The Omaha Daily Bee
I y. VOL. 60 NO. 301.
STwo Bluffs
Councilmen
Are Indicted
Lee Evans and Charles Camp
,, bell Accused of Soliciting
. T Bribes in Purchase of '
Flusher.
Ouster Move Is Started
Alderman Charles D. Campbell of
the Fifth ward and Alderman L. Lee
Evans of the Third ward, both r.
elected at the Council Bluffs city
election March 28, 1920, were in
dicted Thursday by the district court
grand jury for conspiracy to solicit
bribes. They were indicted jointly
on two separate charges. Bomls of
$1,000 were required on each indict
ment. Bench warrants were not is
sued for the reason that both de
: fendants immediately appeared in
.court with their counsel, J. J. Heft
and John P. Tinley. and submitted
bonds aggregating 54,000.
Judge O. D. Wheeler, in dismis
sing the jury until August 30, said
that the members were free until
that time "unless recalled."
Ouster Proceedings Started..
"The indictments were returned
shortly before 3 p. m. and a few
minutes afterward County Attorney
wanson filed ouster , proceedings
against the indicted aldermen, based
upon the grand jury action. Judge
Wheeler fixed the date for the ouster
shearing for June 15, but it will prob-
ably' not be reached then, as it was
intimated that an outside judge
"Would be called here to hear the case:
. The indictments do not charge the
.aldermen with having received mon
ey, but with conspiracy to solicit
.bribes. Each indictment is based on
a specific charge, one that the tw
aldermen demanded $500 from the
Street railway company : to put
through .the council an . ordinance
raising street car fares to 6 cents
and the other that they solicited $500
'from the Western Motor Car com
pany, Omaha concern, in connection
with the street flusher bought a year
' ago. - - ,
Bribe Attempt Charged.
The indictments charge that the
two aldermen "willfully, unlawfully,
feloniously did mutually conspire to
gether to commit the . crime of acr
cepting reward for public duty, and
in furtherance with such conspiracy
cjid solicit fro mthe Council Bluffs
. Auto company and , the . Western
"Motor company a sum in excess of
'$500 as compensation, conditioned
upon said defendants casting their of
ficial votes as councilmen at a meet
ing ci th city council, in faxorof .
the purchase of a street trtrsiw irom
w bidder ottering th largest con-
siaeranon ana - vraiutiy io saia ac-
fendantsitt a public letting of con
tract at which , the Council Blufts
Auto company and: the, Western
Motor car: company were then and
there bidders." ,
The other indictment covering the
alleges! offer to "put over" the in
creased street car tare 'is identical in
-wording so iar as the criminal charge
is concerned, the amoun'. named "be
ing in excess of $500.''
' Many Incidents Recounted.
Both of these charges are included
' in the ouster proceedings with an
"additional charge of bribery in con
nection with the construction of the
1 city incinerator plant. It is charged
that lots, originally purchased for the
, city at $150, were turned over at $450
and $500.' r j : v. .
'ii A dozen witnesses were examined
yesterday, but one from out of the
city' whose testimony is .considered
of "great value, did not appear. Wit
nesses before the grand jury re
counted many, incidents of v alleged
bribery , solicitation, including the
purchase of the $12,500 fire truck, the
Sixteenth avenue bridge over Indian
ereeic, city printing contract with the
Monarch Printing company and the
"city, ordinance permitting - the tele
phone company to raise its rates, all
.within the tworyear statute of limi
tation. No w itness was able to give
direct testimony that any money was
actually paid. ' . ' ; : --E
The indictments cannot be tried
'until the July term of ' the district
-court, but the testimony before the
grand jury will probably all be used
in the ouster' hearing . .. ,-
Seventh Corps Wants
More Second ueuts '
- . Pinal ' examinations for appoint
ruent as second lieutenants in the
regular army, to fill, vacancies caused
by recent enlargement of forces, will
be held Augusti 22 in the-Seventh
corps area, according to announce
ment made by Adjutant Paul Pot
.ter. 7 ,, ....
Preliminary examinations which
must precede the final ones will be
,held at seven posts in the Seventh
corps area at any. date before Au
gust 13. The posts at which the
preliminary tests will be given are:
Fort . Crook. Fort Des Moines, Fort
Snelling, Fort Leavenworth, Fort
'Riley, Jefferson Barracks and Camp
T'ke. Applicants should direct cor
respondence - to , the commanding
'officer of the camp nearest their
'places of residence.
