The Omaha Daily Bee
VOL. 50 NO. 296.
"Rick" Flies
To Chicago
In Mail Ship
Pilots Pickup and Hopson As
sist America's Premier Ace
In Effort . to Reach
Washington Today.
Undismayed by Accident
lliliagu Tribune-Omaha B laal Wire.
Chicago, May 27. Capt. Eddie
Rickenbacker, premier American ace
and former leader of the famous 94th
aero squadron, arrived in Chicago at
5:28 o'clock tonight, after being, in
the air eight hours today. He was
piloted to Chicago by William C.
Hopson, air mail pilot.
The ace may be enabled to com
plete his trip to Washington by the
air tomorrow if plans made tonight
arc carried out. .Upon iiis arrival
here, Captain Rickcnbackcr talked
over long distance telephone to Gen
eral Mitchell, chief tit the air service
iii Washington, and was informed
that he was to get a ship from either
Fort Sheridan or Chanute field,
Kantoul, III, to complete the trip.
At Fort Sheridan it was learned
that Maj. W. K. McHord's De Havi
laud was at Ciinnute field. The ace
telephoned Major Stratemcycr,
commanding officer at Chanutc.
Must Have Order.
"Will you let me take a ship,
please, sir?" asked the ace.
"Sorry, sir; all our ships will be in
use in the flying circus," replied the
commandant. "Jf you talk to the
chief of air service and he gives rac
4he order I will send one up to you
early in the morning.
Major Stratemcycr said tonight
that he would probably receive or
ders from Washington to send Rick
enbacker a plane early tomorrow.
Rickenbacker left Cheyenne, Wyo.,
early today. He was riding in the
mail pit of a De Haviland ship flown
by C. V. lockup, the air mail pilot.
They landed in Omaha, where Rick
cnbackcr changed planes, climbing
into the ship that Hopson flew to
Chicago.
"A good, fast ride with a careful
pilot," was the vway the ace de
scribed the trip from Omaha. "Hop
son, who, I understand, is the ace of
the mail pilots, flies fast and safe."
"Captain Rickenbacker slept most
of the way to Chicago," said Hop
son. "Any man who goes to sleep
in the cockpit of a ship that I am
flying has nerve, my boy."
Reached Omaha About Noon.
Eddie Rickenbacker, ace of aces,
rode into Omaha w ith the mail yes
terday morning.
luCtead of passing the nght here
T"ie intended orignally when he
started from Redwood City, Cal., on
what he hoped would be a one-stop
flight across the country, lie tarried
here but little more than an hour,
only long enough to rest a bit and eat
a rather hasty luncheon.
. Rickcnbacker-arrived in Omaha at
11:53. He was a passenger in C. V.
Pickup's air mail ship.'
Left Omaha at 1:15.
He left at 1:15, again a passenger
in an air mail plane, W. C. Hopson
was the pilot.
The two pilots with whom Rick
enbacker rode yesterday are the two
stars of the air mail service. Hop
son, who flies .. icgularly between
Omaha and Chicago, was the win
ner of The Bee's $1,000 air mail con
test. Pickup, who . flics bctwecen
Omaha and Cheyenne, won second
place after leading the field for, five
months of the six-month contest.
Rickenbacker still had faint hopes
of reaching Washington, his goal,
before daylight today.
He wired to General Mitchell, di
rector of the army plane from Oma
ha this noon asking permission to
take an army plane from Chicago
to Washington following his arrival
in the Wrindy city late yesterday aft
ernoon. ' Will Make Night Flight.
Successful in this request, Rick
cnbackcr will leave Chicago as soon
as possible after his arrival and make
a night flight to Washington.
"Bully," was Rickcnbacker's ex-
mail pit of Pickup's ship on arriving
at the local field at 11:53. "The mail
ships are O. K."
Rickenbacker was "added mail" to
both Pickup and Hopson for they
were making their regular flights and
in addition to their distinguished pas
senger they carried their regular car
goes of Uncle Sam's post.
