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i VOL. CO-NO. 144. w M 1 m mm oiisiaer P I a n s f o r Farm Aid Senate and House Committees To Take Up Measures De signed to Prevent Loss i Through Low Prices. V Capper Outlines Issues By ARTHUR SEARS HENNING. hlrago Trlbuue-Omnun lies l.aeil Wire. Washington, Dec. 1. Emergency measures toTallcviatc the plight of the farmers v'io face an aggregate loss of $7,(4)0,000,000 through sale of t heir products at less than cost will be considered tomorrow at a joint session of the senate and house com mittees oa agriculture. The principal suggestions to be discussed are the revival of the war finance corporation, imposition of a tariff on Canadian wheat and exten sions of credit to Germany and Rus sia for the purchase of American ag ricultural products. Eugene Meyer, jr., who was- the head of the war finance corporation, conferred with Senators Kellogg and Capper today and agreed to appear t 1 . mint a..,.,, irv t Alt, drrMi' VTa v ''favrtrc Itip revival nf tti rrtrnrvralinn for the restricted purpose of aiding to finance the marketing of American products abroad. Senators Borah I and Reed will urge tiie immediate recognition of the soviet government of Russia and . the resumption of full trade rela tions, as well as the extension of a large credit to Germany with the $500,000,000 German property still in the hands of the government as security. . React Against Country. In the opinion of many legisla tors, the experience of the farmers with falling prices will react in the direction of a lessened volume of "food production next year, to the detriment of the whole country. Senator Capper .republican, who says t.ic approaching republican adminis tration will be repudiated four years lichee if it fails to mske good in the resolution of evonomic problems, outlines the following demands of the farmers, in addition to the re establishment of the war finance cor poration and the extension of credits to Europe: "Adequate credit for farmers, thrdugh short time and long time loans, adapted fairly and proctically to the peculiar conditions of the farming business, to afford farm ers the same credit conditions nwo afforded other lines of business and that they may not be sompelled to lump their products on a glutted or demoralized market. 'Abolish'' gamblitrsr -hi wheat. cot ton, corn, and all farm products; gamblers and big speculators wreck out marketsfi and are taking advant age of their present demoralized condition. to hammer prices below cost of production. Fair and OpenMarket. "Fair, and open markets for all (Tarn to Page Two. Column Four.) Youthful Messengers Tell of Delivering Bonds Worth Millions Washington, Dec. 1. Half a dozen of the courses used by Wall street in settling daily accounts by actual delivery 6f stocks and bonds worth scores of millions of dollars, furnished the chief interest at to day's session of the trial of Jules W. (Nicky) Aruitein, and members of the bankrupt firm of D. W. Sullivan and company. Ranging from 16 to 19 years in age, these witnesses de scribed their routine- duty of carry ing securities of great value through crowded New York streets. Counsel for Arnstcin. Sullivan and N. S. Bowles and W. V. Easterday, all of whom are charged with con spiring to bring stolen securities in to ' the District of Columbia, de veloped through cross-examination that on reaching his destination, a broker's messenger often would thrust his package of bonds into a clerk's window and proceed to the next office without waiting to see if - they were secured by the proper "son. Two of the messengers, it was shown, are still employed by firms who have lost thousands of dollars because of this custom. Two War Aviators Honored By Dedication of Fields Washington, Dec. 1 Naming of two pviation fields in the Philippine rslands in honor cf aviators who lost their lives in accidents was an nounced today hy the air service. The field at Pampnngo will be known as tark field in honor of Maj. Harold M. Clark, killed in the Panama canal zone in 1919, vhile the station at Fort Mills, Corregidor island, has been desig nated as Kindley field in memory of Captain Field Kirdlcy, killed at San Antonio, Tex., last February. Film Explosion Endangers Heart of "Great White Way ' New York, Dec. 1. Times Square, the heart of the "Great White Way," was thrown into confusion about 1 o'clock today when a film room fire broke out in the quarters of a mo tion picture concern in the Long acre building. Many extra pieces of fire apparatus were summoned to check the flames' spreat'. A