aha Daily Bee
VOL. 51 NO. 45.
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OMAHA, TUESDAY, AUGUST 9, 1921.
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THREE CENTS
The
0m
Omahans In
Wreck Tell
Of Horrors
J. W. Skoglund Describes
Frantic Bailing in Life Boat
With No Plug in
Bottom.
Lincoln Man Drowned
Lincoln, Aug. 8. Ralph J. Mock
ett, a former student of the Urriver
tlty of Nebraska, was drowned when
the Alaska sank Satsrday on the Pa
cific coast, according to word re
ceived here by his parents. Mock
ett was a son of J. H. Mockett of
Lincoln, a one-time member of the
legislature, and had been in the navy
since December, 1917.
San Francisco,
Aug. XS. Many
survivors of the wreckv of the
steamer Alaska reached San Fran
cisco today by rail from Eureka,
bedraggled and weary, many suf
fering from slight injuries and
shock and some dressed in make
shift garments.
J. V. Skoglund, Omaha, Neb.,
said he was in the last lifeboat to
kave the Alaska. "There was no
plug in the bottom of the boat and
we were obliged to keep bailing.
There was a young boy who was
ery sick, but he worked uncom
plainingly for hours dipping the
water out."
Remains With Ship.
Capt. Harry Hobey, master, re
mained with his ship and went
down with the vessel, the accounts
of passengers and crew today
George Glenn, named as the
Nebraskan who was one of two
passengers who stuck with the
ship, Alaska, beside the captain
as the vessel lunged to the bot-
torn of the sea off the Pacific
coast Saturday night, is a special
representative of the Hercules
Products company, Twenty-sixth
and Avenue A, Council Bluffs,
according to Ben W. Freiden,
president.
Mr. Freiden aid he received a
letter from Glenn yesterday
stating he was leaving Portland
for San Francisco.
Glenn was covering the western
territory for the Hercules con
cern. Mr. Freiden said he expects
him to return the last of .this
month.
Glenn stopped at the Paxton ho
tel in Omaha, according to Mr.
Freideit. 1.
agreed. He directed from the
bridge the efforts to take off the
passengers.
"I am going down with this ship;
but if you do what I tell you nobody
will go down but myself," he was
heard to megaphone.
Two life boats capsized, T. V.
Vanny, Portland, Ore., said.
"There were about 30 persons,
mostly women in one of those boats.
It is my opinion that practically two
thirds of them were drowned.
George Glenn, of Omaha. Neb., re
mained on the deck near the captain
and was carried under by the suc
tion of the sinki.ng vessel.
Ship Blown Up.
' When the boilers blew up," he
said, "the explosion tore the ship to
pieces, which was fortunate as it
distributed wreckage all around.
C arried down by the suction, I found
myseif on the surface a short time
later and paddled around finding a
mattress onto which I climbed. Many
others were thus saved by the
vreckage. Oil on the water added
terror, burning many persons eyes,
(Tarn to Tng Two, Column Tiro.)
Forest Fire Fighters
Aided by Heavy Rains
Halifax, X. S., Aug. 8. Heavy
rains aided those fighting forest
fires in the province today, although
great areas are stilt burning and
.r- many towns are endangered. The
village of Chignecto escaped de
struction. No news has been re
ceived from Fenwick, reported evac
uated yesterday.
Fanned by a southwesterly breeze,
the fires in the Cape Breton region
are reported to have revived and
again threaten several villages.
Water supplies are reported low.
St. John, N. B., Aug. 8. The
enly telegraph pole found standing
today in three villages near South
Bay, swept yesterday by forest
fires, held aloft a metal sign bear
ing this ironic injunction:
"Citizens, protect your forests
from fire!'
Cop Takes Bottle From
Picnicker Hip, Riot Starts
Oakland, Cal., Aug. 8. Eight men
were badly injured shots were fired
fcnd police summoned on a riot call
to a picnic resort near here today,
when a prohibition . enforcement
agent attempted an arrest at a picnic.
