VOL. . 50- NO. 128.
M'Adoo Is
Defended in
Ship Probe
.Witness Sys Former Cabinet
Member Never Interfered
With Work of Board, to
: ! His Knowledge.
Describes Graft in Oil
By Tim .aoriatel Ire.
New York, Nov. 12. Alleged
"political activity' previously re
ferred to in testimony and "reports
before the Walsh commission nqw
investigating facilities of the United
States shipping board was again
touched upon in testimony presented
here today.
' Congressman Foster questioning
John T. Mffhanv deputy chief of
the hoard's bureau of investigation,
ked if there had been any loss to
tlu government through "political
influence."
The witness replied that he could
not say that there had.
Asked if there had been any com
plaints of such influence, the wit
ness said that he had heard some
tll'lsrn nl i i.itn It MrArinn
ter lie nan returned the office of
Secretary of the treasury. It was
cnargeti or rather complained ol
the witness added, that Mr. McAdoo
had appeared before the board on
behalf of the Morse interests.
"I do not, want to be understood,"
the witness continued, "as saying
that it Ss even inferred that Mr.
McAdoo has interfered with, or has
been harmful to the board in any
way." He explained he was testi
fying only as to criticisms he had
heard.
' Officials Not Overlooked.
Merchandise, said that while most
of the investigations of bis depart
ment had been of trie activities of
minor employes, his department had
not "overlooked officials." He add
ed they had gone "very high" in the
board's personnel. , He repeated
previous testimony tnat no irregular
ities had been discovered among the
hoard's officers. References were
made, however, to department heads
particularly in southern district
shipyards, where dismissals had
taken place at ,bis recommendation.
One of these dismissals was brought
about, he said, by what he termed
undue and nnnccesary delay as well
as exorbitant expense in repairs to a
wooden ship. The final repair bill
on this ship, he said, amounted to
fully $200,000 and the ship could not
be sold today for $75,000.
Fuel Oil Concealed.
.' Going into details pf alleged graft
-mfeMg ship officers,' Jie related de
tails of a case on .the steamship Dio.
On this vessel, he testified, three of
its officers, including the captain,
hdmauaged to conceal the presence
of 400 tons of fuel oil when it ar
rived fronf Rotterdam.
At Norfolk more oil was taken
aboard for a voyage to Rio De Jan
oairo. At this port the officers paid
for the delivery of 1,000 tons of oil,
the witness asserted, but througfh
ouuivuc with an employe of an
oil delWcry company only COO tens
were1 delivered.
The .difference between the value
of the" 600 tons delivered and the
1,000 tons paid for amounting to
about $9,000 was "split" between
the parties implicated in the transac
tion. The officers of the ship in ad
dition to the split, also took the
usual "percentage" for sale. The,
captain, the witness alleged, also
connived with a repair company for
certain alterations to the ship for
which the board was charged $11,
000. Box Butte County is'
Puzzled Pver Status
Of County Assessor
Alliance, Neb., Nov. 12. (Special
Telegram.) His Box Butte county
a legally elected assesoh? That is a
question that is puzzling county of
ficials here.
it the election four years ago the
.-iiiolishin not the county assessors
office was -voted on and a majority
i vntrrt mi l-.i' mirstinn f.-ivnrfr1
iii?J-hmcnt. The number favoring
abolishment, however, . was not a
majority of all of the votes cast at
the, election. Tiie statue provides
ihat a majority of votes cast must
favor abolishment if the office is to
be discontinued. A total of 1,640
voles were cast r.t the election and
only 455 voted io abolish the office.'
County officials believe the office
is still valid, but several local at
torneys interperc the statute dif
ferently and hold that the office is
tlefunct. Coun'.y Attorney Lee
Ba'sye has written the attorney gen
eral for an opinion. There is lively
speculation as o what the county
commissioners will 'do in case it
should be found ;hat, the office was
legally abolished four years ago.
They have paid the assessors salarv
for four years, totaling between $400
:uid $500. A new' assessor was
elected at the rec-nt election, but no
one knows his status.
