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The ( imaha Ngrning Bee ™ VOL. 52 NO. 295 tatarad •• Sacond-ClaM Mattar May 28. 1906. at OMAHA MONDAY MAY 1922 * 2y M*U/' 0i,ft VB*£y,..W; 9W,t 4MivM"£i TWO CENTS *" 0h!«*c?oV. t5^l|lar?,,lt<l v 4J* Omaha P. 0. llndar Act of Marah 3. 1879. UIW.AnA, lUUitUAI, ~Of Outiid* tha 4th iona (I Yaari; Dally and Sunday. 812. Sunday only, »» _ ■ Good Will Found on Trade Trip Welcome Home Best Web come of All, Business Men Jay afc Greeted by Their Families. Trip Was Huge Success By PAUL GREER. And tho best welcome of all was tb.e welcome home. That could be seen oil the faces of the Omaha busines) men, who returned Satur day night from their 2,000-mile trade trip through Nebraska, Wyoming and Colorado. Everywhere they had been, and thvy had stopped at more than 100 towns to the west, they had been greeted with open hearted hospital ity. tiering. North Platte, Cozad, .exington, Central City' and a num her of other towns furnished larger crowds, but none was quite so glad to see the 10 car special train as were the home folks. On the business side, the trip was highly successful. As Frank Myers, one of the trade tourists said, "This was a mighty good week. The Omaha booster spirit was reciprocated ail along the route.” Beginning at Sargent, in Custer county, Saturday morning, the return trip was like a triumphal procession. Sargent, a town of something over 1.000 population, is an example of the thriving communities that dot the map of Nebraska. Three cars of dressed poultry, consigned direct to New York, were in the siding. Last week, three carloads of eggs were shipped out. A tremendous amount of milk and livestock also originates here. The modern egg and poultry storage plant of Frank A. Gustafson was a revelation to the visitors. Ijist Stops of Trip. Other towns which received the tourists Saturday were Comstock. Arcadia. McAlpine, Loup City, Schaupps, Ashton, Fnrwell, Midway St. Paul, Chapman and Grand Is land. Many of the features of the trip were recorded by the official photo ^^cirapher, Ernest Bihler, and In niov pictures by C. F. Chenoweth. The business side of the journey is in dicated by the following Interviews with some of the men on the train: A. D. Kpeir. Iten BlsctJit company: "It was pleasant to note the optimistic feeling am mg the dealers visited. Many have recently made improve ments in their stores and buildings, and a good many others are con templating alterations. Orte thing country merchants stiive to do is to k'-ep up to date." Trip Wonderful Success. II. It. Pinkerton, Orchard A Wilhelm company: "This 'Good will' and promotion excursion through th* wonderful productive regions of Wyoming snd Nebraska has been a wonderful success. Dealers are with out exception optimistic, and while stocks are low In many stores, the recent bountiful rains have prompted buying. Although little soliciting was done on the trip, a great many orders were recorded.” P. F. Powell. McCord-Brady com piny: “Rural communities are slowly <Turn to Tags Two, Column Three.) American Plan to (lontrol Opium Traffic Favored B.v PrfM. Geneva, May 27.—The American proposal for the control of opium traffic seemed to be gaining ground , among the members of the opium ad visory committee of the league of na tions and the American delegates are hopeful of the adoption of the main points of their plan. China, Slam. Germany and Por tugal reported favorably, while France end Great Britain are doubtful and Japan, Holland and India oppose the plan. The opposition stsnds on The convention, which, it is con ^*^.fled, allows the use of prepared rptum. America Represented at Meeting of League Paris, May 27.