The Omaha- Daily Bee
VOL: 50 NO. 292.'
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OMAHA, TUESDAY, MAY 24, 1921.-
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President
Reaffirms
His Policy
Harding Tells Academy of
Political Science That Gov?
ernment Is to Be on Busi
ness Basis.
Lays Wreath on Casket
By The Aiaoelated Prea.
New York, May 23. "It must not
be again."
With these solemn words Presi
dent Harding today laid a wreath on
the coffin of the first American sol
dier to die on German soil at a fu
neral ceremony for 5,000 war dead tt
the army piers in Hoboken. '
His voice, husky and Ins eyes
unmmed with tears, the president
gazed at the rows and rows of col
lms. Then he said:
"One hundred thousand sorrows
arc touching my heart. It must not
be again. God grant that it will not
be!
"I do not pretend that the mil
lcnial days have conic and that there
will be no more war. I would wish
a nation so powerful that none will
dare to provoke its wrath."
Mrs. Harding Weeps.
Then, in the greav army slied on
the shores of the Hudson, w; "i its
stark, whitewashed walls, there fell
a silence profound and deep. Mrs,
Harding could be seen weeping soft
ly as she looked upon the flag-draped
coffins of those who. had given their
all for their country.
Then the president continued
"The republic will never forget the
sacrifices these men have made
"whether they lie in the soil of the
homeland or the crimsoned soil of
the battlefield." .
ivncu IHC .pi CblUCIll IldU 1111.3. 1CU
his brief address he stepped forward,
, stopped in front of the coffin that
had been selected to symbolize the
army of dead surrounding him and
laid upon it his wreath of roses and
orchids.
There was another moment of sil
ence. It was as it the great piers,
bustling with life as men went forth
to death, had been turned to a tomb
after the return of those who had
survived.
Qn the coffin decorated by the
presidential hand was a plate chroni
cling the fact that fosenh Guv ton of
Evart. Mich., a nrivate in Comnanv I
of the 126th. United States infantry
had given his lite for-Ins country
on Alav Z4. ms. m the Gildwilder
sector in Alsace.
Sneaks at Luncheon.
New lork. Mav 23. The adminis-
tration's purpose to place the federal
government on a sound' business
basis, even at the cost of offendine
A certain class of politicians, was
reamrmeci dv rresiaent tiarnincr to-
day in an address here at a lunch-
eon of the Academv of Political
Science.
The task., the oregident declared,
already had shown that to be sue-
cessfully completed Would require
"persistent, determined, stony-heart-
cd devotion to the public interest"
'without a trace of sympathy, for the
office holder whose only excuse for
drawing a salary is that he needs
the money. Loss of a certain sort
ot prestige to the ' administration,
Air. Harding said, was certain to re-
suii inougn u migm oe compensateq
in the long run by, a realization of
(Ton to Par Two, Column Three)
Reductions in Rail
Wage Scale Necessary
Washington, May 23. Railroads
must make sharp reductions in oper
ating expenses if their credit and
financial stability are to be re-established,
a committee of the Cham
ber of Commerce of the United
States declared, following a survey.
Strict economy was urged, the
committee pointing .out that "read
justment of salaries and wages is
in progress in all other industries
and it is to be assumed that railroad
wages will in the future, as they
have in the past, be an equitable re
lationship to wages paid in other
activities."
The committee was of the opin
ion that the grouping or consolida
tion of railroads must ultimately be
accomplished. It also declared fed
eral incorporation of. railroads, was
highly desirable.
Street Carnival Planned
By American Legion Here
The American Legion in Omaha
will hold an open air street carnival
for six days, beginning May 30.
Location of the carnival grounds
will be Jones street, from Four
teenth to Sixteenth.
The J. George Loos " attractions
will feature the carnival. Legion
executives conferred with E. R.
Brewer, advance man, yesterday, in
regard to the project. Harry Easton,
Ira Jones, J. N. De France and
Harry Weinberg are on the carnival
committee for the legion.
Tariff Bill Conference
Report Adopted by House
Washington, May 23. The house
today adopted the conference report
on the emergency tariff bill, which
now goes to the president .
Favors Anglo-Japanese Treaty
- Capetown, South Africa, May 23.
Jan Christian Smut, premier of the
Union of South Africa, in referring
to the coming imperial -inference
in a speech before the house of the
assembly, declared himself in favor
of renewal of the AngloJapanese
treaty, if America could be satisfied
"that no harm to her interests could
follow its renewal.'
