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Omaha daily bee., 1919-04-09
BLUFFS POLICE
UNCOVER MUCH
STOLEN. LOOT
Find Property Bearing Omaha
Merchants Names in Con-
ceaIed Room in Home
Of Lyle Burns.

The police, acting on straight
tip. last night searched the home OF
Lyle Burns, 200 South Seventh
street, Council Bluffs, and recovered
several hundred dollars worth OF
property stolen from freight cars.
The property in part consisted OF
three barrels of wine, one case OF
woman's shoes, 10 pairs of white
shoes for women, large quantities of
cigars and cigarets and smoking and
chewing tobacco.
The stolen goods had been in a
closet under the floor of the dining
room. The carpet when pulled
from the floor disclosed trap door.
Underneath was large room en-
tered by a stairway. This room was
nearly filled with goods in boxes
and cases, consigned to Omaha
merchants and those out in Ne
braska.
At least the names of the Omaha
and Nebraska men and firms we're
on the containers.
The whereabouts OF Lyle Burns is
unknown. He was out on 5 900 bail
and was to have appeared in Coun-
Gil Bluffs court Monday morning.
He did not appear and the bail was
forfeited. His brother, Ralph Burns,
and Donald Wise, both charged with
being accomplices in robbing freight
cars are in jaik All three men were
railroad switchmen and firemen.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-04-09
BEAT MOTION TO
POSTPONE CIVIL
CODE MEASURE
Fifty-Six Members of Lower
House Vote Down Motion
to Kill Governor Me-
KeIvie'S Bill.
BY a Staff Correspondent.

Lincoln, April 8.-After an all da.
debate on Representative McLaugh-
Inns motion to postpone indefinitely
senate file No. ?, the governors ad-
ministrative civil code bill, the mo-
ton was decisivelv defeated this
afternoon by a vote of So against
and 80 for.
At times the debate become ex-
tremely bitter in its character and
personalities were INDUCED in, none
of them OF an acrimonious nature,
but sufficiently telling to cause those
at whom the darts were aimed
some discomfort.
The opponents of the bill con
tended that the measure was. un-
constitutional. in that its title Con
tanned more than one sub Ject: also
that it was delegating to the gov
ernor more power than should be
accorded one man and gave oppor-
tunity for the building up of a
political machine and that it was
departing from the faith Of the
fathers because it deprived The pco-
pie OF some measure OF selection OF
their servants.
Byrum Leads Opposition.
Representative Byrum. leader Of
the opposition, closed the debate for
his side. Altogether he was on the
floor over two hours. From the
start it was evident that he faced
all unfriendly house and while he
made an able speech, he created but
little impression.
The members who spoke for the
bill denied the charges that it was
CONTINUED oil Page Two. Column Three.)
Omaha daily bee., 1919-04-09
Byers Says Evidence
Shows Governor Is
Guilty Of Malfeasance

Des Moines, April S-Hearing of
evidence in the Ruthbun pardon
probe was completed by the judi
ciary committee of the Iowa house
this afternoon anL the committee is
now considering the testimony and
preparing its report,
Chief Counsel H w. Byers has
submitted brief to the committee
summing tip the evidence. The text
has not been made public, but men1-
bers of tn committee say that
Byers states the testimony shows
that Governor Harding is guilty Of
malfeasance in office as result OF
a failure to observe proper precau
tions in granting the pardon and
that Attorney General Havner vio-
lated statutes i'll his procedure in
letting it aside.
No important testimony was in,
troduced this afternoon. The COM
n;ittee is expected to make its re,
port to tn, house Friday.
Sholid impeachment of either
Harding or Havner be recommended
by the committee, fight on the
floor OF the house is certain. Anti
Havner members of the committee
say they will make minority re-
port if the committee refuses to CEN
sure the attorney general.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-04-09
BIG WHEAT
CROP MAY.
COST j. s.
MILLIONS.
Officials Predict Strong For
eign Demand; Expect to Have
Nearly Half Billion Bushels
for Export Trade.