—The league of na tions hygiene committee began Its Sixth session to continue for 10 days. For the first time an American delegate was in attendance. Dr. Hugh S. Gumming, eurgeon general of the l.'nited States public health service, being here to act In an advisory ca pacity. rrofessor Madsen of Copen hagen, presided. Dr. Gumming was appointed on a * committee with Dr. Carlos ' hagas of Rrar.il and Sir George Buchanan <f iingland, to meet representatives of the International office of public by glene to arrange for cooperation b< tween the two bodies. Liquor Found in Haiti at Walnut Livery Barn Sheriff r. A. Lutlnson and a nquad , of deputies vieited Walnut, la., Fri day night, and raided the livery barn operated by Adam Eckert. In the loom of the proprietor above the eta hie they seized 20 plnta of alcohol and a case containing half a gross of empty whisky botthe. Information charging Eckert with maintaining a liquor nt|laanc# were filed. Paul Peterson. uirented at Avoca, la , with more than three gallons of alcohol 1n hln automobile, pleaded i*r</^o||iy in district court yesleidav at • ouncil Bluffa to a charge of boot legging and was fined |R00. "Summer fasHlene af Vogue, June 1 ^•tue, out ttdnjr."—AdygrUittnenU Four in Family Hurt When Hit by Motor Car A mother and her three children were injured when they were struck by an automobile at Twenty-fourth and Cuming sareets. As Mrs. Otto Schwandt, 3414 North Sixty-ninth street, stepped from a street car a machine driven by Henry McKinney, 1025 South Thirty-fifth street, struck her. Mrs. Schwandt, who was holding her son, Charles, 2, was dragged sev eral feet. Louise, 7, and Gertrude, 11, were knocked down by the auto mobile. They sustained minor bruises. McKinney was arrested on charges of drunkenness and reckless driving. I All Northern Ruhr Caldron of Unrest; Many Outbreaks J I Clashes Between Striking Com munist Forces anti Ger man Police Take Place in Many Towns. By International New* Service. Bochum, Germany, May 27. — Two persons were killed and 40 wounded in clashes between communists and German police. Further fighting is feared. By International »»• Service. Beilin, May 27.—All the north ern section of the Rohr seethed with red disorders, strikes and clashes between communists and German policemen. Trouble was reported from Gelsenkirchen. Bochum. Dort mund. Muenslcr, Hamborn, Castrop and Remscheid. Reds were said to he in complete control of the industrial city of Gel senkirchen, where a communist com mittee was appointed to administer affairs according to soviet principles of government. Russian communists are believed to be fostering trouble In the Ruhr. German newspapers claim that the red rising is the opening of an ag gressive campaign to sweep central Europe with bolshevism. Karl Radrk, one of the most clever propagandists and organizers of the soviet, secretly left Berlin and was reported to be on his way to the Ruhr. German Executed. Although the French military authorities have made no effort to | check the red wave, they executed at Dusseklorf today a German work er who had taken part in the blow ing up of Ruhr railways in April. Malty jversoiis were wounded, news paper plants were wrecked and stores looted at Bochum. Shots were exchanged between communists ami volunteer police at Muenster, but no casualties were re ported. Essen was comparatively quiet, al though there was an undercurrent of unrest. Famine is threatened at Gelsehkir chen. where the food shops have been sold out. Railway traffic has beer, paralyzed at Dusseldorf by strikes. Strikes among steel and iron work ers, railway men and miners spread to serious proportions. At Retn Echeid and elsewhere steel and iron workers struck, demanding 50 per cent wage increase. Troops Seize Marks. Berlin. May 27.—fine the heels of news of violent red upheavals through the Ruhr rame a report tint the French troops at Kssen had raid ed the reichabank and seized 75,000, 000,000 marks. The Ruhr is seething with unrest and all day there were frequent clashes between ttie communists and the German police, while the French military authorities stood aside and watched the struggle whieh threat-1 ens to tie up all industry In the great industrial district. .Sunday is expected to he a day of lighting and clashes throughout the Ruhr, as all the workers will he Idle, The communists In Westphalia have issued a proclamation calling upon the proletariat to slipporl a general strike throughout the Rhineland and the Ruhr. Two Russian soviet ‘'cour tiers,'' said to be acting between Ruhr communist leaders and Moscow, were arrested at Dortmund by the republi can police. Before leaving Berlin for the Ruhr. Karl Radek, the mimunist. Issued the following proclamation: "We will not accuse l<ord Curzon of