The Omaha N!Corning Bee •%* VOL. 52—NO. 297. ^ OMAHA. WEDNESDAY, MAY 30, 1923.* £ Ystablish her innocence and that she was confident this end would he accomplished. Attired Becomingly. Mrs. Phillips, attired in a brown crepe de chine dress and becoming hat to match, was on deck as the Copan drew into her pier, surround ed by her sister. Miss Etta May .lack son; Under Sheriff Eugene Biscai luz of Eos Angeles. Mrs. Biscailuz and Deputy Walter Hunter, she looked at the hundreds of curiosity seekers on the pier apparently with little in terest, and when newspaper men and photographers hoarded the vessel with the customs officials, did not hesitate to pose for innumerable photographs. SJie was immediately subjected to a barrage of questions, but Mr. Biscailuz and Superintendent Moloney of the local police depart nient ended the interrogation by an nouncing that she Would be permit ted to receive reporters at police headquarters. Mrs. Phillips did not make the Jounrney from the pier to headquarter* in a police patrol. In “dead. Superintendent Moloney placed his personal car at the disposal of The prisoner talked freely with re porters hut was careful not to say anything that might tend to hamper her fight for freedom. At the time -if escape, she was in jail pend ing the outcome of an appeal after • ahe had received a sentence of in veur > to life imprisonment. Mrs. Meadows was beaten to death with a hammer and Mrs. Phillips was convicted large ly on the evidence of Miss Peggy Caffee. Alleges Peggy is Slayer. In stating that she was returning home voluntarily to fight for her name, honor and "freedom in the right way.” Mrs. Phillips was em phatic in asserting her innocence .ind equally emphatic in her statement that Peggy Uaffeo was the slayer of Mrs. Meadows. She said that had she told all of her *tory at her trial she would have been acquitted. She maintained silence on the advice of her attorney, however, she said, and as a result the only side, that of the prosecution, was told. She charged that her con viction was a "frame-up" and that she had old ■ ned sufficient new evi denee to prove it. Asked if men or women were implicated, she declined to answer. The new evidence, she said, was obtained during the five weeks sh'* remained tn and about Eos Angeles after her escape from prison. She ^ donned a pair of shell rimmed spec taeles, ah» said, arid went upon the streets on numerous occasions, while pollen were searching for her from (Turn ♦« Pnge Two, Column Two.l 5 Iowa Boys Drowned, Davenport Police Fear tly International News Service. Davenport. la.. May 2'J.—Davenport police are searching the quarries near Fishertown, la., for the bodies of five boys who are missing from their homes. They are: Eouis Dudley, 15: g Htanlev Smith, 10; Norman Atwood. len Atwood, 12, and Carl Ein sey. Deports of parties having seen the boys playing near the quarries lead the police to thins they have drowned. Harding to Call Governors to Prohibition Conference By Intermitionnl Vvin {Service. Washington, May 20. — President Harding will cull a conference of state governors to convene here about the middle of June for the discussion of prohibition enforcement, It was learned officially today at the White House. The president, it was said, de sires to draft a new enforcement pro gram with the aid of the governors before he leaves June 20 on his Alaskan trip. Negotiations for Release of Bandit Captives Progressing By AsMM'Intrd Pr«t«. Tientsin, May 29.—ftlspatche* from Tssochwang today strengthened the Impression of an Improved atmosphere in the negotiations for the release of the 14 foreigners held In the bandit strongholds on Pnotzuku mountain. Chinese official* evidently nro mak ing a more sincere effort to placate the bandit* and the bandits have been quick to acknowledge this. Black Hander* Kill Man. Ify Internistlonnl Nrnm lUrrvI«•«*. /IhbnRo, May 2!».—A "black hand was believed by police re*p»n-lble for the murder of t'barbn Oullo, 4fl a fruit Jobber, here today. Oullo was shot and killed by two tnen while en route to his place of business. Ills head was literally rid died. Says She Will Clear Self of Brutal Crime Clara Phillips. Mayer Denies He Was Dismissed: Quit on Own Hook Resignation Due to Pressing Business, Chief Clerk Tells Bryan—Kicks on Salary. Special 111,patch In Th- Omaha Bee. Lincoln, May 29.