Washington, April S.-Forecast by
the Department of Agriculture to-
day that the nations winter wheat
crop would total 837,000,000 bushels,
the largest crop ever grown, aroused
immediate speculation as to the cost
to the government of such all enor-
nous yield. Under the bill passed
by congress in the closing days of
the last session the government is
obligated to pay the difference be-
tween the guaranteed price of $2.26
bushel and the world market price
for every bushel not only on winter
but of spring wheat produced.
The total value Of the winter
wheat crop on the basis of an S37,
100000 bushel crop forecast would
be $1,89l 100000. The spring wheat
crop, soon to be planted, cannot be
estimated at this time, but Depart
meat of Agriculture officials today
predicted it would range between
2zz5,000,000 and 500,000,000 bushels
WHICH "oulu lHSlNdSS thC lotdl NdluS
of the nations wheat crop to ap-
proxi,nately $2.500,000,000.
The part of this $2,500,000000 that
the government must pay to main
tain the guaranteed price was mat
ter upon which officials here de-
clined to comment.
Other Factors Numerous.
1t was said that the factors in
fluencing the world market price,
such as production in Argentina,
Australia and other countries and
the European demand, were too nu-
merous to make any prediction at
this time. The Department of Agri-
culture has no informatio as I'd es-
timated production in other wheat
growing countries of the world.
Officials expressed the belief to-
dav that there would be a good for
cign demand for American wheat
which would take care OF the ma
tons surplus and while the loss to
the government through its price
guarantee, may amount far into the
millions of dollars, so far IS the ac-
tual wealth of the country was con-
cerned, it simply will be taking mon
cy from one pocket and phtting it
into another The money, it was
said, will 60 into the pockets of the
farmers of the country and officials
believe the forecast indicates farm
ers will be more prosperous and pos
sess greater potential buying power
Continued on Page Two, Column Three.>
Omaha daily bee., 1919-04-09
ALWAYS AN ARISTOCRACY
EX GRAND DUKE BELIEVES.

Paris, April 81 am not here as
grand duke" said former Grand
Duke of Alexandria to the Asso-
ciated Press recently. II know very
we'll thai such things do not exist
any longer, but | am of the opinion
that there will always be an aristoc-
racy in the world--if not that of
birth, then of intellect and educa-
t:on-the aristocracy of gentlemen
II have given up all hopes of ever
seeing my nephew, the emperor
he. added There is only one mem-
Der of the family who persists i'll
clinging 70 the hope that. be is
alive, the dowager empress. She
has made a vow not to leave Rus
sia unless the demise of her son is
established beyond a shadow of
doubt and do not wish to scatter
Ter last illusions.S
Omaha daily bee., 1919-04-09
Ed Anderson Kills
Common-Law Wife;
Cuts Her Heart Out

Beatrice Bradford, colored, was
murdered yesterday afternoon at
Fourteenth and Webster streets. by
her common-law husband. Edward
Anderson. alias Edward Williams,
also colored. Anderson is still at
large. \
According to the police report, An
derson assailed the Bradford woman
i'll her home, 6lS North Fourteenth
street, shortly after noon with a
large knife. He inflicted five wounds
in her breast. The woman fled to
the home of Sam Watkins, aged
negro, 622 North Fourteenth street,
pursued by Anderson. When Wat
kins attempted to interfere he was
severely slashed on the arms.
The woman stumbled out of the
house and fell dead in front of a
soft drink parlor at 140l Webster
street. Police Surgeon Johnson
found that her heart was literally
gouged out, Watkins wounds were
dressed and hewas left at his home.
His condition is not dangerous i.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-04-09
Kansas City Star Made
Defendant in Damage
Suit for $2,5W,000

Kansas City, Mo, April S.-Suit
for S2,500,000 against the Kansas
City Star today was filed by DR..
B. Clark Hyde, three times tried on
the charge of numbering Col.
Thomas H. Swope, bachelor and
millionaire. uncle of Mrs Hyde.
The suit is based on an allegation
CT damage growing from the pub
lication in the Star of all alleged
quotation of conversation between
nurses in the Swope home and DR..
G.. T. Twyman. Colonel Swope's
physician. following the death of
Colonel Swope. Doctor Twyman
died while a jury to try DR.. Hyde
was being empaneled, and efforts of
the state to have the alleged con-
versation entered in the records Of
the case failed.
The charges against DR.. Hyde
were dismissed after his third trial.
which resulted i'll disagreement by
the jury.
Dr. Hyde asks $500,0O0 actual and
$2000,000 punitive damages.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-04-09
RAILWAY CONVICTED OF
ILLEGAL LIQUOR CHARGE.

