- - - The Omaha Morning Bee ™ ■ VOT VI NO “TO EattrtdM8atoa4-ClaullamrllayM.ll8l.it OMAHA MONDAY TT1T.Y *>9 1099 *' Hr Mall <1 Yaar): Batty aid taaday. il: 8aaday. 12 18. «ltMat»a 41ft taaa TWO CENTS '* H.*1* VUlj. i)i> itU. OU. Omaha P. 0. Uadtr Aat at Barak S, 1879. UJHAI1A, iViUrN L)AI, tlUUl -O, tatalda tha 4th Zaaa (I Yaar): Dally aad Sunday. 112: 8 a ad ay aaly. •» w ^ Flat Caau Eiaawkara KU KLUX EXPOSURE IS TALK OF TOWN • ~ -- Signs of Optimism Seen as Move to Assist Wheat Farmers Gains Strength National Grain and Flour Buying Campaign Plan Is Restor ing Confidence—Recently Enacted Legislation Boon to Marketing—Decline in Shipments Indicates Raisers - Withholding Product From Markets Over Country. Purchasing Power of Nation Weakened by Loss “Say H with Hour.” “Buy a thousand wheat.” The pessimism that has surrounded the wheat belt like a cloud is fading before those slogans, the emblem of a movement to restore the price of bread grain to a level sufficient to save the farmer from loss. The farmer Is learning that some body cares. The campaign started in Omaha to stimulate the buying of wheat and flour lias already seen a slight sympathetic rise in the price of wheat. Those who are backing the movement feel assured that by widen ing the present demand through a popular buying campaign confidence will be restored in the market. Under the direction of John L. Kennedy the Omaha plan for helping the farmer is being spread to all other grain centers. In a market let ter sent out from Chicago by G. E. Saunders of the Armour Grain com pany, it is stated that should this movement ‘‘openly or tacitly receive official approval of, or recognition by, federal and'state agricultural de partments, it could easily turn defeat for the farmer into scintillating vic tory.” The interest and attention given by men of affairs, engaged In business of all kinds, to the possible effect of low wheat prices on their own busi ness, he believes should be reassur ing to the farmers. A St. Louis grain company declares that the probability of a reduced acreage will have a tendency to sta bilize prices. It reports also that farmers are not only binning their wheat and holding it from the mar ket, but that they will feed consider able of It to livestock at present prices, all of which is expected to help the price. Large Stocks Condemned. Talk of large wheat stocks is con demned by Eugene Meyer, jr., man aging director of the War Finance corporation. Stocks in Europe are reduced to a minimum and if there are to be stocks they have to be carried in the producing countries, Mr. Meyer de i la red in a late bulletin. He ex pressed the opinion that stocks in ex cess of the prewar normal carried in the United States and other produc ing countries probably are not great er than the deficiency in the stocks carried in consuming countries. Mr. Meyer apparently took issue with the report of Secretary of Agri culture Wallace’s committee of econ omists, but conceded that it may be more profitable for the farmer to plant other crops than to produce wheat for export until production of wheat is balanced with the American requirements, as the cost of produc tion here is comparatively high. Mr. Meyer continued: "The figures for the world stock of wheat In proportion to the world's annual production and consumption are not, in my opinion, dangerous. But(no one is in a position to guess the wheat markeX I believe that some of the people who. with good intentions, are trying to help the wheat producers are lending power to the propaganda for depressing prices. I think they are discouraging buyers, frightening producers, and encourag ing bear speculators. Laws Aid Marketing. "With the improvement in the gen eral banking situation and the ample resources made available by the legis lation enacted by the congress in March of this year, there can be no question concerning the availability of adequate financing for orderly i^^rnarketlng of the wheat crop, as well ^^^^all other agricultural products.” Always there are farmers, some of them tenants and others heavily In debt, who have to ship wheat as soon as it is threshed In order to obtain (Turn to Pare Two. Column Three.) Chicago in Grip of Hot Wave; One Dead. Scores Overcome Chicago, July 22.