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Omaha daily bee., 1919-02-02
DANBAUM
WILL NOT
BE M ADE
GOAT
officer Suspended by Ringer
in Automobile Scandal Says
viii Have Plenty to
Say at Proper Time.

AS the climax of seven days of
sensational charges that detectives
were conniving with thieves, Police
Commissioner Ringer Saturday an
nounced the suspension from the
police department of Detective Ben
Danbaum. ..#s.z
The suspension of Danbaum is
taken in police circles to be the pre-
lude to disclosures Of graft which
Chief of Detectives John Briggs de-
cIared existed in the detective
bureau.
Mayor Smith declared the investi-
CATION will be thorough in every re-
spect.
The specific charge tmade against
Detective Danbaum is 'willful ne
glect OF duty"
What Briggs Says.
The charges allege he failed to
arrest Don Chrisman, 286s Mander-
Son street. accused of stealing car
owned by G. A. Richardson, an
Omaha real estate dealer.
Detective Chief Briggs declares
Danbaum forced Chrisman TO reveal
the hiding place Of the car and then
failed to arrest him for its theft.
Charles Pipkin, an Omaha insurance
adiuster, said to have accompanied
Danbaum to the Chrisman home, re-
ceived SIPS for the cars recovery.
Chrisman denies the theft OF the
machine.
Danbaum's removal from the DE-
tective department is but one OF a
number which city commissioners
1have said will be made.
Expect Further Developments.
The trial Of Fletcher (Red) Neal,
Peru, Neb., garageman, and Maurice
Katlemar, proprietor OF furnishing
store of this city, are expected, It
IS said, to furnish further material
for Commissioner Ringer and his
detective chief to weed out the
force. Neal and Katleman are
charged with aiding and abbetting
grand larceny activities OF Omaha
automobile thieves. They are await
ing trial in district court.
Makes No Comment.
William McKenna and Lowell
Jones, recently held on charges OF
automobile stealing are said by the
police to have been part of gigan-
tic gang of automobile "hustlers."
McKenna, i'll a signed statement, in
criminated both Neal and Katleman.
William Bixler, 20 years old, now
serving penitentiary sentence for
automobile theft, is said, also, to
have made an affidavit to Omaha
police officials naming "higher-ups."
He is in the Nebraska state prison
and is a former pal" of McKenna.
Both were at one time inmates OF
the Kearney reform school for boys.
Detective Danbaum refuses to
comment on his suspension from
the police department.
'I'll say enough when the time
comes; nobody's going to make a
Continued on Page Two. Column Five.l
Omaha daily bee., 1919-02-02
Car Which Killed
Boy Carried Number
Beginning With l28

A touring car bearing a license
number beginning with 128- Neb.,
ran down and killed 9-year-old
George Bachman, son of G. H. Bach
man, plumber, 1920 Seward street,
Friday night and then disappeared
The injured lad died Saturday noon.
The accident occurred in front of
the lads home.
Following house-to-house can
vass by detectives in the immediate
neighborhood of the accident, it was
brought to light that the speeding
car that struck the boy bore license
number beginning with 1873.
Chief of Detectives Briggs de-
clared he will not give up the case
until the driver of the car is ar
rested.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-02-02
Sees Husband With
Another Woman; Gets
Dinner; Takes Poison


After preparing a luscious dinner,
entailed with courses of the finest
viands for her husband, Mrs. c. T
Lee. IS years old, 263S Seward
street, swallowed an ounce of poi
son in an attempt to end her life,
late Saturday afternoon. She grew
respondent when she saw her hus.
band with an unidentified woman in
the afternoon, she said.
The husband came home shortly
after she committed the act.
Il wanted to show him / cared for
him" she said. 1--WE always made
home a happy place for him"
She will recover.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-02-02

it was rendered until he soon found
himself enmeshed in a net of obli-
cations which broke down his moral
fibre and soon made him the tool of
the persons whose deliberate plan
and purpose, before they met him
personally, was to use him.
Today all this is changed. The
member of the legislature who
comes to Lincoln finds none of the
glamour of the oid-time days and
no one except his old and time trust
ed friends of honest purpose and
without guile are there to meet and
greet him.
The lobbyist of today is tagged
and registered.
All who see him, know him for
what he is. There is little chance
for him to camouflage.
The modern lobbyist does not
trust to devious ways and subtle
methods of debauchery to achieve
his end and earn his wage.
He is a highly specialized agent
or an interested person who can ap-
pear before a committee and either
CONTINUED on Page Seven. Column One.)
Omaha daily bee., 1919-02-02

