'The Omaha Daily Bee
VOL. 51 NO. 277.
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OMAHA, MONDAY, MAY 9, 1922.
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TWO CENTS
r, if mm tot at L IV.
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Expenses
of Nation
Are Slashed
Bfport of Dan f. Sent to
Congreii by the President,
Shows Cut of SI. MO,.
000.000.
Much Saved on Routine
. Washington, May 7. Government
expenditures (or the fical"Vr I''--'
ill show a reduction of more than
$1,600.0(10.000 (rom the actual ex
penditures for the preceding fiscal
year, IV2I, rongre it informed
by President Harding in transmitting
the reKrt of Director Dawes of the
budget, on economies and savings in
governmental buinrs.
Director Dawe estimated that gov
ernment expenditures for the current
(ileal year, which were given in the
December budget estimate! a $J,
Wi7,Q22,j66 Win be at leat $45.5541..
.1.16 le, or approximately $J,9.!,
37.'.0J0. As compared with 1921, he contin
ued, there has been a reduction of
$W.500,000 jn expenditure for the
operation of the routine business of
the government subject generally to
executive control. Of this unm he
attributed $250,000,000 to the imposi
tion o( the executive plan and pre,
jure on the routine business organi
sation o( the government under the
new system inaugurated by the bud
get bureau.
The report of Director Dawes was
submitted to the house appropriations
committee by the president in con
nection with a pending resolution by
Representative Byrns, democrat, of
Tennessee, asking the president to
inform the house in what ways di
rect savings of $32,000,000 and indi
rect savings of $104,000,000, previous
ly announced by the president as ac
complished by the budget bureau dur
ing its first six months of operation,
IIA14 UV V II IllalUC
Accompanied xbjr Tablet.
Director Dawes presented in de
tail, with accompanying tables .and
statements the comparative expendi
tures for the past and present fiscal
years divided into items representing
those which were charged to execu
tive control and others such as pub
lic debt and similar accounts which
were considered as apart from the
rubject of routine government ex
penditure. He also submitted ex
haustive reports of the governmental
savings accomplished through the in
terdepartmental transfers of surplus
supplies and -other economy methods
put into effect by the budget bureau,
itemizing thourands of transactions
involving ships, shoes,, sealing wax
and all the many ar.tces and .commo
dities -utilized 'br the "government, to
gether with-the amount realized in
each case.'. . '
v. The budget director further re
ported ' that the savings' reserve
vagainst current appropriations . of
$112,000,000 set up by. the depart
ments and establishments in August,
1921, in response to the executive re
quest . had been increased, notwith
standing rcappropriations by con
gress of more than $7,000,000 of this
reserve for other purodses, to the ap
proximate sum of $136,000,000. Only
such part of thesx reductions as arc
real savings'4'nd not postponed ex
penditures were included in the gen
eral estimate of savings, he added.
, As a still grettcr reduction, Di
rector Dawes declared that, the pres
ent estimated expenditures for 1922
f-.r the operation of the routine busi
ness of the government, after elimi
nating expenditures of $7,500,000 au
thorized, by congress after the sub
mission of the budget providing for
representation of the United States
at the, Brazilian centennial exposi
tion, seed loaus. and fulfillment of
tie treaty with Colombia, as compar
ed with the Pecember budget esti
in?.te. showed an excess of. only
$25,767,457 on a total of $1,758,375,
6"2. or a discrepancy of only abput
1 1-2 per cent, v .
Effort to Get Facts.
The report was described by Di
rector Dawes as an cfion to de
termine what the real savings of the.
government had been during the
ci;r:nt tiscal year.-.-'
"The bureau of the budget is an
impersonal, and nonpartisan busi-
' rc$ agent." said Mr. Dawes. "In
t' is particular report, where its esti
mates may become a basis of con
tention in an approaching political
v contest, its figures should be conser
vative and meet the test of examina
tion, not only in the present but in
the future, when existing partisan
, differences are forgotten and the rec
ord for impartiality and nonparti
sanship of the budget bureau is con
sidered in retrospect by the un
prejudiced mind of the government
economist and student.
