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Omaha daily bee., 1919-07-31
Kidd's Kidding Not
Appreciated by Two
Women He ''Kidded''

Trenton, N. J., July 30.-Captain
Kidd's spirit is not reliable wit
ness as to where the redoubtable
pirate buried his treasure, in the
opinion of Sophie Sautre and Marie
Blumer of Paterson and Fred Laech-
ers of Elizabeth, who appealed t.
the supreme court Wednesday
against both the spooks and his al
legged sponsor, Daniel Balsinger OF
Oakland. N. ].
The three took chance and
bought a farm from Balsinger in
May, 1918, on the strength of his
assurance that Captain Kidd's spirit
had appeared to him in the night and
revealed the exact spot on the farm
where he had buried whole chests OF
pieces of eight, doubloons and other
treasures that pirates are wont to
collect
To bind the bargain, the pur-
chasers paid 5000 in cash and gave
their note for $4,000. They do not
wish to pay the note now, because
they have dug up the entire farm
without finding a single doubloon
They asked the court to declare the
note void on the ground that it was
agreed that $4,000 was to be paid
out of the TREASURE,
Omaha daily bee., 1919-07-31
Lower Living Cost
or Pay More Wages
Engineers Tell Wilson

Washington, July 30--The alter
native of governmental action to
force down the cost of living or of
demand by the railroad engineers of
the country for another increase in
wages was presented to President
Wilson by Warren S. Stone, grand
chief of the Brotherhood of Loco
motive Engineers, and members of
the brotherhoods advisory board.
Detailing conclusions reached by
the advisory board at its recent
meeting in Cleveland, Mr. Stone de-
clared that while the railroad en-
gineers found themselves Obliged
to again request an increase to meet
the mounting cost of living" they
were of the opinion that "the true
remedy for the situation and one
that will result in lifting the burden
under which the whole people are
struggling. is for the government to
take some adequate measures to re-
duce the cost of the necessities OF
life to a figure that the present
wages and income of the people will
meet"
President Wilson. it was said at
the White House, was much I'm
pressed with the statement present
ed and promised to give serious con-
sideration and study to the question
of what the government might be
able to do.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-07-31
AVIATOR GOES TO
25 BELOW ZERO
IN HIGH FLIGHT
American Airman Establishes
y. S. Altitude Record and
Incidently Cools Off.

Mineola, N. Y, July 30-Although
failing to establish a worlds alti-
tude record, Roland Rohlfs, civilian
aviator, flying a Curtiss Wasp BIZ
plane, set a new American mark
Wednesday when in an official flight
from Roosevelt field he reached a
height of $4,000 feet, according to
the figures on his barograph. The
instrument will be inspected by Of
ficials of the Aero Club of America
and if found to be accurate, the rec
ord promulgated.
The altitude which Rohlfs at
tanned is 400 feet less than that
which he reached last Thursday in
an unofficial flight, when he
smashed the American record OF
2S,900 feet chalked up by Maj. E. W.
Schroeder at Dayton last September
The worlds record is 33,l56 feet
made by Adjutant Casale of the
French army last June.
Rohlfs found a temperature of e
degrees below zero at an altitude OF
10000 feet and 100-mile wind. He
said he was compelled to cut off the
water in the pipe leading to his
radiator to prevent his engine from
freezing. Descending from a height
of $4,000 feet, he found his gasoline
and oxygen exhausted and volplaned
the entire distance to the ground.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-07-31
STREET CAR N EN-
take BALLOT AT
CLOSED MEETING
Officials Refuse to Give Ma
ture Of Special Session.
RumorS of Strike Next
Friday:

Officials of the street railway en-
ployes' union refuse to divulge the
nature of the special meeting being
conducted behind closed doors at
the Labor Temple, although it is
known that a vote on the question
of strike is being taken. The meet
ing was called yesterday morning
and was continued until late last
evening. Another meeting this
morning and afternoon will probab-
ly be necessary before all votes are
cast, street car men said.
1t is persistently rumored that the
railway men will walk out Friday
unless the company grants their de;
mands before that time. The men
submitted a series of demands to
the company about officials who
have been unable to take action in
the matter. The meeting, say many
union men, is for the double purpose
of forcing the company to show its
hand as we'll as to ascertain the at
titude of the men in regard to a
strike.
Officials of the company were not
informed of the meeting or of its
purpose. They refused to comment
on the matter.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-07-31
Scores Using Troops
in Fight for Capital
Against Labor Class

