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May Head
Educators
Superintendent of Omaha
Schools Leads in Nomination
For President of State
Teachers' Association.
Final Vote in 30 Days
J. H. Beveridge, superintendent of
Omaha public schools, lc4 by 300
votes over his closest opponent in
the nomination ballots for president
of the Nebraska State Teachers' as
sociation. The ballots were counted
yesterday afternoon. The Beveridge
vote was 900, while the vote for M.
C. Leflcr, superintendent of schoo's
at Lincoln, his closest opponent, was
Bevendge's name, with the names
of four others receiving the highest
number of votes for president at the
recent .-.cssion, will be placed on bal
lots to be sent to the teachers with
in 30 days. The man receiving the
highest number of votes on the re
turned ballots becomes president.
I Vl'he same method is pursued in the
election of a vice president and
treasurer. The nominees for presi
dent follow:
Nominees for President.
J. II. Beveridge, superintendent of
schools, Omaha; M. C I.efler, su
perintendent of schools, Lincoln;
George Martin, president Kearney
State Normal school; Belle Ryan,
assistant superintendent of schools
at Omaha, and C Ray Gates, super
intendent of schools at Columbus.
Nominees for vice president are:
Belle Kvan. Omaha; Hi H. Hahn,
Wayne; M. C, Lcfler, Lincoln; V.
H. Morion, Fairbury; J. H. Bever
idge. Omaha.
Nominees for treasurer:
J. F. Matthews, Grand Island; J.
A. Savage, Omaha; J. G! Masters,
Omaha; H. O. Sutton, Kearney;
Belle Ryan, Omaha. (
Secretary Chosen Later,
The secretary will be chosen at
the first meeting of Nhe executive
committee .following the election.
The meeting will be called by the
new president. H. O. Sutton of
Kearney is the present secretary.
Leon' .Smith, assistant superinten
dent of schools, Omaha, is the only
Omaha member of the committee of
"ire of the Nebraska State Teach
es association appointed by the
executive committee to draft a .con
stitution to be presented to mem-l-rrs
of the association for a referen
- Hum decision: The committee of
nine was appointed yesterday.
u E. L. Rouse, president of the Peru
State Normal, was appointed chair
n.r.n of the committee. The com
mittee is subject to his call any time
within the next 30 Mays, at which
u-.ne the new constitution will be
prepared.
Other Committee Members.
Other members of the committee
pre A. V. Teed, president Wayne
State Normal; A. M. Nelson, super
intendent schools, . Hartington; W.
R. Pate, superintendent school, Al
I'.mce; H. O. Sutton, professor of
physical science, Kearney .State
Normal; Cecilie Hochne, instructor
normal training Beatrice High
school, and J. A. True, superin
tendent schools, McCook. ,
Following are nominees for mem
bers of the executive committee:
First District M. C. Lefler, Lin
'o'.nj Mattie Branthwaite, Lincoln;
V.. L. Rouse, Peru; F. M. Gregg.
University Place; Wayne W. Curf
man, Lincoln.
Third ' District A. V. Teed,
Wayne; A. II. Waterhouse, Fre
mont; H, H. Hahn, Wayne; H. H.
Reimund, Tekamah, and C. Roy
Gates. Columbus.
Fifth District R. J. Barr, Grand
Island; A. H. Staley. Hastings; J.
L. McCammons, Cambridge; R. W.
Johnson, Hastings, and F. B. Kuns,
Superior.
Irigh Railway Announces
Termination of Service
Dublin, Nov. 6. The Midland rail
way, has given a fortnight's notice
of termination of service to its, 3,000
employes-and announces that it will
. not carry live siock auer monaay,
.""he Midland railway's difficulties.
arising from the dispute regarding
the hauling of munitions, have been
complicated by a strike of engineers,
but all the railway companies except
the Great Northern, are gradually
being strangled by the suspension of
guards and drivers refusing to take
part in military traffic.
.Many districts, notably Limerick,
are practically isolated and a com
plete stoppage of railway service out
side Ulster apparently is inevitable.
Man and Woman Arrested
On Desertion Charges
West Point, Neb., Nov. 6. Spe
cial.) Mrs. Ruth Chervill and Ber
naid Taylor were arrested by Sher
iff Sexton, accompanied by a United
States marshal, on the charge of de-s-rtion.