Twenty-Four Passengers
: Injured in Texas Wreck
Houston, Tex., Nov. 12. Twenty
four passengers were injured when
a southbound passenger train of the
Gulf Coast line struck a broken rail
at Blooniingtou, resulting in two
cars leaving the track, and one turn
ing" over. None l the injured are
seriously hurt with the possible ex
ception of three, who were taken to
a hospital.
New Recruiting Record.
Kansas City. Mo.? Nov. 12. Seventy-five
hundred were enlisted in
the United States army in the first
rijtrht itav nf Knvrmhpp. nrmrHiiitr
a War flnartmpnt trlcram re
ceive u ai army rciruumK nrauquar-
ters. It is announced this broke all
records for peace-time recruiting.
later ai mi.CIim Matter
OuM P. 0. UKh Aet (
Screen Actress Is
Granted Divorce
From Popular Star
Jarris T
1 Los Angeles, Nov. 12. Mildred
Harris Chaplin was granted a decree
of divorce from Charley Chaplin in
the supreme court' here late today.
Mr. Chaplin, whom Mrs. Chaplin
charged with cruelty, was not in
courty but was represented by at
torneys. It was stated a oropcrty settlement,
involving about $700,000 had been
made out of court and an agreement
by which Mrs. Chaplin would not
use the jiame of Chaplin profession
ally. Plot to Blow Up
Radicia Home in
Omaha Revealed
Two Shiphients of Dynamite
Made by Man Held in South
Dakota for Theft of
Explosives. '
A plot to dynamite the home of
Luciano Radicia, sr., 3012 Burt street,
has been revealed, according to the
theory of police.Un the investigation
of the discovery of 106 sticks of
dynamite in the American Express
storeroom at 12'2 Farnam .; street
Wednesday. , !
The dynamite came in two ship
ments one of which was consigned
to Antonio Roberto, chief witness
against 'Radicia at his trial for the
murder of Joseph Marino of which
he was acquitted last June.. The
other was made to address to
Roberto Michael lannazzo. 1102
South Thirteenth street." i
The explosives were shipped by
Carmelli Cuoci, former Onjahan from
Trojan; S -Daccetdingr to- poftce of
ficials of Deadwood, S, D., where he
is now, under arrest. .
The elder Radicia is practically a
prisoner in his own home through
fear of "black handers" of Omaha,
bent on avenging the death of
Marino. His son, Joe. who -.runs a
news stand,at Sixteenth and Farnam
streets, is in constant fear of an at
tack. He never goes home alone,
but is always accompanied by a
friend. Joe was also arerstcd in con
nection with the crime and freed.
The discovery of the shipment of
dynamite to Robeito was revealed by
the Deadwood authorities yesterday.
Joe Radicia was unable today to
identify lannazzo, consignee of one
of the shipments.
Cucci refused to talk when quizzed
by Deadwood authorities yesterday.
. Black Hand Plot Bared.
Omaha police are probing-the al
leged black hand plot through means
of a letter in which the names and
addresses of persons marked for de
struction are alhged to have been
included. The authorities are also
seeking enemies of Frank Zolan,
who was killed when his. home on
the South Side was blown up last
summer. .
Another theory which local police
are running down is that the ship
ment consigned to Michael Iannun
ziowas sent by Cucci to himself
under this name. Cucci's former ad
dress in Omaha was the same as
Iannunzio's.
During the Radicia trial the pris
oners w-ere hissad in court and a
heavy guard was kept in the court
room to guard a.;ainst a threatened
violence on the oart of the faction
opposed to the Radicias.
Nebraska Commissioner
To Attend Rail Hearing
Lincoln, Nov. 12. (Special.)
Railway Commissioner , Thome
Brown, Who is nowin Washington
attending a session of state com
missioners, will stop off at St. Louis
on his way home to attend a hear
ing in which the minimum car
weights on grain and grain products
is to be discussed.
At the present time the minimum
weight is 40,000 pounds on grain
and 45,000 on graiu products. This
order expires December 31, and it
is to 'consider the continuation of
this or an extension of the time
which the commission will consider.