In the good old days when lobby
ing was an art, rather than science,
Lincoln was made gay by band of
proficient men whose sole aim and
duty in life was to show the newly
elected member of the house or
senate the time of his life. Greeters,
with fat expense accounts provided
by corporations and other interests,
would meet the man of budding gen
ius and great ambitions and by their
generosity and magnetism induct
him into the free-masonary of their
crowd if he was at all susceptible.
He was wined and dined. and in
many cases sheltered in room with
bath at the most palatial hotel he
had ever seen. Annual passes on
the railroads, and franking privil-
eges over the long distance tele-
phone lines were furnished him and
bundles of free passes to the visiting
shows of the town were thrust upon
him.
Soon Was Political Tool.
He accepted the hospitality of the
friendly strangers and chance ac-
quaintance no matter how lavishly
Omaha daily bee., 1919-02-02
Dry Dock in U. S.
Qnened at Portsmouth. Va.

Portsmouth, Va, Feb. 1.-The
largest dry dock in the United States
was opened here today at the navy
yard. With a length of 1922 feet
and depth OF 43 feet. it will ac-
commodate the largest vessel afloat
1t cost S4,000000. By night work and
added labor, it was completed seven
months ahead Of the time scheduled.
Mrs. F. R. Harris, wife of Admir-
al Harris and Mrs. George Leary,
wife of the contractor building the
dock, opened the sluiceways which
made the dock ready for service by
flooding it.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-02-02
Women and Song Have
Given Way to the Straight,
Narrow Path in Legislature
No More Staked Poker Games, Free Room in Best
Hotels for Entire Legislative Session, But Hard
Work and Real Arguing on thePart of
1919 Lobbyist, Now in Order.
By J. H. KEARNEs,
lsLafF C0rrsspondsnl s. The Besl

Lincoln Neb. Feb 1.-The primrose path of dalliance,
with its flush days and purple nights its devious turns that
led to crooked deeds and enangng deals no longer trod
by Nebraska's members of the legislature
Rather their feet set in the straight and narrow path
of rectitude and righteousness.
The reason for this that the od-ime lobbyist and the
to be things of past SO far
in the perspective that dimmed by the haze of history
Days of Bacchus and Cambrinus.
Time when membership in the Nebraska egisla-
tre in the nature Of hectic joyide throughout ses-
son The water wagon rarely carried passenger but the
good old ship Gambripus manned by goody crew. was
packed and ammed from stem to stern with cargo of Jolly
good fellows.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-02-02
1000 US. SOLDIERS MISSING
Federal Agents Find
Whisky in Mail Sack
And Old Brass Shells

Two of the most unusual cam
ouhages" ever employed by booze
smugglers were discovered Satur-
day, when a mail sack was found
to contain two quarts of whisky
and a trunk containing seven hol-
low brass shells-war trophies
were containers of two quarts of
whisky each.
James Mcclure and L. w.
Weleh, postal clerks, were arrest
ed on the Douglas street bridge
with a mail sack containing two
quarts of whisky.
The trunk of shells Deputy
Marshal Quinley discovered in the
Union station, and though the
shells were loaded" the peculiar
rafting gave their secret away.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-02-02
SITUATION IN EAST SAID
TO BE GROWING WORSE.

Copenhagen. Feb. l.-General Won
Hindenburg and General Groner are
at Kolberg, headquarters Of the new
German eastern army, according TO
word received here. The situation
in the east is said to be worse.
General Won Quasi is at Brauns-
berg. headquarters Of the German
northern army, and General Won der
Borne IS at Breslau, headquarters OF
the German southern army.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-02-02
ASK TO HAVE LICENSE OF
ARMOUR BRANCH REVOKED.