It is alleged that Taylor
has a wife and six children in Ohio
and that the woman has a husband
and one child. A charge of violat
ing the Mann ret was filed against
Taylor.
Children Rescued From
Petrograd Now in Finland
Washington, Nov. 6. The 750
Russian children of Petrograd re
patriated from Siberia by the Amer
ican Red Cross are now at Salila,
Finland, quartered in a three-story
building turned over to the Red
Cross by . the. Finnish government.
They will be sent on soon to join
their families, from whom they have
been separated for three years.
. Three Women Win Placet
In Kansas Legislature
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1 lopcxa, Jvan., :ov. o. ioce
women will' sit in the Kansas legis
lature this winter. All are rcpub'
licans. Mrs. Brinstead returns for
ihe second term as representative of
cward county.
tMw.d u SeMf-CltM Mttttr
Oauna P. 0. Uadw Aet at
Omaha School Head
One of Nominees for
Teachers' President
Horticultural
Exhibit Opens
In Bluffs Nov. 15
Largest Display of Kind in
Recent Years Will Draw
Exhibitors From Fif
teen States.
. The largest horticultural exhibit
that has been held in the United
States for many years will open in
Council Bluffs November 15. Or
chard, vineyard and garden products
of 15 states will be shown. . On the
opening day Governor Harding and
Governor-elect Kendall of Iowa and
Governor-elect McKelvie of Ne
braska will be present, and Governor
Lowden of Illinois and other mid
west executives are expected during
the week.
The work of building1 a temporary
extension to the Council Bluffs au
ditorium has reached an advanced
stage. It will bq a temporary shed,
occupying the streets for a distance
of 550 feet, and .30 and 40 feet wide,
and 'will be heated by a dozen fur
naces. When the doors open there
will be an investment of more than
$25,000 in the enterprise, which was
originated by the Iowa and Nebras
ka Agricultural societies.
The premium list will include 14
solid silver trophy cups, $7,000 cash
for regular exhibits and $3,000 spe
cial prizes, in addition to donated
special premiums, including a $150
purebred Poland-China hog. The
Pat Conway band has been engaged
for the week. "at a cost of, $4,000.
Prof. R. F. Howard o Nebraska
university will be one of the fruit
contest judges, and Dr. C. C. Wig
gans of the horticultural department
of the Nebraska college will be one
of the student contest judges. The
others will be selected from other
states.
Governor Proclaims
Sunday, November 14,
Red Cross Day in State
Lincoln, Neb., Nov. 6. (Special.)
Governor S. R. McKelvie issued
the following proclamation in behalf
of the Red Cross roll call:
"The American Red Cross is
permanently located in the hearts
of the peoples of the world, having
during the late war served faithfully
on both sides of the sea, and in its
ministrations to men and women
and children of all nations has
shown a disposition to faithfully car
ry out the spirit and maxim of the
Gospel of the Prince of Peace.
Words seem poor vehicles in which
to convey our appreciation of the
service it has rendered from the date
of its organization down to the pres
ent day.
"Sunday, November 14, has been
selected as Red Cross Day, and as
governor I do hereby recommend
that on that day the ministers of
every denomination present to their
people the necessity of their hearty
support to the work and labor of
love to which the organization of
the Red Cross is dedicated.
"I. therefore, recommend a state
wide observance of the day set apart
by the central division of the Ameri
can Red Cross, viz., Sunday, Novem
ber 14, 1920."
25,000 Coal Cars Released
By Commerce Commission
Washington, Nov. 6. Approxi
mately 25,000 cars will be released
from coal traffi; for other commodi
ties under an order issued by the
Interstate Commerce commission, ef
fective Monday. It limits the pref
erential coal order to gondoia cars
vith sides 42 inches or more in
height, instead of 38 inches. It is
expected that the coal preference or
der will be revoked as soon as coal
shortages in scattered sections .have
k..n rollii.-orl f nrtifiratirvtis have
already released 170,000 cars, not in
cluding tlie io,UW released unacr
today's order.
Industrial Life in Upper
Silisia Paralyzed by Strike
Berlin, Nov. t. Reports from up
nr Silesia sav industrial life in the
rcgioii is paralyzed by a strike of
electrical work employes at Chor
zow, Sabrize and Gleiwitz.
Advices to the Vossischc Zeiiung.
says the managers of the works at
Chorzow were ejected and replaced
bv a strike committee. Allied au
thorities are declared to have made
fruitless efforts at mediation.