The trouble started when Prohibi
tion Agent A. R. Shurtliff thought he
saw a bottle protruding from the hip
pocket of one of the picnickers. He
seized the alleged evidence and when
a crowd surrounded him he was
forced to draw his- revolver to keep
the crowd back until police and
tether prohibition enforcement agents
came to his rescues
-JPiIot and Passengers
Burn to Death in Airplane
Healdsburg, Cal., .Aug. 8. Alden
Eldridge, Berkeley, pilot, and Bert
Fairbanks, Willits, Cal., and Ken
neth Hudson, Healdsburg. Cal.,
passengers, were burned to death in
an airplane accident on the out
skirts of Healdsburg this afternoon.
Omaha Couple Who
Escaped Sea Death
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Skoglund.
Harvey in Paris
For Meeting of
Allied Council
Arrival Intensified Interest in
Gathering U. S. Arabassa
. dor in Consultation With
U. S. Representatives.
Paris, Aug. 8. Consultations rela
tive to the Upper Silesian question
took place here today between the
heads of various governments dele
gations to the meeting of the su
preme allied council, preliminary to
the first session of the council this
afternoon. It was hoped to present at
the first meeting of the body the
views of France, Great Britain and
Italy, which have been divergent
thus far.
Prime Minister Lloyd George of
Great Britain, took dinner with
Premier Briand last night and later
the two statesmen had a long con
ference. It was assumed that an attempt
was made by them to adjust the con
flicting positions of their govern
ments. To Solve Problem.
It is understood that Great Britain
would solve the Silesian problem by
awarding the districts of Pless and
Rybnik to Poland, and it is said
Lloyd George has expressed appre
hension that any other solution of
the question would create in Upper
Silesia a new Alsace-Lorraine.
France, on the other haud, would
draw the frontier between Poland
and Germany along the Oder river.
Interest in the meeting of the
flcouncil was intensified by the pres
ence of George Harvey, the United
States ambassador to Great Britain
who came to Paris to act as Ameri
can representative.
Premier Bonomi of Italy arrived
at the Lyon station at 10:25 a. m.
and was received by Premier Briand.
The first subject on the program
for the council's meeting this after
noon W93 the question whether re-
inforcemcnts should be sent to up
per Sitesia. ; . '
Harvey In Consultation.
Ambassador Harvey had a long
consultation this forenoon with Ro
land W. Boyden, representative of
the United States with the repara
tions commission, and Col. James A.
Logan, jr., who has represented the
United States in various reparations
matters.
Premier Briand had a long confer
ence this morning with Marshal
Foch and General Lerond, head of
the inter-allied commission in upper
Silesia.
The first session of the council
opened promptly at 3 p. m. with all
present who had been expected to
attend, including Embassador Har
vey. $375,000,000 Gven by
States to Aid War Vets
New York, Aug. 8. State legisla
tion converting mofe than $375,000,
000 to the aid of world war veterans
has been passed or is waiting for
popular referendum, the Bank jf
America announced today at the
conclusion of a nation-wide survey
of the bonus situation. Veterans u
14 states already are receiving cash
bonuses totalling $184,000,000, and
in eight more states legislation pro
viding for cash bonuses of $191,000,
000 now is pending.
Only Alabama, Georgia and Mis
sissippi have failed to pass legisla
tion authorizing aid to veterans in
exemptions or benefits of some kind,
the report declared.
The bonuses range from $10 a
month for service in a number of
states to $25 a month in North
Dakota.
California has passed a bill for vo
cational education oi veteran de
pendents and Arizona, California,
Oregon and South Dakota provide
for aid in buying homes, and in
Oregon the bonus is made optional
with the privilege of borrowing up
to $3,000 on real estate" from the
state. '
Pastor Says Snake Bite Won't
Hurt True Believers; It Does
Xauvoo, Ala., Aug. 8. William
Edmonds is in a critical condition to
day and his brother, Rev. Albert Ed
monds (white) is seriously ill today
from the bite of a snake, said to have
been used in a religious service at a
revival near here Friday.
Rev. Edmonds is said to have told
his congregation that the "true be
liever" was impervious to the bite of
reptiles, and invited nonbelievers to
bring poisonous snakes to the serv
ice. A copperhead was captured and
taken to the meeting. William Ed
monds and the minister were bitten
and immediately became . ill. Wil
liam Edmonds, doctors said, will die.