In a pouch in-the same mail pit oc
cupied by Rickenbacker in Pickup's
ship was a package of pictures dis
patched. to The Bee from Cheyenne.
They were photographs of Ricken-
(Tnrn to lag Two, Column Onr.)
British Silesian Forces
- i
Going to Do Police Duty
Berlin, May 27. British forces
which arc on their way to Silesia, it
is believed, will proceed to points in
the industrial sections of, the district
for police duty. A special dispatch
from Oppeln states that German au
thorities there have been requested
to supply rolling stock for 1,600 Brit
ish soldiers.
Reports of serious clashes between
German volunteer organizations and
Poles continue.
The town of Mystowitz in south
eastern Silesia is said to be in the
hands of the Poles, having been
evacuated by French troops.
U. S. Charge d'Affairs in
Mexico City to See Obregon
Mexico City, May 27. T. Sumer
ling, American charge d'affairs in
Mexico City, who is said to be
rharffpd with thp tnUinn r,i arrang
ing terms of recognition of the Mexi
can government by the United States,
said upon his a'rm-al here today "he
was emulating the example of Sec
retary Hughes and saying nothing.
Mr. Sumerlinsr said that he rrobably
would see President Cbreson this
tntri u Sttoarf-Clm Milttr
Onuha, p. 0. Under Act of
Eddie Rick Tells Own StoryjNice-But
Of Losing Way
Famous Aviator Realized He Had Missed Cheyenne
When He Sighted Denver From Great Height
Recounts Fears in Lofty Space and De
scribes Smashup Set American Non
stop Record at 1,500 Miles.
j Cheyenne, Wyo.. May 27. (Spe
j cial.) America's non-stop airplane
flight record went by the boards
I Thursday when Kddic Rickenbacker,
1 after a series of maneuvers which
carried him approximately 1,557
miles, completed the trip from Red
wood City, Cal., to Cheyenne in 780
minutes, only to have the glory of his
achievement overshadowed by a
small hump in the landing field here,
a hump that took the romance out
of the game, and Eddie's splendid
ship out of the race.
It was no fault of his that he
crashed. Investigation by air mail
officials and Rickenbacker himself at
daylight this morning proved be
yond a doubt that his landing was
perfect. But a small washed spot on
the turf of the field proved his un
doing. Marks on the ground indi
cate the path the washed spot on the
down, struck the washed spot on the
Held, causing the wheels oil the
landing gear to "wash out." One
end of the axle struck the ground,
flowed a furrow three inches deep,
then the plane nosed out, tearing a
large hole in the turf, and come to
i est like a bird with broken pinions,
Eddie underneath, but he was un
hurt. Plane Bounces.
The plane bounced several feet
after strikine the washout, skidded
40 vards and "conked." '
Sitting at the breakfast table to
Personalities
Still Theme of
To wnley Debate I
Langer Attacks Nonpartisan
League Head and Com
panies and is Answered
In Similar Vein.
York, Neb., May 27. (Special
Telegram.) Giving full play to per
sonalities and induging in remarks
pertinent to each others past per
sonal history, A. C. Townley and
William Langer spoke to nearly 450
people here on the Nonpartisan
league in North Dakota.
Langer, who opened the debate,
aid that the ouestion was based
upon the leadership of the Nonpar
tisan league, lie accused Townley
as follows:
Association with I. .W. W. and
socialists and the bringing of them
into North Dakota as his . col
leagues from other states.
Joining an alliance with the I. W.
W. to act in co-operation and thus
obtain a balance of power in North
Dakota. '
Spreading the doctrines of the 1.
W. W. in that state.
Wilful misappropriation of funds.
Graft and underhand methods.
' "Townlev and his gang controlled
the press m North Dakota," said
Langer. "They sought to control
the schools ancj other state institu
tions. Thev broke the banks they
had connection with. Taxes were
raised 300 per cent and it was Town
ley who was behind it all with his
dirty gang of I. W. W.s. and social
ists from Kansas arid other states.
Townley called Langer a liar and
a fool and said that he had evaded
the issue of the debate, which was
supposed to deal with the value of
the Nonpartisan league program and
spent all his time on jibes against
the league leaders and himself.
