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Omaha Daily Bee THE WEATHER Fair; Warmer VOL. XL VI. NO. 309. OMAHA, THURSDAY MORNING. JUNE 14, 1917. TWELVE PAGES. SINGLE COPY TWO CENTS. MALONEY AND SUT10N FA CE NEW CI7 Y COUNCIL The CHARGES KING OF GREECE QUITS THRONE AT ALUESMIEMAND Constantine Turns Throne Over to Second Son and Will Go to Switzerland at Once. Washington, June 13. The abdi cation of the king of Greece was officially reported today by Min ister Droppers in a dispatch say ing that good order prevails at Athens. London, lune 13. Former King constantine 11 sua in nincna, al though, according to reports, he desires to leave. Reuter's correspondent at Athens says that all military measures in Thessaly, the Qulf of Corinth and elsewhere have been carried out satisfactorily. Athens, June 13. (Via Paris.) The fall of Constantine I, king of the Hellenes, has come. In response to the demand of the protecting powers, France, Great Britain and Russia, the king abdicaed in -favor of his second son, Prince Alexander. This climax in the affairs of Greece was brought about through the agency of the French senator, M. Jonnart, who has held posts in several French cabinets and who arrived at Athens only a day or two ago on a special mission as the representative of France, Great Britain and Russia.. M. Jonnart had previously visited Saloniki and other points. He lost no time in getting into conference with the Greek premier, Alexander Zaimis. The demands of the powers respect ing the abdication of King Constan tine also specifically eliminated Crown vPrince George as his successor, the crown prince being included among those Greeks in official life who were eoidered strongly pro'German. Both to Leave Greece. Both the former king and Prince George, it was announced today by Premier Zaimis, intend to leave the country immediately. It is reported that they will embark on a British warship and proceed to Switzerland by way of Italy. It is presumed Prince 'Alexander will take up his kingly duties with full acceptation of the ideas which the pro jecting powers desire to be put into effect in the government of Greece during the present war. He is 24 years of age and has been free from anti-entente proclivities. Affairs in ' Greece, which several times since the outbreak of the war had seemed on the veye of settle- (Continued on Page Four, Column One.) Roosevelt Wants, Guards To Keep Away Curious N Oyster Bay. N. Y., June 12.-Col-onel Theodore Roosevelt applied to the town hoard for protection from a curious public. He asked that two constables be assigned to guard his estate, especially on Saturdays and Sundays, from the encroachments of motorists and others. The colonel complained that parties of ajitoists picnic on the ground at Sagamore Hill and then wander about peering in the windows of his home and pick ing flowers. Confined to His Bed After1 , Narrow Drowning Escape Carl Weigel, sergeant company 2, Nebraska National Guard, who almost lost his life in attempting to save that of Private Edward Brown, is at his home in bed, 2416 Cass street, suffer ing from the reaction, Although un 1 able to swim, Sergeant Weigel E lunged in the slough in which Brown ad gone bathing in an effort to res cue him. Sergeant Weigel went under, several times and was rescued by two other guardsmen.' I 7 Stackers, Cows and Yearlings Bring High Prices at Sale Morrill, Neb., June 13. (Special Telegram.) One thousand stockers, cows, yearlings, heifers and steers f were sold today, cows ranging from " $75 to $98 per head, yearling steers and heifers from $50 to $52. The sale amounted to over $57,000. All stock Was sold in three hours and forty-five minutes. The cattle were the property of H.- R. Garrett of Morrill. Watch this space ,' Tomorrow You will find PROFIT ' r PLEASURE AND KNOWLEDGE American Ship , Rams Submarine - And Destroys It "An Atlantic Port, June 13. Destruction of a German submarine by the American steamship Kroon land waa reported by the mer chantman upon its arrival here to day in an American harbor. Its officers refused to discuss the encounter except to say that by agile maneuvering the Kroonland managed to ram and sink the U boat shortly after two of the ui.ier water boats had attacked the mer chantman, one from either side. The Kroonland tost a blaCj from its propeller. TWO GOVERNORS ADDREES CROWDS AT CELEBRATION Capper of Kansas and Neaille , Of Nebraska Talk of Early Days at Semi-Centennial Gathering. (From a Star? Correspondent. Lincoln, June 13. (Special.) Ex ercises at the state house grounds in celebratipn of the semi-ceritennial be gan this afternoon with band music and the firing of daylight fire works. Bombs shot into the air for hun dreds of feet exploded, throwing to the breeze a red.'white and blue para chute from which unfolded an Ameri can flag. Frank Woods introduced E. P. Brown, as a native son of Nebraska, who