The Bee's Free Shoe
Fund
Frosted little feet are being re
ported from more than one school
these cold days. '
A few of your dollars may pro
vide a pair of warm shoes that will
make some little girl or boy of a
poor, poor family happy and safe
from exposure all winter.
This is a charity beginning right
here at home, and a very much need
ed work.
There is a waiting list of children
trying to go a few days longer with
the tattered remnants of shoes that
almost let their feet walk on th
cold ground.
Can you hustle in a subscription
to the fund?
If so, send it in or bring it quick
to The Bee office.
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The Omaha
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44 Indicted
ForDryLaw
Violation
Twenty-two Charged Willi
' BreakiOTV.a
Act iJ&W,,, a,.,,, nkwr
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Federal court.
! 143 True Bills Returned
Dry law violators made up the
major portion of the 143 persons
against whom the federal grand jury
returned indictments before being
discharged by Judge J., W. Wood
rough yesterday.
Eighty-six of the indictments were
made public, and of these 44 were
against violators of the prohibition
; laws and 22 against violators of the
Harrison drug law.
Many Omahans Held.
Included iu the list ,of indicted
were: Oliver J. Mallen, federal meat
inspector of South Omaha, on a
charge of making and selling beer:
Harry Fielden. altegcd "king" of the
Omaha "dope" ring; Mrs. Loii Un
ger, wife of the former "dope king;"
Bert, J. E. and' Mike Tieruey, sons
of Mrs. Mike Tieruey, who is facing
trial Monday for the murder of her
son-in-law, Roy Dunlap; James R.
Musgrave, head of the Reliable De
tective agency, who lost a log last
Monday .in an elevator accident at
tire Railway Exchange building and
who a few days before had paid
$6,000 revenue on four stills he and
four others were alleged to have
been operating.
B- A. Cooper was indicted on a
charge of using the mails to de
fraud in the alleged swindling of
Mollie Goldstein of Shenandoah, la.,
in the "sale" for $3,000 of the pro
ducing rights of the film, "The Val
lev of Night."
Ole Jack, negro politician of the
old Third ward,' was one of the al
leged violators' of the "dope" law.
The following indictments were
made public yesterday.
Still Cases.
Frank Rl.nkal
Michael Barna
Julius Eipperle
.loo Kueera
Tames MoKenna
Joe Miller
Mika Osza.1a
fhrlS Jensen
Frank Merzi?
Joseph Hazuka
Ctus Berff
Paul .Shrkanl
Hevera Flynm
Anton Ziltnskl
f'harles Druskus
Ciiarles Brown
Marry Zahn
Tom Danek ' ...
Marry G. Sleiner
Pol Weinberg
Julius Brenner
Ben Poltkov
Joe Eomlicr
RUF.sell Miller
Julius Octjirsre
Josle Washington
John Thompson .
Emma Taylor
Stanley Tromko
Henry Wllkenins
if. Mooschlcr
John riBtls,
Joseph Murray
James R. Musgrave -I.ee
Sokol
J. H. Van Meters
Joseph Sodomakfc
Andrew Lenezewsk!
John Blodnk
Tony Ferantlno
Vlnoent J. Ferantlno
Arthur Cramer
John Posko
George Curry
Possession.
; - llluier Frey . ,
Illegal
t'lkrle Tayiiir-
Violations of Harrison Law.
Carl Jameson
ri. Austin
Jim Bell
Mrs. Lew J. Unger
Patrick Kelly
Jim Lee
John Moore
Max McLauKhllr,
Mirkey O'Brien
Frank Planck
Charles Mehrlng
T.era Scarborough
J. W'. Scarborough
Edward Smith
Claries Diggs
Kl! Uavis
Green Davenport
Louise Davenport
Harry Fielder
Speck Gibson
u!e Jackson
Roy F. Alexander
Miscellaneous Indictments.
Fred Rossctto, stealing United States
mail.
William Ewlng. introducing liquor on a
government reservation.
Bert Tlnrney, J E. Tierney and Mike
Tlerney and Frank l.udwip. possession of
Roods stolen from lnteratato freight ship
ment. i Frank P. Bashus. illeRal possession of
goods stolon from interstate freight ship
ment. James Perhall, introducing liquor on a
government reservation.