having hired the assassin of Vas lav Vorovsky at Kansanne. We will not allege ihmt the Kausanne murder was the beginning of a carefully plotted series of nssasslnations of soviet officials an,i envoys. But I will say one thing: When we begin ■killing we will aim straight, and (he death toll nf our enemies will bo far greater than our own." Man If lio Stole Mottle of Hear If ants to Pay at Pre-Volslead Prices Waukegan, II!., May 27. — Pay jin* a conscience dp|>t JO jeers old, I John J. Iluhln, Hot Springs, Ark , sent a letter containing lf> cent* to I pay for a Imttln of beer he said was i taken by him from the Icebox of n hoarding house opeinled by a man i named Cobb, bn I* endeavoring to Ionite through the Antioch News. “Dear Mr Cobb," the letter stales i "When I boarded with you about JO i years ago ! took a tint tie of beer from | your lehox Him# I have become n Christian I am making thluga right. Ho I apologue and encluas 16 cents to pay tor ths bear.' 5 Bandits Stop An ^ With Shots Postal Employes Held Up in Heart of Staunton, 111., and Kidnaped—Released 20 Miles From City. Money for Mine Payroll Staunton, III., May 27. — Five armed men held up G. A. Roberts, postmaster of this city, and a postal clerk, in the heart of the city and escaped with approximately $45,000, the payroll of the Mount Olive and Staunton Coal company mines near here. The money, which had arrived on Wabash train No. 50, was intended to meet the biweekly payrolls at the mine. Roberts and Henry Keuhnen, the money order clerk in the local postoffice, as was customary, had obtained the pouch containing the money from the train and were pro ceeding to the postoffice. Mullets Stop Auto. When only two blocks front the postoffice and about three blocks from the statidn. they were forced to stop their machine by a volley of shots fired from the bandits’ car. Roberts and Keuhnen both were armed, but neither had opportunity to use their weapons before they were overpowered. The robbers forced the two postal employes to alight from the machine in which they were riding and to enter their car. v Both were commanded to crouch low' in the car. Keuhnen was struck on the head with a revolver by one of the band for failure to crouch low enough. He is suffering from severe contusions about the head. Release Captives. The bandits drove the two postal employes to a point about a mile dis tant from Edwardsville. Ill, about 20 miles from here, where they released them. The money was forwarded from the Kpderal l-aud hank at St. I^oxiis to a local Imnk. Roberts was cut about 15 times a’oout the face and head when a bullet frfoin the gun of one i>f the robbers penetrated the windshild of his automobile. Officer Loses Badge in Tussle With Drunk Patrolman Tony Ileizler is sufT-’r ing from bitten knuckles. abrasions to his sblns ami a ruffled sense of dignity as a result of his attempt to. arrest a man who refused to give his name. The officer said h» found the man staggering on Fourteenth street. No sooner had he laid his hand on the man's shoulder than the tight started. "John Doe." under which name he was booked, kicked, clawed, scratched and bit his captor. Ileizler held on and. assisted by the ndvlee of a throng of bystanders, succeeded tn subduing the prisoner. When the nearest "box" was reached and the patrol wagon called Ileizler discovered that he had sacri flced his badge In the fight. "John : Doe" was charged with drunkedness and with resisting an officer. -——-— Victim Recovers Purse; Piekpoeket Disappears Police are searchiag for a pick- 1 pocket who was "working" on the Karnam street cars Saturday. The man was described by one of his vie- i tims, Jay Jensen. 