"It will be noted that the director
of the budget, out of total estimated
expenditures of $3,922,372,030 for
1922 classifies only $1,765,875,672 as
being generally subject to executive
control in the operation of the rou
tine, b-.is'ness ot government These
figures compare with actual expendi
tures under -the same, categories in
1921 of $2,673,435,079, segregated out
of a total annual expenditure for 1921
of $5,538,040,689. The reduction in
the ordinary expenditures fjr the op
eration ot. the routine business of
government generally subject to. ex
ecutive control in 1922 as compared
with 1921 will be, therefore, in the
neighborhood of $907,500,000.
"As against this enormous total
reduction the estimate of economies
and savings incident to the new im
position of executive control over
governmental expenditures in 1922 is
estimated by the director of the bud
get in this report at the lesser sum
of $250,134,825. He feels reasonably
assured that this estimate of econo
mics and savings attributable to the
new system is an underestimate, but
' that if effort has been made in this
regard the savings and economics are
till so large as to vindicate it. and
i (Tan I rise Twa, Clau Out.)
Trip to France Entrants ' .
Planning Enter; "nments
A r"i')
STANDING OF Tilt .aVVj
M' Nellie H. Do.ni. Intuit IVif.e v IS 557
Mi. I IU Irnn, Advogiil AJ .U,J"U
Mi. HiaUlh Kallmann, lite v . .....f04tJ
M' katlirrmp O'Hrirn. tSurlm. a .". o.iWJ
Mi. An4 )k Samara. M. ' S.yv 4 7ir-i
Mi Kathleen Ho.. iter, Orchard l n ., J 7J
Mi. Harem t Andmon, autumeliilr' row ,,,, 3,170
Mii -tujbrtli Pate, I'uimiil fUuiN.... , ,,, 2.70
Mi Madya tliuhrotk, Vuik Il
Mr. Ague Hall, Mu.ouri allry. U I.JV
Mi. Mrtle Wood. Ual.a.h. Neb IJVJ
Mi Anna Funk, fcaluii tie D'aute (t.M
Mr. I'aul Kiudon, Wrtirrit I lium.. J.ift
Mi. Oate I ndir.. Nebu.ka City , 277
Mi.t Irene Kite. AllMine Tunc IM
Mix I'.kttier llrande. Ilatmg... Uttl
M More me lompon. York.,, 100
"Ye Ciod Will editor" ha been . idoyr at Cbevcnne arc holding a
re.tmg from a Mrenuou week and
i prrared to (ace another week
which promise to be even more
strenuou, and a Tiu.y one in the nut
ter ot voting.
After attending a dance held by the
Burlington employe and brinu dec
orated with their insignia be wa driv
en to the "jamboree' of the live
stock interest. '
At the entrance he wa promptly
seired by Sheriff Hughe, who hailed
him before the presiding nuci.traie
and wa fined $10 for entering that
assembly wearing the black and red
colors of the KurMugton.
County Fair Staged.
The week wound up with an old
time county fair staged on the nixth
floor, of the Orchard-Wilhelni build
ing. Admission Ma free. Grape
lemonade was served in huge punch
howls. A wagon load of candy was
distributed as well a score of other
articles including silk hose, belts, lin
gerie, wearing apparel, a floor lamp,
thermos bottles, framed pictures and
several wonderful dolls. An orches
tra provided music and the dance
floor was well occupied at all times.
This evening Unum Pacific em-
Germany Seeking
Foothold in Haiti
When War Started
Letter From Former Secretary
of State Lansing Shows
Prussians on Verge of
Gaining Objective.
Omaba Bra Lmntd Wire.
Washington, May 7. That Ger
many was on the point of seizing a
foothold in Haiti when the Eu
ropean war broke out, is disclosed
in- a letter from former Secretary of
State Lansing to Senator McCor-
mick, Illinoischairman of the senate
committee"' mVestigafi"'8T American
occupation of the negro republic. -
Concluding an exhaustive review
of the events leading up to Ameri
can intervention Mr. Lansing says
the United States was actuated by
the two following motives:.
