THE SEE! OMAHA. FRIDAY, JUNE
5
VIOLA KRAUS
CLEARS SELF IN
ELVELL MURDER
Assistant District Attorne
Convinced Woman Not Con
nected With Killing of
N. Y. Sportsman.
N'fw York, June 17. The invoti
sration of the mysterious murder last
Friday of Joseph B. Elwell, turfman
and whist expert, took a new turn
tonight when Assistant District At
torney Dooling and linger visited
the home of Walter Lewisohn, to
((uestion once more the members of
his family, who were dinner guests
of Elwell at the Ritz Carlton hotel
the night before he was shot.
This followed a searching cross
examination for hours todav by Vic
tor von Schlegell, divorced husband
of Miss Viola Kraus. Mrs. Lewi
John's sister. Von SchleKel! also
had dined Thursdav nieh at the
Ritz with a companion described as
"the woman, in black" whose iden
tity he revealed to the district at
torney. On leaving the Lewisohn home aft
er a three-hour interview with Miss i
Kraus, Mr. Dooling completely
cleared her name of anv connccticn
with the crime. He st;tcd he had
given him information that may
prove of value in the investigation.
"It is only fair to Miss Kraus."
said Mr, Dooling, "that the public
e informed that she was not con
nected m T ie s lentest wav w in anv
1 Tt It C I I.
trieue mvo v i e r. we . jne as
answered all our questions fully,
frankly and freely and is entirely
vindicated of having anything to do
u ith the affair.''
District Attorney Swann announced
tonight he wouid question Mrs. El
vell. the slain man's widow; Edwin
Rhodes, his chauffeur: Mrs. Marie
l.arsen, the housekeeper, and Frank
Jeffries, a negro, said by the police
to have been a valet employed by
"Jack" De SayJIes. who was shot
snd killed by his wife in his Long
Island home about three years ago.
1 he police say Jeffries told them
Elwell and De Saullcs had bceu close
iriends.
The story of Joseph Wagstaff, a
chauffeur, that another taxicab
driver had told him of having driven
a man and a woman to Elwell's home
at an early hour Friday morning was
discredited tonight by Assistant Dis
trict Attorney Joyce.-
Mystery of Wealthy V
Clubman's Death
Deepens More Daily
Progressive Wing
Will Back Harding
(Continued From r One.)
tory talk-' upon the position the
republican party should take in the
cmpign.
Although Mr. Strassburger was
one of the most enthusiatic John
son backers, he told Senator Har
ding today that the hfitchet would
be buried so far as he was con
cerned, and that all republicans,
no matter what their complexion,
should rally behind the Candidate.
Senator Moses is expected to swing
ot only disappointed Leonard
Wood supporters into line, hut also
some of the progressives. On leav
ing Senator Harding's office today,
he was all smiles.
Kenyon Message Significant "
"Senator Harding passed a reso
lution that Ohio and N'cw Hamp
shire should go solidly republican
this time," he said.
The message from Senator Ken
yon was regarded as significant, for
on Tuesdav the senator was quoted
as being disappointed with the re
publican selection of a nominee. To-l
day he wired congratulations and
the assurance of a 60.000 majority
in Iowa for Harding.
Nicholas Murrav Butlers stand
Joseph B. Elwell. wealthy club
niuii and an international authority
on bridge whist, and a favorite in
New York, Newport and Palm
Beach social circles, who was slain
in his N'ew York home, and Mrs.
Helen Derby Elwell, his widow,
from whom he was separated. The
mystery of Elwell's death is one of
the most sensational and baffling
cases the New York police have
known for years. Mr. Elwell's pic
ture was taken when he was dressed
for a costume call at Palm Beach.