"The reason I brought socialists
into North Dakota." said Townley,
"was because of the fact that we
needed socialists there. The Non
partisan league program as it stands
is a successful system and Langer
has failed to point out any defects
in it. He wasted nine-tenth of his
time here as in every other place
we have spoken indulging in person
alities against me and the men with
me. The facts he gives are with
out foundation."
15-Year-Old Girl Arrested
In New York as Bigamist
New York, May 27. Florence
Cobtcigh, IS, was charged with
bigamy when she was arraigned to-1
dav in children's court in Brooklyn,
as an alleged iuvenile. delinquent.
Otto Berringcr, 23, said that after he
married the girl last April, he found j
she had already wed Robert Bracklc
hurst. '
Federal Budget Bill Now :
Ready for Harding to Sign
Washington, May 27. Passage of
the bill establishing' a federal budget
system was completed yesterday,
the house adopting .the conference
report on the measure, w hich now I
goes to the president.
Methodist Preacher
Defies Mob to Take
Man From Hospital
Hattiesburg, Miss., May 27. Pis
tol in hand, the Rev. G. S.-Harmon,
Methodist preacher, last night de
field a mob intent on removing Casey
E. Jones from the Methodist hos
pital here.
Jones was wounded yesterday by
J. S Mosely, after Jones had shot
and . dangerously wounded Mrs.
Mosely.
"I am a Methodist preacher," the
pastor told the members of the mob
as he stood at the head of a stair
way, 'in charge of this hospital, and
responsible for all in it. You dare
not come up those steps unless you
cross my dead body. Now shoot if
you dare. You may kill nic, but
you shall not vomc up those stairs."
The nioS dispersed when the oo-
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Mir M, I9M. il
Mirth S. 1879.
in Night Skies
day, Rickenbachcr related his trip.
"I got a late start from San Fran
cisco on account of fog, and then
when I cot above that 1 went down
over Sacramento and I headed east.
I got along great till I came to thi
mountains west of Reno, when I
couldn't get altitude to go over, so
flew in figure 8, gaining altitude
slowly until high enough to make
grade. I then flew over Elko, Reno,
Salt Lake, got to Rock Springs, then
got lost and detoured .miles off my
course to south. Strong head winds
caused me to lose the trail. It was
funny the wind was blowing one
way and clouds all seemed to be
going the other. Anyway, I found
the Union Pacific again, and came
on.
"I followed Union Pacific down
past Elk mountain country over
Laramie and then over hill to Chey
enne. I circled the town once look
ing for landing lights. When I was
here last time in the Lawson all
metal monoplane I used the landing
field at Fort Russell. I didn't know
they had a new field, and when I
didn't see any lights, concluded this
wasn't Cheyenne, and started south.
Half Way to Denver.
"I went about half way to Den
ver, but knew I was wrong then, so
I turned and came back. There were
too many towns down there and off
south I could s?e a big one. Must
(Turn to Tage Two, Column One.)
AH of Bergdoll's
Property Seized
By United States
Notorious Slacker Must Now
Go to Work as Alien Prop
erty Custodian Takes
, Charge of Effects.
Philadelphia, Pa May 27. All of
the property in this city of Grover
C. Bcrgdoll, convicted draft evader
and army deserter, now in Germany,
valued at about $850,000 was seized
today by Colonel Thomas W. Miller,
alien property custodian of the
United States. It consists of real
estate and money on deposit in four
local banking institutions.
The property was held by Mrs.
Emma C. Bergdoll, Grover's moth
er, under a power of attorney.
The seizure, Colonel Miller an
nounced, was by direction of the
president and under the. authority of
the trading with the enemy act. It
is the first seizure since June, 1919.
Takes Parental Home.
Accompanied by Major Vincent A.
Carroll, his personal attorney, Colo
nel Miller seized the "Bergdoll cas
tle" on the outskirts of this city,
where Mrs. Bergdoll lives. This prop
erty was left to Grover by his father.
Mrs. Bergdoll owns a residence in
the city in a section locally known'
as Brewerytown.