"To -terminate the appalling con
ciitjpns of anarchy, savagery and op
pression, which had been prevalent
in Haiti for decades, and to under
take the establishment of domestic
peace in the republic, in order that
the great bulk of the population,
who had been down trodden by
dictators and the innocent victims
of repeated revolutions, should en
joy a prosperity and an economic
and industrial development to which
every people of an American na
tion are entitled. -
"A desire to forestall an attempt
to obtain a foothold on the terri
tory which, if a seizure of , customs
control , by such a, power had .oc
curred, or if a grant of a coaling sta
tion or naval base had been obtain
ed,' would have most certainly been
a menace to the peace of the west
ern hemisphere and in flagrant de
fiance of the Monroe doctrine." -
Thd German scheme to get pos
session of Mole St. Nicholas, a point
of great strategic value in Haiti,
came to the attention of Washington
in 1913 and 1914. Thes Germans al
so were maneuvering to obtain con
trol of . the Haitian, customs revenue
to satisfy Haitian debts to German
nationals, -a3 - -
Two Friend Residences
Are Entered by Robbers
Friend, Neb.,' May 7. (Special.)
The homes of Mrs. Pat Kelly and
F. E. Deines were broken into while
the families were away from home.
At the -Kelly home the content's of
bureau drawers were scattered about
the house. A searchlight and an old
checkbook was all the robbers secur
ed at this place. A small amount of
money was stolen irom the Deines
home. The garage of George Boales'
was broken into and his car stolen.
Butte Miner Dies '
Lincoln, May 6. (Special.) Pat
rick M. McLeenan, believed to be a
miner from Butte, Mont, died sud
denly in a rooming house here. There
was $2,000 in cash found on his per
son. - ;
The
popularity
of Bee
"Want"
A ds is a
reflection of
their quality
17th and Farnam
ATlantic 1000
V " ,,4,KC irirnu. oi n
'in. a Men a inc rauqitutc nrr
ell, CKKit to attend.
Have Mexican Dance.
At the l.ivet"ik exrbanee ikmhi
iiirrtititf mil rontimie. The Mexiian
dance i a new one traiitht from
Juarez, Mex. At the end ol each
datire coin are iocd into a rerep.
t:irle. These coin help inrreae the
(jud to secure votes lor Mi Kauf-
IIUIMI.
The employe of the (turlington, in
I lie intcre.t of Mi Kathrrine O'Hri
rn. paraded Saturday in a float cov
ered with banner. They Mopped at
arit hi corner and collected votes
for their candidate. Iturlington em
ployc at Lincoln, Neb., will bold a
dance Wednesday evening. There
will be an Omaha delegation in at-temlaiH-e.
1'lan have aNo been made (or
the McC'ord-Brady carnival of fun.
This will be one of the (irt affairs
of the season to be held -at Kmc;
pjrk. I
Tin- McCord-Brady candidate. Mi
I" I la I-'cnn, continued to hold second
place at the close of voting Saturday.
Their street parade Saturday after
noon netted a good number of votes.
Middle West Held
to Be Safest for
Airplane Travel
Iowa and Nebraska Now Have
93 Landing Fields Sec
tion Shows Vast
Enterprise.
Washington. . May 7, (Special)
With 289 landing fields for use of air
plane pilots established in the 7th
Corps Area, comprising Arkansas,
Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri
Nebraska, North and South' Dakota,
this section of the country is con
sidered the safest for air travel in the
United States. No group of states is
showing -.greater .enterprise -in aero
nautuS. The Comnif rciat Aeronaut
ical Assiciation of the 7th Corps
Area, with headquarters at Sioux
City, la., is making great strides in
its field. The flying clubs, of St.