—There was one death and a score of prostrations from heat in Chicago Saturday. The tem perature reached 90. "There 1s no Indication of a break In the heat wave for several days." the weather bureau announced to night. Thomas Drnkeman, GO, . dropped dead while working on the street. The heat wave extended throughout the mlddlewest and east to the At lantic. At New York the tempera ture was 94. while at Philadelphia it reached J00 degrees. Springfield, III., reported 9G; Peoria, 111., 98, and De troit, 92. Man Sold Mortgaged Auto, Is Claim; Is Bound Over Lincoln, July 22.—,J. W. Wlederspan of Chicago, formerly of Lincoln, was bound over to the district court on the charge of disposing of mortgaged property. He was brought from Chicago today by a constable on a complaint filed nearly two yearW ago, since which time local ^^auithoritles were unable to locale him. It Is charged he mortgaged an auto mobile to n sales company and later Mold the car without securing the consent of the mortgagee. The man to whom he made the sale lost hia car and filed the complaint. Wleder spnn was released on bond, August Issue of Vanity Fair. On •ale today.—Atfv, 1/ ■■ ■ - —* , 1 '■ ■ — ——'— — ■ — — -- - .— Osceloa Farmers Take Up Relief Plan Special Dispatch to Tho Omoho lice. •Osceola, Neb., July 22.—Meeting of farmers was held in the courthouse last night to consider plans to assist growers, who are forced to sell their wheat as soon as it is harvested and to try to devise means whereby those farmers may be enabled to carry their wheat until the prices get bet ter. Mark Timm, president of the Polk County Farm bureau, presided at the meeting, which was attended by many farmer leaders from over the county. Following are the resolutions adopt; ed by the meeting: “Resolved—That we endorse tho effort being made to stimulate wheat consumption, by narrowing the mar gin of profit to the miller, the retailer and tho baker: that we favor some carefully devised plan by farm organl zaions to reduce the acreage of whent sown by a percentage equivalent to the surplus in this country and that we urgently recommend that farmers feed up a liberal amount of the lower grades of wheat on the farms. “We believe the government phould fix a minimum price of 21.25 at Chi cago per bushel on the 1922 wheat crop as an emergency and that some plan be adopted whereby federal funds already appropriated for farm aid shall be distributed evenly over the wheat producing area and not apply it to csrtain localities alone. “We recogn^ that unless some thing is done to prevent it many farmers in straightened clrhum stances will lose heavily on their wheat by reason of tho temporai-y slump In price and we strongly urge that all farmers bold their wheat rn til a higher price level is reached" Feud Threatened as Aftermath of Murder of Villa Friends of Former Bundit Whisper Against Francisco Herrera, Suspected of Crime. By International Seat Km|r«, Parral, Chihuahua, July 22.—While thousands today viewed the body of Francisco (Pancho) Villa, who died Friday "with his boots on,” friends of the slain leader whspered threats against the assassins. A feud is now threatened in Durango and Chihuahua between the supporters of Villa and Francisco Herrera, his sworn enemy, charged with plotting his death. Villa was the moat picturesque figure that developed in Mexico dur ing the turbulent years between the overthrow of President Dlax and the restoration of law and order by President Obregon. It was due to the diplomacy and tact of President Obregon and his advisers that Villa was persuaded to retire from banditry and revolution and settle down upon a great ranch presented to him by tlie government. Villa had "lived by the automatic" and despite