Nebraska Newspapers

    The Omaha N!Corning Bee •%*
VOL. 52—NO. 297. ^ OMAHA. WEDNESDAY, MAY 30, 1923.* £ Y<r i..0/?. TWQ CENTS " °r‘^
a t," w
^rrameup,
Says Clara
on Return
Mrs. Phillip?. Convicted as
Hammer Murderess, Lays
Crime at Door of Chief
Witness, Peggy Caffee.
Return Was Voluntary
By Associated t’re*».
New Orleans, La.. May 2D.
Clara Phillips, who escaped from jail
in Los Angeles last December after
her conviction of the murder of Mrs.
"Alberta Meadows, returned to this
country from Honduras in the cus
tody of California officers and to
night was resting in the New Orleans
parish house of detention preparatory
to starting tomorrow on her long
journey to the Pacific coast.
The former Waco, (Tex.) girl, who
stepped from the liner Copan, was not
the Clara Phillips Orleanians had ex
pected to see. They were prepared
for a woman desperate over her re
capture, after one of tlie most sensa
tional escapes ever accomplished in
this country, lusted, she seemed to
be in buoyant spirits and lost little ,
time in telling newspapermen that
fibe^Y.is returning home voluntarily
^ >stablish 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- <i itl'i v. r i c bet wees
Joseph *' Grew and Isinet I'asha and
the experts of the American an I
TurkimIi dele gations.
h’pet ifirally, it is the desire of the*
two delegations to replace the treaty
of 1S30 by new* treaties.
I Hid Pasha, head of the Turkish
delegation, Informed the allies late
tonli;ht that he desired to finish the
confer* in e quickly and ro home. Me
sk» I the leaders to spend the next
three flays in concentrating on the
problems not yet settled, so that every
thing ?na ylie disposed of within ti
, wn > 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^ <rd nothing and know
nothing of ieports published In Ohio ,
that I to resign." said Mr. Daugh
erty. "1 Bel better and 1 am better
than since I was taken iil last win- -
ter. I am ready to get bat k on the
job ictively. In fact, i have been do
ing considerable work right along.
’‘World I- on NX heel* and
11 XX ill Never <»et Off
New Vork, May 29.—"The world Is
on whorls and will nrvrr g«'t off. ‘ dr
dared Henry Ford today In a n»r*
aci* from Detroit to th« Wall Street
loun d. • ortimr that tho Ford Mo
tor company would maintain Its pros
tnt record output not only through
ihr •unimer but through n«?it win
! ter.
Arbiters Balk at Barrier on Eve of
Kunnin" Three-Cornered (loss Bare
r
The lot nf nn Arbitration committee
in nn unpleasant one Witness tin*
predicament of the mediator* 'vh“
seek to nettle the difficulties that have
ail «ii over the Spark Plug Abadan*
Adonis match rue*
Thin committee, which consist* of
Ward Bulge**, M. <’ Pet * * i rimrlle
Pane, Joe Barker and Pd Moore, ex
pected to Iron out all the trouble* in
short ord* I and hau l down n *!•■ i *n
that VouId meet the favor of all pai
tb * roncei ned
But h vva* not to I* The *• umbt* *
ha* hern mi the Job 4S hour* and
ha* m • otnpllshed nothing A- « mating
i i n*poiu the tiMinbeis oi the coni
mittee are at sword* point* over the
whole thing
M ho committee * nine Into bring when
t'haitie t btrdm i, lepr* ?*cr»t Ing Pamev
(htoul* Spark Plug * owiiei demanded
that the lac* be mu at midnight.,
t'lmrll* Irwin, owner of Abndane,
and William No* dhoti*, owner of
Adnn.n, immediately protested.
id.nlucr named two member* of the
committer peter* and lame. Irwin ami
NiHM'lhouM natiied Marker and Moore.
’I he*o four m»'t and decided on Bur
ge** a* tin* fifth member.