Louis and Kansas City are very ac
tive, and Des Moines is getting under
way a new air transport line "between
that city and Chicago. Chambers of
Commerce have appointed ' aviation
committees to aid in crystallizing in
terest in commercial routes., Omaha
is considering the purchase of the
field used at the recent aero con
gress at a cost of $100,000 and busi
ness men generally are reported to be
getting behind movements to eqiip
landing fields. Fort Dodge, la.,
has-been the terminus of an aviation
company which for two years has
carried passengers all over the state,
and Sioux City is making arrange
ments for a field second to none in
the middle west. '
' 21 Companies Operate
There are now , 21 commercial
operating companies in this area,
twelve cities have established muni
cipal airdromes, the Federal govern
ment maintains twelve stations, and
27 new fields have been established
since January 1. On May 1 there
were more than 2.100 landing fields
listed in the United States and Alas
ka. ' A popular movement to paint
the names of cities and towns on ex
tensive flat roofs, as landmarks for
pilots and passengers is spreading,
and the boy scouts have again
pledged their services in marking and
dedicating new landing fields.
The cities and towns in Iowa and
Nebraska which recognize the im
portance of aerial . transport and have
aided in establishing fields through
out the 7th Corps area are as follows:
Iowa Commercial fields: - Betten
dorf, ' Burlington, Cedar Rapids.
Council Bluffs, Davenport, Missouri
Valley, Webster City. Government
fields:, . Des Moines, Iowa City.
Landing fields: 'Adelphi, Atlantic,
Blairsburg,, Bonaparte, Carlisle, Cen
terdalc, Charles City, Clarion, Deep
River, Donnelson, Dow City. Du
buque," Eldora, Fort Dodge, Lewis,
Lowden, Lynnville, Mason City, Mc
Clelland, Montezuma, Northwood,
Norwalk, Oakland, Osage, Oskaloo
sa, Ottumwa, Pe.lla, Reasnor, Rock
ford, Rockwell City, Sac City, Shell
Rock,' Scarsbpro. Sioux . City Shell
Rock, Stanwood, Sully, Sunburv. Wa
terloo, West Branch. Total, 48.
- Nebraska Has 47.
Nebraska Commercial fields:
Ogallalla Osceola. Municipal fields:
Alliance, Lincolfi, Omaha, Valentine,
Government - fields:"" Fort Crook,
Omaha. Landing fields: Brainard,
Bushncll, Brule, Callaway, Clarks,
Central City, Colon, David City,
Dunning, Elkton, Farwell, George
town, Grand Island, Hastings, Her
shey, Kearney, Lexington Litchfield,
Lodgepole Lodi, Loup -City, Mason
City, Mead, Millerton, Nebraska City,
Norfolk, North Platte, Oconto, Pax
'ton, Potter, Rising City, St. Paul,
Shelby, Sidney, Sutherland, Wahoo,
Waterloo. York, Yutan. Total 47.'
K. of C. Picnic at Crete
Crete. Neb.. May 7. (Special.)
The Knights of Columhus of this dis
trict have selected Crete as their
meeting place for their big summer
pirnic this year. It will be held on
August 15.
Ecoiiomic
Conference
Neai Crisis
Frame to Stand by Belgium
in Opposing AllirV Policy
' in Dealing With Property
of Foreigner in Russia.
Await Reply of Soviets
Genoa. May 7 b France will Maud
v iih Brlitium in upposing that part
of the r.lluV memorandum to Kus
tia dealing with the property in
Ruia of foreign owners. In con
arqurnre of thi, deciiuti, which was
communicated to Premier Lloyd
George by M.' Crthou. head of the
French delegation, another crii has
arisen which endanger the confer
rnrcand may or may not be settled
ociore me uriii.n prime mimaicr re
turns. If the views of Belgium with re
spect to this article can be met and
it is considered possible that the
Belgians may modify their demands
to tome degree France wilt place
no obstacle in the nay of a settle
ment. The Kuchians. however,! are
still to be heard from. Their reply
will probably be delivered within
two or thtcc'days and it is known
definitely that they will present nu
merous objection to the conditions
set forth by the allied powers.
Mr. Lloyd George and M. Barlhou
of France held a conference at 5
this afternoon, after which it was
stated that their meeting offered no
relief of the strained situation of the
conference.
France Stands Firm.