Buffalo, N. Y, Feb. l.-(By UNI
versai Service. Erie county food
administrator yesterday asked the
enforcement division of the food ad-
ministration at Washington to re-
woke the Buffalo license of the Ar
mour Packing company. This action
followed the refusal of the Armour
company to contribute $4,000 worth
of food to starving French children
as punishment for alleged viola
ton Of food regulations. Armour
and company will ask for a Wash
ington hearing in the case which is
based on charges preferred by 20
Buffalo grocers that the Chicago
packers sold storage butter which
was improperly marked. The de-
tense is that the food administra-
tors Interpretation of the ruling is
incorrect.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-02-02
American Labor Delegates
Refuse to Meet Germans

Paris, Paris, Feb. 1.-The Amer
ican Federation of Labor delega-
ton. headed by Samuel Gompers,
decided tonight to support the Bel
gian socialists and trade unionists,
who refuse to meet the Germans at
either the socialist or trade union
congress which will convene stimuli
taneously at Berne next week. This
decision was adhered to through a
two days session, despite the pro-
tests OF the British and French trade
unionists who will go to Berne to-
morrow.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-02-02
COnfefeeS in Agreement
on Oil Land LEASING Bill

Washington, Feb. 1.-The dead
lock in congress on oil land leasing
legislation was broken tonight
when senate and house conferees
reached a tentative agreement Oh
the bill which has been in dispute
since last May. Chairman Pittman
OF the senate managers announced
that changes would be made public
Monday after hnal meeting 81 C
conferees.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-02-02
MRS. VERNON CASTLE
DENIES ENGAGEMENT.

New York. Feb. l.-Mrs. Irene
Castle, the dancer, denied, on her
arrival on the Adriatic from over
seas. that she was to marry Tom
Powers. the close friend of the late
Vernon Castle, Mrs. Castles hus-
band. who was killed last year in
a southern aviation camp. She said:
"The whole matter is absurd. |
am not engaged to Mr.. Powers. We
were good friends and willaremain
SO. He has heard the report, as well
as I, and has taken it good natured-
ly."
Omaha daily bee., 1919-02-02
Two Thousand Troops
Taken Safely OFF Ship
Stranded Upon Rocks

Southampton, Feb. LIN the
early hours of the morning in a
calm sea, but binding snow storm,
the American steamer Narragansett
ran on submerged rocks off the east
end of the Isle of Wight, which have
claimed many victims in the past.
The ship carried 1000 soldiers, of
whom 90 were Americans. All were
rescued.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-02-02
Rent Strikers in Vienna
Parade and PiIIaue Shops

London. Feb, l.-Serious distur-
Dances have occurred at Vienna,
where thousands of the unemployed,
melted by violent speeches to in-
timidate the people Of Budapest and
refusal to pay rent paraded through
the streets, according to a dispatch
to the Exchange Telegraph.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-02-02
v1scouNT GREY OF ENGLAND
IS SLOWLY GOING BLIND.

New York, Feb. l.-Viscount
Grey. Great Britain's former Sec
retary OF state for foreign affairs,
is going blind, it was declared at
the Hotel Plaza by Sir Arthur
Pearson, bart, who is himself blind
and who founded the St. Dunstans
hotel for blind sailors and soldiers.
Viscount Grey's sight has been
going for three or four years and
lie has been unable to read Tor
about three months. said Sir Arthur.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-02-02
ElRIEE7 ElRI6E7
1R E E ZY
BITS OF NEWS
MILITARY PRISONER
HEIR TO ss.OOO.oOo.

Leavenworth, Kan. Feb. i.-Gor-
don Reed Patterson, serving a FIVE
year term in the disciplinary bar
racks at Fort Lcaseuworth, today
was notified that he had fallen her
10 S5.000.000 through the death of an
uncle at St. Paul The telegram
stated that $4,000 has been placed in
a Kansas City bank for Patterson's
immediate use. He was convicted
OF desertion and his sentence will
expire in February, 1922.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-02-02
d. B. Keeler Dead.

