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THE BEE: OMAHA, THURSDAY, MAY 27, 1920.' - i U. S. WILL PROBE KIDNAPING OF,. TWO AMERICANS State Department Orders In vestigation Into Circum- . stances Surrounding Cap , ; ture of Mining Men. . . Washing tonT Mty .26. Investiga I tion; was ordered by the State de- . partment today of th$"circumstances , attending the kidnaping; - of two Americans in Mexico. The American consul at Chihuahua was Instructed to Conduct the inquiry and there weri indications no1 representations would be md to the pew Mexican government unless the investigation .l.,tl.,. lUlbL. . I ..v.yivjjjo lliai men WCIC BC1CU by others than forces of Francisco Villa. Itwas assumed, however, the Ami ricana were carried off at Villa's . orders as a partof his tactics to extort tribute from the mining com- ' , . f Mining Man Captured." Homer C. Carr, one of the cap tive, is a mining engineer employed ;by the American Smelting and Re-, lining company who weutto Mex ico from New York City. The iden tityi.of the other prisoner. was. unr V cerrain. The consular -report gave the' name as ''McDonald." The rec ord of the department show that ( tweemen of that name, both mining engineers in Mexico, one tf themjn thi Parral district near Jimine. 1 Thwe also is M. C. Donald of Vernon, Te., who went to Mexico - to work in the oil field. ; . I'J Herrero Surrenders', Queretaro, Mex., May 26. Ro- dolfje Herrero oday surrendered to Gciftral Lazaro Cardenas at Coyulta, Puebla, and Is being taken to Mex ico'Citv to tell all he knows about thordeath of Carranza, according to a mesage received by Gen. P. Elias Calles. .General Calles has ordered 'all persons accompanying Carranza. at , the time of his death to be detained and; questioned regarding the cir curifctances. . -. . ii .. i ., ii y University Frat Men -- Take Action Against r FrafornitiPC in H f, i " Lincoln, May 26. (Special.) High school fraternity men will not Bje eligible to membership !n univer sity Greek letter societies', according to fiction taken by the interfraternity .u 1 r u - c.. IT......;... v, we ek. . - Prof ft. T. Seott. chairman of the . inteffraternity y. organization,- de clared that the action was one of --11 j -f .1- .1 u . - rr i sen ucirusc, as uiey cuuiu nui uoiu to ibe placed ia the position of giv- injr recognition to members of high 'school fraternities forbidden bjJegis lative act, as to do so might lead to similar action toward college fr Iti 1111)9 UJ Ills Jltl'tMl P. ," The matter came to a head owing to-4he action of the Lincoln board of (education in expelling more than a dozen higlj school students who had; become members of the high ' sclrbol fraternities legislated out of existence. Pair Af fflniwlfo- Pcn-sna -! ' And Are Sought in Omaha ' Two prisoners working with the road making gangs at ; TecumaJth - were, unable to withstand the teajp- t tation to take lnch leave. They were William pever, pent-up from Qrjnt county for forgery, and Dick uaneii, sen. up irom or county tur ,ciiuk uutMiiuPUCk. puii. -yyqic scrying indeterminate service ad if , apjehended will )oe, the benet fit accruing from such a sentence when the prisoner behaves Imnself. Stat Agent Hyers telegraphed Cliief of Detectives Dunn to watch for them in Omaha, , . V- Originated Malted Willi in 1003 Oifiy byvtb Original Horllck proesss, winch imitaton do not reproduce, can thtt full food Tklan and flavor of Milt4 Milk to obtains, ' , TB mdicd proJusion vrywhr hat ehiJorsed th Original product for over a tbird of acanturr. Avoid Imitations, I Extract Teeth Without Pain 4 If. r - 1 Vlerovr Vw only BfcST if maurUtt for all bndga ana jlat work; and all work Uaving this otnea ia n7 w mpf tion by any stata's dental board. Da. C.F. cnooii ,206 NEVILLE BLOCK. OMAHA " Eatrmaca ra 16th St, t Harnqr ' Hoar i ISffli 5 name,- "Malted Milk," deMsea by HprbcIcV h&t been cufpropriated by others. French Flier Sets, , Record of Being J 0,000 Hours Tin iUr VL. () With a rrrnrA n( mnrr. than 10.000 hours, or 416 days, spent in the air, Lieutenant Roget, noted aviator, plans to set a mark which will stand the onslaught of fliers for vears ta come. Lieutenant Roget, who ha been accompanied on all his flights by his pet dog, Follette, was the firsf aviator to ny across the Medi terranean., and back without: stop- ing, . . , .