- M. Barthoii stated that France was
firm in its decision to stand by Bel
gium and that he had been instructed
in Paris to withhold French appro
val of the Russian memorandum
until Belgium had agreed to article
seven formerly article six relating
to the restoration of private prop
erty to the former foreign owners.
While the head of the French dele
gation gave assurances that France
wanted the conference at Genoa to
succeed, belief was expressed in con
ference circles this evening that his
firm position concerning the prop
erty question was likely to place the
conference in jeopardy.
Mr. Lloyd George said after the
meeting that the Russian reply must
be received before it was possible
to take any further steps to meet the
Belgian requirements. It was still
uncertain whether the Russian reply
would be given Monday or not, al
though it is expected..
Mr Lloyd Oeorge and M. Barthou
also discussed the proposed meeting
of the powers signatory to the treaty
of Versailles to discuss German rep
arations that are .due May 31. The
French chief delegate stated that
France was. not prepared to discuss
reparations until after May 31, when
it will be known whether the Ger
mans will default in payments due
on that date.
France May Take Action.
This attitude, it is generally be
lieved, is indicative of . France's in
tention to handle reparations mat
ters alone, as was indicated by Pre
mier : Poincare in his recent address
at Bar-Le-Duc- -
The official French narrative of
today's happenings not only shows
that the conference is endangered,
but. also indicates a distinct diver
gence of views between France and
England, tending to emphasize the
differences . that frequently , have
arisen between them during the coiw
terence.' , " ,
Turkey has been dragged Into the
conference by a simple paragraph iu
the memorandum presented to the
Russian delegates, which will be
treated without gloves in Russia's
forthcoming reply. ,
This paragraph is in clause one.
which reads: ' . .,.
"The Russian soviet government
will use all its influence to assist in
the restoration of peace - in Asia
Minor, and will adopt an attitude of
strict neutrality between the belliger
ent parties.!' ,
Regarded as Affront
Foreign Minister Tchitcherin and
his assistants regard this paragraph
as a distinct affront and an attempt
to regulate' Russian foreign affairs.
M. Tchitcherin says Russia made
peace with the Angora government
and is on the best of terms with the
Kcmalkts.
"If England will quit supporting
Greece in its pretentions in Turkey,
there will be peace there," one Rus
sian delegate explained, in disucssing
the paragraph. .1
"It is impudent for- the very pow
ers which stirred up trouble in Con
stantinople and thrgughout Turkey
to try to tell Russia to use her- in
fluence to restore peace in a country
where they are encouraging war con
tinually and are . actually financing
it," he said.
Clause 13 of the memorandum to
the Russians also will, provoke an
angry retort from the soviet .delega
tion. This clause reads:
"The soviet government will re
store to the Rumanian government
the valuables deposited in Moscow
by said Rumanian government."
It refers to the complete Ruman
ian gold reserve which "was deposit
ed .in Moscow and confiscated by
the bolshevists. . The Russian an
swer to this claim will be that Ru
mania has seized Bessarabia, which is
of priceless value to Russia, and also
that Rumania has made war against
the Soviets.
B. V. D. Signs Erected
Crete, Xcb., May 7.- (Special.) '
The B. V. D. signs have been erect
ed along the auto road from Beatrice
through Dewitt, Wilbcr and Crete
to Dorchester, where it connects
with the D. L. D. The B. V. D.
route has a familiar sound to the
name, but in this instance it stands
lor the Blue Valley Drive.
T..-
is a
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Bridf'a victory
Representative
of Canton Denies
Civil War Ended
Ma Soo Denounces Gen. Wu
Pei-Fu as Renegade; Defends
Co-operation of Dr. Sun,
- With Chang Tso-Ling.