Prevent Coal Shipments
Washington, May 23. A bill to
prevent interstate, transportation of
coal on which a special state tax
has been imposed, was introduced
today in the house, .
Lincoln Mayor Whom
Citizens Would Oust
F,C:ZHRUNG.
: I Flansburg Asked
To Run Against
N Lincoln Mayor
Securing of Woman Candidate
1 Planned if Attorney Re
fuses; Bryan Takes Seat
In Council.
Lincoln,' May 23. (Special Tele
gram.) C. C. Flansburg, well known
Lincoln attorney, father of Judge
Leonard Flansburg of the supreme
court, was chosen tonight as candi
date for mayor of the city to run
aeainst Mavor Frank C. ZehrunK on
,u rpraii np;;nn The iWUinn w
made at another pro-Bryan meeting
held in a Lincoln hotel.
Mr. Flansburg was not present,
but a committee will visit him to find
out whether or not he will accept the
nomination. If he declines, the
Bryan supporters plan to get a wom
an candidate
It was also decided at the meeting
to circulate petitions calling for the
establishment of a municipal coal
yard, a municipal ice plant and a
public market.
Score Commissioners.
Speakers stirred their hearers to
much enthusiasm when they scored
the Lincoln city commissioners for
not electing uianes vv. Bryan may-
or. ihey declared that residents
were being "fleeced" in tl;e purchase
of coal and ice, stirring up sentiment
m favor of municipal plants.
When the city ' council held its
regular meeting this morning
Charles W. Bryan was in his scat
and took an. active part m tne wort
oi me ooav. orvn lor a unit rc-
tused to accept tne appo.ntment oi
commissioner or streets and also re
fused to resign. This was the first
time he has been in the council
chamber since two weeks ago when
the commissioners refused to elect
him mayor despite the fact that he
ran several hundred votes ahead of
Mayor Cchrung and claimed that the
people when voting indicated their
choice for mavor as both he nd
Zcbrung were avowed candidates for
that position.
Indignation Meetings.
Q- ,hjt t- .
nation nifrttings have b:e:i held and
the citizens of Lincoln asked Bryan
if he would permit his name to be
used on recall petitions against
Mayor Zehrung. To comply Uiyan
would have been forced to resign
from the street commissioner job.
On Saturday he declined to resign
and stated that, he would take a.i
active part in looking after Lincoln's
streets and at the same time declared
his willingness to back any candi
date the people might select to run
against Zehrung on .recall petitions.
Bryan also expressed his determin
ation to do all in his power to put
a refeiendum ever calh'ng for voting
of bonds for a municipal coa! and ice
plant and also a public market.
Prescription Pint May Be
Carried in Milwaukee
Milwaukee, Wis., May 23. The
right to carry a prescription pint of
whisky and drink it as "prescribed"
by one's conscience was again upheld
in district court, when Judge Page
dismissed Henry Bomhard, accused
of violation of the Mulberger law in
possessing a pint of whisky in the
saloon of Joseph Stubnik.
Cork Newspapermen Are
Objects of Bombing Attack
Cork, May 23. A bomb was
thrown at four, members of the night
staff of the -Cork Examiner, as they
were on the way home early this
morning. Christopher Walsh and
Stephen Darman were probably
mortally injured, " while Frederick
Murphy and Edward Collins were
slightly wounded.
JackDempseytd
Write for The Bee
Interested in the fight July 2?
Well, if you are, here's some good
news. -.
Jack Dempsey has joined the
ranks of the scribes.' The "Utah
Mauler" is going to knock off
training early enough each day so
that he will have time enough to
write about -his day's work for
readers of The Bee.
ili you are a real fight fan you
will not miss an article written by
the champion himself. Jack's ar
ticles on how he kayoes his op-,
ponents during training will ap
pear on the sports page every
afternoon until the day of battle.
His first article is published this
afternoon.
Carpentier says Dempsey is in
for a beating July 2. but read what
Dempsey has to say about the
coming fistic" encounter.' Great
stuff! Don't miss it.
Alameda as
Naval Base
Is Rejected
Western Republicans and
Democrats Block Project to
Spend $100,000,000 fo
San Francisco Stati
"Pork Barrel" Is Cha$
By ARTHUR SEARS HENNING.