in turn introduced Governor Neville. In introducing the governor, Sen ator Brown said: "It is fitting that at this time, when Nebraska . is celebrating its semi centennial that the executive of the state shoult) be native son. This is the second time that Nebraska has had a native con as its governor and in the stress of the present hour it is truly fittings that the governor should be 4 native state." s Governor Neville said in part: "It must be a source of much garti ficatjgn for those, who have assisted in this wonderful development, to look back upon their labors. There are few pages in the history of these past years that arouse in toe reading a feeling other than satisfaction. Ours has' been a wholesome advancement made possible bv the hardihood of our pioneers and fairness of their dealings with each other. "That we also eniov the esteem and confidence of our sister states is indicated by the wishes communicated to us by their executives. it is most fortunate that Nebraska has become a great agricultural state, for upon the states of the middle west will rest throughout the present world conflict, the responsibility of produc ing toodstuns lor a goodly part ot the people of the universe." Nebraska Fulfills Duty. Referring to the war, the governor said: "When the great conflict is over, Nebraska will be one of the bright and shining stars in the con stellation representing the states of the union, having fulfilled every pa triotic obligation, and history will record that America's participation, yes every act of that participation, was an honorable one. not actuated by selfish or improper motives, but be cluse of the love of liberty and of hu manity. At the close or the address ot the governor senator Brown called at tention to the absence of many gov ernors who had been compelled to cancel theiftrip because of the stren uous times, which called for close at tention, but the governor of ours is ter state of Kansas had torn himself away from his duties and was here for a few hours Governor Arthur Capper of Kansas. Governor Capper Talks. -Governor Capper was in a humor ous "mood. He said the chairman had referred to him as being thin, but he wanted the people to know that he had grown fat as governor of Kansas. He had discovered a few days ago that he had gained "two pounds. He brought greetings from the people of his state and-said that the people of this state had good reason to be proud of the fact that since he was here last the saloons had been wiped out. He spoke of the viscitudes which the early settlers of Nebraska and Kansas had passed through, but. pluck and courage had won and we were enjoying the fruits of our labors. "Nebraskans have the true western spirit, a spirit that can be found only in the west," said the 'Kansas execu tive, and it 'is the spirit that always wins." Greet Governors. At the close of the address by Gov ernor Capper, a line was formed and with Senator Brown as introduced the crowd, consisting of more than 3,000 people passed over the 'platform and shook hands -vith the two governors. "I used to live in Kansas, was fre quently heard as an Individual would grasp the hand of the Kansas execu tive, and the latter would generally ask the plare and acknowledge know ing parties whose names were men tioned. "I tell you I like these Nebraska people," said Governor Capper after the last individual had shook his hand and he had returned to. the executive officers. . "They seem just like people down in Kansas." ; r BEFpm : 5 JU c- ! 1 " ' : . . t GREATEST WAR BUDGET READY FOR SIGNATURE Appropriation Bill Carrying $3,281 ,000,000 Passed by Senate and Sent to Pres ident to Sign. Washington, June 13. Accepting tho house coinpromise for acquisition of the Jamestown exposition site as a naval, base, the senate today finally enacted the $3,281,000,000 war budget bill and sent it to the president. - The bill, which carries the greatest sum ever appropriated at one time by any legislative body, has been the storm center of the present session of congress and went through with a final row over the shipping board provisions. Objections to the conference report because it failed to make it impos sible for the shipping board to remove Major General Goethals from office should they so desire was made by Senators Lodge of Massachusetts and Smith of Michigan. - Confidence in Goethals. "Congress and the country have confidence i General Goethals and mean to keep him where he is, but that is not the plan of the ship ping board," said Senator Lodge. The bill as originally passed by the sen ate provided for General Goethals by name, but that was cut out in the house. Senator Martin, in charge of the bill, assured the senate that there was no intention to remove General Goethals.' i Senator Smith attacked the ship ping board, saying: "Board members have appeared be fore our committee several times and if they have