- . MoreThan $1,000,000 In Wood Campaign Fund j (Continued From First r. ernment of $10,000,000 'of ' income and excess profits taxis and it is the. attorney general's business to prose cute them." "L represent Mr. Dupuy in some matters before , the internal revtnue bureau, growing out of construction of the income tax statutes?' saiC.Mr. Carlin. "Mr.JJupuy was sick, and rttired from control of the company. I represent him in the matter, of a elr.im.of the government which Concerns his own and his wife's in ccme tax, and has nothing . to do with the Crucible Steel -case. T-hey ' claim that he did hot pay jiis fuir tax. The goverjinietjfis represented in the case by Senator fcenyon's law partner, Mr. D. MSKelleher." "My former law partner," correct id Senator Kenyon. -Interested In Balance: s . Colonel Procter took th'C "stand and Senator Kenyon asked him to give the total receipts and disburse ments in the Wood campaign. " "I -can't give1 you that informa tion,", replied Colonel Procter. "The balance on , hand has been, of jnost interest to me at all times. Frankly, til contributions Viav ihen riisan. pointirusr, and the burden has largelyfl fallen ton me. 1 madea contnba tiori; of $10,000, and since then I have advanced $500,000 out of my own pocket. I think my own in. dividual advances have exceeded the total of the contributions. Of our expenditures, 60 to 70 per cen has gone for -headquarters' ndi?ub licity, the balance to speakers and ordinary work in the states. I should say that he average per stati out side of publicity, has been about $8,000." , . Colonel Procter stated that "wherever we could? we had the community itself finance its own campaign." He guessed ,this has been done in 8 or JO states. Pressed for the names' of big contributors, Colonel Procter said he Remembered particularly, tljc. names of CoU.-Am-prose Monelf pf New York; William Wrigley, the chewing gum manu facturer, atid Col. H. M- Bilfingsley, broker ofsNew York. Colonel Mo'n ell gave $20,000, he said, but hq did not remember; thT amounts of the other contributions. ' ; When- John T. King retiVedifrom the management of the AVodd cam' paign, Colonel ' Procter had a talk hvith him but extracted no1 informa tion as to money raised or spent or organization formed. Senator Ken-; 1 .L.. V. I I I.-..- yon announccu mat iviiib nau dcch subpoenaed to testify tomorrow. Not Worrying About Money. ' : -"Do you expect to get. back any of the moneyyou have advanced?" Senator Pamererie asked ' Colonel Procter. ' . "Expect js too - strong . a wordv Coloher Procter -replied. ' "I don't knownd I don't much cre..' I have taken up this wor ano i tcei od ligated to' go through with it." Are you continuing to make ad vances." senator imerene next asked. , - f . "I will ,tf necessary. "Do vou think it will be necessary and if so who would be the judge of whether "it were necessary?" Sen ator Pomerene inquired, ; y "If any further advances areojeed- ed I will be the judge as to whether they ire necessary," Colonef Procter stated. : Senator Edge, estimating that 6a to 70 per cent of the national Wood campaign expenditures went for publicity, and using ?l,uwwu as the estimated total available for the na tional headquarters, observed that approximately $700,000 would have been spent for Educational work." Colonel Procter testmea tnat tne Wood central headquarters main tained speakers' bureaus from which tratnea speatcers were, sent mio va rious states, some of these speakers were paid by the Wood forces, he said.- "--.., : Johnson's Manager Testifies. Representative Louis C. Cramp ton of. Michigan, who managed the Johnson campaign in that state, tes tified to expenditures in the state primary of $13,450. He said he had obtained $6,200 from the California he,3dquaj-ters, . but - received notmns from the Johnson headquarters in New York. He said a deficit of $5,071 remained to be paid. His statement, he said, 'covered all con tributions and disbursements in Michigan 'with the exception of not to exceed $1,000 raised 'in Wayne county (Detroit.1) A . . i, . Charles A. Weisser t, - ecretary and treasurer '-of the Wood cam paign i in Michigan, appeared as a substitute witness -for Fred M.Alger, the Wood chairman in the state. He testified to' contributions in Michi gan far General Wood's campaign oi $54,311.72, but added thatVseveril county organizations raised and spent their own funds in addition.' Mr. Alger contributed $50,714.25 of the total, the witness said, and Rus 31f;A. Alger, a brother, was-one of three mea conuibuliag $1,000, Jhe HEATED CLASHES MARK HEARING ON NAVAL SQUABBLE v -Secretary Daniels Engages in Verbal Battle With Chair man Hale Charges Steam Roller Used. Washington, May JovCross-ex-amination of Secretary Daniels by" the senate naval investigating com mittee was concluded today at a session marked by heated rUshes between the naval ' seretaryand Senaton Pittman,' democrat, of Ne vada, on orre hand, and Chairman. Hale on the other. In the course of a verbal tilt with Senator Hale Secretary Daniels threatened to carry to the full sen ate naval committee a protestl against the chairman s conduct of the inquiry. The secretary charged that a "steam, roller was being ured on him and characterized -as "unfair and'uniust" and a "stiama on the navy" a long1 compilation of statistics Chairman' Haje .sought, to read jnto the record.' - " '; ' The tabulation. Senator Hale said, was compiled in his office from fig ures submitted by Mr. Daniels and related to the state of preparedness of the. major ships of the navy, just prior to the declaration of war by the United "States. Mr. Daniels re torted that ; the chairman had.mis- "W.? preted the department s figure that in the Hale compilation the dreadnaught Arizona was listed as having been "unfit to fight" on February 2, 1917" "The Arizona's 'unfit, to fight,'" Mr. Daniels went, on "is laughable, I decline to answer any question ased on such a tabulation and de nounce it as unfair, unjust and a stigma on the American navy. I will carry my protest to thcJull. naval affairs committee tf necessary.' Armenia Bishop Honors r Lodge and Hitchcock Telsgram.7---Archbihop Ervian of Armenia, who is making a tour of the United States in the interest of his countrymen, today officially pre sented . to . Senators, torfge andl Hitchcock the high appregation of the head of thexchurch in Armenia for their disinterested efforts in.ald-J ing to give Armenia an independent status in the world of nations. Arch bishop Ervian made the occasion most cerenionial, being fully robed in hjs vestments as he delivered th apostolic commendation, v; expense of the ''vVood campaign in Michigan was $54,047.34, exclusive of publicity matter snt from the Chicag"o headquarters, ijnve- Root Prees.--Adv. ri'Tnt IfrBeacon Loyal, intelligentx;raftsmanship, plus" the finest pure thread sillj made, is . .the reason' for PHOENIX HOSE au " ; 'Jpremacy. 1 ' It isin carrying everything that " ..PHOENIX makes, in all those won-' : derful ehades, patterns arid effect, in all , ' the sizes that anyone might want, that' v --inakeg this store the only place in -Omaha to get real PHOENIX satis- faction. . A " We have set aside one whole section -A :; . of our store to PHOENIX HOSE, nd c- when you come to make your purchase you instantly re'alize that you are deal ing with" men who take pride in serving ; you well. ( " - Tk Horn, of PHOENIX HOSE for Men and Women Ft - u . ii inn Li I'll ITU 25 The economy of buymg furs now is apparent to all who are f ainihar with values. Our price - reduction- sale offers . exceptional, savings to the foresighted buyer. ' Furs bought during this sale will be stored free in our cold stor age vaults until want- ed this fall. ;' ' " V' NatloKal FACTORY N 1921-29 So. 13th St. k ' it TYLER 120 OPEN HEARING ON DEMANDS OF ROADS FOR HIGHER RATES ... a v Expenditure of $600,000,000 For Equipment Advocated by Illinois Central President. Washington, May 26. With pro per equipment the railroads of the country can be operated as suc cessfullyMn the future under private management as they were 'before federal controj, Charles H. Matk ham, president of the Illinois Cen tral railroad, declared : today in opening the Case of the "southern railroads for higher ' freight, rates before the, , Interstate Commerce commission. .' , X - ExpenditureKof at-least $600,000,- 000 for the nevvN equipment for the nation 9, transportation system was advocated