ChkafO Trlbune.Omaha, B Leaned Wire
Washington, May 23. Plans for
the establishment of $100,000,00 Pa
cific coast naval base, deemed vital
by the navy in the event of war with
Japan, are all up in the air again.
The senate today by a vote of 30
to 40 reiected the proposal of the
naval affairs committee to make an
initial appropriation of $1,500,000 for
the estab hshment ot the base at
Alameda in San Francisco bay.
A combination of democrats and
western reDublicans compassed this
signal defeat of the committee which
relied for success "tipon arguments
depicting the Japanese peril and the
inadequacy of existing Pacific coast
establishments to care tor tne pres
ent Pacific fleet in time of peace, not
to mention the entire navy in time
of war.
Doubt Wisdom of Plan.
The opposition was composed part
ly of senators opposed to any in
creased expenditures on naval pre
paredness and partly of senators
who, while committed to adequate
preparedness,, were unconvinced that
the Alameda plan represents a wise
solution of . the problem. Senator
McCormick of Illinois contnded that
the committee had not justified the
plan which provides for the establish
ment of a base at Alarheda while re
taining the navy yard .at Mare Is
land, also in San Frantisco bay.
The committee contended that
Mare. Island should be retained as
a repair and docking station, but
pronounced it unsuitable as an
operating and supply base of the
size that could be ...established at
Alameda.
Lodge Loses Fight.
Senator Lodee. the republican
leader, strove in vain to out through
the Alameda plan, although he did
not resort this time to the expedient
of a secret session to discuss the
Jaoanese menace as m the last ne
gotiations, when the Jfacihc project
was under fire the first time.
Senators Borah and LaFollettc, re
publicans, and King, democrat, led
the fight. on the Alameda plan, char
acterizinar it as a "real estate deal"
and contending that the "bugaboo of
the yellow peril" was being invoked
to rescue a huge pork barrel
project." ( , ....
Naval officials are unanimous in
oronouncine it iniDeriative to estab
lish a great naval base at some point
in San Francisco bay as soon as
possible. '
"Shimmying Dollar''
Arouses Indignation
WashiiiKton, May, 23. "The shim
mying dollar" is the latest dance to
arouse indignation. ;
During and since the recent war
the dollar has danced so wildly up
hill and down that business men,
housewives, wage earners, states
mennil are now aroused about he
why of it, and how to stop it."
ith this announcement, issusd
here, it was stated that a conference
of bankers, business men and
economists will be held here next
Saturday to discuss means for check
ing the great upheavals and depres
sions of, the price level, which play
havoc with business at- regular in
tervals.
It is expected that a "stable mon
ey league" will be organized. Among
the proponents named who will ad
vocate a , campaign for some- form
of currency stabilization are Frank
O. Lowden, former jwvernor of Il
linois; Alton B. Parker, one time
democratic candidate for president;
David' Starr Jordan of California,
Gifford Pinchot, Samuel McCune
Lindsay, president Academy of Polit
ical Science; A. B. Farquhar, first
president of the United States Cham
ber of Commerce, and Prof. Irving
Fisher of Yale university. .
Mooney Taken From Prison
To Testify in Own Behalf
San Francisco, May 23. Thomas
J. Mooney, convicted of one of the
Preparedness Day, 1916, bomb
murders, was brought here from
prison, where he is serving a life
sentence, to testify in a court action
intended to obtain his release on thT
ground that "his conviction was
brought about by fraud."
Before ' Mooney was allowed to
testify the state filed a demurrer
to the' petition and arguments o.l
the demurrer were begun.
Idaho Town Recovering ;
From Flood Damage
Spokane, Wash., May 23 Grange
ville, Idaho, was recovering today
from flood, damage suffered Satur
day night when the town was struck
by a cloud burst with a loss of one
life. Damage will not amount to
more than $14,000, it was declared
over the telephone by Mayor W. L.
Campbell.
P. M. Glanville was caught by the
flood waters in the basement of hi3
store and drowned.
Socialistic Conviction
,Will Be Held in Detroit
Chicago. May 23. The socialist
national convention of 1921 will be
held at Detroit, commencing Sat
urday, June 25. Between 40 and
50 delegates are to attend.
The convention is to be financed
through the sale of special stamps
and orders have, been issued that
no member who docs not buy a
50 cent stamp will be in good stand-
u
Four of Balloons in
National Race. Down
Birmingham, Ala., May 23. Four
of the nine balloons which started
from this place late Saturday in the
national elimination contest are down.