any large capacity they have yet to demonstrate it." In addition to funds for innumer able military purposes, including $100 a month for men in reserve officers' training camps, the bill appropriates $750,000,000 for an American merchant marine. Two Copper Mines at Butte Closed by Strike Butte, Mont., June 13. Two prop erties in the Butte copper district, the Elm Orlu and Davis Dally mines, were closed today because of a strike ordered by Industrial Workers of the Wprld leaders. At several mines the shifts were not up to full strength. War Budget Bill is Sent to the President Washington, June 13. Accepting the house compromise for acquisition of the Jamestown exposition site as a naval base, the senate today finally enacted th $3,281,000,000 war budget bill and sent it to the president. feacher Slacker is , ' - Sent to Penitentiary New York, June 13. A peniten tiary sentence of eleven months and twenty-nine days for not register ing under the selective draft law was imposed by United States Judge Chatfield in. Brooklyn today on Herman P. Levine, school teach er and colleje graduate. , I LONDON IS AGAIN RAIDED FROM AIR; NEARJOO DEAD Great Air Battle Is Fought Over British Capital When Ger man Planes Make Fourth Aerial Attack. BULLETIN. ' London, June 13, The number of killed in the jir raid waa an nounced in the House of Commons tonight by Mr. Bonar Law as be tween eighty and ninety, and the number injured about 400. London, June 13. The east end of London was bombarded today by fif teen hostile airplanes. A large num ber of British airplanes pursued the Germans, who flew over Essex to London. ' The German airplanes appeared over -London shortly before noon. A great battle occurred in the air. The invaders were attacked by anti-aircraft guns as well as by British avi ators. The Supplement Report. The following supplemental report of the air raid over London last night was given out officially this after noon: "The first bombs were dropped on the eastern outskirts of London at about 11:30 a. m. Numerous bombs fell in various districts in the East End. One bomb fell in a railway sta tion, hitting an incoming train. Sev eral persons were killed and injured here. Another bomb tell on a school, killing ten and injuring about fifty children. A number of warehouses were damaged and fires were caused. "Up to the present the casualties recorded in the London area are forty-one killed and 121 injured. The uses at present are incomplete anu the final figures may be greater. Suburbs are Bombed. "A few bombs also were dropped near North Foreland and opposite the banks of the Thames, four persons being injured. Ihe air raid over London lasted about fifteen minutes. The raiders were engaged by guns of the East London defenses and a large number of airplanes of the royal flying corps and royal air service ere sent up as soon as the enemy was reported oh the coast. Several engagements took place in the air. but the results at present are uncertain." Damage Comparatively Slight, The Associated Press correspond ent who visited one of the bombed found the damage done was compar atively slight and that a majority of the casualties occurred among a group gathering for the noon day meal. The bomb fell upon the roof of the eating house, shattering it and caus ing the wreckage to take fire. The legs of one man in this group were shattered bele-w the knees; an other's arm was blown off as he was raising a cup of coffee to his lips, while a third was seriously wounded in the shest by fragments of the bomb. The clothing of some of the wounded was torn in shreds and the faces of nearly all were purple hued from the effects of the explosives. For nearly an hour after the ex- (Continued on Four. Conlma One.) Women Ask That Their Husbands Be Drafted Washington, June 13. Among the thousands of fetters reaching the provost marshal general's office these days from wives, mothers and sweethearts asking exemption for their men, officials were amused to day to find several from wives rec ommending that their husbands be conscripted. One woman said her husband didn t want to go to war, but had no good .eason for not going and "tipped" the War department '(hat it would be just as well to make a soldier of him. GOVERNOR MAY RESIGN AND GO TO FRONT IN WAR Keith Neville, Nebraska's Ex ecutive, eeks Commission as Colonel in Sixth Infan try Being Formed. Governor Keith Neville may resign to go to war. The governor is seeking a com mission as an army yfficer and de sires to get on the firing line, John G. Maher of LWoln, veteran of the Spanish-American war, now commissioned a major in the officers' reserve corps, is working with Gov ernor Neville in constant correspond ence with the authorities at Washing ton in an effort to obtain an officer's commission for the governor. It is pretty well understood that the two have hopes of landing for the Nebraska executive the colonency