bv Mr. Markham. whb assertcB that nothing was of great er importance than the immediate placing of orders for cars and cngjnes. tor the southern railroads, Mr. Markham asked an increase in freight rates to enable the carriers to earn $136,049,091 annually, which he claimed would represent a return-of 6 per cent on the 'aggregate value of those carriers, which he estimated at $2,267,484,847. . The hearings on tha demands of (de railroads of the country for in creased rates to give an added in come of $1,000,000,000 a year will be suspended for a 'week at the con clusionof the carriers' testimony. Chairman Clark announced today that the commission would recess for that' length of time to permit the shippers to study the evidence presented aifd prepre for, cross examination.' ,.N Richard Croker Is Bitter at Son's Words - Regarding His Wife Palm Beach, Fla., May 26. Richard Croker, sr., wal a , witness today at the trial of the suit brought by his son Richard, jr., to have appointed a committee to - conserve the propety of the elder Croker. Kichard, jr., was present. The two gave no. sign of recognition. "You ask me if I would fortrive "Richard if he cleared jip everything" in this suit' and the" six suits in New York City?" replfcd the "elder Croker to a" question of his lawyeY. 'l.said that I would. But I want to ' say this: : There is one charge made Here against my wife1 that I will never forgive as long as I live. Richard scandalized her,s I cannot forgive- him for that." ' : ' Mrs. Croker categorically denied she .caused discord, between ,ia.ther and ' son, that she misrepresented her age or that she married Croker for his money. She said such trans fers of land as had been jnade to her were wholly voluntary and with out her knowledge. J 508.10 So. 6th. rs to 50f Insure the aafety' of your furs against damage or lost by placing them in. our cold storage vault. RepaifTand riemodeftg at low irammer rates. SALESROOM 1710 Douglas St. "A mm Tfor MONTANA MAKES A STRONG PLEA FOR WATERWAY v State Has Vast Amount of Supplies Which Go Via River, Route, Joint Com mission Is ToW, ' Helena, Mont i May 26. (Special Telegram-gMontana will have an nually at least 70,000 ,tons of con per', c from " 5,000,000 rt to' 25,000,00 buthels of. wheat rr the equivalent in (lour, 22,000,000 tiounds of wooj, uisiaes irgc quantities ot mmoer, zinc, dressed meats and .other prod ucts, tor export or coastwise ship ping by way of a St. Lawrence deep waterway" should the governments of the United-States andvCanada make that river navigable for ocean vessels. ' , This was contained in testimony bfore the international joint com- nssion sitting at Helena today in its investigation of the St. Lawrence navigation and power project. Traf fic men were unanimous in declar ing that the Great Lakes and the St. Lawrence would furnish. Mon tana natural outlet to world maH ketjt -in I preference to present-rail routes or ports of the Pacific, Private Partieg Interested. , Obadiah Gardner, chairman of the American section of the commission, said in opening today's meeting that he has been, advised by competent authorities that private Snterests have offered to make the St. Law rence river navigable for ocean ves sels from Montreal to Lake Ontario free from cost to the Uriited States and Canada in exchange for a fran chise to develop the hydro-electric power in the St Lawrence rapids. Ey H. Lang, western traffic man ager of the Anaconda ; Copper Min ing company, said the St. Lawrence project is "one of the essential ele ments in a. complete. national trans portation system ," ine western railroads would be benefited," Mr. Lan declared. "The eastern roads would lose principally bulk traffic that brings the lowest freight rates. So they would have little to complain of." representatives of the state de- THOMPSON-BELDEN W(M Enduring; Satisfaction ; . Is.Not aMatier of Chance The things we buy don't happen to be good they, are deliberately made that way Just so much of quality, skill and careful workmanship as go into the making must be represented in the finished article, by its price. i , "fhose who choose the best profit most. ' Economy is chiefly a matyer of selection. , ( . . .... ... . 