.Receiver Is Appointed
For Transportation Firm
- New York, June 2. Federal Judge
Hand today appointed Walbridge
rr e. ... . i
i ait receiver lor . the . Marine andJ
commerce corporation of America, a
'transportation concern.- Assets were
given at$2,039,573. with, liabilities of
'$3,548,067. in a petition recently filed.
Woman on Trial for Murder
Changes PleaIs Given Life
Bridgeport, Conn., June 2. Mrs.
;Ethel Hutchins Kott, on trial here
;charged with the murder of her hus
band. George B. Nott, today pleaded
guilty , to murder in the second de
gree. Judge Maxtbie sentenced her
to hie jmpronmjnt.
OuM F. 0. UaMr Art t
City Dads Accused
Of Soliciting Graft
Flood in Beaver
Valley Forces
; Residents Out
Water Reported 16 to 18 Feet
i Deep. Near ; Cedar Bluffs
, Eastern Nebraska Gets
; Needed Rain.
McCook, Neb., .' June ; 2. (Special
Telegram.) Traer,. Kan., ," south of
McCook- in Beaver Valley,' is flooded
and citizens are moving out. Thou
sans of acres in that neighborhood
are. flooded. - In the Cedar- Bluffs
area water is reported 16 to 18 feet
high. - Burlington tracks' are over
flowed-and washed.-out. at several
points. Between Traer and Cedar
Bluffs traffic will be, suspended for
several days. Damage to crops in
this district by the .flood will be
heavy. . g.;, ; ' ..- - -.,-,v -;
Reatrice, Neb., " June 2. (Special
Telegram.) This section was visited
by a fine rain hich' came jn. time o
save crops and early planted pota
toes... The rainfall amounted to 1.10
inches, according to the government
gauge here. - .'. ;'. V-'.
:Wymofe. Neb., ' June .(Special.)-
This section of -Nebraska
was visited by a two-inch rain,
which will be of great value in fil 1
inz out the wheat and oats and re
viving pastures ,and gardens. Lack
of moisture .and , repeated freezings
has , f o injured the wheat that .with
this fine rain, there will not be more
than 50 jtr cent of a normal crop.
Corn is doing well. ' . Y' v - . : -'':'.
Edison,. Neb.. June 2. (Special.)
Five and a'half -inches of rain fell
here this week.. Some live stock was
reported killed by lightning. The
rain was of distinct help to crops. '
St. Pau) Shows Largest "
Drop in Clothing Prices
Washington, June 2.Changes in
retail food prices between' April 15
and May 15, made public by the De
partment of Labor, show that of the
nine cities .included "m the figures,
St. Paul had the , lamest decrease.
amounting to 8, per cent. ; ,
"Pig8l8Piff8"But
16 More Than Nature
Made Provision for
Chlcaf 9 Trlbunc-Omaha Ba Lea4 TV Ire.
Chicago, June 2. "Pig is pigs," all
right, but Mrs. Leaman C. Ames of
Vaukeganr a suburb, arose ,today to
tell the world that 16 of them are
more like a riot. ' V
All was quiet at the Ames" "farm"
until last night when 16-baby-root-ers
arrived and ; demanded ' food in
soprano tones.; ' 4
Old Ladv Pig was so surprised at
the size ct her. newly-acquired "fam
ily that she" stepped'on two budding
sons and they passed - from exist
ence. . . '. ! ; '. ... ;
When mea! time arrived,, it was
found that nature had provided for
only eight and the rest were shoul
dered out of the way.
Mrs: Ames sent a hurry call to
the village drug store for its supply
of nursiv bottles and then called on
the milk man - for a liberal supply
and proceeded to feed her. hungry
stepchildren-At last resorts all were
if v?
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Probe Into
Tulsa Race
War Opens
City, Outwardly, Resumes
Normal Atmosphere After
Day of Fighting and In
v ' cendiarism. ' :
Estimates of Dead Drop
Bj The AaaocUtcd Ttv.
Tulsa, Okl., June 2. Outwardly
Tulsa resumed its normal atmos
phere today except for the presence
under a martial law proclamation of
approximately 500 Oklahoma na
tional guardsmen sent here yester
day after many hours of rioting be
tween negroes and white men, in
cluding a night of incendiarism in
which virtually the entire negro
quarter was destroyed with a loss
of about $1,500,000. .