studio room with, contents valued at $23,000 was destroyed by the fire. Two Men Reported Shot in Macroom, District of Cork Cork, Dec. 1. It was reported this aiternoon that two men were shot dead last night in the Macroom dis trict and that four persons were ar- TK Inun nf Marrnnm in in X state of sie$e and no traffic is al nu4 except for food djjwbutjgfc PTKrr lateral t tMMi-Clau Miliar QAaka f. oT Uaaar Art Name the Most of 60 Film Stars arid You'll Get $100 Half of Each of Two Actors' Pictures Will Printed in The Bee Every Day for 30 Days, Starting Sunday; Nine Other Cash Prizes Offered. I Hearken, i.iovie fans! I Can you use the clean, cold sum of $100? $50? $25? $15? $10? or even $5?' Then hearken further: 1 Are you acquainted with film stars? Can you identify their photo graphs? J Do you know whether Wallace I Rcid has coarse, wavy hair or I whether Mary Pickford has t.fnta I lizing eyes? What distinguishing facial expres sion has each star? But never mind. You don't have to know their pedigrees. , N To Last 30 Days. All you have to do is to identify the photographs of two movie stars on the motion picture page of The Bee each day beginning next Sunday and continuing for 30 days. Just half of each star's portrait will be published. That will be your only means of identifying the photographs. The Bee offers cash prizei to the persons turning in the most correct identifications. Ringleaders in Robbery Taken To Des Moines United States Judge Orders Transfer of Prisoners From Council Bluffs for Safekeeping. Fred E. Poffenbarger, alleged "brains" of the Burlington mail train robbery gang; Keith Collins, one of the ringleaders; Merle Phillips and his brother, Orville Phillips, were transferred to the Des Moines jail yesterday for safe keeping by United States Marshal Nick Reed. Fred A. Poffenbarger, H. E. Reed, Clyde Pof fenbarger and Mr. and, Mrs. T. H. Daly, held as accomplices in the rob bery and the subsequent hiding of the loot, will be held in the, Council Bluffs jail pending their indictment and trial. 1 The order for the transfer of the prisoners was signed by United States District Judge M. B,. WTide. No Persons Assigned. No reason for the transfer of the prisoners was.assigned by federal of-1 ficcrs other than the fact that they considered it safer to separate the men than to keep them all in one place. There never has been any in timation since the arrest of any of the principals that an, effort might be made to free them by means of a jail delivery, although it was known that immediately after the arrest of Poffenbarger additional precautions were taken by the authorities to pro tect the county jail, where all of lUe principals were incarcerated. A rf cent report that the prisoners would be moved was emphatically denied. Federal agents accompanied the men on the trip to Des Moines. Postal Inspectors Leave. Postoffice Inspectors W. L. Noah of Sedalia, Mo., and J. W. Adamson of Kansas City, Mo., were to leave Omaha last night for their separate posts of duty. They, with Inspector W. N. Coble of Omaha, captured Keith Collins, last of the Burlington mail train robbery suspects, in Oklahoma Sun day and returned him to Council Bluffs. Their departure from Omaha is taken as an indication that the Turn to Page Two, Column Bis.) Leader 'of Mexican Rebel Band Escapes Brownsville, Tex., Dec. 1. Gen. Pedro Guzman, alleged commander of the band of filibusters who 10 days ago crossed the Rio Grande here into Mexico, was not among those killed in the fight with federal pursuing troops, according to Gen. Benigno Lopez, commanders at Mat amoros, after he had received a re port from officers commanding pur suing detachments. , The dead include Lieut. Col. Man uel Cordova, Capt. Juan Elizondo and a private. Maj. Jesus Guzman was wounded, but escaped. Two pistols bearing the inscription "Property of the United States gov ernment" were captured. . . Station Agent Charged With Embezzling $1,000 Salt Lake City, Utah, Dec. 1. Charged with the embezzlement of $1,000 from the Los Angeles & Salt Lake railroad and the American Ex press company in August and Sep tember, when he was station agent for the Salt Lake route at Fair Oaks and at Walnut. Cal, E.. I. Wheeler was arrested by an agent of the De partment of Justice.