7- ' ' - The variety of summer'apparel fabrics and dress accessories which "we offer antici- , ' pates every requirement for all occasions: Belding's Guaranteed Silks Reduced for One Day Only ; Belding's silks are of exceptional ;' quality jund in the 'newest and most desirable fashionable weaves . - Belding's Pure Dye taffeta (36 inch) in all colors ; and black, $5 and $5.00 qualities $3.95 a yard. ' Belding's Satin de Chine one of the best wearing and most .economical silks made. All colors includ ing black and white. $4.50 .quality Thursday $3.49 a yard. . ...'..... : J ; 1 Other Silk Savings of Importance will Ibe on Sle, Thursday - White Silk "La Jeri'M a iimeiy Five hundred yards of extra heavy all silk "La Jerz" , v . ;$5 Quality, $3.61f a Yard : We know o nothing to equal this silk for separate skirts, one.piece dresses and blouses because it laun ders perfectly. The five hundred yards will not f last long at this price. ' v ) Athletic Suits or Summer y Athletic -underwear, is offered for warm ' weather wear in a number of dainty ' fabrics in either round neck or bodice top styles. - - . j ;. In checked dimity, $1.75 to $3.50 a suit. . In nainsook, $2 to $3. V v - In voile, $3 a suit. , , -In silk mull, $4.50 to $4.15. x , A silk top style, $450 a suit. ; 1 I 'In morning glory silks for $8 a suit, , '; - ' Knit tWrwar 2nd Floor. partment of agriculture estimated that the short route to -the ocean would enhance the value of Mon tana s present agricultural produc Uiori from $2,000,000 to $5,000,000. Roof of Plattsmouth Court House Worries County Commissioners Plattsmouth, Neb., May 26. (Spe- citl lelegram.; As a result of so called lax business methods prac ticed by past boards of county conv missioners in tne matter ot keeping up the court house property from yearl to year as occasion arose, the present board is confronted with a serious problem. A long time ago a break in the cepper flushing permitted water to seep through into the interior of the upper rooms in the building, and as the condition was not remedied damage was net only done the ceil ing of the district court room, but the. ends of the beams that support the root nave been rotted away un til there is danger of the heavy tile roof, weighing jiearly 25 tons, crash in through into the rooms below. The board has been consulting va rious architects regarding the mat ter' and finds that to remove the heavy roof and replace it with an other .of less weight would be as ex pensive as placing new steel trusses in place to bear the weight, which latter method will be pursued. Realtors Blame Shortage Of Houses for Unrest in U. S. ' Washington, May 26. A nation wide shortage of hocuses is the root of unrest in the country,, real estate dealers and building trade operators told the house ways and means com mittee, urging that interest on $40, 000 or less of realestate mortgages held by one person be exempt from income, taxj Such exemption, they said, would stimulate building activities, without which rents would go higher: Brewery Employes Strike i For Increase in Wages Newark, N. J.. May 26- Approx imately 1,200 brewery workers in this city, Jersey City, Paterson, Elizabeth and Harrison, including brewers, bottlers, engineers, ma chinists and firemen, . went on strike because the New Jersey Brewers assoeiation naa rejected their demands for wage increases ranging trom ?o to $10. Reduction ) RAILROADS NOT OPPOSED TO FAIR WAGE INCREASES Representative of Companies Declares That They Expect Honest Work From Men In Return. Chicago, May 26. Fair wage in creases for the ' 2,000,000 railroad employes in America are not op posed by the railroads, the labor board was informed by E. T. Whiter ttfday in closing is reply to the demands of the men for in creases in pay which, it is 'said, will total $1,000,000,000 if granted. Mr. Whiter, who is chairman of the committee representing the roads in the hearing, said that in return the railways expected honest and conscientious , work from the men and that each employe would "feel obligated to give efficient and ungrudging service." The roads are opposed, however, to some of the demands because they "are-unjustified and not upheld by the facts in the case," he said. Ihev aho are opposed to the in corporation Vf national agreements entered into