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About The Omaha morning bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927 | View Entire Issue (May 29, 1924)
Threat of Third Party Launched by La Follette Letter Indicates His Willing ness to Head Independent Faction, Failing Ke lief Elsewhere. By KENNETH CLAKK. Washington, May 2S.—Senator Rob ert M. I .a Follette of Wisconsin, guid ing genius of the insurgent ton es that control the f.Stli congress, served notice today on the leaders of the re publican and democratic parties that he must be reckoned with in any cal culations designed to elect a presi dent of the United States in Novem ber. While not announcing his candi dacy for the presidency, l,a Follette charged both old parties with failure and declared that unless substantial changes are forthcoming a “long suf fering and righteously Indignant peo ple will find in the coming campaign effective means, independent of both l hese old parties, to take hack con trol of their government and make It truly representative.” This announcement was interpreted as a clear Indication o[ l,a Folette# willingness to head an independent political movement. I.a Follette s views on national politics, particularly in connection with the approaching national con ventions were contained in a letter which he wrote from Atlantic City. N. .1.. where lie is convalescing from a recent illness to ti-rmun T. Kkero. attorney general of Wisconsin. The letter tvas made public here by bis son, Robert M. La Kollette. jr. In characteristic fashion l.a Kollette lashed oftt at ihe scandals in Wash ington and demanded an official “clean up.” At the same litne he divorced himself completely from any connection with the communist move ment in the United States, declaring that he would have nothing to do with the farmer-labor-progressive con vention at St. Paul, Minn., on June 17, "because those who have tiad charge of the arrangements for the convention have committed the fatal error of making the communists an integral part of their organization.” "There is no doubt that the people have come to understand that titi vate monopoly controls the official machinery of both the democratic and republican parties,” La Kollette snid. "Recent public scandals, such as the war frauds, the shipping board. Tea pot Dome and other oil leases, the veterans’ bureau, the alien property custodian, the degradation of the De partment of Justice under both demo i talic and republican administrations and the endless fraud and corruption in connection with taxation ami pro hibition enforcement, are but evidence of such control of party machinery by lawless and predatory interests. "The approaching democratic, and republican conventions will demon strate to the people whether either of those parties can and will purge itself of the evil influences which have long dominated them. This can not he accomplished merely by nom inating some alleged progressive and filling the platform with misleading promises. It demands the elimina tion of monopoly control, the down fall of the corrupt political bosses, the adoption of truly progressive prin ciple* anil the repudiation of those grout campaign contributors who have •n t'o. wi- t hou-rat nil both parties." !city combed for DAYLIGHT BANDITS (CuntinimmI From 0«»0 ami lie loosened (In* rope iiImuiI her j wrists. The bandits took SJIO from Miss Rosenstock. wlio Haiti it was the first time she had ever ran led so milch money. They extracted $fif* from the injured Greenberg, and jerked a dia mond ring from his finger, injuring the finger with I heir roughness. Two of the holdup men debated over whether or not to take *77 from Rlumi nthal. "Jt’s his personal money," argued one of l he bandits. "Should we take it?" "It’s our money now." replied a second of the n.