In his will the "bridge whist king,"
as he was known, left $200,000 to his
son, who has been living with his
mother. Elwefl was found uncon
scious the morning of June 11 in the
reception room of his home, shot
through the head. Failure to find a
weapon in the room and no trace of
anyone having been in the room
wU4 Elwell only deepen the mys
tery in the strange case. It is said
that three women had keys to El
v ell's home and the police are en
deavoring to identify the women in
the belief that one' of them may
throw some light on the mystery.
Railroad Commission
Will Continue Hearing
(Continued From Pure On.)
man eelement is not considered,'
said Attorney Bigelow, when asked
whether the union would co-operate
ii- the hearii.g.
"The union must find another tri
bunal to lukc up the dispute,
tiough what body would act I can-
t ot sav at present. J he scope ci
tr.e hearing is now defined by tue
commission is such that 1 am un
willing tQ have my clients bound by
thf results?
The union moved that its com
phint, asking for a 13-cent wage in
crease, be withdrawn and the hear
ing discontinued when the commis
si yesterday morning ruled the
tost of livirg should not enter ;nto
...... u : . !.. i i . tiio testimony.
" ioiu iii a oiryiuni iioni ..naries 1 ' , .' c,
it. Griffiths, which said Butler in-'
troduced a resolution at a meeting
of the Hamilton republican club of
Xew York "heartily indorsing and
ratifying the ticket nominees at Chi
cago and pledging our best effort
to the election of Harding and Cool
idex." The resolution was unani
mously adopted.
Invitations have been s?s.t out to
practically every republican of con
sequence to confer with the senator
on campaign policies.
Sunday School Caravan
Spends Night in North Platte
North Platte, XeK.. June 17.
(Special. The ebr?;ka State
Sunday School society caravan ar
rived in North Platte Wednesday on
the way to Scottsbluffs to its annual
convention. There were cats from
Lincoln. Omaha, Grand Island,
Alma and Maxwell. North Platte
High school band met the caravan
one-half mile out of town and es
corted it into the citv. After a light
eh, the visitors went to the tab
ernacle where about 1,500 people
welcomed them. The caravan spent
the night in North Platte and left
Thursday morning.
State Y. M. C. A. Camp
Is Opened at Columbus
Columbus, Neb., June 17. (Spe
cial.) Camp Shelton, the state boys
camp of the Y. M. C. A., opened the
1920 camping season with a large
enrollment of young boys through
out the state. No special exercises
v.ere scheduled for the opening, but
July 4. Camp Sheldon day, will be
celebrated in a similar manner to the
observance of the dedication at tb,e
inception of the camp lat year.
Similar rules to those of last year
will form the government of the
camp. O. H. Diehl. state secretary
of the Hi-Y department, will have
charge of the camp this year.
Dodge County Farmers Ask
For Men to Work by Month
Fremont. Neb., June 17. (Spe
cial.) Dodge countv farmers are
Asking for farm labor in prepara
tion for the coming harvest, but they
wish to hire men by the month at
wages from $70 to $80 and board
room. They do not want day
Dor. nutci iiuvuKii uir niy 41c
being sent to farms, but the labor
that is coming in balks at steady
jobs, preferring work by the day.
Hay cutting is going on with culti
vation of. corn, and the wheat will be
ready to harvest in about three
-eeki
President Short of the union, said
a strike would De resortea 10 amy
as a last measure. "There are sev
eral other moves we can make be
fore striking," said Short, "but what
ever happens we've got to have more
money."
To Continue Testimony.
The commission will serve sub
poenas on members of the union who
will furnish the best evidence this
morning, it was announced. Consid
eration of working hours will be
taken in serving these subpoenas,
the commission Mated.
pvidence will be taken without re
gard to regular order as the hearing
will assume the nature of an inquiry.
Chairman Tavlor of the commission
said. . '
Counsel for the union said the
men. summoned, would not refu.e
to answer questions of the com
mission. How the Company Stands.
' The company offered statistics
during the hearing yesterday after
noon to show that a greater number
of cars now are in service than ever
before; that the car mikage is
greater; that the number of men em
ployed is larger, and that the num
ber of accidents is smaller than
ever before.