As the situation rapidly quieted
down the estimates of dead dwin
dled. Nine white men dead had
been identified today and 15 negroes
were accounted for. The list of
known wounded increased, .however,
and the total was unofficially esti
mated at about 240.
Basis for estimates that still
ranged as high as 40 negroes dead
was the possibility of an unknown
number of bodies having been de
stroyed when the torch was applied
to the negro section. Casual search
of the quarter failed to disclose ad
ditional bodies' or bones today.
Negroes Go to Work.
Negroes began to return to their
places of employment this morning.
Some wore white handkerchiefs
around their arms, while others wore
white ribbon badges inscribed "po
lice protection."
Governor J. B. A. Robertson, who
came here yesterday from Oklahoma
City to assume personal charge of
the efforts to restore order, this
morning said he felt assured the
trouble was over. He said he in
tended to insist on a rigid grand
jury investigation of the clash.
I he plight of more than i,uuu ne
groes under joint guard and protec
tion at the fair grounds was re
garded as serious today. Many of
them lost their entire ; possessions
when fire swept their district. It is
understood an effort is being made
to sift from the negroes at the fair
grounds those who participated in
the, initial clash at the county build
ing Tuesday night when white men
bent on taking from the jail, Dick
Rowland, 19-year-old bootblack, al
leged to have attacked a white girl,
met armed negroes whose intention
was to prevent Rowland from being
lynched. - , - . ..'
Will Seek Guilty Ones."
As rapidly as a negro at the fair
grounds is sponsored by his or her
employer a "police protection" tag
is issued, and the prisoner released.
It is hoped in that manner to thm
the ranks to .where the five negro
officers of Tulsa county can identify
negro participants in the riot.
A sweeping investigation , of the
race riots was expected to get under
way . today. The city . was in the
firm grasp of the militia under mar
tial law and officials were confident
the disturbances would not recur. A
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Witness in Orthwein
Murder Case Missing;
Trial Is Postponed
Chieas-o Tribnne-Onraha Be lael Wire.
Chicago, June 2. The trial of Mrs.
Qrthwcin on a charge of killing Her
bert P. Ziegler, which was to have
started today, was again postponed,
when" representatives of the, state's
attorney's office told the court that
Viola Deckery, one of the chief wit
nesses against the accused murderess,
had been missing since May 1, and
that every effort to, locate her had
proved futile. ,
It was Miss Dockery, a close
friend of Mrs, Orthwein. who told
of seeing Ziegler with the "kissing
blonde" in a North Side cabaret just
a few hours before Mrs! Orthwein
shot and killed Ziegler. She was also
a." witness of the Orthwein-Zieglcr
quarrel that supposedly resulted from
lr "kissing blonde" information and
that led to the final death quarrel,
i Her story is regarded as an im
portant link in the state's efforts to
prove jealously the cause of the
murder. " -
First Tornado in History
Of Colorado County Hits
"Akron, Colo., June 2. At least
one person was seriously injured in
a tornado that hit the northern part
of Washington county late yester
day afternoon, while farm buildings
were demolished, hundreds of horses
and cattle were killed, miles of fence
thrown down and wind and hail de
stroyed thousands of dollars worth
ot" crops." On the Ray Culbertson
farm, 20 miles north of Akron, Cul
bertson's oldest - daughter was
knocked unconscious and her little
dog was picked up . and carried
nearly two miles before he was de
posited in a farmer's yard alive and
unhurt. ; .' -
This is the first tornado ever
recorded in this county.
Striking Clothing Workers .
? Start to Return to Shops
New York, June 2. pproxi
mately 65,000 New (York clothing
workers today began a gradual re
turn to work following a general
strike in the industry starting last
December. ?
Thirty thousand- were expected
back in the shops today as the re
sult of an agreement reached be
tween officials of the Amalgamated
Clothing Workers of America and
the Clothing Manufacturers' associa
tion.' - A formal settlement, drawn
up for signing today, provided for
a 15 per cent increase of production
weekly and for in impartial arbitra-
OMAHA, FRIDAY,
Britain May Aid U.S.