Omaha Bw Leaned Wire. '
Washington, May 7. Warning the
powers of the dangers of foreign in
tervention and denouncing General
Wu Pei-Fu as a renegade. Ma Soo,'
American representative of the Can
ton government, defended the co-operation
of Dr. ' Sun Yat Sen with
Gen. Chang . Tso-Ling as the most
promising measure for the unifica
tion' of China.- . '
Ma Soo denied that Wit. had de
feated Chang decisively and said civil
war in China is not ended. '." Describ
ing a conference at Canton to which
Wu, Chang and other chieftains sent
delegates, Ma Soo said:
"Our terms were easy. ' They' were
that the various military 1 factions
should subscribe to the provisional
constitution and as a pledge of their
seriousness, should disassociate them
selves with the Pekin government
and submit to the Canton govern
ment. We purposely made these
terms .easy so as to get the factions
to agree. They were accepted by the
representatives of ' Chang Tso-Ling.
In negotiating with Wu .Pei-Fu we
added the stipulation that Wu .should
withdraw his troops from Hupeh and
Hunan. Wu Pei refused. -
Working With Wu. y
;"Now,it must be explained thatun
kown to the general public we had
been working with Wu Pei-Fu for
the last . five years. All this time
Wu had a man named Chiang Tso
Pen attached to Dr. Suri, carrying
letters to and from Dr." Sun and act
ing as a general intermediary. We
did not add special terms to make
agreement harder with him, but be
cause of a special situation which has
arisen'. ., T , , ' ' ' " ':
- "It will be remembered that dur
ing last summer the principal super
Tuchuns in China held a conference
at Tientsin, including Chang Tso
Ling of the Fengtieu party, Wu Pei
Fu and Tsao Kun of the Chihli par
ty, and Wang Chan Yuan, military
governor of Hupeh and Hunan.
Shortly after this conference the peo
ple of Hupeh and Hunan planned to
drive Wang Chan -Yuan , from pow
er. -Wu Pei-Fu promised to aid;
especially he promised td help the"
people's armies of Hupth and Hu
nan. We furnished these armies,
money and appointed Wu's emissary
with us, Chiang Tso-Pen, as their
commander in chief. But. what hap
pened? Wang wa driven out, but
no sooner was he gone than Wu
Pei-Fu occupied these two provinces
himself and had himself appointed by
the Pekin government as inspector"
general of Hunan and Hupeh.
"This was treachery and naturally
when we came to deal with Wu Pei
Fu in the present instance we in
sisted. that he livedo pto the original
terms of our agreement and hand
over the two provinces he was occu
pying by force to the rightful peoples
armies of those, provinces. We had
no intention of. making harder terms
for -Wu than for Chang only to
make Wu live up to a previous bar-zahi.
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China is Warning to b as warlike tha most civilised of nations.
Th ambassador who isn't recognised by hit own
Wife Driving Car
Runs Over Mate
C. , A. Hoffman of Grand
Island Is .Seriou sly Hurt
on Own Driveway."
'- ' '
" Grand Island, Neb., May 7. (Spe
cial Telegram.) C. A. Hoffman, 63.
for more than 35 years a resident of
Grand Island, lies seriously injured
at the St. Francis hospital here as the
'result : of an 'automobile accident.
While Mrs. Hoffman was about to
back their car out of their garage
and Mr. Hoffman. was opening the
doors, one . of the latter was blown
back by the wind ' and he called to
her to "hold on." She understood
him to say "come on," and backed
the car against him. He fell and
the car wheels passed over his face,
breaking both jawbones and caus
ing a vicious flesh wound in the thigh.
He 'will be remembered by many
Nebraskans as one of the few sur
vivors of the steamship Elbe, rammed
and sunk in the English channel
early in the 90's, in .which . accident
he tost his first wife and only child.
South Dakota Man Has .
' '- Record for Salt Sales
Howard, S. D.( May 7. (Special.)
One' of the most persistent adver
tisers in South Dakota, and a firm
believer in the use of printer's ink,
is David Theophilus, a business man
of this city. In this connection there
is an amusing little story in reference
to'one feature of his use of printer's
ink. -jf-"'-i: : :' . ' ' ,-. ; '.
,.ln addition to other business inter
ests he Conducts an elevator, and for
a period of 24 years he ran the same
advertisement in a Howard newspa
per, the ad reading: "Dave Theophilus-Sells
Salt."
After he had, seen this line in the
paper year after year an Alabama
subscriber got' tired of reading the
same "spiel and wrote Theophilus
a postal card, with these words: .