The company asserted its v.illing
r.ess "to leave the matter to the dis
cretion of the commission." but re
served the right to cbpllenge the
jurisdiction of the commission.
Fate of Measure Before
President Still Mystery
Washington. June 17. The 10-day
period afforded Presidaut Wilson
under a ruling by Attorney General
Palmer to approve or veto 10 meas
ures enacted bv congress during the
closing days of the recent session
expired tonight without announce
ment from the White House as to
action token.
White House officials said that the
fate of the 10 measures, together
with the action of the water power
bill, the time limit on which expired
Friday, might be revealed tomor
row. U. S. Employes, 70 Years Old,
Must Be Retired; Palmer
Washington, June 17. Federal
employes who'have reached the age
of retirement 70 years although
they have not given the minimum of
IS years' service required under the
retirement law, must be dropped
from the rolls. Attorney General
Palmer ruled today. Such employes,
he said, cannot draw retirement pen-
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FIFTEEN PLANKS
TO BE ASKED BY
WOMEN S BUREAU
Right of Collective Bargaining
Heads List Sent to Dele
gates to San Francisco
Convention.
New Y'ork, June 17. There were
fifteen planks which the democratic
national convention will be asked
to include in its platform sent today
to delegates to the convention by' the
women's bureau of the democratic
national committee. The planks
were prepared by the labor commit
tee of the bureau, of which Mrs.
iohert Bruere of New Y'ork is the
chairman, after conferences with va
rious bodies of workers.
The planks advocate the right of
collective bargaining between em
ployers and employes through rep
resentatives of their own choosing.
; government control of basic indus
tries affecting the necessities of life.
j nationalization of the railroads and
their administration by a corporation
or commission on which the public,
the management and labor shall be
represented; operation of federal
fuel and steel commissions and de
velopment of the present system of
collective bargaining into national in
dustrial councils of the industries.
The committee also urges aboli
tion of labor of children under 14,
general adoption of an eight-hour
law; that wages be placed on the ba
sis of service without regard to sex.
and minimum wages "which will in
jure to all wage-earners a proper
standard of health, comfort and ef
ficiency." Other planks recommended in
clude: Development of a national system
of employment offices under joint
control of federal and state boards
and organization of labor corps with
transportation subsidies for harveai
ing; extension and development of
the bureau of women's industry in
the Department of Labor and ap
pointment of women on all govern
ment boards dealing with labor; en
actment of federal and state legisla
tion to foster organizations of pro
ducers' and consumers' co-operative
organizations and credit societies.,
insurance for all workers against
accidents, disease, disability, unem
ployment and old age.
The recommendations condemn
the use of "mandatory and prohibi
tory injanction in labor disputes
and also the treatment of labor as
a commodity.
Development of the bureau of la
bor statistics to make public facts
concerning investment, .capitaliza
tion, earnings and wages also is
urged. 4
Michigan Branch of
Committee of 48 Did
Not Ask Aid for Reds
Detroit, June 1". The Michigan
branch of the Committee of Forty
eight in its state convention here
June 15 took no action on a resolu
tion proposing recognition of the
present Russian government, as was
erroneously reported immediately
after the' convention, according to
the state executive committee.
It was explained today that the
misunderstanding apparently grew
out of the debate ou a resolution de
claring against interference in the
domestic affairs of foreign nations.
"The Committee of Forty-eight
platform is a domestic platform, on
American economic affairs and has
not yet concerned itself with inter
national affairs in any way," the
executive commiftce statement said.
The committee certified 42 dele
gates to the national convention.
National Business Being
'Pared Down,' Cushing Says
Washington, June 17. National
business is being "pared down"
through embargoes and priorities to
fit the capacity of the country s rail
roads, George H. Cushing, manag
ing director of the American Whole
sale Coal association, declared in
an address before the Citv club of
Washington. Mr. Cushing, who is
shippers' representative on the- local
terminal committee appointed by
the Interstate Commerce commis
sion, said his remarks should not
be construed as a criticism of the
agencies now working to overcome
freight congestion.