London, July 30-The idea Of en-
ploying the forces of the state to in
terfere in a dispute between capital
and labor in order to advance the in.
terests of the employers or any par
ticular group of workmen was in his.
view an odious one. Winston Spen-
Ger Churchill, the minister of war.
declared in the House of Commons
last night in replying to a labor
speech in which reference was made
to the use of troops for strike-break-
ing.
The whole idea of free country,
he continued. was that the people
should have the right to fight out.
their disputes within reasonable lin
its, and that force must never be en-
ployed on questions where private
interest was the moving impulse.
The position which the government
was taking up, however. was. he de-
clared, that where the state as a
whole is challenged, and where the
life and the welfare Of the commu-
nifty as whole is endangered. then
the state must use all the resources
at its disposal to fight, without
flinching, to the bitter end.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-07-31
Turk Army and Tartars Nov
ing Upon PopuIace From
Three Sides and American
Relief Supplies Cut Off.
MASSACRE AND DIRE
DISASTER FORECAST
Nation Will Be Crushed to
Everlasting Shame Of Allies
Unless Aid is Forthcoming,
U. S. Officer Declares.

Paris, July 30-(By the Asso-
ciated ss.)-Turks and Tartars
are moving upon the Armenians
from three sides. They have cut off
the American relief supplies and
threaten all the remaining Armen-
ians with determination unless ad-
ditional military protection is at
forded according to dispatches
from Maj. Joseph c. Green of Gin
cinnati, who is directing the Ameri-
can relief administrations work
from Tflis.
Herbert Hoover, director general
of relief, Immediately submitted d
Major Green's message to the peace
conference, which already had SINH
lar reports from other American
and British observers.
Major Green, under date of July
q, sends the following from Tiflis
Had a long conference with the
Armenian president today. The sit
uation is worse. The Turkish army,
we'll prepared, and Tartars. are ad-
vancing from three sides. If mill
tary protection is not afforded to
Armenia Immediately, the disaster
will be more terrible than the mas
sacres in 1915 and the Armenian ma
ton will be crushed, to the ever
lasting shame of the allies.
Relief work is impossible in the
present situation unless order is re-
stored. Cannot something be done
to have the British force in the
Caucasus intervene to save Ar
menia?"
Under date of July "a, Major
Green telegraphs:
"The Turks and Tartars are ad-
vancing in the districts of Kara
bagh and Alagbez. They now oc-
cupy approximately the reopened
territory of Russian Armenia. A
Turkish colonel is commanding the
Azerbaiian Tartars."
Omaha daily bee., 1919-07-31
CONFER TOWARD
SETTLEMENT OF
CHICAGO STRIKE
Agree to Submit to Union Men
for Referendum Proposition
Formerly Turned Down.

Chicago, July 30.-A move to end
the street car strike that has para
lyzed both surface and elevated cars
for two days, was made Wednesday
IN the form of a conference parti-
cipated in by Governor Lowden, l..
A. Busby, president of the surface
lines, Britten |. Budd, president of
the elevated road and William D..
Mahon, international president Of
the Street Car Mems union.
The conference agreed to submit
to the union men for a referendum
Friday night the proposition which
they rejected at meeting Monday
night when they voted to strike inn
mediately.
At the Monday night meeting both
the heads of the companies and the
union officials have charged radicals
dominated and prevented the rank
and file from expressing their best
Judgment.
The proposition which had been
formulated in conference of union
leaders, street railway heads and
members of the public utilities COM
mission offered an eight hour day,
time and one-half for overtime and
a maximum wage of IS cents an
hour for surface car men and 81
cents for elevated men, There are
$4,000 car men and 5000 of them at
tended the Monday night meeting.
Unless some means is found to get
the workers back on the cars pend
ing their final decision on the propo-
sition, Chicago faces at least two
more days of the strike. A referen-
DUN, if taken Friday night and re-
sulting favorably to acceptance Of
the proposition, probably would be
accepted in time to start cars Sat-
urday morning.
In the meantime thousands of Chi
cagoans must walk long distances
and other thousands pay toll to the
"ous men," who have jumped at the
profits to be made by operating au-
tomobiles and trucks.
All Of the leaders involved appear
anxious to see resumption of car
service.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-07-31
Cole and Grammer Case
to Supreme Court Again

Lincoln, July 30:-(Special Tele-
gram. For the third time the cases
of Anson B. Cole and Allen V.
Grammer will go to the supreme
court. Both men are now under a
death sentence, to be put into effect
September l9, but an appeal for
habeas corpus proceeding was made
a week ago to the. district court of
Lancaster county. Attorneys plead
that as both men were sentenced on
their own pleas of guilty, they mad
not had a trial and were not legally
condemned to death. Judge w. E.
Stewart refused to grant the papers
and the case will again go to the
sNpreme court.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-07-31
GERMAN TRIBUNAL
TO FIX CAUSE OF WAR.