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March S. I87t.
Kent Says
He Will Be
free s&si
'Jury Jind Me
Guilty, V so '..jctor Wait
ing Trial?Attempt to
Kiii Babies-
Mystery Woman Involved
"I expect to be free within a
week," said "Dr." H. S. Kent in the
county jail yesterday. ",I am inno
cent." ' "I don't think a jury will find any
evidence on which to find Mr. Kent
guilty," said Eugene O'Sullivan, at
torney for Kent.
Deputy County Attorneys Sla-
baugh and Rosenblum have sum
moned 25 witnesses to testify for
the state, at the trial, which opens
tomorrow. .
The celebrated case has divided
the residents of the Thirty-third and
California streets neighborhood into
two factions.
One faction, that which believes,
in the innocence of Kent, has raised
a large fund of, money for his de
fense. To this fund Creighton uni
versity students and even members
of the university faculty have con
tributed, it is said. Kent formerly
vvas employed in a drug store at
Twenty-fourth and California
jStreets, where he made friends of
many students and professors. He
was always a quiet, inoffensive man,
inclined toward works of charity,
they lay.
A Profound Student.
A most unusual case is that of
State against Kent.
Kent is unusual. A maiivof 61
years, with the pale face and deep-set
eyes of the scholar, he has spent
most of his time reading during the
three and a half months he has been
in the county jail. Fiction, science,
history and philosophy have ab
sorbed bis attention. His manner is
gentle and soft-spoken. He has
luxuriant iron gray hair and a beard.
He is charged with assault with
intent to commit murder and assault
with intent to do great bodily in
jury. For these crimes the law pro
vides penalties of two to 15, and one
to five years, respectively.
His alleged victim is Jimmie Wells.
Jimmie is now 3 months old. Jim
mic has a twin sister, Betty Wells.
Jimmie- was found in a bucket in
an abandoned cistern at Thirty-third
and California streets the cvetiing
of July 24, when his feeble cries at
tracted attention.;.' .,
Eye-Wirneos Is Found. '
Two hours later Betty was found
in the same cistern, also in a bucket.
The twins were taken to the Meth
odist hospital, where they are thriv
ing. The nurses named them
"Wells," in commemoration of the
place where they were found.
Who placed the babes in the well?
Suspicion turned to "Dr." Kent, who
roomed at the home of. Mrs. Helen
Boeke, 3041 California street. Neigh
bors said they suspected the twins
were children of Louise Boeke. One
woman, Mrs. Mary McElheney, told
police she saw "Dr." Kent carry two
baskets from the Boeke home and
proceed with them in the direction of
the abandoned well, which is near a
small confectionery store operated
by Mrs. Boeke and Kent.
On these representations Kent
was arrested. On July 28 he was
bound over in police court to the dis
trict court under $20,000 bond. This
sum was reduced to $15,000 and a
few weeks later to $10,000. But Kent
was unable to furnish it.
Mystery Woman in Case.
Both Kent and Miss Boeke have
denied the parentage of the twins.
Miss Boeke is among the witness
es subpoenaed by the county. But
the county prosecutors do not know
what she will say on the witness
stand.
"Parentage of the children is not
involved in this" case," said Deputy
County Attorney Slabaugh. "The
question of Kent's guilt or innocence
does not rest on whose children they
are. So that element probably will
not be introduced at the trial."
A "mysterious woman" compli
cates the problem of who put the
children in the well. This woman
appeared at the well in the dusk of
the evening of July 4, just atter the
second baby had been found. She
is reported to have uttered a cry and
then to have disappeared into the
darkness again. Kobody knows who
she was.
Alaska's Population Shows
14.9 Per Cent Decrease
Seattle. Nov. 6. Alaska's popu
lation is 54,718, a decrease of 14.9
per cent in the last decade, accord
ing to an announcement by . l.
Lopp, who, as superintendent of the
Alaska district of the United States
Bureau of Education, had charge of
the census in the northern territory.
Ten years ago the population was
64.356. This year there are 29,210
white residents and 25,508 natives in
the state, Lopp announced.
Charles Murphy Will Not
Desert Tammany Wigwam
New York, Nov. 6. No, Charlie
Murphy is not going to desert his
comfy Tammany wigwam with A!
Smith. He admits he is blue, but
not blue enough to retire.
To the question of Smith's can
didacy for mayor, Murphy whistled
a tune and told a story but the
story had nothing to do with Smith
and the mayoralty.
