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-. v i. 4 1 ' ' " " r. The Omaha Daily Bee VOL. 51 NO. 29. Vi gorous Dry Drive Is Planned City, County, State aud Fed oral Agents to Co-Operate In Campaign Against Violators of Law. 2,000 Bootleggers Here l or the first tunc" in the local his too' of 1 the Volstead act,' city county, state aud federal agents met to plan a vigorous "dry" law ne- lorccment program. There are 2,000 bootleggers in Omaha, Chief of Po nce Dempsey estimates. The powwdw was held yesterday aucnioon in me oJtice ot J. t. Kms ler, new United States district attor ney, on call of U. S. Rohrer, new fed eral pronipition enforcement chief tor Nebraska. Around the council tahli .- baker's dozen, including, beside the above-mentioned two, Gus' Hyers, cmei staie snentl; Kobert 11. Ander son, group chief; Ben Lynch, inves tigator and C S. Elgutter, attorney, for the federal prohibition enforce ment department; Henry W. Dnnn, ponce commissioner; i Michael P. Dempsey, chief of police; Henry Beal, deputy county attorney; Frank uineen, city prosecutor; Lloyd A. Magney and Frank A. Peterson, assistant United States district at torney, and E. W. Byrn, jr., special agent tor the -Department of Justice - Function At One Body. The conference was behind closed doors and lasted an hour and one ltalv. ( . ... - "We decided to function as one body, working under one boss," Lloyd A. Magney, spokesman, an nounced at the end of the meeting. A fine spirit ' of co-operation was evidenced, he said, throughout the conference, during which all the pre vious difficulties in obtaining prose cutions were aired. "Every one present promised to co-operate in obtaining evidence, the principal difficulty in running down and prosecuting violators," said Gus Hyers. ' . Ei W. Byrn, Department of Justice agent, was assigned cases involving rum running in automobiles. Byrn already has charge of the interstate car thefts. Most of the liquor brought in from the Canadian bor der and otherwise is generally carried in stolen cars. To Watch Drug Stores. Rohrer himself will superintend prosecution of all prohibition . viola tors. ..'- : .-'-i-- He plans an immediate campaign against-drug store violators, special ' announcement of his stand" on which he will make to newspapers this morning he said. Chief of Police ' Dempsey empha sized the necessity for a big staff of additional ruin sleuths to carry out the plans outlined. "I'd guess there were 2,000 boot leggers in Omaha, judging by the number of arrests we make, ' he said. "There might be repeaters boosting up the figures, but at any rate, that's ljjy guess." .-.- ' . . So .far as known three or four federal agents who will be . trans ferred to Nebraska shortly from the late Minneapolis headquarters for dry enforcement in this district are the only additions to the liquor sleuths expected. "We are going to enforce the. let ter of the law," United States District Attorney .Kinsler announced. Woman Finds Daughter Abducted 8 Years Ago lr. . . ....a 1( Li, n ... ti made Flovd Costello. wite ot a grocer, when she lett here tor m. Joseph, Mo., to contest the claim of Mrs. Mary E. Lutz of that place, that 14-year-old Marie Quinn is her legal adopted child. The girl ac companied . Mrs. : Costello to St. Joseph. . According to Mrs. Costello the abduction took place in Kansas City in 1913, the child being stolen from a woman with whom the mother had left her while working m a laundry. The child says she was taken by an unknown woman who told her that her mother was dead. She was placed in a Kansas City convent, she says. Later she asserts she was taken from the convent by Mrs. Lutz and sent to one in Omaha, afterward being taken to St. Joseph. Boy, 13, Dies After Being Hit By Auto; Motorist Is Held , Harry Campbell, 13. son of Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Campbell. 3103 Burt street, died in Methodist hospital Tuesday night from - a " fractured skull received when he was struck by an automobile at Thirty-second and Cuming street: The car was driven by Sam Horn. 21. law student at University of Omaha and son of Meyer Horn, 621 I incoln. boulevard. Horn took the boy to the hospital, called a doctor and notified police fie said the boy was vaulting the street with a golf club when hurt Horn put up $1,000 bond on a charge of reckless driving. Two Distinct Probes to Be ; Made f Prison Disorders Pittsburgh. Pa., July 20. Two in vestigations into the fire and not at the Western penitentiary here Mon day, during which eight convicts were wounded and damage done, es timated at $100,000, will proceed at once, according to CcJ., C. A. Rook, secretary of the board of inspectors. The inspectors' investigation would Jegin after Warden Francis had completed