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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 23, 1921)
ina bii.fi: umaha, tuksday. AUGUST 23, 1921. Shipping Board Decides to Sell Wooden Vessels Entirer Fleet of 283 Steamers to Go for Virtually Cost of One Only One Bid. Washington, Aug. 22. For the price virtually of what one of them cost to build, the United States ship ping board has decided to sell the fleet of wooden ships, which have been a "white elephant" in' the gov ernment's hands ever since the close ( of the war, for about $700,000. There are 285 vessels in the fleet. Of this number 205 are to be sold to the Ship Construction and Trad ing company of New York City for $4.10,500, or at the rate of $2,100 each. This is a ridiculously low figure and the members of the shipping board recognize fully that it is alow figure, but the vessels are being sold at the price, members of the board assert, because the new and old boards have advertised three times for bids and have received only one bid for the entire fleet. It cost close to $700,000 each to build these ships, during the w ar. The government is, under the price at which it has been informally agreed to sell them, barely able to get that amount for the whole raft of them. Bids Opened July 30. Bids for the sale of the "wooden - fleet" w ere opened for the third time : on July 30. There was only one bid der for the entire fleet the Ship Con struction and Trading company of New York. It offered to take the ships at $2,100 each, "as is" that is, as the vessels stood, w here they ride at anchor, most of them in a secluded part of the James river between Old Point Comfort and Richmond. Chair man Laskcr said recently it was cost ing the government nearly $50,000 a month to take care of the ships. Two 'tugs in the James river have to be used to pump water out of them and keep them from sinking. While no other firm bid for the .whole fleet, there were bids for the purchase of about 20 of the ships which were in best condition. These scattering bids were a little better .than those for the whole fleet. The ;bidder for the whole fleet assented to 'the elimination of 20 ships to be sold t higher prices and the board has also conditionally reserved from the sale "0 other vessels, for use as pon toons in building the proposed new bridge across the Hudson river. Aside from the fleet of 205 to go to the main bidder and the 50 to go to the pontoon bridge company, 10 wooden ships abroad are to go to the Clinchfield Navigation company for $50,000 (or $5,000 apiece)), five that are in test condition go to Pat terson Brothers of New York for $5,000 each, one goes to the Union Sulphur company of New York for ?5,000, and two go to. another firm 1 Urnn I jor stsuu eacn. Drawing Up Contract. While the board has informally 3ecided to accept the bid, the legal denartmont nf the shinnino' linarit is now drawing tip the contract to be considered Tuesday and if found satisfactory the deal with them will be consummated. The bidder has put up 15 per cent of the purchase price. Half of the balance is to be paid in 90 days, and the rest of the mercy' when the ship. are,. moved out of the James river. The con tract calls for the payment of all inside of 10 months", and no ship is to be delivered until fully paid for. According to the terms of the bid, half of the 205 vessels are to be junked, while the rest are to be put inu service, mainly in the Carib bean: These ships were built to curry 3,500 tons each. Before com pletion, the original plans were al tered, 700 tons of extra bracing was placed in each vessel, cutting the carrying load down to about 2,hlX) tons e::ch.' . It takes 40 men to run each ship The tame number of men can run a steel ship of 6,700 tons. Californian Finds Brother After Search of 20 Years . St. Louis, Mc, Aug. 22. Herman J. Schuttc of Los Angeles has found his brother, Frank, after 20 years of searching. A story in a local news paper announced that Hern was here searching for his brother, from whom he received a last letter 20 years ago. Frank, a railroad man, read -the story. He found his brother. MphraKkan in Uiitntrimle i. . Parachute Jump at St. Paul St. Paul, Aug. 21. A quintuple parachute jump five chutes' released one after the other in z 5,000-foot fall was accomplished for what was said to be the first time on record here by W. B. Bottenfield of Nelson, Neb. LONDON AT night, adventure, a man that . women turn to look at, and a woman with a delicate oval face, gleaming like a pearl against dark hair. You'll enjoy The House That Stood Bach By C. C. Andrew Fascinating BLUE RIBBON Fiction is Next Sunday's Bee RltSionJ Long Dresses and Hair Feature Women's Meet Long hair, and long dresses dis tinguish delegates to the Women's Catholic Order of Foresters' conven tion