Girl Messenger Saves
Payroll in Her Stockings
Chicago, Nov. 6. Four payroll
bandits today knocked down Miss
Marie Radner, ,a bookkeeper, and
fled with a satchel containing $9.
Miss Radner had thoughtfully placed
her employers' payroll, all currcnev,
in her stockings
OMAHA, SUNDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 7, 1920.
President Does Not
Intend to Release
Debs From His Cell
Washington, Nov. 6. President
Wilson is understood to have no
intention of pardoning Eugene V.
Debs, who is serving a 10-year
sentence in the federal peniten
tiary at Atlanta for violation of the
espionage act.
The position taken by the presi
dent, according to those who pro
fess to know his views, is that
executive clemency in such a case
would set a bad precedent and
would encourage others to oppose
the government in event of an
other war.
France Is Readv to
Co-Operate With
U. S. on New League
Officials Believe Nation Will
ing to Join America in
Making Revision of Ver
sailles Covenant.
Paris, Nov. 6. The view was ex
pressed in official circles thaf! the
French government would be ready
to co-operate with the authorities at
Washington in forming something
'different from the covenant of the
league of nations as drawn at Ver
sailles. This statement was made in official
quarters in referring to the declara
tion of President-elect Harding, as
cabled from Marion to the French
press, to the effect that the Ver
sailles covenant was now "deceased."
This is U!:erpr:fe.: by ofliciab as ap
plying to the covenant as drawn at
Versailles, and as indicating that
some other agreement must take its
place. To that end, it was stated by
officials, the French government
would be ready to give itjS collabora
tion. It has been the generally accept
ed view here that the French govern
ment would accept reservations by
the United States regarding article
10 and the other provisions of the
covenant, which have been the sub
ject of controversy in the United
States. In this connection it was
rjointed out in ffi- al -circle today
that the original Frencji idea of a
league of nations did not contain
anything like article 10.
Whether the amended organiza
tion would be called a league, or a
society, or an as.-ociation, is imma
terial to France, according to the
government viewpoint. The essential
thing, it is held, is to arrive as near
as possible to the prevention of war.
The French government considers
that it would be regrettable to sacri
fice the organization already set up,
and that the preferable procedure is
to amend the existing league, under
the name of an association if that
meets the American view.
Recent Murder of Two
Americans in Mexico
Result of Robbery
Washington, Nov. 6. The recent
murder of the two Americans,
Arthur -L. Mosc?ey of Bay City,
Tex., and Gus Salazar, naturalized
citizen, in the Tampico oil fields
was the result of an attempt by
bandits to hold up the pay car of an
American company, according to ad
vices from Tampico. A Mexican
employe of the -ompany was so
seriously wounae:! that he died soon
afterwards.
This was the first bandit raid in
this region since the overthrow of
Carranza, according to officials. The
three men were taking the payroll
to the oil fields in an automobile
when they were stopped by seven
armed men. Moseley was killed be
fore he could move from the car
and Salazar as he was getting out.
The Mexican was dragged from the
machine and shot. The robbers took
a bag containing the anti-skid chains
which they mistook for the payroll,
which they left behind.
Methodists to Establish
New College in Albania
Washington, Nov. 6. Edwin Lee,
secretary of the board of trustees
of the Methodist church of Amer
ica, has gone to Albania to arrange
for establishment of a college that
is intended as a rival of Roberts
college in Constantinople as an edu
cational center for the Balkans. It
will be called Illyrian college, and
the negotiations were conducted by
C. A. Chekrezi, Albanian commis
sioner to the United States, who is
a Harvard graduate.
The new college will probably be
located at Durazzo or the capital,
Tirana, according to Mr. Chekrezi.
Insurance Firm Not Forced
To Pay Full Soldier Policy
Topeka, Nov. 6. The Kansas su
preme court upheld the contention of
a life insurance company that it can
not be held liable for the full amount
of a policy bearing a military serv
ice waiver, in case the insured died
while engaged in such service. The
court ruled that "military service"
could not be restricted to actual
fighting, but that such service be
gins with enlistment.
Seventy Men Indicted
Under Prohibition Act
Kansas City, Mo., Nov. 6. Seventy
indictments were returned by the
federal grand jury here, charging
violations of the federal prohibition
act. Sale, possession and manufac
ture of liquor were included in
charges against the 70 defendants
indicted.