- Wheele. will be taken to Los Angeles, where a complaint charging felony has been filed against him. The arrest took place at Layton. near here., .where Wheeler has been station agent for the Denver & Rio Grande railroad for a few weeks. Four Army Employes Found r Guilty of Big Conspiracy New York, Dec. 1. Four army civilian employes were found guilty in Brooklyn federal court on charges of conspiracy to defraud the gov ernment in connection with thefts of nearly $100,000 worth of army shirts, shoes and other sufrpiies stolen from the military base at Bay Ridge. The convicted men are John Sonand, Morris Rosenberg:. Bernard Sciiea fetack and LawnJaPCli ' LMLJi Way M. ISM. tl March J. Be Awards are as foliows: First $10tf Second SO Third 25 Fourth 15 Fifth 10 Five awards of (each) 5 All indications should be mailed within three days of publica tion to the "Movie Contest Kditor, Omaha Bee." The name of the sender and the serial number of the photographs must appear on the en velope. All set! Go! Open to1 All. The contest is open to men, wom en and children, anywhere. It is not a guessing contest, but is de pendent upon ability to recogniz; likenesses when the faces' are slight ly veiled. Tell jiur friends about the con test. Don't skip a day, as the photo graphs are in serial number. The early, bird catches the worm. Make arrangements with your newsdealer to roeeivc a copy of The Bee, begining Sunday. Let your wits be your guide. Final Figures On Army Casualties Are Made Public Total of 34,249 Soldiers Were Killed During World War, While '224,089 .Were Wounded. . Washington, Dec. 1. Final figures on army casualties in the world war are contained in the annual report of Surgeon General Ireland, made public last night, showing 34,249 killed and 224,089 wounded. The proportion of killed to wounded is about the same as in the civil war, although mortality from gunshot wounds in the' world war was only 8.26 per cent as com pared with 13.6 per cent in the civil war. 'The report said this indicated that improved surgical and sanitary methods in the recent war had saved the lives of 5.34 per cent of all American soldiers wounded.. Of every one thousand men sent to France 110 were admitted to hos pital as the. result of battle casual ties," the "report says, " and nearly seven men out of every 1,000 died as the result of wounds. , Infantry losses were heaviest, 215.6 out of every 1,000 men of that arm being wounded and 12.77 killed. The signal corps was next with 52.22 wounded and 3.13 killed per thousand. Man Pays Own Fare To Joliet Penitentiary To Serve Sentence Chicago, Dec. 1. In June, 1909, Constantine Kuhn committed a felonous assault , upon the person of some one whose name has since been forgotten. For that he was sen tenced to an indeterminate sojourn in the Joliet penitentiary. After 18 days his attorney got him on a writ of supersedeas and appealed to the supreme court which upheld thi lower court sentence. The court, however, erred in not notifying Mr. Kuhn in person and he claims he did not know of the order, so he went about his affairs in Giicago as usual. Recently the Chicago Crime com mission t&pped on Mr. Kuhn's cell and found it empty. M. Kuhn read about it and today surrendered to Chief Bailiff Freeman of the criniinal court. Mr. Freeman was greatly dis tressed that he could do nothing for Mr. Kuhn, as he had no papers of commitment. Mr. Kuhn solved the problem by suggesting that they go to Joilet where the bailiff could turn him over to the warden and this offer was ac cepted, Mr. Kuhn paying his own fare and that of the bailiff. Man Who Married His Mother-in-Law Freed Paducah, Ky., Dec. 1. Holding the Kentucky statute barring mar riage of a son-in-law to a mother-in-law would not be sustained by higher courts, County Judge Lang dismissed Walter Thornton and his wife, formerly his mother-in-law, Effie Hals, from custody. Thorn ton previously was divorced from his prtrscnt wife's daughter. Part of Texas Dry Law Upheld by High Court Austin, Tex., Dec. 1. That por tion of the Texas prohibition law providing that the unlawful trans portation of intoxicating liquors con stitutes a felony was upheld by the court of criminal appeals today. The court denied the application of J. M. Gilmore of Collins county for a writ of habeas corpus, holding that it is within the power of the -tate to control the traffic in intoxi cants. Ex-Convict Arrested. Salt Lake City, Dec. 1. Sill R. Walters, 26, said by the police to he an ex-convict of Nevada and to have escaped from the Jefferson City penitentiary in Missouri, was ar rested here and charged with receiv-, ing stolen property. According to' the police, Walter is suspected of be ing implicated in the robbery of diamonds worth $2,850 from Dave Omah a OMAHA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1920. Obregon Is Ot Mexico Inauguration of