King Alfonso Asks New
Cabinet Be Formed, Report
Paris, Aug. 8. King Alfonso is
understood to have asked former
Premier Maura of Spain to form a
new cabinet, says a Madrid dispatch
to the Journal, quoting reports in
that city. Senor Maura is said to
have accepted with reservations and
the king has continued , his confer
ence with political leaders,
Puts Blame
For Frauds
On Senator
, -0 V'
Securities Bureau 'v'
Hoagland Criprv ts
To Check
aid.
cat &Ljf ,iate.
Touvell
Gives
History
Lincoln, Aug. 8. (Special.) Sena
tor Walter V. Hoagland of North
Platte was dragged under the pub
lic's searchlight today in the investi
gation by the state bureau of securi
ties into the history of stock selling
enterprises in Nebraska which have
resulted in numerous failures and
which have caused the loss of mil
lions of dollars to Nebraska citizens.
Hoagland, officers in the bureau
stated today, ha,d done more in his
official capacity as state senator in
the last two sessions of the legisla
ture to cripple the alleged attempt of
the state adminstration to check wild
stock selling schemes than anyone
else.
"Immediately after the induction of
the present administration it was
realized thta wildcat stock selling
schemes born under the Neville ad
ministration were running riot in
Nebraska and the administration
went before the legislature with an
airtight blue sky law which would
have checked these schemes," Guy
Touvelle, head of the state bureau
of securities, said today.
Hoagland Fought Bill.
"In the legislature we ran afoul
of Walter Hoagland, who insisted and
succeeded in 1919 in getting certain
amendments to the blue sky bill
which left loopholes which continued
to permit in a lesser degree the pil
laging which had been going on un
der the Neville administration.
"At the last session the adminis
tration, in accordance with the sug
gestions ot (jovernor AlcKelvie in
his inaugural address, again went
before the legislature with another
air-tight blue sky law. Again we
found Senator Walter Hoagland
fighting us, this time with a bill that
would abolish the blue sky law.
"But we were stronger this time
with a bigger republican majority
and, despite the obstacles, now have
a blue sky law in Nebraska with
teeth in it."
Touvelle today gave a history of
the reasons why all of the stock
selling concerns registered by state
officials as "promotion schemes" had
operated in .Nebraska.
Under Old Law.
"To begin with," said Touvelle,
"the Neville administration was
operating under a law 'which per
mitted any corporation organized in
Nebraska to sell stock one year
after its operation, no matter what
its antecedents or prospects might
be. This law, automatically applied,
resulted in giving permission to
louowing companies listed as pro
motion enterprises to sell stock in
the state one year after their opera
tion : '
"Skinner Manufacturing company,
Omaha; M. F. Shafer company,
Omaha; Merriam Potash Products
company, Great Western Tire and
(Turn to Poire Two. Column Four.)
Obregon Mustering
Out National Army
In Southern States
Mexico City, Aug. 8. The Obre
gon government is mustering out
the national army in the central and
southern states of the republic. The
government seems confident that
there will be-no more disorder. Ef
forts are being made to find work
tor these former soldiers and al
ready several military colonies have
been formed.
A general or high officei is given
a large tract of land on which to
plant a colony of former revolu
tionary soldiers. Each man is
granted 15 or more acres of land
to work as his own, and grain and
implements are supplied him.
Reports say the men are more
content under this system than with
the division under the regulations of
the, agrarian commission, . since the
majority of the" lower classes have
been trained to depend upon the
owner or overseer of the lands to
which they and their ancestors have
been attached, often for centuries.
Lloyd George Not Decided
On Trip to Washington
Paris, Aug. 8. (By the Associated
Press.) Statements made here this
afternoon on apparently good author
ity that Lloyd George, the British
prime minister, had announced his
decision not to go to the United
States to attend the disarmament
conference in Washington opening
November 11, were given official de
nial this afternoon. The British dele
gation attending the allied supreme
council here authorized the following
announcement.
"There is absolutely no truth in
the report that Lloyd George has
stated he will not go to the Wash
ington conference of November 11.
The British prime minister's secre
tary added: "The point is that the
British cabinet has not yet consid
ered the personnel of the British
delegation to the Washington con
ference. . -
50 Jugo-SIav Communists in
Chambers of Deputies Jailed
Paris, 'Aug. 8. Fifty communist
members of the Jugo-SIav chamber
of deputies have been arrested in
Belgrade, says a dispatch from that
city. This action followed the lift
ing of parliamentary immunity.