"For heaven's sake, haven't you
sold that salt yet?" i r
Theophilus looked up his record
of sales and replied: - ' : '
"Have sold 12,000 barrels since you
commenced reading that ad, but still
have some left." ,
I ; ; .
Former Chief of Police,
; Kills Wife and Himself
V GaryV'Ind.,' May 7. Glen Rambo,
former chief of police of Gary, shot
and killed his, invalid wife in Mercy
hospital today and then killed him
self with the ' same revolver. They
were each about 50 years old and
are survived . by two children.12
and 14.- - . .
Rambo was despondent over his
wife's condition" and also about his
own health. . Last Wednesday Mrs.
Rambo fell and struck the back of
her head, fracturing the base of her
skulul. At the hospital little hope
was held for her recovery.
Jury iu Lincoln Banker's
Trial Quits in Deadlock
Lincoln, Neb., May 7. The jury in
the case of Frank P. Dwiggins, tried
on a charge of violation of the state
banking laws, reported its inability
to agree and was discharged in dis
trict, court last night. Dwiggins as
president of the closed American
State bank of incoln, was accused of
assisting other officers of the bank to
borrow $30,000 of its funds. It was
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Organized Labor
Boycott Against
Baseball Failure
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Chicago Building Trades
Council Sends Out Second
Appeal to Unions in
Major League Cities.
Omaha Be Iaaed Wire. . '
Chicago, ..May 7. The organized
labor boycott of organized baseball
has failed to bring results. Disap
pointed because of the failure of their
appeal to cut down the attendance
in big league cities, the Chicago
Building Trades council, through its
president, Fred Mader, has sent out
another plea toorganized labor in
the major league cities, urging all
union men to boycott proftssional
baseball as long as Judge -; K. M;
Lanris remains as the ruling head of
the game.
The letter characterizes 'Judge
Landis as a "buffoon" who, Jiy his
actions as arbiter in the-local build
ing trades disputes, threw thousands
of men out of work. . Tht labor men
themselves picked Judge Landis to
settle the case. They have refused
to abide by his decision.
The first appeal was1 sent out at
the optning of the season. Labor
union chiefs ' here had visions of
dwindling attendance at the ball
parks, but reports so far indicate that
the crowds have been even larger
than previous-seasons. -:
Emmett T. Flood.in official of the
council, says the appeal will reach
2,500,000 union workers.
- "As soon as the central bodies of
tht major league cities receive our
letter they have instruction -to copy
it and send ft to all affiliated locals.
This move is bound to be felt at the
gates of the baseball.: parks,". said
Flood. "
Judge Landis refused to comment
on the boycott Others intimated
that tht only way the unions could
in: any way affect the attendance at
the ball parks would be to let -their
men go to work. i
Examination of FairmanV
Brain May Free Taxi Driver
A post-mortem examination of the
hraill of Olivpr P Prmin A1 tlll
Sixth avenue, who died Friday night
at tnc Mercy 1 hospital in Council
Bluffs, may result, in the dismissal of
first degree murder charges against
Clyde Elerding, taxi - driver, who
was arrested for an alleged assault
upon Fairman and charged with
murder upon the lattcr's death.
Dr. Harry Kelly, Dr. V. L. Tray
r.or and Dr. D. W. Thompson ex
amined the brain of the dead man
yesterday afternoon and say they
found a pathological condition which
might have brought about the death
of Fairman within 48 hours from the
time of the assault, regardless of
whether a blow had been struck.
The Weather
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Three Lost
in Wreck
of Yacht
Two Wealthy l.umlirrmrn
mid Uoatumn Drowned
When Stiff Weather
Swamp Craft.
Two Bodies Recovered
Mr Tka atwlair r,
fljlUm! t at . Mav 7 The bodies
of John K. Ilanily. wealthy lumber-
man, and liforge Anuerson, a noai
nun. were found today, entangled in
in ureikjL-e of the vacht. Quart.
near ilayward on the Alameda coun
ty uic ol 5an i raiuico oay.