his inquiry as to the cause of the trouble, Colonel Rook aaid :':': Catanl U Saaaae'.CIass Oaiaaa P. 0. Uaaar Central Europe Shadowed By Ominous War Clouds i German-Polish Situation Strained to Breaking Point ; Outbreak Over Upper Silesian Tangle Threat-' ened at Any Moment Powers Do Not Dare Divide Plebiscite Zone as Vote Indicated. , By HENRY WALES. Chirac TrlbusM Cable, Copyright, 131. Paris, July 20. Ominous war clouds, which have been banking up in balkanized north and central Europe, now have their storm center poised over upper Silesia. In an at mosphere oppressively charged with political undercurrents, dense war clouds threaten to break momentarily and. drench. Europe with another cataclysm of war. The territory, embraces a 100-mile circle around upper Silesia and com prises the immediate danger zone, hut the ramifications of hostilities breaking out anywhere inside the re gion would have instant and far- reaching effects. With the Germany Polish situa tion strained to the snapping point, the big powers io not dare. to divide the plebiscite zone as. the vote in dicated, and while they1 are hesitating to make a decision through fear that they will not be able to enforce it, the danger is mounting that either Germany or Poland may take mat ters into their own hands and pre cipitate war.' Reinforcements Demanded. Quai d'Orsay today? received a unanimous report from the British, French and Italian commissioners in upper Silesia demanding reinforce ments, thus backing up the French note to London and. Rome announc ing the sending of a division of in fantry and asking the British and Italians to .do likewise. The present lull in the hostilities between Dictator Korfanty, the head of the Polish insurgents, and General Hoefer, in command of the German volunteer forces, can not be indef initely prolonged. . Evidence is plentiful that both sides are takinar advantage of the truce to strengthen their position, to. augment their Soviet "Agent" Is Arrested on .Three Charges Scheme to Push Recognition Of Russian. Government Revealed by, Action of - U. S. Authorities, Chicago, July 20. The arrest by federal authorities of Max Schall- tnann, an agent ot Russia, and tne action of United States Commission er Glass in holding him to the grand jury in bond of $3,000 for violation of the espionage act, is believed to have uncovered deals in which in fluential business men of Detroit, Cincinnati, Chicago and other cities are said to have urged their congress men and senators to hasten recogni tion .by the United States of the soviet government so that contracts totaling $450,000,000 could be con summated .with Russia through Schallmann. ' Schallmann,' who is said to have been arrested as he was about to leave for Russia, has admitted, gov ernment officials say, that he repre sented himself as an agent for Rus sia. There are three charges against him, one for representing himself as, the agent of a foreign countryy de manding things of value and acting as agent ot a loreign government without first registering as such at the office of the secretary of state. Each of these charges is a violation . f i i. approached even went direct to Among the companies with which IXVV5IIUIUII Ua Hit OUHVl JVIV.IIUIIVIH. Schallmann dealt is said to have been the United States Motor Truck company of Cincinnati, where a con tract for $90,000,000 of trucks were made, it is alleged. With the Charles Lapidus company of Chicago, $500. 000 worth of overcoats, it is said, were contracted for, while a $15,000, 000 contract is said to have been made with the Mutual Tailoring company, also of Chicago. Also the supposed soviet agent is alleged to have planned the pur chase of extensive warehouse facili ties in Chicago and elsewhere, his projects even extending to the pur chase, of certain railroad and canal rights. . - Schallmann's attorney, who ap peared with Schallmann in federal court, said Schallmann was in close touch with Lenine and Trotzky and is a bona fide representative of the soviet. His only mistake, accord ing to the attorney, was that he failed to register. Mark Ord Streets Ord, Neb., July 20. (Special.) The marking of the streets for park ing began this week. ' ' COUNCIL BLUFFS residents will be particularly interested in the frontispiece of The Bee Rotogravure section for next Sun day, July 24. It is an excellent full page reproduction of the Dodge memorial fountain in Fair view cemetery. ' T Other Bee readers also will ap preciate the page as one of the, most beautiful and striking of Bee Rotogravure offerings. 