President Is Fourth Peaceful Ceremony Of Kind Held in Last Century. Crowds Throng Streets By The Aaaoclaled Preaa. Mexico City, Dec. I General Al varo Obrcgon was inaugurated pres ident of Mexico at midnight last night. The simple ceremony of tak ing the oath of office marked the fourth time in the republic's history of 99 years that the executive pow er has been transferred peacefully. George T. Summerlin, charge d'af faires for the LInited States, was among those present at the cere mony. Provisional President de la Huerta, who sat at General Obregon's right as he was sworn in, in the chamber of deputies, was the first to embrace the new president, and as the suc cession of retiring and newly-appointed cabinet ministers, members of congress and other officials, greet ed President Obregon, moving pic ture machines clicked and energetic photographers kept up a fusillade of flash lights. The diplomatic gal lery was filled. It is understood Mr. Summerlin at tended the ceremonies in his person al capacity and without any of the members of the embassy staff hav ing received instructions from Wash ington to appear as a courtesy to the, incoming president. . Many Nations Represented. The Argentine ambassador and the ministers of Chile, Italy, Ger many, Spain and Belgium were pres ent. Japan, China, Sweden, Uru guay, Cuba, Peru, Great Britain and France were represented by their charges d'affaires, while Guatemala, Salvador, Honduras and Nicaragua sent special delegations. Prior tQ the , inaugurial cere monies, the alderman of Mexico City tendered General Obregon a banquet in the municipal building at which the new minister of industry and commerce, Rafael Z. Capmany, wel comed on behalf of the government, the American and other visitors, his address being followed by Governor Larrazolo of New Mexico, who spoke on behalf of the visiting American governors. Shortly before midnight those at the banquet started for the chamber of deputies, making their way through a dense crowd that filled the streets and threatened to over flow past the long lines of soldiers. General Obregon entered the cham ber with Provisional President de la Huerta. Oath Administered. Immediately General Obregon had taken his seat on the rostrum, the oath was administered and after brief felicitations, he departed in company jwith Senor De La Huerta, who today takes the oath as Presi dent Obregon's secretary of treasury. With its new president safely in stalled in office, Mexico City made carnival for the remainder of the night. The cafes, which normally close at midnight, offered special musical programs and dancing be ginning at that hour. In the streets holiday crowds threw confetti and bands played everywhere. His induction into office will make small change in President Obregon's domestic affairs. He-has announced that he will not live in Chapultepec castle, the magnificient presidential home provided by the government, because he does not "want his boys to tear it up." He has taken a house at the foot of the huge cliff upon which the castle stands, and will use the executive mansion only on state occasions. Big Saving Is Shown In Movement of Cars New York, Dec. 1. Greater move ment and heavier loading of freight cars since March 1 already has saved the American public $3,000,000,000 ( Julius Kruttschnitt, chairman of the executive committee of the Southern Pacific lines, declared at a luncheon of the Merchants' Association of New York. He explained that a constructive saving of 750,000 cars by improved loading and movement over a cor responding period of 1919 had been made. The cars, at present prices, would have cost $2,500,000,000 to build and 6,000 miles of new track on which to stand them would have cost $200,000,000, while the interest and maintenance would amount to $1,220,000 a day, he said. Camp Funston Artillery Ordered to Hawaiians Junction City, Kan.. Dec. 1. The Eighth Field Artillery. 400 men, commanded by Col. Brook Payne, has been ordered from Camp Funs ton to the Hawaiian islands for service, it was announced. 