Fort Worth, Tex, Feb. LID. B.
KeeIer. for 80 years the head Of the
Fort Worth and Denver and the
Wichita Valley railroads and before
that a prominent railroad official and
business man Of Denver, died today
after an operation. He was 20 years
old,
Omaha daily bee., 1919-02-02

employees of the Standard Oil COM
pany,
Another son of Mrs. Wineinger,
Leo, a brother Of Burris, was killed
April 9, 1917 He was the first Ne
braska soldier to lose his life after
the United States entered the war
Leo was a member of Company D.
Fourth Nebraska National Guards,
and at the time of his death was sta
toned at Waterloo, guarding the
Union Pacific bridge over the Elk
horn river, preventing its destruc-
ton by German sympathizers. He
was run over and killed BY train
Omaha daily bee., 1919-02-02
Miss Wilson Stricken
With Flu at Brussels

Brussels. Feb. Miss Margaret
Wilson, daughter Of President Viii
son. according to the Etoile Beige,
is suffering from an attack OF in
huenza. She is confined to her room
in the American legation.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-02-02
THE WEATHER.
Snow and colder Sundays
Monday unsettled.

Hourly Temperatures.
Hour. Deg .llnur.
Arizona republican., 1919-03-17
Jack Ryan.

The Giants will give Jack Ryan. former Holy Cross pitcher. a thor ough tryout this spring He was with the Giants a short while. last summer before joining the navy He IS big chap with speed and prom lsing curve.
Arizona republican., 1919-03-17
MAKE TREATIES PUBLIC

PEKING. March 1.-The military convention made between China and Japan, with a hitherto undisclosed section, signed last month, providing for the termination of the agreement on the signing of the peace treaty. was made public simultaneously today in Picking and Tokio. More than twelve treaties are to be published in the Chi nese and Japanese capitals. These in- clude two agreements between the Chinese government and the British Marconi company and two with the Siemens Carey company of the United States regarding railroads and canals There are no French agreements to be made public.
Arizona republican., 1919-03-17
LARGE AUDIENCES HEAR KNOWLES IN
 REVIVAL SERVICES

Large audiences attended both of the services yesterday at the Central Christian church revival meeting and there were 15 added during the day. At the evening service the large audi torium was full and the balcony had several people in it.
 The musical program was strength ened by four special numbers. C. T. Yates delighted the audience with a selection from Jocelyn, and Miss Otis Banks sang Ava Marie as one of the solos and MT. Pollock gave two excel lent numbers, one, Rock of Ages" be- ing illustrated.
 Speaking on Lots Wife last night, MT. Knowles gave one of the most en- tertaining and striking sermons he has yet delivered. It was in reality a ser mon on excuses. He pictured the quar- rel between the herdSmen of Abraham and Lot, and Lots departure for Sodom. Then came the visit of the angel to Abrahams tent, informing him of JehOvah's intention to destroy the city. After repeated petitions on the part of Abraham, God consents to spare the city if there are found as many as ten righteous.
 Using lis imagination to picture Abraham's search for the ten righteous
Arizona republican., 1919-03-17
IMPROVE ROADS AND VALLEY TOWNS SAYS
 GOODYEAR CO. HEAD

To see so many thousand acres of desert made productive is most in- teresting to us customers" said F. A. Seiberling. president of the Goodyear Tire and Rubber company of Akron, Ohia.
 Mir. and Mrs. Seiberling, with several directors of the Goodyear company, accompanied by their Svives, have for the past two weeks been visitors in the valley, guests Of the San Marcos hotel and the Edward F. Parkers. The party has examined the cotton com pany holdings and made extended tours about the valley.
 The next steps, added MT. Seiber- ling. lis to improve and beautify the roadways and the towns of Goodyear and Litchfield. Every acre of our holdings will be brought into cultiva- ton as rapidly as the irrigating sys- tems can be installed.
 Regarding the cotton situation. MT. Seiberling said:
 On some of our lands we made a large profit. That was because We got nearly a bale to an acre and prices were abnormal. Even some of the desert lands yielded beyond our ax- pectations. However. with the cer- tain readjustment of prices consistent with postwar conditions. and with the labor situation uncertain, our policy will be to plant more desert to alfalfa and thus prepare the lands for the competitive market sure to come, to meet which a larger yield per acre will be required and at the same time lessen our peak demand for l Ia hnr I r1 I. vital
 The. literacy law is a serious ob struction to the development of this valley, since cotton growing requires ! the employment of a large amount of labor during the picking season that cannot be used during the balance of l the year.
 Practically the only source of SUD- ! ply for this emergency labor is Mexico and with this supply barred by the ex- | isting law, cotton growing in the val l ley is seriously checked. l. is true that during the war the operation of the 1 law was suspended, but it is again ir ! force, and unless repealed or drasti- ! cally amended will prevent this valley l from obtaining it's natural place as the [ leading section of our country growing l iollS SNdiile COltOu. W ltn -tne labor | supply of Mexico made available, not i only will Arizona cotton lead in quan- tity, but in connection with the Sea Island district the needs of this coun-
 try can he produced independent oi | the balance of the world.
 ! With this supply or labor assured
 I can see nothing but bright fntur,
 here for this exceptionally high grad,
 product. Labor is your most import.
 ant problem.
 The ginning season is nearly ended
 Mir. Seiberling continued "Difficul.
 ties of getting started early made con. | ditions hard for the growers in tn,
 beginning of the season But nex
 year. with the gins operating on time believe there are ample ginning ia.
 cilities in the valley unless the acreag,
 is considerably increased. An over
 supply of gins means an eventual los ! to someone. Ultimately that loss il
 borne by the industry Furthermore
 we cannot count on abnormal wa prices and the time is rapidly comin,
Arizona republican., 1919-03-17
ALEX BAKER JOINS 1. OFFICIAL FAMILY
 0F ATTORNEY GEN.