The others are believed by officials
of the Aero Club of America and
local forecasters to be somewhere
over OhioJpday with their course
probabb "ard, which wouWtake
5'$ylvania and New
on," piloted by Wade
rman in the national
.iOn balloon race, landed at
Wiffbn, Tenn., approximately 30
.ties east of Nashville, at S o'clock
Sunday afternoon, according to a
telegram today to Samuel C. Bow
man, one of the score keeperss
Trade Boosters
Visit 21 Towns
First Day Out
Omaha Business Men Find
Conditions Good in East
Part of State; Greeted
With Enthusiasm.
By PAUL GREER.
Falls City, Neb., May 23. (Spe
cial Telegram.) Twenty-one towns
full of "pep" greeted the trade ex
cursion of the Omaha Chamber of
Commerce today.
With prospects exceptionally good
for crops, grain beginning to move
and farmers out in their fields culti
vating corn, the main streets of the
country towns are lined with mer
chants and bankers confident of a
resumption of business on a normal
scale. In some places, as at Auburn,
one Omaha firm with more than a
score of customers) found many who
assured him that, business was
actually good. The fnpression given
by a days tour of the rich agricul
tural territory included in Sarpy,
Cass, Otoe, Nemaha and Richardson
counties and a brief excursion to
Hiawatha, 'in Brown county, Kan
sas, is that the recovery trom tne
business depression is beginning in
the rViral districts.
The farmer, who was the first man
to be hit by the slump in prices and
who was hit hardest of all, is gey
ing to be the first one to recover.
The very fact that he cut out all un
necessary expenses and has been liv
ing more thriftily than any other
class has enabled him. to weather the
storm.
Thrift Evident.
This . became evident at the first
stop, of the trade tourists in Spring
field and continued in Louisville,
Manley, Weeping Water, Avoca,
Otoe and all down the line of the
Missouri Pacific. In some of these
places bankers and business men
stated that a great, deal of grain,
especially corn, was still being held
on the' farm. At Talmage a move
ment to market had been stimulated
by the operations of the weevil.
Where grain was being held back
the reason was given that it was in
hopes 'of lower freight rates, Which
some,' farmers are hoping will give
them as much as 10 cents a bushel
additional for their grain. How
ever there are many who feel that
the railroads are in a position where
they will not be forced to lower
rates and the contingency of saving
in freight is not generally considered.
A. M. Engels, president of the
(Turn to Paga Two, Co'umn Five.) .
G. A. R. Encampment Is
Opened at Hastings
Hastinars, Neb.,' May 23. (Special
Telegram.) With the sounding of
reville, the 45th annual encampment
of the Grand Army of the Republic
and allied organizations opened here.
Col. J. H. rresson, department
commander, who arrived from Lin
coln, said: ,
Arrangements could not be bet
ter. Everything has been thought
of."
The national commander of the
Grand Army, W. A. Ketcham of In
dianaDolis. and the national com
mander of. the Sons of Veterans,
Lieut. -Gov. P. ' A. Barrows of Lin
coln, arrived during the morning.
The general reception for the visitors
and the turning, over of the keys of
the city to them took place tonight
Profiteering in Whisky
Must Stop, Kramer Says
Washington, May 23. Druggists
profiteering whisky sold for medical
purposes are to receive the atten
tion of the federal prohibition agents
when the full force is again in the
field in July, Commissioner Kramer
said today.
German Envoy to Holland
Named Foreign Minister
Berlin, May 23. (By The Asso
ciated Press.) Dr. Frieflrich Rosen,
German minister to Holland, was to
day appointed foreign . minister in
the cabinet pf Chancellor Wirth.
Wallace Reid, Famous
Movie Star, to Be in
Pit at Big Auto Race
Indianapolis, May 23. (Special.)
One of the real, red-blooded, two
fisted hemen of the movies, Wallace
Reid, is coming to Indianapolis to be
in the pit of Roscoe Sarles for the
international 500-mile race to be held
at the Indianapolis motor speedway
Monday, May 30.