in the Sixth Nebraska infantry regi ment now being organized. Governor Neville is quiet and mod est about his ambitions, but those who are closest to him profess to know that he has strong ambitions to get into active service and be sent tortile firing line as soon as possible. Opposed to Prohibition. Governor Neville was 'selected by the democrats of the state last fall to make Ihe rsce for governor. They took him away from his law practice Kexthflevilk at North Platte, where he was living quietly with his little family, and in sisted that he head the party ticket in the state. The candidate announced himself as opposed to the principle of pro hibition, while his opponent, Judge A. L. -Sutton, of Omaha openly espoused the cause of the "drys." Neville repeatedly 'declared that while he opposed the principle of prohibition, l.e would use all his pow ers as chief executive to enforce su:h a law if passed. the Eovernor is not one of the slackers who is "hiding behind petti coats and children." He has a wife and three bright little daughters, cortt prising a- little family of which he is very iona. - Omaha Has Heaviest Rain In State Tuesday Night Omaha had .38 of an inch of rain last night, the heaviest in the state. the rain was general, but light, all over Nebraska and rain war. still fall ing east of the Missouri river tins morning. s I lie weather bureau reports an odd state of weather over the west. In southern Utah the temperature stood at 30 degrees and on the same day Woodward, Okl., reported the record-breaking temperature of 108 de grees. Frosts were reported in sev eral western states Tuesday night. Fair weather is predicted for Omaha for tonight, tomorrow and rriciay. it is to be warmer tomorrow. Coroner's Jury Throws No Light on Keet Case Springfield, Mo., June 13. A icono- im 9 juijr, Willi!! llCfllu UIC ictll- mony of the four men who recovered the body of Baby Lloyd Kect, kid naped banker's son from an old well on the Crenshaw farm last Saturday, returned a verdict here today that the child "came to his death at the hands of parties or party to this jury! unknown." ...... ...u:L. i I AY jc q SENSATIONAL TESTIMONY SHOWING DETECTIVE CHIEF'S CONNECTION WITH AGENCY Evidence Introduced at Morning Session to Prove that Wolf, Pipkin and Unger Had Advance Infor- mation of Morals Squad Raids and Tipped Them Off. The Omaha city council today began its investigation of the charges against Captain Steve Maloney of the detective bureau. The morning session provided a few laughs, a few thrills; a few exclamations of surprise and indicated that Chadron, where the west begins, does not hold a mo'nopply in the art of staging recherche recitals of police and detective methods, bath , institute operations and a choice line of other things, all more or less closely related. ' Chief of Police Dunn and Detective Sutton were on the witness stand and were examined, cross-examined and quizzed. The chief repeated in substance the testimony he offered Tues day. Sutton reiterated his Chadron testimony and injected some new matter to establish Maloney's alleged connection with the Omaha Detective association. One of the outstanding features was a statement by Sut ton that on various raids made by the morals squad he discov BUSINESS MEN PROPOSE TO FIGHT TAX INCREASES County Clerk Dewey Says Im possjble to. Hear All Pro " tests; Some Raises One ' Thousand Per Cent. Omaha business men arc lining up for wholesale protests to the County Board of Equalization, now sitting, against the enormous boosts in tax assessments, running into millions, made by County Assessor Fitzgerald. The gigantic raises, as first related exclusively in The Bee, were veri fied when the approximately 5,000 no tices sent out Monday night were delivered. Only a handful of protests have been heard so far, but a stampede 'of indignant wholesalers, manufactur ers, in fact representatives of prac tically every line of business, as well as hundreds 8f private individuals, is anticipated m the next tew oays. Can't Hear All Protests. County Clerk Dcwcy believes it will be impossible to near even a snian per cent of the protests during the tivpntv rlavR the oodv sits. "If all those who received notices of raises in their assessments appeared before the board, it would take sev eral months to hear their protests, said County CJerk Dewey. "When the big fellows begin coining in it will take several hours for each of them. In 'my opinion it will be im possible to finish, or anywhere near finish, in twenty days, the period pro vided by law for the board to sit. Some of the boosts as printed in The Bee Tuesday were startling enough, but those in smaller figures are even more so, on a comparative 8CBoostsof 500 to 1,000 per cent are common. Assesments, based on re turns mode on schedules and the sub sequent amounts fixed by County As sessor Fitzgerald, doubledand tripled are the