Olives Mallen, manufacturing and
tellliiK beer.
O. A. Page, defalcation of government
funds.
Albert CI. Pomerleaw. sending obscene
matter through the mail.
Franklin H. Parker, stealing from the
United States mall.
Andrew Thorsvelt. Clyde Jones and Roy
Miller, illegally transporting a stolen auto
mobile from one state to another.
Ernest McCartney, altering federal bank
note.
Carl Zuelow, attempting to pass altered
federal bank note.
Clyde L. Ferris, stealing from the United
States mall. I
J. Warren t Reeder, stealing from the
United States mail.
B. A. Cooper, using the malls to defraud.
Receiver Named for
Kansas City Journal
Kansa-i City, Mo., Now 12. Judge
Arba S. Van Valkenburgh of the
federal court here, today appointed
C. S. Jobes, a local bond broker, re
ceiver for the Kansas City Journal,
which has been published as a morn
ing newspaper, since 1854. Mr.
Jobes was directed to continue op
eration of the newspaper.
The petition, filed by noteholders,
placed the newspaper's indebtedness
at $450,000 and stated that the com
pany owns property and equipment
in excess of that amount, but is not
in position to meet current expenses
that require payment in cash.
Berger Case Up December 6;
.'Attorney Asks Dismissal
Chicago, Nov. 12. Arguments in
the case of Victor L. Berger, under
20-year sentence for violation of the
espionage act, will be heard the
week of December 6, before the
Unitc'd States supreme court, ac
cording to word received here by
Seymour Stcdman, recent socialist
i candidate- for vice president. Mr.
j Stcdman immediately tiled a brief
j asking dismissal of the case on the
ground that the war is ended. He
contended that the resolution de
claring the war with Germany at
an end, passed by congress at its
last session, -is valid despite Presi
dent Wilson's veto. ,
France and England Reach
Reparations Agreement
Pari, Nov. 12. A definite agree
ment concerning the procedure to
be followed with regard to the rep
arations due by Germany was
reached between the French und
British governments. .
The agreement calls for a meeting
at Brussels of allied technical ex
perts with the Germans, and also a
meeting of the allied premiers in
Geneva, during the first half of Feb
ruary to discuss the total amount
due and Germany's capacity for pay
ment, '
OMAHA, SATURDAY, NOyEMBER. 13, 1920.
Minister and Copper
Spend Night in Vain
Watch for Burglars
i
C hli ugo Trlbunr-Oiiia.li H Leased Wire.
i New York, Nov. 12. When Rev.
j Francis Brown of St. Andrews
I church, Yonkcrs, found a note on
Ibis doorstep, warning him that' his
house would be robbed, he and a
a . 1 t . - . I . 1 . .
loiiceman sat ail nigni ur me parior
'waiting for the burglar. He never
j t!,7 wort ".nd
fS 9-year-o.d
daughter of the house. When asked
Iivhat sl,- knew of it. she said she and
i Wallauce Lanston, the 10-year-old
sou of a neighbor, had quarreled at
school, and she saw him later writ
ing on a bit of paper.
Wallace was consulted and lie
quickly confessed, saying that it was
all a joke. Dr. Brown refused to
press any charges against the young
ster. 30 Convicts to
Be Paroled at
Lincoln Monday
Crowded Condition of State
Prisou and Good Record of
Road Camp Workers Cause
Move by Governor..
Lincoln, Nov. 12. (Special.)
With the arrival of cold weather,
all road activities have been stopped
in the camps where' convicts have
been working and the men are back
in the . penitentiary, although in a
somewhat crowded condition.
By putting two men in a cell the
prison will accommodate 588 pris
oners. At the present time there
are 542 men in the cells. While
the cells are provided with two beds
it is not considered good policy to
put two in a cell, except in cases
where the men are trustworthy. It
is understood that most of tie men
who have been out on road work,
have gone tlyough the summer with
ttood records) and were convicted of
minor offences, will be parolled as
fast as their cases can be taken up.