Wholesale arrests have been made
recently by the police in Jugo-Slavia
as a sequel to the attempted assassi
nation of Prince Regent Alexander
last June
Legion Officer Scored
For Aiding Wanderer
Chicago, Aug. 8. Disapproval of
the action of imam R. McCauley,
American Legion commander for
the department of Illinois, in gaining
an llth-hour reprieve for Carl Wan
derer, condemned murderer, crystal
led in a spirited rebuke from Maj.
David E. Hannan, a member of the
Region's state executive committee.
Characterizing McCauley's appeal
to the governor as unauthorized and
lacking respect for "the majesty and
sanctity of the law," Major Hannon
declared the Legion officer had vio
lated the organization's constitution
in action without sanction of the ex
ecutive committee.
Wanderer's execution was sched
uled for July 27. . McCauley com
municated with Governor Small, ask
ing that the condemned man be re
prieved. He said alienists' reports
left doubt as to Wanderer's sanity
and that he believed there should
be another examination.
14 Imprisoned
Sinn Feiners
Are Released
John J. McKeown, First Re
ported Only One to Be Held,
Also to Be Freed, Is
London Report.
Paris. Aug. 8. (By The Asso
ciated Press.) The British gov
ernment has decided to release
John J. McKeown, the sole re
maining imprisoned member of the
Irish Republican Parliament, it
was announced this evening by the
British delegation to the allied su
preme council session here.
Belfast. Aug. . 8. (By The Asso
ciated Press.) Fourteen Sinn Fein
members of parliamet who have been
in confinement in the Bally Minlar
internment camp were released to
day. It is announced by Desmond
Fitzgerald, Sinn Fein minister of
propaganda, that all the Irish re
publican parliament members will re
port themselves at the Mansion
House upon their arrival in Dublin.
To Release McKeown.
London. Aug. 8. (By The As
sociated Press.) While no definite
pronouncement could be obtained
this forenoon regarding the case of
John J. McKeown, member of the
Irish republican parliament, the im-
Dression was eiven m othcial cir
cles here that he would be released
with the oher Sinn Fein members
who have been in prison.
It was intimated that the decision
tc retain him in prison as an
nounced Saturday came from Dublin
castle and was not the ruling of the
British cabinet, which had not ren
dered a decision m the matter.
It was pointed out that the Irish
prisoners were being progressively
released, and here again the guarded
intimation was given that the case
of McKeown would be reached in
due time.
Jt is understood that a courier
sent from Ireland by Eamonn De
Valera has gone on to Paris;, where
Premier Lloyd George had gone to-
attend the allied supreme council,
and that the McKeown case is en
tirely in the premier's hands. Offi
cial opinion seems to be that Mc
Keown should be hanged, but that
in the interest of peace the premier
may release him.
Paris, Aug. 8. A message from
the Irish republican cabinet,
brought by courier to Paris, was de
livered to Mr. Lloyd George, British
prime minister, here today. Up to
the early afternoon no reply had
been sent.
Searchers Find Body
Of College President
Killed in Mountains
Calgary, Alta., Aug. 8. The body
of the late Dr. W. E. Stone, presi
dent of Purdue university, has been
recovered and is being brought to
Banff, it was announced in a mes
sage received here last night.
Dr. Stone lost his life in an at
tempt to climb Mount Eanon on
July 15, and his wife, who was found
alive after eight days on a mountain
ledge, also is on her way to Banff.
Details regarding the discovery of
Dr. Stone's body were not contained
in the message.
Excess Immigrants for July
And August to Be Admitted
Washington, Aug. 8. Immigrants
in excess of July and August quotas
now held at various points, will be
admitted under personal bond and
charged to the year's totals, Com
missioner General Husband of the
immigration bureau announced to
day. The order was issued after a
conference with ship line representatives.
Man Pedaling Way Across Country
Without Icentive of Winning a Bet
This is the story of a man who
is traveling across the continent on
a bicycle and isn't doing it on a
bet. ,
His name is C. W. Stein. He ar
rived in Omaha yesterday afternoon
with a flat tire, after pedaling most
of the way from Cleveland, O., where
he started July 25.
"Bets? No, I haven't got a bet."
he explained.
"I want to get to San Diego, Cal.,
and I haven't any other way to
get there. That's all."