Gompers Gets Medal.
Washington, Nov. 6. Samuel
Gompers, president of the American
Federation of Labor, was awarded
a Victory loan medal by the Treas
ury department for patriotic serivce
in behalf of the Liberty loans. The
medal was made from the metal
of captured German cannon.
The Legacy
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Harding Plans
Budget System
As First Move
Measure. May Be Passed by
Senate Before Inauguration
Of President-Elect Bill
. Now . Pending.
Chicago Tribune-Omaha lit Leased Wire.
Washington, Nov. 6. With the
government likely to spend $4,000,-
000. 000 or more annually for years
to come, the working out of an
effective budget system will be one
of the first tasks of the Harding ad
ministration. The bill establishing
a budget system may be passed in
advance of the inauguration of Sen
ator Harding next March. In any
event, thu new president and his
secretary of the treasury will have
the responsibility of creating the
proposed new budget bureau and
making it an effective agency in the
placing of government expenditures
upon a scientific and business-like
basis.
The Good-McCormick budget bill
is pending before the senate after
having been passed by both houses
last spring, vetoed by President Wil
son and repassed by the house. As
passed a second time by the house,
a provision which the president ob
jected to because he thought it en
croached upon constitutional powers
of the president with respect .to the
removal of officers appointed by
him, was eliminated.
If the bill is passed in advance
of March 4 there is little likelihood
of organization of a bureau until aft
er Senator Harding is inaugurated.
The new administration is expect
ed to get th2 budget bureau in
working order so that estimates
may be submitted to congress in
December, 1921, , for appropriations
for the fiscal vear beginning July
1. 1922.
Already the bouse has adopted a
4'nange in rules that was intended
to be supplemented to the budget
bill.' This change centers in the
hands of the appropriations commit
tee, the authority to report appropri
ations heretofore scattered araonj;
tn i agricultural, foreign affairs, In
dian affairs, military affairs, post
office and post loads, and river and
harbors committees. One large com
mittee of 35 members will do the
work which has been divided
among eight committees. The change
in the rules became effective on
July 1 of this year and accordingly
the appropriations for the next fis
cal year, which are, to be taken up
at the coming December session, will
be handled under the new scheme.
Governor Pardons Prisoner
Elected to County Bench
Frankfort, Ky., Nov. 6. Governor
Morrow pardoned Fess Whitaker,
jailer of Letcher county, who was
elected a county judge in Tuesday's
election, while serving a sentence in
the jail over which he had charge.
Whitaker was convicted of at
tacking county officers and had
served a portion of a six months'
sentence. Governor Morrow, it was
said at the state house, took, the
position that Whitaker, although in
jail, led his opponent by more than
1,000 votes and that such popular
endorsement was sufficient grounds
for issuing a pardon.
Discontinue Newspaper
At Snyder; Editor Quits
West Point, Neb., Nov. 6. (Spe
cial.) The Snyder Ranncr, a news
paper published in Snyder, ha3 sus
pended publication, the last issue
appearing on October 28. Efforts
were made by citizens to induce
someone to become interested in the
paper, but without success. (
By Mall (I yaar). Itiild. 4th Zona. Dally tad Sunday, Dally Oaly. $8: Sunday. M
Outilda 4th Zaaa (I vaar). Dally and Sunday, l; Pally Oaly, 112; Sunday Oaly, la
A Real Job But Equal to It.
Nebraska Loses
To Penn State -In
Hard Battle
Huskers Go Down to Defeat,
20-0 Before Heavy Eastern
ers Both Teams on De
fensive in First Period.
State College, Pa., Nov. 6. Penn
slyvania State defeated University of
Nebraska, 20 to 0, in a hard-fought
game of foot ball here today. Penn
State has a clean slate a.nd went into
the contest determined to defeat the
westerners, who scored a decisive
victory over Rutgers on election day.
The two teams played a strictly
defensive game during the first pe
riod and the quarter ended 0 to 0.
tn the second quarter, after con
siderable line smashing and aerial
work, the Pensylvanians pushed
across the visitors' goal line. The
half ended with a score of Pennsyl
vania 7, Nebraska 0.
With the beginning of the second
half, the Huskers opened up in a
desperate effort to even up the score.
For a time it appeared that forward
passes, interspersed with open for
mations and occasional line plunges
would place the pigskin over the line
for a touchdown for the visitors.