1 It repre sents a pleasing combination of the highest standards of the art of photographer and engraver. The Dodge memorial, the work of Daniel Chester French, noted New York sculptor, has been pro nounced by critics the finest ex ample of artistic work in bronze in the middle west " Mattar M It. I90C. at Art at March ft. 1879. forces nd to replenish their muni tions. Other factors are prepared to en ter the struggle at a moment's no tice. Red Russia is getting' ready to attack the Polish rear as soon as Warsaw is engaged with Germany and France is ready to occupy the Ruhr the moment the Teutons make a hostile move on Poland. ' , Russian mobilization will automat ically drag in the little entente, Rou mania and the Baltic states, who are bound in a defensive military alliance against the bolshevists. Warsaw Gets Ultimatum. M. Zinovieff has sent Warsaw an ' ultimatum announcing the calling to the colors - of seven new Russian classes and Poland has replied by ordering up three new classes. In the meantime, shiploads of French artillery, shells, machine guns, airplanes and tanks are be- mg rushed tto Poland via Dantzig and trains carrying war supplies are enroute to Roumania. , ' The British foreign office today replied to the French note suggest ing an immediate meeting of the su preme council not later than July 27, to discuss the necessary action to be taken. , It is understood the British seek delay in committing themselves to reinforce the upper Silsian forces, awaiting the outcome of the con versations between Prime Minister Lloyd George and Eamonn de Va lera. because if the Irish problem is not solved and fighting recom mences, the British are preparing to send every available soldier into the country. The Greco-Turkish war in the near east is another factor as the Turkish nationalists, in return for certain Russian concessions, are said to be offering the Russians a share in the control of the Dardanelles. Union Mob Drives Jap Workers From Fields on Coast Lease Holders in California Melon and Fruit Region Are Not Molested by Crowd - ' Turlock.. Cal., July 20. A general exodus pt Japanese fieldj laborers and their famiiiesfrom this district is taking place today ollvwing the deportation to Keyes, .-five , miles north, of 58 Japanese male workers by members of. a tmiftn of fruit and melon pickers, the authorities an nounced. The union is composed principally of white itinerants. Japanese here who witnessed the enforced departure of their country men complained to the police that" they were roughly handled and in: some instances were, robbed. The Japanese lease holders were not disturbed. . ' ! ' Threatened Violence. The authorities jjaid that the mem bers of the mob, 'Which numbered about 75, threatened to burn one Jap anese hotel and twd Japanese bunk houses in order to hasten . the de parture of their occupants.- Fifteen Japanese were taken from the Gerard ranch near town and the remainder from various other prop erties. The police expected to arrest some of the mob leaders today. The Japanese leaving today are going in all directions, but the great er number are headed for Stockton, Keyes and Modesto. The police were notified that a number of Japanese taken to Keyes by a mob were placed on board a northbound freight' train which was flagged. The Japanese submitted in most instances without even a protest. , . .. Were Contract Workers. The Japanese had . been brought into the district under a contract to pick the fruit and melon crop. They were being paid 16 cents a prate, whereas white workers were get ting 25 and 26 cents, and this is given as the principal cause of the trouble. The deportation followed a few days a similar deportation of Jap anese workers from the Livingston, Merced county, fruit district. In the former instance, iiowever, the farmers of the Livingston region were held to' be responsible, for the enforced departure of the Japs. , ; The mob worked silently and was aided to some extent by the full moon. The Japanese were aroused and given a certain time in which to dress and collect their belongings and were then ordered onto motor trucks and driven away. Vrives and children of the deportees were not molested. .-. The act of the mob followed a protest to the Turlock Chamber, of Commerce yesterday by the Fruit and' Melon Pickers' union and the refusal of the chamber to pass a resolution upholding the protest. The chamber issued a statement, however, criticizing white - farmers who brought Japanese workrs into the district. - ' Knights of Ku Klux Klan Give $500 to Orphanage Dallas. Tex., July 2a Knights of the Ku'Klux Klan have contributed $500 to the support of Hope Cottage here, dedicated to the care of home less ' children. The money wss mailed to a local newspaper yester day with a letter saying a number of infants being cared for by, the insti tution "are due directly to lax en forcements of the law" a condition "which must be