his .volun tary retirement to the llfo of a coun try squire, he feared that he like wise would "die by the automatic.” That is why he always carried a bodyguard. Villa was the idol of the common people and there were pathetic dem onstrations of grief as Mexican farm ers and laborers passed before the bier, There was a touch of military pageantry ns troops were on guard. Amidst the lamentations were mur mured threats against the followeis of the Herrera family, four of whom had been put to death by Villlstas, w'hlle "Pancho” was dominant In a large part of northern Mexico. Licenses of 41 Missouri Business Firms Revoked Jefferson City, Mo,, July 22.— Meanses of 41 business firms mid cor porations operating In Mlytouri were revoked by the state flame depart ment Saturday because the companies had failed to file financial statements required by law, according to a state ment by Hernard llurwltz, deputy finance commlaatonar and head of the state "blue sky" department. Horne of the permits were revoked, Hurwitx said, because the companies had failed to make a satisfactory report. Corn Doing Well. Heatrlce, Neb., July 22.—Corn lias made rapid progress the past ft tv weeks because of the recent heavy rains and favorable growing went ti er. farmers state that two more good rains will produce a bumper crop of corn In Qagc county. American Surgeon to Operate on Prince lPr,e*£ 1“IxtlOCVgr I)r. Curtis It. Muncie, of Brooklyn, N. Y., has been summoned by King Alfonso of Spain to perform an opera tion on Don Jaime, second son of the Spanish monarchs. The little prince suffers from congenital deaf ness. with consequent dumbness. Harding Urged to Call Dirt Farmer Conference Soon Nonparlisaji Parley of Actual Producers to Talk Over Agricultural Problems iu Making. By TTniversal Sfrilcr. Washington, July 22.—A * genuine nonpartisan conference of real "dirt farmers" from all parts of the coun try, called by President Harding to meet In Washington, is the plan now being proposed by republican leaders to meet the acute situation In the ag ricultural states of the west. This was learned today from high officials who have had the proposition under discussion since the Magnus Johnson victory In Minnesota last Monday. The conference suggestion will be taken up with President Harding on his return to the states from Alaska, probably by Attorney Genernl Daugh erty, who Is going to the coast to meet the presidential party. Sponsors of the proposal plan to go over It with -Mr. Daugherty Monday, when he comes to Washington to testify In the Morse trial. To Bar Agitators. As outlined, the scheme is to have the president call about 500 horny handed sons of the soli, men who actually till the land, not agitators, lobbyists or heads of farm organl*a (Ions, to the capital. The list of delegates would be made up by the president himself, in consultation with the proper parties in each state. Great care would bo exercised to see that the list was both representative and nonpartisan. Democrats and farmer labor party members, as well as re publicans, from every farming com munity would be Invited to partici pate. The date of the conference would be fixed as soon as possible after the (Tarn in Fuse Two. Column Four.) Bryan Absent From Lincoln; Boom Excites His Interest Special IMspatrh In The Omaha Bee. Lincoln, July 22.—Governor Bryan has left Lincoln for an unknown destination. His secretary said the governor would not be in the city for a few days. The recent agitation raised to put Governor Bryan on the national ticket as candidate for vice president In order to keep his brother, William Jennings Bryan. In line behind the national ticket is known to have aroused the Interest of the governor. He has talked with numerous friends relative to the proposition and asserted the plan lmd gathered greater headway than he anticipated. Indian. Fearing Arrust, Kills Deputy Sheriff ll.r Intemutlnnsl Nrn, Kertlrr. Tlirev Sand*, Okl„ July 22.