"Well, when do I have to move,"
said Mrs. Bergdoll, when served with
the seizure- notice.'
President Schmidheiser of the
Bergdoll Brewing company was
served with a similar order, ticing up
Grover's holdings in tiat company.
It is expected the seizure will cut
off all funds Grover may be receiv
ing from the United States and throw
him upon his own, resources in Ger
many. Act Long Contemplated.
Washington, May 27. Grover C.
Bergdoll, by reason of his escape
to Germany, is now held by the
American government to be "an
enemy" within the meaning of. the
trading with the enemy act. This is
explained in a statement by Thomas
W. Miller, alien property custodian,
which was made public today at his
office here.
"This move has been in contempla
tion for several weeks and has been
the subject of conferences between
the present attorney general and
alien property custodian," the state- i
ment said. "The State department I
has" amended the general war trade
board license of October 2, 1920. '
which permitted Bcrgdoll to enjoy j
the benefit, of his property in this j
country. !
"Bergdoll in1 addition to his other!
crimes against this country by rea
son of his evasion of the draft laws
and subsequent escape, is today an
'enemy' under the trading with' the
enemy act. The intention of the
alien property custodian is to admin- j
ister the property seized today as
that of any other enemy's until con- i
gress directs what disposition is to"
be made of the enemy property in J
the hands of the custodian."
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Congress May Investigate j
Soldier Relief Money Bag ,
W ashington, May 27. Advisability
of congressional investigation of col
lection and expenditure of funds by
soldier relief organizations was con
sidered today by the house rules
committee, Representative Johnson,
republican, South Dakota, a former
service man urging his resolution to
that end. It states that charges arc
made and there is reason to believe
that much ot the money collected to
influence legislation, is collected sur
reptitiously and that "large sums of
money purported to be collected for
the relief of disabled service men are
diverted from their original and law
ful purpose." .
Moony Plea Dismissed
San Francisco, May 27.-rA peti
tion for a writ under common law,
pleading to release Thomas J.
Mooney, convicted of a 1916 Pre
paredness day bomb murder, from
San Qucntin prison, where he is
serving a life term, was dismissed to-
day, in the superior court
OMAHA, SATURDAY,
Naughty,So
Say Profsj
f 1,.,. I A ,1 .. i
1 cui iiiiliciv:i nuuuai ijuij
pressed by University ofjf
hraska FacuM"" 1
eon
Oppose ferajama Photos
Lincoln, May 28. (Specials
Fair co-eds don't deny they wear
"teddy bears" and silk pajamas.
But they object to being pictured,
so attired, in the Cornhuskcr, Uni
versity of Nebraska Annual.
Neither do the thin sisters care to
be . cartooned with toothpick limbs.
Bonfire on Campus.
So they got together Thursday
night, rounded up all the newly issued
copies they could lay hands on, and
built a bonfire on the college
campus.'
The rest of the copies were yester
day re-called by Chancellor Avery,
to be re-bound with alleged "vulgar"'
matter left out. Responsible or
"guilty" members of the student pub
lication management will have to
bear the extra expense.
Some Picture!
A flashlight picture of a popular
sorority beauty leaning against a
door, clad only in a pajama-nightie,
designed to expose one bare leg and
dimpled knee, was said to be the
most objectionable photo in the
banned book, according to the in
dignant maidens.
Other photos of girls in sleeping
garments and lingerie of a personal
sort were also pictured in the stu
dent life" section.
No names of individual girls, but
their corority affiliation was given.
No Wonder She Kicked.
Names did, however, accompany
the cartoon section, in which the big
gest hue-and-cry was raised on behalf
of a prominent girl of modest de
meanor, rather thin, who was pictured
in a ballet skirt above her knees.
"Who gbt those pictures?" is the
terse, even if ungrammatical question
the offended sorority girls arc asking
each other, today.
A suspicion that the pictures were
stolen by male members of the Corn
husker staff while on visits to the
different sorority houses, is hourly
gaining ground.
Maybe it Was Grubb.