4202 Valley street. Jensen boarded a street car at Six teenth street and missed his wallet, containing $16, shortly before the car reached Fourteenth street. He noticed a young man who acted nervous and followed him from the • car. A short distance away the man 1 threw Jensen's wallet away and es- j raped. f Workmen Excavating for Store Discover (iohl Ore Waukegan, III., May 27. Three baskets of ore. which resisted acid test* for gold, were found by work men excavating here for a stone building today. The nuggets ranged from egg size up and were found In a vein of black sand. Work was stopped and the ground* are being guarded. Sample* of the or* have been taken to Chicago for examina tion by assaylsts, by M. H. Rosen I bluin, proprietor of the store. Members of Skinner Compum Mourn Death of Pet Iturro St. PaUi May 27. Otis Skinner, actor, and o ttr member* of Ids com pany playli’i In "Mister Antonio," today were mourning the death of Capltano, a burro Used In the play and w hich lias been I heir pel for sev j oral year*. Capltano, known to thou sands of theater goer* throughout the country, died here from an Illness j which followed having Itm hoof* too' closely trimmed recently, Kansas < alv Stunt Flyer Killed in 700-Fool Fall Kansas City, Mo. May 27. Steve Mmitinw\ KfiiHMtn <*1 ty aviator, wai Killed here when plane In which he wm cInning a atunt performance fell 700 feet. The plane wim wrecked. Flint report* to the effect that nil other HNintnr had been injured wen* | found lu bt ciiuniuui. Montiun wm . aloui I % ' Pp’ *«?'£ (> s Net $4,000; A Is Criticised V ft* - 9 .a remembered the Veteran* of jsy ,gn Wars In their annual Poppy ‘ y Saturday, Recording to the statement made by H. A. llonack, chairman of the poppy commit tee. The receipts at the last count ing amounted to $4,000, with re turns still to be made. Mrs. J. E. Megeath paid Past Commander Honack $20 for the first poppy. Mr. Honack said he appreciated the as ! sistance given by the Elks and their friends. Mr. Honack declared that the American Legion made an uncalled for statement in the newspapers of Saturday. According to the past com mander, the Legion said that it was in no way connected with the drive. Honack said the Legion should apologize to the foreign war veterans. Big Gain Shown in High Schools and Attendance Number of Schools Inereases 367 Per Cent, Enrollment 315 Per Cent, in 13 Years. Lincoln, Neb., May 27.—Large In creases in the number of Nebraska four-year high schools and the num ber of pupils attending and grauting from them are shown by a recent survey of the accredited schools cov ering a period of 15 years. Public . four year high schools have increased 367 per cent. In 1906-1907, there were 81 high schools, all of which were accredited to the university; in 1921-1922 there were 384. The In crease In school census In this period was only 8 per cent. The Increase in enrollment in the grades was 93 per cent, while In the high schools it was 315 per cent. This means that the youth of Ne braska is remaining in school more years. Whereas pdpi Is formerly dropped out of school In the early grades, they are in rapidly increasing ratio completing the work of the eight grades and of the high school. The increase in resident enrollment in the high schools has been 375 per nnt. while non-resident enrollment has increased 584 i>er cent.. Nearly one fourth of the pupils in the high schools come from outside the local districts. It Is evident that the boys and girls front the rural schools and front the villages are more ambitious for an education than ate the youth of the larger communities, school graduates has been 387 per The Increase In the number of high edit, showing a wholesome relation between the increase in enrollment and the holding power of the school for the completion of the entire course. Much of this increase is due to the establishment of new high schools. In order to determine the relative local Increase, a study was made of changed conditions in 15 years In the SI schools accredited in 1906-1907. The Increase |n enrollment In the grades was 23 per cent; In the high school. 123 per cent. The Increase in resident pupils in the high schools was 122 per rent; non resident. 