by the federal railway administration into any awards made b the board, he continued. Most of the agreements dealt with tne right of organization and similar matters and only in a few instances dealt with wages, he said. - Th nresentation of the railroads' testimony in the hearing was fin ished today and tomorrow the re buttals by the employes will start. The railroad trainmen will bcheard -first. "We are not fighting these wage increases as a whole, Mr. whiter said. "It is only in individual cases where the demands are unjust 'and exorbitant that we arex opposed .o them., . rt Rescind $ 3 a Day Bill. Washington. May 26. The senate reconsidered its "action in passing thej jNolan-Johnson qp a day mini mum wage bill applying to govern ment employes, and, on notion "of Senator Thomas, democrat, of Colo rado, rescinded the passage. 1 Apparel for Summertime When days are warm and the pursuit of coolness is one's first consideration costumes should be as fresh and appealing tothe beholder as to the wearer, for the con- t sciousness ora fresh and dainty appearance greatly en-'-hances a woman's poise and charm. r Therefore We Suggest: v - v Organdp Dresses Sport Suits Sweaters Skirts and the Daintiest of Btbuses '' Apprl Section Tkird Floor. Inexpensive Silk Hosiery Junior pure thread silk hose with lisle tops and soles (are to be had in black, 'white and cordo van, for $1.49 a pair. Pure thread silk hose, new fashioned, black or white., with lisle' garter tops and lisle soles are priced $2.75 a pair. Mi Floor. . Fans for Graduation Gifts And for summer dancing-frocks are shown in a great variety in white gauze for 50c t $10 each, fans with real pearl' sticks, $6.501o $15, exquisite , feather fans; white, pink, blue, .orchid, pekin andv black, are priced from $3.50 to $27 each, and odd Japanese fans are to be had for from 50c to $1. v ' North AbW-rMain Floor. Drive for Million Dollar Memorial to Be Started at Once , .....v. . I"' A Nebraska soldiers and sailors' memorial, commemorating the deed of Nebraskans in all the wars, was the subject of a talk by R. A. Van; Orsdel to a group, of women repre senting the Omaha Association of Collegiate Alumnae Wednesday noon st the University club. "There never has been erected at true memorial to -the soldiers in this state," said Mr. Van Orsde! chairman of the Omaha drive. The million dollar building pro posed will be a magnificent architect tural creation, erected on the cam pus at the University of Nebras lea, according to Mr, Van Orsdel. A memorial , hall, . a museum room holding priceless war rejjes, a stai ilium, assembly rooms and suitable quarters for the American Legion, the G. A. R., SpJttish War Veteran and other similar organizations will be provided. ' The office of the executive com mittee of the Nebraska Memorial association is in rooms 509-1 1 Kee line building. Vincent C. Hascall is executive secretary. Charles T;. Kountze is a member of the execu tive committee. Omaha members oti the executive board include E. Bucfe irgham, Robert Manley, Nels B. LTpi dike, TohnN R. Webster und C. M. Wilhelm.' The drive for funds' will be started at once. . i s. Tammany Hall Leader Is Witness Before Grand JurV, New York, May 26. Charles F Murphy, leader of Tammany Hall was a witness before the extraordn nary grand jury investigating the district attorney s office. When TiT departed after a half hour in the jury room, he referred inquiries a to his testimony to the "gentlemen inside." His examination, it was said, con4 cerned, charges that Assistant Dis trict Attorney James E. Smith had tried to include Louis N. Hartog, manufacturer, to drop a suit for $10,000,000 which he brought against Mr. Murphy some time ago. The action grew out of a contract which Mr. Hartog secured from tha British government during the war in which it was claimed Mr. Murphy invested money which he later sought to withdraw.- - - - Girls graduating from Barton col lege, Mobile, Ala., this summer will wear gingham dresses. 1 Summer Footwear Specially Br iced Opera pumps in dull kid or patent leather, with turn s6les end Louis heels are priced $9.85 a pair. Patent leather oxfords with either turn soles and Louis heels or welt soles and leather heels have been reduced to $7.85 a pair. K