The name of Gayle Grubb, who
was appointed editor of the "student
life" section early in the school year,
but since suspended for delinquency,
according to word from the Admin
istration building, has been men
tioned. Grubb is now managing a
Lincoln orchestra.
Jack Landale of Omaha is editor
of the Cornhusker.
At the ofhee of Dr, J. T. l.ces ot
the faculty, who is censor for the
Cornhusker, but who was yesterday
and could not be seen, it was stated
that the student staff probably took
advantage of the professor's illnncss
all winter and that Dr. Lees had not
(Turn, to Pane Two, Column Tour.)
Ship Owners Reject
Terms of Strikers
Washington, May 27. Upon rejec
tion by the Anferican Ship Owners'
association of the tentative agree
ment covering ' w? ges and -"vorking
conditions as approved by Chairman
Benson of the shipping board and
the marine engineers,. Secretary
Davis turned his efforts toward hav
ing the shipping board and the men
reacn an agreement on tne points
in controversy.
It is believed that if the terms
prove satisfactory to the shipping
board and the men, the secretary will
make another effori to have the ship
owners consent to the agreement.
The terms rejected by the ship
owners provide for a 15 per cent
wage reduction, but it was said they
expressed opposition to signing any.
agreement which would prevent their
making further reductions within the
next 12 months.
Will They Come Back? .
Are they still Alive? Will the
mystery surrounding their con
' - ' . tinued absence ever be solved?
"Without a Trace"
You will want to read this Sunday. Bee feature
story shot through with romance and mystery of the
recent sudden vanishings of Nebraska men and
women, prominent in their communities, looked up
to and liked. They have been disappearing . with
completeness and effectiveness, following arising of
circumstances that cither indicated home town atmos
phere was no longer attractive, or pointed to possi
ble murder or suicide.. Families and friends un
availingly have tried to follow them and have wait
ed hopefully for the message that never came.
"Miss Sunshine"
This Blue Ribbon tale by
Harrison Rhodes, acclaimed by
critics as one of the best stories
written since the war, is another
strong feature for next Sun
day's Bee. Every person who
knew a soldier, or who likes ex
cellent fiction, will want to read
it. It is a story about a French
girl and the parents of a dough-,
boy. , ,
" As others have done, you, too, will find Omaha's
biggest and best Sunday newspaper is . , , . ,
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MAY 28. 1921.
!L
' normalcy? why, that was 6ack in
The good old days of yhe Payne
ALDRICH TARIFF, Bid PROFITS FOfcTUE
INSIDERS , SPECIALLY PROTECTED. CHEAP
LABOR., tfO INCOME OR. EXCESS PROFITS
AH, THOSE WERE THE GOOD
OLD DAYS I D LIKE TO 5tfc
COME BACK AGAIN ;
' KOfcMALCY? AH, THAT WAS BACK IN
VI WHEN THC FAT WAR ORDERS WERE"
COMING- AND 6BFORB THE TAKES 0EGAN
To CLIMB. OH, HOW THE MONEY ROLLED;.
IK ! TEN CENT PLUS AND THE MORe!
WE MADE A THING COST, THE BIGGER OUR.
PROFITS THOSE. WERE. GRAND IAY&!
Polish Forces
Attack Germans;
109 Casualties
Fresh Clashes Reported in
Neighborhood of Grosstein
General Situation
Less Acute.
By Tho Associated Preg.
London, May 27. Although the
allied political situation with refer
ence to upper Silesia was less acute
today, the re-establishment of order
m the disturbed area was far from
being accomplished, notwithstanding
the partial arrival of British troops
from the Rhine. Advices received
in official circles here report an at
tack by Polish insurgents Wednes
day in the neighborhood of Gros
stein, in which there were 100 Po
lish and German casualties. The
Germans captured 14 machine guns,
The . Poles captured an armoured
train.
The water supply of Kattovvitz has
been cut off except for one hour
daily. The sending of Under Sec
retary of the Interior Freund to the
upper- Silesian frontier Thursday by
the German government, with power
to take whatever steps may be nec
essary to prevent members of the
free corps from crossing the border,
was the result of joint representa
tion made to Berlin by the French
and British ambassadors, in response
to the desire of .France that such
concerted action be taken.