met" OMAHA, THURSDAY, Soldier Aid Bill Passed By Senate i -'" All Speed Records for Present Session Broken by Unani- mous Actioon Sweet Measure. Now Goes to Conference By ARTHUR SEARS HENNING. Chicago Tribune-Omaha Bee Leuaed Wire. Washington, July 20. Breaking all legislative speed records in this session, the senate today passed vithout a dissenting vote, the Sweet bill creating a veterans bureau de signed to end the scandal of inade quate and improper care of disabled soldiers. The passage of the bill marks the 'successful attainment of the chief objective of the campaign inaugu rated by the Chicago Tribune on junc 28. Senators charged . with tne responsibility of piloting the bill tlyough the senate were literally deluded with letters and telesrrams urging expedition, sent by readers of the1 Tribune and the other news' papers co-operating with it to reform the chaotic conditions in the soldier relief agencies. Vigilant pressure still will be nec essary, however, for the bill as passed by the house was amended by the- senate and now - will go to a conference . committee for adjust ment of the differences. This pro cess should not consume more than three or four days. Provisions of Bill. The bill as passed by the senate provides: For the creation of a veterans' bureau, responsible directly to the president, consolidating all soldier relief agencies. For the decentralization ot the compensation and insurance ma chinery now operated by the war risk bureau. , For the liberalization of compen sation awards so as to relieve any former soldier suffering from ail ments for which his war service was responsible. ' '" The action of the senate taken after less than three hours debate was hastened by the presentation of a preliminary report by the special committee on soldiers relief ill which the government's neglect of the dis abled veterans was condemned in scathing language. '. . , Spurred to Action. The report was submitted by Senator Sutherland . of . West Vir ginia for the avowed purpose . of spurring the senate to prompt ae tion, Upmlllfie basis of its investiga tion thus fr the committee charged: That the hospitalization arrange ments 1iave been utterly inadequate, sometimes insanitary . and unwhole some, always laden with red tape and lumbering methodicjty. " . i iThat unexplainable, delays, i "con-1 fusion, "red tape, complications -and intricate slow 'moving machinery have combined to ' increase -the diffi culties of the incapacitated ex-service men to the highest possible point.. That the duplication in the han dling of this problem by variously separated bureaus hasi resulted in a gross waste of the public funds. That the evidence has further re vealed bad administrative short comings, out of which have grown neglect, delay, slowness of action and a shifting of responsibility. "In the opinion of the commit tee," the report stated, "the condi tion surrounding this relief work have reached the point where it' would be unpardonable for congress to tolerate a further continuation of the cumbersome, overlapping, hap hazard methods under which this problem is being handled, with the consequent neglect and vacillation which has and r ill inevitably follow from such unwieldy and unscientific organizations, as were set up to take, care of this work. Considering the (Tarn to Page Two, Column .Three. V New Mail Order Blank Takes Want Ad Service To Out. of Town Homes Out-of-town residents . may .uow order a want ad in. 'The ' Bee with as much ease as anyone living in Omaha. - , Omahans have a choice of the telephone or bringing their adver tisement to The B,pe.. office. With the'-introduction of The Bee Mail Order Want Blank, found on Page 12 of this edition, want . ad service of The Bee is taken right to the door of the out-of-town home. This blank will be . published' at frequent intervals. In concise form, the blank gives advertising rates, provides space for the sender's name and address, the? number of times the ad. should appear and how to prepare the copy.' .' , Up to this time, advertisersWn the state have been accustomed to writ ing for instructions and then send ing the ae copy. Use of the Bee Mail Order Want Blank, saves time in getting the ad into the paper, fore stalls the need of that letter and gives assurance to the advertiser his instructions will be followed ex actly. , , The Bee want ad pages carry com plete classified headings and . sub headings, a study of which will de- j termine under what classification an ad should be run. - If the advertiser fication space blank and the ad will ' is in uuudi, ne may leave me classi appear in i ne proper piace. Some of the most popular classi.; ncations used by out-ot-town resi dents are the For Sale , group in cluding furniture, pianos, typewriters, poultry, lumber and articles of every description, Business Chances. Help .Wanted, Autos For Sale and Real Estate, including Farms For Sale, ,Rcnt or Exchange.