^p seizing the money, an putting an endao the argument. From the snfe, which was open when the bandits entered, was taken $Gt>. This money was ail that the federation had on hand. “Don't move for five minutes or i! will lie the end of you all," was the parting warning, as the bandits left, leaving (lie four welfare workers hound in the inner office. Doth doors of the offices were forked. Greenberg, uncomfortable from the IdOod which was blinding bun, was the first to free himself, lie managed to force open the door, after freeing Kliimentlial and the girls, lie seized the telephone, hut remembered it was useless, lie a.iul Dhiiuenthal then rushed to another, floor of the build ing and railed police. Poor Tiring dob. "They didn't be us very well," said Greenberg. "They tied my hands to the back of a chair, but they only tied one of them." "Ves, they must have been ama teurs, they were s.o nervous," said Blumenthal. "They were as fright ened as we were. "But they were gentlemen," an nounced Miss .Ioffe, for whom one of the bandits had shown considera tion by loosening the top's. Thought Mis "Initiation." / "Ves, weren’t they," retorted Green berg, feeling of his injured temple and eye, which by this time had been dressed and bound. "I thought at first that it was some kind of initiation or practical joke arranged ;fs a reception for me," said Kliimentlial. “Uut when I saw the blood I knew it wasn’t any joke. I had just called ( . ( . Katleman, ask ing him to help me open an account in some Omaha bank. I intended to deposit my S«G Wednesday Now I haven’t any money to deposit. "But let me announce that in the few hours I’ve been here I have found that Omaha is a li\o town. They’ll get a kick out of ibis back in I n* \ngr!es, where I was executive sec retary of the federation. IPs tin* first time I’ve ever been held up." Greenberg believes lie recognized two of the bandits as men who had been delivering express packages to the federation headejuarters, on the third floor of the Lyric building at Nineteenth and Farnnm streets. May lie Bank Robbers. A description given to po!.< e ..f il three men is as follow - No. I—Siv feet tall, age 40, light complexion, medium weight, brown hair and rough clothing. No. ?—\go 30, the feet seven indie* tall, hem > and dark-com plexioued, wearing bin** nxenifl* No. —30 to \ ears old, samb i oiltplex ionrd. Police xay this ■; - :hm of tb« cobbers rorrc«i . n \’ 1 liptions' 1 "f ihe baniilts h hn recently robbed an Irvington bank. Creenbeig amt Miss nosenetoi-k be Hove they saw a fourth bandit lurk ing in the luill outside the outer of til i- The hall is a dark one. but they y.ild they thought they saw the revol vei in tlie hand of tills lurking man. One tiirl "Peeved." lilutiientbal. the new superintendent (if the federation. Is “T small and at ti\e. lie was able to laugh over the ail'air d* spite the shock, and said he was sure he h is going to enjoy living In Omaha. The two girls were a bit pale for an hour after the affair, however, al though both Here again at work an hour after it had happened. "But I'll give all the money I lost to the officer who finds the man Mho took it," said .Miss Kosenstock, rub bing her wrists. The bandite had not questioned tier as to whether the rope had been too tight. SALERNO CASE TO GO TO JURY TODAY (<<intinu*il From I’me* On*.) her from there. I have also heard that she is now in Oklahoma.” The wornair was recently convicted in federal court and is out under heavy bond. Mrs. Salerno summoned Sferas to her home, 706 Pierce street, Sunday afternoon. January 13. after she had heard from Mrs. Vinciquerra that he had boasted of relations with her. and shot him. He died in » few minutes in ,i neighboring pool hall. Widow Testifies. Mrs Nettie Sferas. ?R. widow r.f the Fiain man testified that pheVand her Pieter. Mrs. Tony Pirruccello, mother of Mrs. Salerno, went to the letter's home and accused her of “carrying nn'' with other men, and that Mrs. Pirruccello ordered Mrs. Salerno to vacate the house. This was on Fri day before the slaying of Sferas. Mrs. Sferas testified that Mrs. Salerno suspected Sferas of having talked about, her. Mrs. Sferas said three telephone calls «ainc before her husband went to the Salerno house. He