Ottawa, April s.-Ihe Canadian
Pacific railway was convicted in
police court today of having trans
ported liquor through dry area
contrary to an order i'll council
passed by the federal government i'll
1918. Shiomcnts OF 81 cases of whisky
to licensed hotel keeper u Notre
Dame Sallette, Quebec, which is
wet territory across the river from
Ottawa, which is dry" is the basis
for the complaint. The company
will probably appeal,
Omaha daily bee., 1919-04-09
Rev. DUNCAN, Pioneer
Preacher Of Nebraska,
Dies in Illinois, Rich

Fairbury, Neb., April s,-SpeciaD
Rev. George w. DUNCAN, pioneer
preacher of Jefferson county, re-
Gently died at his home i'll Spring
field, Ill, 85 years old.
Rev. Mr.. DUNCAN was a Meth
odist preacher, coming here so years
ago, buying GAO acres of land two
miles south of Fairbury at $l.25 an
acre. He held it until January /,
this year, when he sold it for $l00
an acre, thus making a gain of 800
per cent on his investment. He left
an estate of $l25,000 and claimed
the distinction of having been pri-
vate tutor of Champ Clark Of Wis
cDnsin.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-04-09
LAWMAKERSSAY
CONTROL board
NECLECTS DUTY
Submit Report Finding May
field and Gerdes incompe-.
tent to Handle Affairs of
Their Department.
(By a Staff Correspondent

Lincoln, Neb., April S.-"Because
Of his physical condition. which for
a long time past has prevented him
from attending sessions of the board
of control, former Governor Hol-
comb has been exonerated from any
responsibility for conditions alleged
to have existed and which rendered
the remaining members of the board,
Henry c. Gerdes and Z. O. May
field. incompetent to handle the af-
fairs of the department, the removal
OF Mr.. Mayheld being requested"
This was the finding today of the
joint Legislative committee which for
weeks past has been conducting an
investigation into the affairs of the
board of control.
The finding seems to be based
principally on the. contract entered
into by members of the board with
Z. f. Howell of Omaha, who was
made coal purchasing agent,
Committees Findings.
All Of the members of the COM
mittee signed the brief containing
the findings and the conclusion of
the document was as follows:
"Your committee hereby finds and
charges that the remaining two
members of the state board of COM
missions, E. O. Mayfield and Henry
Gerdes, have been guilty of neglect
of their duties and have been un-
able to handle the affairs of the
board of commissioners as required
of them as members of said board.
This committee places full and
complete responsibility upon the
above two named members for the
conditions described and the facts
found re'ative to the affairs of the
Continued on Page Two, Column Fiye.)
Omaha daily bee., 1919-04-09
Expect Spring Drive.
BY Universal Service.


Washington, April S.-A furious
spring drive against the center of
Europe by bolshevik armies is what
military experts here see in state
ments given on by the state de-
partinent.
The department made publ. news
from Petrograd via Helsngfors to
the effect that the bolshevik; are
concentrating on troop transpor,a-
ton on a large scale" and that they
are also> concentrating on an in
crease in the factories for the manu-
facture of munitions of war.
A statement made here this after
noon by Lord Reading, British am
bassador, to the effect that Great
Britain has not offered to recognize
the soviet government is viewed by
War department officials are OF omi-
nous significance. Lord Readings
statement was as follows:
Without Foundation.
With regard to the suggestions
which have appeared in some quar-
ters that Lloyd George had advised
recognition of Lenine or 'rotzky
/ am in position to State that
these suggestions are wholly with
out foundation. Mr.. Lloyd-George
has never suggested that Leninc and
Trotzky should be recognized"
1t is pointed out that if Great
Britain does not recognize il there
is not the slightest chance that
either France or Italy will accord
recognition, so that the advance OF
the bolsheviii on their spring Of
fensive will be substantially drive
to undo all the work Of the peace
conference. The outbreak Of the
bolshevik war on central and west
ern Europe, they say may. as
matter of fact, have to be dealt with
before the peace conference ad-
journs.
Army men look on the prospect as
something too real and too enor-
nous to be dealt with by any other
force than the armies of the allies.
One of the military men said: =
Two Armies Released.
I'VE are getting out OF Russia as
fast as we can and | have no doubt
the British will be obliged to do the
same .hing at the same time. The
bolsheviki are clearing the Odessa
part OF Russia of the allies and thus
two armies will be released for ac-
ton in Hungary with every possible
indication that the Hungarian soviet
government will be the first great
ally of the Russian enemy from the
rest of Europe. 1t is plain that the
wave is coming and that the invasion
will be one of savage and numerical
proportions. | read in the attitude
of the president who is ordering the
troops home as fast as possible and
the fact that the American troops
who were il. Italy are on the way
home ;hat we shall not be called on
to fight the bolsheviki Hungarian
army and all the allies they eau
sweep up between now and the 81
OF the peace conference"
Omaha daily bee., 1919-04-09
ODESSA IS
in HANDS
OF SOVIET
F|CH 7 ERS
BoIshevik Pressure Against
Russian Port Increasing; Mil
itary Experts Expect Drive
at Center Of Europe.
Bolshevists Lined Up
in Square; Every
Second One Shot