Now It *eem* Md* i* and Lane are
devoting themselves to the Interests
of Spark Plug, while Marker and Moore
are equally diligent In protecting the
tight of Irwin and Nc**elhou*. which
ha* left lluigca* up against ths bug*
*aw In a manner he dot** not relish
So hitter haif the w i angle become that
Mir.ge** I* threatening to resign, claim
that effort* are being made by
both * tit * to Intimidate him
After much per mm doth however.
Mure.eH i was prev'ailed upon to ct»n
linuo on the committee at bast an
other day In th* hops that a settle
im nt may btw (cached
Big Rain Floods
Norfolk Streets
Tornado Reported to Be
Sweeping Over Country
Near Crofton, Neb.
Norfolk. Neb , May 29—Torrential
rain fell here for several hours begin
ning shortly before noon and lasting
until late afternoon, causing fear
among railroad men of flood damage
along the already swollen Elkhorn
river. Streets in Norfolk were flood
ed. During the height of the storm
lightning struck and “lightly dam
iged one c.ty residence.
Reports of a tornado in th» vicinity
of Crofton could not be confirmed.
Vicious looking storm clouds were
seen at Wausa and Hartington, but
no damage has been reported. A rail
road telegraph operator at Crofton
reported about noon that a heavy
wind was blowing there and shortly
afterward the wires went down.
There was a hevuy hail storm be
tween Wausa and Hartington.
Rain Delays Farm Work.
Special Dispatch to The Omaha Ree.
Beatrice, N'eb . May 21*—Nearly an
Im h of rain fell at this point early to
day, causing further delay in farm
work. Farmer* say that dry' weather
Us needed In this locality for crops,
especially wheat and alfalfa.
Shower at Harvard.
Harvard. Neb. May 2«—A light
shower fell here early this morning
followed by a prevailing cloudy sky.
The past few day* have lieen good
"corn weather." while today's rain Is
excellent for wheat.
\ppeal From Conviction
Filed by I. W . W. Member
I,lncoin. Neb . May 29 —Willard F
Powell, represented as a traveling
delegate b>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 Ri<rht Beaten
Suc h W' as Spirit of Those Men
W ho Died for America,
Says Owsley.
By International New* Service.
Indlanapoli*. Ind , May 2J.—"The
world is wrecked by the Quibbling of
nations over the spoil* of war, but
the sublime faith In the achievements
of the recent world struggle i* still In
the minds of men and women of
America who cherish a belief in the
righteousness <-t th* cause.” Alvin
Owsley, national commander of the
American Legi n, declared in a Me
morial day statement made public at
national headquarter* today.
"Brave Americans in the pursuance
of the conflict * grim course became
imbued with the fire* of ambition
which carried them on to the wars
objective—the destruction of an un
righteous power," Owsley's statement
said.
"The ideals of our citizen soldiery
found expression in the defense of
humanity. To have fought fo, the flag
in the great conflict was to have
maintained the cause of right. In the
words of one soldier who wrote to
his mother on the eve of battle. For
myself, 1 would have you believe that
whatever end 1 met. 1 met it with
an even mind, constant in the con
clusion that 1 would rather have gone
out to this war and not come hack,
than not to have gone at all. My
chief regret, if I may not live to see
the end. is that I may not see the tri
umph of right over wrong in this, the
most terrible eruption of the forces
of reaction in the history of men.
That these forces can triumph is un
thinkable. If they are to win. 1
could rather die than witness the vic
tory.’
"It was In such spirit that the men
of this great nation died. It was that
unalterable pnde in the defense of
humanity's rights that led them to
give their all. Theirs was th* realiza
tion of the spirit of America.”
domicil'd l tali Murderer
Held Sane by I.unary Body
Salt l.ake City, May ?9.—George
Gardner, convicted Ftah murderer, is
sane In the opinion of members of
a special lunacy commission appoint
ed by Governor Charles R. Mabey
who last Thursday granted the con
demned man an 11th hour reprieve
from a death sentence (hat his exact
mental condition could l>e 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
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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.
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