Dr. Rosen declared himself willing
to despatch German troops to the
Sfc'f-sian frontier to strengthen the
border control. Ameeting of .the
supreme council probably will be
held in the first week of June to
consider the problem. Count
Sforza, the Italian foreign minister,
has submitted a compromise settle
ment of the upper Silesian question,
whith is being studied by Prime
Minister Lloyd George and Premier
Briand. The Rotogravure
Section
For Sunday this offers a
Memorial Day page of photo
graphs of shafts erected in
Omaha cemeteries to the mem
ory of war heroes. There is
also a Norfolk page, and for the
movie fans a page of pictures
of "kid" screen stars. '
SUNDAY BEE
Until In.. ?V hv Mall II Vrl nllv
OuMaa 4th Zona (I year). Dally and
WHAT IS NORMALCY?
tCopjrtfbts 1021: BTaaChicao Tribuna l
rt NORMALCY? WELL, SAY, IF N0PMALCY MEANS
THE AYS BEFORE THE WR AL0N& IN 13 AND
'lH I WANT NO MORE OF IT IN MINE.
THE UNDERWOOD TARIFF , MILLIONS OF ,
UNEMPLOYED, LOW WAGES ; THE COUNTRY'S
mL
PAY tow
Woman Who Killed
Assailant Is Freed
j Coroner's Jury . Exonerates
and Presents Bouquet to
Denver Heroine.
Denver, Colo., May 27. A coro
ner's jury late yesterday exonerated
Mrs. Helen Cass, 22-ycar-old wife of
Patrolman Lass, who Wednesday
night shot and killed a man alleged
to have attacked her as she was
entering her home. . After the verdict,
Coroner Thomas M. Hunter pre
sented Mrs. Cass with a bouquet of
roses and made a short talk in which
he congratulated her "for shooting
straight.
The dead man was identified as
Harry Spencer, alias Edward Ken
sington, alias Ldward r. Walton and
also known as "Curlcy." Police said
they believed the man to be one who
had annoyed women recently in the
neighborhood where he was killed.
Mrs. Cass said she carried a re
volver because her sister died recent
ly from a blow on the head received
a year ago from a highwayman.
Emergency Officers
Ask Retirement Pay
. Equal to Regulars
i
Washington, May 27. A delega
tion of disabled men who served as
officers in the world war appeared
before the senate military commit
tee in support of legislation to give
disabled emergency officers retire
ment pay and other privileges of
regular army officers. They said
several thousand former officers
were entitled to legislative relief.
Only those disabled in line of duty
Would be eligible under the "bill be
fore the committee which was in
troduced by Senator Bursum, repub
lican. New Mexico.
Capt. Victor Heintz, representing
the American Legion and other wit
nesses said there was a "contract"
in the selective service act to give
the emergency officers retirement
benefits equal to the regular staff.
Ship Owners Refuse to
Sign Agreement, Davis
Washington, May 27. The Amer
ican Steamship Owners', association
has refused to subscribe to the agree
ment on rules and working condi
tions reached between Secretary
Davis and representatives of the
Marine Engineers' Beneficial associa
tion, H. H. Raymond, president of
the association informed the secre
tary today. He said the association
representing also the Pacific Ameri
can association and the. Shipowners'
association, of the Pacific coast had
decided to adhere to its previously
announced policy of abiding by the
classifications, wage scale and' work
ing conditions put into effect on
May 1.
. It was indicated later ' that the
labor secretary was making an ef
fort to induce the shipping board to
enter- into an .agreement with the
seamen regardless of the action taken
by the shipowners' association.
America Interested in
Relief for Austrians
Washington, May 27. American
participation in international discus
sions about economic relief for Aus
tria would be regarded by the
Harding administration, it was indi
cated today, as nothing more than
the exercise of .the right of one of
Austria creditors.