So Warsaw, April S.-Thirty three
bolshevists were executed at
Pinsk on the eastern frontier OF
Poland, Saturday.
Colonel Fronczak said that, ac-
cording to military officials, 200
bolshevists were discovered plot
ting in a hall on the outskirts
of the city Saturday afternoon.
The building was surrounded,
but majority of the bolshevists
succeeded in escaping. About 20
were captured and marched to
the city market place where ev-
cry second one was shot.
Colonel Fronczak twas III
hospital around the corner at
the time when he heard the shots.
Later he counted the bodies. His
affidavit has been turned over to
the American military authori-
ties. Pinsk was captured from
the bolshevists a month ago.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-04-09
~ R | E F
2&R IG H T
~ R E E z Y
BITS OF NEWS
WILSON SHOULD BE WELL
SUPPLIED WITH PICTURES.

Washington, April S.-An enlisted
man in the Photographic section ot
the American army in France has
written letter to Senator Pondex-
ter Of Washington saying that he
wants to code home. There are
IA others in the same section, he
writes, who are of similar mind
In his letter appealing to the
Washington senator, the enlisted
man pens an Interesting description
OF the work which the Photographic
section has had to do since the peace
deliberations began. He writes:
Major Griffin was the head pho
tographer on the George Washing
ton on her first trip. Under his su-
pervision 500 negatives were made
OF the presidential party on The way
over. When he landed i'll France
10 copies OF each negative were
made. This means 1890 pictures.
"An enlisted man of the section
had to go with the party to England
and Italy.\ On these trips they
brought back 400 negatives from
which were made l,zt0 prints, 900
engagements and 700 post cards.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-04-09

Will Not Interfere.
A representative of the Japanese
authorities requests the missionaries
to use their influence with the Kor-
cans to discontinue the movements.
Through Bishop Welch. the Amer
lean Methodist missionaries have
replied. that they are unable to in
terfere, first, because it would be
ineffective; second, it would impair
the success of their own work
among the Koreans and third. it
would constitute interference with
internal politics. which is expressly
forbidden by the American gov
ernment.
The governor OF Korea issued
proclamation ordering the reopen
ing of the shops; otherwise the own
Omaha daily bee., 1919-04-09
BY The Associated Press.

Seoul April S.-Genera Utsunomiya, commander of the
Japanese army Korea has issued proclamation the
troops their only last resort and to treat
the people charitably sympahecay and in consonance
with the spirit of Bushdo and not show hostility the
lilies of demonstrators. He adures them especially not
hurt the foreign missionaries found throughout the country
The missionary leaders have instructed the missionaries
remain at their stations and not to travel in the interior
The schools closed and maneoes have been posted
of the mission buildings threatening if these
opened that the missionaries will be killed.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-04-09
Two Negroes Found Guilty
of Automobile Theft

Harry w. Long and Ralph John
SON. both colored, were found guilty
of grand larceny last night. The
jury returned its verdict at 8 O'Clock;
after three hours deiberation.
Long and Johnson we're accused
of stealing All automobile belonging
to Gus Anderson. 2312 North
Twenty-seventh street, January 10.
Witnesses said they saw both men
pushing Andcrson's car down to
Twenty-fifth and Grant streets.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-04-09
Mrs. Nancy Bush Found
Guilty of Sons Murder

Montrose, Colo, April 8.-Mrs.
Nancy Jane Bush, 70 years old, was
found guilty of murder in the sec
ond degree by jury in district
court here tonight which heard the
evidence in her trial on a charge Of
killing her son John o. Bush, with
an axe and disposing OF the body
by boiling it with lye in soap vat
The jury was out all hour and as
minutes
Omaha daily bee., 1919-04-09
ASK SECRETARY BAKER
RETURN llTH ENGINEERS.

New York, April 8.-Relatives OF
raen in the Eleventh engineers, who
with picks and shovels fought the
Germans during a temporary re-
verse in the British army's drive
under General ~Byng at Cambria,
voted at meeting here today to
send a petition by wireless to Sec
retary of War Baker, en- route to
France on the steamship Leviathan,
asking him to return the Eleventh
home at once if military exigencies
permitted
The Eleventh was First over
among the engineers, was the frs:
unit to suffer casualties, and Tough,
with the British, French and Amer
lean armies. 1t was declared today
that the unit has been on the prior
ity list since January,
Omaha daily bee., 1919-04-09
WAR VETERANS HELD, DUE
TO MISUNDERSTANDING.