took no guns with him hut, she admitted, he was the owner of two automatics and a revolver. W idow Weeps Mrs. Sferas. dressed in deep mourn ing-. wept when the two revolvers which Mrs. Salerno had at the time of the shooting were introduced in evidence. Her three little children, James, 9: Sammle, 7. and Fannie, 5. were with her in court. Mrs. Salerno sat with her bus hand and their fi year-old child on the opposite side of the table. Phlef Deputy County Attorney John Yeager read the statement made by Mrs. SaVmo right after the shooting r., ihe rff • t that Sferas had attacked her first the day of the tornado in 1913 and often after that and that he had tried to attack her two younger sisters. police rapt. Bert Thorpe testified that Mrs. Salerno made the same statement to him orally. Three detectives, a doctor and T.ena and Louise Marino, 12.31 South seventh street, completed the list of state’s witnesses. Louise Marino. \vhi» was shot In the arm by n stray bullet while on the street near the • l*rno home, said she heard two •hot s. \\ ,*ii . n.arn i-andidatea in the e. it should prove to he a great . ir f*T cigar stores.—Woodstock Sent m l. Program for May ?9. ((’oun-sv of Radio Digest.) By \Hftociatrd I’rfun, WSB. Atlanta Journal (429): * 9, music; JO 46. oigarnst VVUR. Ruffalo (319>; 4:30-6:30, music; 6:30. news mix. L'hlL-acn Tribune (;I70): 7-10, pro gram, orchestru. VV M A<4. tin* ago News ((77.*): *. ini versli> of < hkagu; *> I », Mrs. Dickinson, Mrs. Reed. Miss Parker. KYW. rhicago (4 6:30. concert. 6:35. talk; 7. reading. 7 20. musical. WI.S, Chicago (345): 5:10. nntslcal; 5:30-7. boys and girls, musical; 9:15-12. Herald Kxa miner program WI.VV « incinniitl (309): 9. address; 910. music; 9:30-10:16. mualr. WFA.V. Dallas News (47«) 12 30-1. address; * 30-9:30. musical; II 12. musk | woe, Davenport (414): • I®, bedtime; 9%nr< hertra. „ ... I WYVJ, Detroit News (611): *. News or chestra soprano; 9, (Joktkette s orchestra. I WRAP. Fort Worth Star Telegram (476): 7:3 0-9:30, concert; 9 30-10:46. Ioi Kan. Kl'KX llait.ns. I tlr 9 in. Sarenvlll«| m'wiVak. k»n-»« r •• s »- miic i " ■ Duo \rt, address, mu*:* . •'•k" *, Louis v : l« iciitnsl (400); 8 • lie I lie I 1'ollegH «ilee club KI.-I. J«i>» AnK"les -I**): 9‘4.». »on<e-i, j i 1111 #■; 10; 12. concert, v«» it'. lustra vs til. Medford *160); 5, taik; 5:4$, song bits: 7:20. musical i w Mi', Memphis * 'oinmeri lal-Appeal rfi 'M; k 30. I'hiaca Philharmonb orthea *r*VLAt». Minneapolis-Sit. Patti (41*)ij i 7:10. lectures. I vvoil \ is-ark r 4or.>; 4 n, -ini' h, s I w KA V. Ness York city ti'J.'t; 4-10.; music, talk, mi lustra I V\ New York (4 i.'») 5. bedtime: y-‘ • talk string ensemble; 6 ;;0, oigan 7:16. talks, music; k 10, dame 1 \\ IV, Neve York (405): 6: <0-9. talks, music. „ K«ic >. Oakland (312) 10. drama, tr.o, WAAW, Omaha (.160): X .05 educational. WO AW. Omaha C.2«): 6. children; 6 30, dinner; 9-11. recital. Wt AF1. Pittsburgh (4*2) 4 ’.0. conceit. 5 ;:•(». Cu< le Kaybee; 6;30, musical; 9, 1 °KI)KA Pittsburgh (326)- * 0. children, 6 x, i.ittle Symphony orchestra. WFI. Philadelphia (396): 4. talk; 4.-". nidi -iii. 6, concert; k, d a n» a.__ Wf» Aft, Philadelphia < 3*J \ * k«,W P inland ‘4*2): ]" J*-1 KpO. San Fran< iaco (4-3): *. orchia Ira: 10, band. . , ,, .. _ . , y (.80): 8:10. M*ndfl iso hn rlub: 8:10, booka_ aj;Z Springfield ( 4 5:30, danr*. 6:1 . quaitat; < KI1 "• U<|» .*<1 |,o ilia |>!«»pn ‘f n ( 11) . ». “ IMto»rt rlllb. Bant »t I.OlltS. tv KC Washinstmi <4‘®t: .. plan® ionC: 7:30 ,»lectlon«, "fh« Bon*tman "*VVt'B|h, Zion* (341): »• McKlror hit phonr quint,!, prrformet. Many a man ties up hi* do* at night ami irta his chlldrsn run around Ions®.* Illinois Statr Journal. WO AW Program _.— ■' Thuratlay, May i». 6 00 p. m . every child'* i'ory ho i* rondurted Or«c« Sorenaen adit-<r and publisher of Every Child ? ma*a/lne 6:30 p. rn . dinner pro»r«m by r * • orch-etra. of De Lux* Danrinc aradem PVO v m. procram by court**} cf Gir!* Order of Mums. 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