'Three inch guns will be taken to the islands instead of the 6-inch pieces with which the regiment is now equipped. The regiment, which is a part of the Seventh division, will start for the Pacific coast as soon as the new equipment arrives, it was said. Austrians Are Admitted to - Membership inv the League Geneva. Dec. 1. (By The As sociated Press.) Austria was unani mously voted a member of the league of nations by the commis sion for the admission of new states here today. It is expected the as sembly of the league will ratify this action. ' WINNERS Announcement of winners in the "Katzenjammer Kids" draw ing contest will be found on page seven of this paper. Daily Bee The Patron Door to Further Increase in Mine Wages Is Opened Committee May Boost Pay Above Scale Now Existing, With Consent of Operators, Is General Opinion. Washington, Dec. 1. The door to further wage increases in the an thracite coal industry beyond the 17 per cent raise awarded by the federal commission last August was opened at a conference between the anthra cite joint scale committee and Secre tary Wilson of the Department of Labor. The government, Secretary Wilson advised the committee, would not interfere with any changes which the committee might agree to make in the federal commission's agreement. This position was understood to mean that the scale commitee may increase mine wages above the scales laid down in the agreement under which the mines now are operating, providing the operators consent to such raises. Secretary Wilson's statement was an interpretation of President Wil son's recent letter regarding revision of the federal commission award and was issued after today's conference with the joint scale committee, com prising representatives of both oper ators' and workers' organizations. "The operators and miners of the joint scale committee of the anthra cite coal field," the statement said, "have had a misunderstanding cony cerning their authority under the communication of the president re convening the scale committee." "It is definitely understood the agreement now in existence will con tinue in force and effect during the time for which it was entered into. The secretary of labor has inter preted the communication of the president to mean that the govern ment will not interfere with the joint scale ' committee in making any changes which they may mutually agree should be made in the agree ment. This was supplemented by an nouncement that the joint scale com mitee would resume its deliberations next Monday afternoon at Philadel phia. Scientific Effort to Make Diamonds Ends in Failure New York Dec. 1. Whatever results you may obtain with othe" commodities you cannot make dia monds a la home brew. The latest scientific effort to bring forth geuuine diamonds with the aid of the philosopher's stone was of ficially declared null and void today by William L. Rosen f eld, vice presi dent of the American Jewelers' Pro tective association. A committee, he announced, had made an exhaustive investigntion of the reported discovery of a diamond making formula by a German scientist and is convinced that na ture still reigns supreme. Jury Disagrees in Trial of Woman on Murder Charge Los Angeles, Dec. 1. The trial of Mrs. Maybelle Roe. charged with the murder of McCullough Graydon, ended in a jury disagreement here. Mrs. Roe was indicted with three others following the death of' Gray don from a pistol wound at Venice, la't September. The shooting followed a row over the rent and possession of a small cottage. Separate trials were de manded and Mrs. Roe was tried first. The jury was out 20 hours. It inclutki iw4 jKfiUMb . . By Mall (I yr). I nil da 4th Zoaa. Dally anal Sunday, W: Outild4th Zona (I yaar). Dally and Sladay. lit: Dally - - "Now for Better Service Victims of Irish Riots Total 673 Number Killed or Wounded Up to November 27 Given In Official Report By The Associated Preas. London, Dec. 1. Persons to the number of 673 have leen killed or wounded in Ireland up to Novem ber 27, of the present year by anti government elements, according ro a statement issued by the home of fice. The deaths do not include 20 persons killed tin Londonderry, 62 in Belfast during the summer riot ing, nor 15 cadets killed in the Kil michale ambuscade Sunday night. The statement says that, 151 po licemen have been kilied and 230 wounded; that 47 soldiers have met death and 103 wounfed. Civilians to the number of 41 have been killed and 101 wounded. Sixty-seven court houses have been destroyed and 528 police barracks have been destroyed and 161 dam aged. There have been 830 raids on mails and 45 raids on coast guard station and light houses. In addi tion to these, there has been 2,961 raids made for arms. Another official statement says the arrests in Ireland averaged consid erable over 100 weekly. During the last three weeks of November, 406 persons were taken into custody for political offenses, including 169 dur ing the last week of the month. President Names Men To Represent U. S. on Red Cross Committee Washington, Dec. 1. President Wilson has