Nebraska Fumbles.
But after seven minutes of play,
with the ball on Pennsylvania's 15
yard line and three downs to go,
"Nebraska fumbled and the oval was
carried to the center of the field by
an opponent who recovered it.
From then on, the local team held
the ball the greater part of the
time, Nebraska playing on the de
fensive and punting well back into
the Pennsylvanians' territory when
in possession of the ball.
Two completed forward passes and
a series of line plunges netted Penn
sylvanias' second touchdown in the
third quarter.
Put Up Hard Battle.
The fourth period opened with the
westerners putting up the battle of
their lives to prevent further lead by
Penn State and determination to
even up the score if possible. But
the Nebraskan line was unable to
check the repeated lunges of the
Penn team which resorted almost
entirely to close formation work.
Nebraska opened up in futile at
tempt to gain by forward passes,
evidently figuring that it had every
thing to win and nothing to lose,
but was forced to punt repeatedly
to keep from.bfjing held for downs.
Fenn made her third touchdown
about the middle of the quarter,
failing to kick goal. The period
closed with the ball near the center
of the field. Score 20 to 0 in Penn
sylvanias' favor.
Congregational Minister
To Speak for Irish Cause
Capt. C. E. Adams, former com
n. under in chief of the G. A. R., will
preside next Friday evening at the
Hrandeis theater, when Rev. Owen
R. Lovejoy will speak on "Tht Re
public of Ireland." Dr. Lovejoy,
Congregational minister, has long
leen a worker for laws restricting
child labor. More recently he has
investigated the Irish situation. He
will come here from a speaking
date at Minneapolis and will appear
under the auspices of the local
brr.nch of the Friends of Irish Free
dom. The lecture is free to the
Omaha public.'
Another Republican Wins.
Late returns from Tuesday's elec
tion add one more republican to t!:e
state legishtur.-! of Nebraska. Final
count shows C. E. Lcftwich of St.
Paul has been chosen to si: in that
law making body.
Bee Opens Drive
To Help Poor Kids
Get Winter Shoes
School Teachers to Assist In
Selecting Children to Be
Benefited Send Your
Money Today.
The Bee's Free Shoe fund for this
winter opens today.
It provides money to buy shoes for
poor school children between the
ages of 7 and 16 years.
jLast winter 260 children were pro
vided with shoes. They were chil
dren of very poor families.
The fund is administered by the
school authorities. Each case is
thoroughly investigated. Orders on
Omaha stores for shoes are given
to the children. ,
A committee of teachers will be
appointed by Superintendent Bever
idge to see that the children are prop
erly fitted.
The Bee invites contributions to
this worthy cause. Cold weather is
coming and stout, warm, well-fitted
shoes for many poor children are
dependent upon this fund.
SEND IN YOUR CONTRIBU
TION NOW to the Free Shoe fund,
care of The Bee. Or leave your
contribution at The Bee office. Ac
knowledgment will be published.
The Bee $5.00
State Comptroller Held
To Grand Jury in Bond Case
New York, Nov. 6. State Comp
troller Eugene M. Travis was or
dered held fo' the grand jury on
two counts- by Chief Justice Kerno
chan, in the John Doe investigation
of bond sales to the state.
Coincident with this action, Travis
was fined $250 for contempt of court
in refusing to testify as to his per
sonal financial transactions, with the
alternative of paying it before next
Friday or going to jail for 30 days.
The justice then suggested, after
expressing willingness to issue a war
rant for Travis' arrest, that '.he dis
trict attorney's office take the case
direct to the grand jury to save
time, and experse. This was agreed
to by Assistant District Attorney
Pecora, conducting the inquiry, and
may result in the indictment of eth
ers with Travis.
Shipping Board to Tie Up
Eight Freight Steamers
San Francisco, Nov. 6. Nine
United States shipping board freight
steamers, representing approximate
ly 65,000 tons, are to be retired be
cause of lack of cargoes, the San
Francisco headquarters of the board
announced. Completion of sugar
shipments was given as one cause
for shortage of cargoes.
The vessels are the Janelow,
Mursa, Eastern Gale, Mohinkis,
West Hatts, West Oajoot. Hannava
and two others to be determined
later. They will be tied up at a San
Francisco bay point.
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Shipper' Bulletin.
ProtertL shipments during- th next 14
tn timn-a frnm t.mtturalii.u. ua rnllnM.-
V'Oi'tb. and weit, 25.