! There were approximately 100 men
employed in the road camps and
about two-thirds of them may be
paroled.
According to Warden Fenton it
is not' unusual for 25 or 30 men
out of each 100 employed in out
side work to escape iu other states
and the fact that all but one of the
100 put out in Nebraska are "back
home," indicates that in the selec
tion of the men for the work the
warden and chief' of the state wel
fare department, Mr. Antles. showed
excellent judgment. Two men es
j caped jjiirjng the summer. Dick
j Barrett and Walter Deason. Bar
! rett was captured in Canada bv
ChiVf Gus Hyers and brought back
a short time ago, but Deason is
still at large.
According to Governor McKelvie
30 of the members of the bunch
.will be given paroles next Monday.
The rest who are subject to parole
will have their cases taken up singly
as fast as they can be. reached. The
balance subject to consideration,
numbers 59.
Sophomore Class of
St. Johns to Be banned'
For Freshman Fight
Annapolis, Md., Nov. 12.
Threatened yith expulsion Saturday
unless their rules for the subordina
tion of freshmen were revoked i
sophomore class of Saint Johns
college today served notice 'that the
rules would stand. The "revoke br
be expelled" ultimatum was given
the class by the board of governors
and visitors. fjs decision means
that the class 35 a body will be ex
pelled on the day named.
Members of the senior and junior
classes have expressed their inten
tion of standing by the sophomores
and declare they will leave the in-
j.stittjtion Monday if the latter are
c.xpenca.
J It was feared here that the situa
tion might prevent the playing of
the annual foot ball game with
Johns Hopkins university at Home
wood. Baltimore, on Saturday. The
players said today, however, that
the game would be played but that
it would end the foot ball season
for Saint Johns.
Man and Girl Arraigned
On Charges of Forgery
San Francisco, Nov. 12. A girl
giving her name as Dorothy Peters
and her residence as Chicago, and
Stanley E. Holmes, formerly book
keeper iif a San Francisco bank,
were arraigned here on a charge of
forgery in connection with the ut
terance of, a fictitious check for
$5,500 against the account of Horace
D. Pillsbury, prominent attorney of
San Francisco. ,
Police said the girl and Holmes
have addmittcdf they obtained the
money by fraudulent means, the girl
blaming the high cost of living for
her plight. Holmes, officers de
clared, confessed he obtained Pills'
bury's signature to the check on a
piece of tracing paper.
Rector Saves Gold Vessels .
When Flames Sweep Church
While fire destroyed the orjean
and entire rear end of the St. Bar
l.abas Episcopal church. Fortieth
and Davenport streets. Rev. Lloyd
B. Holsaple saved gold vessels and
vestments used in the church.
The fire started iu the basement
at 3 yesterday morning and the loss
was estimated at $15,000. Despite
the damage the regular church serv
ices will be held Sunday, it was an
nounced. Ohio Bank Robbed..
Kingston, O., Nov. 12. In a dat
ing daylight robbery three men in
ai automobile secured currency and
alouf $150,000 in government bonds
frcm the First National bank jhere,
shooting right and left as they made
tluir escape rem the tqwf
Daily Bee-
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Wheat Growers
United in Fair
Price Movement
Southern Nebraska Counties j
All Organized ; Campaign to i
Be Extended to Dakotas
And Missouri.
liastings, Neb.," "Nov. 12. (Spe
cial Telegram.) Officers of the Na
tional Wheat Growers announced
that a drive will be inaugurated next
week to-organize the wheat growers
of North and South Dakota and
Missouri. Organizers who have
been in this state for several weeks
will move iuto ncwterritory within
the. next few days. The group in
the Dakotas will be headed by A.
Slaughter of Wakita, Okl., and it
is their plan to visit Minnesota next.
W. E. Schaffer of Kansas will di
rect the work of organizing in Mis
souri.' 'At the state meeting of wheat
growers here, J. L. Hull of Holstein
was elected the Nebraska' member
of the National association and L.
C. Johnston of Seward, state man
ager. J. C. Reynolds of Lyons,
Kan., will remain in the state to as
sist Mr. Johnston in extending the
membership in Nebraska.