Berlin, July 30.-(By the Asso-
ciated Press. "A state tribunal is
to inquire into and fix the response
bilitv for the war. 1t will be COM
posed of the supreme court of the
empire, whose president will be
chairman. He will be assisted by
president of the milAary court and
the Judges of the Prussian. Bavarian
and Hansa high courts. In addition
10 assistant judges will be elected.
five by the national assembly and
five by a committee of the German
states.
= The sittings will be public. The
tribunal will be only empowered to
pronounce upon the question OF
guilt 1t will not impose punish,
ments.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-07-31
Authorities Establish Barred
Zone Embracing Most Of
CoIOred Residential districts
on South Side of City.
HUNDREDS OF NEGROES
ASK FOR PROTECTION
Leaders Say Blacks Are Fac
ing Starvation, as Drivers Of
Supply Wagons Fear to En-
ter Sections Negroes Inhabit.

Chicago, July 30-Chicago streets
Wednesday night were patrolled by
soldiers called out by Governor
Lowden, at the request of Mayor
Thompson for the protection of life
and property threatened by the race
war which for four days has ter
rorized the city.
The state troops established
barred zone about three miles
square, embracing most of the
colored residential districts on the
South Side. In this zone they
searched every person whom they
met for weapons. No one could
pass in or out without military per-
mission.
The district extended roughly.
from 22nd street to 55th street north
and south and from Michigan boule-
ward to Wentworth avenue. east and
west
This happened when riots in the
colored district itself had somewhat
subsidized, but when there was an
alarming spread of disturbances out
side. New York Central railroad
officials reported all their trains be
ing fired on.
Adjt. Gen. Frank S. Dickson, after
an early evening trip through the
threatened district, declared that the
situation was "ominous."
Hundreds Ask Protection.
Hundreds of negroes appealed for
protection. Incendiary attacks upon
negro homes increased throughout
the day and night. Negro leaders
declared that many members OF
their race faced starvation because
drivers of supply wagons feared to
enter some portions of the black
| belt.
The military force was under the
direct command of Adjutant General
Dickson and was distributed in ac-
cordance with detailed plans worked
out by him and his regimental COM
manders with the assistance of po-
lice officials.
Four regiments were housed close
| " tlC ulStul DSu dlCd dllu WITCH lHC
order came to move these troops
were soon on the scene of the riots.
and began the task of disarming
militant loiterers without ceremony.
Search All For Weapons.
! The police filled in the intervals
of the military Gordon and searched
every person on the streets for
weapons. A flying squadron of 80
motorcycle policemen was sent
through the district with orders to
report what they saw to police head
quarters.
The verbal request for troops was
supplemented by formal request
from the mayor in writing to the ad-
jutant general. 1t read:
"In consonance with your direc-
ton by the governor of Illinois to
report as in command of the military
forces now modified in Chicago for
the protection of life and property.
| the preservation of law and order, I
now request that such of this force.
as may be deemed necessary be
called out and moved Immediately;
into affected territory within the
city of Chicago, where public disor-
der exists.
"You are requested to assist the
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Omaha daily bee., 1919-07-31
TROOPS PATR0LL|NG CHICAG0|
HUGE STORES OF
WAR FOOD GO
ON SALE TODAY
Through Postmasters of Coun-
try, Products Will Be Of
fered to Consumers.

Washington, July 30.-Through
the postmasters of the country, the
war department Thursday will Of
fer direct to consumers its present
available supply of surplus food
stuffs amounting to approximately
34l 100000 pounds. This surplus,
consisting of canned vegetables and
meats, is expected to be sold within
week at prices representing the
cost to the government plus post
age.
Arrange for Sale.
Arrangements for the sale of the
foodstuffs, directed by a resolution
passed Tuesday by the house, were
made Wednesday at a conference
held by Secretary Baker with post
office department officials.
Secretary Baker said a price list
covering the entire available sur
plus would be prepared at once.
This list would be sent out to each
of the $4,000 postmasters of the
country and to every rural route
carrier.
The postmasters and carriers will
act as government statesmen, in
forming interested consumers of the
prices and methods of sale and TAX
ing orders for the foodstuffs.
Payment to Postmasters.
Payment will be made by buyers
at the time the orders are given the
postmasters.
The foodstuffs will be distributed
by parcel post and the prices to be
quoted at each postoffice will rep
resent the original cost of the food
stuffs to the government and the
parcel post transportation charges
from the nearest war depot having
the foodstuffs in storage. The price
quoted, officials said, would be con-
siderably below the prevailing mar
ket prices.
The value of the surplus available
July 8, is approximately as follows:
Canned vegetables, $23,000,000:
corned beef, $24,0O0,0OO; bacon, $685.
100000; hashed corned beef, $l0,-
100000; roast beef, $20,000000 and
fresh frozen meats and poultry, $780,
100000.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-07-31
HOW ABOUT RAISING
HIS SALARY SOMEWHAT7