TEN CENTS
U. S. Favors
Open Door
For Turkey
Protest May Be Made hy State
Department Against Tripar
tite Pact Between France,
Britain and Italy.
To Protect Americans
Hy Tba Aftaoclateil Prni.
Washington, Nov. 6. While no
protest has been made thus far by
the State department against the v
tripartite agreement by France,
Great Britain and Italy defining
spheres of influence in Turkey, ofti- .
cials stated today that this did not
mean that no objection would be
made against any provision viewed
as contravening an open door pol
icy in Turkey. The open door prin
ciple, was insisted upon by the
United States in the Turkish settle
ment, it was said, when .President
Wilson was asked in March by the
French government for his views
on the tentative draft of the Turkish
treaty. V
1 he American note of March 4,
said: "It is the understanding of .
the government of the United States
that whatever territorial chauges or
arrangements may be made in the
former Ottoman empire, such change.
or arrangements will in no way
place American citizens or corpora
tions of any other country in a
less favorable situation than the
citizens or corporations of any
power party to both treaties."
Violation Charged.
In soe quarters it was contended
that the second paragraph of article
two of the tripartite agreement did -violate
this principle, in excludins
from the particular spheres of in- '
fluence reserved for each of the three
parties, the nationals of the othet
two contracting' parties.
The paragraph in question reads!
"The contracting powers undertak
not to apply nor to make or support
applications on behalf of their citi
zens for industrial or commercial
concessions in an area in which the
special interests of one of the said
powers are recognized, except in
cases where such power declines oj
is unable to take advantage of iti
special position."
Although the cabled summary
showed article 10 of the agreement
to provide against any prejudice to
the rights of nationals of nonsigna
tory states to free access for com
mercial and economic purposes, the
full text of the article, according to
some officials, may be construed
otherwise. It reads:
' Different Construction.
"Nothing in this agreement shall
prejudice the right of citizens of
third states to free access for com- ,
mercial and economic purposes to
any of the areas defined in article
five, subject to the reservations con
tained in the treaty of peace with
Turkey, or which have been volun
tarily accepted for themselves in the
present agreement by the contracting
powers."
This is. in effect, nullifying the
previous declaration of equal oppor
tunity to all nations. f
Acting upon the principle of equal
commercial opportunity for all na
tions in Turkey, as laid down in the
American note, the United States al
ready sought to apply that 'precept
in Mesopotamia. Inquiry was made
several months ago of Great Britain,
concerning the reported . French
British agreement over the exploita
tion of oil in the Mesopotamian area.
This correspondence has not been
made public.
Meeting to Decide
Fate of Woman's Party
Called for February
Chicago Tribune-Omaha Bee leased Wire.
Washington, Nov. 6. The official
call to a national convention to de
ci'ie whether or not the woman's
party is to continue as a political
group or continue at all, was issued
bv Mrs. Alice Paul, national chair-,
man. February 15-19, 1921, are tha
dates set for the convention, which
will meet in the national capital. In
the official call the purpose is stated
as follows:
"Our last national convention was
held in Washington at the opening
of President Wilson's second term
At that time the outlook fcr the fed
eral suffrage amendment was dark."
"Since, then the campaign for the
suffrage amendment has passed from
a position where all national political
forces were against it, to a position
of complete thiumph. The long
struggle now lies behind us.
"We ask you to meet with us, at "'
the opening of the new administra- '
tion to decide upon the next step.
They having accomplished that
which the organization undertook to
do, shall it go out of existence or
shal! it take up new work?"
Omaha Gets Convention
Of Waterworks Association
Iowa City, la., Nov. 6. (Special
Telegram.) Before adjourning the
annual convention of the Iowa sec
tion of the American Waterworks
association elected the following of
ficers: F. D. Lawler, Burlington,
chairman; J. Chris Jensen, Council
Bluffs, vice chairman; R. E. Mc
Donnell, Kansas City, and II. V.
Knouse, directors. Prof. J. J. Hiti
man of the University of Iowa was
reappointed secretary. Omaha was
awarded the 1921 convention of the
section.
Suspect in Empress Robbery
Is Held for Grand Larceny
Charged with the robbery of the
Empress theater, which netted the
holdup men $3,100, Glen " Tubby"
Clark was bound over to the district
court by Judge Fitzgerald in Central
police court yesterday. His inond
was fixed at $2,500, "
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