Stein carries only an extra suit, an
overroat and a safety razor as bag
gage.
He is a patternmaker by trade. He
May Recall Two
Commissioners
At Lincoln Now
Bryan Ordinances Prarding
Municipal Coal Yard and
Public Market Killed By
Zehrung and Wright.
I .III II IT
Lincoln, Neb.. Aug. 8. (Special
Telegram.) Lincoln city commis
sioners today voted down the Bryan
ordinances calling for appropriations
of $15,000 for establishment of a pub
lic market and a municipal coal yard.
"It means that recall and referen
dum petitions will be circulated im
mediately," "Brother Charley" Bryan,
city commissioner and the only
member who voted for the ordinance
said tonight.
Recall petitions against Mayor
Frank C. Zehrung and City Com
missioner John Wright were printed
several weeks ago, but were withheld
from Circulation oh the plea of
friends of Zehrung and Wright, who
stated that there had been no test to
determine .whether they were for or
against municipal ownership. Bryan
introduced the municipal ownership
ordinances immediately and Zehrung
and Wright voted against them.
At the same time the recall peti
tions are circulated, referendum peti
tions will be sent out for signatures
calling for the $15,000 appropriations
for the municipal projects.
In the recall petitions Zehrung and
Wright are charged with violating
the spirit of the law by putting Zeh
rung in the mayor's chair after a
campaign in which both Zehrung and
Bryan were candidates for mayor.
Bryan ran on a municipal coal yard,
ice plant and a public market plat
form. Bryan received the largest
number of votes but never-the-less
the city commissioners selected Zeh
rung for mayor.
The Bryan faction has dropped the
municipal ice plant plan as two weeks
ago the Beatrice Creamery company,
sole distributors of ice in Lincoln,
announced that hereafter it would
sell ice as cheaply as the municipal
ice plant in Omaha and establish
cash and carry stations here.
Upon the success of the recall and
referendum petitions probably de
pends the candidacy of "Brother
Charley" for governor on the demo
cratic ticket next year.
,a-
China O. K.'s November 11
For Armistice Meeting
Washington, Aug. 8. The Chi
nese government has notified the
State department today that Jo-
vember 11 would be agreeable for
the conference on limitation of arm
aments and discussion of far east
ern questions, umciai nouncation
that the Japanese government has
accepted that date is still awaited.
intends to find work in San Diego,
and send for his wife and two chil
dren, who, he hopes, will be able to
make the journey in a more conven
tional manner.
While coasting down a steep hill
near Adair, la., 8o miles from Oma
ha, Stein tore a valve from one of
his tires. He walked the rest of the
way into Omaha, with the exception
of rides tendered by motorists.
"I can't ride without a tire, but
I haven't any money. Guess I'll just
keep on hoofing it," he observed
philosophically.
He plans to leave this morning.
He was uncertain last night whether
to stop at the Y. M- ( A or the
city jail.
Let's. Open the Gate
Gov. Small 'Flops'
Again; Decides to
Resist Arrest
Executive, After Slipping In
to Springfield, Notifies
Sheriff He Will Not
Submit to Courts.
Chicago Tribune-Omaha Bee taid Wire.
Springfield,-111., Aug. 8. Finally
deciding to follow the unique advice
of his down-state counsel, Governor
Len Small "flopped" again today in
his game of hide and seek with the
law and announced that as chief ex
ecutive of the state he is immune
from arrest during his term of
office. It was only last Tuesday
night, in a speech at Danville, that
the governor publicly stated he
would gladly submit to arrest on the
indictments charging him with em
bezzling $500,000 in state funds and
conspiracy to defraud the state of
$2,000,000 in any county in the state
with the exception of Sangamon.
Today, during a conversation with
Sheriff Henry Mester, in which the
sheriff attempted to arrange, the
matter of the governor's arrest in
an amicable manner. Governor Small
read him an opinion drafted by his
counsel, which implies the governor
will not submit to the courts any
where in the state as long as he is
governor.
After slipping quietly into Spring
field by motor from Kankakee one
day ahead of his promised arrival,.