The association has for its object
the fixing of a fair price for wheat,
which for the present has been de
termined at $3 at the growers' ter
minals. Local organizations have been
formed in all South Platte counties
and Hall, Hamilton and Buffalo
north of the river.
American Reported
Executed by French
San Francisco, Nov. 12. The
State department has been asked to
verify a dispatch received here by
tile Near East Relief officials, stat
ing Capt. John Shismanian, Fresno.
Cal.,' commanding the Armenian
legion at Adena, Turkey, had been
arrested and hanged by the French.
Captain Shismanian was said to be
an American citizen and a former
member of the Kentucky National
Guard.
The Armenian legion which has
been organized in Adana for the
defense of the city and to relieve
besieged Armenians in Marnah and
Hadjin, was disbsnded 'by the
French after being disarmed, the
dispatch said.
Brother Is Held Pending
Probe of Sister's Death
Salt Lake City, Nov. 12. V. E.
Korous-, half "brother of Miss
Frances Korous of Salt Lake City,
world war nurse, whose dead bodv
was found m a city park lake here
last Saturday, was arrested by the
police. No formal charge has been
placed against Korous. but. he will
be l.cld pending full investigation of
the case.
' Nurse Korous : disappeared Oc
tober 17, while., going from her
brother's home to the Y. W. C. .A..
where she lived, Korous, a laundry
worker, according to the police, is
the last person known to have seen
hfs sister alive. He assisted her to
a street car the" night she dropped
from sight.
Michigan Copper Mines "
Announce Wage Reduction
Houghton, Mich, -Nov.- 12. The
Calumet and. Hecla and subsidiary
mining companies announced today
a 15 per cent cut in all wages and
salaries, effective November 15. The
Osceola Consolidated, a branch of
the Calumet and Hecla at White
Pine and LaSalle, Mich., will be
closed down. , .
It is estimated that 1,500 men will
.fcf tteQSS Pt of worjf.
By Mall (I war), lailda 4th loin. Dathr Suatay, H; Oill Oalr. IS: Ba'a.M
OuOldt 4tli Zoat tl mil. Dally Sunday, IK: Dally Daly. IU; Suieu Only. II
On the Road to Normalcy
HOMEWARD BOUND.
Jury in Kent
Trial Fails to
Reach Verdict
Members Sent Back for Fur-
thcr Deliberation After Re-
porting at ' Noon That
Vote Stood 7 to 5. .
1 At 2 o'clock yesterday, after 20
hours of deliberation, indications
were that the Kent jury was hope
lessly divided. . -
For 12 hours the jury stood six
to six.
At 11:35 a ballot was taken and
the vote stood seven to five. Short
ly before noon the jury was called
iuto the court room and a report re
quested by District Judge Troup
after he cautioned the foreman
against stating whether the majority
vote was tor, acquittal or conviction.
Judge Troup sent the jurymen
back to the jury room .for further
deliberations in the hope that the
hre'ak on the 11:35 ballot might be
the beginning of an agreement. He
announced that he would call the
jury out again a,t 6 unless an agree
ment was reached before that time.
"Dr." H. ;S. Kent, charged with
the murder of twins found in an
abandoned well near Thirty-third
and California, was taken into the
court room shortly before, the jury
men filed in. He was as' immacu
lately dressed as he was during the
four days of trial. A few court at
taches and persons lounging in the
court house nho saw' Kent with his
jailer going to the court room fol
lowed and w-ere present when the
foreman reported. None of the
other principals were present.
"Anxious. Doc?" he was asked.
"Sure." he replied.
After the jury filed out, Kent and
his jailer returned to the county iail.
1 he jury began deliberations at
at 6 Thursday i:irht.
Landis Issues Warrants
For 6 Leaders of Booze Ring
Chicago, Nov. 12. Federal Judge
Landis swung into vigorous action
against the booze runners, bootleg
peddlers, and the whole sneak law
less craft engaged in violating- pro
hfhition laws. He issued bench war
rants for six men; said to be ring
leaders in an illicit beer industry iin
Chicago. , . '
He also promised to issue ,50 or
more warrants for1 beer runners at
6r.ee. All are charged with viola
tion of the war-time prohibition
against the selling of fermented mait
liquors.