—Deputy Sheriff Hookey Miller wus shot and killed hero Into today and John Mid dleton, another deputy, probably fatally wounded a* n result of what officer* In lleve to have been fear of arrest on the part of an Indian who did the shootltiK. Chief Jackson Burns, the ludlnn, save himself up and Is lielns held In Jail at New Kirk, county seat of Kay county. Tlje two deputies had entered a res taurant where the Indian was. I'pon seeing them, Burn* Is said to have drawn a pistol anj| emptied It. Fair Plan Aliundoncd. Npfdil UUpNtrli l«» Th* Omaha II-#. Beatrice, Neb., July 22.—Pinna for a fall fentlval In Beatrice, which wan to have hern held the latter part of Angiiaf, have been alwndoned by the committee in charge becauae of Inek • »f fund." to finance the affair. l’. Howe. University of "'It cousin, received a broken thumb and was painfully bruised when run over yesterday morning by a luiv rake, pulled by n runaway team that lie came frightened when a tug broke The accident occurred on the farm of his parent*, flvn mile* north of here, where lie Is attending' his vs< n tlon. "Too Much Slow Paper" Causes llattk lo Close Henryottg, Okl , July 22.—The First National hunk «*f th!* city clnard Fat* tiftUy with* ;iti iinnouncernent by th* director* that "ton much slow paper" had mad#i tbr step iifH**a*nry. Tht hank is In the hands «»f a n« tlnnal examiner. U was tnpltallxud at $50,000 and had deposit* nf up prnxlmstaly $1 2Q0.Q0U. It Is the oldest bank In the idly, having been or ganUed In 1U01 Man Shoots His Mother. Brother in Rent Quarrel _ Fremont Woman I)\ing From Wound Below Heart— Huge Sum Hid in Her Clothes. Special Dispatch to The Omaha Bee. Fremont. Neb., July 22—Dispute 1 over a board bill caused Robert J. Thompson. 55. fatally to wound his mother. Mrs. Martha Thompson. 80. and inflict a slight fle«b wound on his brother, Joseph Thompson, 67'. with a ,38-ealibtr revolver st the Thompson home on East Third street at 7:S0 this morning. Barricaded In the house the man, temporarily erased, held police and a sheriff's posse at l»sy for neary four hours. After the house had been flooded with gas, Thompson, covered with three guns when the front door was finally broken open, surrendered to the police. According to Joeeph Thompson, who returned to the family home three months ago from Portland, Ore., his brother has demanded pay ment for board and lodging that he already paid the mother. Brother Seeks Safety. Thi« morning when he came down stairs, he Raid, the brother refused to speak to him. Robert went up stairs where he secured a gun and re turned to the kitchen where he opened fire at the visiting brother. Three shots went wild and the fourth hit his left arm as he dodged up the stairway leading to the second floor where he locked himself in a bed room for protection. As the aged mother sdught to run from the house to summon help from n neighbor, she was struck twice, one bullet entering below the heart. Meanwhile the pollee had been called. As Robert tried to cail his mother back Into the house, otfh-er Con Davis approached but was de nied entrance. Resort to fias. Attempt to break In were fruitless and more help was called. The posse of sheriff * deputies and police sur rounded the place and gas was piped into the house In an efTnrt to over come Thompson with fumes. After nearly four hour* Sheriff f'ondit and ivfflccre Hrenner and Davis broke In t he front door. Thomp son stood ready with revolver in hand but commands to surrender brought him back to his senses. Mis. Thompson was rushed to a hospital and ill a lielt sewed to her clothes was found over $8,000 In our cency. gold coins, and gold certlfl cates which have long since been called In by the federal reserve hanks In addition, hospital attaches found an "oriental lucky stone" which the aged woman carried with her hoard of money. Thompson had $815 In Ids pockotboch when searched at the jail. The Thompsons arc pioneers in this reeli in. During the past 10 years the mother and sons have lived as re cluses Tlr doors of the