142 per cent; and graduates, 140 per cent. Bluffs Graves Are Robbed of Flowers Wholesale robbery of urn* and plants from graves in Council Bluffs cemeteries is being conducted upon larger scale tills year than ever be fore, according to cemetery officials, florists and owners of burial plots. Ben B. King, undertaker, said that thieves had emptied the' freshly filled urn on his private burial plot In Walnut Mill cemetery and had stolen three of six geranium plants from one grave. He said many other persona had reported sim ilar losses to him. Florists say they frequently are embarrassed by complaints that they tinve failed to till orders given them, when they had done so hut the stu'f had been taken hy thieves Cemetery officials say that close watch is kept during the daytime, but that the depredations are com-' tnltted nt night. Stale Take* I |> Case of Boy Hnilally Beaten liy Brother Lincoln, May 27—The Htate Wcl fart department announced It had taken up the case of Joseph Wed dir. 6. of Julian. Nemaha county, who it Is charged was brutally beaten by his brother, John Weddle, 24, with whom he was temporarily making his home. Mrs. Kmlly llornbctger. hc*»«l «*f the department, directed an assist ant to visit the Injured boy mill his brother, amt she confirmed th« sc\ci tty of the child a injuries. John Wed die is in tail at Auburn on failure to supply a bail bond of $2,000. Studio of Choir Leader. Thn hnnw of Mrs A. B. Harlow at South Thlrty-alxth atrnnt, on Sop temhnr 1, will ho colon thn rcatdancc and atildlo of Hr ad Klim, choir Inatiaj at thn Klrat Ontral t’oniri'PKatlniW church. Mr. K.llla, hiat wnt’k pur • liaand thi* homa through thn Klrat Truat company. < >il Men to < lonfer. M» XU nil, I ,'iwm i d Mn\ ? . IlppitNimlNtlM'it of the |)ohnc>. In Ion nnd Hliell «>iI lillircntu were here for n conference with Uoxeium Lugo nnd Stnti* Knginrpr A t'lnnlo of district of Lower tillfornl.i regarding limits fur dulling oil w«llg in tin* dlairlcU i 1 Turco-Greek Pact Clears War Clouds Over Near East ; Complete Agreement on Ques tion of Reparations Reached at Dramatic Session of Lausanne Conference. By AniodHted Prrtm. j Lausanne, May 27.—Peace Instead I of war In the near east, was the wel come result of a dramatic session of ; the Lausanne conference held at | Ouchy chateau, to settle the Turco Oreek reparation controversy. Com plete agreement was reached, and, as this was the only remaining problem between the Greeks and the Turks, hostilities which It was feared might involve the Balkan countries, have been averted. The United States, through Joseph C. Grew, the minister to Switzerland, played an important part in the settle ment. Mr. Grew's efforts for peace, which continued throughout the night and today, are regarded by the con * ference delegates as having helped 1 considerably in preparing the way for I the agreement the European powers have been seeking for a fortnight. The happy ending of the war threats is expected to favorably in fluence the remaining near eastern negotiations and force an accord on the points still disputed. Incidentally it will further the proposed revision of the Turkish-American treaties, which are still in the stage of informal conversations. Essential Points. The essential points in today's agreement are: Greece admits that it owes indemnity to Turkey, while Tur key renounces enforcement of pay ments: the two powers agree to recti fication of the boundary between east ern ami western Thrace and to the restoraion of ships seized from one an other since the armistice; the Turks agree to waive indemnity in view of i Greece’s precarious financial condi tion. and Greece consents to the 1 cession to Turkey of Karagatch and the railroad from Karagatch to the Bulgarian frontier. The meeting began in the same at. j mosphere as attended the collapse of the previous conference on February t Th« pricipal delegates, notably Sir Horace Humboldt, Great Brit*ln, and General Belle, France, solemnly ap pealed to Ismet Pasha, bead of the Turkish delegation, ta wat^j ^tll, claims to cash Indemnities and Sc the offer of Karagatch. Grew I rgcs Agreement. Mr. Grew who. until early In the morning, had conferred with Ismet Pasha and M. Venizelos counselling moderation, added America's voice to i that of Europe. Mr, Grew pointed out that both Greece and Turkey had lieen engaged In a long struggle, and both were confronted with problems of Internal organization demanding self controlled Statesmanship. Turkey, he said, seemed determined to re organize Its national life on modern democratic lines and It would seem In conceivable that It would thrust this object aside In favor of war. The settlement followed a long de bate, after which Ismet Pasha and M. Venizelos shook hands and sat down and charted in the most frlehdly man ner. M. Venizelos thanked all the plejji potentiaries, as well as the American minister, for their efforts toward peace. Ismet Pasha remarked that he hoped Turkish conciliatory attitude would help to Influence the settlement of the remaining problems between Turkey and the allies. Doctors Challenge Holes . Controlling Prescriptions R,i International >ewa Sailrf. Butte. Mont.. May 27.