Warrants' were. also taken out be
fore Judge ;Landis for nine others,
said to be saloonkeepers aid liquor
dealers -who are charged with deaJ-
i-.ii- in whisky. ..
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aueuon man r-ieciea neat
Of 355th Infantry Body
Lincoln, Neb., Nov. 12. (Special
Telegram) The 355th Infantry,
closing its first annual fleeting here,
elected Charles W. Hill of Shelton,
president; Carlisle Jones of Lin
coln, vice-president, and Raymond
P. Smith of Lincoln, secretary treas
urer. A banquet was held at the
Grand hotel in the evening. It is
probable Jhat the encampment will
be held next year at Kansas City,
when the war societies all meet for
a big session., ,
ldison Awarded 'Medal.
Orange) N. J., Nov, 12. Thomas
A. Edison has bectr awarded a dis
tinguished service medal by Secre
tary Daniels, it was announced here
by the inventor's secretary. The cita
tion accompanying the decoration,
which -rwas sent through the mails,
read "for. distinguished- service in a
position of responsibility as presi
dent of the naval consulting board"
Former
Of State School
Goes to Prison
O. O. Smith Pleads Guilty to
Charge of Stealing Goods
From Nebraska Feeble
Minded Institute,
Beatrice. Xeb- Nov. 12. (Special
Telegram.) O. O. Smith, former
employe of the feeble minded insti
tution, was arraigned in Justice
Craig's court here dh the charge of
grand larceny in connection with the
theft of several boxes of articles
from the institution, and pleaded
euiltv.
His wife, who was arrested with
him several months ago, was dis
charged. Two hours later Smith
was brought before Jdge Pember
ton of the district court, pleaded
guilty, and was sentenced to from
one to 10 years in the penitentiary.
The arrest of the' Smiths resulted
in the finding of a box of the goods
at Nevada, Mo., former home of
the couple, which was alleged to
have been sent there from the feeble"
minded institute. The property
missing from the institution is said
to be valued at $2,100. '
U. S. to Maintain1 Four
Cemeteries in France
Washington, Nov. 12. Decision
of the War department to authorize
the maintenance of only four perma
nent cemeteries in France, was an
nounced. Thes ill be atw Suresnes,
on the outskirts of Pans; at Romag-
in the Aronne region, at Bel-
u Wood, where American sol- i
nc
lea
fliers and marines met the Germans
in the first important enpagement
and at Bony, iu the department of
the Aisne, which shall be known .is
"Flanders Field."
A permanent cemetery also.will be
established near London for .those
soldiers who died in Great Britain
while en route 1o France. '
No distinction as to rank will be
made in the grouping of bodies and
the headstones will identical except
fcr the inscription and thee rOss or
the "Star of David" to 'indicate re
lgious faith.
Two Armistice Day Talks '
Are Delivered at Sutton
Sutton, Neb., Nov. 12. (Special
Tejegram) Armistice day was cele
brated here by two addresses, one
by Congressman Andrews and the
other by Chas. Sloan of Geneva. A
chicken-pie dinner given by the
Federated churh ended the program.
The severe weather made it necess
ary to pive up the out-door portion
of the program. . ,
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THREE CENTS
Crusade on
HomeBrew
Is Planned
Internal Revenue Couimis
bioner Says Sale of Material j
For Manufacture of Intox
cants Is Unlawful.
To Prosecute Offenders
By The AuRocliited Train.
Washington, Nov. 12. The in
tcmal revenue bureau, in formal
statements today, confirmed re
ports that a crusade against home
brewing of alcoholic beverages is
planned bv the government's prohi
bition enforcement agencies. The
bureau did not reveal, however, the
means it proposed to employ iu the
campaign, nor admit that it had ap
proved preliminary instructions by
Prohibition Commissioner Kramer s ;
directing that sales of malt and
hops be restricted to bakers and
confectioners. 1
"If malt extract, hops, isinglass,
gelatine or other materials are sold
or advertised or sold for use in the
unlawful manufacture of intoxicat
ing liquor,'? said a statement issued
by Commissioner Williams of the
internal revenue bureau, "it is the
purpose of the bureau to prosecute
persons so offending.