Wally and Roscoe are real bud
dies. It's like this. Wally has writ
tcn into numerous of -his scenarios
racing scenes and rapid driving, so
he sojourns around the various
tracks with Sarlcs to get pointers on
handling speed creations. He is ex
pected to arrive in Indianapolis this
week and will spend a part of
each day at ths track, remaining until
the day of the race, when he will be
the chief of Series' pit. Thc famous
movie star has been Roscoc's assist
ant at several races and is an Cn-
thusisatic worker, ,
L ;
Woman Makes
Death Leap From
Window of Hotel
Lip Language Instructor at Ne-
.braska School for Deaf
Ends Her Life in Fit
Of Despondency.
Mrs. Edith Johnston, lip language
instructor at the Nebraska School
for the Deaf, leaped from the seventh
floor of the Hotel Conant early
yesterday morning, to her death. ,
She slipped from the room where
she was sleeping with her daughter,
riased a window in the hall and
leaped from the fire escape to the
court below.
A guest with a room on the court
heard her strike the court roof and
investigated her low 'moans. He
called the hotel manager, David
Young.
The daughter. Miss Charlienc
Johnston, had to be awakened from
her slumber to be told of the trag
edy. She said her mother was suf
fering from, a nervous breakdown,
and had threatened to commit sui
cide before, according to Manager
Vnnnff
The fatal leap occurred about 5:15
a. m. Mrs. Johnston died at Ford
hospital at 7 o'clock, without regain
ing consciousness.' She was a wid
ow, and had taught at the deaf in
stitute for the past 12 years.
One Pilot Unheard From
In Elimination Contest
Birmingham, Ala., May 23. Lieu
tendant Commander Louis J. Roth,
pilot, and Lieut. S. E. Halland, aide,
o fthe navy balloon, which left here
in the national elimination race Sat
urday night, arrived here today
from Columbia,. Tenn., where their
balloon was forced to descend early
yesterday because of climatic con
ditions. This , accounts for all the
entrants except the St. Louis, No.
5, J. S. McKibben, pilot, which has
not been heard from.
t.- - 1 :
Burnes Aires Boycott . . ' '
Ended by Port Workers
Buenos Aires, May 23. (By the
Associated Press.) The port zone,
which has been closed since late in
March by the boycott of the port
laborers' union, was reopened today.
The union laborers returned to work,
but only 10 of the huge fleet of tied
up ships accepted their services.
Among these was the United States
shipping board steamer, Martha
Washington, which is operated by
the Munson line.
All Striking Seamen Are
Ordered Out of Portland
Portland. Me.. May 24. All strik
ing seamen in this city who are not
residents of-Portland, were qrdered
to leave within 48 hours. The orders,
issued by the chief of police, were
directed by Mayor Charles B. Clarke,
in a letter in which, he said that tne
seamens' strike had led to much
violence at this port, including a
murder. ...
Agricultural Probe Is
' Favored by Committee
Washington, May 23. A favorable
report was made by the senate agri
culture committee on the Lenroot
resolution providing for the creation
of a joint congressional committee to
investigate the condition of agricul
ture and suggest remedies. .
Hold Strikers Incommunicado
New Orleans, May 23. One hun
dred and siyteen union marine strik
ers are being held incommunicado
by order of the United States mar
shal's office following their arrest in
connection with the removal, and
beating of members of the crew of
the shipping board tanker Hadnot
itodaj'j
About to Give It
Tariff Measure
Sent to Harding
For Signature
Long Battle in Congress Ends
With Passage of Emergency
Bill by Vote of
243 to 97.
Washington,' May 23. The long
battle in congress,, over the emer
gency tariff bill ended today when
the house, by a vote of 245 to 97,
adopted the conference , report to
which the senate had agreed. The
measure was sent to the White
House, where it is expected to be
signed by the president.
' The emergency measure passed in
the closing days of the last session
was vetoed by President Wilson, but
immediately reintroduced in the
present extra session.
It carries tariff duties on 30 odd
farm products, together with com
pensatory duties on articles manu
factured from them. It also em
powers the secretary of the treasury
to employ penalties in staving off
dumping of foreign-made goods, con
tinues the wartime control over im
portations of dyes , and operates to
clarify tangles in the assessment of
duties which result from fluctuating
exchange rates.
During the long debate opponents
of high tariff predicted retaliatory
action by Canada, by South America
and by some nations of Europe.
Chairman Fordney of the house
ways and means .committee, which
drafted ; the bill said, hdVever, no
protests had come.