rule. One of the "eye-openers" in the sub joined list, fcr example, is that of Samuel Friedman, a contractor, raised from $50 to $7 (jOO. Skyiocket Raise. Another skyrocket raise is that of the Dolphin-.'nes Grain company, boosted from a return of $200 to $3d, 000. , , Omaha branch of Sears, Roebuck company, the Chicago mail order house, is assessed at $50,000, not being returned at all. From nothing to several thousand (CotillnuM on Vat Four. Column Two.) Earthquake Shock Lasts Half an Hour Washington, June i3. A heavy earthquake lasting almost an hour and a half was recorded this morningki Seismographs at 'Gcorgetow.n univer sity. The shocks were nrst rccoracu at 2:07 a. m. and reached their maxi mum between 2:48 and 2:52 o'clock. The quake continued until 3:02 a. ni. Exnerts were unable to determine definitely whe.-e the center of the dis tiirhanre was located, but judged it was considerable distance from Wash ington. They believed it not unlikely that it might have been somewhere along the Mediterranean. Earth shocks have been occurring, with frequency since the beginning of this month. I he seismograpns nave recorded almost continuous activity, very slight generally. There have been several pronounced earthquakes, including one in San Salvador and that in Tcrni, Italy, last Monday. ered Harvey Wolf and Detectives Pipkin and Unger on the scent and evidently posted in advance that the raids had been ordered. SUTTON TELLS STORY. Sutton explained that Unger waa working directly out of Maloney's of fice, although not Identified with the morals squad; that Pipkin at that time 1 (last spring) was on special automo bile duty out of the chief's office and that Wolf was and is head of the Omaha Detective association. Pippin .is .now with the association and he and Pipkin were two ol the nine men bound over at C,hadron on conspiracy 'Charges.. , . . ,'.'"". The city commissioners voted to resume . the hearing at 9 . o'clock Thursday morning;, omitting the after noon sessioa because they wished to attend to regular work. The council chamber was crowded again, with in increased attendance of women. , . , , , v Notwithstanding that the city com missioners have endeavored to con fine the hearing as much as possible to charges again: t Maloney, the testi mony has covered a wide range and has included much of the evidence ad duced at the Chadron hearing. ' . Rine Quizzes Sutton. ' City Attorney Rine, who is conduct ing the heading for the council, quizzed Detective Sutton closely on his acquaintance with Elsie Phelps and brought out from the witness that some of the older membersof the po lice department patronize the Cen tral Hath Institute, 1506 Harney, where "full treatments" are applied by the attendants. Sutton said he visited the Central institute when in vestigating bath places for Superin tendent Kugel; found Mrs. Phelps anxious to have all places investigated because she claimed her own was of high standing and she assisted Sut ton in a general bath house uplift movement , , "The council will summon Harvey Wolf and Charles W. Pipkin of the Omaha Detectivej-association and De tective Unger in connection with charges made by Sutton in connecting Maloney with the detective associa tion. To "Get" Sutton's Job. Sutton charped that Harvey- Wolf threatened to get hisjob if he (Sut ton) did not "'ay off" on raiding Sam Joe's place. The witness -further stated that he will have witnesses to sustain his charge that Maloney was connected with the Omaha Detective association and that the Omaha De tective association was engaged in holdup practices. He testified that before the Chad ron case Jie was investigating the de tective asso-intion on reports ol al leged holdup of insurance companies in coanection with recovery of stolen Was Demoralized. Chief Dunn admitted that he said the police department was demoral ized and that it was hard to maintain discipline. An effort was made in - the examination ot witnesses to show that Kugel's idea of having special officers report to him was peculiar to his system of police department man agement. Chief Dunn, repeated that he had little to offer to show Ma loney's implication, his information being based largely on newspaper ac counts. ' The hearing has thus far opened up enough ramifications to indicate that the sessions will continue through the week and possibly into next week. Judge Baker, for Ma loney, will begin Thursday morning at 9 o'clock to cross-examine Sutton. and if the judge shows his Chadron speed it is stated that he will leave nothing undone to make attendance at the hearing worth while. Commissioner Kugel corrected a mistaken impression that when Sut ton called at his home during the early days of May and reported the Chadron tase, the detective was not given preferred admittance, as the nurse had been discharged. After the charges were read against (Contluiml on Fare Two, Colamn On.)