Manufacture Illegal.
"The so-called home brew beet
manufactured in the home for bev
erage purposes, even though for the
sole use' of the family and bona fide
guests, is, under the bureau's con
struction of, the law, illegal."
Mr. Kramer was still absent from,
the city tonight and no authorita-
live statement of the nature of such
instructions as he has already is
sued in the anti-homi brew cam
paign was obtainable. The state
ment of the federal prohibition di
rector of Ohio, ho.yver, that he
had received instrucfons from Mr.
Kramer to prevent sales of malt and
hops except to bakers and confec- ,
tioners has not been .denied by the
internal revenue bureau, although
it is understood that Commissioner
Williams has not as yet approved
these specific orders. . -
Difference of Opinion.
There was an apparent difference
of opinion between -officials of the
bureau of internal revenue aud Com
missioner Kramer's staff of advisers
as to the powers granted under the
Volstad act with respect to prohibit
ing the Bale of articles employed in'
the manufactur of beer at ' home.
Commissioner Williams conferred
during the day with aides familiar
with the act and this was followed
by; . numerous other conferences in
the frureau," the. nature of which was -not
disc!ose,
Officials of the prohibition unit
declined to discuss any phase of the
question. Assistant Commissioner
Bliss of the prohibition staff was
among those who talked with Com
missioner Williams, but neither
would say wdiat conclusion were ar-
rived at. '
Secret Orders.
The only' information obtainable',,
at prohibition headquarters indicated
that the order restricting the sale of "
mft and hops to which the Ohio t
director referred was in the form
of confidential instructions sent to
all enforcement officers. This method
is commonly employed by Com
missioncr Kramer in all orders is
sued, no publicity being given to
them except in unusual cases.
Notwithstanding the assertion ot
internal revenue officials that they
knew nothing of the specific order,
;'t was persistently reported that at
least one official had been consulted
regarding the advisibility of sending i
it through the routine to make it a
formal treasury decision. When such
orders become of treasury record,
they are revoked only by the secre
tary of the treasury or court order,
Yanks Xmas Packages
lvTiicf Ra In N Y iSexn
W J
Washington, Nov. 12. Christina?
pickages for American troops on the
Rhine 'must reach Hobokcn bv De
cember 5 to iiisure delivery before
Christmas day. the War department
announced today. They should bt
sent care of the general superintend
ent, army transport service, llo
boken. .
Parcels for men stationed in
Hawaii and the Philippines should
reach the depot quartermaster. Fort
Mason, San Francisco, not later than
December 5, while those for ship
ment to the Panama canal 7one and
Porto Rico should be in the hands
of the general superintendent, army
transport service, pier 3, armv sup
ply base. South Brooklyn, N. Y., by
November 30.
Packages for Germany must not
exceed seven pounds in weight anI
72 inches combined length and girth.
Tbosc to men on duty in the canal
zone ahd insular possessions are
limited to 20 pounds in weight and
two cubic feet in volume. .
Onialia-Clieyenne Air Mail
Pilots .Making Regular Trips
ll's well on the Omaha-' hcyenue
nir mail route despite difficulties
which have been encountered at the
Wyoming station, according to W. I.
Vol aw, superintendent of the Omaln
station.
' They have had considerable trou-n.-
on the run between t'hevenne
and Salt Lake City," said Mr. 'oi.v,
yesterday, "but we have been able
to keep things going between Oma
ha and Cheyenne. None of the pilots
have failed yet to come through a'l
right."
Alleged Radicals Arrested.
Salt Lake City. Nov. 12. Carl
Larson. Salt Laker shoemaker said
to be former secretary of the com
munist labor party iu I'tah. ivm
arrested by government officials who
announced proceedings looking to
his deportation as an undersirabl
j will be started soon, .