Governor Small -appeared at his office
in the state house shortly after 9 this
morning and immediately announced
a number of important state appoin
tees. It was not until some time later
that Sheriff Mester and States Attor
ney C. F. Mortimer learned of the
governor return to Springfield. A
conference was held at which it was
decided to make one more amicable
overture to the governor before re
sorting to physical fore to carry out
the court's orders.- Sheriff Mester
walked to the capitol shortly after
3. He did not take the warrants with
him.
The sheriff walked back to the
court house and reported the gover
nor s attitude to Mates Attorney
Mortimer. After a brief conference
the states attorney announced to
newspaper men here would be no
further action taken today as Sheriff
Mester had given the governor that
assurance and no attempt would be
made to violate it. He intimated that
he might make a public statement to
morrow. Musicians in 100 Variety
t Houses in N. Y. Walk Out
New York, Aug. 9. Musicians
walked out of about 100 vaudeville
houses . today on orders of the Mu
sicians Mutual Protective association
which announced a strike against a
wage reduction and to forestall a
lockout planned by the managers for
tomorrow. Most of the latter
claimed to have musicians recruited
from the ranks of the American
Federatoin of Musicians ready to fill
the strikers' places.
Orchestras in "motion picture
houses struck yesterday. Hastily
constructed orchestras, pianos, or
gans and vocalists were relied on by
some managers to fill the gaps. Or
chestra pits in some cases were
turned into flower gardens.
Moorish Revolutionists
Outside Walls of Melilla
London, Aug. 8. The Moorish
rebels are reported to have arrived
outside the walls of Melilla, causing
a panic in the city, says a dispatch
to the Mail from Tangier
Boy Claims He
Slew Mother to
Stop Suffering
Tells Police He Shot Parent
After She Was Accidental
ly Wounded by Gun in
His Hands.
' Evansvflle. Ind., Aug. 8. William
Deffandoll, 17, held with his brother,
Dolly, 22, for the murder of their
mother, Mrs. Martha Deffendoll, 70,
confessed at noon today to officials
at Booneville that she shot and killed
her. Her headless body was found
in the woods last week.
According to the story which Wil
lie told Coroner Kriekause, he and
his mother were walking through rhe
woods in search of some squirrels
when the hammer of his gun struck
against a tree and discharged a shot
through his mother's back.
Mrs. Deffendoll, wounded, tell
down on her side. Then she turned
over on her face, according to-the
story drawn from Willie.
"I didn't want her to suffer," Wil
lie said, "so I up and shot her agaiji.
That did not kill her, so I shot her
again in the neck."
Willie hurried to his home and
then took refuge in Booneville. He
et the date of the shooting as Fri
day, July 22.
According to Willie's confession
lie had had an argument with his
mother on the day before the shoot
ing because he had returned from
Booneville without a job. She fussed
at me, he said simply.
Willie's confession clears up the
mystery as to who shot Mrs. Deffen
doll, but his accidental version of the
shooting is not given much credence
by officials at Booneville.
Finding of Body Ends
Search for Woman
Seattle, Wash., Aug. 8. Discovery
of a mutilated body, declared by
Captain of Detectives Charles Ten
nant to be that of the missing Mrs.
Kate Mahoney, in a trunk in Union
Bay here this afternoon, brought to
an end diving and dragging opera
tions which the police , had carried
on for more than a month.
Mrs. Mahoney, reputed wealthy,
has been missing since about April
15, shortly after her marriage to
James E. Mahoney.
Mahoney has been in jail here for
two months on several charges of
forgery, all filed in connection with
sn alleged fraudulent power of at
torney by which he was said to have
obtained title tJ some of his wife's
property.
' 'l
"Dry" Agents Busy.""
New York, Aug. 8. The authori
ties of Ocean county, New lersey.
confiscated 1,000, quarts of whisky
discovered in a wood near Barnegat
village, buried 10 feet below the sur
face. Eight arrests were made.
- The Weather -
Forecast.
Nebraska: Fair Tuesday and
ednesday; becoming unsettled and
cooler in west portion Wednesday.
Iowa: Fair Tuesday and Wednes
day; wormer Tuesday.
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Anti-Beer
Bill Passed
By Senate
Rider By Wets to Fine Agents
Who Search Property With
out Warrant Brings
"HoU" From Drys.
Takes Tunch' From Law
By GRAFTON S. WILCOX ;
C hicago Tribune-Omaha Ilea Lraard M ir.
