicinity.
The snow speedily disappeared and
was followed by a steady nun which
did immense good ms moisture was
badly needed.
Geneva. Neb. ,\pnl 20— The wheat
fields are being treated to a good ram
which will save thousands of bushels
of the cereal In this county. Fields
around Geneva have seemed to stand
dry wo.uher belter than in nthet
parts of the county.
\\ County lin|»ro\o>
Highways at Own Kxpcieo
special DUpntrli to The Omaha bee.
Ked Glond. Neb , April 20.—Web
ster county is not waiting for a fed
eral appropriation to build w system
of good roads The county tononis
sinner* are building a stretch of good
| highway each year at county expense
l ast Matson the road from Hcd C*U>ud
to Guide Hock, a put of the Golden
Hod highway’, was put in first class
condition. A » r« w i ■ n \v gracing a
road running north and south almost
in the middle of the county. This
joins with the federal hlkhwnv and
win give a good road from Hindi n
to Ked Cloud.
Mrs. Cook New
I). A. R. President
!,II<tl <•. Drake of Ne
braska Fleeted One of
\ fee Presidents.
Washington, April 20 — Mrs. An
thony Wayne Cook of Pennsylvania
was declared elected president general
of the Daughter* of the American
Revolution today after obj of the bit
terest eiectior. contests in tbe history
of the society.
The vote for Mrs Cook was 940.
Her i nly opponent. Mrs. G. Wallace
W Hanger of Washington, received
a vote of 777. .
Mrs Gllett G. Drake of Nebraska
was elected one of the vice presidents
general of the Daughters of the
American Devolution at the conven
tion n Washington. lh* count of the
vote showed yesterday.
Sugar Increasing
Rapidly in Price
Sugar is increasing rapidly in
price and by Monday or Tuesday
wilt r'lail at from 12 I t to 15 cents
a pound, according to sugar Jobbers
and brokers yesterday.
Candy, cookies and all other goods
n whit h sugar is used are mounting
in price.
A 10 per cent Increase In sugar
cookies and 20 per cent increase in
candies were reported ymterday.
\ irtirn of Hammer Murder
Found bving on Boulevard
Selbyvllle, Del , April 20 —One of
the most brutal murders ever com
mit It'll in this vicinity came to light
today, when the horrily mutilated
laxly of Elisha, Hudson, 6;> a widower.
whs discovered along the Dupont
boulevard. The victims face was
Isaten in. the skull cracked and the
right arm broken. A short distance
away was a bloodstained hammer.
2 Mon and Woman Set Fire
to Des M nines W idow's Home
l>rs Moines, la., \pril JO.—Two men
and a woman, politic as real estate
scents, set fire to tile home of Mrs.
Kill n t.reenbaum, a widow after they
had tortured and robbed her of $110.
Kiremen rescued the woman from the
flames.
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Feared in
Ruhr Valley
Late Reports Tell of Threaten- •
inp Conditions Among Un
employed in Number
of Cities.
French Blamed for Riots
By I'nUmsl Sfriire,
Berlin, April 20.—Fears of a gen
eral communistic uprising in section*
Of the Ituhr are expressed In govern
mental circles.
I-ate reports tonight tell of unrest
and disorders in various cities and
towns, and anxiety is apparent that
the serious situation at Mulheim will
spread to other points.
In the capture of the center of the
city of Mulheim, the home and head
quarters of Hugo Stinnes. and its re
capture by the police, eight are re
ported to have been killed and more
than 40 wounded.
Germans Blame French
In government quarters all respon
sibility is placed on the French. It is
polnf-d out that the French either dis
armed or dispersed the German police
in the greater part of the Ruhr, and
that vast industrial centers w ith enor
mous populations are denuded of all
regular police protection, affording the
reds and criminal elements a wonder
ful field for their operations.
A special cabinet meeting was call
ed today to consider the situation
created at Mulheim. Tt was decided
to mark time pending further develop
ments.
The view- is taken that whether or
not there is to be a general red re
sult in the Ruhr rests wholly in the
hanAi of the French, since they w-.II
not permit the German government
to send in armed and uniformed re
gular police forces, much less the na
tional guard.
A tremendous storm was raised in
the Prussian parliament this after
noon when Deputy Scholern. com
munist. demanded that the Prussian
government withdraw its police at
Muiheim.
Communist Forces Ousted
From Control of Mulheim
By Associated rns*.
Mulheim. April JO.—After being
terrorixed for three days by the com
munist mobs which held it, Mulheim
today Is again under control of the
constituted German authorities. The
force of 3“0 police and city official*
which had been beiicged in the
Ii.a-.bau* made a sortie from this great
fort res* like building this morning, cut
through the line* of the beetgers
caught them in the rear, arrested
many and again took control of the
city.
Thirty leaders of the besiegers
were arrested. One of them, a man
named Kurten, is said to have been
the leader of the Kiel revolution in
1S16. He resisted arrest and was
wounded, probably fatally.
The casualty list, so far a* made
up. showed six dead and from 60 to
TO wounded, some of whom may d;e.
French troops nemaihed through
out the trouble In or near the security
police station, which they are occu
pying. They took no part in the
affair, w hich they regarded aa purely
local.
Besieged Since Wednesday.
Burgomaster I.empke with 300 city
representatives and a detachment of
security of pol ce who are said to
been summoned from Dutsberg and
elsewhere in anticipation of trouble,
had been besieged since Wednesday*
they hud an ample supply of food and
ammunition and were easily able to
hold the building, which is surmount
ed by a 250-foot tower, the highest
point in the city. On this lofty perch
the burgomaster stationed sharpshoot
ers who were thus able to pick off
members of attacking parties.
The besieger! forces, who c»!i«d
themselves "The Unemployed," num
bered about 2.000. but the burgomas
ter declares there are only 600 un
employed men in Muheim. Many ot
the besiegers were merely trouble
makers led by communists, he declar
er!. This engirding army, among
which were many youths armed with
rifles, built barricades and tore ub
the paving to obtain missiles. They
broke several hundred window* in tli#
great rathaus.
Sheriff Tells of Raid
on (lommunist Meeting
K» AMviNtat ISf»
St. Joseph, Mich . April 20. — The
story of how a sheriff a posse and w
group of federal agents swooped down
on the second national convention ot
the Communist Party of America in
a wooded g’.en at Bridgman, Mich ,
last August and took IT prisoner*,
was told in circuit court by Sheriff
George Bridgman, first witness for
the state against Charles K. Rut hen
berg charged with criminal son
dicalism.
The sheriff identified Kuthenhergap
one of the IT prisoners captured.
Farm Building* Destroveil
by Dakota Prairie Fire*
Huron S. I) . April TO.—Prairie fire*
northwest, north and southwest of Hu
ron last night and today destroyed
small farm buildings, bridges ar. 1
some livestock and poultry with a
resultant loss of thousands of dollars,
according to meager reverts received
here today by nrewsenscr
Bulgaria Massing Troop*
on t.rcck Border, ( barge
Athens, April t«.—<>reek pews.
I«'»i< charged today that Bulga a
i- concentrating inv-i's on the Owe
frontier The Bulgarian !• gallon said
the soldiers were there to suppress
bandit*.
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