To Capture Bergdoll
Washington. June 2. Interest in
the case of Grover Bergdoll, drait
evaditr has hern manifested hv the
British government. War department
omciais saiu, ana n is possiuie inn
that government will assist the
United States in its efforts to ob
lain his return from Germanv.
Officials would not say just how
ureat Britain might assist, but berg
doll is known to have cotten to
Germany on a Canadian passport
and it has been suggested ureat
Britain might ask for the extradi
tion of the slacker on the ground
of a violation of Canadian passport
Fight Launched
Bv Reformers
To Save Convict
Lincoln Attorney Employed to
Keep Negro From Electric
Chair for Slaying
Prison Guard.
Lincoln, June 2. (Specials-
Balked in the recent legislature in
their attempt to abolish capital pun
ishment in Nebraska, strong forces
are banded together to defeat the
attempt of the state to put James
B. King, negro convict in an electric
chair, according to reports irr Lin
coln. The basis of these reports is the
entry of Harry Reese, wealthy Lin
coln attorney and clubmau, in the
defense of the negro charged with
stabbing Robert L. Taylor, guard, to
death on the night of May 11.
The state originally appointed
Richard Stout to defend King. But
Reese is conducting the 1 defense.
jstout, Avho originally stood alone
against the array ot state s attorneys
insisting on the death penalty for
King, is a secondary figure in the
trial todav.
State Not to Pay.
Reese asked the covrt to permit!
him to enter the case. He is reported
as saying that he would receive his
eomoensation from sources other
than the state's exchequer.
The line of Reese's questions to
day in the Lancaster district court
room indicated that he was serving
the prison reformers. Reese spent
much time in examining witnesses,
not about the crime, but about the
solitary confinement cell, "the hole,"
from which King emerged and in
revenge for his, incarceration
stabbed Taylor, the guard, to death.
Testimony brought out by Reese
showed that there were two win
dows 28x15 inches, in the hole, a
toilet, a chair and a bed and electric
lights in the corridor. , V .
: Witnesses to . Murder.
" Negroes convicts were produced
todav who swore they saw King
stab'Taylor as he stepped from line
on his way to supper. One of tile
negroes, W. T. Elmore, said that
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General Strike in
Argentina Fails
All Public Services With Ex-
- ceptions of Taxicabs in
: ' - Operation. -
. Buenos Aires, June -.Efforts by
communists to cause a general strike
in Argentina have thus far failed to
win. complete success. All public
services with the exception of taxi
cabs continue j in operation, while
work in the port zone is proceeding
with nonunion laborers.
; The maritime strike, which became
effective yesterday, tied up many
vessels belonging to the Argentine
Navigation company, but the concern
w as reported last night to be recruit
ing nonunion crews. Various manu
facturing, including' flour mills,
bakeries and print shops, were closed
down yesterday but they were small,
few of them ! employing more 'than
200 men. -.-r - '
- Newspapers generally . credit the
authorities with preventing the spread
of the strike by vigorous repression
of communist activities and prevent
ing gatherings and demonstrations.
Sleeping Sickness Caused ;
.Woman to Talk Incessantly
Spokane, June 2. A case of
sleeping sickness, during which
Mrs. George Banby 35, of Wilbur,
Wash., talked incessantly for three
w eeks, except when under ' the in
fluence of opiates, was reported here
today by physicians, who announced
her discharge from the hospital as
cured. The talking symptoms were
followed by another stage of the
disease in which Mrs. Banby suf
fered -from hallucinations, for sev
eral weeks, it was stated. She was
in the hospital about two months. :
Priest Indicted for Part
In Toledo Postal Robbery ,
n Toledo, June 2. The': Rev. . An
thony Gorek, a Catholic, priest of
New Chicago, Ind., was indicted
with five others by a federal grand
jury here today in connection with
the $1,000,000 mail robbery on last
February 17. All are charged with
the sale of stolen bonds.
The grand jury action followed
investigation of the arrest of Rev.
Gorek and his i alleged confession
that a woman had given him a pack
age containing $85,000 in liberty
bonds, a part of the postoffice loot.
Ford Car, No. 5flO0,OO0,
Turned Out Saturday,
To Have Niche of Fame
Detroit, Mich., June 2. Ford
automobile No. 5,000,000 which left
the factory Saturday, is said to be
slated for a niche in the Ford hall
of fame it may be given a place in
the museum of Henry Ford, by the
side of the original Ford car and
othej early, modcj'
JUNE 3, 1921.