Washington, July 30.-Several in
vestigations which may have an ef-
feet on the high cost of living are
under way in the Department OF
Justice, Attorney General Palmer
said. He declined, however, to indi-
cate their nature.
There is no doubt that the ma
jority of the people are more pros
porous than ever before, farmers and
wage earncrs especially" Mr.. Pal
mer said. "The man who has suf-
fered from high prices has been the
salaried man, the clerk. wish we
could do something to help him. I'm
open to suggestions"
Omaha daily bee., 1919-07-31
STRONG ANTI-SINN FEM
AGITATION UNDER WAY

Dublin, July 30.-Strong anti-Sinn
Fein agitation is under way in va
rious parts of Ireland. Packed
meetings have been held during the
last "a hours in County Longford,
where a branch of the Irish Union
ist alliance adopted resolutions to
"stand together in the present crisis
and use every effort to defeat the
conspiracy which seeks to deprive
US of the rights of citizenship under
the freest constitution in the world -
Similar meetings are being held at
Limerick and other towns. No dis
turbances have been reported so far,
however
Omaha daily bee., 1919-07-31
Suit Brought Against
Willard, Rickard and
Hall by Film Company

Cleveland. o., July 30.-Suit was
brought in common pleas court here
against Jess Willard. former heavy
weight champion of the world; Tex
Rickard, fight promoter, and Frank
G. Hall. moving picture promoter,
by the Standard Film Service COM
pany for $4,000.
1t is charged in the suit that a
theater was sub-leased to the de-
PENDANTS for the exhibition of NOV
ing pictures of the Dempsey-Willard
fight at terms of $4,000 for two
weeks. Because of the ban put upon
the pictures in Ohio they were with
drawn, after a day and a half, with
receipts of $4,000.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-07-31
TELEGRAPH RATE
WAR VIEWED AS
NEAR POSSIBILITY
Telegraph and Telephone
Properties Pass Out Of
Government Control at
Midnight Today.

Washington, July 3O-Govern-
ment control of telegraph and tele-
phone properties will end at mid
night Thursday. Orders for their
return to private owners were issued
by Postmaster General Burleson as
required under a resolution adopted
by congress and signed by President
Wilson 10 days ago.
Mr.. Burleson in a statement ac-
companying his order, said sound
public opinion ultimately would de-
termine "how this trust has been
met" and that he was content to
abide by the result. Besides this re-
ply to criticisms of his management
of the wire companies, the postmast-
er general also took a parting shot
at the Postal Telegraph company
most of the officers Of which were
removed several months ago be-
cause of what he termed interfer-
ence with government management
The postmaster general did not
mention the company by name but
said that with one notable excep-
ton. the reason for which is thor
oughly understood by those who
have kept informed" every wire com
pany had given him loyal co-opera-
ton.
Under the resolution of congress
directing the return of the COM
panies, government fixed intrastate
telephone rates are to remain in
force for a period of four months.
unless sooner changed by state COM
missions, but no provision was MADE
as to telegraph rates. Clarence H.
Mackay, president of the Postal
company, in urging congress to pro-
vide for speedy return of the prop
critics, said his company could re-
duce rates 20 per cent and still earn
a profit.
This statement was recalled in
connection with the return of the
properties and a rate war between
the telegraph companies was viewed
in some quarters as possibility.
Telegraph rates were increased ap-
proximately 20 per cent last March
to meet increased salaries of opera
tors and other employees and rising
costs Of materials.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-07-31
Charges That Entire Salmon
Pack of 1918 Owned by War
Department Has Been
Turned Back to Packers.
LARGE QUANTITY IN
STORAGE IN OMAHA
Government Said to Be Hold
ing Food Until Owners De-
sire it Despite Profit Offers
Made by Wholesalers Here.
By E. G. SNYDER,