Mr. Cushing said coal production
since April 1. has increased ou an
average of 855.800 tons per week
over last year, giving a total increase
in that period of 7,700.000 tons.
No Intention, of Scrapping
Turkish Pact by England
London, June 17. There is no in
tention of scrapping the Turkish
treaty, as has been reported, so far
as the British government is con
cerned, it was learned today. But,
it was intimated. Great Britain is
willing to make important modifica
tions in the hope of stabilizing the
Near East situation."
Conditions in that part of the
world arc rapidly becoming worse
from a British standpoint and the
British ministers are declared to be
willing to change some clauses of
the treaty most objectionable to the
Turks if steps'to relieve the situation
are promised.
INSURGENTS IN
W, 0. W. BLAMED
FOR RATE SUIT
Sovereign Commander on
Stand Reads Official Re
portsSays Salary Is
$25,000 a Year.
Nebraska City, Neb., June 17.
(Special Telegram.) That the in
surgents in the Woodmen of the
World among the various lodges of
the order, the men who are behind
the present litigation, are spreading
was the statement of W. A. Fraser,
head of the order, in his cross-examination
given in the district court
here.
It was brought ouf during the
trial that Mr. Fraser is paid $25,X0
a year for his services as soverign
commander of the order. The wit
ness also stated that the order lVad
800.000 members of which 200,000
are in the state of Nebraska.
Much of the testimony had to
do with the last grand lodgoieef
ing and extracts from the official
report were read into the record.
Mr. Fraser stated, "The men be
hind this suit have visited states
throughout the country and spread
their propaganda in the local lodges
and have caused thousands to drop
out." He also stated that a slush
fund of $1,000,000 had been raised
by assessing members $1 each, with
which to carry on this suit, which
is an effort of the insurgents to de
feat the proposed rate increase.
Court adiourned this afternoon
propaganda for, the purpose of and the arguments will be made
which is to disrupt the organization. before Judge Button, presiding- over
the hearing, at Frenlont, Neb., prob
ably the early part of next week.
Nebraska Manager
For Wood to Support
Entire G. 0, P. Ticket
Lincoln'" June 17. (Special.) "I
am for the republican ticket from
top to bottom." This is the state
ment f Frank P. Corrick, who has
just returned from Chicago, where
he was one of the supporters of
Leonard Wood during the'eonven
tion. Mr. Corrick was state man
ager of the Wood campaign in Ne
braska and had a very deep inter
est In the winning of the nomina
tion for his favorite candidate.
"Of course I am considerably dis-
ticket from the president dov,
through the entire state ticket."
Diamond Ring Controversy
In Fremont Is Dismisseo
Fremont, Neb., June 17. (Spe
cial.) Fremont's famous diamond
ring controversy ended when Mrs.
Belle Koth, from whom by two jurv
verdicts Mrs. Christine Diinkel won
a diamond valued at $1,000, formally,
announced she would not appeal t"
j the supreme court. Mrs. Pearl
ilds, Itndcr ot a second diamond a'
the rear of one of Mrs. Roth':
houses, was given this ring by the
court.
Mrs. Dunkel, tenant of Mrs. Koth,
claimed her diamond disappeared on
the occasion of a visit by the latter
and the jury supported that claim "
A second trial was granted, when
Mrs. Wilds produced the second
appointed," said Mr. Corrick, "but 'ring, but a second jurv decided that
we put up a good fight and while Mrs. Dunkel was entitled to the
the other fellows beat us to it, I 'original gem.
am not going to lay back and kick j Mrs. Wilds declared that she
about it. I expect to get into the wished to sell the ring now given to
fight and do my part for the whole I her by the court.
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