' Administration officers said tlia'
since Austria: was a debtor to t'.e
United States to the extent of more
than $24,000,000, the case presented
was clearly one in which the Ameri
can government was directly inter
ested and that participation in its
adjustment would be in line . .with
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INDUSTRIES ON THE 060i&N,
ABSOLUTE WRECK IN .
'SIGHT F THE ViAR.
. HADNT SAVED
US
N"0t?MALCY?4 WELL NEVER SEE IT AGAIN j
ip cuk. vat.!! can never come back,
it is gone where the w0016lne
Twineth high Taxes, prohibition' and
HIGH ALIMONY ARE CLOUDING LIFE BEYOND
REDEMPTION.
We USED TO GET BUnDING D0NC
REASONABLY, TRAVEL REASONABLY,
GO ANYPLACE WITHOUT PASSPORT.
takes have few strikes.
GET WlWi we
, BANKSAND
NORMALfJ
NOW, WHAT IS
IT LIKE "?
Lied
Motor Truck Is
Great, Benefit
To State Towns
Merchandise and Farm Pro
duce Exchanged by Auto
Cheaper Than Rail
' Charges.
By PAUL GREER.
Table Rock, Neb., May 2V.
(Special Telegram.) The mcHor
truck is increasing the importance
of many Nebraska towns visited by
the trade excursion of the Omaha
Chamber of Commerce. Merchandise
is hauled out front larger centers
iid the trucks return loaded with
potiltr)', eggs, cream and other farm
produce ' collected in the smaller
towns. High rates on the railroads
heve given the automobile its. op
portunity and many traveling sales
men regularly cover their territory
without ever riding on a train. John
R. Maddox, one of the salesmen
making the trade tour, always has
gone by automobile.
Tecumseh is the terminal of a
motor truck line running to Lincoln.
There are other lines in Fairbury,
Courtland. Crete; Superior and two
at Beatrice. Three trucks run from
Omaha to Plattsmouth and there is
talk of a line from Omaha to Lin
coln. A farmers' store at Seward
maintains a truck making two trips
a week between there and Omaha
and is considering adding another
truck to haul binder twine from Om
aha. Banker's Son Runs Line.
The truck operated out of Wy
more is operated by Sherman Tay
lor, jr., son of the president of the
Farmers and Merchants bank. Mr.
Taylor sr., is enthusiastic over the
success of the line and declares that
his son has found a most promising
openin.tr. Every week day the truck
leaves Wymore at S in the morning
going through Courtland and Beat
rice to Lincoln. Hogs and other live
stock are often carried to the pack
ing house at Lincoln by this route.
On the return journey the load con
sists of ice cream, drugs, food or
other merchandise.
The charge for this service is the
same as that by rail. Merchants
using it claim a saving in eliminat
ing the cost of drayage. from both
stations, in cutting out handling with
(Turn to Pats Ttvo, Co'nmn FHe.)
Emergency Tariff Bill
Signed by President!
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Washington. May 27. The emer
gency tariff bill was signed late to
day by President Harding.
The new law will become effective
tomorrow. It will affect for a six
months' period most "farm products,
and carries a provision designed to
prevent the dumping of foreign j
goods in this country.
In event of passage by congress of
the Longworth resolution, under
which new import duties will become
effective immediately upon passage
of the permanent tariff bill, house
leaders said it naturally would su
percede the emergency measure,
which carried only a few items,
compared with thousands in the gen
eral bill.
House republicans plan to meet
Vcdnesday night to decide whether
the resolution shall be made a party
issue.
The Weather
Forecast.
Fair Saturday; not much change
in ter.perafu-.
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THREE CENTS
Clash Over
Naval Bill
In Senate
Question of Various Amend' v
mcnts to Disarmament ,
Clause Brings Lively Tilts
During Debate,
Final Action Postponed
n.T Th Anoclatal Trraa.
Washington, May 24. Final action
I on disarmament questions and
against beginning a new Pacific coast
naval base was taken today in the
senate, but other amendments to the
$495,000,000 naval appropriation bill
were not disposed of when adjourn
ment was' taken until next Tuesday,
over Memorial day. Disarma
ment proposals caused a brisk clash
over amendments of Senators Pom-crL-iie,
Ohio, and Walsh, Montana,
democrats.