—.1. W. Mayor, chief clerk in the State Department of Agriculture, was not summarily dismissed as reported and tendered his resignation to Governor Bryan. Following is a copy of Mayer’s letter of resignation, dated May 25: "Owing to business matters affect ing myself that have come tip with in the last two weeks, I hereby tender my resignation as chief clerk of the Department of Agriculture, to take effect June 1, 1923, or at such time as you see fit to release me. "1 wish to extend to you my sincere thanks for your consideration anil the confidence you have placed in me in 1 taking charge of this department as Its acting secretary, although I feel I should have had the same compen sation for my services as my pre decessor and thr- other secretaries, if for no other reason than on account of the increased volume of money and work escornpUshed during Jan uary and February with less help and $R,000 less salary and expense ac count, copy of which I hereby on close." Mayer consented to act temporarily as secretary of agriculture and de spite the fact he lowered cost of operation of the departmnet, Gover nor Bryan lefused to give him any extra salary, although as soon as tin governor appointed Grant L. Shum way as secretary Shumway's sal ary was doubled over that of Mayer and the latter was retained as chief clerk until Vincent Stahl of Seward was appointed yesterday. 1,000 Killed in Earthquake Catastrophe Reported at I ur I-Haidari. Small Town in Persia. Allahada, Persia, May 29.—Advices to the newspaper, Pioneer, from Teheran, slate that 1,000 persons have been killed hy an earthquake at Tur bat-I Haidari. The earth shocks cov ered a period of several hours. Many villages are said to have been devas tated. Turbat I Haidar i is a small Persia town in Khorassan, a north central province which forms part of the great Iranian desert plateau. The general elevation of the country is cut up Into many fertile valleys that alternate with barren sand wastes. The town Is about 85 miles south west of Meshed, tire capital of Khor assan. Gilbert Suggests Buying of Silver Be Postponed Washington. May 20. — postpone ment until June 15 of further pur chases of silver under tho Pittman a* t was suggested toady by A . taut Secretary Gilbert of the Treasury de partment at a hearing before th* sen ate committee on gold and silver, lie iialrl the treasury probably would is m* a formal announcement on the sub ject soon. Coffee in Line. Kpwlftl l>i*i»nt«h tu The Onuilia Her Lincoln, May 20.— Kcpnits in st.i’c house circles Is to the effect that <»: < nf the next appointments to I" in i c j by Governor Bryan will be that «»f Frank M. Coffey ns head of tin I»Iu«• sky department. Mr. <‘»ffey was n Candidate for head of tho stato lab n I department. One Instance Last Saturday ni^lit Mrs. C. V. Warfield “phoned” in a ‘want’ nd to The Omaha Hee to rent her home. Before noon she had the rent money tucked safely away and The Omaha Bee had two more enthusiastic boosters Mrs. Warfield and her husband. Omaha R.r “Want” Ad. The Her Line to Re.ult.. Printed by permission of Mrs. Warfield II ___ Progress Is Made With B risands Negotiations, for ' p*>x Prisoners 1* -e Bandits Pm ytVo'*^ avor ably, Parole* aiaii Says. 5 Demands Sent to U. S. By AiNodated rr«w. TsaoChwang, May 30.—J. B. Powell, : Shanghai newspaper publisher, re cently paroled by the Suchow train j bandits to arrange terms for the re lease! of the kidnaped foreigners, to day arrived here on his third trip from the outlaws' mountain strong hold and reported that negotiations were proceeding favorably. Terms Are Received. Washington, May 29.—Specific terms of the Chinese bandits for the release of Americans and other foreigners sttil held captive were ca bled to the State department today by Minister Schurman at Pekin, who said that the bandit leaders had reiter ated their five demands to the Chinese officials on the night of May 26. The terms presented were as fol lows: “Withdrawal of soldiers. “Central government to furnish the bandits regularly with food and cloth- ; ing. "Ten thousand bandits in the south western district to be formed into four mixed brigades under the direct control of the central government which should furnish arms and ammu nition. “The central government to give six months’ pay in advance also ar rears of pay not to exceed a total of six months’ pay. "Upon consent of the central gov ernment to the above terms an agree ment to be drawn up between the central government and the bandit 1 chiefs to be signed in the presence of a representative of the diplomatic corps who is to act as guarantor of tho proper execution of the agree ment." The announcement issued by the! State department made no comment upon these terms. Military I’robe Delayed. Pekin, May 29.