—Challenging the right of congress and the Internal revenue commissioner to place re strictions on the practice of medicine, more than 50 Butte physicians have organized the Association for the Protection of Constitutional Rights. The organization will make a test case of the suit recently filed by' I'nited States IMstrict Attorney John R. Slattery against Pr. J. B. Freund of this city, charging violation of the law pertaining to liquor prescription*. Pr. Freund Is charged with Issuing 102 liquor prescription* within 90 day*, two more than the tinmbcr al lowed by law. with Issuing two pre scriptions to the same patient in less Ilian 10 days, and with writing a pre scriplinn on other than a regulation form I.ots Iffiup Sold Rapidly in 120-Acre Roniin Tract The MrCngue Investment company reports that It has sold more than 60 lota In llonlla, an addition ad Joining Benson on the ami til west, snd which was placed on sale Friday. Up are having a larue number of Inquires.” I! K .Met hruh emd. "and praclb ally ‘all of the persons who visit ihp Hilillt Ion buy one * or more Iota.'1 Bonita la a 120 acre tract which (he Mot'ague company purchased last fall from ilia Brown estate It extends from Blondo on the south (o Maple street on the north snd Ilea east of Seventy second street. Rhi of Creed la Lowered liv Northern Hapliats Atlantic t'11> . N. .1 Mnv - The hit* of nerd w iw lowered h> the Northern n.iptlnt convention whrn it wai voted thnt tho piosl dnit of t In* I nlW’i wIt v of Llilidgn not hmuftir b# a mendicr of i hut dcnoiuiiiM t ion. Th« dclAitAtrii "fro nltnofit utmnihnnun In Abolishing thA custom of choosing* the bond of ihAt university from amen* Baptist •ducAtoiA ^ Modesty Belt Finds Favor .MoJ^gfy I>um.p<2.f ~y Before sallintr for Europe, Irene Castle Tremaine, widow of the late Vernon Castle, expel ieneed such distrust at dances she had seen in the mlddlewest that she expressed a decided favor for the "modesty belt." a French invention. It consists, of spiked belts for women, which keep their male partners at a respectful distance. The new belt, which has just been introduced into Chicago, is worn by Miss Bee Thompson. Court Reaffirms Stand in Navracel Action Lincoln, May 27,—The Nebraska supreme court announced its adher ence to its former decision in the case of an employe of the Cudahy Pack ing company of Omaha, Navracel by name. Navracel tfaa Injured in the course of his employment, hut in stead of asking indemity under the workmen’s compensation act, he sued for damages at common law for in juries received by reason of the pack ing company, as ha alleged, failing to properly safeguard machinery near which ho worked. The supreme court dismissed the case, holding that an employe who comes under the provisions of the workmen's compensation act and has not affirmatively rejected it In the manner specified by law, ha* sur rendered all right to bring an action for damage* that might aceure. The previous ruling aroused so much Interest In industrial circles that the court permitted a reargu ment and resubmission, hut without changing its first conclusion. Man’s Skull Fractured When Auto Strikes Flim Karl Williams. 3630 Davenport street, was run down and suffered a skull fracture by a c^r driven by Mrs. D. J. Wliar'on, Dietz club, at Six teenth street and Capitol avenue He was taken to I^ord Ulster hospital after he had been attended by Dr. Kinyoun. police surgeon. Mrs. Wharton turned west on Six teenth street and failed to s»e Wil liams Another tnnn who was cross ing the street, blocked her from dodg ing to the right and another car blocked the left. She waa taken to the police sta lion on a charge of reckless driving. Uater sho was relensed on $3,Sno bonds pending the outcome of Wiliams' Injuries. * ('Iiina Makes Restitution for Killing of Coltman Washington, May 