which opened yesterday in Omaha, at St. Johns cathedral. Even so, a smattering of sentiment in favor of bobbed locks was ad mitted by Miss Margaret Lynch, Chicago delegate. Archbishop Harty addressed the 174 delegates yesterday. The meet ing will last alt week. Two Hurt When Plane Falls at Sioux City Sioux City, la., Aug. 22. Jay S. Cehan, well-known Sioux City air pilot, was probably fatally injured, and his brother, John C. Gehan, an occupant of the plane, was serious ly injured when the airplane in which they wrre doing circus flying, failed to come out of a tail spin and sent them crashing to the ground 500 feet below to the flying field at South Sioux City. Neb.. at 6:30 last night. Both flyers were unconscious when pulled from beneath the wreckage by field attendants. They were brought to a Sioux City hos pital. Woodrough Says Two ' Federal Judges Enough fcandc the work m Ncbraska jf they arc not called out to hold court in neighboring districts, said judge J. V. Woodrough anent the plan to add 18 more federal judges throughout the country. "We could use one - more, how ever, if we are to continue in other places, in order not to clog the docket." The death of Judge Hook, inca pacity of Judge Walter I. Smith, and Judge Mungtr's absence in Europe made it necessary for Judge Woodrough to go to Des Moines last week and requires his presence there next week. Jury Gives Tenant Verdict Over Drake Court Concern A jury in Judge George Holmes' division of municipal court returned a verdict yesterday in favor of Catherine Riardon, against whom the , Drake Holding company brought an action for $700, claimed as rent due from July 1, 1920, to May 1, 1921. The Drake company sued on a basis of $70 per month, which was an advance over the former schedule of $50 per month during the summer and $60 during winter months. Miss Riardon ten dered the disputed rent at the old rates and her tender was refused, pending outcome of litigation. Merchants of 10 State Towns Attend King Ak's Den Show Two special Wains loaded to the gunwhates with merchants of 10 towns in Nebraska arrived in Omaha last night in time to turn their passengers over to Old King Ak. The visitors were initiated into the realm of Ak-Sar-Ben at the Den. Fully 500 persons are expected from the following towns: Columbus, Schuyler, North Bend, Genoa, Hum phrey, Madison, Ashland, Mead, Memphis "and Ithaca. Army officers and soldiers from Forts Crook and Omaha als at tended the show at the. den tonight. Force of 400 U. S. Marines Embark for Duty in Panama Philadelphia, Aug. 22. A force of 400 marines embarked from here Sunday on the U. S. S. Pennsyl vania for duty in Panama. The decision to augment American forces already in the canal zone was reached' so suddenly that officers at the navy yard here were not or dered to prepare ships for the ma rines until yesterday, when rush or ders were received by telephone from the Navy department in Washington. Three Women Hurt When Ralston , Bus Turnd Over Three persons escaped serious in jury at noon yesterday when a Ral ston bus skidded on the slippery pavement at Fort-ninth and Q streets and turned 'completely over. Mrs. J. Kreeger, and daughter, Gertrude, Fifty-fifth ' and T streets and Mrs. Sophia Girsjky, Fifty-sixth and T, were cut and bruised but were able to be removed to their home. Omaha Water Board Plans To Store 20,000 Ton of Ice The city water board plans to' build an ice house with a storage capacity of 20.000 tons, at Twenty first street and Poppleton avenue. The board's plan is to permit the ice plant, with a capacity of 200 tons every 24 hours, to work throughout the winter, storing up a reserve sup ply of ice for the next summer. The estimated cost is $175,000. Humane Society Kills Wildest Dog in Pound "Spot"' said to be the wildest dog ever held in the local pound, was put to death with strychnine yesterday by officers of the Humane society. He belonged to Henry Hartnett. 3402 V street, South Side. Police Judge Wappich ordered the dog killed 10 days ago. He escaped, but was recaptured after a struggle. Park Commissioner Orders Municipal Beaches Closed City Commissioner J. B. Hummel of the park department ordered pub lic swimming places closed for the season on account of a marked de-J crease of patronage. i Road Conditions Lincoln Highway. East Roada good to Denlson. weather cioudy. Lincoln Highway. West Detour EUchorn. to Valley, roads good to Central City. Grartltng rd Central City to Chapman. O. L. D. Htghway-Roads fair. Ashland rough, detour Greenwood to Waverly. bet ter route to Lincoln, follow the K. T. to Union, from Vnlon the O street road. S. V. A. Road Roada good. Highland Cu'off Roads rough. Oeorg Washington Hlgtrway Take High .road to Blair, raining at Oakland, Black Hills Trail Road work Omaha to Fremont, Fremont to