hMtso w-ere always securely locked. Doctor Freed of Murder l ueertain About Future By Inter in* i IimimI New* l^nlrf, Sail Diego, Cal., July Freed of tho charge of murdering Krltzla Mnnn, Interpreter of Oriental (Inurea. I>v the Jury that bear* hla ancon* • rlnl. (.'apt. I,mil* I,. Jaroli*. Camp Kenrnay. army phyalclan. tonight «n» uncertain n« to hi* future plan*. The Jury w.'i* nut 14 hour* but ntem hrr* cold the re*till a** never In ilnuht. "f cannot *uty whether t ahull re mtiln long with the army m not. I may reifueat a furlough and take n tacaUon with my relative* In the nM*• ■ The trial hi* engroused my complete Attention a I I h*ve not had time to plan for even the Immedl ate future.' Comes From Italy to Wed American [ MVffi* Panata, Exirm-u Miss Renata Bonlnl has arrived in New York on her way to San Fran cisco, where she is to marry Alfred Rossi, whom she met when both were visiting In Geneva, Switzerland. Harding Winds Up Visit to Alaska; Sitka Last Stop President and Party Close Three Weeks" Stay in Won derland of North—Due at Vancouver Thursday. Hj t nl»rra*l (sect ire, Sitka. Alseka, July 22.—Just three Sundays ago the president made the first landing on Alaskan soil when the United States transport Henderson stopped at Metlakatia on the Journey north. Today the final stop in Alaska wa* made here, which was the first capital of the territory, and the cere mony marked the farewell of the president and his party to the wonder land of the north. The Henderson reached Sitka before ■laylight and lay off shore until 9 this morning when the lauding wa* made. The shallow water In the harbor made it Impossible for the Henderson to tie up to the wharf and boats had to be taken to the pier, the president be ing In the first boat. He was met by a committee headed by the mayor and escorted to the parade ground where a brief address was made. Reception Held. Gifts from the Thlinget tribe of Indians were made, after which a re ception wa* held in which the presi dent shook hands with the survivors who witnessed the ceremony of taking over the territory by the Americans from the Russian*. Visits were also made to the Mis sion school, founded by Sheldon Jack son. a pioneer mission worker, and to the old Russ.an cathedral, which houses some very famous painting* which even the million* of Rlerpont Morgan have been nnable to buy. Morgan made repeated efforts In the past few year* to purchase these but the church authorities hold them as nacreil relic* and refuse to part with them. Gifts Presented. Among the sift* to the president was a twsket of strawberries produced at the government experimental sta tion. each berry being two Inches in dia meter. airs. Harding was given a gold bracelet, engraved w 1th a whale killer, the presentation being made by the Thlinget chief in full regalia. The Henderson left at 9 tonight under orders to proceed leisurely down the coast. In older not to reach Van couver before the 2*. Out of con sideration for Mr*. Harding and to prevent the possibility of her becom ing seasick, Ihe vessel will go through the Inside |ta*ange through Queen Charlotte sound, where the water Is less choppy than the outside course. Mr*. Blizzard Say* Husband Not on Mine Battle Front Us tassklel Press. T.ewlsburg, W. Y.v, July 22.—Mr* W illiam Millard, dressed In sombre black, preceded her huatnnd on the witness stand Saturday and told a clear and unemotional story of the activities of < Hilliard during the armed march of mlnera In 1921 when, ihe state contends, he was the out standing figure In urging the "army” to further onalaughte on If Plgtrlct Attor uey llogerc. t Nickerson Denies He Is Klan Member and Asked Its Aid to Get U. S. Office Gave No Serious Thought to Offer of King Kleagle Maxey to t se His Influence for Appointment to Mar* shalship, Assistant to Federal Enforcement Director Declares After Article Reveals Wire-Pulling. Politicians Discuss Disclosure at Their Gabfest J. B. Nickerson, as-lslant to Prohibition IMrector l'. 