27. — Minister Schurnian at Pekin cabled the Slate department that the Chinese govern ment'had "complied with the demands of the 1‘nltecl States" for restitution for the kilting of Charles Coltman, th American merchant. shot to death last December hy Chinw-e soldiers. "The Chinese goveriMent." *«!d an announcement, "made a formal apol ogy for the Incident, which was n»> considered sufficient hy this govern ment. As the outcome of prolonged negotiations, the military governor. General Chang, consented to make a personal npnloga to the American minister at Pekin, and the Chinese government has sgreed to dismiss, by pi csldntlal mandate, the chief of staff. Hie officer Immediately responsible for the shooting. Other officers concern ed. the adjutant and assistant ad jutant, were also dismissed hy order of the minister of war." Loudon DigpaWuo Report Revolution iu Bulgarin IIt I nlteraal Here tee. 1/vndon. May !T —Unconfirmed dla patches mild Ilia revolution had' broken out in Uiilg.uta and (hat I'n trier StJUnhoulakt had fled from Soil# after being rule need to death by the revolutloniala Man> were hilli'il In the lighting, the report »al.l fleport of the revolution received little credence In l.ondon, «* the agrailan party In llulgarl*. led by Ntamhnulskt, wan recently returned to power in a general faction with an overwhelming majority. Banquet and Dancing in New Rector’s Honor • i A banquet and dance will be given by the men of the congregation of St. Martin Episcopal church Tues day evening In the banquet hall cf. the Livestock Exchange cafe. The banquet will be served from 6:30 to T:30, after which stunts will feature the program. Dancing will start at 9. The affair was planned to Intro duce Rev. Charles Herbert Linlev, the new rector of St. Martin church, to the people of South Omaha. It haa been decided to make the affair an annual one. I'r. K. O. Beck is the general chair man on arrangements; A. H. Fry of the Livestock Exchange cafe has charge of the hanquet and Walter N'itchle is chairman of the commit tee on special stunts. According ot those in charge there will be more than 500 persons in attendance. Interurban Hits Auto; Five Persons Killed Detroit, May 27.—Five persons were killed here tonight when an in terurban car on the DetroiEPontiac line hit an automobile at Woodward avenue and the 15 mile road, eight miles north of Detroit. None of the dead has been identified. '®i» impact of the collision threw the motor of the wrecked automobile Into a line of machines passing along the road, wrecking another machine. The car following-the second wrecked automobile then crashed Into the car. A number of persons in these ma chines were injured, several were re moved to hospitals. Henry ForfJ Presidential Boom Reported Growing i»t r niter*«l mnrl^ ■Washington. May 27.—'Th* second democratic senator within two weeks came hack to Washington with reports of the growing strength of the boom for Henry Ford for presi dent. Senator Henry F Aahurst of Arlro n« said at the White House after a conference with President Harding: "Wherever I have traveled aince con* 1-css adjourned I have found con siderable and growing sentiment for Henry Ford in democratic circles " The senator made it plain that he was not committing himself to the Ford candidacy, but merely reporting the results of his observations. Hardin# to Become Boy for TICO Hours at Flks' Picnic for Seattle Kids By 1 nl»*r**| Sfrtlrf. Washington, May CT. — President Harding will throw off the cares of the presidency and bccoma a hoy again for two httrs when he visits Seattle after hts trip to Alaska. The president accepted an In vitstlon from the big brother com mtttee of the Klks lodge No S2 of Seattle to attend the Klks fourth an nual picnic for the boy* of the com munity. Tit* Invitation was presented by former Representative W. K. Humphrey of Washington on half of f A Reynolds, chairman of the committee The president assured Mr Hum phiey that he would be delighted to Join with hi* brother Klks tn gixtng the hoys of Seattle a great oultng The day will be definitely fixed when th» president * ttnerary finally I* completes!, probably the middle of next week, It wa* stated at the White House I Many Hurt in Fight at Restaurant Whites anti Filipinos From { Battle Fleet Clash—One Man Expected to Die of Wounds. _ Further Trouble Feared Los Angeles, May 27.