Norfolk roads are fair. King of Trails. North Fair, rood to Missouri Valley. King of Trails, South Rosds rod. River to River Road Fair to Des Mntncs. Whits Pols Road Roads good to Des Sfotnes. Blut Grass Road Good. Flood Waters in Arizona Capitol Building Recede Basement Offices iu Structure Completely Flooded as Cave Creek Rampages Valu able Records Ruined. Thoenix, Ariz., Aug. 22. Flood waters from Cave creek, which last night filled the Arizona state capitol to a depth of two feet on the first floor and flooded several hundred homes in Phoenix and vicinity, had receded so far this morning that the first floor of the capitol was clear of water. Eighteenth avenue, on the west end of the capitol grounds, still was running with water several inches deep. ' The basement of the capitol, con taining vaults filled with papers be longing to the offices of the gov ernor, state auditor and state cor poration commission in addition to ell the records and exhibits ot the state entomogolist and sttte dairy in spector, was filled with water last night. According to H. M, Alexander, custodian of the building, it will be several days before the basement can b, cleared of water. Men were put to work early to day clearing the first floor of the sev eral inches of mud deposited by the flood. -Arizona National Guardsmen were put on guard around the capitol and in other portions of the flooded area about midnight last night. Fire Chief William D. Simmons estimated that several hundred homes in northwestern Phoenix and in the territory north of the city had been flooded. He based his estimate on reports made by firemen who worked all night in the flooded district rescu ing persons in danger. No official report of loss of life had been received either by the fire de partment, police department or slier iff's office today. Fire Chief Sim mons said he had heard that a Mexi can woman with here daughter were drowned, but had been unable to verify the report. Louisville Mayor Urges People to Battle Ku Klux Louisville, Ky., Aug. 22. Terming the Ku Klux Klan an organization which "all thoughtful men must be convinced must be a menace to the peace and good understanding be tween the people of Louisville," Mayor Smith today issued a state ment asserting that he would us? "every lawful means to prevent and suppress its U5th in our com munity." The mavor's statement came oi the heels of announcement in locat newspapers advertising for recruits for the order. Alleged Poisoner of Three Persons Is Freed by Court Chicago, Aug. 22. Mrs. Mary Demmer, who has been held for sev eral weeks in connection with the deaths of Fred Kolze of Schiller Park, Mrs. Kolze and Fred Dcm mer, husband of Mrs. Demmer, was released today. James E. McShane, assistant stateV attorney, told Judge Charles McDonald, before whom ha beas corpus proceedings had been brought, that his office had no evi dence on which to hold her. Mrs. Demmer was Kolze's housekeeper, 1 Omaha to Extend Welcome To Scott's Auto Caravan Omaha will extend a welcome to Scott's automobile caravan today when the band of 90 modem pioneers on their way from Brook lyn to Buhl, Jdaho arnve here. Chamber of Commerce and Omaha Automobile club officials will meet them in Council Bluffs and escort to a camping place-in Omaha, prob ably at Elmwood park. The party will remain over night in Omaha to wait for belated members of the band Plans are under wav to accord the travelers an enjoyable time in the city parks or clubs. Trippe & Co., Firm of Brokers, Are Bankrupt New York, Aug. 22. The failure of Trippe & Co. was announced to day on the New York Stock ex change. The firm took its name from Charles W. Trippe, who died a year ago. It had been active in motor and tire shares. Within the last year four stock exchange firms have failed. One was recently reinstated, having dischargd its obligations. Germany Returns to Beer of High Voltage; Yanks Cheer Berlin, Aug. 22. America's hu man camels, sojourning iu Euro pean alcoholic cases, assimilating a reserve supply of beer, wine - and cocktails for their return to the Great Volstead desert, are rejoicing over Germany's return to 13 per cent beer. Thirteen per cent! Count 'em! Holdup Suspect Taken From Hospital to Jail John Osborne, alias John Ander son, Fargo, N. D., who is alleged by police to have been shot by James Spellman, grocer, 1101 North Seventeenth street, during an at tempted holdup last week, v. as re moved from a local hospital to a cell in the city jail yesterday. Although not fully recovered from his wound, Spellman will be given a hearing today. EVERY WOMAN Will enjoy reading and will gain new ideas from the series of illustrated articles by "Flora," appearing daily in The Bee. "Flora" describes vividly and briefly a number of pleasing and attractive THINGS YOU'LL LOVE TO MAKE