—Chinese military! authorities and representatives of the Shantung bandits who kidnaped a number of f. reigners from the Shang hai Pekin express May 6, are partici pating in direct negotiations for the release of the captives, according to advices received today by the foreign legations here. . Tills new and hopeful turn of affairs! is considered significant in official quarters in Pekin and the departure! of the international military commis sion of investigation for Tuan Chwang has been postponed until Thursday. The commission headed by Prig. Gen. W. D. Conner. American com mander at Tientsin, had intended i leaving today, hut the foreign diplo mats considered it advisable, in view of the negotiations now progressing, to refrain from injecting any new: element into the situation and thus Jeopardizing the pourparlers. It is understood also that Marshal Tuan Kun and (Jen. Wu Pei Ku, military I officers of the Chihli party, were op posed In th« presence of the commis sion at Tsao Chwang on the ground that it might interfile with the con ferences now going on there. Chamber Endorses . French Ruhr Policy flv .\**oruit**fl I’rr**. Paris. May 29.—Any doubt* as to ' the solidity of Premier Poincare’s position were set at rest toniRht, when the chamber of deputies by a ma jority of 42K expressed confidence In him and hi* government and voted him the money needed to carry out his policy in the Ruhr. Only the extreme left voted against I the premier. Mis other critics did not even resort to the common prnc- I tire of abstaining, but added their ! vote to tHe premier’s triumphant ma jority. \rw I redly Brlwcrn Turkey jtiid I . S. Likely Hy A «Mif titled I'rr*.*. Lausanne, May 29.—The informal conversations for revision of the treaties^oetween tlm I'nlted States and Turkey progressed so favorably | yesterday that It is believed formal no- ] yoiiatiniiM can bruin at an early date. I'li- The • n uh r week could hr • fie voted to drafting the final text of the treaty. Mail B«'lic\ «•«I I 1* ;mI \ i-.it* Si-ii-r ."ill Yfiir* V ! I’.i , Mil v !:!• IK'lil vwi fo be dead after an nhwemo of f»0 yearn, I*- Donald DiX'io. a former Indian flKhfel Who Was With tile WIIKOtl tl'llltl tt tin- in > * on of the Hite Horn river when lien Ci'ante A f'unter \\ a Killed reiinu*-d to York today and MirpriHed Ida winter, Mh Maty .1 II* iitf'i The ms|. i wan rKe|»tleal when Dixon eonfi Muted her and an nmine.il ||». wan liet brother. It wan only aftei he utmwored mitlefaetorlly (|U« ilonn mm <‘i iiIiik Hietr * hildhoud davn that tdu* wan eonvitteed Them w.m then a tnygun reunion. Dixon it* .2 jeum old Max Beerbohm Pokes Fun at Prince of ff ales Over Delayed Marriage By International New* Service. liOndon, May 29-—A flurry of criticism was aroused today by an exhibition of caricatures by Max Iteerhohiu. One depicted the prince >f Wales, aged and bearded, marry g the daughter of an English dlady. The time of the supposed ..Wage is set at 1972. It is en titled: “Eong choosing and beginning late.” The basis for the caricature is the prince of Wales' apparent aver sion to marriage, lie is nearly 30 years of age, and, while his name has been linked with those of many English girls of high title, lie has shown no disposition toward matri mony. Jury Impaneled for Trial of Big Heart Balm Suit \ iolet Johnstone and Dr. Karl Connell Do Not Exchange Glances as Drawing of Jnrv Begins. Violet Johnstone of New York City and Dr. Karl Connell of Omaha did not exchange glances in District Judge Wakeley's court Tuesday afternoon when trial of Miss Johnstone's suit for $50,000 against him for alleged breach of promise of marriage started. She is represented by Gray Sc Brurn laugh, while Dr. Connell Is repre sented by his father, II. J. Connell: his cousin, Herbert Connell, and George DeDacy. Mis* Johnstone wore a blue suit with lace collar, a small blue list, a fur piece and Mack patent leather slippers. She carried a silver mesh bag. She sat with bowed head during ••lection of the Jury. live of (he first seven men examined for the jury were married men. After a jury was obtained adjourn ment was taken until Thursday morn ing. The jurors are Kdward \V Cush log, jr., Kdward I). Coons, W. M. Manley, Bert Dukes, John J. Strand, William H. Faught, Carl C. Keiser, John J. Devine, Leslie Griggs. Adolph J. Radii, John W. Welch and Albert Person. Attorneys for Dr. Connell stated that but one witness and three depositions would he used In their de fense. A mother and a sister of th“ plain tiff are expected to be the first ones to testify in her behalf. Flood Crisis Due at Oklahoma Citv 1.000 Homeless a« Result of River Overflow—Man Res cuer Drowned. Oklahoma Cits', Okl., May ID.