Government Will
Retain All Ships
Taken During War
United States Regards Title to
German Vessels Seized in
American Ports as
- Valid.
Chiemco Tribune-Omaha Bee Lmaed Wire.
, Washington, June 2;r-The United
States is not going to surrender
anv "of tlier German ships acquired !
daring the world war; "j
This government, it was made em
phatically clear today, considers its
title to German ships seized in
American ports at the outbreak ,of
the war absolutely valid and any
attempt by the reparations commis
sion in Europe to weaken that title
will not be recognized by the United
States. - ,
Dispatches from abroad ! report
that the reparations commission is
preparing to examine into the sub
ject to determine whether the Amer
ican held ships should not be turned
over to the commission as a part
of the German assets. These dis
patches, it was learned authoritative
ly, have not produced even a ripple of
excitement or concern in adminis
tration quarters.
The reason for lack of any dis
turbance in official circles is that
this eovernment is already prepared
to meet any demand that may be.
made upon it as a result ot the rep
arations commission's decision in the
matter, whatever it may be. .
The , United States, if demand is
made upon it for any of the former
German ships, will take the position
that title to the ships was obtained
after passage of the special act by
congress authorizing the president
to seize them.
Chairman Volstead :
Defends Provisions of
Anti-Beer Measure
Washington, June 2. Chairman
Volstead of the house judiciary com
mittee, in a report dealing with his
bill to supplement the Volstead act,
declared it presented only such es
sential legislation , as was deemed
necessary to bring about a fair and
honest enforcement of prohibition.
The report held that the chief pur
pose of the bill was to prevent use
of beer and wine as medicine, which
would be permitted under an opin
ion by former Atfprney General Pal
mer. : ' :.'.--:'
Declaring that endence presented
showed beer never has been recog
nized as a medicine, the report quot
of the attorney for the Anheuser
ed the attorney for the Anheauser
Busch Company, Inc.," to the effect
that if beer was permitted as a medi
cine "it would be impossible to en
force the prohibition law. .
Bill to Aid Merchant Fleet
Is Introduced in Senate
Washington, June 2. Exemption
of foreign ship owners from Amer
ican income and excess profit taxes,
provided American ship owners are
given similar privileges . abroad, is
proposed in a bin introduced ny
Chairman Jones of the senate com
merce commission.- The bill ,is de
signed to aid the American merchant
marine, he said today.
Another Farmers' Relief
Bill Is Passed by Senate
Washington. June 2. Another
farmers' relief measure, the bill of
Senator Curtis, republican, Kansas,
to loan up to $50,000,000 to federal
farm loan banks to distribute among
farmers at not. more than 5JS per
cent interest, was passed today by
the senate with assurances, of early
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Rain or Shine
Fraud Charged in
Manila Election
Wood Is Informed
Mass of Data and Letters, Sub
' stantially Allegations, " Pre
sented to Special U. S.
Board of Commissioners.
Manila, June 2. (By the Asso
ciated Press.) Allegations of fraud
in the insular elections are under-
stood to be contained in the mass of
aata ana letters now unaer consider
ation by President .Harding's com
mission, consisting of Major Gener
al Leonard Wood and W. Cameron
Forbes, former governor general of
the Philippines, who are here invests
gating conditions in the island, it
became, known . here today.
The mass of documents were re
ceived by the commission as the re
sult of . its extended visit through the
northern provinces of Luzon. The
commissioners have been busy since
their return here on May 30 in
classifying and considering the data.
Election Fraud Charged.
Although most of the letters are
confidential, it is understood that
the democratic party, which has only
one member m the insular legislature,
has alleeed that the nationalista or
eanization seized the power of
government in the island through un
fair election methods. " '
The complaints received by the
commissioners on many subjects in
the various provinces visited will be
reterrea to the Durcaus naving juris
diction over, the unsatisfactory mat
ters, which will be asked to report on
them, it was announced today.
The mission made, public its in
tention to . spend much 6f its time
here in ascertaining whether the ad
ministration of justice has been im
partial and yhcther an prisoners are
given a fair and speedy trial.
Will Visit Provinces.
Beginning next week, the commis
sion will visit the provinces near
Manila, holding meetings at the cap
ital of each province, and most of
the larger municipalities. As on the
trip through the northern provinces
all persons will be invited to express
their views on independence and
other subjects, both at private con
ference and at public meetings.