designated the following as the six government members of the central committee of the Amer ican Red Cross: Dr. Livingston Far rand, chairman; Norman H. Davis, to represent the State department; John Skelton Williams, comptroller of the currency, to represent the Treasury department; Major General Ireland, surgeon general of the United States army, to rep resent the diplomatic depart ment; Rear Admiral Stitt, sur geon of the United States navy, to represent the Navy department, and William L. Frietson, solicitor gen eral, to represent the Department of Justice. Vacancies caused by expiration of terms in the groups of incorporators and delegates from chapters, will be filled at the annual meeting of the Red Cross to be held at national headquarters, Wednesday, Decem ber 8. Coahuila Coal Miners Are (Returning to Work Eagle Pass, Tex., Dec. 1. Work in all the coal mines of the state of Coahuila. whose miners have been on strike since October 11, for increased wages, was resumed to day, according to the Mexican con sulate here.V Two mines, the Agujita and Cloete. whose owners refused to grant an increase of 20 per cent in the miners' pay as recommended by the Mexican government, were taken over by the government in order to settle the strike, the con sulate announced. Former German Empress Is Reported to Be Improved Doom. Holland. Dec. 1. (By the Associated Press. 1 Augusta Vic toria, former Geifnan empress, who has been in a serious condition from a heart attack for several days past, was apparently no worse this morn ing. It was announced that she had Dally Only. $J: SuMay. M Only, 112; Suaday Only. U Power Company Seeks Permit to Increase Rates Asks for Hearing Before City Commission Within Two Weeks ; Places Annual Deficit at $500,000. The Nebraska Power company has asked Mayor Smith to arrange with the city commissioners for a hearing, sometime within the next two weeks, on a request by the com pany for an increase of electric light and power rates. The company contends that it is running short approximately $500, 000 a year of the amount necessary to pay operating costs, interest, de preciation reserve and 9 per cent dividends on a fair capitalization. "The electric light company is simply forced to request an ad vance in rates," said J. E. David son, vice president of the power com pany. "Practically all public utili ties of the state have had rate in creases, including the local street railway and telephone companies and the municipally-owned gas plant. "Last January the company asked the city commision to permit a rate increase. The commission asked that the matter be delayed six months to determine whether or not condi tions would improve. . Instead, conditions have grown steadily worse. Approximately 90 per cent of the company's expenses is made up of three items labor, coal and taxes. Coal which cost $2.78 in 1915 cost $7.62 in October 1920, an in crease of $725,000 for a year. Both labor and taxes have also increased." Unemployed Seize City Buildings in Suburbs of London London, Dec. 1. The restlessness among the city's unemployed, cou pled with the lack of housing ac commodations, led to the seizure of the town hall at Edmonton, a north ern suburb of London, by several hundred men. The occupation of the building was entirely without vi olence. The men anncunce that they will use the town hall as their head quarters until something is done for them. The town hall at Totttenham, an other working district near the city, was the scene of a similar peaceable seizure yesterday. The unemployed men took possession of the building, however, evacuated it today when the council announced that accom modations had been found for them in the coroner's court and in two large store houses. The Weather Forecast. Thursdav fair; not much change in temperature. Hourly Trmprraturta. fl ni. in. .13 1 p. m. t p. m. S p. m. 4 p. m. 5 p. nt. 1. m. 1 p. m. S p. m. SS 43 45 44 4S 41 40 7 . m. K m. 9 a. m. in a. m. II . m. 11! noon . 81 8 SS 84 S7 Yratrdajr' Temperatures. High Low Blumarck ... SO 22 Hnntnn 43 S4 HuffillO 44 .1S 1 High Low render 4 1J Memphln ..... 4S 41) PW j l)rKi ... Ml 411 North Plat. . 63 II I'nlgary as rhryenne .... 6 36 Philadelphia ... 44 40 St. T.oul 48 . r.S'Sl. Paul 34 lIS'Han Kranclm-o. f.K 5: iJilSeattte M 4'i S4 Sioux City ... 38 30 Chlcngo 4S fionvnr 14 tMt Molnc . . 4K Kl Pbko tin Kana City. . 