— With damage from the overflew of the North Canadian river already running into hundreds of thousands of dollars, the crisis was expected to he reached in Oklahoma City today in the flood situation. A two foot rise reported upstream yesterday was expected to arrive here during the day. Hundreds of houses and stores In the southern bottoms of the city had been washed away or flooded this morning. More than 1,000 persons are homeless. tine life is known to bate been lost. An unknown man gate Ins life In rescue work late last night. Garbed In a bathing suit, the man swam out to a flooded house to make sure that all Hie occupants had es raped. He was last seen by a pn lineman, as he was caught In the cur, rent and drawn beneath the walls of the building Cmernors Ismio Call for National \\ lioat Conference Madison, Win. May — A call for a national wheat conference at t'hl eago, June 10 20. was made public here last night by Governor Blaine, with the Issuance of ;i statement ex plaining the purpose# i f the meet. The governors of Minnesota, Illinois, Kansas, Missouri. North Dakota, Ohio and Oklahoma signed the rail, sent also to 11 agricultural, commer cial and railroad Organizations. \**r*yiu<>fit I o\sercil. Sprrlsl IU»|*Htrl» I•» Th# OmstiM Hrs. Lincoln. May 29. — The new Ht.ite Board of Kqutilization fix'd the assess ment • f tie Pullman company’# prop* erties m N* b rusk a it f'.i30.0f»fi I lie asM-Hstm nt last year w as 9937.901. For Those Who Share No Sorrow There Is Still the Unpaid Debt of Gratitude Luther Frye Made Labor Secretary • Brotherhood Member Ap pointed hy Bryan—Oma han Offered Position. Sperlsl IHspsteh to The Omaha IV-e, Lincoln, May 29. —- Luther Frye of Lincoln, a member of the railway brotherhoods, was appointed today hy Governor Bryan to be secretary of labor, succeeding Frank Kennedy of Omaha. The salary Is $9,000 a year, 1 Jerry Howard of Omaha lias been offered a position as investigator foe tho labor department at $1.10 a month He was a candidate for the post of secretary. With the appointment of J. R Fer ris a i state purchasing agent at fjoo a month, four former employes of Bryan’s Commoner have been put on the state payroll. Kerris was for years superintendent of the C al moner. which has suspended publica tion. He succeeds A. B. Cole of Aurora. Mrs C H Kngland of Broken B 'W was appointed director of child h' giene and will handle the $S5,0nu Shepherd Towner fund In the hien nluill. The salary is IIJO a month Daugherly I Vine* IB* Plans to Retire; Health Better Washington, May 29.—Attorney General Daugherty, returning to Washington after a period of rest in Ohio, today attended hts first cabi net meeting in several weeks and de j nled reports which again have been 1 circulated that he soon would re sign. 1 have i^ r the Industrial Workers of tho World, filed with the supreme court yesterday his appeal from con viction in Scott* Bluff county of crim inal syndicalism This is the first rase of the kind that has reached the supreme court since the law was passed a few years ago. providing punishment for un lawful syndicalism. Powell was convicted of transgress lug the law while organizing the beet sugar worker* around North Platte and In Scotts Bluff county last summer He was fined $e00 in dis triot court. \rlion Vpiiint-t Physicians Max Follow \ ct Hotly Probe Washington. May 2P —Some of the evidence gathered In the senate com tnittoe Investigation of the veterans’ bureau has been turned over to the Department of Justice for possible commercial action against the indi viduals involved. The charges so far laid before the attorney general relate to alleged frauds in connection with dental work, but It was Indicated todrt> that the Justice department might be nsk»*d within a few days to take action also against certain physicians connected with the purchase of hospital sites and other property by the bureau. loo l.rcat it Strain. Chicago, May V.$ —The Chicago branch of tU** Anti Saloon league lias found the task of at tempt mg to en* force the iMh amendment too great u strain and o il discontinue all its h tl activities except routine legis lative work. 11 .1 Davis announced at a meeting of It listens of the Chi cago Chun h Federal Ion. He resigned the league's superintendency in the C hicago dialt let. . ’Rather Die Than See Rie determined The Gardner execution had been set for last Friday morning. May TS. The reprieve granted by Governor Mabry la only until the next special meeting of the board of pardons, which is set for June Id. If the board then denies Gardner's appeal for clem ency. It Is satd. the death penalty will be carried ml The Weather For S4 hours rmln* T iv m ; Tom^c future. M; H *4 normal, •?. Totnl n r** Mi«f Junuai) l»i, l tt. KcUlUr tfumhllt*. I'rrcrnUif, ? n in noon. ««, T n m , M I'm liu lim nml Hutu 7» 1 ,* iiofkft « I' »” . . 7 4 2 I' m. ........ 7 ? 1 m ..... * 4 1* in ...... 7!» * I4 » ...... m' ** *• »'» .... ?* » V %« .... U ' !■ m »4 I i ttip« rat m < « »*l 7 l i nuf'i ■ l'rn\H t* I (tort** i*u\ t# Un,M Nv'i th i .t ] JUH X »W* *S a I f *| .'h#rn1*n . *% Nu.dilUti ..TO U. S. Plans to Operate Own Ships ■‘Aggressive Policy ’ of Opera tion Promised by President Harding ^ ill Be Put Into Effect at Once. Bids N o t Satisfactory Bj Universal S*rrlc«. Washington. May 29.