You'll want to make them, too, for "Flora's" enthusiasm is catching;, her ideas original and her suggested methods eco nomical. Look for her sugges tion for today on the WOMAN'S PAGE K. of C. to Give Prize For Patriotism Here New York, Aug. 22. The Knights of Columbus announced today that the organization would make an an nual award for patriotism similar to the Nobel prizes in science and the humanities. It will be bestowed upon a person in the United States, not necessarily a citizen, who in the judgment of a committee "shall have done the deed or spoken or written the word that will stand out as the greatest contribution of the year to the pro motion of the American , spirit of patriotism." The nature of the award is to be decided later. Schools to Give Special Attention io me ljiree i s But They'll Be Humanized, With Every Vestige of the Hickory Stick Eliminated, Says Miss Belle Ryan. More attention will be paid to the three R's of education reading, writinsr and arithmetic in the re vised course of study being pre pared for the use of city schools during the coming year, according to Belle M. Kyan, assistant superin tendent of schools. But they will be the three R's litiinaiiizpH. Miss Rvan hastens to add, with every vestige of the hick ory stick taken out. "Our thought for this school year will be to get things within the com prehension of the child, and tc con nect them up with everyday life," she said. "We expect to stress the funda mentals." As an example of the effort m this direction, Miss Ryan pointed to the impracticability of trying to cram the principles of bank discount into the heads of sixth and seventh grade pupils. Geography and history, in the third grade, will be devoted largely to a study of the geography and history of Omaha, Miss Ryan said, something the children come into contact with every day. In later grades the geography of the state will be given prominence, with the idea of "humanizing" it. In reading, an effort will be made to induct the children by gentle de grees into an elemental knowledge of geographj', history and science. School will open week after next. r Liggett & Myers Tobacco Acceptance of Britain to Meet Nov. 11 Received Lord Curzon Expresses Hope Tmtf Mutual Understanding And Friendship May Achieve Result. Washington, Aug. 22. Formal ac ceptance by the British government of the invitation to participate in the Washington conference on limitation of armament and far eastern ques tions was received today by Secre tary Hughes. The note of acceptance was transmitted hv Ambassador Har vey and was 'delivered to him by Lord Curzon, the British foreign minister. Lord Curzon in the nctc said: "I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of the invitation, proffered lo'his majesty's government, of the United States to participate in a con ference at Washington beginning November 11 next ft;r the dis cussion of limitation of armaments and in connection therewith of the international problems presented by the Pacific and. the far east. "It is with sincere gratification that I have the honor on behalf of his majesty's government to request your excellency to convey to the United States government our ready acceptance of their invitation to take part in the auspicious meeting with objects which his majesty's govern ment and the British nation are in whole-hearted sympathy. It is the carpest tid confident hope of his majesty s government th:it this con ference, approached as it will be by all concerned in a spirit of courage, friendliness and mutual understand ing, may achieve far-reaching results that will be conducive to the oros- peri'ty and peace of the world." Improvement in Condition of Woman Air Crash Victim A slight improvement was noted by the family yesterday in the con dition of Mrs. Martha Gaines Bush man, hurt in an airplane wreck two weeks ago. The young woman has been hcvcnng between life and death for two weeks at St. Joseph hospital. y House Passes Senate Bill To Aid Farmers Who Export Washington, Aug. 22. With a number of amendments the senate bill, which would make $1,000,000,000 available through the War Finance corporation for stimulating exporta tion of agricultural products, was passed today by the house. Let Fatima smokers tell you Ask them at the Tournaments At every big title contest, a poll of pockets would reveal Fatimas in extra ordinary number thus proving once more the "'excellence of th's unusual blend of fine tobaccos. Spectators, and players too agree that FATIMA CIGARETTES TWENTY for gr J -but task thedifjhmc! Co. Brief City News Want 1'nreMc-r A city foreoter to protect trees against insert Infection will be asked by Turk Commissioner Hummel for next year. Varm Hurrau rinlr i'he Timijr las County Kami bureau will hold fin all-day picnic Kridny In the American Legion park at Benning ton. "Haiti Hotted" Ascrib'iiif him to be a "hnrd boiled" fellow. Municipal .1urtn Baldwin yesterday imposed n $i0 fine on Krank Hazard. nilat watchman for Cudahy's. who blacked an eye for A. iNJlahnn. 