- . JULY 21, 1921. . y- Lower to Face Another Trial On Fraud Charge t - - ' - Attorney General Will Oppose Release of Alleged Bank Wrecker on Technical ity. Allowed hy Court. " Lincoln;' July ' 207 Special.) Balked in- one attempt to send Ray A. Lower, alleged . wrecker of the Valparaiso State bank, to state prison, by the supreme court's action in annulling the 'first complaint on which Lower was convicted on a technicality, Attorney Generar Clar ence A. Davis announced. today that his office would start prosecution again on other counts charged against Low'er. ' "There are - 22 different count? pending against Lower, relative to his acts as cashier of the Valparaiso State bank and the state can select any one of them as the basis of its cases," Davis said. Still Subject to Prosecution. "Lower was allowed to plead in the former trial to a charge of loau iag the bank's funds to himself; but there are other counts involving em bezzlement and falsifying.records to the state banking bureau, 'for which heavier penalties are provided. He is subject to , prosecution on any or all of these and we do not intend to let him go free on a-technicality." The ' supreme ' court annulled the original complaint today because it was signed by the late Cecil F, Lav- erty as assistant attorney general for the state of, Nebraska," ' when the name of Attorney General Davis should have been .signed to it. The opinion was written by Judge Day. "The assistant attorney general has no authority to make and sign an information in his own name and such an information is a nullity," the opinion reads. ' Cost Guaranty Fund $338,000. The state bankers of -Nebraska were obliged to draw $338,000 from the guaranty fund to satisfy losses in the Valparaiso State bank which up to that time, two years, was the largest draft ever made . on the fund. ' . ..In addition to the losses from this bank, a bank , at Verdun holding numerous nots transferred to it from the Valparaiso bank, failed a short time later. Lower was sentenced to serve from one to 'five years in state prison , on a charge of lending himself $2,500 of the bank's , funds. He hasn't served a day. and was out on bond while, the case was being appealed and considered by the supreme court. . : .', Broker, Caretaker Killed, Cuts Off Wife in His Will New York, July 20. Harry G. Hemming, killed in the presence of Us estranged wife last week by Frank Eberhardt, caretaker of her Duck Island estate near Northport, referred to Mr. Hemming as his ''al leged widow" in his will, which left her nothing. The document filed today for pro' liatp valued his estate at mnrp than i,io oon and hpnneathprf all rf it tn his SOn, John G. Hemming. Shortage, of Embezzler Is ntr - n rvi i . i tnnnnn wiiiciaiiy mea ai j.,iov,uuu Austin, Minn., July 20. The actual shortage nii'the accounts of R. J. Thomson; : former comptroller for George; A.' Hormel & Co., local packers, is $1,189,000 according to official figures received here today from Chicago, where creditors of the By ml (I year), Dally anil Stindiy, I7.M: Dally aaly, 15; Sunday, $2.50; to solata I Ualtad Statei. Caaada aa Mailoa. The Open Door Nebraska Man Named On Committee to Work For Rate Reduction Chifago, July 20. Representatives of 12 state public utilities commis sions met here today to outline a program of evidence to be presented before the ' Interstate Commerce commission, looking toward a re duction of railroad rates for grain, grain oroducts and hay.. A com mittee was appointed to appear be fore Commissioner E. I. Lewis in Washington on -August 15. State commissions ' west of the Mississippi river were invited to at tend the conference by John E. Ben ton, general counsel for the National Association of Railway and Utilities Commissioners, who will act with the committee. The committee will be headed by Clyde M. Reed of Kansas. Other members are: T. A. Brown, Ne braska; Charles Webster, Iowa; J. J. Murphy. South Dakota, and A. A. Betts, Arizona. Shortage of Packing Company $ 1 , 1 87,000 Chicago, July 20. Following an audit of the books of the George A. Hormel Co., packers of Aus tin, Minn., officers of the company this afternoon, announced that the total shortage of R. j. Thomson, for mer company , controller was $1,- 187,000. Thomson, who last week admitted embezzlement of the funds, ' has turned over all his property to Jay C. Hormel, vice president of the company, it was announced. . i "While naturally the company is embarrassed temporarily . by . this large shortage, it is 'absolutely sol vent, said b. Iv Brown, vice presi dent of the First National bank of Chicago, at whose offices a meeting of creditors was held today. "It will be some time before. the assets turned over by. Thomson can be liquidated," he continued, "and mean while the bks interested will give the company time to work out its difficulties and will, if necessary, loan it an additional amount in or der to continue full Operations." Nonpartisan League Cannot Get Injunction in Nebraska Lincoln, July 20. (Special.)