Washington, Aug. 8. Despite an
unexpected display of "wet" strength,
the senate by a vote of 39 to 20 today
passed the Campbell-Willis bill pro
hibiting physicians from prescribing
beer as medicine and otherwise
amending the Volstead prohibition
enforcement act.
Wet forces, however, succeeded in
mustering such a formidable array
of votes that they, were able to com
pel the adoption of amendments, one
of them so important as to call forth
vehement protests from "dry" lead
ers that it would mullify the Vol
stead law. '
This amendment was offered by
Senator Stanley of Kentucky. It
provides a fine of $1,000 and impris
onment for one year for prohibition
agents or any government employe,
engaged in enforcement of prohibi
tion or an yother law, who searches
or attempts to search property or the
premises of any person without se
curing a search warrant.
Amendment Denounced.
Senator Willis of Ohio, Senator
Sterling of South Dakota and Sen
ator Nelson of Minnesota, who led
the fight for the anti-beer bill, de
nounced the amendment in the
strongset language. They declared
that it would render the enforce
ment of the prohibition law virtual
ly impossible.
Senator Lodge of Massachusetts,
republican leader, urged adoption o
the Stanley amendment.
He read the fourth amendment to
the constitution guaranteeing person
and property against unwarranted
sc&rcli
"Those who violate the fourth
amendment should be punished just
as tho" who violate the eighteenth
amendment" Senator Lodge de
clared. e
Senator Nelson insisted that the
amendment would "encourage boot
leggers." He said it would render
authorities very powerless to halt
whisky running over the Canadiah
border.
Bill of Rights Upheld.
"If this law cannot be enforced
without violating the bill of rfghTs
and without robbing property of its
privacy and sanctity, it is time the
country knew about it," retorted
Senator Stanley.
Senator Borah of Idaho, an ardent
"dry," joined in urging adoption of
the Stanley amendment, because he
said it was time congress took steps
to compel obedience to the constitu
tion in all laws as well 'as in prohibi
tion enforcement.
Senator Willis contended that the
amendment "would nullify the whole
prohibition law by tying the hands
of the enforcing agents."
The amendment, however, gained
so much support that the drys finally
bowed to its adoption without de
manding a roll call.
Whether the amendment will sur
vive in conference with the house re
mains to be seen, but the wets are
determined to make a hard fight for
it. They regard its adoption as th
most important victory scored by tin
anti-prohibition forces since. the to'
actment of the prohibition law.
Provides $10,000 Fine.
- In addition to compelling prohibi
tion agents to observe the constitu
tion, the Stanley amendment pro
vides a fine of $10,000 and imprison
ment for five years for any person
not a duly authorized agent of the
government who subjects any per
son to deprivation of his rights under
the constitution.
Before the final roll call was taken
the senate adopted an amendment,
offered by Senator Sterling author
izing the internal revenue commis
sioner to prohibit imports of wine if
he found the domestic supply ade
quate. Another amendment by Senator.
Sterling imposing more severe re
striction on patent medicine manu
facturers was adopted.
The bill was passed by the house;
nearly two months ago. It now goes
to conference.
Star-Like Object Near Sun
Sighted at Lick Observatory
Cambridge, Mass., Aug. 8. A
star-like object, more brilliant than
Venus, and believed to be th
nucleus of a comet, was seen with
the naked eye by five nersons at the
Lick observatory in California yes
terday. A telegram announcing th
discovery of the object, which was
but a' short distance from the sun,
was received at the Harvard obser
vatory today from W. W. Campbell,
director of the Lick observatory,
43,000 Men Seek 50 Jobs
In London; Fire Lumber Yard
London, Aug. 28. (By the Asso
ciated Press.) Disappointed over
their failure to obtain jobs at a tim
ber yard in East London, which ad
vertised for 50 men, 45,000 unem
ployed laborers today broke into the
premises and set fire to a stock of
lumber valued at 1,000,000. Con-,
siderable damage was done before
500 foot and mounted policemen
made way for a fire brigade.
Mannix Is Ready to Swear
Allegiance to British King
Brisbane, Australia, Aug. 8. Arch-
Disnop Mannix, who has jnst re
turned to Australia from a cound-the-world
trip, during which he at
tempted to visit Ireland, but was not
permitted to do so, has expressed his
willingness to take the oath of al
legiance to the kmgi
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