3 Mhlpperi' Bulletin. Protoct ' lii)inentR during the tit ?4 to Si hours from tciuraturf fniionn: .vorin, j nenree; et ana (outn, JO de tsm; WW, it 4ft.,t THREE CENTS Suspects in Robbery to BeReturned Detectives Guard Witnesses Who Identified Three Men As Ilqjdups Who Entered Superior, Wis., Bank. Mysterious Phone Gal! Acting Governor P. A; Barrow yesterday granted writs of extradi tion from Wisconsin for the return of three alleged bank robbers under arrest here. The men, Herbert Ryan, John J. Bohner and Charles C. Ste wart, are alleged to 'l.ave held up and robbed the state bank at Su perior, Wis., of $7,500 on Novem ber lo. Personal bodyguard for Martha Nelson and Cashier H. E. Erickson of the Superior National bank in Wisconsin, in Omaha to identify three suspects as bank robbers, was appointed yesterday by Chief of De tectives Charlie Van Deusen. A mysterious long distance tele phone call to St. Paul, Minn., Tues day and the appearance of a stranger in the room next to the one occupied by Erickson in a downtown hotel are directly responsible for this pre cautionary measure. Detectives Danbaum and Palmtrfg compose the bodyguard. They were to accompany Miss Nelson and Er ickson to Lincoln, where extradition hearing for Ji. J. Bohmer, C. C. Stewart and "Chicago" Daley was to be held before Governor McKclvie yesterday. , Identify Trio. When Erickson and Miss Nelson werit to the city jail, where they identified the trio as the bandits who robbed the Superior bank and locked them in a vault, they noticed a stranger of sinister mien and mys terious actions maneuvering about the jail, keeping close watch on their movements. Upon their return to Central po lice headquarters they again met this stranger, who nonchalantly inquired the time of their probable return to Superior. The same day this stranger ap peared as occupant cf the room ad jacent to the one Erickson has in the hotel. Phone Call Intercepted. Tuesday night detectives intercept ed a long distance telephone call to St. Paul. They decline to divulge the message they picked li-om the wire. but declared it was in the nature of a call for aid. Bohmer, Stewart and Daley are recused by Chief Van Deusen of be ing members of a gangr known to have its rendezvous ia St. Paul, and the telephone message Tuesday night was taken by the detective bureau to have considerable bearing on the inc3rceration of this trio in jail here. Takes Precautions. Chief Van Deusen admitted yester day his bureau is taking every pre caution to prevent an unexpected at tempt to free the trio, even at the ex pense of bodily injury to the Superior cashier and his woman companion. Bohmer, Stewart and Daley were (Turn to Pago Two, Column Out.) Former Dry Agent in California Is Indicted On Conspiracy Charge San Francisco, Dec. 1. Mrs. Glad K. Wafburton, former prohibition officer for California; John G. Cos tello, secretary to United States Sen ator Phelan, and five others were notified today to appear before th United States commissioner for ar raignment on indictments charging them with conspiracy to violate th Volstead prohibition enforcemenl law. The indictments were returned by a federal grand jury and placed on the secret file. They were voted in connection with an alleged plot to obtain illegally intoxicating; liquor? from bonded government ware houses. Mrs. Warburton was removed from her position as temporary ear forcement officer after the investi gation by the grand jury began. Costello, in a formal statement, de nied knowledge of the alleged con spiracy. Railroads Co-Operating With Immigration Agents New York, Dec. 1. -Railway lines of the west have combined in a common effort to co-operate with immigration officials here in solving the problem of immigrant distribu tion, it was announced at Ellis Island. Immigration Commissioner Wallace said he had received a tele gram from Eben E. McLeod, chair man of the Western Passenger asso ciation, with headquarters in Chi cago, requesting a conference on be half of some of the leading railroad men of the country in this connec tion. The commissioner fixed next Wednesday for the conference. Heavy Import Duty on Wheat Is Proposed by Kansas Man Washington. Dec. '.An import duty of 35 cents a bushel on wheat is proposed in a bill which Repre sentative Tincher of Kansas has drawn for introduction in the house next Monday. Representative Tincher also has prepared another bill designed, he said, to eliminate "speculation and gambling" in food products on ex changes. Kansas City Policeman Identified as Robber Kansas City, Mo., Dec. 1. Dr. K. P. Baker identified W. A. Hate. the patrolman on his beat, as one of two men who robbed him of $1'H1 and SWU) in checks It wioht. Har- Ivey denies tbt accusal " ' "" - -. i ir 1 - m r:- iV a i-