—Convinced by overnight study of the bids and in quiries opened yesterday, that it I» impossible advantageously to dispose of the government’s fleet, the ship ping board today began preparations to put into effect the "aggressive pol icy” of government operation prom ised by President Harding, if the at tempted sale failed. The president has stated that the American flag is to remain on the seas, and an adequate American mer chant marine shall be developed, In spite of all obstacles and handicaps. Mr. Harding regards an adequate merchant marine as absolutely in dispensable to the nation’s presperity and defense. Farley New Chairman. Kdward P. Farley, who succeed* Chairman Albert D. Lasker on June 12, took part In the conferences *t which this policy was determined upon. He will take over the helm with his course accurately charted for him and confident of successfully carrying cut the president's purpose. The effort of the shipping board will be to operate the ships to the best advantage of the American peo ple. While all possible economy will be practiced, of course, service will be the first consideration. This means that ample tonnage must be available to haul American goods to all the marts of the world at rates which will make it possible for Americans to compete with commercial rivals In other lands. La»t Attempt to Sell. Only two or three of the bids re ceived yesterday are at all promising, it was stated today, and little or no hope is held that any actual sales will come out of them. This attempt ed sale was declared officially in ad vance to be the "final effort to get the government out of the shipping business. ■' There will be no further dilly-dally ing. While the shipping board has been proceeding cautiously. In hope that some way to get the fleet Into private hands could be found, it will now go out and fight for the carrying trade of the world. At least 50 per cent of commerce to and from this country shall be carried in American bottoms, is the determination. This would make the American merchant marine a success. If any of the promising bids ma terialise into sales only a small pro portion of the government's fleet will go. leaving the chipping board the task of operating the great bulk of the tonnage. Chairman Lasker hopes to clean up the bids and make a final report on the situation to the president before he retires. Canadian Editor Slurs Union Jack Sydney, N'. S., May 29—Malcolm Bruce of Toronto, editor of the Work er and a candidate in the coming On tario provincial elections, has sur rendered to the local police and has been held in *1,500 bail to face a charge of seditious utterance. A warrant for his arrest was issued after he had addressed a miners’ meeting in Glace Bay, May €. He was alleged to have expressed hope that the fnion Jack would be trampled in the mud and the red flag raised over Canada. Harding to B<* Unopposed Says Colorado Governor Denver. Colo.. May J9—Senator Robert M 1-a Follette of Wisconsin is out likely to be a contender for the republican nomination for president in 19:4 and President Harding proba bly will have the field all to himself. Governor William E. Sweet, pro gress ve democrat, said today in his regular conference with newspaper men during a discussion of his recent trip to Washington. I don't think Senator la Folletts at the present time Is giving serious thought to presidential desires." said Governor Sweet 'lie la devoting his time now to reform measures, and this work undoubtedly will hring hitn far enough into the political arena in the future." Deportation Warrants Issued for 4 Associates of Foster Chicago, May S9.—Deportation war rants for four alleged associates of William 7. Foster, head of the Trade Educational league, and leaders of the Workers' Party of America, were issued yesterday by Col. Howard R. Kboy, Ended States commissioner of innugratlon st Chicago, by order of Secretary of I.ahor James J. Pavla The defendants, Philip Aarenburg and Norman Tellentyre of Chicago and Alex Rail and Joseph flack cf New York, are charged with advocat ing the overthrow of the Entted States government by force of anna. Mar\ 1 .union Baker Sails. New York. May t9—Miss Mary I-an don Raker of Chicago, who has made herself internationally famous by leaving her fiance Alllster Mo Cormick. waiting at churches on both sides of the Atlantic, sailed today for England on the Maurstan a She was iCi tirpa '1 to her mother. Mis Alfred t. 1' k» "I am through with the newspa i-ei» M -» Raker declared when she wa* asked If she planned to marry voting McCormick on this trip abroad. I want to t-e out of the newspapers I forever. 4