--The Nonpartisan, league of Nebraska can not bring suit for an injunction against, the $75,000 Fort Crook road appropriation because it is not a tax payer or resident in the state, ac cording to a ruling today by Judge W. M. Morning in the Lancaster county . district court. With the elimination, of the league from the suit the brunt of the fight must be carried by the five execu tive officers who signed it. The ruling today' was merely a preliminary toi the actual hearing on the application for an injunction. Liquor Thieves Steal "Evidence" From Jail Walla Walla, Wash.. July 20. Thieves last night cut the bars of an outer widow' in the county jail and removed .all the bonded and moon-( shine whisky wnicn naa oeen ac cumulated in several months raiding activities against ., the bootleggers, with (the- exception -of a gallon jug partly, filled with a low quality of liquor. Charles J. ' Springer, the sheriff, has' Sought 4he" aid of the state penitentiary finger print ex pert in obtaining clews to the thieves. Mexican Secretary of .War , Probes Revolt in Tampico Mexico City, July 20. The arrival in Tampico of Secretary of War Estrada' for the purpose of investi gating a recent revolt headed bv Gen. Martinez Herrerra,' is reported Premier Submits Plans for Irish Peace to King Lloyd George Also Outlines British Offer to House of Commons- Drawn on Generous Lines. By The Aawelated Press. . London, July 20. The British cabinet sat for two . hours and a half this evening considering the Irish plans, ;after ; which Premier Lloyd George went to Buckingham palace and laid before the king the proposals for submission to Eamonn de Valera, the Irish republican lead er, at tomorrow's conference. The prime minister presided at the cabinet meeting held in the house of commons and outlined his' new offer to Ireland, which is described as being' drawn on generous lines. The financial arrangements in the new offer , have given considerable! trouble to the ministers, it is un derstood, but eventually were agreed to. It is also said that the general lines of the premier's offer have the approval of Austen Chamberlain, the government leader in -.the house of commons; Sir RobeYt Horne, Sir Laming Worthington Evans, secre tary for ar, and other ministers, and that probably, with modifica tions, the entire cabinet will assent to the proposals. '.,,-'' Whether Mr. Lloyd George has succeeded in overcoming the reluc ance of Sir lames Craig, the Ulster premier, to join in A tripartite -con-1 ference, is not known,' but an an nouncement that Sir James is com ing to London again, probably next week, is considered a favorable omen, and in any case no hint of a break down in -the negotiations, is appar ent. . - -'". ' , " ' ; These, however, may be more pro tracted than had been generally ex pected. General Jan Christian Smuts, pre mier of South Africa, is holding him self in readiness to go to Ireland again if needed. ' , '. ' Mr. De Valera gave a reception tonight, which was attended .by members and executives of the va rious Irish .organizations in. Great Britain. . .. ; Nebraska . Delegation to. ' Confer on Marshalship Washington, D. C, July 20. (Spe cial Telegram.) Senator Norris has issued , a call for a meeting of the Nebraska delegation on Friday eve ning, to take up the marshalship. It i?' 'understood ' that Congressman Reavis will be out of town Friday, having made a previous engagement to ' accompany Congressman .'Lay-', tori of Delaware to Rehobeth beach, and .it is' possible that other mem bers mav he absent: The Weather ' Foretast.' Nebraska Fair , and warmer Thursday; possibly becoming unset tled Friday, with cooler in west por tion. . .;, Iowa Fair, and warmer Thursday; Friday! fair in east; unsettled in west portion. . ' .. . . Hourly Temperatures. ft a. m . . a, m. . 7 a. in . . S a. m . . a. an.. 10 a. m. . 