™r”c“L The Omaha Morning . >ee • .__—— ——_____--——---—^ 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 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 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. The Weather 1 24 h«'Ut* ending: 7 p. in. April 20. Tent|tpraliirr. Hlthrat. «4 tun-rat. 4*, mntn, 40. nor ma' M Total r*. os* aint o January l l 7» HtlatHf HumMlit l>rrrnla|r T a m , M No.»n, f* 7 p m ft I'rr. tplt*! ton Im ltrs ani| IImtt)rr«4lh« »'ofal. Tutal iiiua January 1. t> if 9% ■ »». 1 01 Hour I; Tcmi^riilurfi. r> n m m» * n in. 7 m in. . ..*> 4 4 • m .*4 9 ■ in. . M 1* n w . 4* 11 II m .47 11 noon f'H I r m. 3 P m . . ,M S p m .** * p. »' If h p m ,>n * r m ........ , M T v m . !*• * P iw . ,M 1 < titpi t tl ill r* at if M, « ntyenn* . PaVaiii'ort .......T* P#nv#» ...... a#j P« • Molnta . !•< po.tfc.* ntv .a lunger .... .10 |N>>ilh PUU» ... la ru+t»io HC R«rM i'iiv ..4s Mil t*k» . I# 44 ShAluUti . .44 City ....... .lit' WideRevolt * 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*. 9 P. M. Saturday Closing Hour for Sunday Omaha Bee “Want” Ads. AT lp00