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.
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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
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kidney trouble. Hare the cause removed
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An X-Ray of your spine will show the
exact location of the misplacement that is
producing the pressure upon the nerves
that causes your trouble.
Adjustment are 12 for $10.00 or 30
for $25.00. Private adjusting rooms. My
Council Bluff office it located in the
Wickham Block. Hours 9 a. m. to 7:30
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