The mission informed the Chinese
consul general that it probably would
visit China early;in September.
Foreign Office Denies
Interallied Head Recalled
Paris. June 2. (By The Asso
ciated Press.) The foreign office to
day issued a denial of the reports
from upper Silesia that General Lc
rond, head of the interallied commis
sion there, has been recalled.
Oppeln, Silesia, June 2. (By The
Associated Press.) General Lerond,
head of the allied commission for
upper Silesia, has been recalled, it is
unofficially reported here.
Madame Curie Leaves on Way
For Visit to Grand Canyon
New York, , June 2. Madame
Marie Curie, accompanied by her
daughters, Irene and Eve, and Miss
Harriet I. Eager, left here today for
the Grand Canyon, where she will
rest for several days. She will visit
a number of cities on her way back
cast and will sail from this city for
France June 25. v .
Elizabeth, N. J., Plumbers
Accept $1 a Day Wage Cut
Elizabeth, N. J., June 2. Three
hundred members of . the Elizabeth
local of journamen plumbers have
agreed to accept a reduction of $1 a
day, commencing June 6, union offi
cials ' announced' today. They will
receive 58 a day tor eifiht hours'
Man Who Wounded
Deputy Sheriff
ts To Die
George Matheson, Who Shot
J. C. Baker 18 Years Ago,
But Never Served Term,
, . Takes Poison.
George Matheson, 37, ; who shot
and seriously wounded Deputy
Sheriff J. C. Baker 18 years ago near
:"alJl'2 St? c " u -luTi
at ins iiumc, ithj ouuiii juigmii
street. Council Bluffs, and is in a se
rious condition at the Jennie Ed
mundson Memorial hospital. Dr. A.
A. Robertson says he may die.
Matheson was still a youth when
he became implicated in the theft of
$300 worth of jewelry from the Wes
ton postoffice in 1903. Baker went
to the Matheson farm on the case
and walked up the railroad tracks
with the youth to search for some
of the loot alleged to have been
cached. "
They failed to find it and when the
deputy sheriff placed Matheson
under arrest, the youth drew a re
volver and shot him in the chest
The bullet was never removed and
the former deputy has been in poor
health ever since at his home, 38
North Seventh street.
Matheson was not prosecuted on
the robbery charge, but he stood
trial on the charge of assault with in
tent 'to commit murder. He was
convicted and sentenced to serve
eight years in the penitentiary. The
case was appealed, remanded for new
trial and ultimately tangled in so
much cross-litigation that it was
dropped and Matheson never served
a day of the term. r
Police could assign no motive for
his act yesterday in attempting to
commit suicide. The character of
the poison in the half-ounce bottle
which he emptied has not been de
termined either. The man was un
conscious and foaming at the mouth
when police arrived to take hirn to
the hospital. He left no note.'
Montana Union Daily
Suspends Publication
Butte, Mont., June 2. The Butte
Bulletin, established as a daily eve
ning newspaper in the fall of 1917,
suspended publication today because
ot financial diiticulties. In a state
ment by R. B. Smith, manager, it
was anounced that the oublication
owed $21,000; that it had assets
amounting to $50,000, and that it
hoped to resume publication of the
daily in a month. In the meantime it
will issue a small weekly. The Bulla.
tin had the support of the Montana
Federation of Labor. It chamoionel
the One Big Union idea.
Man Killed in Attempt ,
To Rescue His Pet Cat
Wasua, Wis., June 2. While at
tempting to rescue his pet cat which
had been on top of a telegraph pole
for several days. Lvle Durkee. 23. of
Schofield was electrocuted when 22.-'
000 volts passed through his body.'
ine cat ten w teet with the body
and rah away unharmed.
Haugen Packer Control
Bill Is Passed by House
Washington, June 2. The Haugen
packer control bill was, passed to
day by the house without a record
vote and sent to the senate.
TheAVeathei
Forecast.
Partly cloudy and cooler Friday.
Hourly Temperatures.
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Action Follows Investigation;
Of Pioneer State by At-
torney General ; "Frozen 1
Notes" Responsible.
Depositors To Be Paid
The Pioneer State bank, 1519
Farnam street, will not be opened
for business this morning.