! Staff Correspondent of Omaha Bee.
Washington, July 30-(Special
Telegram. 1.-The entire salmon pack
of 1918 owned by the War depart
ment was turned back to the pack
ers in May OF this year at a meet
ing of representatives. of the Salmon
Packers association and govern
ment officials held in the city of
Washington was the startling infor-
nation which Representative JEFF
ferris unearthened Wednesday in an
effort he put forth to get the sales
division of the War department to
authorize the sale of the salmon now
in the government warehouse in
Omaha to the wholesale grocers
who have offered to take the SAL
mon at a price considerably in ad-
vance of that paid by the govern
ment.
AS an aftermath of his speech on
the floor of the house wherein he
showed a decided leaning toward
the packers and Gamers on the part
of officials of the War department,
Congressman Jefferis had confer
ence, with E. c. Morse, assistant di-
rector of sales of the War depart
ment, in which the Omaha legislator
set out the kilograms he had re-
ceived from M. B. Newman, a we'll
known merchandise broker in Om-
aha, wherein the latter had exam
ined the salmon in storage in Oma-
ha in conjunction with representa-
tives of the four leading wholesale
grocery firms of the city and then
pronounced the salmon inspected fit
for food.
$4,000 Profit Offered.
A further telegram from Mr. New
man received by the congressman
Wednesday morning stated that he
understood the government paid So
per case for the salmon in question
and that the offer of $40 per case on
the part of the Omaha grocers would
net the government $4,000 profit,
and Mr.. Newman urged that the sal
mon be released before the new
| goods arrive from Alaska.
Mr.. Jefferis urged that the salmon
now in storage in Omaha be imme-
diately placed on the market in or
der that the government might make
fair margin of profit and thereby
relieve the salmon shortage in his
city.
Mr.. Morse stated that the disposi-
ton of the salmon lay in the hands
of Lieut. Col. J. H. Adams of the
purchase and storage division of the
War department., and thither Mr..
Jefferis went. AS a result of that in
terview the Omaha Congressman is
more than ever convinced that there
is something absolutely crooked in
the salmon transaction.
He learned from Colonel Adams
the startling story that the entire
1918 pack of salmon, consisting of
1,178,000 cases, approximating 48
cans to the case, owned by the gov
ernment had been resold to the
packers. Colonel Adams stated that
in February and March of this year
reports had reached his department
that the 1918 pack of salmon had
been found defective in many in
ances and that this 1918 pack rep
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Omaha daily bee., 1919-07-31
PADEREWSKI'S RANCH
TO BE TAPPED FOR OIL.

Santa Barbara. Cal, July 30.-Ig-
mace ]. Paderewski, pianist and pre-
mier of Poland, has leased his 5000
acre ranch in San Luis Obispo and
Santa Barbara counties to petro-
leum company for oil exploitation.
When Paderewski bought the prop
erty several years ago it was for the
purpose of establishing Polish
colony, according to the announce
ment at the time, but the war stop
ped the plan. The oil deal was ar
ranged through bank. Count and
Mrs. Paderewski gave their resi-
dence as Morges, Switzerland.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-07-31
Committee Votes Permanent
Rank of General for Pershinq

Washington. July 30.-Favorable
reports on bills authorizing the ap-
pointment of Generals John J.
Pershing and Peyton c. March,
chief-of-staff, to the permanent rank
of general were ordered today by
the house military committee.
The vote on General Pershing was
unanimous. but the committee di-
vided, 8 to 7, on General March.
Previously the committee voted
down, 8 to 7, motion to confer the
permanent rank of Lieutenant gen.
eral on General March
Omaha daily bee., 1919-07-31
Want Hays to Refuse
to Run for Governor

Washington, July 30,-Some re.
publican leaders in congress say
they are apprehensive of the pres
sure being brought by Indiana re-
publicans on Chairman Hays of the
republican national committee to &C
cept the gubernatorial nomination
They are bringing counter pres
sure to bear on Chairman Hays on
the ground that his services should
not be given to one state exclusive
ly but that he should continue his
work for the party nationally.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-07-31
WOMEN AND FLOWERS
BARRED AT FUNERAL.

London, July 30.-"I don't wish
any woman present at my funeral;
nor do l want any flowers.
This is a provision in the will of
Eva Elizabeth. Countess of Har-
rington, daughter of the second
Baron Harrington and widow of the
eigth Earl of Harrington. She died
June 20 leaving an estate $4,000.
Her closest friends, who know the
circumstances, are jealously guard
ing the mystery behind the strange
request.