Only a slight flurry of opposition
appeared as the till went into the
roll call today. Representative Gar
ner of Texas, democrat, member of
the ways and means committee, re
stated the position of a majority of
his party and again declared that the
bill could do no possible good.
Ex-Governor of Florida
Gives Bond in Peonage Case
, Starke, Fla., May' 23. Maintain
ing silence concerning charges of
misuse of his executive -authority
and of peonage, former Governor
S. J. Catts, arrested at Albany, Ga.,
Saturday, left today for Pensacoh.
He was released from custody on
the peonage charge at Albany after
five citizefR had signed his bond. He
furnished $5,000 bonds here in con
nection with charges of accepting' a
bribe, and according to his attorneys
plans to give bonds of $2,300 at Pen
sacola on a. charge of peonage for
which he was indictedWednesday.
Mr. Catts, who is a : former min
ister, served four years as governor,
having 'been .elected on a prohibition
ticket. - ' 1
New Council Votes Down .
Special Charter Election
The city1 council acted ; adversely
yesterday on the Yecommendation
of the. former council that a special
election be held on June 28 for-the
submission of the new city ' charter
as the basis .of a home rule charter:
An ordinance on the subject will
be held in abeyance until such time
as the city council has decided what
action it will take in connection with
eight major improvements which
must-be submitted to the voters be
fore they can be accomplished.
Senate Confirmation on ;
Blair Set for Next Thursday
Washington, May 23. An agree
ment to vote next Thursday on the
nomination of David H. Blair cf
North Carolina to be internal revenue
commissioner was made by the sen
ate today.
Reduce Aerial Funds
Ottawa. Ont., May 23. The house
of commons voted today $125,000
for air service. The appropriation
is $37iJ000 lcg ifjan Jast year,
Back
England Decides
To Send Troops
To Upper Silesia
Allied Commission Sends Del
egates to Meet Germans and
Poles to Secure Cessation
Of Hostilities.
London, May 23. (By The Asso
ciated Press.) The British govern
ment has decided to send troops to
Silesia at an early date, it was an
nounced today.
Paris, May 23. (Bj The Asso
ciated Press.) The allied high com
mission in Upper Silesia has sent
delegations to intervene with both
the Germans and the Poles and en
deavor to obtain the cessation of all
military operations in that territory,
according ' to French official dis
patches today.
Each of the delegations" is com
posed of representatives of France,
Great Britain and Italy. '
In. French circles the situation is
regarded as most grave, following
the German attack on the front
Grossteiner - Streibeneaun - Krempa,
against the Pplish lines. The Poles,
according to French information, re
tired from this line.
The . German attack, although re
garded as very serious, is not con
sidered in French official circles as
a causus belli, as it was curried out
by irregular forces.
The allied representatives in Ber
lin will call on Dr. Wirth today and
ask him to close the Silesian frontier
ano take all possible steps to pre
vent intervention by other volunteer
forces.
Rickenbacker Flight .
Through Omaha Called Off
Los Angeles, Cat., May 23. Capt.
Eddie Rickenbacker, who left San
Diego today in an airplane in which
he was to start tomorrow from
Oakland for New York, smashed
the propeller of the machine in mak
ing a landing here. He was forced
to abandon the journey. Mud on the
landing field caused danT&ge to the
machine. Captain Rickenbacker was
not injured.
He had planned to' ,reach Ntw
Yorlf May 28 to attend a banquet.
He had expected to reach Oakland
tonight and then proceed via Chey- I
enne and Omaha. !
New Commissioners Plan ; !
Inspection Trip on June 6
Members of .the city council will
make an inspection trip on the after
noon of Monday, June 6, to acquaint
themselves with various matters
which were handed over as unfinished
business by the old council.
-One of the pending propositions is
an appraisal of a tract of land west
of Miller, park, the original intention
having been to add this land to the
park system. The council will look
into the merits of protests against
this proposed improvement. 1
Another matter is the proposed
opening of the Calhoun road north
of Florence. '
Alameda Fleet Base Money
Deleted From Naval Bill
Washington, May 23. Provisions
in the navy appropriation bill for a
new fleet base at Alameda, Cal.,
were stricken from the bill today in
the senate.
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Suspect in
Slaying Is
Put on Trial
Selection of Jurors Under Way
In Case of Denzel Chester
Charged With Murder
Of Kansas City Girl.