This announcement was made last
night by Attorney General Clarenct
A. Davis, who was in Omaha.
The bank is now in charge of E. A,
Fricke, state hank examiner, whfl
will be here for several days.
The closing of this bank was th
result of an examination which has
been going on for a week by state
officers.
"I doubt very much whether there
will be any, ultimate loss to the state
bank guarantee fund," said Attorney '
General Davis last night. "All de
positors will be paid in full. We have
under consideration a method of
quick liquidation. We hope to ob
tain money for depositors within 10
days. If that is not accomplished,
then thev will be paid through the
guarantee fund within 60 days."
Bunch of Frozen Notes.
Mr. Davis declined to say whether
criminal prosecutions will follow.
State officials in charge of the in
vestigation of the affairs of this bank
said that they found "a bad bunch
of frozen notes, not much of which
is immediately collectable.
W. W. Mathews is president of
the Pioneer State bank. J. F, Hecox
is vice president,- Mr. Hecox formerly-
was with the City National
bank and the American State bank
of this city and was identified with
several other banks before coming
to Omaha. A. L. Steingart is, cash-
capital stock of the, bank is
$200,000 and the reserve is $25,000.
The depositors amount to about ,
$430,000 and the loans are $560,000.
The institution was started as a
savings bank and it obtained a statt
charter in 1917.
. Immediate Cause of Failure, '
Immediate cause of the bank's
failure, according to state officials, is
its connection with the Colonial
Timber and Coal corporation of West
Virginia, the bank having $230,000
tied up in the affairs of this southern
concern. The examiners also learned .
that the bank is carrying $200,000,
directly and indirectly, of , notes
turned in by the Guaranty Securities
company, which owns and , Controls
the Securities building. ' ,
Practically the same persons are in
terested in and are officers; of the
Colonial Timber and Coal corpora
tion, Guaranty Securities company '
and the Pionee State, bank. :
It has been the practice" of the
Guaranty company 4o turn into the
bank, for cash, notes accepted for the
sale of stocks, state officials reported. '
Banks Made Dumping Ground. '
Tom Matters, now serving a fed
eral sentence at Leavenworth, Kan.,
was interested in the sale of large
timber and coal lands in West Vir
ginia to the Colonial company. -
"The bank was made a dumping
ground for the Guaranty Securities
company," asserted' a state official
who was here on the investigation.
President Mathews made the fol
lowing statement: -
"Things have been tightening up
right alnog and we thought this was t
the best thing to do to protect the
guarantee fund. . There will be no
loss." :
Troops Inadequate
To Protect Ireland,
Sir Greenwood Says
London, June 2. (By The 'Asso
ciated Preis.) Replying in the house,
of commons to an attack on the r.
government policy of reprisals in
Ireland and the general inefficiency
of , the Irish' administration. Sir
Hamar Greenwood, chief secretary
for Ireland, said that the number of '
troops in Ireland .was so short of
the requirements that it had been
impossible to provide guards for all -public
buildings. It was considered
incredible, , he said, that . extremist
Sinn Feiners should attempt to burn
rational possessions such as the cu- '
torn house. . i '
The Ulster parliament would soon I
be constituted, he said, and it would )
then be impossible to extend maw j
tial law in that area without con- !
sent of the parilament. If southern
Ireland failed to take advantage of
the opportunity to assume the re
sponsibility of good government, a '
new situation would arise which the '
government must face.
.With regaid to reprisals, no of-"
ficer below the rank of brigade
commander was entitled to order
them. . ' :-, -,, . : . . . '
Warren Stone Becomes One of
Highest Paid Union Chiefs "
Cleveland, O., June 2. Warren S.
Stone became one of the highest paid
national labor executives of the coun
try today when the triennial conven
tion of the Brotherhood of Locomo- "
tive Engineers voted him a sa'arv
of $25,000 a year as grand chief of
the brotherhood and president of its
co-operative national bank, building
association and pension association.
Mr. Stone's annual salary had been
$13,500.- . , ,
Japanese Paper Says Yai;
Controversy Is Near. End
Tokio June 2.(By the Associa
ted Press.) The Hochi - Shimbim -says
it has reason to believe Ja
pan has proposed to give the United
States the Yap-Guam cable, with ths
privilege of control of the line to
the island of Yap. While Japan in
tends to keep the mandate, the news
paper says, she considers thi tn ha
yittual iateitiontjizatjo.n, ""