1 1 a. m . . . S3 M . .M . .MS . . M ..MS . .Ml . .811 ..M ..71 ..13 ..7 ,.7 . .M ..St 3 V S p. 4 P. ft p. p. 7 p. 8 p. It m. Highest Wednesday. Cheyenne SI ! North Platte Davenport M -1 Pneblo Denver i . . .. M I Knit Lake . . Dea Mnlnra H Snnta Fe , . MO .M .7 .M S Dodce City ...Ml Sheridan ...96 I glou City . fcanaer THREE CENTS Governor Of Illinois Indicted Lieutenant Governor and Grant Park Man Also Cbarged With Embezzle ment and Conspiracy. Bonds FixeJat $50,000 ChicaRO Tribune-Omaha Ih-e leaned Wire. Springfield, III.,' July .20. Governor Small, Lieut. Gov. Fred E. Sterling and Verne E. Curtis of Grant Park were indicted today by the Sanga mon county ' grand jury for con spiracy and enibazzletnent in con nection with the interest earnings of the state treasurers office during the terms of Small and Sterling. The true bills were returned be fore Judge Elbert .. Smith of the circuit court of Sangamon county. An indictment is returned against Small for embezzlement of $500,000 while state treasurer. One is against Sterling for $700,000 for emblezzlement and a third is against Small, . Sterling and Curtis for embezzlement of $700,000. Another indictment for conspiracy to defraud and confidence game runs against Small, Sterling and Curtis. Bonds of all three were fixed at $50,000 on each count. ' - . The indictment for conspiracy and confidence - games charges that the three obtained "divers grants, war rants, vouchers and documents to the amount of $2,000,000." , Hinges on Packer Loans. The investigation 'hinges on the $10,000,000 loan of state funds to Ar mour & Co. and Sw ift & o. This loan, it was said, was made through the Grant Park bank, au institution operated by the late Senator E. ,C. Curtis, close friend and political' col league of Governor Small for many years. . ' , . ' , . . Attorney General Brundage' and his aides, it is said, have attempted to show that the Grant Park bank existed only on paper, a charter granted many years ago to Alonzo Curtis, father of the late senator. Interest on the $10,000,000, amount ing to 2 per cent, was paid to the stale during the terms of Governor Small and Lieutenant ' Governor Sterling as state treasurer of Illinois. The packers' -notes are said to have drawn 7 and 8 per cent interest. It is the difference in interest earn ings that was said to be the crux of the investigation. ' ; Under the treasury law in opera tion when Small and Sterling .were in office, the state treasurer wasjiCv, quired to earn, at Jeast "2 per 'cent on state funds loaned. . This . law was changed and State Treasurer Miller is obliged to loan. state money to the best bidder. . : Bank Out of Existence. . The Grant Park bank! phantom or real, went out of existence last January, when the new : state ' bank . law went into effect. "If the bank, at the time the loans were made, was a legitimate insti tution why was such an obscure es-. tablishment selected as the , deposi tory for such a huge sum as $10, 000,000. and if the then treasurer. Len Small, was serving the inter ests of, the people, why did the money earn only 2 per cent for the state, although it was secured Jy notes bearing " and 8 per cent?" .Attorney- General Brundage asked while me investigation was in. prog ress. ', Governor Small has scarcely broken his silence since the investiga tion started. .It began while he was away from the capital.. Lieutenant , 5"urn to Pane Two. Column Taro.t Alleged Slayer of - Iowa Deputy Sheriff To Be Tried August 22 Atlantic. la.. July 20. (Special.!--Arthur and Benjamin Hickman will be brought to trial here August 22 for the killing J; oi Depnty Sheriff Bert Pafton of Page county at Bing ham February' 12.' The officer was , shot while 'following the Hickmans to arrest them for the alleged hold ing up of a crap game at Shenandoah the night previous.' ' .' The case, by -consent of attorneys for the state and defense, was trans ferred to Cass county. Judge George W. Cullison of Harlan will preside at the trial. ,lThc Hickmans are charged with first degree murder. Two women are on the special venire of 25 summoned for the spe-. cial term. They are Mary Wasson of Atlantic and Mary E. Anstey of Masscna. . " v - One-Third of Duncombe Is Destroyed by Fire Duncombe, la.. July 20. Six buildings, comprising approximately one-third of the business section of , Duncombe. were burned in an earlv morning fire starting in the yards of the Wisconsin Lumber company. ' The loss is placed at $150,000. One third of the loss was covered by in surance. The origin of the fire in unknown. , ' Pearl White, Movie Start Granted Divorce Decree Providence, ,R. I..; July 20. Pearl White, motion picture actress, has been granted a divorce from Wal lace McCutcheon by the superior court here on the ground of neglect to provide. The petition was filed under her real name. Pearl Mc Cutcheon. Divorce was granted without alimony. "' ' " McLaughlin Has Guest ' Washington. ' July 20 (Special Telegram.) Capt. L. M. Ovcrstreet, formerly of York, Neh., now on duty at the war college here, pre sented his respect to Congressman McLaughlin. a. ' , ' ' i ... V r 1 1 I )! t tf 1 I tuntviH mc in .uiiicr(.m.e. jji aispatcnes received nsre today. ... , ,.. ... . . . - .v