In an interview last evening, Attor- ney General Jones stated that inn mediatley after the return of MT. Alex ander Baker from war service, he in vited him to become a member of hi: official family. public announcement of the fact to be made in due time Mr. Jones now states that Mir. Baker will enter upon his duties as assistant attorney general April l or perhaps somewhat earlier. The state tax con- mission have been very desirous for some time past of having an attorney constantly in attendance upon their sittings when listing, considering and equaliZing tax matters, and under his assignment NIT. Baker wifi give specia
 attention to that business, along witt
 other matters coming before the de partment of attorney general.
 The splendid training which NJ
 Baker has enjoyed in fitting him for his profession. coupled with his ser vice record in the world war, induced
 the attorney general, himself a Span 1 ish- American war soldier, to invite him into the legal department of the state at the earliest possible moment ! as stated by MT. Jones last evening l The appointment of MT. Baker may bs i said to be a compliment to and in recopnition of the world-war soldiers
 and their organization.
 i Use the Republican Classified Pag. for reS1llts-Pead for Profit
Arizona republican., 1919-03-17
ADJUST SIBERIAN MlxUP

NLADIVOSTOK, Friday March 14.- (By the Associated Press 1.-The con troversy between Major General Graves, American commander in Si- beria. and the Japanese staff over the disposition of the 1,500 Cossacks of General Kalmikoffs forces, who were interned by the Americans at Khaba- rovsk at their own request. has been virtually adjusted by the gradual dis persal of the Cossack force The Cos sacks have been returning to their homes
 General Graves has notified the Jap anese staff that uOon the Identification of the arms and equipment of the Cos sacks as their property it will be de- liYered to them
Arizona republican., 1919-03-17

BUENOS AIRES. March 1s.-For- eign Minister Purrcdona today jn- formed Frederic J. Stimson. United States ambassador to Argentina. that this country will support the league of nations in principle, adding that the Fundamental idea of the league coincides perfectly with the principles which have been expressed by the gov ernment
Arizona republican., 1919-03-17
ARGENTINA HAS CHARGE
Republican A. p. Leased wir.1

BUENOS AIRES, March l6.-Persls- tent rumors in government circles to- day were to the effect that Argentina IS making suggestions for amend ments to the league of nations cove nant 10 allow the admission of the deleated states as original members. The foreign office issued a formal de- nial' but refuses 10 discuss the pro- posals the Argentine government will make.
Arizona republican., 1919-03-17

MT. Knowles put into the mouths of the ten who were approached on the subject the current excuses of today, given as reasons for men not taking upon themselves Gods righteousness.
 Tonight great musical program is planned and a special St. Patricks day program will be carried out. Mir Knowles will preach on the Trail of the Serpent and for the illustrated solo Mir. Pollock will sing the Ninety and Nine.'
Arizona republican., 1919-03-17
DoUsE HUN FLAGS
rRepubIiean A. ?. Leased Wire

THepubIcan N, p. Leased WIrcI
 SANTIAGO, Chile. March 15.-Crevs s of German steamers interned in Chilean waters are being forced 10 lower their flags by military guards under orders 10 the ministry of war. These ships. it has been announced, will he turned over to the United StatCs