—One man may ide, four are suffering from seri j ous knife wounds, and a number of [ others are cut and bruised as the re sult of a riot between white and Fli j pino sailors of the battle fleet In Los ; Angeles harbor today. The trouble started when a white I sailor was ejected from a dance in j tended exclusively for Filipinos. About j 1,200 of his white comrades, armed j with bricks, started for the dance ] hall. At the entrance, they were ] stoppd by the police and sailors on '■atrol duty while the hall was cleared of the Filipinos. They then descended ; on a Chinese restaurant filled with Filipino sailor Patrons and a free for all fight ensued. R. D. Drummond of the V. B. S. Mississippi »as shot in the left side. His assailant was not caught. * Drumond wa s taken to the sub marine base hospital where it was said his recovery was doubtful. Four other white sailors were slashed severely but were returned to their ships after emergency treat ment at the receiving hospital. Sev eral score others were said to have re ceived minor knife wounds and abrasions from bricks and other mis ■ siles. L. J. Vigneau, driver of a police pa trol wagon, was cut about the face and arms by glass wh*n a rioter threw- a brick hrough the windshield. Ehe shore patrol was increased to night because of reported threats of further violence against the Filipinos. Short Ballot Meeting Is Called in Lincoln non partisan convent'c-n ha* been called for Lincoln, June?, to organize a campaign to add a short ballot amendment to the state constitution. The plan is to initiate an amendment reducing the number of elective ad ministrative state officials to not more than two or three. The petition w.ll require about 40.000 s.gners. be sides planning the campaign for pet itions, the conference will decide upon the form and scop® of the amendment to be submitted. Among the spor.scrs of the move ment are Senators M. F. Richard. ; Guide Rock; J. C. McGowan, Nor folk: Representative Elmer J. Lamb. Tecumseh; former Congressman Dan i V. Stephen'. Fremont: former Repre sentative W. M. Stebbins, Gothen burg; C. H Gustafson. J. H. Frand sen, and J. E. Miller, Lincoln. Mexican Officials Half Traffic Across Bordet El Paso. Tex.. Ms.y J”.—Mezican immigration authorities halted traf fic across the international bridges connecting Ei Paso and Juarez, at 8 tonight. They acted on orders from Mexico City. The authorities said the order re sulted from alleged resumption ot open gambling with the consent of Juarez municipal authorities. Amen scans In Juarez l-eturnefl to the Amer ican side without interference. Short ly after the bridges were shuit. gam bling was closed and at 10 tonight fed eral authorities reopened the bridge*. I . 0. T. BanqUct and Dance at Blackstone Hotel One hundred and fifty fnited Com mercial Travelers and wives and sweetheart# of Omaha banqueted and danced at the ' Blackstone hotel. Community singing was led by Gus Swansoti/and Robert Anderson, Run i yon "a orchestra played. P. K. O'Brien, grand senior ootm selor of the state V. C. T, was the principal speaker at tha banquet. Speeches were made by A. AV. Haw kins. grand secretary, and E I* Scholle. chan man of the executive committee of Omaha travelers. 1 lirro Homos Robbrd. Three persons reported to police that their home* had been robbed. 1°. A. Reynold*. ££15 Howard street, reported the loss of *150 in jewel* and clothing: Margarets How. ard. 114 Turner boulevard, reported thiexea took *:•> worth x>f »!!xcr ael jewelaj Charles Hudson. SOt'S North Twenty.ifrst street, reported the loss of *4 In cash and jewelry valued at *50 F ight t aught in Raids, Georgia Johnson, S«40 Caldwell etreet. and Leo tiranowskt. 1719 South Twenty fifth street, were ar* re«:a»t on charter# of keeptnc discr* house* and the unlawful po#e« #lon of liquor follow In* raids upon their homes by the polio* morals *qu.-u1 Two Inmate# were arrested *t the Johnson place and four at the tlrancwski hotne 1 he \\ eather n m .‘i A r m. , ., . V* : m . y } ^ . M * • »*' — '4 J* » M U I. I Tf It M. Jt » n. w * *• ' l* m 4 »* m. a s T * m.