With the Horali amendment
"authorizing and requesting" the
president to call a three-power con
ference to discuss disarmament al
ready in the bill, Senator Poniercne
offered a supplementary amendment.
It would have authorized the presi
dent to suspend American naval con
struction for six months "in order
to arrange" the conference and if a
disarmament agreement should be
reached, to suspend construction in
part or in whole.
The proposal was beaten twice,
once on a point of order susta'ned by '
Vice President Coolidge and again .
by a record vote, 29 to 37, for sus
pension of the rules to make it in
order.
Even a livelier tilt developed on -Senator
Walsh's amendment which
which would have requested the
president to send American reprc- .
sentatives to sit with the disarma
ment commission of the league of
nations "in a consulting capacity."
Denounced by Lodge.
This amendment was beaten, 42 to
22, after it was denounced by Sena
tor Lodge of Massachusetts, repub
lican leader, as "a side door" entrance
of America into the league.
The proposal for a new naval base
at Alameda, Cal,, was lost finally
when Senator Ball, republican, Dela
ware, a prominent champion of it.
announced after a further canvass of ,
senators, that no further attempt
would be made to rescind the sen
ate's vote striking the item from the
bill.
His announcement came after Sen
ator King, democrat, Utah, had ,
served notice that opponents would'
delay passage of the naval budget'
indefinitely should the Alameda j
'amendment again be presented. Sen
ator Johnson, republican, spoke brief!
ly in support of the project, but con
ceded its defeat, stating that the
house would not accept it even if
passed by the senate.
Clash Over Midshipmen.
The senate also clashed over the
recent dismissal of 110 midshipmen
from the naval academy at Annapo
lis. After criticism and defense of
the Annapolis authorities the sen
ate adopted an amendment provid
ing for reappointment of -the mid
shipmen who "flunked," to a lower,
class. ,
Another amendment . adopted
called for a report by the Navy de
partment as to whether any navy
yards or stations, should be aban
doned. The liveliest tilt was over the
Waljih amendment for appointment
of Arnerican representative to the
league of nations disarmament com
mission. Its author contended that it
followed the administration's policy
of appointing representatives to sit '
with the supreme Council and the
allied reparations commission.
Senators Lodge and Watson, .
Georgia, declared that the p'roposal
was an entering wedge for Ameri
can participation in the league. "Ths (
peoplo of the United States," said
Senator Lodge, ".have decided
against that league. 'The president
has declared he would not enter it"
No Back Gate Entrance.
Expressing the hope "that the presi-'
dent would call the disarmament con
ference proposed by. the Bora'o ;
amendment and that sucb a corfer.
ence would "soon be called," Sen
ator Lodge added:
"But I do not propose, for one,
to join in any way this league of
nations, and I do not propose to '
enter any side dooi' or back gate."
Senator Walsh argued that tha .
kague commission was considering
general disarmament, . while under,
the Borah plan, only naval disarma
ment would be under consideration.
That the sending of what he
termed "American observers" to the
supreme council and reparations
commission had "anything to do with '
the league," was denied by Senator '
Brandegce of Connecticut, a repub
lican "irreconcilable."
"The supreme council," said Sen
ator Brandegee, "is a body utterly, '
unknown to the league. The repara- :
tions commission has nothing whatv
ever to do with the league of na-
tions; it is a body of the Versailles
treaty." ,
British Mine Owners Are
Ready to Give Strike Terms
London, May 27. British mine ,
owners and representatives of the
miners' federation of Great Britain
met Premier Lloyd George today
to discuss proposals for reaching a
settlement of the miners' strike,
which began two months ago. It
was understood the mine owners
had prepared terms for presentation.
It was indicated the conference
might not be concluded until tomor-
row.
General Strike in Norway
New York, May 27. A genera!
strike has been started in Norway,
said an official dispatch received her$
today. Although no serious disturb
ance has been reported, the govern
ment has called troops to assisf th
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