8. Rohrer. denied yesterday that he was a member of the Ku Klux Klan or that he hi* sought support from that organization when he was a candidate for the United States marshal's job, as charged In an article which appeared in ths current issue of Ifearst's International magazine. Norman Hapgood. a special writer, in an article whirli appeared in the magazine, charged that the Ku Klux Klan of Nebraska sought to get Nickerson appointed as marshal and attempted to prevent 4. C. Ktnsler from becoming district attorney. -1 Candidate Klan Backed and Official It Opposed Man kidnaped 37 Year# Ago Locates. Family in Ogden Cheyenne. VV;, .. .1 uiy 22 — Kid naped frem hl» home In Laramie. Wyo„ 37 year* ago, when he was 2 year* old and hi* baby way* had won the heart of a childless woman Fred Sehoel of Ogden. I'tah finally has located his family m tills city and has learned the truth regarding his Parentage. it was made known here tonight. Ho is a brother of three Cheyenne resident* Hi* mother. Mi-* Henry Sehoel, who never had despaired of finding her lost child, died here about two years ago. An Item In a detective magazine was responsible for the Ogden man establishing communication with hi* Cheyenne relatives Missouri Pacific Railway Announces Vi age Increase Hi tunriltcl Cress. f* Louis, July 12.—The Missouri Pacific railroad today announced In crease* ip pay to it* *hop employes, nuntbet mg «b..ut 9.000 men, to take efftet from last Monday, July 19. The Increaa* is 2 cents an hour for the skilled craftsmen and 1 cent an hour for apprentice* and helper* The increase , according to an esti mate given out hy President Baldwin, will amount to 3330.000 a year. ,, . Temperature. msl '*;(**’• **■ fewest. I: mu, I*; n«r Twill omi since Juoii t. ;»» Melalb* llnmlil ir. I’rmsliir. • s. in ts. ii.K.e. - . in < nwllHtSili.". I m-ties unit tin ml rest 111* Totsi. e. 1 ctst stave .tumisiy 1 lyji; dsfl, tenrj .3 1* Hssiii Temieislsm » a. w. :a • a m. IS t a n< t? } a. rtv k< • a w at w 2 It J ability. I seek no favor. 1 have v.o f'*ar. I ;im dlstrkt atorney. and a« district attorney. 1 v ill be true to mv j trust." Marshal Cronin said: "It appears the klan didn't try to do me much good. I haven't given it much thought. The story in the maga;;: e vva! a complete surprise to me." Ku Klux Klan's activities Omaha and Nebraska politics was the iTwrs la P»*r Ttra. retain* rite) Klansmen Paraders Defy Anti-Mask Order Bjr AkMx-titH Fp**«. Topeka. Kan., July Id.—Hundred* of whi'.« robed knights of the i\ Kins Kiaf! in full regalia, mask'd and carrying fiery crosses, becan a four-mile parade on Kansas ave the main street through this cjt., and North Topeka, promptly at » last night. The kiansmen wore masks despite an ordrr issued by Attorney Uene..,t c- H Griffith late this aftemoo-. that Sheriff Robert Miler and May Karl Akers prevent them from *,< doing The city * police force w.«» busy keeping graet crowd* back to leave room for the marchers and h> attempt was made to stop the parade. Gn a long banner carried hy a score or more marchers was the »:e Three million of us in the Vnltcd States: 100.009 in Kansas: f v Shawnee county." W oman Abandon* Habv in New W illard Hotel *r ValT#r«al Vr.tr* Washington. .July M— AhandorM In th# N#w Willard, on# of th# fash lonabi# hot pis of th# national cap tal. a baauttful J months-old hoy ;*« night u In th# k##p|ng of th# hoary of ohildern'a guardian* awsitlt g adoption. Th# polio# hay# h##n working all day In an #ff#not to aatahllah th# idn-.. Uly of th# woman, a;ippoa#dtv th# moth#r, who l»ft th* Infant In a room Friday mght only a frw rmnv.tr* at l#r *h# had rpgt«t#r#d. (>Molinr War boom*. j lyrntr. July rr A g**ol!r» «» o»m#d in 1 Vr,v»r to>lay o h#n pin## i ww# rut front two to f.«us o#pt* * Itallon. gaaollns h#mg nokl all tit# way from ft down to IT votits a *. 1 •"n \\ hil# th# t’oDttnmtal Mutual and *o\#r«l o’h#r largo ttttlrihuto • h#r# roduord th# into* to a •t-tinl.i d »t f r# ■ ah ttkpmkdls a. '#lilns gas at 11 o#ut» r