The body of L. A, Chritenon,
wealthy shipping and lumber man,
the third member of the yachting
party, had not been found early to
night. rii l.n.llri nf Minify and Ander
son were iu rloe embrace and were
trparated with difticulty by two Ja
panese fishermen who discovered the
overturned Quart shortly before
noon today.
The Quart, a 21 -foot knockaboot,
was one of several small pleasure
boat cruising yesterday off Coyote
Point, San Mateo county. Stiff
weather was encountered and sever
al nf iti hnaia met with mishao.
but all were accounted for save the
Late last night members of the
rhrictenenn household SOUsht the lid
of the San Francisco police in 1
search that had Deen undertaken oy
private launches an hour earlier.
With the dawn, airnianes were call- .
ed into service. ..... . '
Christenson and Hanity resided in
Burlingame. Both were wealthy and
had been prominently identified with
the lumber and shipping industries of
the Pacific coast. Anderson's home
was in Sausalito. where he was em-
ployed by a boat club.
Secretary Davis
Reports Improved
Demand for Labor
Farm Situation Shows Decided
Improvement With Short
age of Competent Help
in Some Localities.
Omaha He 1 .eased Wire.
. Washington, May 7. A wide
spread industrial awakening i"X -tending
all over the country, Secre
tary of Labor Davis declared, fol
lowing a conference with officials
of the United States employment .
service. '
"There are a few dark spots," said
Secretary Davis, "where there is con-
siderable' unemployment, such as in
the state of Lomisiana and in the
large shipbuilding centers; also in
New York city, San Francisco and
Chicago. ' " . ;
"However, the extensive building
program in New York city will ab
sorb all building trades mechanics. '
"Chicago is engaging in a build
ing program, but is considerably
handicapped by reason of the Landis
award, which has not been accepted.
Nevertheless, conditions- are improv
ing rapidly in the centers.. '
Farm Outlook Good.
' "The farm situation is decidedly
encouraging. The demand lor farm
help from all sections of the coun
try is indicative of the optimistic at
titude of the farmer. As there are
6,448,000 farms in the country, thejr
will absorb a tremendous amount of
labor. - . .
"New York state reports a great
decrease in unemployment. There is
a revival of business in the New Eng
land states, notwithstanding the sus
pension in textiles. I am pleased to
advise that reports coming from New
Jersey state that, building -and con
tract operations are now in full n
swing. They are encouraging out
side workers to come to their state, -especially
in the building lines.
- "Ohio reports increased activity
along all lines. Pennsylvania is show
ing a decided improvement in indus
try. There is considerable improve
ment in Indiana. The federal direc
tor of Spokane, under date of April
22. reports labor conditions through
out the state as showing gradual im-
provemetit. Fanrt help is in demand,
with a slight' shortage. There is- an
increase in building ' operations.
Prospects Encouraging.
"Under date of April 29, the fed
eral director for Kansas reports that ;
weather conditions are unfavorable,
retarding industrial upward move
ment, but that the prospects are very
encouraging. ,
"The west north central district
comprising the states of Minnesota,
Iowa, Missouri, North Dakota, South
Dakota, Nebraska, and Kansas, are
alLentering upon an era of consider
able activity. In some of these sec-,
tions, especially North Dakota, there
is an actual shortage of experienced
farm help." ,. '
Fairbury Trims Havelock
14-0 in One-Sided Came .
Fairbury, Neb., j May 7. (Special
Telegram.) Fairbury state leaguers
defeated Havelock boilcrmakers by a
one-sided score of 14 to 0. ' Bramson
struck out 14, allowing 5 . hits
Franklin stduck out 3, allowing 15
hits. Bateries: Havtlock, Franklin
Smith and Nick; Fairbury,' Bramson,
O'Connor and Kelley.
Group Four of. Bankers
to Meet in McCook May 23
McCook. Neb., May 7. (Special.)
Oroup lour, .Nebraska bankers. Willi
hold a convention in McCook, Tues
day, May 23. There are 198 bank
iu this group, which embraces prac
tically all of the Fifth congressional,
district.. x .. J