83!) youth Fiftieth street Callahan is older than Hazard. Now Mating System "Cupid" MiiKgrave, in charge of the matri monial branch of Sheriff Clark's olllce. has a new matins; system by matching- envelopes. He matches, a pink envelope with cne of a non ilashinsr color. "That's as good as uny other system," quoth he. Aviators Drop Flowers Airplane pilots dropppd flowers upon tho grave of Andrew A. Palm, lite watchman at the air mail hangar, Monday, during tho funeral sen-lops. Mayor Ilcturns Mayor Dahl man H home from his vacation spent with his daughter in Maine. Monks Rnlwd Tenants of Ek;ird Court apartments, now paying $50 a month rent, will be raised to $65 October 1, the agent notified them. HitiHllla Got $5 Kour bandits took $5 from the cash register of Tommy Poulls, restauranteur at 505 North Sixteenth street, early Mon day morning. Pugilist Seeks Man Who Took Purse and Diamonds Glenn Riggio, pugilist, who bat tles under the name of Sailor Burns, wants to fight. He wants for his opponent an un identified man who seized a purse from his son, Glenn, 3. The purse contained a diamond stud worth $400 and two diamond rings valued at $200. Reggio lives at 2124 Sherman ave nue. , Federal Judge "Fell" for "Gold Brick'' Schemes Federal Judge Woodrough "fell" for a number of "gold brick" proposi tions in his youth, he confessed yes terday. "Therefore I kiiow a lot about how a fellow feels when he's bought stock in a promising com pany," he said. Many of the cases of alleged fraudulent stock sales will be tried before him. Foresters Reach Toronto For Annual Convention Toronto, Ont., Aug. 22. Fifty delegates from western and Pacific coast cities were here today for the supreme court meetings of the In dependent Order of Foresters. The first session will open tomorrow morning. g, Fatlier-in-Law of Wife Killer Dies Man Shot hy Sou-in-Law After Murder Suc cumbs. Belleville, 111., Aug. 22. Samuel Whittmore, 66, who was shot Satur day night by Frank Grady, his son in law, a few minutes after Grady had killed his wife and shortly before he committed suicide, died last night at a local hospital. Grady shot his wife. Mrs. Klla Grady, 25, while she was en route from the railroad station to her home w ith a neighbor man. Grady stopped the team and after requesting the neighbor to take their baby which Mrs. Grady was holding, shot her dead. Graily then went to the home of Mrs. Grady's father, rang the door hell, and when Whittmore answered the call, fired three bullets into his body. A short time later, while being pursued in the woods near Marissa by a posse, Grady turned the gun on himself, dying instantly from a bullet wound 'in the temple. Ulsterites Deny Report of Overtures hy Sinn Feiners Belfast. Aug. 22. (By The Asso ciated Press.) Reports that have been in circulation here to the ef fect that overtures had been made to Ulster, either by the Sinn Fein or on behalf of it, were emphatically con tradicted today by Colonel Spender, secretary of the Ulster cabinet. Sir James Craig, the premier, re turned to Belfast this morning from a holidav outing in Scotland. 414-26 Securities Building. Tel. Doug. 5347 Omaha, Neb. Labor May. Have Representative At Armament Meet Goinpers Tells Executive Council Harding Looks With Favor on Organization's Request. Atlantic City. N. J., Aug. 22. President Harding looks with favor cn labor's request for representation in the disarmament conference to be held in Washington, Samuel Gomp ers said today at the opening of the meeting of the executive council of the American Federation of Labor. Mr. Gompers said that he, as presi dent of the federation, has been hounding sentiment in organized labor bodies of other nations, with a view of getting their attitude on representation in the disarmament discussion. t Mr. Gompers recently suggested to the president that American labor be permitted representation in the conference. "Labor has always been an advo cate of disarmament," said Mr. Gompers, "and the full force of or ganized labor of America backs President Harding in hs move to bring about world peace through dis armament." Accession Proclamation Of King Alexander Is Read Kelgradc, Aug. 22. A proclama tion announcing the v accession of Kincr Alexander to the throne of the Serbians, Croats and Slovenes was read in the churches and public squares of this city yesterday. Dr. Burhorn's Chiropractic Health Service It it tha pressure on the nerraa that causes nervousness, headaches, backaches, rheumatitm, neuritis, liver, stomach and kidney trouble. 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