New York, April S.-After viz
tually being held prisoners for an
cntire day on the Cunard line steam
ship Mauretania, because OF a dis
agreement between American I'M
migration officials and the British
military authorities, 200 war veter-
ans, the majority of them Americans
who had served with the British
army, were allowed today to leave
the vessel which docked here yester-
day afternoon.
The troops had entered port witt
200 of them whose homes are in this
city expecting to be allowed to land
at once. Instead they were trans
ported to Camp Mills. n. Y, with
the Others late today to await set
tfement of the controversy.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-04-09
Deportation of 10 Members
of !. W. W. Planned by Govt.

Leavenworth. Kan. April s.
Warrants calling for the deporta-
ton of 40 members of the !. w. w.
now serving sentences in he federal
prison here. including II of the 81
recently admitted to bail, pending
lehearing of their cases were served
today by an immigration official.
The warrants call for deportation
at the end of their sentences.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-04-09
CASKETS AT AUCTION
BUT NO BIDDER APPEARS

Eighteen caskets on sale at auc-
ton Tuesday in the Burlington
freight depot, found no purchasers.
Even embamers did not bid as the
caskets were of an inferior grade.
They were ordered by out-state I'M
dertakers who failed to pay the
charges. The caskets will be sent
to some other city to be sold.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-04-09
POOR TRAIN SERVICE
NOTHING TO THIS MAN.

Detroit, April 7.-The first aero
plane salesman arrived in Detroit to-
day on a small plane from Syracuse,
n. Y, and sold a quantity OF goods
10 local dealers. He is "Airplane"
Irvine and has announced his inten-
ton of continuing his air route. He
will visit a number OF small towns
near this city during the week and
also hopes to make" Cleveland.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-04-09
NEW JERSEY PASSES NEW
EUGENIC MARRIAGEBIL

Trenton, N. J., April S.--The New
Jersey assembly went on record to-
day as favoring eugenic marriages,
passing bill compelling prospective
candidates for, matrimony to submit
TO a physicians examination before
a license is issued. Diseased condi-
tons revealed by the examination
OF candidates under the selective
service law is responsible for the
proposed legislation.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-04-09
STRANGER" Has Romance.

San Jose, Cal, April 8.-Robert
Frederick, known to the sporting
world as Stranger Lewis" ma
tonally famous wrestler, and DR..
Ada Scott Morton, one Of the best
known women surgeons .in Cali,
fornia, will be married .day |, in
New York. They announced their
engagement here today. Lewis ex-
poets to continue wrestling. The
romance began more than two years
ago when DR.. Morton operated on
Lewis after an accident at Butte,
Mont, in which his ankle was
broken.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-04-09
Sidney Drew Seriously
Ill at Home in New York

New York, April 8.-Sidney Drew,
actor on the screen and in legitimate
drama, is seriously i'll at his home
here following his collapse in De-
ttroit last week. where he was filing
a comedy engagement with his wife
as co-star. Physicians pronounced
his ailment as stomach affection
complicated by cold, and his con-
dition serious.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-04-09
IT'S SMOKE FROM LINCOLN,
AND NOT MIST YOU SEE.

Not morning mists, which are
not natural phenomena when the
wind blows from the southwest. but
merely smoke from Lincoln CHIN
neys, frequently envelops the upper
regions Of Omaha, according to
Major Crockett, Fort Crook. The
army man learned this while up in a
balloon. y
Omaha smoke has a similar ef-
feet over the Missouri valley
adjacent to this city, according to
Il the air service man!
Omaha daily bee., 1919-04-09

ers would be prosecuted. AS re-
suit the shops were reopened yes
terday, but today most of them were
closed again. Another proclamation
forbids assembling in the streets
after 9 o'clock at night.
Reliable advices from the interior
where disorders with casualties con-
tinue. indicate the prevalence of the
belief among the natives that Korea's
independence has actually been
achieved and that a provisional gov
ernment has been established in
Seoul. This will serve to keep alive
the insurrectionary spirit throughout
the country and it is declared that
the Koreans are confident President
Wilson will come to Korea in an
Continued on Page Two, Column Two.)
Omaha daily bee., 1919-04-09

Paris, April 8.-The Ukrainian
soviet troops have captured Odessa,
according to adviceS from Kiev
transmitted by wireless from Mos
COW under date of April 7. The
news has not been officially con-
firmed.
Late dispatches indicated that
bolshevik pressure against Odessa,
the great Russian port Oh the Black
sea was increasing and intimated
the imminent evacuation of the city
by the allied forces. The Paris
Matin said that the allies would
probably be withdrawn ultimately
to the Dniester in order to protect
Bessarabia and that the Isthmus
of Perekop had been fortified for
the protection of the Russian naval
base of .Sebastopol.