Defense Has Surprise
Kansas City, M6., May 23. (Spe
cial Telegram.) "The defense is
ready," Joseph Aylward. attorney for
Denzel, answered, I. B. Kimbrell,
for the state, nodded his head, and
the trial of fthe man charged with
the murder of Miss Florence Bar
ton, a prominent Kansas City society
girl, was on this morning.
It was indicated hat, barring un
expected delay in the questioning,
selection of the panel would be
comolcted this eveninsr.
The first direct question asked any
of the 'eniremcn regarding their at
titude toward the death penalty, was
in the questioning of M. J. Flanigan.
Kimbrell had directed several ques
tions to Flanigan concerning his
knowledge of the case. Turning to
the group of men under examination,
lie asked :
"Is there any one of these venire
men who would refuse to concur in
the death penalty if you found under
the evidence that Denzel Chester was
guilty of th emurder of Miss Flor
ence Barton?"
Jurors Silent.
There was no answer. Aylward
was on his feet. ,
"Is there a man in the jury box,"
he asked, "who would refuse to con
cur in a verdict of not guilty if yon
found under the evidence that Danzel
Chester did not kill Miss Barton?"
Still there was no answer.
The criminal court room was filled,
but there was no jam such as wit
nessed the preliminary hearing sev
eral weeks ago. The big iron gates
at the Oak street entrance had been
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cuauicu cany iuuaj 111 cAjjcv.iai.ivii wi
a rush, but Judge Latshaw ordered
them reopened.
The defendant took his. seat at the
counsel table between his two at
torneys, AylwaVd and Lloyd Martz.
Before him lay a stack of papers
covered with pencil writing, said to
be in -the prisoners' own hand.
H. R. Barton and K. L. Barton,
jr., brothers of the -slain .young
woman, stood with a -small group of
spectators in the rear of the court
room. .
General Question! Asked.
The first 12 men called to the jury
box were asked general questions
liv Prosecutor Orr.
. Orr's 'general questions included
a declaration of the charge against .
Chester, also; .
uo yon Know inc ueicnuaiiii ua
you know his attorneys? Have you
discussed this casef Have you re
viewed thecene of the murder?"
Aylward, attorney for Chester, ob
jected when Orr asked the men in
the jury box if any of them were not
in favor of law enforcement. The
objection was overruled by Judge
Latshaw. '
"I mean by that question, Orr ex-
(Turn to Pane Two, Column Two.)
Road Maintenance
Urged by Pershing
Washington, May 23. General
gained in France and the Philippines,
told the senate post roads committee
today that money appropriated io
build roads for which maintenance
was not provided was money wasted.
He added that the United States
might well take lessons from the
French in the upkeep of roads. The
gciiv.i ai 9aiu vital a. vcivia. uwuj u,t-
der the federal government such a
the highway commission provided
in the pending Townsend bill .was
necessary to. co-ordinate highway .
construction.
Replying to questions from Sena
tor Oddie, Republicans Nevada, who
sought to establish that transconti
nental highways should De under
taken at once as a defense measure
in event of hostilities in the Pacific,
General Pershing said he could see
no great use for such roadc in view
of the existence of four great trans
continental railway lines.
He minimized the suggestion that
in events of war enemy spies might
put those railways but of commis
sion, remarking that "spies did not
blow up our railway bridges in
.
rimivv.
Detroit Priest Shoots
-, Man Beaking Into Rectory
Detroit, Mich.. May 23. Andrew
Kulick, Z7, was shot through the lung
by Rev. John Kovalsky, pastor of St.
Cyril's Catholic church, early today.
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leged to have attempted to break
into the rectory in Hamtramck, a
suburb. Father Kovalsky was re
leased following a statement to the
piosccuting attorney. ' He said his
objection to a certain dance hall in
the vicinity of his parish had led '
to threats against his life.
Buildings at Camp Dodge -Are
Sold by Government
Washington, May 23. Approxi
mate! v 1 200 smnlus o-nvernment-
owned buildings at Camp Dodge, la.,
have been sold to the Northwestern
Lumber and Wrecking Company of
Minneapolis for $251,000, the War
department announced. I he bid was
the highest and best received, it was
added. In all 12 bids were received,
seven for all the buildings and five
for individual buildings or small,
groups.
New Matron at Jail.
Mrs. Luella Abbott has been ap-
pointed matron in the county jail
by Sheriff Clark, to succeed M rs.
F.mma Loosemore, who died a few
weeks ago.
